Heaven and earth are one family in spring, in the main hall.
Evian knelt on the ground, half supporting and half supporting Bixue, while Qixi beside her could not help but pat her on the back.
Bixue put all her weight on Evian, and she said to Ji Ling with red eyes: "...the illness came so quickly, and it happened so suddenly, no one expected it. The letter home said that everything was fine.
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Ji Ling helped her up with his own hands and said, "Sit down and talk."
Xiao Fenzi helped beside her and helped her to a chair nearby. Bixue still remembered her identity as a slave and did not dare to sit down.
Evian became alert at this time, and looked around the main hall, looking for an embroidery pier where the first-class palace maids usually did needlework. He moved it over and stuffed it into the crook of Bixue's knee.
Xiao Dazi also knew about this and rushed over from the dining room. He looked at Bixue at the door of the palace with a sad face, and rubbed his hands hesitantly, wondering whether he should come in or not.
He, Xiao Fenzi, Qixi, and Bixue have been friends since they came all the way from Jingyang Palace. Although he is usually not good at words, he has always regarded Qixi and Bixue as his own family members.
Ji Ling turned around and nodded to Qixi.
Qixi understood and pushed Bixue into Eyun's arms. Then she stood up, turned around and walked into the Nuan Pavilion. Not long after, she came back with a purse and handed it to Ji Ling.
Ji Ling weighed the heavy purse and handed it to Bixue with her own hands.
She still vaguely remembered: She had heard from Qixi before that Bixue's family situation was not bad at first, but later her father got involved in an unjust lawsuit and ended up in prison, leaving her mother alone.
Things are getting worse.
If this is true, Bixue's current situation is really miserable.
She waited for Bixue to wipe away her tears before asking: "Do you have any relatives who often move around in your family now?"
Bixue wiped her tears and said, "I thank you for your kindness! I only have an aunt left in my family now. This letter was written by someone else. My aunt's eyesight is not very good, and my uncle is a careless person.
He only wanders outside during the day, and my aunt can't restrain him..."
The palace is somewhat respectable, and the maids who serve the masters are basically bannermen, but among the bannermen, there are still many who live in poverty - you know, the original owner of the body that Ji Ling traveled through was just
A little one is always there.
If the daughter of a family with some connections in the Three Banners Real Estate had entered the palace to be a maid, she would have been forced to live with the queen, concubine, or princess. Even if she was unlucky, she would have to live with a concubine.
Then the one who follows Chang Zai is the daughter of a family with no connections.
Ji Ling nodded and said: "This is a small change. You take it first. Don't worry. I will naturally let people take care of things and help your mother handle her funeral affairs decently. I also ask you, my daughter, to feel unhappy."
As for being too sad.”
Bixue shed tears and kowtowed on the carpet repeatedly: "I thank you for your kindness! Thank you for your great kindness!"
Ji Ling quickly asked Qixi to pull her up, and said: "I have been a master and servant for many years. Needless to say, I should help you advocate for you."
Bixue just cried silently.
Ji Ling sighed, thinking about the sudden change in this girl's family and the deep pain of losing her mother, so she waved her hand and said: "Qixi, send her back to rest first, take it easy, wait until the evening and talk again."
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Bixue was helped up by Qixi and walked a few steps towards the door. When she reached the door of the palace, she suddenly turned around, knelt down and said to Ji Ling: "Master, my aunt has always been sick. She was already struggling to support herself.
Now that I'm older, I'm afraid it's just more difficult, plus my uncle looks like that..."
Ji Ling had a vague premonition in her heart and raised her head to look at Bixue.
Sure enough, Bixue knelt down and seemed to have made a lot of determination. She raised her head with a heartbeat and said: "Master, there is something wrong with me, but now I have to report it. My age has also reached the time to leave the palace."
, Now the master has no shortage of people to serve him, slave... I beg you to come out of the palace."
As soon as these words came out, Qixi and Xiaofenzi's expressions changed.
Xiao Dazi was the farthest away and could not hear clearly what Bixue said, but Xiao Fenzi's face turned almost pale.
Ji Ling stood up subconsciously and blurted out: "Leave the palace? Where are you going after you leave the palace? Go to your aunt?"
Bixue nodded imperceptibly and said: "My aunt can also do some sewing for others. If I are included, we can always make ends meet."
Ji Ling frowned and said, "You just plan to make a living by sewing?"
Bixue lowered her head and said: "This slave has been able to live a hard life. I am hard-working and with my aunt, it is not difficult to feed three mouths. I have been in the palace for these years, thanks to the care of my master, I am very grateful!"
When Ji Ling heard what she said, she was speechless for a moment. Listening to her words, she knew that Bixue had probably had the idea of leaving the palace for a long time, but she had been reluctant to leave the palace for various reasons, probably because of her mother's current affairs.
It made her really want to go home and be with her loved ones.
In an instant, several thoughts passed through Ji Ling's mind: In the Forbidden City, the only way for older palace ladies to leave the palace is to get married.
But it sounds simple, but it is not easy to find a suitable person. There are three reasons: First, because at this time, women were getting married in their teens, and twenty was considered too late, and the palace maids had already left the palace for two years.
She is fifteen years old; secondly, because the Forbidden City is the most noble place in the world, and it has been full of beauty for ten years. Many palace maids suddenly go out, especially those who marry into ordinary families, and it is inevitable that they will feel a sense of loss; thirdly,
Because the palace maids have been serving in the Forbidden City for a long time, they have to bear all kinds of work, and they have to act according to the master's face. They have to be cautious all year round. Over time, they will inevitably have a deficiency of energy and blood, which is not conducive to future fertility.
Ji Ling had made up her mind for a while and asked Yinzhen to find a suitable candidate. Bixue was hers. After following her for so many years, she could not wrong Bixue no matter how she left her yard.
Moreover, after all, Bixue is now a first-class palace maid beside the imperial concubine. Even with this status, it is impossible for her to just find someone to marry.
Bixue lowered her head and said with red eyes: "Master loves the slave, and the slave doesn't know it. It's the master's grace. Even if the slave goes out, he will face the direction of the Forbidden City every day in the morning and evening. Bless the master and the sixth elder brother.
Wish you all the best and good luck to the third princess!"
Ji Ling raised his hand to stop him and said: "Swall it up first, I just pretend I didn't hear it! After all, you have followed me for nearly ten years, and you just left the Old Summer Palace in a package like this. How can I rest assured? I will tell the emperor later,
Let’s see how we can find a safe home for you.”
As soon as she said these words, Xiao Fenzi's face immediately turned pale. Yiquan stood on the steps with his hands lowered. Hearing this, he just kept silent. He raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Fenzi for a while.
The maids were not allowed to leave the palace. If they did, it would be time to leave. Concubine Chen ordered her to go down, and someone immediately went to Bixue's aunt's house. They brought money and various gifts and things, and arranged for Bixue's mother.
His funeral affairs were arranged in a smooth manner.