Chapter 38: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron (1)

"Bottom of the kettle?" I repeated the words softly, savoring in my mind what the word meant in this plot. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info just thought about it, and a flash of thought flashed in his mind, as if he had grasped a little essence, but he couldn't figure out why it came.

Qingyun nodded calmly and said with a smile: "Yes, the bottom of the kettle will be drawn." She always had a smile on her face, as if she was more charitable than Maitreya Buddha. It's just that when he said this now, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and the whole person had an aura of slaughter. If it is in an ordinary family, this age is the time to be simple and cute, but in this palace, this environment has honed her into a thoughtful palace maid.

Then she said: "Niangniang means that since the noble means that someone wants to embarrass the noble at the palace banquet, then let her go." As long as the nobles ...... It's good not to show up at the palace banquet......" After speaking, he looked at me with deep meaning. When I came into contact with her eyes, even in the warm room with the brazier burning, I felt a burst of cold.

"As for how not to appear at the palace banquet...... Recently, the slave maid heard a few old palace maids chewing their tongues there, as if to say...... According to the old practice, concubines below the rank of concubine are not eligible to appear at the palace banquet, right...... Also, for the sake of the well-being of the Queen Mother and the Emperor's Holy Body, if some concubines are sick, they are not allowed to participate in the palace banquet...... Because of this, several concubines of the previous dynasty, even if they had some minor illnesses that were not in the way, did not dare to speak out in order to participate in the palace banquet......" The corners of Qingyun's mouth raised a playful smile, and she said to me with a smile.

I could understand what she said. It is nothing more than to tell me three news: one is that according to the old practice, concubines like me are not qualified to participate in the palace banquet. If you don't participate in the palace banquet, naturally there will be no such things. But now the Queen Mother has made a decree, because there are few concubines in the palace, and she is the daughter of the selected minister, so naturally all of them will participate in the palace banquet.

Second, it means that if a concubine is sick at the palace banquet, she can not participate in the palace banquet. This is exactly what I told you about not appearing at the palace banquet. Jing Concubine Niangniang means...... What if I'm sick...... Naturally, there is no need to participate in this palace banquet...... It's just that...... Getting sick on Chinese New Year's Eve is just unlucky. 'M afraid...... will commit the taboo of the queen mother and make her old man unhappy.

As if seeing my concerns, Qingyun said a few words softly on the side: "Noble Wen...... Although the slave and maid are only slaves and maids, the slaves and maids still have two words to persuade the little master. Now is the critical juncture, when the interruption continues...... Instead, it is chaotic...... Noble people are smart people...... You don't understand this truth, do you?" and then said: "The nobles have to think about it, which is more important, and the slaves and maids still have a clear distinction if they want to come to the nobles......"

Naturally, I'm very different. In fact, from the very beginning of her suggestion, I have already agreed to this approach in my heart. It's just that...... It's always just a matter of apprehension. I'm just afraid that I won't just get out of the tiger's mouth and enter the wolf's den again. The people behind Ling'er didn't have any good intentions, and Concubine Jing Niangniang may not be kind. In this palace, how can a well-meaning person live? If you help me like this, you will inevitably have your own schemes.

But even if Concubine Jing has a plan, I'm afraid I have to do it. Because at the moment, if what Dong'er overheard is true, then I am afraid that there is a conspiracy against me and Li Guiren in ambush at this palace banquet. If it is just that not wearing new clothes will make the Queen Mother unhappy, then if it involves Li Guiren, or the dragon fetus in Li Guiren's belly - then this matter is big......

So even if Concubine Jing's purpose may not be so simple, at least there is no problem with it at the moment. It's at least better to take this path than to know that there is a trap in the palace banquet, but still have to wade into this troubled water. sighed softly...... Alas...... Now that I am in a dilemma, it is better to let go of my hands and fight, maybe there is a way to live.

Thinking about this, I simply laughed and said to Qingyun: "I naturally understand this truth. It's just that if I get sick, I will have to be diagnosed by the imperial doctor, and then I will report it to the queen mother--I am still in good health now, and it will be difficult for the imperial doctor to pass this level......"

Qingyun laughed when she heard me talk about the imperial doctor: "If the noble man is worried about this, he can put his heart in his stomach...... In this palace banquet, my mother is in charge of this matter. Moreover, Niangniang has been in the palace for many years, so naturally there are familiar doctors. Niangniang said, when the time comes, let the imperial doctor go to the Queen Mother to tell the Queen Mother, and my mother will beat the side drum on the side, and you can give them a salary at the bottom of the kettle. ”

I wasn't hypocritical at the moment, so I said to Qingyun: "I'm just afraid that it's inconvenient for me to go out today...... I also want Miss Qingyun to help me bring a message back to thank my mother...... But if that's the case, the mother's ensemble at the dinner partyβ€”"

Qingyun still remembered this stubble, and she was obviously happier than just now. said: "The nobleman himself is in danger, but he still remembers my mother's performance, which really makes the slave and maid admire." Although the mother didn't mention this matter when she went out, the slave maid had an idea, but she just had to wronged the nobles. Of course, this idea was only thought up by the slave maid, and the slave didn't want to make a mistake in the gift of my mother's palace banquet because of the nobleman's affairs, so she made this decision. ”

"Since the girl has an idea, then ask the girl to say it! Concubine Jing helped me this time, why bother to say anything wronged or not, if I can do it, I am naturally willing to go to the soup for the sake of the mother. "Since Qingyun has already said it, naturally I can't refuse. Besides, even if Qingyun said that it was her own idea, it was really difficult to say whether it was instructed by Concubine Jing Niangniang. As the personal palace maid of the mother, she naturally has to bear this bad reputation for the master. Let only the beneficiary remember the good of the master. I knew what she meant, but I didn't say anything, just asked what she had in mind.

That is, it was announced to the public that the noble man suddenly fell ill and temporarily found a palace maid with a tone law to replace him. After a pause, he continued: "If the nobleman agrees, the slave and maid will go to persuade the master, and then the slave and maid will prepare a palace maid's costume for the nobleman, so that the palace maids who dance with him will wear a veil, and the nobleman will also wear a veil in it, so naturally no one can recognize the nobleman." After the song is finished, the slave and maid will arrange someone to send the noble person back to Xianfu Palace, and the guard on duty that day is the same villager as the slave and maid, and the slave and maid will ask him to make it convenient, so seamless, and the two will not be delayed. ”

I thought carefully about Qingyun's words, and considered the possibility of acting, but I didn't find any loopholes. He said to Qingyun: "Then there will be Miss Lao Qingyun!" means that it should be done.