Chapter 217 Chu Taibao
Because of his wife's encouragement, Mu Qing still had a smile on his face when he entered the palace.
The palace etiquette was complicated. When Mu Qing first arrived, he was taken by a eunuch named Li to get his clothes - the uniforms of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.
After changing his clothes, the heroic Mu Qing did not attract much attention.
People in the palace have always been cautious in their words and actions. When they see such a good-looking man, they will just look at him a few more times at most.
After arriving at the Prince's Eastern Palace, this atmosphere of caution and silence became even stronger. Almost everyone treated Mu Qing with indifference, and some even avoided him.
Mu Qing secretly took note of these irregularities.
Eunuch Li told him about the furnishings and taboos of the Eastern Palace.
As the sun neared noon, Mu Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Eunuch Li, when can I see the Crown Prince?"
Eunuch Li gave him a strange look and said, "Did you remember everything I said just now?"
Mu Qing then repeated it.
Eunuch Li couldn't find any fault, so he lowered his eyes and said, "You have a good memory. This morning, your main task is to familiarize yourself with the various places in the Crown Prince's Palace. As for the rest, please wait until the Crown Prince summons you."
At this moment, footsteps were suddenly heard, and a middle-aged man with a beard strode over.
"Hmph, Eunuch Li, the Crown Prince's Guardian is no idle position! You better be careful and don't let him down!"
This middle-aged man had three deep vertical lines between his eyebrows. He looked very serious and his head was bald!
Eunuch Li said respectfully, "What kind of wind is this? It actually blew you, the Grand Protector, here?"
"Stop flattering me!" Taibao Chu frowned. "Boy, recite again what Eunuch Li just said!"
It turned out that this man was Chu Yunsheng, the Prince's Guardian and Mu Qing's immediate superior.
But unexpectedly, he seemed to dislike Mu Qing very much. As soon as he came, he showed his power and began to test Mu Qing.
Mu Qing bowed and said, "Greetings to Grand Guardian Chu."
Then he began to recite what Eunuch Li had said, without missing a word.
The frown on Chu Taibao's face grew deeper and deeper. He was already a big and strong man, and he had a murderous aura that came from fighting with blood and iron. He looked very powerful, and the servants around him all stayed away from him, fearing that they would provoke him.
While Mu Qing was reciting, he kept looking at Mu Qing with an uncomfortable gaze.
Mu Qing suddenly raised his eyes and asked, "Is the Grand Protector satisfied?"
Chu Taibao snorted coldly: "It is true that you have some rote memorization skills, but this is not the Hanlin Academy!"
It was clearly he who asked Mu Qing to recite it, but now he was criticizing Mu Qing for reciting it too perfectly.
Anyone can see that this is looking for trouble!
Although Mu Qing needs to keep a low profile, it does not mean that he has to be tolerant all the time.
On the contrary, with Lu Yunjue's temper, he should confront Chu Taibao head-on right now!
His expression was slightly serious: "Does Taibao have any prejudice against me?"
Chu Taibao said bluntly: "That's right, I think that posting the notice outside the palace was just a publicity stunt, so I really don't like you! Boy, when you work under me, you must do your job conscientiously and don't try to play tricks!"
After saying this, he turned and left without even looking at Mu Qing. It was as if he had come here just to teach Mu Qing a lesson.
Eunuch Li changed his attitude according to the situation. He originally wanted to ask someone to inform the prince, but now he felt that it was unnecessary.
He then took Mu Qing to continue walking around the Eastern Palace, repeating the same things over and over again. Even though Mu Qing had remembered everything, he would not take Mu Qing to the Prince's main palace.
Even when he saw some odd jobs to do, he would ask Mu Qing to help.
Even though Mu Qing managed to keep his composure, his undershirt was soaked with sweat.
At noon, I was finally able to rest for a while.
Seeing the meal Hu Xiner prepared for him, Mu Qing opened it excitedly, but then the smile froze on his face and turned into helplessness at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Inside the food box, a heart was formed with various foods. It looked nice, but the taste...
If you look closely, you will find that all the food is devilish.
The first layer was scrambled eggs. The edges of the eggs were burnt black, but the center was surprisingly not cooked.
It simply redefines what a soft-boiled egg is.
Mu Qing trembled as he picked up the eggshells, one by one...
The second layer is fried pork ribs, which look nothing special except burnt.
Mu Qing comforted himself, at least it wasn't raw.
He took a piece and then quickly spit it out.
These fried pork ribs are so salty that it feels like they have five pounds of salt in them!
The third layer was even more terrifying, it was actually half-cooked rice!
After careful observation, Mu Qing picked out a grain of cooked rice.
Obviously, in this bowl of rice, the cooked rice is the one that is sandwiched.
I originally thought that my wife cooked such terrible food in Shuangxi Village because she had no practice.
But unexpectedly, after such a long time, her cooking skills in devil cuisine have reached the level of "miraculous and perfect".
Mu Qing sighed helplessly, "It turns out my wife also has things she's not good at..."
But he still buried his head in his food, though he would feel a little worried in between meals.
Before going out, he seemed to hear Hu Xiner say that she had also made breakfast for Lu's mother.
I hope Mrs. Lu is safe and sound.
He originally thought that he would be able to see the prince after the morning, but things did not go as smoothly as Mu Qing had expected.
The prince seemed to be deliberately avoiding him and did not show up that day.
Mu Qing tried to inquire about this from Eunuch Li indirectly. Eunuch Li thought for a moment and said, "Excuse me, I'll go to the toilet first."
Once you leave, you will never come back.
Mu Qing guessed that he might not have drowned in the toilet, so he didn't go looking for him.
But Grand Tutor Chu came to pick on him again, frowning and asking, "What are you doing here with nothing to do? Is the Eastern Palace a place for idlers?"
Then he forced Mu Qing to do odd jobs for the whole afternoon.
Chu Taibao himself stood under the shade of a tree, lecturing with a serious face, "I don't care what your previous status was. Now that you're here, you must start with small things, avoid arrogance and impatience, forget your original title, and serve the Crown Prince loyally!"
The Taibao wore the first-rank crane robe, while Mu Qing wore the peacock robe.
He rolled up his sleeves, but Chu Taibao was still not satisfied: "Come, go get him some ordinary servant clothes!"
Mu Qing was a little surprised, wondering if there was any instruction from the prince behind this.
But he was not someone who could not endure hardship. He thought about it while doing everything seriously.
When he returned home with a sore back, he saw Hu Xiner standing at the door, talking and laughing with a woman in a straw hat and a cloth skirt.
"Xin'er, this is..." He looked at the strange woman.
Hu Xiner introduced, "Mr. Mu, this is Madam Dou. It was Old Man Dou, whom her husband introduced, who cured my mother!"
"And she is the assistant I hired to draw comics!"
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