Brocade tears

"Xiaodu people, you should have heard the truth that conduct is higher than others, and everyone must be against it; everyone is innocent, but he is guilty. Your appearance is your sin. It's not a blessing, it may lead to disaster. I'm old and don't have much energy to protect you. My Compassionate Palace is not a place you can keep for a long time. You go to Concubine Gong first, and what to do after that Arrange, and then discuss in the long run."

Sui'er recalled the last words the queen mother said to her in her mind, and she came to the gate of Xianfu Palace in the Sixth West Palace with her burden on her back.This is the residence of Concubine Gong, the most remote place in the Sixth West Palace.For her, leaving the Compassionate Ning Palace is still a blessing and a curse. Although she escaped from the emperor's entanglement, leaving the Compassionate Ning Palace also means that the protective umbrella has disappeared. Right now, Concubine Gong has no way to provide herself with enough protection of.She could only pray that Zhang Jing would not find her. After that, she had better act as if she did not exist, without attracting the attention of anyone in the palace.

On the first day when she came to Xianfu Palace, Concubine Gong didn't see her, she was led directly to the palace room by a nanny surnamed Gu.This time, there is no single room treatment, this is a big room for six people.The palace people in Xianfu Palace can only live in Datongpu, because the houses are not enough.Fortunately, there are not many palace people in Xianfu Palace. After Madam Gu introduced her to the palace people, she remembered them all.Nanny Gu is the steward of Xianfu Palace, and there are two personal servants of Concubine Gong, two house attendants and two palace maids, two house servants and two palace maids, and there are no more people.This configuration, not to mention compared with the Compassionate Ning Palace, is also far behind the Chengqian Palace of her same level.And Sui'er soon discovered that the slaves in the Xianfu Palace deceived the master very seriously, and Nanny Gu almost had the final say, while the rest obeyed, and Concubine Gong stayed in the main house all day long.

Right now, Sui'er is temporarily assigned to be in charge of chores, and the one who sleeps next to her is a little palace maid younger than Sui'er, with a round face and big eyes, she looks very cute.She is also in charge of chores, and Sui'er worked with her on the first day she came.The little girl looked a little melancholy at first, she was reticent at such a young age, and she didn't even say hello to Sui'er.But after all, she still has a child's heart. Sui'er teased her a few words, and she couldn't help laughing.

"Don't make such a joke in front of Nanny Gu, she will find someone to punish you." After laughing, the little girl looked around again, and said in a low voice nervously.

"Why? Can't you even tell jokes?" Sui Er asked.

"Of course there is no problem in other palaces, but in this Xianfu Palace, even laughing is a sin. Then the old demon Gu was sent by God to punish us guys. I don't know if I committed evil in my previous life, In this life, I was assigned to serve in the Xianfu Palace, you say, I am only thirteen this year, when is this my head?" The little girl was about to cry as she spoke.

"Is it such an exaggeration?"

"Oh, what do you know? That Madam Gu was sent by His Majesty. His Majesty asked her to take good care of the Xianfu Palace and take good care of Concubine Gong. Don't let Concubine Gong come out and walk around at will. This is simply general Gong in disguise. The imperial concubine has been thrown into the cold palace. Gu Laoyao relies on His Majesty's support, and completely ignores the empress. The food expenses of the empress are very poor, and she fills her own pockets. The empress can only take advantage of Gu Laoyao's every five days. If you have the opportunity to go out to report, go out for a while, or you must be summoned by the queen mother before you can go out."

"Does the empress dowager not care?"

"How can the empress dowager manage it? After leaving Nanny Gu, there will be new mothers Li and Wang. It has become a fact that the Holy Majesty doesn't like Concubine Gong, and the empress dowager can't change it. There is a gap between the problem of the emperor and the Holy Majesty, and now I just want to make a little concession and mend the relationship between mother and child, so I can only sacrifice Concubine Gong. Whoever told us that our mother was born and lonely, anyone can bully her." Xiao Xiao The girl finally cried out sobbing, it seems that although she said she disliked Xianfu Palace, she still recognized the Lord and knew that she wanted to feel sorry for her own mother.

Sui'er sighed, took off her veil to wipe her tears, and asked:

"Don't cry, I don't know your name yet?"

"Woo...Han...Han Jiaer."

"Han Jiaer, haha, I'm Li Huier, and our names match pretty well." Sui'er laughed.

Han Jia'er sniffed and looked at Sui'er with red eyes. The sister in front of her looked young, but she had a kind of maturity beyond her age. She was really good-looking, and her smile was inexplicably reassuring.

"You...you are really happy." She muttered.

"There is a lot of suffering in this world. If you always have a sad face, wouldn't you be too aggrieved in this life? No matter how hard it is, I will not cry. I just want to laugh, so that those who bully us will not succeed. As long as You use your brain and keep thinking of ways to deal with it. There is no unparalleled path. One day, you will be rewarded with all your suffering." She said warmly and firmly, as if looking through the palace walls to the distant world outside.

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Sui'er only met Concubine Gong on the third day after she came to Xianfu Palace, and the place was in the side hall of Xianfu Palace.Concubine Gong looked a little nervous, she recruited Sui'er while Nanny Gu was away.As soon as they met, Concubine Gong got to the point very directly:

"If you can find the former Chief Assistant's treasure for me, I can help you out of the palace. The Nanzhen Fusi General Banner Fang Ming who rescued you has known me since childhood, but few people know my relationship with him. He There is a way to help you."

Sui'er thought for a while, and replied: "Why does your empress believe that there is such a treasure? From the beginning to the end, this is just a rumor."

"I have to believe that this is my only hope."

"The servant is stupid, I don't understand why the treasure is the only hope for the empress." Sui'er said.

Concubine Gong looked at her, and sighed for a while: "The current government's disadvantage lies in the lack of money. If I can earn this treasure for my son, then we will have more security in future battles for the reserve position." This amount of money will be of great use, whether it is used to open up the upper and lower joints, accumulate contacts, or let my son accomplish more great things and make great achievements."

Princes do not participate in government affairs, this is the rule since Chengzu.However, during the time of Emperor Jiajing, King Yu at that time, and later Emperor Longqing, had already secretly participated in the government affairs. Emperor Jiajing turned a blind eye and acquiesced.So from now on, as long as the prince is not aware of it, he can secretly cultivate his own power and participate in the court situation.Sui'er can understand Concubine Gong's anxiety and need to make plans for her son in advance.But what she doesn't know is that she doesn't know, how can she find that unfounded treasure?The rumor of this treasure has almost become Sui'er's lifelong nightmare, she wishes she could announce to the whole world that such a treasure does not exist at all, and no one should bother her.

"Your Majesty, I'm telling you the truth, I really don't know what the patterns that the former Chief Assistant asked me to embroider are. I can draw them all for you, but I'm so stupid that I really can't see the mystery."

"It's okay, you draw it first, and we'll discuss it later." Concubine Gong said.

"Here. Madam, where should the slaves draw?" Sui'er asked.

This question really stumped Concubine Gong, she could not make decisions in Xianfu Palace, she would be noticed by Nanny Gu no matter what she did.In order to find a place where Sui Er could paint with peace of mind, the two of them thought for a long time before finally choosing An Le Tang, which was the place where Sui Er recuperated after being punished in the Compassionate Ning Palace.

Sui'er asked Concubine Gong what happened to that taciturn old palace man with a burnt face, and why was she the only one who could live alone in a small courtyard?Concubine Gong replied:

"I'm not very clear about the reason. I only heard that in October of the sixth year of Longqing, a fire broke out in the palace. Although it was extinguished in time, four or five palace people were burned to death in that fire. The old man The palace people were lucky enough to survive the fire."

"Do you know which house is on fire? Why?"

"It was Jingren Palace who started a small stove and caught fire accidentally, but I don't know more about it."

"Jingren Palace..." Sui'er muttered. She had read the Shoufu's handwriting in the former Shoufu's study. During the Longqing period, it was the present Queen Mother Li who lived in Jingren Palace. Second only to Empress Chen.

In this way, isn't this old palace man the one who once served the Queen Mother Li?No wonder they are given special treatment in the Anle Hall, probably due to the grace given by the Empress Dowager Li.

"I know what you're thinking. The Queen Mother punished you for standing still at first, and sent you to the Anle Hall after you fainted. In fact, it was all to protect you. Do you know that you did not sit hard for an hour at all? Jiang Nanny saw you I couldn't hold it anymore, so I yelled to stop, and then you fainted. The queen mother sent you to the Anle Hall, one to let you avoid Zhang Jing's pursuit, and the other to cover up the tongue in the palace. The matter of the garden colliding with the Queen Mother was completely suppressed by the Queen Mother. The third is to let the old palace people take care of you. The Queen Mother even secretly sent medicine to the old palace people, and mixed it with meals for you to eat, but you didn’t know it. The old palace She is still the Empress Dowager's person until now, she doesn't want to leave the palace, but because she was seriously injured and couldn't serve the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager arranged for her to die in An Le Tang." Concubine Gong obviously can think of what Sui Er can think of, She knows much more about the old palace man than Sui Er.

"Why is the Empress Dowager..." Sui'er couldn't help being moved.

"Why do you have to protect you like this?" Concubine Gong accepted her question, with a faint smile on her face, "You know, the queen mother is the most nostalgic and considerate master in this palace. Because she is Born in poverty, I know the hardships of being a slave. And you... I don’t know why, maybe it’s because you used to be a member of the former Chief Assistant’s family, and the Empress Dowager will think of the former Chief Assistant when she sees you.”

Sui'er may never be able to figure out why the Queen Mother protects her so much, but she firmly remembers this kindness in her heart.In this world, there are many people who treat her kindly, but few people treat her kindly, so the latter is very precious to her. She hopes that one day she will be able to give back to these people.

Sui'er and Concubine Gong agreed that every lunar month and the fifth, tenth, twentieth, and 25th day of the lunar new year, Sui'er would go to the old aunt in Anletang taking advantage of the opportunity that Madam Gu was not in the Xianfu Palace from the afternoon to the time when the lanterns were held. drawing.Because Nanny Gu is away for half a day on these days, she has to go to the Inner Prison to report to her superiors about the past five days in Xianfu Palace.She is one of the rare palace maids in the palace who has a badge to enter and exit the Xuanwu Gate.Her superior is actually Zhang Shufu, the godson of Zhang Cheng, the chief eunuch of the chief inspector of ceremonies.After Zhang Shufu got her report, he would report the Xianfu Palace matters to Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Cheng would regularly pick up important matters and report them to the emperor.The emperor has been closely monitoring the Xianfu Palace. He is jealous of Concubine Gong, and he does not allow her to move around at will, nor does she allow her to communicate with anyone except the Queen Mother, but he will pay attention to any troubles.

Sui'er took advantage of this short half-day to recall all the embroidery samples given to her by the former Chief Assistant, bored in the Anle Hall, and stitched the pictures together bit by bit.Every time she went to An Le Tang to paint, the old aunt would sit beside her and accompany her quietly.She would bring Sui'er a cup of hot water, or make some snacks for her stomach.In the rainy weather, the Anle Hall was dark, and she would light the oil lamps to illuminate the desks.When it was cold, she would warm up Sui'er's hand stove and sew her a winter jacket.She is really like a mother, taking care of her meticulously.After a few years, Sui'er once again experienced the long-lost maternal love and family affection, and the relationship with her old aunt has become more and more profound and inseparable.Invisibly, she has already regarded the old aunt as another mother, hoping to take care of her and be filial to her.

The painting lasted for three months, and finally Mammy Gu discovered the clues. Sui'er and Concubine Gong had to pause for a while, and continued to paint after Mammy Gu dispelled her doubts.Because this work is extremely cumbersome, and Sui'er didn't seem to be perfunctory when Zhang Jing caught them, he could scribble at will, so it continued until the second year, that is, April of the 13th year of Wanli, when Sui'er was basically completed. Stitching of full-width embroidery patterns.

Before she and Concubine Gong had time to further study the full-frame embroidery pattern, something happened.On the third day of May in the 13th year of Wanli, Zhang Jing personally brought people to the Xianfu Palace under the pretext of a routine inspection of the East Factory, and confirmed the fact that Sui'er was in the Xianfu Palace.He didn't arrest Sui'er on the spot at that time, because he was afraid of Nanny Gu, and he was also afraid that the matter would spread to the emperor's ears and cause the emperor's suspicion.

Xianfu Palace has become a dangerous place, but Sui Er can no longer move at will. She senses that there should be a traitor in Xianfu Palace, otherwise who informed Zhang Jing of her whereabouts?The Palace of Compassion and Ning could not go back, the Anle Hall could not be exposed, the Palace of Xianfu was already surrounded by strong enemies, besieged on all sides, and Sui Er fell into the most dangerous period after entering the palace.