Chapter 665 Orchid - Plain Crown and Lotus Cauldron
Shen Xia felt like sitting on pins and needles here.
You also have to chat with His Majesty with a smile.
Until a young eunuch said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wants to see you."
After hearing this, Shen Xia said, "Your Majesty has something to do, so Anping will take his leave first."
Gu Yichen nodded: "Well, you can go to the Queen's palace! At this time, the female relatives are all with the Queen."
Shen Xia nodded: "Okay."
Shen Xia was about to turn around and leave, then turned back to look at Gu Yichen.
Gu Yichen raised his eyebrows: "Anping has something else to do?"
Shen Xia grinned and said, "Your Majesty, Anping doesn't know where the Queen's palace is? Can you ask Your Majesty to arrange someone for Anping?"
Gu Yichen pursed his lips and smiled: "Okay." Then he looked at the small box next to him: "Little box, take Anping to Kunning Palace."
Shen Xia looked at the eunuch next to her named Xiao Hezi, who was the eunuch who brought her here earlier.
The little box heard it and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Shen Xia followed the small box all the way to the queen's palace.
Gu Yichen looked at Shen Xia's back.
Like you are thinking about something?
When Shen Xia came out of the Imperial Garden, he looked at the Prime Minister who was slowly approaching and greeted him before leaving.
Shen Xia was puzzled. Although she had not met Prime Minister Du twice, she always felt that he looked at her with a dull look, as if he was looking at others through her.
Of course Shen Xia didn't care about these, so she just followed the eunuch to Kunning Palace.
Finally arriving at the palace gate, Shen Xia slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on the towering gate. On the vermilion plaque were engraved three powerful golden characters - Kunning Palace.
She stared at the three words, feeling awe welling up in her heart.
This must be the ultimate goal that women in the harem strive for throughout their lives!
The eunuch beside him said respectfully: "Princess, this is Kunning Palace."
Shen Xia nodded slightly, but her eyes involuntarily glanced at Jixiang beside her.
Jixiang understood what he meant and immediately reached into his arms, carefully taking out a small and exquisite purse.
The embroidery on this purse is fine, but its quality is that of ordinary clothing scraps.
There are many purses of this kind embroidered with auspicious symbols, and I always carry a few with me whenever I go out, usually containing two, three, or five taels of silver.
Shen Xia had no objection to how much to give, and just let Jixiang arrange it himself.
Jixiang held the purse in both hands, stepped forward to the young eunuch and said softly: "Thank you for leading us all the way. This is a small gift from our princess. Please accept it." Then he handed over the purse.
The young eunuch waved his hands and said, "It is my duty to lead the way for the princess. How dare I accept the reward from the princess?"
Seeing this, Shen Xia smiled slightly and said, "You're welcome, sir. Please accept it!" Her voice was clear and pleasant, with an unquestionable tone.
The young eunuch hesitated for a moment, but finally took the purse with a big smile on his face, and bowed to thank him: "Thank you for the reward, Princess. If you have any errands in the future, I will do my best."
When he took the purse and felt the weight inside, he was surprised to find it weighed about five taels.
Princess Anping is so generous!
Shen Xia looked at him and said, "Eunuch, please go back! I will go in by myself."
The little box nodded: "Yes, then I will take my leave."
"Ah."
After saying that, the little box took a few steps back and turned to leave.
Shen Xia watched him leave.
It can be said that the servants in this palace live entirely on rewards. If it were just monthly salary, there would really not be much.
Those who could be sold into the palace were all from poor families. Shen Xia could not judge the parents who sold their sons into the palace to become eunuchs in this era.
Because they have no other choice.
If there is any way out, I won't do this.
Of course, not everyone can be sold into the palace.
Although the price when sold to the palace is higher, there are also requirements for appearance.
These eunuchs basically had not made a name for themselves by the age of thirty, and did not have a good life in the palace in their later years.
I can only do some hard labor.
Maybe it’s because I have a child now, so I feel pity when I look at a eunuch like Xiao He who is only about ten years old.
Maybe this is the overflowing maternal instinct of women!
Shen Xia quickly controlled her emotions. In this era, all one can say is that everyone has their own destiny.
If you can't change it, just think about it less and increase your anxiety.
Shen Xia took Jixiang up the stairs.
Maybe because there were guests today, the door of Kunning Palace was not closed.
Shen Xia walked to the gate and looked at the palace maid waiting inside.
The palace maid standing at the door stared at Shen Xia curiously, her eyes revealing an obvious sense of strangeness, and she secretly wondered where this woman with outstanding temperament came from.
So she hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward, bowed slightly, and asked softly, "Excuse me, young lady, where are you from?"
Jixiang, who had been following Shen Xia, hurried forward and respectfully handed the young palace maid a beautifully carved princess token, and explained with a smile: "My lady is the Princess Anping."
When the little palace maid heard the words "Princess Anping", surprise and panic instantly appeared on her face. Although this person had never appeared in the palace, everyone in the palace knew about Princess Anping!
She immediately bowed and apologized again, and said in a hurried tone: "It turns out to be Princess Anping. I am really blind and don't recognize the great man. Please forgive me! Princess, please follow me into the palace!"
Seeing this, Shen Xia just nodded slightly to show her agreement, and then followed the little palace maid into Kunning Palace with light steps.
The moment she stepped into the palace, her eyes were immediately attracted by the luxury of the palace.
There was a precious atmosphere everywhere. Whether it was the exotic flowers and trees in the courtyard, every detail seemed to have been carefully carved and designed.
Shen Xia was strolling in the courtyard when her eyes were suddenly attracted by a lush white-crowned orchid in an extremely delicate flower dish.
Wow......
The taste of RMB.
Shen Xia hurried forward and took a closer look. It was indeed the Suguan Heding!
Even in modern society, the price of this variety would probably be as high as more than 10 million RMB!
The maidservant beside her noticed that Shen Xia was staring at the orchid so intently, and couldn't help asking, "Does the princess also like orchids?"
Shen Xia came back to her senses, laughed twice, then nodded and said, "Yeah..."
Only she herself knew that she didn't simply like the orchid itself, but was more attracted by the amazing value behind this orchid.
The little palace maid smiled and said, "Our queen also likes orchids. There are more orchids in the backyard. The princess can enjoy them later."
"okay."