The palace where Mu Huai lived was called Quyun Palace, and this place was very close to the Donghua Gate, a short walk through this gate was the Jiazheng Hall where civil and military officials went to pay homage to the emperor.
Rong Xi didn't have much personal belongings to pack up, so he entered Quyun Palace with the eunuch Shun Fu who was beside Mu Huai before the time came.
Shun Fu was approaching his sixtieth age, his eyebrows and hair were all grizzled, his body looked unhealthy, but his back was straight when he walked.
Shunfu led Rong Xi to briefly visit the scenery of Quyun Palace.
Although the scenery of Fuqu Palace where Yu Zhaorong lived was quiet and unique, it was far from the palace where Mu Huai lived.
Quyun Palace has double eaves and verandah halls, with carved walls in Junyu.
With the light and shadow of dusk and twilight, the painted caisson inside looks more exquisite.
Rong Xi remembered that there were five ridge beasts on Yu Zhaorong's bedroom, but there were seven ridge beasts on Qu Yun's palace.
There are two less than the emperor's dormitory, but in the palace, except for Quyun Palace, there are only seven ridge beasts in the queen's dormitory. From the details, it can be seen that Mu Zhen has a special preference for his fourth son, Mu Huai.
Rong Xi silently followed Shunfu, and followed him across the white jade stone bridge on the Bitan of the palace courtyard.
The koi in the pool are colorful under the sunlight, and the surrounding trees are luxuriant, giving off a quiet fragrance.
The eyes and the scenery are extremely luxurious.
This Quyun Palace actually built a tower according to the situation, and Rong Xi saw Mu Huai sitting on it just now.
He watched Xi Ri slowly fall from the turret of the Forbidden City's wall, while Rong Xi was quietly looking up at him.
Although there were several attendants standing behind Mu Huai, they were still far away from him.
He sat alone on the tower, rebellious and outstanding.
Rong Xi just came here, and Mu Huai hadn't let her wait on him.
The old eunuch Shun Fu had a kind attitude, and after guiding Rong Xi to see the scenery of Quyun Palace, he said in a gentle voice: "Miss Rong, rest well tonight, and tomorrow I will arrange for you to work for His Highness, and the salary will be the same as before. Yu Zhaorong paid twice as much. As for the residence... I heard that Miss Rong lived alone when she was in Fuqu Palace, so I specially vacated a room so that Miss Rong can live in a quieter place."
Rong Xi blinked after hearing this, and replied, "Thank you, Eunuch."
She didn't expect to come to Mu Huai's place to serve her. Not only did she double her salary, but she also lived in a much better place than before.
When Shunfu was walking with him just now, Shunfu asked her to ask questions immediately, and he would answer them in detail.
Rong Xi asked Shunfu some things on the sidelines, and she learned from Shunfu that he was not young when he followed Mu Huai's birth mother Yin Xianfei, and Shunfu's health was not very good at that time.
But Concubine Yin Xian is benevolent and keeps Shunfu in the palace all the time, and Shunfu is also loyal to their mother and son because of this.
The fact that Concubine Yin Xian and the palace servants were burned to death still makes everyone in the palace regret and sigh.
Later, Emperor Muzhen sent people to renovate the burned palace. Every year on Concubine Yin Xian's memorial day, he would go there in person to pay tribute to the deceased beauty alone.
Since that disaster happened, Mu Huai only trusted Shunfu.
Shunfu had always wanted to serve Mu Huai until he died, but his body was getting worse and worse. A while ago, the doctor took his pulse and said seriously that his life was not long.
He is now taking medicine to suspend his spirit and strengthen his physical strength, and he can live every day.
In this way, Mu Huai naturally didn't want Shunfu to serve in the palace anymore, he ordered someone to build a house outside the palace, and wanted Shunfu to go out of the palace to rest and recuperate.
But he couldn't find anyone who could take care of Mu Huai for him, so Shunfu was worried.
Therefore, Shunfu looked around for suitable palace servants, and finally felt that Rong Xi could be used.
After Yu Zhaorong died, he said to the secretary that he wanted to transfer her to Quyun Palace.
Rong Xi originally thought that Mu Huai wanted her to serve her because she wanted to compare with Mu Qian.
But after listening to Shunfu's words, he realized that Mu Huai and Mu Qian competed for her because they trusted Shunfu's vision.
Before returning to the living room, Shun Fu saw that Rong Xi was hesitant to speak, so he said gently: "Miss Rong, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Rong Xi thought for a moment.
After a while, he still decided to ask out the doubt that was pressing in his heart.
—"I want to ask, why... the maid who served His Highness died before?"
After speaking, Shunfu was silent for a moment, and his face was no longer amiable.
The golden-tailed fish jumped out of the water and sank to the bottom of the pool again.
Rong Xi was in a bad mood.
But this matter still needs to be asked. After finding out why those little maids were killed, she can pay attention to Mu Huai's taboos and avoid offending him.
Shunfu's tone was calm, and he finally said: "Miss Rong, don't worry, Your Highness will not take your life easily. But there is one thing that Miss Rong needs to understand, since you have entered the Quyun Palace, your life depends entirely on Your Highness. "
— "Life and death are up to him."
Shunfu paused slightly, and added another sentence.
The eunuch Shunfu didn't tell the reason why the maids were killed, but said something like this instead.
Rong Xi knew in his heart, how could it be so easy to double his salary
It seems that from today onwards, her head will really be tied to her waist at any time.
Rong Xi suppressed his faster and faster heartbeat, tried his best to make his expression look calm, and replied respectfully: "Your servant understands, thank you for letting me know."
*****
The crescent moon is thin, the clouds are treacherous, and the night is dark and gloomy.
Before Shun Fu left, his tone returned to the gentleness of the past. After he coughed heavily several times, he asked Rong Xi to go back to rest.
Before going to sleep, Rong Xi would look around and see that there was no one around, so she finally closed the window with confidence, removed her face, and restored her beautiful appearance.
She lay quietly on the bed and closed her eyes.
Serving Mu Huai more or less made Rong Xi fearful.
What Shunfu said inside and outside the meaning is that he will still be in the palace this month to observe whether she can serve her so that Mu Huai can feel at ease.
Now that she has become the maid by Mu Huai's side, she will definitely serve him attentively.
But if Mu Huai felt that she was not to his liking, would her end be the same as those little maids, being carried out of the gorgeous Quyun Palace with her stiff body sideways
That's all.
After Rong Xi breathed a sigh of relief, he turned over again.
The drowsiness gradually came up, and while covering her face with a quilt, she comforted herself in her heart.
Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky.
Now that you have come, why do you want to do so much
Because she has experienced many changes since she was a child, Rong Xi's survival rule is, no matter what happens, she must sleep well every night.
If she wanted to live a better life and save her life with her status, she had to be full of energy during the day, and she dared not be slack or sleepy.
A good night's dream, even though she was worried that Mu Huai would kill her, Rong Xi still slept soundly last night.
After she quickly covered her face, it was still dark.
After she sat quietly in the room for a quarter of an hour, Shun Fu finally brought a little eunuch here, and also brought a piece of lotus leaf red bean cake for Rong Xi to eat that morning.
Rong Xi used the soft red bean cake, saw that Shunfu's complexion was turning blue, and he looked sicker than yesterday, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.
She has always kept in mind that to survive in the palace, there are some things that should not be asked too much.
After she quickly finished the red bean cake, Shunfu led her to the bedroom where Mu Huai lived.
On the way there, Shunfu asked Rong Xi: "Will girls tie men's hair?"
Rong Xi nodded: "Yes."
When Yu Zhaorong was alive, most of the clothes, hair and makeup were done by her alone. Although she is better at hairpins for women, she has also learned a few men's hair styles.
Shunfu nodded approvingly: "Well, this morning you will take care of His Highness's hair."
Rong Xi should be.
Shunfu saw that Rong Xi was still young, and at the time of cardamom, his words and demeanor were mature, and he couldn't help but feel emotional.
Since Mu Huai was thirteen years old, he has always been his close attendant.
For so many years, Mu Huai has never been served by a woman up close.
I don't know if the maid in front of me can satisfy him.
The incense burner in the bedroom was burning incense, Rong Xi followed Shun Fu into the inner room where Mu Huai lived.
Mu Huai will go to the Imperial Academy to study in a short while, and now he has already sat down in front of the bronze mirror.
Rong Xi saw him in the mirror frowning slightly, with ink scattered behind his back, which made his facial features deep, proud and impeccably handsome.
Seeing Rong Xi come here, Mu Huai raised his eyes and glanced at her figure in the mirror.
Then he closed his eyes again without saying a word.
Rong Xi has experienced firsthand what it means to be prestige without anger.
She stood still and looked at Shunfu.
Seeing that Rong Xi was at a loss, Shun Fu whispered gently in her ear: "Young lady, go in and tie your hair for His Highness."