Traveling through books: trapped in an infinite cycle of injustice

Wei Yunchen was staggered by Linglong and almost fell to the ground.

"Linglong, what are you doing, so reckless?"

When Linglong saw it was the young master, she quickly stood up and bowed.

"Master, I'm sorry. It's not Qing'er and the others..."

"I just heard you talking about a person's name. Who are you talking about?"

"I said, I said..."

Before Linglong could finish speaking, they bumped into Yan Muyi in the corridor.

The moment Wei Yunchen saw Yan Muyi, his eyes almost dropped in surprise, his mouth widened, he pointed at Yan Muyi with an extremely surprised expression, and shouted.

"You...why...are you here?"

Yan Muyi greeted Wei Yunchen and then said slowly.

"Master Wei, this servant is now on duty at Qinglin Hall."

"what!?"

Wei Yunchen's loud voice was enough to attract Concubine Jin.

"What are you doing in my palace, yelling and yelling!"

Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first. Concubine Jin slowly walked to the three of them and faced Wei Yunchen with a bad face.

Seeing her sister coming, her arrogance was half gone and she didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.

"Mu Yi, I asked you to come here as a servant in the palace. What's wrong? Is it bothering you? He's so angry and yelling in my palace. If you don't like it, don't yell at me. You Just don’t come here from now on.”

Wei Yunchen was taught a lesson by being slapped in the face by Concubine Jin. In front of his sister, Wei Yunchen looked like a coward. When Yan Mu saw this, he laughed.

Wei Yunchen saw that he could not lose his face in front of Yan Muyi, and was actually humiliated by his sister's scolding. Wanting to regain my sense of existence, I started to fight back.

"Okay, stop talking. I don't dislike it, I'm just surprised. I came to you today for something important."

As expected, changing the topic is always the most useful. Wei Yunchen took Concubine Jin and entered the inner hall. Yan Muyi and Linglong were unable to go in and were waiting outside.

Now Yan Muyi and Linglong are the only ones left outside. Linglong feels uncomfortable all over. She doesn't like Yan Muyi at first, but because of her recent behavior, she doesn't want to be alone with her.

The awkwardness between the two was finally broken by Yan Muyi.

"Linglong, I know you don't like me very much, but I know you just don't adapt to my existence. I believe we will become good friends in the future."

When Yan Mu thought of the days she spent with Linglong Qing'er, it was such a pleasant life. At that time, she had not been severely beaten by life in the harem, and thought that the harem was just like this, but she was well protected at that time.

She wanted to step forward and shake hands with Linglong to make peace. Linglong watched Yan Mu approach her step by step. She was embarrassed and couldn't retreat, so she ran away. When Yan Mu saw this scene, he laughed out loud. Linglong was indeed the same Linglong.

When Yan Mu saw that Concubine Jin and Wei Yunchen hadn't come out for a long time, they were probably discussing some important matter. She couldn't stay here longer, so she left and continued to do the work at hand.

"What did you say?"

"Sister, it's absolutely true. You must pay more attention to your words and deeds in the palace."

"I understand, but don't tell your father about this yet. Let's see if there is any room for maneuver."

"Okay, it's not convenient for me to leave the palace recently. Sister, I have something important to do, so I won't stay here any longer."

Concubine Jin nodded and asked Wei Yunchen to leave the inner hall.

At this time, Concubine Jin frowned. Things have actually developed to such a state, and she can only wait and see what happens before making any subsequent arrangements.

Today, Linglong panicked because of Yan Muyi. When I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get charcoal fire today, I ordered the wrong number. When I got it back, half of it was missing.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs distributes a large number of charcoal fires to the masters of each palace every month. Due to Linglong's own mistake, the charcoal fire in the Moon Palace was completely insufficient to supply the entire palace. Even if the maids and attendants don't use it, Concubine Jin's share is probably very high.

This winter is particularly cold. It’s half a month before the beginning of winter. The entire palace is covered with white snow, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not give us any more charcoal because we don’t have enough charcoal.

In such a cold winter, Concubine Jin's body was not very strong. There was insufficient charcoal fire and insufficient heating, which caused Concubine Jin to catch wind and cold. Linglong's sin was huge.

Linglong told Qing'er about this, and both of them were worried, but there was nothing they could do.

"Linglong, why don't you admit it in front of Madam, or you will be scolded no matter what. It would be better if you surrender. At most, Madam will deduct your monthly payment and won't punish you."

"But this time is different. Even if Madam doesn't punish her, where can we get charcoal fire? Without charcoal fire, how can we survive the winter?"

Qing'er really couldn't think of a solution, so she could only ask Concubine Jin to come forward and ask the emperor for this solution.

The next day, after breakfast, Qing'er was ready to admit to Concubine Jin that she had neglected her duty in front of everyone.

"Madam, I..."

Linglong hesitated and did not dare to tell the truth. Yan Muyi suddenly stood up.

"Madam, I accidentally ordered the wrong amount of charcoal yesterday. This month, we may not have enough charcoal."

Linglong looked at Yan Muyi beside her in surprise. She didn't expect that Yan Muyi would come out of the blue like this. She didn't know how Yan Muyi knew this, nor why she took the blame for herself.

Concubine Jin's face slowly darkened, and she felt displeased.

"Mu Yi, this is related to the heating of our entire palace, it is not a trivial matter. Do you know what the punishment will be if you make a mistake? Wait, isn't this matter always negotiated between Linglong and the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Why is it you this time? "

Concubine Jin suddenly realized something was wrong, and Linglong was even more panicked and helpless at the moment. Concubine Jin glanced at Linglong, and she finally understood what was going on. Just now I saw Linglong's hesitant expression, and her expression of not being able to hide anything.

The matter of charcoal fire is clear at a glance. It was not convenient for Concubine Jin to reveal the truth, so she put aside the matter of punishing Yan Muyi for the time being.

"Mu Yi, can you think of any solution?"

Ever since she secretly overheard the conversation between Linglong and Qing'er yesterday, she had thought of a solution. I'm really lucky to have worked in the Clothing Bureau for half a year. In addition to suffering hardships, I also learned a lot of survival skills.

Yan Mu stepped forward and slowly told Concubine Jin how to solve the problem.

"Madam, we can make our own charcoal. The Ministry of Internal Affairs provides coal. Although we don't have coal, we do have wood. The pile of wood in the kitchen is a good material for our fire and heating."

The maid on duty in the kitchen whispered quietly from behind.

"Wood is used for cooking. How can we make a fire for heating? It will burn down the entire palace."

As soon as Yan Mu heard the ambiguous sound, she asked someone to follow her into the kitchen. After one operation, she would naturally know what she meant.

As soon as Yan Mu walked into the kitchen, Linglong and Qing'er followed. She first threw a pile of wood blocks into the burning kang, then lit a handful of dead grass and threw it in to start the fire.

After about half an hour, the fire in the kang went out. Yan Muyi used long tweezers to take out the charred wood one by one. This is charcoal, and when cooled it ignites a fire, just like coal for heating.

Everyone was stunned after reading it. No one has ever thought that the wood residue after burning in the stove has this purpose.

Qing'er ordered people to put the cooled charcoal fired by Gangyan Muyi into a bamboo basket and bring it to the main hall.

Yan Mu explained the principle and production of charcoal to Concubine Jin and everyone.

Concubine Jin praised her endlessly, but she didn't expect that Yan Muyi was a genius and she could think of everything. In this way, she doesn't have to beg the queen anymore. Qinglin Hall will be able to survive this winter well.

When everyone was discussing the making of charcoal fire, Qing'er pushed Linglong in front of Yan Muyi.