Ding Tian's Ancient Life

A servant in the palace looks glamorous, but in fact, how many times can he live in a good and beautiful way to old age?

No one wants old slaves.

The eunuchs and maids are getting old, if they don't make it through, it will be miserable.

They are all doing the dirty work, cleaning the toilet, and pouring out the shit.

Anyway, live until you die, work until you die.

But when they arrived at Ding Tian's place, those old slaves received the best treatment. They were all doing the light work, such as carrying water and chopping firewood, which were all done by young people.

In other words, the ladies of the two palaces in the palace often took the opportunity to push people in. They were all young, and wanted to gain qualifications and get a nail in the door. When she got up, Mi Ying wanted to be happy.

"It's really..." Emperor Yongqing didn't know what to say, he was left behind by the beauty, and he didn't have a chance to hang out in front of him, how could he seduce someone?

But this is already the limit of what Emperor Yongqing can do. No matter how big the action is, he is afraid that Wang Zuo will find out. If that guy makes a fuss, he can't handle it.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Mi Ying is in charge of this matter, so it's time to do business now?

"Forget it, let's do it like this, those who are inserted in, don't relax, watch carefully, you can't let Tian'er suffer, if there is something wrong with him, Zuo'er will have to lift the roof off! ''No matter how powerful the emperor is, he is also afraid of a cold-faced king.

"The servant knows." Mi Ying also shivered.

His Highness King Ning is so powerful, who in the court doesn't know?

In this way, those young, beautiful and big-hearted court ladies became cannon fodder.

Ding Tian's various demands on the Heavenly Prison also followed suit. He was on a errand in the palace, and some people who wanted to find him uncomfortable couldn't stretch their hands so far.

For example, King Shen wanted to take revenge on him, but unfortunately, he is now the king of the county, and it is difficult to get in after leaving the palace.

Unless the emperor summoned him, he would not be able to enter the palace even if it was a festival, without an invitation from the palace.

In addition, the eldest son of Prince Guo's mansion, who was the former second prince, still has the idea of ​​resurgent, the two brothers have been fighting from the palace to the outside of the palace, and they are still fighting.

Ding Tian finally smoothed out the sky prison, and also made the sky prison more reasonable.

It was also New Year's Eve, and another spring came. In the palace, according to the usual practice, a palace banquet was held.

Ding Tian thought he was fine, but it turned out to be a small official from the Ministry of Rites and Eunuch Xiaomi from the palace.

"Master Ding, you need to attend this palace banquet in the palace." Father-in-law Xiaomi looked at Ding Tian's frowning face with a smile: "So, you must learn the etiquette. After entering the palace, the New Year's Eve Time, it is a festive day, you can't go wrong

"Can you not go?" Ding Tian really didn't want to learn, because it is said that there are many etiquettes, and his position is said to be a civil servant, right?He was knighted for his military service; he was a military officer, right?He also served as a civil servant, served as an errand for the emperor, and was also a Martial Lord.

So Ding Tian didn't know whether he should go to the Ministry of Rites to learn etiquette, or he should go to the Ministry of Military Affairs to learn etiquette.

Although he agreed to the emperor, he didn't know where to go, so he just kept procrastinating, procrastinating and procrastinating, which became a worry.

This time, you don't have to worry about procrastination, and you don't have to be difficult to choose, let alone be afraid of being rejected by others.

Because the emperor sent officials from the Ministry of Rites, as well as the direct disciple and godson of Mi Yingda, the head of the palace, one of them was familiar with official etiquette, and the other was familiar with palace etiquette.

The two gave him a two-pronged approach. Ding Tian knew that there were many etiquettes in ancient times, especially in the palace, so there were more.

Ding Tian studied for a day, and when Wang Zuo came at night, what he saw was a field like an eggplant beaten by frost, with drooping heads.

"This is you?" Wang Zuo looked at the old steward Wang next to him.

??My lord, you don’t know. An adult came to the Ministry of Rites, and Mr. Xiaomizi’s father-in-law came to the palace. These two people taught Tian Shao the etiquette for a day. Cried! "Old Butler Wang slapped his thigh straight: "The knees are probably blue. My old lady has already made knee pads, using the best lambskin and the softest cotton. Anyway? Don't celebrate the New Year, your knees are kneeling. "

He knew that there were great etiquettes in the palace, but he never thought that Young Master Tian of his family would enter the palace for a banquet so soon? This is a supreme honor in Beijing.

But in Ding Tian's view, it seemed like a kind of suffering.

When you see a high-ranking official, you have to bow, when you see a prince or princess in the palace, you have to salute and say hello, and when you see the emperor, you have to kneel down.

Tired!

Moreover, there are many kinds of bowing, and saluting is also divided into people.

Not to mention bowing down.

Don't make any mistakes, otherwise, when you see the prince, you will use the kneeling etiquette when you greet the emperor, okay, the prince will run away from you, and you won't be able to eat together.

It's okay if the prince is young, but if you say you don't understand, then you will be even worse.

So Ding Tian had to study hard for his own safety, but he was so tired!

"Hey, just learn a little bit. Anyway, after entering the palace, you will follow me without looking at other people's faces." Wang Zuo said: "I

Let me just sit there and watch the singing and dancing, and eat the imperial banquet. Let me tell you, the imperial banquet has a standard. This time, I heard that there is a big fish in the sea sent by the Liaodong Navy. This is a bit interesting , sea cucumber is also very good, I heard that this year they also caught a sea cucumber king, as long as a baby's arm... "

He brought Ding Tian into the house, changed his clothes on the kang, sat cross-legged, someone naturally handed him a warm towel, wiped his face, cleaned his hands, even changed his shoes and socks, and wiped his feet.

The back kitchen immediately served dinner. In winter, dinner is scrambled eggs with leeks, stewed goose with sauerkraut, and side dishes such as rice, spicy cabbage, and cowpea.

Ding Tian was immediately distracted, and heard Wang Zuo talking about the imperial banquet in the palace: "Drink, don't drink too much, it's not good to be cold, and the dishes in the palace, in order to keep busy, there are few stir-fried dishes. Steaming bowl."

"Steaming bowl?" Ding Tian was taken aback, "So that's how it is!"

Steaming bowls are generally processed into semi-finished or finished dishes of various dishes first, and can be eaten after steaming. Some of them can be stored with a bowl because the steaming time is long and the soup is dried.

It is a magic weapon to deal with the banquet.

The composition of steaming bowls mainly includes buckwheat, small crispy meat, Sixi meatballs, etc. There may be more styles in the palace, and steaming bowls saves trouble.

Another point is that the steaming bowl is well kept warm. When it is served, it is still hot, and the guests will not cool their stomachs after eating it.

"Then we'll make two steamed bowls tomorrow, I'll try it first." Ding Tian gnawed on a piece of big goose meat: "There can't be more stewed vegetables in the palace."

what? "

"There are also stews. There are more casserole dishes. They are served directly from the stove and placed in a food box. When they are served, they are steaming hot, which makes it look lively." Wang Zuo said: "Stir-frying is the most troublesome thing. The stir-fried dishes arranged for the banquet, there are only three or five dishes, there are too many, and I can't handle it."

"When you say that, I lose my appetite." Ding Tian said, "I'm still thinking about eating something good."

"Don't worry about it. It's not like you haven't eaten those imperial banquets before. They just taste that way. The dishes on the New Year's palace banquets are all fixed. I eat them every year, and I'm tired of eating them." Wang Zuo said: " And sometimes, the food in the palace would rather not taste good than make taboos. Besides, the imperial chef put oil and salt in the dead. The most disgusting time was when the imperial concubine had just mastered the palace affairs, because The emperor's uncle was too kind to me. The eldest prince tried to win me over, but he failed. At the New Year's palace banquet, she played tricks on me. The dishes served were all cold, icy cold, with a white layer floating on top. Lard, it made me sick at the time!"

"It's so pitiful!" Ding Tian was a little unhappy when he heard that.

"It's not pitiful. At that time, I directly brought the plate of food to the imperial concubine's table. At that time, the emperor was only two steps away from the imperial concubine's table. Hahaha... At that time, the imperial concubine's face was very wonderful. "Wang Zuole said: "You don't know. Since then, the emperor has ordered the imperial dining room. From now on, my food will not go to the big kitchen in the harem. I will go directly to the imperial dining room. I eat the same food as the emperor. He eats meat, and I eat meat. Eat meat, he drinks soup, I drink soup, and reprimands the noble concubine at the palace banquet? In the past, the noble concubine was in charge of Fengyin alone, but later it was changed that four concubines took turns in charge of Fengyin, and the palace affairs were also divided out. Eight people are in charge, and one person is responsible for one piece, but it disgusts the imperial concubine."

Ding Tian also became happy: "That's how we should deal with him."

"When you wait for the New Year's palace banquet, you will know that what you eat or drink is not important. For these people, the important thing is face." Wang Zuo said: "Etiquette or something, as long as you follow the trend, Just make no mistakes."

Ding Tian was finally relieved, but ah, in the next five days, he still had to perform rituals. This was the first time that he was formally exposed to ancient etiquette. It was so cumbersome.

Soon, the new year is coming, and there are not many families that Ding Tian needs to give New Year's gifts to, but he chooses the gifts carefully, especially the gifts for his hometown, and even sends some precious things back directly, and, Even the utensils in the ancestral hall, he sent back a set of golden ones, so that the ancestors were also happy, and the younger generations gave them good looks.

Butler Wang had already started preparations. Ding Tian sighed as he watched these presents being loaded one by one, "It's a pity that I can't celebrate the New Year with everyone this year."

In the past years, although everyone didn't eat at the same table, it was still very lively. He no longer expects lively banquets in the palace.

Just by looking at the etiquette, you can tell that when you enter the palace, you are having a lively meal. When a high-ranking official comes, you have to stand up and say hello, and make a bow; when you meet a royal family member, you have to salute or something; Goodbye to the emperor, even better, let's kneel down and kowtow!

In such a cold day, after eating such a meal, Ding Tian felt that his stomach would hurt.

"Young Master Tian, ​​you don't understand. Entering the palace for a banquet is an honor. There are hundreds of wealthy families in Beijing, but only twenty or thirty can enter, and only forty or fifty royal relatives can enter. There are only 360 to [-] high-ranking officials. If you have gathered enough [-] five families, you will not be invited anymore. Among the thousands of Limen, even half of the number is not enough, and there are still some village elders here. It’s not easy to get places for respected old people.” As a person who has stayed in Beijing all his life, and in a place like the palace, Wang Laole knows a lot: “For example, the generals who are fighting abroad, Some family members are invited to the palace to have a banquet to show their favor; or the censors who are ordered to go on tour before the New Year, their family members are also invited, in short? You must not want to go!"

In the past two days, Young Master Tian has become less and less active about entering the palace for banquets.

''Okay, I get it now. "Ding Tian shook his head: "Actually, it's better to go to the palace, and celebrate the New Year with His Highness King Ning, hehehe

Having fun while suffering, this is the only reason to comfort Ding Tian.

We used to celebrate the New Year together in Beidi, and then we returned to the capital, okay, we have to stay in the palace during the New Year, they haven't been here for three years

We spent New Year's Eve together.

Butler Wang laughed happily: "Hey, that's right. Thinking about it this way, it's pretty good, and there are delicious food in the palace. Even if it's a steaming bowl, it's a steaming bowl for the imperial banquet, not someone else's. Steamed bowls and stewed vegetables can be served."

"Ours is fine." Ding Tian curled his lips: "I will eat that today, big goose stewed with sauerkraut!"

As the new year is approaching, many people are getting ready, and Ding Tian is the same. The fresh food sent to the palace this year is salty snacks and chopped green onion.

This kind of pastry snack with Northeast characteristics, the filling is brownish yellow, the side of the skin is milky white, the bottom is reddish brown, and there is no burnt paste.The layers are clear and the filling is loose.

Unlike ordinary dim sum, which is sweet, this one has the fragrance of pepper, salt and spring onion, and has no peculiar smell other than that.It is carefully made, placed in a food box, the specifications are neat, in a spiral shape, and the fillings are prominent and even.

There is a faint salty aroma, which is very different from those sweet and greasy snacks.

Ding Tian's dim sum not only has finished products, but also comes with the method of making it. As soon as it was delivered, Manager Mi Ying fell in love with it.