After she was taken out of Kunning Palace, she and other guilty slaves were placed in a dark room next to a corner door. This incident shocked and frightened her, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted to the extreme, coupled with the coldness all over her body.
Hungry in the belly, the wind outside the window was fierce, coming in through the cracks in the window and hitting people.
Although Yan Zhi fought hard to hold on, she fell asleep unconsciously.
In the 16th year of Kangxi's reign, the late emperor set a rule: maids over thirty years old could leave the palace.
In the first year of Yongzheng's reign in this dynasty, it was changed to allow all maids to leave the palace after they were twenty-five years old.
When the maids leave the palace, they can get a reward of silver. If they are serving the empress dowager, empress, imperial concubine, concubine, concubine, or concubine, this amount of silver will be given by their master. The amount is uncertain.
It all depends on the master's wishes. If the master trusts and likes a slave, it is not uncommon for him to be rewarded with several hundred taels of silver.
If you are a palace maid who follows a noble person, is always around, and agrees, the money will be paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs: thirty taels of silver for those who have been in the palace for more than fifteen years, twenty taels of silver for those who have been in the palace for less than fifteen years, and twenty taels for those who have been in the palace for less than ten years.
Reward ten taels of silver.
But these are all for palace maids who normally want to leave the palace when they reach an age. Palace maids like Yanzhi who were kicked out because they made mistakes will not get a penny reward.
It would be great if you can save your life!
Rouge listened to the sound of rain for a long time, and finally recognized the human voices mixed in it. It was the eunuchs guarding the room chatting.
I heard one of them say with a smile: "I keep praising the good looks inside, maybe someone has some thoughts...".
The other one spat at him and cursed in a low voice: "They are all guys who have no descendants, what nonsense are you talking about!".
The two were silent for a while, and then the eunuch who spoke at the beginning sighed again and said, "What a pity!"
Rouge raised her hand and silently touched the side of her face. The skin on the tentacles was smooth and delicate. She also knew that it was a pity for her. She bit her silver teeth and remained silent without speaking.
The guilty little palace maid next to her came over and asked Rouge in a low voice: "Which palace are you from?".
Yanzhi glanced at her and saw that she was probably still young, no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. She must have been crying all night, and her eye circles were as red and swollen as two transparent peaches.
Rouge twitched the corner of her mouth and did not answer. She just asked back, "Which palace are you from?".
The little palace maid retracted her neck, put her two thin wrists back, hugged her reed-like shoulders, and silently mouthed, "Yonghe Palace."
Yanzhi was slightly surprised after hearing this, and asked, "Are you following Concubine Ning?" After hearing this, the little palace maid nodded heavily.
Yanzhi said maturely: "That's a good job. Concubine Ning has never given birth to a child, but she can be named a concubine. It is very important." She heard this from the conversation between Concubine Nian and Zhuyu, so she imitated it at this time.
Came over.
Yanzhi said doubtfully: "I heard that Yonghe Palace treats palace residents fairly generously."
The little palace maid said in a soft voice: "Sister, I don't know. This reputation actually comes from Zhang Guiren, who is on the side of Yonghe Palace. Zhang Guiren is called Master Bodhisattva. As for Concubine Ning...", she said
At this point, he gradually lowered his head and sighed silently.
Yanzhi rolled his eyes and asked her: "What mistake have you made?" When the little palace maid heard her question, she raised her head again and said: "I washed a piece of clothing that the queen likes and torn it in one place."
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After hearing this, Yanzhi stopped talking, leaned against the wall with her head raised, hugged her knees, and said after a while: "In short, you are young, and you have a life even after leaving the palace. You are not like me."
After hearing this, the little palace maid muttered and said nothing. Instead, she raised her hand to wipe the tears that kept pouring out of her eyes with the back of her hand. She sobbed and said with her chest heaving: "I have no one at home for a long time."
Well, I was kicked out of the palace and became homeless."
When Yanzhi heard her crying, she felt even more irritated and frightened, so she impatiently scolded the little palace maid: "Stop crying! Listen carefully to the outside world!" After all, the little palace maid was still a half-grown child. After being frightened by her, she immediately did not dare to go any further.
She cried loudly, just covering her lips and sobbing uncontrollably.
Yanzhi felt depressed, tilted his head back, and combed his hair. He only comforted himself: even if he was kicked out of the palace, he would not be without wealth and glory.
There is also a "he"!
If you become a concubine for "him", your future will be bright, not to mention that "he" is a caring person.
The rain was falling hard, pattering on the ground in the Forbidden City. Yanzhi heard the door behind her being opened with a roar. With her back to the light, she couldn't see clearly who was coming, so she reached out and subconsciously covered her eyes with her hands.
The man closed his umbrella, cursed, and said in a low voice: "Oh my God! The weather is like this when there is an errand!" After cursing, he looked at the two people in the room, raised his chin, and said impatiently:
"It's time!".
Yanzhi stood up with her hands on the ground, feeling at a loss in her heart. She followed the man out of the house, and the rain splashed on her face, body, and shoes, and then white mist rose on the ground. The little palace maid
He hid even more shyly beside her, and the two of them silently followed the eunuch holding the umbrella, just walking numbly.
After walking through several palace walls and passing through several palace gates, I finally left the inner palace. When I arrived at the outer palace, I could already see the guards in uniforms.
The umbrella eunuch continued to lead them through several palace gates. When the last small door opened, Rouge raised her eyes and finally saw the scene outside the Forbidden City.
Out of the palace.
At this time, the little palace maid held the bundle and whispered: "Sister, I'm leaving soon, please take care of yourself." After saying this, she put the bundle on her left shoulder, turned around and walked towards the long street to the west.
Yanzhi just felt tired of her crying, but suddenly there was no one around her, and she suddenly felt lonely and scared.
The palace gate of the Forbidden City slowly closed behind her. Yanzhi gritted her teeth and walked through a street. However, she heard the sound of carriages and horses rushing to catch up behind her. Someone lifted the curtain and called her softly: "Rouge!
Wait a minute!".
Yanzhi turned around suddenly and saw that in the carriage was Xiao Weizi from Concubine Nian's palace. Xiao Weizi often went out of the palace to buy things, and he didn't usually follow Concubine Nian in public, so he didn't attract anyone's attention.
He relied on him to convey news between himself and Yikun Palace. When Yanzhi saw him coming, she couldn't help but feel surprised. She grabbed his sleeve and asked eagerly: "But Master Nian has changed his mind?".
Xiao Weizi shook his head silently, with a look of regret on his face, and said in an inaudible voice: "Even if the one from Kunning Palace wants to attack, Master Nian can't stop him. Rouge, after all, it's a master-servant fight. Master asked me to give you a good gift."
Cheng.", he said, patted the seat next to him, and urged: "Get in the car quickly!".
It is not appropriate for men and women to ride in the same car, but Xiao Weizi is a eunuch, and they are both slaves. Yanzhi supported the frame of the car, took Xiao Weizi's arm, and got into the carriage.
