After Chu Qiao shouted recklessly, she realized that the distance was too far and her shouting was in vain. Instead, she attracted strange looks from everyone. She blushed, quickly closed her mouth, held up her skirt, and started to chase after her.
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But before she could even take a few steps forward, she felt a sharp pain in her thigh. With an ouch, she stumbled to the ground. Seeing the figure walking further and further away, she was sweating profusely.
This damn leg hurts so much that I can't even walk, let alone chase.
"That's it for today's assessment. The remaining twenty-five people have settled down to rest. The rest can go where they came from."
After the eunuch in charge finished announcing, his eyes came out from the gap in the paper he held up, and he glanced at Chu Qiao. Then he raised the corner of his mouth, put the paper away, and walked away from her with his neck raised as if he hadn't seen Chu Qiao.
past.
The grey-blue shirt and black shoes passed by Chu Qiao's eyes, bringing up a wisp of dust and flying directly onto her face. This bastard must be in the same group as Lan Hui, otherwise how could he behave like this?
He walked past Chu Qiao.
Everyone dispersed, and Eunuch Ping stood up and ordered the two palace daughters and a young eunuch beside him to quickly help Chu Qiao back to the imperial dining room.
"When I get back, I'll ask the doctor to come and take a look."
Eunuch Ping's attitude seemed to have changed. He was indifferent and cold before, but now he looked very concerned. In his eyes, the useless palace maid stood out like this, which really impressed him.
"Yes, father-in-law." The maids and eunuchs responded.
Chu Qiao was helped up, and her legs no longer dared to use force, but she still stretched her neck unwillingly and looked at the back of the figure who was gradually going away.
Soon, Liu Zhang and Xu Jin also turned around and left with the man.
Just leave like that?
The opportunity that Chu Qiao had been looking for so hard was missed. I wonder if he will come back for tomorrow's assessment?
"That, that person... I said that man in brocade and blue clothes... who is he?" Chu Qiao pointed in that direction and asked the little palace maid next to her.
"Which one? Are you talking about Mr. Liu Zhang?"
The palace daughter covered her mouth and laughed. Now the word has spread among the servants in the imperial kitchen that Mr. Liu Zhang likes Li Chunxiang and often sends him things. Some people are envious, and some are ridiculed. More people think that Chunxiang is like that.
My face, if I find an opportunity to hook up with some marquis or prince, I can take her as a concubine and follow Liu Zhang, which is a bit aggrieved.
Undoubtedly, the palace girls are looking forward to an adventure, preferably to meet the emperor and become a palace maid who serves in the bedchamber. Once they become pregnant, they will be rich and noble in the future.
"Liu, Liu Zhang?"
Chu Qiao stuttered awkwardly and looked in the direction of her finger. Not far away, besides Liu Zhang and Xu Jin, there was no figure of that man anywhere. What made her even more embarrassed was that she was only looking at that man.
I didn't notice that Liu Zhang and Xu Jin were also wearing light blue outfits. Those who didn't understand well thought she was talking about Liu Zhang.
Chu Qiao laughed dryly and took her hand back.
"I'm not talking about him..."
"hehe……"
The two maids secretly laughed, making Chu Qiao's face turn red and white. She couldn't say anything if she wanted to ask more questions. She had no choice but to lower her head and let the two maids support her back to the imperial dining room.
Lying on the bed, the palace daughter and the eunuch went out. Chu Qiao looked around the room and found that Lan Hui had not come back. I wonder where she went after being eliminated?
"Don't you know that I am a disaster star? I deserve to be eliminated!"
Chu Qiao was mumbling to herself as she slowly pulled up her skirt. She found that her entire leg was swollen and glowed with a faint cyan color. It must have been Lan Hui who tripped and fell too hard. The bandage covering the wound
There was a little bit of blood oozing out from the belt.
When she moved a little, the pain was excruciating. She gritted her teeth and tried not to cry out.
At this time, the door was pushed open from the outside, and the medical girl Chuxia walked in carrying a medicine box.
"Why are you so careless? If pus and blood flow into the blood vessels, it will be troublesome. This is the medicine prepared by Lord Leng himself. After applying it, the swelling will subside quickly." Chu Xia came over and checked Chu Qiao's injury.
, and then help her apply medicine.
Chu Xia's words made Chu Qiao stunned for a moment. Master Leng personally prepared the medicine? She is just a little palace maid, how can she let a famous royal chef like Master Leng prepare the medicine for her?
Chu Xia applied the medicine carefully, and then raised her eyes to look at Chu Qiao.
"I heard that you passed three rounds in the selection competition for the kitchen assistant in the imperial kitchen?"
"Even you know, this matter spread really fast." Chu Qiao smiled sheepishly, really afraid that Liu Zhang would tell about this matter, after all, he was a guard at the Imperial Hospital.
"I didn't expect you to be quite powerful, but..."
Chu Xia paused for a moment, as if she had something to say, but she was hesitant as if she didn't know how to speak. She applied the medicine for a while before whispering.
"Do you know that Lan Hui is...concubine Jin Hui's wife?"
"Know."
Chu Xia suddenly mentioned Concubine Jin Hui. What did she want to remind Chu Qiao? Chu Xia must have known about Lan Hui being eliminated.
"Concubine Hui has a very important position in the harem and has a very good relationship with the Queen Mother, so... when you are here and get along with Lan Hui, it is best not to be too..."
Chu Xia raised her eyes, as if she felt that such a reminder was a bit abrupt, and immediately chuckled and continued: "I see that you are quite smart, so you don't understand what I mean. If I were you, she would stumble."
After defeating me, I took the opportunity to come back, so how could I continue to participate in the competition?"
Chu Xia smiled, how could Chu Qiao not understand this? She was asking Chu Qiao to learn to protect herself wisely, otherwise she would die. She didn’t know how. In the imperial kitchen selection competition, Chu Qiao won three rounds, while Lan Hui was eliminated.
, this is not a good thing.
In fact, Chu Qiao also knew that things were getting out of hand. It would be okay if Lanhui and she kept pace with each other. But now that Lanhui is out, she will be in trouble soon.
After Chu Xia finished speaking, she asked Chu Qiao to think carefully, and then left with the medicine box.
Chu Qiao was lying on the bed, staring at the door, but she never saw Lan Hui come back. Undoubtedly, she went to Concubine Jin Hui's place. She didn't know what Concubine Jin Hui was going to do with her. She stared at the door like this for a long time.
I watched until the sun went down and it became dark, but Lan Hui didn't come back.
However, at this time, in the Yiying Tower of Chonghua Palace, the candlelight was dim and shadowy. Several palace maids carrying lanterns carefully walked in and closed the door of Yiying Tower.
In the hall, a faint aroma drifted out and permeated every corner. It was the smell of red sandalwood mixed with bergamot and orange blossom, making the atmosphere of the hall more peaceful and calm.
Several palace ladies stood respectfully on both sides, heads lowered.
Kneeling on the ground in the main hall was a woman in green clothes. Her shoulders were shaking constantly and her back was soaked with sweat. This was Lan Hui who had never returned to the imperial dining room.