The next morning, the concubines of the palace had gathered at the Jade Liangtai. It was a great day, the sun was high, there was not a single cloud in the blue sky, and the occasional breeze blew through to bring a hint of coolness.

An Su was carrying a food box and standing side by side with the people who came from the imperial dining room, basking in the sun, and sweating was gradually forming on his forehead. In the gazebo not far away, Madame Emei sat on the main seat, surrounded by some concubines. An Su inquired with Mama Qin that the queen was young and did not like to participate in the affairs of the palace, so such a gathering would naturally not come, and the concubines respected Mrs. Emei, who was second only to the queen.

And Madame Emei acted in a high-profile manner, preparing several tables just for the snacks to entertain the concubines, and An Su was at the second table, which had to wait until they had finished using it once and then taking it down. Carrying two food boxes, An Su's hands were very sore, and it was supposed to be sent by Chu Ruo with her, but she made up her mind to be punished alone, so she forcibly left Chu Ruo in the palace maid's house.

"Xu Ji Niangniang has arrived—" A eunuch's paging drew An Su's gaze to Xu Meiren, who was belatedly coming. She was carefully supported by Mo Shang, she still looked tired, and the milky white sachet was still hanging around her waist.

Madame Emei's gaze swept over the sachet on her body, and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. The other concubines did not look at Xu Meiren very friendly, probably because she was favored soon after entering the palace, which made others jealous.

An Su carefully observed these concubines, and there seemed to be no figure of Hu Bazi, the master of water chestnuts. Last time, I heard the eunuch mention that Hu Bazi was pregnant, maybe she stayed in the palace to rest, and none of these concubines in front of her had big bellies.

"The concubine has seen Liu Ji Niangniang, and Liu Ji Niangniang is extremely happy." Xu Meiren saluted Mrs. Emei, and saw Mrs. Luoyan, Mrs. Qi and others around her one by one, and finally still held a courtesy to Mrs. Emei.

"What do you think of the taste of this snack? This is what the palace specially instructed the imperial dining room to do for the younger sisters. Madame Emei didn't pay attention to Xu Meiren or told her to get up, so she kept standing in place.

"Liu Ji Niangniang is clever, and she has always treated the concubines well, so this snack is naturally good." Qian Liangren has always followed Mrs. Emei, and he is unwilling to let go of this good opportunity for flattery at this moment.

Madame Emei was very fond of this, and she waved her hand to signal the palace people waiting around her to remove the dim sum on the table and replace it with others. An Su watched the people around him line up and walked into the gazebo, and his palms couldn't help but sweat, but he still acted like everyone else, taking out the snacks in the food box and holding them in his hands.

Ansu was at the end of the line, not too noticeable, and she also tried to keep her head down. Just when she walked into the pavilion, she could see the cold sweat on Xu Meiren's forehead, and her body was trembling slightly. It had been a long time, but Mrs. Emei still didn't let her get up, and An Su felt sympathy, and an idea came to her.

"Next, Hibiscus Jade Cake—" The eunuch quickly read the pastry that Ansu should have presented.

With that idea in mind, Ansu hurried forward. When she walked to Xu Meiren, who was holding a courtesy, her feet slipped violently, and the snack she was holding in her hand fell out at once, smashing the good on Xu Meiren.

"The mother forgives the sins, the mother forgives the sins, the slave and the maid did not mean it." An Su immediately knelt down, pretending to be a frightened little palace maid, and kept kowtowing.

"You girl, you don't know how to be careful, our mother's clothes and hair are all soiled by you!" Mo Shang preemptively reprimanded.

"Where are you on an errand and palace maid, how are you so careless?" Mrs. Emei Xu saw Xu Meiren making a fool of herself, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.

An Su glanced up at Mrs. Emei and breathed an exaggerated sigh of relief: "Ah, it's okay." ”

"What's okay, what's okay? Liu Ji Niangniang asked you! Qian Liangren looked at An Su with disdain.

"It is precisely because it is Liu Ji Niangniang who asks that the slave can say that it is okay."

"Oh? Why is that? Madame Emei raised some interest.

"Back to Niangniang's words, the slave maid has always heard that Liu Ji Niangniang is not only beautiful, but also has an excellent temperament, and the people in the palace are also extremely lenient. Fortunately, the slave maid made the mistake this time in front of Liu Ji Niangniang, and if it was somewhere else, it would have been dragged out and beaten to death with a stick. ”

"You all praise this in private?" Mrs. Emei really used this trick.

"Of course, but no matter how much the people below praise it, they can't describe one-ten-thousandth of the mother's appearance. The slave saw Niangniang for the first time today, and she couldn't help but look at it greedily, so she accidentally knocked over the pastry and asked Niangniang to forgive her sins. ”

"That's it, it's not a big fault, you just ......" Mrs. Emei paused when she said this, and turned her gaze to the embarrassed Xu Meiren, "You will wait for Xu Meiren to go back and change her clothes and make up for it!" ”

"No." An Su responded again and again, and Mo Sheng took Xu Meiren by the side and walked out of the pavilion quickly.

Qian Liangren's voice could still be heard behind him: "Liu Ji Niangniang, that palace maid collided like this, you let her go so easily?" ”

"Then according to your will, you want to cut her with a thousand knives?" Mrs. Emei looked at her amusedly.

"That's not it, but you'll have to play a few boards!"

"Didn't you just hear her? This palace treats people leniently and has an excellent temperament, if she is severely punished, won't she slap herself in the face? Mrs. Emei's face was happy, "Besides, the maid next to Xu Ji seems to be very dissatisfied with her, if Xu Ji punishes her, it will just give her the reputation of treating the palace people harshly, reflecting the leniency of the palace." ”

"The mother is a good plan, and the mother is wise."

As Mrs. Emei expected, Mo Shang blamed An Su a lot along the way. Xu Meiwei was also very embarrassed to dress up in order to go to Mrs. Emei's banquet, dressed too brightly for fear of stealing her limelight, and dressed too plainly and elegantly for fear of being accused of disrespecting her. picked and chose in the palace, so I had to wear a light cyan woven flower dress rewarded by the emperor, which was especially conspicuous when stained by those pink pastries.

"Mo Shang, you go back to the palace first to prepare the clothes you want to change, this palace has something to say to An Su." Xu Meiren was silent for a while before she instructed Mo Shang.

"No."

An Su originally thought that Xu Meiren had something to say to her, so she would take a long detour back to Huanning Palace, but she never thought that she just slowed down. There were many palace people coming and going on this road, and although they still saluted respectfully when they saw her, they couldn't help but glance at her clothes a few times. If it was other concubines, when they encountered such a humiliating thing, they would have been angry with others a long time ago, but Xu Meiren was light-hearted.

"Mo Shang doesn't understand, but this palace understands, thank you for relieving the siege of this palace."

"Mother's words are serious." An Su paused for a moment, but decided to tell Xu Meiren the truth, "In fact, the slave maid is not exactly relieving the siege for Niangniang." ”

"Those aren't hibiscus jade cakes, are they?"

"Niang Niang noticed?" An Su didn't expect Xu Meiren to notice the pastries at that time.

"The ones you just offered are the jade dew cakes made by the palace himself, how can you not know them?"

"The slave is guilty, and the precious cake should not be replaced with the precious cake that the mother has rewarded." An Su suddenly knelt down in front of Xu Meiren and said truthfully, "It's just that the matter is urgent, and the slave maid has no choice, so she made this decision." The palace maids are all new to the palace, and they really can't touch the dim sum used by the masters, which can be somewhat similar to the hibiscus jade cake, and only the jade dew cake rewarded by the mother. ”

"You don't have to be nervous, this palace has no intention of punishing you." Xu Meiren helped An Su up, "Listen to what you said, the hibiscus jade cake that was supposed to be presented went wrong." But how could you have expected that Madame Emei would make things so difficult for the palace? ”

"Mother, the slave didn't expect this. Originally, the slave maid just planned to replace it with Gyokuro cake first, and when she walked in front of Mrs. Emei, she pretended to be a foot and spilled all the pastries. In this way, the attention of everyone present will fall on the slave maid, and no one will care about the style of the pastry. An Su explained, "It's just that at that time, I saw that Niangniang was holding a courtesy, and there was sweat on my forehead, so I had this plan and took advantage of the situation to solve Niangniang's dilemma." ”

"But if you just pretend to be a stumbling foot, Madame Emei will definitely not let you go."

What Niangniang said was that the slave maid did not expect Mrs. Emei to spare the slave maid. It's just that if the style of the pastry presented is different, the entire palace maid will be punished, but if the slave and maid knock over the pastry, the palace maid can be left behind, and the slave and maid can bear the punishment. ”

"You are smart and bold, if there is a girl like you in Huanning Palace, it must be much more interesting." While walking, he spoke, and soon arrived at the gate of Huanning Palace, Xu Meiren instructed again, "Ansu, the pastry can be clearly distinguished in the palace, and Mrs. Emei will definitely be able to distinguish it clearly, but I didn't notice it for a while, so you took advantage of the loophole." Although this time has passed, it will pass, but when she reacts, she will definitely hold a grudge against you, and you will have to be careful in the future. ”

"Thank you for reminding me, the slave will be careful."

This time when I returned to the palace maid's house, no one waited to see a good show like last time, and looked like I was gloating. As soon as An Su entered the door, they hurriedly surrounded them and asked about the situation of Yuliangtai. Ansu was really tired, waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and went straight to the bedroom to rest.

Xu Meiren is right, if Mrs. Emei finds out that she has suffered this dumb loss, she will definitely take revenge in the future. Ansu warned himself that he had to be more careful in the future, and he must not leave any tricks behind.

She had planned to get a good night's sleep, but a few breezes blew in through the cracks in the window, and she couldn't sleep again. An Su simply turned over, took out the white grass that she had picked back a few days ago, smashed it carefully in a round bowl, and sent it to Mama Qin after a while, just taking the opportunity to ask about the new eunuch roster.