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

Chapter 947 Birthday (3)
Xiao Jun was about to speak, when Qing Chen said: "The weather is cold, venison ginseng soup is very beneficial to the emperor's dragon body, I'm afraid it won't taste good if it gets cold, the emperor might as well go to sister's palace for dinner ?”

The subtle expression on Ye Hanyu's face just now did not escape Qingchen's eyes. If the emperor refuses at this moment, it will definitely make Ye Hanyu even more sad, but it's just a meal. She really doesn't want to see her depressed, so she helps persuade her Two sentences.

The emperor hesitated for a moment, seeing that the smile on the corner of Qingchen's lips seemed a little helpless, he replied: "Alright, then I will go to your place for dinner tonight."

Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Ye Hanyu was worried that he would refuse, but when the emperor agreed, she hurriedly smiled and said: "Then this concubine will go back and prepare, and this concubine will leave first."

"Go ahead."

Seeing Ye Hanyu leave the Nuan Pavilion, Xiao Jun took Qingchen into her arms and asked, "Does she know your real identity?"

Qingchen shook his head and said, "I haven't told anyone, it doesn't matter if I know, besides, I really don't want to cause any more complications because of this matter."

Xiao Jun nodded lightly in agreement, "You are right, before the Xie family is rehabilitated, don't mention your life experience to anyone, it will not do any good."

"Your concubine has a sense of proportion, the emperor can rest assured." Qing Chen saw that he had been delayed for a long time, so he got up from him, and then sat opposite him to help him grind.

Xiao Jun also spread out the booklet and began to deal with political affairs. Qing Chen thought for a while and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the monthly salary of an ordinary book office?"

Xiao Jun said without raising his head: "It depends on where he is on duty. The ones in the county government office are usually about one tael, and the book office of the magistrate's office is at most two taels of silver. Why do you ask this?"

"The concubine is thinking, does the emperor want to pay the concubine?"

Xiao Jun raised her eyes in surprise and asked, "Aren't you short on money?"

Qingchen said with a smile: "The concubine doesn't care about this little money, but this is the money that the concubine earns herself, which has a different meaning. Besides, being the emperor's secretary, oh no, it's the book office, two taels of silver a month, I It's not too little, anyway, if I take the money, I can do things for the emperor with peace of mind, the emperor hired me with money, and whatever I do is justified."

Xiao Jun thought for a while and said: "Okay, then I will give you three taels, including food and lodging, a warm bed, and..."

The emperor didn't go on, just smiled meaningfully and looked at her with eyes that you know.

Qingchen blushed, put down the ink in his hand, turned and walked to his small table, "The concubine told the emperor something serious, but the emperor took the opportunity to moles the concubine."

Already accustomed to accommodating her in everything, Xiao Jun hurriedly asked: "Which one of the things I said is not serious? It's worth your petty temper."

"The concubine is not playing petty temper. Now the concubine is the emperor's courtier. She has to work hard to earn money to support the family. The emperor don't disturb the concubine." After speaking, I couldn't help laughing.

Xiao Jun dipped the pen in the cinnabar ink in a good mood, and while grading the paper in his hand, said: "Very good, you earn money to support your little family, but I have to earn money to support the world, with your cleverness Wisdom, it is not a problem to raise a small family, if it is really in the home of ordinary people, you can live comfortably."

"That is, among other things, the emperor has taught his concubines for so many years, and even if they sell calligraphy and paintings for a living, they will not starve to death." There were only two of them in the room, and they spoke very casually.

Xiao Jun snorted disdainfully: "It turns out that I have worked hard to teach you for many years, so that you can sell calligraphy and paintings to fill your stomach in the future. When will you be able to be a little bit promising?"

Qingchen didn't care about the emperor's sarcasm at all, and thought for a while and said: "If you are really living in a commoner's house, no matter how promising your concubine is, she will not be able to become an official. At most, she will help the family find a way to earn some money to subsidize The family and the daughter's family are doomed to have Ling Yun ambitions but no service to the country. Just like Sister Ye, she is full of talents but can't use them. She can only embroider and play chess every day to pass the time. It's a pity that she can't apply what she has learned. "

Xiao Jun didn't refute her, but she didn't agree with her either. She just said indifferently: "Daughter's family, it's the duty to care for your husband and teach your children. Don't worry about other things. Besides, Hanyu is different from you. She is a well-behaved young lady. Well, everyone in the capital knows that the daughter of the Ye family is dignified and quiet, virtuous and courteous, she is the most talented woman in the capital, if she does not enter the palace, she must be a good wife and mother if she marries a man."

Speaking of this, the emperor's eyes deepened, and he seemed to be worried about something and said: "But that's it, she has read a lot of poetry and books, and I hope she can cultivate her mind and uphold her heart, if she is really worried With the word "virtuous", I will not treat her badly. In the future, no matter whether she has children or not, she will definitely have a place for her. I have also had a relationship with her since childhood, and I will never let her down easily. I lost her, and I hope she won't let me down."

Qingchen looked at the booklet in his hand, and listened to the emperor's words absent-mindedly, without carefully appreciating the deep meaning in his words, so he said whatever he thought in his heart: "If Sister Ye can't afford a 'virtuous' In other words, no one in this harem is worthy of this title, the emperor has such thoughts, and my concubine is also happy for my sister."

Xiao Jun looked over with deep eyes, and saw that there was a tranquil smile on the corner of her mouth, and she looked completely heartless, so she couldn't help frowning.Just as she was about to pick up her pen to continue, she suddenly raised her head and said with shame on her face: "If I had known that I was the daughter of the Xie family, I would have learned more skills from the emperor, at least I shouldn't have humiliated the family. I heard that Back then, the Xie family was the largest family other than the royal family, and the concubine was also a lady of a noble family. How could the concubine fail to learn Sister Ye's dignity? Sigh, I shouldn't have been so playful back then."

Xiao Jun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she thought for a while and said: "You have been more lively than Concubine Zhao since you were a child, you are not behind in everything Xiao Jue dares to do, I am not willing to restrain your nature, so I let you be free Forget about growing up. But it’s okay, you didn’t grow very crooked, although there are some unconstrained ideas in your mind from time to time, but because of this, no matter your great wisdom or small cleverness, they are beyond their reach. "

Qingchen curled her lips, no matter how she heard this, it didn't sound like she was praising herself. In this palace, the model of virtuousness is Ye Hanyu, and she is simply an outlier.

Take the matter of women having nowhere to display their talents and ambitions, no matter what she said, Xiao Jun would never agree that there are young women who come out to be officials in the court and point fingers at a group of men. Many things are not feasible in this era.He allowed her to intervene in the government, not because of how talented she was, but simply because he believed in her.In the final analysis, the emperor is also a human being, and he also gets tired. He also wants to find someone to accompany him. When he is undecided, he can listen to other people's opinions and help him share some mental pressure.

(End of this chapter)