Xiao Fenzi came back from Jiuzhou Qingyan Palace, and after replying to Ji Ling, he slipped into the dining room, sat down, picked up the teapot and poured half a bowl of tea.
Regardless of the fact that the tea was still very hot, Xiao Fenzi sipped and drank a small pot while blowing on it.
Xiao Dazi watched from the side, stretched out his hand to stop him, poured him a bowl of cold tea, handed it over and asked with concern: "Why are you so thirsty?"
Xiao Fenzi raised her eyelids, but before she could answer, she heard someone outside shouting: "Eunuch Da!"
The door curtain was lifted, and the head of a young eunuch serving in the dining room was peeked in. Seeing Xiao Dazi there, he asked with a smile on his face: "Eunuch Da, you can see that you are interested in Mr. Fen..."
Xiao Fenzi was sitting with her back to the door, and she was sitting in a corner, with firewood and other things piled high next to her. Standing at the door, she could not be seen at a glance.
The little eunuch glanced around and when he saw Xiao Fenzi, he immediately swallowed the remaining half of what he said, put away his playful smile, stood up properly, and stood on the spot and spoke seriously.
: "Eunuch Fen, someone is looking for you!"
Xiao Fenzi got up and walked out.
There was a familiar face outside. He was the eunuch who delivered messages to the Sixth Palace in the East. He walked in the Forbidden City all year round. His original name was Guo Licheng, and everyone called him Xiao Guozi.
Xiao Guozi is actually not "young" anymore. The clothes he is wearing are already soaked with oil, and there is a dark stain on the back of his neck. He is wearing a pair of old boots. It must have been running around a lot, and the tips of the boots have been worn out. He is standing there.
, a pair of eyes rolled around, and the sleeves were rolled up half a circle on the left and right. Instead of looking neat and capable, they looked more and more sloppy.
Seeing Xiao Fenzi coming out, he came up and tilted his head slightly, half-smiling and calling out "Brother Fen!"
Xiao Fenzi was unhappy when he was called "brother" from behind, and the smile on his face faded a bit, and he only glanced at Xiao Guozi's hand.
Xiao Guozi handed over the letter.
Next to him, Xiao Dazi followed him out of the dining room, and he had already smiled and pulled Xiao Guozi to sit in the duty room - the eunuchs sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to walk around the palace to deliver messages, although their positions are low, they still have to be together -
The kid is tough.
Little Guozi was not polite at all, and walked into the room. The eunuch, who was a handyman, brought tea. Little Guozi took the tea, wiped the water stains on the cup with a towel, and looked at the sun carefully.
After a while, he drank it.
The handyman eunuch was nearby, his throat slipped, and he secretly rolled his eyes to the sky.
What Xiao Guozi brought was a letter addressed to Bixue. Judging from the thickness, it was a letter from home.
Xiao Fenzi pinched the envelope and saw that the paper inside was only a thin piece of paper, not very thick. It was probably a normal sign of safety.
But Bixue doesn't usually have many letters home.
Xiao Fenzi felt a little uneasy in her heart.
He turned around and planned to hand the letter to Qixi for delivery.
Qixi just stepped out of the main courtyard and raised her hand to call the two second-class maids in the courtyard to come over. Xiao Fenzi took advantage of this moment to go up and stuff the letter over, only to throw it away without thinking.
One sentence: "It's a letter from Bixue, Sister Qixi, please take it to her."
He turned to leave, but Qixi stopped him with a loud voice. She stepped forward and put the letter into his hand, pushed him and said, "Go and give it to Bixue yourself. Sister Qixi has something else to do!"
Xiao Fenzi's expression was slightly dull.
It was said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao had arrived - Bixue happened to be passing by from behind, Qixi turned her head and saw it, and immediately raised her voice and called the person over.
When Bixue saw Xiao Fenzi next to Qixi, she immediately turned away, avoiding her sight. She only had a cold face and said indifferently: "Sister Qixi."
Qixi stretched out her hand and pulled her over, and said softly: "How long have you been acting stern when you see Xiao Fenzi? They are all old people who followed the master. We are not harmonious.
You don’t have to make others laugh at you.”
Xiao Fenzi smiled bitterly, stepped forward and handed the letter to Bixue.
Bixue quickly pulled the letter from his hand without even looking at it.
Qixi sighed, shook her head, and was about to speak, but Evian ran out and said: "Sister Qixi, the master asked the third princess where is the blue and red double-color five-poison pattern Dragon Boat Festival auspicious dress?"
Qixi turned around and hurried up the steps.
For a moment, the Tiandi family's courtyard suddenly became quiet.
Xiao Fenzi's gaze dropped, and she just said calmly: "I'm going back first."
It was pretty much what he expected - in the past few years, every word he said to Bixue was like being thrown into a deep valley, without any echo for a long time.
Bixue did not respond.
Xiao Fenzi turned around and walked a few steps, when she suddenly heard uncontrollable sobbing behind her.
He almost suspected that he had heard wrongly, and looked back, only to see that Bixue had already opened the envelope, holding the letter paper in both hands, and pursed her lips tightly.
Her face was full of tears.
Xiao Fenzi's heart tightened, and she immediately realized that the book must be talking about something that happened to Bixue's family.
He stepped forward, snatched the letter from Bixue's hand, and took a look.
What the book said was very simple, with only a few lines.
Bixue's mother is dead.
Acute illness occurs suddenly, high fever persists, swelling occurs all over the body, and medicine is useless.
He died half a month ago, but this letter was only written ten days ago.
The family letters of the maids and eunuchs in the palace are all under unified management. They cannot be brought in in batches until a specific day. In addition, due to various delays from the agencies below, it is common for the days to be prolonged.
There was nothing going on in the palace, and it was taboo for the servants to cry. Bixue raised her hands and covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves, standing there, swaying, almost sliding down the wall.
Xiao Fenzi almost wanted to help her, but couldn't make a move. He could only support her elbow with one hand. When she turned around and saw Yiquan coming out, she immediately said: "Come help!"
Yiquan was startled at first, then Xiaofenzi said again: "Come here!"
Yiquan walked over slowly.
She put her arm around Bixue's waist, and the two of them helped Bixue sit down in a hidden spot on the steps beside her.
Bixue's tears kept falling down and she couldn't stop them. Her handkerchief was soaked. Xiaofenzi took out her handkerchief from her arms again, raised her hand and stuffed it into her hand.
Yiquan frowned slightly and turned to look at Xiao Fenzi without hesitating to speak.
Bixue huddled in the corner.
She kept covering her mouth without putting down her hand, and Xiao Fenzi's handkerchief soon became wet.
She cried desperately and sadly, her face wrinkled into a ball, and she looked like she had turned back into a very small child.
Her whole body also turned into a small ball, hugging her legs tightly, her face half buried in her knees. She no longer looked as cold and stiff as she usually did when facing Xiao Fenzi, only helpless.
Xiao Fenzi had never seen Bixue cry like this.
Seeing him staring at Bixue intently, Yiquan's expression became increasingly grim. He just grabbed Xiao Fenzi's sleeve, shook it and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"
Xiao Fenzi didn't answer.
Yiquan suddenly stood up, glanced at Bixue condescendingly and said, "I'm going to find Sister Qixi."
After a while, Bixue finally raised her head.
Her eyes were red and swollen, and she said to Xiao Fenzi in a tone she had not heard in a long time: "Fenzi, I want to see the master."