Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Luo Yu was well fed and refreshed, and she felt much more energetic. She began to wonder how far this era was from the timeline they had planned.

From Xiaotao, I learned that this dynasty was called Rong Dynasty (a parallel fictional dynasty), and the reign was the 15th year of Xincheng. Xiaotao was confused and didn't understand the exact year in AD.

Concubine Ying's maiden name was Jiang Qiu Ning. It was a nice name, but her fate was not very good. At least from Xiao Tao's mouth, she understood that the concubines in this dynasty had the lowest ranking among the concubines in the palace, and were even worse than the senior maids around the queen.

So that's how it is. Luo Yu couldn't help but sigh. The place where he lived had only one courtyard, which was shabby and not much different from the legendary cold palace. Plus, he had only one maid, Xiao Tao, to serve him. It was hard to imagine that he had been favored by the emperor. Could this be the queen's conspiracy?

Forget it, she had no intention of continuing to fight in the palace. With her current situation and strength, she couldn't fight for more than half an episode, and it would be a waste to die. She decided to think about how to sneak out of the palace.

She also had to look for Qin Bingrui and Xia Liang, including whether their space-time chassis had fallen somewhere.

Although they had traveled through time and space countless times, most of which ended in failure, she was still a little excited this time as they entered a parallel world with people and dynasties.

After two days, Luo Yu thought that Concubine Ying had recovered considerably. She could eat, drink, and sleep well, so it was inevitable that her body would recover quickly.

After pacing back and forth in the courtyard, she decided to walk out of this so-called Lanqing Palace and take a look outside.

Xiao Tao was carrying food into the yard. When she saw Luo Ke was about to go out, she was so scared that she quickly put down the food and went to pull Luo Ke.

"Noble Lady Ying, the Empress has instructed that you cannot leave Lanqing Palace until you have recovered. Besides, the palace is heavily guarded, and concubines cannot move around freely."

Luo Yu understood that she had been completely banished to the cold palace.

"Okay, I'm really bored. Xiao Tao, why don't you find me some paper, ink, brush, and inkstone so I can practice calligraphy when I have nothing to do."

Xiao Tao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Concubine Ying was not an unreasonable person. It was better to get some paper, ink, brush and inkstone than for Concubine Ying to run away and be punished herself.

After seeing Xiao Tao put the food away and leave, Luo Yu began to rummage through the entire room. In addition to some gold and silver ornaments and jewels that didn't look too expensive and had been given by someone unknown, there were also several silver notes of fifty, ten, and five taels, which added up to less than one hundred and fifty taels, and a dozen taels of silver.

Luo Yu found out the original body's household registration. It turned out that she was from Jiangnan, her ancestral home was in Nanshui County, Wangzhou, and her father was actually a seventh-rank official appointed by the court.

It seemed that there was no use taking these things out, and Luo Yu had other plans, so he only packed the valuable items.

She knew that the palace maids could move around in the palace, so she needed Xiaotao to help her recall the terrain of the palace. When the time was right, she needed Xiaotao to help her get through.

If Xiao Tao refused, she would have no choice but to take the initiative. Anyway, if she stayed in this damn place, either she would die or someone else would die, so it would be better for someone else to die.

Xiao Tao returned with paper and pen and asked, "Are you planning to practice calligraphy, Lady Ying? I've never seen you write before."

Luo Yu took out a piece of rice paper. The paper was white, dense, smooth but not slippery, and had a clean texture. It seemed that the papermaking technology of that era was already very mature.

She asked Xiaotao to grind ink and asked, "Xiaotao, can you read?"

"I only know the word 'Xiao Tao', which was taught to me by a palace maid."

"Then I will teach you how to write these two words, and teach you some more words when I have time." Luo Yu had nothing to do anyway, so he might as well win over Xiao Tao first.

When Xiaotao heard this, she almost burst into tears.

Luo Yu was stunned. How much does this girl need love?

In the next few days, Luo Yu began to make time to teach Xiao Tao how to read, and occasionally drew some flowers, plants and trees, which caused Xiao Tao to sigh.

No wonder Concubine Ying was favored by the emperor. She was truly talented, and it was not like the rumors in the palace that said she seduced the emperor by being lewd.

Luo Yu knew the time had come, so he put up a few peach trees he had painted, on which he wrote the poem "Last year on this day, the human face and the peach blossoms reflected each other's redness", and added Xiao Tao's name, saying that he wanted to give it to her.

Xiao Tao was at a loss as to what to do. She was already amazed by the peach blossoms in the painting, but she had no idea that Concubine Ying had painted it specifically for her.

"Lady Ying, this, this is not good..."

"What's good or bad about it? Just keep it. This poem suits you very well. You are as beautiful as peach blossoms!"

"Lady Ying is more beautiful than peach blossoms!" Xiao Tao's cheeks turned slightly red, but her heart was filled with joy.

Concubine Ying is so beautiful, she must be suffering from being locked up here. However, she can still maintain her innocence and enthusiasm, which makes Xiaotao admire her very much.

Luo Yu coughed lightly and said slowly: "Xiao Tao, how do you think I treat you?"

"Lady Ying treats Xiao Tao very well. Xiao Tao is willing to serve Lady Ying for the rest of her life."

"No, you still have to have your own life in the future."

Xiaotao was deeply moved when she heard it.

"Just tell me what you need, Lady Ying. I'll do my best to help you!"

Luo Yu was secretly delighted that this girl finally took the initiative to speak.

"What could possibly happen here? It's just that I'm getting a little bored staying in this small courtyard. I think..."

"Noble Lady Ying, you can't just go out casually. It will be troublesome if you are discovered by the patrolling guards."

Luo Yu nodded: "I know, but the guards don't appear in the same place all the time, right? How about you observe them for a few days and see what time they come to patrol."

"Is Consort Ying planning to leave Lanqing Palace?"

Luo Yu could only pretend to be aggrieved, thinking of the hundreds of failed attempts at time travel, and thinking of the end of the world where only she, Bingrui, and Xia Liang would be left to depend on each other, and she finally squeezed out a few cold tears.

"Xiao Tao, although I was assigned to this Lanqing Palace, I am actually the only noble imprisoned here. I have also visited the other courtyards. The grass and trees are withered and there is no one living there. I am afraid that this is not much different from the cold palace.

I have nowhere to go, but I don't want to live in this small space, so I want to go out for a walk. The palace is very big, and as long as I change into your maid's clothes, I shouldn't be easily discovered. "

"I understand Concubine Ying's difficulties. Ever since you gave birth to the little prince who passed away, no one has come to visit you. When you were pregnant, the Queen often sent people to bring you various supplements."

Luo Yu took the opportunity to hold Xiao Tao's hands: "Xiao Tao, I'm just going out to relax and I won't talk to anyone. Can you do me a favor?"

"Then what should I do?" Xiao Tao hesitated for a long time and finally agreed.

"You just need to remember the patrol times for me when you go out to get food every day. Then remember the approximate distance to each location and tell me when you come back."

After saying this, Luo Yu drew a rough route map on paper and continued to Xiao Tao, "I'm really bored. I want to go out and relax and draw a complete floor plan of the imperial palace. If I have the chance to meet the emperor someday, I hope he will give me a chance to live because of my talents, even if it means punishing me as a commoner."