Housekeeper of the Hundred Blossom Palace
Episode 3: The Waiting Queen's Palace
Finally, I came to Miyagi.
As Yumei and his sisters move to the edge of Miyagi's vast grounds, the uncle with the pull rate knocks on windy doors such as the entrance.
Perhaps this is the back of the palace.
A door opened from the inside, and an aunt appeared.
"Hmm, they're all healthy girls, right?
"Of course, that's the best condition."
With a sharp glance, she tells her aunt who stands for Rain Sisters, her uncle lowers his head to Hekou.
Well then, let's get to work.
Uncle, who called out to his sisters in the rain, leaves as soon as he receives a bag with heavy contents.
Follow me, all of you.
Auntie tells the remaining Rain Sisters that.
Then he was taken by his aunt and finally stepped into the rear palace.
As the daughters were nervous, Yu sister blinded her eyes with curiosity and walked around about her aunt.
And the first thing I saw when I came in was a white earthen wall and a wooden building.
Unlike the dust-coated buildings seen from the street, the point is that it is a house of ordinary people.
The laundry was dried and the garbage scattered, and several women who might be palace ladies were in the woods.
Apparently, this is their workplace.
He was taken to a building like a rally hall, and his first medical examination was by his aunt.
Everybody, take off everything you're wearing.
Aunt Yu's words hardened the daughters except for Sister Yu.
The Imperial Palace is where the Emperor lives.
A medical examination will be necessary to get in there.
Besides, I need to find out if she is a virgin or has a venereal disease.
For this reason, I will investigate it to a fairly extreme place.
Rain sister was prepared because she had anticipated it, but the other daughters were about to cry.
But I think it would be better if there were no eunuchs here.
After the physical examination, I will interview and confirm various things.
Age, health status, etc.
When these things are done, the aunt guides the Miyagi to her workplace.
After explaining the details of the place, such as the kitchen, the dining room, and the cafeteria, he was finally taken to the large room of the house, which would be the residence of the Miyagi.
"This is your bed from today."
Inside, it is divided by a screen, and you can hear a few people breathing while they sleep.
While speculating whether it was the women on the night shift, she went to her place, which had been assigned to her by her aunt.
I see, here's the thing.
Rain sister enters the space separated by a screen and nods that it is generally within expectations.
There were bed-like floortables (goats) and round boxes knitted with bamboo that would carry luggage.
Only here is Rain sister's free space.
I wonder if we could get a private room someday if we were born with this.
On the floor table, a dress for the Miyagi was prepared.
- Oh, cotton!
Rain sister is touched by the cotton clothes given.
Until now, the fabric was linen, so it was good when it was hot, but when it was cold, it was frozen without blocking the wind.
The wind doesn't change much after layering, so when the cold is severe, the fur is feathered to keep you warm.
It's not a fashionable coat of fur from the previous life, it's just a peeled animal coat.
Unfortunately, I wondered which bandit.
It made me feel like I had come to the city just by wearing cotton clothes.
It's like the other daughters, and there's a shrieking voice across the screen.
It seems that the situation in the countryside has not changed much.
When everyone has left their luggage and changed, they will return to their aunt again.
Because it is a large room, you will need to wear it without leaving valuables, but my sister doesn't have anything that could be stolen from me.
I thought it would just be used for something, so I took out two sheets of cloth from the luggage, sandwiched it in the belt, and headed to the assembly place.
Auntie splits the job with Rain Sisters who have gathered again.
"Your main job is cleaning and washing. Keep it up."
That's why I put Rain Sisters in the laundry team and the cleaning team.
In a word, the number of people living in the backyard would be slightly over a thousand, including the women of the palace.
Probably every day fighting laundry all day.
It's another dream to let a great man touch the silk clothes he wears, starting with washing the ladies' laundry.
And don't say anything about cleaning.
Given the size of the rear palace, it is foolish to think of the end by sweeping it lightly.
Must be a match against physical strength.
"Well, it's the first time, and I'll let you choose. Do you prefer cleaning or washing?
My aunt asks me what I want.
"Yes, it's good to clean!
Sister Rain wanted a cleaning crew at once.
I've come to the back of the house to extend my reach as much as I can.
At first, it will be the cleaning around the palace lady's residence, but if it is recognized, you will definitely be able to clean the area where the great lady is.
Rain sister spares no effort to satisfy her curiosity.
Besides, it's not like cleaning can be painful.
The other daughters also raised their hopes about whether Yu's sister was caught in the act of manifesting her intention.
Even if she didn't say anything, the aunt would automatically allocate it, but she would be more motivated to take up a job that she wanted.
"Now, listen to each caretaker."
A few senpai Miyagi who had been summoned by the aunt who told her so, took each pair of split pairs.
It was a woman in her twenties who sent it to Yu sister.
I can speculate that there is a beautiful face and a really feminine body shape, and I am sure that I can often speak to men.
"I don't think it's easy because I'm new because I don't have enough people right now."
Women say intimidating things like that from the beginning, but Rain Sister is annoyed but keeps quiet.
Isn't it interesting that I didn't react at all? When the woman looked at her nose with wrinkles, she threw a drum with rags on it.
Follow me.
Rain sister picks up the cleaning tools that fell on the ground and follows them as she was told.
I thought it was cleaning around the Miyagi's residence, and they took me far away from the Miyagi's quarters.
- I mean, how far are we going?
The building that appeared to be the residence of the concubine arrived.
"You're cleaning up here. Polish up nicely."
That being said, the woman returns to her original path.
"Do you have any details about who lives here?"
Rain sister, who was left alone, blurred to see that the woman was gone.
Looking at the building, it appears to be a floor plan that leads indoors through an outside corridor.
Looking at it, it's a bit of a stylish commoner's house, but it feels luxurious to have glass in the window.
The location is also close to the corner of the Imperial Palace women's quarters, and the Queen of the Back Imperial Palace also saw it as the residence of a relatively subordinate queen.
Next, I checked the interior through the window and found that the furniture was in order, so the building was not empty and there were residents.
But I don't see anybody, and I'm not here right now.
--Still, isn't it dirty?
Although it is a place where the emperor may come, it is kind of dusty overall.
And I see a spider's nest on the ceiling.
Has anyone ever cleaned it before?
I don't think so.
He said, "Clean this up alone."
Is that what it means to be left alone?
But now that the time is past noon, we don't have much time until dinner.
This country basically eats two meals a day.
Anyway, it's normal to wake up with dawn and sleep with Nippon.
There is no electric light to light up the night, and it is fine to spend the night with street lights and candle lights.
That's why a day of activity is much shorter than in modern Japan, and two meals is enough.
Japanese people typically eat dinner around a little late afternoon snack, so counting down to dinner begins after lunch.
Therefore, the cleaning time given to Rain sister is short.
"Okay, let's do it."
Rain sister was the type to burn when faced with difficulties.