Chapter 144: Chapter 144: The Calculating Court Lady
Chapter 144 144: The calculating palace maid
When Xiao Jinran thought of marrying Xiao Yi, he didn't waste a moment and immediately ordered Xu Wenzhen to take care of it.
Qiu Bai also got wind of it as soon as possible and hurried back to Fuhua Palace to get some fresh air.
Nowadays, there are more people in Fuhua Palace. Instead of talking casually like before, now everything is said carefully and it is not comfortable at all.
When Qiu Bai returned to Fuhua Palace, Wen Nianruan was just lying on the sofa and squinting his eyes to rest. The newly arrived palace people found that this Concubine Wen was different from other empresses. She lived a normal life except eating and sleeping.
It's very boring and I don't know how to play the piano or embroider.
If you don't eat or sleep, is it still called a salty fish life?
Qiu Bai stepped forward, looked at the palace servants who were working outside, and whispered in Wen Nianruan's ear: "Your Majesty, the Emperor said that he wants to marry Prince Ling Zhao."
Wen Nianruan opened his eyes, which were a little sleepy and a little interesting: "Tell Xiao Yi about your marriage? What did Xiao Yi say?"
"I haven't heard Prince Ling Zhao's statement yet, but the Emperor has left it to Princess Rong Ning to take care of it."
Wen Nianruan snorted and closed his eyelids again: "Xiao Jinran is not stupid. He leaves this matter to Xu Wenzhen. If Xiao Yi is angered, with Xu Wenzhen taking care of it, Xiao Yi can't take the blame from him.
On the head."
Xu Wenzhen is a gun-blocker.
Wen Nianruan closed his eyes and continued to sleep. He was very relieved about Xiao Yi. Let's not talk about whether any girl in the imperial capital fell in love with him. Even with Xiao Yi's temperament, if he didn't want to marry, no one could force him.
"Your Majesty, please try the hibiscus cake made by this servant."
At this time, a palace maid came over with a plate of pastries. The pastries were still steaming and had just come out of the oven.
Wen Nianruan opened his eyes, took a bite and nodded with satisfaction: "It tastes good." He looked up at the palace maid in front of him and felt that she looked familiar: "What's your name?"
"Slave Ziyun."
Wen Nianruan looked at Ziyun for a few times. She was a very beautiful girl. She looked like a jade girl from a small family. She was no worse than those girls from small families. She had a pair of big watery eyes filled with misty autumn water, which made her a little more charming.
meaning.
Ziyun folded his hands on his chest in a respectful manner.
When Wen Nianruan chose the palace maid in the morning, he didn't even look at it, he just followed his fingers. He didn't expect to pick such a beautiful palace maid.
But his cooking skills are pretty good.
Much better than Qiubai and Yushuang.
Wen Nianruan asked: "Are you in charge of the kitchen?"
Ziyun bit her red lips: "Yes, this slave is assigned to be responsible for the queen's meals."
Wen Nianruan looked at her slender hands with a deep smile: "Look at these delicate little hands. They haven't done any rough work, right?"
"This slave has served Empress Dowager De in the past. This is the first time for me to cook."
Ziyun's big eyes drooped lightly, as if with grievances on her face.
In the past, she was the eldest maid next to Ye Qianhe. She only had to follow Ye Qianhe. She rarely did the work of serving tea and water. Later, when Ye Qianhe entered the cold palace, she naturally did not want to suffer the consequences.
So she went to the female official of the Shang Palace Bureau to ask for a favor, and bribed her secretly, so that she was not sent to the cold palace to serve Ye Qianhe.
She was transferred here when Fuhua Palace needed palace staff.
I thought I would be able to enjoy happiness with Wen Nianruan, but unexpectedly I was assigned to be responsible for menial tasks in the kitchen.
In the past, she was used to being "pampered", but after falling into a disastrous situation in Fuhua Palace, Ziyun felt somewhat unbalanced.
It turns out that he used to be someone close to Ye Qianhe.
Wen Nianruan raised his eyebrows, no wonder he looked familiar.
She laughed: "In the past, you served beside Concubine De, and came to Fuhua Palace to take charge of my meals. It was indeed aggrieved."
"Thank you for your understanding, ma'am."
Ziyun's eyes lit up, thinking that Wen Nianruan was going to re-employ her, but Wen Nianruan said: "It's my first time cooking and my cooking skills are so good. I see that you have good talent in this area. You will be in charge of the kitchen in the future.
I believe you will do better and better."
Ziyun's face stiffened, and she clenched her palms in frustration, but now she did not dare to disobey Wen Nianruan, and replied respectfully: "I will serve you with all my heart, my servant."
Wen Nianruan's fox eyes naturally saw Ziyun's dissatisfaction, and he ate the cakes as if nothing had happened, not forgetting to pass a few pieces to Qiubai: "Try Ziyun's craftsmanship, you and Yushuang should learn from it."
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If these two girls didn't know how to cook, would she have to clean the royal kitchen every night?
Seeing his cake being shared with a maid, Ziyun's face turned gray and even more ugly.
When she was the eldest maid next to Ye Qianhe, she never enjoyed this kind of blessing.
After finishing the pastries, Wen Nianruan lay back lazily on the couch and said to Ziyun: "Take the plate away and wash it."
"yes."
Ziyun concealed the unwillingness in her eyes, took the plate and left.
Qiu Bai snorted: "I didn't expect that he is still a proud and arrogant master."
She could understand why Wen Nianruan didn't reuse Ziyun just now. This maid was actually shrewd and beautiful, but the calculation and unwillingness revealed in her eyes made her a restless master.
Wen Nianruan narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You have learned how to read people now."
Qiu Bai smiled angrily: "Didn't I learn all this from you?"
After staying with Wen Nianruan for a long time, Qiu Bai and Yu Shuang have learned a lot and are very good at observing words and emotions.
Putting aside Ziyun's intentions, just because she had been with Ye Qianhe, it was impossible for Wen Nianruan to reuse her.
Wen Nianruan closed his eyes to sleep and said lazily: "Ziyun pay more attention and don't let her have any evil thoughts."
This maidservant seems to have a high vision at first glance. How can she be willing to cook in Fuhua Palace without hurting her delicate hands?
After Ziyun walked away with the plate, he came to a deserted place. He threw the plate on the ground angrily and kicked the wall hard.
"Sibingyangzi, why do you only let me serve you and cook?"
"Fuck, die, die, die!"
She had never suffered like this before. Even when she wasn't with Ye Qianhe before, she was a maid who served closely in other palaces and did the easiest work.
Unexpectedly, Wen Nianruan was just a cook here.
Ziyun looked at her originally delicate hands, which were swollen from being soaked in water today to make cakes for Wen Nianruan. She touched her hands with a distressed look on her face.
Originally, she took great pains to make cakes for Wen Nianruan just to show off her face in front of her, thinking that Wen Nianruan could reuse her.
I didn't expect that this sick man didn't know how to praise him at all!
It was a waste of all her hard work. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Ziyun felt even more sorry for her hand. If she had known better, she would not have come to help Hua Palace.
Suddenly, a dark light flashed in Ziyun's eyes, and she clapped her hands with a slight joy on her face.
Yes, she can find another way.
She glared at Fuhua Palace with resentment, "Don't blame her for cheating, Wen Nian forced her to do all this!"
Immediately, Ziyun cautiously looked around and saw that no one was around, and quietly left Fuhua Palace.
She had just walked not far when a figure followed behind her.