Chapter 32: Reward

"Hurry up and pick catkins, give me breakfast, I'm starving!" Gu Banqin lay on the couch and shouted loudly.

"It's coming, the slave maid already knew that the mother didn't have time to eat, so she went to the imperial dining room early to bring the breakfast, and now it's hot in the kitchen, and I'll bring it to the mother immediately."

After speaking, the two of them entered the dormitory with a tray.

The aroma of food made Gu Banqin temporarily regain her strength, and she straightened up, came to the table and sat down, waiting for the meal to start with great interest.

There is not much food, a plate of small porridge made of japonica rice, which is floating with white fungus, lotus seeds, wolfberries and other blood-nourishing ingredients, two plates of exquisite dim sum, the most happy thing for Gu Banqin is actually a dish of honey and red date water and a fried fish that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Gu Banqin saw that her index finger moved, and she started eating directly.

After eating breakfast cleanly, Gu Banqin finally came back to life.

The two of them performed their duties and removed the dishes.

After a while, Gu Banqin heard the reward of the Inner Court Division.

Gu Banqin pondered that this should be because she was serving the emperor last night, so she came over to send money and things.

Well, how can it look like some kind of old women's profession that collects money to do things......

The reward of the Inner Court Division is nothing more than some jewels and jade jewelry, silk and satin, Gu Banqin has little demand for these things, she will only attract people's eyes when she wears them, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, she just wants to live her life in a low-key manner.

Instead of rewarding her for these useless things, it is better to ask the imperial dining room to make more delicious food for her, as the saying goes, what you eat is what you make, at least she eats well, and her body will accompany her children, such as the honey and red date soup in today's breakfast is very good, she likes this sweet and greasy food.

Thinking like this, Gu Banqin also said it casually, and was heard by the catkins who were waiting on the side, and the catkins helplessly comforted:

"Niangniang, the honey and red date soup in the imperial meal this morning is a rule set by the palace, and every maid has a rule the next day, three meals on weekdays, if you want extra sweets, you have to go to the kitchen manager of the imperial room in advance to say hello."

"It's not like we haven't tried it before, but it's either extra money to make it, or it's done, but the ladies in other palaces want it......"

Liu Wu was silent as he spoke, but Gu Banqin knew what Liu Wu was talking about.

It's nothing more than my Baolin Niangniang's low status, I want no status, I want silver but no silver, and the people in the palace are all old fritters who watch people cook, how can someone bird you......

Thinking of her destitute current situation, Gu Nianshu collapsed in her chair and lost her dream of living.

She's a real failure to do this, and it's hard to eat something good.

The catkins on the side were also distressed, and took the initiative to propose: "Why don't you try it again, after all, this time is different from the past, how can I say that Niangniang has just received His Majesty's favor, maybe this time the imperial dining room will give some face?" ”

Gu Nianshu listened to the listless Fu'er on the soft couch, thinking about nodding and agreeing to Liu Wu's proposal, but after thinking about it, forget it, Liu Wu is her own person, she doesn't want Liu Wu to be sneered at by a bunch of people when she arrives in the imperial dining room, hurting people's self-esteem.

Unable to eat good things, Gu Banqin had no choice but to cheer up and turn her eyes to the dry things sent by the Inner Court Division, but this is what she earned last night, prostitution, prostitution...... Hard earned money!

These things are things that look good, but can't be exchanged for money.

It is nothing more than some silk and satin, ancient cosmetics, some jewelry heads, hanging calligraphy and paintings, some furnishings in the temple, and so on.

Wearing a long skirt with juan gauze and gold silk embroidery, a dress with a treasure pattern, and a silk mud gold and silver Ruyi cloud pattern satin.

Twisted gold and silver silk silk brocade quilt on a bed, is this because the quilt in her bedroom is not easy to cover?

A pair of Bixia moire beads, the beads on it look big and round, and they must be very valuable.

A headdress with a peony pattern of gold buttons, a handle of jade Ruyi with colorful auspicious clouds, two pairs of earrings with peach sprinkled flowers, and a hosta with dark patterns of blue lilies, which is a bunch on the head.

A set of five-color brocade plates, a copper tripod engraved with rust red and bright gold carved silk crab claw chrysanthemum, what is she going to do with this copper tripod, do you want to play Xiang Yu carry the tripod?

A pair of fine white porcelain vases with double butterflies playing with light pink, Gu Banqin fell in love with this pair of porcelain vases at a glance, and the double dishes flew on them, giggling and playing, which suddenly reminded Gu Banqin of the legend of Liang Zhuhua's butterfly.

Well, it was decided, so I inserted these two porcelain vases with an osmanthus branch and placed them at the entrance of the hall to welcome the guests.

Other things should be placed in the catkins, and those that are not needed are thrown into the warehouse and locked, such as the copper tripod that occupies a huge area.

As for those cosmetics, put them in the dresser, but Gu Banqin is determined not to use that thing, Gu Banqin doesn't believe in ancient chemical technology at all, who knows if there will be any strange ingredients in it, find an unobtrusive way, and throw it away.

As for the rest of the hanging calligraphy and paintings, Gu Banqin looks at that and feels that the pen rhyme style is all fine, and as for the name of the seal on it, Gu Banqin doesn't know any of them, so it's good to hang them all anyway.

The three of them were busy for a while, and after putting the dry things together, Gu Banqin hurriedly asked Cai Qing and catkins to go to the yard to cut a few peach branches with pink buds and green flowers and leaves, and osmanthus branches that had not yet bloomed and only had new shoots.

The vase was filled with water, a bottle of peach branches, a bottle of osmanthus branches, and then in the eyes of the catkins and green disapproval, it was placed at the entrance of the hall of the catkins.

Looking at the two extremely incompatible furnishings, Cai Qing couldn't help but say: "Niangniang, how can you say that this is a gift from the emperor, you are placed at the door like this, as a vase?" ”

Gu Nianshu was busy adjusting the angle of the two vases, and replied casually without looking back: "Anyway, they are all used for placement, and since they are given to me, what's wrong with me using it as a vase to plant flowers, is it possible to offer three incense sticks every day?" ”

Cai Qing and Liu Wu looked at each other, thinking to themselves, you are really big, but after thinking about it, the two of them felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong.

But Niangniang is the master, they are just the palace maids who are responsible for doing things obediently, and the master has spoken, and the two of them still consciously abide by it.

Although the two vases, one with a bright peach branch and the other with an ugly osmanthus branch, were placed together in an extremely spicy eye, the two still pretended not to see it.

Gu Nianshu was busy in the palace all day, and finally arranged all the things that could be used, and threw everything that could not be used into the warehouse.

When she entered the door, Gu Banqin nodded with satisfaction, and there were two more vases at the door of the Muddy Palace, which looked much more vibrant.

When I entered the dormitory, I felt more satisfied, at least I didn't want to be empty before.