The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 117 - I'll Take A Break With Me (3)

Hearing this, Jiao Rong stopped in her tracks immediately, her whole body seemed a little stunned, and the corners of her brows frowned instantly: "Empress Dowager?"

The Empress Dowager is the most noble existence in the Forbidden City today, no matter whether it is the former court or the harem, if the Empress Dowager has any opinions on everything, the emperor can't touch her old man's face.It's just that in recent years, the Empress Dowager has grown old, and she doesn't want to take care of these trivial matters anymore, and she doesn't go out on weekdays, so she only attends family banquets during the holidays, otherwise it will be difficult for the big guys to see her.

But now the Empress Dowager has found Jiaorong to go to the Palace of Compassion, which is unbelievable.Jiao Rong and Bai Sang looked at each other, their expressions were full of not knowing why.

Jiaorong still has a good impression of the Empress Dowager. After all, at the birthday banquet of Youguiren, she openly accused Ma Guiren of using dog hair in the cotton hat, and she was about to be framed. The famous Aunt Su Ma proved her innocence at the time.

So, Jiao Rong came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning with that court lady.The Compassionate Ning Palace is obviously much more magnificent than the East and West Six Palaces. This is the usual residence of the Empress Dowager, and it is adjacent to the Compassion Palace where the Empress Dowager lives.

As soon as she entered the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Jiaorong soon smelled a sandalwood fragrance, which was a very fresh and elegant fragrance.Knowing that she had entered the main hall, Jiao Rong woke up from her dazed thoughts, put away her stinky face, and tried her best to look obedient and sensible.

"Empress Dowager, Young Master Wu Ya is here." The maid who led the way bowed her head to the old man sitting in the hall.Jiao Rong's gaze also turned to the front, and at the moment the Empress Dowager and Lagu Su Ma were both there.The Empress Dowager is wearing a black phoenix robe today. Compared with gold ornaments, the Empress Dowager obviously prefers jade, and her body is decorated with low-key jade jewelry.

Jiao Mao's eyelashes fluttered lightly, remembering what Concubine Yi specially invited from the House of Internal Affairs to tell her about the concubine's rules a few days ago, she quickly knelt down on one knee, folded her hands on her knees, and said respectfully: "Chenqie Greetings to the Empress Dowager, may the Empress Dowager be blessed and safe."

Regarding this, the Empress Dowager just glanced at her lightly, and didn't do anything extra, she just said calmly: "Get up and sit down."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Jiaorong nodded from beginning to end, got up after saying this, and then walked neatly to the wooden chair next to her and sat down. Lady.

The Empress Dowager kept staring at Jiaorong, and her expression didn't change at all for Jiaorong's actions.After Jiaorong sat down, she sighed and said with emotion: "When I saw you before, you were a little girl beside Yougui. At that time, Aijia thought you were decisive and able to get things done. Unexpectedly Now, in just one year, you have become the emperor's concubine."

Regarding this, Jiao Rong's brain was running fast, and she responded slowly with a cold voice: "The concubine is afraid, it is the concubine's blessing to be favored by the emperor, and the concubine dare not have wolfish ambitions."

Seeing Jiao Rong's overly alienated appearance, the Empress Dowager and Aunt Su Ma looked at each other, and then spoke softly: "You don't have to be nervous, when you were a maid, the rare loyalty and mourning in you is to see In the eyes, naturally there will be no doubts about you."

Hearing this, Jiaorong always felt a little awkward, but she still replied: "My concubine, thank the empress dowager for her praise."

The Empress Dowager held a string of Buddhist beads, and her old but deep eyes were always fixed on Jiao Rong, "I heard from the Ai family that the emperor has been busy recently and hardly ever enters the harem. He came to the harem several times in total. Go to Chengqian Palace to find you."

Hearing this, Jiaorong couldn't help licking the corners of her lips twice, and said hesitantly: "The emperor doesn't come to see all his concubines, most of the time he is still with Concubine Yi, and if he wants to come to the emperor, he should love Concubine Yi more. "

Jiaorong thought that this would avoid the topic, but the next second, the Empress Dowager said calmly: "You are a smart person, and you can understand what the Ai family is saying. The Ai family did not interrogate you or want to suppress you." It means that the emperor has been working hard for the fruit recently, and the Ai family has been out of politics for a long time. First, they don’t understand the track, and second, they can’t help much. The Ai family just wants to find someone who can stay with the emperor for a long time and can handle it for the emperor. Good things in life."

The empress dowager's words seem to have similarities with what the empress dowager said to Jiaorong earlier.They also do eyeliner around the emperor, but the empress dowager clearly wants to benefit, but the empress dowager said that it is based on life matters.

Jiaorong is not a nosy person, so naturally she doesn't want to get involved in these royal affairs, but she rejected the Queen Mother, but she couldn't refuse the Queen Mother.After all, everyone in the harem now knows that the Empress Dowager's power has only grown a little in the past two years, but if compared with the Empress Dowager, she is simply not at the same level.

Regarding this, Jiaorong looked at the Empress Dowager, and said rationally: "Since she is helping the emperor in life, the imperial concubine Zhao seems to be much more suitable than the concubine. The imperial concubine has been incomparable in everything she has done since she ruled the six palaces." Being careful, coupled with her being elegant and easy-going, she is obviously more able to help the Empress Dowager than people from vulgar peasant backgrounds like courtiers and concubines."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager looked at Jiaorong with deep eyes, and said in a soft voice: "Concubine Zhao is naturally thoughtful, but she is in this position today, but the emperor wants to comfort the Niuhulu clan. If you want to be able to stay by the emperor's side for a long time, you need someone who has weight by the emperor's side to be able to do it."

Jiao Rong's face became hot when she heard this, and she said bravely: "The concubine does not think that she has weight in the emperor's heart. The concubine was born in a bag, and it did not help the emperor in the previous court. The emperor Pay attention to the pros and cons, and the future of the concubine will not be too high."

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager didn't pay attention to Jiaorong's words, and continued to reply: "It is because you were born in a coat that you have weight. You are also favored concubines on the bright side. You and other concubines Compared with concubines, you don't have any capital, doesn't that just explain your difference?"

"The emperor has devoted himself to state affairs recently. The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital have been in and out of the Qianqing Palace many times, and they have been hiding it from Ai's family, but Ai's family knows everything." The empress dowager slowly stopped holding the prayer beads, and sighed slightly He took a deep breath: "This child was raised by the Ai family. Since the end of the Oboi battle a few years ago, the Ai family has never seen the feeling of a child in him. What the Ai family wants to do, I don't know what to do." Do something."

(End of this chapter)