Solid pet palace maid

Chapter 19

At dinner time, Xiaoman was eating, but the emperor came suddenly.

It was too sudden. I didn't receive an order to attend bed at night in the afternoon, but I didn't prepare anything.However, Xiao Man thought, this is a good time.

Xiaoman knelt outside Cunfang Hall, eyes full of love, quietly waiting for the emperor.

The emperor got off the chariot and saw the beauty kneeling in the hazy moonlight, it was really embarrassing for a beautiful woman. "My concubine, get up quickly, it's so cold today, and it's cold at night, how can you kneel here, doesn't it make my heart ache." Oh, this emperor probably used the same rhetoric everywhere.Xiao Man thought, if he really dared not kneel, he would be committing suicide.

"Your Majesty, have you already had your meal? You came here suddenly, and I didn't prepare it, so I didn't mean to make my concubine neglect you. You must not blame me." Xiaoman took the emperor's sleeve and shook it a few times with her small hand, tenderly laughed.

"Yo, Concubine Ai will get rid of the crime first. I haven't seen you for a few days and learned to be smart. Okay, let's see how little darling has neglected me." Emperor Zhengkang nodded Xiaoman's smooth forehead and smiled.

Walking into the room, the emperor, who was still smiling a moment ago, was really angry now.Four dishes and one soup, four dishes, not to mention the scarce green vegetables in cold weather, all of them are oily, and all of them are not to mention the stewed meat slices that don't know what to mix with, and they are fat and greasy.The soup didn't look like any soup, it was also a mass of oil.

If you were a small farmer, it would be nice to be able to eat such dishes, but this is the imperial palace, and even the maids could occasionally have a bite of fresh vegetables, at least cabbage and potatoes were still available.But here Xiaoman didn't even have a plate of vegetables, let alone fruits.What's more, there are so many dishes in this late autumn, and it's really the middle of winter, I don't know what kind of treatment this is.

The emperor had never seen such dishes before, even if it was disgustingly greasy, it was still cold, otherwise, there would be a thick layer of lard, and it looked really unappetizing.

Although Emperor Zhengkang has been emperor for many years, he also came from the prince.When the mother and concubine were in favor and after they fell out of favor, he also saw the treatment of food, clothing and housing. He also understood how snobbish the servants were, how could he not understand Xiaoman's experience today.

Xiaoman has been canonized as a beauty. Although she is only a sixth-rank young master, according to the rules, her life will never be so unsatisfactory, even worse than a respectable court lady.Who is the emperor, the number one in the world, it is possible that he can't support his wife and concubines, so he is so humble.

Seeing that the fire was ready, Xiao Man immediately said: "Your Majesty, this dish tastes really good. My concubine wanted to eat meat the most when I was a child, but unfortunately I may not be able to eat it during the Chinese New Year. Usually my concubine also eats it deliciously, but just now I was dawdling and refused to eat it." Eat well, but it's cold. How about I order some porridge and side dishes? It warms the stomach and doesn't accumulate food at night."

Emperor Zhengkang took a look at Xiaoman, he had been conferred for a few days, but he hadn't plumped up at all, he was still delicate and quiet, and would collapse when the wind blows.The same goes for the clothes, although the moon-white jacket and the pink satin skirt perfectly matched Sai Xue's skin, but she didn't even wear a decent cloak.It's late autumn now, and it's cold in the north at night, how can I not put on a thin cloak, it's not that the beauty is frozen.

Kanzheng Kangdi looked at him with pity, without saying a word.Xiaoman held the emperor's hand, and slowly stroked the calluses on the emperor's hand with soft fingers, some were left from holding the pen all the year round, and some were left from practicing swords.

Emperor Zhengkang felt the caress of his slender jade fingers, and he calmed down. He said: "My concubine, I have wronged you. These slaves are careless. I will make the decision for you, and replace a few smart slaves."

He knew how dare a servant make things difficult for a beauty for no reason, let alone a beauty who has been in the limelight for two consecutive days.It must be the hands and feet of some concubine, and the inability to run away is the action of Concubine Li.But now he wouldn't reprimand Li Concubine for this matter, he should use the slaves to give that woman a warning.

Eunuch Zhang immediately ordered the maids and eunuchs to go down, gagged, and refused to even say a word.There will be new people to replace and serve.

Xiao Man thought that these slaves would be punished at most, which was good, so she dismissed them directly, so as not to make her feel bad every day.Although the newcomer must have someone else's eyeliner, it's better than blatantly bullying her now.However, Qing'an was still inside.

Xiao Man hugged the Emperor's arm, "Oh, Your Majesty, this concubine is asking for favors." Emperor Zhengkang thought that she wanted to be a good person and left these slaves behind, and was about to speak when Xiao Man continued, "I don't care what punishment others receive, I don't care about it here. The little eunuch Qing'an is good, every time something happens, he will do his best to turn around and maintain it, he is a dedicated slave."

Emperor Zhengkang passed with a wave of his hand, but he was just a slave.

While Eunuch Zhang Deming was instructing people to serve the meal again, Emperor Zhengkang started chatting with Xiaoman.

"Aifei, you said you couldn't even eat meat when you were young?" Emperor Zhengkang asked.

It was rare that the emperor, who was busy with everything, cared about such a trivial matter, so he had to seize the opportunity to gain sympathy.

"Well, my concubine's family also had dozens of acres of land, and my father was a scholar, and his life was not bad. However, when my concubine was 5 years old, my father died of illness, and there was a famine left behind. The family has been short of food and clothing since then. Mother It's hard to live with my elder brother, elder sister, and concubine." Xiaoman bowed his head and said.

(End of this chapter)