In view of Zhang You's diligence and outstanding work ability over the past six months.
She was successfully selected!
I have successfully checked into the lower room in the East Courtyard.
Why the lower chamber? Because she was still a servant.
Although he said he was serving you closely, he wasn't actually that close.
He just lived near his masters, and his daily job was to clean the east courtyard.
The East Courtyard is very large.
In addition to the bedrooms of the prince and princess, there is also the small courtyard of Miss Qiao Er and Miss Qiao Si next door.
During the day, Zhang You cleaned from the prince's study to Miss Qiao Si's small courtyard.
Basically, the cleaning is done and the day's work is over.
As for the one who actually served, she was the first-class maid who had previously taken care of the princess and the young ladies, so Zhang You was chosen to be busy everywhere.
Maids like Zhang You who do menial jobs basically never get to see the prince and princess.
On the Spring Festival, Zhang You was mixed in with the maids and saw something from afar.
From a distance, I only saw the burnt brown robe that looked very expensive.
New Year's Eve.
The sound of firecrackers.
The east courtyard was brightly lit.
The masters stayed up in the yard to celebrate the New Year.
Maids like Zhang You had to take turns guarding the courtyard gate.
The cold wind blew, causing the candlelight in the lantern to flicker.
It was one quarter past midnight, and it was Zhang You's turn to guard the door.
"Phew, it's cold."
Zhang You felt the cold wind blowing in his face and shivered with cold. He stuffed his hands tightly into his sleeves to keep warm.
Although the winter clothes distributed by the government were very warm, they could not keep out the biting cold wind.
Zhang You could only take advantage of the fact that no one was watching and sneak closer to the stone lantern next to the courtyard gate to keep warm.
Before I knew it, it was almost midnight.
The new year is coming.
The sound of firecrackers began to pop in the distance.
Zhang You saw some figures moving in the main courtyard. After a while, someone was brought into the courtyard by a group of maids and nannies.
Zhang You only saw them being surrounded from a distance and couldn't make out their specific appearance.
They are flying sky lanterns.
One by one, they slowly float towards the sky.
As the gong sounded at midnight.
A burst of firecrackers sounded in the yard, accompanied by flashes of light and a puff of white smoke rising up. There was a faint smell of fireworks in the air, mixed with wisps of cool air, as if it had really dispelled the evil spirits.
The crowds come and go quickly.
When the sound of firecrackers outside gradually died down, they were escorted back into the house.
Zhang You stayed for a while, estimating the time. She would be able to get off work in a while.
The door to the yard closed and opened again, and two young ladies came out one after another, served by seven or eight maids and nannies.
Judging from their ages, these two should be Miss Qiao Er and Miss Qiao Si.
Zhang You didn't dare to look around and was busy avoiding it.
"Take care, ladies."
She bent down and waited for them to pass before she dared to stand up and look at their backs.
It’s really impressive.
Zhang You stretched his stiff hands and feet.
I'm almost freezing to death after being on duty for so long.
Just as she was about to leave, she saw a maid holding a lantern coming back from among the people leaving in the distance.
Did he forget something and come back to get it?
Zhang You thought it was none of her business, but she didn't expect that the maid was walking towards her.
"Hey, little girl, this is given to you by my daughter. It's freezing outside. Why are you so stubborn to stay here all the time?"
The woman, who was dressed in the clothes of a first-class maid and had a friendly face, handed Zhang You a hot water bottle.
"My daughter told you to pack up and go back to rest."
As she said this, she hurried back with the lantern.
"Thank you, sister, and thank you, miss!"
Zhang You quickly thanked him.
After the people left, Zhang You took a closer look at the hot water bottle.
It is wrapped in two layers of flannel on the outside, and the inner layer is stuffed with cotton. It is soft and very warm.
It’s so warm.
Who could have sent it?
Could it be the second girl?
I have always heard that the second young lady is gentle and virtuous, and is not harsh to her servants, and always takes care of them.
As for the fourth young lady, it was said that she was very spoiled and would sometimes punish the servants...
It must be the second girl.
The second girl is such a good person.
Zhang You held the hot water bottle in her arms, feeling moved.
After she warmed up a little, she realized that she was a little sleepy. Seeing that it was time to rest in the hospital and it was no longer her responsibility to guard the door, she went back to her residence to rest.
At night, Zhang You had a beautiful dream, but before he could enjoy it for long, he felt a noise, chaos and danger around him.
Zhang You was immediately awakened by fright.
She opened her eyes, it was still dark and she couldn't tell the time.
But the yard was noisy.
Her roommate had not returned from her shift yet, and she had no idea what was going on.
But seeing the commotion outside, Zhang Youxin also became worried, fearing that the fire in the yard was caused by the negligence of some maid or servant.
Zhang You quickly put on her clothes and went out. She pulled someone over and asked what happened.
"What happened?"
"Those filthy bastards in the north launched a surprise attack! How shameless! They attacked the border during Chinese New Year! I heard that they're about to fall completely!
The prince is already on his way to the front line. The princess asked us to prepare and gather all the supplies to support the prince at any time! You should not be idle either. Find the nanny who is in charge of you. She will tell you what to do.
The man said this and ran away in a hurry again.
Are you calling me?
How could that be?
Although she had not experienced war in her previous life, she knew that people suffered under war.
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