The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 13
This lamb is well roasted.Cut it with a knife, and the hot oil oozes out the aroma. After the cut, the golden oil has filled the bottom of the plate, as if every piece of meat is full of fresh fragrance, and the thick and thick fragrance lingers, without any smell.

The smell made the hungry Xueli feel very sad and angry, while meditating "not hungry" and reluctantly handed the plate back, Fushen said, "The servant is retiring."

Wei Chen sneered.

With his slender fingers, he turned the wine cup to sniff the wine, and he pointed around: "They are all acquaintances, we won't find fault with you."

Xue Li raised her head in surprise, and looked around, only to find that there were a few imperial guard officials she had seen in this tent.

The other palace people also withdrew, and she stayed until now because she helped Wei Chen cut the mutton.So hearing what Wei Chen said, Sydney's desire for warmth in the tent doubled, and he laughed: "Then...the servant will be warm for a while."

"Yeah." Wei Chen nodded and got up with an empty plate.Four Jiaoliu meatballs, seven or eight slices of braised magnolia slices, two spoonfuls of sweet and sour cherry meat, and two chopsticks of freshly cut mutton.

Then put the plate in front of her: "Go and eat."

Sydney's eyes lit up immediately!
Picking up the plate, Wei Chen found it amused by her joy from the bottom of her heart.

He also handed her a pair of chopsticks. He gathered himself together and saw that the cherry pink chest-length skirt he saw her wearing earlier had been replaced by a more stable azure blue. He said, "The Shangshi Bureau left you behind? gone?"

"Yes." Sydney was eating sweet and sour cherry meat, and she had to swallow it hastily after hearing his question.He almost got stuck in his throat, but after swallowing it, he smiled sincerely, "Thank you for your tribute!"

Wei Chen smiled leisurely, took a bite of the plate of mutton she had just cut, and then told her: "Don't thank me, the Commander gave it to me."

"..." Xueli was stunned, the Jiaoliu balls she had just put into her mouth slipped down, and her throat got stuck again.

"Why such an expression?" Wei Chen jokingly put the soup cup in front of her, motioned her to take a sip of the soup, and said, "How can I get so many tribute pears?"

A total of more than 100 pears were watched by so many people inside and outside the palace.No one lacks this stuttering, but this gift is worth fighting for.

It's even rarer if you can't even get Wei Chen, the imperial guard!

Xueli thought about it, and understood this reasoning, and felt that no matter whether the commander lacked this stutter or not, she had to thank him solemnly for such a rare thing that he could bring out to help her.

Wei Chen sipped his wine, feeling his sleeves being pulled.

Looking over with raised eyebrows, the little girl next to her smiled flatteringly, obviously asking for something.

"Cough." He put down the wine glass and asked her seriously, "What are you doing?"

Xueli pursed her smile: "Do you think... what kind of thank you gift is appropriate for the servant?"

Wei Chen was dumb, and was really caught by her question.

The banquet was boring, surrounded by acquaintances, and didn't even have the heart to toast.He simply helped her think carefully, thinking for a long time, but shook his head: "Forget it, how much money do you have for a month? The Commander has enough food and clothing. You are really grateful. I just send him a message." .”

To put it bluntly: what she can afford is sent to the conductor so that it will probably not be noticed.

Xue Li was a little embarrassed by what he said, and scratched the case with her fingers tangled, and said in a whisper: "It's not sincere to just say something, that's Gong Li."

But when he looked up and saw Wei Chen smiling without speaking, he felt that he was worrying too much.So Yifu: "Then trouble your lord..."

Lu Yong, who was not far from Wei Chen, had an idea when he heard the words, and said, "You are a girl, wouldn't it be good to make a sachet?"

But before the words fell, Wei Chen raised his hand to stop him, with a weary look on his face: "Stop, the next thing will definitely be another change of subject to praise Madam virtuous."

This Lu Yong is the envoy of the Fusi of Yuling Weibei Town.Just got married two months ago, the relationship between husband and wife is fine, the problem is that since then he has added a hobby of boasting about his wife-this is supposed to be a good thing, but most of the royal guards are too busy with business to take care of their wives and children Every day, hearing him talk about having a good wife at home makes her teeth itch with jealousy, and she can't beat him because of this, so she can only enjoy choking him.

Wei Chen choked back when Lu Yong said, "The purse I use now is made by my wife, it's better than the ones bought outside." He turned pale and drank for a while, ignoring the ridicule of his colleagues around him.

Wei Chen thought for a while, then looked at Sydney: "That's a good idea."

Sydney also thought it was a good idea.In terms of needlework, they are not as good as the maids of the Shangfu Bureau, but on weekdays, the female officials will give them some things to mend, so they all have a good eye.

Occasionally, a little eunuch wanted to look decent, and would ask them to sew a purse or something!
The palace banquet of that night dispersed at about two moments away, and inside and outside the palace, Jishou gave the emperor a big gift to send the emperor away. After the clan relatives, wives, courtiers, envoys and acquaintances said goodbye, they all left separately and went out. Palace back home.

But the inside and outside of Zhenghui Hall must be cleaned up immediately.All the palace servants who served at the banquet had to put on a little more support, packed up the leftovers, cleaned up the place, and removed the curtains outside.

They were so busy that they finally returned to the Shangshi Bureau at the second quarter of the ugly hour, and they were so tired that they were all heavy.The maidservant who was on duty at night came to send a message, saying that Fang Sishan was considerate and let everyone rest at ease, and the envoys who were supposed to prepare breakfast for tomorrow had already arranged for others to take their place.

So he stumbled back to the house, neglecting to take a shower, and fell asleep.

Xueli slept for four hours in a single sleep. When she woke up, she looked around. Su Zixian, who was as exhausted as she was, had already woken up and was eating a plate of rice cakes.

Seeing Xueli wake up, Su Zixian approached with a smile, holding a piece of rice cake in her hand and handing it to her mouth.

This rice cake was wrapped in brown sugar and rolled with sesame seeds. Because it was still hot, the aroma of glutinous rice, sesame seeds, and brown sugar lingered together. Sydney wanted to eat it very much, but she had no choice but to avoid it, with a struggling expression: "I didn't rinse my mouth."

Su Zixian ate this piece with peace of mind, put the plate aside, dusted her hands, and chatted.

The palace banquet last night was exhausting, but I was actually excited: it was the first time I saw such an occasion with so many dignitaries.At the end of the banquet, the emperor passed by the palace road in front of Zhenghui Hall, and many young maids peeked at it—although it was dark and not close enough, it still made the heart beat faster for a while.

It was a young and handsome silhouette.

Therefore, under the tension, excitement and seriousness of the rules, many things about the banquet were not spread until this morning.Su Zixian was always well-informed. When she got up and went out to look for food, she chatted with someone and told her about it.

Someone still went wrong.

In the next room, the Kang family, who also just became a minister, accidentally stepped on his skirt when serving soup, and the soup spilled all over the guests.It happened that there was a eunuch with a high status beside him, so he dragged out the staff for twenty sticks without even apologizing.

There is also the Lin family who is two rooms away, serving in the tent that prepares the banquet for the entourage of a certain vassal king.Maybe it was because they felt that it was too cold outside, and they were a little late when they went out to get the wine, but those few people got angry after drinking too much, and started yelling directly.

The vassal king is the king in the fiefdom, and he is also a "subject" in front of the emperor. When encountering such troubles in the palace, it is a custom not to bow his head.The eunuch who could make up his mind went, but he was not too polite with that side, and it was over if he paid a few sentences.But here, it's a real fault for lingering and serving poorly. One month's salary was deducted, and half an hour of kneeling was added.

Bluestone slabs in late autumn night...

Sydney shivered while hugging the quilt.After such a comparison, I immediately praised Wei Chen two hundred times in my heart.

——The person who took the initiative to keep her warm and feed her is simply a savior!

The following days are "fresh" every day.

The emperor was hunting, and there were so many clansmen, courtiers, and guards following him, and there was a lot of prey every day, so eunuchs often came in with various prey, put them on the ground, and confessed to the female officer: "This is Your Majesty/ A certain Highness/a certain adult hunted it, baked it and presented it together at noon, and all adults can use it together."

Most of the prey sent were deer or sheep, wild geese were also common, and a bear even came.Roasting these things must be delicate and delicious, which will undoubtedly increase the workload of Shangshi Bureau, but when prey arrives again, everyone will still watch curiously.

So, in the words of the female officials, this is called "every day is so busy that the bones feel fresh"!
Sydney is "bone crisp" plus "eye crisp" every day.

I am so busy every day, and I have to hurry up to make that purse when I get back to the room-it is for thanking, of course, as soon as possible, how can I say thank you half a year later?

I originally wanted to ask Wei Chen to hand it over after I finished it, but Wei Chen said that there are many things at the end of the year, so I asked her to send it by herself after finishing it, and told her: "The commander is in that small courtyard every Monday, Friday, and every tenth. Just go."

So she wanted to finish it quickly in Linhe these days, and send it to the commander when she returned to Luo'an Palace.Then the end of the year is approaching, and it's time for them to come back.

But it's so difficult...

The embroidery pattern of the eagle drawn by the court lady of Tuoshan Service Bureau is also too delicate!Small and delicate, it will make your eyes sore after embroidering for a moment!

Four days have passed, and I haven't even finished embroidering a single wing!

With a mournful face, Sydney put away her needle and thread, blew out the only candlestick left in the room, and lay down to sleep.

More than [-] eunuchs hurried to the outside of Shangshi Bureau in the dark.The leader pushed the door open, looked around, and led his men straight to the courtyard where the maids lived.

Noisy footsteps woke up the ladies first.The candles on the east side of the courtyard were lit up one after another, and after a while, Guan Guan, the caterer who was in charge of this trip, came out first.

"My lord." Si Shan leaned forward and looked at this menacing group of people in confusion.

The eunuch looked at her contemptuously, and raised his eyes with hidden anger: "Call out all the maids who are on duty today."

(End of this chapter)