AWB Chapter 121 Princess Jiayan is causing trouble again
Chapter 121 Princess Jiayan is causing trouble again
Chapter 121 Princess Jiayan is causing trouble again
At dinner time, the young palace maid in charge of their room came back, bringing with her the news that dinner was ready and the nanny was waiting, so she asked Ruhui and Zhenhuan to hurry over.
Both of them were familiar with the rules, and they understood as soon as they heard the little palace maid's description that there was no room for pretense at this time. It was the first day of living in the Tiyuan Palace, and no matter what, it was best to obey and do as they were told before they understood the situation.
So the two of them immediately went to the mirror to adjust their clothes, then Zhenhuan took out the small lock she brought with her and locked the small box directly, and reminded Ruhui who was standing next to her to lock her box as well.
"We'll still be living here for another month. There are so many people here, and we can only judge people by their appearance, not their true feelings. Sister, you'd better be careful."
After hearing this, Ruhui nodded repeatedly, quickly took out the padlock she brought and locked the box, and then the two of them went to the dining hall hand in hand.
This is the Tiyuan Hall specially prepared by the palace for the selection of concubines. A large room was directly opened as the dining hall, and two chefs were transferred from the imperial kitchen. It can be said that there are flavors from both the north and the south, salty, sweet, spicy, and spicy, ensuring that the concubines can have delicious meals in the Tiyuan Hall.
Everyone quickly gathered for dinner. Just then, Madam Rong came over and nodded in satisfaction, noting that no one was missing. She then clapped her hands twice to attract everyone's attention. "Okay, everyone, look here. Everyone's been very good tonight. No one's missing dinner today. I want to tell you that all three meals a day will be served in this dining hall. If you miss a meal, I'm sorry, you'll be hungry from now on."
The start and end times of the canteen every day will be posted directly at the canteen door for everyone to preview. There is no strict requirement as to whether to eat in the canteen or in your own room.
But if you want to use it in your own room, please arrange it yourself. The palace maid we arrange will take care of four ladies and princesses one by one, and she is only responsible for reminding everyone and helping everyone to quickly integrate into life instead of being the exclusive property of some people.
This is the first time, so Madam is only giving a reminder today, not a punishment. I hope all the princesses understand this. Okay, that's all for now. The rest will be a collective lecture in two days, when we'll officially begin learning the rules. Tonight, please go to bed early and be refreshed. You still have another month to live here, so please adapt quickly.
I won't delay the ladies from having their meal, and I'll take my leave." After saying this, Rong Mama led the palace maids out again, just like she did at noon.
Zhenhuan gently nudged Ruhui: "Sister, let's go eat."
Ruhui came back to her senses: "Yes, right, eating is important."
When the two of them were having dinner, the dining hall door was already full of people, all checking the meal time. After waiting for a while, the crowd dispersed, and Zhenhuan took Ruhui's hand and moved closer. They saw that it was clearly stipulated that breakfast time started at half past Mao and ended at Chen, lunch started at Wei and ended half an hour later, and dinner time was from the end of You to the first quarter of Xu.
Seeing that the time was reasonable, Zhenhuan and Ruhui nodded, and the two went back to the room together.
That very night, there was a commotion in the Tiyuan Hall. The cause of the incident was that when people needed hot water at night, Princess Dong'e, who lived with Princess Guoluo, got a basin of hot water first, and then the palace maid provided hot water to Princess Jiayan.
As soon as the incident happened, Jiayan Gege exploded on the spot. She knocked over Dong'e Gege's basin of water and slapped the little palace maid twice.
The gatekeeper nanny who heard the noise soon reported the matter to her superiors. When Zhenhuan and the others gathered in the yard to watch the excitement, Nanny Rong also rushed over with several old nannies.
The first thing she did when she entered the Tiyuan Hall was to drive all the onlookers in the yard back into the house, and then she stepped into Jiayan Gege's room.
At this time, the little palace maid was still kneeling on the ground and crying, and Dong E Gege was also lying on the bed crying.
When Rong Mama came in and saw this scene, she was overwhelmed. The fact that Jiayan Gege was the designated Eighth Concubine had spread throughout the circle of palace maids, and Rong Mama also knew about it. However, she also followed the instructions of the Queen Mother, asking her to control her temper in the next month. She didn't expect that on the first day, Jiayan Gege dared to make trouble, which seriously threatened the dignity of Rong Mama as the nanny.
Moreover, the Dong E Gege she was targeting today was the candidate favored by Concubine Yi for the Ninth Concubine. One was the future Eighth Concubine, and the other was the Ninth Concubine favored by Concubine Yi. Both of them were beyond her control, so Rong Mama immediately decided to report them.
As for the treatment of the little palace maid, it was simple. Rong Mama directly transferred her away and took her back to her place. She would no longer work in the Tiyuan Palace in the future. This was considered a bright future for her. Even though the little palace maid was slapped twice, she was crying with joy.
She didn't want to continue serving this Princess Jiayan. She was too arrogant. Not only did she order her to do those odd jobs right from the start, she also asked her to serve her in everything.
Although she was assigned to be a maid serving four people in this room, she was not serving any one person. At least there was still Dong'e Gege who needed to be served. If she only served Jiayan Gege, it would be considered dereliction of duty. When the time came, she didn't know how the steward would punish her if he found out.
Rong Mama hurried to Dong'e Gege's side to comfort her and tell her not to cry anymore. After waiting for a while, the servants who had gone to ask for instructions from Concubine Yi and Concubine Tong came back with a solution: to separate them. This room was given to Jiayan Gege, and Dong'e Gege was moved directly to the room on the other side.
As for the maidservants, Tiyuan Palace pointed out one of them, but she was hired by Princess Jiayan. If corporal punishment or insults occurred again, Princess Jiayan would punish her severely.
Princess Jiayan now realized that she might have offended the public. Although she often referred to herself as the Eighth Concubine, the imperial edict had not been officially issued and the wedding had not been held. She was not yet the Eighth Concubine. At best, she was a Princess Guoluo who was staying at the Prince An's Mansion.
The matter of that night was resolved in this way. Although everyone stayed in the house, they could still hear the sounds outside if they listened carefully. For example, Hui Gege was standing by the door and repeating to Zhenhuan what happened outside.
"Gege Dong'e has moved out." "Gege Guoluolu lives in a separate room."
Seeing Ruhui so energetic, Zhenhuan couldn't help but laugh softly. Seeing Ruhui looking at her and asking why she was laughing, Zhenhuan covered her mouth and shook her head to indicate that she was not laughing and would not disturb her to continue watching the show.
When there was no more movement outside, Ru Huigege walked back to her bed dejectedly. "They're all gone. I really want to know what happened. Hey, will I be unable to sleep tonight because I don't know the outcome?"
Zhenhuan shook her head in amusement and called the maid to prepare hot water for them. After washing up, Zhenhuan advised Ruhui: "Go to bed early tonight. You don't know who will be staying here tomorrow. Besides, don't you want to know what happened? If you don't get enough rest today, you will be groggy tomorrow. How can you pay attention to the follow-up of this matter?"
After listening to Zhenhuan's advice, Ruhui no longer felt sorry for the melon she had not yet eaten. Instead, she followed Zhenhuan's example, spread out the bedding, and then lay down on the bed obediently.
Zhenhuan was still thinking about whether to tell Ruhui to be careful with Jiayan Gege tomorrow, saying that she was a bit crazy and it was better not to mess with her. But before she could say anything, she heard Ruhui Gege's steady breathing from the bed next to her. She had fallen asleep.
Zhenhuan stared at Ruhui's bed with eyes wide open in disbelief. "You call this being unable to sleep tonight? I don't believe you, you idiot!"
In Yuqing Palace, Yinreng was in the study in the front courtyard, listening to the news from He Zhudi: "Master, I'm here to ask if we should continue to keep an eye on Princess Niuhulu. We're short-staffed in Tiyuan Palace. If we do something at short notice now, I'm afraid it might arouse suspicion."
Yinreng gave a direct answer: "No need, withdraw all the people. I will no longer interfere in matters concerning Princess Nianhulu. Don't send anyone to the Tiyuan Palace either. The Tiyuan Palace has been a hot topic lately, and it's not a good idea to intervene rashly. If you run into them at this time, you'll suffer."
He Zhu: "Yes, sir, I will go down and make the arrangements."
Yinreng waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. You don't need to report tonight." Then he strode out of the study and headed towards the main courtyard.
Buerhe has been particularly fond of sour apricots lately. The apricots haven't come in yet, and the ones that can be brought to Buerhe are all from his savings. But after eating one, Buerhe always feels that the taste is not right, too sweet.
Yinreng has been worrying about this for the past two days. The Crown Princess is pregnant and wants to eat some apricots but can't, which makes Yinreng feel very guilty. It just so happened that today the Fourth Prince and Yinreng talked about a place where there should be sour apricots that mature early. After hearing about it, Yinreng sent someone to look for it. Now that he has received this good news, he hurried over to talk to the Crown Princess.
Entering the main courtyard, the twins were giving prenatal education to Bull and the baby in her belly. This time they were not reading or reciting, nor were they playing the piano, but were starting to learn painting.
Yinreng watched from the doorway for a while, then said to Buerhe with an embarrassed look, "How could our son see his brother painting in the womb?"
After hearing Yinreng's question, Buerhe glared at him unhappily. This man was just too idle. This was just an excuse for Buerhe to coax Hongye and Jingyi. "Do you want to hear Hongye play the piano?"
Yinreng was almost having a stress reaction and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, let's just paint. Painting is good and cultivates our sentiments."
When Buerhe saw Yinreng like this, she burst out laughing. She could imagine how terrible the situation was when Hongye dragged Yinreng to the study in the front yard to learn piano skills for a long time.
It's strange to say, Hongye is a child with a good sense of music. No matter what song it is, he can hum along after hearing it once. But once he is asked to play the piano, it's like he is pulling a saw with the strings, which is as unpleasant as it can be.
Yet, he always believed he had a natural talent for the instrument and often complained that his piano playing wasn't up to par because he didn't practice enough. If he met someone who knew how to play the piano, he'd definitely go over and ask for advice.
Before, because he knew that his fourth brother was good at playing the piano, Hongye would always go up to Yinzhen to ask for advice whenever he met him. This situation changed greatly after Hongye personally played a song for Yinzhen - Yinzhen avoided Hongye from then on, so that Hongye could not meet him.
Hongye, who always missed seeing his fourth uncle, didn't think much of it, just thinking that his fourth uncle was busy recently. So the second victim, Yinreng, appeared. He was Hongye's father, and the monk could escape but the temple could not. He stayed in the study with Hongye for half a day, listening to him play the piece he had recently practiced.
From that day on, whenever Yinreng heard anything about playing the piano, he would subconsciously be on guard. He was afraid, as he had never thought that the sound of the piano was such unpleasant music before.
Fortunately, Hongye is probably about to give up playing the piano recently, so he has reduced his practice time and turned to learning painting.