Force a good concubine

Although it is said that the Shangyi Bureau is in charge of training the maids and assigning errands, the important places before the imperial court have always been determined by Gong Zhengsi in conjunction with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they can only take up errands after being retrained by the library.Zhao Rong sent the re-elected palace maid back to the Shangyi Bureau from the economic factory. When he heard that Gu Yan had been announced to the palace, the Zhengsi immediately blushed, and asked his apprentice Zhao Guanglu repeatedly: "It really is a public servant, who is the one who announced the decree?" nothing?"

"The one who came to proclaim the decree is Uncle Wu." Zhao Guanglu was recruited into the palace the year before last. He was only 12 years old. He was born in Haizhou. The person in charge of the clothes quietly asked, Master Wu didn't say anything, he just asked me to send a message to the master, saying that he should think about it, according to the old practice in the palace, what new errands do you have before the emperor?"

"New errand? Didn't it fill out the old vacancy? The one in Gong Zhengsi—" Zhao Rong frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh, "Okay, good job! Really good job!" His voice was so pleasantly surprised They all changed their tunes, ignored Zhao Guanglu who opened his mouth in surprise, almost trotted all the way into the duty room of Shangyi Bureau, and gestured to Xu Sanniang with dances and gestures: "Sanniang, what a great thing! That little lady Hu You trained her, you are not bad to her, she will get promoted right away—”

Gong Zhengsi has already sent the roster to the Shangyi Bureau. Xu Sanniang knew about it earlier than Zhao Rong, but her face was full of joy: "Why is this job? I don't think she can do it. You know the people in Gong Zhengsi better than me. , can you-"

"The orders from above have been made, and no one can do anything about it." Zhao Rong was overjoyed when she poured cold water on her face, and his face was a little unhappy, "I think she is a good material, she looks good, and she can read and write. It's decent to speak and respond, what's wrong?"

Xu Sanniang pondered for a while: "She is a hearty—"

"It's because you have the spirit that you deserve this job!" Zhao Rong disagreed, "There is someone more noble and proud than this job that shows your face in front of the imperial court. If you get the young master's favor, you can become a decent master. What's the matter!" He looked at the gilt chime clock in the corner of the value room, and then at the gloomy sky, "Tomorrow, the Empress Dowager is going to pay homage to Buddha at the Temple of Buddha, I have to go back and make arrangements, and wait for Miss Hu to come back , you can help me to persuade you." He said, he took off the green oil silk garment from the wall, put it under his arm, and left in a hurry.

The eunuchs can't leave the palace all their lives, and most of them are the masters who are single-minded to seek success. Zhao Rong is no exception. Although he is considerate and obedient to Xu Sanniang on weekdays, when it comes to this kind of thing, he is stubborn to the end.Xu Sanniang knew that his problem could not be corrected, so she stopped persuading him, sighed a few times, and ordered the little maid to tidy up Gu Yuan's bedding and move it to the upper room where she lived-one is according to the regulations, the sleeping class and the aunts Similarly, you can no longer mix with the little maids. One is that the aunts live in a room for two people, and the room she lives in has one less person, which is just convenient for her to explain Gu Yuan quietly.

While he was busy, there was a sudden dense rain above his head, which was loud and crisp. Xu Sanniang looked out the window and saw that the rain was as dense and straight as an arrow, and it turned out that a heavy rain came unexpectedly. "Stuck by the rain? Or something happened?" She was worried, and sat in front of the duty room window listening to the sound of the rain and waited and waited, but she did not see Gu Yuan coming back. The palace gate was about to be keyed, and I couldn't sit still any longer, took an oiled paper umbrella and got up, thought for a while, then turned around and took an oiled silk coat, put the high-tooth wooden clogs on the outside of the palace shoes, and stepped on the bluestone slab The stagnant water that overflowed above went out of the courtyard and entered the Xihua Gate.

The road from Xihuamen to Gongzhengsi is easy to remember. Go forward along the corridor, pass Wuyingdian, pass through Guangfumen, you will find the north-south Xijiao Road, go straight north and walk through Renzhi Palace, Ningkang Palace The ten or so houses between the Hall of Renzhi and the Hall of Renzhi are Gong Zhengsi.Xu Sanniang stood at the gate of Guangfu, looking north for a while, and the road to the north was empty, except for the continuous rain line, there was nothing.The palace rules are as big as the sky, even if there are knives in the sky, when the key is released, the people of each palace and department must return to their positions and cannot wander around.Xu Sanniang thought for a while, and then asked the two young eunuchs guarding the gate: "A new maid from the Shangyi Bureau was sent by Gong Zhengsi today, and she hasn't come back yet, so she might have lost her way. The two are here to take care of you. Has someone unfamiliar come over?"

"Did you wear a snow-green jacket and a blue silk skirt?" The little eunuch pointed to the south, "There is an unfamiliar court lady who has gone in the direction of Guiji Gate, is it her that Auntie said?"

Entering Guiji Gate and facing south is the Meridian Gate, Xu Sanniang buzzed in her head, thinking that Gu Yan must not be too hard on it, so go knock on the Dengwen drum?She thanked the little eunuch, carried her skirt and quickly walked south along the narrow path, walked more than a hundred steps, and saw a palace maid standing far away at the gate of Guiji without an umbrella or oil coat, who vaguely looked like Gu Yan, Then he breathed a sigh of relief, and walked over quickly, seeing her covered from head to toe as if she had been fished out of the water, wondering if she had gotten into the cold air, her face was as white as paper, and with pity in her heart, she handed the oil coat to her. She said, "Come back with me."

Gu Yan glanced at her blankly, and then fixed his eyes on Guiji Gate.Xu Sanniang followed her gaze, and saw young ladies standing under the rolling shed outside the Huangji Gate in the door, all wearing brand-new jade-colored lake silk gowns with sleeves, although they couldn't see clearly through the rain, they could still see them. It can be seen that everyone is in good spirits.

She sighed in her heart, and said to the little eunuch at the gate of Guiji: "Usually, those who hand in the papers and withdraw from the palace examination, aren't they all waiting for the order in Huangji gate?"

"It's raining heavily today, and His Majesty ordered them to take shelter here." The little eunuch answered bluntly, and then bowed politely to Xu Sanniang, "This eldest sister belongs to my aunt, and she has been standing here for a long time. Our brothers asked Don't answer, I don't know what kind of errand you are on? Seeing that the palace gate is about to release the key, it is no fun to miss the time!"

"I sent her here to receive a message. I think it was blocked by the rain." Xu Sanniang said calmly to Gu Yuan, "You girl, why are you so determined to wait here like this? No matter what Thing, is it worth it for such a heavy rain to hurt people? Even if you are thinking about your errands, you also have to think about your own bones. If your parents outside the palace know about this kind of waste, can you not feel bad?"

Gu Yan seemed to have just come back to his senses at this moment, his body trembled even more, and he smiled bitterly at her with trembling lips: "My aunt blamed it."

"You." Xu Sanniang saw that she was shaking like a leaf in the rain, and her hands and feet seemed to be a little out of control, so she hurriedly unfolded the oil coat, and suddenly saw the female scholars who seemed to be blown down by the wind. Guards of honor came out in pairs from the Huangji Gate, hurriedly dragging Gu Yan back to the side, ignoring the rain and mud, and kowtowed deeply at the base of the side wall.

On this day, the emperor’s imperial palace used Ming Huang Longyu, which carried sixteen carriages, because there were scholars waiting for orders outside the Huangji Gate. To show their closeness, the imperial curtains on the carriage were rolled up high, and the emperor sat in the palace, After Wen Yan comforted the scholar, Long Yu turned to Guiji Gate and went north along the narrow road to Ningshou Palace to greet the Queen Mother.

Long Yu looked at Da, but walked very fast. When the emperor passed the Guiji Gate, he caught a glimpse of two palace servants lying under the palace wall. At first, he didn't care, but the shadow floated in her heart. She turned her head and looked back. , I saw two small figures kneeling in the rain, because the royal driver couldn't hold an umbrella in front of him, only two people were wearing oil jackets together, and they had been blown aside by the wind, showing their embarrassment even more.

"With such heavy rain, you don't need to be too strict about the rules." The emperor frowned, and said to Wei Fengchun who was helping the sedan chair, "Seeing that the palace gate is about to be released, let them go back, so there is no need to wait."

"Yes!" Wei Fengchun agreed, pushed the hood, turned around and delivered the decree in front of Xu Sanniang and the two, "Your Majesty is kind, I will spare you the gift, go back to work in Haosheng!"

Xu Sanniang was worried that Gu Yuan would bump into Yujia in front of the emperor, and seeing Gu Yuan still bowed his head in front of Wei Fengchun, Fang was relieved and said to her, "Why don't you thank me soon?"

She urged it twice, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and stretched out her hand to pull Gu Yuan aside, only to see her fall to the side in response, her neck drooping, and she passed out silently in the rain.