Chapter 124
"Of course." Cui Yuehuan said, "For those of us who are slaves, it is the master's grace to be punished for making mistakes. We should be grateful. How can we delay work? Thanks to Aunt Qin for taking care of me, I have been replaced by a relaxed one these days. Work, and the people in my room help me with things. My aunt is so kind to me, how can I dare to be hypocritical?"
Recuperation is the only treatment for masters. As a palace maid, it is not allowed to waste time. Cui Yuehuan was already considered lucky, with Qin Xianger releasing water in front and her roommate in the back, so she could only wait for the wound to heal. Otherwise, you will be assigned to do heavy work the next day after being beaten, and your body will collapse.
Wang Yanqing looked at Cui Yuehuan and couldn't even say words of comfort. Others can also paralyze themselves with "the days will get better day by day", but for the palace ladies, such days are their whole lives, and there is no hope for them.
As soon as you enter the gate of the palace, it is as deep as the sea. For the palace ladies, once you enter this gate, there is no chance to go out. The best result for them is that in the palace of old age and death, if they follow the wrong master, they will be oppressed by the concubines and eunuchs, and even if they follow the right master, they may be buried in the future. To be able to live in peace until old age and death is already an extravagant hope that many palace maids cannot achieve.
The Forbidden City is towering and towering, but below it, there are piles of bones. These maids, eunuchs, and even concubines were all victims of this splendid palace.
Wang Yanqing's heart became heavy, and she asked, "Is it because of the vigil that day?"
Cui Yuehuan was silent for a moment, and said, "I fell asleep during the night vigil for the master, and I deserved to be beaten to death. Besides, I also made the Empress Dowager ill."
Wang Yanqing said in a low voice, "But the other palace maids said that you usually sleep very lightly, and you have never made such a mistake before. Did you fall asleep that day because of being calculated, such as eating some tea or medicine by mistake?"
Cui Yuehuan lowered her eyes, pursed her lips slightly, and said, "No."
Wang Yanqing stared at her face and asked, "Is there really no? Think about it carefully, such as eating tea, cakes, snacks and so on from others."
Wang Yanqing spoke very slowly, Cui Yuehuan listened indifferently, and said, "I can't remember, probably not."
Wang Yanqing nodded lightly, and stopped asking, "That's good. I don't know where this ghost came from, so why don't you just stare at the Ciqing Palace. You are still injured, do you need to go to the front hall for a vigil at night? ?"
Cui Yuehuan lowered her eyes deeply, and replied, "Yes."
"Are you going too?" Wang Yanqing sighed and asked with concern, "It's too hard to keep vigil while you're injured. Did you hit a ghost?"
Cui Yuehuan bit her lip, her expression completely different from when she talked about her hometown just now. She was reluctant to continue talking, but because of Wang Yanqing's question, she had to reply: "I fell asleep during the first haunting and didn't see anything; the second haunting happened in the first half of the night, and it was my turn to guard that day. In the middle of the night, I just missed it. I only heard it last night when the ghost knocked on the door."
As if unable to see Cui Yuehuan's indifference, Wang Yanqing continued to ask, "Is that ghost scary?"
Cui Yuehuan gave a "hmm" and then nodded. Wang Yanqing suddenly reached out to hold Cui Yuehuan's fingers, Cui Yuehuan was startled, and subconsciously pulled back half. Wang Yanqing smiled softly and said, "Don't worry, the emperor has given this case to Lord Lu, and Lord Lu will definitely find out."
Cui Yuehuan shrank her fingers, raised the corner of her lips and smiled at Wang Yanqing.
The maid who went to pick up the hot water came back, and Wang Yanqing let go of Cui Yuehuan's hand. She asked Cui Yuehuan about her recovery, and Cui Yuehuan responded from time to time, her eyes were vacant, and she didn't talk much. Wang Yanqing got up wisely and said, "I won't disturb your recuperation, you can rest in peace."
Cui Yuehuan lowered her shoulders secretly and got up to send them off. Wang Yanqing stopped Cui Yuehuan at the door, and walked out of the curtain with the maid who had led the way. After coming out, Wang Yanqing asked the palace maid, "How did the vigil work on the fifth day of the first day?"
The palace maid recalled and said, "Aunt Qin divided the people into two groups. One group stayed in the middle of the night, the other group in the middle of the night, and the next day was replaced. On the fifth day of the new year, it should be Aunt Qin's group who stayed in the middle of the night."
Wang Yanqing asked who were in the two groups, and the maids said one by one, which matched what Cui Yuehuan and Yu Wan said. Wang Yanqing pondered, when the palace maid saw this, she asked, "Miss Wang, what are you asking about?"
At this time, I would like to thank Lu Heng for finding a good excuse for her. Wang Yanqing smiled and replied without thinking hard: "I'm thinking about transcending the ritual. I'll keep vigil with you tonight, and I don't need to work on shifts anymore. , Gān Crisp guards together at night and night."
Now that female ghost is making people panic, of course, the more people who watch at night, the better. Wang Yanqing still bears the name of Zhang Tianshi's successor. The palace maid heard that Wang Yanqing was going to stay, and she could not ask for it. The palace maid said, "It's hard work, Miss Wang. But the night watch has always been arranged by Aunt Qin. One more person has to talk to Aunt Qin."
Wang Yanqing often heard the ladies mention Aunt Qin, and she asked curiously, "Who is Aunt Qin?"
"Aunt Qin's name is Qin Xiang'er. She is a female official of the Shangyi Bureau. She is the master of all matters in the Ciqing Palace." The palace maid said with some envy in her mouth, "Aunt Qin is different from us, she was selected through an examination. , to help the master handle the palace affairs, without having to do the work of serving people. Unfortunately, I am stupid and can't pass the exam of the internal school, otherwise I will also become a female official. "