ebookland Chapter 107 The So-called Test
Chapter 107 The So-called Test
When she saw He Zhun Yierha walking in behind Su Malagu, Empress Dowager Zhaosheng began to have some expectations for her craftsmanship and abilities.
When she really drank the cup of tea, she fell silent.
He drank the first cup of milk tea in one gulp, and then drank three cups in a row within just a quarter of an hour.
Sumalagu understood Borjigit Bumbutai, whom she had served all her life.
Once you come to the Forbidden City, it will be your lifetime stay.
Can not go back.
This milk tea is actually not pure Mongolian milk flavor. It is not smelly or fishy, and the taste can only be described as gentle.
It’s just like when I was a little princess, lying on the grass, leisurely looking at the white clouds in the sky.
This milk tea is as gentle as the sky in my memory.
It was sunny but not hot, with a light cool breeze and a slight smell of grass in the nose.
Here... is her home, but it has never been her home.
After another deep sigh, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng instructed Su Malagu and He Zhun Yi Erha,
“Go call Qiqige over.
Dong'e Gege, please go and make me a pot of milk tea.
Go back and rest after you finish bathing. You were a good child brought up by a Manchurian aunt at home. How could she really let you do such rough and tiring work? You actually believed what Su Malagu said. You are an honest person.
When I feel better someday, I will teach you some skills myself, so that your stay in the palace will not be in vain."
"Thank you for your grace, ancestor!"
He Zhun Yierha ignored what was said, bowed respectfully and slowly left.
*
In the next ten days, life with Jun Yilha was extremely regular.
When he went out every day, he only paid his respects to the Empress Dowager and served her tea.
Occasionally, at the empress dowager's request, he would dance with the whip a few times, or roll up his sleeves and sing a few grassland tunes. Every other day, he would go to Concubine Ning Que's place to have dinner with her and take a walk together in her small courtyard.
He wrote a letter home every five days and often went to Su Malagu for advice to ask whether it was appropriate to write about palace affairs in this way.
The "ability" that Empress Dowager Zhaosheng promised that day was never mentioned again.
But He Junyi'erha was not in a hurry at all.
This is the character of people in the palace. They like to test and screen people layer by layer.
She had to be finer than the modern noodles before she could catch the eyes of our ancestors.
After all, her surname is Dong E, and she is not Zhaosheng's great-grandson.
She displays sincerity and intelligence, and looks like a rough gem that would make those in higher positions covetous and itchy.
The higher the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng's expectations of her, the longer this so-called test will last.
But it doesn’t matter. She doesn’t have much else, but she has endless patience.
Soon, the New Year arrived.
As New Year's Eve approached, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng summoned her to ask,
"The New Year is coming soon. Do you want to spend it in the palace? Or choose an auspicious day to go home?"
coming.
After enduring for so long, Empress Dowager Zhaosheng finally waited for a fork in the road.
Facing this question from the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, He Junyi Erha did not hesitate at all, but responded with a cautious look,
“I want to go home...but I don’t know if this is in accordance with the rules?
I heard that even during the New Year, the guards and maids in the palace have to be on duty. I have been given a job in the tea room of the ancestor and the duty of serving the Concubine Ning Que. I am leaving this job rashly..."
Listening to He Junyi'erha's series of concerns and "truths", Empress Dowager Zhaosheng suddenly laughed.
She narrowed her eyes and smiled as she spoke to Su Malagu who was standing beside her.
“Hahahahahahaha.
Su Moer, you are right, this Dong E Gege is a little adult."
And Su Malagu also cooperated,
"you do not say.
Although she is young, she remembers the palace rules better than those monkeys.
Although she is older, she is very serious and silly.
Those palace maids who can gain face in front of their master, who wouldn't take this opportunity to ask for leave and go home?"
After saying this, Su Malagu cast her mischievous gaze towards He Zhun Yierha.
"This slave girl... can ask for leave to go home!"
He Junyi Erha was very surprised and excited.
“Thank you, ancestor!!
I will bring you some local specialties from Dong'e Prefecture!"
Hearing the childish talk, the two old men smiled at each other again.
Only at this moment did Empress Dowager Zhaosheng become truly satisfied with He Zhun Yierha.
He was not greedy for the wealth and glory in the palace. He had a scale in his heart, was neither arrogant nor impatient, and understood what filial piety, etiquette, and rules were.
well.
No, it should be said that it is very good.
After officially including He Zhun Yi Erha in her "camp", the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng became more vocal and her attitude towards her was no longer as polite as usual. Instead, she acted more like her own grandmother.
"The capital city hasn't even been opened yet, so where can we get the local specialties? You should take my reward and go back to show your filial piety to your father and mother."
"Grandfather, my family can make bacon, salted fish, and pickled vegetables for the New Year! They are so delicious!
Also, my servant father knows a grandfather who retired from the firearms camp. He can make fireworks that even children can play with!
It's as long as incense, but when you light it, it becomes as beautiful as iron flowers!
I will show it to you when the time comes!"
Although the Construction Department of the Imperial Household Department in the palace could not do anything, Empress Dowager Zhaosheng and Su Malagu did not want to refuse her kindness.
So Su Malagu turned around and said in surprise,
"Well, this looks like something the Queen Mother would like, don't you think, Grandpa?"
"Huh?? Who's calling me!?"
When you think Qiqige is not here, she is always there.
*
The test results of He Junyi Erha are out.
She was granted the qualification to stay in the palace for a long time, live in the Cining Palace, and was given annual leave.
The Empress Dowager Zhaosheng granted her fifteen days' leave so that she could return home and reunite with her family.
In the days that followed, she could return home for two days every fifteenth day.
As a result, the exchanges between the palace and Dong'e Mansion increased.
The rewards flowed out from the palace, and the return gifts were all the Dong E family's full love and Zhun Yierha's filial piety.
Through the back and forth interactions, the so-called relationships and favors are accumulated in this way.
Finally, spring arrived. Empress Dowager Zhaosheng summoned the doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and asked him to start arranging the construction of a small study room in the Cining Palace that was well-lit and comfortable.
The request of the Empress Dowager must have been a very important matter for the Imperial Household Department. Finally, after the doctor asked the Minister in Charge of the Imperial Household Department for permission, he granted additional staff and money. The small study was repaired in just one day.
After ventilating the room and putting incense for three days, the imperial physician went in to check it out. After making sure there were no safety or health issues, some common books that ordinary princes would read to start their studies were gradually moved in.
After all, neither the Minister of the Imperial Household Department nor the doctor knew what this small study was used for, so they could only guess the ancestor's intentions and do their best to be thorough.
This matter was not a big deal in the palace, so Kangxi just asked out of curiosity. After hearing the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng's words "there are other arrangements", he did not inquire further.
Today the war is showing signs of flaring up again, and the issue of the Crown Prince getting married has been brought up again by the ministers. He is very busy dealing with state affairs and raising his children every day!
Another week later, when the heat about the little study that caused so much trouble in the palace had completely dissipated, He Junyi'erha received a summons from Empress Dowager Zhaosheng.