Chapter 24:

The sky is still heavy.
Before the clappers from outside the palace sounded, Huiming, who was lying on the corridor, opened his eyes soberly.
No, it should be said that since she came back from Su Gonggong yesterday, she has not been able to really sleep all night.
Huiming moved to the middle of the night, even if he forced himself to close his eyes and barely sleep for a while, Su Gonggong ransacked his family and went into the palace, and suffered all the hardships, but he did not suffer all the pain. In the end he only died in the rebellion of King Rui. In her whole life, she just turned around in her mind, making her sleepless anyway.
Huiming simply sat up abruptly, bit his lip and wiped the cold sweat left on his forehead, and then sat in a daze for a while before he made up his mind and shook his head and threw away the tarsus. The maggot's annoying voice, only lightly changed clothes and shoes, and got off the bed.
A few days ago, the heavy snow had just stopped. At this moment, the inside and outside of the palace were covered with a thick layer of silver.
It’s now entering the winter moon. Huiming knows that this month the dining room has marinated pork knuckles, goose paws and other meats. The masters will eat lamb flat food and wontons according to the season this month, and they can also follow the meals prepared for the palace people. There is more meat, especially for breakfast. In the past few days, I have prepared spicy soup every day.
Huiming's hands and feet are swift and braided. In such weather, it is natural for ordinary palace people to get up early and drink a bowl of hot spicy soup. But she remembered that Su Gonggong seems to have a stomach problem. Can't stand the stimulation of such a spicy soup.
She had already made up her mind all night. Seeing that it was still too early, she took the monthly money, went to the dining room to find the master, and laughed with him and begged him to prepare more steam on the master’s stove. Custard, although the steward was full of impatience, but seeing her sincerely begging for permission, he accepted the money.
Huiming has been up and down in the palace for half his life. He has long been accustomed to such cold treatment. He didn't care, but still thanked him a lot. He stood there waiting for the custard to be steamed, and took it to Su Gong's residence while it was hot.
Grandpa Su must have gone to the Wanxi Hall. There was no one in the downside-down room. Huiming shouted a few times and saw no one agreed, so he was not polite. He pushed the door straight in and put the custard in the porcelain gu. It was simmering in a conspicuous place not far from the brazier to ensure that Su Gong Gong or Yuan Bao could be seen as soon as he came back, and then looked at the brazier, and it would not go out for a while.
After all these things were settled, Hui Ming hurried back to the Palace of Gande, looking at the sky, even if she got up early, it was a little too late for her to get down.
Fortunately, she is different now. There are two great gods Su Gonggong and Mother Xu leaning on her back. Aunt Wei has always turned a blind eye to her and ignored her, and no one paid any attention to her delays.
After Huiming entered the hall, he knew from the small palace that his majesty who had rested at the concubine last night had not come back, but he was relieved, and went to the back room to find the two sisters of Yugan, who were on duty today, and asked When will we go to the Wanxi Palace together and bring back the clothes and accessories that His Majesty changed yesterday?
Although Huiming nowadays doesn't care about being alone, but it is obvious that she should work together, and she will not go to the nearby palace alone to make people see that she is isolated, which adds to the trouble.
There is a lesson from the past, which was left in front, and did not get the instruction of Aunt Wei. The two of them would not refuse the two of them. They only agreed to have breakfast and waited outside the west door. Huiming agreed. Then he turned around and hid.
Huiming didn't delay seeing this. After breakfast, he waited early at the west door. After another quarter of an hour, he saw the petite Yugan rushing over.
"Your sister isn't going." After a long time, Huiming has already recognized it. As a younger sister, Yugan has grown more immature, and only one side of her smile can be seen.
Yugan nodded: "My sister has work."
When Huiming heard the words, he nodded, knowing that these imperial colleagues had no intention of talking and laughing at her, so they just stood up and walked with Yugan to the Wanxi Palace.
I originally thought that the imperial maids except Lu'an would treat her far away, but I didn't expect that the road to Wanxi Palace was not halfway there. Yugan on the side had already secretly glanced at her for a few times, writing desires all over his face. The words stopped.
Although Huiming noticed it, he didn't say it was broken. The two of them were able to see the corners of the Wanxi Palace from a distance. Yugan finally couldn't help but yelled, "Sister Song, for a while... The concubine asked us to ask something, Sister Song, can you answer me now?"
Current reply? Huiming raised his eyebrows. This was not a big deal. It was just being a errand in this palace. The most taboo thing was to be unclear.
Huiming didn't agree, but just asked, "Why? Where did you offend the mother?"
Yu Gan bit his lip and said vaguely: "My sister and I were supposed to sleep in... You know, Empress Xian..."
In this way, Hui Ming also suddenly realized that the errand of the sleeping quarters is a bit of a grind, but it is also the easiest to "motivate". After all, it is a personal service to sleep peacefully. If your majesty is interested, you can use it. The second is also common. If you are lucky, you may be rewarded the next day, and the carp will become a serious master.
The two sisters of Phyllanthus vulgaris, both of them are beautiful palace ladies with beautiful features and graceful figures, and the most rare are the same flowers from the same compatriots, and they are more fresh. The palace government sent them to do the work of sleeping. It's just that when your Majesty saw them as young, he opened his mouth to raise them for a few years. They just arrived at the age of thirteen. Now if they remember correctly, now the fourteenth of Egan, is it sixteen? This age is the best time, if it weren't for your Majesty's illness, the two sisters would have said that they would have to change back to the bed.
Although the concubine is a kind and considerate person before your majesty, everyone in the palace knows that she is the most harsh and cold to the palace people in private, especially in the situation like the bitter phoenix. The imperial concubines of the palace cannot be killed easily, but the status is very different, and they are always blamed and embarrassed at every turn, but it is always inevitable.
Yu Gan begged her to take the initiative to speak back, just with the idea of ​​not showing up as much as possible, saying less and making fewer mistakes. The reason why she didn't remember it for a while was because there was Qiu Ya in her previous life, so she rarely went to other palaces to do errands, plus the six female servants, it is not every day that she is bitter sisters. When on duty, it becomes more difficult to just run into it.
After understanding this, Huiming responded altogether in his heart, and comforted: "We went to find the grand palace lady in charge, and the concubine and concubine might not care about us."
Yugan nodded, but there was a bitter smile on his face, obviously because he didn't expect much.
In fact, it was true. After Huiming's two personal court ladies who had found the concubine and empress explained their intentions, the lady only told them to wait. After returning to report, she came out again with a cold face and said, "I have something to ask you. , Come in with me!"
Yugan's face turned white when he heard this, but the master summoned that there was no reason not to go, and immediately had to follow Huiming behind him, bowed his head and walked all the way into the flower hall of the palace.
The concubine Xian was dressed in royal blue palace clothes, leaning on the group pillow, leaning on the Arhat couch, she did not see the elegant style in front of her, her expression was full of disdain.
Huiming's Yuguang glanced at it, then lowered his eyes according to the rules, and knelt down to meet with Yugan, but the concubine who was only on the couch had never cried out, just didn't see them two at all, just gently Scrape the edge of the tea cup.
The future of the sisters Yugan could not threaten the status of the concubine's concubine in any way. However, a small maidservant, clearly not threatening, is still so embarrassed. It can only show that this sage The concubine's temper is so stingy by nature.
Huiming sighed secretly in his heart, but didn't dare to show it on his face, and even his body became more submissive.
After only waiting for a cup of tea, the concubine Xian concubine on the couch slowly opened her mouth: "Look up and tell the palace to see."
When Huiming heard the words, he straightened up, lowered her eyes and showed her face. The concubine, the concubine, looked a little surprised at her, and she turned to Yugan with a smile: "In the past, you two sisters were always anxious, Jin Er Why did you change one?"
Naturally, I don't want to come together and make you look upset.
Huiming's heart was open, because he had promised Yugan a long time ago, he had only to correct his expression, and took out the rules of the "Aunt Song" in the previous life, and said with a stern look: "There are still some errands to be done, servant Huiming, and Yu Gan came to fetch your majesty's clothes and accessories from yesterday."
Empress Concubine Xian looked at her, her facial features and appearance were not bad, but the rigid body covered in old Shen, there was little vitality, which made people uninterested, but Concubine Xian looked very satisfied, even condescending. Asked: "You look at Yansheng, when did you come?"
Huiming squatted his head and said concisely: "Hui Niangniang, October."
"Yes, the imperial palace person should have chosen such a ruler. Plum blossom, open the box, and reward her!" Concubine Xian nodded with satisfaction, and then cast a cold glance at the pale face. Yu Gan: "It's not like those who are ignorant of their hearts, who only know how to flatter, what are the only gifts that enchanting and enchanting?"
Yugan's panicked forehead clung to the lichen, not daring to move. Although Huiming won the reward, he did not dare to neglect, accepting the golden leaf from the big palace lady named plum blossom with both hands, and still thanked her gracefully. I thought this should stop here, but never thought. The concubine divine concubine was actually very interested, and asked again: "Which one did you pick up, I should also mention to your majesty. Such talents are truly loyal and should be used, and should be rewarded." "
Huiming's face remained as usual: "It's the former general manager Su Gonggong."
I thought it was just an ordinary reply. I never thought that when Concubine Xian heard it, her smiled face was condensed. She bowed her head and looked at her carefully. After a while, she opened her lips and smiled again in Huiming's cautiousness. Laughing: "Gong Su? It's really good, Mei Hua, go, get another reward, call this..."
Concubine Xian said after a while, then looked at her and said, "What is your name?"
Huiming clenched his palms imperceptibly, "Maid Huiming."
"Hui Ming." The concubine Xian Niang slowly repeated the name. Then she leaned back on the ball pillow and squinted her eyes as bored as she was, and continued: "Call this Hui Ming, go and take it back to Grandpa Su. "
Until he left the gate of Wanxi Palace, Huiming took the crown and beads of his majesty yesterday, and the reward that the concubine and concubine gave her to Su Gonggong.
The reward given by the sage concubine to Su Gonggong was a small wooden box with naked gold and silver nudes that should be commonly rewarded in the palace.
It’s not uncommon for the master of the palace to give rewards to the palace people. As the former master, the wise concubine knows that Su Gonggong is even more normal, but Huiming is thinking about the look and attitude of the talented concubine when she mentions Su Gonggong. For some reason, I always feel something is wrong.
On the side, Yu Gan didn’t notice her ecstasy. Seeing that she was far away from Wanxi Palace, he dared to speak,
Huiming, you’re really amazing. You asked the empress to let us out so quickly. Every time I come to the Xianfei Empress’ Palace Here, it will only annoy the nobles, and the knees that have to kneel are all blue."
When Huiming heard the words, he turned his head and saw that she was pitiful, but he also advised him: "You are not afraid of that, the good concubine can't understand the cowardly and enchanting. The weaker you are, the more pitiful you seem to be bullied. Yes, the more she feels that you are pretending, the more unhappy she naturally becomes."
Although Yugan is not young at this moment, Xu is because there is a sister of a compatriot who has been guarding him all the time, and he is quite innocent about world affairs. He just cried and said: "I don't want to be like this. But I am afraid..."
Rao is that there is still something in his heart at the moment, and Huiming can’t help but feel happy when he sees it: "What are you afraid of? You are the imperial palace person. As long as you don’t make a big mistake, even a good concubine can’t be punished. Just kneel for a while longer, are we palace people still afraid of this?"
Xu was after such a "shared adversity," Yu Gan also forgot to stay away from Song Huiming at this moment. He only poked his lips when he heard that, and looked pitifully: "I'm not afraid to kneel, just I'm afraid of Concubine Xian, when I see her, I panic."
Then there is no way, but for a palace lady like Yu Gan, the concubine is indeed a very scary existence. As Huiming thought about it, he heard Yu Gan continue enviously: "You are still great, and you won't be punished for kneeling, you can still get a reward!"
Huiming didn't care, and just said casually: "It's not a big deal, the reward is just for Su Gonggong's face."
Yu Gan guessed that he was scared in front of the Concubine Xian a moment ago, and he was surprised after hearing this, and nodded and said: "That's right, the masters have a lot of trust in General Su, and they often have rewards."
Huiming's footsteps paused: "Really?"
"That's right." Yugan nodded briskly: "Even the empress dowager gave him a bodhisattva statue when she was there."
When Huiming heard the words, he only smiled and nodded, but he understood the origin of his doubts.
Su Gonggong was born as an official slave, the son of a sinner. In the eyes of the masters, such a person saved his life and made atonement for a slave is a great reward. How can he be made a presiding officer and reuse many rewards?
When you think about it, almost all the palace people don't know about Su Gonggong's life experience, but your Majesty, the prince, and even the concubines and concubines seem to know this clearly.
Although he doesn't know the inside story at this moment, Huiming is faintly aware that there must be a great relationship in it. It can't be said that this is the reason why Su Gonggong blended into the ruling king and forced the palace in the previous life!
Huiming's thoughts were serious and his face was solemn. When Yu Gan on the side saw that he thought he understood something, he bit his lip and thought for a while, then whispered with a bit of sympathy: "The masters all value Grandpa Su so much, you can't offend him. Yes, even if the trouble is big, no one will decide with you. Even if you really don’t want to, do you pretend to coax? Look at me, before your Majesty, even if you are reluctant in your heart, don’t pretend to be good. ?"
Since Huiming was transferred to the Imperial Front at the beginning of last month, she has indeed always looked like she was frightened and unwilling to feel aggrieved. She can see her resistance as an individual, so it is not surprising that Yugan’s misunderstanding at this moment. Just because of Yugan's innocence, he shook his head boldly: "Do you dare to talk nonsense like this? Have you ever thought about what you will suffer if I spread it out with others!"
Yugan bends the corners of his lips, revealing the small dimple on the left side: "Why are you like the person who is waiting and talking? Don't tell others, it will be done?"
Rao Huiming couldn’t help but smile at such Yugan, but he couldn’t help but persuade him with the feeling of a predecessor: "Knowing people, knowing the face and not knowing the heart, talking is just a quick moment. , Why bother?"
Yu Gan just shook his head and didn't care: "Although you are a year older than me, you can talk about being a errand in the palace. I stayed longer than you. I have a sense of measure."
When Huiming saw this, he didn't say much. The two of them only returned to the Hall of Condemnation. Yu Gan sent the dragon robes and clothes to be cleaned. Huiming needed to clean the chapel and golden crowns one by one and put them away properly.
Before leaving, Yu Gan looked at no one around, and even took a three-point close to three-point flattering appointment. If there is such an errand, they still go together. Seeing Huiming nodded in response, they were a little uncomfortable. I was so embarrassed, I thought about it, and then lowered my head and pressed his voice: "I heard people say that in this palace, although the inmates are eunuchs, if there is a counter food, most of them will respond to requests. Coaxing on the palm of his hand is much better than the thick man outside. Manager Su..."
Speaking of Su Jin, Yu Gan’s voice became a little smaller. The look of fear, although not comparable to that of the concubine, is not much worse: "Although General Su is a bit scary, but you Deal with it first, maybe after two years, Manager Su will get bored?"
Huiming nodded dumbfoundingly, just thinking about responding perfunctorily for the time being, then Yugan, who listened to it again, continued mysteriously and said: "You are softer, coaxing some Grandpa Su, as long as you don't make him embarrassed about that. You are nothing besides you."
That...that thing?
Huiming's eyes widened, and his face instantly turned red!