The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 9 Opportunity
"Isn't there still a few more?" Wei Chen smiled lightly, put his hand into his sleeve again, and added another piece of broken silver.

Xueli looked at it, and wanted to continue to refuse, but involuntarily took out the plate of pickled peppers and chicken feet and handed it over.She couldn't help but grieve and indignantly, and muttered: "My lord, please..."

Wei Chen took it in satisfaction, Xueli curled her lips secretly, and suddenly heard a bowstring popping out behind her, and at the same time a muffled cry came to her ears.

Turning his head, a royal guard was shaking his arms to slow down his strength, taking in air-conditioning while shaking.

Wei Chen frowned, put down the pickled pepper and chicken feet that he just picked up, and threw a white porcelain bottle over: "Why did you make such a mistake?"

"I'm not good at archery!" The man explained angrily, rolled up his sleeves and poured the medicine from the porcelain bottle on it.

Xueli blinked her bright eyes, turned around and called Wei Chen: "My lord!"

The sudden clear voice made Wei Chen choke on the bean paste he was swallowing, and looked down at her: "Huh?"

"I'll buy your lord's medicine!" She reached out and stuffed back the broken silver that Wei Chen had just given her.

For such an important place as the imperial guard, the medicine that can be used must be better than the medicine for the maid!
Wei Chen was taken aback: "What do you want this medicine for?"

"The new maids are ignorant, they always have to 'set the rules'." Xueli stuck out her tongue, "Today is the first time, the dishes were not cleaned, and more than 20 people were beaten until their palms swelled."

After she finished explaining, Wei Chen was a little surprised and curious, looked her up and said, "Isn't the newcomer younger than you?"

"Yes, seven or eight years old." Sydney said.Seeing that Wei Chen was still surprised, he said, "But it happens to me all the time. I also had it when I entered the palace. If you don't improve your memory now, it will be bad if you make mistakes in major events in the future."

The court ladies of the Great Qi Dynasty were all from good families, and they had never seen anything harsh since childhood.People from poorer families, don’t you think it’s just work?I can do it at home, so it is easy to be careless about the rules in the palace; those with better family backgrounds have high vision, think that they have their own opinions and love to make their own opinions...

The result of both situations is "not knowing the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth", so temper must be suppressed in advance, and rules must be established early.The female officials will pick out two or three times when they make minor mistakes and severely punish them.

This is far better than making a big mistake and losing your life later.

Wei Chen frowned, feeling that this should not be the case.From the corner of the eye, he glanced at the commander who was also listening, swallowed his dissatisfaction, and lowered his head to bite the chicken feet with pickled peppers.

The commander stared at Xueli lightly, remained silent for a while, then suddenly smiled briefly: "The Shangshi Bureau is so hard, you still look for relationships in every possible way to stay?"

Sydney was startled.

He was referring to the fact that she went to the clothing bureau to ask for help.But she didn't tell them about it.

"Why are you so surprised?" The commander shook his head lightly, and looked back at the people practicing archery in the courtyard, "We are imperial guards."

So...they went to investigate secretly?Know the whole story easily?
Xueli took a half step back anxiously, stabilized her feet, calmed down, and said seriously: "It's...it's not that hard, it's just that I didn't know the rules in the first two years, and I was punished more often. Now I won't anymore. Shangshi Bureau is better than being sent to do handyman, and it is also less comfortable than being a boss."

The "shangshi" she mentioned refers to the people who serve in front of the emperor and concubines. The commander listened lightly and retorted, "That's because you have never been to the imperial court."

"I've been there!" She pushed back immediately.

Although I dare not raise my head...

The commander looked down at her, his meaningful eyes made Xue Li feel a little guilty, and then he let out a soft "Oh": "Do you still want to go?"

"I don't want to!" She replied resolutely, seeing a bit of amused look in the commander's eyes, she said stubbornly, "I really don't want to!"

The command envoy made no comment, and still had a look of disbelief.

"He ate my little rabbit!" Sydney blurted out angrily.

bunny?
The commander was taken aback for a moment, and she didn't know why she suddenly said such a sentence.Seeing her bowing her head and not making a sound, her eyelashes were a little glittering, she couldn't help asking: "What little rabbit?"

"The little rabbits I raised are white and beautiful!" Xueli was still sad when she talked about what happened a long time ago, her little brows were tightly knit, "there are quite a few of them, and the serving lady told us to keep them. Take care of one. But, but then..."

Her voice inevitably raised a bit, and she yelled with a sense of venting her emotions: "It has been made into an imperial meal and presented to His Majesty!"

"..." The commander's eyes were shocked.

"Shangshi Bureau prepares so many delicacies from mountains and seas and presents them every day, but he still ate the little rabbit..."

Wei Chen was eating beside him and didn't make a sound. Hearing this, he suddenly took a long breath of air: "Okay!"

The words of restraint brought Xue Li back to her senses, her expression tightened, and she hurriedly said to the commander: "I have no other intention..."

Almost forgot that the commander is someone who can go to face the saint at any time.Fortunately, she didn't say the meaning of "I hate His Majesty so much" directly!

The commander clasped his hands on his knees, looked at her indifferently for a while, let out a sigh of relief, and shook his head: "I won't tell Your Majesty."

Xueli relaxed a little, looked at him for a while, and said, "Then...don't tell the lady of Shangshi either!"

The commander's eyes were slightly cold: "There are so many requests."

Xueli lowered her head, seeing that he should not respond, she raised her head again and begged: "Master Commander..."

"Cough." The commanding officer was embarrassed to tease her because of his delicate voice. He cleared his throat, covered the time beside him sideways, and handed it to her, "Why don't you hurry up to do what His Royal Highness asked you to do?"

... And he knows? !

Xueli's legs softened and she almost sat on the ground.

Leaving the small courtyard, Xue Li's footsteps fell heavily when walking.

I swore in my heart over and over again that I would never provoke this group of people again!
The first time was when she walked in the wrong place and was taken in to throw darts, and the second time she offered to thank her and found out that her situation had been thoroughly investigated... In short, she was frightened enough every time, and they were still in the same cloud. The wind is light and the thunder is unshakable.

angry!

Xue Li frowned all the way, carrying the remaining four dishes to the door of Huanyi Bureau, and then forced herself to relax and knock on the door.

She stayed in the clothing bureau for nearly two quarters that day with only one purpose: to get an accurate word from the female officer in charge.

Whether it helps or not, it is always good to explain clearly.If she said clearly to help her, she could wait patiently; if she said clearly that she would not help, she would think of other ways.

However, the female officer in charge refused to give this accurate statement!
As if she didn't understand her insinuations over and over again, some of them said a lot, but they didn't say what she wanted to hear the most.It made Xueli sit in front of her anxiously, and couldn't drink the scented tea that was brewed, until finally she couldn't go on anymore and had to resign, but she still didn't believe it.

that's terrible……

The relationship was unsuccessful, and the imperial guards were also informed about it.Sydney feels like a feathered arrow on a bow is hanging above the head. Those people are powerful, who knows if there will be any troubles in the future.

Worried about returning to Shangshi Bureau, he was so lost that he didn't have the strength to lift his feet, and almost tripped when he crossed the threshold.

The twenty or so little maids who were punished earlier were still by the courtyard wall, and they should have been punished to stand after the beating, sobbing and choking, but they didn't dare to cry loudly.

Ah... the money was given to Wei Chen, but in the end he forgot to take the medicine!

I feel even worse.

Xueli walked back with her head down, opened the door and went back to the room to see that Jiang Yuyao, Bai Ji and the four people from the next room were sitting around the desk, with their letters in front of them, thinking about something.

This scene is also rare, Xueli was stunned for a while, looked at Zixian who was lying on the couch reading idle books, and pointed at the six people: "What's going on?"

Su Zixian yawned lazily: "The female official said that the mid-autumn palace banquet will be organized by the middle envoys and young envoys who have not been promoted, and they will prepare meals for several concubines with lower status. Ten well-done Jin Gong envoys."

Xue Li was stunned at the door for a long time, then she came to her senses and knew that it was impossible for them to do whatever they wanted. Just about to ask Su Zixian how to distribute the meal list, Zixian handed over a small bag: "Ladies follow the meal list As for the writing question, I reckoned that the main courses that are difficult to cook are all behind, so I took one for you as soon as possible."

There are rules about the meal list.Cold dishes are listed first, followed by stir-fries and soups, and the most difficult main dishes are listed last because they often have to be prepared by a special person.

The location is fixed, so that it is convenient for everyone to look at the meal list and find what they should do.

Xueli took the carmine one, held her breath, opened it, and pulled out the note inside...

The above is not a dish name.

"Sweet dessert, presented to Qiao Xuanyi."

Was it a request to let them think of food by themselves? !
Xue Li looked at the six people again, and only then noticed that they were flipping through the letters, obviously looking for a selection.

And look at Su Zixian, who has been successfully promoted, so she can read leisurely books to relieve boredom... Sydney feels so envious!

"Go, go out and talk." Su Zixian sat up from the couch, stepped on her shoes and pulled her out.

This move attracted the six people to look at it together, all of them looked displeased. When the door was closing, Xueli noticed that Jiang Yuyao had slammed the wolf hair in her hand.

"What's wrong?" she asked in a low voice.

Su Zixian curled her lips: "I asked my cousin about some things, and they insisted on asking." She looked into the room vigilantly as she spoke, and continued when she saw that no one was eavesdropping by the door. , "But this time there are only ten people! If you all know, your chances will be reduced. I still want us to stay!"

After Su Zixian finished speaking, she whispered in her ear, and Xueli listened quietly, nodding from time to time.

These are some of Qiao Xuanyi's daily hobbies.It may not be useful, but it is always right to write down.

"By the way... it doesn't mean that you can submit it after it's done!" Su Zixian added, "Two copies will be made that day. The female officials will taste it first, and only the ones that are suitable will be sent up!"

This feeling of "going to compete" made all the little girls very nervous.For several days, no one spoke to anyone.

(End of this chapter)