Chapter 401, Concubine
Although the Ganqing Palace is spacious, Lin Xianyu can easily cover the dining hall completely within her sensible and confusing people.
In this way, she sat openly opposite the emperor and feasted.
But in the eyes of others, Wuya Fengyu has always stood behind the emperor, quiet and well-behaved from beginning to end.
Lin Xianyu, who had eaten and drank enough, quietly praised the chefs in the imperial kitchen of the Ganqing Palace. This craft is beyond words!
Unfortunately, these meals are light in taste, and there is no spicy food on the table.
The emperor also put down his chopsticks and ordered: "Concubine Yi has a bad appetite recently. She gave the plate of hibiscus and swallows to Yikun Palace. The prince has been a little thinner recently and sent the cup of West Lake beef soup to Yuqing Palace."
"Yeah!"
Then an eunuch immediately stepped forward, packed two dishes into packaging boxes, and delivered the food quickly.
Lin Xianyu wanted to speak but stopped. She had eaten both dishes. Didn’t Lin Mukang see it?
After the court meal, the emperor and the Grand Secretary discussed government affairs. Lin Xianyu was so bored that he went to the imperial study room, which was called organizing books. In fact, she just put the fake Wuya Yu to wipe the bookshelf, and then flipped through the travel notes to pass the time.
About the evening, the chief supervisor in front of the imperial court came to the Ganqing Palace and came to find her in person.
The old eunuch consultant looked kind and said to the fake Wuya Shouyu: "Miss Shouyu, you have been in office for four hours today, so you can go back and rest."
Lin Xianyu was stunned and suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a rule in front of the emperor.
It is hard to say about other palaces, but the emperor’s rules in front of the emperor are the strictest. Whether it is the palace maid or eunuch, it only takes four hours a day, that is, eight hours.
If you want to work overtime, it is called deliberately competing for favor.
Even the chief manager of the consultant bank took turns to serve the imperial front with the other two deputy managers.
"Liu Jinzhong has already told me about the girl. The girl was the emperor who spoke to the emperor to serve him. Although the emperor has not said it clearly, since he is the palace maid in the imperial front, he is at least a second-class. Liu Jinzhong's apprentice Xiao Zhengzi has arranged for you for the girl's residence." The consultant Xing said slightly, his tone was very gentle, like a kind old man.
But everyone understands that the chief manager of the consulting bank is the most harsh and cannot tolerate anyone breaking the rules.
Xiao Zhengzi is a young eunuch in his twenties, with a little flattery in his smile, "Miss, please follow me."
Lin Xianyu hurriedly asked the virtual Wuya Shouyu to bow his knees, "Thank you, General Manager Gu for your trouble."
The consultant Xing smiled and nodded, "The girl is lucky in the future, so don't rush for a moment."
Lin Xianyu touched her empty stomach and felt a little regretful. She originally planned to get off work after dinner.
At this moment, I had to follow Xiao Zhengzi to leave the Ganqing Palace and headed all the way to the remote palace maid's residence.
But this time, Lin Xianyu certainly did not return to his original residence. Xiao Zhengzi took her to a clean courtyard with a row of houses and many flowers and trees were planted in the courtyard.
Xiao Zhengzi opened the first wing room on the east side and smiled and said, "From now on, the girl will live here for the time being."
Lin Xianyu couldn't help but feel a little surprised when she saw that there was only one bed inside, "Is this a compliance?" - She had worked as Wei Xianyu and knew that such a single dormitory would require first-class palace maids and even teach the nanny to live there.
Xiao Zhengzi smiled and said, "Although most of these houses are for the nanny of the tutors, there is no explicit regulation that first and second-class palace maids are not allowed to live. Moreover, the girl is a palace maid in front of the imperial court, so it is naturally more expensive than the palace maids elsewhere."
OK, as long as you don't violate the rules.
"Please go to the Ganqing Palace tomorrow for work." Xiao Zhengzi hurriedly reminded, "The scheduling in the Ganqing Palace is for one tenth."
Lin Xianyu looked confused. The hour of You is from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, and the hour of You is from 6:00 pm. When she goes to work, that is, she is on night shift?
Xiao Zhengzi whispered: "This is specially arranged by Eunuch Liu. If the girl is successful, don't forget Eunuch Liu, the matchmaker!"
Lin Xianyu: Madan, she understands, this dead eunuch!
Lin Xianyu had no choice but to smile, "I can save it."
Then she took out a small piece of silver bill from her sleeve, which was very inconspicuous and stuffed it to Xiao Zhengzi, "It's my good fortune, Eunuch Zheng, I'll treat you to tea."
Xiao Zhengzi smiled brightly, "Oh, girl, you're so polite!" He said this, but he had already received the silver note quickly, "Okay, girl has a good rest."
Watching Xiao Zhengzi go away, Lin Xianyu looked at the sky and headed towards the kitchen in the west corner of the courtyard.
Although the food here is much better than that of the little palace maid's kitchen, she suddenly felt depressed when she thought about the level of food she had eaten today.
But she couldn't stop eating, so she took a small silver note to prepare the order, exchanged two pretty exquisite side dishes, and a large bowl of japonica rice, and went to her small dormitory.
At present, this "dormitory" is comparable to the single dormitory when Wei Xianyu was. Although it is not very spacious, it is clean and even the bedding is new.
She is not very particular about where she lives, just this food...
It’s hard to go from extravagance to frugality!
It seems that I will secretly hide some food in the mustard seed space in the future.
A mistake! I was just eating at the food.
At this moment, the Empress Defei in Yonghe Palace looked at the table full of delicacies, but she couldn't tell the taste.
Eunuch Zhang bent his waist and comforted him carefully: "Master, you are still pregnant with a dragon fetus, so at least get in some!"
Concubine De looked down at her belly that was showing her first appearance, and her eyebrows frowned, "How could the emperor suddenly notice that girl?" - Concubine De knew better than anyone else that the Wuya family did not have the ability to directly recommend her daughter to the imperial front!
How could the emperor suddenly order the squid to serve the emperor?!
"Is there anyone who makes a comment in the emperor's ear?" Concubine De suddenly thought, wasn't it the sisters of Concubine Yi who drove to watch the moon last night?!
Because it was the fifteenth night, the emperor did not summon the concubines. Therefore, the last person the emperor met yesterday was Concubine Yi sisters!
Thinking of this, Concubine De couldn't help but look gloomy.
Concubine Yi and Concubine De are now both concubines who can give birth and have high status in the palace, but Concubine Yi is definitely a crush on Concubine De in terms of origin.
Therefore, the emperor was granted the title of four concubines, with the eldest son and biological mother of Concubine Hui, followed by Concubine Yi, and Concubine De once again defeating the old Concubine Rong.
In the matter of competing for favor, Concubine Yi and Concubine De have fought back and forth in private, and have been evenly matched.
Concubine Yi had a glamorous background, and Concubine De was better at giving birth.
Concubine Yi only gave birth to the fifth prince before, and Concubine De had given birth to the fourth prince, the sixth prince and the seventh daughter of the emperor. Although the seventh daughter of the emperor died in less than a hundred days, Concubine De had already conceived the fourth child.
Such fertility is comparable to Concubine Rong back then.
It’s just that Concubine Rong is old and despicable, while Concubine De is just young.
Because Concubine De was young and favored, she was very dissatisfied with her parents' sudden arrangement for someone to enter the palace and claiming to "help her to strengthen favor"!
That's why Concubine De took action to make her cousin Wuya Fengyu seriously ill, and then asked her to go home to recuperate.
Everything was planned well, but I didn’t expect the emperor to suddenly make such a move!
Concubine De couldn't help but feel a little panicked. In the eyes of the emperor, she was always gentle and kind. If the emperor knew that Feng Yu's illness was related to her...
"I heard that Chunping had an affair with the eunuch Xiao Wenzi?" Concubine De's tone was a little cold, "This is a big breaking of the rules in the palace!"
"Yeah, I understand!"
Chapter completed!