Chapter 87 Cleaning Up
After Wei Zhu left, Yuying introduced Lu Chen and Qing Dai to the former servants.
The eunuchs led by Xiao Zhuozi were always sweet-talkers, and soon they started calling each other Sister Qingdai and Sister Luchen affectionately. However, the three palace maids except Qingtao seemed to be afraid of the two senior palace maids who came out of nowhere, and they acted timidly and hid aside after introducing themselves.
Yuying naturally noticed the little movements of the three people, but she also thought that these girls were only fifteen or sixteen years old, so they were naturally afraid of Qingdai and Luchen, the two senior palace maids from the Qianqing Palace. But Yuying believed that it would get better over time.
After getting to know each other, Qingdai Luchen helped Yuying go to the bedroom to rest. She got up early and didn't have time to take a nap at noon, so Yuying was very sleepy.
Qingtao led Pei'er and the others to the side hall to pack up Yuying's belongings.
Yuying naturally trusted Qingtao and the others. After all, it was Qingtao and a few others who took care of all these trivial matters in Changchun Palace in the past. After handing the list to Qingtao, Yuying just acted as a hands-off manager.
Qing Tao has a lot of work to do today. Not only are there things brought out from the Qianqing Palace, but also things that were previously piled up in the Changchun Palace. All of them are here.
It just so happened that Qingtao planned to do a complete inventory and then put the goods back into storage.
Fortunately, the queen has moved into the main hall, and the storeroom is much more spacious than before. Otherwise, the storeroom in the west side hall would not be able to hold so many things.
Time passes slowly.
After Yuying fell asleep, Luchen also went to the side hall to help, leaving Qingdai alone to guard Yuying.
Dusk gradually climbed up the window lattice, and the dim setting sun shone into the hall through the window, and the hall slowly became dim.
Qingdai carefully lit a candle and placed it beside the bed.
Yuying was still sleeping soundly in the gauze tent, on the bed, and between the quilts.
It seemed as if a candle flame was swaying in front of Yuying's eyes through the gauze curtain, making her feel dazed for a moment, and then she woke up from her dream.
Yuying looked around the unfamiliar environment and seemed to hear some noise outside the tent, so she spoke in a hoarse voice, "Qingtao~"
"My lady, it's the servant."
Qingdai's voice came in.
"Are you awake? Would you like me to help you get up?"
Yuying laughed. She had forgotten that she was already in Yongshou Palace and Qingtao was not the only one around her.
It was clear that Qingdai and Luchen were in front of her before she went to bed, but she still habitually looked for Qingtao after waking up.
No, this needs to be changed.
"Indigo!"
Yuying poked her head out of the tent and smiled sweetly at Qingdai, indicating with her actions that she was about to get up.
Qingdai lifted the curtain and changed Yuying into a simple Manchu dress. Thinking that it was already so late, she did not comb her hair. Yuying just braided a side ponytail and called it a day.
Seeing that Qingdai was the only one there, Yuying asked, "Are Qingtao and the others still busy?"
Qing Dai shook her head gently, "I don't know. I have been guarding the Madam the whole time and have never been to the side hall to check on her."
"Then let's go over and take a look!"
So Yuying took Qingdai to the side hall.
"This servant pays respects to the Majesty."
Yes, every one of them, except Qingdai, all the maids around her were here. With so many people, there was actually a small area in the hall where several boxes of things were piled up and not yet sorted out.
I didn't expect she was quite rich?
Yuying had no other property and all her belongings were supported by Kangxi. For the first time, Yuying realized how generous Kangxi was to her.
Yuying had heard that the families of the imperial guards in the Imperial Household Department were extremely wealthy, but this definitely did not include the Jue Chan family. Although her father was also a minor official in the Imperial Household Department, and even managed the Guangchusi, Yuying remembered that her father lived a tight life, not to mention the help he gave her.
Of course, Yuying has tried hard to make money like the time-traveling girls she saw in novels.
Imagination is rich, but reality is cruel.
Let's talk about the most profitable glass first. As an ordinary person, she didn't know how to make glass. She only vaguely remembered that glass was made of sand and soda, but she didn't know the ratio at all and had no idea where to start. She just told Kangxi her idea. As for whether she had successfully made glass now?
That’s definitely not the case. If it had succeeded, Kangxi would have been eager to tell her the good news.
If this way doesn't work, then try another one. Soap, rouge, which one won't make money if you make it?
Wake up!
The soaps Yuying saw in the palace were almost made into flowers, with all kinds of shapes and scents. Not to mention rouge, what kind of heavy metal content? She didn't have the opportunity to go outside the palace to see it, but the ones in the palace were all natural, and the colors were beautiful, which made her, a modern person, very excited.
Yuying was depressed all day long during that period. It was not until Kangxi asked her that he learned that Yuying was short of money. Yuying still remembers Kangxi's shocked look at that time. From then on, Kangxi would find excuses to give her money every now and then, fearing that she would not have enough to spend.
A favorite concubine is actually short of money? Who would believe this if I told anyone?
"My queen, my queen..."
Yuying came back to her senses from her memories and saw Xiao Zhuozi guarding the main hall.
"What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs has come. He said he is here to send you a servant who will serve you."
"Ah? Oh. Shall we go check it out?"
Seeing that only Qingdai was going with her, Yuying turned around and called Qingtao and the others, "You guys should take a break first, and go take a look together. After all, we will be working together in the future. If there is anything inappropriate, just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take them back."
The group arrived at the main hall.
It was still the familiar eunuch who came to see her off when she was conferred the title of noble lady that day, and this time there was still a group of people following him.
"Your servant greets Her Majesty, Concubine Jin. Her Majesty, please take a look. These are the newly selected palace maids and eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are all eager to serve Her Majesty. Please choose your choice."
Compared with a noble lady, a concubine has many more people around her.
Two eunuchs with high ranks were needed, ten ordinary eunuchs were needed, and eight palace maids were needed. There were still many vacancies around Yuying.
But the people the eunuch brought were far more than the ones Yuying wanted. The eunuch pushed them aside and acted as if he was letting Yuying choose.
Yuying was followed by Qingtao and others, standing on the steps, lowering her eyebrows and looking at the people standing in the yard one by one.
Everyone stood there with a stiff look on their faces, with only one exception.
She was a palace maid, who looked older than the other palace maids. Seeing Yuying's gaze resting on her, her originally excited expression became even more excited, and she almost waved at Yuying.
Yuying frowned slightly, not understanding why this palace maid was so excited.
At this time, Yuying felt the sleeve of her right hand being pulled from behind. Yuying turned to the right and saw that it was Qingtao.
"Qingtao, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Qingtao seemed to be in a bad mood and her brows were furrowed so tightly that they seemed to be about to pinch a fly to death, Yuying asked.
Qingtao approached Yuying and nodded in the direction of the palace maids below, motioning Yuying to look over there, "Madam, it's Qingli."
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