Harem Empress

Chapter 2
At night, my mother said a lot of things to me, and the meanings were the same, that is, the right and wrong place in the palace, and I just wanted to protect myself wisely. I kept nodding my head in agreement with my mother's instructions, and my mother didn't go back to sleep until very late. But I still didn’t feel sleepy at all, and I didn’t get up slowly until I saw the sky gradually turning pale. My mother’s words from last night were still lingering in my ears.
Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, I looked at my face, and gently stroked my cheeks with my hand, thinking that I was not born beautiful, except for my fair skin, I was not very outstanding, a pair of small single eyelids, and neither was my nose. Tall and straight, with a small square face, he smiled unconsciously after thinking about it, will the emperor be lucky to see me like this?
Hi!I don't know when I suddenly became so inferior, maybe it was when I suddenly received the imperial decree, do I still long to become the favorite concubine of Emperor Jingyang in my heart?
When she was in a trance, one was wearing a green cotton and linen sleeves, light pink embroidered shoes with small feet, two small braids, two light pink silk flowers on her head, light eyebrows and a pair of big black eyes on her small cheeks. A little girl with a small nose, who looks like [-] or [-] years old, came in with washing water. Seeing me in a daze, she put the basin on the wash stand and walked over quickly, "Miss, what are you doing there?" what!"

Hearing what she said, I changed my mind, turned my head and looked out the window, it turned out that the sun had gradually risen, and I couldn't help laughing, "What is Miss laughing about there? By the way, the green sleeves haven't congratulated Miss yet, congratulations The young miss is promoted to the young master and can enter the palace to serve the emperor, if she becomes the emperor's favored concubine, it will be a good thing to honor the lintel of the family!"

Hearing Lu Xiu's words, she just smiled faintly, how could she know the intrigues in the palace, she was too young and innocent.

"Okay, you, Luxiu, are always so sharp-tongued, you can just talk about it in the house, and you can't talk nonsense like this when you enter the palace in the future, or I won't be able to protect you if I have ten guts .”

Lu Xiu stuck out her tongue at me with a smile, "Okay, hurry up and do my makeup!"

The sky in April and May is very clear, but there is still a little bit of coolness in the morning and evening. The begonias in the back garden are smiling, and the apricot blossoms are blooming there, making my eyes dizzy. I took the jade flute from the room, stood among the flowers, and quietly played the song Flower God, which reminded me of my innocence when I was a child, "Sister."

Hearing the sound, she saw that it was Qin Qing. He was also the daughter of the Qin family, but she was just a concubine. She was wearing a lake blue one-piece dress with dark cloud-like hair behind her head. With a white jade inlaid jade jade hairpin, a round oval face, complexion like snow, slightly shy, very delicate and beautiful, standing in the flowers like a fairy in the flowers, I admit that she is indeed more beautiful than me, Putting down the flute in his hand, he walked towards her, "My sister's flute sound is like the sound of heaven, I think even the current Liu Fanghao will be a bit inferior!"

"Sister, I'm joking, I can reach everyone Liu, my sister seems to have something to do?" Although she was laughing, I could see something in her eyes. Seeing her glance at the green sleeve beside me, I said knowingly "Lvxiu, I was thirsty from playing just now, go and make a pot of tea, and put the flute in my room by the way." Lvxiu retreated in response.

"It's just you and my sister now, sister, please say something!" I saw Qin Qing took two steps forward and knelt in front of me. When I was about to step forward to help her, she raised her head and said, "Wait for my sister!" Can you finish it!" I looked at her in surprise, "Sister, my sister heard that you are lucky enough to enter the palace to honor the Qin family, and I will not have time to say congratulations to my sister in the future."

"My sister was joking. It is your and my sister's responsibility to be filial to the Qin family!" "Yes! It's a pity that my sister doesn't have this blessing." Divided?" I said and helped her up, took her by the hand and said: "Sister, sister has a merciless request. I heard what you and dad said in the study last night."

After hearing this, she held her hand tightly, she seemed to feel it, knelt down again and said: "My sister didn't mean it, but I just heard it by chance when I couldn't sleep last night. Don't worry, I am the only one who knows about it. No two people know." She looked at me firmly, and I helped her up, she is also a poor person, her mother died young and my mother brought her up, and the people in the house respect her very much.

"If my sister doesn't want to enter the palace, my sister is willing to enter the palace instead of you." I was stunned after hearing her words, and looked at her firm eyes, "Aren't you afraid that you are willing to enter the palace for me?"

"I'm not afraid. My aunt takes me as if she was her own child. How can Qing'er helplessly see her sad?" I trembled. I knew that she entered the palace for me to repay my mother's kindness in nurturing her. When the matter is revealed, the entire Qin family will be beheaded. How can I play with the lives of the whole family for my own selfish desires? I shook my head silently, but Qin Qing saw it, "Sister doesn't believe me."

"No, Qing'er, we are sisters. Although the emperor has never seen me, I can't fulfill me by sacrificing your happiness. I can't be so selfish. I will enter the palace in five days after the imperial decree. From now on, my parents will depend on you." is you."

I shook her hand heavily, she seemed to want to say something but she never said it out, I saw her disappointment and shook her hand and said: "I will tell my father and mother to choose a school for you someday." Good family."

Qin Qing lowered her head shyly and said, "Thank you, sister."

After we finished speaking, our sisters talked about some homework, and went back to our rooms.

I didn't expect five days to pass so quickly. Aunt Qingxin, who taught the rules, returned to the palace early in the morning. She happily dressed me up with green sleeves. Looking at myself in the bronze mirror, although it is not beautiful, it is also beautiful. It can be called delicate and elegant, with a touch of red on her fair cheeks, curved willow-leaf eyebrows, and reddish lips. She is wearing a skirt made of colorful brocade as a reward, with a jade-encrusted ruby ​​hairpin in her green sleeves, and she gently pats her on the shoulders. I tie it.

At this time, my mother opened the door and came in, walked to the bronze mirror, with a happy smile on her face, took the jewels in the hands of the green sleeves and tied them gently for me, and said: "My Shuang'er is so beautiful. Parents are not with you anymore, you have to take good care of yourself."

Standing up from the bronze mirror, she said: "Mother, you must trust Shuang'er, Shuang'er will protect herself and protect my Qin family for life." The mother's tears flowed down again, and the green sleeve beside said: " Ma'am, don't worry, I will do my best to protect Miss, today is a good day for Miss."

The mother wiped away her tears, nodded her head repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, Shuang'er is now conferred as the emperor's concubine, but this palace is different, so we must always remember the rules of the palace! You enter the palace together, so it’s better to have a helper in the future." Suppressing the tears in his eyes, he shook his mother's hand heavily and nodded, saying: "Mother, Shuang'er can no longer be filial by your side. You must take care of your health! Also, Shuang'er wants to ask her mother to choose a good marriage for Qin Qing. Now that she is not young, she can choose a good marriage for him, so as to have a good relationship with the second mother under Jiuquan. Confession is."

(End of this chapter)