Don't help me, I can sit up by myself

The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the Queen was fine. Knowing that the queen was barren, she couldn't help but feel sad secretly. In her heart, it seemed that the queen was really helpless. She was pampered but was unable to conceive. She kept eating every day with her mouth open. She visited the Yongfu Palace more frequently than the Taihe Palace. Alas, there was no cure. After all, there is no hope. It is probably more difficult for the Queen to give birth to a child than for the Queen Mother to give birth to a child.

Yongfu Hall.

Du Jiyan, who was developing rock sugar bird's nest, heard a commotion in the hall. It turned out that someone was making a noise.

"I came to queue first. When I came, there were only two people in front of me. Now there are three people in front of me and they still say you are not jumping in line? Don't think I didn't see you pretending to be carrying shoes and sneaking in. You are not blind."

"I was already here before you came. I just went to take a look in the small kitchen. Why did you come here first?"

"I heard that the former Zhao promised to send a servant to buy sesame leaf noodles. The palace servant was chatting with a familiar sister on the road and forgot the rice he promised to bring to Zhao. When she returned, the sesame leaf noodles The strips have turned into paste.”

The weather is cold, and all the palace masters hope that they can eat first.

The emperor was unwilling to use his power to suppress others, so he sent a young eunuch to buy a piece of roasted gluten from Yongfu Palace. The young eunuch queued up obediently until mid-afternoon. The emperor was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back and stars were popping in his eyes.

Gao Rang patted the emperor's back but felt very distressed: "Your Majesty, next time I go to buy food for you in person, I must not make you wait for so long. It is the time when you are growing. What will you do if you are hungry?"

The emperor licked the sauce at the corner of his mouth: "Don't mention it, Du Chang's roasted gluten in the palace is soft, glutinous and sweet. The more you chew it, the more flavorful it becomes. Gaorang, you can try it too."

Gao Rang picked up the roasted gluten and tasted it. The emperor was right. The roasted gluten was actually more fragrant than meat.

"I'll buy ten skewers next time. Five skewers won't be enough."

"Then you have to go buy it early. I heard that the queue at Yongfu Hall is getting longer and longer."

"There are so many foodies in the palace?"

Gao Rang also wondered when Du Changzai's business in Yongfu Palace became prosperous. In the past, she had only a few people, but now she is a famous person in the harem and the boss of Yongfu Palace's kitchen.

Du Jiyan held his head and began to think of a solution.

Everyone queues up to Yongfu Hall, but the reception capacity of Yongfu Hall is limited. And if they come to get it themselves, there is no guarantee that they will not be delayed on the way. Just like the palace maid who promised to buy noodles for Zhao, she was delayed for a moment and could not eat the noodles. Those who didn't know thought that Yongfu Palace was negligent and was trying to ruin the sign.

How to solve this problem.

Er Tiao came back from outside at a trot and Fu Er said a few words to Du Jiyan.

It turned out that Shi Jing went to the imperial garden to see the flowers. When his feet slipped, an embroidered shoe fell into the lake and could not come back.

Du Jiyan asked Er Tiao to pack a pair of shoes, wrap them up and send them to Shi Jing. Half an hour later, Shi Jing came back with tears in his eyes: "Unluckily, the flowers I picked fell into the lake, and I wanted to pick them out. Unexpectedly, my feet slipped and I fell backwards. My shoes flew off and floated along the current to the middle of the lake. Fortunately, Nijo gave me shoes, otherwise how would I have come back."

"I hope you're safe. It's cold and slippery, so you need to be careful when walking."

"I'm not afraid. If I'm in trouble, you will save me." Shi Jing said proudly.

Du Jiyan suddenly had an idea in his mind.

Yes, since Erjo can deliver shoes to Shi Jing, why can't Erjo deliver takeaways? In addition to Er Tiao, Du Jiyan also had several eunuchs and three or four maids serving him.

The harem is so big, and the palaces can be more or less. These maids and eunuchs often walk in the palace, and they are very familiar with the locations of these palaces. They can deliver them wherever they want, and they are all under their control. People can be better supervised. In addition, you can also charge a little delivery fee. Although it is not much, you can also subsidize these poor palace maids and eunuchs. They serve in the palace and their monthly money is very limited. It’s not easy to have to spend your own money and also support your family. He is now prosperous, and although his position is not high, he is not short of money. If he has meat to eat, he must also ensure that the people below him have soup to drink.

Just do it.

The small kitchen of Yongfudian made more than [-] portions of fried bananas in one go. The fresh fried bananas were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Ertiao took the lead and led several young eunuchs, packed them in brocade boxes, and ran all the way to various palaces.

The Empress Dowager of Cining Palace was still washing herself. She tasted the fried bananas made by Du Jiyan and praised the deliciousness: "The Ai family has eaten bananas many times. This is the first time I have eaten them so sweet and soft. It is so good for us old people." Said, this is excellent, thanks to Du Changzai she thought of it."

Aunt Guan had to help her speak. After all, she had to go to Yongfu Palace every few days to buy food. Cining Palace was not close to Yongfu Palace. They were so old that their calves would tremble even if they went there: "Chang Du is here He really knows how to cook food in different ways, and now he has even taken the initiative to send it to the Queen Mother’s Palace.”

"Go back to the Queen Mother. From now on, the servants will come to count every morning. If you need it, Queen Mother, the servants will report back to Yongfu Hall after counting, and then the meals will be delivered to you at the time you need. You don't need to send people to Yongfu Hall. Get another one." Nijo knelt down and said. He used to help Shi Jing deliver news. Everyone in the palace knew about it. He was also smart and spoke eloquently. He was really suitable for delivering takeaways.

The Queen Mother was obviously very satisfied: "That's very good."

Jingren Palace.

The queen is looking through the official title lists and portraits over the years. It is the New Year's Day, and everyone who has been ordered to go to the palace with their husbands to thank them. As a queen, she has to prepare a banquet and talk to these people, and win over them by the way. Talk and win over these people. The Queen is not bad at any of these two things. In addition, she rarely enters the palace with these orders, and the Queen is not very good at recognizing people. Therefore, when she met them in the old year, she couldn't say a word to them, and even told them about this family. The wife was placed on the general of that family, which caused a lot of jokes. In the new year, she will have to speed up her ability to recognize people, but after looking at these imperial portraits for a while, the queen began to rub her head, which made phoenixes appear in her hair. The hairpin dangled: "I can't stand it anymore. Why do everyone look the same?"

When Nijo presented the fried bananas respectfully, the Queen took a break by putting down the portrait: "The fried bananas are so sweet, I am just hungry. How much does this fried banana cost? I don't seem to have ordered it, right?"

"Go back to the Queen. There's no charge for fried bananas. They're a gift from our master."

"It's a gift. Go back and convey my gratitude. It's not easy for your master. You can make a small amount of money by doing this, and you have to give it away for free, which is another expense." The Empress kindly rewarded two pieces of money and said, "It's not easy for you either. , Running so far in the cold weather.”

When she heard that she no longer had to go to Yongfu Palace to order food, but would have people from Yongfu Palace deliver it to Jingren Palace, the queen was quite satisfied: "Du Changzai was very thoughtful, so it will be more convenient to buy food in the future."

Changle Palace.

Meng Yuzhu was taking a flower bath. The steaming flower bath lasted for half an hour. The competition in the palace was fierce. In the past, we only had to worry about who was beautiful and had a good family background. Nowadays, there are still concubines who find other ways to take the lead in business. , there is one more prevention item, which makes you feel tired and you need to take good care of it.

I heard that taking a flower bath can make people's skin fair and smooth, so I'd better take a dip.

It’s just that this flower bath is very energy-consuming. After taking a bath, I feel hungry and feel empty in my stomach. Just when I was about to dress up, I heard that the people from Yongfu Palace had arrived. Meng Yuzhu became a little lazy: "What are the people from Yongfu Palace doing here? I am here. I don’t want to see them.”

Nijo held up fried bananas and explained his intention.

Meng Yuzhu glanced at the fried bananas: "Whatever worthless thing is here to buy people's hearts. A mere banana is worth the effort to bring it to my Changle Palace. Is this palace still short of this banana after so many years of operation?"

After hearing Er Tiao say that he could deliver food to each palace in the future, which would save each palace's time, Meng Yuzhu snorted disdainfully: "Du Changzai is so poor that he would even think of this trick to make money."

Tian Lingyue lay on the couch for several days, vomiting until her eyes were swollen. I didn't dare to ask the imperial doctor without permission, so I could only endure it quietly, not even crying loudly.

Seeing Erjo bringing fried bananas to her, she asked Mangkhut to take it and said calmly: "What did the imperial concubine say?"

Shanzhu said a few words to Tian Lingyue. After hearing this, Tian Lingyue lowered her eyelids and said to Ertiao: "Thank you for your kindness, Master, but I don't like bananas. You can go back."

In fact, Du Jiyan could guess Changle Palace's attitude without any calculation.

After all, Changle Palace has never dealt with her.

But Changle Palace didn't hold back from ordering food from Yongfu Palace even if they didn't deal with it. It was good to earn money from Changle Palace. After all, Changle Palace's money was not annoying.

Ertiao ran to Taihe Palace again in a hurry.

In the Palace of Taihe, the emperor was writing calligraphy.

The emperor's master often said that his handwriting was not straight, and the emperor's handwriting had been crooked for many years.

Gao Rang was holding tea at the side: "Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work. I have been practicing for about an hour. It is rare to see an emperor who is so focused, so dedicated, and so willing to work hard." ." Erjo knelt on the porch and announced his door.

The emperor's brush was placed on the pen holder in an instant. Seeing Gao Rang looking at him in disbelief, the emperor was a little embarrassed: "I am most considerate of your servants. Don't let the palace servants kneel outside for a long time in the cold weather. Please tell me to come in."

Obviously last night, Cashew from Changle Palace came to Taihe Palace to invite the emperor to bathe with the imperial concubine in Changle Palace. The emperor asked her to kneel outside the palace for half a stick of incense before Xuan came in. After Xuan came in, he also said solemnly, "I The memorial hasn't been approved yet. It's important for the country. I don't have any free time to take a bath with the imperial concubine. Go back and tell your master to let her make arrangements for herself."

Why is it that he has one attitude towards cashew nuts and another towards the eunuchs of Yongfu Palace?

The partiality is a bit obvious.

Gao Rang secretly thought it was funny and waited beside him with his whisk in his arms.

Nijo handed the fried banana to the emperor.

"what is this?"

"fried banana."

"so small?"

"Du Changzai said that if it is too big, it will not be fried thoroughly and it will not taste good. Chen Guofu is strong and there are many delicious foods in the palace. Fried bananas are just a change of taste occasionally and are used as snacks. If you eat more, you are afraid of delaying the main meal." Nijo explained. .

"How much money does such a small amount of fried banana cost? My money didn't come from the strong wind. Besides, I don't like eating bananas." The emperor felt a little pain in his body, and thought of his unbearable inner treasure. If it were half and half Two silver coins buy a squab soup, buy a soy sauce duck, bite the bullet, forget it, put out a fried banana for sale, this is obviously something that can be robbed, but I still give a banana.

"Go back to the emperor and fry bananas for free."

"No money? Seriously?"

"Seriously, our master said, these fried bananas are for free."

Sent.

Really fragrant.

The emperor finished the meal in two bites, but he still had more to say: "Although I don't really like fried bananas, I can't waste them, so I still ate them reluctantly."

It's enough that I don't like to eat it, it's enough that I can't help but look intoxicated.

Erjo knelt down and did not leave.

When the emperor saw him kneeling there, he quickly asked Gao Rang to retreat from the waiters, and then asked Gao Rang to retreat outside the second gate.

The Palace of Supreme Harmony was quiet, and only the Emperor and Erjo remained in the inner hall.

The emperor folded his hands, straightened his collared clothes, and asked him: "Did Du Changzai ask you to bring a message to me? Tell me, did Du Changzai miss me? By frying bananas In the name of me, I asked you to deliver the message."

Nijo looked confused: "No."

"no?"

"Did Changzai Du ask you to bring me other delicious food? I know that she is thinking about me. If she asked you to give me something, it must not be something cheap like fried bananas."

"No."

"kindness?"

"Du Changzai didn't ask my servant to bring you anything else." Erjo knelt down upright.

The emperor's heart froze: "Then why are you still kneeling? Go back to Yongfu Palace."

"Back to the emperor, Du Chang is asking my servant to tell you——"

The spark of hope ignited in the emperor's eyes again: "You also said that your master didn't ask you to say anything, and you were playing hard to get. Tell me what your master asked you to say."

"Master said, there is no need to send people to Yongfu Palace to pick up whatever the Emperor wants to eat from now on. From now on, the people in Yongfu Palace will count the food and snacks that each palace wants every day, and then deliver them according to the amount and time required by each palace. Arrived. The master said that the food delivery mode will be started in the palace in the future. The meals ordered by each palace will be uniformly delivered by Yongfu Palace."

The emperor frowned.

Food delivery model?
  First time heard of it.

Du Jiyan has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

There is no need to go to Yongfu Palace to pick it up. Yongfu Palace will deliver it to the entrance of each palace. This service concept is OK.

The key is to hear it first.

The emperor has reached this point, working hard and sleeping on the policies every year, and often can't think of any good ideas. This Du Jiyan only has a harem around him all the time, but he has many and dense ideas, and they are not all the same. The name sounds very fresh.

Where is this woman's upper limit? How many ideas does this woman have in mind to get rich?

If this woman uses all her ideas for getting rich on him, wouldn't he have nowhere to escape and be manipulated?

The emperor felt that Du Jiyan was becoming more and more elusive.

People say that old wine is fragrant, and Du Jiyan, a newcomer, is also very fragrant. Maybe this is the kind in the legend, which makes people wonder. The more I can't figure it out, the more I want to figure it out.

The emperor is worthy of being an emperor, and he quickly thought of an important point: "Eight Articles——"

"My name is Erjo."

"Ah, Erjo, I want to ask you, if you all deliver the goods together, will there be any delivery fee?"

"receive."

Have a look.

The emperor knew that there were twists and turns inside.

"How do you charge for delivery?"

"I heard from the master that Cining Palace charges ten coins each time, Jingren Palace charges twenty coins each time, Changle Palace charges twenty coins each time, and Taihe Palace charges forty coins each time."

Taihe Palace charges forty coins each time?