My Lady is well

Shen Yao stood at the door and watched Jin'er being punished in the yard. She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.

The nanny showed no mercy and hit her mouth hard with the ruler again and again.

Looking at Jin'er crying without saying a word, Shen Yueyao just shook her head.

Suddenly it occurred to me that if one day in the future she still could not escape the fate of being tortured to death, then everything now would be meaningless.

There was no moon or stars above the vast sky, and the dark night enveloped the entire palace.

Beneath the red walls, there were trapped beasts, fighting each other, and all they stepped on were mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Shen Yueyao lay exhausted on the couch with the back of her hands covering her eyes.

I feel sleepy and all my thoughts become chaotic.

A good night's sleep.

The punishment of house arrest is not bad.

Except that one cannot leave Liu Fengxuan's house, everything else is the same as usual.

When misfortunes come, blessings depend on them; when blessings come, misfortunes fall upon them.

For her, it allows her to stay away from many troubles, including getting away from the control of Song Yuanyi and Yang Li.

No one wanted to have close contact with a punished concubine, except one person.

Shen Yueyao received a reply from Shen Yun, which contained only eight words.

"Adapt to circumstances, I'm at home."

She is worthy of being the world-famous 'Ms. Yun' in the future!

This reply letter is short and domineering, and most importantly, it makes people feel at ease.

She curved her lips and smiled, fortunately she had taken down Bai Wangren early on.

They knew very well which palace had a hole under the corner door, which palace had the easiest tree to climb, and which nooks and crannies could hide certain things.

Ever since Shen Yueyao was grounded, her treatment has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Jin'er took the food box that the eunuch brought to the door, opened it and took a look. She was so angry that she glared at him.

The young eunuch looked back at her with a look that said, "Why are you staring at me? It's useless."

He did not forget to snort in a mocking manner, turned around, humming a little tune, and left leisurely.

Jin'er stamped her feet, turned around and went into the house, cursing mumbledly.

"Fly! You little monkey! How dare you feed your master this!"

Shen Yueyao asked Xia Ye to bring a candle and burn the letter.

Suddenly hearing Jin'er's unclear voice, he couldn't help but frowned.

I was prepared to give her a lecture, telling her that girls shouldn't lose their temper or swear easily.

When she turned around, she saw Jin'er's lips were red and swollen, like two grilled sausages.

She couldn't help laughing, holding her belly.

Xia Ye lowered her head and covered her mouth, not daring to laugh at how presumptuous she was.

Jin'er glared at her and put her hands in front of her mouth.

"master......"

Seeing her aggrieved look, Shen Yueyao finally stopped laughing.

"Master, look at what these monkey servants have brought you. The pig food in our house is better than this."

Shen Yueyao opened the lid and saw a few yellow steamed buns and a plate of vegetables filled with a pungent sour smell.

She wrinkled her nose in disgust and waved her slender white fingers around her nose to get rid of the smell.

Qian sighed, "Alas, the wind is evil and the heart is thin! People in the world love to add icing on the cake, to put down the high and praise the low. It's human nature, and I can't blame them."

Jin Er could only understand half of what he said: "Ah? Isn't this their fault?"

What's the use of blaming them?

She never dreamed that the secular world could change people's hearts; that was Buddha's business.

She also wanted to change this era, but the only thing she could change was herself.

Shen Yueyao looked at her face again, put away her smile, and spoke earnestly.

"Jin'er, it's okay to get beaten. At least you're still alive. If you lose your life one day, you'll really lose everything."

Jin'er was stunned, lowered her head and said in a low voice.

"Master...I just don't want to..."

"I know you did it for me, so I never blame you, but I hope you can be more cautious."

When she thought about how her master had spent 100,000 taels of silver on her and even offended His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she felt so guilty that she wanted to cry.

In the blink of an eye, tears came down.

She choked softly, "I understand."

Shen Yueyao just patted her shoulder lightly and smiled gently.

"Go, tell them to send something in."

Jin'er reacted very quickly this time. She immediately raised her sleeve to wipe away her tears, her eyes lit up, and she nodded.

"Master, I heard that the walnut cakes at Qinfangzhai in Kyoto are good, as are the roast duck at Tianxianglou, and the crystal pork trotters at Wushifang..."

The gluttony in Shen Yueyao's stomach was aroused by her, and she swallowed her saliva.

"Yes, both are welcome. Go ahead."

"Good."

Shen Yueyao originally thought that life would be pretty good like this, but unexpectedly, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs even cut off the supply of ice to Liu Fengxuan.

How can we survive this hot summer?

Liufengxuan was facing the west sun, and it was like a steamer in the afternoon.

This ice is different from other ice. It melts when it encounters heat and cannot be brought in from outside.

Jin'er and Xia Ye held round fans to keep her cool, and they both felt like they were soaking in water.

She couldn't enjoy the wind with peace of mind as she had to wipe the sweat off her face and fan herself at the same time.

He picked up the round fan on the table and fanned himself in annoyance, and rarely cursed with a swear word.

At this moment, Qiu Ju came in happily to report.

"Master, Concubine Li sent someone to bring some ice."

Shen Yueyao stood up, her eyes lighting up.

"Li Ning?!"

Qiuju nodded.

"Let someone in quickly."

Shen Yueyao curled her lips. It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm.

There are always exceptions, aren't there?

Shen Yueyao remembered Li Ning's kindness of sending her ice during the hot summer.

Of course, she also remembered the festival when she was forced to kill someone and jump into the water.

Eventually all these grudges and hatreds will be intertwined to form a net that covers all the women in the palace.

Shen Yueyao began to live the retirement life she had always dreamed of.

When she was bored, she would gather all the maids of Liu Fengxuan to tell stories.

Who knew their story was so boring, it was nothing more than a young lady from a wealthy family falling in love with a poor scholar. Her parents disagreed, so the scholar abducted the young lady and eloped, and they lived happily ever after.

After hearing this, Shen Yueyao just shook her head and said that nine out of ten people who elope end up miserable.

A few people didn't take it seriously, and Jin'er said she didn't understand love.

Shen Yueyao did not refute, she just felt that it was done on purpose and there was nothing new about it.

She started writing her own story, and realized that there was no such classic vernacular story as "The Legend of White Snake".

She felt regretful.

So he picked up his pen and wrote dozens of words to embellish this classic.

Once it was released, it caused a strong response among the maids.

Chunfeng, Xia Ye, Qiu Ju, Dong Xue and Jin Er became her loyal and enthusiastic fans, urging her to update her works in different ways every day.

Several people surrounded her every day, and when they saw her lying there leisurely, some of them would ask about her well-being.

"Master, are you tired? I will help you massage your legs."

Immediately someone followed suit.

"I will massage your shoulders for you."

"I'll pour you a cup of tea."

"..."

When she enjoyed herself for a moment with a clear conscience, Jin'er would smile at her with ill intention.

"Master, now that you've had a good rest, how about we write a story?"

Sometimes they would take the opportunity of pouring tea or changing her clothes to pry into her about the plot.

"Master, does Xu Xian really want to become a monk?"

"Master, White Lady flooded Jinshan Temple. What will happen to the farmland of the people? Without crops, will they starve to death? Or will White Lady give each of them an elixir so that they don't need to eat?"

"Master, did White Snake rescue Xu Xian? Will they live together till old age? White Snake is a fairy, she won't age, what if Xu Xian gets old? Will Xu Xian die?"

"..."

Well, I have to admit that some of their problems are indeed problems.

To infer mythology based on reality is unrealistic in itself.