Xie He scanned slowly for a long time, but he didn't even finish sweeping a small half of the garden. The servants who passed by the palace looked at him and pointed at him contemptuously. Even though they were just servants, they still had an inexplicable sense of superiority in front of him, the servant of Israel.
This is the ancient times, just because of his low status, everyone can laugh at him.
Xie He lowered his eyes, but he was actually absent-minded, because he was listening to 444 live broadcasting the gossip of the palace to him, and he was enjoying himself.
Where there are people, there are gossips. These servants are well-informed and boring. Sure enough, Xie He got some useful information. It turns out that Bai Qiuchi is also from Jiangzhou, and he is from the same place as Yuan Jin. However, it was only brought back by Xiao Yan's chance encounter two years ago.
What makes Xiao Yan, a cold, ruthless and high-ranking prince and grandson, so tolerant to a woman like Bai Qiuchi, probably only the kindness of life-saving grace is enough, let's think of Bai Qiuchi's guilt and fear of him...
Xie He thought about it for a while, and finally remembered something, and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. If this is the case, then it is really a good hand.
[Xie He: I probably already know what's going on. Smile JPG]
[444: What? @_@]
[Xie He: Baby, you still don't like to think, don't you think about it when you broadcast gossip to me?]
[444:.../(ㄒoㄒ)/~~]
[Xie He: Forget it, I didn’t count on you anyway:)]
[444:...]I know! So you just want to hit me. I think it's fun, don't you_(:зゝ∠)_He endured it for pocket money!
[Xie He: Baby, I’m not talking about you. Your brain will rust if you don’t use it too often. I think you’ve been so stupid. How to do? Smile JPG]
[444: Σ(° △°|||)︴The host please don't say such terrible things!]He is going to hug this thigh for the rest of his life!
[Xie He: Don't be afraid, I was just joking:)]
[444: QAQ scared me to death.]
Xie He has been sweeping for a whole day and still hasn't finished sweeping. Sure enough, no one brought him food. At night, he was cold and hungry and dragged his broom back to his courtyard.
He was born in Xun Huan Lou, knowing that it is impossible for him to continue like this, if he gets sick and dies, he will just be rolled up in a mat and thrown into a random grave, so he staggered to the well and brought a bucket of water back to his room. Wash yourself slowly with cold well water...
[444: The host is big, Qi Qing is here!]
[Xie He: Very good:)]
Qi Qing got Xiao Yan's order and went out without staring at Xie He. When she came back at night, she found that Xie He had not eaten or drank a day's work. She was worried that he would die from exhaustion in this state, so she couldn't bear to bring some food over. , but when he came over, he just saw Xie He carrying water in, so he had to stand outside and wait.
After waiting for a long time, he suddenly heard a thumping sound coming from inside, and after a while there was no movement, Qi Qing was anxious, and finally couldn't help but pushed open the door and walked in!
He saw Xie He fall by the barrel at a glance, obviously passed out.
Xie He was washing himself just now, before he had time to put on his clothes, he was lying naked on the ground at this moment, with traces of last night remaining on his slender body, Qi Qing's face was flushed, and his heart beat faster! I almost wanted to turn around and leave, but thinking that if I left, Xie He might die here like this, so I hesitated for a moment and walked back.
With a tense face, Qi Qing closed his eyes and carefully picked Xie He up and put him on the bed, then quickly pulled the quilt over him, and then opened his eyes again.
Although I didn't dare to look carefully, the smooth touch of Xie Shi's hands just now, and the strangeness of the moment when the palm rubbed against the soft skin... For the first time, Qi Qing had some kind of charming thought in his heart, and Xie He is like that Light, light and floating as if there is no weight at all.
Qi Qing pulled the quilt, and covered Xie He's body carefully, without leaking anything, then stared at Xie He's face, his eyes were closed on that pale little face, and the curled eyelashes were like a feather fan in his eyes With a faint shadow, the bright red lips under the delicate pink nose are like morning dew roses...
His eyes could not help revealing the color of love.
[Ding, Qi Qing's favorability +10, current favorability is 50]
Qi Qing looked at it for a while, then turned around and went out to bring back a quilt and a stove.
This early spring is cold, the room is very gloomy and cold, but there is not even a spark, the quilt is rough and thin, the young man is so weak... I don't know how he has survived for so many days.
Qi Qing covered Xie He with a quilt, and lit a charcoal fire in the room, finally it was much warmer.
He hesitated for a moment, then carefully stretched out his hand and touched Xie He's forehead. He felt a little feverish. If he couldn't wake up after a while, he might have to ask a doctor to come over to have a look.
Xie He was in a daze, his whole body was cold at first, but he felt warm after a while, and slowly opened his eyes, only then remembered that he fainted when he was cleaning just now... But now he is not on the ground, but lying on the On the warm bed, covered with a thick quilt, there was still a fire in the room.
Xie He was stunned for a moment, his eyelashes fluttered and he raised his eyes, and saw a man sitting on the chair in front of him. The man's appearance was not particularly handsome, but his temperament was calm and cold. He was wearing a black outfit. At this moment, the dark eyes Looking at him worriedly.
Xie He sees that this person is not dressed as a servant or servant of the palace, who is he? Panic appeared in Xie He's eyes, and he quickly rolled up the quilt to the corner, trembling: "You, who are you?"
Has his body been seen by this person? Was he the one who carried him to the bed? All this made Xie He feel terrified, and the fear was even greater than the gratitude for a moment.
Although he is just a lowly prostitute with thousands of people riding on thousands of people's pillows, since he entered the palace, he can only be the prince's man, and he must abide by the way of slavery. I don't know, being sold by the Wangfu... I'm afraid the end will be worse than returning to the Xunhuan Tower, and I finally left there... If I'm sold into the Goulan again, I might as well die.
Qi Qing looked at the panic and fear in Xie He's eyes, and felt a little unhappy at first, but soon understood Xie He's worry, and that bit of unhappiness turned into pity. He paused and said, "I'm the guard of the palace, don't worry, no one saw me coming."
Xie He reluctantly suppressed the panic in his heart, looked at the burning stove in the house again, and asked in a low voice: "This, are you...brought these too?"
Qi Qing nodded.
Xie He's eyes sparkled, and he seemed to be grateful. Then he looked at Qi Qing and said firmly: "Thank you, sir, but these slaves can't be taken, please take them away."
Qi Qing frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Don't you know that you fainted today? If you continue like this, you will get sick."
Xie He lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes and said: "When a slave enters the palace, he must abide by the rules of the palace, and he can't take things that shouldn't be taken."
Qi Qing felt that Xie He was a bit stubborn, and wanted to persuade him again, but saw Xie He suddenly looked up at him, and there seemed to be an inexplicable sadness and helplessness in those moist and beautiful eyes, and said slowly: "It's better to die here than to die outside."
Qi Qing's heart suddenly twitched, and he fixedly looked at the young man in front of him... For him, even if he was a slave in the palace, was bullied and abused by others, even if he died here... it was better than in Xunhuanlou To laugh and sell himself, he would do anything for it.
If you can, who wants to fall to this point
It doesn't matter if you are impulsive, others will laugh at him for being romantic, but for Xie He, it is almost a disaster.
Qi Qing was silent for a while, then said, "Okay, I'll take the things away."
Xie He looked at him, and finally showed a faint smile of gratitude, and said softly: "Can you please avoid me for a moment, slave... I will thank you after I change my clothes..."
Qi Qing went out immediately and closed the door for Xie He.
Qi Qing stood with his back to the door, Xie He's grateful eyes just now, and that gentle smile have not dissipated in front of his eyes. Although he is a prostitute, he is gentle and sensible, abides by his duty, and... is particularly pitiful . If the prince doesn't want him any more and asks him to come over, wouldn't he be able to take care of him openly
Thinking of this, Qi Qing suddenly felt that his eyes became clear. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a solution. It is not that he has never seen those women outside, but there is no one who can make him tempted and pity him like Xie He, and wants to take care of him for the rest of his life. thought.
Ask him to come over, and then go home by yourself, it is no longer cold, but there is someone who is considerate and docile, prepares food and waits for him, and smiles at him gently... It seems to be a good thing.
[Ding, Qi Qing's favorability +10, current favorability is 60]
Xie He changed his clothes, and then opened the door again. He bowed deeply to Qi Qing respectfully, with a soft voice: "Thank you for your kindness today, my lord. It's just that I can't repay you... I'm really ashamed."
Qi Qing coughed lightly and said, "It's just a little effort, you don't have to take it to heart."
Xie He looked at him, his beautiful eyes were full of gratitude, and he no longer had the fear before. He already knew that this person had no covetous heart for him, but pure kindness. For this kind-hearted person, Xie He once again turned aside Qi Qing's luggage, "Please take these things away."
Qi Qing didn't go in to get things immediately, but took out an oiled paper bag, which he brought for Xie He. He forgot to take it out before, and it has been delayed until now. He smiled: "This is a little food , you stay, no one will find out."
Xie He looked at the food in Qi Qing's hands, and finally couldn't help the redness of his eyes, he didn't refuse any more, and said with a choked voice: "Okay."
Qi Qing finally sent the food out, feeling that it was even more difficult than facing the forest of swords and swords outside, then stopped looking at Xie He, went in and went out with the quilt and stove.
Xie He kept watching Qi Qing walk away, and then returned to his room with the oiled paper bag. He opened it and saw that it was a very delicate pastry. He was really hungry and couldn't wait to eat it.
In fact, Qi Qing didn't go far, he went around and came back, squatting on the tree to watch Xie He eat, because Xie He ate in a hurry, there were crumbs on the side of his little mouth, very cute.
Qi Qing reluctantly looked at it for a long while before finally leaving with her things on her shoulders.
[444: The host is big, Qi Qing has already left (≧▽≦)/]
[Xie He: OK:)]
Xie He closed the doors and windows, lay down on the bed with a lazy expression, and greeted 444 to bring him another big meal. He was not full just now, and there were no entertainment activities at night in ancient times. Everyone rested early. Xie He watched After watching a movie, I fell asleep while watching it.
… … … … … … …
Qi Qing thought about it for a while the next day, and summoned the head of the palace, pretending not to care, and said: "Yuan Jin was sent by the crown prince, and the prince ordered him not to run around, so you should watch it... Besides, Don't be too harsh on him."
The steward knew that Qi Qing was the prince's confidant, he had no doubt about him, nodded and said: "I see."
He heard that Bai Qiuchi has been making things difficult for Xie He recently, it seems that he has to say hello to those servants, don't go too far.
Xie He slept until the next day. Although he didn't clean up yesterday, someone brought him food in the morning. It was no longer cold leftovers, but the same as other low-level servants. Although it was still simple, But there is no problem with being full.
It's just that this kind of food still doesn't catch Xie He's eyes, and he steals food from the system as usual.
[Xie He: It seems that Xiaoqing moved very quickly. This is him saying hello. Smile JPG]
[444: Great, good man ( ⊙ o ⊙ )]
[Xie He: But this is useless, because he dare not protect me blatantly, and Bai Qiuchi is determined to put me to death, Qi Qing's behavior will only make her more nervous, and she will soon come up with new ideas. way to deal with mine. hehe.]
[444: Ah... Huh? Why does Bai Qiuchi have to kill you? Is it because you look better than her? This is too cruel_(:зゝ∠)_]
[Xie He:...]
[444: Host, what's wrong with you?]
[Xie He: Cough, nothing, I think what you said makes sense:)]
[444:...]
Bai Qiuchi soon learned of the manager's arrangement. Although she was in charge of the palace, she didn't dare to go too far. After all, she was just an outsider and had no right to execute the servants of the palace. Besides, Yuan Jin had nothing wrong with her... If it was the past Forget it, but Yuan Jin must not be kept!
Even if it is an adventure, you must get rid of him!
The existence of Yuan Jin is like a thorn in Bai Qiuchi's heart. She has nightmares every night, worrying that the prince will recognize Yuan Jin as the one who saved him. Back then, she just saw Yuan Jin saving a seriously injured man from a distance. The man picked up the jade pendant that Yuan Jin dropped when he left. She didn't take this matter to heart at all, not to mention that man obviously looks different from King Su. Looking at Yuan Jin's attire at that time, he probably wasn't a young lady...
Later, when she was poor, she used the jade pendant as a change of money, and was actually approached by the legendary King Su! Saying that I want to thank her for saving my life, all of this... is like a dream.
She couldn't believe it at first, but the two years of luxurious life in the palace made her understand that King Su's repayment is very serious... However, she knew that she was not the person King Su was looking for, and she was always in fear , with the prince's heart, if he knew that he had lied to him... Bai Qiuchi couldn't help but feel chills in his heart.
Two years later, the thing she feared the most happened, Yuan Jin actually came to the palace!
The more Bai Qiuchi thought about it, the more frightened he became. Yuan Jin probably couldn't recognize King Su, but what about King Su? Will he recognize him? No... Since King Su identified her as a benefactor only by the token, it should be because he didn't see Yuan Jin's appearance at that time, but Bai Qiuchi didn't know anything about the specific process, and she couldn't guarantee that King Su would never recognize her.
Only when Yuan Jin dies, this secret will never be known!
Bai Qiuchi's eyes were full of resentment and coldness, after thinking about it, he called his maid, Shui Rong, and gave some orders.
Xie He remembered that the garden was not cleaned yesterday, and after breakfast he took the broom and continued to clean.
At noon, the nanny who came yesterday came to look for Xie He again, and said to him: "Don't sweep, you look like a sick man, when will you finish sweeping, go and help the lady wash the clothes. Is it always possible to do this?"
Said that he stuffed a pot of clothes into Xie He's arms.
Xie He didn't resist, and said obediently: "I'm going to wash now."
Xie He came to the laundry place, he was alone here at the moment, he poured out the clothes in the basin, it was a very delicate and beautiful dress. Xie He is a man of knowledge, this craftsmanship is absolutely valuable in ancient times, of course Bai Qiuchi has no good intentions to get such an expensive dress for him to wash, Xie He didn't rush to wash it, but shook out the clothes and inspected them carefully After looking at it, I found that a large piece of the inconspicuous part was worn out, and the gold thread was scattered. I just need to wash it a little bit, and it will be broken even more.
The corner of Xie He's lips twitched. Although this method doesn't have much technical content, it works. Anyway, Bai Qiuchi only needs an excuse to deal with him. Who cares about his life as a young man
There is no justice here, only interests, everyone knows to stand by Bai Qiuchi.
There is no one else here for the time being, Bai Qiuchi did this to make him unable to argue, Xie He carelessly tore at the damaged place, and immediately tore a big hole, then threw the clothes into the water and rubbed them casually After a few strokes, he sat leisurely and did not move.
[Xie He: Baby, let me know when they come over. Smile JPG]
[444: (⊙v⊙) Hmm!]
The weather was fine today. Xie He basked in the sun for a while, and soon he heard 444 saying that someone was coming. He immediately stood up, grabbed the torn clothes, and showed a panicked expression.
Shui Rong and the two nuns came here, thanked He and said, "Have you finished washing Miss's clothes?"
Xie He pinched his clothes, his face was pale, "Slave..."
Shui Rong saw the damaged clothes in Xie He's hands at a glance, and immediately screamed: "You actually ruined the clothes! You—"
Xie He's voice was extremely flustered: "I didn't do it on purpose... the clothes were a little torn, but I didn't notice it..."
Shui Rong looked extremely angry, and said to Xie He: "Do you know how valuable this dress is? Do you know how much Miss loves this dress? And it was clearly intact when it was given to you! How dare you argue! "
She turned her head to the two nuns and said, "Take him away and hand him over to Miss!"
The two nuns immediately came over and violently held Xie He up.
Xie He was brought to the courtyard of Baiqiuchi by them, and he knelt down on the ground directly. His body trembled, and he couldn't help explaining: "I didn't do it on purpose..."
Shui Rong ignored him at all, and went in with her clothes. After a while, Bai Qiuchi came out, clutching her chest, obviously very angry, and her voice was trembling: "This is... The tribute I asked for, you actually... "
When Xie He heard this sentence, his face was pale with fright, and he said in a trembling voice: "The clothes... were a little torn..."
Shui Rong immediately shouted angrily: "Still quibbling, we don't dare to slacken the slightest bit of slack no matter how we use and keep this dress. How could it be damaged? Are you trying to shift the blame to us?"
Xie Heji's eyes were red, and he said repeatedly: "No, no... I really didn't do it on purpose... I don't know why it happened..."
Bai Qiuchi's chest heaved angrily, and said word by word: "Let him kneel here."
After speaking, he turned and entered the house.
Shui Rong stared at Xie He coldly, and said, "I'll decide how to deal with you when the lady's anger subsides!"
The two nuns let go of Xie He, but Xie He didn't dare to get up, and just knelt in the yard like that, with panicked eyes. The afternoon sun was very hot, he knelt for more than an hour, he was dizzy, his lips were dry and chapped, and finally he passed out.
But after a while, he was woken up by a basin of cold water.
It turned out that the two nuns hadn't left, just looked at Xie He kneeling like that, and scolded him contemptuously: "Think you can hide by pretending to be dizzy? You made such a big mistake, just kneeling down will make you cheaper .”
Xie He trembled all over, gritted his teeth and continued to kneel there.
But he was really weak, and he passed out again not long after. After repeating this a few times, the two nuns were also annoyed, and directly grabbed Xie He's hands and tied them to a wooden stake, so that he could only kneel there , and then sat on the side eating melon seeds and chatting.
In the blink of an eye, it was night, Mammy went out to eat, and there was no one in the yard. It seemed that everyone had forgotten that Xie He was still kneeling there.
In the evening, it rained suddenly again. Xie He didn't eat all day. After kneeling for such a long time, he passed out completely. His clothes were wet by the rain and stuck to his body, revealing his thin body, very pitiful .
And the servants of the palace did not intend to let Xie He go at all, they actually planned to watch him kneel and die there.
Although Qi Qing ordered the manager to take care of Xie He, she was still worried that he didn't eat well, so she brought food to find Xie He at night, but she didn't find him in his yard. A bad premonition suddenly appeared in Qi Qing's heart, he immediately went to ask the manager, only to find out that Xie He had ruined Bai Qiuchi's clothes and was kneeling in Bai Qiuchi's courtyard as punishment... That dress is indeed expensive, and the manager is not good for a Xiaoguan went to find Bai Qiuchi's important person.
Qi Qing didn't blame the manager, whether it was really Xie Hexie's fault or not, but on the surface he just made a mistake, and Bai Qiuchi wanted to punish a servant who made a mistake, everyone was speechless, the manager had no reason Go and grab someone from Bai Qiuchi.
Qi Qing anxiously rushed to Baiqiuchi's yard, and saw Xie He kneeling on the ground with his hands tied to a wooden stake in the dark wind and rain, with his head lowered and he had passed out, only half of his face was exposed. Yue's pale profile made Qi Qing feel extremely distressed! I just want to go up and save Xie He like this!
But he was not impulsive after all, this is Bai Qiuchi's yard, even if he doesn't want to see Bai Qiuchi this woman anymore, Bai Qiuchi is the prince's savior, and the prince has given her enough face, he is not something he can rush at will. Moreover, Bai Qiuchi is obviously hostile to Xie He, and today's incident is likely to be intentional... If he made a rash move, Bai Qiuchi would pour a basin of dirty water on Xie He's head, saying that he seduced him, but he would actually hurt Xie He.
Now only the prince can come forward to save Xie He... Qi Qing gritted her teeth, turned and left.
Xiao Yan was in the study room, with a deep look on his stern face, holding a volume of books in his hand.
Qi Qing knocked on the door outside and whispered, "My lord."
Although it was late at night, Xiao Yan still said: "Come in." Qi Qing is his most trusted subordinate, and he must have something to come to him at this time. He looked at Qi Qing and said in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ?”
Qi Qing hesitated for a moment, he knew that his actions today were a little impulsive, but if he didn't act, Xie He would definitely die there. It's just that if the prince is directly asked to save Xie He, the prince probably won't go... Qi Qing gritted her teeth and said: "Miss Bai... you'd better go and see."
Xiao Yan has become more and more impatient with Bai Qiuchi, if he hadn't remembered...how could he still tolerate her? Xiao Yan didn't want to go at first, but since even Qi Qing came to look for him, there might be some troubles.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and finally stood up and said, "I'll go and have a look."