On June 5, the 45th year of Zhaode's reign, the sun set in the west. The imperial palace in the capital was located within a majestic palace wall, located in the Yilan Hall of Li Liangdi in the northwest corner of the East Palace.

Because the Crown Princess has not yet entered the palace, there is another Yu Liangdi who shares the same position as Li Liangdi. They have the same family background as Li Liangdi. They are both civil and military. It was decided by the empress.

Liangdi is of the third rank, the highest rank in the concubine except the crown prince. There are only two places for Liangdi. Now there are Li Liangdi and Yu Liangdi, and the place is full.

In the westernmost corner of Li Liangdi's dormitory, there is a small room where two masters and servants live. The master is Ding Huilan.

Ding Huilan's family was relatively low, and she was spotted by the Empress Dowager during the talent show. She said that her eyes were good-looking, clear and charming, and she looked honest without being coquettish, so she gave her the title of "Five-Rank Liang Yuan" and gave it to the Crown Prince.

Li Chengze.

The palace maid Hongling came to the west room carrying a snack box, stood in the courtyard, looked around, curled her lips in disgust, and opened her mouth to shout.

"Where are the people? Where are they dead? Are they dead? If they are not dead, they come out to get food."

The palace maid Ding Xiang is the talented man's dowry maid, and Hong Ling was brought by Li Liangdi from her natal family, so her status is naturally different.

"Sister Hongling, lower your voice and tell my master to take a rest."

When Ding Xiang came out and saw it was her, she immediately felt unhappy, but she didn't dare to show it, so she could only swallow her anger and say something.

Hong Ling put her hands on her hips and chuckled disdainfully, glancing inside, with undisguised disgust on her face.

"A sick young man lives in our Yilan Courtyard. Please don't let his illness spread to our Liangdi. That would be a great disrespect. Here you go."

He handed her the food box without any politeness at all.

Dingxiang opened it and couldn't help it. There was only one pancake and a few leftover snacks, which were all a bit dry.

She immediately grabbed Hong Ling's sleeve and asked, "My master is a good woman after all. Doesn't he even have food?"

Hong Ling looked at her and said in a funny voice, "If you want to eat, you can. Bring me the money. If you have money, I will get you food, hahaha!"

The fragrance of lilac made her tremble all over, pointing her finger at her and angrily yelling, "My lady has been defrauded of her money. Is Liang Di going to starve us to death? How will you explain to the prince then?"

Hong Ling threw her head back and laughed, her branches trembling with laughter. When she had laughed enough, she threw her hand away and gave Ding Xiang a big ear-scratcher with her backhand. The blow was crisp and loud.

She sneered disdainfully, "First let your master pee and take a look at yourself, and tell the prince, don't be ridiculous, no one will ask you even if you die.

My master’s natal family is the Li family, the Duke’s Mansion. Can you afford to offend me? Go away, don’t delay my work, hurry up, it’s bad luck!”

Without hesitation, he pushed Ding Xiang away, sneered mockingly, and walked away triumphantly.

Ding Xiang covered her face and stood helplessly in the yard crying. If the master had an emergency, he didn't know what kind of fate he would have tomorrow.

Ding Liangyuan and Ding Huilan, who were lying in the room, heard the noise and crying outside, couldn't help frowning, and gradually woke up.

However, she coughed violently with discomfort in her throat. When she heard the sound, Ding Xiang turned around in surprise and ran towards the house.

He ran to the bed in a few steps and said, "Master, you're awake, are you feeling better?"

Ding Huilan woke up and saw in front of her a girl with a maiden bun, a round face with delicate features, and eyes full of surprise and concern.

My voice sounded hoarse and unpleasant when I opened my mouth.

"Lilac, give me some saliva."

"Miss, wait a minute, I'll get you a glass of water."

Ding Xiang hurriedly went to the heating bucket under the window and poured a glass of cold water, carefully lifted her up and fed her to drink.

The cold water made her a little more awake, and then she saw clearly the person in front of her. She was a girl with delicate and generous features, a round face, and obvious concern and surprise in her eyes.

Ding Huilan covered her head, her mind seemed to be filled with mush, and some memories that did not belong to her kept flooding into her mind. It took her a long time to figure out her situation.

"Dingxiang, what time is it? How long have I been asleep?"

Ding Huilan knew that the girl in front of her was a dowry maid brought in by the original owner. She had served her since she was a child. She had always been steady, intelligent, trustworthy and loyal, so she was selected to be brought into the palace.

"It's been a while since Youshi. Miss, please have a glass of water."

Ding Xiang poured another glass of water.

Ding Huilan knew that the original owner died because he had a cold and could not be treated, so she happened to travel through time and took advantage of it.

The little girl was a little weak, and her roommate Li Liangdi was jealous of her being praised for her honesty by the Queen Mother. Taking advantage of her high status, Li Liangdi deliberately concealed the report and refused to call the imperial doctor. She turned a minor illness into a serious illness and died.

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"I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat? Dingxiang. Has the imperial doctor come?"

Ding Huilan was not sure whether Li Liangdi was really so courageous that he had to endure the death of someone.

"Miss, thank you for waking up. There are still some snacks and pancakes, so you can just eat them.

Li Liangdi didn't ask for a medical doctor for you, and even said that you'll be fine after just a nap. It's been three or four days now and you haven't even had a few bites of food, so where can you get the medicine?"

Ding Xiang shed tears of grievance. She went to ask Li Liangdi to hire an imperial doctor, but she refused without hesitation. She also said that she could not make the decision even if the prince was not around, so she should not make a fuss about it.

She was just a palace maid and couldn't leave the East Palace without permission. She could only watch the young lady's condition getting worse and worse, and finally she was almost unconscious.

"Miss, please eat slowly and drink some water so you don't choke."

When Ding Xiang saw Ding Huilan wolfing down the food, she immediately started crying in distress.

"Don't cry, why is there no food? Did she hit you?"

When Ding Huilan saw that the snacks were all dry, she was choking hard. The pancakes were so hard that it hurt even if she hit them. How could she swallow them?

But she had no physical strength anymore and was really weak. She was afraid she would starve to death if she didn't eat.

"Miss, you haven't woken up since you fell ill. Li Liangdi said that she was afraid that she would not be able to move us out after the illness, so she sent one meal every day without even a charcoal fire. Fortunately, the weather was hot, otherwise how would she have survived.

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The smell of lilac made me cry.

"Don't be afraid, I'll be fine when I wake up, but I'm still a little weak. Has the prince come to see her?"

"The prince is not here today, but he visited Li Liangdi two days ago."

Ding Xiang answered truthfully.

"How often does the prince come, and when do most people come?"

What Ding Huilan urgently needs to solve is the current predicament. She has no fire or food, and she is weak and has stars in her eyes.

She was finally reborn as a human being, even if she was a sick person, she was very happy. She didn't want to die, she wanted to live.

"I'm not sure I'll come tomorrow. Every time I come, I'll come around in the afternoon before dinner. What are you going to do, miss?"

"Of course I want to get rid of Li Liangdi. Are you waiting for us to starve to death? In this case, come here and listen to my arrangements."

Ding Huilan thought for a moment, waved to the maid Ding Xiang, and whispered a few words in her ear.

"Can you do it, Miss?"

Lilac was a little scared.

"It's okay. She deliberately concealed it. I was also selected through the draft after all. It would not look good on Prince Yu's face if he died for no reason. Do we still have money?"

Ding Huilan didn't know where the money was placed, but she knew that the original owner's father was a fourth-rank official with an ordinary family background and average circumstances. He was not from a wealthy family. When he came in, he only brought a thousand taels of silver notes, which was almost all the spare money in the family.

"There is only the last bit left, twenty taels of silver notes." Ding Xiang took out the banknotes from the small drawer of the bedside table.

"It's too little. Just take this gold bracelet and wait for the eunuch who delivers the meal to come. Give it to him and ask him to bring a message to the prince's father-in-law."

Ding Huilan told the maids that they lived in Li Liangdi's dormitory and were monitored every move, because he was afraid that she would go out and file a complaint.

But the eunuch who delivered the meal was not from Li Liangdi, but from the imperial kitchen of the East Palace. According to the proportion of Liangyuan Zhengwupin, it would not be so shabby as just a pancake and a few snacks. These were deliberately polished by Li Liangdi's subordinates.

her.

"Is it possible?"

Ding Xiang was not sure and looked very hesitant.

"You just tell him that if Ding Liangyuan dies, the imperial kitchen will bear the responsibility, especially since he can't run away with his life.

Liang Yuan of Zidong Palace starved to death due to illness. What a joke and humiliation it would be if word spread. Are you sure the prince will not hold him accountable?"

Ding Huilan comes from a cultivation planet. Her spiritual roots are very poor and it is difficult to advance, but she is very good at refining medicine and can support herself.

Practitioners are accustomed to fighting for survival, and naturally understand that only by tying your own interests with the interests of others will you get help, otherwise the matter will be nothing to do with yourself.

"My slave understands."

"Bring me some water and keep your spirits up. You can go tomorrow. I believe someone will come to pick us up soon. I won't have to be angry with Li Liangdi anymore."

Ding Huilan smiled confidently.

"good."

Ding Xiang moved the bucket of warm water over to her, and after drinking it, Huilan felt that her chest was less clogged.

Ding Xiang helped her lie down, and Huilan held her hand, "You should also go and get some sleep. I'm fine. We have to fight a tough battle tomorrow."

"Yes, I will definitely handle it for you."

Ding Xiang gritted her teeth and remained firm.

Huilan closed her eyes and still needed to sort out the extra memories in her mind, as well as what to say if she could see the prince tomorrow, so that she could completely leave Li Liangdi's jurisdiction.

This Li Liangdi was of a higher rank than her, being a third-rank official. She was ruthless and cruel, and she often bullied this little Liangyuan.

Pian Huilan is young, comes from a clean family, and has no dirty family. She has a sweet and innocent temperament.
Chapter completed!