Chapter 8 (2/2)

Even at this time, Qing Feng still has a proud and arrogant look, which did not even place any importance to Xu Ji. Xu Ji frowned and the mama beside immediately pushed Qing Feng’s shoulder and snapped, “Gonggong was speaking to you! Don’t think that you are still a mistress!”

“Ah!” The place that the mama was shoving was where Yan Hong Tian gave a blow. Even after a night, the pain did not diminish but however worsen. Qing Feng’s brow furrowed and retreated many steps before she could firmly stand up with her forehead covered by a thin layer of sweat and a look full of pain.

There was a trace of cold smile across Xu Ji’s mouth as he spoke, “Since you are at the Imperial Kitchen, then work hard and this one will take great care of you!” Looking at Qing Feng right should, Xu Ji coldly laughed, “Since you just arrive, you do not know how to do many things in the Imperial Kitchens, so just fill up the two water jars in front of the kitchen. Xiao Hu Zi, carefully monitor her, if it is not completed, do not give her food to eat!”

A youngster, who was standing behind Xu Ji with heads bowed, quickly replied, “Yes.”

After seeing Qing Feng’s face paled when she heard the task of carrying water, Xu Ji instantly felt his mood lifted and strode back into the compound in high spirits. The mama who saw that Xu Ji did not even look at her before leaving, also embarrassingly left the Imperial Kitchens.

There was only Qing Feng and that youngster left in the courtyard. After watching her not moving, the youngster walked to her side and whispered, “The bucket is over there. I will show you where is the nearest well.”

Qing Feng lifted her heads towards the direction where Xiao Hu Zi pointed the bucket is at, and could not help but frowned, the two large empty wooden barrels are at least twenty over jin (1 jin = 0.5kg), if it is filled with water… There should be around one or two hundred jin.

Xiao Hu Zi thought that she will act shamelessly or quit, if she behave as such, Xu Gonggong will then use the whip to discipline her. At that time, she would still need to carry water and in addition endure a round of beating in vain. Xiao Hu Zi wanted to persuade her to tolerate but Qing Feng has headed towards the bucket.

Both her right hand and right shoulders have sustain injuries, thus Qing Feng can only use her left shoulders to raise the pole, perhaps it was because she was already mentally prepared, Qing Feng did not feel that it was very heavy when she lifted the wooden bucket. She turn to Xiao Hu Zi and coldly said, “Let’s go.”

Unsure if it was Xiao Hu Zi or Xu Ji who is messing with her, that so-called nearest well, was in fact two long palace alleys away.

Reaching the side of the well, Qing Feng was already perspiring profusely and there were blisters on her shoulders due to the pressure. As her right hand do not have strength, Qing Feng could only use her left hand to draw the water up and each time she could only lift less than half a bucket of water. Xiao Hu Zi shook his hand and said, “You better hurry up, else you will not be able to fill a water jar up before it gets dark.” The water jar in front of the kitchen required at least twenty dan (1 dan = 50kg) to fill up. Normally it would take ten gonggong a whole morning to fill up the two water jar and for her, who is such a weak female, would take an estimated three days to fill it up!

Qing Feng stared at Xiao Hu Zi. Easier said than done!

Although she could only carry a little water at a time, she was able to fill up two buckets up to two-thirds full. She took a deep breath before raising her left shoulder. This time she almost couldn’t stand up. Finally with great difficulty, she stood up but her legs kept trembling. After walking a few steps, she felt as though her chest is burning up in pain, but breathing heavily, Qing Feng continue to walk forwards. However, the scene in front of her eyes was getting blurred. Once she walked into the palace alley, she almost couldn’t see anything in front of her and could only hear her deep breathing. While walking, Qing Feng suddenly felt that her surrounding darken…