In the inner courtyard of Furong Palace, Xue Hengzhao stood at the foot of the steps of Luer Mountain House, facing two eldest ladies.
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"Thank you, Chief Wei, and thank you two sisters." Xue Hengzhao said and bowed, "Sister, just call me Hengzhao."
"You said you just want to be a maid who sweeps the house, but it's actually a pity. We see that you are good at everything," this one is called Youzhu, "Then take the middle one and be responsible for cleaning the house!
Let’s go to the East Side Hall first. If we do well, we can go to the Queen’s room to do some work.”
Xue Hengzhao thanked him again.
"You have been in the palace for a while, so you must know most of the rules. If you don't understand anything, just ask anyone in the courtyard.
Our queen has a Bodhisattva temperament, and you must know this too. She can get by without making any big moves in our yard (obviously doing something wrong).
Just be more careful outside, don’t go out wandering around if you have nothing to do, don’t cause trouble for our mother-in-law." Bishu warned again.
Xue Hengzhao agreed one by one.
She told Yu Guming to arrange for her to work in the palace of Concubine Fu, in order to avoid Yao Wanyi's evil hands.
But Yu Guming couldn't tell Concubine Fu directly about this matter. That would be too conspicuous and was not Xue Hengzhao's original intention.
So Yu Guming asked someone else to say hello to Wei Zhong, the eunuch in charge here.
Xue Hengzhao then settled down here. Lin Fufei found out and came to find her.
"Sister Xue, it's better now. Concubine Fu is the kindest and never beats or scolds her servants. Even if she makes some minor mistakes occasionally, she will let them go.
Although we have more power over there than here, we can get into a fuss whenever something happens, which is scary."
Concubine Ying has a bad temper and is easily irritable and angry.
Lin Fufei didn't know why Xue Hengzhao came here, thinking that she was just favored by the people in the palace, so she was transferred here, and Xue Hengzhao didn't explain to her.
Just ask her: "How are you doing there now? Are you familiar with the people there?"
"It's okay, I mainly take care of the cat." Lin Fufei said, "Although the tenth princess doesn't talk, she is a very nice person and she rewards me with food."
"That's good." Xue Hengzhao nodded, "Be careful with your words and deeds over there. Just like what you said to me just now, never mention a word in front of them."
Lin Fufei nodded vigorously: "Sister Xue, I know, so I only dare to say a few words from my heart in front of you.
I'm an honest person there, I'd rather be bullied than stand out."
"Weakness is the foundation of one's life, and strength is the root of trouble." Xue Hengzhao said, "These two sentences can save the lives of people with insufficient intelligence."
After hearing this, Lin Fufei was convinced and said: "Sister Xue, this is the kind of person I am. Unlike you, I am smart and cautious, like a black panther, tearing like lightning.
A cabbage caterpillar like me has sharp fangs but not sharp teeth, and sharp claws but not sharp claws. If I still try my best to cause trouble, I will be crushed by someone sooner or later."
It made Xue Hengzhao smile.
Lin Fufei added: "I secretly ran back to see Miss Chi San the day before yesterday! I brought her a lot of snacks.
She asked me about you and was counting the days to figure out when you could go back! She doesn’t know you are here yet. If she knew, she would naturally be happy for you, but she would also be sad."
"Chi Su is a righteous person, and she is not mindless at all." Xue Hengzhao said, "She can live a good life there."
Lin Fufei saw that it was almost time and said goodbye: "I have to go back. The cat should eat at this time.
Now it only wants to eat the chicken breasts on my hand. I have to cook them and let them cool, then tear them into strips and feed them to it."
"That cat is considered spiritual. If you take good care of it, it will keep you safe." Xue Hengzhao sent her out for a few steps before coming back.
In the blink of an eye, Xue Hengzhao has been here for a few days, and he quickly recognized everyone here.
Seeing that she was smart and decent-looking, the chief minister of the health department and the maids of honor asked her to work in Concubine Fu's room.
Do some work such as arranging flowers and wiping mirrors, dusting and wiping tables.
Not long after breakfast that day, Li Fei came.
Empress Fu Fei is a very quiet person, and she usually doesn’t go to other people’s palaces if she doesn’t have anything to do.
Li Fei is an outgoing person, so she would either invite a few people to play dominoes together, or go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers and scenery.
The emperor was slightly ill these days, so the queen personally went to Yangze Palace to take care of him.
The Holy Emperor usually doesn't like to be disturbed, let alone being uncomfortable at this moment, so these concubines don't have to make a special trip to pay their respects to the Queen.
When Concubine Li arrived, Concubine Fu ordered people to serve tea and fruits.
Li Fei smiled and said: "That's all, we just had dinner in the morning, who can eat anything? Just serve tea."
Then he asked Concubine Fu: "Why don't we call my sister to play cards these two days? The weather is getting hotter and hotter. How can I be bored in the house without fear of getting sick?"
Her nails were painted with bright red rouge, and the rouge on her lips was also extremely bright.
Li Fei is also in her early thirties this year, but she still looks bright and charming.
"You know I never like to be quiet and don't like to move. I get even more sleepy when I play cards." Concubine Fu responded with a smile.
Compared with her, Concubine Fu is obviously older and her appearance is not amazing.
But her face is soft, quiet and calm, and she is very attractive.
Because of the blessed look on her face, she was named the blessed concubine.
Li Fei smiled: "We invited you there a few days ago not just to play cards, but also to have a table of food, drinks and lively entertainment.
No matter what, that day is also your birthday, but it has been moved to next month."
It turns out that the birthdays of Concubine Fu and Queen Yao Ziyun are on the same day, so Concubine Fu automatically changed the date to April to avoid suspicion.
"I accept the wishes of the sisters, but it is not limited to these days. I only celebrate my birthday once a year." Concubine Fu obviously doesn't mind.
"Sister, you are so honest. In terms of qualifications, you entered the palace earlier than us.
Another fifth prince was born, why shouldn't..." Concubine Li kept leading the conversation to this point.
Everyone in front of Concubine Fu could tell that something was wrong. Concubine Li felt sorry for her mother-in-law and was talking about the queen's fault.
If someone finds out about this, I don’t know what kind of trouble it will cause.
This Concubine Li is used to talking too much. She doesn’t take it seriously after she finishes speaking. What will my wife do?
But in this situation, it was difficult for Concubine Fu to cut off her words, and the servants were even less afraid.
Everyone knows that Concubine Li can spread rumors at will with just her mouth, and she cannot be offended easily.
Xue Hengzhao was standing outside, but her ears were sharp and she could hear the words clearly, and she could also guess what was happening now.
So she picked up a cup of cold tea and walked inside.