The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 55 Poisoning (1)

Jiao Rong walked slowly into the crowd, the chief eunuch Yuan Xiu was arranging the errands of the palace people, he didn't notice that she and Yi Zhu, or Bai He, the palace maid sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, saw the two carrying the burden when passing by .

"You two, are you from Yanxi Palace?" Bai He walked in front of Jiao Rong and Yi Zhu, with very polite and dignified expressions and gestures.

"Yes." Jiaorong nodded politely.The clothes Bai He wore were relatively gorgeous among court ladies, and one could tell at a glance that she was an experienced court lady.

Bai He raised the corners of her lips lightly, and said proactively: "I heard that the two of you used to be maids by the side of Yougui, and you must have more experience than these newly appointed maids from the House of Internal Affairs, so come with me to serve in the palace Bar."

Hearing the sound, Jiao Rong turned her head and looked at Yi Zhu, the two of them bent down together, and respectfully said: "Thank you, sister."

When they arrived in the palace, Bai He took the two of them around casually, and said in a low voice, "The structure of Chengqian Palace should be similar to that of Yanxi Palace, so I won't introduce them to you one by one. The young master didn't bring a dowry maid. It is also the first day to come to Chengqian Palace, from now on we all need to get acquainted with each other slowly."

"No rush." ​​Jiaorong's voice was a bit cold, she looked around, it was true that no one lived here for a long time, and it looked newer than Yanxi Palace.Jiaorong walked around casually, not at all flustered like a young court lady, but extremely calm and sophisticated.

"The environment here is good, but it lacks a bit of popularity. It would be nice to arrange some flowers and plants." Jiaorong said softly, her beautiful cold eyes looked at Baihe, and asked: "I don't know what varieties the young master likes. flowers?"

Bai He shook her head, raised the corners of her lips and smiled: "I don't know about this yet, we can ask the young master together later."

Jiaorong nodded slightly, then she seemed to realize something, raised her eyebrows and said: "By the way, I haven't seen the young master since entering the door, where did she go?"

When mentioning this, Bai He smiled brightly, and her tone was a bit teasing: "The emperor asked the imperial dining room to send some snacks to the young master early in the morning. We are very innocent for the young master, like a child. Those snacks are almost impassable."

"The young master has such a temperament?" Jiaorong was a little surprised. After all, when she saw Concubine Yi at the family banquet yesterday, she was still very restrained and weak. She didn't expect that she had a child-like funny face in private.

Bai He continued to smile, and looked to the other side: "Okay, let's go to the little master's bedroom now, so that I can introduce you to her."

"Okay." Jiaorong responded readily.

When the three of them arrived at the sleeping hall, Concubine Yi was still enjoying the desserts from the imperial dining room, but it was a little inaccurate to say that she was enjoying them. Putting the pastry into the mouth, the cheeks on both sides are bulging, as gentle and cute as a little hamster.

Jiao Rong couldn't help laughing while watching, Bai He pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, these two are the palace maids transferred from Yanxi Palace, let them serve you by your side together with the slaves from now on."

Hearing the sound, Concubine Yi slightly raised her head, looking a little dazed, she swallowed the snack first, then stared at Jiaorong for a moment, her voice was very warm and pleasantly surprised: "It's you?"

Jiaorong didn't expect Concubine Yi to remember her, so she smiled reservedly and curtseyed: "My maidservant greets your mother, this maidservant's name is Jiaorong, and the person next to her is Yizhu. From now on, the two of us will stay in Chengqian Palace to serve you." You."

Hearing this, Concubine Yi laughed very happily, her eyes shone with gentle light, which contrasted with the light pink robe on her body, making her look extremely amiable.Her voice was as gentle as a feather: "That's really great, I still want to thank you and Yougui for saving me yesterday."

As she said that, Concubine Yi shifted her eyes to the desserts on the table, and greeted the three of them, "Come and taste it, I have never eaten such delicious desserts outside the palace."

Hearing this, the three of them were stunned. After all, no master would talk like this to his slaves. They didn't look like masters and servants at all, but they looked like friends at the same level.Jiaorong's eyes blinked twice quickly, and she was the first to remind in a deep voice: "My lord, this is against the rules."

But Concubine Yi shook her head. When she smiled, there were two pear dimples on her lips, which made people feel very kind, "When I was at home, my mother taught me to be kind, otherwise, even if I have power and honor If you don’t pet, you won’t be happy either. I’m happy if I let you eat it, so you just eat it.”

Regarding this, the three of them still hesitated. Jiaorong looked at Concubine Yi and was silent for a while, but Concubine Yi still smiled gently and nodded to her, like a big sister who is intimate.After struggling again and again, Jiaorong still stepped forward, bowed to Concubine Yi and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your kindness."

Yizhu was a little surprised when he saw Jiaorong's actions.Jiaorong is usually used to being cold, and it is difficult to be infected by other people's warm-hearted actions, but now Jiaorong will ignore the rules and respond to Concubine Yi's words.

In fact, Jiaorong's thoughts couldn't be simpler, she just looked at the emerald jade bean cake on the table, and Concubine Yi's expression was really innocent, she didn't want to spoil Concubine Yi's face.Jiao Rong carefully picked up the Jade Bean Cake from the disk and slowly put it in his mouth, it was a familiar taste.

"My lord seems to like sweets very much?" Jiaorong raised her eyelids and asked softly.

"Well, that's true." Although Concubine Yi has a gentle and weak temperament, she likes to laugh when she is not restrained in life. The two dimples hang on her face very attractively. "I was born in the south of the Yangtze River, and my favorite dish is Osmanthus candied lotus root, if one day I can eat it in this palace, it will be the best."

Hearing this, Jiao Rong nodded her head to express her understanding, and she said very calmly: "Tomorrow, the servants will let the people in the imperial dining room prepare it."

Looking at the two people talking harmoniously, Bai He was also very relieved, and said with a smile: "My lord, the servants think that this palace should be decorated, do you have any favorite flowers? The servants will let the House of Internal Affairs sent by someone."

"Flowers." This question seemed a bit sudden, and Concubine Yi stopped her. She pursed her lips and thought for a while, then looked at Jiaorong, and said softly, "Does Jiaorong have any suggestions?"

Looking at Concubine Yi's bright eyes, Jiao Rong couldn't help being stunned. She raised her eyes and thought for a moment, then replied: "My servant saw that the young master has been wearing pale pink clothes for the past two days. I think the young master likes warm and warm clothes." An elegant color, from this point of view, Rouge Cloud seems to be pretty good."

Concubine Yi's eyes turned into small crescents, and her smile was very healing and clear: "Then Yan Zhiyun, you can arrange it."

(End of this chapter)