Seeing that her master was unwilling to say anything, Qixi naturally didn't dare to ask. Thinking of what happened in the morning, she became happy again and said with a smile: "Master, the emperor feels sorry for you! He couldn't bear to let you get up."
Ji Ling shook his head and said: "He is the emperor after all. He is sitting here and I am lying down to sleep. How can I sleep well?".
Qixi had just helped her out of bed. After hearing this, she felt a little distressed and advised: "Master, do you want to stop being sleepy for a while?".
Ji Ling shook his head and said: "No need. The sleepiest period has passed, and I don't want to sleep anymore. Just wait until I go to bed early tonight and catch up on my sleep."
The meals on the table have been cleared away long ago, and there are two food boxes in the imperial kitchen of Yangxin Hall dedicated to honoring nobles.
At this time, Qixi, Bixue, and Evian opened the food box together and took out the exquisite pastries, as well as porridge and side dishes, fried dumplings and pancakes, which were sizzling with oil, making people move their index fingers just by looking at them.
Ji Ling sat down holding the table and said: "The emperor has gone to court, so it's better to leave me alone, so that I can concentrate on eating."
Qixi was lowering her head to prepare the meal. She had just picked up a soup dumpling with chopsticks and was about to put it into the small plate in front of Ji Ling. After hearing these words, she knew: every time the emperor comes, the master is still a little cautious, because he wants to think about it.
How do you deal with it with words? Otherwise, how can you express yourself like "concentrate on eating a meal"?
Bixue brought a small celadon vinegar pot.
Qixi reached out to pick up the vinegar pot, lit it, slowly poured a plate of vinegar and placed it in front of Ji Ling.
Ji Ling looked at the pastries on the table and said, "I can't eat so much. You can share that glutinous rice cake and this crescent cake."
Qixi knelt down and said happily: "Thank you, Master, for the reward! Now the slaves are lucky enough to taste the craftsmanship of the imperial kitchen of Yangxin Hall!".
Bixue turned to look at Qixi and said with a smile: "Sister Qixi, it's just a few pastries. The emperor loves the master, and the blessings behind the master are still great! Maybe one day, even the imperial kitchen of Yangxin Palace will have to serve
Master brings food!".
Ji Ling was eating soup dumplings with his head down. After hearing this, he raised his head and frowned: "Bixue! You can't be so careless when talking. Don't look at it in our own yard and think it doesn't matter. Just think of anything."
say what.".
The smile on Bixue's face suddenly disappeared, and she quickly bent down on her knees and said, "It's my slave who's being presumptuous! I must obey my master's teachings."
At this time, Qixi shook her head slightly, glanced at Bixue helplessly, and continued to lay out the dishes with both hands steadily.
After a while, when the two of them walked to the side to get the dishes, Qixi handed an empty dessert plate to Bixue and whispered in a scolding voice: "Master is always cautious. It's not your first day serving Master. Why?"
Are you talking nonsense like this today?".
Bixue raised her hand and patted her cheek gently, begging for mercy: "Good sister, don't talk about me anymore. I just saw that the emperor treated his master differently, and I felt happy for the master in my heart, so I said some auspicious words.
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Qixi turned back and glanced at Ji Ling, then whispered to Bixue: "Our master is a good-tempered man. Don't be born in the midst of blessings and don't know your blessings. If you annoy the master tomorrow, he will kick you out. Then the Ministry of Internal Affairs will give you
If you had a powerful master, you would have cried every day!".
Bi Xue raised her eyebrows and said: "Sister Qixi is also looking down on me. Since I have followed the master, I am the master's person. If the master drives me away, I will naturally have no face to stay in the palace. How can I serve you?"
New master?".
Ji Ling heard the two of them talking quietly not far away, so he sighed and urged: "What are you two whispering about? Move quickly, I have to go to pay my respects to the Queen later."
The two people quickly turned around and said, "Yes!".
After finishing their breakfast, Qixi handed the lunch box to the imperial kitchen, leaving the waiting eunuchs behind. She also helped Ji Ling put on simple makeup. Since she was paying her respects to the queen, she chose plain colors so as not to be conspicuous.
Afterwards, Ji Ling took Qixi, Bixue and Xiaofenzi to the Queen's Kunning Palace.
After the announcement, Ji Ling took Qixi into the Nuan Pavilion, while Bixue waited in the main hall like other maids of the master and queen.
Ji Ling was slightly surprised as soon as he entered Nuan Pavilion. He didn't expect so many people to come today. Looking around, there were Concubine Ning, Concubine Qi, Concubine Nian, Concubine Yu, Concubine Mao, Guiren Zhang...
Although Mao Bi was the head of the Jingyang Palace and lived in the same palace as Ji Ling, Mao Bi always rushed to Yikun Palace alone to wait for Concubine Nian, and then came to Kunning Palace to pay her respects to the Queen.
So Ji Ling traveled back in time for half a year, and in my memory, he and Mao Bi set out from Jingyang Palace to pay respects to the Queen only a handful of times.
At this time, Concubine Ning was talking to Concubine Nian, with a smile on her face, which was not the aloof look she usually had in front of Ji Ling. Concubine Nian was listening impatiently, turning her head from time to time.
Ask Maobin a few words.
Maobin took a glance and saw Ji Ling coming, put down the tea cup, nodded with a smile and said: "Sister Ji is here! Sit down quickly, the Queen is still tidying up in the room, but it will take a while."
Concubine Yu glanced at Maobin with a smile, then glanced at Ji Ling, and said with a smile: "Maobin, you used to live with Mr. Jigui. Since we are so good, why don't we come together? Why don't we come together?"
Such a front and a back!".
Mao Bi smiled and prevaricated: "Your Majesty, Concubine Yu, how could I not be with Mr. Ji? It's just that I haven't seen you!".
Ji Ling saw that Zhang Guiren kept waving to him gently, so he walked over and sat down next to Zhang Guiren. When he heard Concubine Yu and Mao Bi talking, he smiled and said: "Today is all my fault. If it wasn't for my slow movements, I made a mistake."
By now, I could have come to Jingyang Palace with Empress Maobi."
Yufei's eyes turned between Ji Ling and Maobin, she lowered her head and smiled, picked up the teacup herself, used the lid of the teacup to gently skim the tea foam on the hot water, and said nothing.
At this time, Concubine Nian turned her eyes leisurely and landed on Ji Ling. She looked up and down a few times, then curled her lips with a half-smile and said calmly: "Concubine Yu, what you said is not funny, right?
! You must know that Ji Guiren is very favored, so this is a waste of time."
She raised her hand to help her hair, looked at Ji Ling, and said coldly: "I heard that the emperor stayed in the east courtyard of Jingyang Palace last night, right?"
Concubine Nian has a very high self-esteem, let alone a noble person, even a concubine, she will only pay attention to a concubine. It is extremely rare for her to take the initiative to speak to Ji Ling, who is a noble person.
Hearing the strong smell of gunpowder in her breath, everyone exchanged glances with each other and looked between Gui Ji and Concubine Nian.