The Virtuous Concubine

Malu looked through the recipes the system had just given her and was quite satisfied. Many of the dishes were local specialties, and the ingredients were hard to find, but the most important thing was that the cooking methods were usually secret recipes.

Now that she had the ingredients provided by the system, she could boldly try dishes from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, without worrying about running out of inspiration. Most importantly, she could try to recreate the spicy hot pot and three-point sugar milk tea that she had not eaten before she died in her previous life!

When she was at home, she learned to cook from E-chan. E-chan decided what to cook, and she didn't dare to cook freely, for fear that E-chan would notice something strange. Now in the palace, no one knows her well, so if anyone asks her, they will say that E-chan taught her!

She did not want to waste the leftovers, and used the leftovers to make some simple version of chestnut cake, wrapped it up and put it in her arms. She cleaned up her small workshop and then took the plate of snacks to find Shu Yu.

But Shu Yu was looking for her at this time. When he saw her, he asked her anxiously: "Is this the snack you made?"

Malu nodded. Shu Yu saw that there were quite a lot of snacks on the plate, piled high. He quickly took one and tasted it. A satisfied look appeared on his face, and he obviously thought that the chestnut cake was well made!

She quickly ate the whole chestnut cake and then began to plate it. She put only three chestnut cakes on each of the exquisite Tianqing Ru kiln plates, and the three plates were paired with a pot of tea, which was very beautiful.

Judging from the posture, it was used? Malu was surprised at her luck. It was only the first day. Fortunately, she didn't slack off! After all, Shu Yu didn't say when she wanted it. No one would say anything if she did it tomorrow.

Shu Yu asked her to go back to her room to rest and come back later to talk, then he swiftly led the other four tea-serving ladies-in-waiting, carrying five pots of tea, to the South Study.

Malu saw that there was nothing else for her to do here, so she took her scraps back to her room. Malu was not idle while waiting for Shu Yu. She had dinner and started making tongcao velvet flowers while chatting with the system.

There were very few accessories that the palace maids could use, and this velvet flower was one of them. In order to avoid being conspicuous, Malu did not even dare to make a larger lotus, but only a small white magnolia. After the magnolia was finished, she would use mulberry or amaranth to dye it with some purple or red gradients to avoid being said to be unlucky.

When Shu Yu came back from work, it was already dark. There were seven or eight lifelike white magnolias piled up in front of Ma Lu's small table. At first glance, they looked like real flowers, but if you looked closely, you could see the luster of silk, which was very beautiful.

"What a clever girl!" Shu Yu couldn't help but praise her. Ma Lu saw that it was Aunt Shu Yu who came back, and quickly got up to greet her: "Aunt is back! I'll go get you some water to wash up, Aunt has worked hard today."

Shu Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you have helped me a lot today. It's the luck that is meant for a smart person like you!"

Ma Lu was puzzled and just looked at Aunt Shuyu and waited for her to continue. Yu Shuyu said to her: "The snacks you made today were praised by several ministers in the Southern Study. They said that the snacks were colorful, fragrant and delicious, and the idea was novel and good for health. It was originally just a casual chat between ministers during their rest time, but I didn't expect the emperor to hear it."

Malu was surprised: "Really?" In fact, she didn't think there was anything to be surprised about. Everyone wants to eat delicious food. With word of mouth, it was only a matter of time before Kangxi noticed her. She was also thinking of using some kind of fragrance to make Kangxi eat it directly.

Shu Yu didn't realize that Malu was deliberately trying to flatter her, after all, there were many people who were more flattering than Malu. She smiled, looking proud and happy: "Silly girl, would I lie to you? After hearing this, the emperor also tasted the whole thing and said, "As expected! This is a huge honor!"

Malu suppressed the twitching of her lips. She couldn't pretend to be grateful, so she could only pretend to be shy and lower her head: "It's my aunt who taught me well. I can make snacks that go well with tea."

Shu Yu shook her head: "You have only been here for one day, you are diligent. I wanted to give you a few days to adapt, but I didn't expect that there was something going on in the court today, so the discussion took a long time, so the snacks were needed urgently. You really made your aunt proud!"

Malu also understood that Shuyu had asked her to follow her, which must have blocked the way of some people below. Today, the emperor and the ministers' praise saved her a lot of trouble. Thinking of this, she went to get the warm snacks on the charcoal basin rack and handed them to Shuyu, so that Shuyu could fill his stomach.

Shu Yu took it with a smile, and told her to rest early and make a new snack tomorrow. After that, he turned around and told the other three Yu'er to help her wash up.

Ma Lu was relieved to see Shu Yu leave and not arrange a roommate for her. How wonderful it is to live alone! With your own space, many things will be easier to arrange.

Actually, it was because the maids in the Qianqing Palace had double rooms. Aunt Shuyu and Qinyu lived there, and Qinyu was also responsible for serving Aunt Shuyu. Tianyu and Liyu lived together, so Malu had to live alone when he first came.

Seeing that she was so happy to know that she lived alone, the system encouraged her, "Then you can hurry up and become a concubine and get promoted. Not only will you be able to live alone, but you will also live better."

Malu was not fooled by the system: "It's not my first day here. The concubines or maids in the palace all sleep in the big bunk beds, okay? You don't have the conditions to be a concubine. What's more, being a concubine is actually not as close to the emperor as being a palace maid. Let's cultivate the relationship first, right?"

After analyzing the system, I think it makes sense. Overall, the best solution is to first increase your presence in front of Kangxi, cultivate feelings, and then lock in a higher position. So I asked Malu: "You are right, what are your plans? When the emperor praised the snacks earlier, the progress bar went up a little. Do you want to repeat this path?"

Malu was actually unsure. She said, "I'm not sure either. After all, no matter how delicious the snacks are, the emperor won't care who made them. I still have to find a way to find an opportunity to follow my aunt to serve tea and show my face. If that doesn't work, I'll just meet her by chance! Can you find out the emperor's whereabouts?"

The system recommended an item. Malu looked at the price of 500 points and then looked at his remaining 520 points. He was helpless. "Did you set the price for me by counting my points?"

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence! All the points I had earned from unlocking tasks at Wuya's house were used to upgrade the system. After entering the palace, there were no more products such as embroidery and calligraphy that could be exchanged for points. There were only rewards for passing the small selection and the reward for being transferred to the Qianqing Palace. This positioning thing was directly deducted to only a fraction.

The system didn't answer, but kept recommending that this could be used once a day to locate anyone who knew their real name, and it was very cost-effective. Malu thought about whether it was more cost-effective to use money and connections to find out Kangxi's location, or to use points, and finally gritted his teeth and bought it.

It's not that she is stingy, it's just that after entering the palace, the rules are very strict, and the only source of points is missions. Malu can only comfort herself that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. In fact, she still feels very depressed. She works hard to earn points, and then spends the points just to get a better job. In this cycle, when can she save enough points to treat her illness and go home?

After I bought it and read the description of the prop, I felt a little relieved. This is quite useful. It can detect the position and status, and even the mood!

Malu laughed when he saw this. It turned out that he had bought a little genius watch that could detect Kangxi! This function of observing the pressure index of this detector looks funny, but it is actually very practical. When Kangxi is in a bad mood, he can stay away from it, and the risk of angering the emperor and being beheaded is greatly reduced.