Secrets of Yuqing Palace

After Yinreng asked Wanyu's maid to serve him, he said to Wanyu.

"Now that the ceremony is over, we can have our meal."

"You've barely eaten all day, so you must be a little hungry."

"Just tell Aunt Li Jia what you want to eat and let her prepare it for you."

"She is the wet nurse who has taken care of my food, clothing, housing and transportation since I was a child. She is most familiar with Yuqing Palace."

"I'm going to the front yard for a banquet. I won't be back for about an hour. You don't have to wait for me."

He had heard Shi Liha talk about it before, because this girl has always had a strong appetite since she was a child.

Now I almost have two meals a day, plus some snacks.

In Guaerjia Mansion, ever since this girl came into being, she has had three meals a day for the past ten years.

If I miss a meal, I feel uncomfortable and even hungry.

This girl has hardly eaten anything all day, and she must be starving now.

That's why he told her that she could ask Nanny Li Jia to arrange meals for her.

In fact, according to the rules, they were supposed to wait for Yinreng to go to the front yard for the banquet before coming back to have dinner together.

But rules are dead and people are alive.

He was reluctant to see the Crown Princess, whom he had married with great difficulty, suffer any grievance.

This Yuqing Palace is his territory, so of course everything has to be done according to his will.

Moreover, he hadn't seen the little girl for more than half a year, and he was heartbroken.

After giving instructions to the young wife, Yinreng strode out of the bridal chamber.

When he walked out of the door, he specifically told Li Jia Ma to follow Fu Jin's arrangements in everything.

Nanny Li Jia had long been reminded by the eunuch Zhang Xi that the prince valued the future princess.

Now that she had heard the prince's deliberate instructions, she would of course serve her mistress even more attentively.

When Wanyu saw Yinreng leave, she quickly waved and gave instructions to Xia Lian.

"Xia Lian, hurry up and take the phoenix crown off my head."

"Help me change out of my wedding attire. I need to take a shower and change clothes."

When Xia Lian was removing the pearl ring for Wanyu, Li Jia Ma came in with the palace maids and knelt down to pay homage.

"This servant pays homage to the Master."

"I am Li Jia, the nanny who serves the Crown Prince. I am now responsible for taking care of the Crown Prince's daily life, including food, clothing, housing and transportation."

"Just now, the Crown Prince instructed this servant to prepare a meal for the mistress. I wonder what the mistress would like?"

Wanyu knew this Nanny Li Jia.

After she was betrothed to the prince, her family arranged for someone to investigate some information about Yuqing Palace.

After the second sister married into the Fourth Prince's harem, she also asked people to investigate a lot of information about Yuqing Palace and reported it back to the family in a timely manner.

In addition, in her letters to Yinreng, Yinreng would also mention some of the servants who were useful to him.

Therefore, although she did not know the secrets of Yuqing Palace, she still knew something about the general responsibilities of the personnel.

She smiled and helped the man up with her own hands, then spoke gently.

"Mammy is the Crown Prince's wet nurse and has served him for so many years. She has worked hard and made great contributions."

"From now on, you don't have to perform such a grand ceremony in front of me."

Wanyu's words were not meant to test or intimidate, but to express her attitude, not only for Li Jia's mother to see, but also for Yinreng to see.

She did this for a reason of her own.

First of all, she could see that Nanny Li Jia was very respectful to her just now.

Although she didn't know the reason, she was willing to give the wet nurse who raised the prince some face since she treated her like this.

Secondly, she is the only wet nurse who can stay with the prince. This shows that she is either very capable or really honest and loyal, which makes her master feel at ease.

No matter what the point was, she couldn't easily show her husband's displeasure right after getting married.

Thirdly, the man was indeed not young anymore, and she did not want to get a bad reputation for criticizing the old man in Yuqing Palace as soon as she got married.

Fourth, give Yinreng a good impression.

The two of them had a certain emotional foundation, and she herself was not a vicious master. Naturally, she did not want to leave a bad impression on Yinreng over such a trivial matter, otherwise the gain would outweigh the loss.

Besides, there is still a long way to go, and we will have plenty of time to spend together in the future.

She was not a pushover either. She also believed that the friendship between her and Yinreng was not comparable to that of a few old maids serving them.

Her status as the wife of the Eastern Palace and the future Crown Princess cannot be shaken by a few servants.

If the other party is sincere in her service, she will give her enough respect, let her continue to serve in the East Palace, and arrange for her retirement in the future.

If the other party is only loyal on the surface and wants to find fault secretly, she will also find a way to drive them out.

However, Nanny Li Jia still thought that the new master was deliberately testing her.

But when she looked up, she saw sincerity and gentleness on Wanyu's face.

She was slightly stunned, then bowed and said, "Yes, this servant thanks the Master."

Although he did not perform the kneeling ceremony again, he still bowed a thousand times.

Servants must have self-knowledge. If your master treats you well, it is because he thinks you have served him well, so he gives you respect.

But you must never cross the line and you must not become complacent and forget the rules.

Otherwise, you will discredit the things that your master values ​​about you and will never be able to win his favor again.

The more you know what your master values ​​in you, the more you should do it well.

Only if you do better will your master value you more.

This is the experience of Nanny Li Jia after decades of being a servant.

It is because she has always abided by her duties and understood that she is just a servant. No matter how respected she is by her master, she will never go beyond her master's authority.

It was precisely because of this that the wet nurses around the prince were driven out of the palace one by one, and only she remained to serve him.

He was even increasingly valued by the Crown Prince and became the most respectable servant in Yuqing Palace.

Even if she walked out of Yuqing Palace, others would give her some face if they knew she was Li Jia Ma from Yuqing Palace.

Wanyu was very satisfied to see that she took her words to heart but did not become complacent or spoiled.

"My lady, I didn't know your preferences, so I didn't arrange for the kitchen staff to prepare the meal immediately."

"So I want to ask what the Master would like to eat?"

"I will ask the kitchen staff to make the dishes according to the taste of the master."

Wanyu smiled and nodded, "Mammy, you are so thoughtful."

Then she called Xia He over.

"Madam, Xia He is the maid who has served me since I was a child."

"She knows my eating habits best. Please discuss dinner arrangements with her."

"Yes."

After sending everyone out, Xia Lian saw that her master was finally free, so she immediately found a bright red robe and came over.

After helping Wanyu change out of her wedding attire, she instantly felt as if she had lost twenty or thirty pounds.

The phoenix crown is heavy, but the auspicious clothes are even heavier!

Especially after wearing it for almost a day, she felt like walking had become a burden.

Now that I've changed into light clothes, I feel instantly relaxed.

The palace maid waiting by the side saw that her master had changed her clothes, so she walked over and asked.

"Master, the hot water is ready in the bathroom. Do you want to take a bath now?"

Wanyu thought that after taking a shower, her meal should be almost ready.

So I nodded and said, "Go take a shower."

"Yes."