Zhao Yin looks around him.
It"s all bleak and dilapidated. Even though in the day light, it looks ghastly.
It"s normal for Ah Zhao to have a bad dream out of fear.
Thinking that she ends up in this sorry state because of him, Zhao Yin"s heart softens.
He reaches out his hand stiffly, pats Ah Zhao on the shoulder and says uneasily: "Well, don"t be afraid. I"m here as well."
Feeling the warm touch of Zhao Yin by her side, Ah Zhao collects herself little by little and starts to realize what is happening.
She coughs lightly, loosens her grip and withdraws from Zhao Yin"s embrace.
Ah Zhao returns to her calm and tranquil self and says: "Thank you, your Highness."
Zhao Yin can"t help but feel a little pity in his heart.
It was rare to see his Princess act like that.
But he will not show her what he is thinking. He keeps a straight face and says in all seriousness: "You are too polite, Princess."
This kind of cold exchange between the two is most common.
Ah Zhao finds the front yard of Palace of Happiness. Thank G.o.d that the well still works and the water in it is clean.
She gets some water out of the well and washes her face. Then she removes all her jewelry and wraps them up with a handkerchief.
After she has done all that, the gate to Palace of Happiness which hasn"t moved a bit since last night finally opens.
A eunuch in a green robe walks in, with several maids following him.
There"s a rigid system for those who serve in the palace. A eunuch that"s able to wear a green robe is at least in the level of management.
See that Ah Zhao doesn"t have any make-up on her, the eunuch chuckled slightly: "I"m here under the order of n.o.ble Consort to serve necessities to commoner Zhao Yin and Princess Yan."
Ah Zhao looks at him with cold eyes: "I was here yesterday. When did the Imperial Household Department start to be so inefficient?"
The eunuch"s face goes dark.
He"s one of n.o.ble Consort"s men. Everyone knows that n.o.ble Consort and Prince Yan has never been close. Today the eunuch doesn"t come here out of kindness.
The eunuch giggles and says in a queer way: "Your Highness, I"m afraid that you don"t quite understand that Imperial Household Department has a lot to do every day. And we always put the senior masters first and then attend to those at a lower status. The Palace of Happiness…"
He glances at the yard in disdain and says slowly: "It"s only a place for commoners. Naturally we would attend to the need of the masters and after that it"s the turn of the Palace of Happiness."
At this moment, Zhao Yin comes out.
The eunuch sees him, bows and is about to greet him without further thinking.
He comes to himself while he is half bending over.
Zhao Yin looks at the eunuch coolly and says: "You don"t need to be so polite, Eunuch Wen."
The eunuch grits his teeth and sneers: "Mr. Zhao Yin, here are the necessities from the Imperial Household Department."
The eunuch shifts his eyes, then those maids behind him put what are in their hands on the ground.
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Though they are called necessities, there are nothing more than two set of clothes for each of them, a few bedclothes and several other simple and crude necessities.
Ah Zhao is about to speak when the eunuch says: "Right, Your Highness, since you are willing to live in the Palace of Happiness, you have to live with what it offers."
It never occurs to Ah Zhao that this eunuch would be so rude to her.
She doesn"t know that n.o.ble Consort He gave him a special order.
Since a few years ago, when n.o.ble Consort He asked for his son, the second prince, to take Qin Zhao as his wife, she was directly rejected by Prince Beiding, who showed her no respect.
That has nursed a hatred in n.o.ble Consort He"s heart.
n.o.ble Consort He doesn"t care if she will displease Prince Beiding"s Manor once again. Since Qin Zhao was stupid enough to come and live in the cold palace, she would not let go of this chance to get back at Qin Zhao.