Su Ningxin did not speak again, but looked at Shuanghua and waited for her to continue.
Shuanghua was silent for a long time, then took a deep breath and said seriously, "Girl, I met a man yesterday. He said he knew my life experience and could help me find my family, so I was in a daze."
Su Ningxin's hand holding the teacup paused, "Does your family have any credentials?"
Shuanghua nodded, "The slave was wearing a wooden sign when he entered the palace. Because it was not worth much, he was not snatched away by the eunuch or aunt. He had a wooden sign with the same pattern in his hand."
Shuanghua said and handed the wooden sign to Su Ningxin for her to see. Su Ningxin looked at the wooden sign and saw that the pattern was indeed rather strange. It did not look like the traditional decoration of Daqi, but more like the totem of the Baiyi tribe. .
Su Ningxin looked up at Shuanghua's appearance again. Her appearance was no different from that of the Daqi people, and she couldn't tell whether she was from a small border tribe.
He smiled and returned the wooden sign, "This is a good thing. I heard you said that you entered the palace when you were four or five years old and have been serving the concubine. It would be a blessing to be reunited with your family. How about you? Let that person come and meet me. If he is really your family, I will not force you to stay and not let you go home, so you don’t have to worry."
After listening to Su Ningxin's words, Shuanghua suddenly knelt on the ground and begged Su Ningxin,
"I know that the girl misses the old relationship the most. I beg you to let me serve you all the time. I am used to living like this and don't want to change anything."
"Although I don't remember anything about what happened before I entered the palace, I also know that the family who sold the child into the palace is definitely not a kind person. What's more, I have been used to being alone for so many years. It doesn't matter whether I have relatives or not. I also hope that the girl can help you become a slave."
Su Ningxin looked at Shuanghua and sighed, reaching out to help her up, "If you don't want to tell her, I can still force you to leave. Get up and talk. Why are you giving such a big gift?"
Hearing that Su Ningxin would not let her leave, Shuanghua followed Su Ningxin's strength and stood up. For her, Shuanghua was very satisfied to be able to stay with the master who treated his servants so generously like Su Ningxin. I don’t want to pursue those illusory family ties.
She was very young when she entered the palace, and she was often bullied at that time. She actually lived a hard life for a few years. Later, by chance, she caught the eye of the concubine, and she stayed by her side to serve her. This time it was no longer so hard.
When the emperor ascended the throne, the concubine left the palace and only took a nanny who had been with her for decades to live in a nunnery, so she was assigned to Concubine Chen's palace. Everyone said that Concubine Chen was pampered and arrogant. Arrogant and domineering, she knew that Concubine Chen was a rare master in the palace who was kind to her servants.
She served Concubine Chen attentively, and gradually became Concubine Chen's confidant, and finally followed Su Ningxin out of the palace. She cherished the opportunity to serve Su Ningxin, but she was always uneasy in her heart. She was not like Shuanghua. He has grown up with the girl since he was a child, and even worked as a secret guard together. Naturally, he is not sure how much the girl trusts her.
She knows almost all the girl's secrets, but she is not worried about being killed and silenced. After getting along with her for so many years, she also knows that the girl will not do such a thing, but if there is a good opportunity, the girl will give her a generous amount of money. , but it is possible to send her away.
So when Shuanghua was stopped by the young master and said that he could take her to find her family, what came to Shuanghua's mind was not the joy of finding her family, but the panic of being sent away by Su Ningxin, so she did something I'm always in a trance.
Looking at Shuanghua's expression, Su Ningxin could probably guess what she was thinking in her heart, but she still didn't ask nonsense.
"No matter what your family background is or what your relatives are like, aren't you willing to go home? Why don't we first see who your family is? If they are from a poor family, you will naturally stay with me and give them some money to help them. But if they are serious It would be a good thing for me to be able to match you with a well-matched match."
Su Ningxin said this for a reason. The servants in the palace were ignorant, so they felt that a broken wooden sign was not worth much, but the wooden sign was warm and moist, giving people a feeling that it was like wood but not wood, like jade but not jade. She felt that as soon as she got it, she knew that this should be an extremely rare dragon scale sandalwood. It was rarely seen in the palace. It would be unusual for someone to have such a wooden plaque.
Shuanghua immediately shook her head, "I have been in the palace for so many years. Even if there are relatives here, I am afraid that I don't have much family affection. It is better to stay with the girl. At least I am familiar and close to the girl and Shuanghua."
Seeing Shuanghua's insistence, Su Ningxin no longer tried to persuade her, but started chatting, "I didn't expect you to have such a wooden sign representing your identity. I've never seen it before."
Shuanghua lowered his head and smiled, "This wooden plaque has always been kept close to my body, because I have had some affection for it since I was a child. I don't want to use it to find any relatives, but when I was in the palace, I felt that wearing it A wooden sign would be a joke to others, so I didn’t show it to anyone else.”
Su Ningxin also pursed her lips and smiled. Whether it was the concubines or the maids in the palace, they were all very competitive with each other. Shuanghua probably didn't want to give anyone anything to talk about.
As if thinking of something, Su Ningxin's smile gradually disappeared and she began to frown, "Your jade tokens are kept close to your body so that no outsider can see them. How did that young man know your identity?"
Shuanghua also showed a confused expression. She was sure that the wooden sign had not been shown to anyone, not even the girl and Shuangbai, so it was almost impossible for outsiders to identify her with the wooden sign.
"What did he say to you?" Su Ningxin asked with a serious expression. If she didn't see this wooden sign by chance, then someone deliberately investigated them and could find out everything as secretive as Shuanghua. , then whether it is directed at Prince Anjun's palace or Su Ningxin, it is estimated that the other party will not be able to deal with it.
As the personal maid of the beloved concubine, Shuanghua was still a little alert. She immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and began to recall the words and expressions of the other person carefully during the period from when he stopped her to when they separated. Read it again.
"He told me not to go out and walk around tomorrow evening, stay in my room honestly, and take me home in a few days." Shuanghua's expression became more and more solemn, "At that time, I was only thinking about going home. , didn’t pay attention to his words, now think about it, does he want to do something?”
Su Ningxin tapped her fingers rhythmically on the table and pondered. It was a temporary decision for the group of them to stay in the hotel, and the heavy snowfall was beyond human control. If someone could accurately calculate so many coincidences and ambush them in advance, that would be too much. Appalling.
(End of chapter)