Chu Qiao's eyes stayed on Lianyun's face for a moment, then she looked away and smiled calmly.
"Where did you hear that?"
"I heard what the palace maids were talking about. Sister Chunxiang, are they true? Are you really a member of Empress Zhaoyi? If so, that's great."
Lianyun showed an excited expression, as if Empress Zhaoyi was as big as a tree and could enjoy the shade. Unfortunately, it was winter now, and the bigger the tree would attract the wind, making it even colder.
"Don't be too happy. That happened before I came to the imperial dining room. I have only served as a servant for less than a month. Empress Zhaoyi has probably forgotten my name."
Chu Qiao believed that if nothing happened to Concubine Li, it would be difficult for Empress Zhaoyi to remember that there was a palace maid named Li Chunxiang. Even if she remembered one day, that woman would still be wary of her.
"I don't believe it." Liao Yun whispered.
"Believe it or not, you won't open your eyes to see that I can do the work of carrying water and sweeping the floor here. Do you still believe that Empress Zhaoyi can take care of me? I fell from Yuquan Mountain. If it weren't for my fate, this
I’ll go see the King of Hell soon.”
Chu Qiao didn't lie. It was freezing cold. She carried two buckets of water and fell down. If she hadn't met him and hugged him, she would be a ray of soul in Yuquan Mountain now.
Thinking of that man, Chu Qiao felt lonely again. She would have to start over in the imperial dining room tomorrow. I wonder if she could be assigned the task of delivering meals. If she was just a helper, picking vegetables, washing vegetables, etc., I'm afraid.
There is no chance of meeting each other.
Perhaps Chu Qiao's lonely expression appeared on her face, and Liao Yun's voice became a little timid.
"Sister Chunxiang, don't be sad. Maybe Empress Zhaoyi did this just for others to see. She asked you to come to the imperial dining room for other reasons."
"It's not that complicated. If you think too much, I don't dare to hope."
Lian Yun's words made Chu Qiao come back to her senses and become a little alert. She thought Lian Yun was just asking because she was curious. Now it seems that she is asking step by step and leading step by step. She wants to learn from Chu Qiao.
What do you get from your mouth?
"If Ye Yunfang hadn't interceded in front of Empress Zhaoyi and sent me to work as a handyman, thinking that I was alone and pitiful and had relatives at home who needed support, I might have been scolded by Empress Zhaoyi by now.
And died."
After Chu Qiao finished speaking, she turned around and walked out.
Ling Yun seemed to feel that she had gone too far, so she hurriedly ran up and grabbed Chu Qiao's hand.
"Sister Chunxiang, don't be angry with me. I just said that because I hope you have someone to support you. If you have someone to support you, don't I also have support here?"
"You should keep your feet on the ground and be a down-to-earth person. If the reason for calling Sister Chunxiang is to find a supporter, I think you might as well spend some time trying to please the father-in-laws in the imperial dining room."
Chu Qiao's words made Lianyun burst into tears. She scratched her hair and said angrily.
"Sister Chunxiang, just think what I just said was fart, okay?"
After saying that, Lian Yun lowered his head and started sobbing.
"Okay, what I said is the truth. It's better to please my father-in-law than to please me. I'm going to fetch water for a bath. You can think about it yourself."
Just now she was just trying to deal with Lianyun, but now she really felt uncomfortable and wanted to take a shower, so she took a step forward and walked towards the door. Before she could open the door, Lianyun ran up again.
"I feel dirty too, why don't we close the door and take a shower together?" Lianyun wiped his eyes and smiled with his white teeth exposed.
"There are wooden barrels inside and outside. If you like to wash them, just wash them."
Chu Qiao smiled awkwardly. This woman liked to join in the fun even when taking a shower. She seemed to be very enthusiastic and interested in everything related to Li Chunxiang.
Lianyun nodded vigorously, his expression innocent and harmless.
But for some reason, living with Lianyun, Chu Qiao felt like she had lost her freedom and was bound. She always had to be wary of her suddenly rushing over and asking questions that would embarrass Chu Qiao until she was half dead.
The two of them went out one after another. When Chu Qiao came back with a bucket of hot water, Lianyun had already poured the water into the wooden bucket outside and ran out quickly.
From a physical point of view, she is indeed a girl who can endure hardships in the countryside. Compared with her, Chu Qiao seems a bit clumsy. She came back with a bucket of water and looked at the worn wooden bucket in the corner, and she wrinkled unconsciously.
brow.
The wooden barrels used by palace ladies to bathe are no better than those used by empresses and concubines. They are regularly repaired and updated regularly. The wooden barrels used by palace ladies are used for several years at a time and are very crude. Those that are more than four or five years old have changed their color. These wooden barrels are usually the same.
The palace maids were used one after another. If one palace maid changed places, left the palace, or died, the next palace maid would take over.
The one used in Lan Hui's room has been around for a long time, and some of the wood has rotted.
Looking at this broken wooden barrel, Chu Qiao dragged her chin and sighed. Compared with the Chu family's, it was really different. The wooden barrels she used were the best in Qingzhou. Even the ones at home were like this.
The maids don't even bother to use it.
It seems that the life of the palace daughter is just like this, not as beautiful as the rumors outside.
Just when Chu Qiao brought hot water to clean the wooden barrel, she unexpectedly discovered that there seemed to be something stuffed in the cracks of the old and rotten wooden barrel.
"Isn't it because it leaked and something was stuffed in it?"
She leaned over and pulled out the stuff stuffed inside. There was no leak in the barrel. The hole was dug manually. Someone must have hidden the stuff on purpose.
Could it be that the person who came in just now to look for things was doing it for this?
Chu Qiao slowly unfolded the note and was shocked to find that someone had indeed left it on purpose because there was a row of words written on it.
"Concubine Jin Hui, Eunuch Wang, Lord Liao."
The handwriting is a little sloppy, and the person who wrote this note was in a hurry.
Why write about these three people? What does this mean? Chu Qiao's hands trembled slightly. Undoubtedly, this was left by Lan Hui. If it had been left by others, Lan Hui should have taken it away long ago, because she
I always use this wooden bucket to bathe.
"What does she mean by leaving this behind?"
Just when Chu Qiao was thinking about Lan Hui's purpose of leaving this note, there was a sound of slight footsteps behind her. She quickly put the note away. When she looked back, Liao Yun stretched her neck and smiled silly at her.
"Aren't you taking a shower? What are you doing here again?"
Chu Qiao is really impatient. Can she give others some private space? She keeps barging in like a thief. I don't know if she is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.
"I saw you were so slow in carrying water, so I helped you bring in an extra bucket."
When Lian Yun said this, Chu Qiao noticed that she was holding a bucket of hot water in her hand, which turned out to be a kind intention.