How Did She Do at Work Today?

The others chimed in, "Then let's all stay away from her from now on, so we don't get infected."

Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan exchanged a smile. Once a woman enters the palace, what she wants to do is simply a matter of her mother's word!

Only Grand Princess Mingzhao was like a fool, actually thinking that calling the Empress Dowager back would solve everything.

In fact, Noble Consort Ning had a very good relationship with them.

Zhou Wanwan was in the Laundry Bureau at this moment, propping her head up and watching the aunties work:

"Have your clothes been washed? I feel like I haven't eaten."

Keep it up, keep working hard, or you won't have anything to eat!

The aunts looked miserable. Ever since this little devil arrived, all he did was eat and sleep, and he also supervised the work.

Their lives plummeted from heaven to hell.

The Old Scholar Tree nearby reminded them, "Princess Jianing's maid has arrived..."

Zhou Wanwan quickly waved her hand, and the Old Scholar Tree removed all of Zhou Wanwan's chairs and table.

Pulling her aunts aside, Zhou Wanwan immediately sat down and began to wash clothes diligently.

A palace maidservant from Princess Jianing's side entered and said, "Princess Jianing asked me to come and see how she's doing with her work today."

The aunt next to her nodded and said, "I woke her up very early, and she worked very hard. Look, all those clothes over there are clothes she washed."

The palace maid stood in front of the clothes, constantly inspecting them:

"You washed so many clothes so early in the morning? That seems pretty good!"

These are Princess Jianing's clothes; they all need to be washed before she can eat.

The aunts beside them turned pale.

"So many! There must be hundreds of items, right? That's way too many!"

"Isn't it inappropriate to make a child do such heavy work?"

"I also think it's inappropriate. How can a child do so much work in a day?"

If she can't do it, then they'll have to.

It hurts so much!

The palace maid threw the dirty clothes into the basket and said:

"This is Princess Jianing's order. You all had better obey and keep a close eye on her."

If she doesn't listen, you can hit her, hit her hard, do you hear me?

Those aunts were all like quails.

Once the head palace maid left, the other maids breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Wanwan, you should rest now. Your hands are all red from the cold."

"Wanwan, we don't need you here, we'll take care of it."

"I'll go get you a stove, so you can warm up."

It was winter after all, so Zhou Wanwan waved her hand and said, "No need, I have a heater."

As soon as she sat down, the Old Scholar Tree brought her hot water to wash her hands, then took out a heater and rearranged the table and chairs.

The table was laden with snacks, and the aunts resignedly began their work, while also summoning many young palace maids.

Several young palace maids, who looked to be only ten years old, stared wide-eyed at the snacks next to Zhou Wanwan's table, their mouths watering incessantly.

Zhou Wanwan smiled slightly at them and said, "How about you have some snacks? And some milk tea?"

The young palace maids looked at Zhou Wanwan and asked, "Can we really eat this?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Of course, Auntie, do you want to eat? You've been working all morning and you must be tired."

The aunties were so moved that tears streamed down their faces. Zhou Wanwan is so thoughtful!

Soon, a group of palace maids were drinking milk tea and eating snacks.

The trees nearby took over their work, and when they finished eating and turned around, they saw that hundreds of pieces of clothing had been washed and were already hung up to dry.

The aunts were taken aback. Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:

"My consistent principle is that I will not offend others unless they offend me. I just want to survive in this palace. It's not easy for anyone in the palace."

So all you need to do is be obedient, sensible, and cooperate with my act."

These were all people at the lowest level in the palace, and Zhou Wanwan had no grudge against them.

They're like NPCs; they do whatever they're told.

The aunts took the lead in kneeling down and said, "Master, from now on you are our true master. We will do whatever you ask us to do."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, get up, everyone! By the way, isn't tomorrow the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet?"

The aunts nodded and said, "Yes, Princess Jianing asked me to find you the most ordinary clothes to wear tomorrow, saying... saying she wants to embarrass you in public."

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said, "What kind of clothes? Let me see them."

The aunts took out a piece of clothing, covered in patches and wrinkles. Wearing it made one look like a beggar.

Princess Jianing is so childish. Zhou Wanwan looked at the dress and said, "Fine, then I'll wear this dress! It's quite unconventional."

The women looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Master, she just wants to embarrass you. Why are you still wearing this dress?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"In such a vast palace, dressing a child in such clothes—who is really the one who's losing face?"

Besides, I prefer to keep a low profile.

She doesn't like being too high-profile.

She's already taken over two territories: the Cold Palace and the Laundry Bureau. Who knows where she'll be assigned next?

Let's just stay here for now!

Life in the Laundry Bureau was indeed tough. In the dead of winter, the young palace maids shivered from the cold, washing clothes with only cold water until their hands were numb with cold.

Zhou Wanwan had only been washing her hands for a short while when she realized they were very cold.

The palace maids here are all teenagers, some even daughters of officials, who never lifted a finger to do housework. Later, they were implicated and ended up here.

There are over 300 palace maids here, but they are never full. If they ruin their master's clothes while washing them, they will be punished.

The palace maids here ate cornbread made from mixed grains and brown rice porridge, accompanied by a dish of pickled vegetables or salted dried radish.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the food these people were eating, shook her head, and said, "Your food is terrible! Let's improve our meals today."

She greeted the Old Scholar Tree, and soon saw bowls of vegetables being delivered from outside.

All the palace maids were stunned. Braised pork chunks, pork ribs stewed with radish, braised pork slices, garlic-flavored lettuce, braised tofu, stir-fried mustard greens, hot and sour bean sprouts, stir-fried lettuce, crispy stir-fried lotus root slices, and a fragrant mixed stew...

They had never eaten such delicious food since they entered the palace.

After finishing their meal, the palace maids rubbed their bellies and said, "It's been so long since we've eaten this much."

"I've never eaten such delicious food since I entered the palace."

Zhou Wanwan looked at the palace maids and asked, "Are your meals about the same every day? Do you receive a monthly allowance?"

A young palace maid nodded and said, "The monthly allowance is two taels of silver."

Zhou Wanwan shouted, "How much?"

The young palace maid trembled slightly and said, "Two coins..."

In other words, these palace maids, busy in the harem, only earned 200 coins a month.

What can you eat with 200 coins?

The key issue is that there are still many aunts to be filial to. While it seems like there's no shortage of food and clothing in the palace, is it really true that nothing needs to be bought?