Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen

Gradually slanting towards the west, I leaned on the rock beside the willow tree, half-squinted and watched the two butterflies dancing in the flowers in front of me.But because of these two colorful butterflies, they stop and fly among the flowers.Flying and falling together, the infinite love in the sunset makes people feel that what they see is extraordinarily beautiful. A childish but clear voice rang out, asking: "What are you doing? Why are you motionless?" I turned my head and saw that it was a six or seven-year-old boy. Should not be low status.I pointed to the front and said, "Looking at the butterfly!" He walked up to me, glanced at the butterfly, and said, "What's so interesting about it, it's fun to catch butterflies!" I smiled and ignored him.

He asked again: "Which palace are you from?" I was still staring at the butterfly, and asked casually: "Where are you from?" He said: "I asked you first." I ignored him and continued to look at the butterfly. Butterflies, one after the other, the place you are chasing me is going away, if I can just fly away like this, that would be great.He waited for a while, and seeing that I ignored him, he could only say, "I am Aixinjueluo Hongshi." I was startled, and hurriedly turned around to look at him carefully.Thinking that this is the son who was later demoted to a commoner by Yongzheng!After a few glances, he lazily turned his head back.

"Aren't you going to greet me?" He asked, I turned my head and looked at him, thinking how old I am, I have made such a clear distinction between master and slave, smiled and said: "I won't greet you now, When you grow up in the future, I will greet you." He looked at me sideways and said, "The other maids will greet me now." I looked at him and smiled, and asked, "Who brought you in?" Gong, why are you the only one?" He didn't answer my question, and then asked: "Who are you?" I was stunned for a moment, but didn't answer immediately, and he asked again crisply: "Who are you?" and asked in a murmur, "Who am I?" Is it Ma Ertai Ruoxi?Is it Zhang Xiaowen?Is it a court lady of the Qing Dynasty?Is it a modern white-collar worker?For a while, my mind was in chaos. "Yeah! Who am I? I don't know who I am either." I looked at him with a puzzled smile and said, "I don't know who I am." He seemed a little scared by my smile and stared blankly. with me.

Seeing his reaction, I was startled, and quickly put on a kind smile, intending to comfort him, not to scare the child because of my momentary gaffe.A eunuch hurried over, "Ouch! Good master, this servant has found you. Why did you run so far in a blink of an eye?" I looked over, and the fourth elder brother was following behind, walking quickly, standing up to greet him.After the fourth elder brother approached, he glanced at Hong Shi, and asked coldly: "What's going on?" Hong Shi seemed a little scared, and whispered: "I talked to her for a while." Suddenly remembered something, Said loudly: "Ama, she refused to greet me, and said she didn't know who she was."

When I heard it, I felt like passing out at the time, but you, Hongshi, are so happy to talk right and wrong, no wonder you are hated by others.I didn't know how to react, so I had no choice but to stand still. The fourth elder brother said to the eunuch next to him: "Send Hongshi to the empress's side first." The eunuch responded, and hurriedly knelt down to carry Hongshi on his back.Before Hongshi left, he looked at me and wanted to say something, but seeing his father's expression was calm, he obediently followed the eunuch without saying a word. I thought the fourth elder brother would leave with Hongshi, but I didn't expect him to stand still.Thinking of retreating at this time, I'm afraid I can't do it, so I simply stay and listen to what he has to say.So I looked down at the long shadow of the willow tree being dragged by the setting sun, and stood quietly.

He was quiet for a while, then said calmly: "Next time, if you still want to know about my personal affairs, you might as well ask me directly." My heart skipped a beat, and I began to complain about Thirteen, why did I ask him something about the fourth elder brother? Few of his questions could be answered, but let the fourth elder brother know.If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have asked him.What should I do now? Seeing that I didn't respond at all, he straightened the hem of his robe with his hands, sat on the rock I sat on just now, squinted his eyes and looked at the flowers in front of him, and said in a flat voice: "I love drinking My favorite tea is Taiping Houkui, my favorite dessert is Yukou Cake, my favorite color is blue after the rain, and my favorite porcelain style is a pattern of flowers and butterflies dyed on a white ground. I like dogs, hate cats, and hate eating Spicy, I don't like to drink too much..." He paused, thought for a while, and continued: "Thirteen has probably told you about this. But you have too many questions, and that's all I can think of now. If you want to know more, ask now!"

I stood there dumbfounded, really not knowing how to react.What does his attitude mean.Should I hurry to my knees and plead guilty and beg for mercy?Or should we take this opportunity to simply inquire about it?In fact, my thoughts are very simple, I only know that there are two people in this palace who must never be offended, one is Kangxi, and the other is Fourth Elder Brother.Kangxi likes to avoid taboos, the masters have told him thousands of times, but the fourth elder brother has no way of knowing about his likes and avoids taboos, thinking that Shisan and him should know, so he asked Shisan.But Thirteen replied in amazement, "My old man, how could I know this?" 'I had no choice but to pretend 'no matter!Anyway, go and find out for me. ' And carefully told him that he could only inquire secretly and not let others know.result? !As a result, this thirteen made things like this for me!well!

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt that the matter had come to an end, so I simply let it go, it couldn't be worse anyway.So he asked in a wooden voice: "Where is the color you hate the most?" He was startled, probably never thought that I would actually ask.He looked at me sideways for a while, and finally turned his head to look at the front, still speaking in a flat voice: "Black." I nodded and continued to ask: "The most annoying incense?" He quickly replied: "Gardenia incense" "Favorite flower?" "Mizawa Magnolia" "Favorite fruit?" "Grape"

"What weather is the happiest?" "Little rain" "What kind of weather do you hate the most?" "Poisonous Sun" ... I don't know what I was thinking, probably because I read too many personal files of modern idols, and the more I asked, the more fluent I was, and then I actually started to ask what, where is the place I want to go the most, the happiest and most embarrassing things when I was a child etc.And he actually asked me a question, he answered a question, and finally felt that a lot of things were stuffed in his mind, and he didn't know whether he had remembered it or not.Finally, there was nothing to ask, so I smacked my mouth and stopped.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and the two of them were silent for a while. I bent down to say goodbye, and said, "I have finished asking you what I want to know. If Lord Baylor has nothing else, I will leave!" He stood up and looked halfway. I squatted, thought for a while, and said calmly: "Go!" I got up, turned around and left with a dumb head It is almost the beginning of autumn, but the heat is still not reduced, but it is even hotter.Kangxi decided to travel to the fortress to escape the summer heat, and to practice his skills so as to remind future generations not to forget the roots of being a man.Although there were a lot of accidents during this trip outside the Great Wall, I seem to remember that except for the prince and elder brother who were unlucky, everyone else was safe and sound.As long as you're careful, you probably won't have any trouble.Thinking about the scenery outside the Great Wall and the cool weather, I still hoped that I could follow.

I was still thinking about how to ask Li Dequan to let me go, but Wang Xi had already come and said that I should prepare the tea utensils and go with me to the outside of the Great Wall.After hearing this, I cried secretly.So happily ready to pack things. Taking advantage of today's off-duty, sort out the belongings you want to take with you.I was lowering my head to fold my clothes when I heard two or three low but clear knocks on the door. While still lowering my head to fold my clothes, I said casually, "Come in!" But the door didn't open as I expected.I put down my clothes, looked at the door, and said again: "Come in!" There was still no movement outside the door, I got up wonderingly, opened the door, and the eighth elder brother came into my eyes with the outdoor sunlight.He was dressed in a bamboo green robe, standing under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard with an elegant posture, smiling slightly and looking at me standing by the door.The sun shines on his face through the leaves, making that smile even more warm.It seems to make your heart also have the warmth of the sun. I stood at the door and stared at him for a while, and he looked back at me quietly.It took me a while to react, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.He smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen the place where you live, and it's pretty quiet." I said with a little pride, "I'm also the leading female officer now, so I can't feel wronged by where I live." He lowered his head Smiling silently, I couldn't help laughing too. After laughing for a while, I said: "Yutan and I live in this courtyard, and she is on duty today." After I finished speaking, I felt as if I was implying something, and I couldn't help but feel a little hot.He smiled and said, "I know!" I responded in a low voice, feeling more and more embarrassed.Pretend to casually pick up a leaf from the ground and play with it. Thinking about Fourteen's indifferent attitude these days, and Eighth Brother's attitude as usual, I really want to take this opportunity to ask him what he thinks, but standing beside him, in this rare solitude Chances are, the summer sun is warm again, and I can't help but don't want to ask anything. He said, "I'm going to stay in Beijing this time around the Great Wall." I said 'hmm', and he said again: "This is your first time traveling with a car, and it will take a long time, so be careful all the way." There was another 'hmm'.After thinking for a while, he raised his head and said seriously to him: "Don't worry! I've been in the palace for three years. It's not that little girl who just entered the palace who doesn't understand anything and needs to be reminded of everything. I remember what I can do and what I can't." I'm watching!" He looked into my eyes, nodded with a smile, then looked past me, looked behind me, and said, "You have done much better than I thought in the past few years. I never thought that Huang Ama, Li Dequan will value you so much." After finishing speaking, he was quiet for a while, looked back at me, and said with a smile, "But I'm still worried. I'm afraid that one day your stubborn temper will break out again." I was silent for a long time , sighed, and said: "If you do well, you can win more for yourself." Smiled, and said: "Otherwise, if you came half a year ago, I would not be able to live here, but there is no way to stand here and clear the air." Speak quietly." He smiled slightly and said, "If you want something, you have to pay first." My heart skipped a beat, and I really wanted to ask him what he wanted most and what he was willing to pay for it.But looking at his smile, he didn't open his mouth in the end.Just smiled at him too. The two were looking at each other and smiling, an eunuch hurriedly called out at the gate of the courtyard: "Eight Lord!" After the call, he ran away without waiting for orders.Brother Ba said: "I have to go." I nodded, but without speaking, he took another deep look at me, turned around and left. I watched his figure gradually disappear outside the courtyard gate, stepped back a few steps, leaned my head against the tree trunk, and sighed lowly.Thinking, yeah!Even I myself didn't expect that I would be successful in the palace. When I first entered the palace, I only knew that whether it was TV or history, it was repeatedly emphasized that the palace is a terrible place. The mind entered the palace.What I see in my eyes and what I hear in my ears reminds me that I can't make mistakes, no!At first, I only held the idea that I would never make mistakes, but later I gradually felt that if I want to live comfortably, the fewer people who can control myself, the better, so that I can have some autonomy.So I decided that since this is the case, I can only try my best to fight for more for myself.Strive for as much freedom and dignity as possible for yourself within strict rules. I was meditating, when I suddenly heard Rue Xiang's voice: "Good luck, girl!" I hurriedly stood up, and at some point, Rue Xiang had already entered the yard, and was bending over to say hello.I hurriedly got her up.Yun Xiang smiled and said: "I don't have much to bring, I've already packed it. So come here to see if the girl can help me?" I let her into the room with a smile, and said, "I don't have much to bring, But you came just in time, help me see if there is anything missing."