I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 38 Ma Xiaojiao: I will definitely cooperate

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Ma Xiaojiao has always been very confident about her appearance, especially her figure. After all, her success online in her previous life was inseparable from her good looks.

But after traveling to the Northern Song Dynasty Palace, Ma Xiaojiao discovered that she seemed to have fallen into a nest of beauties, and her original outstanding beauty was no longer prominent.

There are so many beauties here.

The kind of girl with pretty looks who is regarded as a goddess by many men outside, but here, she can only be said to have an ordinary appearance.

Moreover, many beauties are not only beautiful, but also talented, and are even more addictive than the Internet in the previous life.

If this happened in the past, it wouldn't have been a big deal, because Ma Xiaojiao never thought of making a living by relying on her beauty.

But after Zhang Chun's brainwashing, Ma Xiaojiao realized that if she wanted to live a more comfortable life in the future, she would have to compete for favor with Zhao Ya's many wives and concubines. Only in this way would she have the opportunity to give birth to a son for Zhao Ya and her future life would be guaranteed.

Realizing this, Ma Xiaojiao's mood subtly shifted. Looking at Zheng Xiansu, Wang Yisu, Wang Chuchu, Pei Sui, and Guo Wei, each one a carefully crafted work of art, she began to realize that in this battleground of beauty, she seemed so fragile that she could not even stand a single blow.

"Can I defeat them and gain Zhao Ya's favor?"

What worried Ma Xiaojiao the most was that Zhao Ya had spoken to Wang Chuchu, Pei Sui and Guo Wei, but only glanced at her.

Afterwards, Zhao Ya brought the four of them back to Prince Shen's mansion.

Along the way, Wang Chuchu and the other two girls tried their best to show their charm, just like female fireflies seeking mates, shining their light desperately. Only Ma Xiaojiao sat stupidly in the corner of the carriage and watched all this.

On the day they arrived at Prince Shen's mansion, Zhao Ya asked Huang Jingchen to give each of Ma Xiaojiao and the other three a spacious and bright room that was warm in winter and cool in summer, and also assigned each of them a maid to serve them.

That night, Ma Xiaojiao had a sumptuous meal, and after the meal, she had fresh fruits, dried fruits and pastries as snacks.

Life in the palace was so miserable. I couldn’t eat well, couldn’t sleep well, and had no freedom. It was even worse than the prisoners in later prisons.

In Ma Xiaojiao's opinion, living in Prince Shen's Mansion was much more comfortable than living in Cide Palace, and she would never go back.

"This is how people live! No wonder there's a rumor in the palace about a woman who was rejected in the imperial concubine selection and happily wrote a poem to celebrate."

"But it doesn't seem easy to stay here..."

The next morning, Ma Xiaojiao's maid Xiduo came running back to report to Ma Xiaojiao, "Madam, Madam Pei slept with you last night. The king promoted her to be a palace attendant. She must have made the king feel comfortable with her. Otherwise, how could she be like this?"

Ma Xiaojiao didn't say that Zhao Ya promoted Pei Sui to the position of palace commander for Zheng Xiansu's sake. Her mind was full of thoughts: "Is Zhao Ya so impatient? We just arrived and he ate one? Oh my God! Won't it be my turn soon?"

Ma Xiaojiao was worried all day, fearing that someone would come to notify her to go to the emperor's bedchamber.

But Ma Xiaojiao waited until late at night, but no one came to notify her.

"Fortunately, I escaped for now."

Feeling relieved, Ma Xiaojiao fell into a sleepy state in a daze.

In the dream, Ma Xiaojiao tried desperately to avoid Zhao Ya, who had a lewd smile on his face, but in the end, she was blocked on the bed by Zhao Ya, and then Zhao Ya pounced on her like a ferocious tiger.

Ma Xiaojiao woke up instantly.

"It turned out to be a dream. I was scared to death!"

Ma Xiaojiao raised her head and saw Xiduo sitting listlessly at the door.

Ma Xiaojiao called Xiduo in and asked, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Xiduo said dejectedly, "Lady Wang served me in bed last night."

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"That's it?"

Ma Xiaojiao couldn't understand why Xiduo was so worried about such a small matter?

Ma Xiaojiao didn't understand Xiduo, and Xiduo didn't understand Ma Xiaojiao either: "This is urgent, how can Madam Ma still sleep?"

After much hesitation, Xiduo decided to tell Ma Xiaojiao clearly: "My lady is beautiful and kind-hearted. I am willing to always be by your side and stick with you through thick and thin. Therefore, I want to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."

Seeing Xiduo was so serious, Ma Xiaojiao had to take it seriously: "Okay, go ahead."

"Behind Madam Pei is Princess Zheng, behind Madam Wang is Concubine Wang, behind Madam Guo is Concubine Guo. May I ask who is behind Madam?" Xiduo asked.

Ma Xiaojiao smiled bitterly. She thought to herself, "Can Sister Chun and the other four be considered my backers? Their situation is similar to mine, right?"

Seeing this, how could the clever Xiduo not guess that there was no one behind Ma Xiaojiao?
"If you don't have the king's favor, how can you survive in my palace?" Xiduo asked again.

"This……"

Ma Xiaojiao was speechless.

"Madam, this residence, including the servants, are only temporarily for your use, not yours. If you still cannot be favored by the king, these will belong to others in a few days. Not only will you lose this rare opportunity for advancement, but worse, you may end up like these servants and become a servant." Xiduo reminded Ma Xiaojiao.

"After only being a master for a few days, I have to go back to being a slave again?" Ma Xiaojiao really couldn't accept such a change in status.

"It is not meaningless who the king visits first and who he visits later. The one who goes to bed with you first is respected, and the one who goes to bed with you later is inferior. Everyone in the palace is watching this matter. The one who goes to bed with you first is directly related to your future status in my palace." Xiduo simply explained it to Ma Xiaojiao.

After hearing what Xiduo said and thinking about what Zhang Chun had said to her, Ma Xiaojiao gave in. She went from resisting going to the emperor's bed to wanting to go.

In the afternoon, at Xiduo's urging, Ma Xiaojiao put on light makeup, which was rare, in order to make a good impression on Zhao Ya and let Zhao Ya give her more points.

But what made Ma Xiaojiao both happy and disappointed was that Zhao Ya still did not let her sleep with him that night.

The next day, Xiduo went out early to find out the news.

Not long after, Xiduo brought back the news: "Last night, it was Madam Guo who served in the bedroom."

This time, Ma Xiaojiao and Xiduo were both dejected. She murmured, "I'm still at the bottom after all."

Xiduo comforted Ma Xiaojiao: "My lady, don't be discouraged. Before I was bought into my palace, I served a prostitute. I learned a unique skill from her. I will pass it on to you and help you turn defeat into victory..."

The next day, Xiduo found a basket of eggs, a mat, and a stack of paper money. He placed seven eggs on the bed, put the mat on top, and then put the paper money on top.

After doing all this, Xiduo said to Ma Xiaojiao, "My lady, please watch."

After saying that, Xiduo sat on the paper money and rubbed it with his butt.

When Kita stood up, he saw that the stack of paper money had been crumpled into a neat round fan, while the egg underneath was intact.

Xiduo's amazing move stunned Ma Xiaojiao who was standing beside him.

Ma Xiaojiao looked at Xiduo, who was only eleven or twelve years old, and was very surprised how Xiduo could understand such things at such a young age.
Seeing Ma Xiaojiao's doubts, Xiduo explained:

"When I was three, my prostitute took advantage of a famine and bought me cheap. He raised me until I was seven, then sold me to a brothel. When I was nine, my boss offended a powerful figure, and the brothel was shut down. I was then sent to the Music Bureau. Last year, the steward of my palace went to the Music Bureau to select maids. Because I was young and hadn't been raped, I was lucky enough to be chosen, thus changing my lowly fate."

"To be honest, my lady, a while ago, the king suddenly became interested in sex and never tired of it. All the maids of marriageable age in my palace have had good luck. Unfortunately, because I was too young, the king kicked me out three times. Otherwise, if I had gotten pregnant with the king's dragon seed, my fate would have been completely changed!"

"If I cannot serve the king and become his concubine, I will have to leave the palace when I turn twenty-five."

"I have no one to turn to. If I leave my palace, my fate will be miserable."

"So even if I die, I want to die in my palace. Otherwise, I'm afraid there won't even be anyone to collect my body."

Hearing this, Ma Xiaojiao felt a chill in her heart. She was shocked to realize that her situation seemed similar to Xi Duo's. "If Zhao Ya drives me away, where can I go? Will I be robbed of my money and sex, then sold into a brothel and become a prostitute, like Sister Chun said? Or will I become a beggar, begging for a living? Will I starve to death and be left exposed in the wilderness?"

"The three princesses will be arriving soon. At that time, it will be extremely difficult for ordinary maids like us to gain the king's favor."

"I can only place my hopes on you, my lady. I hope you will not forget to take me with you when you become successful."

"I have used up all my savings to buy these eggs and paper money. Madam, you must learn this trick from me and don't let me down."

I don’t know whether she understood what Zhang Chun said or was scared by Xiduo’s words, but in any case, Ma Xiaojiao, who wanted to catch something, began to learn special skills from Xiduo.

But maybe because she had no talent, all the eggs were broken, all the paper money was crumpled up, and Ma Xiaojiao didn't learn Xiduo's special skills.

Ma Xiaojiao looked at Xiduo with some shame.

Kita said nothing on the surface, but in her heart she was very disappointed: "I've prepared so thoroughly, and you haven't learned anything yet. You're so stupid! I don't know how you were chosen to teach the palace maids?!"

The eggs are gone, the paper money is gone, and the time is gone.

Xiduo could only ask Ma Xiaojiao to stop practicing and put on makeup quickly, otherwise she would not even have the chance to sleep with him.

Who would have thought that Ma Xiaojiao and Xiduo, who had painted themselves beautifully, waited until late at night, but no one came to call Ma Xiaojiao to sleep with them.

After dawn, Ma Xiaojiao and Xiduo found out that Zhao Ya had asked Pei Sui to sleep with him again last night.

Upon hearing the news, Ma Xiaojiao felt unbalanced: "How could this happen? It's my turn now!!!"

But Zhao Ya was so unreasonable that he didn't even turn over Ma Xiaojiao's sign.

In the following days, Pei Sui, Wang Chuchu and Guo Wei took turns to sleep with him, but Ma Xiaojiao was not included.

Ma Xiaojiao became more and more panicked.

Xiduo has also given up hope that Ma Xiaojiao will gain Zhao Ya's favor.

However, Xiduo was still kind. At least he didn't give Ma Xiaojiao a cold look, nor did he take advantage of her misfortune.

However, not everyone is Kita.

Many servants in Prince Shen's mansion who had been very respectful to Ma Xiaojiao before, saw that Ma Xiaojiao had not been able to serve her in bed for more than ten days, and thought that Ma Xiaojiao was doomed, so they began to treat her coldly, and some servants even mocked her.

Ma Xiaojiao endured all of this silently, and the bitterness in her heart was like eating Coptis chinensis, which was indescribable.

"Is it really true that a time traveler like me doesn't even have a chance to sacrifice myself?"

Just when Ma Xiaojiao's heart was about to fall to the bottom, Liang Shicheng suddenly came and said to Ma Xiaojiao, "The king summoned my wife."

Ma Xiaojiao was startled at first, then overjoyed. She then raised her head to look at the sun above her head and asked, "Could it be that Zhao Ya wants to commit adultery in broad daylight?"

Xiduo, who was already in despair, hurried forward and bowed to Liang Shicheng, saying, "Excuse me, steward, does my wife have time to dress up?"

Liang Shicheng is not one of those low-level servants who are short-sighted. He knows very well how much Zhao Ya values ​​Ma Xiaojiao.

Therefore, Liang Shicheng, knowing that Zhao Ya was not in a hurry, said with a smile: "Madam, please do as you please."

After hearing what Liang Shicheng said, Ma Xiaojiao quickly put on heavy makeup and changed into her best clothes with Xiduo's help.

Because he wanted to show Zhao Ya the best side of Ma Xiaojiao, Xiduo used too much force and painted Ma Xiaojiao so badly that it was hard to recognize her original appearance.

Ma Xiaojiao and Xiduo felt that this seemed inappropriate.

But they have already wasted a lot of time.

What if Zhao Ya gets impatient and stops waiting, or just replaces him with someone else?

Ma Xiaojiao didn't know how long she would have to wait.

There was no other way, Ma Xiaojiao could only bite the bullet and go meet Zhao Ya with this makeup.

Liang Shicheng took Ma Xiaojiao to the backyard.

There is a row of newly built houses here.

"arrive!"

Ma Xiaojiao took a deep breath, and then, thinking about the physiology and hygiene lessons she had taken in elementary school, the techniques the old palace maids had taught them before leaving Cide Palace on how to coach Zhao Ya, and the unique skills Xi Duo had taught her, she said to herself, "Today, no matter how much Zhao Ya tries, I will definitely cooperate with him."

After making up her mind, Ma Xiaojiao followed Liang Shicheng towards the row of houses...

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(End of this chapter)