Because of her small stature and the character "jiu" in her name, the maids who entered the palace together gave her a very appropriate nickname...
Little leeks...
In the past five years, it was with the help and care of these sisters that Lin Jiaxi managed to survive in this cold and suffocating imperial city until now.
Although this body and this world... have completely changed from before, and because of this huge change, she has been angry! Crazy! Cried! Struggled! She even... thought about running away.
But after understanding the consequences of escaping and being caught...she learned to accept reality.
So, Lin Jiaxi, who completely gave up all hope and struggle, gradually... merged with Little Leek.
Together with a group of little sisters, we braved the blazing sun and followed our aunts to learn rules and etiquette...
Together with them, when they failed to pass the school exam again and again, they were spanked by the aunts... and spanked...
But no matter how difficult and painful the life was, they finally got through it... and learned to enjoy the hardships and depend on each other.
She is not as lucky as Yan Bing...to have a master who is a relative of the emperor and the country, and accepts her as a disciple.
There is no opportunity like Yan Bing... to show his wisdom and talents in front of everyone.
In these five years, she only learned rules, etiquette, and acceptance...
This is also the only means of survival taught to her by the little sisters around her.
Gradually... she forgot what she had learned before, leaving only her desire for life and fear of death... She even... almost forgot her original name...
"Dong dong dong..."
"Little Leek! Little Leek? Are you okay? Are you okay?"
After a gentle knock on the door, an anxious voice came in from outside the door...
Lin Jiaxi, who had been immersed in memories and couldn't extricate herself, finally woke up completely. She quickly stood up and ran to the door softly...
"Sister Xuecai! I'm fine! Don't worry, Princess Kaiyuan didn't make things difficult for me..."
"Ah? That's a pity! I still expected you to climb a high branch and let my sister take advantage of it..."
"Little Carrot? Why are you here too? No one is big or small! Take Sister Xuecai back quickly, I'm fine... Don't worry!"
"Are you really okay?"
"It's really okay..."
"That's good. When the princess wakes up, I'll help you ask Her Highness. You should be released soon..."
"No! Don't!!"
"ah??"
Lin Jiaxi bit her lip and explained hesitantly: "I think... Her Highness the Princess definitely doesn't want me to go back so soon... Think about it... I'm here... If the ancestor comes back, I can be the first
You know! You can go over and inform the eldest princess, right? So you'd better not ask...if you ask too many...I'm afraid you will be scolded..."
"Hey? Sister Xue Cai! What Little Leek said makes sense!"
"Well, it makes sense... But it's better for us servants not to get involved in this kind of thing... If Your Majesty doesn't allow it, Her Royal Highness the Princess will at most be reprimanded... But you
Your life might be lost!"
"Sister Xue Cai reminded me... that I should do it more secretly? Just so that my father-in-law and aunts in the yard can't see it! I think if I do this well, Her Royal Highness the Princess may be happy and give it to her.
There’s a reward!”
"Silly boy... How can money be more important than life?"
"Don't worry, Sister Xuecai, I'm sensible... I won't say any more. Princess Kaiyuan seems to be waking up. You should go back quickly..." Lin Jiaxi lied casually and deliberately made a few rapid footsteps to make
Heard outside the door.
Xuecai outside the door could only sigh softly, then turned and walked towards the eldest princess's bedroom...
Sorry, Sister Xue Cai...
There are some things I have to figure out first...
This is the first time that Lin Jiaxi has deceived the little sisters around her, except for her own life experience. It is inevitable that she will feel a little guilty in her heart... After all, the friendship accumulated over the past five years of living together, sharing joys and sorrows, has long made them have a mutual relationship.
They are much closer than real sisters.
But hope, once ignited... is difficult to extinguish.
Although she knew very well in her heart how slim and ridiculous this hope was... she still couldn't bear to let go of this only shining light...
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Three hours later...
When Yan Bing slowly opened his eyes, stretched and sat up, Little Leek had already fallen asleep against the palace pillar...
Yan Bing looked at her innocent look while sleeping and laughed inadvertently, but then frowned again...
"Tsk...I'm not afraid of catching a cold either!"
Yan Bing murmured as he lifted the quilt. As soon as he took two steps, the hair on his head immediately fell apart and hung down.
“Where is my hairpin??”
Only then did Yan Bing suddenly realize that the hairpin on his head had long been removed by the maid in front of him, and he smiled with relief.
As expected of a maid in the palace, she is quite considerate...
While thinking about it, Yan Bing tiptoed up to Xiao Liucai, picked her up gently, and carried her back to his bed. He covered her with the quilt, then sat down in front of the dressing table and minded his own business.
She tied up her hair and fixed her makeup, then opened the palace door and walked towards the imperial study room.
I don’t know how long it took, but Little Leek also climbed up from the bed, rubbing her eyes, squinting and looking around, and was immediately frightened to wake up. She quickly jumped out of bed and looked around for Princess Kaiyuan...
palace!
No!
In the yard!
Neither!
She...she's not going back, is she?
Then when will she enter the palace next time!??
Will she come here again!!?
Countless questions flooded into Little Leek's head at the same time, making her frightened and frightened! In the end, she cried helplessly...
Can't...can't be seen by the father-in-law and aunts...otherwise they will be beaten again...
In the face of the strict rules and regulations in the palace, these maids at the lowest level are deprived of even the right to cry. Even if they are heartbroken, they have to hide in a place where no one is around to secretly shed tears.
The same is true for the little leek at this time...
A man hid in the garden of Fengyang Pavilion, wiping his tears secretly through the barriers of flowers and fruit trees...
But her cry attracted an "uninvited guest"...
In the jungle, a pair of snow-white ears suddenly stood up!
Gradually, a small black nose poked out from the grass. Taking advantage of the wind direction, he smelled it and determined that it was a familiar person. Then he crawled out of the hole and slowly approached the girl...
That is the famous "mascot" in this palace, Haruyuki...
A little snow-white fox...
In fact, there is no shortage of such small animals in the palace. Every night, foxes, weasels, and hedgehogs will appear in groups, looking for food back and forth in the palace.
One reason why this phenomenon occurs is because the palace is very big! It is so big that it is impossible to have people living in every corner...
And another reason... is their identity...
Four Immortals!
Foxes, snakes, hedgehogs, weasels, even if the guards occasionally see them when patrolling, they will choose to turn a blind eye and ignore them without clear instructions. The reason is that they are afraid of offending the "fairy family" and causing trouble...
…
And this little snow-white fox was born in this environment...
It is precisely because of its cute appearance that it is widely loved by maids and princesses. People often take the initiative to feed it fruits and minced meat, and even give it a very elegant name.
Name, Haruyuki...
Over time, it became less afraid of people and would take the initiative to get close to the humans who often fed it. The kind-hearted and simple little leek was naturally one of its main "feeders".
Little Leek, who was sitting on the ground with his knees bent and crying secretly, suddenly felt a burst of warmth on his cheeks. He quickly opened his eyes and looked down, only to see that Haruyuki had jumped onto his knees at some point and was doing it.
Licking the tears on her face, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, surprised and happy! She jumped up while holding it...
But after a moment, her eyes... dimmed again...
"Haruyuki, do you think...will she come back?"
The little fox tilted his little head and looked at her without blinking...
"And tell me! Could she also be from my world? I heard in the palace that she was the one who created muskets and artillery!!"
The little fox tilted his head again...
The little leek also showed a wry smile and slowly put it back on the ground...
"I really do... What's the use of telling you this... Sigh... Just wait here, I'll get you some food..." After saying that, Xiao Liancai wiped his face.
With tears streaming down her face, she walked towards her bedroom...
