Chapter 289 The Three Concubines in the Cold Palace
The father-in-law quickly brought over what Linlang needed, first some vegetable seeds, which were not valuable, and then some farm tools, such as hoes and sickles.
Then there are some kitchen supplies. Although most of the kitchen utensils have been used, they are all usable, including a copper kettle for boiling water, an iron pot for cooking, and a kitchen knife.
Linlang was so moved that she almost cried. This father-in-law was really a good person. Although she also gave him a sum of money, she knew that her money could not buy so many things.
Linlang rearranged the things sent by the Queen. First, he cleaned out the room where he lived. Perhaps because it had not been occupied for a long time, the corners were filled with dust, and even the whole room was dusty. Poof, she found a worn towel, wiped it clean hard, and even smoked it again with mugwort.
The two shabby quilts that were covered with my son before were not thrown away. My son was exposed to the sun. Although the two quilts were hard and a little thin, they were still usable.
After a whole day of work, the palace was finally a little popular. She put two quilts that had been dried on the bed. Maybe it was because they had been dried once, so the quilts smelled like sunshine.
As for the two thick quilts, I put them in the cabinet. I had too much hope for these two thick quilts, so I had to keep them well.
It was still vegetable porridge in the evening, but this time the vegetable porridge was better than before, because this time the vegetable porridge was a little salty.
The next morning, Linlang cut off the branches at the corners and exposed them in the sun. Then he set up a broom and swept the entire yard and palace clean.
After doing all this, Linlang had two blood blisters on her hands. The pain was terrible, but she couldn't rest yet. She found two long pieces of cloth, wrapped her hands, and started to cultivate a garden in Leng Palace.
She planted some vegetables on the edge of the cold palace, mostly radishes and cabbage, which were quickly edible. She even planted some green onions and garlic seedlings on the edge.
After everything was done, a month had passed. Lin Lang was so tired that she couldn’t even lift her hands. My dear, the productivity in ancient times was really low. Just cooking would cost half of it. hour.
The rice grain sent by the eunuch before was also eaten to a certain extent. If he can't find a way to get food, then he will really have to stop eating.
Linlang also began to try every means to establish good relations with the palace maids and eunuchs around her. She could do embroidery, but this thing was too hard on the eyes, and she was a showgirl. If she asked someone to sell it, it would be easy to leave excuses in the future. .
The only thing Linlang can do is to treat others. She can't treat serious illnesses, but she can still treat minor illnesses. She mainly helps others with massage and even acupuncture. In addition, there are many remote gardens here, so there are always some medicinal materials that can be used.
The status of palace maids and eunuchs is low. Even if they are sick, they have no way to seek treatment from the imperial doctor. At most, they can spend some money to buy some medicinal materials, or grit their teeth and endure.
Although Linlang didn't have any medicinal materials here, he would at least prescribe them a prescription. The rest was left to them to buy the medicine themselves and drink it themselves.
Linlang didn't make much money by treating others, but she had accumulated a lot of connections and got a lot of good things from them, such as food. She couldn't afford white rice, but brown rice was cheap.
"I have a fellow countryman who works in the imperial kitchen. He has a few kilograms of white flour in his hand. When the time comes, he will find someone to buy a few kilograms of pork. Let's make dumplings together." After the palace maid became familiar with Linlang, she would often bring things to Linlang's house. Cooking in the small yard can be considered a non-vegetarian meal. Linlang also tried every means to get them some offal. For example, common pig intestines and some sheep offal were not eaten at all. They were usually thrown away. Some eunuchs wanted to eat them, but they only wanted to eat them. Unfortunately, there were no tools for cooking, so we had to leave it alone.
Linlang often bought some scraps that were not needed in their imperial kitchen, and then processed them into various delicacies, and his palace became lively and not as deserted as before.
On New Year's Eve, Linlang not only made a meal of dumplings, but also stewed a large pot of pork ribs. She felt that the day was getting more and more promising. After the spring started, she would raise a few chickens and ducks, and then she would not be able to eat enough. Finished eggs and duck eggs.
Several palace maids who were not on duty also came to her palace, holding some food in their hands. After everyone finished eating, they ate melon seeds and talked about the recent events in the twin wombs.
"I heard that the emperor favored a beautiful girl, but only once and then forgot about it. This made the imperial concubine very angry. You know the entire harem. Among them, he favored the beautiful girls who did not enter the palace the most. At that time, the emperor went to the queen's house regularly.
Although the imperial concubine is still the most favored in the palace, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor has begun to fall in love with someone else. However, this kind of words are only for us to talk about, but we must not spread it to the ears of the imperial concubine. , otherwise we wouldn’t be able to eat and walk around. ”
When Linlang heard this, he raised his eyebrows. It seems that the emperor also had some affection for the imperial concubine. In this feudal era, ordinary people who had some money in their families wanted to have three wives and four concubines.
However, among the three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem, he only dotes on the imperial concubine, which can be regarded as affection and righteousness towards the other party. Unfortunately, this is a feudal society after all, and the emperor cannot always have only one woman.
"To say the least, you are the worst off. You only met the emperor, and you were sent to the cold palace without even being favored.
After all, we who are palace maids still have time to wait until we are twenty-five years old to leave the palace, but as for you, you will probably have to stay in this cold palace for the rest of your life. "The palace maid said with some regret.
Linlang smiled calmly, "The world is still uncertain. You and I are both dark horses. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future."
Besides, the emperor is not the kind of person who is stoic. Although he dotes on his concubine, he is still an emperor. He only needs to wait for an opportunity, but sometimes the opportunity is really hard to find.
Linlang was not in a hurry and continued to live her own life. After spring, a happy news came from the palace. The reason was that the favored show girl was pregnant.
"The emperor has been on the throne for four or five years, but there has been no movement from the concubines in the harem. This little beautiful girl is pregnant. This is a great joy. I heard that a large number of porcelains in the imperial concubine's palace have been replaced..." When the palace maid talked about this, she covered her mouth and laughed.
Linlang also laughed, because the story became more and more interesting. Only when the water became muddier could she have a chance to stand out.
After the imperial concubine learned that the little showgirl was pregnant, she not only smashed all the porcelain in her palace, but even clamored to abort the showgirl's fetus, but she was stopped by her nanny.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is not yours alone. Sooner or later there will be concubines in the harem who are pregnant. Even if you can beat one, you can't beat a hundred!" The nanny persuaded her earnestly, "And this is the enthronement of the Holy One. This is the first concubine who is pregnant, and everyone in the harem is watching. If you take action at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to handing the handle into other people's hands? "