Quickly wear the born bad seed

Chapter 240 Loyal Maid
Concubine Liu's eyes flickered for a moment, but she soon regained her composure. She raised her head again with a proper smile, "My dear sister, the Queen is the mother of a country. As concubines, we naturally have to follow the Queen's lead. As for anything like seeking refuge with her... please don't let others hear it, otherwise you will be laughed at."

Lady Zhao realized that she had said the wrong thing and covered her mouth. "Sister, you are right. I was wrong just now. It is getting late. I will go back first. I will talk to you another day."

After Lady Zhao left, the maidservant beside Lady Liu said in confusion: "Lady, why didn't you agree with Lady Zhao just now? In fact, joining the Queen is also an option..."

"It's ok for you to say this to me, but don't say it again when you are outside. Otherwise, if you offend someone, I won't be able to protect you." Lady Liu looked at the maid beside her coldly, "The emperor hates the ministers of the previous dynasty forming cliques for personal gain. If I join forces with Lady Zhao at this time, what will the emperor think? Although the harem cannot be immune, it cannot be mixed together, otherwise it will be a mess."

“But we are in this situation…” The maid’s eyes were red. “Since the noble lady entered the palace, she has only been favored twice. Although the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs dare not make any big moves, our place is indeed becoming more and more deserted. If we don’t fight for more favors while we are young, then when we are old and ugly…”

Noble Lady Liu waved her hand and said, "I see that you are getting bolder and bolder. You have no idea what to say and what not to say. Even if I am not favored, I am still a concubine of the royal family. As long as you don't plot to harm the royal family and don't get jealous in this life, I will always be your noble lady."

The maid understood what Concubine Liu meant at once. She couldn't help but sigh. Although Concubine Liu's appearance was not the most outstanding in the harem, her temperament was indeed the most unique. It was a pity that this Concubine did not know how to use her advantages at all.

Seeing that it was getting late, the palace maid went to the imperial kitchen to get food. Before she got close, she heard a noise from afar. It turned out that the palace maids around Concubine Zhao were complaining that their meals were getting worse day by day, and now even the food for the palace maids was not as good as it should be.

The palace maid also sighed. She followed a master who did not compete for favor, and she estimated that her treatment would get worse and worse in the future. However, when she got the food box, she found it was heavy. When she opened it, she found that the dishes inside were not only exquisite in style, but also delicious.

“This…” Although this dish is in line with the status of the noble, the imperial kitchen cannot make it according to the regulations, especially depending on whether the noble is favored or not. Even if the favored one is of a lower rank, even if the other party wants to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow, the imperial kitchen will find ways to make it.

"Good sister, please say hello to Concubine Liu for me." Linlang blinked at the little palace maid, and then returned to the imperial kitchen under her surprised gaze.

Although the little palace maid was full of confusion, she still took the food box back and told the nobleman about it.

"I don't know that little palace maid, but she looks like she is very familiar with the noble lady..." The little palace maid's voice became lower and lower.

Concubine Liu put down the embroidery in her hand. In fact, she also felt that something was wrong recently. She was becoming more and more like a invisible person in the harem. Logically, the food in the imperial kitchen should be getting worse and worse, but on the contrary, it was getting better and better. This was a bit unreasonable. However, she did not say anything. Now she knew that something was wrong.

"Since she is an old friend, then invite that little palace maid to come in and have a seat with us some other day." Concubine Liu had a clear voice and a hint of anticipation on her face, but she didn't know who the so-called old friend was.

After Linlang finished the work at hand, she finally found an excuse to go to the young lady's palace. The young lady's rank was relatively low, so she was assigned to a side hall, and there was no main lady. The whole palace looked extremely desolate, but fortunately it was also very quiet.

When Concubine Liu saw the person coming, she stood up excitedly. After realizing that she had lost her composure, she quickly dismissed the workers around her, stepped forward, and held Linlang's hand tightly. "Where have you been all this time, you damn girl? How did you get into the palace? Didn't Ma Fu say you were visiting relatives in town? But you disappeared when she turned around. My mother even sent people to your hometown to ask around. We thought you had gone back, but we couldn't find you. We were so worried..." Concubine Liu started to cry as she spoke.

Although Concubine Liu looked very mature, she was actually just a little girl. Especially when she met familiar people in an unfamiliar environment, she couldn't stop crying. "I thought you were in danger. We both regretted it very much. It would have been better if we had found a few more people to send you back."

Linlang patted Concubine Liu's hand and said, "Miss, I was not abducted and sold to the palace by bad people. I entered the palace voluntarily."

"Why?" Concubine Liu showed a puzzled look. Since ancient times, once you enter the deep palace, it is like entering a deep sea. Everyone else stays away, but this little girl insists on jumping into the fire pit. No one knows what she is thinking.

Linlang smiled and said, "Although I have a father and a mother, there is actually no difference between me and an orphan. They have sold me once. If I go back, they will probably sell me a second time. I can't gamble. It was the young lady and the lady who gave me a second life, so I have to repay the young lady.

Knowing that the young lady cannot bring anyone into the palace, I will find ways to enter the palace. As long as I am in the palace, I will definitely be able to see the young lady..."

Concubine Liu was so moved that she didn't know what to say, "You little girl, I don't know what's going on in your mind. Even if my life is bad, I am still the emperor's concubine..."

As she was talking, Concubine Liu could not continue. Even though she was the emperor's concubine, she was not favored and now completely reduced to a marginal person. If it were not for Linlang in the imperial kitchen, her food would probably have been reduced again and again.

Linlang patted Lady Liu's hand and said, "Miss, I want to come to your side and serve you."

Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very good, they are ultimately unable to take care of the young lady. It would be fine if they could come to the young lady's side. With someone to take care of her, the young lady would not be as isolated and helpless as she is today, without even one person to say a kind word to her.

Noble Lady Liu nodded and said, "Okay, there just so happens to be a senior palace maid next to me who has found a good job, so I will give her a ride. Although I am just a small noble, I believe the imperial kitchen will give me some face."

Although Concubine Liu had fallen out of favor, she was still a Concubine after all. Plus, Linlang was just a fire-making maid, so she was soon transferred to Concubine Liu's side.

Linlang took over the job of the head maid, sent away some of the maids with wandering minds, and left only one or two loyal ones. Although there were fewer people serving, at least their side would not be as leaky as a sieve, and they would not be monitored by others all day long.

"Miss, we can't go on like this. Losing favor is not a scary thing. The most frightening thing is being forgotten by the harem..." Linlang patted Concubine Liu's hand, "I know you don't want to attract too much attention. New Year's Eve will be here soon. You can take this opportunity to find a few other concubines who are not favored, and then report to the Queen to perform at the New Year's Eve palace banquet. Maybe you can attract the emperor's attention."