A gray, huge mouse scurried past her at a very fast speed. The key was that it was so big that Liuli's heart trembled.
"Squeak--" the mouse screamed and scurried into the hole. He breathed a sigh of relief and startled her.
She looked over again and saw a woman sitting on the steps not far away. She was wearing tattered clothes and looked dirty. She just raised her head and kept looking at the sky. It looked strange.
After thinking about it, she wanted to look back, feeling that this place was really weird.
Just when she wanted to turn around, the woman suddenly withdrew her gaze and looked at her lightly, their eyes touching, and she was a little surprised for a moment.
Liuli was startled and instinctively shrank into the grass. As a result, she didn't see any movement for a long time, so she couldn't help but look again.
The woman still sat there motionless, looking calmly in her direction, looking very gentle.
She meant no harm! Liuli quickly made a judgment, but, where is this place and who is this woman?
Somewhat suspicious, I took a few steps forward without realizing it, and then, there was a faint smile on the woman's lips.
Although her face was dirty, stained with dirt, and her hair was disheveled, making her look just like a beggar, her original appearance could not be concealed.
Seemingly sensing that Liuli was a little confused, she gently stretched out her hand, opened her arms towards her, and made a hug gesture.
Liuli didn't move.
Although she didn't seem to have any ill intentions, the intrigues in the palace these days made her have to be vigilant and protect herself. She saw too many double-dealings. Are there really simple and kind-hearted people in this palace?
Not only did he not step forward, he also took two steps back and looked at her with his head tilted.
A gust of wind blew, and the woman laughed. Her eyebrows were curved, and she was actually very good-looking. However, she was a little old, and when she smiled, there were unconcealed crow's feet at the corners of her eyes and lips, which rippled slightly.
The woman didn't say anything, she just looked at her and smiled, still holding out her hands stubbornly.
After hesitating for a while, Liuli stepped forward and walked slowly in front of her based on the idea that human nature is inherently good.
The woman reached out and picked her up, holding her in her arms like a baby, coaxing her softly and patting her gently.
At first, Liuli thought she was talking to herself, but later she found out that she was not singing. She didn't know what she was singing, and she was humming in a low voice, looking very happy.
When Liuli was thinking about who she was, she suddenly heard a movement, as if someone was coming. She felt nervous, broke away from the woman's arms, jumped out, and burrowed into the grass.
"Here, it's time to eat!" someone said, followed by the sound of bowls and chopsticks being thrown on the ground. Before I could see clearly, everyone had already left, and only the heels of boots were visible.
Is there anyone else delivering food? It seems that this woman is also the master, but if the master is the master, how can he be so rude when delivering food?
After much deliberation, there is only one reason - this is the cold palace!
A woman in the cold palace can be considered a master after all. However, once she enters the cold palace, she is not even as good as a maid outside. It is common for her to be bullied and abused.
This woman looks a bit old. She shouldn't be Jun Wuxie's concubine. Could she be a concubine or something like that?
As she was thinking, she suddenly felt someone in front of her. The woman had walked over at some point, bent down, placed the food in front of her, and smiled slightly.
It seems that she is feeding herself.
She is quite kind at heart, even though she is in this situation, she still wants to feed her!
only--
Liuli frowned and took a look at the things in front of her. There were some sour steamed buns, leftover leftovers, a few withered vegetable leaves and something unknown with a strange smell.
Her stomach churned and she almost vomited it out.
To put it bluntly, it’s really not as good as what Brother Juan eats on a daily basis. What kind of life does this woman live?
It wasn't that she was ungrateful, it was because she really couldn't eat anymore, so she stepped back and looked at her cautiously, for fear of hurting her fragile self-esteem.
Obviously she is overthinking it. A woman who has lived here for a long time has no self-esteem. It has long been wiped out.
The woman pushed her twice, but when she saw that she didn't want to eat, she stopped forcing her, picked it up and ate it herself.
It was obviously something that was hard to swallow, but it tasted so delicious to her, as if it were some kind of delicacy, and her movements were gentle and graceful, and she did not break the pot because she looked embarrassed.
For a moment, Liuli had a particularly good impression of her. Kindness, beauty, elegance, these words all converged on this woman. But is such a woman not suitable for the deep palace after all, so why is she reduced to this?
Watching her finish eating and lightly wiping her mouth, Liuli didn't know what to say.
He could only rub her trousers, as if this could give her some comfort.
The woman didn't move after eating. She still sat on the steps and looked up at the sky. From time to time, she stretched out her hand and touched her gently. She was so peaceful and harmonious.
My stomach growled loudly, but it couldn't stop my biological clock. There was nothing I could do when I was hungry.
There seems to be a bit of noise outside, but the noise seems to have nothing to do with this place. There are two worlds inside and outside the wall.
"Have you found the snow fox?" Liuli was stunned for a moment when she heard her name, and then the guard outside said, "No!"
"Keep looking. If you can't find it again, you don't know whose head the emperor will pick off!" A somewhat helpless voice said.
"By the way, don't miss any grass or trees, especially the bushes and bushes, look carefully!" After listening to the person's instructions, he responded and seemed to disperse again.
They probably didn't expect that they would be here, right?
He sighed slightly, thinking whether to simply go out to find warmth and comfort, or to continue hiding and find ways to find freedom.
Tangled in contradictions, comfort and freedom are like a golden cage. The choice is yours to enter or leave, but I am hesitant!
"Have you found it?" Someone spoke again, but it was obviously not as upright as before, and it was deliberately lowered.
"No!"
"We must find it before the Royal Guards. The Queen Mother has a decree. If we find it, we will kill him without mercy!" Although the man's voice was very low, it was extremely vicious.
The sun was setting, and the entire courtyard was shrouded in an eerie coldness. Liuli shuddered unconsciously, knowing in her heart that she was the one who was to be killed without mercy!
The old woman is so cruel, she wants to kill her! What should I do, what should she do?!
Suddenly a pair of hands picked her up, and the woman picked her up, turned around, and walked towards the dilapidated house behind her.