Traveling through books: trapped in an infinite cycle of injustice

Yan Muyi put away his sad expression, returned a sweet smile, and held Qing'er's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I just suddenly thought of my friends. If I have anything to do, I will definitely discuss it with you and Linglong."

Because she packed too many things, Yan Muyi couldn't carry them alone, so Qing'er decided to send Yan Muyi back to the Garment Bureau.

"I told you not to take so many things. Look, now you have to help me bring them."

Yan Muyi was nagging along the way.

"Okay, okay! Then I'm just trying to gain some face, I just accidentally took too much."

Qing'er touched her nose and complained dissatisfiedly about Yan Muyi's nagging.

The Garment Bureau is actually not far from Qinglin Hall, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there. It's such a close distance, but I haven't been here for two months. In this palace, no matter how close the distance is, everyone is as far away as heaven and earth.

When she reached the door of the Garment Bureau, Qing'er put down her things so as not to disturb her gathering with her former sisters.

The garment bureau was as usual, so quiet that you could hear dripping water. Yan Muyi walked to the clothing room with the gift in his hands. Because everyone was working hard, no one noticed anyone standing at the door.

Yan Muyi coughed lightly at the door, and Youle, the ghostly spirit, looked towards the source of the sound. At this glance, no matter what, it turned out to be Yan Muyi who had been away for a long time. She yelled and ran towards the door.

Because of Youle's move, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction Youle was running to.

Everyone was shocked to see that Yan Muyi was back, and their faces changed from shock to joy. Youle hugged Yan Muyi and was almost knocked down by Youle because of his unstable center of gravity.

"Mu Yi, you finally came to see us. I haven't heard from you for two months. I miss you so much! Woohoo~~~~~~~"

As he said this, Youle burst into tears. Yan Muyi was confused by Youle's big move. He still held the pastry box and gift box in his hand. There are no extra hands to hug back.

"Youle, okay, okay, stop crying. Didn't I come back to see you? I still have a bunch of things in my hand. Can you stop crying and let me put the things away."

After hearing this, Youle realized that he had been too impulsive. He quickly let go of the hand hanging on Yan Muyi's neck and took the heavy thing from her hand.

Everyone also rushed to the door and surrounded Yan Muyi enthusiastically.

There were tears in Mingyue's eyes, and she covered her mouth that was about to cry with both hands. At the first glance, Yan Mu saw the bright moon in the distance that had not come forward. At that moment, he was filled with emotion, pushed aside the crowd, and walked towards the bright moon.

"Mingyue, I'm back, I'm back to see you!"

After that, he stepped forward and hugged Ming Yue tightly, who was about to collapse and cry.

"I thought I would never see you again in this life. How are you doing in the Jin Concubine Palace? Has anyone bullied you?"

Mingyue asked Yan Muyi in a hoarse voice.

"I live a good life in the Jin Concubine Palace. No one bullies me. Everyone treats me like family."

Before Yan Mu could finish speaking, everyone crowded forward. Youle's loud voice started shouting again.

"Okay, okay, let's see what good things Mu Yi brought us."

When she shouted, the crowd joined in the fun and pushed past.

Youle opened the pastry box and saw layers of fine pastries, including osmanthus cake, pineapple cake, red bean cake...

Everyone's mouths watered when they saw it, and they all wanted to eat these pastries immediately.

Yan Mu pushed aside the crowd and walked to the pastry, blocking the group of ferocious beasts in time.

"I left the last plate for Aunt Zhang. Don't eat all of Aunt Zhang's share."

After saying that, Yan Mu opened all the pastry boxes, leaving the last plate. Everyone looked at the cakes placed in front of them, and there was no reason not to eat them. Three times five divided by two, in less than two seconds, everything was robbed.

While everyone was grabbing pastries, Yan Muyi opened the gift box, pulled out a purple jade hairpin, and held it in front of Mingyue.

"Mingyue, this is my gift to you. Pack it up quickly, otherwise it will be divided up by them again later."

Seeing Yan Muyi nervously taking out the hairpin, Mingyue smiled lightly. Those who didn’t know better thought that the Garment Bureau was a den of robbers, and everything that came would be looted.

After everyone shared the pastry box, they felt their full bellies with satisfaction in their eyes. Then he looked into the gift box next door.

"Mu Yi, what is this? Is it also for us?"

Youle shouted loudly to Yan Muyi behind everyone.

She hurriedly ran to the front, fearing that if she wasn't careful, the group of people would divide the gifts again.

This is for you Youle, this is for Xiaoling...

Yan Mu distributed the gifts to each sister in the garment bureau one by one. Everyone was very happy with the gifts. Thank you Yan Muyi for being so thoughtful and giving me cakes and gifts, thinking of the sisters in the Garment Bureau.

"Where's Aunt Zhang? Is Aunt Zhang in charge of the room? Or has she gone out?"

Youle played with the gift while eating, his mouth full of cakes, and said confusedly.

"Aunt Zhang went out to do something today and may not come back!"

Yan Mu put away the gifts and cakes for Aunt Zhang and reminded Youle on the way.

"Youle, I will put the pastries and gifts in Aunt Zhang's room later. Remember to tell Aunt Zhang that I have been here and the gifts are in her room."

"Okay!"

Youle sprayed cake powder from his mouth and answered cheerfully.

Yan Mu left the clothing room holding the pastry box and gifts in one hand and Mingyue in the other.

After putting everything away in the housekeeper's room, Yan Muyi and Mingyue returned to the dormitory. It had been too long since she had seen her and she missed Mingyue very much.

Sitting on the chair, Yan Muyi asked about Mingyue's current situation.

"Mingyue, how have you been in the dressing room lately?"

"Mu Yi, I have a good life in the clothing room, and Youle and the others are very good to me. What about you?"

"I'm living a good life at Concubine Jin's place. They are all very nice to me. Has anything happened in the Garment Bureau recently?"

"No, it's the same as usual. It was the time when you just left. Aunt Zhang was a little uncomfortable without you and Huan Qing. But the Garment Bureau soon returned to its previous track."

After saying that, Mingyue's face darkened. He looked like he wanted to say something but didn't have the courage to say it.

Yan Muyi saw it all, looked at the worried Mingyue, and spoke.

"Mingyue, is there something wrong with you? Don't worry about any trouble you have in front of me."

Mingyue lowered her head and said leisurely.

"Actually, it's not me who's in trouble, it's my sister..."

During the days Yan Muyi was in the palace, he never heard Mingyue talk about his sister. He looked at her with confusion.

"Your sister?"

"Both of us were abandoned by our parents when we were young, and were sent to different local mansions to work as maids and maids. That day I received a letter saying that my sister was seriously ill, and the people in the mansion where she lived threw her out. They didn't want to spend any more money to take care of a sick person. Yangzi.”

"Do you want to go to the palace to see your sister?"

Mingyue nodded silently.

"How about we tell Aunt Zhang? It won't be difficult to let you out of the palace for a meeting, right?"

Mingyue lowered her head with difficulty and shed tears.

As soon as Yan Mu saw Mingyue's scene, he knew that things were not that simple. He stepped forward and touched Mingyue's arm to comfort her.

"Mingyue, your sister will be fine. Let's find a way to get out of the palace together now."

"Mu Yi, actually I don't want to see my sister, I just want to go out and take care of my sister..."

Yan Muyi already knew what Mingyue meant, but it was really difficult. Even if Aunt Zhang nodded, Mingyue might not be able to leave the palace. The maids in the palace all signed a contract of prostitution. If their masters did not allow them to be released from the palace, they would have to stay in the palace for the rest of their lives.

"Well... Mingyue, this is indeed a bit difficult, let me think about it..."

Mingyue knew that this matter was impossible for Yan Muyi, so she didn't want to tell Yan Muyi at first to avoid worrying about herself. But she couldn't ignore her sister's life. She was really worried that her sister wouldn't survive.

"Mu Yi, I know this matter is difficult to handle, so let's forget it!"