The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 118

"The women in the harem all look pure and innocent, but none of the Ai family can believe it. The stronger the family background, the louder the calculations in their hearts." After the precipitation of history, she moved her thin lips lightly, and said quietly: "Aijia did not lack eyeliner and chess pieces in the previous dynasty. You don't have to be burdened. Aijia only needs an emperor's pillow. Know the condition of the emperor himself."

Although the Empress Dowager is a woman, she is a rare female political figure in the Qing Dynasty. She assisted two generations of young emperors, and the experience accumulated in her body is by no means comparable to that of ordinary people.When Jiao Rong listened to the Empress Dowager speak, she didn't feel the oppression in her tone. On the contrary, the Empress Dowager gave people a kind and friendly affinity, but she revealed her shrewdness everywhere.

"If you are willing to help the Ai family, the Ai family will be able to protect your family's prosperity and wealth forever." The Empress Dowager's voice became more and more determined, with an aura that no one could question.

Jiao Rong raised her head to look at the Empress Dowager, her eyes shone with light.At this moment, she didn't think about anything about the emperor in her mind, only her incomparable respect and admiration for the winner of the Forbidden City.

Not long after, Jiaorong nodded slightly, and said in a clear voice: "When the concubine was still a court lady, the empress dowager had shown kindness to the concubine. If the empress dowager needs anything, the concubine should naturally go all out. "

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression changed slightly, she nodded slightly, and then said softly: "The Ai family heard that you have always resisted serving as a servant since you were canonized, is this true?"

Hearing this, Jiao Rong frowned lightly, blinked her eyelashes twice, and answered boldly: "What the Empress Dowager said is true."

The Empress Dowager raised her brows lightly, but her voice was still calm: "That's weird, you were born as a court lady, and you can become a favorite concubine, everyone says you are a seductive concubine, but you yourself stick to your innocence, why is that? "

Jiao Rong's complexion became obviously darker, she swallowed, and her voice became cold: "The concubine does not want to lie with the empress dowager, it is not what the concubine wishes to be conferred by the emperor, and the concubine is now It's not easy for me to accept my current identity, so if I'm serving the bed... I'd better get used to it later."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager and Aunt Su Ma looked at each other again, but this time, both smiled and shook their heads as if they had heard a child say something innocent.

"It can be seen that you really never thought about marrying into the palace, and your mind is so immature." The Empress Dowager's tone was not contemptuous, but more like a joke, "You still want to wait until later to adapt slowly? You just So confident, the emperor can always pamper you? There are countless women in this harem, and the emperor's attention will be shifted to other women in a short time, and by then, if you want to be favored, you may not be able to find it."

After hearing this, Jiaorong's face became very ugly. The last thing she wanted to hear was such a stubborn thing, but it was also the most common rule in the Forbidden City.

"If you spend a little more time in this palace, you will realize that the loftiness of your bones is actually worthless. And those concubines in the palace who you think are seductive and flattering the emperor are actually not low. Make a living for yourself." The empress dowager narrowed her eyes slightly, and the words in her mouth gradually became blurred.

"The women in this palace are all making a living for themselves and their clansmen, and you are the same. Now the emperor is willing to take the initiative to give you a living. You can ignore everything, but when the emperor no longer cares about you, you can only Find a way to survive on your own."

These words were a little harsh to Jiaorong, but her rationality told her that what the Empress Dowager said was correct, she was no longer a child, and she should wake up.

This is the woman in the Forbidden City, without grace, there is no way out.

Seeing Jiaorong's pensive look, the Empress Dowager sighed, looked at the Buddhist beads in her hand carefully, and turned her gaze back to Jiaorong again, "You are a smart and good boy, otherwise Aijia would not Noticed you, come here, get closer to Ai's house."

Jiao Rong's rebellious eyes are like the light in the dark night, always telling the sad light in the filth.She looked at the Empress Dowager, walked forward step by step, and finally walked in front of the Empress Dowager, and knelt down gently.

"Give your hand to Aijia." The Empress Dowager's voice sounded above Jiao Rong's head, it seemed to be gentler than before.

Jiaorong raised her eyes without knowing why, and then obediently passed her hand up.The Empress Dowager's slightly callused and wrinkled hands gently supported hers, and slowly put the agarwood Buddha bead bracelet that she had held in her hands for a long time on Jiaorong's wrist.

At this moment, Jiaorong's eyes widened a little, she naturally understood that accepting a gift from someone meant accepting a kindness from him, therefore, Jiaorong pursed her lips, feeling mixed emotions in her heart, it was hard to say.

"My concubine, thank the Empress Dowager for her kindness." Jiao Rong withdrew her wrist, keeping her head down, not daring to meet the Empress Dowager's eyes.

"What the Ai family said to you today, you should think about it, whether to continue playing around, or to fight for the future of yourself and your family." The voice of the empress dowager is like the wind of autumn, it is hard to say whether this feeling is warm or not. Still cool, "Fate is always in your hands, hold on tight, don't lose it."

Jiaorong's pupils were covered in smoke like a pool of snow, and since then it has become no longer clear.She nodded slightly, and said softly: "I thank the Empress Dowager for her education, and I will correct myself."

It was nearly dusk when Jiaorong returned to Chengqian Palace, and the emperor didn't see her after waking up, so it is said that he went back to Qianqing Palace to handle government affairs.It can be seen that the empress dowager is right, the emperor really doesn't have the energy and time to wander around the harem these days, and the most precious rest time is all spent on her.

Thinking of this, Jiaorong took a deep breath, closed her eyes slightly and remained silent for a few seconds, forcing herself to quiet her brain, then she thought about something, and when she opened her eyes again, Jiaorong looked at Bai Sang.

"Bai Sang, starting tomorrow, let the imperial dining room make some snacks and tea that the emperor usually likes to send to the Qianqing Palace at noon and night every day, just say I let you." Jiaorong said without any expression on her face. His words were also cold and lifeless.

Bai Sang was stunned for a moment, then realized, and quickly replied: "Okay, I will go to the imperial dining room in a while."

"Also, let Dr. Sun come to take my pulse tomorrow. I didn't let anyone remember the prescription last time. Please come to Chengqian Palace again." After Jiaorong finished speaking, she didn't turn her head back. walked into the hall.

(End of this chapter)