Being your own concubine, although it looks radiant on the surface, the pain behind it is probably only clear to the person concerned. Yan Yu, the concubine in this harem, has been trying her best to control the number, but she still can't control more and more. Yan Yu didn't know about the open and secret battles between them, but he didn't want to take care of it, and he couldn't manage it at all in many cases.

Maybe it's really as Feng Huali said, it's better to be your own concubine than to be a show girl waiting for the king's luck. Yan Yu sighed helplessly: "If it is really as you said, why are there so many women who want to marry the emperor?" ”

Feng Huali said: "It's either for fame and fortune, or because of family interests. ”

In Feng Huali's eyes, the man next to him was just a thief, and now he happened to be free, just waiting for a while to find the Queen Mother, Feng Huali said: "Actually, the emperor is quite pitiful, right?" ”

"Why is the emperor ......" Yan Yu's eyes widened, how could he say this, he returned to himself, and looked at Feng Hua's posture from this posture, as if he wanted to sympathize with himself. Yan Yu suddenly wished that he hadn't seen Feng Huali today, and he was also the king of a country, so he was sympathized with by a little woman.

"The emperor has shed the emperor's coat, will there still be so many people who want to marry him......

Seeing that he was about to say more excessive words, Yan Yu finally couldn't listen to it, and insisted on leaving first, no matter how Feng Huali stopped him. So Feng Huali had no choice but to watch him leave, while shouting for him to touch the place in Bai Yu's room, so that it would be convenient to start.

Feng Huali looked at the fading daylight, thinking that two hours should have arrived, so he returned to the Empress Dowager's palace. The Queen Mother really woke up, and the maid led Feng Hua into the inner palace, and the Queen Mother was drinking chilled mung bean soup, and when she saw her coming, she asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"I've seen the Queen Mother." Feng Hua bowed, and then glanced at the several maids around him with his eyes, they were very good at observing words and feelings, so they immediately retreated, and by the way, they also closed the door. Feng Huali smiled and said, "Does the Queen Mother remember what she promised me last time?" ”

The Queen Mother nodded, naturally remembering that she was not old enough to remember things clearly: "Early tomorrow morning, you go to the imperial dining room, if you have the ability to become the imperial catering officer of the mourning family, then you don't have to worry about marrying the emperor." ”

"But ......" It is undeniable that the Queen Mother is an open-minded woman who keeps her promises. It's just that becoming the queen mother's imperial chef is not so easy to think about, and it can't be done without spending some time. But a month later, it was the canonization ceremony, and the emperor was likely to announce the matter at every moment during this period, and Feng Huali was worried that he would enter the emperor's harem before he became the queen mother's imperial officer.

The Queen Mother beckoned: "You don't have to bother me anymore about this matter." ”

She summoned the maids in, and Feng Huali had no way to discuss the matter anymore. Feng Huali gritted his teeth, it is better to have a way than to wait, this time it is a matter of luck, if you are lucky, you will be able to escape the catastrophe.

That night, Feng Huali asked everyone he knew, as well as the connections he could use, about everything about the imperial dining room. There are many dining rooms in the palace, but there is only one that can be called the imperial dining room. The Imperial Dining Room is located next to the Biluo Palace, which is the Emperor's study, and the location here is extremely mysterious, close to many large courts.

The imperial dining room was full of female officials, and it is said that because they felt that it was difficult for men to make food, they were all young and beautiful women with ingenious minds, except for one or two male servants who were used to chop wood and make fires.

The female officials there have a very high status, and few people in the palace dare to mess with them, after all, there are always one or two who have mastered the saint's favorite food recipe, and if the saint is angry, then no one will have good fruit to eat.

The people who can enter the imperial dining room have gone through layers of screening, of course, the first thing is beauty, those who are too ugly can't enter, then the age, more than twenty-five years old can't enter, and finally the cooking competition. Cooking skills are not the most important, the important thing is that the color and fragrance can be on the table and make the emperor like it.

There are many strange rules in the imperial dining room, and in short, this is simply a proud magnolia in the court. Feng Huali went back to the house and fell asleep, and he had to rest well today.

The next day, Feng Huali followed the person sent by the Queen Mother to the imperial dining room, and when she arrived at the door of the imperial dining room, the man said: "Girl, after entering this door, you will no longer be a show girl, if you fail to become the queen mother's imperial dining officer, no one can say what will happen in the future." ”

Feng Hua was shocked, it turned out that there was such a price, on the one hand, he wanted to marry the emperor without doing anything, and on the other hand, he entered this imperial dining room, but the future was not yet known.

The slave reminded: "The Queen Mother said, I hope you can think clearly, girl." ”

"I've figured it out." Feng Huali smiled, people living in the world, there will always be some exciting experiences. If you don't even want to fight, it's not too irresponsible to yourself. Besides, Feng Huali still has some confidence in himself.

This imperial dining room is very large, almost as big as the entire Xiunu Palace. As soon as Feng Huali walked in, there were all kinds of women in colorful clothes who were busy with the work in their hands, and the sound of knives was endless. All you can see is white ceramic, and it goes well with the dishes on it.

At first glance, you can see what makes it special. The dishes are very carefully arranged, the color has been holy, and what is even more incredible is that it can be kept spotless, so clean that it does not look like a kitchen.

There was a grandmother in front of her, and the reason why she was called a grandmother was not because she was old, but because she was dressed the same as the grandmother outside. As soon as she approached, some women followed, and it seemed that the grandmother was in charge.

Mama asked, "Are you the new Feng Huali?" ”

Feng Huali replied respectfully: "Yes, I don't know what to call Mama?" ”

"Call me Mama Huang."

Then Mama Huang introduced the situation here, there are a total of ten female officials in charge of catering. There were also twenty other maidens, all of whom were newcomers. In the end, a female official who will be promoted to the head of the palace will be selected under the layers of selection, and will be responsible for the emperor's diet and the big banquets in the palace together with the current female officials.

In addition, according to the requirements of the Queen Mother, a female official will be selected to be responsible for the diet of the Queen Mother.

Feng Huali looked up at the twenty women, sure enough, all of them looked good, and they were all in the flowering season, they naturally talked and laughed with each other, it seemed that they had been here for some time. Mama Huang selected a woman from among them and sent her to Feng Huali: "This is Huang Qi'er, who came here a month ago, you can follow her to learn the rules here in the next few days." ”

"Then please." Feng Huali said with a smile.

But Huang Qi'er not only did not respond, but showed a look of fear on her face.

There was a burst of laughter in the group of women, and then they used a voice that was not big or small, just enough for Huang Qi'er to hear: "Look, our Qi'er is really powerful, and they can bring newcomers." ”

"yes, she's ......"

Some people's words are more difficult to hear, but the voice is relatively loud, and Feng Huali can't hear it completely. Feng Huali glanced at Huang Qi'er, after she heard these voices, she just bit her lip, lowered her eyes and did not speak.

Feng Huali frowned, it seems that this Huang Qi'er has been bullied here.

At this moment, Mama Huang turned around and swept everyone with a stern look, and they closed their mouths and stopped talking. Mama Huang glanced at Feng Huali deeply and said, "Among the imperial dining rooms I am in charge of, I don't like to see anyone making trouble, otherwise they will all be expelled from the imperial dining room." ”

Feng Huali pursed her lips, Mama Huang's eyes were really sharp just now, and her tone was so stern that she seemed to be able to swallow someone in one bite. But Mama Huang is such a smart person, how could she not know that Huang Qi'er was bullied, and it is probably not a good thing to turn a blind eye like this.

The words were closed, and Mama Huang left.

Those women surrounded them as if they had broken free, and before Feng Huali could react, they were already blocked by the human wall, Feng Huali counted, there were a total of six people against Huang Qi'er, and each of them didn't look good.

"I just looked at you, and you seem to be very proud?" Luo Xue picked up Huang Qi'er's chin and asked.

Huang Xile licked his tongue and said disdainfully: "I think she thinks she has the ability to teach others the rules, so she doesn't take us seriously." I really don't know why I'm so unlucky, and you are the same surname. ”

The woman next to her stretched out her hand, picked up the shredded vegetables cut on the board, and poured it on Huang Qi'er's body, and then those people laughed together, as if they were happy with it.

Is it tolerable or unbearable, Feng Huali couldn't just watch a farce happen, she rushed over, helped Huang Qi'er who was paralyzed on the ground up, glared at the six people angrily, and said: "You are so bold, Mama Huang explicitly forbids anyone to make trouble, do you still take Mama in your eyes?" ”

Huang Qi'er hurriedly pulled Feng Huali's hand, shook her head with a frightened face, and signaled her not to meddle in her affairs. Feng Huali held her hand, now this idle matter is in her own hands, Huang Qi'er is too cowardly to be bullied, these people are just some people who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard.

Luo Xue covered her mouth as if she heard a joke: "Isn't this a newcomer today, Mama Huang asked Huang Qi'er to teach you the rules, Qi'er is stupid, I'm afraid it's too late to tell you, don't offend Miss Ben if you offend anyone, right?" ”

"No matter which eldest lady you are, when you enter the imperial dining room, you have to abide by the rules of the imperial dining room." Feng Huali frowned even deeper, these people are the same age as himself, this is just lawlessness when he enters the imperial dining room, if he becomes a female official in charge of the dining room in the future, then his tail will not have to be cocked to the sky.