Hearing this, Zicuckoo became more and more frightened and trembled all over. She wanted to beg for mercy, but was unable to speak. When Xia Qing saw this, she said, "I am responsible for transporting Yuquan mountains and water with this cuckoo. No matter who makes a mistake, it is the fault of both of them."
, I dare not shirk my responsibility."
Xianyue nodded and said: "Okay, in this case, I will punish you as well." While Xia Qing and the two were trembling in fear, she said: "You will be responsible for wiping up the water on the ground, and then we will
Go get a bucket full of well water and bring it over."
Xia Qing raised her head in astonishment and said in a trembling voice: "Mother, will you not punish the slaves?"
Xianyue raised an eyebrow and said, "Haven't I already punished you? Or do you think it's too light and you insist on making it more severe?"
Xia Qing shook her head repeatedly, "This is not what I mean. My slave..." She kowtowed gratefully and said, "Thank you for your kindness." She knew in her heart that Xianyue's punishment was really light. It could almost be said that there was no punishment at all. She came back to her senses.
The Zijuan who came also kowtowed and thanked her.
Xianyue saw the half-wet clothes on their bodies and said to Zhichun: "Go and get two sets of clothes for them."
Zhichun responded: "Yes, I will go and get it now."
After Xianyue walked away, Zijuan stroked her chest and said with lingering fear: "I thought I was going to have to suffer physical pain this time, but I didn't expect that there was a near miss."
"Well, fortunately, Concubine Xian is kind-hearted and didn't make things difficult for us." As she said this, Xia Qing remembered what Su Shi had said to her. In Su Shi's mouth, Concubine Xian was a heinous person, and she had always been like this.
I thought. But after actually seeing her, I discovered that not only was Concubine Xian not evil, but she was also very reasonable. If she had to change her master, they would probably be in trouble today.
Not long after, Zhichun brought two sets of clothes and asked them to change into an empty wing room. Although they were also palace clothes, they were much better than what Zijuan and the others were wearing. Zijuan was flattered and said: "Auntie
, we will wash it and send it back tomorrow."
Zhichun smiled and said: "No need, the master said, these two sets of clothes are given to you, just take them back and change them."
Zijuan was pleasantly surprised and thanked her repeatedly. Then she and Xia Qing wiped the water on the ground together, and then brought back a bucket of well water. After doing all this, she happened to see Zhichun coming, and Xia Qing quickly called him to stop.
She said: "Auntie, we want to express our gratitude to the empress. Can you please pass the message for us?"
Seeing that she was so aware of etiquette, Zhichun's expression became gentler and said: "You have already thanked me many times before, so there is no need to thank me again. Go back, but you have to be more careful next time. Not every time you are so lucky.
"
"Yes, thank you aunt for the advice." After thanking Zhichun again and again, the two of them left Yanxi Palace. Although there was such an incident, they were both in a good mood and returned to Xinzheku while chatting and laughing.
As soon as Xia Qing put down the waterwheel, she saw Wei Jingxuan standing not far away, looking at her and smiling. She quickly walked over and asked, "When did you come here?"
"I've been here for a long time. I've been waiting for my sister. I have some good news to tell you." Facing Wei Jingxuan's mysterious smile, Xia Qing said with a smile: "Did you win the praise of the Queen?"
Wei Jingxuan smiled and said: "Not only that, I also asked the queen for permission to let my sister go to Kunning Palace as an errand. Do you think this is good news?"
Xia Qing looked at Wei Jingxuan in shock. It took her a long time to come back to her senses, but instead of being happy, she said nervously: "Did the Queen blame you? Really, I'm doing well here, why are you in such a hurry?"
Wei Jingxuan said with a smile: "No, the queen is very nice. How can she blame you for such trivial things? And if you really blame me, I can't come here to pick up my sister, right?" With that, she pushed Xia Qing to go.
In the house, he said: "Pack your things quickly and let me go. I really don't want to stay in this place for a moment longer."
Xia Qing was naturally happy to be able to leave Xinzheku and said, "Don't worry, I still have a lot of things to do."
"Just let others do it for you." At this point, she said to Aunt Song who was not far away: "Auntie, is that okay?"
Grandma Song didn't dare to offend her, so she nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course, Xia Qing, please leave quickly."
"Thank you so much, mama." As Xia Qing thanked her repeatedly, Wei Jingxuan walked up to Ms. Su and said, "Sister Su, I'm leaving now. I'll see you next time."
Su nodded and said: "Go ahead, remember what I taught you, and think more about yourself."
Wei Jingxuan nodded vigorously. At this time, Xia Qing also came to Su and said, "Sister Su, take care. Jingxuan and I will visit you more." While speaking, she remembered Xiayue she had seen before.
, doubts arose in my mind again, but I didn’t ask any more questions.
"I know, let's go." Under Su's words, the two left. After they left, Ying'er moved to Su's side and whispered: "Master, they are all gone, in case you don't listen to me in the future.
What should I do with your instructions?"
Su Shi sneered and said: "Xia Qing aside, Wei Jingxuan will definitely be obedient, because now she is no longer willing to be a little palace maid. Let's see, she will still have to do this in the future.
Xin Zheku who is willing to come."
The spring of the fourth year of Qianlong was bright and brilliant. Ever since Mingyu admitted his mistake to Hongli, he once again became the most favored person, followed by Xianyue, and then Yuguiren. Hongli had four or five days every month.
There are more of them resting with her than the concubines Jia and Yi.
As for the two beautiful ladies Bai Shi and Fu Cha who entered the palace in the third year of Qianlong's reign, they were both named nobles. However, Hongli's favor towards them was very light. In the half year of entering the palace, they were only summoned a few times in total, which was far less than that of his peers.
As a noble lady, some people in the palace speculate that if this continues, Kellie may become another empress of the throne. After all, there are still many vacancies in the palace, so it is not impossible for her to be promoted.
thing.
As peaceful as the harem was the previous dynasty. Except for the Miao rebellion in Guizhou and the famine in Gansu and other places, the rest were relatively peaceful and nothing special happened. This was different from when Kangxi and Yongzheng first came to the throne. After the Qianlong dynasty began
A solid foundation has been laid at the beginning, with a group of rebellious officials and traitors who covet the throne.
They were all eliminated by Yinzhen with thunderous means, and even Yinzhen's own son Hongshi died. Even if there were still remnants, they were frightened by these methods and did not dare to have any ideas, so they were particularly stable in the previous few years.
However, after living in peace for a long time, some people tend to forget the pain behind the scars and start to get ready to move again.
Hongli was aware of this, but because it did not affect the overall situation, he held back and ordered people to investigate secretly. However, the results of the secret investigation made him frown greatly.
When Xianyue entered the Yangxin Hall, she saw Hongli frowning in a daze. She gently put the stewed Tremella and lotus seed porridge in front of Hongli. Only then did Hongli realize that Xianyue was stunned.
Yue came in, stroked her forehead and said, "Why didn't you call me?"