The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 107 Learning Characters (2)

After Concubine Zhao called the people away, Jiao Rong walked silently to the outside of Qixiang Palace alone.But just as she was about to walk to the gate, Ma Guiren suddenly shouted behind her: "Wu Yachang is here."

Ma Guiren's charming and malicious voice was really familiar to Jiaorong. She stopped and turned around slowly, her face was still as calm and cold as ever.After seeing Ma Guiren's slightly affluent gait, Jiaorong frowned slightly.

"What's the matter, Mr. Ma?" Jiao Rong asked lightly.As a concubine, there is only one thing that makes her feel more comfortable, and that is, she doesn't need to make big gifts when she meets people she doesn't like very much.

Seeing Jiaorong's expression, Ma Guiren let out a "Yo" and smiled provocatively, "Why, now that you're the master, have you forgotten how you used to be like a pug?"

Jiaorong looked at Ma Guiren quietly, thinking that she might have just been reassigned and was eager to show off in front of her, so she didn't say anything.Then Ma Guiren's eyes raised, and he smiled and said: "Although there are many concubines in the palace nowadays, there are many who are favored, but after all, I have both children, and now I am pregnant with a dragon fetus. Don't forget you My previous enmity."

As he said that, Ma Guiren walked up to Jiaorong with twists and turns, his long eyelashes twitched, and said arrogantly: "I will take back what I lost from you bit by bit."

After saying that, Ma Guiren gave a chuckle, and turned to walk around Jiao Rong, intending to leave.

But at this moment, Jiao Rong stopped her: "Your Ma."

Hearing the sound, Ma Guiren also stopped in his tracks, turned his head and glanced at Jiao Rong without knowing why, his look was full of contempt and disdain, and he waited silently for Jiao Rong to speak.

Jiaorong was not afraid of her, she stared at Ma Guiren's eyes lightly, raised her eyebrows, and said softly: "You'd better spend more time on the dragon fetus. It's cold, eat less grapes, especially don't eat grapes." Eating ice grapes, be careful not to harm the fetus."

After saying this, Jiaorong turned around and left Qixiang Palace, leaving only Ma Guiren a back view.

"You!" By the time Ma Guiren reacted, Jiao Rong had already left quickly.Jiao Rong used to be disrespectful to her with the matter of ice grapes, but now she is much bolder than before when she says these words, as if telling her that she has nothing to be afraid of if there is any grudge.

However, with the experience of the previous pregnancies, Ma Guiren did have to be more meticulous in this pregnancies. After she said harsh words to Jiao Rong this time, she did not take the initiative to provoke her for a long time.

Jiaorong herself has gradually accepted the life of being a mistress, although she still finds it boring most of the time, but the life when the emperor does not come to her is relatively smooth, after all, no one can refuse her clothes to give her a hand Come to the day of opening your mouth.

But the more this happened, the more Jiao Rong felt panic from the bottom of her heart.The other masters in the palace are either from well-known families who are full of economics and are proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or they are talented women with low status but know some poems and songs.In contrast, apart from her ostentatious face, she really has nothing to show for it.

It's not for the sake of favor, Jiaorong just thinks that if she is inferior to anyone in this palace, then it will be too miserable. Standing in the crowd, I'm afraid she will also feel inferior.

Simply Jiaorong came to find Concubine Yi, and after some discussion, Jiaorong still said firmly to Concubine Yi: "I want to learn Chinese."

She had been embarrassed by the emperor before because she didn't know Chinese characters. Although the emperor didn't look down on her, she still made a lot of trouble because of it. Such an embarrassing feeling, Jiao Rong really didn't want to experience the first Twice.

Concubine Yi looked into Jiao Rong's bright eyes, and was in a daze for a while.After Jiaorong was canonized by the emperor, she always looked lifeless. Several times when the emperor came to Chengqian Palace to claim to be looking for Concubine Yi, she actually wanted to see Jiaorong, but she was full of resentment and resentment. With that expression on her face, she didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear that she would make Jiao Rong unhappy.

But right now she actually saw the luster of long-lost hope on Jiaorong's face, which made Concubine Yi answer "Yes" immediately after realizing it, and then said softly: "But this can't be learned in a short while, you If you really want to, I can teach you, but you must not give up halfway."

In this regard, Jiaorong pursed her lips, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty knows the temper of a servant girl, and she will go ahead with what she decides no matter what."

Hearing this, Concubine Yi looked at Jiaorong, nodded slightly, then suddenly paused, and said hesitantly: "Although you once served this palace, but now you are also the young master of the palace, so don't call yourself a slave girl anymore. Now, you can call me sisters with me, it's actually a lot more cordial."

Hearing this, Jiao Rong's eyelashes drooped slightly, she didn't know what she thought of, and said calmly: "No matter how long it has passed, the servants are still the people of the concubine Yi, and this will never change. No matter how good the concubine in the palace is, Bad, they all call each other sisters, this appellation has long since become worthless by them, and it has been mixed with too much hypocrisy."

Concubine Yi didn't react at all, she just thought for a while, looked at Jiaorong quietly and said: "Since that's the case, you and I should be called this way, after all, the true love between you and my sister is the most precious thing among the hypocrisy and cunning of the harem." Precious love."

After hearing Concubine Yi's words, Jiaorong fell silent.After an unknown amount of time, she looked at Concubine Yi's serious eyes, and smiled slightly, "Since my sister has said so, my sister will not have any objections."

In the evening, Concubine Yi taught Jiaorong how to write the simplest Chinese characters in the main hall of Chengqian Palace.Perhaps because she had never touched a brush before, Jiaorong's hands were always trembling when holding the brush, so the words she wrote would naturally not have any good effect.

However, Concubine Yi still comforted her very gently: "It's okay, take your time, everyone is like this when they first learn characters, you are so smart, you will definitely learn it quickly."

Jiao Rong was just about to thank Concubine Yi, but at this moment, a deep male voice suddenly came from outside the hall: "With her little cultural background, I'm afraid she won't be able to learn calligraphy quickly."

Hearing this sound, Concubine Yi and Jiao Rong raised their heads slightly, and saw the emperor slowly walking in from outside the hall.Jiao Rong frowned at this moment, and gripped the pen a little harder.

"My concubine pays respects to the emperor." Concubine Yi bowed her head respectfully.

Jiao Rong's cold eyes are like a beast looking directly at a human being, and there is no second emotion except vigilance.The emperor didn't care about her etiquette, he just said "Excuse me" to Concubine Yi, and walked to the table.

(End of this chapter)