roccoschili Chapter 215 Bad Luck
Chapter 215 Bad Luck
The Empress Dowager saw Qin Liuse's thoughtful look and thought she was feeling aggrieved.
I felt a little distressed and a little satisfied at the same time, satisfied that she finally showed some different emotions.
Then he said earnestly, "No one can figure out the emperor's temper, but he has no way of dealing with you, which shows that he still values you."
"You need to go back to heal the wound on your forehead... I'll get some medicine for wounds later and wipe it off. Don't let it look ugly when you come back. It would be bad to have a wound on such a pretty face."
When Qin Liuse saw the look in the Empress Dowager's eyes, she knew that the old lady probably had misunderstood, so on the surface, she also maintained an appearance of being taught.
However, Qin Liuse cared more about the injury on his face than anyone else.
So when she returned to Shu Yuexuan, she immediately asked Zijin to clean her and apply medicine to her, and she cursed Liu Yiyi all over while whimpering.
Even when I sleep, I used to toss and turn and never get a good night's sleep.
But that night and the following period, her wounds had not healed, and she lay straight like a wooden figure, not turning over at all.
After ten days or so, the wound was finally almost healed and no trace was left.
Ten days or so are enough to heal the wounds and to move from late autumn to winter.
It was a very cold winter, but Qin Liuse couldn't stay indoors and had to go to Concubine Xiao De's palace.
Every day she would hold a hot water bottle and walk very fast to Concubine Xiao Defei's room. Before going in, she would stamp her feet, breathe heavily, and shake off the snow beads on her shawl before going in.
The first thing to do when winter comes is for the Shanggong Bureau to report on the distribution of cold-resistant items and whether the charcoal in each palace has been distributed in place, etc.
Qin Liuse and Concubine Xiao De were sitting together, listening to the palace lady's reply, "To Concubine De, to Zhaoyi, each palace has sent baskets of charcoal according to their quota, which is enough for the nobles in each palace to warm up during the winter. The floor heating has also been turned on, and the Shangshi Bureau has also added some mutton to the food to keep the nobles warm."
Qin Liuse was flipping through the list in the account book and looking at the items on it. "Why is the amount of mutton a lot more than last year?" And there were no festivals requiring sacrifices to the gods recently.
The palace lady smiled awkwardly. Maybe mutton would become a delicacy when winter comes.
Not only would the Shangshi Bureau prepare it for the nobles, but the nobles from various palaces would also come to the Shangshi Bureau to ask for it.
Of course, only those who have been favored by the emperor can ask for it. If you want something else, you can only pay some money to buy it.
This palace is so realistic.
Naturally, those nobles could not eat so much mutton, so they stewed it and sent it to Emperor Yongjia as a token of their respect.
Qin Liuse nodded, thinking that there was nothing wrong with sending sweet soup in summer and tonic soup in winter.
If it were in the past, Qin Liuse might naturally be one of the people stewing nourishing soup in the small kitchen, but now, she doesn't have the leisure time to do so.
Qin Liuse didn't want to see him off, but when Zhu Wanxi met Qin Liuse on the palace road, he wished she would be as attentive as those people.
Emperor Yongjia did not eat any of the food those people gave him, but instead gave it all as rewards to the servants and the eunuchs and guards standing outside.
Snow was falling from the sky. Qin Liuse was wearing a pink coat and skirt today, which made her stand out in the vast expanse of white.
In fact, she doesn't prefer such bright colors. Since she has been very beautiful since she was a child, she always keeps a low profile.
Qin Liuse was afraid of the cold, so when she went outside, she would wear a furry scarf. Her eyes were big and bright, blinking, and there were some snowflakes on her eyelashes.
In the wind and snow, there is still leisure to walk in the snow, leaving footprints one by one.
Zhu Wanxi trotted over to say hello. When Qin Liuse saw a stranger, he immediately regained his demeanor of a master and became dignified.
"Zhaoyi, it's raining, snowing and windy, but you still have the leisure time to relax." Zhu Wanxi said with his hands behind his back, smiling.
Qin Liuse was amused when she heard this. If Zhu Wanxi was not a man of Emperor Yongjia, she would have thought that he was joking with her. She was amused that she could laugh even after falling out of favor.
Qin Liuse was satisfied with her optimism and smiled as she spoke to Zhu Wanxi, "Where are you going, Eunuch Zhu?"
Zhu Wanxi rolled her eyes, swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth, and said, "I'll go do something."
Then he lowered his voice and said to Qin Liuse, "I haven't seen Zhaoyi come to the front for a long time. Why doesn't Zhaoyi bring something to the emperor?"
The front naturally refers to the Imperial Study.
Qin Liuse did not avoid the question. Knowing that Zhu Wanxi was worried about her, she smiled and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Zhu, for your concern. I didn't know about this myself."
In a snowy field, Zhu Wanxi was stunned for a moment or two when he saw Qin Liuse's relieved smile.
It's not that he had any improper thoughts, but Zhu Wanxi had never seen this type of concubine in his entire life, whether in the previous dynasty or the present one.
For a moment, he felt a little emotional and admired Qin Liuse's frankness. If it were any other concubine, the answers they would give him would naturally not be like this.
Because of his preference, Zhu Wanxi was in a hurry, but before leaving, he did not forget to say to Qin Liuse, "Zhaoyi, if you have nothing to do, come and take a walk."
Qin Liuse looked at Zhu Wanxi's back. This man really was a servant to Emperor Yongjia, but he also had the heart of a father or mother.
This really makes me worry.
If she had not been strong enough, Emperor Yongjia would have been heartbroken by what happened that day.
Fortunately she didn't.
Hey!
"It's snowing so heavily. We should have held an umbrella for Zhaoyi when we went out. Next time, we can use Zhaojun's umbrella." At least her head won't be covered with snow, Qingqing said as she walked.
"Oh, it's raining icy rain, we won't get wet, and we're still a long way from Shuyuexuan!" Aunt Mingyue glanced around, "Zhaoyi, let's go over there and hide."
Qin Liuse didn't want to catch a cold at this time of year, which would be too uncomfortable, so she was led by Aunt Mingyue to the pavilion over there to hide from the ice and snow.
There were bells hung all around the eaves of the pavilion's double roof, but now they were weighed down by the ice and snow and could hardly be shaken.
In the middle of the pavilion stands a tall and large stone tablet, dividing the pavilion into two sides.
Qin Liuse rubbed his hands and said, "It's windy here, let's go over there."
As he walked to the other side, he said, "It's so cold, how about we have barbecue and liquor tonight?"
It’s beautiful just thinking about it!
Qingqing nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, Zhaoyi's barbecue is absolutely amazing. I wonder if we will be able to have the good fortune tonight to eat the barbecue Zhaoyi grills for us servants?"
Only with such a harmonious master-servant relationship would one dare to ask his master to barbecue for him.
Qingqing knew that her own Zhaoyi would definitely agree, but she did not wait for Qin Liuse's response.
The reason was that when Qin Liuse walked to the other side, he raised his eyes and saw Emperor Yongjia standing behind the stone tablet on the other side.