Force a good concubine

The emperor didn't know that he had inadvertently recruited a backer for Gu Yan, and was sitting in the warm pavilion frowning and thinking: "Is there any errands in front of the emperor that the female officials should undertake?"

Cui Chengxiu and Wei Fengchun looked at each other, and this time they finally grinned together: "Si She, Dian She, Si Yi, Si Decoration, Tea, Serving Medicine, these young masters have just been asked all over. All the jobs are low-level jobs, Miss Gu is a clean person, assigning such jobs, the servants really can't open their mouths!"

It stands to reason that there are more than these errands in front of the imperial court. Si Zan holding the court meeting and Si Bao holding the seal are both light and decent jobs, but the emperor was worried that some of the courtiers would recognize that Gu Yuan was not good for her, so he did not choose these errands that had contact with foreign courts , As a result, I picked a circle around, and found that none of the remaining errands were not serving people.

Do we need to set up another one?But this would be too eye-catching.After the imperial case, the emperor hesitated. Cui Chengxiu and Wei Fengchun stood on both sides, feeling a little anxious in their hearts-it was obvious that Miss Gu was the emperor's favorite person. Apart from being promoted to the imperial concubine, what other errand could be more important than sitting in the bedroom? suitable?But this young master is so thin-skinned that he refuses to say such a thing!

Being a servant should share the Lord's worries, Cui Chengxiu rolled her eyes, and said tentatively: "The servant heard people complaining that there are not enough people on duty for the department, and I want to pick a few to come up—"

"Then let the Ministry of Internal Affairs go outside the palace to recruit." The emperor's face blushed unnaturally. She hadn't thought about it, but she asked Gu Yan to change her clothes, undress her, fold the quilt and make the bed. Ken agreed, but she herself was the first one who couldn't agree.

Wei Fengchun was rare this time not to make trouble for Cui Chengxiu, and continued to test with his words: "During the Double Ninth Festival, Yuniang, who is in charge of tea, asked for leave to go home, and came back to say that the old lady had a stroke and was left unattended on the bed. This kind of grace left the palace and returned home earlier. Because it is not easy to make an exception, the slaves refused. Or, let Miss Gu take over for a while? This job is quick to learn, and you can walk around in your spare time, which is better than others."

As the name implies, the tea service is only served in the Qinghe Hall for refreshment soup, and the imperial tea room delivers all kinds of refreshment soup in pick boxes to the small tea room in the Qinghe Hall.According to the rules, the emperor summoned the courtiers to play the right game, the maids avoided, and the eunuchs served tea instead, but they would not have any contact with the foreign court.The emperor deliberated for a while, frowned and nodded unwillingly: "That's it."

Serving tea and pouring water is always better than the others, at least the occasion of meeting is not awkward, the emperor thought so, but he never noticed that Cui Chengxiu and Wei Fengchun looked at each other, and they instantly had a tacit understanding: in the future The calming soup that the young master used before going to bed is all left for Miss Gu to serve!

The two stewards had a good understanding, and they were extremely agile. In the afternoon, when Gu Yuan woke up from his slumber, his luggage had already been moved into the lower part of the maid on duty in the Hall of Qinghe, and he became half of Yuniang's disciple. Regardless of whether Gu Yuan agrees or not, he will definitely teach Gu Yuan when he is free. In desperation, Gu Yuan had no choice but to let Yuniang teach him—seeing that the emperor refused to punish him, and he refused to let him go. There is still time to spend, so you can't just stay and eat rice in this Qinghe Palace for nothing!

The task of serving tea is not difficult, what is difficult is to grasp the time and observe the situation.The cold tea should be replaced in time. As soon as the emperor stretches out his hand, the tea will be at hand. It can't be cold or hot, and it can't be empty.Putting it on other people, you have to think about it for three to five months, and you have to be tried a few times before you can officially take up the job. When it was Gu Yuan's turn, Cui Dachang said a word, and Gu Yuan took the job the next night.

"Such a bowl of calming soup is just right now, so you don't need to look at it," Cui Chengxiu smiled like a flower on his fat face, and gave the small foreign lacquer tray to Gu Yan's hand, "Young lady, just let the young master go along with you." Drinking it smoothly is a great achievement, please go ahead!"

The Longevity Day was a three-day holiday, and the accumulated memorials piled up again.The emperor was very busy since he got up early in the morning, and he barely finished it until it was almost midnight.Tired to the extreme, but without any sleepiness, she tossed and turned on the couch for a while, then simply got up and sat cross-legged on the couch, holding in her hand the brochure beside the bed that she hadn't read a few days ago, and glanced at the west window——she Knowing that Gu Yuan woke up, knowing that she moved into the West Value Room, knowing that she learned the rules from Yuniang, she knew her every move, but knowing that Gui knew, the emperor didn't see her, and he didn't dare to see her.

What face did she have to go to see her?The emperor thought with a bit of sadness and grievance, her bag of tea had hurt her so much, if it was him, he would have to think of the emperor as a bullying and stupid king, which made her almost indisputable.Even if he could explain clearly, Gu Yan would still believe that she did not do anything, and did not have the slightest intention of harming him, but she did not kill Boren, and Boren died because of her.

It was the first time for the emperor to experience the embarrassment of wanting to be close and not daring to give up, and he was so restless that he couldn't sleep.She had sent out all the night watchmen in the temple in the name of meditation, and the emperor simply raised the curtain and went down to the ground.Stepping barefoot on the cold gold brick floor, there is a special sense of joy. There are no courtiers or maids in the palace, and it is her world alone.Looking around, the emperor moved the small gilt Boshan stove in the palace from the rosewood carved low table, pulled the low table under the west window, stepped on the low table and raised his hand to push open the window drawer. Blocked, the outline of the west value room clearly came into view, the emperor guessed while counting the cornices: one, two, three, four, it is Gu Yan's room, the window is not bright, has it already rested?I don't know how she sleeps, if she doesn't sleep well, remember to ask Cui Chengxiu to add a soothing soup to her order tomorrow——

"Your Majesty, please enter the Soothing Soup." She was thinking about it, when suddenly someone sang at the door, it was Cui Chengxiu's voice.The emperor moved his body uneasily, and calmed down the next moment: As usual, after the emperor rested, the only person who could bring in the calming soup was Cheng Siniang, who had been by her side for more than ten years. Big, getting close to the elders like a nurse, even if I go out of line for a while, it doesn't hinder me.

Subtle footsteps sounded from behind, and the emperor couldn't bear to leave the window. He supported the window lattice with one hand, and stretched his other hand behind him: "Bring it."

This time, Cheng Siniang failed to deliver the Anshen soup to the emperor properly, the emperor scooped up nothing, frowned and turned around, the face that had been implicated for a whole day appeared in front of his eyes, as if he was a little troubled and surprised Staring at himself, there was a bang in his head, and he was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear it.

Not sleeping in the middle of the night, stepping on a few desks and lying on the window to peek at other people, let alone a gentleman, even an ordinary lady, it is rare to do such a thing, let alone being caught by the person who was peeking?The emperor's face was hot, and he stayed for a while before he thought of a plausible excuse: "I can't sleep, so I got up to watch the stars."

Stargazers, watching the luck of the world, watching the weather and harvest, sounds like a high-sounding excuse.There was no joy or anger on Gu Yan's face, and he responded with lowered eyes, and respectfully handed the calming soup to the emperor: "Please enter the soup to rest your majesty."

The emperor subconsciously drank it down, but there was no taste in his mouth.She looked down at herself, she was barefoot, and her white silk jacket was not in order, she looked like a crazy girl, this is good, the crime of being a fool has not been cleared, and the hat of the madman is fastened on her head up.

She put the soup cup back on the tray, stood on the table with a straight face and said with a straight face: "I still want to watch the stars in peace, you should step back!"

Gu Yan nodded, but did not back down. He put the foreign lacquer tray aside, turned around and went to the imperial couch, searched for it for a while, and brought a pair of white silk brocade socks to the emperor: "It's cool in the night." , Your Majesty, please add."

If she waits for her to put on boots and socks for herself, then she will really be regarded as a first-class servant.The emperor sat down next to the table, quickly put on brocade socks, saw Gu Yuan looking out the window, raised his hand and lowered the window drawer, he was even more uncomfortable, and he hadn't found anything to say, Gu Yuan had already picked up the lacquer tray , bowed his knees to her according to the etiquette: "Please rest early, Your Majesty."

It was so easy to meet her, just a few words?The emperor jumped off the table, sat cross-legged on the brocade mattress, straightened his clothes, finally regained some confidence, and raised his voice to Gu Yuan, "Did Cui Chengxiu tell you everything?"

"Yes." Gu Yuan turned around and bowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty's willingness to promise to restore Gu Yuan's innocence before Enke next year is really a great grace."

"I know you are not used to staying in the palace." Gu Yan's demeanor and etiquette are not bad at all, but the emperor feels a sense of alienation and loneliness inexplicably, as if there is something between the two that makes her full of comforting words You can't say it, but what you can say is the same cliché that the monarch and his ministers played right, "And wait patiently, I have accepted your confession, and I will give you an explanation. In the future, I will come out of the palace innocently."

As if he couldn't say anything more, the emperor waved his hand dejectedly, watching Gu Yan disappear outside the palace gate.She was depressed, and when she got up the next day, she was not in a good mood. She stretched out her arms and let the two servants change into the bright yellow uniform for her. When she walked to the gate of the hall, she glanced at Cui Chengxiu and looked at the two rows of eunuchs lined up in the corridor. The maid didn't even look at it, she walked off the platform in a few steps and got on the dragon chariot.

"What's your order?" Cui Chengxiu bent down and asked the emperor through the sedan chair curtain.

The emperor's voice stopped, as if hesitating for a while: "I see that she still looks bad, and I will ask the imperial physician to check her pulse later, to see if she has finished drinking the first few medicines, and whether she needs to change the prescription for conditioning. From my example."

"Yes!" Cui Chengxiu agreed without a word, "Even if the servants are missing, Miss Gu is also indispensable! Don't worry, my master!"

"Also," the emperor hesitated longer this time, "how were the stars last night?"

"Stars?" Cui Chengxiu was puzzled by the question, "Last night is the same as now, the sky is very cloudy, and there are no stars!"

"Understood." The emperor sat upright in Long Yu with a blank face, showing a dignified demeanor of being a gentleman, but in his heart he was annoyed and depressed beyond words - even this excuse collapsed yesterday. In front of Gu Yan at night, I was really ashamed and ashamed!