[Qing Chuan] No pet little promise

Wei Rong got up quietly, put on soft-soled shoes, put on light and tight clothes, and tied her hair with a silk handkerchief.

Gently pushed open the door and left the dormitory, pinching the pendant on his chest.

A weird scene happened.

She was still the slim little promise inside the door, clearly visible, but when she left the dormitory, she was nowhere to be seen, only to see the door open and then close out of thin air.

This is Wei Rong's golden finger.

It's ridiculous to say that this golden finger was also left to her by the original owner.The mechanism is on the jade pendant on the chest.

This jade pendant was bought by the original owner when he was shopping before he entered the palace. He liked the pattern of auspicious clouds and its pure white color, so he invited someone to appraise it. It is said that it was an ancient relic from the pre-Qin period excavated by tomb robbers.

After buying it, by chance, she found that wearing it could make her whole person disappear.

The original owner was terrified, immediately took the thing down and put it deep in the cage, never daring to take it out again.But such a miraculous thing is also reluctant to throw it away, and has been pressed under the box, which is cheaper for Wei Rong today.

Wei Rong also once sighed, how could it not be the common spirit field space in Qingchuan, or the charm system or something, even if it is a mind reading skill, it can gain insight into opportunities and try to figure out what is going on.

The ability of invisibility, if it is on the battlefield, is enough for one enemy to a hundred; in the court, she can also become an elite assassin, a mysterious spy, spying on intelligence; Handsome Bandit or something.It happened to be in the harem, and it was still in the harem of the Kangxi Dynasty, which had a stable rule.She doesn't rebel, and she doesn't seize the heir. She just wants to be a salted fish and keep her own life. This golden finger is really useless except for stealing some snacks.

Well, I can't expect too much, it's better to have a golden finger than nothing, at least I can still play the tooth festival.

Walking in the secluded corridor, Wei Rong walked quickly.

After repeated exploration, this invisibility technique has a time limit, it can only last for about an hour at most, and it can only be activated once a day.

Fortunately, it is not far from the west side hall to the small kitchen.

After going down the corridor and passing through a small plum blossom forest, you will find the small kitchen of Changchun Palace.

Wei Rong went in through the half-hidden side door and entered the hall and room.

Before dawn, the dim sum masters who were on duty in the small kitchen were already busy with their young apprentices.

Steaming steam comes out of various oven steamers, with a tempting aroma.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were not too many people, Wei Rong went to the single room on the left, where there were dozens of kinds of cakes and snacks that would be served for breakfast neatly placed on the table.

The skill of stealing food, she claims to be better than Lord Wei.

First, I grabbed a handful of money beef balls, crab powder scallops, chestnut cherries, etc., and stuffed them into the pockets of my sleeves. Then I went to the goat milk white jade cake.

Eight pieces of pastries as tender as tofu are neatly placed on a clear porcelain plate.

Wei Rong took out a small silver knife from her bosom and performed "slimming surgery" on the cakes.Only a thin layer is cut off from each piece, and because it is so small and uniform, it has never been discovered.

In the same way, more than a dozen dishes were rectified in a row.

The small package was bulging, so she called it a day and retreated.

She knows very well that the most important thing is not to be greedy if you want to have a long flow of water.Besides, in this era without refrigerators, snacks don't taste good after being left for a long time.

Holding the booty in her arms, Wei Rong returned to the dormitory safely all the way.Check out the leak, it only took half an hour.

Wei Rong praised her efficiency, sorted and packed the snacks, put them in boxes, cleaned up all traces of her actions, and lay back on the bed.

Because of this journey, my knees are sore again.

Fortunately, there was still more than an hour before dawn, and she could still sleep for a while.

***

The sky was bright, and Yufu and Yulian came in with a water basin.

Yufu raised the curtain and said in a low voice, "Master, it's time to get up."

Wei Rong rubbed her eyes and got up.

Sitting on the bed without moving anything, Yufu took off her pajamas and put on a light undershirt for her.Yulian gently wiped her face with a soft damp cloth to wake her up as soon as possible.

After putting on the middle coat, Wei Rong got out of bed, and Yufu had already put the three outer shirts he had chosen on the chair.One with pink embroidered magpies on the branches, one with peach red butterflies wearing flowers and smudged, and one with pine green auspicious cloud patterns, all of which are made of thin silk and brightly colored.

"Which one will the master wear today?"

"Just the pine green one." Wei Rong picked one at random.

Yufu helped her put it on, and then sat in front of the dressing table to comb her hair.

Yulian put the remaining two pieces into the closet, and said, "Master, the clothes here are too monotonous. The last time I went to Song Ying's place to carry fruit, I saw Chuntao drying the clothes. Song promised to have more than a dozen of these summer skirts, all in light yellow, pink and green, and all embroidered with fresh flowers."

That's why Song Qing'er has become so poor!

Wei Rong smiled and said: "Why spend all that money wronged, we Changchun Palace will never see the emperor all year round."

Yulian hesitated to speak.

There is no favor from top to bottom, which is the deep pain of Changchun Palace.

Wei Rong didn't think there was anything selfish about it, and even rejoiced that it would be better if the stallion man didn't come.It's just that I dare not say it.

After dressing up, Xiao Lizi has already brought the food box over.

Four light side dishes are paired with two kinds of rice porridge, plus a plate of steamed stuffed buns with vegetarian fillings, and a plate of white jade frost cake.None of the delicately detailed treats you see in the tiny kitchen cubicle in the wee hours of the morning.

Wei Rong has long been used to it.Most of those high-quality dim sum were to be sent to Xi Concubine's Palace, a small part was given to Li Jiagui, and the rest Chang Zai promised basically nothing.

In comparison, it's not as good as those few official women who were lucky enough to be passed by, they were all served by Xi Concubine, and they could eat and drink.

Wei Rong ate in a hurry, although the dishes were simple in style, the taste was not bad.

After breakfast and washing, it's time to greet you.

At this time, it was only around 07:30 in the morning. She put on her flowerpot shoes, took Yufu, and went to the main hall.

The main hall of Changchun Palace is spacious and bright, and the middle seat is for Xi Concubine, who has not come yet.There are a few armchairs on both sides, which belong to people like Wei Rong.

There is also a set of special rules for greetings in the harem of the Qing Dynasty.First, the lords and concubines of the palaces went to the Queen's Palace to pay their respects, and then returned to their own palaces to accept the greetings of all the nobles in the palace who were always present and agreed.

As for the low-ranking nobles, promises, and constant presence, unless they are favored the first night, they are not eligible to invite them to the Queen's Palace.Occasionally, those who were taken over by the master could only stand behind as a court lady, which was already a rare honor for a concubine.

Wei Rong pondered that the position of the lord of the palace should be equivalent to the director of the department in later generations. Every morning, he would report to the director of the department, and then return to the department, leading a group of small staff to work hard to gain benefits.

Uh, this benefit is probably the emperor's favor and attention.

It's just that the queen position in the palace is empty now, and the imperial concubine Wen Xi is in charge of the overall situation, and she is ill again, so she has been exempted from the concubines' greetings from a few months ago.

Please enter the etiquette directly into the second step.

When Wei Rong went in, Mrs. Li Jiagui, Dou Changzai and the three official ladies were all there.

Although they have put on makeup, they all have thick dark circles under their eyes. No matter who stays up all night kneeling and copying scriptures, he will be so haggard.In fact, it’s not all night. Generally, work can be over after copying around two o’clock in the morning, but it’s enough to make people suffer.

Especially Dou Changzai, who is already old, looks even older.

Sitting at the top of the left is Noble Li Jia who is second only to Concubine Xi in the Changchun Palace.She had a charming oval face, and her figure was slender and fit, very charming. I heard that she was favored for a while when she first entered the palace, but it is a pity that she has become a cold yamen now.

Li Jiagui's eyes fell on Wei Rong's face, and she smiled coquettishly: "Sister Wei has been copying the scriptures for a few days, and she looks smooth, she is really young. It's not like me and Dou Chang, who are old and pale, I can't stand this kind of exhaustion."

Wei Rong immediately cheered up. In this palace, her unfavored little promise will cause endless trouble if she says a word wrong.

"You are joking, you are just young, where did you get old. I got up this morning and used the powder several times, so it looks brighter."

Li Jiagui didn't want to let her go easily, and said with a sneer: "I'm afraid it's because of a good night's sleep that the effect is not like us. Alas, the emperor is ill, and I can't rest day and night. Fortunately, the empress arranged Only after taking this job of copying scriptures and praying for blessings can I feel at ease."

The corners of Wei Rong's mouth twitched slightly, and she had to admire Li Jiagui's ability to turn a deer into a horse. The dark circles under her eyes were obviously caused by the exhaustion of the night shift. If she insisted on saying that she was worried about the emperor's body, it seemed that she was the only one who was so loyal. Those with dark circles under their eyes are not worried enough about the emperor.

Li Jiagui pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, then turned his head and said, "Do you think Dou Chang is here?"

Dou Chang smiled awkwardly: "What Mr. Li Jia said is that maybe Wei promised to be born with a good skin."

She is the oldest among the masters of the Changchun Palace, 37 years old, she has not been favored for more than ten years, and she has a calm temperament.

Of course, this ambiguous answer will not satisfy Mrs. Li Jiagui, and said with a smile: "What Dou Chang said is also reasonable. Han women are weak and soft, just like flowers. No wonder the empress is sympathetic to them and doesn't let them work too much. It's just Your Majesty is magnanimous, some people should wink, how can they sleep until the sun is high before coming here."

As soon as Song Qinger stepped into the door, she was startled when she heard this sentence, and quickly slipped to sit next to Wei Rong.

Li Jiagui gave her a hard look.She was really angry in her heart, she was always copying the scriptures, why should the four little promised ships, one noble and one of them always be there during the day, but bring three ramming freighters who are not on the stage at night, can you not be indignant?It's just that Xi Concubine arranged an errand, and she didn't dare to disobey, so she could only vent her anger with a few small promises behind her back.

The official woman sitting under the nobleman Li Jia said with a smile: "What the nobleman said is that the emperor was troubled by government affairs and fell ill. We, the people in the harem, should feel the same. It's right that we can't rest at night. How can we be lazy... "

Several people sang together, ridiculing and ridiculing constantly.

Wei Rong complained with all her heart, what Han women are full of women, you are not Han, but your ancestors became slaves, and the chickens and dogs trembled as soon as they ascended to heaven, if you have the ability to drain the blood from your body and replace it!

The three official ladies are all maids brought into the palace by the concubine Xi, and they are from the coat family of the Hershey family.Li Jiagui is a Han Chinese who served outside the Guan in the early years. His father raised the flag, so he got the surname Li Jia.

Wei Rong cursed in her heart, but still politely made a statement of acceptance: "What the nobleman taught is that we must work hard to pray for blessings, and copy more scriptures for the emperor to show our sincerity."

Mrs. Li Jia and several official girls were all smothered in smiles. These words touched their pain point. Mr. Li Jia came from a family of military commanders and hadn't read many books since he was a child.On the contrary, the four little promises are all from Jiangnan poetry and calligraphy families, and their handwriting is smooth and stretched.So after so many days of copying scriptures, the sum of five people did not copy as much as Wei Rong alone.

While talking, Chen Xuying and Liu Yingying also arrived.

Seeing that everyone was there, the little maid went to the apse to report.

Li Jiagui was full of resentment, so he could only shut up.

Not long after, Nanny Zhou supported Xi Concubine and walked slowly into the main hall.