Chapter 307: Concubine of the East Palace (2)
She pretended to be nervous and trembled, "Father-in-law, I'm ...... I've never served...... Master, Wan ...... What if the service is not good? ”
"What should I do?" Gonggong Jiang glanced at her and sneered, "Look at your small body, there are not a few taels of meat, and it is estimated that you can't stand a few boards......"
Ye Mengmeng was so frightened that her face changed color. "Gong ...... Father-in-law, you have to ...... Do you want to be boarded? ”
Seeing that her face was sallow with fright, Father-in-law Jiang couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's scared?" He is also timid. We see that you are also a smart person, and there are no difficult errands in the master's inner room, you only need to do two things. First, be diligent, and second, say less and do more. As long as you keep these two points in mind, you can't make a big mistake. Our mother is kind-hearted, as long as you don't make any big mistakes, she won't serve you with a board, at best, she will deduct a little moon silver and punish you for dinner. ”
Ye Mengmeng pretended to be relieved, "That's okay, father-in-law, don't worry, there are no other advantages of being small, and being diligent is famous." ”
"Really? That's good, that's good. ”
The two walked out of the courtyard and into the front yard as they spoke.
In the front yard there is an exquisite and gorgeous palace, called "Huafu Palace", which is the residence of the crown princess.
Ye Mengmeng followed Gonggong Jiang into the hall and ran directly to the warm pavilion.
There were two or three little eunuchs cleaning outside the warm pavilion.
"Xiao Cai, come here." Gonggong Jiang stopped a eunuch in his twenties, "This is a new little pillar, arranged to be in a class with you, he hasn't learned any rules just now, you keep an eye on it, don't let him get into any trouble." ”
Xiao Cai glanced at Ye Mengmeng in surprise, thinking that this person is not small, and he was actually brought over by Gonggong Jiang himself, could it be that Gonggong Jiang's relatives? I didn't dare to slack off at the moment, bowed down, and responded: "Yes, the little one understands."
"Well," Gonggong Jiang rolled his eyes and glanced at Ye Mengmeng, "Do a good job here, if you don't understand, just ask Xiao Cai, do you hear?" ”
"Yes, please rest assured!"
Gonggong Jiang nodded, lowered his voice and asked, "Is Niangniang up?"
"Not yet," Xiao Cai said, "I've been a little sleepy these days, much later than the usual time to get up." ”
"Really?" Gonggong Jiang tiptoed over, lifted the curtain and looked inside, and then lowered the curtain and walked back gently. "That's for sure, people with bodies are easily sleepy and sleepy...... Okay, when the mother wakes up, you are all waiting, let's go out first. ”
"Please rest assured, father-in-law, it'll be fine."
"Well, that's good." Only then did Father-in-law Jiang turn around and walk out.
After seeing Father-in-law Jiang leave, Xiao Cai turned around and saw that Ye Mengmeng was still in a daze, so he hurriedly pulled him to a small room, his face was gentle, and he said with a smile: "You just came, you still don't know the situation, don't be busy doing errands, first familiarize yourself with the environment."
Ye Mengmeng nodded and said, "Okay, then thank you Brother Cai."
Xiao Cai smiled: "They are all on an errand together to serve the master, what do you say thank you?" By the way, you are a relative of Grandpa Jiang, right? ”
"Relatives?" Ye Mengmeng was stunned, shook her head and said, "No." ”
"Not? How so? ”
"It's really not, I only met Gonggong Cai today."
"Oh, I see!" Xiao Cai nodded knowingly. I don't know if Ye Mengmeng is an illusion, she always feels that Xiao Cai's attitude has suddenly changed subtly.
Xiao Cai said: "Okay, since you are new here, let's start with the basics." It's not much, your task is to pour the bucket twice in the morning and in the evening. ”
"What? Pour ...... Net buckets? Ye Mengmeng's eyes widened.
"What, have an opinion?" Xiao Cai's face also turned cold.
"No, it's not that I have an opinion, it's true, I haven't done it, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it well......"
"It's good to do it a few more times, who is born to do it?" Xiao Cai frowned and said, "The work of pouring the bucket is the easiest we have here, and there is no pressure, I see that you are personally brought by Gonggong Jiang, and you have not been in the palace for a few days, so I will take special care of you and let you pour the bucket, you don't know what to do." ”
"......" Ye Mengmeng had to smile and say, "Then I can thank Brother Xiao Cai a lot." ”
"Thank you? It's all for the sake of a better errand for the master. Xiao Cai said, "You rest here for a while, and after a while, when the master gets up, I will call you, and you can go in and pour the bucket again, do you understand?" ”
"Got it!"
Xiao Cai ignored her anymore, turned around and walked out of the house.
"Huh-" As soon as he left, Ye Mengmeng sat on the stool, and couldn't smile bitterly in her heart, NND, Ye Jingjing, the white lotus, still has to work hard to empty the bucket for her? Phew!
After sitting for a while, she couldn't sit still, she secretly lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out, only to see that there were more people outside, slaves and maids shuttling back and forth, basins and basins, and water fetching, each of them did it in a division of labor, in an orderly manner, and there was no sense of chaos at all.
Ye Mengmeng secretly counted these slaves and maids, there were at least seven or eight, but I was afraid that there were still in the room inside, this was obviously a surplus of people serving, where would there be people?
After a while, several palace maids brought in a few delicate food plates and put them on the table and turned to leave, and the room fell silent.
Ye Mengmeng looked over and saw that the plates were all blue and white porcelain plates, and the plates were covered with lids. But despite this, there is still a burst of fragrance coming to the nose.
She swallowed. I thought, is this the princess's breakfast? Can Nima eat so much alone? What a luxury.
After waiting for a while, no one came, presumably all of them were waiting for the princess in the inner room.
Ye Mengmeng looked left and right at no one, lifted the curtain, and tiptoed out.
I was just about to reach out and lift the lid to see what was delicious, when I heard a woman's voice say, "What about people?" What are you still grinding on? Still not bringing in the meals? It's time for dinner. ”
Ye Mengmeng was stunned for a moment, looking left and right at no one.
"What do you see? You're talking about it, and you hurry to bring breakfast in? Really. ”
"Oh, okay," Ye Mengmeng froze, looked at a few food plates, and picked one casually and brought it in.
He lifted the curtain and went into the inner room.
I never thought it was really spacious inside. Entering the inner room does not directly lead to the princess's bedroom, there is also a small cubicle outside, where the slaves and maids prepare the meal and bring it in.
There was only one palace maid in the compartment cleaning up, and when she saw her come in, she frowned and said, "You're alone?" What about them? ”
"Them?" Ye Mengmeng pouted, "They may be hungry, right?" ”
"Eat?" The palace maid's eyes widened, "The master hasn't eaten yet, and they dare to ......"
Ye Mengmeng hurriedly said: "That, I just guessed, sister, don't shout."