The corner of Bixue's eyes raised slightly, and she said with a faint smile: "You are indeed a brave person. Look at his tone - it's no wonder that the master didn't choose you to enter the inner room, but chose Evian."
She got closer to Yiquan and whispered in her ear: "You and I are different. When the master was still here, I endured hardships all the way and survived. Who do you think the master trusts more?"
After she finished speaking, she turned around, picked up Qilin in her arms calmly, smoothed the hair on Qilin's back, slowly moved her toes to the bottom of the bucket, and suddenly kicked the bucket over.
"Wipe up all the water on the floor, and then go get a bucket of hot water. Don't delay!" Bixue patted Qilin's head, looked down at Yiquan, and said coldly: "If I can't find a rag, I'll use you."
Wipe your clothes!"
Yiquan clutched his sleeves with both hands, trembling slightly, and then let go.
The tears finally flowed down.
She slowly knelt down and took the corner of her clothes. Just as she was about to wipe it, a warm hand held her arm.
"stand up."
Yiquan looked up and saw Xiao Fenzi supporting him.
Yiquan burst into tears like a bullied child meeting his family: "Brother Fen..."
When in front of others, she always called "Eunuch Fen", but she only dared to call "Brother Fen" in private when only two people were around.
Yiquan cried out unconsciously at this time, and Bixue heard it, and tightened her arms around Qilin.
The short hair on his back hurt when Qilin was pulled by her, and he immediately let out a small cry of "Woof!", flicked his tail in protest, and jumped down from Bixue's arms.
Xiao Fenzi helped Yiquan up and saw that under the moonlight, Yiquan's hand had indeed been cracked seven or eight times.
As soon as Yiquan was helped up by him, he subconsciously shrank behind Xiao Fenzi.
When Bixue saw her action, her heart tightened, and when she saw Xiao Fenzi, she naturally stood forward and blocked Yiquan with her shoulders, which was a protective gesture.
He stared at Bixue without blinking, and after a while, he said calmly: "Why bother?"
Bixue raised her head slightly, smiled coldly and said: "Okay, okay. Eunuch Fen is now the chief eunuch. If you really want to use your power to teach me a lesson, I have nothing to say. What? Eunuch Fen thinks I am
Are you bullying her?"
Xiao Fenzi said in a deep voice, word by word: "Isn't it?"
Bixue took a step forward and looked at Xiao Fenzi, and saw that his eyes were no longer as gentle as before.
She remembered that in the past, no matter where she was in Jingyang Palace, Xiao Fenzi's eyes would always follow her as far as she could see.
Infinite tenderness.
She just pretended not to understand.
A fleeting trace of bitterness appeared on Xiao Fenzi's face, and then it turned cold. She only said slowly: "Bixue, you are the eldest maid next to the master. When you walk out of the Chengqian Palace, you are also dignified - don't worry about it."
Embarrass yourself!"
Bixue pursed her lips tightly, smiled bitterly and stiffly, stared at Yiquan for a long time, then suddenly took a step forward, whispered in Xiao Fenzi's ear: "Are you feeling sorry for her?"
Xiao Fenzi said coldly: "This has nothing to do with you."
Bixue's eyes darkened, she gently stretched out her toes and kicked the bucket.
Apart from Yiquan's sobs, the courtyard was completely silent, with no movement at all.
Bixue turned around, picked up Qilin, and walked to the palace maid's room.
Xiao Fenzi turned around, her eyes fell on Yiquan's hand, and said: "My hand has been cracked so many times, don't you know how to put some medicine on it?"
Yiquan raised his hand to wipe his nose and said, "I can't apply the medicine. I have to work all day and my hands are soaked in water."
Xiao Fenzi lowered her eyes silently and said, "Do you have any medicine there?"
Yiquan shook his head.
Xiao Fenzi whispered: "Stupid!"
He took a few steps forward, turned back and said, "Follow me."
When the chief eunuch came to check the room, Xiao Dazi had already fallen asleep behind the cubicle.
Yiquan was waiting at the door.
After Xiao Fenzi entered, he rummaged through the box containing medicines next to the compartment, and it took him a while to find a bottle of ointment that was suitable for the disease. When he walked out, he saw Yiquan sitting on the corridor at the door, burying his head.
Dazed in his arms.
Xiao Fenzi sighed and said, "Reach out your hand."
Yiquan raised his head and stretched out his hand obediently. Xiao Fenzi opened the medicine bottle silently. Yiquan thought he was going to hand it to her, so he stretched out his other hand to take it.
Xiao Fenzi stepped aside slightly and said, "Don't move."
He lowered his head and helped her apply the ointment to the wound bit by bit, doing so very gently and carefully.
Yiquan didn't expect him to make such a move. For a moment, he opened his eyes slightly and saw that under the moonlight, Xiao Fenzi's earlobes were faintly red.
There was a calm expression on his face as if nothing had happened. After applying Yiquan on both hands, he said softly: "Are you feeling better? This ointment is the most effective. There are two bottles in the room. I will bring them to you later and you can take them all away."
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Yiquan nodded, then shook his head: "...it still hurts."
Xiao Fenzi glanced at her and said softly: "I'm afraid it will take a while before the medicine takes effect."
After he finished speaking, he saw that Yiquan's face was covered with runny nose and tears, and there were still traces of it, so he took out the handkerchief from his arms and wiped it carefully for Yiquan.
Yiquan raised his head and stared at him without blinking.
After Xiao Fenzi finished wiping, she put away the handkerchief, but she didn't look into her eyes, she just avoided her eyes and said slowly: "Bixue never had such a temperament before, and what happened today, I never thought she would do this.
Such a situation."
He paused, then turned to look at Yiquan and said, "Don't worry, I'm aware of this matter, just don't worry."
Yiquan looked at him with bright eyes, but did not say anything to him. He raised his finger and pointed at his chin and said: "Brother Fen, I still have a little bit of runny nose here!"
She leaned her head over and stretched it out in front of Xiao Fenzi with a playful smile. Sure enough, she saw Xiao Fenzi blushing.
He looked very unnatural, turned his head to the side, coughed slightly, and said in a rough voice: "Don't you have hands yourself?"
Yiquan raised two hands covered with ointment, stretched them out to his eyes and shook them, pitifully saying: "Both hands are covered with ointment, there is nothing we can do, Brother Fen..."
Xiao Fenzi turned around and glared at her helplessly. She had no choice but to take out her handkerchief, help Yiquan wipe it, and said softly: "It's too late after all, let's go back earlier!"
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In the back room, Xiao Dazi slept in a daze. He felt his mouth was dry and he didn't light a lamp. He stood up and poured a cup of crude tea under the bright moonlight outside the window and drank a few sips.
He heard Xiao Fenzi walking in from outside. Probably because he was afraid of disturbing his sleep, Xiao Fenzi quietly sat down by the bed. Suddenly he was confused and laughed softly to himself.
Xiao Dazi spoke and asked from behind the cubicle: "Fenzi, why are you giggling?"
Xiao Fenzi was slightly startled, turned around and said, "You're not asleep?"
Xiao Dazi drank the whole cup of hot tea in one breath, sighed contentedly, and then said: "I fell asleep, but I woke up again in the middle. I just heard you talking to someone outside. Is it Yiquan?"
