The girls in the Flower House gather together without doing business and enjoy the beauty of the New Year in peace and contentment. This is unique not only in Yunxiang House, but also in the entire capital.
It is said that the girls in the Flower House have a hard life, but they are lucky enough to be able to live in the Yunxiang Tower.
Like other buildings, where women gather, there will be a lot of disharmony, gossiping, gossiping, comparisons, jealousy, etc. But in general, the girls in the family are still very united in the face of big things.
At the dinner table, Yu Ji occasionally told Xia Shang about the experiences of these girls, what they had encountered, and why they came to Yunxiang Tower.
Most of these experiences are regrettable, so Yu Ji will not criticize them too harshly.
Yu Ji once opened a medical clinic, and she always has the kindness of a doctor. It is not appropriate for her to take care of Yunxiang Tower.
Just look at the chattering girls at the table and you will know that there are fewer rules and more freedom here.
It's just that Xia Shang doesn't care about this. The meaning of Yunxiang Tower's existence is not how much money it can make, and these girls are not all here to please men.
A very small number of these girls are or are expected to be Chunfang Si's right-hand assistants, while the rest are Chunfang Si's cover in Yunxiang Tower.
Some of these people will be redeemed by high-ranking officials in the capital and become concubines of the officials. At the same time, they will also become small pawns in the Chunfang Division's efforts to gradually infiltrate the officialdom of the capital.
Don't underestimate these low-key women. When these women infiltrate various families, they will become a force that cannot be underestimated.
Although there is no visible effect at the moment, Xia Shang believes that these hidden chess pieces will have excellent results.
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When Xia Shang was surrounded by beautiful people in Yunxiang Tower, the first batch of foreign tourists in the history of the palace were already resting under the green pavilion in the imperial garden.
Cuiting was originally the emperor's favorite pavilion, but he has not been there in recent years.
The Imperial Garden is also very deserted, and even the thousands of trees and flowers cannot cover up the desolation inside.
Today, there are outsiders in the palace. The maids and eunuchs in the palace do not think it is against the rules. On the contrary, they think it would be good if some strangers come in occasionally. Especially the two little guys in this team, they are both alive.
The playful little elf is chirping and playing around, which makes people happy to see it.
The banquet under the pavilion has been prepared for a long time. Li Xiaoxin is the princess, and she is the host in the palace. She greets everyone to sit down in the pavilion. Several maids and eunuchs follow Xia Guang and Xia Weiliang.
The people behind him were waiting in a panic, for fear that the two little ancestors would accidentally fall into the water.
The snow is still falling in the sky. I don’t know if it’s because of the feeling. Li Xiaoxin feels that the snow inside the palace seems to be heavier than outside, the wind is stronger, and the temperature is relatively lower.
Li Xiaoxin hadn't returned to the palace for half a year. She felt that it seemed a little different from before, but she couldn't tell what it smelled like. She looked at the chief eunuch who was accompanying him and saw that he was wearing a thick cotton coat, a scarf around his neck, and a headband on his head.
Even though he was wearing a felt hat, he was still shivering from the cold.
"Eunuch Liu, is it so cold?"
"Ah!" Eunuch Liu sneezed immediately and said shivering, "The princess is laughing, we can't stand the cold. In addition, the weather this year is weird, it's still snowing after the New Year.
, the weather is not getting warmer, instead it is getting colder day by day. This is causing great harm to the people in our palace."
"It seems a little colder inside the palace than outside, which is really weird."
"What's so strange about this? This palace has always been so deserted. There are not many people who can walk around in such a huge palace. In addition, the emperor is old and has lost his former energy. Where is the deserted place in this palace?
Will there be a lively atmosphere outside?”
Li Xiaoxin frowned when she thought of the decrepit emperor. She couldn't explain the relationship between her and the emperor, but he was her brother after all, and he also worked hard for her and finally saved his life.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaoxin felt a little sad when she thought that such an old body had to live in such a cold and lonely palace: "The Emperor doesn't want to see me?"
"The emperor has said that as long as His Highness the Princess likes it, you can have fun inside and outside the palace. It's just that the emperor doesn't want to see anyone recently."
"It's so cold in the palace, you, the waiter, should remind him to move to a warmer place."
"Don't worry, princess. I've mentioned it a long time ago, but the emperor said he doesn't want to go anywhere." Eunuch Liu said and sighed, "Hey! Seeing that the emperor has been getting better for a while, but I don't know why, he seems to have fallen ill again recently.
all day long
Hiding in the palace, no one can be seen. Even the Queen has not seen the Emperor for a long time. Slaves like us can only talk to the Emperor through the door."
Li Xiaoxin nodded and didn't care. Seeing that she was the only one standing outside the pavilion, she hurriedly went over and sat next to Qin Huairou.
"Sister, are you still used to being in this palace?"
Qin Huairou smiled: "This is something you can't get used to! This is the palace. Common people like us are lucky to be able to come in. After walking here, I saw a lot of various scenery, but after all, I was a little reserved.
I don’t feel so safe in my heart.”
Yue'er interrupted, but in a very low voice: "It's just that no matter how beautiful the flowers and gardens here are, they can't make people feel at ease. I haven't seen anyone who dared to raise their head and walk all the way here, and the sky is so eerie and weird, I don't know.
Why, since I entered the palace, I feel uncomfortable all over. Madam, let’s go back quickly after we have something to eat.”
Qin Huairou whispered: "Don't talk nonsense."
"Oh." Yue'er responded aggrievedly and stopped talking.
Although Qin Huairou stopped Yue'er from drinking, she did agree with Yue'er's proposal.
Qin Huairou didn't say anything, but she still felt a little weird in her heart. She felt the same as Yue'er. She felt a little bit hairy since entering the palace. On the one hand, it might be because the weather was colder than outside, and on the other hand, it was because the inside of the palace was colder.
The desertedness.
Qin Huairou really didn't want to stay in a place like this any longer.
"Sister, we have not been in the palace for a long time. We should go home after eating so as not to disturb the emperor."
Li Xiaoxin also saw that everyone was absent-minded, so she nodded and greeted the palace maid with a smile to pass on the dishes.
Before the prepared palace banquet was served, a woman's voice was heard shouting from a distance: "Hurry up, you guys. It's such a cold day and there aren't any sparks in the pavilion. It's so dull."
Son?"
The voices were getting closer and closer, and soon a palace maid opened the silk curtain of the pavilion and came in with a brazier.
Then another young woman in a bright red cloak came in, shook off the snow on her body, and smiled at Qin Huairou: "Mrs. Xia, you didn't even notify me when you came to the palace?"