Queen Xiaoxi

Chapter 7 Checking into Yiqing Study Room
Wanxian saw the three characters Changchun Gate written in Manchu and Chinese on the plaque in front of the door.

Before I even entered the door, a nanny came to meet me.

"I have met the young master Chang Zai. This servant is the lady in charge of the Queen's side, Mother Yun. The lady An is worshiping the Buddha. I asked the servant to take the young master to the back hall to settle down first." Mother Yun greeted Wanxian. Ma is the palace maid who has been with Concubine An since she was promoted to the throne in the 16th year of Kangxi's reign. It has been 32 years now and she is Concubine An's first confidant.

"Thank you so much, Aunty Yun, and please ask Auntie Yun to lead the way." Wanxian said with a blessing ceremony.

"Master, please go with me." Aunt Yun hurriedly took Wanxian to the back hall.As he walked, he said: "Ever since we knew that Master Chang Zai was coming, Concubine An had ordered that Master Chang Zai live in the back hall, which is more spacious. In order to make Master Chang Zai live more comfortably, Concubine An specifically ordered Master Chang Zai to live in the back hall. The concubines in the east and west wings of the apse moved to live in the east and west wings of the apse." After saying that, he walked to the apse.

In front of the apse were standing three palace maids and two young eunuchs.As soon as he saw Wanxian, he knelt down and said, "I would like to pay my respects to my little master Chang Zai. I wish you good luck to my little master Chang Zai."

"Get up." Wanxian said quickly.

"Chang Zai, you see, this is the back hall. It also has a unique name, called Yiqing Study Room. The young master must be literate," said Grandma Yun.

"My cousin taught me a few words when I was at home, and I only know a few characters." My cousin taught Wanxian a few words when she was young, and Wanxian had only read the Three-Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and the Thousand-Character Classic.I only dare to peek when my stepmother is not around, and I dare not let my stepmother know.

Wanxian then said: "Mammy, when will Concubine An's worship of the Buddha be finished, so that Wanxian can go and kowtow in greeting."

"My young master, don't worry, I will take you into the palace to have a look." Grandma Yun said and took Wanxian to the palace.

Yiqing Bookstore is a large house with five rooms in width, with three rooms in the east and west wings.

I saw the words "Yiqing Bookstore" written on the door of the palace.

There is a throne in front of the main hall, an incense burner in the middle, and a calligraphy and painting hanging in the middle behind the throne.There is also a carved palace lantern directly above the incense burner.This is a place prepared to welcome guests. There are two rooms in the east and west, blocked by doors and windows.

Walking to the east and opening the door, there is a screen with lotus paintings painted on it.

There are two rooms bypassing the screen, separated by a wood-carved Wanfu Longevity frame, with a curtain hanging from the top, dividing it into two rooms, the main room and the second room, which are very elegantly decorated.The main room by the window can be used as a bed on weekdays to make it soft.Opposite are the seats, with an Eight Immortals table and chairs in the middle.Walking further inside, you can open the curtain and you will find the bedroom. Opposite the window is the dressing table.There is a huanghuali canopy bed in the center.It's really beautiful.When Wanxian was at home, she originally thought that her sister's boudoir was the best, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that.

"Young master, I like it. If you are not satisfied with it, please tell me and I will make changes." Aunt Yun looked at Wanxian and said.

"Thank you, Grandma. Wanxian is very satisfied. There is nothing to change." Wanxian said to Grandma Yun.Wanxian felt that her eyes could not see clearly.

"Young master, just be satisfied. I will go with my servant to take a look at the two rooms on the west side. I originally wanted to use the partitions as warehouses, but Concubine An said that the east and west wing rooms were empty, so she used them as warehouses and asked my servant to give them to me. Make it a study and embroidery room." Aunt Yun took Wanxian to the two rooms in the west room.

Wanxian was dazzled when she saw it.Entering the palace is really a good place. If not entering the palace, how could Wanxian live in such an elegant place.

In fact, it was Wanxian's luck. If she had entered the palace earlier, she would not have had such a good place to live. Even being able to live in the wing room would have been a good thing.

It's just that Long live is old now. Many concubines in the early years grew old and died.There are not as many new concubines as before.Nowadays, many concubines are old enough to be Wanxian's mammies.

Wanxian returned to the main room, and Grandma Yun asked Wanxian to sit on the throne.The three maids and two young eunuchs knelt on the ground again to say hello.

"These three palace maids and two young eunuchs are assigned to the young master by the House of Internal Affairs. If they are not doing their best, the young master can just tell the servant, and the servant will choose some good ones for the young master. There are other people who clean the back hall. The maids and eunuchs can be called upon by the young master. If there is anything else, the young master can also tell the concubine An and the servants. You still haven’t told me what your name is."

After a while, Wanxian learned that the three palace ladies were named Yunxia, ​​Caixia and Hongxia.The two little eunuchs are called Xiaoyuanzi and Xiaotuanzi, which means reunion.

Before Wanxian could say anything, she saw a great eunuch wearing eighth-grade palace clothes walk in, knelt down and said, "Slave, Ji Heping is the eunuch in charge of Changchun Palace. I would like to pay my respects to my little master Chang Zai. Little master , Concubine An said, it is already three quarters at noon, and the young master has just arrived and is probably tired. Why not have lunch, take a nap, and then say hello to Concubine An after the hour," Ji Heping said.

Wanxian nodded hurriedly and called. "My young master, if anything happens in the future, just give instructions to this slave." Ji Heping said flatteringly.

Before Wanxian could say anything, a young eunuch came into the palace and said, "The ladies of each palace have come down to reward you."

(End of this chapter)