Chapter 220 The sound is absolutely dead
As soon as the palace maid named Chunmei came out, Wen Mingqian recognized her as the punished little palace maid he met when he went to the hospital that day.
"Eunuch Zhou, Madam Wen," Chunmei stepped forward and saluted, "I don't know what I want to tell my slaves?"
When she greeted Wen Mingqian, she smiled specifically at her, with gratitude in her smile.
"It's about Princess Duan Min. Please talk to Mrs. Wen slowly. I have to go there first." Zhou Fu said this and left.
He is indeed very busy. There are many things to do in this palace.
"Ms. Wen," Chunmei called, "Thank you so much for that day."
"You have already thanked me, don't worry about this little thing." Wen Mingqian said, "Now I am asking for your help!"
"Madam, just say so." Chunmei agreed repeatedly.
Wen Mingqian briefly spoke to her, and then said: "Why don't you come to my room? If you have any sewing work on your hands, just bring it with you. Anyway, we just talk, and our hands are idle."
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The little palace maid had already been helped by Wen Mingqian, and knowing that she was a kind-hearted person, she immediately agreed, went back, took out her sewing work, and followed Wen Mingqian to her residence.
Wen Mingqian smiled and said to her on the way: "I really didn't expect you to have served a princess. You are only seventeen or eighteen years old."
"My wife is so good at praising people, but actually I am already twenty-five this year." Chunmei's face turned red, "I was nineteen when the princess got married."
This Chunmei is small and exquisite, and has a round face and single eyelids, which makes her look particularly small.
"Then why didn't you go out of the palace this year?" Wen Mingqian knew that this spring he had dispatched a group of palace maids over the age of twenty-five.
Chunmei shook her head after hearing this and said with a bitter smile: "My mother sold me into the palace just to welcome my sister-in-law into the house. I begged her and my brother not to let me into the palace and sell me to a wealthy family nearby.
But my mother and brother just wanted to sell me for more money, so they sent me to this deep palace. Now more than ten years have passed, and although my mother is still here, life in her family is still miserable. If I go out, I will only be sold again. ”
After hearing this, Wen Mingqian couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and said with relief: "Although you have entered the palace, the masters you met are all very good. This can be regarded as your blessing."
"What the lady said is true," Chunmei nodded, "When I first entered the palace, I was just working as a handyman at the back, and slowly I moved to the front.
That year there was a banquet held in the imperial garden, and I was assigned to serve tea. I was bumped by someone and broke the teapot. Thanks to the princess who helped me cover up, I didn’t get pulled down to hit the board.
The princess was kind and knew that even though I would not be punished in person, I would still be unable to escape if I turned around, so she simply asked me to come to her palace.
The princess treats us servants very well, and we all think that with her status, we will be able to follow her even if we get married in the future.
But I didn't expect...the princess ended up going to get married outside the Great Wall. ”
No princess from any dynasty or generation would be willing to marry, especially Princess Duan Min, who was of such a noble status.
"The princess's righteousness is admirable. The original alliance between King Ye and Bei Wusun was not good for our situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The princess went to the fortress for the people, and she must leave a mark in the history books." Wen Mingqian said.
"I'm illiterate. It doesn't matter to me whether or not there is a name in the history books." Although Chunmei didn't have a close relationship with Wen Mingqian, she felt that she was trustworthy, so she spoke the truth, "Although the princess is expensive, It's really pitiful to be a daughter of the Tian family. When we leave Beijing, we all have to follow her, but the princess said that it is bitterly cold outside the Great Wall and far away from her homeland, so she feels at ease if she takes less people with her.
But he didn't worry about those of us who were left behind. He made all arrangements for us before leaving the palace. She asked the master in the palace who had always been friendly with her to choose each of us. Because my name was the same as that of Sister Qiuxing, who was serving her, she wanted me. ”
There are tens of thousands of little maids like Chunmei in this palace. They are like moss under the walls, not even grass.
But even so, there are also touching joys and sorrows in them.
"Speaking of which, it has been two months since I entered the palace, and I have never seen Lady Yun Bin once." Wen Mingqian specifically mentioned Yun Bin.
"Our empress is weak and often gets sick, so she doesn't come out when the time comes. What's more, the empress has long since skipped her greetings." Chunmei lowered her eyes.
She knew that Wen Mingqian was the most favored person in front of the Queen, and the Queen did not like Yun Bin. She didn't know if Wen Mingqian knew the details here, but whether he knew it or not, it was better to say less.
Just like when Princess Duanmin was sad to marry far away, her tears had long been drowned in the praise of her virtues.
No one mentioned that the princess had her heart set on something. She and her sweetheart were in love, and they were planning to get married.
The two of them walked to Wen Mingqian's residence while talking. The queen also assigned two little maids to serve Wen Mingqian.
After entering the door, Wen Mingqian asked Chunmei to sit down and asked the maid to make tea.
Chunmei was inevitably cautious, Wen Mingqian smiled and said: "Why are you being polite to me? I invited you here to do me a favor. Just sit down, drink some tea and we will talk in detail."
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Chunmei reluctantly sat down.
Since Chang An entered the palace, Wen Mingqian had more needlework on his hands. At this time, he was making shoes for Chang'an, so he picked up the soles and chatted with Chunmei while picking them up.
"The Queen asked me to make some face powder for the princess. I wonder what her preferences are?"
"The princess loves orchids. In the past, her palace was full of orchids of various colors, and the orchids were the most popular powders. Her favorite rouge was called Water Red, but since the princess left the capital, she loves orchids. Since then, this rouge has not been done in this palace, probably because the color is too light, and it is almost the same as if it is not applied. ”
"What about the princess's favorite color?"
"The princess loves snow green and thin sweat purple the most on weekdays, followed by Qiuxiang."
"I heard that the princess is good at painting, so what does she like to paint the most?"
"They are all based on orchids, mixed with bamboo and stones. Madam, let me ask one more question. Do you still need these to make powder and rouge?"
"It's not necessary per se, but think about it, the powder and rouge must be contained in something. Whether it's a box or a bottle, there must be patterns and colors on the outside."
"My lady is so thoughtful. When the things are done, the princess will definitely like them."
"If you are not busy, even if you are a helper here, you can still do your best for the princess. Do you think that's okay?"
"Can I really do that? It would be great if I could!"
Chunmei was overjoyed when she heard this, but what she didn't know was that Wen Mingqian knew all about the princess's preferences.
It's just that she can't let others know, so she has to use Chunmei's mouth to tell it so as not to arouse others' suspicion.