C8 (2/2)

The eunuch walked forward and said, ”Empress, these four palace maids are newly assigned to the Kunning Palace.” He pointed to Gayon and Wang Jingzhi. ”These two were designated by the Empress Dowager to send you to the palace, and the other two were given to Zhang to agree to.”

”Oh,” he heard the empress's soft voice.

The eunuch continued, ”The empress dowager said it wouldn't be proper for Zhang to allow her to stay in the Palace, but now that all the palaces are empty, it's not appropriate for her to stay there. However, it's not appropriate for her to continue staying in the Palace, so she should first open a room here at the Palace and let little master Zhang stay there first. After next year's selection, the other little masters will come in and move out.”

”Alright, I understand. Bring them to the west side and tidy up a room.” the queen said.

”Your servant obeys the decree.” With that, Eunuch Cao brought Su Ya and Sun Xiaoqiao out.

”What's your name?” The queen asked. Gaillon and Wang Jingzhi reported their full names.

”Mm, alright. From now on, I'll call you Rong'er and call you Jing'er. How about it?” The two of them agreed.

”Spring Apricot, bring them out. If there's anything you need help with, just wait and do as you see fit.” The empress spoke to an elderly palace maid standing by the side.

”Yes, this servant obeys the decree.” Come with me. ” Spring Apricot took them out. When he first met the Empress, he felt that she was very amiable.

Once they were out of the palace, Spring Apricot brought them to a row of small ears by the gate. He pointed at them and said, ”This is for the tea, this is for the snacks, and this is for the master's clothes.” Finally, he pointed to a small eardrum at the end of the room and said, ”This is where our palace maids live. There are a total of ten palace maids serving the empress's wife in Peace Palace, and each of them has a different job. As the head of this palace, you can call me Aunty Spring Apricot. I will also slowly teach you the rules of this palace along with the other palace maids. ” Spring Apricot continued to speak, ”It's your luck to be here at the Kunning Palace. Our master is very easy to serve him, and our master is very gentle, he won't suffer much even if we were to treat him carefully. It's not too early to rest for the next few hours, so we'll call you guys over when we're eating, and then we'll tell you about it after we've finished eating.”

Gayon and Wang Jingzhi entered the ear room, a small room with a large kang, and all the ladies were there to rest. Since it was almost time for dinner, all the ladies had gone to serve the queen's meals, so there was no one in the room.

Did my life in the palace begin just like that? When a palace maid comes home after ten years, is this the end of my life?