ZHAO JUREN'S LAST LOVE
CHAPTER 52. Palace Kitchen Servers

"Come, sister.get down. We're going to meet Aunt Mei..." Call Changyi from outside the carriage by saying, a sign of their charade starting.

Reluctantly Zhao Juren got down from inside the carriage, his head lowered while holding his hair. Now he really misses the battlefield rather than being cooped up in women's clothing like this.

"If Li Jin sees me like this, maybe he'll laugh at me until he passes out." He was inwardly recalling that loyal bodyguard, whose eyes boasted greatly when surprised and would squint narrowly when laughing.

"Where are you guys going?" That stern voice was heard from one of the gate guards.

"We're going to meet senior Dayang Mei, head of the kitchen at the harem palace." Changyi acted as he blinked his eyes like a flickering person, Zhao Juren hurriedly stood behind Changyi, holding a yellow bundle of other female clothing supplies that Changyi had already prepared for the two of them.

"You new waiter? why did I just see you guys?" The gatekeeper approached, his eyes narrowing full of probes.

"Yes, sir. We're the new waitress. Exactly the substitute waiter." Changyi replied spoiledly.

"Replacement maid? Why did I just find out?" now that his eyes turned to Zhao Juren, his attitude was wary.

"Two servants were on sick leave, we were asked to replace. May you ask Aunt Mei."

"Darling Mei is your aunt?"

"Yes, sir."

"What's your name?"

"I'm Yiyi, Sir. Hao Yiyi's." Changyi replied as he blinked his eyes. The bodyguard frowned, but he was happy to be treated that way by a woman, even though this woman had strange hair. It's a bit stiff in some parts. But she is quite beautiful even though her make up looks menor.  His eyes turned to Zhao Juren who had been standing behind Changyi.

"Who is he?" Point it out by throwing a glance at Zhao Juren.

"He's my brother sir, his name is Ju'er."

"Ju 'er? a strange name." Another bodyguard approached those who appeared to be in trouble at the check.

"Why didn't he answer me?" The guard who from earlier asked frowned, looking at Zhao Juren who was silent a thousand languages.

" My sister's just having a bad mouth, her wisdom teeth are growing so her gums are a little swollen today. Forgive him, sir." Changyi quickly.

"Without your sister bigger and taller than you?" One of the guards asked in surprise, and his father glanced mischievously at Zhao Juren who was unwilling to raise his face.

"My sister was born in the harvest season, her nutrition was fulfilled."

"But you guys don't look alike at all?"

"We're one father, but different mothers."

"Oh..."

All difficult questions can be answered hangyi like a matter in the state exam only.  Zhao Juren had already resigned herself to all Changyi's chatter than she had to make a sound, she better just shut up.

"Sorry sir, they are temporary servants to help me cook at the Harem banquet the day after." Suddenly a woman in orange day clothes appeared while bending her body.

"Aunt Mei, are they your people?" ask the guard. He seemed to know Auntie this May well enough, as every few days would go out to the gernbang to receive the logistical materials for the Harem palace.

"Yes, sir."

Aunt Mei pulled Changyi's hand quickly, followed by Zhao Juren who was relieved.

"Are you the one Changyi said yesterday to come to help me?" Aunt Mei's eyes glared in full search.

"Yes, aunt.my name is Yiyi and this is Ju'er." Changyi was acting like a woman in his aunt's arms, his eyes unceasingly winking like a flickering person.

"Where's changyi?" The fat aunt Mei interrogated the two, and she was surprised that Changyi had promised to take her by the invisible gate to her nose.

"Changyi had a sudden affair with his father in Lijiang. So can't come today, aunt." Changyi replied while mesmerizing. Now Zhao Juren believes, Changyi is indeed a good actor if he joins the traveling theater, maybe he will be famous all over Niangxi.

Aunt Mei nodded her head, Changyi's father was her younger brother and indeed Changyi's father who was also the teacher sometimes went to Lijiang to teach at a school in the province.

"Wait a minute..." Suddenly aunt Mei pulled Changyi's hand.

"How long have I seen you look more and more like little fox Changyi, huh?" Aunt Mei's eyes were squeaking.

"Akh, aunty.don't say that, all this time people have praised me a lot, they said I was very similar to the handsome man in the market of Nanxing city, the young master of Changyi. If I were a man maybe I'd be as handsome as Changyi." Changyi grinned as he praised himself, Zhao Juren amused instead of playing with this attitude of his friend.

"And this friend of yours, uh your abnormally tall sister," Aunt Mei looked up at Zhao Juren's face.

"why is he silent, not chatty like you? What was your name?" Aunt Mei raised her eyebrows staring questioningly.

"Ju...Ju'er, aunt." Zhao Juren felt her throat choking as she let out a female-like voice.

"Uhukis...Uhukkk!" Changyi immediately coughed to distract Aunt Mei.

"He's shy, aunt. Not very good at talking, understand the amount of time he had a high fever. So he was a bit slow to talk. He was also not confident because of his nasal voice, not too good to hear." Changyi chuckled. Zhao Juren was itching to plash Changyi's head who had never stopped humbling himself in this female version.

"If you had known, I was a General in my place, you would have cried on your knees at my feet apologizing for your insolent deeds, Hehhh...!" rutuk Zhao Juren in heart.

"But auntie about lifting heavy things, she can count on. It's twice the power of a buffalo. Our garden in the village was he himself who ploughed it in two days." Changyi patted Zhao Juren on the shoulder as if he wanted to calm this friend whose face was getting more sour.

"Well, you guys can help me start this morning. Go to your room first, get your stuff there. Then help me in the kitchen. From this morning, we have to cook for the queen's dinner and the king's concubines, they have a meeting for the day after tomorrow."

"Well aunt, where's our room?"

"Your room to the left of this kitchen, there's a servant's hall."

"We're alone together, auntie?'

"Hey, you think you're a king's concubine or a high-ranking lady? Where does the waiter have his own room? Of course you'll be rooming with eight other kitchen maids." Sergey aunt Mei.

That answer made Zhao Juren gawk in surprise just like Changyi.

"They're all female servants?"

"of course! The male waiter has his own barracks outside the harem, it's impossible to join a female servant." Aunt Mei replied as she stared at them for a moment with a puzzled look before then passing towards the kitchen.

"Rushing! Lots of work waiting!"

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