Chapter 13 Please ask the emperor to turn over the brand!
It was already the second watch when Wen Xiaotu returned to Yanqing Hall. Dinner had already been cold, and the North Kitchen had closed half an hour ago - this was not an exclusive small kitchen in the palace of a high-ranking concubine.
, will not be open twelve hours.
Looking at the cold dishes and rice on the table, life is not easy, Atu sighed: "Is there hot water?"
The eunuch Xiao Yuanbao nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes, I will go to the tea room to get it!"
Fortunately, there are tea rooms in all palaces and courtyards. After all, low-ranking concubines will not have to get up at night without hot water. However, the tea rooms can only boil some hot water and are not equipped with pots and pans.
And the stove is just burning charcoal in a charcoal basin to boil water.
The concubines in the harem, regardless of their status, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, all have charcoal, which is used to boil water in summer and for heating in winter. The charcoal used for boiling water is ordinary black charcoal, and the charcoal used for heating is silver, which is more expensive than silver.
carbon.
After a while, Xiao Yuanbao brought a large pot of hot water from the west side room. Wen Xiaotu used the hot water to soak the cold rice and cold vegetables, which warmed his stomach.
That's okay, but the taste of the dish is really bland after being soaked like this.
But Wen Xiaotu was already hungry, so he didn't care about being picky and finished two large bowls of hot water soaked rice.
Oh, I really want a small kitchen.
At least I can have a hot meal...
However, if you want to have a small kitchen, you have to move out of the Beigong area and move into the East Sixth Palace or the West Sixth Palace, which is closer to the emperor. Although it does not necessarily have to be the ninth concubine or above, you can also follow a certain master as a partial position.
You are a concubine. Just like Lu Jieyu, who lives in the side hall of Xin Zhaorong's Zhaohua Palace, doesn't she also have access to Xin Zhaorong's small kitchen?
In this huge harem, only the two main empresses Lin Xianfei and Xin Zhaorong lived in the East and West Palaces. Their group of new concubines were all placed in the large and small courtyards of the North Palace. She lived in Yanqing Hall.
It was a gift from the Queen Mother, and the rest of the newlyweds were arranged by the Concubine Xian.
Wen Xiaotu seriously suspected that Concubine Lin Xian deliberately kept the newlyweds away from the emperor's palace.
Touching her belly, Wen Xiaotu wanted to hug her now, but with her current face, Concubine Lin Xian dismissed her. The other Xin Zhaorong, although she has a good temperament - otherwise she wouldn't accept her.
Lu Jieyu, but the original owner Wen Cairen has no friendship with Xin Zhaorong, so what qualifications does she have to say this?
In addition, her Yanqingtang was originally assigned by the Queen Mother. If she wanted to move the palace, she would have to ask the Queen Mother. Who would be willing to go to the Queen Mother to ask for this for a person who has no relatives or friends? Although Xin Zhaorong is in the position
Gao, but after all, he is not favored. If he accidentally offends the Queen Mother, life will be difficult for him in the future.
Alas, even though I have avenged the original owner, my future is still worrying.
The night was silent, and Wen Xiaotu fell asleep with a depressed mood, but the Yinian Hall was still brightly lit.
In the huge inner hall, only the Queen Mother and Emperor Ming Zhao, mother and son, were left.
The Queen Mother sighed and said: "This Wen family is really a pity. If the emperor really doesn't like the addition of so many people in the palace, just let the Wen family return to his mother's family." - If the emperor dislikes the six newcomers, it is still too much.
If there are too many, let’s give up the Wen family.
Emperor Mingzhao frowned fiercely, "Although Mrs. Wen has never slept with her, her appearance is completely ruined. How can there be a way out after returning home?! I'm afraid she just can't think about it and is seeking death!" - Concubine
She does not dare to kill herself easily, but if she returns to her mother's house, she will no longer be a concubine, and her family will not be harmed if she commits suicide.
The emperor Mingzhao looked sullen: "Although she comes from a small family, she is also a decent girl. She was well behaved before entering the palace, but she became what she is now after entering the palace! The queen mother actually wants to drive her out of the palace?"
The Queen Mother couldn't help but feel guilty, "Since the emperor is benevolent, there is no harm in keeping her. There is no shortage of food for her in the harem."
After saying that, the Queen Mother quickly made up for it: "Among these newcomers, the Ai family originally liked her the most. Her mother, the Xu family, was very blessed with children, and the Wen family has two sets of twin brothers!"
Emperor Mingzhao: I finally understand what Fang's heartfelt words mean by "a sow-like mother"...
The Queen Mother sighed regretfully again: "What a pity..."
Emperor Mingzhao said with a dark look on his face, "It's getting late. Mother, please rest early. My son will come back to pay you respects tomorrow."
The Queen Mother nodded, and after watching the emperor leave, she immediately called the eunuch in charge Zhu Sichang to come in and said, "Quickly go to the Jingsi Room and go to Qian'an Palace immediately."
"Yes, I understand!"
Grandma Bai Tan on the side couldn't help but said: "Queen Mother, I have taken care of so many things today, I'm afraid the Emperor is not in the same mood."
The Queen Mother was slightly displeased: "The emperor has not been with women for more than half a year. At such a young age, the Ai family does not believe that he can remain indifferent to those green-headed cards."
As soon as the emperor returned to his palace, the minister's room came up to him, no matter whether he pressed his hot face against His Majesty's cold ass or not. The minister's room had not been open for more than half a year. He was looking forward to the stars and the moon. Finally, he was looking forward to the stars and the moon. The emperor is expected to come back. Although the emperor did not summon the minister, the empress dowager did send an edict!
The palace supervisor of Qian'an Palace, that is, the chief steward Liang Kunyu bowed his waist and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the eunuch Sun Anlu, the chief steward of the respect room, knelt outside the palace and said it was the Queen Mother's order..."
The emperor Mingzhao frowned and twisted his eyebrows, it was his mother again!
Liang Kunyu implored in a low voice: "The Empress Dowager also cares about you... Otherwise, call the Jingsi Room to come in, and you can turn over a page at will, just to make the Empress Dowager happy."
"That's all, let him get out!" Emperor Ming Zhao suppressed his anger and said.
Sun Anlu was about fifty years old. When the late emperor was still alive, he served in the Jingsi Chamber. At that time, he was just a deputy consul and eunuch. But now as the chief consul, he is not as good as he was as the junior consul. Alas, the emperor's concubines Very few, and never turn over the brand!
The emperor didn't like to turn his cards around, so naturally the Queen Mother was the most worried, followed by Manager Sun.
The emperor has few concubines, and the new ones selected by the Queen Mother a while ago, there are only eight green cards at the moment. They are the virtuous concubine Lin, the Zhaorong Xin family, the Jieyu Lu family, the beautiful Yu family, and the talented Luo family. , the Baolin Jiang family, choose the Lin family to serve, and the Cui family to serve.
Needless to say, Helan's family, Fang's newly grounded family, naturally cannot sleep with him, and that Wen Cai Ren... Although he has no fault or illness, Sun Anlu didn't even make the Wen Cai Ren brand.
"Please turn over the cards!" Sun Anlu licked his smile and held a plate of green cards to the side of His Majesty the Emperor. Among the eight green cards, the one closest to the emperor was not the highest-ranking concubine, but the one with the highest rank. The lowest Linxuan.
Who among Lin's chosen servants will be rewarded with the most money?
Emperor Mingzhao's dark face became even darker, and he coldly ordered: "From now on, the ranking of the green-headed cards will be arranged from right to left according to their status!"
Sun Anlu's smile froze, and the next second, the chief manager of the Jingsi Room was about to cry! If this is the case, the position of the concubine's green head card will be fixed in the future, then he will not even have this bit of oil and water in the future?
The emperor glanced at the green card again, his eyes wandering between the three old friends Lin Xianfei, Xin Zhaorong and Lu Jieyu. Xianfei... had deliberately spread rumors a while ago, which made the Queen Mother unhappy, so let it go. Xin Zhaorong...
...The harem is full of her making a lot of noise! It’s the Lu family, I guess.