"Have you found enough dishes? I looked at the inventory, last year's fired plain white porcelain, this year, the loss of 33 sets, the color glazed porcelain is a sufficient number, but not the grade. Let the imperial kiln step up the firing of another batch of azure porcelain to make up for the number of white porcelain, specifically for royal use. ”

The palace man in the female official uniform stood at the bottom and stood respectfully, "Yes, Secretary Cheng." ”

"This year's frost fell too early, and vegetable farmers outside the city are afraid of suffering. You go out of the palace today, check with the vendors at the east gate, and if it's really too short, you can find a way to make up for it in time. ”

"Yes, Secretary Cheng."

"And the palace lamp. In previous years, they were all made in the shape of maids, and this year let them make some rabbits and other animal palace lanterns, so as to change their appearance and add some interest. ”

"Yes, Secretary Cheng."

"The flower stand Jingshan at the palace gate, the tallow candle used for a long time is too fishy, and the beeswax and insect white wax are too expensive, so let the Si Wu Si purchase some wind candle wax, although the candle is made of vegetable oil, it is very wind-resistant. When you just put it on, find a few more people to guard it, calculate the frequency of replacement, and arrange the time. On the day of the palace feast, it must not be changed after the time of application. ”

"After the Shen Shi, the ministers and their families entered the palace one after another, and at this time, the palace people hurriedly changed the candles, which was not good."

"Yes, Secretary Cheng."

The palace people of the Si Wu Division wrote down Cheng Yuguan's arrangements and should accept the way.

Cheng Yuguan continued to speak for a long time, and his mouth was a little dry.

Picked up the tea cup on the side and took a sip, and looked at the female officials in charge of the left and right columns in the room.

"If there is anything that does not match, there are difficulties, now say it, let's find a way together, don't fall off the chain at the end of the matter."

When the female officials heard this, they looked left and right, but no one came forward.

Seeing this, the female officer at the front of the catering department replied with a smile, "The secretary has no matter how big or small, and he thinks about the front, where is there any mistake?" The queen mother is really discerning, and she asked the secretary to be in charge of the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, originally we were still a little worried, but now, we don't have this idea! ”

The female official of the Si Catering Division was a round-faced and wealthy woman, and as soon as she spoke, the palace people next to her echoed.

Cheng Yuguan listened and nodded, and waited until they were all praised before speaking again.

"Let's have a rough time today, we will implement it in a while, there must be other problems, I can't solve it by myself when the time comes, I can find Shanggong and find me, only one, don't drag it in your own hands, otherwise I will be punished if I delay the big thing."

Cheng Yuguan's cold voice fell, and there was silence in the internal affairs hall, and Cheng Yuguan immediately spoke again.

"Okay, let's get busy, after a few days, the palace banquet has ended successfully, and I ask for credit for you and the queen."

After hearing the words of worshipping Cheng Yuguan, the palace people rushed out.

"Miss Cheng is worthy of His Majesty's affection, the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace banquet is so complicated, but Miss Cheng is clear, and she also assigns the stewards everywhere, and only looks at the results of the stewards. In this way, no one dares to fish in troubled waters. ”

The palace people of the Si Shan Division, walking out with the palace people of the Si Wu Division, couldn't help but sigh.

"yes, I'm miserable. Originally, the frost fell early, and the yield of those melons, fruits, and vegetables was reduced, and I wanted to mix it up, but now that Miss Cheng pointed it out, I could only run a few more times and find more farmers to come over to accept. ”

"Yes, our chef is just waiting for your ingredients, if you make a fool of things, there will only be meat on the table at that time, and Your Majesty will be held accountable, but we will take the blame."

"Don't you dare? I'll contact the farmer, and you can rest assured. ”

…

The two female officers walked out and talked.

In the internal affairs hall, Cheng Yuguan poured a bowl of tea into his mouth, and on the side, Liuyun hurriedly took a handkerchief and handed it to Cheng Yuguan, but she waved her hand to stop him.

"It's okay, I didn't apply grease powder, just wipe it casually."

Liuyun couldn't help but smile when she saw that Miss was calm and generous in front of everyone, but she was unruly in private.

"If those female officials just now saw the appearance of the young lady, I don't know what to think."

Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "The palace pays the most attention to rules and decency, how can I be rude in front of outsiders." ”

Saying that, Cheng Yuguan sighed, "A palace banquet is so complicated, and I don't know how much the queen's aunt has to worry about in previous years?" ”

Hearing this, Liuyun nodded with deep feelings,

"A palace banquet seems simple and common, but everyone knows that it has to be carefully arranged as large as the seat and venue layout, as small as a plate and a bowl. It's that the tea after the meal is cold, and the flowers and trees that are arranged have fallen, which are all mistakes. This kind of palace banquet that has no merit and almost reveals the wrong place is not exhausting, isn't it exhausting? The queen mother arranged for the young lady to be responsible, and I don't know whether to trust the young lady too much, or to test the young lady. ”

Liuyun has been following the young lady these days, and seeing that the young lady has no details, she even has to ask about the silk cloth palace lamp arranged by the flowers and trees, and she is so tired that she doesn't even have time to gasp, so she can't help but complain.

Cheng Yuguan listened, waved his hand, and got up straight, "It's useless to talk more, it's better to see more and walk more to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

Cheng Yuguan walked out of the door of the internal affairs hall and went to the back of the imperial garden.

For this palace banquet, Cheng Yuguan asked the queen's aunt, and it was set up in the Linyuan Pavilion next to Dabo Lake.

There are mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery, and the place is empty, so it is easier to control the layout.

Cheng Yuguan walked to Dabo Lake, looked at the mountain on the other side of the lake, and couldn't help but smile, she really had a relationship with this place.

"Secretary Cheng, come and see, the texture of this red silk is too light, I'm afraid it will be difficult to arrange the effect you want."

As soon as Cheng Yuguan arrived at Linyuan Pavilion, he was stopped by the female official who arranged the scene, and Cheng Yuguan hurriedly stepped forward.

A palace banquet, everyone who came to participate in it felt that the palace banquet was extraordinary, but as everyone knows, how many people need to bother to arrange it behind it to ensure the effect.

"Miss Cheng!"

Cheng Yuguan heard someone calling him, and subconsciously turned around, but it turned out to be Li Ke, the fifth prince.

Cheng Yuguan turned his head and looked at the female official, "You first take out all the samples of the silk cloth in the warehouse, and try the same thing for a while." You go down first. ”

After sending the female official, Cheng Yuguan turned around and saluted Li Ke, "I've seen the five princes." ”

Li Ke was dressed in a royal blue round-necked robe, with gold thread embroidered dragon pattern soap boots on his feet, and the soles of the boots were snow-white, without a trace of dust.

At this time, his hair was all hairpin, covered with a net scarf, and there was no trace of broken hair on his forehead, which set off his whole noble and noble spirit.

Shaking the folding fan in his hand, Li Ke walked slowly, "Miss Cheng, don't be too polite, we have met many times, and we can be regarded as old acquaintances." You don't have to be so polite every time. ”

Li Ke spoke without hurry, full of posture, Cheng Yuguan rolled his eyes when he bowed, and then got up and stood up straight and looked at the noble prince in front of him.

"I don't know what the five princes have to do, the layout here is hectic, don't bump into the five princes."

Cheng Yuguan spoke.

Li Ke heard Cheng Yuguan's words, but he smiled slightly and shook the folding fan in his hand.

"Miss Cheng, is this thinking I'm in the way, driving people away?"

Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "Don't dare." ”

I couldn't help but complain in my heart, it's good to be self-aware.

The fifth prince ignored Cheng Yuguan's perfunctory, but looked at the red silk she had just studied, "This kind of red silk is the Fengsu silk offered by Yangzhou Mansion, which is used to paste the screen window in summer and decorate it in autumn, which is inevitably light." It is still good to use the brocade silk purchased from Shudi, which is luxurious and elegant. ”

Listening to the guidance of the five princes, Cheng Yuguan nodded solemnly, "Thank you for the guidance of the five princes." ”

Seeing this, the fifth prince shook his head, "Miss Cheng doesn't need to be too hands-on with the palace banquet, you just need to tell the palace people the effect you want, and the rest will wait for the results they give." Good rewards, bad punishments, raising so many palace people, it is an errand rather than eating rice. ”

Seeing that the fifth prince had no idea of leaving, but had the appearance of digging out his heart and lungs, Cheng Yu was unconsciously vigilant when he cared about it, but replied in his mouth.

"The five princes are noble, and the people below naturally have to rack their brains to flatter, I am an outsider, and when I enter the palace to do things, it is better to do my best, otherwise it doesn't matter if the people below are convinced or not, if you delay the business of Your Majesty and the queen, and live up to the trust of the superiors, then there is nowhere to regret."

Cheng Yuguan has always done things like this.

She never believed that good things would come out of nowhere.

Maybe a palace banquet is a matter of moving his mouth for the five princes, and of course Cheng Yuguan can do the same.

But the cost of trial and error is too high.

In case there is any detail, he does not confirm it in place, and in the end something goes wrong, Cheng Yuguan will blame himself.

In order not to regret herself, she would rather spend more time doing things than being lazy at this time.

The five princes acted like this, although it was simple to say, but in fact, it was quite difficult to implement.

The people at the top and those who do things at the bottom have always been two hearts. You want the effect yourself, describe it, and the people below can only roughly guess the final result or confirm it yourself.

What if you let it all go and let the people below do it, and when the time comes, the people under the apple you want will find you a banana?

The fifth prince naturally understood what Cheng Yuguan meant, listened to her words, and after a moment of silence, he looked at Cheng Yuguan solemnly.

"In this way, the personalities of you and I are naturally complementary. I made a plan, and you are good at executing, it is a match made in heaven. ”

The fifth prince said this suddenly, Cheng Yuguan was surprised for a moment, and hurriedly excused himself.

"The fifth prince laughed."

The fifth prince, Li Ke, waved his hand, "I'm serious. This noble girl in the capital has a lazy nature, like me, she only likes to move her mouth, not to do things. You are different, I heard that the Chengjia stone shop is your business one by one, which shows your steadfastness and ability. It's a pity, it's still my fourth brother's vicious eyes, and he likes you at a glance, otherwise, we are really similar in age and a good match. ”

The sudden 180-degree turn in the attitude of the fifth prince made Cheng Yuguan even more confused.

She didn't know what the purpose of the words of the fifth prince was, but Cheng Yu cared about the troubles it bringed.

At that moment, Cheng Yuguan stood solemnly and looked at the five princes seriously.

"The fifth prince, please respect yourself and don't make such jokes. Not to mention that His Majesty has already given me and the fourth prince a marriage, even if I am alone, His Royal Highness also seems to Meng Lang when he speaks like this. ”

"Moreover, I am a stupid person, I only believe in the results of my own down-to-earth, the fourth prince is serious and respectful, and he is in harmony, the fifth prince is full of nature and sparse temperament, I am afraid that after a long time, I will feel that I am the same as the fourth prince, indifferent and boring. Therefore, in the future, if this kind of thing is said in the future, the five princes will not say much, we are not suitable. ”

Seeing Cheng Yuguan's serious rebuttal, the fifth prince suddenly leaned over and laughed, laughed for a long time before stopping, and pointed at Cheng Yuguan with the folding fan in his hand.

"You're as boring as you say you are. I'm just kidding you, you're talking at length, seriously? From the novel to the big day, every time the concubine has a banquet, the mother concubine has to point out to me a pleasing noble girl to pull the red line. I have to be as serious as you, so don't I know how many fiancées I have? ”

Speaking of this, the fifth prince suppressed his smile and said seriously, "You're right, I'm still more suitable for people who are brilliant, gentle and innocent, and can afford to joke, such as your second sister, Cheng Yulou." ”

In the face of the seriousness of the five princes, Cheng Yuguan was solemn and expressionless, as if he did not have the slightest reaction to his sister mentioned by the five princes.

Seeing that Cheng Yuguan was so serious, the fifth prince shook his head, "Okay, I won't tease you." You really have the same temperament as my fourth brother. It's boring, let's go! ”

After speaking, the fifth prince put his hands behind his back, held his head high, and waved his hand as if he had come, not taking away a single cloud, as if the person who had been making flirtatious words just now was not him.

Linyuan Pavilion is a remote place, just now the five princes sent everyone away, and Cheng Yuguan was also an afterthought, so at this time, in Linyuan Pavilion, only Liuyun followed behind Cheng Yuguan.

"Miss, is this a ploy by the Five Princes to ruin your reputation? Otherwise, he has always been in and out of Miss Yulou, why did he suddenly show you favor? It's a pity that he miscalculated, Miss is not like an ordinary noblewoman, she was fascinated by the five princes and couldn't find the north! ”

Liuyun thought that he had seen through the plan of the five princes, and said hatefully, but in the end, he unconsciously added, "Although the five princes are really handsome." ”

Realizing that he unconsciously praised the fifth prince, Liuyun's face turned a little red.

The appearance of the fifth prince is too lethal to the little girl, and she unconsciously has been tricked.

Quickly shook his head, and shook his head out of the appearance of the fifth prince in his mind just now, and Liuyun hurriedly looked at his own young lady.

"Miss, don't be fooled by him!"

Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "Am I the kind of person who thinks differently?" As long as I have anything to do with Cheng Yulou, I am very disgusted. ”

Cheng Yuguan's straightforward words made Liuyun instantly reassured, "That's great." ”

…

At this time, the five princes, after stepping out of the line of sight of the Linyuan Pavilion, looked at the guards waiting at the foot of the Forbidden Mountain.

"Go find someone from the Division, this banquet will definitely not be able to make her successful."

Rick commanded, and his entourage immediately leaned over in response.

Outside the palace, Cheng Yulou was not idle.

She was blocked by the people Cheng Yuguan was looking for, and her reputation was damaged, this banquet was her best chance to take revenge, how could she let it go?

"Miss, where are we going?"

In the carriage, Qing He looked at the young lady with a gloomy face and asked carefully.

Cheng Yulou glanced at Qing He, and his tone was cold, "Naturally, I went to find a substitute ghost." ”