The Concubine of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 285: Allow the Servant to Serve Personally

Qinrou finally decided on a cyan palace dress. Aunt Chen and Xiaoman combed her hair into a small bun, and pinned her hair with a silver hairpin with pearls and a rose tassel hairpin, and decorated it with a white jade hairpin and other ornaments.

A rose was pinned on the front of her bun, which had been specially treated to delay the flower's withering and keep it in its best condition. People are like flowers, and so are words.

She also wore small but exquisite earrings on both ears, and her look was like a royal one.

After all, she was a favored concubine, so she certainly wouldn't put hairpins and rings crowded together on her head. It wasn't a straw hair, so messy and unaesthetic, it would only make people laugh if she wore it outside.

Simple accessories are not acceptable, only those that are grand and transparent are preferred.

It was settled, Qin Rou didn't need to wait any longer, looked around, nothing was wrong, and then glanced at a few people, and started to go to the Imperial Garden.

Today's third-day bathing banquet is held in the center of the Imperial Garden. Because it is the Fifth Prince's third-day bathing banquet, not the Crown Prince's, it must be grand, but not too grand. The Imperial Garden is just right!
Kangxi, the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress must be present at this banquet. In addition, there are also royal relatives, ministers and their wives who come to attend. This scale is definitely not small.

The principle that too much is as bad as too little is like a tiger with its claws pulled out. It can only bluff weakly and try hard to maintain the majesty of its former overlord.

Therefore, everything is done immediately.

Aunt Chen asked Qinrou with some tentative intentions, and said, "I have been serving the concubine for such a long time, and I have never served her when she went out. Can the concubine give me a reward today and let me serve her personally?"

Qin Rou looked at Aunt Chen. Since Aunt Chen came to her side, Eunuch Li had only said that he was here to help, but later for some reason, Kangxi never called her back... Aunt Chen just stayed in Zhenshunzhai.

It felt a bit like she was not in the right place. She was a servant of the Qianqing Palace in name, but she had been staying in Zhenshunzhai. Her small Zhenshunzhai was not comparable to the Qianqing Palace.

Qinrou knows herself well. This is the difference between a shabby hut and a magnificent palace! Although Qinrou does not look down on herself, it does not mean that she is ignorant. Even Qinrou has to sigh sincerely that Aunt Chen has been wronged.

But maybe Kangxi forgot about it? After all, there were so many servants in the Qianqing Palace, it was normal for Kangxi to forget one or two!
When a person has too much, one of them becomes as insignificant as a grain of sand.

But despite this, Qin Rou still understood this point: Kangxi could forget, but the others could not. The concubines in the harem all had good memories.

Whatever Kangxi said on a certain day, they might remember it in their hearts, let alone such a big thing as bestowing slaves upon them.

But Aunt Chen asked if she could give her a 'reward'! Qin Rou was silent for a moment, and Aunt Chen lowered her body.

The servants in the Qianqing Palace served her, a concubine, so they naturally thought highly of her.

Qin Rou just smiled, gave Aunt Chen enough respect, and said: "Aunt, nominally, you are still a servant of the Qianqing Palace, serving me all the time, it's wronged, it's not right!"

When she walks out of the gate of Chengqian Palace, if she is followed by Aunt Chen and there are countless people around her, she will start to have all kinds of thoughts!

Human intuition mostly comes from random thoughts. Believe it or not, she took Aunt Chen out today, and at this banquet, her seductiveness, her tricks, or her success would become famous.

What's more, the news of her 'pregnancy' would soon spread widely in every household. The most valuable thing for a concubine in the harem is not the family and power behind her; the most precious thing is her belly. Qin Rou thought, why would she, a concubine, want to be famous? No matter good or bad! If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This saying implies that virtue matches position.

If virtue is not matched, there will be disasters.

Virtue also includes status. If one's status is not high, it is not easy to have a great reputation. It will either lead to fame or disaster.

Qin Rou didn't want to be given such a reputation. Although her reputation wasn't that good! At present, she still didn't have a clear, accurate, and clear understanding of this.

Of course, Qin Rou never thought of denying the benefits of having Aunt Chen by her side. It is undeniable that having Aunt Chen by her side is also a deterrent. At least other people in the palace, whether they are human or ghost, will not act rashly before they understand all the circumstances.

She thus avoided a lot of trouble. Qin Rou knew this. There is no perfect good thing in the world. Everything is accompanied by benefits.

Instead of enjoying the good things, we have to blame the bad things.

But this did not prevent her from disagreeing with Aunt Chen's proposal. Although she was arrogant, she really did not want to attract attention in this matter.

There was no need to stir up trouble. Qin Rou said, "Aunt, take a good rest in the bedroom. Let's go to the Imperial Garden on a nice day tomorrow. It just so happens that the flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom."

Qin Rou naturally respected Aunt Chen. Thinking carefully, Aunt Chen rarely went out after entering Chengqian Palace. Maybe she wanted to go out for a walk, but not necessarily.

But it couldn't be today, with such a lively and troublesome scene. She hoped that her situation would be as simple as possible.

"The concubine loves me, and I understand that," Aunt Chen insisted unusually. She bowed her waist slightly, lowered her head, and said very respectfully: "It's just that the emperor ordered me to take good care of the concubine. The fifth prince's third-day bath banquet was grand and solemn, with the emperor's order. Many royal relatives and wives came and went, and all of them were of noble status." His noble status was true, but his temper was even more true.

Aunt Chen left unfinished words and said bluntly: "Tempers are different. After all, everyone has their own temperament. In the end, when servants serve, they must be extremely cautious. Besides, there are many servants serving at the banquet, and there are many people coming and going. I think it is more appropriate for the servant to follow the concubine."

The Fifth Prince is the protagonist of this banquet. But how many people want to steal the show at this banquet?
Not all the noble ministers and their wives were easy to get along with. Aunt Chen was worried that someone would cause trouble, and concubines never liked trouble.

Especially in some cases, a higher-ranking official can crush a person. If someone says you are wrong, you are wrong. Even if you are right! It is too easy to cause trouble this way.

The reputation of the concubine's favor has long been known. Perhaps someone would want to pinch this soft persimmon, or test her depth, which is also an inevitable fact.

Therefore, at this time, a concubine with more royal favor can definitely be a better amulet than a shallow layer of royal favor.

It was precisely because Aunt Chen was worried that she decided to serve her personally. The emperor might not be unaware of her hard work these days, and this was already tacitly acknowledged.

In other words, she was already an abandoned child in the eyes of the emperor. Her only way out was with Concubine Nara.

Therefore, Aunt Chen decided to follow. It's about the past.

Qin Rou thought about it and felt that Aunt Chen was being polite, so she took Aunt Chen and Cang Zi with her.