On the day of the eighth prince's departure, Kangxi personally went to see him off. The scene was very spectacular. The maids in the Qianqing Palace also sneaked out to watch the excitement. When they came back, they also chatted about the eighth prince's heroic posture sitting on the horse. The more Qingchuan heard it, the more upset he became. After watching the maids cleaning Kangxi's bedroom, he simply asked Li Dequan for leave and returned to his yard.
Not long after she went back, she heard a little eunuch calling her outside, but when she went out to see it was a face-to-face, she couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked, "What's the matter with me?"
The little eunuch smiled and called Qingchuan a thousand, and looked at no one on the left and right, and then whispered: "The slave is the servant of the elder brother. When the eighth elder brother is leaving, he asked the slave to tell his aunt that he is not there. During the days in the palace, I also asked my aunt to take care of the concubine in Chengqian Palace for him."
Qingchuan was taken aback. She had heard that Concubine Liang had been imprisoned in Chengqian Palace, but she didn't expect the eighth elder brother to entrust her with this, so she asked the little eunuch: "What else did the eighth elder brother say? ?"
The little eunuch thought for a while and replied: "Big Brother said that because the concubine was imprisoned, the eunuchs and maids in the palace often detained the concubine in food. When he was in the palace, they were afraid that he would not dare. It’s too much. Now that he is going to inspect the river, he is afraid that Concubine Liang will be bullied. So I asked the aunt to take care of Concubine Liang and give her some food every day."
Qingchuan suddenly remembered what Bingyue had said. Because of the concubine, eighth prince was very angry since he was a child, so she developed her current temper. She felt a little soft in her heart and nodded: "Okay, I I see, you go back."
The little eunuch just left. After leaving the courtyard, he did not leave. He only hid quietly in the sidewalk. After a while, he saw Qingchuan really carrying the food box and went out. Then he ran to the elder brother's office. , I found the thirteen elder brother and reported: "Master, everything is done, Qingchuan has sent food to Chengqian Palace."
The thirteenth elder brother nodded, called two little palace ladies to come in, and whispered a few words, the two palace ladies quit, the little eunuch was puzzled and couldn't help asking: "The two girls Aren't they the rough maids in the Qing Palace? The master still needs them?"
The thirteenth elder brother smiled and said softly: "Just wait and see."
Besides, the two palace ladies went directly to the Qianqing Palace after coming out of the elder brother, holding a broom and pretending to clean the corridor, but from the corner of his eye, he glanced at the gate of the palace from time to time, and saw from a distance Xibi was helping Wanyue over. The two hurriedly turned their backs, pretending to not see her, and talked: "Hey, have you noticed? Xiu Niang Niang always comes to Qingchuan recently."
Hearing this, the prince could not help but pause. After stopping on the pillar, he heard another palace lady say: "Of course, Qingchuan is the celebrity next to the emperor. Which lady doesn't want to curry favor with her? "
The palace lady who spoke just now sneered lowly, and said, "Unfortunately, Qingchuan didn't pay attention to Empress Xiu in his heart."
Another palace lady was surprised: "Why?"
The palace lady replied: "You think, Qingchuan belongs to the eighth elder brother. Niangniang Xiu had no sons, and she supported the eighth elder brother. Qingchuan will naturally take her seriously. Now she has a son, of course. I have to plan for my son. How can Qingchuan still look at her? I heard that Qingchuan has been going to Chengqian Palace recently to see the birth mother of the eighth brother, the concubine Liang. I think the concubine Liang is coming out soon..."
Xibi was very angry when she heard that she came to see Qingchuan several times recently, but she didn't see Qingchuan. She secretly suspected that Qingchuan was too busy, and still deliberately avoided her. Qingchuan has two hearts with her.
Seeing that Xi'an looked bad, Wanyue beside him coughed a few times for fear that the two palace ladies would continue speaking.
The two palace maids made the appearance that they had just spotted the Jubilee. They knelt to the ground in panic, squatting their heads and saying: "Slave maid damn it, slave maid damn it!"
The Jubilee looked at the two men coldly, and rushed out with the help of the moon, and whispered bitterly: "An abandoned old woman who has been in the cold palace for so many years still wants to make trouble. It's whimsical."
Wanyue saw that she was out of the Palace of Qianqing but turned east, not in the direction of Chu Xiu Palace, and couldn't help asking her: "Manny, where are we going?"
The Jubilee was going to Chengqian Palace to find out what happened, but he suddenly calmed down when he heard Wanyue's question. The secret way was wrong. Qingchuan is so smart, how could he let her and choose Liangfei? Is it because of the meat in her belly? No way, no way, she can't mess around with herself, if she gets caught in someone else's trap, everything will be too late.
Thinking about this, Xibi stopped at his feet and said, "Save the moon, go back to the palace."
When he was turning around, he saw Qingchuan carrying a food box and sneaking past the corridor, which was the direction to Chengqian Palace. Jubilee couldn't help but stunned, and Wanyue next to him was already asking in a low voice: "Manny, shall we go up and stop her?"
The Jubilee squinted his eyes, covered a bit of fierceness in his eyes, stretched out his hand to block Wanyue, and whispered: "Forget it, everyone knows it in their hearts, so why bother to provoke yourself?"
Qingchuan had just brought out some food from the imperial dining room, and walked avoiding people all the way, but he didn't know that he had been watched by the boyfriend. She walked to the gate of Chengqian Palace, looked around and saw no one, then gently pushed open the gate, and saw that the layout of the courtyard was the same as when she came last time, only the steward whom she had seen last time. The aunt is punching in the courtyard.
Qingchuan was about to come forward to talk to her, but she suddenly punched Qingchuan with a fist. Qingchuan was startled, and hurriedly hid next to him, but the food container in her hand fell to the ground all of a sudden. The woman closed her fists, smiled, and said, "What are you doing here? Could something happen to the Eighth Brother?"
Qingchuan shook his head hurriedly and said, "No, I'll give Liangfei empress some food."
The woman was a little surprised. She looked at Qingchuan and asked, "Oh, aren't you afraid of being punished by the emperor?"
Seeing that the food box had all fallen apart, Qingchuan felt a little depressed. He squatted on the ground while packing up the food box, and replied sullenly, "A couple of days a day, no matter what happens between the emperor and the empress," You shouldn't let your mother have enough to eat and wear. Qingchuan only asks for a clear conscience, and nothing else."
The woman was even more surprised when she heard it. She walked around Qingchuan and looked up and down, muttering to herself: "You are not like the woman here, but like..."
Qingchuan heard it strangely and couldn't help asking: "What is it like?"
The woman smiled and didn't say any more. Instead, she asked, "What did you bring to eat? Show me?"
Qingchuan put the food box on the table and brought out the snacks inside. Seeing that it was stained with dust, "Oops, it seems a bit dirty."
The woman smiled disapprovingly, took a piece of it, and blew the dust casually, and said, "It's okay, it's not clean to eat, but it is not easy to get sick."
After speaking, he put it in his mouth and ate it. Seeing her like this, Qingchuan felt that she was hungry, and felt even more unbearable, so he picked two more bucks and gave it to her, saying: "Liang Concubine can't eat so much. You can eat more and give Liang Concubine the leftovers. The next few will be fine, and I will deliver new meals tomorrow."
The woman laughed, and raised her head to ask Qingchuan, "Are there any other women here besides me?"
Qingchuan couldn't help being silly when she heard it, and stared at the woman blankly, "You are..."
The woman nodded and smiled: "Yes, I am Concubine Liang."
Qingchuan's eyes widened in astonishment and looked at the woman in disbelief. It took a long time to react and hurriedly pleaded with her: "Slaves and maidservants should die, please forgive me."
Concubine Liang smiled and said to her while eating snacks: "You gave me food, I'm too happy, why do you blame you? I don't like this one the most, get up... That's right. , Don’t send dim sum if you send it tomorrow. I like braised pork ribs. You can send some."
Qingchuan still couldn't get back to his senses, and just nodded blankly.
Concubine Liang smiled again: "Well, I know that you are a court lady next to the emperor, so hurry up. If you ask people to know that you dare to send me food, I'm afraid you won't be able to come tomorrow if you want to."
Qingchuan nodded and resigned Liang Fei and went back. The next day, she really asked for braised pork ribs from the Imperial Kitchen and sent it to Liang Fei. Concubine Liang was very happy, and simply told Qingchuan what she wanted to eat. Qingchuan is not afraid of trouble, and goes to the imperial dining room to ask for food every day under the banner of Qianqing Palace. Everyone in the imperial dining room knew that she was the most popular maidservant around Kangxi, so she didn't dare to offend her at all. She would do whatever she wanted.
In this way, the concubine Liang was given food for many days. On that day, Kangxi suddenly called Qingchuan to the front. Qingchuan was only aware of the fact that he was delivering food to the concubine Liang. He was very nervous and asked Kangxi carefully: "What is the order of the emperor to find a servant?"
Kangxi smiled, but said: "Xibi has been making a lot of noise these days. I always want to eat the snacks you make. You should go to Chuxiu Palace as an errand. You will come back when Xixi gives birth to a little brother. I will reward you well at that time."
Qingchuan breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she felt a little surprised. When she was in Chuxiu Palace, Xibi didn't like to eat the snacks she made. Why did she call her specifically by name? But since Kangxi had already spoken her words, she absolutely couldn't refuse, so she had to bow her knees and salute: "The slave and maid got it, so I'll clean up and go to Chuxiu Palace for work."
Kangxi was very happy and personally asked people to send Qingchuan over. When he arrived at the Chuxiu Palace, Xi'an was also apologetic. He shook Qingchuan’s hand and said, “I don’t know what’s going on recently. I always feel that others are not as good as you, so I always think about your goodness. Fortunately, the emperor gave me in and called If you come to serve you, I will trouble you more in the future."
Qingchuan didn't know why the Xixi concubine was so polite, and said hurriedly: "Where is the mother, it is a blessing to be able to serve her."
Xibi smiled and asked Wanyue to lead Qingchuan down to settle down. Wanyue brought Qingchuan back to the Ganxi No. 4, pointing to the house where she used to live, and said: "You also know that all the servants in our palace live in this yard. Since you are back, you might as well live in the previous room, okay. ?"