The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 45

The Queen Mother's words reached Jiao Rong's ears, like a silver needle pierced in, Jiao Rong immediately lost her sleepiness, and looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief, thinking that she was hallucinating, but the Queen Mother looked serious again. of.

Seeing Jiaorong's expression, the queen mother thought she had agreed, she slowly looked away, and her tone was a bit grave: "But Aijia has a condition, if you enter this harem, no matter how high you can be promoted in the future, you will be It must serve Aijia."

Hearing the sound, Jiaorong pursed her lips with a complex expression.Yougui blamed her for not being around the emperor to find out right and wrong for her today, and now the queen mother finds her, but also wants her to act as an eyeliner and a puppet in front of the emperor, this feeling is hard to explain, she is always being forced Get rid of your bottom line.

"Queen Dowager." Jiaorong called out softly, and slowly raised her eyes, the light of vitality in the past was gone, and there was only a trace of resentment left in her eyes, "I don't have the slightest interest in being the emperor's concubine. An ordinary person cannot afford to be a master."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression froze for a moment, she obviously didn't expect Jiaorong to say such a thing.After all, none of the slaves who were born in the palace were unwilling to seize this opportunity to turn the family around.

"The Ai family is giving you a chance now. A lot of glory and wealth are ahead. You should know in your heart how the emperor treats you. The Ai family is just asking you to help the Ai family in the harem. It will be beneficial to you." And there is no harm." The queen mother's heavy makeup was a bit too gorgeous, and her expression seemed to be full of aggression.

Jiaorong was already unwilling to make too many rhetoric, she just closed her eyes and shook her head lightly: "The servant and the family of the servant have never expected to be rich and powerful, and they only want to have a clear conscience from the beginning to the end, even if they are ordinary like weeds, they are willing .”

The Empress Dowager's expression gradually sank, and the little smile that was on the corner of her mouth slowly dissipated. She narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at her little red face under the quilt, and smiled softly: "You do have backbone."

At this moment, Xing Lu fetched the Queen Mother's peppermint ointment, and the Queen Mother snorted coldly after taking it, and said to Jiao Rong in a flattering way: "Come here."

Jiaorong raised her eyes and glanced at the queen mother, then walked forward slowly.The queen mother handed the box of mint ointment to Jiaorong's hand, and said reluctantly: "This mint ointment is a good medicine for removing scars and scars. Everyone in the harem can't come if they want to. Since Aijia gave it You, you take it well."

Jiao Rong knew that there was no reason not to repay someone's kindness, but the Queen Mother had already lowered her value and handed things to her in person. If she refused again, it would be too disrespectful to the Queen Mother.In desperation, Jiaorong had no choice but to take the things away, but she still added: "Queen Mother, this servant is just an ordinary maid, and I will do my best to do what the Queen Mother wants to do, but I am afraid that I will not be able to do enough."

"As for bringing slaves into the harem, there is really no need. The slaves are born in a coat, and their family background is very ordinary. If they really come to this harem, I am afraid that they will only be looked at by people at the bottom." Jiaorong held the box in her hand. Mint ointment, every sentence he said has just been worded for a long time, for fear that if one sentence is wrong, the Queen Mother will be angry.

Seeing her reluctant look, the queen mother sneered uncomfortably: "Okay, there is no rush for the harem, Aijia wants to see how you do your best."

After saying that, the Empress Dowager looked away from Jiao Rong, and said in a soft voice: "It's getting late today, you go back first, if something happens in the future, the Ai family will let Xing Lu go to the Palace of Yanxi Palace to call you."

At this moment, Jiao Rong felt relieved, her whole body relaxed a lot, and she responded very calmly: The servant girl will leave. "

In the next few days, Jiaorong experienced the most relaxing period since she entered the palace. Yougui no longer said that she was waiting by her side, neither the elder brother nor the second elder brother needed her to accompany her, and the emperor gradually forgot about her. , the queen mother has no place to need her for a while.

Jiaorong thought silently, if she could spend her entire life in the palace like this, it would be great.

A week later, Ma Guiren arrived at the day of giving birth, and this was the first time in several months that the gates of Zhongcui Palace were opened wide.The imperial doctor and the midwife came at sunset, and it was already pitch black, but there were still Ma Guiren's shouts and shouts in Zhongcui Palace.

The emperor and Concubine Zhao arrived together, because the palace ladies inside were too chaotic, both the Emperor and Concubine Zhao stopped in front of the main hall and did not move any further.Concubine Zhao frowned worriedly, looked at Qiu Jie beside her, and ordered: "Quickly, go in and see how it is."

"Yes." Qiu Jie replied, and then walked quickly into the main hall.When Qiu Jie walked in, she happened to meet Shuang Yu who was going out with a basin of bloody water. She quickly stopped Shuang Yu, who raised her head and was very surprised: "Qiu Jie? Why are you here? The emperor is here." ?"

"Both the emperor and Concubine Zhao are here, and they are waiting in the side hall." Qiu Jie's voice was as steady as ever, she looked to the inside, raised her eyebrows and asked, "How is Ma Guiren?"

Shuang Yu shook her head, her face was covered with sweat, and her brows were frowned: "I can't give birth, Ma Guiren's baby is not in a good position in the womb, I'm afraid it will suffer some torture. "

Just as Shuangyu finished speaking, there was another hoarse scream from inside, which made Shuangyu's pretty face wrinkle into a meatball. She sighed and walked out with a basin of bloody water go.

Qiu Jie thought for two seconds on the spot, started to walk slowly into the dormitory, and waited by the delivery couch, Qiu Jie looked at Ma Guiren's sweaty, pale face, her face was extremely cold, she was stunned A slight change.

Tonight, the clouds were always hovering around the edge of the moon. After an unknown period of time, most of the shadow of the moon was covered by clouds. Suddenly, there was a loud cry of a child in the main hall of Zhongcui Palace.At this moment, all the maids inside and outside Zhongcui Palace stood up straight.

In the next second, Li Guiren, who accompanied Ma Guiren during the delivery, shouted joyfully, "It's an elder brother! It's an elder brother!"

Hearing this, Qiu Jie turned around with a cold face, and left without looking back.She walked quickly to the side hall, came in front of the emperor and concubine Zhao, and saluted respectfully.

Knowing that there was news, the emperor and Concubine Zhao all stood up, and Concubine Zhao asked eagerly, "What's the matter?"

Qiu Jie lowered her head very dutifully, and said softly: "Hui Niangniang, it's an elder brother, who has been born safely."

At this moment, Liang Jiugong beside the emperor couldn't help laughing, "Your Majesty! It's elder brother! It's elder brother!"

(End of this chapter)