The emperor withdrew from the main hall, the people in the hall had different expressions, the original joyful atmosphere was faintly gloomy, Li Guifei was just sad to herself, and she didn't care what everyone was looking at each other for, although Yun Guifei was a little sluggish, but she also noticed that something seemed to be wrong, but for some reason everyone in the hall didn't speak, the Empress Dowager Cixi looked a little strange, and waved her hand, "When is this?" It's time for refreshments." Tang Wufu hurriedly responded, beckoning, the palace maids entered the main hall, since Fan'er got married, the palace maids who were favored were only from the Empress Dowager Cixi when they first entered the palace to serve the two of them, two people held a tea cup, one held a small mahogany plate, which contained Poria cake, chrysanthemum cake, wolf, yam crisp, sesame egg roll four kinds of snacks, and a few spring seasonal melons and fruits, the two palace dowagers are the same, each concubine and concubine has a decrease in foreign women, the Empress Dowager Cixi drinks Longjing, Ci'an drinks Biluochun, and Concubine Li drinks rose dew, Yun Guifei drank schisandra tea, the palace maids served tea, and a few eunuchs took the food box and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Cixi, this is the palace concubines and the emperor to the queen mother's food, in addition to pastries, there are all kinds of dishes to offer during the meal, the queen mother saw these boxes, nodded, "It's hard for your mind, but from tomorrow, this is just a sacrifice to my palace." ”

The concubines didn't know how to talk for a while, but Concubine Li became curious and asked, "This is the practice of the past, and it is also the intention of the concubines, is Niangniang disgusted with the things in the small kitchen in our palace that are not appetizing?" ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's not like that, it's just that although the state has eased a little now, your money is still the same as before. "The Qing palace system, congratulatory red envelopes and the like occupy most of the concubines' expenses, so if the emperor is not favored, the mother's family is not rich, then the concubines will have a tight life, in the future, the Empress Longyu of the Guangxu Emperor will not be favored by Cixi and Guangxu, and she is shy in her pocket, so she has to ask the little eunuch to take her dragon robe out of the palace to find a pawnshop pawn for money for daily expenses, so the Empress Dowager Cixi said this at this time.

"The palace comes and goes to eat these things, and you send them every day, I accept your kindness, but I am the first person in this palace, and I really can't eat much, and the emperor doesn't follow me to eat, you send it like this every day, but I can't use it, which is really inappropriate," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, "It's better to be exempt, from tomorrow, you don't want to send it, I have received this heart." ”

"This?" The faces of the Empress Dowager Ci'an turned to the Empress Dowager Cixi and said, "This is the friendship of these sisters, and it is also the old rule in the past......"

"What else does the old yellow calendar say," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, "This old thing, some are good, but some things, that are out of place, this offering of dim sum, first, you are troublesome, and secondly, I can't use so much, it is better to be quieter, this outdated old yellow calendar, naturally it can't be turned over." ”

"The Queen Mother is benevolent, and the concubines are admired." All the concubines and foreign women stood up and said respectfully. (To be continued......)