The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 7 Personal Maid (1)

Soon, Eunuch Yuan Xing carried Yizhu outside the hall into the hall, threw Yizhu to the ground, bowed to Yougui and said, "My lord, these two maidservants who just entered the palace today are extremely unruly." According to the rules, I ran to your bedroom while the slave was not paying attention, and the slave will go back and discipline them."

"No need." Yougui's voice was as cold as a spring, she looked at Jiaorong who was kneeling in front of her, and said in a very calm voice, "What's your name?"

Eunuch Yuan Xing looked at Jiaorong in front of him without knowing why, very puzzled.Mr. Yougui has always disliked trouble, and hates court ladies who don't understand the rules the most. How could he ask a new court lady so seriously?

Jiaorong raised her eyes to look at Yougui's eyes full of coldness, nodded politely and said: "The servant girl's name is Jiaorong, she entered the palace for the first time today, and she is already a maidservant of Yanxi Palace."

Yougui looked Jiaorong up and down, and finally stared at Jiaorong's charming but pure eyes like a fox, "Why did you enter the palace to stop Ma Guiren just now? Do you know that Ma Guiren is the most popular girl in the harem today?" A favorite concubine? She has always been domineering and said one thing, if it hadn't been for Bai Kui, the personal maid next to Ma Guiren, who persuaded her in time, your life may not be saved even if I want to."

Jiaorong's thin lips moved lightly, and her tone was sincere and pure: "This servant knows that she is a member of the Palace of Yanxi Palace, so she wants to serve the young master in everything. Just now, nobleman Ma has clearly bullied the young master and has a modest temper. Naturally, this servant can't sit idly by. reason."

In this regard, Yougui smiled coldly, picked up the writing brush on the table, stroked the wide sleeve of his right arm, and wrote on the rice paper: "I am not a modest person. I have always hated you maids who think you are smart. You thought you helped me keep my face, but in fact, you have deepened Ma Guiren's grudge against me."

Jiao Rong'e frowned slightly, but Yougui turned around and said: "But you are right about one thing, no matter what, the emperor's dragon son is the most important. Ma Guiren is a person who only knows how to fight for favor and doesn't care about the importance. Losing her own three sons, you can be regarded as helping her gain wisdom."

"Little master, it's absurd." Jiaorong replied humbly.

"You're a little clever, it's a pity to leave you alone in the palace. From now on, you and Bai Lan will serve me personally." Yougui wrote two words on the paper with a pen, just like her I act in general, calm and dignified.

Jiao Rong knelt in front of the case, but she didn't see what those two words were.She raised her head, looked at Bai Lan, the maid who came back from Yougui who did not know when, and kowtowed reverently: "Thank you, my lord, for your kindness."

"It's getting late, you all go to rest, I'm going to pay my respects to the queen mother tomorrow, you should prepare earlier." Yougui put the pen back on the pen stand, and took the square handkerchief embroidered with green plums that Bai Lan handed over. , and wiped it twice on the hand.

Jiaorong and Yizhu looked at each other, stood up together, and respectfully said: "Your servant will leave."

After the few people left, the hall became quiet again. Bai Lan frowned and looked at the direction in which they left, and couldn't help saying bluntly: "My lord, you have always hated this kind of clever maid, why did you leave her behind?" By your side? This girl is very straight-minded, and she likes to keep a cold face, and going out in the future will definitely cause trouble for you. "

Yougui picked up the eighteen beads on the table, twirled them between his fingers, raised his brows lightly, and said coldly: "I don't like a girl like her very much, but you saw it just now, Ma Guiren But I don't like her more than I do. Ma Huibo has been used to being arrogant in the palace these few years, and it's rare for someone to stop her from doing what she wants to do. Let this girl accompany me when I go to pay her respects recently, and let her spend more time with Ma Guiren See you, it should be fun."

As he said that, the nobleman lifted the armored fingers and removed the ruler on the table, and lifted up the two words written just now for a closer look.The two characters written on this paper are "Jiao" and "Rong", and the strokes are vigorous and powerful.Bai Lan frowned slightly after watching from the sidelines, and reminded softly: "My lord, this servant has just read the list of new maids, and the girl's name is Yanhao Jiao and Ronghua Ronghua."

"Really." Yougui didn't take it seriously, just stared at the words on the paper, and said to himself: "Then don't be arrogant and vain."

The night in the Forbidden City is not as noisy as imagined, even the chirping of cicadas has been eliminated in winter, only the wild wind is left, blowing everyone's restless heart.

At three o'clock in the morning, the sky had just dawned, and Jiao Rong had been waiting in front of Mr. Yougui's bedroom early.She got up earlier today than the new palace maids who entered the palace at the same time, and she was very neatly dressed. Although she was still wearing the light green cotton robe from yesterday, her hair was no longer as simple and plain as yesterday, but with matching hair. There are a few small green velvet flowers on it.

"Jiaorong." Yougui summoned in the hall.

Jiao Rong slightly raised her head, stepped into the hall slowly, walked towards the nobleman who had just finished dressing, and curtseyed: "Your servant greets the young master."

Sitting in front of the vanity mirror, Yougui was admiring the eyebrows that Bai Lan had just painted for her. He casually glanced at Jiaorong, and said casually, "Why are you dressed so plainly?"

Jiao Rong pursed her thin lips lightly, not knowing how to answer for a while.Fortunately, Bai Lan behind Yougui explained for her: "My lord, Jiaorong just entered the palace, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs hasn't measured her yet, so there is no new winter clothes to wear."

Hearing the sound, the nobleman glanced at Jiaorong again, and said calmly: "You are similar in size to her, let me borrow a brighter dress from her today, after all, I am going to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, so I can't make a joke of other court ladies."

"Yes." Bai Lan replied in a low voice, then looked at Jiao Rong, and said gently, "Come with me."

At exactly the right time, Yougui brought Jiaorong to the Palace of Mercy where the Empress Dowager lived.Today's empress dowager is the niece of the empress dowager, from the Borzigit clan of the Horqin tribe in Mongolia, and she is the first noble person in the harem besides the empress dowager.

When Mr. Yougui arrived at the Ciren Palace, Concubine Zhao was already sitting in front, and Jiao Rong followed behind Mr. You, knelt down with her in the hall, Mr. You respectfully said to the Queen Mother: "My concubine pays her respects to the Queen Mother."

"Get up." The queen mother is not yet old, and she pays attention to maintenance. She looks very young, but her aura is stronger, and her whole person looks more mature and deep.

Yougui got up silently, walked to the seat behind Concubine Zhao and sat down, and Jiaorong went around to the back of the red sandalwood chair in a sensible manner.Mr. You rarely smiled a little, and respected Concubine Zhao: "Yesterday, I heard that the imperial concubine was promoted, and the concubine felt a little unwell, so I didn't go to congratulate him personally. I hope the imperial concubine will not blame me."

"Sister said that's a good thing." Concubine Zhao was wearing a purple narcissus embroidered cotton robe and a black velvet cape, with a warm smile on her face: "I just tasted you yesterday." The grapes sent by someone are sweet and sour, and this palace likes them very much."

(End of this chapter)