The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 1058 Returning to the Palace (21)
"But Jing Shu, what they said is not wrong. With her, everything I get will be turned into alms. Her alms, the emperor's alms, I am not a beggar, why should I live in other people's alms for the rest of my life?" Then where is my dignity? Why do I have to be her shadow for the rest of my life and be ignored!" Feeling as uncomfortable as being licked by a raging fire, Ye Hanyu looked up at the resplendent glazed tiles above the palace, and her eyes gradually blurred into a piece of golden yellow , tears fell down the corners of her eyes, the emperor will never see the bitterness in her heart, and he has never said a word of compassion. He just likes her gentleness and softness, but he doesn't know that the heart under the gentle appearance has long been It's scarred...

The emperor went to the royal study to review the memorials after eating breakfast, but she was not accompanied because she had just returned to the palace, and there were many things in the palace that he hadn't come to ask about, so he had to give her some time to take care of the things around him. matter.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent the account books of the palace's expenditures, and there were several thick books, which shows that Concubine Ning is really not easy on weekdays.Qingchen didn't look at it in a hurry, but put these things aside first, dismissed the people in the room, and left Jinxiu alone.

Jinxiu is a smart person, probably expected what she wanted to say, hesitated for a while, poured her a cup of tea, handed it to her respectfully, knelt down, and said calmly: "If you have something to say, just say it, no matter what you say Punish the servants, and the servants have no complaints."

Qingchen held the sapphire teacup on the table with both hands, smelled the familiar bitter tea fragrance, and said in a calm tone: "So, you said that the emperor was seriously injured and his health was not as good as before, because you were afraid that I would not come back, and deliberately lied to me. of?"

Jinxiu's face was slightly red, obviously because of guilt in her heart, "Your Majesty, before this servant finds Your Majesty, I haven't seen the Emperor for a long time. Before that, this servant did see that the Emperor's physical condition was not very optimistic, so I came down." If you are determined, even if you go to the ends of the world, you must find your mother back, not deliberately cheating."

"So, what are your plans in the future? Do you continue to follow me, or go back to serve the Empress Dowager? Or serve the Emperor in front of the imperial court?" Now that you know that she is not just an ordinary girl, naturally you can't let her continue Stay by your side in a daze.

Jinxiu bit her lip, feeling a little uncomfortable, she really wanted to go back to serve the emperor, guard him day and night, even if she died for him, she didn't want to see him seriously injured and dying.But the emperor didn't allow it, he still wanted her to serve in Duanyang Palace, in his opinion, there was no shortage of guards around him, Qingchen needed a personal protector more than he did.

Swallowing the bitterness in the corner of her mouth, Jinxiu said in a deep voice: "No matter what the empress thinks, this servant still wants to clarify one thing. At the beginning, the emperor sent the servant to serve beside the empress. There was no other intention to protect the empress. Later, when the empress entered the palace, the emperor had no intention of asking the servants to monitor the empress. It was just that the emperor couldn't understand some things, and he was afraid of wronging the empress, so he called the servants to ask a few questions. Everything I do is for the empress. Before the slaves go to pick up the empress back to the palace, the emperor has already told the slaves that from now on, the slaves only need to be loyal to the empress alone, even if it is the empress dowager, it should not be said. The slaves are also not allowed to confide a word. So from now on, the slaves will only belong to the empress, and only recognize the empress as the master, unless...you can't tolerate the slaves and want to drive them away."

After listening to her quietly, Qingchen also knew that Xiao Jun didn't deliberately place such a person by his side. After all, no one expected that this country would fall into his hands in the end.

Seeing Jinxiu's uncomfortable expression, Qingchen said lightly: "It's not that I can't tolerate you now, but whether you still want to stay by my side? If you don't want to, I can also ask for a favor for you. I beg the emperor, after all, maybe the imperial court is more suitable for you. Or if you have other plans, as long as I can do it, I am willing to fulfill you."

"Your Majesty, this servant has no other plans, as long as your Majesty does not blame this servant for hiding something from you, this servant is willing to serve you by her side for the rest of your life." Jinxiu's face showed no emotion, but her tone carried a kind of determination , After finishing speaking, he just quietly waited for Qingchen to speak.

Qingchen stretched out his hand to help her up, with a calm look in his eyes, he persuaded meaningfully: "Jinxiu, although we are master and servant, you know that I have never treated you as a human being. There are so many concubines in the palace. I care about adding you one more, but I don't think it's really for your own good."

Jinxiu blushed, and was about to deny it, when Qing Chen continued: "You don't have to admit your thoughts on the emperor, since you decided to leave me and vowed to protect the emperor to the death, I was still with the emperor. The moment I saw you in front of your coffin, I knew that your feelings for the emperor were not just as simple as a hidden guard. Of course, if you really want to, I will also fulfill you, but Jinxin has it You are a good family, and I also hope that you can find your own happiness, instead of wasting your life in these four palace walls. You have also seen the sadness of the palace concubine. It is not that I am stingy, but that I am sincere I really don't want to let such a good time of yours be wasted while waiting."

Jinxiu herself also understands that as long as she speaks at this moment, Qingchen will definitely help her, but what's the point of that?The emperor does not have her in his heart, and he has such a background, the other concubines may at least be perfunctory for the emperor to care about his mother's family in the previous dynasty, but why does the emperor favor a maid who is neither tempting nor useful ?

It's not that she feels uncomfortable, but she also knew a long time ago that instead of losing everything like that, it's better to take care of this master-servant relationship. At least when the emperor comes to Duanyang Palace, she can still see him from time to time, which is enough.

Taking a deep breath, Jinxiu said in a steady voice: "Your Majesty, this servant has never had any unreasonable thoughts. This servant has been with your mother since she was a child, so she naturally understands that the emperor loves her the most. From the beginning to the end, she is the only one. So, even if this servant is here What's the point of fighting for fame in the palace? On the contrary, people will read the jokes of our Duanyang Palace, saying that the slaves don't know the heights of heaven and earth. If the empress is willing to keep the slaves by her side to serve, the slaves will keep themselves safe and serve the empress faithfully; if the empress thinks The servant can't bear to be driven, and wants to drive the servant out of the palace, but the servant has nothing to say. The servant has such a mind, if she can't keep her, she will never let her be embarrassed."

(End of this chapter)