Chapter 178: The Treatment of the Imperial Kitchen
The little eunuch who was instructing the palace maids to tidy up the room saw Chu Qiao at a glance and hurriedly came up to greet her.
"Oh, Chef Li is back. This room is still a little bad. Don't worry, I might choke you." Chu Qiao was really not used to this attitude and look.
"Actually... I can clean up here by myself." Chu Qiao said.
"How is that possible? Isn't this embarrassing my slave? Even if I do it myself, I can't let Chef Li do it." The little eunuch laughed, making Chu Qiao feel uncomfortable all over.
"Are you sure that I want to live here?" Chu Qiao asked the young eunuch, pointing to the plaque above her head. This is Yayuan. Even if Chu Qiao didn't know much about the palace, she knew that this was where the concubines of the harem lived.
"Of course, how could there be a mistake? All your things have been moved in. I will send a few more maids here later. You can choose one. The one you like will stay and serve you."
Serving herself? Chu Qiao stared at the little eunuch with wide eyes. The house was occupied by concubines, so she still wanted a palace maid to serve her? Who is she? She is Li Chunxiang, a cook who was a handyman. How dare he have a concubine in the harem?
Such treatment, isn’t this looking for death?
She looked around nervously and quietly approached the little eunuch.
"Father, please stop joking. I'm just a chef in the imperial kitchen. How can I dare to be so arrogant? I still want my head. Tell me, have I offended someone and punished me like this?" Chu Qiao was very worried.
Worry.
The little eunuch was startled for a moment, but when he understood what Chu Qiao meant, he actually laughed.
"Look at what you said. You are the chef of the imperial kitchen now, but you may not be the chef in the future. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
"You're not afraid, I'm afraid."
Chu Qiao rolled her eyes at the little eunuch. Did this guy collude with someone to say these words of comfort? If he is not a chef now, he will be a queen in the future? Isn't this a joke?
Chu Qiao bypassed the little eunuch, entered the room, hurriedly took out her baggage, turned around and walked out. This place was very windy, so you must not stay here.
When the little eunuch saw Chu Qiao suddenly leaving, he shouted several times after her. Chu Qiao didn't even stop and went directly to An Ge's residence.
Ange's residence is very close to Yayuan, just a few steps away. He is sitting in a chair by the fire with a blanket on his knees, warming himself by the fire while carving something, as if he is a running horse.
pony.
Chu Qiao stood at the door, looking at An Ge who was concentrating on him and the carving knife that he took away from his hand. He was a little confused. Is he really just an imperial chef? It seems that such a life is completely unrestrained. In the palace, there is no fear.
The emperor isn't that comfortable either, is he?
An Ge was so focused that Chu Qiao came in without even noticing.
Chu Qiao coughed lightly, and then An Ge noticed her presence, put down the pony in his hand, glanced at the baggage Chu Qiao was carrying, and asked in a low voice.
"Why, you came here with your baggage and want to live with me?" He smiled jokingly.
Such a joke made Chu Qiao's face turn red.
"No, no, I just want to ask you a question."
"Ask, I happen to be very free, so I can ask a hundred questions." An Ge made an expression as if he was waiting for questions.
"Are you really just a royal chef?"
Chu Qiao asked her doubts. Is he too talented to allow her to live in such a good room? Does An Ge have any other identities?
"I have always been just an imperial chef. If you really want to ask, there is this..." An Ge picked up the unfinished pony, still smiling, with calmness in his beautiful eyes.
It seems that he doesn't want to lie, and he lives here alone, and there are not many eunuchs and maids around him. Maybe he is too worried.
Chu Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, put the baggage aside casually, and walked to An Ge in frustration. She pointed in the direction next to her and asked in a low voice.
"Yayuan, I can't live there. Only concubines in the harem are qualified to live in such a good room. Why did you come to that place... If I really live in it, it will be very embarrassing."
"You are very smart. A concubine of the late emperor did live in Yayuan before." An Ge said.
"I said that's it. I can't go and live there. Are you trying to kill me? I'm unlucky enough." Chu Qiao felt that An Ge was going too far. He let her go even though he knew it was impossible. The eunuchs and maids also
I don’t know why, but I actually listened to An Ge’s instructions. It seems that I don’t have a very bright mind.
An Ge heard Chu Qiao's complaint and actually laughed.
"Yayuan has been empty for more than ten years. No one dares to live in it. I thought you were as brave as me." He shook his head, picked up the small wooden horse again, and started carving it. Then he said,
If Chu Qiao doesn't dare to live there, just find another place and Eunuch Ping will arrange it.
"Why don't you dare?" Chu Qiao snatched the little wooden horse over. Why didn't this guy speak clearly? In fact, Fourth Miss Chu was quite courageous.
An Ge had nothing left to carve, so he turned to look at Chu Qiao again and asked her if she was afraid of ghosts.
"What nonsense are you talking about? There are ghosts wherever they are. Just let the ghosts come and I will see them."
Chu Qiao firmly believes that there are no ghosts in this world. The reason why so many people are afraid of ghosts is because of their own random thoughts.
"If you're not afraid, go and live there. Some people say that after the concubine in Yayuan died, she has been haunted by ghosts, so it became vacant. Even the place where I live now belongs to that concubine. A place with ghosts is good, not only for people during the day
"No, there's no one there at night, and even thieves don't like to come."
An Ge said something mysteriously, with a strange expression on his face. Chu Qiao was really frightened by what he said, as if there was really a ghost.
"Don't you dare to go?" An Ge asked again.
"Who says I don't dare? If it's really just because of the haunting, then I'll go live there." Chu Qiao turned around, picked up the baggage, and was about to leave, but An Ge stopped her.
"Li Chunxiang, my little pony." An Ge offered his hand.
"oh."
Only then did Chu Qiao notice that An Ge's half-carved pony was still in her hand. She awkwardly handed the pony to An Ge and then strode out.
An Ge took the wooden horse and looked at Chu Qiao's back with a sharp look, a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth for a long time.
When she returned to Yayuan, the room had been tidied up. Chu Qiao sent everyone away. Standing alone in the huge room, she felt as if she was in a dream. She walked into the inner room and threw her bags on the table.
Go up, lie down directly on the bed, look up at the ceiling with carved birds, is there really a ghost here?
Just when Chu Qiao was thinking about the appearance of this ghost, a rustling sound sounded outside the door of Yayuan.