Li Xue felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, and nodded gently: "Yes, I understand what the eldest sister means. For someone as unlucky as me, just having a place to stay is enough."
"The Major General is a hero of Dagan. I...will not be a hindrance to him. Even if the eldest princess doesn't say it, I will take the initiative to stay away from him. I don't want anything to happen to the Major General."
"Oh, you are quite sensible."
The eldest princess sneered, her eyes filled with indescribable contempt. "Indeed, if you didn't know what was good for you, you wouldn't have been able to survive and grow up in the cold palace. That place is full of lunatics."
"Ah, your mother, that bitch, took advantage of your mother's pregnancy and climbed onto the dragon bed. Otherwise, how could you exist?"
Li Xue felt the pain of her chin being pinched, and knew that she couldn't make trouble with her elder sister now, as it would not do her any good. She just wanted to leave the palace safely.
The princess released her hand and looked down at her condescendingly: "Come here, send her back to the cold palace. I think she is a little too fat, so send her less food recently."
"Sister, men like me who look pitiful. Your figure is really... too flat, and your waist is not thin enough. You should eat less and lose weight."
"Yes, I will listen to you, eldest sister."
Li Xue was picked up by the nanny and thrown directly into the cold palace yard. The door was slammed shut and the sound of the lock outside was obvious. It was obvious that they wanted to starve her.
She raised her head to look at the moon, forced back her tears, and prayed in her heart that she could return to the Northern Wilderness as soon as possible, otherwise she didn't know how many days she could hold on.
If it takes too long, she will really starve to death.
Li Xue slowly stood up and walked into the house. She said that the house had been in ruins for a long time. There was a hole in the roof and the walls were covered with mottled marks. This was the cold palace.
The yard where she grew up was empty. There used to be an apricot tree. When the eunuchs didn't remember to bring her food, she would pick some apricots to fill her stomach.
What a pity, she was chopped to death by the eldest princess last time. Now the yard is empty, how is she going to survive?
In the Inn outside the Palace
A man in black knocked on the window, slipped in, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully, "Young General, the Third Princess... has been locked up in the cold palace. There are no servants and no one to bring her food."
Jiang Ling paused, stroking the cup and looking at him: "It was done by the eldest princess."
"yes."
"The Third Princess was implicated because of me. Don't move for now. Wait until no one is around and find a way to secretly send her some food."
The spy frowned and said worriedly, "Master, if this happens, if someone discovers it, the secret agents we have planted in the palace will be in danger. If His Majesty finds out..."
"It's still unclear what the Third Princess' character is like. Exposing our people for her is too risky."
Jiang Ling whispered, "Some risks are worth taking. Her words at the palace banquet helped me solve the problem. I naturally can't watch her starve to death, so I'll find a way to send her some food."
"Bedding is too conspicuous, so don't send it for now. Just send some food. Just be careful."
"Yes, I understand."
The black shadow flew out of the window and soon disappeared.
Jiang Ling sat quietly drinking tea, staring at the moon outside the window in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about. After a long time, she got up and lay back on the bed, closing her eyes to rest.
A face appeared in my mind. It looked very weak, but the determination in its eyes could not be deceived.
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In the dead of night
Li Xue curled up on the bed. The wind blew in through the broken window, making her feel even colder. She hadn't eaten much at the palace banquet, and now she was extremely hungry.
Go to sleep, you won’t be hungry when you sleep.
When she was half conscious, she vaguely heard the sound of birds. Li Xue slowly opened her eyes and looked over. She struggled to get out of bed and opened the window to see what bird was making the noise.
I saw two oil-paper packages on the windowsill. I reached out and opened them. There was a roast chicken and...osmanthus cake?
Li Xue looked into the night, but couldn't see anything.
She looked down at the oil-paper package, wondering who might have sent it. The eunuchs and palace maids would not care about her, and the concubines in the cold palace who had gone crazy would not send her food.
Who could it be? The eldest princess seemed straightforward. Even if she wanted to send her poisonous food, she would come directly and humiliate her at the same time, not send it silently.
Forget it, don’t think about it anymore, let’s fill our stomach first.
Li Xue closed the window, sat on a stool and started eating. Soon the roast chicken was finished. She used a fire stick to burn the oil paper to prevent the eldest princess from noticing.
As for the package of pastries, well, she would hide it somewhere else and eat it slowly, without being discovered by others.
After a quick wash, I lay on the bed with a full stomach and fell asleep quickly.
After sleeping until dawn, he was sound asleep when someone pulled back the quilt. He opened his eyes and saw the nanny standing beside the bed. He shuddered all over and said politely, "Good morning, nanny."
"Hmph, Third Princess, you're too polite. It's already late. It's already daybreak. Haven't you noticed? Come on, follow me to the laundry to do some laundry."
"The eldest princess said that this is also for the good of the third princess. After you marry the young general, you will have to learn to do all the work such as washing clothes, cooking and serving others."
"Learn it now in advance to avoid being in a hurry later."
Li Xue knew that they were making things difficult for her, but she was alone and didn't have the ability to fight against them. She couldn't beat them or scold them, so she could only endure it.
"Okay, I'll go do the laundry."
He washed for a whole day, and his hands were soaked until they turned white. He was trembling and couldn't hold the chopsticks. He looked at the leftovers without saying anything, and started eating with his head down.
Being hungry is the most uncomfortable feeling. She would be happy if she could just have a bite of food. When it gets dark, she can go back and have a good rest.
Li Xue returned to her small courtyard and found the gate was locked.
I fetched some water and boiled it, then wiped it briefly, then found some rags to wrap my hands. This way, I could wash clothes tomorrow so they wouldn't get damaged as much. Otherwise, they would be too rough and ugly, and he... would dislike them.
In the middle of the night, there was still the familiar sound of birds singing. Li Xue opened the window and looked at the oil-paper package. This time it was steamed bun with pork head meat. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
As she ate bite by bite, tears rolled down her eyes.
She left two steamed buns and hid them. She didn't know how many times the people in secret would send her food. Of course, she couldn't finish all the food. If she finished it, she would have nothing left.
Hide some of it and eat it later when you really have nothing left to eat.
The days passed slowly, and after three days, Li Xue had adapted to it. Her hands didn't hurt as much as they did at the beginning. After getting used to washing clothes, her hands and feet became more nimble.
But there was always work to be done, and the nanny soon brought in another large pile. Looking at the clothes of the eunuchs and palace maids, Li Xue lowered her eyes and said nothing.
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