"I can't have so many people in the East Palace," said the prince softly.
I nodded and felt that my head was heavy. Complain about my life. Don't blame me. I turned my head and didn't dare to face their eyes.
"You, you, come out." the prince was talking.
I heard two people stand up and kneel down. He said, "the East Palace wants two schoolboys to teach martial arts and learn to write, but not ordinary martial arts and ink. What I want is an outstanding person who must be the hardest. Can you bear hardships?"
Two young voices trembled and said, "yes."
"Well, if you can't stand it halfway, you can be a eunuch again and get up."
My heart fell and I saw Xiaojing and an older child standing next to the prince.
I'm waiting for the prince outside. The snow still bothers me.
After a while, the prince followed his father-in-law and two children came out.
The prince went down the steps and walked on. I also followed. After walking for a long time, he whispered, "go to the east palace."
I nodded, deliberately slowed down and waited for Xiaojing to keep up. My hands trembled several times before I grabbed his cold little hand. Xiao Jing, how could it fall like this? How can my cousin do this? Yeluzhong, I don't like him at all. He made full use of me and sold Xiaojing to the palace so that I could ask the seventh prince.
I looked down at him. He bit his lips and looked up at me. There were some tears in his black and white eyes, missing and panic.
How I want to hug him, kiss his face and tell him that I don't have to be afraid anymore.
He held my hand tightly with his small hand.
When I arrived at the East Palace, I held back many people. I wiped Xiaojing's face with a hot towel.
"Aunt, don't cry." my little hand wiped my face.
I looked down and smiled and found that my tears were flowing again. It was the tears of surprise when I saw my relatives.
"Aunt doesn't cry, Xiaojing is suffering." he is taller than before.
"If you can see my aunt, Xiaojing won't be bitter."
I smiled and wiped his hands. "Xiaojing should be obedient to the prince. My aunt will come here to see you when she is free."
"No, Xiaojing is not a child. She will take care of herself." he looked at me quietly.
Look what this is. Xiaojing has grown up. I rubbed his hair, full of comfort.
The prince put down his tea and looked at Xiaojing with sharp eyes: "then I think you are a little adult. In the East Palace, you should be my shadow. You should have both civil and military skills."
"I can do it." Xiaojing's eyes are full of strength.
"OK. Go down now and let your father-in-law take you to practice martial arts."
Xiaojing took a deep breath, smiled at me and resolutely went down.
I was worried: "is it OK for such a young child?" asked me to practice martial arts. Chongge Palace also had martial arts teachers. I followed for an hour. The horse step made my feet tremble
The prince looked at me: "do you think a person's life, from small to bright, doesn't have to pay anything?"
I shook my head and laughed at myself: "I always think it's good to be safe and have a reunion. I haven't thought about anything else. Xiaojing promised, and he can do it. He was like that when he was a child. He grew up in my house. He was obedient and sensible. Prince, yeluzhong told me that Xiaojing was in his hand and sent to the palace. I don't know the other meaning."
He smiled, "I'll check what Yelv did again."
He waved me over.
I looked down and wanted to hear what he said?
But he took the jade from his sleeve and put it around my neck: "girl, don't take it down next time. People in the East Palace won't stop you."
"Thank you, Prince." I smiled and played with the jade in my hand. "It's good to have you."
He looked at me with black eyes: "if you have something, just remember to find me."
I nodded with a warm feeling in my heart.
"Prince, I'll go back first. Xiaojing, I'll bother you more."
"The shadow is exactly what I want, but it's ahead of time, but I also want him to do well enough. To be my shadow, I have to sacrifice a lot of things and have considerable perseverance."
"I don't quite understand these, but Xiaojing promised, and he will try his best to do it."
Someone hurriedly reported at the door: "tell the prince that there was a riot in the Taiye pool, and the workers shouted to go back for the new year."
It really happened. What Shangguan Yu expected is really accurate.
But the riot may also be instructed by experts. If it starts, there will be more deaths and injuries.
There are so many things in the cold winter palace.
I don't quite understand the power in the palace. But everyone has everyone's shadow and confidants.
I think my idea is too naive. It's just me.
It is impossible for everyone to be indifferent.
People's brilliance always wants to shine, and so is pear fragrance. Where's Xiaojing? I don't know.
When they returned to Chongge palace, it was time to have lunch. Many imperial doctors gathered in the palace and went into the main palace with them. The seven princes asked them to have lunch here
His palace is not very useful. He likes to stay in his study.
I put down the tray in my hand and followed the maid to wait on them.
The seventh Prince didn't look very well. I just looked at him in a hurry.
He turned his eyes and just saw me.
I quickly moved away and sighed in my heart.
It's said that he twisted some hamstrings. There was a child on the side of the road. He pulled his horse here and twisted it when he flew on the horse.
I looked low. He had a blanket around his feet and didn't see it.
His eyes darkened and he didn't say anything? Take care of yourself.
Why go back to the palace? I know that. However, I don't want to ask, nor dare I.
After eating, clean up and serve tea.
I offered him a cup of tea and dared not even look at him.
Hearing his exhalation, he was nervous. As soon as the hot tea shook, it poured on the back of his hand.
A handkerchief was on the back of my hand. He didn't speak.
Others can't see anything. They just think he's serving tea.
I covered the back of my hand and retreated behind him. The white veil embroidered with Phnom Penh was so familiar with the faint aroma.
When the Royal doctors retreated, he raised his hand and said softly, "help me back."
Call me? It seems that those fathers-in-law have sent them to dinner, and there are only a few palace maids around them.
That must be me. I didn't dare to look at the gloomy eyes. I held his hand and helped him up.
He removed the blanket and I saw his left foot wrapped in a white cloth.
The weight of the whole person almost weighed on me and made me unable to lift my head.
He also jumped and walked carefully. In the corridor, a neat voice sounded.
I'm so tired. I can hold up there. I'm just looking up to see if there's another father-in-law passing by.
He sighed heavily.
Startled me, he turned his face and asked, "is it painful? Why don't you call the imperial doctor again."
His low voice rang in his ear: "no pain, walk slowly."
He doesn't hurt, I'm very tired: "you sit for a while, I'll call father-in-law Yue." I want to put him down and let him sit on the wooden fence.
He grabbed my shoulder and said, "No."
"I have no strength." I gasped.
"If you have no strength, don't think about anything else. I thought you wouldn't say a word to me." he sighed gently, his face almost leaning on my head, and the breath sprayed on my hair.
I trembled a little: "seven princes."
"Let me break the evil!" he said softly.
"No, the seventh Prince is the seventh prince." I am very persistent.
He smiled low: "it's good to tell you to recognize your duty. You've hit your own foot."
"Seven princes." I gasped, "why don't we have a rest?"
"No," he said in a low voice, almost the weight of the whole person on me.
I gritted my teeth, looked up at him and saw a haggard face.
He sighed in his heart. Why is his room so far away.
"You have something, why don't you come to me?"
"Ah?" I was stunned, and then understood that someone must have told the seventh prince. I sighed: "I don't want to owe the seventh Prince too much. I don't know what I owe you."
He held my shoulder tightly: "if you owe the prince, will you?"
I turned my face and said nothing. Bite your teeth and walk with one hand around his waist.
But he was so hateful that he didn't move. Let me really helpless: "I'll find father-in-law Yue." I want to put him down.
But he grabbed a strand of my hair and turned my face to him: "Ni chuxue."
"Did you forget what you said?" I stared at him.
He smiled bitterly and his eyes were full of pain: "Ni chuxue, why do you only hold on to xiaobianzi."
I was angry and looked at his hand: "now it's you who holds my little discriminator."
"I'd rather you get angry with me. Let's go," he sighed. "It's better than saying nothing when you don't see me."
My nose was sour and I looked at the snow outside: "seven princes, why do you want to be so humble? You don't have to."
"Who called you ni chuxue?" he mocked.
I don't speak, my heart is so sad.
Seeing the maidservant and father-in-law, the seventh Prince didn't let me go. He pressed heavily on my shoulder, as if I couldn't ignore him. How does he know? I never ignored him.
Since he left, so has he come back.
I don't know. It turns out that, unconsciously, he occupies a great position in my heart. It's not for love's sake, but it's a concern. I don't know. What's this?
Holding him into the bedroom, I was already hot.
I found a place for him to sit down. I held the table and gasped.
I can't see. The seventh Prince is not very strong, but he is very heavy.
"Stay with me until my feet are well," he sighed.
I shook my head: "seven princes, you can't always look back."
He stared at me and didn't speak. His burning eyes seemed to burn me.
I lowered my head and looked at the corner of my clothes. The room was so quiet that there was only the sound of two people's heavy breathing.
He laughed so loudly that tears came out of his eyes.
I opened my mouth and wanted to speak, but I couldn't say it.
"I'm just being amorous," he waved.
I sighed, bent down and went out.