Chunman Palace

Chapter 22 High and Low
On this day, Lingqiao ran into the room excitedly and said, "My lord, don't worry about the lack of manpower anymore."

"It's becoming more and more unruly, please pay respects to Mrs. Jin, and then go make a pot of tea." Lin Qingyu scolded the person gently, and then smiled at the opposite person with some embarrassment: "This girl has always been smart, but I don't know what happened today. Please forgive me, sister."

Lingqiao followed the words and looked, and on the opposite side of the duckweed table flag of Fang Han was pressing a light white and slender hand, holding a sachet embroidered with silver calendula and tied with five-color thin threads, and playing with it. The five-poison sachet was specially embroidered with the pattern into the pandan for Jin Guiren.

She was overjoyed in her heart, covered her face with half a smile and begged everyone to leave.

Lin Qingyu noticed something, and her smile gradually faded.

"Didn't Ye Ting send someone over for my sister right away? It stands to reason that after she is sent away, a new one will take her place. Eunuch Zhang really seems to be negligent in doing things." Mu Pingting was dressed in a rouge pink dress, The whole body is embroidered with purple pearls and grasses vividly, like jewels that can be touched, reflecting golden light in the sun.

"My younger sister's status is low, not to mention that there are so many concubines in the palace, it's unintentional to think about it." Lin Qingyu looked at Mu Pingting, who was now in beautiful clothes, with a look of yearning in her eyes.

Mu Pingting said a little angrily: "But even so, they shouldn't be so negligent to a young master. If I hadn't come today, I don't know how long it would have been delayed! You should use your identity as a master to suppress them. "

Mu Pingting's words are quite reasonable. She is a concubine anyway, no matter how low her status is, she can get it for a while as long as she puts pressure on her status, but after a long time, no one cares about her promise.

What's more, if you tear your face apart, you will only use unfavored and low status as an excuse to push her affairs to the back, so why bother to make a fuss for yourself.

Lin Qingyu felt distressed in her heart.

"I'm a new concubine, and there are so many people in the palace who want to take care of me, and my sister is not favored by me..." She was a little dejected in her words, but then she raised her eyes and smiled: "Fortunately, my sister is here, no, I immediately arranged for a new concubine." servants of the palace."

"They're fine."

She lived in a different environment from Lin Qingyu, and she had received different etiquette education since she was a child. Maybe she was not as good at handling servants as the ladies in their mansion, so she slowly stopped talking.

At this time, Lingqiao came with freshly brewed tea.

Lingqiao served the tea and said: "This is rose honeydew, our little master's favorite, please Jingui to taste something new."

"It smells so good." Mu Pingting took the cup, opened the lid, sniffed it lightly, took a sip, and immediately frowned.

Just saying those words, her mouth was a little dry, Lin Qingyu also took a sip from the cup, seeing Mu Pingting like this, she asked, "But doesn't this tea suit my sister's appetite?"

"Hmm..." Mu Pingting nodded, and paused for a while before saying, "Qingyu, do you usually drink these teas? The rose leaves already smell a bit musty."

Lin Qingyu was stunned, and put the cup in his hand on the table in a daze. After a long time, Fang opened his lips and asked Lingqiao who was beside him: "Look for yourself, why did you use the moldy rose leaves to make tea for Mr. Jin! You didn't choose the flowers carefully. Leaf?"

Lingqiao's petite figure trembled, and her tone was a little aggrieved: "My lord, this servant only dares to soak it with the new flowers and leaves received from the House of Internal Affairs, and this servant has seen it before soaking, there is nothing wrong with it..."

This Lingqiao lied to her former master and current master, Lin Qingyu was a little annoyed.

Lin Qingyu's voice was soft, but her words were somewhat gloomy: "Could it be that you are saying that Mr. Jin has wronged you? If you didn't misuse the moldy flowers and leaves, then go and take the pot of rose leaves to prove your innocence."

Seeing that she provoked it at this time, Mu Pingting hurriedly circled to stop Lingqiao, but Lingqiao ran out regardless of the obstruction.

After a while, Lingqiao came over with the pot of rose leaves in her arms, "Please take a look, my lord, please take a look, Mr. Jin, whether the flowers and leaves are moldy or not."

Lin Qingyu was furious. Although Lingqiao was a servant girl serving Mu Pingting before, now that she has entered her palace, she can't compete with her master so unrulyly.

She stretched out her hand and snatched the jar of flowers and leaves, "Lingqiao is ignorant, I made my sister laugh." Then she handed the jar to Lingqiao and said: "Don't make trouble anymore, go and put it away."

Lingqiao took the jar and gave it to Mu Pingting backhandedly, she refused with righteous words on her face, "My lord, this servant didn't make trouble, this servant just gave herself an innocence."

Lin Qingyu looked angry and annoyed.

As the master, Mu Pingting said that the rose leaves were moldy and was refuted by Lingqiao, the servant girl. Now she has to clear her name. If it was really a misunderstanding, would she have to give her a servant girl to apologize?
Wouldn't it be ugly at that time, but Lingqiao is a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, so she really doesn't know the seriousness.

Just when she was thinking about how to change the topic, Mu Pingting suddenly said: "It does have a musty smell, it should be affected by damp, if it is not for an expert to taste carefully, you can't taste it, is it not stored properly?"

"It shouldn't be. The new rose leaves were just picked up from the Ministry of Internal Affairs this morning, so they should be fresh." Lingqiao took the jar in disbelief, and looked inside carefully.

Mu Pingting frowned, wiped the hand that touched Huaye with a handkerchief, and said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is just playing it perfunctory. Throw away the flower and leaf together with the jar, don't use it again."

Lin Qingyu saw that Mu Pingting and Lingqiao were asking and answering each other, ordering things to be done quickly and neatly, and they were more like master and servant than she and Lingqiao, she couldn't help sneering in her heart, and her eyes darkened.

Seeing that Lin Qingyu was in a daze, thinking that the rose leaves were thrown away by her and there was no new tea, Mu Pingting called Huayue again and said, "Go to my palace and fetch some high-quality golden osmanthus and pearl orchid, and then give the emperor Bring the rewarded Biluochun as well."

Lin Qingyu's voice was muffled: "Thank you, sister..."

Mu Pingting's eyes were soft and springy, and her smile was more like a spring breeze blowing willows, warming her heart: "I don't know what kind of tea my sister likes, I don't have rose leaves in the palace, Jingui and Zhulan are what I usually drink, The fragrance is very strong, if my sister doesn't like these two fragrances, Biluochun tastes good too."

Lin Qingyu smiled slightly, pink eyes and peach cheeks reflected on her cold and white face, as ruthless as drawing paper: "The things in my sister's palace are naturally much better than mine, how can my sister not like it?"

Mu Pingting said eagerly: "If you think which tastes better, please tell me later, and I will ask Huayue to send a few packs every month."

The tea in her palace is nothing more than ordinary quality Pu'er. Recently, rose leaves were used to make soup to cool off the summer heat. Looking at it now, it is incomparable.

Lin Qingyu said with self-mockery: "I was fortunate enough to hear my sister's song Yu Xiao on the day of the palace selection, which made the emperor's heart drunk and the queen mother happy. Now the song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" makes Long Yan very happy, not only makes the emperor feel happy every day. Going to Fujingxuan, I also gave my sister the word "Jin" as a title, not to mention so many generous rewards, just this bit of clear cornel is far behind, how can I get used to the good tea in my sister's palace."

Mu Pingting heard something, the smile on her face gradually faded, and she said casually: "What's the matter, if you get used to drinking, ask me for it."

At this time, Huayue had already brought back her things, so she chatted casually and left with her.

(End of this chapter)