Yun Xiangye, while boating on a spring day, lost her footing and fell into the lake. She was rescued by Gu Yan, a wealthy young master who was recuperating in Jiangnan.
To repay his great kin...
Ye Wanhe looked at Guyu in front of her. Guyu had been very respectful to her this morning, and it had only been a few hours...
Ye Wanhe didn't blame Guyu. The world in this cannibalistic palace was even more cruel than outside. Ye Wanhe whispered, "Thank you, aunt, for helping me collect my clothes."
Ye Wanhe took her clothes and left the room tremblingly.
"Sister Guyu, Aunt Ye was very kind to us before. If we treat her like this, will it be…"
Guyu said coldly, "Quenu was also very kind to her. When Quenu was driven out of the palace by the Queen, she didn't even say a word to help Quenu. She is a cold-hearted person."
Ye Wanhe frowned slightly as she listened to what was said inside the room. What could she use to plead for Quenu?
She is already in a difficult situation, and she is still pleading for Quenu?
Ye Wanhe arrived at Tongquyuan, which was where the servants and palace maids in the East Palace lived. It was a large dormitory.
The maid inside saw Ye Wanhe coming and said, "There's not enough room to begin with. I'm afraid there won't be enough room for one more person. Aunt Ye, you're used to sleeping on a spacious bed. I'm afraid you won't be able to get used to sleeping in our crowded bunk beds."
"Yes, Aunt Ye, why don't you sleep on the floor? You can sleep more comfortably and don't have to squeeze with us."
Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "Okay."
Ye Wanhe found a box from her luggage and distributed some small silver ingots in the box to the palace maids on the long bunk bed.
"I am one more person in this room, which has caused inconvenience to everyone."
However, the palace maids on the big bunk bed did not dare to accept Ye Wanhe's small silver ingot.
Only the youngest palace maid, about twelve years old, walked up to Ye Wanhe and said, "Aunt Ye, they are afraid of offending the future Crown Princess, so they dare not get close to you. I'm not afraid. You were the one who brought me to the East Palace. You can sleep in my place."
Ye Wanhe gently touched the bun on the little palace maid's head and chuckled, "Xia Qi, it's okay. I'm still injured. I might as well sleep on the floor."
The young palace maid Xia Qi handed her own quilt to Ye Wanhe, "Then you can use another quilt."
Ye Wanhe smiled faintly and said, "You gave me the quilt? You'll be cold at night."
"I slept with you... The first time I saw you, I thought you looked like my mother. I haven't slept with my mother for two years."
Ye Wanhe said, "You can't sleep on the ground. It's cold and you're still growing."
The young palace maid Xia Qi said, "You also know that there is cold air on the ground."
Ye Wanhe smiled gently and said, "I'm old, and the cold air on the ground doesn't bother me, but you're different. You can't get cold, so you don't have to give me the bedding."
"It's so noisy, what are you yelling about so late at night?"
On the big bunk bed, a palace maid made an irritable sound.
Ye Wanhe said softly to Xia Qi, "Sister, it's okay. Go back and take your bedding and rest."