The Dragon Boat Festival has just passed, and the weather is so hot that the earth is smoking.
Several eunuchs and maids in Furong Palace drew fresh well water and poured it into a large porcelain vat with white background and blue and white background under the shade of a tree. There were many fresh fruits in it, and they soaked it with well water to get the coolness.
Floating melons and sinking plums can also be enjoyed.
Concubine Fu went to Tong'an Palace to talk to Concubine Rong. The people in the courtyard were no longer restrained and could not help but be a little naughty.
They were splashing water around, chatting and laughing, which was quite lively.
Youzhu said: "It's so hot when the sun comes up, how can we survive at noon?
Xiaochun and Xiaoxia, you two fetch more water and splash the ground under the steps of the yard wet!"
"What's the point of your wife coming back now? There's water in the ground, which doesn't look like anything. Besides, if you splashed water on it right now, it would dry up in less than an hour and three minutes." Danyue stopped her.
"I'm afraid your Majesty will have to wait a while, so I'll splash it first this time, and then again around noon. Other palaces splash water four or five times a day, so we can save trouble." Youzhu refused, "If I'm being scolded, I'll stand up for it.
That’s it.”
"Okay, I listen to you," Danyue said, "I will never scold you for this again."
Xue Hengzhao walked over from the backyard, wearing a silk skirt and coat, holding a fan.
Youzhu called her name and said, "Hengzhao, do you think this land is splashed or not?"
"Just splash it and leave a gap in the middle for the queen to walk on." Xue Hengzhao said.
"No," Youzhu clapped his hands, "We are all stupid, we can't think of such a compromise."
"Are you rushing to quarrel with others?" Danyue curled her lips slightly, "If you ask me the same thing, of course it will be the same."
"I don't know what happened to the weather this year. It was freezing to death in the winter. In summer, it was so hot that my skin almost peeled off." Fangdian came in from outside and wiped the sweat on his cheeks with a handkerchief. "I just went there.
After such a long time, I almost couldn't hold my breath. Cut open a melon, I'm going to die of thirst."
Concubine Fu would not eat the fruits in the vat because they were too cold.
But it was delivered every day according to the portion rules, so I asked people to eat it to avoid waste.
While washing his hands in the tub again, he said to Xue Hengzhao: "I just saw a little palace maid outside who said she was looking for you. Her name is Chi Su."
"We used to live together when we were in the Fourth Division," Xue Hengzhao said, "Then I'll go out and meet her."
"Slow down first, take two pieces of melon and go out. I see that she is also very hot." Fangdian held her hand, "It's so easy to come to our place. Even though you can't come in, don't be too slow to treat her. After all, she is your old friend."
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"Thank you sister for thinking about it," Xue Hengzhao smiled, "Of course she is thirsty too."
The weather was so hot that sweat stuck to my hair and clothes whenever I moved around.
Xue Hengzhao thought that there must be something wrong with Chi Su coming to see her. It would take half an hour to walk here from Sisi.
On such a hot day, I would definitely not do it for the sake of other things.
Sure enough, she took out the melon and saw Chi Su waiting under the wall next to her.
The hair is stuck to both sides, strand by strand.
I was very happy to see her, so I walked over and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, but you seem to have gained weight."
"I've gained some weight. It's good for me to see you. Are you having a good time there?" Xue Hengzhao took her further away to find a place where we could talk.
"But you are weak after all. The weather is so hot now. Be careful of heartstroke. Keep some medicine to relieve heatstroke to be on guard." Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, Chi Su still cares about Xue Hengzhao.
"Eat this melon." Xue Hengzhao handed the melon in her hand, "Look at how much you're sweating."
Chi Su was not polite and took it and ate it. After finishing a piece in a few mouthfuls, Xue Hengzhao gave it to her again.
"You can eat this piece, I'll have enough." Chi Su refused.
"I'm afraid of the cold, and I still don't dare to eat cold food in this weather." Xue Hengzhao said, "If I want to eat, I will bring out a few more pieces."
Chi Su stopped refusing and took a few more bites to finish. He wiped his mouth in a hurry and said, "I came to you today because of Eunuch Zhang."
"Zhang Ze?" Xue Heng immediately thought of Eunuch Zhang from Yangze Palace.
"It's him," Chi Su nodded. "He was the one who came to find me and asked me to come to you as soon as possible. He couldn't come directly because he was afraid of being seen."
Xue Hengzhao knew that Eunuch Zhang wanted to avoid suspicion, so he took such a big detour.
"What does he want to say to me?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"He didn't say anything. He just made an appointment for you to go to the aisle behind Yangze Palace to find him when you have free time. He didn't say the rest, and I didn't ask." Chi Su said, "I just sent him a message.
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When Xue Hengzhao heard what she said, he stopped asking and told Chi Su: "I know, I will try my best to find him today.
You can’t leave for too long, go back while no one is around!”
"Then I'll leave. Don't worry about it." Chi Su knew that it was not advisable to stay for a long time, so he glanced at Xue Hengzhao and turned around.
Here, after Xue Hengzhao returned, no one asked Chi Su why he wanted her. Everyone in the palace knew that it is better to do less than to do more.
Then Concubine Fu came back, and everyone was naturally busy waiting on her. When it was about to take a nap, Xue Hengzhao quietly told Bishu that he was going out to talk to Lin Fufei.
Bishu knew they were good friends, so he asked her to go without stopping.
In fact, going from Furong Palace to Yangze Palace and Mulan Palace are all in the same direction. Xue Hengzhao said this to avoid being seen wrong.
Sure enough, she came to the back of Yangze Palace, and soon there was a young eunuch looking around. When he saw it was her, he smiled and said, "My master asked me to come here often and keep an eye on her. When the girl comes, tell him to go."
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This man is Zhang Ze's young apprentice. Xue Hengzhao and others call him Little Eunuch Zhang.
Little Eunuch Zhang asked Xue Hengzhao to stand in a doorway first: "This place is cool. If you don't get close, you won't be able to see anyone.
If someone comes by here and asks you what you are doing here, just say "Eunuch Zhang, please write two words."
Not long after little Eunuch Zhang left, Zhang Ze hurried over. He held up his robe and feet with one hand and walked without touching the ground.
When he saw Xue Hengzhao, he didn't even bother to wipe his sweat, and said directly: "Miss Xue, please save my life!"
"I've encountered something strange, and I'm afraid I might lose my head." Eunuch Zhang said, looking around to make sure no one was around before continuing, "I don't dare to tell others, thinking
Miss Xue, you are extremely smart. I just want you to help me think of a way to avoid this disaster."
"Don't worry, father-in-law. Tell me what's going on. I'll listen. If I can help, I won't refuse. If I can't help, I will never tell anyone." Xue Hengzhao
I knew that this must be an extremely difficult matter, otherwise Zhang Ze would not be so anxious, let alone ask her to save his life.
I’m too busy today, so I’ll update this chapter first