Chapter two hundred and ninety-eight three fires in office
Everyone wants to make progress, and this is understandable.
But so many people appeared at the same time, and the two little maids who were assigned in the Old Summer Palace were also like frightened birds, carefully looking at the face of the concubine every day.
Even Ji Ling sometimes feels uncomfortable for them when he looks at them.
As soon as July passed, something unexpected happened: Evian was transferred to the Nuan Pavilion and became a first-class palace maid.
There is no specific errand, just following the maid Qixi and the eldest maid Bixue, doing some tricks and sorting out trivial matters.
Even so, it is enough to make people envious.
Yiquan and the two new maids still stayed in their old positions as second-class maids.
The two new palace maids were very happy. Only Yiquan went to find Xiao Fenzi as soon as she heard the news.
After Xiao Fenzi became the chief eunuch, he had a room to himself when he was on duty. When Yiquan came over, he saw two little eunuchs who were helpers in the room. One was bending down to make tea for him, and the other was making tea for him.
He was squeezing his shoulders, and Xiao Fenzi was holding his arms in front of his chest, closing his eyes and concentrating.
Seeing Yiquan coming over, the two handyman eunuchs immediately got up and went out.
Xiao Fenzi was a little embarrassed, so he stood up and walked to the open space at the door. When Yiquan explained the matter from beginning to end, he became angry.
Teaching Yiquan to present his gifts in front of his master was just to stay in the Chengqian Palace, have a place, and keep a job.
Isn't this the original intention of Yiquan coming to him for advice?
What's the matter - now she wants to reach the sky in one step, wants to go into the inner room and become a first-class palace maid, follow behind the two eldest palace maids Qixi and Bixue, and personally serve the master and the third princess?
I don’t even think about it: How long have people been staying with their master, and how long has it been since she came?
With such a big appetite, no wonder the master looks down on her.
If the human heart is not enough, the snake swallows the elephant, and you deserve it!
To take a step back, wouldn’t she follow suit?
Take a look at what kind of people are able to rise to the top in the Chengqian Palace today - for example, Xiao Dazi is not good at words and even a bit dull, but he went from the east courtyard of Jingyang Palace to the Old Summer Palace and then to the current Chengqian Palace.
Palace, firmly dominates the position of the person in charge of the dining room, and because of this, he got an eighth-grade eunuch. Who squeezed his butt?
Think about it again, when the Long Live Lord was stationed in Old Summer Palace and the master set out from the east courtyard of Jingyang Palace, Xiao Dazi brought a lot of utensils from the kitchen - he was afraid that the master's taste had just passed and he would not be used to it.
One meal and one vegetable, still able to be so careful and go all out.
Based on this alone, this is not really stupid.
But Yiquan... Haha, if you want to be clever, you have to see if you have enough cleverness to do so.
He scolded Yiquan face to face, and felt very frustrated: He should have reminded Yiquan not to show off her cleverness. How could she know that this little girl was so thoughtful?
It doesn't matter if a truly smart person pretends to be smart.
What I'm afraid of is Yiquan's "little cleverness" - if you don't succeed at a high level or don't do a low level, you will not only make things wrong, but you will also get yourself into a trap in the end.
Yiquan was scolded by him. At first, he was still unconvinced. He kept making excuses, but then he finally became honest.
Xiao Fenzi said a few more harsh words to her, her eyes turned red, and tears finally fell down.
When Xiao Fenzi saw her crying, he immediately shut up - he was most afraid of people crying, especially when he saw a woman crying.
Xiao Fenzi sighed, took out the handkerchief from her pocket, handed it to Yiquan, and said in a rough voice: "Oh, don't cry!"
Yiquan pulled the veil and threw it to the ground without catching it.
According to the current gap between the two of them, she, a second-class palace maid, would never dare to do this to the chief eunuch. However, because of the subtlety of the two of them before, there was some ambiguity in this action.
Xiao Fenzi bent down, picked up the handkerchief with her own hands, and smiled - looking at the handkerchief, Xiao Fenzi thought: when her handkerchief was dirty, Yiquan took it to wash it for her.
At that time, he didn't realize what Yiquan meant, he just thought he was a newbie and wanted to hug her.
Later, I gradually came to my senses.
So what if he wakes up? He can only pretend to be confused.
At that time, Xiao Dazi had not long been an eighth-grade eunuch, which made him even more lonely. Fortunately, Yiquan came to offer his blessings from time to time, which was a bit of comfort.
"Stop crying, I have a strong tone." Thinking of this, he coaxed Yiquan in a low voice, and his voice became softer.
Yiquan's crying had stopped a little, but her tears were still falling. She looked at the ground with tears in her eyes, and then looked up at the sky, but just ignored him.
Xiao Fenzi was very embarrassed - he was the chief eunuch for the first time, so it was inevitable that everyone would pay attention. Such a second-class palace maid stood at the door of his duty room, crying and looking like a flower with rain. Others saw it and thought what was going on!
"Tell you to stop crying!", he took a heavier tone.
Yiquan was frightened by him, and she held back her tears. Xiaofenzi saw that her face was not decent, and she threw the handkerchief on the ground again. He had no choice but to reach into his sleeve to fumble again - it was really...
He found a clean veil.
"Wipe it clean and go back quickly." He handed the handkerchief to Yiquan and said without any hesitation.
In the dining room, Bixue had just walked out. Thinking of the master's instructions in the morning, she still had a few things to add to Xiao Fenzi.
When she came to Xiao Fenzi, Yiquan was blocked by a bunch of flower branches. When Bixue walked to the front, she saw Yiquan standing in front of Xiaofenzi.
Yiquan trembled when he heard the noise, but did not turn around. He hid behind Xiaofenzi and lowered his head.
Bixue saw Xiao Fenzi holding a handkerchief in her hand, with a look of embarrassment on her face.
Yiquan lowered his head and could see that the tip of his nose was red, as if he had just cried.
She finally raised her head, glanced at Bixue pitifully, and then shrank a little behind Xiao Fenzi.
Bixue frowned slightly.
"Fenzi, the master is looking for you." She retracted her gaze from Yiquan, pretending not to see him, and said to Xiao Fenzi calmly.
Xiao Fenzi immediately agreed and was about to lift her legs to leave, but Yiquan grabbed her sleeve and said softly: "Give me back the veil!"
Xiao Fenzi was startled and thought, this was originally my veil, why did I give it back to you? It was just an awkward situation. He didn't have time to think about it, so he threw the veil into Yiquan's hand and left.
But Bixue heard Yiquan talking to Xiao Fenzi, not even adding the words "Eunuch Fen", just "you" and "me".
She followed Xiao Fenzi, walked a few steps, and couldn't help but turn back and take a deep look at Yiquan.
The weather is getting hotter day by day, and it's almost midsummer. In the Chengqian Palace, everything is in order - Xiaofenzi has three fires as the new official, and each fire is burning a lot of space.
After reporting to Ji Ling for instructions, he first divided the manpower serving the third princess into three groups, taking turns to be on duty, and divided them into two layers, the inner and outer layers, according to the guards.
Anyone who has access to the third princess, at what point, and what they do to serve the princess are recorded in the book by a dedicated person. Whether the princess is drinking milk or sleeping, the person in charge of the third shift must be by her side.
In addition, the rules for people coming in and out of the palace are the same as those in the Yangxin Palace. They must stay in pairs and are strictly prohibited from walking alone.
When this rule first came down, many people were not used to it - after all, Empress Chen was soft-hearted and soft-handed, and life in Chengqian Palace had been happy for a long time.
This principle is the same as it is difficult to go from frugality to luxury drinking and from luxury to frugality.
It is easy to go from strict rules to relaxed and leisurely, but it is difficult to put on the tight spell again.
Xiao Fenzi didn't care about that much - as the chief eunuch of the first palace, establishing rules and establishing prestige was his top priority.
Yinzhen looked at her several times when she came over. Although she didn't say anything, Ji Ling could tell that the fourth master was still satisfied with her choice of people.
At the junction of July and August, a decree came down from the Yangxin Palace - the emperor's stay in the Old Summer Palace this year was about to begin again, and all the concubines on the list of attendants were asked to quickly get ready.
