"Shh! Keep your voice down, if someone informs you, your life will be in danger."
"It's okay, we are all sisters here, there are no outsiders and no one will snitch."
The other slaves lay in bed and said nothing.
On the other hand, the slave who was only sixteen or seventeen years old kept talking.
"The princess is so pitiful. The empress is so cruel that she even killed her own daughter."
…
The next day!
early morning!
The slaves woke up early to welcome a new day, but when they opened the door, they found a corpse hanging on the cantilever of the exit not far away.
Take a closer look.
It's the slave who spoke ill of the queen in the house last night.
Their faces were pale, and they knew that someone had snitched on them, but they were used to this kind of situation. It was a normal situation. In the deep palace, intrigues happened every day.
You think she is your friend, but you never know how she will stab you in the back.
Someone who was close to her saw this scene, her eyes turned red. She had already told her not to make random comments about her master, but she just didn't listen. It's okay now, it's too late to regret.
They knew this was the lesson their empress had given them.
Warn them about the consequences of discussing their master in private like she did.
Half a month later!
Every day is happy for Lin Fan. Although he can't see many people, he has no requirements for these. It is meaningless to see people he doesn't know. No matter how many people there are, it has nothing to do with him.
"I'm going to make a rich lunch today." Lin Fan looked at the vegetables in front of him and smiled brightly. Even Lao Zhang had never tasted his cooking. When he has time, he will make it for Lao Zhang and Xiaobao.
Give it a try and show them what I'm doing.
In Lin Fan's opinion, simple vegetables are just plates of delicacies.
Cut the vegetables, light the fire, and heat the pot.
The smoke from cooking was rising into the sky, making this deserted courtyard a little more lively.
“It smells so good.”
The food you cook yourself always tastes the best.
He moved the table outside and served a few simple dishes and a soup. It was a beautiful enjoyment to look at the sky while eating.
"Eh!"
Just when Lin Fan was about to use his chopsticks, he saw a figure at the door.
"Want to come and eat together?"
Lin Fan waved to the figure at the door. The figure was the little girl who had not seen him for a long time and fell into the well.
The little girl stood at the door without moving.
Looking straight at him.
"Is there something wrong with me?" Lin Fan looked down and found nothing wrong. He pondered, did he do something wrong, or did he scare the other person so that the other person did not dare to approach him?
oh!
Thought of it.
He stood up, took the bowl, and put in an extra portion of rice. It turned out that he didn't serve the other party's rice, which made the little girl think he was joking, so she didn't dare to come over.
A bowl of hot white rice is served.
"Come on, you're welcome. My skills are very good. Maybe you will like it." Lin Fan waved with a smile. There was nothing to be afraid of. There was really no need to be nervous at all.
Thinking about the first meeting, it’s understandable that you might be a little nervous.
It didn't take long.
…
"So good."
Lin Fan believed in his own craftsmanship, but he didn't believe that the other party could endure the food he cooked.
Qinglian once said that she did a good job for everyone.
The craftsmanship has been passed down from her.
So he is very confident.
The little girl seemed to have not eaten for a long time. She was very reserved at first, but then she started to devour the food.
Lin Fan held his chin and looked at it with a smile.
It’s really a pleasure to see people enjoying the food you cook so much.
"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, there are still a lot of them." Lin Fan said with a smile.
He found that there seemed to be something wrong with the little girl in front of him.
How to say it.
It's just dark and twisted.
Well...impossible.
How could the little girl have such a mentality? She must have felt wrong.
"What's your name?" Lin Fan asked.
Then it occurred to me that I hadn’t introduced myself yet.
"My name is Lin Fan, and I have always lived here."
"And you?"
The little girl plucked at the food in the bowl, rolled her eyes upward, and kept looking at Lin Fan, just like an animal that would be alert to its surroundings when eating.
Because there is no safe environment, the animals are very uneasy.
Nothing wrong.
This is the situation of the little girl at this time.
Lin Fan pondered. He wanted the little girl to let go of her vigilance, relax, and happily accept everything around her.
He looked directly into the little girl's eyes, smiled, the smile was full of sincere feelings, and told her openly that I have no ill intentions towards you and that I am a good person.
Lin Fan's smile made adults panic.
But it makes the children feel a sense of warmth.
"Zhenle."
"My name is Zhenle."
Zhenle told Lin Fan her name.
Lin Fan stretched out his hand to Zhenle and said with a smile: "My name is Lin Fan. This is the second time we meet. Hello."
Zhenle looked at Lin Fan blankly. When Lin Fan stretched out his hand, for some reason, she shrank sensitively, as if she was afraid of danger, but soon she knew that there was no danger.
"Let's shake hands and we'll become friends. I don't know anyone here, and the first person I see is you," Lin Fan said.
Snap!
Seeing Lin Fan's sincere and warm smile, Zhenle slowly stretched out her hand and held Lin Fan's hand.
"Good friend." Lin Fan smiled.
Zhenle, who had never smiled before, felt Lin Fan's warm palm and smiled.
"Hey! What's wrong with your wrist?" Lin Fan asked with confusion when he noticed that Zhenle's wrist was bruised and purple, and there were burn scars.
"Nothing?" Zhenle retracted her hand and lowered her head to eat.
Lin Fandao: "We are friends. If someone bullies you, just tell me and I will help you."
"No one bullies me." Zhenle said.
After she came here for the first time, she knew what kind of place this was. It was the most miserable place in the palace, and no one cared about it. The outcome was already decided from the moment she stepped here.
Don't ever think about leaving alive.
Things in the palace were too dangerous, and she didn't want the only person who was kind to her to die in vain.
…
inside the house.
Zhenle stood in front of the bookcase and looked at it casually. The environment in the house was very shabby, even worse than the place where she stayed. It was deserted and lonely, just like her.
Suddenly, I felt like I was in the same boat.
"These books are very interesting. I usually read them, but some of them I can't understand." Lin Fan said with a smile.
He has nothing to enjoy here.
The only interesting thing are the books on these bookcases.
Zhenle looked at the bookcase, and suddenly she found a book emitting a strong black mist, which was very magical.
Get that book.
"Nine Nether Divine Code".
"Can you give this to me?"
Lin Fan smiled and said: "Of course, if you like, any of the books here can be given to you."
"Do you like painting?"
Zhenle didn't understand what Lin Fan meant.
draw?
I didn't say I like painting.
Lin Fan's favorite child is reading and drawing.
It would be great if Xiaobao also likes reading. But thinking about it, Xiaobao seems to be very serious about reading. As long as he asks Xiaobao to go to school, Xiaobao will obey.
It can be seen from this point.
Xiaobao is a child who loves reading.
"This is for you." Zhenle took out a woven grasshopper from her pocket.
"Thank you, it's really nice." Lin Fan accepted it with a smile. Then he thought about others giving him gifts, but he hadn't given any gifts to others yet, so he took out the golden leaves and said, "This is for you."
Zhenle had never seen golden leaves before, so she was very curious and finally accepted them.
"Thanks."
"So good."
Lin Fan habitually touched Zhenle's head, just like touching Xiaobao's head.
It was the first time that Zhenle had someone stroke her head gently like this, instead of pressing her head roughly to the ground. Her mind was at peace, and there was an indescribable tranquility.
The leaves of the Dao tree were sent away by Lin Fan.
What is a treasure to others, in Lin Fan's eyes, is actually no different from something commonly used.
Lin Fan talked a bit too much, while Zhenle was very taciturn. Occasionally he would just say "hmm" and nothing else. Of course, to Lin Fan, he didn't care about this at all.
Everything needs to be done slowly.
night.
Lin Fan was lying on the bed with a bright smile on his face.
"It's great. I finally made a new friend. He's just not very lively, but I believe that as long as you stay with me for a long time, he will definitely become more lively."
He has the confidence to make the other party lively.
West Palace Courtyard.
Inside the hut.
Zhenle played with the golden leaves in her hands.
"It's so amazing. I've never seen golden leaves before."
Been playing with it for a long time.
The first gift she received made her very happy.
Then, she took out the book, looked at the words on the cover, and muttered to herself.
"Nine Nether Divine Canon..."
She knew it was a secret book, but she was confused as to why it was emitting black mist. This was what puzzled her the most.
Read the book.
There were many little figures painted inside. After seeing it, she carefully hid the book with the gold leaves in the middle of the night. She was afraid that others would find out, and she was even more afraid that the Concubine Xian would find out.
The next day!
Lin Fan got up early, took a deep breath of fresh air, and reached the peak of his energy. Then he made breakfast and started a new day of life. Farming was essential, even if there were no weeds in the field.
But he still turned over the soil with a hoe.
Give the vegetables some air.
Although his life here did not have many fluctuations, it felt quite colorful. He worked in various fields, looked at the trees, breathed the fresh air, looked up at the sky and thought about some things in the past.
It feels very good.
At noon.
Lin Fan was cooking when he noticed a little head outside the door looking nervously at him. He waved.
"Come here, sit there and wait, it will be fine soon."
When Zhenle heard Lin Fan's voice, she ran to the table and sat there honestly.