Concubine Jin Hui smiled proudly and comforted Lianyun.
"You must remember that you must help your aunt wholeheartedly. If your aunt succeeds, she will not miss out on your benefits. Aren't you free to choose the female officials in this palace, regardless of their rank?"
"Liuyun is here to thank aunt."
Lianyun smiled, and this smile made her eyes even smaller, almost becoming a narrow slit.
"It's getting late. You should go back and don't let anyone know that you are mine. This way, if anything happens, people won't be suspicious of my aunt."
"Yes, aunt."
Lianyun pursed her lips and quietly retreated.
Chu Qiao didn't know when Lian Yun came back. When she opened her eyes, it was already bright. She hurriedly got up. When she got out of bed, her feet were a little greasy. She lowered her eyes and found that there was something on the ground in front of the bed.
, with a few drops of candle flame oil.
Strange, she didn't seem to bring the candle to the bed. Where did this oil drop come from?
At this time, Liao Yun stuck his head in and reminded Chu Qiao with a smile.
"Hurry up, we can't be late today."
"Oh, it's coming."
Chu Qiao looked away, put on the clothes of a cook, and before leaving, she looked back at the ground. Undoubtedly, when she was asleep last night, someone stood in front of her bed for a long time with a candle, thinking
Thinking about it, she felt chills in her heart. She might be so dead when sleeping in the future. Otherwise, if she was killed, she would not know how she died.
After leaving the door, Chu Qiao raised her eyes and looked at Liao Yun's back.
"Guess who I saw yesterday?" Lianyun stopped and looked at Chu Qiao with the same smile.
"How do I know?"
Chu Qiao rolled her eyes at her. This woman still looked so innocent. It was hard to imagine how long she had been standing by her bed with a candle before she left oil droplets on the ground.
"Chong Ximo!" Lianyun jumped directly in front of Chu Qiao's eyes and said the name loudly.
"ah?"
Chu Qiao's face suddenly turned pale. She was not more surprised than when she saw the oil droplets on the candlelight in front of the bed. Lianyun actually said this name? It was like a thunderbolt hit Chu Qiao's head, making her dizzy.
swell.
"Not only is he young and promising, he is also so handsome. I heard that the emperor thinks highly of him now. Do you know... Although he is far away from me, his extraordinary bearing..." Liao Yun said, imagining that his face turned red.
Okay, it seems that this girl's admiration for Chong Ximo is not the slightest bit.
"hehe……"
After Chu Qiao met Chong Ximo, she had a good sleep and her mind was already very calm, but she didn't want to be able to calm down when Lian Yun mentioned it again.
Why does the heart beat?
Doesn't she really like her?
Chu Qiao shook her head, believing that this feeling was definitely not love, but the awkward relationship in the past that made her unable to let go. Also, the encounter on Yuquan Mountain, that guy left such a good impression on her.
"You haven't seen him before, have you?" Lianyun felt that Chu Qiao's expression was strange, so he asked casually.
"I'm just a palace maid. I've never seen her before. But to hear you praise me like that, I must be of an unusual status." Chu Qiao smiled.
"The only son of Chong Medical Supervisor is still the deputy envoy of the imperial hospital, which is certainly unusual. I heard that the emperor thinks highly of him, and he himself is both civil and military." Liao Yun's face was still full of excitement, and he spoke enthusiastically
.
"Being both civil and military? It's really rare."
Chu Qiao squeezed out such a sentence through her teeth, feeling secretly annoyed in her heart. He was not a sick man at all, but he was actually good at both civil and military affairs. It seemed that there must be some ulterior secret in her marriage to him.
Damn it, he actually cheated on her!
Chu Qiao pursed her lips and clenched her fists, feeling a little resentful towards Chong Ximo. For the past two years, she had been played like a little monkey, and even her uncle was kept in the dark.
Chong Ximo's father is the largest official in the imperial hospital, and his son Chong Ximo has recently been promoted to deputy envoy. How come his uncle is so unlucky that he gets into trouble and ends up dead?
Lianyun still praised Chong Ximo in her ears, talking about his calmness, coolness, sharp eyes, true qualities of a man, etc. It seemed that she was quite fascinated by this man.
Chu Qiao really wanted to calm down her mind, but when she walked to Mao Daqiu's case, she was still anxious and uneasy. Chong Ximo's name was all cluttered in her mind and she couldn't get rid of it.
Jade wiped the ground under her feet over and over again, once to the left and once to the right, deliberately circling her in circles, which made people upset. However, this upset also had an advantage. It gradually attracted Chu Qiao's mind.
In the past, the woman kept chattering, but couldn't hear what she was saying?
"If you rub it again here, you will lose layers of skin." Chu Qiao reminded Jade.
"Vixen!"
Jade held the rag, pursed her lips, glanced at Mao Daqiu who was walking in from outside, and quickly looked away, her face turning red.
Although this expression disappeared fleetingly, it was still looked at by Chu Qiao. No wonder Feicui didn't like her so much. He either called her a coquettish girl or a vixen. It turned out to be because of her big hairy balls?
"Is your hand healed?" Mao Daqiu's voice came over.
"Much better."
Chu Qiao showed her small white teeth and smiled awkwardly. Jade held the rag and left with her head lowered.
"Let me take a look." Mao Daqiu stretched out his hand.
"No, it couldn't be better."
Chu Qiao hid her hand, knowing that if she wanted to climb up and become an imperial chef, she couldn't offend Mao Daqiu. At least in the imperial kitchen, he was her support point.
But it was unacceptable that this fellow took advantage of her. Chu Qiao had to be careful at all times. Just as she was thinking about it, Mao Daqiu came closer, and Chu Qiao deliberately bent down, letting him miss.
The fat on Mao Daqiu's face trembled a few times. He wanted to be angry but couldn't, so he could only walk back to the stove and get ready.
At this time, outside the door of the imperial dining room, Eunuch Ping walked in. Behind him was a middle-aged female official in gorgeous clothes.
As soon as the middle-aged female official walked in, all the people in the imperial dining room stopped busy and stood respectfully. They all stood quietly with their heads bowed, not daring to speak. Even Mao Daqiu stood waiting honestly.
Chu Qiao didn't know the identity of such a woman, but judging from the clothes, they were all made of fine silk, and the jade pendant tied with a flower knot around her waist was also a rare item. She should be a distinguished figure in the palace.
Eunuch Ping came in with the woman and stepped aside, looking very humble and respectful.
The middle-aged woman took a step forward, looked around with sharp eyes, and said seriously.
"The old people here must all know me, and there are also many new ones who are unfamiliar. I am Xue Wanyue, the food supervisor in the palace."
The Food Supervisor is a female official in the palace. She is the second-ranked female official and is responsible for the meal arrangements for the emperor and queen. How come a female official with such a high position comes to the imperial dining room?