Chu Xin didn't speak, but hugged Xie Ruling tighter. She didn't know what to say at this moment.
"Okay, okay, I've answered all your questions. Go to sleep now!"
Xie Ruling let out a long sigh, patted Chu Xin's head, closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep. She was very tired from what she had just done, and she felt a little drowsy when she lay on the bed. sleep.
Chu Xin, on the other hand, couldn't sleep no matter what. She snuggled in Xie Ruling's arms, tossing and turning, not knowing what she was thinking.
The mother's family is obviously a great contributor. If His Majesty is not ungrateful, she is the most noble princess and will not linger in the cold palace like this!
She will be like the daughter of Concubine Zheng, a real princess!
Thinking about it, she gradually fell asleep. In the morning, she seemed to be woken up by a loud noise. Chu Xin got up from the bed. Xie Ruling had already gotten up and was no longer lying on the bed like her.
Chu Xin stretched out her head from the window and took a look. She saw a large group of people surrounding Concubine Li's room. When she saw the familiar Mao Xie wrapped in a corpse on the ground, she immediately understood that Concubine Li was dead. .
Chu Xin blinked and saw the body wrapped in wool mat on the ground, feeling relieved for the first time in her heart.
That Li Fei was usually arrogant and domineering. She had really bullied her many times in the past. At that time, she was too timid to speak out.
But now Li Fei, who often bullied her, is dead now and will never bully her again.
Seeing the little eunuch carrying the fur mat wrapped with the body on his shoulders and sending it out, and the remaining spectators dispersing in twos and threes, Chu Xin felt bored and took back her head and closed the window.
People were dying in this palace every moment of every day, and it was no big deal if a concubine Li died. Anyway, the concubines who were relegated to the cold palace were basically left to die.
After Chu Xin got dressed, she saw a glass of hot water on the table and hurried over to drink it.
I knew that this cup of hot water must have been placed here by Xie Ruling. Only she would be so concerned about herself because she was afraid that she would be cold when she woke up in the morning.
After drinking the hot water, he ran out and took a look at the place where the body was placed on the mat. Most of the people watching the excitement had dispersed. It seemed that the death of one person in the cold palace only allowed them to live one more time. Just fun to watch.
Chu Xin looked at the room where Concubine Li lived, and sure enough, other people immediately went over to rob it, just like when her mother died, everyone went to rob the house where her mother lived.
Everyone is lingering in the cold palace, scrambling every day just to survive.
Every winter, many people freeze to death in the Cold Palace, and no one wants to be the one who freezes to death.
"What are you looking at here, you stinky girl? It's not cold enough in the morning, right? If you get frostbite standing outside, I don't have any medicine to save you!"
Xie Ruling came over with a basin of clothes, and when she saw Chu Xin standing outside, she immediately started to curse.
"I just came out to see the excitement!"
Chu Xin replied unconvinced. When she saw Xie Ruling carrying a large basin and clothes, she hurried over to take them. She found that these clothes were stained by Concubine Li some time ago and they had all been washed.
Looking at Xie Ruling's hands, they were indeed red from the cold. There was not so much hot water in this cold palace. If you wanted to wash clothes, you could only wash them in the well water in the south.
"I'm warning you, don't make your clothes dirty again. Do you know how cold my hands are when washing clothes on this cold day! If you make your clothes dirty again next time, I will Take care of yours!"
Xie Ruling cursed and let go of her hand, letting Chu Xin hold the basin. She quickly put her hand to her mouth and took a few breaths of hot air, but it was really too cold. The well water was bone-chillingly cold.
"Well, I know everything!"
Chu Xin nodded vigorously, no longer as unconvinced as before, and became very obedient.
I took the clothes basin and ran to the clothes drying rack, and took the washed clothes one by one to dry on the rack. The sun finally came out today, but it didn't seem to be of any use. The cold wind still felt biting.
But the sun is better than no sun, and the chance of drying your clothes is higher.
Xie Ruling leaned on the shelf, watching Chu Xin struggling to dry the clothes, and watching the little man holding the heavy clothes and throwing them on the hangers. It looked like it was really hard work, and she couldn't help but sigh. .
Will he have to spend his whole life in the cold palace?
She didn't care about it herself, but Chu Xin was a serious princess. Which princess in any dynasty lived like this?
It seems that His Majesty is not only ruthless towards the women around him, but also towards his own daughter!
Ah, I remember when Mu Wan gave birth to her daughter in the cold palace, someone came to see whether the child was a son or a daughter.
At that time, she knew that His Majesty really did not intend to let Mu Wan go, and was always paying attention to see if he had given birth to a son. If he had given birth to a son, both mother and son would have died long ago.
Seeing that the child was a daughter, the mother and daughter were left to linger in the cold palace.
If there was love in my heart before, then at this moment, I just feel that the original love was like a joke. After so many years in the cold palace, I have endured all the hardships and sins, and then I understand that the so-called love is just the icing on the cake!
Those loves are not as important as having a pot of charcoal fire at the moment. If there is no love, there will only be hatred.
"How about I go to the Internal Affairs Hall to get some charcoal fire? They gave me charcoal fire last time I went there, so they should give it to me again this time."
Chu Xin finally dried all the clothes. Seeing Xie Ruling's hands were still red from the cold, she thought about getting some more charcoal.
"Do you know why I asked you to get it?"
Xie Ruling pulled Chu Xin over, squatted down and squeezed her shoulders.
"Because I am a deposed concubine and have been sent to the cold palace to die, but you are a serious princess. His Majesty has not taken care of you, but he has not issued an order to deprive you of your princess status, so in the palace You have a share of everything.”
Xie Ruling wiped the sweat from Chu Xin's forehead with her sleeve. She was so tired from drying her clothes that she was sweating.
"Yeah," Chu Xin nodded vigorously, "I know everything."
"You were supposed to be the most noble princess in the world. Your mother's family is the largest family. If you hadn't been a stepping stone for His Majesty, you would have lived a good life."
There was a hint of loneliness in Xie Ruling's eyes. She always laughed when she mentioned these things. She always felt that Mu Wan was too miserable. She was completely exploited and then exploited!
Your Majesty has done so many outrageous things and hurt the hearts of so many women. How can you not suffer retribution?
Let his own daughter hate him.
Chu Xin lowered her head and looked at the ground without speaking.
"Okay, just go and get it. It's good if you can get it. If you can't get it, run over here and don't get beaten in vain."
Xie Ruling stood up and patted Chu Xin on the head, pushing her little body. Chu Xin clenched her fists and ran out.
The situation this time was much better than the last time. No one came to beat her or scold her, but they were still busy with their own things and no one paid attention to her.
But a little eunuch in the corner saw Chu Xin running over and signaled the little eunuch standing outside with his eyes, and the little eunuch standing outside turned around and trotted away.
Chu Xin has been here several times before, and some people here know her identity.
It stands to reason that the charcoal fire in this palace does belong to the princess, and His Majesty has never said that she should be abolished, but this is the situation, and it does not matter whether the charcoal fire is given or not.
What's more, if you take the charcoal fire that belongs to the princess in the cold palace and use it for yourself, no one will say a word. Everyone is too busy to take care of themselves. Who has time to care about the princess in the palace?
Chu Xin gritted her teeth and watched the eunuchs carrying the charcoal fire as people came and went. After being beaten last time, she finally learned her lesson this time and knew how to talk to people nicely.
But it was still of no use. Every eunuch in the palace pushed away her hand that was trying to hold her sleeve, not wanting to listen to her at all.
Chu Xin was squeezed to the side of the corner, looking a little aggrieved at the person who pushed her over. Last time when Concubine Zheng came with her daughter, everyone here was kneeling respectfully. , I can’t wait to take out all the charcoal fire.
She could only pray humbly, but she couldn't get even the most ordinary charcoal fire.
I didn’t want to come here in vain. I wanted to get some charcoal fire, but suddenly I saw some charcoal residue falling on the ground. I can take these over!
I knelt down and picked up the charcoal residue that fell on the ground, some were large and some were small, and I pocketed them with my skirt.
Chu Xin's hand was stepped on several times by someone who came and went, but she gritted her teeth and endured it. Picking up these charcoal fires was the most important thing now.
While he was concentrating on cutting the coals, he suddenly felt that his hand was stepped on by a foot again, but this time the pressure was much lighter than the previous times.
Looking at the fabric on this pair of small shoes, it is obviously much more delicate than those of these eunuchs.
Chu Xin was stunned for a moment, and when she raised her head, she saw an exquisitely dressed little princess. It was the little princess she had seen sitting on the sedan with Concubine Zheng that day.
When the surrounding eunuchs and palace officials saw the princess coming, they all knelt down to say hello, while the little princess waved her hand to indicate that they were all doing their own thing.
Chu Yi lifted her feet, blinked innocently with her beautiful eyes, and looked at the charcoal residue in Chu Xin's skirt.
"So you came here to pick up the dregs of these charcoal fires, but these charcoal fire dregs seem to be of no use. All the best charcoal fires are used in my palace. You only need to light a little bit, and the whole room will be as warm as spring. Not yet. There's a little smell of cigarette smoke, this was specially gifted to me and my concubine by my father!"
Chu Yi's baby voice is very childish and beautiful, especially the innocence and simplicity in her words. People can't help but admire what a simple little princess she is!
Aunt Cui stood behind her, holding Xiu Ping's hand which turned a little white.
She had no way to stop Princess Yi, so she could only follow her. She clearly covered Chu Xin tightly last time, so how could she still be discovered?
The person in the cold palace who was originally indebted to him at the beginning really wanted to do something to make up for it and alleviate the sin in his heart, but now it seems that there is no use in doing anything.
Chu Xin took back the hand that had been stepped on. The back of her hand felt cold and painful. How could anyone come and step on her hand?
"The princess is asking a question, why don't you reply?"
The palace servant next to the little princess scolded her sternly, looking at Chu Xin who was squatting on the ground and picking up charcoal residue with a look of disdain on her face.
