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Likun Palace is the queen's bedroom.

Empress Wei has four daughters and two sons. Except for the crown prince and the tenth prince, the eldest princess, Princess Shuning, and two princesses, Lan Hui and Lan Xin, are all descended from the empress.The empress has a good reputation, and the government and the public praised her, saying that she is a magnanimous person, treats others kindly, never bullies the concubines, commands the harem, and takes care of the emperor's many heirs, and she is not lazy for a while.

Thinking about it, it is enough to see how tolerant and magnanimous this empress is just by looking at the harem full of flowers, concubines and heirs.Watching her husband embrace other women lovingly, having children, as a wife, she must be calm and peaceful, otherwise she will be called "jealous and stingy".How much of the empress's tolerance is voluntary, and how much is forced, how can outsiders know.

In order to prevent foreign relatives from intervening in politics, the queens established by Dongli were all selected from poor and noble families. The same is true for this empress Wei. I don’t know how many corrupt officials have been impeached. Now that my daughter is the queen, he is still on Suzhou Road, in front of his sixth-rank official. The queen’s brother only served as a small magistrate in other provinces, and did not stay in the capital.

In contrast, the other concubines did not have so many scruples. On the contrary, in order to balance the power in the court, or the emperor wanted to use the power of the ministers in the court, he would take the initiative to admit the daughters of some dignitaries into the palace. To be a concubine.

As a result, the queen's position in the palace became more subtle. How could these ladies from high-ranking officials and dignitaries think highly of the queen who came from a poor family?For this reason, the Taizu once had a legacy: Unless the queen has no children, or is suspected of causing disaster for the country and chaos, she must not be abolished and re-established.It can be regarded as a gold medal for avoiding death for these queens from poor families.

It was already Chen's time after allocating the palace, Ruan Yunqing and another young eunuch named Zhou Jun went to the inner city together with the steward of Likun Palace.

Compared with the outer city, the inner city of the imperial city is less majestic and solemn, and more magnificent. Going north along the wide avenue on the central axis, you will find the Kangqian Palace where the emperor lived. The dry palaces are all on this central axis, separated by a palace, while the other palaces are distributed on two wings. After all, there are a total of more than a dozen buildings with their own courtyards.

The eunuch in charge walked very fast, and Ruan Yunqing's small steps were also small, so he had to trot all the way to follow closely so as not to be left behind.

In this way, I walked for a meal before arriving at Likun Palace. As soon as the eunuch in charge entered the palace gate, he pointed to a person and said: "This is Eunuch Cui. From now on, this person will be your master. After passing the inner school, you should understand You all understand the rules, and work hard with your master in the future, and he will naturally order you what should be ordered."

The eunuch in charge was talking, and pointed to an old eunuch standing beside the Yimen.

The old eunuch was in charge of the trivial matters in Likun Palace, after decades of hard work, he is still a deacon eunuch of the eighth rank now.

Eunuch Cui glanced at Zhou Jun and Ruan Yunqing, and his face showed a little displeasure, "Why are you two? There are so many things in the palace, what's the use of adding these two?"

The eunuch in charge also had no choice but to look left and right. The queen hadn't gotten up yet, and the palace was quiet.

He lowered his voice, and said quietly: "Is there any way, I could have divided up a few more, but yesterday the Defei Empress said that there was a shortage of manpower in the Dexin Palace, so she begged Wansui to send more people there. No, I didn't wait for Wansui to speak. Those dog servants who followed the wind rushed to pick up two more young eunuchs and sent them. Hey, I didn't even look at who was the master of this harem, a coquettish and seductive thing, who came up here. Don't take the Empress Empress seriously, I'll see how long she can be so frivolous."

Eunuch Cui didn't dare to express his dissatisfaction like a steward. He was on a peripheral job and had no chance to experience the arrogance of the Concubine De, so he didn't have the anger and annoyance of the steward. .

While talking, a clear female voice came from behind: "Your Majesty is awake, come in and take care of me."

After saying a word, the slaves in the palace immediately became flustered. The eunuch in charge hurriedly ran to the door of Yimen. Greetings, after hearing the sound of the door hinge inside, the two maids opened the door, then took the things for washing with their own hands, and bowed to send them in.

Eunuch Cui also became flustered, commanding Ruan Yunqing and Zhou Jun to kowtow to the main entrance of the Queen's bedroom. The small screen wall bypasses the hanging flower door and walks swiftly all the way to the back room.

First, they arranged accommodation for Ruan Yunqing and the other two, in a room next to the handyman's room, where the four of them shared one room.

The room is not big, and the four planks occupy most of the space, so it is difficult for people to go in and even turn around.Eunuch Cui was in a hurry, Ruan Yunqing and Zhou Jun didn't even have time to pack their bags, they threw them on their own plank, and hurriedly followed him out the door.

You are here to work, how can you let you have a moment of idleness, Eunuch Cui led Ruan Yunqing and Zhou Jun to a small garden, pointed to the pavilions and waterside pavilions in the garden, and said: "Take these railings, pavilions, Wipe off all the visible things on the bright surface, there should be no soil foam, wring out the water on the towel, and then rub it on the painted surface, so as not to make watermarks everywhere on the ground.”

Eunuch Cui was about forty years old, with a round face, chubby and round, with fair skin, and looked quite blessed.He has sixteen people under him, all of whom are in charge of handymen. They usually clean and clean, and also take care of the flowers and trees in Likun Palace. Sometimes people are too busy somewhere, and they will call the little eunuchs under him. To help in the past, to put it bluntly, "use it when you are busy", and fill in wherever there is a shortage of people. It is really a handyman.

While Ruan Yunqing agreed, they rolled up their sleeves to work.The two of them had just arrived, and they didn't know the details of each door, their heads were still dizzy, and they didn't know what place they were cleaning at this time, but the two of them didn't talk much. The water twisted the rag and wiped it up carefully.

Eunuch Cui was very satisfied, nodded, and confessed a few more words before turning around and going forward.

Zhou Jun let out a long breath, and said with a smile: "I was scared to death, Xiao Er, did you see the scene just now, they were all talking about the royal style, and it seems to be true. Hey, what do you think the empress looks like?"

Zhou Jun was working with his hands, and his mouth was not idle. The garden was full of flowers, and insects and birds could be heard from time to time. There were only him and Ruan Yunqing here. They entered the palace together and lived in the inner school. In two months, although not as close as Lian Zui and others, but still more familiar than other people in Likun Palace, Zhou Jun unconsciously treated Ruan Yunqing a little more affectionately, and spoke a lot more casually.

Ruan Yunqing turned around to wash the rag, squatted down, plunged her hands into the cold water, and washed the dirt off the rag.This is how many times he has repeated the action, mechanical and numb, thinking about nothing, just doing it quietly.

Everywhere in the palace must be spotless, and it must be cleaned carefully and carefully every day.This small garden is just a scene in Likun Palace, but it must be cleaned up so that the master can come and play at any time.

Zhou Jun said a few words, but Ruan Yunqing didn't reply. After getting along for a few months, he also knew that Ruan Yunqing had such a temper. Talking, killing boredom.

The two of them worked for a whole day without a single moment of idleness. They wiped the water pavilion in the morning, and after lunch in the afternoon, they helped the deacon and eunuch in the small kitchen to clean up the dishes, boil water and make tea, and prepare refreshments for the empress to get up after her lunch break. edible.Zhang Luowan's eunuch in charge of clothing called Ruan Yunqing and the others to help carry the boxes, and took out all the seasonal clothes in several large boxes to dry.

An afternoon passed, and Ruan Yunqing and Zhou Jun were so busy that they didn't even touch the ground. They didn't know how much work there was in the palace, and it seemed that they couldn't finish it.Besides, they had to agree to whoever asked them to, and Tuo Luo kept spinning.

The newcomer is like this. He is unfamiliar with everything when he first arrived in a new place, and he is the easiest to manipulate. Some tasks are obviously not for you, and others will take the opportunity to push you, so he can take a break. Otherwise, There will be no such thing as "old fritters".After being in one place for a long time, it will naturally become oily, slippery, and learned.If you are old and can't learn well, then it can't be explained by a stupid word. If you don't learn well in the palace, your life will be on the line. Therefore, if you are not good, you have to be good.