Chapter 408 Don't forget the original intention, plan and compete for favor
There were high golden bookshelfs for two weeks, filled with documents. There was a big golden chair and couch behind the table, which looked very comfortable to sit on. There was also a candlestick next to it that was always on for some reason. I was afraid that some eunuch forgot to turn off the lights!
However, Gala suddenly thought of a good way to see the candlestick, perhaps to slip out. So Gala began her plan.
In order not to cause a real fire, Gala found many papers and some books in the study that she couldn't understand, and then held the pile of paper and placed it on the edge of the bead curtain in the study, so that when the fire was ignited, people outside the door could see the fire inside.
Then he brought the candlestick and lit the pile of paper. The fire gradually burned. Gala also used the dress he was wearing to fan the ignition fire so that the black smoke would fill up. When they came, they would also run out while the smoke was rolling.
But no matter how much it burns, the fire is still very small and the smoke is still not enough.
Galo thought of getting more paper, put the candle aside and ran to the big table and moved a lot of books with dark blue skin. Who knew that when he moved those books, his hand bumped into a bunch of yellow notebooks, and the notebook suddenly fell down.
Before Gala could exclaim, the book burned with a "hurrying" sound. Gala was stunned. It seemed that there was too much paper, so he walked with his feet to try out the fire. As a result, the candle on the side accidentally fell down and touched the golden cloth curtain beside the bead curtain. The fire suddenly surged, and the smoke became thicker and thicker...
Gala was stunned and said in his heart that it was a terrible thing. It was probably a real fire. I don’t know what the crime would be for burning the emperor’s bedroom. But before Gala could scream, the shout of “It’s time to leave!” came out.
Then many eunuchs ran in with buckets. Gala was startled and ran out without caring about anything. They happened to bump into Xiao Douzi who had just run in. Xiao Douzi saw Gala and quickly looked at Gala's up and down: "Miss, are you okay!"
Gala replied with an embarrassing smile: "It's okay." Then he pulled Xiao Douzi out, "Let's go out!" After going out, Xiao Douzi panicked and wanted to ask Gala what it was, but when he turned around, there was no sign of people.
Gala took advantage of the crowds to escape from Hanyuan Palace and let out a deep breath. Alas! She just wanted to come out and have fun, but who knew that she had accidentally burned Yang Jian’s bedroom. What should I do? Where will Yang Jian live in the future? The fire will not burn the entire palace, it should be possible to stay if the fire is extinguished! Although she felt guilty, Gala still couldn’t help but find excuses to escape the crime for herself.
If you burn it, just burn it. Anyway, the palace is so big, are you afraid that there will be no place to live? Yang Jian should... not blame himself!
Gala slipped out of Hanyuan Palace and wandered aimlessly, because the palace was too big, she couldn't find anything right. She walked forward without thinking and walked into a garden. There were many flowers she had never seen before in the garden, which were very attractive in the green bushes.
There is a small pavilion in the middle of the garden, and there are three women sitting in the pavilion, each wearing colorful branches, rich and enchanting, and they are all beautiful. But I don’t know what these three women are and what topics they will talk about in this palace. Gala was curious for a moment and approached them, hiding in the grass and eavesdropping.
"I heard that the emperor brought back a woman yesterday, and I don't know what it was." said one of the women wearing pink gauze skirt.
"I said I came back in the middle of the night. Many people don't know what she looks like. This morning I sent Huaer to Hanyuan Palace to inquire. Huaer said she was a fairy-like figure!"
Another woman in light blue said, "She looks cute and doesn't look like a scheming person, but Gala knows that she is just pretending, and Xiao Douzi has reminded her long ago that women in the palace are not fuel-efficient lamps."
"Hmph, a fairy-like figure, maybe she's just a fox. She's all going to the palace to compete with our sisters for the emperor." The woman in a pink gauze dress said, with a cruel look on her face.
Gala finally figured it out. It turned out that these three women were Yang Jian's concubines! No wonder they discussed her collectively here. It seems that she should be careful, otherwise she would be in trouble. They all said that once she entered the palace gate, she should not be destroyed by these women before she could see the sea! After all, it is better to be careful.
Gala kept paying attention to the most low-key woman among the three. She was wearing a long lake-green silk skirt and dressed just smiling lightly, and held a teacup in her hand from beginning to end, without saying anything.
It was not until the woman in pink finished speaking that she slowly put down the teacup in her hand, pulled out a snow-white silk squid from her arms, wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully, and said, "It's enough for Mrs. Hongzheng to say this in front of Mei'er and me, there's no need to say more outside.
If the emperor knew, what would happen? If I had to say that there were more people in this palace, there would be more people to stutter and eat, and it would be no big deal. Even if the woman was attracted to the emperor, we, as the emperor's concubines, could only swallow our anger. What else could we do?" The woman's voice was slow and clear, with a faint sense of crispness in sweetness, which made people's body unable to help but soften.
"Sister Xuanhua, of course, you don't have to worry. The emperor has always liked Sister Xuanhua very much. He always praises his sister for being kind and kind and understanding, but it's not like we were scolded by the emperor all day long." Mrs. Hongzheng said, and as she said, she opened her mouth and pretended to be pitiful and helpless.
Mrs. Xuan Hua smiled faintly. Even after being praised so much, she still calmly picked up the cup of tea she had just put down, as if there was endless deliciousness in this tea.
"No, I have to find a way to see what role this woman is." Mrs. Hongzheng stood up and was about to leave, but was pulled by Mrs. Ronghua. "Miss. Hongzheng, look at you, you are just anxious, right? Let's find a way slowly. Just break through like this rashly, something will happen."
Mrs. Xuan Hua put down the teacup again, pursed her lips, glanced at Mrs. Hongzheng, and slowly stood up. "Mei'er, where is the box of pastries that Qian Guiren gave you last time?"
"It's still in my palace. Sister, I told me not to eat it, so I kept it without eating it. Who knows if Hua Yuqian tried to poison me?"
Mrs. Xuan Hua smiled strangely and said, "How come it is poisonous? Although Sister Qian is a bit arrogant, it won't harm you yet. You should go back to your bedroom and bring that box of snacks first."
"Why? Sister, do you want to eat that box of dessert? If you want to eat it, I will ask Hua'er to go to the imperial kitchen to make it for you! Why don't you eat that box of dessert without any chance?" Mrs. Rong Hua asked in confusion. Could it be that the box of dessert is not poisonous? No! Hua Yuqian is not the kind-hearted person. She asked the palace maid to send her some snacks for no resentment? That box of dessert is absolutely poisonous.
"The snacks are sometimes put on, but they won't be broken. There is nothing to eat. I heard that they are tributes from foreign countries. It's a pity to lose them. It's better to bring the pastry to the newly entered woman who has tasted them, which can be regarded as fulfilling the friendship of the landlord for the emperor." The snacks were given by someone else, and if something happened to Gala, it would not be dependent on them. They are such a vicious woman.
Mrs. Xuan Hua smiled meaningfully. Galo looked at her, and a cold wind blew around her body. She finally knew what it means to hide a knife in her smile. It seems that among the three women, the most vicious and intelligent one is Mrs. Xuan Hua. Fortunately, she heard this conversation, otherwise if she really ate that snack, wouldn’t it be unfair to die?
Mrs. Rong Hua smiled at Mrs. Xuan Hua, smiling proudly and treacherously, then leaned over and said, "Then I'll go back to get the snacks first. We'll go to Hanyuan Palace to deliver snacks together later." Mrs. Rong Hua was not that stupid either. Who knew if something happened to the person who gave the snacks then? They had to go together to go there.
But this time when Mrs. Rong Hua was about to leave, her personal palace maid Huaer rushed over, "Master, it's not good." She exclaimed panting, successfully attracting the attention of the three of them.
"What's wrong? What's going on? Why are you doing so panic?" Mrs. Rong Hua asked dissatisfiedly with her eyebrows frowned. She hated her panic the most, and always made her feel that something had happened. After all, she had done too many things in this palace, and she was worried that she would be exposed suddenly at any time.
"Master, Han...Hanyuan Palace, Hanyuan Palace has gone away!" Gala was stunned after hearing this. The news spread so quickly? The guilt suddenly surged up again.
"What?! How could Hanyuan Palace run away?" Mrs. Xuan Hua felt something was wrong and asked immediately. It was not a trivial matter that the emperor's bedroom was on fire.
"I don't know, I heard Xiao Xuanzi in Hanyuan Palace say that a little eunuch forgot to destroy the candlestick this morning. Somehow the candlestick was knocked down, which caused the fire." Hua'er exhaled deeply and explained to her master patiently.
"What about the woman who lives in Hanyuan Palace?" Mrs. Hongzheng asked with her big eyes blinking.
"I don't know, I say I didn't see anyone, and I don't know if I escaped."
"Let's go and have a look!" Mrs. Xuanhua said, and walked towards the direction where Gala had just come. In order not to see her hiding here, Gala carefully turned around and looked at the other direction of the grass to hide, but accidentally stepped on the dead branch. The "squeak" sounded, which surprised Mrs. Hongzheng. "Who?"
Gala secretly called out terrible, but still hid and dared not come out.
"Who is it? Come out." Mrs. Rong Hua roared majesticly. Galo thought about it and was afraid there would be no chance to hide so much, so he had to bow his head and stand up obediently.
Mrs. Xuanhua looked at Gala for a long time and saw her lowered her head, she couldn't see clearly what her face looked like, but she felt like a good mold. "Where are you from the palace maid? Why are you hiding here and eavesdropping on the masters' words?"
Gala suddenly knelt on the ground, pretending to be panic, and said, "I dare not eavesdrop on my masters. But I just entered the palace today and got lost with my father-in-law. I couldn't find the way back. I was a little tired and lay here and slept for a while. I... I really don't know what the empresses said here."
"Hmph, I'm so brave. I dare to be lazy as soon as I entered the palace? I looked up and let me see where the palace maids were. I didn't even wear palace maids clothes, and they looked like they looked like." Mrs. Hongzheng scolded. Gala hesitated and dared not look up. If they were to see their appearance, they would be dead.
What to do? What to do? Gala was so scared that he was almost sweating all over. It was the first day he entered the palace. Didn’t he just fall into the palace wall? But in a hurry, he still lowered his head and stuttered: "I... I was dragged to do things by my father-in-law before I could change into the palace maid's clothes. I really didn’t hear anything."
"Which palace maid are you from? You really have to explain it carefully, but you are so unruly." Yan Meier frowned.
"Slave...I..." Jialuo was hesitating and answering for some reason, but Xiao Xuanhua coughed, feared Jialuo, turned around and said to Mrs. Hongzheng, "It's just a palace maid. No matter how much she is, let's go to Zhaoyang Palace to check the situation!"
Compared with this little palace maid, going to Hanyuan Palace first is the real purpose. After saying that, he left alone. Mrs. Hongzheng didn't care anymore. She just glared at Gala fiercely and said majesticly, "If you are a newcomer, I will spare you first. If you commit another crime next time, I will definitely not let you go." She shook her sleeves and followed Mrs. Ronghua to catch up with Mrs. Xuanhua.
Gala had to grit her teeth and flatter her and replied: "I remember the teachings of the Empress and thank her for her kindness." Seeing that the three of them had walked away, Gala's heart gradually calmed down, but unexpectedly she still had the talent to act, but fortunately she was shocked and safe.
It seems that the palace is really dangerous and you can't wander around outside alone. After thinking about it, Gala found the original Lu Xun and rushed back to Hanyuan Palace.
When he returned to Hanyuan Palace, he was arrested by Yang Jian immediately.
Gala glanced at Hanyuan Palace and it seemed that the fire had been extinguished and there was a place to stay at night!
"Galao, where are you? I heard Xiaodouzi come to report that the water was gone in Hanyuan Palace, so I rushed here immediately. I am very worried." Yang Jian held Gala's shoulder tightly with both hands and said anxiously. Many palace maids and eunuchs around him looked at it, which made Gala feel embarrassed. She smiled awkwardly and pushed Yang Jian away, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry so much. I'm just afraid of being so angry and stay away."
There are so many palace ladies around you who are watching, maybe there is some concubine of Yang Jian, so you have to be careful.
Yang Jian was only concerned about putting all his love into Gala, hoping to move her, but how could he know that this love would harm Gala? He is the emperor and the husband of so many women. The more he pampered the woman, the more he would be the target of public criticism in the harem.
But this scene happened to be seen by the three women who had just arrived. First, Mrs. Xuanhua looked at Gala's clothes and recognized that she was the palace maid she had just seen outside the pavilion. Unexpectedly, the palace maid she didn't pay attention to at that time was the woman brought into the palace by the emperor last night. It seemed that she knew everything. Fortunately, she was very cautious in speaking and doing things, and her purpose was not so obvious.
"Aren't you the palace..." Mrs. Hongzheng was about to continue speaking and was pulled by Mrs. Ronghua. Mrs. Ronghua looked sternly. Mrs. Hongzheng immediately pretended to retreat to the middle of Mrs. Ronghua and Mrs. Xuanhua as they leaned over, "I wish you a blessing to the emperor."
Gala glanced at them and pretended not to see them and continued to look at Yang Jian ignoring them.
Mrs. Hongzheng and Mrs. Rong Hua were so scared that they were sweating coldly. If they had known that the palace maid was this woman, they would not have let her go. They were clever and pretended to be a palace maid. I don’t know if she had complained in front of the emperor.
Mrs. Xuanhua looked calm and walked to Yang Jian dignified and gracefully, "Your Majesty, I was shocked when I heard the water flowing in Hanyuan Palace, and rushed over immediately. Are you okay?" Gala sneered in his heart and pretended.
She is so good at kung fu on the surface, so why are she pretending to be kind and virtuous?
Yang Jian first glanced at Gala, smiled awkwardly and said to Mrs. Xuan Hua: "I'm fine, I'm not present at that time."
"This sister is..." Mrs. Xuan Hua looked at Gala with a slight smile, but her eyes were shocked. Unexpectedly, this woman had such a fascinating face that made the woman unable to remove her eyeliner even after seeing it.
This sister called Langlang first? This is what is called preconceptions? Gala was disdainful and before Yang Jian could answer, she smiled and said, "Sister, my name is Dugu Jialuo, the emperor calls me Jialuo, and my sister calls me Jialuo, so she can call me Jialuo."
"Sister Gala." Mrs. Xuanhua called.
"Your Majesty, do you know? Today, Gala sneaked out to play and bumped into a few people, almost..." Gala deliberately avoided the eyeliners of the three women and said to Yang Jian.
"What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die, I know I am wrong." Before Yang Jian finished speaking, he was interrupted by the words of Mrs. Rong Hua and Mrs. Hongzheng who were kneeling down.
Seeing the two of them panicked, Yang Jian couldn't help but care. He raised his eyes and asked seriously, "What's the trouble you two have caused?"
In fact, Mrs. Rong Hua and Mrs. Hong Zheng were afraid that Gala would confess the three of them. Seeing the emperor was very concerned about Gala's appearance, if he knew that they were thinking about the key to Gala today, he would naturally be punished. It would be better to confess yourself, and there might be such a glimmer of vitality.
But before the two had time to confess, Garo rushed to say, "Your Majesty, it's nothing. They just bumped into a few palace maids. They didn't know that I was a guest brought back by the emperor, so they almost gave me a warning."
After listening to Gala's words, Yang Jian understood in his heart that it must be related to Yan Meier and Mrs. Hongzheng. He also heard Gala's intention to let the three of them go, so he had no intention of delving into it. As long as Gala had nothing to do, he wouldn't care what he wanted.
Gala did this just to give them a warning to revenge the revenge he had kneeled down before. In addition, in this way, he could leave a way out for himself and have more room for survival in the future.
Chapter completed!