Harem for a living

Chapter 62

"Director Ming, you go and deliver this box of snacks to Qianqing Palace yourself. Regardless of whether the emperor is present or not, you leave it to Liu Chengcheng." Chen Manrou handed the food box to Director Ming, and after thinking about it, he explained: "If the emperor When I saw you, you said it was made of fresh peach blossoms that I went to collect again today, if I don’t see you, forget it.”

Manager Ming agreed, and took the food box out of Zhongcui Palace and went straight to Qianqing Palace.

Jin Huan fetched hot water and asked Chen Manrou to wash his hands: "Ma'am, will the Emperor come over today?"

"You can't tell. The emperor always puts state affairs first. If there is any important event in the previous dynasty, the emperor will definitely not come. Even if he is done with work, he may forget this snack." Chen Manrou washed her hands slowly, After Jin Huan dried her off, she took a photo in the sun again.

Fair and smooth, these hands are well maintained. A rich life is what everyone wants, but there is a price to pay, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, each has its own taste.

"How about Qingxing?" Putting down his hands, he went to the dressing table and dug out a piece of plum blossom cream to apply, and spread it carefully.This thing is made from an ancient recipe she found, and she only gets two or three boxes a year, so it can't be wasted at all.

"The servant asked her to clean the room in the apse. If the empress gives birth to the little prince, the apse will have to be opened." Jin said with a smile, and then he was a little annoyed: "Qing Xing is too shameless, empress, we have to Don't think of a way to drive her away?"

"Get away?" Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows and smiled, and looked sideways: "Do you know who Qing Xing belongs to?"

"I don't know." Jin Huan said with a frown. Originally, Qing Xing and Hong Mei belonged to Zhongcui Palace, and they didn't find out who was behind Qing Xing.It's just that if you change the person, don't you forget about it?

"After Qing Xing is replaced, do you know who will be transferred? If transferred, do you know who it is?" Chen Manrou covered the box of plum blossom cream, stuffed it into the cabinet below, and wrapped it around it. a hair.

Jin Huan pursed his lips, paused before angrily said: "Then let's keep her in Zhongcui Palace to deal with others?"

"In this harem, except for the queen mother, concubine and princess, the rest of the women belong to the emperor. If the emperor wants it, can we stop it?" Chen Manrou said sarcastically: "Even if we want to stop it, we must have the qualifications Just do it."

"Besides, in this palace, Qing Xing is not the only one who has big ambitions. Anyway, we know that Qing Xing is not very smart, so we just need to keep an eye on her. If someone else has a deep mind and steps on your master to climb up, That would be called aggrieved." Chen Manrou said coldly, she didn't enter the palace just to be a stepping stone for others.

Not to mention the issue of identity, but in the harem of the Qing Dynasty where status was so important, the servants and maids in clothes could step on the noble queens of the Eight Banners to climb up, and finally trampled to death a large group of noble women from Manchuria and Mongolia, and became the harem of Qianlong No.1.In this time and space similar to the Song and Ming Dynasties, it is not uncommon for a court lady to be a queen, right?

"Then let's let Qing Xing go down like this?" Jin Huan was a little anxious, and Chen Manrou glanced at her: "What are you anxious about? There are relatively few women in the harem at the moment, so we only have one main seat in the Zhongcui Palace." , in the future, when the emperor drafts again, if someone goes to Zhongcui Palace, wouldn't this Qingxing come in handy?"

Jin Huan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Majesty is more thoughtful, and then we can let them bite dogs."

Chen Manrou smiled and said nothing, this dog may bite a dog, and if the two of them join forces to bite her, it will be bad luck.I went to the study to get a book, let the cup stop and drink, put a rocking chair under the acacia tree in the yard, spread a soft cushion on it, put a pillow, and then hold the book and read it slowly.

Not long after, Manager Ming came back.Chen Manrou hurriedly called him over to answer.Director Ming explained the process of delivering the snacks in detail: "The young ones avoided people along the way, and when they arrived at Qianqing Palace, they saw Eunuch Liu Cheng sending some adults out of the palace. The young ones were waiting next to them. So, after Eunuch Liu Cheng came back, he gave the snacks to Eunuch Liu Cheng."

"After waiting for about half a stick of incense, the emperor did not announce the young one. Eunuch Liu Cheng came out and said that the emperor was busy, and then let the young one come back." As soon as Mr. Ming finished speaking, Jin Huan said with a little disappointment : "Then what does the emperor mean? Will you not come tonight?"

"Okay, Jin Huan, go and get Ben Gong's bow and arrow, I will practice for a while." Chen Manrou didn't care, she waved her hand to dismiss Jin Huan, and turned her head to Manager Ming with a smile: "I'm tired, Manager Ming Let’s go, there are still some snacks in the kitchen, let’s get some snacks from Manager Ming.”

Manager Ming thanked him and bowed down.Jin Huan stomped his feet, went to get the archery target and bow and arrow, hung the target on the tree, then handed the bow and arrow to Chen Manrou, put on the finger cot for her, and then stepped aside.

Chen Manrou didn't know what to do, she didn't see the emperor in person, and she didn't know if he would eat those dim sum.Moreover, Liu Chenggang sent several ministers out of the palace. Will there be any particularly important political affairs to be dealt with tonight?
The more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, he pulled the bow vigorously to catch the long arrow, and when he let go, the long arrow shot out with a whoosh.Jin Huan trotted over to have a look, then raised his voice and shouted: "Your Majesty, Eight Rings!"

Chen Manrou felt a little depressed, took another arrow and started shooting.Jin Huan simply stood still, waiting for the grades to be read.Wei Le and Symposium were called by Jin Huan, one was in charge of picking up the arrows that had been shot and sending them back, and the other was in charge of spreading flour on the picked up arrows.

In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was flipping through the booklets, Liu Cheng stood aside, seeing that the emperor's tea was running low, he quickly added another cup.Seeing that the tea is cold, I quickly change it.The movements were light and delicate, and there was no sound at all.

I don't know how long it took, the emperor put down the vermilion pen and leaned back, Liu Cheng hurried over and squeezed the emperor's shoulders: "Your Majesty, do you want some snacks?"

"What snacks did the imperial dining room send today?" The emperor asked casually, and Liu Cheng said with a smile: "There are walnut cakes, peanut cakes, mung bean cakes, and bean skin rolls. If the emperor wants to use them, the younger ones can be brought over."

The emperor frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "No more, I'm tired of eating those, let the imperial dining room do something else later."

Liu Cheng responded, and after a while, he suddenly realized: "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui has sent some snacks, do you want to try it?"

"Concubine Hui?" The emperor's mind flashed, and the first thing he thought of was Chen Manrou who he saw in the peach blossom forest yesterday morning, and then he thought about what happened last night, he couldn't help but smile, nodded and said: "Bring it here for me to see." Look."

Seeing the smile on the emperor's face, Liu Cheng just paused for a moment, and immediately went to pick up the food box sent by Manager Ming, opened it beside the imperial case, and brought out a plate of snacks.

In the food box, Chen Manrou specially wrapped it in cotton cloth, put it steaming hot, and left it for more than half an hour, when the snack was taken out, it was still warm.

Grind the peach blossoms out of juice, and carve the dim sum into peach blossoms, some budding, some blooming, and falling petals, placed on a white plate, just like a painting, Where is it like dim sum.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to pinch a peach blossom. The warm dessert was slightly sweet, soft and refreshing, and tasted really good.After eating a piece, the emperor turned to look at Liu Cheng: "What's the name of this dessert?"

"If you go back to the emperor, Xiao Mingzi who brought the dessert said that this dessert is called Peach Blossom. Concubine Hui personally went to pick fresh peach blossoms this morning, and then spent a whole day making them."

"Really?" The emperor responded casually, ate a few more pieces, and asked Liu Cheng to take the snack down.He raised his hand to take a booklet and opened it, and never said anything about dim sum again.

Liu Cheng felt a little regretful in his heart, and was about to go out, when suddenly he heard the emperor say: "Go to Zhongcui Palace to announce the decree, I will go to Zhongcui Palace tonight."

"Little one obeys the order." Liu Cheng hurriedly saluted, and bowed out of the hall with the food box in his hand.Went outside to wipe the sweat off his forehead, Liu Cheng couldn't help shaking his head, it's really hard to guess what the emperor is thinking.Forget it, I am the chief steward next to the emperor, as long as I do well what the emperor asked me to do.

When he arrived at Zhongcui Palace, Liu Cheng announced the oral order, and hurried back to Qianqing Palace.

He never expected that the emperor was waiting for a reply!

"When the younger one went, Concubine Hui was shooting an arrow. The arrow target was hanging on the tree. Concubine Hui was really skilled. Standing on the other side, with a whoosh, the arrow left a white mark on the target. "

Liu Cheng smiled and gestured to the emperor, who was a little surprised: "A white seal?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you don't know, Concubine Hui is really smart. The long arrows are just a few wooden sticks. There are no arrows in front. They are just wrapped in a cotton cloth and then dipped in some flour. The arrows shoot out. It can only leave a blank mark."

The emperor actually laughed after hearing this: "This idea is not bad, but this girl is still such a ghostly spirit."

After laughing for a while, the emperor lowered his head and continued to critique the papers.There were not many papers left, and when all the papers were approved, it was completely dark. The emperor took a bath and did not sit in the dragon chariot, so he just led Liu Cheng and walked slowly all the way to Zhongcui Palace.

When Chen Manrou heard the notification, she hurriedly came out with a happy face: "I have seen the emperor, please greet the emperor."

"My concubine, get up." The emperor stretched out his hand to pull Chen Manrou, and walked into the room first.Chen Manrou took a step behind, followed behind and asked, "Does the emperor want some supper? I have someone prepare some for you? I also have some things like barley and lotus seeds here. Cook it into a bowl of porridge and drink it hot. It nourishes the vital energy, invigorates the spleen and whets the appetite. Add some small snacks to ensure that the emperor will be warm after eating it."

"Well, then prepare some." The emperor replied after a moment of pondering. Although it was already spring, it was still a bit cold at night.Especially since he has been busy for most of the day, he is really hungry at the moment.

Chen Manrou agreed, turned her head and told Xiangyue to cook the porridge herself, looked up at the dark sky, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she came.

She was just relieved, but also a little bored, as long as she didn't get pregnant for a day, she would have to work hard for a few days every month, and she didn't know how long this kind of life would last.

(End of this chapter)