What favor are you fighting for?The empress's harem has won a lot of business

In March of Yangchun, Lin Ximeng adopted another parrot that learned to speak.

At the age when the catkins were flying, the parrot was at the window every day, learning the auspicious words taught to it by the little eunuch.

"Madam Wanan"

"Mother Jin An"

"Happy Mother"

Lin Ximeng stood in front of the birdcage and touched her little paw.

"Your clever mouth is really powerful, what a coincidence"

"Whoever taught you, reward them quickly"

Lin Ximeng asked Qingqing to take some big purses to reward those little eunuchs who kept parrots.

Sitting under the eaves basking in the sun.

Qingqing came back soon, with a smile on her face, saying that those people were happy, and knelt down to kowtow to the empress again and again.

At this time Liu Jieyu came in and said that the green floating beam of Jiaofang Palace had committed suicide.

"What's up with her?"

Liu Jieyu shook her head: "I don't know, but no matter what, she is a fool. She is living a good life, but the empress did not treat her harshly."

Lin Xi dreamed that it was the same, so she ordered: "Bury it according to the rules, and reward her family with 100 taels of silver, which can be regarded as my taking care of her for the former queen."

"Yes"

Liu Jieyu was about to leave, but on the way, she remembered one more thing to report.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Liu said that she wants to build a small Buddhist hall in the palace. I wonder if it is possible?"

"Let the Shang Palace Bureau handle it. Concubine Liu has always worshiped Buddha and prayed for blessings, and the emperor will not disagree."

Only then did Liu Jieyu leave.

Lin Ximeng looked at the warm spring sunshine.

"Qingqing, you said how many years I have been in the palace, how old is this year?"

"The empress entered the palace at the age of 14, and it has been almost ten years now"

It was only then that Lin Ximeng remembered that she was already in her 20s. In modern times, she had also reached the best age to have children, and she was physically and psychologically mature.

This palace is indeed too deserted, lacking a child.

But to let her give birth, she really couldn't bear to force herself, and she didn't want her future child to be trapped in this cage again.

Even as an ordinary citizen, she also hopes that her children are free and carefree.

It was too cold in this deep palace, so cold that people didn't know how to escape.

So she considered it, or not to give birth, and never changed.

"Your Majesty also has to think about the emperor, if you don't have a child, who will inherit this country?"

"If you give birth to a little prince, the emperor will definitely make him the prince, and he will never disappoint the empress."

Lin Ximeng's eyes shifted, looking at his face.

"Do you really think so? You have lived in the palace for so many years, do you really like it or do you make a living here?"

"If you had a choice, would you rather go out of the palace and marry a commoner, or stay in the palace and spend forever like this?"

Qingqing obviously hesitated for a moment, but quickly covered it up and squeezed out a smile.

"What about you, my lady, why do you involve slaves and maids? The slaves come from a humble background, so there is no room for choice. The master decides where to go in this life."

Qingqing smiled wryly.

Lin Ximeng shook her head: "No, you have to think about it."

"What if?"

Qingqing finally thought about it reluctantly, and said: "If I can choose, I am willing..."

Of course she is willing to go out of the palace to marry a commoner, even if she is a little poor, it doesn't matter. With their hardworking hands, they will surely be able to live comfortably.

At least where do you want to go, what do you want to do?
Have a few more children, boys and girls, work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

You never have to worry about being punished by which master one day, or that one day you make a mistake and you will be sent to the darkroom to be tortured.

But the reality is that she, a little maid from the bottom, has no choice at all.

Lin Ximeng asked again.

"Is your family okay all these years? I haven't asked much, are they okay?"

Qingqing's face suddenly darkened.

"It's not here anymore, it's not too early to leave. Both parents left after their sixtieth year, and they are fine in their later years. There is no shortage of food and clothing, and they are well-fed."

"That's good"

Lin Ximeng smiled: "The palace has worked hard for you all these years, if you don't dislike it, I will send you out of the palace, would you like it?"

Qingqing took a step back in fright.

"Why did the empress suddenly say that, did the servants do something wrong?"

"You are a noble concubine now, how can you do it without anyone around you, that girl Zijing is so heartless, how can she take good care of you?"

Lin Ximeng got up and stroked the hair on Qingqing's forehead.

"Don't worry, I will also give away the Bauhinia."

"Girls' youth is only a few years, how can I be so selfish and delay your whole life, go out of the palace and marry someone, live a good life, have a child, and there will be a result in the future"

What Qingqing wanted to say was interrupted by Lin Ximeng.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the dowry, and I won't let you worry about it."

"However, there is one thing, the husband may want you to choose yourself, I don't care who you marry, the only requirement is that you can't be a concubine, you have to be a wife"

Qingqing suddenly burst into tears, knelt down and said that she was reluctant, didn't want to leave, and wanted to serve the empress for the rest of her life in the palace.

"Gu Yu and Li Xia are very good, and they are both up, no matter how hard you teach, they will not be worse than you, don't worry"

Qingqing knew that the master probably made a decision and would not change it, so she knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Before leaving, she frequently looked back and said that she was sorry for the master all these years.

Lin Ximeng smiled: "Actually, I knew about it a long time ago, very early on"

Qingqing's pupils were visible to the naked eye, and she clenched her hands tightly, stepping back uncontrollably.

"Impossible, how could you know, I kept it so well, never went to the emperor, and never passed on news, how could you know!"

"How could I not know?"

"Starting from Zhao Liangdi, whenever I encounter danger, the emperor can arrive in time, every time I hit a low point, or do something that makes the emperor unhappy."

"He will forgive soon"

"Originally, I was a little concubine, and it was very difficult to get ahead, but in the end I still got ahead."

"In the final analysis, there is only one possibility, that is, there must be an undercover agent of the emperor by my side."

"At first I didn't doubt you, but unfortunately, everyone around me left more or less, and in the end only you were left, and I knew that person must be you"

"Don't be afraid, I'm not angry, but grateful to you"

Lin Ximeng helped Qingqing up personally.

"If it weren't for you, the emperor would never know me so well, and I wouldn't be able to get where I am today."

"No matter what, I want to thank you"

After Qingqing left, Lin Ximeng looked at Bauhinia outside the door who was reprimanding the little girl with her hips on her hips.

A huge stone in my heart fell to the ground, and my whole body felt relaxed.

"Let's go, I'll be here alone"

"I don't dislike it, and I don't want to go out. Anyway, where is life not life?"

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In April of the sixth year of Fuxi, Qingqing and Zijing also left, and the palace became even more empty.

However, Lin Ximeng was very comfortable. She leaned on the big kang by the window and read the scriptures for three or four days in a row. The meals she used were not the existing ones. She ordered them. Try out the taste again and again.