It was extremely cold in the Forbidden City in November.
Even though he was wearing a thick winter coat, the white fox gloves given by Kangxi, and a cotton cloak, the tip of his nose was still pink from the cold.
Thinking of the past two days, Zhu Rui wanted to laugh.
That day, I had just come down from my shift at the Qianqing Palace.
I saw Sibeile coming from a distance.
When I got closer, I saw him looking downcast.
He thought to himself that something bad had happened.
He also thought that it was only the 43rd year of Kangxi's reign.
It shouldn't be a big deal.
After returning to his yard, Zhu Rui asked carefully and found out that the pair of mandarin ducks raised by Si Beile did not die of hunger strike, as Zhu Rui expected, but found another mate.
Seeing Si Beile's listless look, Zhu Rui was a little amused, but he couldn't bear to laugh at him.
He could only say with a faint smile: "It's just a trivial matter, why are you so lethargic?"
Sibeile pulled the bamboo basket, buried his head in the bamboo basket, and said in a low voice: "If I miss this time, I don't know when I will find another opportunity for you to agree to me and enter the gate of Sibeile Mansion."
Zhu Rui hugged Si Beile's neck and laughed out loud: "I am here, how can I run away?
Is this worthy of your appearance?"
Sibeile hugged Zhu Rui tighter.
For a long time, Zhu Rui thought that she could no longer hear his answer, but she heard him say: "It doesn't matter if you lose, you still have me in your heart.
Don't leave me too."
Thinking of Si Beile's childish nature revealed for the first time, the smile at the corner of Zhu Rui's mouth deepened.
He dug his hands into his gloves again and walked up the stone platform road.
The bottom of the flower pot is buckled on the Taihu stone, making a crisp sound, which is very pleasant.
Every sound makes the bamboo basket's mood rise a little bit.
There were not many people in the imperial garden at this time.
Zhu Rui figured out this pattern and always liked to sit in the pavilion alone at this time and think about things.
A burst of crying brought Zhu Rui's thoughts back to reality.
After listening quietly for a while, Zhu Rui was sure that he really heard the cry.
The sound was not loud, but in the quiet imperial garden, It still reached Zhu Rui’s ears.
In line with the principle of staying out of other people's business, Zhu Rui wanted to wait for the person to leave before leaving.
But the time seemed to be extremely difficult.
He clasped his fingers and waited until he could no longer sit still, but the crying still continued.
There was no other way.
Zhu Rui took advantage of being at a high place and looked around to see who she was.
If she was an ordinary little palace maid or eunuch, it would be easier to say a few words of comfort and leave.
If she was someone else, It is inevitable that he will continue to hide in this pavilion.
After searching for a long time, Zhu Rui finally saw a piece of pink behind the rockery.
He moved again and changed the angle, and Zhu Rui got a clear look.
Although it was from the back, she was obviously a little girl.
I don't know if she was over ten years old.
Looking at this outfit, it is obvious that he is Korean.
After watching so many Korean dramas, if he can misjudge me again, if he goes back and says it out, he will be laughed to death by that damn girl Shen Yueyan.
Yueyan Yueyan, I don’t know if you and Luo Yan really got two certificates as soon as they graduated.
I don’t know what night it is in modern times, and whether I still have the opportunity to have a glass of wedding wine.
Putting away the shouting emotions that escaped unintentionally, Zhu Rui wiped away the tears on his cheeks, blinked hard, and smiled brightly.
I glanced down and saw that the little North Korean girl was still there.
I have seen many gorgeous clothes in the palace.
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Although the clothes of the little girl in front of me are not expensive, it can be seen that she is not a palace maid.
In North Korea, these clothes are no longer affordable for ordinary people.
Climbing down the stairs, the bamboo basket came around to the little girl.
Zhu Rui originally planned to leave just like that.
After all, foreigners were not within the scope of his own business, but it was really sad to see the little girl crying.
Besides, this was in the palace.
What if she made the wrong move?
I can't bear the trouble myself.
The little girl was crying sadly when she suddenly saw a stranger standing in front of her.
She was so frightened that she stopped crying.
She even forgot to wipe her tears and looked timidly at the bamboo basket.
Zhu Rui felt a little depressed in her heart, lamenting that her affinity seemed to have declined in ancient times, while she asked the little girl softly in simple Korean.
Xu didn't expect to hear foreigners speaking their mother tongue in other countries.
The little girl looked very surprised and was stunned for a while before she answered.
Zhuqi didn't know much Korean, so he was just scratching his head and almost got excited to use international lingua franca.
He finally pieced together some information piecemeal.
This little girl is called Li Xiaoci.
She ran away because she was angry with her father.
Now she wants to go back but can't find her way back.
The minister on this mission seems to be Zuo Chengzheng of North Korea.
When he was on duty at the Qianqing Palace, he seemed to have heard Kangxi and others say that this little girl must be Zuo Chengzheng's daughter.
It seemed that the little girl had been out for a while, and she was shivering from the cold.
Zhu Rui gave her his gloves, wiped away her tears, took her hand, and put her into his cotton cloak.
Plan to send her back.
Foreign envoys are usually accommodated in annexes in the capital.
There are also some rooms outside the Forbidden City for envoys to take a short rest before and after their audience.
However, since Xiaoci appeared in the Imperial Garden, Zuo Chengzheng should also be nearby.
After all, it was impossible for a child like her to come here from the outside without being noticed, let alone outside the palace.
Zhuji originally wanted to ask Xiaoci, but she gave up the idea when she thought that she was a new child and could not even remember where she ran away, leaving aside the issue of language communication.
After leaving the Royal Garden, there will be more and more people, and it is not a problem to lead a child dressed as a foreigner.
Chuxiu Palace was the closest to here.
Zhu Rui led Xiaoci all the way there.
He saw a somewhat familiar palace maid and stopped him.
He asked and found out that it was indeed the palace maid from Chu Xiu Palace.
The palace maid obviously also knew Zhu Rui.
He ordered her to find out where the envoy from North Korea was at this time, and then go to Yingluo's room to give him a reply.
The maid agreed and went directly.
Zhu Rui took a quiet road and went to Ying Luo's room.
Ying Luo was not there, but she saw Chun Liu.
Zhu Rui didn't take a closer look at Chun Liu's obviously high-level palace attire.
The ups and downs in this palace had nothing to do with him.
"Yingluo is on duty," she asked Xiaoci to sit down.
Chunliu carefully poured two bowls of hot cheese and handed them over.
She only held the bamboo basket in her hand and covered her hands, and asked softly.
Chunliu was still standing aside, whispering as softly as before: "Yes, do you want me to go find Sister Yingluo?"
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"No, I'll sit down for a while and then leave."
He raised his hand again, indicating to Chunliu, "What are you doing standing here?
Sit down too."
Smoothing a strand of hair from Shun Xiaoci's forehead, Zhu Rui also handed her his bowl of cheese.
It seemed that he had exhausted a lot of energy and was cold and hungry.
Chunliu nodded and sat on another bench.
He looked at Xiaoci with doubts, but said nothing.
The atmosphere was a little awkward, Zhu Rui said: "Aren't you on duty today?"
Chunliu still smiled softly and said: "Yes, the master said, you don't need me to wait around, so you will have some free time today."
"Have you been transferred to serve in the good master's house?
Congratulations."
He said that her clothes were very different from before, and she was able to live in the same room as Yingluo.
It turned out that she had entered the house.
But Chunliu shook his head and said: "To be honest with my sister, after my sister left, Aunt Huashu transferred me to the study to serve me since she wanted me to stay with my sister for a while."
Chunliu lowered his head and whispered, "It's just that I'm too stupid and can't compare to one-tenth of my sister's dexterity.
The empress often sends the waiters away from the study to read by herself.
She often holds a handful of books for a whole day."
Hearing this, Zhu Ji frowned and said, "A good master doesn't care about his body, why don't you try to persuade him?"
"Sister, I don't know.
Now, even Aunt Huashu can't persuade her."
After a pause, Chunliu seemed to have some rouge on her face, and even her eyes were a little more moving, and she said, "That is, Only when Master Eight comes can I persuade the queen to come out of the study."
Chunliu's reaction made Zhului feel relieved.
It was said that she had known Chunliu before entering Chuxiu Palace, and was both grateful and close to her.
It just happened that she heard some words that she shouldn't have heard.
Although she understood, But since then, he has become wary of Chunliu.
Pulling off the handkerchief, he wiped Xiaoci's mouth, and said softly, "I can't do it today.
I'll go see the good master another day.
After all, I came out of Chuxiu Palace.
Besides, the good master treated me kindly in the past." , It’s right to go and see the good master.”
Chunliu nodded and said: "Sister is right.
Sometimes when I am waiting beside my master, I can hear my master talking about my sister.
I should take a look at my sister."
While talking, there was a knock on the door.
Chun Liu stood up and opened the door.
It was the little palace maid just now.
After writing down the whereabouts, Zhu Rui said a few words, then casually handed over a ring to the inquiring palace maid.
Zhu Rui turned back to the house and thanked Chun Liu.
She took off a bracelet from her wrist and gave it to Chun Liu.
After several rejections, she finally asked Zhu Rui to give it away.
She didn't like to owe others favors.
Fortunately, these days in Qianqing Palace, I have become accustomed to wearing a few accessories with me.
In this palace, there are always things that need human touch.
Although my wrists are empty now, it makes me think more.
Fu took Xiaoci into his cotton cloak and left the Chuxiu Palace.
Zuo Chengzheng's daughter was lost, and the North Korean mission must have been in chaos.
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I hope that I can go there in time and send Xiaoci back before reporting to Kangxi.
When they arrived at the place, Zhu Rui did not go in, but stopped far away.
Zhu Rui softly told Xiaoci to let her go in by herself, saying that she was playing nearby and had forgotten the time, so she should not tell anyone about herself.
Xiao Ci didn't seem to understand why Zhu Rui said this, but he still nodded obediently, returned the gloves to Zhu Rui, thanked him, and walked into the yard.
As Xiaoci walked in, someone came out to greet him and excitedly brought Xiaoci in before Zhu Rui quietly left.
Looking at the time, I realized that I had even missed lunch.
I had to find something to cushion my meal when I got back, otherwise I would have to stand still for most of the afternoon when I was on duty and I would faint from hunger.
Not long after he was on duty in the afternoon, Zhu Rui returned to the house.
He didn't know why Kangxi suddenly became interested.
He said that he was hosting a banquet in the evening to entertain envoys from North Korea, so he asked Zhu Rui to wait on him.
His name changed with the palace maid on duty at night.
We ate in a hurry at noon, so in the afternoon Zhu Rui went to the small kitchen to find some food.
For Zhu Rui, if you don't have food, you don't have a meal.
I went back to the house and slept for a while to regain my energy and get ready for the banquet in the evening.
She changed into a lotus-colored gown with rose pink and large black piping, Zhu Rui combed her flag head again, and picked a sapphire headdress to look calmer.
When he went on duty in the evening, Kangxi met him.
Xu was in a good mood, and he gave a rare compliment to Zhu Rui for her well-arranged outfit.
After that, the sapphire headdress, lotus color, and rose pink palace clothes were always in his mind.
Or appearing in the harem inadvertently, that's another story.
Following Kangxi to the main hall where the banquet was held, Zhu Rui had the angle of his head and eyes lowered just right, looking dignified and humble, neither humble nor overbearing.
She doesn't have a fondness for Koreans, nor does she dislike them.
It's a very subtle feeling.
She likes to eat kimchi and watch Korean movies, but she also claims that everything she says about Koreans is her own self-deception.
Very contemptuous.
In the main hall, the North Korean envoys paid tribute to Kangxi and presented various tributes.
Kangxi was also unambiguous.
In addition to the reward list prepared in advance by the Ministry of Rites, he also gave a gilt, chiselled silver and rosewood eight-jewel dowry and the Ming Ci Weng of North Korea.
When Zhu Rui was ordered to walk over step by step with the tray, the skirt, belt, top, and body of the Korean princess moved up little by little in Zhu Rui's sight.
This figure was somewhat familiar to Zhu Rui.
Before the bamboo brush could reach the face of the North Korean princess, an exclamation of "Pretty sister" was heard first.
Zhu Rui raised his head in response, and it turned out to be Xiao Ci.
Xiaoci was obviously very happy.
He kept smiling at Zhu Rui and talked to Zhu Rui in a low voice.
Zhu Rui naturally did not dare to respond and could only respond with a smile.
The commotion here caused Kangxi to ask aloud.
Zhuji did not dare to make any small moves on such an occasion.
She lowered her head, hoping that Xiaoci would not forget what he had told her before.
Unfortunately, things backfired.
When listening to the translator translate Xiaoci's words to Kangxi, Zhu Rui felt that his heart was bleeding.
Maybe before the banquet is over, the rumor that "the imperial maid steals the limelight" will spread throughout the harem.
The only thing I can be thankful for now is probably that I am not on duty in the Sixth Palace of the East and West.
This banquet was quite difficult.
Although Kangxi casually introduced it, Zhuji knew that things would not end so simply.
For example, why did he know Korean, why did he meet the Korean princess, and how did he help Korea?
There were many other answers as to why the princess didn’t ask for credit.
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Zhu Ji kept perfecting the answers in preparation for Kangxi’s questioning at any time.
But when he returned to Qianqing Palace in the evening, Kangxi didn't say anything.
He only asked Zhu Rui to wait on him before going to bed, and said nothing else.
Even though I was afraid, I still came.
It is self-evident what this means when Zhu Rui is transferred to the Joseon Princess' residence and the female relatives of foreign missions live in the palace.
Xiaoci was only eight years old, but in the hotel, in addition to the Korean princess, there was also a fifteen-year-old Korean clan girl who was traveling with her.
Zhu Rui has not yet figured out what role he will play in it, or in other words, what role Kangxi hopes he will play, but he understands that he cannot run away.
I wonder if Yinzhen has ever thought about fighting for it.
Although she knows that he does not have the Korean Fujin, the thought alone is enough to make her feel sour for a long time
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