Chapter 67: Liang Wanguan, the eunuch in charge of Changyi Palace
Chapter 67 Liang Wankuan, the eunuch in charge of Changyi Palace
Liang Wankuan stood up and stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Madam, these four are the eunuchs in charge of ladles, these four are the eunuchs who cut the mounds, and the four little eunuchs are the ones who burn the fire. The remaining twenty-four are the eunuchs of the Changyi Palace.
, responsible for sweeping the first palace."
Wen Xiaotu was stunned. That means twelve cooks and twenty-four cleaners?
"So many? And I already have a Sasou Palace servant by my side." Wen Xiaotu was very confused, why are there so many rude servants here? Is this in compliance with the rules?
Liang Wanguan smiled: "The people around the lady are dedicated to serving the lady, and these people are all hanging under the Changyi Palace."
Wen Xiaotu suddenly realized that the cleaning of these cooks was not her responsibility. Strictly speaking, she had no right to order these rough servants.
"That's it." Wen Xiaotu nodded to express his understanding.
Liang Wankuan said again: "Since Yongxiang has sent these cooking masters and rough envoys to the palace, they have not been able to have anyone to control them since they were young. Therefore, the chief steward sent slaves to Changyi Palace to serve as seventh-grade eunuchs in charge." - Although Changyi Palace.
There is no main queen, but since there are concubines living there, there is no need for someone to manage the trivial affairs of the palace.
Wen Xiaotu was stunned. Liang Wanguan was transferred to her palace? In terms of rank, he was promoted, but is it really a good thing to leave the imperial palace? The deputy manager is in charge of the eighth rank, and the manager is in charge of the seventh rank.
There are eunuchs in charge, but they have no rank, so they are different. For example, Xiao Yuanbao, the eunuch in charge next to her, is at most a junior eunuch chief.
Liang Wanguan was naturally full of joy. If he hadn't been the godson of the chief manager, he wouldn't have gotten this good job!
Liang Wankuan smiled like a big steamed bun just out of the oven, full of enthusiasm. He bowed and said: "This slave is a rough man. If there is any inconvenience in your service in the future, I hope that the beautiful lady will give you more warnings."
Wen Xiaotu thought to himself that according to the rules, the eunuchs in charge of this palace only took orders from the head of the first palace. How could she give instructions? He smiled quickly and said, "You're welcome. My father-in-law is from the royal family, so everything must be done properly."
Liang Wankuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this Wen beauty was an easy-to-serve master. He smiled and said: "The east side hall has specially added new furniture and furnishings the day before yesterday. I also asked the beauty to move to the side hall. Take a look.
If there is anything you don’t like, I will ask Yongxiang to replace it immediately.”
Wen Xiaotu was supported by Xiao Yuanbao, the eunuch in charge, and then walked into the east side hall of Changyi Palace that now belonged to her. Even the side hall was much more spacious than the former Yanqing Hall. All rosewood furniture
, the moon-white brocade tent is hooked up by a golden hook, and an enamel auspicious animal incense burner is slowly burning with fragrant incense. The light is soft and the fragrance is pleasant. This side hall looks quite simple and elegant, without losing its nobility.
The East Side Hall is a spacious room that is three rooms wide and three rooms deep, which is the area of nine small rooms. But of course it is not actually divided into nine small rooms. The most spacious open room takes up three rooms.
Going deeper, there are two bedrooms and two flower halls each, and there is also a guest room and a bathroom inside. Unfortunately, the bathroom has no windows, since it is a side hall after all.
Wen Xiaotu was very satisfied with this kind of area and layout. After a rough look, he sat on the Arhat couch near the window of the flower hall. The couch was covered with fine moon-white brocade strips and was very soft.
As soon as he sat down, Liang Wankuan presented a booklet, "These are the dishes that the four eunuchs in charge of the dishes are good at, which I just recorded this morning. The beautiful lady can order in advance, or call the dining room to prepare them in advance."
Wen Xiaotu was overjoyed that it was convenient to have a small kitchen!
Each of the four eunuchs was good at different dishes. Eunuch Lu was good at Shandong cuisine, Eunuch Jin was good at Beijing cuisine, Eunuch Tang was best at making soups and soups, and Eunuch Tian was good at pastries and pastries. Everyone had their own special dishes.
There are at least a dozen of them! Wen Xiaotu’s mouth watered just by looking at them.
"Fairy duck, braised fish fillets, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, Fushou elbows, white jade hoof flower soup, red bean and lotus seed soup, honey osmanthus cake, sesame mille-feuille cake." Wen Xiaotu ordered while looking at the dishes, thinking that today is
On the first day, be a little extravagant.
Liang Wankuan saw that each of Wen Meiren's cooks only ordered two dishes and then closed the book. He bowed and said, "Then slaves ask the cooks to add a few more dishes so that the table can be filled."
To fill the table? Wouldn’t that require more than ten or twenty dishes?!
Wen Xiaotu hurriedly waved her hands, "No need to be so extravagant, these are enough!" - Although she has been promoted to a level, her monthly meat and vegetable quota cannot afford more than ten or twenty dishes per meal! In fact, on the menu
There were also many delicacies from the mountains, but those ingredients were not included in her order. It is impossible for a skilled cook to make a meal without rice, so she only ordered some chicken, duck and fish, some osmanthus shark's fin, pot-roasted sea cucumber, Luohan prawns, and black-bone chicken.
Shenqi soup, stewed bamboo chicken with bamboo fungus, pickled civet - she didn't mess with anything.
Liang Wanguan was puzzled, didn't this beautiful Wen really like delicious food?
Wen Xiaotu smiled and said: "I see that the emperor only has thirty or forty dishes for daily meals. He is so frugal, how can I be extravagant and wasteful?"
Liang Wankuan thought to himself that he wanted to please the emperor. The emperor really did not like luxury, so he smiled and said: "The beautiful lady is so diligent, frugal and self-sufficient. The emperor will be pleased to know that."
However, Liang Wanguan did not dare to ask the cook to cook just these few dishes, so he smiled and made a suggestion: "The cooks are new here and they are also looking forward to showing off their skills. How about I ask them to add a few side dishes?"
Wen Xiaotu didn't insist anymore and nodded, "Then let's add some simple vegetarian dishes."
Liang Wankuan said "yes" and went down to deliver the message.
Wen Xiaotu secretly thought that although the little kitchen didn't dare to ask her for food or cards, she still had to give her a gift as a meeting gift. There were so many rough messengers outside, and if everyone gave her a reward, her wallet would really suffer.
Stay!
He called Hongguo close and whispered to her to help the staff.
Hongguo whispered in his ear: "Guan Liang deserves a heavy reward. Four spoons are worth a few taels of silver. For the rest, you can reward each of them with three feet of fine cotton cloth."
Wen Xiaotu breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, the concubines have a certain amount of ordinary fabrics every season, such as Songjiang fine cotton cloth and Hangzhou soft silk cloth. The concubines basically don't use these fabrics for upper body, and usually keep them as rewards.
slave.
The inventory of fabrics and silk fabrics that had been previously withheld has been replenished, and since she has been promoted to beauty, there are more fabrics for summer. Now there is a lot of cotton and silk in the warehouse.
With such rewards, the inventory of low-grade fabrics has been reduced by more than half, and Wen Xiaotu's savings have also dropped by nearly half. He was immediately heartbroken. We can't delay making money any longer, otherwise we won't be able to receive rewards during the four seasons in the future.
Palace people? Don’t concubines and concubines in the harem celebrate their birthdays with gifts? This all costs money!
Thinking of this, Wen Xiaotu felt his heart aching.
But seeing the delicious food on the table, Wen Xiaotu smelled the fragrant aroma of the food, and her heart became a little warmer.