XII WINTER III

There doesn't seem to be much change in the Taiping Temple.

But for Ah Fu and Jia Rong, the changes are great.

Jia Rong was transferred out of the Taiping Palace and went to work in the dining room, and her grade was upgraded by one level, and she was not too big or too small to be a palace maid.

Xing'er was also envious for a long time, and when she talked to Jia Hui, Jia Hui shook her head.

"Jia Rong didn't close her eyes all night, and when she got up in the morning, her eyes were like rotten apricots. Do you think it's a good thing to get a grade upgrade? ”

Apricot nodded.

"There is a saying that it is better to be a chicken's mouth than a cow's queen. The housekeepers and palace maids in the dining room are less than twenty or thirty, and they are responsible for the palace meals. There are also internal officials, fang officials, and chief officials, and there are many complicated things. Jia Rong has been in the Taiping Palace for four years, who has she served except His Royal Highness and Mrs. Yang? The days to ...... to come"

Ah Fu silently did needlework. She embroidered a sachet and put the early plum blossom petals that had just bloomed two days ago in it, and was closing the tail.

This is called the rise of the light and the descent of the dark, Ah Fu will not think that he is so capable of squeezing out Jia Rong. She was sent away, firstly, it is reasonable for her to be promoted to a higher level when she is old, and secondly, she has gradually disobeyed Mrs. Yang's control, and she has secretly relied on the power of the prince to elevate herself. Maybe she thought that she would be able to stay for a long time in the future, even if the princess didn't have a share, being a lady and a daughter-in-law was always six or seven points out of ten.

It's a pity that her Taoism is much worse than that of Mrs. Yang.

Beside Prince Gu, Jia Rong and Jia Hui stayed the longest, and originally only the two of them were waiting in the inner room. As soon as Jia Rong went, the vacant Zimei was not in turn, but Ah Fu was asked to make up for it.

"The Taiping Hall is already a rare place in the palace that is peaceful, and I don't know how to do it in other places......"

Jia Hui is not as strong as Jia Rong, but she is careful and has always been deferential to Mrs. Yang......

Ah Fu thought that if he wanted to stay in the Taiping Palace for a long time, he must understand this, otherwise he would have to bite his tongue and have no place to complain when he died.

But Mrs. Yang is not from a nurse, what does she rely on? Judging from Zimei's matter, she is not a person on the Queen Mother's line.

Ah Fu couldn't figure it out, so he bit off the thread, used small scissors to cut the suede flat, and used a small brush to scrape the fine hairs.

Apricot leaned over and said, "It's so beautifulβ€”it's so fragrant!" ”

The smell of incense was floating in my nose, but when I sniffed hard, it was gone.

"To Your Highness?"

"Well, this plum blossom can be fragrant until early summer, and it's a pity to leave it in the snow and mud."

Xing'er whispered, "Then, can you ...... Give it to me too......"

Ah Fu laughed: "You don't have long hands?" Can't move the needle and thread? There are still petals here, why don't you make your own sachet and put it up? ”

Xing'er laughed, like a little mouse worried about lamp oil: "I'm stupid." ”

"Okay, I'll find some cloth tomorrow and make it for you."

Of course, it's good that Xing'er can take her mind away, if she wants to think about Liu Run, she can only get into a dead end.

But tomorrow it won't be done.

Mrs. Yang didn't avoid people when she sent Jia Rong, and she couldn't avoid it, no matter how high the palace wall was, it couldn't stop people's eyes and ears. The next day, someone sent the palace maid over, and said that they were all trained, and they could serve as soon as they got started, and they would never add chaos to the matter, so that the prince would be used.

This one is four.

Ah Fu was behind the screen, and Xing'er secretly gave her a look under the porch, gesturing for her to see.

Ah Fu looked out through the flowers on the barrier, and among the four palace maids standing outside, the one at the head of the row had black hair, and his appearance was really good, but he was an acquaintance.

Chen Huizhen.

So, she was sent by Mrs. Xuan?

But then Mrs. Yang was talking to another woman in charge outside, and it turned out that it was not Mrs. Xuan's meaning, but the meaning of the third princess. The other three were sent by several ladies.

Jia Hui glanced at it, and the voice couldn't be more thin, and she said who the original masters of those three people were.

Ah Fu listened carefully, in addition to Mrs. Xuan, there were also Mrs. Rui, Mrs. Li, and He Meiren, each of whom sent one person over.

Ah Fu just looked at their appearances and expressions, and knew that they were not face-melon characters.

Why is Chen Huizhen also in it? Although she is not too young in terms of age, in terms of qualifications, she has been in the palace for less than a year. Could it be that the third princess thinks that she is particularly outstanding and can give it away?

No wonder Xing'er asked her to watch it, it turned out that she came to see Chen Huizhen.

Ah Fu went back to the house, and after a while, Xing'er also came in, rubbed her hands and leaned in front of the charcoal basin.

"It's so cold, it's cold, my nose is going to freeze." Apricot said, "It's good that it's warm in the house." In previous years, when we were at home, the house was leaking, it was as cold as outside, the quilt was not warm, and we would wake up from freezing in the middle of the night. ”

"Who told you to stand outside for a long time, and when you see it, you will come back."

Xing'er whispered, "You saw her too, right?" I've heard people say that everyone else was sent on an errand, and she was a messenger. It seems that the third princess thinks she is not good at serving Prince Zhe. ”

"Huh?" Ah Fu's hand pouring tea paused: "Who did you listen to?" ”

"Hey, I heard and heard, it doesn't matter who you listen to."

Ah Fu nodded: "That's right." ”

However, the service was not good, not to punish and degrade, but to send it to the Taiping Palace.

When it comes to the third princess, Ah Fu will think more.

The little palace maid called Rui Xiang to call Ah Fu, the two of them chattered and whispered, Rui Xiang also entered the palace this year, but at that time she was not assigned to be disciplined in one place with them, a childish face has not taken off, every time Ah Fu sees her little man but has to pretend to be an adult.

From the age of ten to the age of thirty or forty, the best time of the palace maid is soaked in the palace, and the real growth is also in the palace walls. There are a lot of people who probably withered before they had time to grow up.

Who knows how long they'll have to stay here before leaving? Or, if you can't let it out, you can't leave.

There is no fixed number of people released in the palace, and sometimes in disaster years, the palace says that it wants to save money, and it will drive a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people away. At that time, it was not grace to release people, everyone only had a little money in their hands, and some people were dressed in two clothes, and if they went out, they would starve to death.

When Ah Fu was in front of Prince Gu, Mrs. Yang brought the four new palace maids over.

Mrs. Yang bowed and saluted, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, these four people, leave two in the East Courtyard?" ”

Gu Huangzi played with a warm jade ball in his hand, and his voice sounded cold: "I'm just alone, I don't need so many people to hang around." ”

Mrs. Yang bowed again, usually she also abides by the rules of etiquette, but today is very serious, Ah Fu stood aside without saying a word, and did not raise his eyelids.

"Yes, then I will be on an errand in the West Courtyard first."

In the West Courtyard, it is basically impossible to see Prince Gu. All of his living quarters are in the Jinshu Pavilion in the east, Ningzhong Pavilion and Huachangxuan, a door in the middle is stuck, and the people of the Taiping Hall are used to calling this side the East Courtyard and the West Courtyard there.

When Mrs. Yang took them out, Prince Gu put the jade ball on the table, and Jiahui hurriedly put it away.

Jia Rong broke things that day, and she didn't want to be pinched by Mrs. Yang anymore.

Prince Gu's face was not very good-looking, and Ah Fu said softly: "Your Highness, I have found this food book, it has been a long time, I'm afraid it will be outdated, do you still read it?" ”

"People eat three meals a day, and eating and eating is not a grain and vegetable, so what is the outdated saying." Gu Huangzi's face softened: "Read it." ”

The food record was written by a person surnamed Gu, who had a permanent property, was not an official or a businessman, and spent all day thinking about food and drink, and then wrote it down. Ah Fu read an article on how to make cakes, and then read another article about the master trying dog meat, and suddenly heard a grunting sound. Ah Fu raised his head, incredulous......

There was no embarrassed expression on Gu Huangzi's face, and he touched his stomach generously and said, "This is not suitable for listening to on an empty stomach." Jia Hui, bring some snacks. ”

Ah Fu wanted to laugh very much, pinched his hands and endured it, and continued to read downward.

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My son slipped in front of the cabinet today, and his fat father refused to pick him up, so he was angry and cried and slapped the ground, slapping loudly...... I couldn't help but laugh.

My son is the most important treasure in my life.

May everyone be happy.