Chapter 205: too ugly

Jiang Yan struggled to lift the bucket full of water from the well and poured it into the laundry tub full of dirty clothes.
Today's Jiang Yan is the lowest court lady in the palace.
She was wearing coarse cloth, her face was sallow and haggard, and her hands were rough.
Compared with their tender and gorgeous appearance the same year ago, they are quite different.
Jiang Yan relied on the one hundred taels of silver that Gu Jiu gave her, and smoothly came to the capital from the northwest and entered the palace smoothly.
After entering the palace, her good luck was completely used up.
No money, no background, no connections, even can't speak Mandarin well, so he has a pretty face.
In the palace, beauty is the most lacking, and beauty is the least lacking.
Jiang Yan didn't have the money to clear the relationship, and because of her amazing appearance, she was punished to the clothing bureau, and she used to wash clothes every day.
Jiang Yan beat her sore waist and looked numb.
Suddenly, she stopped her movements and stared at the reflection in the water.
Is that her?
Is that gaunt person in the water really her?
Look at your hands again, is this still the bright and flowery Jiang Yan back then?
In less than a year, she was already haggard.
In two more years, will her most proud look still exist? Does she have a chance to stand up?
Jiang Yan burst into tears.
She squatted on the ground, crying more and more sadly.
She didn't want to die in the coat bureau, and she didn't want to wash clothes every day.
The severe cold in winter and the heat in summer, if this continues, she will soon become an old and ugly woman, with no chance of turning over again.
She can't go on like this anymore.
She didn't enter the palace to wash people's clothes, she wanted to change the status quo, she wanted to turn over.
Jiang Yan dried her tears, endured the pain, and washed the last basin of clothes.
She didn't eat dinner either. She hid in the room, secretly counting the money she had saved.
The total net worth is only eight and two dollars.
What can this little money do in the palace?
It seems that nothing can be done.
But she was not reconciled.
After thinking about it, Jiang Yan took out five taels of silver, put it on her body, and then went out.
She gave money to the gatekeeper's wife and sneaked out of the dressing bureau.
Where should I go next?
Jiang Yan thought about it, her needlework is very good, if she can go to the needlework bureau, it would be an opportunity.
Jiang Yan made up his mind, identified the direction, and hurried to the needle and thread bureau.
"Are you going to die? You are not allowed to speak."
Walking in the middle of the road, suddenly being pulled into the flowers, Jiang Yan was scared to death, the blood on his face brushed back.
Her mouth was covered by someone, and she could only make a whine.
The people behind him whispered at her: "If you don't want to die, don't make any movement."
Jiang Yan stared at the front appearance.
A group of servants Xiaohuangmen passed by with a serious expression. Everyone has a murderous look on their faces.
When the group of people walked away, the talent behind let go of Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan looked back abruptly. It turned out to be a young little yellow man, definitely not twenty years old.
If Gu Jiu was here, he would be surprised.
When he was in the northwest, Gu Jiu went to inspect the racecourse and saw the little beggar passing by the ruined temple. He changed his body and entered the palace to make a yellow gate.
"You..." Jiang Yan wanted to blame the other party.
Zhou Miao coldly snorted, "Did you see the person from the Execution Secretary just passed by? You rushed out like this and ran into the person from the Execution Secretary. You deserve it if you die."
Jiang Yan trembled all over.
Even the voice was shaking, "The group of people who passed by just now are really from the Execution Division?"
"Can this be fake?"
The Execution Department, Jiang Yan has been in the Garment Bureau recently.
Thousands of people died in the palace cleansing, most of them at the hands of the execution division.
It is rumored in the palace that anyone who enters the execution department should not expect to get out alive.
Instead of thinking about how to survive, think about how to die more simply and suffer less before you die.
Jiang Yan hugged herself with her hands, looking afraid, "Thank you. What's your name?"
"Zhou Miao, you have to call me Duke Zhou in another ten years."
Jiang Yan laughed, "Very ambitious. Why did your parents give you such a name? Zhou Miao, like a girl's name."
Zhou Miao looked upset, "You care about my name."
He was a little beggar, without a name, and everyone else just fed him. He didn't care if the little beggar called him.
Until he came to the capital, when someone asked him what his name was for the first time, he remembered Mr. Zhou who was with him in the Pomiao Temple, so he made his own mind and gave him his surname.
Mr. Zhou once said that he is a good seedling, so he named himself Zhou Miao. It means Mr. Zhou's good seed.
Zhou Miao looked at Jiang Yan, "You look good, how can you make yourself look like a person, not a ghost or a ghost. How do you stand out in the palace like this?"
Jiang Yan came from it, "Do you think I want to make myself like this? It's not because there is no way."
Zhou Miao has been in the market since he was young, and he is much better than Jiang Yan.
He asked: "Where are you working as a errand?"
Jiang Yan wiped her tears, "Clothing Bureau."
Zhou Miao tweeted, "No wonder. The palace gate is about to be locked, and you are still hanging out, what do you want to do?"
Jiang Yan bit her lip and said, "I want to go to the Needlework Bureau to find opportunities. My needlework is very good."
Zhou Miao sneered, "Just look like you, looking for opportunities? What are you kidding about."
"I have money, I brought it out."
Zhou Miao asked, "How much did you bring?"
Jiang Yan said embarrassedly: "Five taels."
Zhou Miao said twice, "I want to jump from the clothing bureau to the needle work bureau for five taels of silver. The people in your palace are crazy. Have you never seen silver? What a fool."
"I'm not stupid. My girl used to praise me, saying that I was smart, and she can read and write faster than others."
Zhou Miao was surprised, "So you know how to read? You had a master in the past, why don't you want to run into the palace?"
Jiang Yan was silent.
Zhou Miao sneered, "If you say you are stupid, you are so stupid. Is it a human job to do needlework? Do you want to be blinded at a young age? Since you can read and write, don’t you know this is what? Your biggest capital is more effective than your face?"
Jiang Yan was stunned, "I, I don't know. No one has asked if I can read or read."
When Jiang Yan first entered the palace, facing an unfamiliar environment and strict rules, she just remembered to abide by her duty and don't cause trouble. The cleverness of the past did not show up.
When he came back to his senses, he had already been assigned to the coat of arms, and it was extremely difficult to stand up.
When I arrived at the Huanyi Bureau, I was busy doing laundry every day. Naturally, I didn't expect that reading and literacy were her biggest capital. It's a pity that he looks like a flower and is getting more and more haggard.
"It's really stupid." Zhou Miao looked disgusted, "Like me, because I can read and write, I found a backer as soon as I entered the palace and had a good job."
Jiang Yan was anxious, "Then what should I do now? Xiao Miaozi, I will give you all of my five taels of silver. Can you help me find a way? Listen to your accent, you are also from the northwest, I am also from the northwest, we It's a fellow, can you help me."
Zhou Miao looked at the fifty taels of silver in Jiang Yan's hands with disgust, "Don't just climb fellow villagers. The northwest is so big, where are you from?"
"I'm from Jinju. I used to work as a errand in the Jinju Municipal Government."
Zhou Miao's heart moved when he heard the Jinzhou Governor's House. He hadn't forgotten that the little girl who scolded Mr. Zhou in the ruined temple was from Jinzhou Governor's House.
Because of that remark, Mr. Zhou changed his ambition and rekindled his fighting spirit.
And because of those words, he came to the capital and completely changed his fate.
Zhou Miao looked at Jiang Yan again, and didn't worry about the affairs of the Provincial Governor.
He simply accepted Jiang Yan's silver, "Okay, since you are a fellow, I will help you. Go back and wait for the news."
Jiang Yan held him, "Where can I find you?"
"You can't find me, only I can find you. If you can't believe me, you can take the fifty taels of silver back, and you can wash your clothes in the coat bureau for the rest of your life."
"I……"
Jiang Yan gritted her teeth, "I believe you will not lie to me. This is my last bit of silver. If you really lie to me, I will not let you go as a ghost."
Zhou Miao sneered, "He has a face like a flower like a jade, and I can't do anything to be a ghost. Don't worry, there will be news at most ten days."
The two separated and left at night.
Jiang Yan returned to the clothing bureau and found that the bed had obviously been turned over. Fortunately, the silver was hidden and was not revealed.
Jiang Yan was trembling with anger, and stared fiercely at the maid who lived in the same room.
The other party looked arrogant, and rolled up his sleeves, ready to do a fight at any time.
Jiang Yan's small body is not the opponent's opponent. The opponent has a big waist and a round waist, and with his strength, one move can directly knock Jiang Yan down.
Jiang Yan thought for a while and endured the tone.
When she left the clothing bureau, she could find a chance to retaliate back.
Zhou Miao's work efficiency was very high, and it didn't take ten days before someone came to the coat bureau to call Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan left the coat bureau with a sense of anxiety.
Going farther and farther, he finally entered the Ganlu Palace where Concubine Xue Gui was and became a maid responsible for sweeping.
The maid of the sweeping house is not much taller than the maid of the coat bureau.
However, the Ganlu Palace is the same as the Huanyi Bureau, one world at a time.
Jiang Yan was so happy that Zhou Miao didn't lie to her, she finally got out of the dressing bureau, and she finally took the first step.
...
The Xie family went to the funeral and the funeral was finished, and then the Xie family began to busy with the separation of the family.
In order to separate the family, the Xie family ran to Xie's house every day.
Master Gu, Gu Nian, her brother had just died, and did not stop her.
Hearing that the Xie family was separated, Master Gu was also happy to hear about it.
He urged Gu Yu and his brothers, "Be far away from Xie's family in the future."
Gu Teng bowed his head.
Gu Yan was a little absent-minded, "Uncle is gone, we are far away from Xie's house, will it seem to be in the dark."
"Nonsense." Master Gu was furious, "Xie's nouveau riche, there is no need for the official to get into trouble. Someone will step on them. I will wait on you when I hear you nonsense."
Gu Gong was shocked when he heard that he was about to be kicked, and he dared not talk nonsense.
Master Gu was in a bad mood, so he went to the backyard to find Aunt Bai.
Aunt Bai is the most gentle, Master Gu stayed in Aunt Bai's room at night to let Aunt Bai take care of her.
But the twelve brother was sick, and Aunt Bai did not sleep all night to take care of the twelve brother, her face was haggard.
Hearing that Master Gu is here, she rarely feels a little irritable.
She was busy cleaning herself and went out to meet Master Gu.
Master Gu was stunned when he saw Aunt Bai, how he gained a lot of weight.
The twelve brothers have been a hundred days old, why is Aunt Bai so fat and white.
Aunt Bai was also very helpless, since she gave birth to her twelve brothers, she has not been able to confinement properly, worrying about her all day long.
Not only have people become gaunt, their weight has not dropped, but there is a tendency to gain weight.
Some time ago, Aunt Bai refused to see Master Gu on the pretext that she was not well maintained.
Now that the child has been a hundred days old, she cannot refuse Master Gu again.
But Master Gu's gaze made Aunt Bai's heart chuckle, and she had a bad feeling.
She asked timidly: "Master, is my concubine becoming ugly?"
Master Gu wants to say, yes, you have indeed become ugly, and it is not a normal ugly, so that the official is not interested.
However, Master Gu still saved a bit of face for Aunt Bai.
He coughed slightly and asked, "I heard that the child is sick, does it matter?"
Aunt Bai looked sad, "Master, can you ask Dr. Hu to go to the house to treat the twelve brothers? Other doctors and concubines are not so good."
Master Gu entered the room and looked at the youngest son. The child was small, not very long.
Aunt Bai followed in and picked up the child, "The child has been sick and vomiting milk in the past two days, and has lost weight."
Mr. Gu said: "Doctor Hu may not be free. Let me ask if there is a better pediatric doctor in Beijing. Don't worry too much. Leave everything to the people. You can take care of yourself."
Aunt Bai shook her head, "I don't worry about handing the child to the nurse."
When Master Gu saw this situation, he knew well that the idea of ​​letting Aunt Bai wait on her tonight was gone.
Anyway, he is not interested anyway.
Master Gu sat for a while and found a reason to leave.
Maid Cui Liu came to Aunt Bai, "Why doesn't Auntie leave the master? The master is a rare visit."
Aunt Bai laughed at herself, "Can you keep it? The old man just walked in, and the look in my eyes made my heart cold. But it was because of face, that she would talk to me with me."
"Auntie don't say that."
Aunt Bai shook her head, "I know what kind of honor I am now, I know very well. The master likes women with a light posture. The appearance of me now has nothing to do with her light posture. "
Cui Liu hurriedly said: "Auntie, you can't take your children all night and all night, you have to take care of your health. My brother will also count on you."
Aunt Bai looked at the child in her arms, "I know everything, but I don't trust others."
"It's better to let the slave and maidservant bring my brother at night."
Aunt Bai frowned, "How can you be able to hold it after you have been tired all day during the day and have to take your children at night."
"The slave and the maid are swapping. There are slaves staring at the maid. Don't worry, the maid."
"This can only be done now."
Master Gu looked at her and sounded the alarm for Aunt Bai, she couldn't go on like this.
She must quickly restore her body, restore her previous figure and appearance, and look back at the adult's heart.
Master Gu left the Xiangsiyuan in a very unhappy mood.
Aunt Hu? Aunt Wei?
He shook his head, neither of the two aunts.
Master Gu sighed. He just wanted to find someone to accompany him to drink, but he couldn't find it.
There are only three aunts in his backyard, and all of them have faded over the years. Even the gentle and charming Auntie Bai turned ugly after giving birth.
Master Gu was very heartbroken, and what life was going on in the capital. Not to mention the fragrance of the red sleeves, there is not even a flowery beauty.
Master Gu snorted coldly, and simply went out to meet with three or five colleagues, and went to drink wine.
As soon as the Xie family returned to the house, the servants reported to her that Master Gu had gone out.
"Will you go out so late?"
The servant said cautiously: "I heard that the master is going to drink flower wine."
Xie stunned, "Are you sure you are drinking flower wine?"
The servant nodded.
Xie frowned. After returning to the capital, Master Gu hadn't even gone out for a drink of flower wine. What happened today, I suddenly thought of drinking flower wine.
Xie asked: "What the is going on?"
"The master went to visit Aunt Bai in the Xiangsiyuan, and left after sitting on a cup of tea. Then he went out to drink flower wine."
Xie immediately laughed when he heard the words.
She asked Chunhe, "What's the situation with Aunt Bai?"
Chunhe said: "I heard that I was busy taking the children every day and didn't go out. In the past two days, the twelve brothers got sick again."
Xie raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's a coincidence today. I have all gone with my wife to the Acacia Home. As my aunt, the twelve brothers are sick. I have to go and see for myself."
"Mrs. Loving." Chun He said with a sigh.
The Xie family brought the maid-in-law and came to the Xiangsiyuan in a mighty manner.
Aunt Bai got the news, "What is she here for? Could it be a joke to come to see me?"
The maid Cui Liu urged: "Auntie, go out, it's late, and the servant is worried that the wife will pick the wrong one again."
Aunt Bai snorted, got up, and went out to meet Xie's.