There seems to be endless laundry in the Clothing Bureau. Even on the first day of the new year, these humble laundry maids have already washed their clothes in the biting ice water. There is a pile of dirty clothes piled around Feng Lin.
He pounded his clothes with a mallet in frustration, the monotonous sound making him drowsy.
"Pa!" A whip was thrown on his back, and he screamed in pain, but he didn't dare to raise his head to tell the difference. He just cheered up and speeded up his hand. Opposite him, Thrush, Willow Leaf and several other things
The palace maid who came from the palace gave him a grimace, shook her head, sighed, and continued to work.
The morning passed, and Feng Lin felt so hungry that he was dizzy. Finally, when it was time to have breakfast, he put down the mallet and was about to stand up when a pair of feet stood in front of him. He looked up and saw that it was Xiaozhu!
"Xiao Zhu!" Feng Lin was surprised and stood up suddenly. His vision went dark and he almost fell down.
Xiaozhu stretched out his hand to support him and said, "Be careful."
"Xiao Zhu, I'm hungry. I don't have enough to eat here, don't wear warm clothes, don't get enough sleep, work all day long, and get beaten. I can't stand it anymore." Feng Lin held Xiao Zhu's hand and cried, as if
Grasping at straws.
Xiaozhu smiled slightly and said, "I'll go and accommodate you later and let the father-in-law in charge arrange an easier job for you."
"What about us?" Huamei and Liuye both ran over.
Xiaozhu looked at them, then looked around, and asked quietly: "Where are Eunuch Wu and Eunuch An?"
"Brushing toilets in the backyard is worse than us." Huamei replied.
"You two take me to see them." Xiaozhu said.
Thrush Liuye was busy leading the way, and the group came to the backyard of Leng Palace, the most remote part of the palace. As expected, Duke Wu, Duke An, and the eunuchs from Dongling were cleaning the toilet. When they saw Xiao Zhu approaching, they all stopped what they were doing.
Looked up at her.
"You all stand further away." Xiaozhu looked around at the crowd and said to the young eunuchs.
"Yes." Everyone replied in unison and retreated to the far corridor. Only Thrush Willow Leaf, Mr. Wu, Mr. An and Mr. Feng Lin were left in the yard.
"Please give me the princess's antidote." Xiaozhu whispered.
"Princess, she——"
"Shh!" Xiaozhu interrupted everyone's surprised questions and looked back warily.
"The princess is not dead?" Feng Lin held Xiao Zhu's hand and asked in a low voice, tears streaming down his face.
"Yeah! But none of you can let this news leak out. If anyone talks nonsense, I won't forgive anyone!" Xiaozhu warned with a stern face.
"We don't dare! It's okay if the princess is not dead. If she dies, we will never be able to return to Dongling. The family members of Dongling may also be killed by the emperor in anger because we failed to protect the princess. We dare
Are you talking nonsense everywhere?" Eunuch Wu said.
Xiaozhu nodded: "Well, you are right, who has the antidote? Give it to me quickly so that I can deliver it to the princess before the full moon."
"Miss Xiaozhu, we can't say who has the antidote now. We are all forced by the emperor and queen to do things, and it's not that we want to be disadvantageous to the princess. Let's do this. We will put this month's antidote in one place.
, please let Feng Lin tell you the specific place?" Eunuch Wu looked at Xiaozhu in embarrassment.
Xiaozhu looked at him for a while and asked: "How many months do you still have the antidote in your hands?"
Eunuch Wu replied: "Only for one month."
"Well, okay, then I'll go first." Xiaozhu nodded, turned around and walked out. After she went out, she found the nun in charge here, gave her a piece of silver, said a few words, and then went back to Cheng'en Hall.
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Liu Fan was anxiously waiting for her in the palace. When he saw her coming back, he hurriedly asked: "How is it?"
Xiao Zhu told him the specific situation. Liu Fan frowned and asked, "One month? Can we find the antidote within one month?"
"Who knows? Now Jiang Feng has taken Master's instructions to find friends in the world to help find it, but it may be impossible to find the Netherworld Grass within a month." Xiaozhu said worriedly.
Liu Fan frowned and said decisively: "I want to leave the palace! I want to find the Netherworld Grass! Xiaozhu, prepare casual clothes for me to go out!"
"Your Highness! You have just returned to the palace safely, and you have to run out again. There are many dangers outside, so don't be impulsive!" Xiaozhu looked at him anxiously.
"Hmph! So what if it's dangerous? Is this prince just greedy for life and afraid of death?" Liu Fan sneered. Xiaozhu had no choice but to prepare his luggage silently.
"You prepare first, I will go to my father to ask for permission to leave the palace." Liu Fan hurriedly left Cheng'en Palace. After his father left the morning court, he must have habitually gone to his mother's concubine's Ruoxi Palace, so he went directly to Ruoxi Palace.
As he walked, his father was indeed there. He was standing on the window sill, staring blankly at a red plum that had just been placed in the vase. Red plums were Concubine Xi's favorite. Liu Fan looked at his father and felt a pain in his heart. Not only because he missed his mother.
, I am sad to replace my father who misses my mother all the time. What kind of suffering must it be if we are separated from each other and never see each other again?
He stopped the eunuch's announcement, walked gently to his father, and called softly: "Father!"
"Fan'er, you're here." Liu Hongjing turned back and gave him a loving look.
"My father is missing my mother and concubine again."
"Alas! The sound and appearance are still there, as if only yesterday -" Liu Hongjing let out a long sigh and caressed the plum blossoms sadly.
"Father, I also miss my mother and concubine. I feel sad. I want to go to the Taoist temple to stay for a few days in advance, so I should accompany my mother and concubine." Liu Fan said.
Liu Hongjing looked at him and nodded in agreement. Concubine Xi's ashes were in Sanqing Temple, so Liu Fan's request was exactly what he wanted.
"Go, my father will send royal guards to escort you along the way," he said.
"Father, there is no need to mobilize troops. I just want to go to the Taoist temple in peace and bring the guards from the East Palace with me."
"But my father is worried about your safety. My father knows very well who wants to kill you."
"Okay, just send it to the foot of Biya Peak. Master hates making noise, so please forgive me," Liu Fan said.
"Well, that's it. When will you set off?" Liu Hongjing agreed.
"Immediately." Liu Fan replied.
"Go." Liu Hongjing looked tired, leaning on the soft couch and waving to him.
Liu Fan quietly exited the palace and hurried back to Cheng'en Palace. Xiao Zhu had already obtained the antidote from the Zhuanyi Bureau and was waiting for him to come back. Their actions had been notified by the palace maid who stopped Xiao Zhu for questioning yesterday.
Went to Prince Jing’s Mansion.
In Prince Jing's Mansion, Liu Huo, who has been promoted to Prince Jing, is wearing a bright red brocade robe. He is walking in the corridor with Mayisha, the concubine of Prince Jing, who is also dressed in festive clothes. It seems that Mayisha is chasing after Liu Huo.
Isa looked unhappy, completely unlike a delicate bride who had just spent her wedding night.
"You don't like me, why do you want to compete on stage? Why do you agree to marry me?" Mayisha chased for a while, stopped and stamped her feet to question.
Liu Huo stopped, looked back and gave her a cold look, and said, "In this case, you are not allowed to shout outside, especially not to let your father hear you!"