Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 43

The chopsticks in Tantao's hand kept shaking, and the fried crispy meat on the chopsticks could barely catch it.

Chu Chu blamed and said: "Sister Tiantao, what are you laughing at, don't believe me, my cooking skills rank first in all directions."

Almonds dismantle the stage, "the last one is also the first."

"Hmph, let's ride a donkey and read the notebook. Wait and see. When I show you my skills, you will know how good my cooking skills are."

Gu Yinwei used half a bowl of rice, got up and left the dining table, Chu Chu leaned forward to look at the fish in the basin.

"Just now, I used the serving chopsticks to pick up the dishes for me. If you don't mind, sit down and use some."

Chuchu flicked up her sleeves, sat on the bench and took a pair of clean chopsticks and began to eat, while Tung Tau covered the door, lest others would see her.

"Chuchu, come down quickly, this is so against the rules."

"Rules, the rules are made by people, and they are also changed by people. The master let me eat, how can I please the master's kindness, you come to eat, Sister Tongtao, I will serve you rice."

Wan Tao hesitated, looked at Gu Yinwei, and asked for her approval with his eyes.

"There is no need to be formal, there are no such big rules in front of me."

Gu Yinwei just finished eating, and walked around the room to digest.

Chu Chu sat down with the flat peach, and the two began to gobble it up.

The backyard is almost reclaimed, and the planted flowers and trees have grown roots. There is a row of clay figurines outside the fenced yard, and these clay figurines are very delicate.

Gu Yinwei stood sideways against the window lattice, turning her head to look at Chu Chu and Ting Tao.

When she was reading books, she didn't pay attention to little people like them. Since she came to the world of books, she ate and lived with them, and she wanted to protect them.

Now her situation is not considered bad, with the emperor visiting from time to time, there is no need to rush to create chances to absorb the emperor's luck.

Now the luck she gained in one night was more than the luck she gained in a month outside the palace.

The fly in the ointment is that these luck can only be converted into lifespan, and cannot be used to draw runes. Now she doesn't have a single rune on her body, so she can't rely on runes when encountering difficulties, she can only rely on outsmarting.

In the evening, Gu Yingxia came to see her with a pack of freshly fried pumpkin seeds.

Gu Yinwei was lying on the rocking chair, and Gu Yingxia was sitting on the swing knocking sunflower seeds.

"Third sister, do you want to live forever?"

Gu Yingxia jumped off the swing, reached out and touched Gu Yinwei's forehead, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Supposing you were given a chance to live forever, would you be willing?"

Gu Yingxia shook her head without thinking, "You keep this opportunity for yourself, I don't want it."

Gu Yinwei stood up from the reclining chair, "Why don't you take such a good opportunity."

"I've lived for so long, and everyone around me has died. Wouldn't I be a widowed old man? I refuse."

Gu Yinwei fell into deep thought, and Gu Yingxia waved at Ah Qing.

"Push me up, push me higher, hahaha."

Gu Yingxia's laughter resounded through the sky, she is an adventurous person, Gu Yinwei reminded: "The insect-proof sachet I gave you, remember to wear it."

"What are you doing wearing that rooster, and there are no mosquitos biting me in autumn."

Gu Yinwei said solemnly: "You listen to me, go back and put it on."

"I know, I know."

Gu Yingxia's laughter was like a silver bell, and Gu Yinwei was next to her, unable to relax for a moment.

Gu Yinwei urged her diligently, but Gu Yingxia didn't take it to heart, Ah Qing secretly kept an eye on it and wrote it down.

The days in the palace are like a flowing river, the flowing water takes away the time, and also takes away the beautiful family members like flowers.

People from the Inner Court sent five sets of heads, and Aunt Fang led the maids into the west of the hall to offer treasures. The Empress Dowager sat cross-legged, with a thin blanket covering her legs.

Aunt Fang explained to the Queen Mother one by one, but the Queen Mother lost her interest.

After watching four or five sets of queen mothers in a row, I was not satisfied, either because I disliked the vulgar materials or the rough workmanship.

Aunt Fang has been with the empress dowager for many years, and she has already developed a pair of discerning eyes. The empress dowager's repeated criticisms are not because she dislikes these bad names, but because the empress dowager herself is in a bad mood.

Aunt Fang pouted at the maids, who immediately withdrew.

"The empress dowager sat for a long time, her legs and feet were numb, why don't you ask the concubine Jin and the concubine Zhen to talk and relieve the boredom."

"Call Concubine Zhen to come, there is no need to tell Concubine Jin, she is not here to accompany Ai's family to relieve boredom, but to add trouble to Ai's family."

"Tell me why the Ai family chose Concubine Jin in the first place? I thought she was useful, but who knows that she is a rotten piece of wood, thinking about playing chess all day long, and doesn't care about the emperor's affairs at all."

"Anyway, there is still the concubine Zhen, and at worst, there are newcomers to choose from."

"That's not bad. If Concubine Zhen and Concubine Jin are not well, then support two newcomers to come up. The Ai family likes young people and their cleverness."

Aunt Fang sent a young eunuch in Tsing Yi to send a message to Concubine Zhen. Concubine Zhen was holding the cat to play with. When paying her respects in the morning, all the things the Queen gave her were piled up on the ground and became the playthings of the kittens.

Xiaoyu waited on Concubine Zhen to change her clothes, and combed her hair with a wooden comb, "Comb to the end, safe and rich."

Concubine Zhen wore a yellow flower on her temples, and said with a smile: "I don't seek wealth and honor in my life, I only seek success, but some people don't let me get what I want."

Xiaoyu helped Concubine Zhen out of the palace gate, "It will be all right. I was not afraid of all kinds of difficulties and dangers before, but now I have nothing to fear. The empress dowager has passed her [-]th year, and the empress only needs to hold on to her current position."

"Seek to make progress while being stable, and the word "stability" is the first word. You don't need to talk about it, but I am stable anyway. Whoever loses first loses."

Concubine Zhen changed her clothes again, combed her hair again, and slowly arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the Empress Dowager was already getting impatient.

As soon as the queen mother saw her, she threatened her with words.

"Concubine Zhen, Aijia didn't invite you, and you didn't take the initiative to come. Do you still have Aijia in your eyes?"

Concubine Zhen fell to her knees with a plop, "Empress Dowager Mingjian, the Empress Empress gave me some things when I paid my respects today, and my concubine was busy counting things, so I came late."

The queen mother gave Aunt Fang a questioning look, and Aunt Fang nodded.

The queen mother fell into deep thought. The queen gave concubine Zhen a gift for no reason, so she wanted to win over concubine Zhen.

"Get up and talk."

As soon as the Queen Mother spoke, Aunt Fang stepped forward to support Concubine Zhen, then withdrew and brought in a stool for Concubine Zhen to sit on.

Concubine Zhen sat at the Empress Dowager's feet, like a frail kitten.

"Aijia was joking with you just now, you weren't scared, were you?"

Concubine Zhen raised her head and looked at him with trepidation.

"Fang'er, tell them to bring in the things sent by the Inner Court Secretary today and put them on for Concubine Zhen."

Aunt Fang bent down to call for someone, and five court ladies came in with trays. Aunt Fang led Concubine Zhen to sit down in front of the dressing table, untied her hair, and then ordered Xiaoyu to take off Concubine Zhen's clothes.

Concubine Zhen was only wearing pajamas, even her shoes were taken off.

Concubine Shu stood barefoot like a puppet. Aunt Fang combed her hair, and Concubine Zhen's scalp was almost torn off when she combed her hair.

"Concubine Zhen is a filial person, and what the Empress Dowager likes is also her filial piety. You still have to come to the Palace of Compassion and Peace."

"Yes." Concubine Shu replied reluctantly.

Aunt Fang took a wide-sleeved skirt from the tray, and put it on Concubine Zhen without any reason, "Concubine Zhen should go on a diet, your waist is half an inch thicker."

Concubine Zhen gritted her teeth, trying to hold back the humiliation in her heart. No matter how decent Aunt Fang is, she is just a slave. She has no right to dictate her figure. No matter how poor she is, she is still a concubine.

Concubine Zhen was not convinced, her back was straight, and Aunt Fang put a tiara on her head. The tiara weighed five or six catties, making her breathless.

"Concubine Zhen, this fixed head crown is inlaid with 36 precious treasures, so it is a bit heavier. When the empress becomes a noble concubine, the crown will be even heavier."

Aunt Fang lifted Concubine Zhen's feet to put on her shoes.

"The empress dowager is getting old, and she hopes to have a little prince by her side. Does the empress dowager understand?"

"I understand."

The empress dowager's meaning is obvious, how could concubine Zhen not understand.

He said that he lacked a little prince to accompany him, but in fact he urged Concubine Zhen to have a baby quickly. Once the baby was born, it would definitely be raised in the Palace of Compassion.

If Concubine Zhen wanted to see the child, she would be manipulated by the Queen Mother. At that time, the Queen Mother would use the child as a bargaining chip to force her to kill and set fire, and she had no choice but to do so.

　Today is [-] degrees, some people spend spring, some people spend winter~
　　ya ya ya~
　　Write [-] characters, send [-] in the morning, and come back at night to catch bugs
　　Ask for collection, ask for recommendation ticket, ask for monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)