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

Even she, the emperor's little wife, had often been criticized by the women in Changle Palace since she entered the palace, and the emperor did not pay her any fee for being useless.

Nowadays, being a slave under Du Jiyan means you have to pay for being a loser.

Shi Jing felt like she wanted to deliver food.

Delivering food has a better prospect than being the emperor's mistress.

Of course Shi Jing couldn't deliver food.

After all, the emperor's dignity must be considered.

After all, she is also a woman in the emperor's harem, and the rules and etiquette must not be messed up.

Shi Jing pouted.

Haha, the emperor's woman.

In addition to the conceding fee, Du Jiyan also provided an insurance premium.

Although it is not possible to pay five insurances and one housing fund, providing an insurance premium to the servants can make everyone feel more at ease.

The so-called insurance premium means an extra layer of protection.

Walking in the palace, especially delivering food between palaces, is easier said than done, but it also carries certain risks.

There are dozens or hundreds of palaces here. Regardless of the corner door corridors or the high steps and pavilions, it is said that the summer is hot and it is easy to suffer from heat stroke, and the winter is cold. The long corridors are paved with bluestone slabs, which are extremely slippery. I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that a few days ago One of the slaves slipped while sweeping and knocked out two of his front teeth.

When delivering food, everyone wants to deliver it as early as possible, and they pay attention to a time limit. Simply put, it means fast.

Everything is quick and dangerous. If you fall or get injured, you will need medical treatment and training. As a master, you should anticipate these things in advance rather than just sit back and ignore them.

After all, I often walk by the river, how can I not get wet shoes.

These are all things that should be planned for a rainy day.

Du Jiyan made it clear that once she was injured, fell or bumped while delivering food, she could just come back and rest. The money for medical treatment and medicine would be paid out of her account. In addition to these free, daily There is also a subsidy for food, so even though I don't earn as much as when I was delivering food, it is still a lot of money. At least I won't be stretched just because I can't work because I am lying down.

With this layer, people will feel more at ease when delivering food.

After rushing to prepare the menu overnight and formulating the rules and benefits for takeout delivery, Du Jiyan went to rest.

The little eunuchs who received the task were so excited that they couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. They wished that the sky would light up so they could get up and do their work.

Only Shi Jing sighed, "Oh, I had known that I would run for delivery as a delivery boy when I entered the palace. Being the emperor's concubine and earning the little monthly money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not be as promising as being a delivery boy at Yongfu Palace."

At dawn the next day, the little eunuchs took the menu and set off.

The first stop was Cining Palace.

This is what Du Jiyan specially told him to respect the elderly.

The Queen Mother was still dressing up when she saw the young eunuch respectfully presenting the menu. She was so happy that two of her white hairs were missing: "The Ai family knows that this Du Changzai is very quick-thinking. Look, now there are takeaways. We don’t need people from the palace to pick them up, these little eunuchs have the most agile hands and feet, and they have been trained by her, so you can use them with confidence."

The Queen Mother gently flipped through the menu and saw a yam with an iron rod on it. She wanted to eat it: "Go back and say that the Ai family wants to eat this dish, but the Ai family still has to chant sutras. You can bring the yam in half an hour." , don’t send it off early.”

"Yes, Queen Mother."

After ordering successfully, the little eunuch took the menu and quickly went to the next palace. He followed the route all the way to Yongfu Palace. He went back and handed in the order. After the food was cooked in Yongfu Palace, he could go to the next palace along the nearest route. Once delivered.

Changle Palace.

Meng Yuzhu sat lazily in front of the bronze mirror, while Tian Lingyue took care of her dressing.

Tian Lingyue looked very bad after vomiting for the past few days. Standing behind Meng Yuzhu, she looked even older than Meng Yuzhu.

"Who sucked the yang energy into your body and made you sick? No wonder the emperor refused to come to us." Meng Yuzhu was a little disgusted. After combing her hair, applying osmanthus oil, she inserted two more in her hair. She wore a sparkling gold hairpin and a pair of topaz earrings inlaid with gold beads before announcing her meal.

The meals are all in a fixed pattern, and the small kitchen of Changle Palace has only these few dishes all year round. Perhaps because she is a little tired of eating, Meng Yuzhu has no appetite, but leans there playing with her pair of red gold armors.

When Tian Lingyue saw Meng Yuzhu not moving her chopsticks, she didn't dare to move either.

Silence for a while.

The light was not good today, and the dark red plate gave off a dark light, like Meng Yuzhu's lip gloss.

The red door opened slightly, and the eunuch from Yongfu Palace arrived.

The little eunuch bowed and raised the menu above his head.

Tian Lingyue took the menu, read it carefully, and threw it back to the little eunuch. Her words were full of ridicule: "Just these dishes? I thought there would be something delicious in the takeout. Even the food from Changle Palace It’s not as good as this steamed sophora japonica dish. My mother steamed it for me when I was eight years old, and I’ve long been tired of it.”

Meng Yuzhu's face turned even more ugly: "Don't keep mentioning your mother, your mother, isn't your mother dead?"

Tian Lingyue blushed and quickly handed the menu to Meng Yuzhu.

In a moment of carelessness, he actually read the menu and expressed his opinion before Meng Yuzhu.

Obviously Meng Yuzhu is quite concerned about this. After all, she has the final say in Changle Palace.

Meng Yuzhu flipped through the menu, but of course, she didn't flip through it. After all, she was an artist and could dance a couple of dances, but her literacy level was not good enough. She didn't recognize a few of the bold black characters on the menu.

After reluctantly watching for a while, but not wanting others to notice the clues, I ordered a random dish and said, "That's it."

It turned out to be steamed pumpkin with milk.

Steamed pumpkin with milk is soft, glutinous and sweet, making it a delicious snack.

That’s not wrong.

But Meng Yuzhu has her own request: "Send it to Changle Palace within half a stick of incense. If it's a little later, I'll give you a mouthful."

The little eunuch had a meal.

Not only is the name of the dish written on the menu, but also how long it will take for each dish to be delivered.

Although this steamed pumpkin with milk is not complicated, in order to maintain a good taste, the food is cooked after ordering. Counting the time spent on the road, half a stick of incense is really not possible.

The little eunuch looked troubled and pointed to a line of small characters behind the menu and said: "Back to the imperial concubine, the pumpkin steamed with milk will take half an hour to arrive. I'll run faster on the road, I'm afraid half a stick of incense won't be enough, please." Your Majesty forgive me."

"You don't want to give it to me? Or is it your master's intention?"

"The servant dare not."

"I see you are very brave." Meng Yuzhu slapped the little eunuch directly, making the little eunuch blush: "Go back and tell your master that the butter pumpkin cannot be delivered in half a stick of incense, so don't do her takeaway business. Yes, you are clearly showing contempt for me."

The little eunuch blushed and retreated.

Damn it, I made a fortune on my first business deal.

When Tian Lingyue saw that Meng Yuzhu was angry, she did not dare to say anything. She just obediently served Meng Yuzhu with rice and vegetables.

Meng Yuzhu's face softened a little: "I don't dare to treat me lightly even if I consider Du Jiyan. I asked her to give half of the pumpkin steamed with milk that I ordered. She must deliver it, otherwise I will not let her go." . If you can’t even cook this simple dish, there’s no need for Yongfudian’s small kitchen to cook it.”

Tian Lingyue smiled and said cautiously: "Why did the empress order the food from Yongfu Palace? It made her money." "You are still too young. Don't you know that there is a saying in the play, "Know yourself and your enemy and you will be victorious in any battle." If you don’t understand what her reputation is in Yongfu Palace, how can you deal with her?”

"Don't you think that I dare not make fun of my own body?"

"Where are you thinking? I am so delicate, how could you use your own body to frame her." Meng Yuzhu stroked her red gold armor and smiled: "She makes people deliver food, there will always be mistakes, I just need to catch her What’s wrong with her, why can’t she be cured? After all, she is a money-grubbing woman.”

Tian Lingyue agreed with this point.

Du Jiyan was very greedy for money. Not only did he sell toys in the palace, but he also started a takeout business. In the hundred years since the founding of the Chen Kingdom, when had such an outrageous concubine been born? If he hadn't been so poor and crazy, he would never have been able to do it. Such a thing.

"My family was poor back then. I heard from my mother that my father had just become an official and the family was in need of money. My mother got up early and worked late at night doing needlework. She was not like Du Changzai, who took advantage of every opportunity. A good concubine would not do it. Even if I do these things, the slaves will laugh at me because there are no rules in the harem."

Tian Lingyue said, and gave Meng Yuzhu some vegetables.

Jingren Palace.

The queen had not gotten up from her sleep. It was originally cold in winter and the queen couldn't stand the cold. She postponed all the activities that she could and postponed the ones that couldn't be postponed.

Guiyuan was afraid that someone would disturb the queen, so she stood guard at the entrance of the palace. She happened to see the young eunuch from Yongfu Palace presenting the menu. Guiyuan looked at it carefully and ordered a small oil roll with milk and cabbage for the queen. The queen also served it last night. I was thinking about eating fried rolls, but I didn’t expect that Yongfu Temple would put out a menu so soon. This small oil roll with milk and cabbage will definitely suit the Queen's appetite.

Early in the morning, the little eunuchs ran all the way along the long corridor, sweating all over their bodies.

Following the calculated route, the little eunuch ran around, successfully sold the food, and sent the ordered menu back to Yongfu Hall. When Yongfu Hall was ready, he sent it to the masters along the fixed route. The time is just right, maybe there is still some left.

Nijo was beaten from Eifukuden, and five red finger prints appeared on his face.

Thinking that Er Tiao was clever and ran very fast, and Changle Palace had always been difficult to serve, Er Tiao volunteered to go to Changle Palace. Who would have thought that Meng Yuzhu would give him a slap in the face so early in the morning? Er Tiao felt aggrieved and sad, but he didn't There is a delay in the work of my subordinates.

According to the route, it’s time to reach Taihe Palace.

The emperor has returned from court early and is changing clothes in the Palace of Supreme Harmony.

Gao Rang knelt down and untied the jade belt from the emperor's waist and hung it on the nanmu carved clothes hanger. He then untied the emperor's cross-collar clothes and put on a aquamarine silver-trimmed wide-sleeved robe.

Taking off the gold crown and replacing it with a silver crown, the emperor's figure in the bronze mirror is upright and outstanding.

There is a shadow under the window.

The emperor only glanced at it and asked Gao Rang: "Isn't that Er Tiao?"

Gao Rang hurriedly called Erjo into the palace.

Nijo entered the hall, just kneeling and not daring to raise his head.

The emperor also laughed at him: "What's wrong? Why are you like your master, not daring to raise your head for fear that I can eat people?"

Nijo leaned forward and presented the menu, and said respectfully: "This is the menu that Du Changzai brought out overnight. I also asked the emperor to take a look at it. Today is the first day of delivery. If the emperor wants to eat something, just ask, and the servants will definitely Send it over as quickly as possible so that the emperor won’t wait long.”

Is this food delivery?
  so fresh.

This palace belongs to the emperor, but the emperor ordered takeout.

The emperor always felt that something was wrong, but Erjo served him well and seemed to be unable to find any fault.

Then let’s take a look at the menu. Before I finished reading the menu, I heard Gao let out a cry: “Nijo, what’s your face like?”

Nijo buried his face lower.

"Raise your head." The emperor put down the menu.

Nijo had no choice but to raise his head.

On half of his face that was red, five fingerprints were clearly visible.

"Who hit him?" The emperor retracted his smile.

The Chen royal family has always been tolerant, and no one can punish slaves without reason.

As far as the emperor knew, Er Tiao was the eunuch beside Du Jiyan. He must have known the rules and would not lose his decency. He had to ask questions after receiving such a heavy slap early in the morning.

Nijo hesitated.

Gao Rang was the chief eunuch. The young eunuch in the palace was beaten. He, the chief eunuch, was also disgraced and even more sympathetic: "The emperor is asking you, who beat you? Just tell the truth. The emperor I’m making the decision for you.”

Erjo had no choice but to tell the story of Changle Palace.

Gao Rang frowned upon hearing this.

The emperor was obviously a little displeased. He immediately held the tea cup and said, "Your concubine is looking for trouble."

The imperial concubine ran faster than Cao Cao.

The emperor only said this, and Meng Yuzhu had already rushed into the Palace of Supreme Harmony.

The two gold hairpins were so sharp that they could stab the emperor to death, and the bright red lips looked like they had eaten a child.

The emperor couldn't help but move back, trying to get further away from Meng Yuzhu.

Unexpectedly, Meng Yuzhu threw herself into the emperor's arms and rubbed his neck with her lips: "The emperor wants to make decisions for his concubine, and Du Chang is bullying her.

The emperor remained calm.

Meng Yuzhu took out her handkerchief and pretended to wipe away her tears. She lay on the emperor's shoulder in grievance, sucking in the scent of avocado on the emperor's body. She sobbed and said, "I heard that Yongfu Palace has started delivering food. Although I am following Du Changzai is not very harmonious, but I am a noble concubine, and she is always there. There is no reason for me to argue with her. Even if she is inappropriate, I will not care about the faults of the villain, and the prime minister can support the boat. .”

"Speak directly." The emperor sat upright.

Meng Yuzhu clearly felt the emperor's indifference, and she wiped her tears with some sarcasm: "I heard that Yongfu Palace started delivering takeaways, so I specially ordered a dish to support Du Changzai's business, but I didn't want her to tell the slave, I deliberately lost my concubine's face by saying that steamed pumpkins can't be steamed, and asked a young eunuch to contradict me. To contradict me is to contradict the emperor, so I slapped him on behalf of the emperor to make him remember it."

"Can the imperial concubine represent me?" the emperor asked.

This question was asked word for word, without any emotion.

Meng Yuzhu decisively felt the emperor's pressure, and did not dare to rub the emperor's neck anymore. Instead, she held up the hem of her skirt and fell to the ground. She knelt down and said: "I made a mistake for a moment. I just can't stand Yongfu Palace." My slave has no rules, so I want to teach him a lesson."

"Doesn't he have a master?"

"Have"

"Since you know he has a master, why did the noble concubine take action?"

"This" Meng Yuzhu's face was red and white. In the past, she acted coquettishly with the emperor and could get away with anything. Now for a eunuch, the emperor actually humiliated her in public?
  She knew very well that now she was not as favored as Du Jiyan.

It's better to forget it than Du Jiyan. Could it be that her favor is not as good as that of the eunuchs around Du Jiyan?
  What's the point.

After all, she is the emperor's concubine.

Is the imperial concubine’s gold content so low?
  Look at the eunuch kneeling in the Palace of Supreme Harmony, who made the emperor feel distressed. He asked Gao Rang to get the ointment, and then asked Gao Rang to apply the medicine himself.

Rather than feeling sorry for the eunuch, this was clearly a disguised form of feeling sorry for Du Jiyan.