Chapter 1: Dressing into the Emperor

It was late spring in March and the weather was still a little cold. Fang Shu shrank her hand and followed Jin Xiu, the palace maid in front of the queen, and went to the imperial kitchen to urge her to eat.

Just as the meal was coming, the imperial kitchen was very busy, and no one was idle. Jinxiu was talking to the manager inside, and Fang Shu was waiting outside.

Not long after, Jinxiu waved her and Hongxiu to go over. The emperor's imperial meal was ready, and the next one was the queen's.

The queen had her own kitchen and didn't need to go to the imperial kitchen, but she suddenly had a whim and missed the dishes made in the imperial kitchen, so she told them to come and pass the message.

The palace is full of people and has many eyes, and all forces are scattered. Things at the entrance are easily poisoned. The queen is worried about the people in the palace, and Shi Jinxiu is watching the whole process. From being out of the pot to being sent to Changchun Palace, she cannot let go of any link.

I was afraid that my eyes would not be fully focused, so I took two more people. It was originally someone else, but when that person was sick, Fang Shu took it for the time being.

This job is not easy to do, and the food is delivered to the queen's table, and there is no hair, otherwise you will be punished from Jinxiu to them and to the imperial kitchen.

Fang Shu didn't dare to be careless, stared at her so tightly that she didn't dare to show up. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the in charge of the affairs office reported to Changchun Palace and called the Shangshi Bureau to come and take the plate.

I will basically never pass by others when I get here, so I can watch it much.

Jinxiu checked it for the last time, and Fang Shu was behind her and took a look.

There was a manager next to him who checked with Jinxiu to ensure that everything was foolproof. When he found the milk horn, Fang Shu was suddenly stunned.

"This is not milk horn, it is green beans."

She blurted out, scaring Jinxiu and the manager who checked together. The two of them hurried over to see. Sure enough, it was really green beans.

The milky horns are like mung beans. The skin is crispy on the outside and a little green on the inside. One is light green and the other is slightly darker green. If you don’t look carefully, you will miss it.

I don’t know what this green is mixed with today, it’s no different from the green on the milky corner. Jinxiu and the manager who inspected the dishes were not recognized, but Fang Shu actually recognized it.

Fang Shu immediately felt that she had made a fortune. As a third-rank chore palace maid, how could she have seen milk horns and mung beans?

She hadn't figured out the right words yet, and the manager and Jinxiu had already rushed to chase the person who took away the milk corner. The man almost didn't go far and quickly chased him back. Both sides breathed a sigh of relief after the exchange.

If something goes wrong in this matter, several people will be punished. Jinxiu is a little grateful to her, but also a little confused, "How did you recognize her?"

Of course, Fang Shu couldn't say that she had eaten it herself, and she had eaten it many times. The key is that she liked both of them, so it was easy to distinguish the details of the fragrance, method and other things.

She had already thought of the words, "The sister who just brought the milk corners and muttered casually, saying why the color of the mung beans today is so light?"

Jinxiu suddenly realized, "So that's it."

She didn't think about it carefully, patted Fang Shu on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to serve the other sisters in the future, just follow me."

The palace maids who have just entered Changchun Palace are not qualified to serve the queen. They must first serve the old palace maids, such as first-rank maids like Jinxiu, or second-rank attendants, and learn how to serve their masters from them.

Fang Shu turned out to be with the second-grade attendant. She also replaced the second-grade attendant today. She worked hard every day and went hard, but the man didn't teach her anything, but she was very helpless.

If you can get around her and work under Jinxiu, it would be like avoiding many detours and having a backer, Fang Shu would naturally be happy, "Thank you, Sister Jinxiu."

In fact, her actual age is older than any palace maid in Changchun Palace, but there is no way. Whoever asked her to wear this little palace maid who had the same name and surname as her would call her a little lady, a little fairy whenever she saw her.

Fang Shu was a flower shop owner in her previous life. She had just entered the palace when she was dressed as a little girl. The eunuch in charge would take advantage of their talents to arrange work for them.

The little girl was scolded by the manager because she could not embroider, arrange flowers, and did not understand tea art. She refused to accept it and talked back to the manager. In anger, the manager wanted to arrange her in Xinzheku.

I heard that there were people who made serious mistakes there, and some people who even harmed their master were extremely difficult to get along with. She would definitely suffer in the past. The little girl couldn't think of jumping into the well for a while. The well was very deep, and there was almost no way to survive if she jumped down.

Fang Shu was still calm in the water when she first came through. Her strong desire for survival allowed her to learn to swim in an instant, and she grabbed the bucket that carried water and climbed up along the long stretch of hemp rope.

He didn't want to go to Xinzheku, so he had to find the offended manager, show his "talent" to plant flowers, please please him, and then say all the good words, and the manager agreed to arrange her to weed in the imperial garden.

Although she was tired, she was at least professional and had no chance of promotion. Because of her previous experience, the flowers and plants she was very well planted. After only three months of work, she was appreciated by the passing queen. She wanted to go to Changchun Palace to grow flowers and became a third-grade palace maid in one breath.

Fang Shu was very satisfied and planned to stop and then rise. If she rose too quickly, she would be jealous.

"No need to thank me, you are the one who is working hard."

Since Fang Shu entered Changchun Palace, the flowers in Changchun Palace have become more and more delicate. The Queen likes them very much and praises her several times. Jinxiu secretly remembers them in her heart, just taking this opportunity to give her.

"It's still Sister Jinxiu who is willing to promote it."

Of course, Fang Shu didn't think it was her credit, and doing that would be annoying.

Jinxiu covered her mouth and laughed, "I can really talk."

She gave her the opportunity, and whether she could seize it depends on Fang Shu herself.

Fang Shu was still saying something, but Jinxiu suddenly turned her face and pointed to the sign of Changchun Palace to tell her that she had arrived at the place and it was not convenient to talk about it again.

Fang Shu knew the tactfully and stepped back, Jinxiu led the way, and asked everyone to follow, and lined up in Changchun Palace in a regular manner.

She had basically nothing to do here. Fang Shu had planned to go back and continue to take care of her flowers and plants, but Jinxiu suddenly called her, "There is a shortage of tea and water in the house, you go."

There are two first-rank maids and three second-rank maids in the room. How could they be missing? They just want to promote her and make her familiar.

Fang Shu was very grateful. She could see that Jinxiu really wanted to help her, so she nodded and followed her obediently.

After entering the house, he saluted the Empress. The Empress did not respond. Jinxiu responded for her, "The Empress's tea is gone, why don't you come here to add tea?"

Fang Shu quickly stood up, walked to Jinxiu in small steps, picked up the teapot on the table, and gave the queen a cup.

The queen held her chin and didn't know what she was thinking. She absent-mindedly played with the bowls and chopsticks throughout the whole process. She didn't pay attention to the person who brought the tea and water to change one.

She had no intention of talking, and Jinxiu didn't dare to bother her at this time, so Fang Shu's trip was like a waste of time, leaving no trace in the Queen's heart, and she didn't even look at her.

The meal was also very silent. The queen only tasted a few chopsticks. I don’t know if it was the chefs in the imperial kitchen who had not prepared the meal, but were still worried. After a long time, she put down the chopsticks and sighed: “You eat it, I have no appetite.”

The food has hardly been moved much, so it is naturally impossible to throw it away. It will basically be divided by first-grade second-grade maids. A third-grade palace maid like Fang Shu can't even eat the rest.

Of course, she doesn't need to eat anything left. She eats good food when she wants to eat, and no one competes with her to compete with her. So when everyone is paying attention to eating, Fang Shu's attention is on the performance of the Empress just now.

Because I haven't gotten along with everyone yet, I dare not ask, but someone asked for her.

Jin Yu, who is also a first-class maid, whispered while eating, "What's wrong with the Queen?"

It seems unhappy."

Jinxiu quickly looked at the inner room, frowned first, then shook her head, as if this matter also made her embarrassed, "What else can I do? The Queen Mother... scolded the Empress again..."

Needless to say, everyone already understood, and Fang Shu knew that, after all, she had met her when she was working in the Imperial Garden before. The Empress Dowager scolded the Queen in front of everyone, blaming her for being useless and unable to attract the emperor's heart. She had not even had a man or a woman under her knees for many years, so she could laugh at her teeth.

In fact, it was not her fault for this matter, it was the emperor's problem. He had never favored any woman, including the queen.

It is said that it was because the emperor was ambitious a few years ago and planned to govern the country first and then consider his own affairs. The old ministers did not want to do so, and they insisted on forcing him to marry a wife and concubine.

Even the empress dowager put pressure on him. The emperor had just ascended the throne at that time and had not yet settled his position. He could not make up his own affairs. He could almost say that he was forced to marry the queen and take a concubine. But he was not a good deal. Since he ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, he had never touched a woman. He was silently confronting the empress dowager and the ministers.

It was like this before, but now it is hard, and no one can convince him. I don’t know how many ministers who persuaded him to extend his descendants, how many concubines who came to show off were demoted and punished. Finally, no one dared to intervene anymore. Even the empress dowager had no choice but to hit the queen.

She had no choice but to have a queen?

The queen is also a pitiful person. She is from the empress dowager's mother's family. She was so happy when she heard that she could marry the emperor. Who knew that after coming here, she found out that this was the case. On the wedding night, the emperor left her in the room and ran to the war.

He hasn't come back for several years, and after he comes back, he is full of his mind to unify the world. He has long forgotten his harem.

It is hard for the queen to conceive his child.

Fang Shu lowered her eyes, didn't interrupt the whole process, and didn't want to meddle in other people's business. She just cleaned up the dishes and did some miscellaneous work. After cleaning up, she came out and moved the flowers and plants she raised into the corridor before dark, and then went back to the house to sleep before she made sure there was no problem.

Her room was very coincidental, just under the window. I heard that this location was easy to get into evil. The ancients believed that they dared not sleep, but she was not afraid. She had a window open at night and could breathe.

Fang Shu poked her head out and looked out. The moon was above her head. It was time for the man to sleep at this point. He had always slept on time.

Fang Shu lay back on the bed, covered her quilt and closed her eyes. She fell asleep soon after. When she woke up, there was a bright yellow curtain above her head and a bright yellow quilt covered with her body. When she held her up, she looked bright yellow.
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