Rebirth Handbook

"Tan embroidery, is it still accustomed to dress like this?" Ji He asked after adjusting his hat for Tan embroidery.

Tan Xiu flattened the folds of the hem, raised his head and smiled at him, "It's a bit strange. This is the first time I wear your clothes. It feels much lighter than a skirt."

Ji He looked at her. Although she was wearing the clothes of an eunuch, she was too good-looking. As long as she took a closer look, she would still be able to tell her identity as a woman. So he didn't feel relieved and said, "When I pass the palace gate later Follow me behind me, lower my head like Xinggui next to me, don't talk, you know?"

Tan Xiu nodded, and said with a serious expression: "I know."

Ji He Xindao would scare her, so he calmed down and added: "It doesn't matter if there is any mistake, I have already arranged it, and those people will open one eye and close one eye. You don’t have to be too nervous, just behave in a normal way."

"The slave understands, Si Gong." Tan Xiu smiled, deliberately said such a sentence, and gave him a thousand strokes. At first glance, he knew that he was learning from Ji Yansi, which was not quite decent.

Ji He was a little relieved. He felt that she must be very happy to see Tan Xiu doing this, so he was even more fortunate to make this decision.

On Muen Festival today, the royal family members and some ministers who are valued by the emperor will give rewards, because the prince is in the east palace, not outside the palace, and his share has always been sent by Xu Xiang. In previous seasons, he should have been sent to Dingwangfu, even if Dingwang never came back at the border, he had to send things to Dingwangfu.

But this year King Ding was severely punished, and the emperor would naturally not give him anything at this time, so Ji He was going to Ping Palace this year.

Dozens of face-to-face supervising affairs in the palace followed Ji He formidable, followed by a team of eunuchs who carefully carried the emperor’s rewards, a group of two, holding a red box in their hands. . Tan Xiu was not in the team. Although she also held a small lacquered red box in her hand, she was standing behind Ji He and walking in the same row with Xinggui, another **** who usually followed her. Her position is on the right hand side of Ji He, as long as he turns his head slightly, he can see her.

Tan Xiu knew that Ji He was not at ease. After leaving the gate of the harem, he honestly bowed his head and remained silent. She has been able to spend these years in the palace in peace and stability. Naturally, she is not entirely dependent on the love of the Empress Dowager Huijing. She is also a powerful person and has never missed it.

Many of the eunuchs in this group of Eunuchs felt familiar, and they seemed to have seen them by the Neifu Department. These people were indeed human spirits living in the palace. Even if they recognized Tanxiu, no one showed it. In the same way, at most I pretended to look inadvertently.

A group of them passed through the inner court and outer court, and finally came to the last Xuanwumen. There stood two rows of guards with a cruel temperament with a golden sword. The first one saw them coming from a distance, standing in front of the door with the sword and waiting. When I got closer, Ji He, who was standing at the front, stepped forward and greeted that person quite familiarly.

"General Wei, I have to trouble you again this year."

The unshaven General Wei smiled boldly, and waved his hand, "Where is Ji Si Gong said, you guys are really working hard, and this year is still the same?"

"Yes, it's almost the same every year. This is the introduction for us to go out of the palace. General Wei take a look?" Ji He handed a stack of red seal introductions to General Wei, and General Wei took it at will. He glanced at it and tightened his sleeves by rolling up the few silver bills that were clamped at the end of the stack.

Then he returned the introduction to Ji He, as if nothing happened, "Ji Si Gong is going well." His gaze swept over the embroidered surface of the sandalwood, intentionally or unintentionally, his smile increased, he took a step back and waved his hand Pushed the door open.

The vermilion gate was creaked open by the four guards, and Ji and a group of people filed out from it. When Tan Xiu crossed the shadow of the palace wall, he paused, and then walked forward as usual. There were dozens of indigo palanquins parked outside the door, and the eunuchs in charge handed over to Jihe, and then got into the small sedan. The two small eunuchs holding gifts followed the slow sedan.

Tanxiu looked at the blue bricks under her feet, and the sun reflected her shadow on the blue bricks, pointing straight to the distant street. There are no pedestrians or shop stalls on the wide and straight street in front of the palace gate, but the lively voices coming from a street corner can be faintly heard, full of reminiscence of the lively market.

She seemed to have not heard such a sound for a long time. It was clearly separated by a wall. Standing behind the heavy wall of the palace, it was like entering an isolated cage. No sound was heard, only the quietness she was accustomed to.

"Tanxiu?" Ji He saw Tanxiu staring at the street corner in the distance, and couldn't help calling her out.

Tan Xiu turned to look at him, and suddenly smiled, her eyes gleaming in the sun, and she said, "I really came out."

Ji He trembled when she saw it, took the small box she was holding in her arms, and coaxed the child to say: "There is no one on this street. When you turn around, there is Dongzhi Street. Well, let's get on the carriage first, and when you get to the street later, you will open the curtain and take a closer look."

Tan Xiu discovered that I don’t know when the others are almost gone. There are only three of them left here. Xinggui stood on the side and pretended that he did not exist, but Ji He was not like the others and could only sit alone. His small sedan is a carriage.

"Come on, I'll lead you up." Ji He first stepped on it, then turned around and put on his robes and reached out to hold her. The two of them got into the carriage, Xinggui laughed, consciously not disturbing them, just holding the box. Sitting on the cowl like the coachman.

Tanxiu got into the carriage and sat on the soft cushion on the left, with the box on his side and his hands on his knees. She was taught in front of the Queen Mother Huijing, and she is usually mature and reliable, but now she is a little more alive than usual, her eyes twinkling and curiously looking at the various things in the carriage.

Ji He was funny, but didn't dare to laugh out loud, so he suppressed the smile and opened the curtain for her, "Look, it's very convenient to see from here. We came out early today. I asked the driver to drive the car slower. Later You can watch it slowly."

He didn't say a few words, and the carriage arrived at Dongzhi Street. As soon as I entered Dongzhi Street, all kinds of hawking instantly filled my ears, and the feeling was as if something was blasting in my ears, and I entered another world in an instant. Tan Xiu was able to sit there with restraint at first, but later his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he almost fell on the car window.

She grabbed the window frame, suddenly saw something, turned to look at Ji He, "Look at that!"

Ji He glanced at it, "It's a clay figure show. I squeezed the clay figure in the story and let people control the stage of the performance. The child likes it the most."

The clay figurine scene with a small stage was crowded with children. Tanxiu's expression was a little like those of the children. She looked at it for a long time, and it was only when the carriage passed by that she realized that she was a little silly just now. She retracted her gaze and explained in a low voice, "I remember, I seem to be I vaguely remember that when I was not in the palace when I was a child, my parents took me and my sister to see it together. My sister and I liked it very much."

She can't remember exactly what the clay figurines played. She only remembers that her sister was arguing for the clay figurines. She wanted it too, but she didn't dare to say it like her sister. My parents saw it, and discussed with the boss to buy two clay figurines, but the boss refused, and finally sold one. The clay figurines finally gave it to her sister. Tan Xiu remembered her enviable mood at that time.

Along the way, Tan Xiulong saw a lot of novel things, most of which were actually she had seen when she was young, but after too much time, she could not remember clearly. Whenever she sees something that comes to mind, Tan Xiu subconsciously calls Jihe to let him see it together.

Tan Xiu felt that the journey was so short. After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the Ping Palace.

The Palace of Ping is not as impressive as the one built by the Palace, but as soon as you walk in, you will find that the interior is very exquisite. There is a kind of ingenious show that is not the same as the average official family in Beijing. The flowers and trees planted here are mostly southern flowers and trees. It was obviously a lot of thought to feed so well.

Ji and the three waited in the front hall for a while, and then King Ping dangled over. He didn't even wear formal clothes, his coat was still draped, and he walked in lazily carrying a thrush bird cage.

"Oh, Ji Si, is this here to give a reward? Don't be constrained, just leave things alone. You haven't eaten it so early, right? Why don't you eat together?

As soon as King Ping spoke, Ji He almost showed a surprised expression on his face. The King of Ping, he had only seen him in the palace. At that time, he was still wearing a formal prince's formal suit. Apart from being lazy and not talking, he was also considered to be polite, but now this is too casual. He is probably the most casual person Ji He has ever seen when he went to give the reward. Ordinary people don’t say that they are sincere and fearful in the face of Shengen, so they have to be treated seriously. This Lord is good, behaving as if he was visiting with someone. .

Ji He hadn’t thought of how to pick up the words of King Ping, and Princess Ping, who came in behind King Ping, twisted his waist and said, “What do you look like lazily! If you can’t speak, don’t mess with it. Speak, how do you let Ji Si Gong pick up."

King Ping hissed, holding the birdcage in one hand, and supporting the pregnant princess with the other. "It's such a big month, don't you go so fast."

Princess Ping rolled her eyes at him. Immediately her gaze swept over Ji He's Tan Xiu behind her, and she suddenly smiled, "Aunt Tan Xiu, we haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect to see you here today. How have you been?"

Ji He was shocked. He didn't expect Princess Ping to notice Tanxiu suddenly and talk to her, but immediately he felt Tanxiu poking his waist, as if to relieve him, and then she stood generously by herself. He came out and bowed to the princess, "The princess and empress, I haven't seen it for a long time, and Tan Xiu is terrified."

Princess Ping snorted and said: "You are still like this. It's so serious for a little girl. Every time I go to the Queen Mother Huijing, I think that this little girl is really cute."

Tan Xiu pursed her lips and smiled, and looked up at Princess Ping, "The same goes for the Princess and Empress."

The relationship between Tan Xiu and Princess Ping is actually not close, but the two get along well. As Princess Ping, she goes to the palace to greet the Queen Mother every year on New Year’s Day. The Queen’s place is okay, but Queen Mother Huijing doesn’t like this granddaughter very much because she is several years older than King Ping, and King Ping insisted on marrying her. , The Queen Mother Huijing, who had found a good candidate for her grandson, had a stubborn heart, and she couldn't say how good the attitude of Princess Ping would be.

Tanxiu was next to the Queen Mother Huijing. She was so temperamental. Once when Princess Ping was pregnant with a child, she was uncomfortable when she asked for peace. The Queen Mother Huijing was uncomfortable and embarrassed her. Tanxiu saw that she was unwell. I couldn’t bear it, so I took care of it quietly. Since then, Princess Ping will talk to her every time she comes. Gradually, Tan Xiu will give her some hints occasionally, like whether the empress mother is in a good mood today. What to say or something.

It's just that it is not common after all, and the relationship between the two can only be said to be normal. In the last life, after the death of Ji He, Tan Xiu became sick. Xu Xiang had a chance to let her die silently in the harem. But because Princess Ping, who became the queen, visited her once, Xu Xiang did not dare to do anything to her, otherwise she would end up It will not be a death from illness, but an accidental death.

Tanxiu prefers King Ping, of course because he knows that he will eventually succeed Datong to become the emperor, but there is also some gratitude for Princess Ping.

When King Ping saw his princess call out Tanxiu's name, he also remembered that his princess had said about the little girl next to the Queen Mother Huijing. It seemed that he had received news a while ago. What kind of embroidery is this called?

King Ping hissed, looked at Ji He up and down, and suddenly bowed his hand to him, "Disrespectful and disrespectful, I never thought that Ji Si Gong was also a fellow, don't worry, the king will definitely not talk about this." Secretly took a court lady. Out of the palace, this is no small matter.

Ji He was not polite, and recovered his composure, and replied with a smile, "That Ji He thanked His Royal Highness Ping for his compassion."