When the woman in green shirt saw Chu Qiao looking over, she curled her lips and smiled, then disappeared into the corridor and disappeared, as if she was not there in the first place.
"Follow me." Eunuch Ping called out, causing Chu Qiao to quickly come to her senses and take a few steps to follow him.
Little Eunuch Li, the eunuch in charge of assigning the handymen, although he was from the same family as Chunxiang, was a sharp-mouthed guy. He nodded and bowed in front of Eunuch Ping, and responded to everything, but Eunuch Ping turned around and left, and he became arrogant.
"This is the imperial dining room, not the empress's palace. You have to work anyway. You can't lift two buckets, but one bucket is enough, right?" Little Eunuch Li rolled his eyes, looking annoyed.
After hearing this, Chu Qiao frowned.
Didn't Eunuch Ping say that he didn't have to do the hard work of carrying water, and just help him inside and out? Why did this little plum seem to be deaf and didn't hear? Chu Qiao asked pretending not to know.
"Didn't Eunuch Ping just say..."
"Whatever Eunuch Ping says is a loss of face. If he really protects you, why would he send you here? Can't you even see the wink? It's getting dark now. I'll arrange for you to rest first.
You have to carry six barrels a day." Little Eunuch Li snorted disdainfully, turned around and walked away.
Is this the so-called care from my family? It seems that I don’t want it.
Chu Qiao sniffed and asked for water. Isn't it just a few buckets of water? This is not a problem for Miss Chu.
Taking a breath, puffing up her chest, Chu Qiao strode inside, but before she even took a few steps, she heard whispers coming from behind her.
"The people carrying the water are all eunuchs, but this is the first time I see a woman. A bucket of water? I'm afraid I can't even lift half a bucket."
"I heard it was sent from Empress Zhaoyi."
"Sent him as a handyman to carry water? It's quite interesting..."
"It looks like the waist is a little thin...the butt is also small, and this..."
Chu Qiao pursed her lips and endured it again and again. When she heard the word "butt", she really couldn't listen any more. She turned back suddenly and opened her eyes. Several young eunuchs couldn't dodge and they all laughed at her.
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"Staring at me like that, be careful of bad luck." Chu Qiao smiled brightly, and several eunuchs were stunned and couldn't say a word.
Chu Qiao arrogantly withdrew her gaze, turned around, and continued walking inside, thinking secretly in her heart that if they knew that she was a disaster star and would bring bad luck to others, they would probably have backed away by now.
The resting place for the maids in the dining room is a large open room with a big kang bed, and about twenty people sitting next to each other, so they are not afraid of the cold anymore.
Chu Qiao really didn't sleep well that night. She might as well have wandered around in the carriage. Firstly, it blew up in the middle of the night and it was a bit cold. Secondly, I don't know which palace maid gritted her teeth and farted. She couldn't even close her eyes at dawn.
Early in the morning, before dawn, I had to get up, change my clothes, and put on the gray cloth clothes of a handyman. Apart from looking like a tomboy, I was actually much lighter.
In the imperial kitchen, clothes are divided into grades, and there are ten grades in total. The clothes of the handymen are grade 11, and grade 11 means no grade. Those who carry water and clean are all servants.
From kitchen servants to senior royal chefs, the disparity can be seen in the clothes at this level. People in the outer royal kitchen are lower than those in the inner royal kitchen with the same professional title. After all, the inner royal kitchen is for the ladies who serve the emperor.
Yes, this outer imperial dining room serves meals for ministers and foreigners, with different grades.
There was a big bed, which was still crowded with people last night. It was still dark, so there was no one there. Chu Qiao pulled her clothes closer and pushed open the door. In an instant, a cold wind mixed with flying snow blew in her face.