The first time Gu Hongjian saw Lin Size was in the twenty-ninth year of Wanshun. At that time, Gu Hongjian was only five years old, and Lin Size was only six years old.
Lin Size's biological mother was just a palace maid. The first emperor was drunk and favored overnight, and then he arbitrarily sealed a talented person, and never cared about Lin Size's biological mother again. However, Lin Size's mother was lucky enough to be pregnant with a child, and then gave birth to Lin Size, but died of dystocia.
Lin Size was born without a mother, and his mother also had status, and the emperor did not love him very much.
Lin Size had four older brothers and three older sisters, and the emperor was alive and well. After that, he helped Lin Size to add many younger brothers and sisters, so naturally he would not pay too much attention to Lin Size.
Lin Size has never been treated well since he was born. He is said to be a prince, but even the people in the palace can bully him at will, not to mention his messy brothers and brothers. He simply doesn't take him seriously.
Gu Hongjian was just a maid who was sold into the palace at a young age, and was bullied by the older maids every day.
Originally, according to the rules of the palace, it was impossible to accept a girl who was too young, but at that time, there was a grandmother in the palace, who was quite powerful, and she was too old. Children, it is better to help yourself die when you are old.
Coincidentally, when she went out to buy things for her master, she ran into Gu Hongjian, who was sold by human traffickers.
When Gu Hongjian saw the flood in his hometown, his parents took Gu Hongjian's younger brother away. Without caring about Gu Hongjian, Gu Hongjian was dragged by the traffickers and taken to the capital.
The trafficker brought a lot of people, most of them were little girls, among them there was a very cute little boy who was half a year younger than Gu Hongjian, because Gu Hongjian gave him a bun, he always liked to follow Gu Hong See, calling her sister, Gu Hong saw that he took care of his younger brother since he was a child, so he took care of him very well.
But when they arrived in the capital, Gu Hongjian was attracted by the big mama on the first day—Gu Hongjian was born well, thin and small, with a pointed face and big eyes, she was holding a very The big wowtou almost buried his entire face in. The moment he raised his face from the inside, he happened to meet the big mammy in the eye, and the big mama felt that his heart was hit.
The aunt asked Gu Hongjian's name - Gu Hongjian was originally called Chunhua, but the aunt thought it was too unpleasant, so she asked her to be named Gu after her. Hong Shijian in the house, so he took the word Hongjian and named her Gu Hongjian.
At that time, the eldest mother asked her if she had any objections. The trafficker next to her hurriedly replied that she had no objection. The eldest mother pushed the trafficker away and asked Gu Hongjian again. Gu Hongjian also quickly shook her head and said that she had no objection, and said that she had a problem. request.
Then she pulled the little boy and said that she hoped the eldest mammy would buy him too.
The little boy looked at Gu Hongjian with gratitude and admiration.
The eldest aunt glanced at the little boy and said that it was okay to buy it, but the boy received in the palace must be castrated, and he could not marry a wife or have a daughter in the future.
Gu Hongjian knew what castration meant. There was a man in the village next door. He wanted to be castrated and wanted to enter the palace, but he failed, but he was no longer a man. Gu Hongjian thought for a while, then pushed the little boy away, letting him cherish himself. The little boy didn't understand what castration was, so he cried to tears and pulled Gu Hongjian, but he could only watch her leave with the big mama.
After Gu Hongjian entered the palace, she was not particularly favored at the time to serve with the eldest mama, but her status was not bad, but Concubine Duan, who had never had children. Concubine Duan is not a very tolerant master, and her temper is not particularly good, but she has no interest in embarrassing people, and she still has a lot of affection with the big mama.
Therefore, when he first entered the palace, Gu Hongjian was brought to familiarize himself with the rules of the palace and learned to clean, do laundry, and even cook. Although it was very tiring, it was not too hard to eat, live, and travel with the eldest mammy. .
But the good times didn't last long. Concubine Duan was actually found to have committed adultery with an imperial doctor and was executed directly. The eldest maid was also considered an accomplice, so she was executed together, so Gu Hongjian was like this... She became a little palace maid who was kept free.
This is really inexplicable. She has already entered the palace, so she can't leave the palace casually, but she has nowhere to go. The palace maid in charge casually glanced at her and let her go to the clothes washing bureau by herself.
It can be said to be the hardest errand. Every day, I keep washing clothes, washing clothes, washing the clothes of the masters, and even washing the people who are the servants who brought the clothes, secretly throwing myself inside together. Gu Hongjian was only five years old and could not wash anything at all, and the other maids were too lazy to take care of her. Every time she ate, Gu Hongjian was the last one to eat. There was only a pile of cold dishes left. Sometimes you can't even eat anything.
As a result, Gu Hongjian was always lying on the cold and hard bed in the middle of the night, and could only hold his stomach and listen to the growl of his stomach.
After that, Gu Hongjian saw Lin Size twice.
Lin Size was very miserable. Sometimes when her housekeeper ignored him, he had to come to the clothes washing station with his clothes and quilts, and the people at the clothes washing station didn't even bother to pay attention to him.
That was the first time that Gu Hongjian saw a man other than a eunuch, although Lin Size at that time was basically not a man. It was a boy who was about the same height and skinny as Gu Hongjian. Gu Hongjian thought it was very interesting. Seeing his pitiful appearance, he didn't have any sympathy. Instead, he thought - ah, the so-called prince doesn't have a better life. go.
Gu Hong saw that the clothes in her task were enough for her to wash until midnight, so of course she didn't care about Lin Size, but Lin Size brought the clothes, and there were always people who were reluctant to accept them, and then casually He washed it and threw it back to Lin Size.
However, after Gu Hongjian saw Lin Size several times, she could finally look at this boy who was not much older than herself with an ordinary mentality.
Lin Size is really good-looking, even better than Gu Hongjian. Gu Hongjian saw that although he was also thin and small, his skin was fair and smooth. At first glance, he was completely different from himself. A little envious.
But that's about it.
In the second year, Gu Hongjian had fully adapted to life in the palace, but he had never spoken to Lin Size, and Lin Size had never found out about Gu Hongjian's existence.
Only Gu Hong saw herself. Every time Lin Size came, she would secretly look at the handsome boy who was holding a pile of clothes and was a little shy from the gap between the piles of clothes hanging in the air.
Yes, shy.
At that time, Lin Size really had all his expressions written on his face. It was completely different from the face of a dead man now. But he also blushed very easily, so his fair face always looked a little red. He was really cuter than a girl. too much.
Gu Hongjian's feelings for Lin Size at that time, but when Gu Hongjian remembered it later, he didn't understand what it was. In short, it was unlikely that he liked it. After all, he was so young.
Probably, she was simply curious about Lin Size, who was about the same age as him and who was also a poor prince.
However, Lin Size is good-looking, so in addition to being curious, he pays more attention and envy, and even has a faint intention to get close to him.
This intimacy is still not the intimacy of the love between men and women, but the kind of intimacy that I always want to touch when I see something good-looking.
Gu Hongjian basically regarded Lin Size as a girl, at least at that time.
But Gu Hongjian didn't talk to Lin Size in the end. She didn't dare, and she didn't think much about it. Although Lin Size was down and out, she was still a prince, and she was a slave.
A servant must have the duty of a servant. This is what the eldest mother told her. The most important thing is that Gu Hongjian has always followed it carefully.
The winter solstice in the 30th year of Wanshun in the second year is a big day in the palace. The palaces are decorated with lanterns and bright red lanterns are hung on the walls in an orderly manner, making the walls that look towering and scary on weekdays look a little cute. the meaning of.
That year... Gu Hongjian still remembers that year on the winter solstice, there was a lot of snow, and the red lights shone on the snow. A little more inexplicable joy.
The masters participated in the Winter Solstice Ceremony in Yingxi Hall. Even if the laughter and the sound of silk and bamboo were far apart, they could reach Gu Hongjian's ears. Gu Hongjian couldn't help but think of Lin Size, the shy guy at this time. In the Yingxi Hall, seeing so many people, it is estimated that they will blush to death.
Gu Hongjian is naturally not qualified to serve in Yingxi Palace, and she has no friends in the palace at all. The servants who are free all go to rest and play by themselves. Gu Hongjian can't sleep, and no one is there to accompany her. Able to wander in the palace alone.
Then she saw a little girl.
That girl was about the same age as her, but she was several times better dressed and looked better than her, and she was prettier than Lin Size... Well, Lin Size is a boy after all...
Gu Hongjian only felt that she was small, her pointed chin was hidden in her fur collar, and her hair was simply pinned with a white lotus pendant onyx.
And beside her was a man dressed as a maid, holding her hand, and said, "Miss, just come out and walk around, the adults are still inside. Besides, it's so cold outside... I brought hot soup out, you can drink some, Protection from the cold."
The maid opened the wooden box in her hand, and there was a hint of steam from the hot soup inside, which looked particularly moving on a cold winter night.
The little girl glanced at the hot soup that was placed in the wooden box, and pouted, "I don't want to drink it."
As soon as she finished speaking, she happened to catch a glimpse of Gu Hongjian who was looking at them, so she snatched the wooden box from the maid's hand, walked over to Gu Hong's meeting, and said, "Here, here it is for you."
Gu Hong was dumbfounded: "Huh?"
"Here you are. Are you a little palace maid? It looks so pitiful, come."
After saying that, he directly gave the wooden box to Gu Hongjian. Gu Hongjian looked at her stupidly as she left, walked to the middle-aged woman, and said, "Mother, did Ning Yan do the right thing? We don't want it. Give it to those who need it.”
The middle-aged woman didn't look at Gu Hongjian at all, but touched the little girl's head and said, "Ning Yan did the right thing."
They left without stopping, leaving only the silly Gu Hongjian and a wooden box. She overheard the conversation between the two of them throughout the entire process. Although she also knew that the little girl was... Probably out of good intentions, but listening to their words and seeing Their behavior always made Gu Hongjian feel a little uncomfortable.
However, after staying in the palace for more than a year, Gu Hongjian is also very clear that he is a servant. As for the master, whether it is the master in the palace or the master outside the palace, the master is the master, and it is different from himself after all.
Therefore, Gu Hongjian, who was a little hungry, did not hesitate, and immediately opened the wooden box, only to see that there was another porcelain box inside. As soon as he opened it a little, hot air came up, accompanied by the tempting fragrance, Gu Hongjian's eyes went straight. , has she ever eaten such a good thing...
So Gu Hongjian swallowed her saliva, took out the spoon attached to the wooden box and prepared to drink the soup, but before the first sip of soup entered her mouth, she heard a commotion.
Gu Hongjian was a little puzzled. She was a little worried about being seen, so she closed the wooden box and walked towards the source of the sound - the Taiye Pond near the Imperial Garden.
Relying on her small size, Gu Hongjian hid in the grass, and then she saw a few people dressed as princes, grabbing a thin guy, surrounded him, and said something mockingly.
And then there was some dim light, Gu Hongjian realized that the person surrounded was none other than Lin Size.
Gu Hong looked stupid. Although she knew that Lin Size had a bad life, she never thought that Lin Size would be bullied by other princes...
And bullied so badly.
In the end, the princes pushed Lin Size into Taiye Pool together, and then left with a big laugh. Some people said that the Winter Solstice Ceremony was going to be late, and that it didn't matter if Lin Size didn't go, no one would pay attention to him anyway. , In short, the words are full of ridicule.
Of course, Gu Hongjian didn't step forward, but just watched them leave stupidly, and then watched Lin Size reluctantly climb out of the Taiye Pond, and then the whole person lay on the edge of the pool, motionless.
Gu Hong only regained her senses when she saw that, seeing that there was no one left or right, she rushed over to check Lin Size's breath, but fortunately she was still angry.
It's just that the weather was freezing cold at this time, and the Taiye Pond was almost frozen. Lin Size didn't wear much, and he almost became an ice man. Gu Hongjian was a little afraid that Lin Size would die like this, so he sneaked back into the clothes. After the bureau, he took some useless quilts and ran back to Taiye Chi to help Lin Size peel off his coat and put on the quilt.
Lin Size had completely lost consciousness, and his lips had turned purple, but Gu Hongjian didn't know what to do, so he could only stand by and drag him into the grass, where it was warmer.
As a result, Lin Size seemed to want to wake up a little, Gu Hongjian was relieved, and heard Lin Size screaming for thirst and cold again in a very low voice.
What a pity, didn't this guy eat too? And still cold and thirsty...
Gu Hongjian struggled for a while, and finally put the wooden box next to Lin Size.
Gu Hongjian originally wanted to wait for Lin Size to wake up before giving him food, but a few maids from the clothes washing bureau came to look for her, so Gu Hongjian had to run out, and then went back to the clothes washing bureau, praying to Lin Size for ten thousand Don't die, or you'll waste that bowl of soup.
Later, Gu Hong saw that she hadn't heard the news of Lin Size's death, but after a while, Lin Size brought another pile of clothes.
And not long after that, it was 31 years in Wanshun, and Gu Hongjian also ushered in the first official meeting with Lin Size, and it was considered that the various evil fates that followed were officially launched.
And what happened in Wanshun's 30th year of the Winter Solstice, Lin Size obviously didn't remember, and Gu Hongjian didn't mention it either.
It was only later that she finally knew that the girl who carved the powder and jade for her cake was named Zuo Ningyan.
The elders of the two dynasties, Zuo Xiang and his wife, only married one, but it was not until Zuo Xiang was old that Mrs. Zuo gave birth to a pair of twins for him. Zuo Xiang had a pair of children who came late and loved them very much. Zuo Ningyan was that daughter.
Now when Gu Hongjian thinks back to Zuo Ningyan, he only feels that the world seems to be fixed. When we first met, Zuo Ningyan gave Gu Hongjian the rest of the soup she had eaten, which seemed to indicate that in the long, long time to come, What Zuo Ningyan didn't want, Gu Hongjian had to accept silently, but what Zuo Ningyan wanted, no matter how hard Gu Hongjian tried, he couldn't get half of it.
For example, Lin Size.