Chapter 486 (1/2)
Chapter 486: 486
Chapter 486: The Death Of A Palace Serving Girl
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Spring arrived in FebruaryFlowers bloo on the time of dayUntil the flowers bloomed toward the sky, one tePeople often wondered where is the sense of spring, the spirit of spring? They were planted on people's clothingThose flowers blooed en cloth the empress in the Eastern Palace ordered had finally arrived in the PalaceThere were countless yards, and it needed the labor of countless eunuchsThe person who had brought the cloths into the Palace was Hong ZhuFor the si up the cloth and the heavy labor work, he was too lazy to do it himself
He stayed in the Eastern Palace and noticed that the Crown Prince was not thereAs he carefully rance pot to prevent the incense froirls to work ently and to quickly spread out the three layers ofto read in a rant breeze blew in, and the inner curtain was liftedBlack-browed, red-lipped, and with a pair of smooth and slanted eyes, the empress walked out weaklyShe leaned on the low couch, drank the already steeped scented tea, and read the book in her hand
The book was a novel published by the Danbo bookstoreAlthough the empress hated Fan Xian with a passion and was terrified of hi standards in her recreations
After reading a few pages, the e
Hong Zhu was standing behind the e on her frail body with his particularly clean fistsThe e Zhu's tact, carefulness, and considerate service, particularly, his skill in eHowever, she did not close her eyes in enjoyment, as usual, rather, she stared at the book in front of her in a daze
”Mistress, what are you thinking about?” Hong Zhu shtly and said
Coirls were like ants in the mudWhen normal people saw a noble like the empress, they would always be terrified to even make a loud noiseThey were always timid and respectful, as if they wished they could co Zhu had once received Fan Xian's teachingsHe also felt that although these people looked to have high and powerful positions, dressed and ate well, and had little to be discontented with, these nobles easily felt suffocation in the palace, loneliness and uneasiness, and liked to have so Zhu was in the royal study, he was different fro eunuchsHe would not always lower his eyes and never forgot his servile appearanceRather, he was respectfully and a bitwith ic was simpleThe nobles in the palace also needed to talkHowever, their status meant that they did not have any close friends hom they could talkIf the eunuchs, ere always at their side, did not appear vulgar, were not coy or suspicious, theirZhu was liked by sothe e Zhu and sighed”I was just thinking… it's rather irritating to stay in the Palace all dayAunt is busy fasting and reading prayers, so I don't haveZhu smiled and said, ”Your servant can chat with you for a bit”
It was imperative that he said ”servant,” but there must not be a subservient expression on his faceOtherwise, if the master or mistress saw the subservient servant, their only desire would be to hit hihts
”What can you talk about?” the ereat interest”How about you tellaround like you did a few days ago?”
After Hong Zhu's family was ruined by a corrupt official, he and his brother escaped to JiaozhouIn those years, they had suffered endlessly and saw plenty of the joys and sorrows of lifeSpeaking of experience, his was far richer than those nobles who had grown up in royal faar secrets, little ru the co
Hong Zhu told her about the true jokes that he had heard while wandering on the road related to the girls in a brothelHowever, he was in the Royal Palace, and the person listening to the story was the mother of a nation, so he told the story with particular care, not daring to say anything too explicit
As the empress listened to this story, her eyes twinkledShe save a yawn to hide itShe was in front of Hong Zhu, so he couldn't seeHe only found it strange that the e
After all, he was very youngHe had no idea that no s in their heads were not much different fro the story, the ehed and said, ”The cohHowever, they can see so Zhu iven Mistress' status, ever since you were young…”
This very naturally brought the conversation onto the empress's childhoodFor a ht of how the present Emperor, when she was a child, was still a boy careful with his words and smiles, but they seemed to have the occasionally joyful momentLater… how did it becoht of the prince her fadou ran red with bloodHer es of sorroelled in her
Hong Zhu carefully controlled his word and watched the fluttering of the empress's eyelashesHe then turned the contents of his words to the little playthings the e herself that she could not tell a servant so e the subject, she relaxed and began to count with great fa Zhu finally successfully, and without leaving any traces, made her reht into the Royal Palace froestured as to the size of the piece of jade and soodOf course, it couldn't co MountainHowever, it was an iteifted to my family by the previous Emperor, so it has the Emperor's mark carved on itIt can't be worn outside and had to be kept a”
The eh she earing thick winter clothing, her finger still sank into the pluently sed and carefully s with her”I don't think I've seen Mistress wear it in the Palace”
”Although that piece of jade was gentle, the green is too light… Back in the day, I often wore it before ly, Hong Zhu said, ”Mistress is beautiful and no less so than the pastThere is little difference to a young girl… No ht the jade is, it is suitable”
A severe light flashed through the empress's eyesShe lowered her voice to yell, ”Your words are beco Zhu's expression becareat shockHe quickly slapped hilimmer of a satisfied smile at the corners of the e thicker and thicker in her eyes
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The empress learned of the entry of the embroidered cloths into the Palace, but, naturally, she did not worry sThe Palace would send it to the various palaces based on rankingThe eer would be the first, and the concubines with ranking would each receive soxin PalaceAlthough the empress did not htly for her son's sake
Meanwhile, a side room in the Eastern Palace was busy with the distribution of the clothHong Zhu was serving the e at hand, he stood outside the door and stared at the slender serving girls rushi+ng aroundHis gaze swept over the serving girls' plump and perky behinds
Suddenly, he felt pain at his waist and turned his head to see that a char ferociously at him
He couldn't help but scold in a low voice, ”Xiu'er, are you crazy? There are so irl, as so bold as to pinch the head eunuch of the Eastern Palace, was the Xiu'er that Fan Xian had once heard aboutShe was also a co Zhu had found in the loneliness of the Palace
Xiu'er bit her botto? Are you sure you know this is the Palace?”
Hong Zhu chuckled and said a few soothing wordsHe thought to himself that since he was a eunuch, he could only satisfy his cravings with his eyes and fingersWhat was there to be jealous about? He didn't thinkand asked, ”What are you doing here?”
His heart suddenly ju you to the various palaces to deliver the cloth?”
Xiu'er looked at his nervous expression with curiosity and said, a little startled, ”No… For some reason, the empress suddenly re ti Zhu relaxed a bit and carefully asked, ”What itereen piece of jade,” Xiu'er pouted and said”So to her and made her remember this itemIt hasn't been used in so many years, where am I to find it in an instant? If I don't find it, hoill I explain it to the e Zhu was overjoyedHe knew that his words froht to look for that piece of jade
A serving girl covered her srily, ”What are you sue and said, ”Can only you two sdoht, but it was also not as dark and terrifying as described by some novelsParticularly in the Eastern Palace, the empress are of her weakness and helplessness, so she purposely put in entle toward the serving girls and eunuchs and was not very harsh in front of the E
Hong Zhu was also a very careful personEven now, as the head eunuch, he was not arrogant and bossy toward those below hiirl dared to ?” Hong Zhu sirl, as well as the little eunuch behind her holding two rolls of superior cloth
The serving girl giggled and bowed”This is being delivered to Guangxin Palace”
Hong Zhu nodded with a sirl was called wang Zhui'erTo be able to have a faure in the Eastern PalaceShe led the two little eunuchs to Guangxin PalaceShe knew the Eldest Princess' habit and waved her hands to have the two eunuchs wait outsideLaboriously, she took the embroidered cloth and went in
Inside the palace were the Eldest Princess' serving girls, who took the the empress, the Eldest Princess casually said a feords with the serving girl, asked after the exin Palace was quiet and empty, only then did the Eldest Princess turn behind the screen and looked at the Crown Prince, whose face was filled with a content expressionShe smiled warmly and said, ”Have you memorized 'The Three Ways to Govern a Country?'”
The Crown Prince stared at her in a daze and noddedGently, he held the Eldest Princess' soft hands and lifted them to the side of his face like they were a delicate and easily broken piece of jadeHe rubbed them back and forth and said in a quiet voice, ”Qian'er has already ently tapped the place between his broith her fingerLooking at the familiar mark between the Crown Prince's brows, for so his face between her hands, her eyes twinkledShe gently said, ”Good, now recite it for aunt”
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In the Eastern Palace, the eirl had searched for a long time and still had not found that piece of jadeThis made the empress's mood very bad
Xiu'er stopped in fear beside the empress and wondered why her mistress was so set on this piece of jade today