As soon as she said this, Bixue fell silent immediately.
There have always been few such situations in the palace, but there are also quite a few.
For example, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, hated this kind of thing and even ordered the torture of skinning.
After Yongle, the status of eunuchs rose steadily. This kind of thing began to be openly allowed in the Ming Dynasty palace. Everyone had always been aware of it and had a tacit understanding. In the Ming Dynasty, there were one hundred thousand eunuchs and nine thousand palace maids, and they were very aggressive about eating.
Sheng, Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty once gave two maids to the favored eunuch Chen Wu. During the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, there was an eunuch named Wu Cheng who had a wife and a concubine.
But this is not the Ming Dynasty.
The disasters caused by eunuchs in the previous Ming Dynasty were shocking. Therefore, since entering the customs, the palace has been suppressing and guarding against eunuchs and maids eating. Once discovered, the palace regulations are only light, and if the emperor is really angry, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Xiao Dazi was anxious for Xiao Fenzi and rushed to speak. At this time, looking at the look on Bixue's face, he felt a little regretful for a moment.
It's like a layer of window paper. It's fine when it's not punctured. People inside and outside the house vaguely know what the other person means, because there is always a way to pretend to be confused even though there is a layer of window paper.
But once it's broken, it's like firing a bow without an arrow to turn around. Both people have to face it.
Xiao Fenzi whispered: "Bixue, how can you take good care of yourself when you go out alone? The master is just pretending to believe your words. In fact, she doesn't trust you at all, otherwise why would she reward you like this?
Is it important to leave the palace for Enyin and Xinruan? Even tonight, she is still letting Evian sort it out!"
Bixue was silent for a long time, then suddenly raised her head, looked deeply at Xiao Fenzi, with a smile that was half mocking, half sad, and slowly said word by word: "Why didn't Eunuch Fen say that? Master also said
Are you going to find a good home for me?"
Xiao Fenzi's breathing suddenly stagnated, and her whole body became tense.
Bixue's face was flushed just now, but now the blush gradually faded away, only showing her original pale complexion.
Xiao Fenzi stared at her closely.
Bixue also looked at him, but did not flinch, and actually took a step forward.
The two people were very close.
Bixue asked him again in a light voice: "I dare to ask Eunuch Fen, but I don't worry about it, what kind of destination do you think... can be called 'good' for Bixue?"
Xiao Fenzi clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and stared at her with red eyes.
Bixue tilted her head slightly, with tears in her eyes, but her tone was still sarcastic and stubborn, and she said word by word: "I have the heart to leave, and it's not just a day or two. Eunuch Fen, are you ready?"
Have you ever thought about...why I haven’t left for so long?”
Xiao Fenzi froze in place.
Bixue raised her face and smiled softly. The moonlight shone on her face. Xiao Dazi looked at it and felt that Bixue's smile was also vague.
He sighed heavily.
Bixue lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes, turned around and smiled at little Dazi, and said warmly: "Dazi, you have served the master well and taken good care of Sister Qixi. Even though I am gone, I will always miss you in my heart."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave without looking at Xiao Fenzi again.
Xiao Fenzi suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Bixue's wrist, gritted her teeth and said, "Bixue, please follow me!"
He didn't say "You stay" or "Don't leave."
But "Just follow me"
Xiao Dazi couldn't hold it back for a while. He raised his hands to cover his face with his sleeves, then turned his head to the side and coughed. After coughing two or three times, he was afraid of disturbing others, so he just suppressed it and didn't dare to make any more noises.
Louder noise.
When Xiao Fenzi said these words, she felt relieved.
He secretly thought: I should have said this many years ago.
He held Bixue's wrist and did not let go. He stared at Bixue anxiously. His voice was half coaxing and half pleading, and said: "Bixue, don't worry, I will take good care of you and be good to you in the future."
Yes! If what I said today is even half-assed, let me..."
Bixue raised her head and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
She lowered her head again, a trace of tenderness flashed across her face, but that tenderness soon disappeared, replaced by indifference.
She said softly: "You also take good care of Yiquan and are very kind."
Xiao Fenzi suddenly lost strength in her hands.
In the palace maid's room, Yiquan hugged her knees and said nothing.
The one next to her who was also a second-class palace maid, and was renamed Binglu by Ji Ling, reached over, covered her with a piece of clothing, and said softly: "Yiquan, what did you go out for just now? Why did it take you so long to come back?
?My whole body was covered in cold air! I was so lost when I came back..."
As she spoke, she pushed Yiquan's shoulder and said with a smile, "Is it possible that you saw a ghost in the yard?"
Yiquan shook his head and said softly: "It's nothing."
She lowered her head, clenched her fists, then loosened them again, and whispered as if to herself: "It's nothing."
Another second-class maid next to her, originally named Shuang'er, but later changed her name to Huiyuan by Ji Ling, was sleeping on the bunk under the window. When she heard this, she was frightened. She sat up and said, "Binglu! Don't do it."
Nonsense—it’s okay for you to tell me something!”
Binglu chuckled and said, "Look how scared you are, you are so cowardly! Do you want me to change the clinical berth with you?"
She bent down, made the bed, and pushed Yiquan's shoulders and said: "Go to sleep, go to sleep, think about it tomorrow! We are all slaves, you can't act funny like a young lady!"
The night wind whimpered and blew in through the cracks in the window. Huiyuan was really a little scared. He reached out and was about to close the window pane. Suddenly he opened his eyes wide and said curiously: "Hey!"
Binglu whispered: "You~really~see~a ghost?!"
Huiyuan shook her head and said softly: "No. I saw Eunuch Fen sending Sister Bixue back to her check-in door."
She turned around and said confusedly: "The two of them...haven't they always had a bad relationship?"
the next morning.
The whole world is spring, in the warm pavilion.
Qixi took Evian with her, one of them packed things, and the other filled in the registration book.
Gradually, a spacious box on the ground could no longer hold it.
Yiyun pursed her lips, with a hint of envy in her expression, and a little dazed at the same time, and murmured: "I don't know, I thought Bixue was getting married, and the master was preparing a dowry!"
Qixi glanced at her, stretched out her hand to make gestures on her face, and said with a smile: "Are you greedy and impatient now? When you leave the palace to get married in the future, the master will not be able to treat you badly!"
After all, Evian is younger than her and has a much thinner face. When she heard these words, her face immediately turned red. She jumped up and chased after Qixi: "Sister Qixi, why are you talking so nonsense! Who is impatient?"
Qixi smiled and dodged behind Ji Ling and said: "Whoever is angry is naturally the one who has been told something. It seems that you are really anxious, Evian!"
Ji Ling sat next to Qixi. While instructing Qixi to add entries to the book, he knocked on the corner of the table and scolded with a smile: "Okay! Don't make trouble, we are doing business!"