Quickly wear the born bad seed

Chapter 289 Concubines in the Cold Palace III

The father-in-law quickly brought over what Linlang needed, first some vegetable seeds, which were not valuable, and then some farm tools, such as hoes and sickles.

Then there are some kitchen supplies. Although most of the kitchen utensils have been used, they are still usable. They include a copper kettle for boiling water, an iron pot for cooking, and a kitchen knife.

Linlang was so moved that she almost cried. This father-in-law was such a good man. Although she also gave him a sum of money, she knew that she could not buy so many things with that money.

Linlang put the things sent by the Queen in rearranged them. She first cleaned the room she lived in. Perhaps because no one had lived there for a long time, the corners were full of dust, and even the whole room was dusty. She found a worn towel, wiped it vigorously, and even fumigated it again with mugwort.

The two torn quilts that my son had used before were not thrown away. He placed them in the sun to dry. Although the two quilts were hard and a bit thin, they were still usable.

After a whole day of busy work, the palace finally became a little lively. She spread the two quilts that had been dried in the sun on the bed. Perhaps because they had been dried in the sun, the quilts smelled like sunshine.

As for the two thick quilts, they were placed in the cabinet. He counted on these two thick quilts, so they had to be kept well.

There was still vegetable porridge in the evening, but this time the vegetable porridge was better than before because it was a little salty.

The next morning, Linlang cut off the branches at the corners and placed them in the sun to dry. Then she made a broom and cleaned the entire yard and the entire palace.

After doing all this, Linlang had two blisters on her hands, which hurt terribly, but she couldn't rest yet. She found two long pieces of cloth, wrapped her hands, and began to cultivate a garden in the cold palace.

She planted some vegetables on the edge of the cold palace, mostly radishes and cabbages, which could be eaten soon. She even planted some onions and garlic sprouts on the edge.

By the time everything was ready, a month had passed and Linlang was so tired that she couldn't even lift her hands. My goodness, the productivity in ancient times was so low that half of the hour was spent just on cooking.

The rice that the eunuch had sent before had been almost eaten. If he didn't find a way to get food, he would really have to go hungry.

Linlang also began to find ways to build good relationships with the palace maids and eunuchs around her. She could do embroidery, but it was too hurtful to the eyes, and she was a concubine. If she made embroidery and asked someone to sell it, it would easily give her an excuse in the future.

The only thing Linlang can do is to treat other people. She can't treat serious illnesses, but she can treat minor illnesses. She mainly helps people with massage and even acupuncture. In addition, there are many remote gardens here, so there are always some medicinal herbs that can be used.

Palace maids and eunuchs had a low status, and even if they were sick, they had no way to see a royal physician. The most they could do was spend some money to buy some medicine, or just grit their teeth and hold on.

Although Linlang didn't have any medicinal herbs, she would at least prescribe a prescription for them. The rest was up to them to buy the medicine themselves and then boil it and drink it themselves.

Linlang didn't make much money from treating others, but she did accumulate a lot of connections and got a lot of good things from them, such as food. She couldn't afford white rice, but brown rice was cheap.

"I have a fellow countryman who works in the imperial kitchen. He has a few pounds of flour. Let's find someone to buy a few pounds of pork and make dumplings together." After the maid and Linlang became familiar with each other, they often brought food to Linlang's small courtyard to cook, which was considered a taste of meat. Linlang also tried every means to get them to bring some offal, such as the common pig intestines and some sheep viscera, which no one eats at all and are usually thrown away. Some eunuchs wanted to eat them, but unfortunately they didn't have the tools to cook, so they could only let it go.

Linlang often bought some unwanted scraps from their imperial kitchen and processed them into various delicacies. His palace also became lively and not as deserted as before.

On New Year's Eve, Linlang not only made dumplings, but also stewed a big pot of pork ribs. She felt that life was getting more and more promising. After the spring, she would raise a few chickens and ducklings, and then she would have more than enough eggs to eat.

Several palace maids who were not on duty also came to her palace with some food in their hands. After finishing their meal, they ate melon seeds while talking about the recent events in Gemini Palace.

"I heard that the emperor favored a concubine, but only favored her once and then forgot about it. But this made the imperial concubine very angry. You know, she was the most favored among the concubines in the harem. Before those concubines entered the palace, the emperor went to the imperial concubine except for the queen on a regular basis.

Although the Imperial Concubine is still the most favored in the palace, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Emperor has begun to fall in love with someone else. However, we can only say this, but we must not let the Imperial Concubine hear it, otherwise we will be in big trouble."

When Linlang heard this, she raised her eyebrows. It turned out that the emperor did have some feelings for the imperial concubine. In this feudal era, ordinary families with a little money would dream of having three wives and four concubines.

But the emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem but he only favors the imperial concubine, which can be considered as a sign of loyalty and affection for her. It's a pity that this is a feudal society after all, and it is impossible for the emperor to have only one woman.

"You are the most miserable. You only met the emperor once, but you were not even favored and were sent to the cold palace.

We palace maids at least have a future. We can leave the palace when we are 25 years old, but you will probably have to stay in this cold palace for the rest of your life." The maid said with some regret.

Linlang smiled calmly, "The world is still uncertain, you and I are both dark horses, who can predict what will happen in the future."

Besides, the emperor is not a man who is indifferent to all desires. Although he dotes on the imperial concubine, he is still an emperor after all. He just needs to wait for an opportunity, but sometimes the opportunity is really hard to find.

Linlang was not in a hurry and continued to live her own life. After the beginning of spring, a happy event spread in the palace. The reason was that the favored concubine was pregnant.

"The emperor has been on the throne for four or five years, but there has been no movement from the concubines in the harem. This little beauty is actually pregnant. This is a great joy. I heard that the imperial concubine has replaced a large number of porcelains in the palace..." The maid covered her mouth and laughed when she talked about this.

Linlang also laughed, because the story was becoming more and more interesting. Only when the water became more muddy would she have a chance to stand out.

When the imperial concubine learned that the young concubine was pregnant, she not only smashed all the porcelain in her palace, but even threatened to abort the concubine's fetus, but was stopped by the nanny.

"Your Highness, the Emperor is not your Emperor alone. Sooner or later, a concubine in the harem will get pregnant. Even if you can beat one, you can't beat a hundred!" The nurse advised earnestly, "Besides, this is the first pregnant concubine since the Emperor ascended the throne. Everyone in the harem is watching. If you take action at this time, wouldn't it be like handing the handle to someone else?"