Leaving behind Yuheng and Yaoguang, who were eager to learn, and letting them steal her knowledge under the pretext of helping her, Yu Zizhen walked out of the main room alone and came to the west wing which she had chosen as a storeroom.
In order to reduce the number of carriages accompanying her, Yu Zizhen did not carry too many things, so she did not actually need to occupy all the rooms in the west wing as a warehouse.
After walking around the west wing, she finally designated the room at the northernmost end of the west wing, which was also closest to the main house, as her temporary warehouse in the royal palace in the capital.
By the time the people arranged by Yu Sheng moved all her things into Lumingxuan, the servants had already arranged five main rooms for Yu Zizhen.
In the two rooms on the east side, the maids and servants had hung thick sky-blue curtains, spread thick quilts of the same color, and placed beautiful jade pillows on them, which were very expensive but actually not comfortable at all.
In addition, they placed a kang table, kang cabinet, and wardrobe in the room with the kang, and a wardrobe, coffee table, brocade stool, and couch in the room with the bed.
The middle room, the front half is decorated completely according to the specifications of the reception hall of this dynasty, and the back half blocked by the screen is placed with an eight-immortal table and official hat chairs, which can be regarded as a small dining room.
The western room currently only contains bookshelves, desks, chairs, soft couches, pens, inkstones, and other items. There is not a single book, and Yu Zizhen needs to fill it up slowly in the future.
As Yu Zizhen said, nothing was put into the west room for the time being.
"Please set up a weapon rack for me here." Thinking that the martial arts training ground was open-air, Yu Zizhen had an idea and decided to turn this west room into a temporary martial arts training ground for her occasional use.
The housekeeper replied "yes", then turned around and glanced at the palace guards who were standing at the door with their hands folded.
The guard understood and immediately turned around to ask Yu Sheng for the weapon rack.
The housekeeper asked Yu Zizhen with a smile, "Sir, would you like to rest first, or watch the servants put things away first?"
Yu Zizhen thought about the few carry-on luggage he had and said, "Let's put my things away first."
She pointed to the boxes piled in the yard and said to the housekeeper, "These are the clothes and jewelry I brought. Please put them all in the east side room. These are the various local ritual items I brought. Please put them all in the northernmost room of the west wing. Don't worry about the other small odds and ends. I'll let Yuheng and Yaoguang pack them up slowly."
The housekeeper replied "yes" and quickly got busy with the others.
While they were busy, they secretly wondered about the "poverty" of their prince.
Look at the little things he brought, and then look at the ordinary quality of these things. Wow, if you don’t know, you would think that their prince was the child of a fifth or sixth rank official from a humble family!
What they didn't know was that Yu Zizhen cashed in many of her things. As for the precious items that couldn't be cashed in, she took advantage of the fact that no one knew about it and secretly stuffed them into the system warehouse along with her money and costume props. The ones left outside were all ordinary, neither extraordinary nor eye-catching.
Things of this quality would naturally be secretly despised by the servants in the palace, who were used to seeing the extravagant and wealthy lives of the noble families in the capital.
Yu Zizhen did not follow these servants all the time, and did not know how they used their eyes and expressions to dislike her "poverty" in private, but Yaoguang and Yuheng, the two whistleblowers, whispered and gestured after the servants left, and learned from Yu Zizhen the expressions on those people's faces and the glances they exchanged with each other.
When Madam Zhang heard this, she was so angry that her face turned red. However, Yu Zizhen, the poor and sour boy despised by them, did not take the servants' secret criticism to heart at all.
She said to Madam Zhang and the other two, "They are just a bunch of insignificant people. There is no need for us to get upset because of them. Let's eat and then go to bed early."
The small kitchen in Lu Mingxuan was not ready so quickly, so that night Yu Zizhen and the others ate the food sent from the palace's main kitchen.
Yu Zizhen's portion was six dishes and one soup, but since she had just moved into the palace in Beijing, the kitchen knew almost nothing about her taste, so Yu Sheng took the initiative and asked the kitchen to make ten dishes and one soup for her.
The cook who came to deliver the food said to Yu Zizhen before leaving, "If it doesn't suit the prince's taste, the prince can send this sister-in-law next to you to tell us, and we can adjust it to suit the prince's taste."
Yu Zizhen wasn't picky about food, and she was planning to set up a small kitchen for Lu Ming Xuan, so naturally she wouldn't be picky about anything. She smiled and asked Madam Zhang to reward the cook and the two maids she had brought with her. "I understand. I'm sorry for the trouble."
The meals for Madam Zhang, Yuheng and Yaoguang were also delivered from the main kitchen. Their portions consisted of a small dish of meat, a small dish of vegetables, a staple food and a large bowl of soup. Of course, the quality of the meals was definitely far inferior to the large table of food served to Yu Zizhen.
Yu Zizhen didn't want to waste anything, and she knew that Yaoguang would definitely go hungry with the little food in her allotment, so she decisively picked three dishes to reward Madam Zhang, Yuheng, and Yaoguang.
"I don't want to eat the rice. Yaoguang, you take it. Madam Zhang, send four dishes to the front yard. Two for Mr. Jiang and two for Master Bai."
As for herself, she left a plate of steamed buns, three of her favorite dishes, and a large bowl of delicious chicken soup with the fat skimmed off, which was enough for her to eat until she was full.
Everyone thanked Yu Zizhen, and then quickly followed her instructions and divided the ten dishes on her table until only the last three were left.
They did this without hiding anything from anyone, so the well-informed people in the kitchen quickly found out from their relatives and friends which three dishes Yu Zizhen had eaten.
Then, they began to speculate on Yu Zizhen's preferences and tastes based on the dishes she had eaten.
Yu Zizhen, whose personal favorite they were racking their brains to analyze, was not idle at the moment. She was learning basic audience etiquette with Yaoguang and Yuheng from the old nanny sent by Yu Sheng.
The old lady was very strict, and the three little ones were tortured by her for two full hours before she finally said, "It's okay."
Yu Zizhen acted as if he was sending away the plague god, and immediately asked Madam Zhang to take out her purse to reward the old nanny.
After the old nanny left with the reward, Yu Zizhen waved her hand and said, "Go wash up and have a rest. I don't need you to serve me here anymore."
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang hurriedly said, "Hot water is already prepared in the side room. My Lord, you should wash up and rest early. You have to go to the palace early tomorrow morning, so you can't read or practice calligraphy anymore."
Yu Zizhen walked towards the ear room weakly, "I understand."
She really wanted to continue studying, but her small body was not strong enough. After being taught the rules by the old nanny for two hours, she was so tired that she just wanted to get into bed as soon as possible.
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