Aunt Hu has been in the palace for many years, and this kind of thing has become commonplace for the palace people, and her heart is as cold as ice and snow.
But facing Tie Xiuying today, I don't know why, but I still can't bear it.
Maybe the pitiful look on this girl touched a certain nerve in her and made her feel compassionate.
Most of the lower-class maids in the palace are the wives of guilty ministers.
The same was true for Grandma Hu in her early years.
"I don't have to punish you for what happened today, but you have to deliver these clothes to the East Palace tomorrow morning. If you can't come back, it will be your life."
After saying that, Aunt Hu broke away from Xiuying's hand ruthlessly, stood up and left the side hall.
Xiuying sat alone on the cold ground, wrapping her arms around her legs, burying her head and crying.
Five updates the next day.
The genius was bright, and the maids of the Clothes Bureau were neatly dressed, came to the clothing warehouse, and lined up to receive the clean clothes from each palace for delivery.
There is a rule in the palace to get up early to smoke clothes. At the fifth shift, the clothing bureau will send the clothes to the palace masters without any delay.
After taking some of the clothes from the East Palace, Tie Xiuying carefully carried them out and walked out.
The East Palace is at the northeast end of Ouchi. It takes about two sticks of incense to get there by running quickly from the Huanyi Bureau.
She lowered her head and ran along.
The road inside the palace wall was winding and maze-like. She twisted and twisted, running until she was panting and out of breath, and finally saw the East Palace.
But when she arrived at the gate of the East Palace, she stopped nervously and couldn't move her legs.
When I arrived, the lady in charge, Hu, said that the torn clothes were a crimson official robe. Judging from the texture, material and color, she should be an official with a rank of fifth or higher.
Those with high official positions in the East Palace must be the popular ones in front of the prince. It would be terrible if he got angry.
"Ouch…"
A tall man turned sharply and knocked Xiuying, who was blocking the intersection with her head down, to the ground.
Fortunately, she had quick eyesight and quick hands. In panic, she hugged the clothes tightly with both hands, preferring to fall to the ground and suffer pain.
If this pile of clothes got dirty, she might not be able to go back today.
"Girl, are you hurt?"
Xu Qin took a step forward to help her, but hesitated for a moment and took the clothes she was holding.
"You are here to deliver washed clothes, give them all to me."
"Thank you, I'm... fine, I can do it myself."
Xiuying quickly stood up and whispered.
The sound of a girl and the words of caring and thoughtfulness were like rain after a long drought, which warmed her heart.
At this moment, she didn't feel any pain in her body. She only quietly raised her eyes, but her eyes were a little flattered.
A very young and handsome boy, wearing a crimson official robe, should be a fourth or fifth grade official.
But he has a pair of beautiful red phoenix eyes, is tall, has a pleasant smile, and is polite.
Xiuying has always stayed in Huanyi Bureau in Da Nei and has never been to other places.
In addition to the palace maids in coats, the people I come into contact with every day are eunuchs.
Either he speaks in a high-pitched voice, or he is pale and weak.
Some are yin and yang, with sinister features and evil eyes, and like to flirt with the handsome and inferior palace maids.
This was the first time she had met a young official like him, who was handsome, polite, and had a clear and pleasant voice.
When Xiuying raised her head, Xu Qin was also shocked.
The flowers are closed and the moon is shy, and the fish is sinking and the geese are falling.
It’s no exaggeration to use the most beautiful words in the book to describe it.
There were many beautiful maids in the palace, but this was the first one he saw who looked so delicate and dewy without any makeup.
"Sir, my name is Yun Niang... I am the palace maid in the east room of the Clothing Bureau. This is my first time coming to the east palace to deliver clothes."
Her voice was like a gnat, but her introduction was extremely clear.
Yun Niang?
Xu Qin couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this.
Seeing the other party staring at her intently, Xiuying was nervous and excited, and her cheeks turned red and hot.
"Remember, my father-in-law, the great eunuch, takes the clothes of the chambermaids, turn left after entering the camp gate, and take them to the chamber of the chambermaids.
"The clothes of the prince of the East Palace, his concubines, and male officials, enter the gate and turn right into the front yard of Zhan Shifu."
He pointed with his finger and said softly.
"Um."
She glanced at Xu Qin evasively, as if there was a thorn in her throat, not knowing what to do.
Seeing that the other party looked nervous, with his head lowered and his hands rubbing the corners of his clothes, with no intention of leaving, Xu Qin said in surprise:
"Are you...anything else?"
"This clothes... this slave has been washed and torn..."
Xu Qin suddenly became nervous when he heard this.
If the official robe is torn and rejected, the laundry maid will be severely punished.
Using the faint morning light, he looked through the pile of clothes with his long fingers, "Which one?"
"The... top layer of the robe, the sleeves, has been mended by the slave overnight, but..."
She replied timidly, waiting for the other person's anger to explode.
Hearing this, the slender fingers stopped browsing, and his handsome face suddenly relaxed a lot, "Oh, it's okay. Girl, please come back."
After saying that, he held the pile of clothes, turned around and walked towards the east palace gate.
Xiuying didn't understand what he meant. She stood there blankly, staring blankly at his tall body and disappeared around the corner of the corridor before she came back to her senses.
She regretted that she didn't even have time to say thank you.
…
In the evening, the lamps were lit in the Huanyi Bureau dormitory, and Xiuying, who had just finished folding her clothes, pushed the door open and entered the room with her tired body and hungry stomach.
"Do you still have the nerve to come back?"
It was the voice of Sufang, the maid of the Huanyi Bureau.
Xiuying looked up in shock and was petrified.
In the dim room, several palace maids who were close to Su Fang gathered around her without explanation.
"You...what do you want to do?"
Tie Xiuying felt fear in her heart and retreated to the corner.
In the east room of the Huanyi Bureau, Sufang was notorious.
She was originally an ordinary concubine in the palace of Jianwen's favorite Qitai. Because of Qitai's involvement in the case, she was thrown into the Dauchi Bureau.
When she entered the Huanyi Bureau, she formed a gang and bullied and tyrannized her. She especially disliked the maids in Tiexuan's house and always deliberately made things difficult for them.
It's so ridiculous and funny that I can't stop laughing.
The reason turned out to be that Tie Xuan took away the post of Minister of War of Qitai.
Qi Tai, Tie Xuan, Huang Zhicheng, and Lian Zining were all disciples of the great Confucian Lu Ben.
Originally they were all loyal ministers of Emperor Jianwen, but Zhu Di punished the nine tribes, and everyone was a victim.
How can a low-level concubine compete with a chambermaid?
Usually, Xiuying doesn't bother to pay attention to her.
Since Aunt Yan was transferred and Aunt Hu came, Sufang felt very unhappy when she saw that Xiuying was punished less.
Yesterday evening, she finally got an opportunity to report and expose, but Xiuying was not punished at all by Aunt Hu.
Damn, I'm giving you an advantage.
Early this morning, when she saw that Xiuying had easily completed her job and returned to the laundry room unscathed, she felt as if a cat was scratching her and she felt panicked.
If you don't let it out, it will stifle people to death.
No, the drama is on.
There was a crisp sound of "pop...".
Sufang raised her right hand, and a five-fingerprint appeared clearly on Xiuying's face.
His pale cheeks suddenly became red and swollen, and golden flowers splashed in front of his eyes.
