Chapter 2 Steam an Egg
The night shift was not An Jiu's. She returned to her residence, washed up, and was just about to have a good sleep when the door was pushed open.
The person who came was Aunt Qu, she was the aunt in charge of Guanghua Palace. All the palace maids in Guanghua Palace were under her charge, while the eunuchs were under the charge of the chief eunuch, Eunuch Li.
Aunt Qu is in her thirties. Her hair is combed meticulously, her clothes are not wrinkled at all, and her face is rigid and stern.
"Come with me."
An Jiu secretly complained that she couldn't sleep well and she didn't know what Aunt Qu asked her to do.
It's okay to do some dirty and tiring work, but don't serve the emperor.
She wanted to live a few more days.
Just when she was feeling uneasy, Aunt Qu took her to the small kitchen in the backyard of Guanghua Hall.
"I heard that you can cook some side dishes?" Aunt Qu asked.
Aunt Qu had heard everything, so An Jiu could only nod.
Aunt Qu said, "Go make some steamed eggs."
An Jiu “…”
Although she didn't understand what Aunt Qu meant, she was not stupid and had some common sense, so she went about making it quickly. Steaming eggs is said to be simple, but if it is not done well, the eggs will fly away and be full of holes, which will not only look ugly but also taste bad.
Fortunately, An Jiu was very good at it. She first beat the eggs, added salt, stirred evenly, poured in warm water, stirred again, scraped off the foam, and then steamed it in the pot.
Soon, the eggs were steamed. The golden eggs were soft and chewy like jelly...
Aunt Qu glanced at him indifferently.
"Are there any dietary restrictions?" An Jiu asked.
Aunt Qu didn't say anything, so An Jiu took it upon herself to pour some vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil on the egg noodles and sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions...
Aunt Qu asked her to go back and did not forget to remind her.
"Don't tell anyone about this."
An Jiu nodded: "I understand."
She breathed a sigh of relief when she returned to her residence. It had already darkened and the other people in the house had also returned and gathered together to chat in low voices.
An Jiu was not familiar with them and did not join them. Just as he was about to go to bed, he heard one of the palace maids crying softly.
Only then did An Jiu realize that today a palace maid named Xiao Xia had died of poisoning after tasting the food sent from the imperial kitchen on behalf of the emperor.
It was unclear whether these palace maids were crying for Xiao Xia or for themselves.
An Jiu didn't sleep well. In her dream, she turned into the original owner. When she approached the emperor to serve him, she was stabbed to death by the emperor with a sword.
An Jiu woke up from a nightmare, covered in cold sweat, pale and trembling all over. A palace maid named Xiaohua next to her glanced at her, turned over and went back to sleep without any expression.
It was still early for him to take over, so An Jiu lay down thinking about his problems.
She had only been here for four days and three palace maids had already died...
I don’t know when it will be my turn...
Got to find a way to get out of here...
It’s best to find a quiet place and wait until the 25th to leave the palace...
Twenty-five…
Ten years left...
An Jiu “…”
…
The food in the palace was uniform and monotonous. While eating, An Jiu talked to the palace maid named Xiaohua next to him, asking how to leave here.
Xiaohua glanced at her and asked strangely, "You want to leave?"
Before Anjiu nodded, she sneered: "Don't dream."
An Jiu: "What?"
Xiaohua said: "To work for Guanghua Palace, you will either die or go crazy..."
"Is there no other way?"
Xiaohua looked at the food on the plate and probably had no appetite, but she ate it anyway.
She scoffed, "Yes, if you sit in the position of Aunt Qu and Eunuch Li, you won't have to die."
An Jiu “…”
It's much more difficult than death and madness.
Eunuch Li and Aunt Qu followed the emperor when he was the crown prince. The emperor trusted them and they were loyal, and no one could replace them.
An Jiu sighed and ate a mouthful of rice without any appetite. Before he could swallow the rest, something happened at Guanghua Palace again...
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