Chapter 206, Self-recommendation

Early the next morning, after washing, everyone did not go to the workshop early as usual, but accompanied Zeng Rong and Lu He to pack up the bits and pieces, waiting for the person who came to pick them up.

The people who came from Luhe's side earlier, Liu Chunmiao came with him, a total of two palace maids came, Liu Chunmiao led a few people out of the gate of the Shanggong Bureau, and brought back two eunuchs at the same time, who came to help Zeng Rong move things.

Because Zeng Rong had a lot of things, books, calligraphy and paintings, notes, pen and ink utensils, etc., and after soliciting the opinions of the two eunuchs, Liu Chunmiao personally led a palace maid to send Zeng Rong to the inner chamberlain.

Zeng Rong also knew that the inner chamberlain was in a partial courtyard near the Qianning Gate at the junction of the former dynasty and the harem, next to the Qianning Palace, and the Qianning Palace was the emperor's daily handling office, and occasionally met with officials here, so the harem concubines were not allowed to appear here without a summons.

I have to say that the treatment of female officials is much better than that of ordinary palace maids, and the inner chamberlain not only equips Zeng Rong with an independent residence, although it is only a wing room, but there is also a separate clean room, and the most rare thing is that there is a special person responsible for chores, such as laundry and food, flushing the toilet, etc.

When Zeng Rong arrived, Zheng Jiao arrived first, coincidentally, her house was next to Zeng Rong's, two mothers-in-law were helping her wipe the doors and windows, and there was a palace maid in the house who was making the bed and folding the quilt, and she was standing at the door commanding.

Seeing Zeng Rong, Zheng Jiao greeted him with a smile, and took the initiative to reach out to help Zeng Rong get something, Zeng Rong avoided her, "Don't bother my sister, I don't have to stain my sister's clothes." ”

"My sister has so many things?" Zheng Jiao saw that the two eunuchs each held a large package, Zeng Rong also held a bunch of things in his hands, and the other two were not idle in their hands, frowning, slightly surprised.

Because as far as she knows, Zeng Rong is just an embroidery girl in the Shanggong Bureau, aren't the things in the palace uniformly configured? A lowly palace maid actually has so many books, calligraphy and paintings?

Originally, she was a little unconvinced that Zeng Rong had won the first place in the assessment, but when she saw these books, calligraphy and paintings, she didn't dare to underestimate them.

Seeing that Zeng Rong was also busy cleaning up, and Zeng Rong also had an aunt in charge beside him, it was not easy to inquire, Zheng Jiao said a few words and went back to her side.

The two eunuchs put down their things and went out, and quickly found two mothers-in-law to carry two buckets of water, Zeng Rong was about to roll up her sleeves and step forward to help, Liu Chunmiao stopped her and told her in a low voice that she should not do this kind of rough work, if she wanted to help, she could pack her books, calligraphy and paintings and clothes first.

Because there were ready-made cabinets and boxes in the house, Zeng Rong ordered the two eunuchs to wipe the cabinets and boxes first, she classified the clothes, and when the two mothers-in-law wiped the kang clean, Zeng Rong began to pack up his books, calligraphy and paintings again, and the two eunuchs also went out to bring back her bedding and daily necessities.

When he was busy, Liu Neishou led two aunts in charge to come in, and called Zheng Jiao to enter the upper room together, the hall of the upper room is a reception room, and the north wall is not exempt from vulgarity, and an offering table is placed, and under the offering table is a table of eight immortals, there is a circle chair on each side, and there are three circle chairs on each of the east and west walls.

Zeng Rong only then knew that these two aunts were Shuling Shi, one surnamed Cui, who worked in the Pharmacopoeia Bureau, in addition to recording the emperor's untimely pulse cases and prescriptions and the efficacy test after each medicine, he also had to help record the previous pulse cases and prescriptions, merge and classify them, and occasionally help transcribe some prescriptions and pharmacopoeias.

Another aunt surnamed Chen, currently in the Catering Bureau, is serving the emperor for dinner, focusing on tasting dishes for the emperor first, which also needs to be recorded.

"You two, who wants to enter the Diet Bureau and who wants to enter the Pharmacopoeia Bureau?" Liu Neizhi's eyes swept over the faces of Zeng Rong and Zheng Jiao, and asked.

"Sister Zheng picks first, she's the biggest." Zeng Rong was polite.

"It's better for my sister to come first, my sister is in the first place." Zheng Jiao also resigned.

"Zeng Rong, you pick first."

"Go back to the inner servant, and the little one is willing to enter the Pharmacopoeia Bureau." Zeng Rong replied.

Although she also wants to go to the Pharmacopoeia Bureau to try it, she is unwilling to face the emperor all day, and the most important thing is that she may be able to learn some pharmacological knowledge when she enters the Pharmacopoeia Bureau, whether it is for Qin Chuxue or Zhu Heng, it will always be useful one day, right?

"Why did you choose the Pharmacopoeia Bureau?" Liu Neishou seems to be a little surprised by this result, the Pharmacopoeia Bureau has a limited number of times to see the emperor, and the Catering Bureau can see the emperor every day, how can anyone not want to serve by the emperor's side?

"Back to the inner servant, when the little one met the Queen Mother with Sister Zheng in Cining Palace, Sister Zheng said that she was a good cook, but the little one has been growing up in the countryside and doesn't know how to cook or taste. But the small one also has the same strengths, the small one is poor, and he once went up the mountain to pick herbs for a period of time to supplement the family, and he is also a little interested in pharmacology, but unfortunately he has not been able to learn, so Sister Zheng and I can be regarded as having their own place. ”

"Oh, you know herbs, do you know the properties of herbs?" Cui Yuanhua asked.

Zeng Rong nodded, and shook his head again, "I only know a few common herbs in our hometown, I haven't studied with a teacher, and I don't know much about medicinal pharmacology." ”

When Cui Yuanhua heard this, he took Zeng Rong on the spot, Zeng Rong reported the names of several common herbs, which also mentioned the medicinal properties of several common herbs, but she couldn't say more, and she didn't know anything about the prescription or anything.

Rao is like this, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy for Cui Yuanhua, because the Pharmacopoeia Bureau occasionally has to help concoct medicinal materials, so naturally he must first learn to distinguish various medicinal materials.

"It's so good, everyone is happy, or the chamberlain will choose someone." Chen Xia, who hadn't squeaked much, smiled.

"Don't talk about it so much, then it's up to the two of you to train, the training is good, the credit is yours, if something goes wrong, it's our family who doesn't bear it." Liu Neishou was a little unimpressed by Chen Xia's compliment.

The main reason is that he is not very satisfied with these two people, Zeng Rong is too young, he was named by the imperial concubine, and he is the queen mother's picture, who makes such a fuss in and out of the inner guard, who knows if he will stay with peace of mind, who knows if he can do this job.

Zheng Jiao looks delicate and soft, and she grew up pampered at first glance, although her father is just a small county magistrate, but after all, she is from an official family, and she doesn't know if she has done anything to serve people.

Therefore, he was not very satisfied with these two candidates, relatively speaking, he liked the Zhen Qing more, but the Queen Mother asked Zhen Qing to leave, and forced Zheng Jiao to him, he could only bear it, who told him to rob the Queen Mother's heart first?

However, when it comes to the Queen Mother's favorite, Liu Neishi is really a little curious, what kind of ability does this Zeng Rong have, he can actually attract the imperial concubine to take action in person, and even at the expense of going against the Queen Mother, he has to snatch her from the Queen Mother.

That's weird.