klisemfg Chapter 57 Kill 0 enemies and lose 1 egg
Chapter 57 Kill 0 enemies and lose 1 egg
Chapter 57: Killing zero enemies but losing a thousand of our own
As soon as Concubine Hua left, the Queen felt that there was no point in talking about offspring anymore. After all, if she said such hurtful words too much, it would only result in killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of her own. So she asked all the concubines to leave.
Hua Fei: You killed no enemies and lost a thousand of your own.
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At this time, the servants kneeling at the gate of Zhongcui Palace were not kneeling properly. They all sat on their heels and blew air into their hands to keep warm.
Maid A: "How long do we have to kneel? It's so cold."
Servant B: "Fortunately I put it on in advance so it's easier to kneel, otherwise I would have cold legs after finishing this job."
Palace Maid C: "Didn't Eunuch Xia say that we wouldn't have to kneel for long before someone came to save us?"
Servant D: "Hold on a little longer. It's not easy to earn money. Eunuch Xia gave you a lot this time."
Palace maid E looked at the corner of the long street and saw someone approaching: "Here they come, someone is coming, kneel down quickly."
Hearing the noise, several servants straightened their backs and knelt down.
At the other end of the long street, the Queen Mother came out from the corner in a sedan chair, accompanied by Aunt Zhuxi.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month had passed, and the empress dowager planned to go to the Baohua Hall to chant scriptures and worship Buddha, to comfort the spirits of her ancestors in heaven and to bless the emperor's descendants with prosperity.
The eunuchs carrying the sedan chair were getting closer and closer to the palace maids who were being punished to kneel. The empress dowager also saw clearly that it was several palace maids who were being punished to kneel, so she asked Zhuxi to stop the sedan chair so that she could ask what was going on.
Aunt Zhuxi: "Stop the sedan."
The Queen Mother: "Zhu Xi, go forward and ask what's going on."
"Why are you kneeling here?" Zhu Xi stepped forward and asked a few servants.
"Replying to Aunt Zhuxi, we just ran into Yu Da Ying and said a few words that made Yu Da Ying unhappy. Yu Da Ying asked us to kneel here." Slave B replied first.
"I will be angry when I hear the servants say that An Datong was favored yesterday."
"Having said just these, do you think I will let you kneel here?" Zhu Xi was an old man in the palace after all, and he could tell something fishy from just one sentence.
"In reply to Aunt Zhuxi, we were rude. An Da Ying's singing voice was better than Yu Da Ying's, which annoyed Yu Da Ying. We deserve to die." Palace Maid A added.
"How long will I promise to punish you to kneel?"
"Replying to Aunt Zhuxi, I promised to punish the servants to kneel in the snow for two hours and then slap each other in the face twenty times. The servants have already kneeled for more than an hour."
There was no one else here, so what was the difference between kneeling for half an hour and kneeling for more than an hour? Besides, Yu Da Ying didn't say whether they should be forced to kneel first or slapped in the face first, so the faces of these servants were still clean without any slap marks.
After Zhu Xi had found out what was going on, he went to the empress dowager's sedan chair and reported the details. The empress dowager had actually heard everything clearly.
When the Queen Mother heard that another concubine of low rank was making trouble, she sighed and gave Zhuxi a look.
Aunt Zhuxi understood, walked up to the ABCDEs, and said:
"How can a servant make up gossip about his master? I promised to punish you, but it is too much to make you kneel in the snow for two hours. You have kneeled for more than an hour, which is enough. I will skip the slapping. Get up and do your work. Remember to keep your mouth shut in the future."
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your grace!" The five people took turns to confess their sins, kowtow and express their gratitude, then got up and left quickly.
I must hurry and find Eunuch Xia to claim the reward.
"The older the emperor gets, the more frivolous the people serving him become. The empress is also useless. How does she manage the harem? How dare a concubine act so arrogantly in this palace?" The empress dowager sighed helplessly as she watched the backs of several people fleeing in panic.
"Empress Dowager, your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I believe the Queen will handle it. Don't we still have to pray for Concubine Shen's pregnancy? Concubine Shen is also the apple of the Emperor's eye. When Concubine Shen's pregnancy is stable in the spring, I think these goblins won't be able to jump around anymore." Aunt Zhuxi comforted the Empress Dowager.
"That makes sense, let's go."
Here, the Queen Mother and Zhu Xi went to the Baohua Hall to burn incense and pray as planned. An Lingrong returned to the Yanx Palace and rested for a while. She was planning to go to the Yikun Palace to thank Concubine Hua, but then she saw Baoque walking into the hall with a letter.
"My lady, there is a letter from the An family." Baoque deliberately sent Baojuan away before bringing in Mrs. An's letter to An Lingrong.
An Lingrong felt that these days were her lucky days. First, she was favored by the emperor, and then her mother sent her a letter.
In this deep palace, if a lady of her status wanted to bring something to her parents' home outside the palace, she would have to beg the eunuchs who had retired from the palace for retirement before they would help to pass it on. She also had to say a lot of nice things and hand over a large sum of silver before she could get the deal done.
Therefore, it was impossible for my mother to get the letter to the palace.
There is only one possibility, that the doctor sent by Concubine Hua to treat my mother has already seen her.
My mother delivered the letter to me through Concubine Hua.
An Lingrong was ecstatic. This made her a thousand times happier than being favored.
An Lingrong couldn't wait to open the letter, which turned out to be a note written by Aunt Xiao on her behalf.
First, the mother's tone:
Rong'er, I am glad to see you in person. The doctor you sent has checked my pulse and said there is still hope for my eyes. Don't worry, I will listen to the doctor, take the medicine well, and receive treatment. The doctor said that everything is fine with you in the palace. I am relieved to hear that you have several good sisters and are favored by the emperor. You have been weak and sickly since childhood. I don't know if you can get used to the food in the capital when you arrive there. If you are not used to it, take the silver and ask the cook to exchange it for some snacks you like. Don't send all the silver you have saved to me. I have the silver to use. Although it is spring now, the capital is not like home. I heard that it is very cold in the capital. You must wear more clothes and don't catch a cold. Everything is fine at home, and your father is fine too. You can rest assured in the palace.
Signature: Mother
The handwriting of the signature was different from that of the main text, and was not as fluent as that of the main text. An Lingrong could tell that it was written by her mother with the help of Aunt Xiao.
An Lingrong held a piece of letter from her mother, her hands were shaking and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Bao Que, my mother, my mother's eyes can be cured!"
"Oh, that's great! Once Madam An's eyes are cured, maybe she can come to the palace to visit the young lady!" Baoque was really happy for An Lingrong, while looking at the door, wary of Baojuan's return.
An Lingrong calmed herself down and began to look at the second piece of paper.
It was Aunt Xiao's tone. Aunt Xiao said that the prefect of Chuzhou had sent someone to secretly see her mother. The doctor was right. Mrs. An's eyes did have hope, but the medicine was expensive. All the money in the family was used by Mr. An to buy concubines and drink wine. The private money she saved was only enough for one course of medicine. She was already thinking of ways to make money.
The prefect's lawyer said that the young lady had invited a doctor for the lady because she was favored by the nobles in the palace. The young lady must be careful and take care of herself in the palace. Only by taking care of yourself can you take care of the lady. Auntie, I know the importance of this. Don't worry, auntie will take good care of the lady.