Zhao Fujin, the Emperor who brought disaster to the country

Chapter 35 Asking to be a maid
"Qiongzhi, because you have served me for so long, I will not pursue the past with you." Zhao Fujin stuffed the pendant into his clothes, waved at Qiongzhi and said, "I haven't seen Meng for a long time. Your Majesty is here, you and Qiongyu can follow me to see her."

But before they could leave the palace gate, they saw a woman wearing a green forged cotton robe with a red jade hairpin in her hair, leading Mrs. Li and Li Qing'er to slowly walk toward the palace gate.

This woman was Xu Ruanniang, whom Cai Ji asked to be entrusted to Zhao Fujin.

Now he is only [-] or [-] years old, and his actions are very refreshing and vigorous, which is very suitable for Zhao Fujin.

When Zhao Fujin saw her, he immediately smiled: "What's the matter, the soft lady didn't return to Mingxing Building yesterday?"

Xu Ruanniang looked up and saw Zhao Fujin's narrow smile, but she was not annoyed at all. Instead, she said frankly, "Shen Lang's mother was separated from the Taoist temple by heavy snow yesterday. Shen Lang personally took people to pick her up." Now. He is not in Mingxing Building, so it would be boring for me to sleep alone in the cold when I go back."

"Bah! Sister Ruanniang has no face at all, and she actually said nonsense in front of the emperor!" Qiong Ye had been waiting at the second door. When she saw Xu Ruanniang coming, she was just about to hold up a paper umbrella to greet people. , just in time to hear these non-vegetarian words, his face turned red, but he still held up an umbrella to greet him, complaining: "Mingxinglou makes so much money, why do you go out on a snowy day without even carrying a pocket?" Not even wearing a hat or cloak?"

"Look at my mouth, I didn't see Sister Qiong Ye here!" Xu Ruanniang slapped her mouth, turned around and introduced Mrs. Li and her daughter: "This is Sister Qiong Ye, who is with our Emperor Ji The most powerful one, I’m out today, if you have anything to do, just look for her.”

When Li Qing'er heard this, her eyes lit up, and she immediately looked up at Qiong Ye with a somewhat flattering smile: "Anne, sister Qiong Ye!"

When I met Qiong Ye yesterday, I thought she was an ordinary palace servant, but I didn't expect that she was the most capable person around Emperor Mingde!
While talking, several people walked to the door of the palace.

When Mrs. Li and her daughter came to visit, she naturally had to entertain the guests first before going out to visit them.

After they finished saying hello, Mrs. Li said: "Yesterday, my wife was rude in front of the Emperor because of her poor health."

"Mrs. Li is overly worried. You are here today, but you want to ask about Li Shinong?" Zhao Fujin stretched out his hand to signal Mrs. Li to take a seat, and then said: "I met the official yesterday, and he has promised me to send someone to Xing'an County to pick him up today. Li Shinong comes to Beijing and talks about farming, so don't worry."

Talking about farming with your husband?
Does that mean you don't ask about his sin?
Mrs. Li's face was filled with joy. As soon as she reached half of the chair, she immediately reached up, pulled Li Qing'er who was looking around, and knelt down in the hall upright: "My wife, thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Qing'er was pulled out, and she knelt down on the ground as expected. After Mrs. Li thanked her, she immediately begged: "My maid, Li Qing'er, in order to thank Di Ji for saving my father, I would like to stay in Di Ji's palace." Become a slave or a maid."

"Qing'er~~" Mrs. Li was startled by Li Qing'er's sudden words, but when she opened her mouth, no words of reprimand came out.

What are you reprimanding her for? Do you want to repay her kindness?
So, he froze on the spot and glared at Li Qing'er.

Since Zhao Fujin saw Li Qing'er yesterday, he knew that she was restless.

Compared to her mother's sincere sincerity, what she showed on her face was not just perfunctory, but more curious and envious.

This is ambitious.

Zhao Fujin has no objection to ambitious people.

But as Li Qing'er was so unaware, Zhao Fujin felt a little bored: "Oh, Miss Qing'er, do you know that if your father's entry into Beijing this time goes well, he will stay in Beijing as an official?"

Stay in Beijing and serve as an official?

Among the officials related to agriculture in Beijing, the lowest one is also the supervisor of various villages, and the lowest official position is the seventh rank.

Li Qing'er calculated in his mind, there were so many small officials from the seventh rank in this imperial city, what hope could there be?

At that moment, regardless of Mrs. Li's hints, she still kowtowed and begged: "I don't care about my status as an official wife. I just want to be a maid in front of His Highness. Even if it means cleaning and sprinkling water, I am willing to do so."

"Miss Qing'er, you'd better get up quickly. If our concubine uses a daughter from an official family to act harshly, won't she be scolded by the supervisory censors?" Qiong Ye saw Li Qing'er's expressionless look and immediately said: Zhong persuaded her, but her subordinates used some strength to pull Li Qing'er up.Mrs. Li was relieved when she saw Qiong Ye coming to pull Li Qing'er. She hurriedly stretched out her hand to pull Li Qing'er, and pinched Li Qing'er's arm with her hand, hinting that she should not be meddlesome.

But Li Qing'er didn't listen to her at all. Qiong Ye came to pull her, but she didn't dodge. As soon as Mrs. Li pinched her flesh, she jumped up: "Mom, why are you pinching me! I am willing to repay my kindness. Isn’t it a good thing to serve His Highness?”

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Qiong Ye: "Sister, I heard that most of the Master Attendants around the official family are female officials. Why does my sister say something inappropriate when I come here?"

You also know that it is an official house!

Qiong Ye was almost amused: "Our Di Ji is not an official, so we can't use a Master Attendant. Miss Qing'er, it's better to respect yourself!"

The Master Attendant's attendant is not a rough messenger who cleans and sprinkles water!
Mrs. Li was angry and annoyed, her face flushed. As soon as Qiong Ye finished speaking, she slapped Li Qing'er on the face and cursed: "You careless one, if I had known earlier, I’ll leave you in the countryside to be eaten by others!”

After beating and scolding Li Qing'er, she immediately knelt down and apologized: "Your Highness, it's my wife who failed to educate my daughter well. Please don't blame me!"

"Well, it's true that you didn't teach her well, then take her down and teach her a lesson." Zhao Fujin waved his hand: "Before Li Shinong comes to Beijing, you mother and daughter can live in peace. It's freezing, so don't go around. Moving around.”

The implication of not walking around is that you should not come to see me again.

Li Qing'er was anxious and wanted to plead again, but was stopped by Xu Ruanniang: "Your Highness, I have come to report something to you."

After being stopped for a moment, Li Qing'er was covered by Mrs. Li's mouth and taken out together with Qiong Ye.

Seeing her being pulled out of the door, Xu Ruanniang smiled and said, "Your Highness is too unreasonable. This Li Qing'er is actually pretty and beautiful. She was sent to Yanfu Palace. It's hard to say that she can really catch the eyes of officials."

This is where Li Qing'er's purpose has been seen.

"I don't need people blowing my pillow in front of the officials, so I'm naturally too lazy to bother with it." Zhao Fujin waved his hand nonchalantly and asked, "You said you have something to report, what's the matter?"

"The old lady of the Bai family in the capital sent a message to my brother and offered him 50 taels of silver in exchange for his grandson's crime of hurting someone's life. Do you think it's okay?"

"Oh, her grandson?" Zhao Fujin thought for a while: "But the one who was arrested by Chen Zhang, the new judge of Dali Temple?"

"Exactly, Mrs. Bai's daughter married into the Qin family and had only this one brother, so she was raised crookedly. She committed many crimes every day, and she always paid to settle them." Shen Ruanniang replied.

"Well, you tell Mrs. Bai that 50 taels of silver is too little. It is a serious crime for Qin to rape his wife and daughter. If he is released easily, the Fang family will definitely not agree."

"If she agrees, we will exchange the person on death row and put him here to avoid the limelight. For 50 taels of silver, I will not only protect the life of her grandson, but also help her teach a grandson with both civil and military skills. This business, She’s guaranteed to make a profit without losing anything.”

While they were talking, Qiong Ye, who was seeing off the guests, happened to come in. When she heard Zhao Fujin said that she was being sent to my place to avoid the limelight, her scalp immediately went numb.

There is a courtyard in Ninghe Hall, where hundreds of Huaiwu teenagers were raised from among the people.Qiong Ye once heard rumors that these people were used to make noodles for Di Ji.

She stood in the doorway, opened her mouth, then closed it tightly.

　Many of Zhao Ji's women were promoted from Master Attendant to Concubine.

　　The most famous among them is Zhao Fujin’s biological mother, the subject of the painting, Empress Mingda.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)