Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 34

The branches and leaves of the osmanthus tree are emerald green, rising darkly like jade carvings.

The most important thing is the autumn of the year, and the fragrance is full of fragrance and elegance all over the imperial capital.

In the season when the osmanthus is full of fragrance, the third batch of beautiful girls from Emperor Rui's reign stepped into the palace gate as agreed.

The heavy palace gate opened slowly in front of them, and the real face of the inner palace clearly appeared in front of these little masters.Compared with the novelty when they entered the palace for the first time to be selected, now they have more expectations and worries about the future in their hearts.

Ten Niang turned her head involuntarily, and glanced at the road she had walked when she came.The seemingly wide road felt narrow when looking back again.The road ahead does not seem to be wide, but everyone knows that those with good fortune will go farther and farther.

Naturally, there was a strong fighting spirit in her eyes that had never been ignited before.

Behind that door, there is a new world waiting for her, whether it is fleeting or not, it depends on one's fate.

Ten Niang was looking at the vermilion gate, but before she could take a step, she was stopped by a woman in pink.

This woman is Zheng Xuanshi.Shi Niang and her are the lowest in this draft, only the top seven.In the entire Daliang Inner Palace, I am afraid that there is no third mistress who is more humble than her two.

According to the information Shi Niang has received, the lowest ranks in the Inner Palace are the four selected servants who entered the palace last time, but these four are older than her and Zheng Xuanshi, so they are ranked first. finally.

Zheng Xuan waited in front of the palace gate, and it is easy to guess that he took the initiative to talk to Shi Niang for the purpose of forming an alliance.Sure enough, as soon as she opened her mouth, she faintly revealed the meaning of the alliance.

Ten Niang politely rejected her.Now that I don't know much about the situation in the palace, it's not a good time to rush to join forces with others.And Zheng Xuanshi is not a good candidate, Shi Niang knows this clearly in her heart.

The reason for rejecting her is inseparable from timing and cause and effect.At the time of the draft, Zheng Xuanshi was a member of the neutral faction. Most of the members of this faction were self-sufficient and would not sincerely help at critical moments.And if they offend them, they will be much more ruthless.

Take Liuniang after she came out of the palace as an example. At that time, she and Baniang, who were neutral, were unwilling to stand out, and the other disdained to stand out. Under such circumstances, Zheng Xuan waited on them and naturally ignored their sisters. Fight for the position of leader first.

Although Zheng Xuanshi won the first place in the end, there were also many people who dissatisfied her in the neutral faction, and she couldn't even suppress it. As a result, this faction had the least number of beautiful girls entering the palace, and she was the only one.People from the other two factions would not cooperate with her, so she found Shi Niang first.

And in Shi Niang's view, Zheng Xuan's service to this person is not outstanding in itself, and his skills are still lacking, so it is not worth her effort to consider cooperation.But this kind of person's self-esteem and revenge should not be underestimated, so when Shi Niang refused her, she was tactful and modest.

Originally, when I stepped into the palace gate, there was still a little sadness in my heart.Entering the palace this time is different from the last time I participated in the draft. This time entering the palace is to live in this palace for the rest of my life.If there is no accident, they will all die of old age inside this palace wall.

This little bit of sadness was disturbed by Zheng Xuanshi and disappeared.Ten Niang simply pushed it away, and followed the little yellow door to her own residence.

The vermilion gate was closed after these young masters entered, like locks that locked the youth of all of them.

The ten niangs were assigned to the side hall of Yaohua Palace.Yaohua Palace is located in the West Sixth Palace, a palace with a suitable location.Because there is only Ning Shuyuan who is above the third rank in the palace, and there are not many high-ranking concubines, so most of the empresses above the fifth rank live in the East Sixth Palace.The West Sixth Palace is mostly inhabited by the little masters from the fifth rank and below.

According to the rules in the palace, the main halls of the east and west six palaces are for concubines above the fifth rank and above, and the junior masters below the fifth rank cannot live in the main hall, but only side halls, side halls, and side pavilions.Therefore, the main hall of Yaohua Palace is unoccupied, and even the side hall with it is empty.In the east side hall there is a resident named Xu, and the west side hall is the residence of Shi Niang.

Xu Changzai in the east hall is a quiet person, and she was very calm about Shi Niang's arrival.After nodding to Shi Niang, she went back to her side hall.

Shiniang said to Ruhua who was following her, "I'll pack some rose tea we brought from home and send it to Xu Changzai." Seeing Ruhua's pained face, she couldn't help but relax a bit, "On weekdays at home and Shishu and the others make scented tea together. You love to be lazy. Now it’s all right, I’ll take care of everything by myself. If I ask you to take out some scented tea today, you’ll feel pain. Tomorrow we’ll run out of things we brought from home. I'll see what you do."

"Miss, servants are not afraid of hard work, I am worried that you don't have enough scented tea." Ruhua said worriedly, holding the burden he brought from home,

"Your spleen and stomach are not very good, and you have to drink rose tea to nourish your stomach. We just entered the palace, and we don't know if scented tea can be made in the palace. I'm afraid that you will suffer because of your generosity."

"Silly girl, there are many good things in the palace, so there is no need to worry about a little scented tea. We brought this from home, and we made it by ourselves. It is also our heart to give it to Xu Changzai "Seeing that the servant girl still wanted to persuade her again, Shi Niang had no choice but to say,
"Okay, do as I say."

Entering the painting had no choice but to give up. The young lady just didn't know how to take care of herself, which made people worry.Maybe she has to find a way to make more scented tea.Among the four maidservants, Ruhua didn't always accompany Shi Niang, but Shi Niang chose to take her into the palace with her, and there was another reason for this.

Shi Niang's stomach was a little weak in her early years, and when she ate light food in Nanshan, she had a slight stomach cold.Since Ruhua was in Nanshan, she didn't serve her near her, and concentrated on researching dishes and taking care of the small kitchen.Because of my young lady, she has changed from a big maid who knows nothing to an expert who can cook exquisite food.This intention has to be admirable.

At the beginning of the painting, in addition to the serious characteristic of going all out when one thing is right, there is another characteristic that is love to scold ten mothers.She didn't write to Baoqin to serve them, either because she was afraid of Shi Niang, or because she had various concerns and dared not point it out.She will directly explain to Shi Niang if she has anything, as long as it is for the master's sake, even if Shi Niang doesn't care about it sometimes, she will say it.Moreover, she is more precise than Baoqin. She will carry out what Shi Niang really decides even if she is not happy in her heart, and never considers any follow-up troubles she will bring to herself.

Shi Niang took a fancy to these characteristics of hers, and she did not hesitate to bring the painting into the palace because she was not burdened by her family.

Among the four servant girls, Baoqin has always been loyal to the Lu family; the servant is too obedient and has no confidence in dealing with the world; Fuqi is too beautiful and smart, and her family is too greedy, which is an uncertain factor; None of them are suitable.Only Ruhua is loyal, dares to think and speak, and does not act in an unassuming or silent manner; moreover, Ruhua is a child of the mansion, and grandparents and parents have been loyal to the mansion for several lifetimes, so I can't worry about using her.

Shi Niang took Ruhua into the gate of the palace, brought Ruhua into Yaohua Palace, and brought Ruhua into the west hall.As soon as they entered the side hall, they were immediately attracted by the layout of the courtyard. The master and servant looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

While Shi Niang was still looking at the layout of the west hall, the aunt in charge and the deacon of the west hall heard the movement, and they cleverly led the maids and eunuchs to greet them.There was also a little eunuch who went to help Ruhua with his backpack, and he made Ruhua yell, "Be careful, don't spill the little master's scented tea."

"Slave Ruo Min, please see the young master." The aunt in charge first stepped forward to salute Shi Niang, Shi Niang hurriedly went up to help her up, and said to Ruo Min,
"Auntie please, is Auntie taking care of all the affairs in this hall?"

"Responding to my lord, the servants in the inner hall are taking care of it, and you have to rely on Eunuch Xin to communicate with each other in the yard." Ruomin answered carefully to Shi Niang's question, seeing that Shi Niang was a little tired, she opened her mouth and said , "Hot water has been prepared in the hall. The young master must be tired after traveling all the way. Why don't you rest for a while and take care of our affairs in the hall slowly."

While talking, she walked forward sideways, as if leading the way, Shi Niang glanced at her, did not answer, and looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard by herself.

The osmanthus tree planted beside the jade-colored steps has already bloomed, and the pale white flowers hang on the branches, which are warm and lovely.A gust of autumn wind caressed, and the tiny petals on the branches were blown and scattered, falling to the ground in the courtyard.

"Xiao Fangzi, hurry up and bring a few pots and twigs for the young master. The master is interested in admiring the flowers, so what are you doing?" Eunuch Xin glanced at Ruo Min, when will it be the turn of a servant to decide on the master's affairs? of? !

Ruomin may have good intentions, but Anzhi didn't mean to test her new little master.Follow them into the palace hastily, these slaves may not know what kind of moth they will do in the future, and they will definitely refuse to obey the discipline.If you can't suppress them the first time, you don't have to count on their loyalty in the future.A master who can be easily manipulated by a slave is not convincing.So Shi Niang didn't say anything, just acted coldly to Ruomin.

The new young master is a man who is successful and not easy to fool. The people in the yard have a preliminary understanding of the new master.Shi Niang glanced at Eunuch Xin, no wonder he was able to be a deacon and eunuch at such a young age, his vision and adaptability should not be underestimated.

"Eunuch Xin is smart, how do you know that our lady wants to enjoy the flowers in the yard?" Ruhua smiled at Eunuch Xin after receiving the hint from the lady.

"Girl, you are welcome. You can call my servant Xiao Xinzi. The servant just noticed that the master has been staring at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. Speaking of which, this sweet-scented osmanthus tree also has a story. How about, master sit down and rest, and the servant will tell you something The story relieves the boredom?" Eunuch Xin was polite and polite to the painting, but he didn't say a word about what he deliberately speculated on.

The slaves in this palace rely on trying to figure out the master's mind, and only when they figure it out properly can they be reused by the master and have a chance to prosper.He is different from Ruo Min, in the process of dealing with the palace masters, he has already learned various funny talking skills.

Shi Niang didn't talk much, she sat on the twig brought by the little eunuch, and there were pastries and tea put on by the little maid on the twigs in front of the twig.

Take a sip of the tea in the teacup. The tea is the new Tieguanyin tea this year, which is of average variety except for its delicate taste.

Shi Niang pushed the teacup away, and said to the court lady and eunuch who was standing next to her, "I don't know how everyone is doing right now, let's see later. Just one thing, my yard can't tolerate infidelity, talking There are too many people, you should weigh it carefully."

Looking at the palace servants with different expressions below, "We're all going to be separated today, let's go to do our own work. I'm free, and I'm listening to Eunuch Xin telling stories."

"Aunt Ruomin and Eunuch Xin, come to the inner hall to discuss something with them."

(End of this chapter)