Ruyi thanked her and took it. She was close to her. She saw that her eyelids were slightly swollen under the carefully applied fat foundation. She thought she had cried. Ruyi knew in her heart that although she was a little arrogant and now she was pitiful, she felt a little pity: "Thank you. It's almost raining, so she's gone back quickly. It's not good to get rain."

A Ruo suddenly laughed and said, "What are you afraid of when you get a little rain? Now Sister Lianxin is different from us. Some people feel sorry for you when you get wet."

Ruyi stopped quietly and said, "A Ruo, let's go back to the palace."

A Ruo took two steps, stopped and turned around and looked at Lianxin with a smile and said, "Everyone said that eunuchs would love people. Looking at Sister Lianxin's dress today, Eunuch Wang really loves people. Her clothes and dress differently." She leaned closer and laughed in a low voice, "But there is another advantage. When my sister married Eunuch Wang, she saved the hardship of having children and the trouble of being a mother. That is a blessing that many people can't ask for."

Lianxin's lips trembled with anger. On her snow-white face, she saw a pair of blood-filled eyes staring at A Ruo in a black and red manner. She was both angry and sad, obviously she was extremely angry. After a long time, she finally said, and her tone was as cold as an ice awl: "This blessing is so good, I wish you to marry a father-in-law to eat, and live and die in the end."

A Ruo glared at her eyes so angry that she quickly held back her smile and said, "How can I compare with my sister? It's just that our little master always wants to marry me to the imperial guards. She had to watch her sister and Eunuch Wang, with no children and accompany each other until they were old."

Ruyi was so angry that her chest seemed to be covered with fire, and she shouted: "A Ruo, stop me! If you dare to be arrogant, I will punish you severely!"

Lianxin's eyes were full of tears, and she gritted her teeth and endured it hard. Ruyi's scolding was not stopped, and she heard a cold voice in the back: "If you want to punish anything, you should be beaten to death immediately when you make fun of it in the palace!"

Ruyi heard the sound and knew it was not good. She quickly turned around and saw Concubine Hui and Mo Xin standing by the wall of Zhuhong Gate turning into the long street. Her eyes were cold and staring at Ruyi, as if she was about to dig out two transparent holes on her body.

Ruyi hurriedly bowed and said, "Imperial Concubine is in peace."

A Ruo couldn't help but panic and hurriedly said, "Imperial Concubine is safe, I wish you forgive me."

Concubine Hui snorted coldly, and did not look at her. Her tone was as cold as ice: "Forgive me? Who is it that you are so unrelenting and talking nonsense in the palace? You dare to say such things as having no children under the katyx sect. It is simply a rebellious thing!"

Ruyi immediately came to her senses and realized that she was eager to avoid those gossiping people. It turned out that she had turned into the Kayx Gate. The Kayx Gate built in the palace was intended to obtain the Kayx insects with strong reproductive power, in order to hope that the royal family would have many children and grandchildren and the emperor would be permanently prolonged. A Ruo's words about "no children and no daughters" here are naturally a rebellious thing, and she was afraid that it would touch the thoughts of Concubine Hui, who had been begging for children these days.

Ruyi hurriedly bowed and said, "A Ruo was arrogant for a moment, and her words were lost. I would like to ask the concubine to forgive her."

A Ruo was really frightened and hurriedly knelt down and said, "I am forgiven for your sins, I am unintentional."

Lianxin glanced at the imperial concubine and said softly: "Wuxin can say such mean words, I have never heard of it. I will leave everything to the imperial concubine, and I will take it back first."

Mo Xin felt a hint of sarcasm and disgust: "The Imperial Concubine comes to the Gate every morning and evening to pray for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty's descendants. You are too desperate! Besides, Lian Xin's marriage was personally agreed by the emperor and the queen. It was a marriage grant, and it was a supreme glory. You dare to speak irresponsible and mock it? When the Imperial Concubine tells it to the queen, the queen will not spare you."

A Ruo looked at Ruyi as if she was asking for help. Ruyi shook her head helplessly, and she was really disappointed. A Ruo had no choice but to kneel down and kowtowed, "I am joking because I am familiar with Sister Lianxin. I wish you forgive me!"

Concubine Hui was silent for a moment, pointed to the plaque on the door and said to A Ruo: "The ancestors of the Qing Dynasty are here, and the katyr is the most sacred place for the descendants in the palace. How dare you say the ruthless words here? This palace cannot but punish you here to respect your ancestors."

The plaque with blue bottom of the golden sea is written in three words: Manchu, Mongolian and Han Chinese. At this time, the sky was dark and dark clouds rolled from the sky from afar. Only a few golden-like lights leaked between the gaps of the clouds, falling on the mud gold frame of the plaque. The dazzling golden color almost fascinated people's eyes.

The imperial concubine gave a wink, and Shuangxi immediately understood. He waved his hand and brought a small eunuch, pressed A Ruo tightly. Mo Xin pulled out a silver hairpin from her head and poked it to A Ruo's mouth without any shame. A Ruo was so scared that her face turned pale and tried her best to avoid it, begging for mercy in her mouth. Mo Xin poked it a few times but couldn't poke it, and she was angry and hated, and couldn't help but increase her strength in her hands.

Ruyi hurriedly stopped A Ruo and said, "Stop! No matter how wrong A Ruo makes, you can't stab her like this."

Concubine Hui pulled her away and said contemptuously: "I haven't asked you about the crime of being ruthless in discipline, so you dare to help her!"

Seeing that A Ruo had been dodging for a few times, Ruyi had been pricked on her lips, and red blood flowed out, which looked very scary.

Ruyi hurriedly knelt down and said, "A Ruo is at fault, but please forgive me and let me take it back to the palace to discipline me slowly!"

The carefully depicted Concubine Hui's eyebrows and eyes showed a cold and cold light, which was inconsistent with her beautiful and gentle face: "It's just a teaching but not good. I am the position of Concubine, so I will discipline you for your servants."

Ruyi saw A Ruo suffering, and although she was angry that she would hurt Lianxin without saying anything, she felt sorry for the wound on her lips. She became more anxious and unable to speak in her heart. She had to lower her head and said, "Empress and A Ruo dare not complain. It's just the rules in the palace that you are allowed to beat and scold the palace maids, and hurt others without hurting their faces. A Ruo still has to be a job in the palace, and it is not good to anyone with the wounds. I would also like to ask the concubine to forgive me."

There was a muffled thunder in the sky, and a sound came from a distance. The air was sticking like glue, as if someone's hand was tarting on his chest, making people breathless. The imperial concubine smiled faintly, but her eyes were like broken ice: "A Ruo doesn't want face, you don't want face, but I want it. Mo Xin, if you go back to the Queen's words, A Ruo's words were disrespectful and offended her ancestors. I punished her to think about it for six hours under the katyx's disciple, and no one is allowed to let her go before the hour!"

Mo agreed with satisfaction, and the imperial concubine said, "Shuangxi, stay here and watch her. I will go back and take a break first."

Shuangxi agreed loudly and said to A Ruo with a smile: "Girl, I am the only one with you now. For six hours, our concubine is already very merciful."

The imperial concubine glanced at her: "As for Concubine Xian, I will punish you to copy the "Buddha Mother Sutra" 200 times, and hand it over to Baohua Palace to burn and apologize before tonight."

Ruyinnuo agreed and saw her walking away, she got up. A Ruo hugged Ruyi's legs and said, "The little master saves me, the little master saves me!"

The bluestone bricks on the long street are carved with auspicious patterns, so how can it not hurt? Kneeling there for six hours is equivalent to punishing the knee. Ruyi was angry, hated and heartbroken, and her heart was complicated as if it was stirred up. She didn't want to show it in front of Shuangxi, so she had to leave her hand and angrily say: "You know how to beg me now. When I asked you to shut up, why would you make fun of others and poach their scars? Now who do you want me to beg for? The face of the imperial concubine was hurt by the empress and Wang Qin, and who else can come to save you now! Just kneel down honestly!"

Not far away, the sound of wind swaying against the ground was faintly heard, and a strange smell of dust scattered in the wind. The dense rain clouds gathered over and covered the sky with black dust. Every gust of wind passed by, large green leaves and residual flowers that fell from nowhere. They fell under the red walls and green tiles, and a faint smell of gloomy.

The raindrops suddenly fell down, splashing the choking smell of dust. Ruyi couldn't bear it even more and could only whisper to Shuangxi: "Dude Shuangxi, it's okay for A Ruo to kneel here, but it's just that it's going to rain. Let these two umbrellas be left for you and A Ruo, so as not to get rid of your body."

Shuangxi smiled and said without a smile: "I dare not be a concubine. Empress Xian, a slave is thick and thick, and she is not afraid of raindrops. But A Ruo, since she is punished, she doesn't have to take care of her like this. Could it be that one day her trouble-provoking mouth dragged her to beheaded? Are you afraid that the knife will cut her too quickly? Okay, please come back, you don't have to pile up with the slaves."

Wangxin said softly: "You should go back. I can't copy the hundreds of "Buddha Mother Sutras" and I'm afraid the imperial concubine will blame me again."

The lightning and thunder were roaring in the dark sky, and the vigorous Gioree almost rolled over to his scalp. The wind with water vapor came, blowing the corner of the skirt as it was like wings. Ruyi was helpless and had to shake her head and leave.

A cold storm knocked open the window frame, sweeping the mud, grass and trees, and unscrupulously penetrated into the palace. The wind blew the window and made the window slam sound, almost blowing out all four cloisonné enamel table lamps covered with white varnish. Ruyi quickly protected the "Buddha Mother Sutra" that had been copied on the desk. Huang Xin hurriedly hung the wind hooks on the window one by one, and came over to grind the ink and said, "It's raining until afternoon, why aren't you seeing any small at all?"

Seeing Ruyi just lowered her eyebrows and copied it intently, she said worriedly: "I have quietly visited A Ruo. I originally wanted to stuff two steamed buns for her. But Shuangxi put an umbrella and sat under the eaves of the palace gate sheltering from the rain, looking at her, and she was unwilling to loosen at all."

Ruyi's pen trembled, and she wrote a word in a crooked way, so she had to crumple and throw it down, "I deserve it! I have to pay attention to her mouth several times, but she just doesn't listen. She is strong and outstanding, and she is not forgiven." Ruyi's more and more hatred, "If you want to be the best in everything, you must have the ability to be the best. If you are not blocked, you deserve to have a memory!"

Wang Xin didn't dare to say anything, so she had to add water and grind the ink carefully. Ruyi was worried, and was thinking about Concubine Hui's instructions. Knowing that she was not easy to deal with, she had to copy it carefully, for fear that she would pick up some problems. After a few more than a dozen times left, she was worried again. Listening to the sound of the rain, it was like millions of whips whipping the earth hard, whipping countless snow-white water splashes. She listened with her ears and sighed: "It's said that thunderstorms are easy to stop, why is the rain getting heavier and heavier?"

Wang knew that she was still worried about A Ruo, so he said, "It's also God who likes to harsh people. Although it's hot when it gets up early, it's cold when it rains. A Ruo knelt in the heavy rain. I don't know what's going on when he comes back?"

The rain hit the eaves and the tiles, which made the iron horses on the eaves jingle, and Ruyi became more and more irritable. She suppressed her worry and ordered: "I have almost finished copying the "Buddha Mother Sutra" here. You can send it to Xianfu Palace to inform you later, and then go to Baohua Palace to burn it to the commission."

Huang Xin agreed, knowing that Ruyi's words must have not finished yet, so he looked at Ruyi. Sure enough, Ruyi focused her mind for a moment and called into Sanbao and said, "How many hours have A Ruo kneeled?"

Sanbao hurriedly said, "It's almost five hours for four."

Ruyi nodded: "You go to the Imperial Hospital to invite Doctor Xu to come over, and I just say that my body is not very relaxed. I will ask him to prepare some dispersive medicines to dispel wind and treat cold."

Sanbao agreed to go out quickly, and Ruyi ordered Luhen: "Go and boil more hot water. A Ruo comes back and takes her a hot bath to get rid of the cold. She will carry two thick quilts to her room to cover her. Also, ginger soup must be prepared."

Luhen agreed again and smiled, "I still feel sorry for A Ruo."

Ruyi shook her head: "She has been with me for many years, so naturally there is nothing she doesn't feel sorry for. But she is too unsatisfied."

After a while, Ruyi handed over all the hundreds of "Buddha Mother Sutra" she wrote to Yingxin: "Go. When you go back to Concubine Hui, go do your errand."

Wang Xin reminded Luhen and a few little palace maids, and then left.

Ruyi stood in the corridor, watching Wangxin lifting an umbrella out, and the wet and heavy water vapor around her clothes was passing through her clothes with a chill, as if she was about to soak her body together. The sky was dark as if it was late at night, and dozens of palace lanterns in the courtyard under the corridor were swaying in the rain, like ghost fires that were sometimes far and sometimes near, floating in the distance. Ruyi stood in her clothes, watching the edges and corners of the palace palaces gradually turned into dark but blurred thin silhouettes under the erosion of the rain, and endless worries and confusion arose in her heart.

She was thinking when she saw a wet man suddenly breaking into the palace gate and kneeling in the rain exhausted.

Notes:

1 Katyx Gate: Katyx Gate is the south gate of Xier Chang Street, facing south, opposite to Baizi Gate in the north. Katyx is an insect with strong reproductive power and good at singing. The allusion of Katyx Gate originates from "The Book of Songs·Zhounan·Katyx", which describes the scene of Katyx gathering in one place, with many descendants and insects ringing. The street gate of the West Six Palace in the palace is named Katyx, which is intended to pray that the royal family will have many children and grandchildren and the imperial reign will last forever.

2 "The Buddha Mother Sutra": Also known as "The Buddha Mother Great Peacock King Sutra", the content describes that Shadibuchu was a stinger of the black snake and was stinged by a black snake. Ananda asked the Buddha for help, and the Buddha told him the mantra of the Great Peacock King and saved him.
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