At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen Mother signaled the maids around her to take out several boxes of jewels that had been treasured for a long time in the Cining Palace. These boxes were filled with all kinds of exquisite pearls, gems and gorgeous jewelry, each of which shone with dazzling light and looked extremely precious.

The Queen Mother looked at Yu Yunxin with a smile and continued, "I don't have anything particularly valuable here. These are some jewels that I have accumulated over the years. Although they are not rare treasures, they are also rare treasures. I will give them to you, and you keep them well." After saying that, she personally handed the jewels to Yu Yunxin and told her to cherish this gift.

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Yu Yunxin looked at the jewelry sent by the Queen Mother, all of which were very shiny. This ancient jewelry was beautiful, and the handmade jade was also very exquisite. Especially the red jade necklace and jade earrings, and the pink pearl earrings made by the palace craftsmen.

The Queen Mother saw that Yu Yunxin liked these jewels very much. She smiled and said, "This child likes them very much, unlike other people who just pretend."

When it was time for dinner, the empress and the imperial concubine came together, but they were driven away by the empress dowager, who said that the Cining Palace did not have any extra dinner to offer them, and asked them to come back another day if they had anything to do.

Looking at the table full of tofu feast, Old Lady Lin was very surprised. She said: "This tofu pudding really looks like steamed egg! But the taste is very special, much more delicious than steamed egg."

"Oh, there are a few more dishes today. I must taste them carefully." When Old Lady Lin saw the dish of egg wrapped tofu, she scooped up half a bowl and started to taste it.

One side of the dish was golden yellow, and the other side was pure white. The Queen Mother took a look and tasted it, and exclaimed: "Well, it's really good. It tastes really good."

Next, a mouth-watering golden crispy tofu dish was presented. This dish not only has a crispy skin and excellent taste, but also is filled with chopped fresh shrimp inside. When this delicacy is put into the mouth, the delicious soup in the shrimp flows into the throat like a spring, making people intoxicated and leaving an endless aftertaste.

In the ancient times when there was no pollution, the original flavor of the ingredients was perfectly displayed, and this was especially true of the prawns, whose delicious taste was unforgettable.

After tasting it, the Queen Mother praised the crispy tofu and said she loved it very much. She ordered: "Give a reward to the imperial chef who prepared this tofu feast."

Nanny Sun, who was serving the empress dowager on the side, responded: "Your Majesty, these are the chefs brought to the palace by Princess Yu, and they are also the imperial chefs bestowed by the Emperor to Prince Yu's palace." Her tone revealed her admiration and respect for the imperial chef's skills.

"Empress Dowager, I can ask them to teach the people in the imperial kitchen how to make these tofus. This way, you, Your Majesty, can eat them whenever you want in the future." Yu Yunxin said softly.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, a trace of satisfaction flashed in her eyes, and said: "Yes, Xin'er, you are really a considerate and sensible child. You must come to the palace more often to accompany me in the future!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your compliments. I obey your orders." Yu Yunxin responded tenderly. She thought to herself that if she had this gold medal, she would be able to enter and leave the palace freely, and she would have more opportunities to see Concubine Li. Moreover, with the Queen Mother backing her up in the harem, she would naturally be different from other concubines. Therefore, she must go to the palace more often to establish good relationships with the concubines in the palace and open up a wider market for her goat milk soap, soy milk soap, and lipstick perfume. Not only that, she can also provide beauty care and maintenance services for various parts of the body for the concubines in the harem. Just imagining it made her feel extremely excited.

After the meal, everyone returned to the main hall of the Cining Palace. The table was filled with a variety of fruits and cakes, which were dazzling and mouth-watering. Nangong Lin saw it and started eating it directly.

The Queen Mother said with a smile on her face: "Lin'er, you are still the same as when you were a child. You always like to come to my palace to get cakes and pastries." Her tone was full of love and doting.

Yu Yunxin, who was standing aside, looked at Nangong Lin, her lips slightly raised, and she didn't say much. She thought to herself that being able to eat was indeed a blessing. So, she took out a piece of exquisite goat milk soap from her arms, handed it to the queen mother, and said softly: "Queen Mother, this is goat milk soap, which can be used to wash your face and take a bath. It is very useful."

The Queen Mother took the goat milk soap and looked at it carefully. She saw that the goat milk soap was pure white and delicate, just like white jade. The Queen Mother couldn't help but admire: "Xin'er, you are really thoughtful! This goat milk soap looks so exquisite, it must be very useful. Then I will not be polite."

Yu Yunxin responded with a smile: "As long as the Queen Mother likes it. This goat milk soap is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has a good moisturizing effect on the skin. I hope the Queen Mother will feel comfortable and happy after using it." Her words revealed her concern and respect for the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, expressing her satisfaction. She put away the goat milk soap and continued to chat with Yu Yunxin and Nangong Lin about family matters. The atmosphere was harmonious and warm. In this palace, such a scene was ordinary, but full of family affection and warmth.

"Madam Sun, go get some of my fragrant ointment, the tribute of cardamom oil from the Western Regions, and various perfumes from the Western Land Kingdom, and give them all to Princess Yu."

"Yes, Queen Mother." After receiving the order, Nanny Sun brought a whole plate of exquisite bottles and jars not long after.

Yu Yunxin walked forward and looked at the items carefully. Not only did she open the bottle and sniff it, but she even had her occupational disease come back - it turned out that the flowers in the colorful bracelet on her wrist could also be used to extract essential oils! But she had never thought of this before! Looking at the essential oils in front of her, she couldn't help but sigh: "Queen, I actually know a little bit about essential oil massage techniques. I wonder if I can show you how to use these essential oils to massage your shoulders?"

When the empress dowager heard this, she said, "Well, my waist has been aching badly these past few days, and I always ask Madam Sun to massage it for me." The empress dowager looked at Yu Yunxin who was smelling the fragrance with joy.

Yu Yunxin asked curiously, "Don't the palace use these fragrances for facial massage?"

The attendant replied respectfully, "Face massage? I have never heard of this method. However, Concubine Li has been using cardamom oil to massage the emperor's head recently. The emperor now often goes to the Jade Palace. Seeing this, some concubines followed suit, but no one could learn it."

After hearing this, Yu Yunxin's mouth curled up slightly and she laughed softly. Obviously, this Concubine Li, who lived in the ancient palace, not only had expertise in surgical medicine, but was also very familiar with Chinese massage. She felt a strong yearning in her heart, looking forward to having the opportunity to discuss with Concubine Li. So, she asked, "Can I ask my mother to come? I hope to work with my mother to perform a full-body muscle relaxation and blood circulation conditioning for the Queen Mother."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Sun couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Will the whole body relaxation and blood circulation have any adverse effects on the Queen Mother's health? What should we do?"

Yu Yunxin responded quickly: "Don't worry, Madam Sun. Relaxing the muscles and promoting blood circulation will not only not have any adverse effects on the Queen Mother's body, but will help promote blood circulation, relieve fatigue, and enhance body flexibility, among many other benefits. This technique is a secret passed down from my ancestors. After years of practical verification, it has significant effects and absolutely no side effects. If there is a chance, I can also perform it for you personally next time, Madam Sun, and I guarantee that you will feel unprecedented comfort and relaxation."

Nanny Sun was terrified and quickly replied, "How dare I trouble Princess Yu to give me a massage! This is really embarrassing for me. Princess Yu is of noble status, how can I serve you? Absolutely not!"

Yu Yunxin smiled and comforted her, "Madame Sun, you are too kind. You have been doing your best to take care of the empress dowager, and you have worked very hard. It is my honor to serve you. Moreover, I think there is another benefit to doing this. If I can pass this technique on to other maids in the Cining Palace, so that they can also learn this skill, it will be more convenient for the empress dowager when she needs it in the future. After all, I live outside the palace, and it does take a lot of time to go back and forth. It would be great if there were someone in the palace who could provide services to the empress dowager at any time. So, Madame Sun, there is no need to refuse. This is also for the purpose of serving the empress dowager better."

Nanny Sun thought for a moment and said, "Princess Yu is so thoughtful. I didn't even think of this. So what kind of person does she need to learn from?"

Yu Yunxin smiled and stretched out her hand and said, "Look, the fingers should be as slender as mine, but not too thin, a little fleshy."

After hearing this, Nanny Sun immediately stretched out her hand and asked, "So do you think this old slave's hand can be used for learning?"

Yu Yunxin carefully examined Nanny Sun's hands and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Nanny Sun, even though you are nearly 40 years old, I don't know why, your hands are like those of a young woman in her twenties, white and full of luster."

"Madame Sun, how do you keep your hands in such good condition?" Yu Yunxin asked curiously.

Nanny Sun smiled and replied, "There's no special method, I just pay more attention to details when serving the Queen Mother. I'm afraid my rough hands might scratch her hair, so I put on some perfume."

Yu Yunxin listened with great interest and nodded, "I see. It seems that serving the Queen Mother requires us to start from the little things in our daily life. Madam Sun, you are such a thoughtful person!"

Nanny Sun smiled modestly and said, "This is all experience accumulated over the years. If the princess likes it, you can try it in the future."

Yu Yunxin took Madam Sun's hand gratefully and said, "Thank you for your advice, Madam Sun. I will definitely take good care of my hands. By the way, I'll have to trouble Madam Sun to take care of the matter of selecting people to learn massage."

Nanny Sun quickly responded, "You are too polite, Princess. This is my job. I will do my best to select the right person for you."

Nanny Sun replied, "I entered the palace at the age of sixteen and have been serving the Queen Mother for more than twenty years. I often help her dress up and apply perfume to her hands to care for her hair."

Yu Yunxin thought about it and said, "If Madam Sun wants to learn, then you can learn first while Mother and I are massaging the Queen Mother."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Sun immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Princess Yu, for your guidance."

When Old Lady Lin heard that the Queen Mother was going to rest, she said goodbye to her and said to Yu Yunxin before leaving, "With the Queen Mother's protection in this palace, you and Prince Yu will not be bullied anymore. I am relieved. You should try to make the Queen Mother happy."

"Thank you very much for today, grandma. I'll ask Qiu Shuang to give you the clothes and soap I prepared later. These were personally selected by my grandma, two aunts and four cousins. I think they will like them. And if grandma wants to take advantage of them, I'll ask someone in my house to send them to you." Yu Yunxin said goodbye to Old Lady Lin.

"I appreciate my granddaughter's filial piety." After saying this, he strode out of the Cining Palace.

Concubine Li also came to the Cining Palace very quickly. Some concubines in the palace were envious of Concubine Li, especially the Queen and Concubine Wang, who did not even enter the Cining Palace today.

When the Queen heard that Old Lady Lin had come out, she had someone invite her into the Kunning Palace.

Nangong Lin was waiting outside the palace, but he had fresh fruits and cakes to keep him company. When Concubine Li arrived at the Cining Palace, she was invited by Nanny Sun to the Empress Dowager's bedroom. Yu Yunxin left only two palace maids and Nanny Sun in the bedroom.

When Concubine Li saw the several kinds of perfume prepared by Madam Sun, she understood what was to be done and nodded without saying anything.

Nanny Sun was worried that the Queen Mother would feel cold after taking off her clothes, so she carefully lit some charcoal fire for her. Seeing this, Concubine Li quietly added some chicken blood vine and turmeric to the charcoal fire. At the same time, Yu Yunxin and Concubine Li also quickly took off their two outermost thick coats and took off the jade bracelets, rings and other accessories on their hands. Afterwards, they also asked Nanny Sun to help take off the Queen Mother's nail covers and several jade rings and bracelets inlaid with rubies.

After everything was ready, the two began to massage the Queen Mother. Concubine Li had a good understanding of acupuncture points, but her technique was not as skillful as Yu Yunxin's. In the end, it was almost all Yu Yunxin who was massaging the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother kept praising, "Oh my, it's so comfortable! I haven't felt so comfortable in a long time!"

Yu Yunxin provided the Queen Mother with a full body massage this time, even the soles of her feet were not spared, and she gave the Queen Mother a meticulous foot massage. Concubine Li, who was standing by, silently observed all of this, and secretly memorized every massage technique and step of Yu Yunxin in her heart. She finally understood the real intention of Yu Yunxin inviting her here - it turned out that she wanted her to learn these unique massage techniques.

She also admired the strategies of Old Lady Lin and General Zhenyuan very much. This time, the situation General Zhenyuan encountered was almost the same as that of Duke Li, but the old general only gave the emperor one sentence: "Loyalty leads to success." Later, Emperor Cheng was also moved when he saw that the northern Yunnan Rong was finally destroyed. The old general returned to the court with only his family and brought the Khan of the Northern Rong and his advisers. He asked His Majesty to send 10,000 people to the northern border to pick them up. The 300,000 troops were still stationed in the northern border. If Duke Li had done the same thing back then, there would definitely not have been such a fate where 36 people in his family died. This is also the reason why she has stayed indoors in the harem all these years.