The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 30 Jade Bean Cake (3)

Today when Jiaorong came, the emperor was still in Qianqing Palace, but unlike usual, Concubine Zhao came today.Jiaorong was Concubine Zhao that she saw when she was delivering breakfast to Yinreng. It was rare for Concubine Zhao not to have a large number of maidservants around her, only a maidservant in a light brown robe.

Standing in front of Yinreng's bedroom, Jiaorong exchanged glances with the palace lady, that was Qiu Jie, the friend she made on the day she first entered the palace.Seeing Qiu Jie's beautiful attire, she was still a little dazed. The clothes on the maids of each palace were more gorgeous than those of ordinary court ladies, and Concubine Zhao was the highest-ranking concubine in the palace. Dress up to be more beautiful.

Qiu Jie supported Concubine Zhao's hand, seeing that Jiao Rong's face remained unchanged, she nodded slightly to her.Jiao Rong understood Qiu Jie's meaning, and watched Concubine Zhao and Qiu Jie walk towards the main hall, staying in Yinreng's bedroom for a while without leaving.

Jiao Rong was a little surprised, after all, Qiu Jie entered the palace with her, and they were both inexperienced court ladies.Jiao Rong was able to get to this position, she thought she had a lot of luck, so what did Qiu Jie rely on?She was able to become the personal maid accompanying Concubine Zhao in a short period of time.

After Yinreng had eaten, Jiaorong stayed in the hall for a while longer because she had to wait for Qiu Jie.During this period, Jiaorong observed Yinfeng for a while, and found that this child was really weird, taciturn and alone, and the eunuchs of Qianqing Palace were like air by his side.

It stands to reason that Yinreng doesn't need to learn too much at this age, and most of his time should be spent having fun.But Jiaorong watched Yinreng walk to the side of a hanging portrait in Qianqing Palace, kneeling on the cushion wrapped in green cloth, his eyes that should have been sincere as a child were full of gloom.

"Emiang, my son greets you." Yinreng looked at the hanging portrait, kowtowed deeply, and didn't get up for a long time.

Jiaorong also looked in Yinreng's direction, feeling strange.Even if it is necessary to hang the portrait of the former empress, it should be hung in the Kunning Palace where the former empress once lived, right?It's hanging in Qianqing Palace, not to mention auspicious or not, it's somewhat weird, right?
Jiao Rong frowned watching Yinreng kneel down and stand up to worship again, and stood there without moving.Fortunately, not long after, a female voice came from outside the hall: "Jiao Rong."

Jiaorong turned her head when she heard the sound, and found that Qiu Jie was sneaking over at the door. Jiaorong gave Yinreng one last look, and left Yinreng's bedroom.

"Unexpectedly, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have become an imperial maid. You are really a lucky person." Qiu Jie's voice was very dull, but the corners of her mouth were hooked, which was indeed her usual style.

Jiaorong returned a smile and said calmly: "I am not considered a maid in front of the imperial court, I am still from the Palace of Yanxi Palace, and I am just ordered to accompany the second elder brother to have meals every day, but you are now able to be by the imperial concubine's side If you become a palace maid, you will definitely rise up step by step in the future."

Qiu Jie didn't smile anymore, just shook her head lightly, and then said: "By the way, that day Yizhu was assigned to Yanxi Palace with you, is she okay?"

"Everything is fine." Jiao Rong's voice is gentle, and when talking about Yizhu, she can't help but raise the tail of her eyes: "Yizhu is thoughtful and calm, the master likes a court lady like her to be by his side."

"That's good." Qiu Jie nodded slightly, thinking of something, her expression changed, and she sighed: "It's just that I'm sorry for Shuangyu, Ma Guiren has a bad temper, and often beats and scolds the palace people. Ma Guiren came to Qixiang Palace to deliver things, I saw her wrists were covered with bruises, it was very scary."

Upon hearing this, Jiao Rong's eyes widened a little, and her tone became cold: "How could this be?"

Qiu Jie twitched her eyelashes, and said in a soft voice: "You know, Shuang Yu looks sweet and likable. Ever since she brought desserts to the second princess, the second princess has been pestering her, and even lost her temper at Ma Guiren. She hides behind Shuang Concubine when she is young, Ma Guiren is jealous, so naturally she will not let Shuang Concubine have a good life."

Jiaorong frowned and thought for a moment, her expression became a little flustered, she looked up at Qiu Jie, and said worriedly: "The noble Ma is now locked in the palace and is not allowed to go out, wouldn't Shuangyu suffer more resentment from her? "

Qiu Jie was silent, just sighed.Jiaorong closed her eyes, and scolded herself in her heart for not being careful enough, for letting Ma Guiren be locked up in the palace and causing Shuangyu to suffer even more.

Qiu Jie saw that Jiao Rong was very self-blame, and reached out to pat her on the shoulder, "Don't feel guilty, working in this palace, three points of hard work and seven points of luck, now we can't do anything for Shuang Concubine, just ask for help." In her early days, I can give her a hand."

Jiao Rong nodded, and looked at Qiu Jie sincerely and firmly: "Thank you for telling me this, I will find a way."

Qiu Jie smiled slightly, shifted her eyes to Yin Reng in the hall, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "By the way, you just said that you are now here to serve the second elder brother's meals at Qianqing Palace?"

"Yes." Jiao Rong replied, a little helpless, "It's strange to say that at first it was Yougui who asked me to check the daily diet of the big brother. In order to improve the physical condition of the big brother, I adjusted the diet list for him .After Eldest Elder Brother got better, now the emperor has assigned me to Qianqing Palace to manage Second Elder Brother's daily diet."

"Let's not talk about how things like meals can be adjusted by me as a court lady at will. I serve the elder brother because the elder brother is weak, but the second elder brother is very healthy. Right now, I don't quite understand the emperor's intentions." Jiao Rong's tone was very light, but reluctance was written in his eyebrows and eyes.

After hearing this, Qiu Jie looked at Jiaorong carefully, and finally smiled meaningfully: "It's a good thing to be transferred by the emperor himself, and you should pay more attention to the errand given by the emperor."

Jiao Rong twitched the corners of her lips and gave a perfunctory "hmm" without even bothering to nod.

"But there is something I need to remind you." Qiu Jie looked at Yinfeng in the hall again, moved a little closer, and her voice became a little cold: "These two elder brothers have weird personalities, and their behavior can't be regarded as a child. If you serve by his side for a long time, you must pay attention to your own safety."

Hearing this, Jiaorong frowned incomprehensibly: "Why?"

There was a mysterious light in Qiu Jie's eyes, her thin lips moved slightly, and she said softly: "Because there has never been a palace servant who served the second elder brother for a whole month."

Jiao Rong couldn't understand what she said, she looked into Qiu Jie's eyes, and asked tentatively: "Second Elder Brother is very strict with the servant?"

How strict can a child be?It's not that Jiaorong has never served Yinti before, she feels that there will be no more rebellious child than Yinti in the world.What's more, in her opinion, this second elder brother has no flaws except that he is a little bit independent.

But Qiu Jie shook her head, leaned close to Jiaorong's ear, and said slowly, "Because the palace servants who served him all disappeared inexplicably around the end of the first month."

(End of this chapter)