Just when Song Xin was at a loss what to do, he didn't know that Feipeng had already been sent to the palace.
As the capital of the Han Empire, this palace cannot be compared with the former Chang'an and Luoyang. The lower-level palace people all lived in the southwest corner of the palace, where there was a low building where the maids and the lower-level eunuchs lived.
In a courtyard next to the palace wall, two old palace maids were pointing at Fei Peng, who had tears on his face, and yelled curses.
"As soon as today comes, you cry and cry non-stop. It's so annoying!" A palace maid about forty years old scolded.
"I heard that this girl is a singer in the Commercial Department of the Qing Dynasty." Another old palace maid said.
These two half-old ladies also entered the palace when they were young. From young girls to aunts, they are still serving palace ladies. When they saw Fei Peng's beauty, they immediately became jealous.
"Singer? No wonder she can come to Ye Ting Ling. Huh, she is quite pretty, but the more beautiful she is, the more she can seduce men. *** Just listen to me. If you can't wash those clothes clean, I'll put you on Demoted to Yongxiang and made into an official slave, I have to clean the toilet every day!" shouted the middle-aged palace maid.
"Yes, Fei Peng knows. Fei Peng will go wash it right away."
She walked to the laundry sink, picked up the dirty clothes in the tub next to her, and started scrubbing them hard. She grew up in the Commercial Department of the Qing Dynasty, and there were dedicated people responsible for these tasks. She didn't know how to wash clothes.
Seeing her clumsy movements, the old palace maid yelled loudly: "You don't even know how to wash clothes. Do you singers just learn how to seduce men?"
She walked over to Fei Peng and roughly kicked over the barrel in front of her. Fei Peng was splashed with water. The gauze clothes on her body were immediately soaked with water and stuck to her body. Under the dim light, her fair skin was faintly revealed.
The old palace maid sneered and said sarcastically: "Hey, look, look, this little girl has a really good figure. No wonder those men can't help but look at her."
"Yeah, look, she's so hot that she's sweating all over. Let's help her cool down."
The two old palace maids looked at each other jokingly, stepped forward, pushed Feipeng down from left to right, and tore off her gauze.
An old palace maid took a gauze and looked at it under the light, her eyes suddenly brightened, "Oh, look, this gauze from the Qing Dynasty Commercial Department is of good quality!"
Another old palace maid looked at it greedily and exclaimed: "Yes, these clothes are worth a lot of money outside."
"Give it back to me. This is not from the Commercial Department of the Qing Dynasty. This is..." Feipeng wanted to say that it was a gift from Song Xin, but the words came to his lips but he still didn't say it.
Even so, the old palace maid guessed it and sneered: "Hey, I'm afraid this isn't a gift from your lover, right?"
"Please, can you give it back to me?" Feipeng begged, but her begging only made the two of them worse. .
"Haha, you want to go back? Do you still want to see him? Let me tell you, once you come here, don't even think about going back." After saying that, the two old palace maids grabbed Shayi, and when they exerted force on both sides, they heard a tearing sound. , the yarn was torn in half.
Fei Peng was stunned immediately and pointed at them angrily, but couldn't say a word.
The old palace maid stepped forward and threw the gauze clothes in front of Fei Peng.
"Pick it up, hehe." The old palace maid sneered.
Feipeng subconsciously went to pick up the gauze clothes, but the old palace maid suddenly raised her foot and kicked her to the ground. The two old palace maids picked up the short sticks used to wash clothes and hit Feipeng with their bows from left to right. The little girl's screams of pain did not inspire any sympathy from them.
"You naughty fox! You come here and put on your airs like that of the Commercial and Commercial Administration Department, and you dare to glare at us. It's against you! I'll beat you to death, and I'll starve you to death!"
After fighting for a while, the two old palace maids got a little tired. They pointed at the dirty water on the ground and shouted: "Go and pour out the dirty water! Wash your clothes! Otherwise you won't be allowed to sleep!"
Fei Peng was covered in bruises and swelling, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding. But he still endured the pain and climbed to the edge of the bucket, stood up with difficulty, and lifted the dirty bucket.
But after taking two steps, an old palace maid tripped her again and said, "Oh, you blind person, didn't you see my feet!" The old palace maid even slapped her down.
"Fei Peng knows his mistake, Fei Peng knows his mistake
. "Although he fell to the ground, Feipeng still said tremblingly.
The old palace maid slapped Feipeng's pretty face, causing her cheeks to become bruised and swollen immediately. Seeing this, the old palace maid felt better. At least this little girl's face was not as pretty as before!
Feipeng was so scared after being beaten this time that he didn't even dare to look at them. Carrying the dirty water, bypass them and go to the ditch outside.
"Well, I think she is still dissatisfied." An old palace maid said.
"Humph, then take good care of her." Seeing Fei Peng coming back, the old palace maid said: "Wash all these clothes tonight and hang them up to dry. Let's go to sleep for a while. If you can't finish it when you get up, see how I clean it up. You!" As she said this, she raised her hand and pinched Fei Peng's face.
After they left, Fei Peng covered her swollen cheeks and finally couldn't help it and sobbed softly. However, she couldn't help but tremble when she saw several large pots of dirty clothes on the ground.
Silently walking to the dirty clothes, she saw the laundry stick on the ground and really wanted to kill herself with it.
At this time, a young man with a gentle smile suddenly appeared in her mind, and her thoughts of suicide were instantly dispelled by this smile.
Feipeng wiped away his tears and said to himself: "Master Song, I will live well and wait for you to take Feipeng back."
In the early morning, two old palace maids came to check yawning, and saw Fei Peng falling asleep from exhaustion, but they were even more surprised that the little girl had finished washing all the clothes.
The two looked at each other, stepped forward, kicked Fei Peng awake, and yelled, "Who told you to sleep! After washing the clothes, you have to go to the entrance of each palace to collect the tribute buckets!"
"Yes, Feipeng will be there soon." She said and started to walk out.
"Wait!" The old palace maid called her again.
"Look what you look like!"
Feipeng looked at himself and saw that he was only wearing a jacket. The old palace maid sarcastically said: "Who do you want to seduce when you go out like this? Humph, there are palace clothes over there. Go and put them on! It's useless. You can eat today's meal." Stop eating it!"
The two old palace maids just looked at her and said sarcastically from behind: "Hmph, these clothes are suitable for your status."
Fei Peng endured their ridicule and abuse, and went to get a rough palace maid dress to change into. At this time, her stomach growled a few times, so she had to tie her belt deeper, hoping that this would temporarily help her resist. A feeling of hunger.
At this time, a donkey cart collecting tribute barrels passed by at the door, and a young eunuch ran in and asked: "Two middlemen (the title of the palace servants without rank, the full name is "Zhongjiazi"), who will collect the tributes today?" Bucket? "
The old palace maid pointed at Fei Peng and said, "She will follow you!"
"Oh, he's new." The little eunuch nodded and said to Feipeng, "Then you come with me."
Halfway through, the young eunuch asked: "Sister, have you been bullied by them?"
But Fei Peng didn't say anything. If he said something wrong here, he would be beaten again.
The little eunuch felt annoyed and said with self-mockery: "These old palace people just love to bully newcomers. All newcomers will lose their skin. Just be patient and pass."
Fei Peng nodded, "Thank you."
"By the way, they must not let you eat. Come on, I have a piece of corn cake here. You can use it to satisfy your hunger. Otherwise, you will faint from hunger."
Feipeng took it hesitantly and said softly: "Thank you very much. My name is Wei Feipeng. What's your name?"
"My name is Ye Fei. I come from a young Huang family. I entered the palace at the age of eight."
"Ye Fei?" Fei Peng chuckled when he heard the name.
"Haha, is it because I am so skinny that I am called fat?"
"Yeah, it's a bit unexpected." Feipeng said.
Ye Fei said: "I grew up in a poor family and didn't have enough to eat. My father said, 'If you can eat fat meat all the time in the future, then I won't worry about it.' So he named me Ye Fei." "
Fei Peng smiled and said: "I see, then did you eat fat later?"
"Haha, my father thought that he would be full after entering the palace, but look at me, I am still so thin."
Talking to this little eunuch made Feipeng's mood
Feeling a little better, Ye Fei asked: "Sister, I heard that someone from the Qing Commercial Department was sent here to work as a handyman. Could it be you?"
"It's me." Fei Peng said.
Ye Fei shook his head and said a little regretfully: "I heard that there is no need for food and clothing there, and I might be able to serve the Holy Master in the future. Hey, sister, what's wrong with you? Have you made a mistake?"
Feipeng shook her head. She didn't want to mention this matter. She heard that Song Xin was severely scolded because of her, and she was a little worried.
Seeing Fei Peng's reluctance to speak, Ye Fei did not ask any further questions, "By the way, Sister Wei, those two middlemen are notoriously mean and cruel here. You must not contradict them."
The two chatted wordlessly, and finally arrived at the door of the inner palace. Ye Fei started to ring the bell, and then the women and eunuchs from the palace came out carrying respectful buckets. Ye Fei was obviously acquainted with them, and they would chat and laugh from time to time. Soon the car was full, and the smell was not that good when the sun was shining on it.
"Hey, I'm used to it. Sister, you won't feel the stink in a few days." Ye Fei said.
"Thank you for comforting me, I'm fine." Fei Peng smiled.
"Sister, you are so beautiful. Maybe one day when you meet His Majesty, he will make you his wife."
Fei Peng shook her head mockingly, she didn't want to marry an emperor, "Where are these gong barrels going to be sent?"
Ye Fei said: "We have to go to the Yongxiang Order in the southeast corner. After they clean it up, we will send it back to the harem in the evening."
"Then why did you come to collect it?"
"Sister, you don't know something. The palace servants of Yongxiang Order are not allowed to go inside. You will understand when you arrive."
Ye Fei's words were indeed true. When he got there, Feipeng realized why the palace people here could not go to the harem.
The maids and eunuchs here are all dirty. They wear short shirts and shorts that expose their arms and legs. They are stained with black feces. Some women are less than twenty-five years old, but they look like they are five years old. A ten-year-old woman. When they saw the car transporting the buckets coming, they immediately gathered around, mechanically moved the buckets away, and went to the pool to start scrubbing.
Ye Fei pulled Fei Peng to watch from a distance, and whispered: "They are all people who used to be in other orders. They made mistakes and came here. People are dying here. Those who can live for three to five years, even if Not bad."
Fei Peng shivered for a while. Today, the two old palace maids said they would send him here...
