On a summer night, there is a cool breeze, iced drinks, wine and delicious snacks, snacks, reclining on the couch, sitting or not, teasing and chatting with each other.
It's rare for a women's gathering to be so relaxing and comfortable.
"I didn't expect the empress to be so sweet-tempered, but I didn't even dare to think about it," Xia Chunlan said.
She was the only one who was a show girl with no folk background. Even when everyone was talking freely, she still lacked confidence and did not dare to speak casually. It was not until late at night when everyone was very drunk that she dared to say a few words under the influence of alcohol.
"Actually, we are the same." Shen Que took her hand and said, "I am also an ordinary citizen. There is nothing I dare not think about. Life only lasts a few decades. You can only do it if you dare to think. Otherwise, you will not be able to survive." How frustrating it is that everything has to follow the route arranged by others, step by step, but it is never my own choice."
Shen Que raised his glass to the moon: "I would rather not have that kind of life."
This sentence touched the minds of so many people. Everyone was silent, with different expressions on their faces. They were all young ladies of sixteen or seventeen years old. How could they not have something on their mind? However, how many people cared about their worries and how many people valued them? Woolen cloth.
The next day, the sky was bright and cloudy.
Abu Zai woke up first, washed himself, and then quietly returned to the dormitory assigned to him.
Each of the six women has a separate small courtyard with an elegant environment, but Abu Zai is very dissatisfied.
"It's such a small place and I can't even turn around. It's so uncomfortable."
She crossed her chest and pouted, jumping in anger.
The maid hurriedly said: "Your Highness the Princess's courtyard was arranged by the Empress herself. She said that Your Highness comes from the grassland and likes a spacious place, so she specially chose the largest one. The others...the others are smaller than this one."
She believed this. Daye was not as vast as the grasslands. I was afraid that this was the most spacious room she could choose.
"But there is no need to be sad, Your Highness. The Queen specially gave His Highness a pony and said that His Highness can ride a horse in the Royal Garden."
The maid looked very happy, and Abu Zai was pleasantly surprised. Unexpectedly, the queen remembered her casual words and jumped to see the foal.
It is really a beautiful little pony. It is shiny all over, and you can tell by the color of its coat that it is very healthy.
"It's a little smaller, but it's better than nothing." Abu Zai stroked the horse's hair and turned on his horse. "I will personally bring the gift later to thank the Queen."
In the imperial garden, the grass grows and the orioles fly, and the area is full of flowers and greenery.
Shen Que specially selected a young eunuch from the Sima Prison to follow Abu Zai, but the Imperial Garden was not a racecourse after all, and the pony was so small that he had to stop and walk for a while after running two steps, which was very uncomfortable.
"This place is not suitable for horse racing." Abu Zai complained.
The little eunuch said: "Your Highness does not know. Originally, there were sweepers and guards everywhere in the palace. The Queen Mother said that it was the first time for all the ladies to enter the palace. She was afraid that there were too many of us and the ladies' movements would be restricted, so she specially evacuated them. As for the racecourse, it’s not that it doesn’t exist, but it’s just too far away. It’s on the outskirts of Beijing, and according to the rules, His Highness can’t leave the palace yet.”
Yes, this is a rule. When Abu Zai arrived early in the morning, the old eunuch announced various rules to them. She knew it well.
"Your Majesty has tried her best." She sighed helplessly, jumped off the horse, handed the reins to the little eunuch, and said frustratedly: "Okay, then just run two more laps and go back. Your Majesty has tried her best for us, but we can't always give it to us. She’s not causing trouble.”
Under the sun, an exotic woman in red is riding a horse and galloping freely. What a beautiful scene.
Cheng Yanyan stood not far away and looked at it for a long time, filled with envy in his heart.
"She can do what she likes freely and freely, but I can't." The young lady looked very depressed. "My lady is right. How many people care about our thoughts and take them seriously."
The maid behind them followed quietly, and the two slowly walked towards their yard.
Your Majesty did not see her yesterday. He only saw the Queen and the Empress. It can be seen that Your Majesty is not happy with them. I really don’t know why the family insists on letting her enter the palace.
Over there, Abu Zai felt hungry when he returned to the yard after finishing his horse run. The maid said: "Your Highness, what do you want to eat? It's almost noon. I'll ask the little kitchen to cook it."
Abu Zai thought for a while and asked, "Can I eat whatever I want?"
The maid said yes, "I have given you orders. Ladies can do whatever they like and eat whatever they like. Don't be restrained."
Abu Zai stroked his palm and said, "Okay, go and help me prepare the charcoal fire and stove, as well as bamboo skewers, and ask the kitchen to bring beef, mutton, and chili noodles."
The maid was puzzled, but went anyway.
For lunch, Abu Zai did not use the food from the imperial kitchen. Instead, he roasted a sheep's hoof in the small yard, made a barbecue, and ate everything.
The maids did not dare to say anything. After all, the queen said that she can do whatever she likes, but this...
Sure enough, the spicy and pungent smell drifted to other places, and everyone knew that Abu Zai was having barbecue in the yard. Some envious and some curious people rushed to watch.
At first, Abu Zai was quite proud and enthusiastically invited everyone to eat together. But after two times, she felt that this was not good and that it was really a violation of the rules.
The food in the palace is very expensive and not as sturdy as the food on the grassland. It would be troublesome if it gets damaged. So, after eating it only twice, Abu Zai stopped thinking about eating barbecue and went to eat step by step every day like other show girls. Get up in the morning, wash, eat, sleep.
After less than ten days of this, she collapsed completely and became ill.
Shen Que went to see her. Her face was sallow and she had lost all energy.
"But are you homesick?" Shen Que checked her pulse and asked her.
Abu Zai nodded and burst into tears: "It's too uncomfortable to be here. I know that the Queen is good to us. She is not restricted by anything and can do whatever she wants. But after all, this is in the palace, and we can't It's too willful, but... this is really uncomfortable. I miss home and want to go back to the grassland. I didn't want to come in the first place..."
The grievances that had been held in for many days suddenly burst out, and Abu Zai burst into tears.
Shen Que said: "I know you feel sad, but after all, you have entered the palace, and maybe you will get used to it after some time. You don't need to pay attention to those rules for now. With me around, no one dares to say anything, so you can just enjoy yourself. "
"Your Majesty, there is no need to comfort me. In fact, I know in my heart that in these days, from the time when we were drafted and entered the palace to today, we have not even seen His Majesty's face. It can be seen that His Majesty does not like us at all." Abu Zai cried and said: "He doesn't like me, and I don't like him either, so why should I stay here? I know your Majesty is good to us, but the more she behaves like this, the more uncomfortable I feel..."
This is the truth, Shen Que didn't know what to say for a moment.
In the past few days, Li Luansong didn't want to see these young ladies. He would rather stay in the imperial study than step into the harem, and Shen Que was worried.
After thinking about it, I decided to invite Musona Ren. Children of the grassland can communicate better with each other. Shen really wanted her to persuade Abu Zai.
However, after Musona Ren left, Shen Que heard that Abu Zai insisted on leaving.
"What's wrong? Why do you keep asking me to leave?" Shen Que went to Li Luansong and wanted him to take a look.
The news quickly spread like wildfire, and the old ministers found out about it, causing an uproar.
"How good is this? I heard that the empress treats them as close as sisters. Why are they leaving now?"
Sure enough, there was an spy, and he knew so clearly what the queen had done. Li Luansong remained calm and looked very distressed.
"Your Majesty, we can't let her go. That King Khan has a bad temper. If he found out, he would think that his little princess was being bullied."
"Yes, Your Majesty, how about your Majesty go and greet me personally."
Li Luansong thought helplessly for a moment and said: "Well, since the teachers have said it and the queen has tried her best, I will go and comfort her myself."
The veterans breathed a sigh of relief, it was so good.
That night, the news that Li Luansong had recruited Abu Zai caused quite a commotion in the harem, and everyone was waiting for the outcome of Abu Zai's commotion.
In fact, Li Luansong took Shen Que with him. The three of them talked. Li Luansong said: "It's not that I don't want you to leave. I don't like you, and I don't like any of them. There is only one queen in my heart."
This is the truth, but it still hurts to say it bluntly. Shen Que pulled his sleeve.
"It's those old ministers. They have to let me enrich the harem, so I have no choice but to do so." Li Luansong gently grabbed Shen Que's hand, "If you really want to leave, I will help you. I have a way to make you leave decently and It won’t hurt your daughter’s family’s reputation.”
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From the next day, Abu Zai sneaked out of the palace every night.
The first stop was the house of Mr. Chen, the initiator of this draft.
Facing an exotic beauty in cool clothes, the old housekeeper of Chen Mansion did not dare to open his eyes.
When I heard that this woman came to see Mr. Chen, I quickly asked what was going on?
"The slave family has important matters to discuss with Mr. Chen, so I would like to ask my father-in-law to facilitate me. The slave family has no choice but to do this. I have my own reasons, and I really can't help myself..."
The beauty was weeping in the night, and the old housekeeper suddenly realized that this was something serious. He was so frightened that he hurried to invite the adults. But after all this trouble, the lady must have known about it, so another night of chaos took place.
In front of Mr. Chen, Abu Dhabi said: "What I said is right. Did I do it as a last resort? Did I have difficulties? Did I have no choice but to do it myself? You have a saying in Daye: Do not do what you don't want others to do. When it comes to others, why does Mr. Chen insist on forcing me to do what is difficult for me?"
After saying a few words, Lao Chen was speechless. Facing the angry lady, he could only stop talking.
After running like this for three days, Abu Zai's plan to leave the palace was successfully completed. King Khan came to pick up his sister in person. He also apologized to Li Luansong and was willing to give a hundred bloody horses and silk silk as an apology gift.
Lord Chen looked at King Khan and His Majesty as brothers and sisters, and felt something was wrong: "Didn't that Abu Dhabi say that he didn't understand Chinese character culture? Where did he come from such words as 'Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you'..." "
Abu Dhabi left in a dignified manner, as if he just came to Daye for some fun.
Cheng Yanyan was even more envious and wanted to leave. However, after all, she was not Abu Zai. Not only did she not have the status of a brother of the King of Khans, but she also had the status of His Majesty's "cousin". The elders in the family would never allow her to go against the grain...
