She slowly held up her numb fingers, opened her mouth and let out a breath of heat.
If this continues, people will freeze.
"Kunning Palace has to come and get the monthly payment."
Suddenly, the eunuch in charge at the door screamed.
As soon as the eunuchs and maids of Kunning Palace heard the order, they immediately became restless and rushed forward.
Xiuying was confused.
It was her first time to receive monthly payment and she didn't know the rules.
You can get your monthly payment by palace or square.
She stood still like a lump of wood, obviously blocking the way of the people behind her.
"Get out of the way..."
Before she could react, she was pushed and slid toward the wall.
The frosty surface on the ground was too slippery, and she was almost frozen, so she slipped to the ground before she could stand firmly.
The turbulent crowd pushed forward violently, like dominoes, several falling down one after another.
Xiuying was pressed underneath, her weak body bearing the weight, and she was suddenly out of breath.
At this time, a pair of brand new official boots stopped in front of her.
She raised her head in fear and glanced timidly.
When the two looked at each other, they were both stunned.
Xu Qin happened to go to the accounting department in the palace today to do some work. After that, he had to go back to the East Palace.
When he saw the palace maid who fell to the ground, she turned out to be the woman Huang Yanqing and Zhang Zhongjian had entrusted him to take care of on their behalf.
Tie Xuan's eldest daughter, Tie Xiuying, pretended to be Yun Niang.
Seeing Xiuying fall to the ground, he frowned slightly and whispered:
"Are you okay, miss."
While speaking, he reached out and grabbed her arm, gently pulling her up.
For some reason, being asked and supported by Xu Qin, a wave of warmth reverberated throughout Xiuying's body.
She suddenly gained strength, shook her head and stood up straight.
Looking at her purple and frozen face, her thin autumn clothes...
His eyes finally stopped at the red bruises on her palms and fingers.
People's skin is tight in winter, and bruises are inevitable.
But she is a musician.
Xu Qin frowned slightly and raised his eyebrows unconsciously.
"Girl, come with me." He leaned close to her ear and whispered.
Although the daughter of the criminal Tie Hyun has changed her name, there is still a potential risk due to frequent contact with her.
You know, Tie Xuan is the person Zhu Di hates the most.
Last time, Xu Qin, through Zheng He, the chief internal affairs officer, easily 'plucked' her out of the Huanyi Bureau and transferred her to Lefang with just one sentence.
Due to his special status, Zheng He didn't even bother to ask and just agreed.
Xu Qin did this partly because of the entrustment of Huang Yanqing and Zhang Zhongjian.
To be entrusted by others is to be loyal to others.
On the other hand, it is his own respect for Tie Xuan, a "loyal and righteous man of the Ming Dynasty".
After successfully fishing the person out, he will definitely not contact him again.
But today it happened to happen to him again.
She didn't look well at all.
It's really pathetic.
He thought about it and decided to take care of her again.
Hearing this, Xiuying hugged the musician's clothes and followed his tall and straight body with small steps.
The young official in front of him was like a tall wind-blocking wall.
With the appearance of Xu Qin, the scene suddenly became less crowded and magically became more orderly.
The palace eunuchs all consciously made way for him.
Everyone's eyes did not dare to look at Xu Qin, but all glanced at Tie Xiuying.
Envy, jealousy and hatred.
Xiuying used the musician clothes she had just received to cover her blushing face, staring at the ground, not daring to raise her head at all.
But she was very excited inside, and she felt like a fox was pretending to be a tiger.
After turning a corner and losing sight of the crowd, Xu Qin deliberately slowed down.
Every step he took was just right, as if he had deliberately left the space for her to catch up in small steps.
No one spoke a word along the way, and before I knew it, I arrived at the back door of the Accounting Department.
"This slave has met Master Xu!"
The little eunuch standing by the door bowed.
He knew Xu Qin.
Xu Qin ignored him and didn't stop.
Xiuying covered her face and followed closely.
From his deep eyes, no emotion could be seen, they were extremely dull.
He walked into the backyard and led her into a room.
Xu Qin first asked Xiuying to find a chair and sit down, and then went to find something himself.
There was a charcoal fire burning in the room, and the warmth was flowing.
The facilities in the house are complete, including soft couches with hand warmers, tables, chairs and benches, and incense curtains.
There is also everything to eat and drink, including fruity tea and palace cakes.
No one could have imagined that the Accounting Department in the palace would have such an advantage.
Xiuying sat motionless, holding her clothes in her arms.
There are some melon seeds and peels on the table, someone must have just left.
Of course she didn't expect it to be Xu Qin.
When he comes to the Accounting Department to do business, he is naturally treated as a guest, no one dares to neglect him.
The pottery teapot boiling on the stove was still steaming.
Xu Qin came in, holding a bottle of ointment in his hand.
"Girl, hold out your hand."
Realizing what he was going to do, Xiuying stopped instinctively, "No... no need, it will be fine in a few days."
This is obviously not convincing enough.
He opened the bottle and emphasized gently:
"Wounds heal slowly in winter. If you don't apply some gold wound ointment, scars and marks will be left behind."
Heart of beauty in everyone.
Xiuying lowered her eyes and looked at her palms and wrists. Large areas were red and swollen, with traces of blood oozing out.
Both hands are pretty much the same.
After hesitation, she still stretched out both her jade hands.
Xu Qin saw her stretch out her hand, put some milky white ointment on her index finger, apply it gently on the wound, and blow on it carefully.
Facing the daughter of Tie Xuan's family, he applied the medicine very gently.
She didn't feel any pain, but felt a slight numbness.
This is a high-end ointment used by the royal concubines and princesses in the palace.
Xiuying felt particularly comfortable in the room where the warm current was flowing.
"I heard them... call you Mr. Xu just now?"
She deliberately pretended not to know anything and asked tentatively in a low voice.
The two of them were very close to each other, and the soft female voice reached Xu Qin's ears, like a few snowflakes floating in.
He replied calmly: "They are all on errands for His Majesty the Emperor."
Ointment was applied to the wounds on both hands. When Xu Qin raised his hand, the sharp-eyed Xiuying noticed the clue.
There was something familiar about the stitching on his cuffs.
To confirm, she subconsciously reached out and grasped the corners of his sleeves.
When I turned my thumb, it turned out to be the one I had sewn.
"So the official robe that was damaged in the last wash was... yours?"
Xu Qin was suddenly nervous when his cuffs were suddenly grasped like this, and the backs of their hands were still touching intentionally or unintentionally. The woman exhaled like blue.
It wasn't that he was nervous about being around women.
But the woman in front of her is a low-class palace maid.
If someone sees it, it will be a big deal, and the whole city will be in trouble immediately.
He felt as if someone had grabbed his pigtails, and his cheeks quickly heated up.
Xu Qin had no choice but to use a little force with his hands, slowly pull out his sleeve, lower his head to cover the ointment, and nodded gently.
"It's normal for clothes to be torn in the wash."
As he spoke, he picked up a new teacup from the cupboard, soaked it in water boiled on the stove, then put some tea leaves in it, poured water to make a cup, and brought it to her.
"The tea here is better than the tea outside. Try it." He interrupted.
