C21

The palace has its own rules. If you don't compare to your family in the palace, you cannot be a hair's breadth away, and you absolutely cannot be wrong. No matter what position you sit in in the future, you must remember this. She spoke lightly.

He had also heard some logical things. Then, under the lead of a woman, I had dinner. I knew that no one would be able to eat it, and my heart was filled with fear.

The bell tolled, and somewhere, I sat in my bed, wide awake.

It was small and dark, worse than my attic.

I did not think that such a bright and magnificent palace would have such a place.

This was where the palace maids slept, Lin Si Ji. He was a sixth grade female official, and was dedicated to explaining the rules and regulations of the palace for new maids.

I felt that she was a good person, that her attitude, her appearance, her gentleness, in some way, were a little comforting, and the frost on her face came close to me. She was an experienced person, and she knew the bitterness of being a servant.

The Emperor ascended the throne at the age of twenty. In the past twenty-three years, he had always loved women, and for the past twenty years, he had never given up on chasing after beauties.

The harem had three thousand, and not just three thousand.

Everyone was sleeping. I was awake, I couldn't sleep, this was my first day in the palace, and I spent my days in this dark place. The journey for so many days was difficult, but it still made me think of a thousand things. How could I sleep peacefully?

Maybe I was lucky that I didn't encounter a vicious, unkind, arrogant, and intimidating Mammy, or I would have been like a mouse, trembling with fear.

The palace maid could not sleep on her back. She had to lie on her side, her legs curled up, one hand on her side, the other outstretched. Lin Si said that this was a rule that had to be obeyed, and occasionally, a nanny would come to check, and if she was wrong, she would be beaten.

In the darkness I could see several women struggling to do that.

I tried, really tired, very uncomfortable, but, I want to get used to, be a palace maid, not play. I have to save my life to see my father.

In a daze, I thought of my father. Unconsciously, tears started streaming down my face.

The singing came in a graceful way, and I listened with my eyes wide open.

"Did you hear that?" In the dark, someone was speaking, "Someone is singing, it's very nice, but people in my hometown sing better, I want to go home." She started to cry.

"I want to go home, too."

I thought I was the only one who couldn't fall asleep. It turned out that so many people couldn't fall asleep. Even though it was their first time in the palace, they were still extremely nervous.

I sighed to myself. These voices, how childish, we are still young, we have not seen or experienced much. I'm afraid some of them haven't been as free as I am. We are not young again, fifteen and fifteen years old, can marry, enter the palace as a palace maid, in the future, what will wait for us? If everything went well, they could leave the palace in three years, and they would be 18 or 19 years old. If everything went well, they could leave the palace in three years, and they could find either a widower or a physically disabled person.

The high wall was always used to seal up the lonely person, always used to seal off the lonely heart. It was too tall, making it impossible for one to climb it. It was too heartless, too many sighs.

The pale-headed Palace was filled with tears. The people had long since left the palace.

Going home, this is on top of the heart, this is supporting us to take the first step, the meaning of going home, far-reaching long.

From the very first day he entered the palace, he had been thinking, "No matter what?" Only with a goal in mind would one be able to go further.

Three years, how long and unhurried life was. Just this night felt like it was hard to bear.

I have to learn to adapt. I can't change anything here, so I have to adapt. In the palace, if one was not used to it, the only thing waiting for them was death. No one would sympathize with them. A favor was thinner than paper. It was nothing more than a palace maid.

Aside from the imperial guards, there were tens of thousands of palace maids.

Incomparable amounts of longing and sorrow were hidden within his heart. His days would not change because of these, and would stay.

And no one will stop to touch our hearts. We are not anything, just ladies.

The beauty and grandeur of the palace is not our place. Every day, we have to rely on the palace maids to take care of everything here. We are just palace maids. When we see everyone, we have to bend down and lower our heads to show our respect. The clothes of palace maids are all green. In short, green is the lowest color here.

I used to like this color, I always feel that it is a continuation of life, is a kind of budding, let people know, let people comfortable, but it is the clothes of a palace. The concubines loved to wear red, but they did not dare to wear pink.

The king of the flowers is a peony, the most beautiful and charming, peach and red represents the main palace. Only the empress and imperial concubine could wear it. Its red color made their muscles seem as white as snow, making it a favorite of the imperial concubines. The emperor has countless concubines, each one of them is not something we can remember. We can only kneel on the ground, not even have the right to speak.

Every concubine naturally has her following them. Those are all elder sisters with a bit of seniority. If we want to curry favor with them, it's not going to be us.

Lin Si Li was a very good person, he talked very softly, he always deftly turned away from the palace and told us what to do. I respected her very much, I listened attentively to her talk about all the rules of the palace, and if I didn't learn it now, I would be at a disadvantage.

Lin Si Ji had always liked to watch me talk. When we were having lunch, everyone else had already left. I was sweeping the floor when Lin Si Ji suddenly walked in. I hastily greeted him.

She laughed softly, "Chu Xue, no need to be so courteous, I'm not much different from you. I'm also a palace maid, but I've been here for a long time and am a bit older than you. She did not try to hide her intentions.

I was a little terrified, and she laughed: "Chu Xue, there's no other meaning, I won't be able to teach you the palace rules tomorrow. I can see that you are a knowledgeable person, you have no other choice but to enter the palace as a servant. This is because you feel sad, Chu Xue, you can't change this place, you have to adapt to this place, you have done very well. If I could do half of what you said when I came in, then I wouldn't have to suffer too much in my heart. Actually, the human heart is made of meat, and I wouldn't have to think of the palace as some kind of place for wolves and tigers. "

I knew that she was trying to calm me down, and I thanked her. Her closeness did indeed ease my fear and nervousness.

She smiled lightly, revealing her dimples which were very pretty. "However, you are already a palace maid, so you should remember one thing: it is not your fault, but your fault as well. If I say that it's your fault, then it's your fault. I'd rather admit it than push it, and if you remember this saying, it's not wrong. You should understand this, you are a smart girl, but there's something I want you to hear. "

I was shocked. Did I do something wrong?

She shook her head and laughed, "Don't be afraid, it's about your sister, Yinpi Xiang. Actually, I intentionally reminded her a few times that an outstanding appearance doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good place for her. Chu Xue, you are a smart person, you better advise her. If she were to enter the palace for the first time, she will definitely suffer. "

I know, if Pear Fragrance listened to my advice, she wouldn't be called Pear Fragrance. She was so beautiful that few people in the harem, including concubines, could compare to her. I didn't dare to guess what she was planning. I was afraid that I would plot against her if she didn't succeed. I'm more partial to her, I admit. That's all, because she's my sister.

I nodded. "Pear Blossom has a stubborn temper."

"In this batch of people, there are three who have read, including Lian Qiushui. Chu Xue, actually, there are some things I want to tell you, and I won't beat around the bush. Let me ask you, do you want to go to the Cold Palace? " She looked straight at me.

When the women of the imperial harem said those two words, they were probably the most afraid of the women of the harem.

I could never figure out why the emperor was like this, so fond of beauties, and yet let them live in the cold palace. The cold palace meant that they would not be coming out. Only the newbies would laugh. Who knew that the old people would cry? The old days' flowers were no longer fresh in the morning dew.

Which concubine was not afraid? The ladies did not like to go to the cold palace. The Cold Palace had a lot of things to do. Furthermore, the people there were all out of favor. They had bad tempers, and they didn't even have a reward. The people who served in the palace would be stained with this sort of anger. The able, the tactful, the likeable, will soon rise in status, and no one will want to go to the cold palace. The lords of the cold palace had no power, only empty air.

Of course, it's not because of that reward, but because of some promotion.

The cold palace was not a useless place. It was not like the deep palace where there were many quarrels and battles between both sides. Palace maids were often seen as pawns. If the master was wrong, the palace maids would always take the blame. A servant who wasn't careful had endless reasons. There was nothing he couldn't think of, only something he didn't dare to think of. If they offended someone and allowed the eunuchs to toy with them, it would make them feel even worse.

I've heard a lot of these things these days, the older ladies say, and it's always chilling.

As for the Cold Palace, no matter how much the people there fought, it would only be a struggle between women and they would not rise again. Even if the palace maid was wrong, no one could do much about it. Furthermore, being in the Cold Palace was a relatively free place. Once every three years, there would be no one who would be able to persuade her to stay.

He chose the Cold Palace because he didn't want to stand out in the past few years.

I didn't have this kind of heart. As long as I can get out safely, I don't want to fight. I don't have any ambitions.

I nodded. "Sister Lin, I'm willing to go, but I don't dare decide for her without permission. It's possible that her aspirations aren't there." I spoke a little tactfully. I knew better than anyone that Pear Fragrance wouldn't be willing to be a palace maid. After all, I was her elder sister. After ten years, how could I not understand her? She wanted to gain some favor, and best of all, it came from the emperor.