Zhonggong Order GL

He didn't know what Sangzhi had lied to him.About the hot spring, about the sleeping, about what Sangzhi said that day when she was taken away, although she was furious, she felt something vaguely in her heart, but she couldn't tell if she had no clue or didn't dare to think about it. I understand that Su Le, who is a queen, doesn't know how to deal with these things that are completely beyond the control of the empress, so she will be confused about the matter of Sang Zhi.

"Sangzhi..." The queen lowered her eyebrows, looking at the spring water and murmured, "Why did you lie to me..."

Sangzhi felt a sharp pain in her heart, "Su Le—" She wanted to reach out her hand to the queen, but at this moment, her body suddenly felt cold, as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and her body was extremely heavy.She struggled hard but had a splitting headache and couldn't keep her eyes open.

I didn't know it was dark or bright, until some hands touched her forehead, and she heard a voice vaguely, "It's okay, it will be fine if the heat subsides."

He didn't know how long he had been sleeping, but when Sang Zhi opened his eyes, the morning light was coming in through the window.She was still the only one in the room, sweating profusely and smelling like sweat.Instead, there is a bowl next to it, and there is still medicine residue in it.Who fed himself the medicine?

Sang Zhi had a severe headache, but felt as if she had had a nightmare.There seemed to be Su Le in the dream.However, it was just a dream after all.

She sat by the bed, staring at the light by the window in a daze, feeling empty in her heart, not knowing where to go.I just understand that I am in a predicament now.

Difficulty is when the right time, place and people are not available, and when you struggle desperately, you will only despair.The Empress Dowager, the Palace of Compassion and Peace, the pinnacle of power in the harem.She made the queen mother dislike her, who else can save her?People always presumptuously think that man may conquer nature, when will he understand, and only by knowing the destiny can he live.The insignificance and fragility of human beings are no different from ants in the face of destiny.The world is not benevolent, and treats everything as a straw dog.

All you can do in adversity is to adjust your mentality.Under the general trend, the power of the individual is insignificant.Even if there is a spark to start a prairie fire, we have to wait for the kindling to come.

Aunt Su Ma was drinking tea and chatting with the Queen Mother, when a little palace maid outside came over and knelt down very lightly, "I want to report to the Queen Mother, I found what the Queen Mother was looking for."

"Yeah." The Queen Mother just responded, and Lagu Su Ma took it over, and it was a wet kit, "Look at the stitches and materials, it doesn't look like the Empress Dowager's stuff."

So I opened it, but inside was just the paper scraps soaked in water and smashed, with some blurred red pen and cinnabar on it. The Queen Mother glanced at it, "This is it?"

The kneeling maid replied, "The kit was found by the nanny who cleaned the hot spring. I thought it belonged to the empress, and I wanted to present it to the empress directly. Unfortunately, I saw Nanny Cai rummaging in the hot spring alone those few days. , I thought it belonged to Nanny Cai."

Even so, it was not given to Cai Wanyun.After all, the hot spring is the Queen Mother's place. Although there are only one or two maids and eunuchs who clean and maintain it, they are all from the Queen Mother.There, no matter what you get, you must first show it to the Queen Mother.

"Empress Dowager, according to this old slave, this seems to be a talisman." Aunt Su Ma frowned, "It's not the empress's thing, but it should belong to Cai Wanyun."

The queen mother frowned, "Amulet? How can there be such a thing in the palace!" The harem is most taboo about these strange and chaotic things, especially witchcraft and the like.

"Come here, please Cai Wanyun come here." As soon as the Queen Mother frowned, Aunt Su Ma knew what the Queen Mother wanted to do, and said with a smile, "Leave these trivial matters to the old slave, and the Queen Mother doesn't need to worry about it."

The wrinkles on the Empress Dowager's face stretched out, and she cast a reproachful look at La Aunt Su Ma, "You are really a roundworm in Ai's stomach."

"Being the roundworm in your stomach is also a blessing that this old slave has cultivated for several lifetimes." Aunt Su Ma joked, and the queen mother laughed, "Tear your mouth to pieces, so you can talk so well."

Aunt Su Mala said, "Empress Dowager, if you are willing, you don't need to do anything. The old slave will do it by himself!" As he spoke, he gestured to grab his own cheek.

The Empress Dowager smiled even bigger, and said haha, "I see that you are not ashamed, but you really did it."

"Cough," Aunt Su Ma rubbed her face, and said solemnly, "Isn't this old slave afraid of your empress dowager's distress? What's the matter with my mouth? It's a big mistake to make your empress dowager feel distressed!"

"You!" The queen mother poked Aunt Su Ma's forehead with her fingertips, with a funny and helpless look.

Aunt Su Ma then said, "It's better for you to smile more, these things in the palace can be left to the old slave, why bother."

The queen mother patted Aunt Su Ma's hand with a smile, and sighed softly, which was her tacit agreement.it is more than words.

Aunt Su Ma continued to make tea for the queen mother, chatting about some irrelevant interesting things.

The author has something to say: the number of words is small, you think it is perfunctory.So, don't do that anymore.

I'll try to take the time.

I don't expect to get anything else when I write Lily, it's just for my own pleasure.Writing texts is fun, and reading texts is just a pastime. Don't make it unpleasant, it's a big deal.

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Being summoned by the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Cai Wanyun rushed over immediately in fear.

The queen mother was sitting leisurely at the side, and Aunt Su Ma was standing beside the queen mother.After Cai Wanyun saluted, Aunt Su Ma signaled the maid to show her the bag, "Does Nanny Cai know this?"

Cai Wanyun felt uneasy in her heart, looked carefully and replied, "If you go back to Eldest Aunt, you can recognize it as a kit."

Hearing this, it doesn't seem like Cai Wanyun's stuff.However, it is not yet possible to draw conclusions.Aunt Su Ma asked again, "A while ago, you were looking for this in the hot spring?"

Cai Wanyun was taken aback when she heard this, and quickly knelt down, "This servant dared to enter the hot spring because of the queen's order, and I want to find a kit."

Hearing that it was the queen's will, Aunt Su Ma couldn't help frowning, and subconsciously looked at the queen mother.The Empress Dowager's slightly closed eyes slowly opened, and said slowly, "What is the Empress looking for?"

Cai Wanyun's heart trembled, but she didn't dare to hide it, "Go back to the Queen Mother, yes."

After all, the room was quiet.After a while, Aunt Su Ma understood what the queen mother meant, and said, "Go back now. Don't spread the word about today's affairs."

How could Cai Wanyun dare not go down.However, I was uneasy in my heart. It seems that the kit that the empress empress was looking for was found by the empress dowager.I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.

Inside the Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager looked at the kit and the shattered talisman, and asked, "Do you think that the emperor's change of attitude towards the empress has something to do with this thing?"

"This..." Aunt Su Ma was sweating coldly on her forehead, and the queen mother asked casually, but how could she dare to answer casually when it was related to the middle palace, she just said, "How can this old slave understand this! But come to think of it, the queen mother is the queen mother. /Taught out, appearance and character are all phoenix among people, there is no reason why the emperor would not like it."

These words openly praise the queen, but secretly they praise the queen mother, how can the queen mother be so fine that she can't hear it?Then he spat at her, "I really want you to learn how to be cunning and refuse to tell the truth."

"Oh, this old slave was wronged!" Aunt Su Ma pretended to cry, "If there is anything wrong with my loyalty to the Queen Mother, just call this old slave——"

"Hey!" The queen mother yelled suddenly, and said strangely, "A person who has half of his body buried in the ground, and he still speaks so inappropriately! Every sentence, God is listening!"

Aunt Su Ma smiled and said, "Yes, yes, what the queen mother taught is that the old servant should slap his mouth, slap his mouth!" She patted her mouth lightly, which made the queen mother dumbfounded.

"Think about this matter carefully." The Empress Dowager said, "Packages and talismans are also put away first. If they really come out of the middle palace, they should be burned. Otherwise——"

Charms, ghosts and gods are never trivial matters in the palace.Aunt Su Ma replied, "The old slave complies with the decree." Then he said, "The former emperor passed an decree to take the one from Chengqian Palace to go hunting, saying it was a winter hunt, and let Dong E's mind relax by the way. We should leave tomorrow."

"The ninth day of tomorrow?" The queen mother frowned, "It will last for a month, and you won't be back until the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month?"

Aunt Su Mala said, "Exactly."

"Let him take that one out, maybe how to be a demon." The Queen Mother sneered, "Let the order go, and prepare for tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow Ai's family will also set off to the Winter Hunting Palace to relax."

Aunt Su Ma sighed secretly, and followed her words.The queen mother said again, "It's boring for an old man from the Ai family to blame, let the queen come and accompany him."

Yi's decree has been issued, and soon someone delivered the decree to Kunning Palace.

Cai Wanyun was still hesitating, and was thinking about telling the queen about the kit, but she didn't have the chance to speak, and the Palace of Compassion and Ning came to issue a decree, which made Cai Wanyun terrified.

After accepting the order, the queen sighed softly.How could she not know the Queen Mother's intentions?On the front foot, the emperor took the imperial concubine to the Winter Hunting Palace, and on the back foot, the queen mother took her there.

Cai Wanyun was overjoyed.Originally, when she learned that the emperor was hunting with the imperial concubine, Nanny Cai was not happy. Not to mention being robbed of the limelight by Chengqian Palace, the empress has been neglected for a while.Now that the queen mother is willing to help, Cai Wanyun is really happy for the queen.

"The empress should be happy, why are you sighing?" Cai Wanyun couldn't hide her joy.

The queen smiled faintly, "There's nothing to be happy about. Since the emperor didn't take me with him, he didn't intend to let me go. Now I'm going with the queen mother, I'm afraid it will annoy the emperor instead." She said without emotion, "The twisted melon not sweet."

"That may not be the case!" Nanny Cai replied, "In my opinion, the emperor's love for you a while ago was not just a whim, this time I didn't bring you, the empress, it's just that I can't bring too many people with me. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager is kind, and taking you there may be a good thing!"

The queen was noncommittal.

Cai Wanyun said angrily again, "It should have been done long ago, and it's all because of Sang Zhi's cheap hoof!"

Sangzhi—the queen was stunned.It seems that I haven't heard this name for a long time.The Empress was in a trance, "Is she alright in the Compassionate Ning Palace?"

"Empress, don't worry, it's not going to get better." Cai Wanyun said flatly, "I heard a few days ago that she was half-dead from illness. Who knows that fate is so bad that she came back to life. How else can I say that good people don't live long, and bad people don't. Live for a thousand years."

The queen's heart tightened, "Sick?" She said to herself, "Oh, it's fine again."

"..." Cai Wanyun looked at the expressionless queen, and couldn't fathom the queen's mood when she said this, so she said cautiously, "You don't have to worry about the double-faced and three-faced hoof, the empress."

The queen lowered her eyes and said "hmm".

Cai Wanyun saw that the empress was not interested, so she quickly changed the subject, "Young lady, the bag you asked your servant to find a while ago—"

The queen paused, then turned to look at Cai Wanyun, "Did you find it?"

"I found it after looking for it..." Cai Wanyun showed embarrassment, hesitated to speak, "It's just..."

"Why?" the Queen said, "But it's okay to say."

Cai Wanyun sighed, "It's just that the Queen Mother's people found it."

The queen frowned, "What?"

Cai Wanyun hurriedly knelt down, "Before delivering the decree, the Compassionate Ning Palace suddenly summoned the old slave, saying that he found a kit in the hot spring."

After explaining exactly what happened in the Palace of Compassion and Peace, Cai Wanyun knelt on the ground and dared not get up.

The queen frowned and thought, "You are not allowed to reveal, what is in the kit?"

"The old slave looked at it from a distance, it was all debris, I guess it should be amulets."

The queen glanced at her, "Get up."

"Thank you, empress." Cai Wanyun stood up and said, "Empress, this is the most taboo in the palace. Empress, you—"

The queen thought, why does Sangzhi carry a talisman with him?Still so precious!She pondered for a while, but had no idea.He just said, "Since the Empress Dowager has handled this matter, let it be like this. No one in Kunning Palace is too talkative, so you handle it well." The Empress thought to herself, no one except herself knew that the bag belonged to Sang Zhi , even if the Empress Dowager wanted to investigate, she would stop if she found out.And the queen believes that if the queen mother thinks that the kit belongs to her, at most she will be reprimanded and nothing serious will happen.But if Sangzhi is found, it will give the Queen Mother a legitimate reason to get rid of Sangzhi.Moreover, Sangzhi, a servant, has no reason and no ability to get things like spells. If this matter is left in the Queen Mother's hands, it will probably go to Chengqian Palace.Chengqian Palace has always been impeccable in its affairs, if the queen mother catches a small braid, she can bring down Chengqian Palace openly.

For the queen, this should have been a good thing.As long as you tell the Queen Mother that the bag is owned by Sang Zhi from Chengqian Palace, Chengqian Palace may be brought down.However, the queen chose to give up almost at the same time.She wants to let the clue about the kit spell be disconnected and ended with herself.

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The empress dowager and the empress have left, so no matter what, there must be someone who will take care of things temporarily in the palace.It stands to reason that Concubine Shuhui of Yikun Palace was supposed to take care of things, but the Empress had no real power in the past, and it was Concubine Zhen who assisted the imperial concubine, so she let Concubine Shuhui take care of things for fear that Concubine Zhen would not accept it; Concubine Zhen is in charge, I am afraid that Concubine Shuhui will be even more dissatisfied.Weighed and weighed, finally the empress summoned Concubine Shi of Jingren Palace.

Concubine Ke is sincere and fearful, and refuses in every possible way.Since Concubine Dong E entered the palace, Concubine Ke has been neglected like other concubines. Although she lives in the respected Jingren Palace, she just spends her days tending flowers and plants, writing poems and chatting.What does the open and secret struggle between Kunning Palace and Chengqian Palace have to do with Concubine Ke?It is already a great gift for her to enter the palace as a Han Chinese, and she has reached the pinnacle of being a concubine.Therefore, there is nothing more peaceful and leisurely than Concubine Ke's life.Now that the responsibility of being in charge is spread out for nothing, Concubine Ke is not willing!

"The concubine is terrified. The concubine was born as a Han girl, and was given the gift of the emperor and queen, so she was able to live in the palace. How can He De be the master! The empress empress has betrayed the concubine."

The queen sighed softly, went to her and helped her up personally, "What's the matter with Sister Kefei! In the past, the elder sister was the most favored by the emperor. Even if the imperial concubine came into the palace, the emperor would always miss Jingren Palace sooner or later. Seniority, rank, or virtue, Sister Kefei, you will do your part."

"The empress is ridiculously praised, but I dare not be a concubine." Concubine Ke groaned in her heart.Yes, what the empress said is correct, she will do her part according to her seniority and rank, but the key point is that Jingren Palace has never participated in matters of favor, she is a Han, how could she dare to cause any trouble in this harem of the Manchu Qing Dynasty?What's more, Concubine Shuhui from Kunning Palace and Concubine Zhen from Chengqian Palace are not easy to get along with.Her background is not strong, and her background is flawed. If the name of the chief executive is filled between these two women, will there be good fruit?It's good that nothing happened, but if something happened, who else could be blamed besides Concubine Ke?

"I don't want to decline again," the queen said with a sincere look, "I know that this matter is really embarrassing for my sister. But besides my sister, I really have no other choice. My sister should do me a favor, okay? "

Ke Fei paused, thought about the current situation, and couldn't help but sigh.Yes, besides her, who should the queen choose?The imperial concubine is still very much loved by the emperor, even if Concubine Shuhui is supposed to be in power, how dare the empress put her own younger sister on the throne?Yikun Palace's reputation is already high enough, if it does more, I'm afraid it will cause people to gossip, saying that the queen formed a clique to favor her own sister.This is a big taboo of being a queen. The queen has to treat all concubines equally, impartially and impartially.Do you want to choose Concubine Zhen?Not to mention that although Concubine Zhen is favored but not qualified enough, let's just talk about Concubine Shuhui, if seeing her own sister transfer the power that should have been given to Concubine Zhen, would she be happy?I don't know how to create a suspicion in my heart.Concubine Shuhui, no one knows her better than the queen, and I'm afraid something will happen secretly.Looking at the other concubines in the harem, they are either unknown, if they are of insufficient grade, or have insufficient qualifications, and the only one who can be brought out to convince everyone is Kefei who entered the palace the first time.But in the early days, Concubine Ke was the emperor's favorite concubine.It was quite normal for the queen to find her.

Seeing the sincere eyes of the empress, Concubine Ke was very embarrassed.She has always sympathized with the little queen, and she also knows all the difficulties the little queen has suffered since entering the palace, and she can't help but sigh every time she hears it.But so what?Aren't all the women in the palace like this!There are only two kinds of concubines: favored and unfavored.Those who are favored will be able to be rich and wealthy, and whoever is not favored has never been scorned and ridiculed?Even her concubine Ke, since the emperor only doted on Concubine Dong E, hasn't she also become a joke among the palace population?Sympathy can't be eaten, but the most important thing is to be wise and protect yourself.How could Concubine Ke handle the burning burden of being in charge!She said, "Empress, my concubine is terrified. It's just that my concubine only knows about flowers and plants, and maybe I can do a little bit of dancing and writing. The responsibility of being a master is heavy, and my concubine can't afford it."

Since the queen summoned her, why didn't she make full preparations?He said, "Sister, please don't worry, although I entrust my sister to take charge, Concubine Shu Hui and Concubine Zhen will assist my sister. If there is any problem, feel free to ask them, my sister just needs to make up her own mind."

"..." Concubine Ke's face turned green.The Queen of Love is just using her as a peacemaker, a shield, and a nominal principal!However, in this way, wouldn't she become a sandwich pie, which would be even more difficult to make?

Seeing her expression, the queen felt a little apologetic.Knowing that this matter really made it difficult for Concubine Ke to do, she took her hand and said softly, "Don't worry, sister, Madam Cai here in this palace will stay to serve my sister, and I will definitely not let my sister alone if there is anything to do." people bear it."

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Ke was greatly relieved.Nanny Cai of Kunning Palace represents the queen. If something really happens at that time, she can justify that she ignorantly obeyed Nanny Cai. The crime of dereliction of duty, the one who should bear the responsibility is Nanny Cai in name, but actually the Queen.Concubine Ke secretly sighed, knowing that the queen has already done this, if she refuses again, it will be a slap in the face of the queen.How can she!Then he made a bow and said, "The empress is considerate and considerate, and she is valued, so how can my concubines not do their best!"

The queen smiled and said, "Sister Kefei, you don't need to be too polite. This time, I will serve the queen mother for at most one month, and maybe I will come back after less than one month. The sisters in the palace are always harmonious, and there is probably nothing serious. But I still want to trouble sister Kefei I'm bothered."

"The empress works day and night for the harem, and the concubines can share the worries for the empress. It's too late to be happy. It's not worth worrying."

The queen smiled, and said again, "Mother Cai, come to meet Sister Kefei."

Cai Wanyun hurried over and saluted Concubine Ke, "This old slave pays respects to Concubine Ke."

"Quickly, don't be too polite!" Concubine Ke helped her up, "Next, I need to ask Nanny Cai for advice!"

Cai Momo hurriedly said, "I don't dare to give advice, but if I can help Concubine Ke a little, the old slave is not too useless." But Cai Momo thought in her heart, it's really good to pretend!If she hadn't heard the empress say that she didn't have to take responsibility, how could Concubine Ke refuse?At this moment, the words are so grandiose.

However, Nanny Cai has a lot of experience after all, and she just muttered a few words in her heart, and her acting skills on the surface were no worse than that of Concubine Ke.

Sang Zhi was still in the dark and dazed place of the rough envoy and handyman.Although she was well, she did not recover so quickly.However, the current situation does not allow her to recuperate.

This is the outer courtyard of the Compassionate Ning Palace. The palace people are responsible for rough and heavy work every day, such as carrying water, sweeping and cleaning the spittoons and huts, and occasionally climbing tall trees to trim branches and leaves.It's just that open flames cannot be seen in the palace, so there is no need to chop firewood.But heavy work such as carrying charcoal fires is no easier than chopping firewood.

But compared to these menial and heavy work, what is even more unbearable is that the smell is so stinky and the smell is flying all over the place.Like the slaves here, they sweat every day, and their clothes are so dirty that they can't see their true colors.More exaggeratedly, there is no place to take a shower.Not to mention being unkempt, he defecated everywhere.In particular, there is a vegetable garden dedicated to growing vegetables for the Queen Mother, and there is a dung truck next to it that often comes, and the palace people don't care about it, and they solve it directly next to the dung truck.Sangzhi had seen it a few times inadvertently, coupled with the vomitous smell and rough work here, the whole person was about to collapse.

Probably he was thrown into the lowest class of people.There is only one nurturing aunt, who is young, has a fierce face, and looks very much like Grandma Sun.And Grandma Sun doesn't live here at all, she just directly governs this place.

She was dizzy and wanted to die for a while.Every minute and every second here was unbearable for her.Those vulgar servants would speak hoarsely every time they spoke, which made Sangzhi's eardrums hurt and his saliva flew around.She was arranged to do the laundry. Although the winter in November was not freezing, the water was bitterly cold.But compared to other tasks, she still prefers to do laundry.As she washed and washed, Sangzhi burst into tears.

She didn't know what sin she had done!Why do you have to suffer this!She thought, love is nothing!What kind of queen, what kind of Qing Dynasty, go to hell!

She wants to go home.

But where is her home?In a trance, she only remembered that someone once loved her like a treasure and held her in the palm of his hand, how could she be willing to let her suffer like this!

Sang Zhi knocked on her forehead angrily, she felt that she was dying of illness.Why can't I remember anything.When this thought came up, Sang Zhi was startled—why did his memory get worse and worse!

Where is she from?Why resent here?Where is she going back to?

I can't remember everything, only some vague impressions.

Sangzhi opened his eyes wide in horror.She plunged headlong into the cold water of dirty clothes to wake herself up.At this moment, three words popped up in my mind—requiem talisman!Is it because I am sick now, so my heart and soul are disturbed, so that I am slowly losing energy and forgetting my previous life?

That's terrible!Sangzhi is unwilling to become exactly like the people here no matter what.She was startled.

"Don't cry, work hard. Little girls are like this when you first come here, and you will get used to it after a while." A voice suddenly came from not far away, and Sangzhi was startled again.Looking over with tears in her eyes, she saw a middle-aged court lady with a dark complexion and rough figure. When the court lady saw her looking over, she suddenly frowned and smiled at her, "Do you think it's cold?"

Sang Zhi was stunned.

The aunt moved towards her and wiped her tears.His fingers are also cold and rough, but his voice is very gentle, "It's like this when I first came here. But it's nothing, I'm not living anywhere. Anyway, working in the palace, I can ask for some rewards from time to time, enough to feed the family for a year It's half a load!"

"Third Aunt, you're meddling in your own business!" A woman at the side quietly grabbed the aunt, glanced at Sang Zhi, and signaled, "This girl was thrown here because she committed a crime, so don't cause trouble."

The third aunt paused, quickly withdrew her hand, and said awkwardly, "I... don't think the little girl is pitiful."

That being said, he hurriedly got up to stay away from Sangzhi, but when he left, he quietly stuffed a black and dirty steamed bun into Sangzhi, "There is nothing hard to overcome, it is better to live than to die."

"Third Aunt, you—" the woman who was with San Aunt saw it, sighed and dragged Aunt San away away.

Sang Zhi stared blankly at the black steamed bun in his hand, with mixed feelings in his heart.But she didn't have time to think more, she was hungry.Since coming here, she hasn't eaten a few bites.Now, the black and dirty steamed bun in his hand has already made Sang Zhi feel that it is a delicacy in the world.

She took a tentative bite first, then devoured it hungrily.He didn't care about the taste of the steamed buns, whether they were dirty or not, and even the disgusting smell in the air seemed to be covered up by the steamed buns.

Until he accidentally bit his finger, Sangzhi let go of the pain, leaving only a small bite of the black steamed bun.

Sang Zhi was stunned, looked up at the third aunt who was washing clothes not far away, pursed her lips, and carefully wrapped the last bite in her sleeve to hide it.

She ate too fast and choked uncomfortably, so she scooped up water from the water tank to drink.The water in the tank only looks clean, but in fact, the water for washing clothes picked from the river, how clean can it be?

But the mulberry branch no longer cares whether it is dry or not.

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Better to die than to live.Sang Zhi clenched his fists, looking at Sangu's back, his heart fluctuated.What Sangu meant was that it was good to work in the palace, but it was nothing.In such an inhuman day, there is someone like Sangu who thinks... okay?

Sangzhi shook.

There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome—the words of Sangu just now are still in his ears, Sangzhi raised his head, and looked around with tears in his eyes.People here wear shoddy clothes, eat food that is not considered cold or cold, and do the heaviest, dirtiest, and tiring work in obscurity in a stinking environment.However, their attitudes were like the third aunt's, thinking that it was no big deal.Sang Zhi watched silently, then lowered his head to look at his hands that were red from the cold, he couldn't help being dazed.A thought suddenly popped into her mind - can death solve the problem?

How do you view death?Or, rather, why live?

Come, she doesn't know why she came here.Will death be able to reach the beautiful world I thought it was?Life and death are never up to people.No one can choose their own birth, not even the right to choose death.

Sang Zhi raised his head again, still looking at the world, at the busy people.However, her heart is empty, and she has no thoughts at all.Suddenly, he was kicked on the body unexpectedly, and Sang Zhi was kicked to the ground without making a sound in surprise.Looking back, she was an old palace lady in her early forties, and her clothes were rough enough, after all, the outer courtyard was poor.The old maid had a hostile expression on her face, her eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together, and she scolded her in a rough voice, "Dare to be lazy!"

That kick hit the bone, and Sangzhi felt a little numb from the pain.The old maid also felt the pain, so she became more angry and cursed at Sang Zhi.

But at this moment, Sangzhi felt that he was out of the matter.Seeing the face of the old palace lady deformed due to rage, watching her mouth opening and closing, spittle splashing everywhere, but it seemed that she couldn't hear the voice of the old palace lady, and couldn't hear those unbearable words.Sangzhi stared at her, and suddenly thought, what was the old court lady like when she was young?Has it always been this violent and vulgar?

She shifted her gaze to the crowd again, who were busy working hard and just trying to survive, she thought, what about them?What were they like when they were young?Why has it become like this now?

Sangzhi thought of the queen again.But not only the queen, she thought of more people.Queen, Concubine Dong E, Concubine Zhen, and even the Empress Dowager.She has seen the highest-ranking people, but now she is mixed among the lowest-ranking people.

Is fate really doomed?Is a person born doomed to a lifelong path?

She immediately thought of Lagu Su Ma who was revered as a slave.When her thoughts were flying wildly, countless palace fighting dramas, countless historical celebrities, and countless literati and soldiers flashed through her mind.

Prince and general, would you rather have a kind?

There was never a savior.Everyone can only rely on themselves.

Everything in front of her seemed to become a black and white silent film, she was in it, but she was also an audience.Is she different from these people?No.Sangzhi smiled mockingly.

But is there really no difference?

And again.The biggest difference is that she can find her reason in the most desperate and destitute time, and she can find a direction for her life more clearly, even if there is still an endless abyss in front of her.However, the abyss always seems to be endless, but who knows if that endlessness is really hopeless, or if it just seems so?

She is different from them.She has her character.That is what distinguishes her from animals, and she comes from the upbringing of a civilized society.

Even if you can't change the world, at least you can influence the people around you.And this influence must be subtle to be most effective.

Sang Zhi stopped her thoughts and looked at the maid, as if she was looking at a clown.Immediately, he sighed in his heart, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his lips, waiting for the maid to finish scolding.The palace lady was spitting all over while cursing, when she suddenly saw Sang Zhi's smile, she was stuck, and then her face became more irritable, "What are you laughing at!"

The smile is gentle and friendly, and the normal reaction of people is to smile back when they meet a smile, and the smile sometimes has incredible magical powers.

"My sister must have been a beauty when she was young." Sang Zhi said with calm eyes and a faint smile on her lips, speaking from the bottom of her heart.After all, the beauty of women who can enter the palace is above the average person.

The old maid was taken aback, and couldn't help touching her cheek.Probably no one has ever praised her so bluntly, and she was a little bit ashamed at a loss.It's a pity that this shyness couldn't be expressed properly, so the old maid glared at Sangzhi in embarrassment, "Stop flattering! Work hard!" She snorted, turned and left.

Sangzhi smiled slightly, glanced at the clothes in front of him soaked in cold water, exhaled lightly, and said to himself, "Heaven will send a great mission to the people, and you must first work hard on your mind and will, and starve your body and skin. Empty your body, and your actions mess with what you do, so you are tempted to endure and gain what you can't do." Muttering, he rolled up his sleeves, and put his hands into the icy cold water to wash his clothes.

She is just one of many beings, without supernatural powers, like tens of thousands of people, she has her own strengths and weaknesses. She is not so capable beyond ordinary people, even Sangzhi is so ordinary.But her chest and the upbringing she had had allowed her to go on well in times of distress.She has enough spiritual drive and great role models to lead her way.Everything she has is different from life.

After walking in front of the real King of Hades, Sangzhi finally understood a truth - just like a person's birth cannot be chosen, her coming here is equivalent to a new birth, and it is not something she can choose.Since she can't choose to come, can she take it for granted that she can leave?What's more, people live their whole lives, usually in the ordinary daily life, which is bittersweet.Where there is great joy, there is naturally great sorrow.It is gratifying to be overjoyed, but is it necessary to die when you are in great sorrow?

Death is never the solution.

Wherever you are, live your own life.When you can't choose your environment and birth, can you just blame others and follow the trend?If so, such a life would be worse than death.And the only thing that people can control most directly is their own heart.There are times of suffering, but no matter how hard it is, it will pass one day.Chang Dao said that life is short, and suffering may not be the normal state of life.

Her heart slowly settled down.But the physical pain and tiredness still exist. However, the power of the human heart is sometimes limitless in front of the flesh, especially in the face of desperation.

Sangzhi's heart is peaceful, and she smiles kindly to those around her.To her surprise, she had a share in the dinner that day!Only then did Sangzhi really smile, even though the food was unpalatable, it was still enough to satisfy his hunger!

In the early morning of the next day, the old maid from yesterday came to divide the task again, and when she saw Sang Zhi, she snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on her face.Sangzhi didn't care either.But today, Sangzhi was not sent to wash clothes, but to carry charcoal. This is physical work, much more tiring than washing clothes.

Sangzhi sighed, afraid that he might not be able to do it.But there was no way, she had no choice.The charcoal trucks were parked at the door, mostly eunuchs working as coolies to move them together.Sang Zhi followed suit, but after two or three trips, he was so tired that he was sweating profusely, not to mention his face was black and dirty.On the fourth trip, Sang Zhi couldn't help but think, maybe it wasn't the old maid who deliberately made things difficult for her, otherwise why would she let herself carry the charcoal.Thinking so, she still had to move around.

When standing in front of the car and moving again, I saw Sangu passing by again.Sangzhi couldn't help saying hello to Sangu, "Sangu—thank you for yesterday." She spoke in a low voice, not daring to speak loudly.

The third aunt stood still holding a pile of dirty clothes, and after looking at it for a while, she said in surprise, "Oh, it's you. Hehe, that's okay, it's nothing, you girl is very polite."

Sangzhi grinned at her, his face stained with black charcoal.The third aunt chuckled, leaned over and said in a low voice, "Why are you here to carry charcoal?"

"It's the old sister's." Everyone in the outer courtyard said