The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 52 Rewards
After Chen Jijiang went to Gong Zhengsi to pick up the board, he naturally had to take a rest, and Gong Zhengsi couldn't be too light on his face.

He slept well at night, but it still hurts to move during the day, Chen Jijiang lay on the couch and moaned.

Xu Shishui, who had changed roles with others and came to serve the master, squinted at the side, and said to himself, please stop humming, Wang Yan is much worse than you, okay?
It is also fate.Wang Yan howled all night after his tongue was pulled out, and he lost his breath the next day.

"Ouch..." Chen Jijiang wanted to turn over, but just as soon as he moved, he gave up and raised his hand to wipe off the cold sweat, feeling a little unbalanced in his heart.

Oh, he didn't make a mistake directly, twenty boards, I heard that the little girl beside Sydney, Dou Sha, who directly revealed the material style to the harem, was also twenty boards, and she was not driven away after the beating, she was also recuperating in the room.

Xu Shishui saw the master gritted his teeth and thought about it, and guessed that he might be complaining about it.While carrying the pot and pouring water, he pretended to persuade unintentionally: "Master, don't be upset. Your Majesty definitely didn't want to punish you severely, but just cared about that—you don't know about that Ruan family? You're timid and timid, it's okay to beat that little girl to death, it hurts His Majesty to scare her!"

Chen Jijiang took a sip of water, sighed and answered, feeling a little more at ease.

In fact, he also understood this truth.What is bean paste?The person Xu Shishui went to pick was taken by Ruan Shi after the selection. His Majesty had never seen him before. The first time he saw him, he just poked a basket for questioning. How could he be extra kind to her?It can only be Gu Ruan.

But sometimes people are like this, even if they think clearly in their hearts, they still feel that something is almost there, and they just need someone to come over and clarify.

——No, once the apprentice said that, he would relax, wouldn't he?Not only did he see it that way, but other people saw it that way, so he had reason to believe that he would not be ashamed to suffer the [-] boards, and that the supervisor could still do a good job.

Taking another sip of water, Chen Jijiang slowly raised his head and asked his apprentice: "What did you ask me last night? Who wants to send something to Ruan?"

"Oh, it's Mrs. Hui Concubine." Xu Shishui said, "It's the lady in charge of the Qingxin Palace who came. She said it was... that Mrs. Hui Concubine wanted to reward the Ruan family with two sets of hairpins, but she felt that the person in front of the imperial court should go If it's not suitable, I put it aside, can I ask Master to give you an idea."

Chen Jijiang laughed when he heard that.

These concubines...there are too many twists and turns in my heart.

Or if His Majesty would rather watch Ruan family eat happily than go to the harem when he has nothing to do?Even an eunuch like him felt that dealing with the Ruan family was much easier than talking with the harem!
Why does Concubine Hui want to reward the Ruan family?This is to find out what His Majesty means.

In fact, she rewarded things by herself, and there was no problem at all.What happened to the people in front of the imperial court?She held the harem in her hands and said, "I think this girl served you well in front of the imperial court." It is justified. Besides, rewarding things is not about beating people up. There is no need to go to the harem to turn against Concubine Hui for a reward.

But things are different with them. They can only listen to His Majesty, not Mrs. Hui, let alone make decisions for Mrs. Hui.

Whether it can be transferred to the Ruan family, you must first ask His Majesty for instructions, and Concubine Hui will be able to see His Majesty's attitude.

According to common sense, Concubine Hui rewarded something, and Ruan must choose a suitable time to thank her. This is not a rule but a courtesy. Of course, the emperor knows this, and then it depends on what he thinks.

If he nodded, let Ruan Shi go to thank her, that's nothing, but put etiquette first, Concubine Hui would naturally understand.

What if he nodded but didn't ask Ruan to thank him?This is a little bit of fear that the harem will embarrass the Ruan family. To put it more clearly, in His Majesty's heart, the Ruan family and the harem are already the same thing, and there is a sense of guilt. Otherwise, why is he worried that Concubine Hui is embarrassing a maid?
As for if he refuses to send things over at all...

Thinking of this, Chen Jijiang chuckled, and Madam Hui also took the risk - if His Majesty refuses to send the things over at all, they can only return them. His Majesty decided to return it?
Hey, without thinking too much, you know that Liu Gong will definitely look wonderful!
Chen Jijiang smacked his lips leisurely, going through all these kinds of results in his mind, really curious what the final result will be.

He looked at Xu Shishui: "Just report it. Remember, tell the truth what should be said, and don't say a word that should not be said."

Regarding the matter of Sydney, His Majesty is obviously watching very closely, so be careful.

In the imperial dining room, Sydney asked Cui Wan for leave, and after Cui Wan nodded in agreement, she concentrated on taking care of Dou Sha.

Sure enough, I still feel sorry!
Although she didn't beat the person, and she also understands the emperor's thoughts, but seeing Dousha lying there crying pitifully, there is no way to leave her here to boil with peace of mind, and she still goes to Zichen Palace to eat delicious food every day .

Sometimes "I can understand it in my heart" and "I can deal with it calmly on the surface" are really two different things.Well, she was explained clearly by the emperor in the Zichen Palace, but once she returned to the small courtyard, she felt very sorry for Dousha, and Zixian, Tingxian, Fugui, because of her matter, was picked up by Wei Chen at night Scare with a knife!

Sydney feels guilty when she thinks about it. Apart from guilt, she is also a little scared.

She really couldn't help but think, what would happen if she made such a mistake?
It is true that the emperor is taking good care of her now, but, but Dou Sha is younger than her, she panicked when she thought about it, and when she continued to think about it, the more she thought about it, the more uncertain she became.

After a closer look, she has done bad manners, such as being late for duty, such as giving the emperor a back when she was retreating - she has committed the second rule many times.Although it sounds like these two things are not as big as Dou Sha's mistake, not only did the emperor never punish her, but he even coaxed her...?
Xueli's mind was in a mess, and she felt that she had to figure out the standard in the emperor's heart to make herself feel at ease, but she really couldn't figure it out!

If he was ruthless, he was very tolerant to her; but if he was not ruthless, Dou Sha was only ten years old, and after this beating, he might not be able to get out of bed for a month.

This is on the premise that the imperial guards did not act cruelly.

"Come on, open your mouth." Xueli put aside these bad things for the time being, and fed bean paste and pumpkin soup.In the past few days, no matter whether Dou Sha is drinking medicine or drinking water and eating, as long as she feeds her, she looks very obedient and talks very little.

This is obviously fear.After taking a sip, I have to look up at Xueli's expression, and when I say "I'm full" during a meal, I must be staring at her, but whenever she frowns slightly, I will try to eat two more mouthfuls of red bean paste—this makes me Xueli felt so uncomfortable in her heart, she was unknowingly gentle in front of her.

The emperor intentionally did not allow anyone to follow him, and when he arrived at the small courtyard alone, he entered the main room and followed the sound, and saw Xue Li kneeling on the side of the couch feeding Dou Sha.

While feeding, he said softly: "Don't be so nervous, okay? I don't blame you..."

The bean paste was eating quietly, and she continued, "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll order it if it's on the menu. It's not good for hair, it's not good for the wound."

Dou Sha replied softly, "Listen to my sister", and then she had nothing else to say, and then Xue Li also said nothing.

The emperor stood by the door, looking into the bowl.The pumpkin soup was made very thin, and the orange-red bowl was uniform in color. It was boiled with pumpkin pulp and milk, and it was added sugar when eating.

After he accidentally discovered that Sydney likes this dish, he often asks people to prepare it. Today, this bowl has just been delivered from the front.

He waited silently until she was almost finished feeding, then raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Sydney."

Sydney was shocked suddenly, and Dou Sha was even more shocked than her!

Then, there was a little chaos in the room: Xueli was sitting on her knees, and when she saw him, she bowed down and saluted him.Dou Sha was also in a hurry to get up, but she was unable to move, so her hand that was propped on the side of the couch slipped in a panic, and pressed on Xue Li's back.

Then Dou Sha was injured, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he couldn't move at all.Xueli wanted to help her, but she didn't dare to get up without authorization, and she was also afraid of hurting Dousha suddenly.

The two little girls just knelt down on the ground, and the other stretched out his arms on the back of the other, and they froze.

The emperor was at the door: "..."

Look around, no one else can come to help.Xie Zhaoshou let out a sigh, strode into the room, put both hands on Dou Sha's shoulders, first "broke" her back on the couch, then leaned over and dragged Xue Li up.

Not caring whether Dou Sha was still in shock, Xue Li rubbed her back that hurt so much from her pressure, and lowered her head with a flushed face: "Why is Your Majesty here..."

The emperor's eyes darkened: "Heartless."

Xueli was dumbfounded, and immediately looked at the empty bowl containing pumpkin soup with a guilty conscience.

"You are a good person from the imperial kitchen, but if you want to ask for leave, why don't you tell me a word?" Xie Zhao was very annoyed by this—he was very protective of her, right?As a result, she didn't even ask him if he would agree to her request for leave, but she didn't even tell him a word?
If it weren't for Concubine Hui's matter, he took the initiative to ask Xu Shishui what she was doing recently, and thought it was the imperial dining room that excluded her from being on duty!

As soon as Xue Li heard him say this, she stuck her tongue out in her heart: It was wrong again!

She really weighed this matter carefully before asking for leave, and after weighing it, she felt that she should find Cui Wan—because she is from the imperial dining room, wouldn't it be presumptuous to tell the emperor directly?Don't know the rules?Feeling very proud?
She thought she was right in thinking about it!But when he asked such a question, it was equivalent to writing her a Zhu Zhu: Wrong.

Realizing this, Xueli admitted her mistake quickly: "I know my mistake!"

Xie Zhao kept a cold face and she didn't speak.

Xue Li glanced at him stealthily, rubbed her feet a little forward, and added: "Your Majesty, calm down..."

"..." Xie Zhao's face couldn't stop being cold, he calmed down a little, and then glared at her, "Come out."

After he finished speaking, he walked out. Dou Sha was so afraid that she wanted to say something to Xue Li, but Xue Li pressed her finger on her lips to signal her to keep quiet, and followed her out bravely.
Xie Zhao stopped in the yard, turned around, and handed her the long box in his hand.

Xueli received it in her hand in confusion and opened it, and saw that there were two pairs of silver hairpins, and she was about to salute and thank her.

The emperor blocked her: "Concubine Hui gave it to you."

Xue Li's expression of wanting to thank her sincerely changed back to being puzzled in an instant: "Madam Hui?" She frowned as she looked at the two hairpins.

...Then does she have to go to Roujia Palace to thank her?

After realizing this problem, Sydney frowned even deeper!

Originally, she thought the harem was scary, and with the incident of Zhang Baolin a few days ago, she was even more afraid—she really couldn’t understand those things even after thinking about them, and it was strange that Concubine Hui gave her things for no reason. Feeling fuzzy.

If Concubine Hui didn't like her, would she be the same?
Xueli took a light breath, then raised her eyes to secretly scan the emperor's expression.

She really wanted to ask: Can I not accept this reward?

(End of this chapter)