The system suddenly said, "Aren't you Kangxi's concubine? You slept with him, so naturally you have everything."
Youqing spat and said, "That sounds nice. Even if I don't mind that he's an old cucumber that's been used by so many people, I can't even see his face. How am I supposed to sleep with him?"
From the original owner's memories, she finally understood that modern Qing Dynasty dramas were all lies. The rules of the harem were strict, and palace maids and eunuchs were often not allowed to walk outside alone. She only had Sangzhu by her side, and she had to walk with a palace maid who was going the same way when she went outside to get food.
Furthermore, the area where the emperor went was always cleared in advance. Any chance encounters in the Imperial Garden, any love at first sight in the Plum Garden, or any secret romance that could last a lifetime are all fake and impossible.
As a concubine, without special permission, she was not even qualified to pay her respects to the Empress, nor was she allowed to attend banquets.
In short, it was too difficult for her to see Emperor Kangxi.
The system was also in the Qing Dynasty for the first time and had lost some things, so it didn't know much about these things and didn't have any good ideas, so it kept quiet.
Faced with the system's feigned death, Youqing was quite helpless: "Stop pretending to be dead! Quickly think of a way."
System: "I'll figure something out, don't worry."
Actually, the system is also anxious. Although it doesn't have business pressure, it's embarrassing for the system to have done this much.
"Then you'd better think of a solution quickly."
"Definitely, definitely." The reply was quick and decisive.
Sangzhu returned looking dejected.
Youqing asked, "What's wrong? You look unhappy."
Sangzhu said angrily, "My lady, I couldn't get the eight-treasure duck you requested."
That's not right. According to the serving order, she could have ordered a serving of Eight Treasure Duck.
"What happened?"
Sangzhu explained, "The eunuch in the kitchen said there were no ducks, so it couldn't be made."
No ducks? What a joke! There are so many masters and concubines in the palace, they can eat whatever they want. The kitchen can't possibly not prepare enough ingredients. Ducks aren't a particularly precious ingredient. No ducks? That's a really lame excuse.
Before Youqing could say anything, Sangzhu began to complain: "Your Highness, those people in the kitchen only serve dishes according to the menu. I saw that Consort Cheng's maid ordered a duck soup. Consort Cheng can have duck when she wants to drink duck soup, but there is no duck when she wants to drink eight-treasure duck."
Seeing Sangzhu's indignant expression, Youqing thought about it carefully and realized it was normal. She was just a lowly concubine who had never even met Emperor Kangxi. The palace was a place where people fawned on the powerful and bullied the weak. A few days ago, she had to bribe and beg for medicine when she was sick. She had been in the palace for some time now, but she hadn't given any money to the kitchen staff. Naturally, the kitchen staff wanted to give her a "show of force."
She comforted Sangzhu, saying, "It's just a dish of eight-treasure duck, we won't eat it today. Don't be angry, it's not worth getting sick from getting angry. Tell me what dishes we have today!"
Upon hearing this, Sangzhu's expression turned even more unpleasant: "My lady, the kitchen only provided one meat dish and two vegetable dishes."
Youqing sighed, "I'm hungry, let's eat first!"
Sangzhu took out the food from the food box. Youqing saw three dishes. The meat dishes looked greasy, and when she touched them, they were only slightly warm. They must have been sitting there for a while.
In May, how could freshly cooked dishes get so cold? They must have been used by the young eunuch in the kitchen for practice.
The two vegetarian dishes looked alright.
Sangzhu looked at the three dishes and her eyes reddened: "My lady, it's all my fault for being incompetent."
Youqing: "It's not your fault. Alright, let's eat first. You haven't eaten either, and I can't finish all three dishes. Bring me some bowls and plates, and we'll share!"
Sangzhu immediately said, "My lady, this is against the rules."
Youqing: "It's just the two of us here, and there's no one else around. We won't tell anyone. I'll tell you to eat, so just eat. This is the kind of food I, as the master, eat. What good food do you expect? Let's eat together. You need to be full to have the energy, right? If you don't eat well, and I'm unable to move, then we'll both be finished."
Sangzhu was persuaded. As a palace maid, she would eat worse than her mistress, but the reality was that she had to be strong and healthy, otherwise it would be difficult for both of them to survive.
Youqing wasn't completely unruly. Sangzhu was from ancient times, and if she were to eat at the same table with her, she probably wouldn't behave. So the two ate separately, but Youqing didn't let Sangzhu eat what she left over.
This was nothing to Youqing, but it deeply moved Sangzhu.
Speaking of which, Sangzhu also had a hard life. Her background was quite similar to Youqing's. Both of them had the same stepmother and biological father. After being selected for the palace, they had no money to bribe officials, so they were assigned to Youqing, who also had no money to bribe officials.
Originally, there was a head maid, a palace maid, and two eunuchs who were assigned to the same place, making a total of five people.
After Youqing fell ill, apart from Sangzhu who stayed, the other four people gradually left through connections. Since Youqing's condition was not good, naturally no one was willing to follow her, so now only Sangzhu was left by Youqing's side.
Sangzhu felt sorry for Youqing. Thinking of her own background and the kindness Youqing showed her, she became very loyal to Youqing.
The food wasn't to her liking, so Youqing ate very little. She ate a few simple things, and after Sangzhu finished eating, Youqing told her to pack up and leave.
After Sangzhu left, Youqing was left alone in the room.
Youqing said to the system, "Even eating is becoming a problem these days. The weather isn't too hot yet, but in two months, when it gets hot, even using ice will be difficult. Clothes and jewelry will probably be the same!"
While others transmigrate and become rich, living a life of great success, she transmigrates with a half-baked cheat code that seems to have no other use besides chatting. She transmigrates into the imperial harem with the lowest rank and starts with only two rooms, a truly miserable situation.
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