Chapter 6 Chapter 5 Pretending to be sick

"Malingering"!Only these two words made me sleepless all night.I don't recognize the font and can't figure out if this is a warning or a hint.After thinking about it, I felt a splitting headache, and suddenly found that the sky was getting brighter, but I still couldn't figure it out, so I had to stand up in my clothes and move around. ...Walking to the table, picked up the leftover tea from last night, and poured it down in one gulp...It was so bitter!I licked my chapped lips, and felt a chill in my chest, and my mind suddenly cleared up a lot.I shook my head and decided that since I can't make a judgment from objective conditions, I can only obey my intuition.

Malingering! !After making a decision, I felt a lot more at ease, thinking carefully about how to pretend to be sick?When I turned around, I saw me in the bronze mirror, with disheveled hair, pale complexion, dark circles and big bags under the eyes.hehe!I couldn't help laughing, it's fine, I don't need to pretend it's very similar... I stretched my waist, turned around and went back to the bed and lay down. I'm a patient anyway, so I should lie on the bed, right?Now I am waiting for the little eunuch or Xiaochun to discover my "disease". I closed my eyes, and the scene flashed in my mind like a train.Who is it, I couldn't help thinking...I don't really care about the consequences of pretending to be sick, the worst thing is to let people rush home.Thinking about every draft, there must be someone who has a cold and a cold, and I'm really not feeling right now, and I have a terrible headache. Even if the imperial doctor came to give me a pulse, it's not serious, but at least it's an excessive worry, external sense and internal focus. This is not considered cheating.What's more, I was frightened by the experience yesterday...

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard voices from outside, and someone knocked lightly on the door: "Girl, it's time, it's time to get up." I held my breath, coughed a few times, and didn't answer him.The eunuch outside knocked on the door again: "Girl, it's time to get up, it's getting late." I still didn't speak. "Girl, it's okay to be late, I'm coming in." He waited outside for a while, then opened the door, put his head in to look, I quickly closed my eyes, he found that I was still lying on the bed, I hurried up: "Girl, what's wrong with you?" I opened my eyes slightly and whispered, "My father-in-law, I don't feel well..."

"Ah? What's wrong with you?" The eunuch stared hard at me, obviously suspicious. "I have a headache, and I don't feel well...cough cough!" I coughed twice. "Oh, what are you talking about, it's a big day today, wait a minute, I'll go out for a while." The eunuch hurried out, and just as I was about to stretch my legs, I heard voices approaching , quickly returned to the original state and continued to pretend to be sick. "Mr. Zhang, you said that this matter was fine yesterday, but the servant didn't feel much about it. He took good care of you, but today..."

"Don't be so long-winded, kid!" A voice scolded, and I could tell it was Eunuch Zhang, who was in charge of the daily life of the girls in the draft, the one who talked about changing from a phoenix to a duck as soon as he entered the palace. As soon as the door was pushed open, Eunuch Zhang came in and went to the bedside. Although I closed my eyes, I knew he was watching me carefully. "Big girl, what's wrong with you?" He asked me.I raised my eyes and looked at him in a daze, "I have a headache, and my body also hurts." Seeing Eunuch Zhang's face with a bland smile, I was secretly vigilant, knowing that such a father-in-law is a human being, not at all. Mistakes were also seen. "Oh..." He drew a long voice, "Didn't it be fine yesterday?"

"Maybe I didn't sleep well, thinking too much... Ahem!!" I said in a softer voice. "Well, there are too many things on my mind." Eunuch Zhang said indifferently, "That's right, you..." Before he finished speaking, he swallowed and coughed dryly, "Well, Zhu Son, you go and invite the imperial physician, hurry up!" "Cha!" The little eunuch next to him seemed to fly away. "Miss, if the imperial doctor says it's not good, then I can only report you as sick, and today's general election won't happen..." I put on an anxious look: "I'm fine... Ahem... just a little uncomfortable... it's okay." After speaking, he took two breaths. "Hmph, it's up to you to decide whether or not you get in the way, just listen to the doctor." After he finished speaking, he turned and sat at the table, looking at me. Not daring to move, just so stiff.

Finally the imperial doctor came and asked me to stretch out my hand to feel the pulse. I peeked and saw that the imperial doctor was twitching his beard with his eyes closed. He suddenly opened his eyes. "Doctor Li, how are you?" I heard Manager Zhang ask. "It's not a serious problem, but I'm thinking too much, I'm suffering from a cold, and I'm out of recuperation." Li Taiyi replied slowly. "Then, today's draft..." "I'm afraid it won't work. One is to raise it, and the other is that it is not good to go to the palace after being sick. I will prescribe a prescription. It is better for the girl to rest." Li Taiyi went to the table to prescribe the prescription .Eunuch Zhang slightly bent down: "Miss, you heard it too, I'm afraid it won't work today, you should take medicine and rest, I will report back to master."

"Then trouble your father-in-law." I said. "Well, Zhu'er, take care of me, don't let people come near here, so as not to get sick." After speaking, he lifted his foot and left. "Cha! You go slowly, I will see you off." The little eunuch hurriedly sent the two of them out, but put me, the patient, aside first.That's fine, after tossing and tossing for a long time, I also broke out in sweat, and felt that my head didn't hurt anymore, and my body didn't feel hot anymore. Hehe, if the imperial doctor took the pulse for a while longer, he would probably say that I was fine.I don't think Xiaochun can come to see me anymore. I don't know what her result will be today, will she reach the sky in one step, or... Sigh!I don't even have the strength to worry about her anymore. Now I only worry about one thing - my stomach is so hungry and growling.But patients who suffer from wind and cold seem to be starving. I remember that is how it was written in the book. Since it is the secret recipe of the Jia family, it must also be the secret recipe of the Qing Dynasty... Sigh!Sighing, I had no choice but to admit it, I don't know if the medicine for a while will make me hungry.

The little eunuch waited on me to take the medicine, covered me with a quilt and made me sweat. I was so hot that I felt weak in my stomach, and beads of sweat were profuse. He was very happy and said that he was about to recover.I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and only then did I realize what it means to knock out a tooth and swallow it in my stomach.After a while, I became dazed and fell asleep. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I felt someone looking at me, and I opened my eyes suddenly, and a smiling face came into my eyes... I let out a sigh of relief, and finally understood: "Little devil, what are you doing here?" As I expected, the smiling face immediately turned into an angry one. "I've said it, I'm not..." He suddenly stopped, looking at me, "You're plotting against me, trying to make me angry...Hmph!" He glared at me, I closed my eyes, and said with a smile : "You plot against me too, don't you?" He was taken aback, looked at me, I stretched out my fist from under the quilt to him, opened it, and a small piece of paper was firmly glued to it by sweat.He smiled, very happy, held my hand, looked at it, and kissed it suddenly.I was startled, I struggled to break free, took a breath, and unconsciously looked into my hand, the note was gone.The kid smiled smugly, I gave him a blank look, closed my eyes and waited quietly.

"You're really sick, really sick..." I froze for a moment and opened my eyes, thinking he would explain to me why he asked me to do this. "Yes, thanks to you." I looked at him, really angry.He smiled and leaned over, I dodged back, the result...it was still the same, his young master was as immovable as a mountain, he could do whatever he wanted, I almost looked at his face leaning on my shoulder viciously, thinking Do you want to give him a punch or two? I have also taken taekwondo classes in order to lose weight, so I still have the strength. "If you don't do this, you will have to go to the starling today."

"Ah?" I turned my head to look, and he was looking at me intently, with emotions I couldn't describe and a touch of pain in his eyes.I suddenly calmed down, I didn't even want to ask what it meant to go to Ba Ye's place, I just let him lean on me and quietly share those unknown things for him.well!Thinking of his life, I can't help but feel more pity for the boy in front of me.Just as I was thinking, the door suddenly opened, and I looked in shock... I saw the little eunuch Qin Zhu'er poking his head in, and my heartbeat accelerated rapidly. My first reaction was to cover up the thirteen elder brother next to me with a quilt, destroying the corpse and destroying the traces, but subconsciously I knew that there was no point in doing so. It is useless, so hundreds of thoughts turned in my mind in an instant, but none of them were useful. At the moment, I can only stand there in a daze, not knowing what to do. "Even if you kill me now, you won't be able to tell, haha!" Brother Thirteen suddenly said in my ear.I was startled, turned around to look at him, still leaning on me comfortably, smiling, I was a little dazed, at this time Qin Zhuer came over and stood aside, I glanced at him, expressionless, I spit out After taking a breath, I understood, turned around and said with a smirk, "That's right, if I kill him together, I can make it clear, right?" "Haha..." Elder Brother Thirteen laughed wildly, it really made my teeth itch, since I met him, I was scared almost every time, do you think I have a long life?Before it was my turn to yell, Qin Zhu'er had already rushed up: "My good master, keep your voice down, it would be great to be overheard, you know there are people here for other masters!" "Hmph..." He stopped laughing, his face became gloomy again, he just pinched the ends of my braids and rubbed them.I glanced at him, and sighed inwardly, compared to the sullen boy in front of me, that thirteenth elder brother who made his teeth itch.Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the little eunuch say: "Master, it's time to go. The selection of the son will be finished after a while. Everyone will come back. It's impossible for someone to bump into you." Yinxiang raised his head and glared at Qin Zhu'er: "You Do you think you are afraid?" Qin Zhu'er quickly knelt down, "Oh, master, you are not afraid, you have to think for Miss Mingwei..." He was taken aback and looked at me.I looked back calmly. "Are you afraid?" he asked. "Afraid!" I said truthfully.Of course I’m afraid, it’s not fun to be caught, but I’m not very afraid. Thinking about it, it’s true to be afraid of death, but I’m not too afraid of accidents, soldiers will stop me.But if something happens in a place like the imperial palace, it's probably not far from death, so it's better to be afraid... I was thinking wildly, and I was subconsciously staring at him.Suddenly he smiled: "You are really different from others, other girls will definitely say that I live and die together, but you are honest, hehe..." He turned his head, but his body still did not move.I watched Qin Zhu'er sweating profusely, but didn't dare to persuade him deeply. Presumably, I knew the master's stubborn temper, so he just kept giving me winks.I rubbed my sore shoulders from his pillow, seeing that he still ignored me, I knew in my heart that he liked my being different, but now this being different made him uncomfortable, sighed, I was still a child ah.I stretched out my hand, turned his face back, looked into his eyes, so stubborn, some people say that self-esteem and inferiority are positive and negative, so many pains did not overwhelm him, but it made this child much more sensitive prick. "There are people you care about in this palace, don't you want to embarrass them?" I smiled lightly and said, he stared at me sharply for a moment.I am still calm, he is so smart, it is impossible not to understand what I mean, that fourth master is his closest person... He slowly reached out and grabbed my hand, pulling me towards him, I knew I couldn't Get rid of him, not to mention that I don't hate this stubborn boy, I feel a bit like a younger brother, and something else, I was hugged tightly by him in a flash. "Fourth brother is helping me find a way. In short, I will let you stay with us, so, you..." He paused, let me go, gave me a fixed look, then turned and walked out.I was taken aback for a moment, seeing that he walked so resolutely, and only left such a plausible sentence. "Understood!" I yelled out unconsciously, full of anger.Qin Zhu'er was about to go out with me, but I was so frightened that he staggered and staggered down. He just looked up at me stupidly. I heard a faint laughter outside, so I let out a sigh of relief, lowered my head, and looked at The little eunuch half-sitting by the door said with a smile: "Hehe, my illness is cured, Mr. Zhu'er, is there anyone with good wine and good food?" I am really satisfied, I ate and drank enough, took a shower, leaned on the head of the bed clean and refreshed, found a book to read, and flipped through the pages, but my mind was not on it.The thirteenth elder brother came here today, and he didn't elaborate on the ins and outs. After thinking about it carefully, he only had a rough outline: first, the thirteenth elder brother wanted me, but the fourth elder brother didn't seem to object; Second, the eighth elder brother seems to be interested in me. As for the reason, I think it should be because of the influence of my current father and relatives. If you say that the two forces are inferior to other signs, the fourth elder brother probably wants to come It is also because of this reason.But the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang... I couldn't help shaking my head, believing that he wanted me first because he had a good impression of me, but that probably also accounted for part of the reason.I'm not naive enough to see that everything is pink. I have read a lot of history books. These people are precocious, and fighting for power and profit is probably already an instinct.However, according to historical experience and my observation, if we must stay in this era now, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourth elder brother behind him are the best choices.I couldn't help laughing bitterly. When I was at home, my mother always told me that I didn't have a long-term mind, and that I couldn't do anything with my brain. But here, what I do and look at is like a cabbage. I have to pick it up layer by layer. Only when you are at heart can you be at ease.I used to think that this person is a bit perverted because he has too many eyes, and everyone looks like a bad guy, but now I look at others at least like a half-bad guy. Could it be that I am already half perverted? Sigh... It's rare to be confused, I really understand it a little bit, no matter how good this thing is, I can't resist thinking about it.He raised his head and turned his neck, looked out the window, it was almost noon, the selection should be over, I don't know how Xiaochun is, I hope everything goes well for her.Let's not say that I really like this friend. I have already put so many things on my mind today. If there is another teary-eyed beauty looking for death and life, then I... Thinking of that scene, I can't help getting goose bumps.Throwing off the quilt, getting out of bed and walking around, ordering myself not to think about it today, this is simply hurting the body.After turning around the room twice, my thoughts suddenly returned to the sentence "Stay with us..." What does it mean?We, referring to him and the fourth elder brother, or... "Ah!"Since my intuition makes me choose to believe in Brother Thirteen, then I will! After making a decision, I calmed down, poured a cup of tea to rinse my mouth, turned around and returned to the bed, when I heard a noise outside, could it be that they came back?I hurried back into bed, settled down, picked up the book, and pricked up my ears to listen.The chirping and chirping are messy and I can't hear clearly, I can only tell that some people's voices are excited, and some people are crying... I can't help but get nervous, that Xiaochun... There was a sound of footsteps, and I vaguely heard someone asking Qin Zhu'er about my illness, probably it was Xiao Chun, who was thinking about it when the footsteps approached. "The girl's illness is all right now, she's sweating, but don't talk too much, and rest." The little eunuch said in a low voice. "Oh, I see." It really was Xiaochun.I hurriedly lay down, covered the quilt tightly, and closed my eyes, thinking that if I heard her voice was wrong, I would have to pretend to be asleep first, and talk to her in detail after she calmed down.I heard her push the door open, "Sister?" Xiaochun called me, but I really couldn't tell if she was in a bad mood, my God, how could this be good, once I gritted my teeth, I would be stabbed sooner or later. , I opened my eyes and looked at Xiaochun, and couldn't help being stunned, what's going on... Misty, with two eyes that seem to be illusory, obviously looking at me, but the eyes have already penetrated me and landed in an unknown place.I stared at Xiaochun in a daze, and murmured in my heart, what happened, did I get selected or lost, could it be! ! !My cold sweat dripped down, and I regretted it as soon as I said it, "Did you see the prince?!" Xiaochun was shocked, and he fixed his gaze on me. I shuddered, thinking desperately. ... "Sister, you..." Xiaochun's eyes radiated a gloomy light. "Ah? Am I really right? I just said it in passing..." I put on a look that was more surprised than her, and looked at her.Seeing Xiaochun let out a breath secretly, she still had some doubts, didn't speak, just looked me up and down.I turned around and asked: "What's the matter with you, see you soon, is there anything else..." "No, no, I was just taken aback by you, and my guess was too accurate." Xiaochun hurriedly interrupted me, and said in a hurry, her face turned red, she was very pretty.But my heart sank. It was obvious that I met him in private. No one else knew, and she didn't want me to know.Thinking of this, I couldn't help sneering, is there any secret in this world? I don't know how many people already know it.Seeing my gloomy complexion, Xiaochun felt a little guilty, "Sister, it's just a face-to-face meeting, it's nothing." I looked at her and said with a smile: "That's worth your fuss, like Xiaojiabiyu who has never seen the world." Xiaochun Seeing that I didn't delve too deeply into it, I relaxed, and said with a smile: "That's right, how can I compare with my sister, a man of a wealthy family." I smiled and glared at her.Xiaochun sat down next to me: "I haven't asked you yet, how is your body, and you look fine." He reached out to my forehead and touched it lightly: "I don't have a fever anymore, it's all right, listen to Xiaochun in the morning. When the eunuch said it seemed serious, he was worried for a long time in vain." I looked at Xiaochun's gentle eyes and sighed in my heart, could it really be fate?The result is obvious, but can I help her?Now I even myself... "Sister?" Xiaochun touched me. "Ah...thank you, I let you worry, the doctor's medicine is fine, anyway, I feel very light now." Xiaochun nodded, then shook his head again, I looked at her strangely, not understanding what it meant . "Unfortunately, it happened that I was sick this morning, which delayed my business." I was stunned, so it was because of this, I smiled: "That's something that can't be helped, God is destined to be like this, and I can't help it Ah. Besides, it’s a blessing in disguise, how can you know it’s not a blessing!” Xiaochun smiled: “I knew that my sister is an open-minded person, and you really let me talk about it, but it’s also a blessing.” I looked at her with question marks in my eyes. , but this girl is playing tricks, I stretched out my hand to caress her itch, but she couldn't hide it: "Haha, okay, okay, let me tell you, you went to Changchun Palace and became a female official." I paused , slowly retracted his hand.Xiaochun looked at me thoughtfully, and asked me: "Do you know where that is?" I smiled faintly: "Yes, it's the bedroom of Empress Defei." Lady officer... I sat by the window with a cup of tea, I guessed the arrangement, no matter what, he would not let me be a concubine or something, and being a court lady wronged me again, and let me go out of the palace to go to the fourth elder brother I'm afraid Eighth Master and the others will have some tricks, so it's best to be a female official.Concubine De is the mother of the fourth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, and the thirteenth elder brother grew up with the fourth elder brother, hehe, it seems that I should not suffer any grievances, should I... A breeze blows, I look at the thin night, close my eyes, and feel the tenderness of the night quietly.What an exciting day!My fate is decided in one day, and to my horror, it is more determined by others, alas! "Ha ha, hee hee..." A burst of laughter came faintly, I opened my eyes and looked over, it came from Nalan Rongyue's room.This afternoon, I have heard from Xiaochun that she is the only concubine, and there are three or four who have become nobles, so of course she is proud, concubine Rong... As for Xiaochun, she has become a resident, and her rank is not high. , but she can also be considered one of the emperor's women. If life is good, there is still hope.I couldn't help shaking my head, alas!I also learned to use fate to explain everything.Xiaochun is calm and unfazed by honor and favor, but I know in my heart that this is what is terrible.Before today, what she thought was that the screen sparrow would be selected and the glory of the ancestors, but now she looks like she doesn't care. Could it be that she will really go that far?I shivered, it was horrible.She was already a part of the emperor's harem, and her identity was almost impossible to change, even if the emperor never remembered who she was.I always find it strange that a novel is a novel, and it is fabricated, so how could it be true.But after thinking about it, it is impossible for me to go to this era, so there is nothing surprising about it.I secretly made up my mind to try my best to help Xiaochun, because she is a good girl and also my first friend here.I stood up, stretched my waist, and decided to go to bed. I will go to the Changchun Palace tomorrow. Eunuch Zhang had already informed me at noon, and I was very angry.I understand that there must be a story background for a person like me who was sick and didn't go to the draft but still has such a place.But I didn't say anything, just respectfully accepted the ticket that resembled a commission. Tomorrow I will actually start my career in the palace. I remind myself again to be cautious, take every step, find that secret, and then go home.But my heart is aching again, Brother Thirteen, his feeling in my heart has changed a little, I don’t know if everything I do is using him, when I think of those stubborn eyes, it’s like a knot On the surface of the icy water, the current under the ice is still turbulent. If you accidentally step on it... I feel like my heart is being tightly squeezed by a cold hand, and I can't breathe.He shook his head vigorously, took a deep breath, got into bed, and stopped thinking about it.I never thought of hurting anyone, and I will insist on doing so. As for the result... "Huh!" I blew out the candle.