Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 206 Rebuilding the Kitchenette

Ningyuxuan.

"If Hongdou had made a move in the Cining Palace today, he would have been beaten to death on the spot. Even the queen would not have been able to save you. In the eyes of those nobles, we are all slaves. If a slave dares to commit a crime against his superiors, it is an unforgivable crime. Beating him to death on the spot is a light punishment. If he is imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, he will neither be able to live nor die."

Fanghua was not trying to scare Hongdou. This was a very common thing in the palace. No one would be surprised if a palace maid was beaten to death.

"Also, even if you are beaten to death, your master will also be guilty. This is not something that can be resolved once one person dies." Fanghua continued.

"Hongdou, remember, as long as we are in front of others, no matter what happens, you must remain calm and not impulsive. As long as you are alive, with your master's ability, there is no limit to the revenge I can take." Huang Ye taught Hongdou.

"Just like today, if the Queen Mother really gets slapped in the face, I won't let her off easily. I will demand her return tenfold and a hundredfold." Huang Ye was also ruthless. From childhood to adulthood, she had never been touched by anyone. The killer who had touched her had already gone to hell.

Hongdou also realized her impulsiveness. It would be a small matter if she died, but it would be a bad ending if she implicated her master: "Aunt, Madam, Hongdou will not be so impulsive in the future." She sincerely admitted her mistake.

"Okay, it's good that you know you're wrong. Let's get ready to eat." After struggling for so long, Huang Ye felt that she could now eat a whole cow.

Hongyue and Xiaojuan brought up their own meals and placed Huangye's meals on the table. Huangye called Hongdou to sit down and eat with him. Hongdou didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She thanked him and sat down to eat with him. The two palace maids were very envious. They didn't know when they would be able to gain their master's trust and eat at the same table with him.

Huang Ye said that they were overthinking it. Hongdou's position in her heart was not that of a slave at all. It was equivalent to that of a sister, which was something they could never compare to, including Aunt Fanghua and Xiao Xiangzi.

"Aunt, I have just reported to Kunning Palace that we will cook our own meals from now on. That small kitchen has not been used for many years. I want to find someone to rebuild it. I wonder who to find?" Huang Ye asked Fanghua while eating. She wanted to eat beef noodles.

"It should be the Ministry of Works that's in charge, but it's just to repair a small kitchen, there's no need to go to such great lengths. It would require approval from all levels, and we don't know when it will be implemented. Xiao Xiangzi used to work in the imperial kitchen, and there's a father-in-law there who knows how to build a stove. Madam, call her in to ask."

Xiao Xiangzi had sharp ears. When Huang Ye was having dinner, he went out and waited at the door. At this time, he hurried in and said, "I know that there is a eunuch named Ma in the imperial kitchen who is skilled. Whenever there is a problem, he will fix it. Building a stove is no problem for him, but..."

Xiao Xiangzi scratched his head and said, "This needs the approval of the Queen Mother. He is from the Imperial Kitchen and cannot leave there easily."

"This is easy. The small kitchen should have been built before Her Majesty moved in. It was the Queen who made the last-minute decision to change Her Majesty's residence." Fanghua's words sounded intriguing: "I will go to Her Majesty the Queen right now. I believe she will not make it difficult for you over such trivial matters."

"Then you go, aunt." Huang Ye didn't need anyone to serve him when he ate, and Fanghua happened to be free, so she bowed and left.

Huang Ye came out after dinner and walked to the spacious corridor outside. He looked at the eunuchs who were still tidying up the large wasteland in the yard and said, "Xiao Xiangzi, is it a rule in the palace that we must plant flowers and trees in this yard?"

Xiao Xiangzi was not too sure either: "I haven't heard of such a rule. Does the queen have other ideas?"

Huang Ye has a lot of ideas. If he plants vegetables in such a big yard, then the small kitchen won't have to go to the imperial kitchen to buy meat every day. Money is a small matter; the main thing is the trouble.

Huang Ye told Xiao Xiangzi about her plan: "Who should we contact for this matter?" Huang Ye asked.

After hearing Huang Ye's plan, Xiao Xiangzi also felt it was very fresh. It was the first time he had seen such a down-to-earth empress. "The arrangement of the supply of flowers and plants is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Do you want me to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask?"

The Imperial Household Department, Huang Ye was relieved, she now had someone who could back her up in the Imperial Household Department: "You can go to the Imperial Household Department and find Huang, the chief steward, and tell him that Huang, the concubine of Ning Yuxuan, wants to grow vegetables in the yard, and see what he says."

Huang Ye already had a guess in his mind that this matter would most likely succeed.

"Then I'll take my leave." Xiao Xiangzi ran out to find someone. His fifth uncle said that no matter how small the matter is, one must be attentive to the master's request. No one likes a lazy servant who is perfunctory and perfunctory. Moreover, this matter may seem trivial, but in the harem, the Empress is the first one to make such a request.

Huang Ye became interested when she saw a few young eunuchs cleaning up the wasteland, so she went down to inspect her territory. If nothing unexpected happened, she might live here for the rest of her life, so she had to plan it carefully and strive to create the perfect little vegetable garden in her mind.

Fanghua came back quickly and brought back news that the Queen Mother had approved Eunuch Ma's request to build a stove for them. Ludou was extremely happy and busy shouting to the young eunuchs to stop cleaning up the wasteland and come and dismantle all the original things in the small kitchen so that they could start building the stove when Eunuch Ma came.