After swallowing the first mouthful of steamed buns, Lin Xiner thanked the old eunuch and continued to eat as if the yellowed steamed buns were also delicacies in her mouth.
The old eunuch was very satisfied and started to eat the remaining steamed bun.
The two of them, one old and one young, just sat on the roadside, smelling the unpleasant smell of brine and eating spoiled steamed buns.
The old eunuch took off a kettle from his waist and handed it to Lin Xiner.
Lin Xiner finished her steamed buns and drank a few sips of cool water. This was her lunch.
"Haha, it seems that the girl and I really hit it off. No one has ever eaten steamed buns with me." The old eunuch smiled, and the wrinkles on his face knitted together to form a flower.
"It's not good to fall in love with me. I'm an unknown person." Lin Xiner raised her head and looked at the slanting sun. The light was very dazzling and she unconsciously squinted her eyes.
"I am also an unknown person who brings a lot of bad luck to people." The old eunuch tied the kettle around his waist again and said.
Lin Xiner turned her head and glanced at the old eunuch. His face was calm, a little numb, and he seemed to have become accustomed to his "unknownness".
"I'm thinking, if it's unknown, is there any need to exist?" Lin Xiner said, if disasters often happen around her, is she really the culprit?
For example, the second wife, such as the master and Yueyao Xingyao, such as those in the Taishi Mansion, such as Leng Muran.
The old eunuch didn't reply, stood up and walked towards the wooden cart.
The wheelbarrow continued to chug along, leaving the old eunuch with a silent figure behind him, his curved figure gradually fading away under the cover of the sun.
Lin Xiner kept watching the figure disappear, then stood up and walked towards Yunxiao Garden along the route of her memory.
Along the way, Lin Xiner was thinking that her unknown situation started from the time she was born. Could it be that some answers should be found from the day she was born?
Why do some people think she looks like Er Niang? Why does her father hate her so much? What surprised her was that an old maid in the palace recognized Er Niang. Could it be that Er Niang was also related to the people in the palace?
relation?
When we arrived at Yunxiaoyuan, the palace officials who had received the order in advance had already tidied up the interior and exterior of the house, giving it a brand new look.
Lin Xiner took a quick glance and saw that there were about a dozen palace officials in charge of various places in Yunxiao Garden.
Lin Xin'er was not used to having so many people around her, but among these people there might be Ximen Jinglie's spy, and there might also be subordinates of the cloaked man, so they couldn't be dismissed at will.
The palace servants were very surprised when they saw Lin Xiner arriving suddenly. The leader hurriedly greeted her and said respectfully, "My servant Qingrou has seen Miss Lin before."
Lin Xiner nodded slightly and pointed to the house, "Where should I live?"
"Yes, girl." Qingrou replied.
"Well, then I'll go and rest first. You can do whatever you want and don't disturb me." Lin Xiner said, walking towards the house.
Although she couldn't drive away these people, she could still have the final say in not letting them approach her at will. At least the small space in the house could be kept quiet.
"Girl, please have lunch delivered as soon as possible." Qing Judo.
"No need, I've already eaten." As the last words fell, Lin Xiner stepped into the house and closed the door behind her.
After sleeping peacefully, Lin Xiner called Qingrou and asked her to find a bandage to bandage the wound.
Qingrou quickly got what Lin Xiner asked for, and also brought a brand new set of clothes, light pink, which matched her age, and was much more beautiful than the clothes of Mrs. Hou Ye she was wearing at this time.
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Lin Xiner put her clothes aside and said to Qing Judo, "You go down first."
"Don't you need my help?" Qingrou stood and moved slightly.
Lin Xiner didn't say a word, she just lifted up her clothes and tore off the cloth bandaging her injured leg.
When she saw the half leg, Qingrou couldn't help but want to gag, and quickly covered her mouth.
Lin Xiner raised her eyes and glanced at Qingrou, then continued working on her own, carefully wrapping the new straps and covering the stump of her leg that she couldn't bear to see.
"Everything you do will have a corresponding price. Whether it is good or bad is determined from the beginning." Lin Xiner put down her clothes and seemed to be just commenting on herself.
"Yes." Qing Judao, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Let's prepare dinner." Lin Xiner said.
Qingrou almost escaped from the house. She knew from the beginning that this job would be difficult, but she didn't expect to be so frightened when she first met Lin Xiner.
That woman, in order to stand up as soon as possible, could do such a cruel thing to herself. What if she did it to someone who had offended her?
Qingrou was scared just thinking about it. She hugged her shoulders and walked absentmindedly. It wasn't until someone called her and asked what she had prepared for Lin Xiner for dinner that she suddenly remembered that Lin Xiner asked her to prepare dinner.
"Just follow the preparations of the ladies." Qingrou thought for a moment and said.
Isn't living in Yunxiaoyuan equivalent to being an empress? Historically, no princess has lived there, let alone the orphaned daughter of a minister.
Even if Lin Xiner can't be the empress, she still has to find a way to make it happen.
This was the person behind her who instigated her. As soon as she received Lin Xiner's order to move into Yunxiao Garden, she, the palace maid in charge of taking care of Yunxiao Garden, was targeted.
She did not expect that someone would sneak into Yunxiaoyuan and suddenly appear in front of her under the blue sky and white sun, force her into a corner, stuff a pill into her mouth, and force her to swallow it.
In this way, she was controlled by others.
Being a queen is not something that every woman who is close to the emperor dreams of. In fact, this is not harmful to her, right? Qingrou makes herself think at ease, trying to suppress the timidity and uneasiness in her heart.
After dinner, we walked around Yunxiao Garden. It was completely dark.
After understanding the environment of Yunxiao Garden, Lin Xiner returned to the house.
After Qingrou washed herself up, Lin Xiner sat aside and said, "You should go and rest too."
"Girl, don't you want someone to accompany you at night?" Qingrou asked.
"I don't have that habit." Lin Xiner said calmly, "I will call someone when needed, but I'm not used to being stared at while sleeping."
"Yes, please leave." Qingrou didn't ask any more questions. After all, Lin Xiner was just a eldest lady in the government, and she was not as demanding as the ladies in the palace. It was not surprising that she didn't want anyone to accompany her.
Qingrou exited the room and helped Lin Xiner close the door.
Lin Xiner stood up, walked to the table, blew out the burning candle, and the room suddenly became dark.
The moonlight was not that bright during the last quarter of the moon, and only a very weak beam of light slanted through the window into the corner of the room, reflecting her shadow.
Lin Xiner walked to the window and closed the slightly opened window. Her whole body was hidden in the darkness, as if she was trapped in a whirlpool of dark waves. This was the first time she had been alone since the incident in the Holy Palace.
The feeling of being in the dark.
Lin Xiner was leaning against the window and did not move. The room was originally very quiet, but suddenly a subtle voice sounded behind her.