The strongest maid of SWAT crossing

Chapter 294 131: Empress Dowager

In the morning light of late autumn, the entire imperial palace is covered with a layer of frost. Although it is not as spectacular as the heavy snow, the dry vegetation and pavilions covered by a thin layer of fluffy crystals are also a unique sight from a distance. Such a view.

Ai Lan waited in the Mingxuan Hall together with the other three personal maids of the emperor. Although the three court ladies headed by Yuwen didn't say a word, they arranged everything in an orderly manner and were ready for the upcoming court The returning emperor.The ground dragon in the main hall of Mingxuan Hall is as warm as spring, but it doesn't make people feel stuffy. There is the aroma of sandalwood in the air. The eunuch, and Ai Lan was in this row of palace people, holding a tray with hot and humid towels and tea mouthwash in his hand.

The court lady Yuwen brought Ai Lan for three days. She is considered a senior, but Yuwen is a woman with a firm personality that Ai Lan has seen. She is 14 years old and has an ordinary appearance, but she has a gentle and good voice. On weekdays, she just does what her master ordered her to do well, never speaks too much, and only thinks about how to take better care of her master. She is an extremely responsible person.

Ai Lan and Yuwen have a good relationship, but they have an average relationship with Yulan and Yuhong. It's not that Ailan hates their inconsistencies, but that they come from the same place, and they work together as a group. The whispers in the house are all dialects, and it is difficult for outsiders to intervene in their conversations.

Of course, all this has changed after Ai Lan served the emperor to take a bath. Yuwen became more kind to her, and Yulan and Yuhong often talked to her with smiles.

Seeing that these three people are just ordinary people's psychology of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, Ailan didn't pay much attention to them because they were not hypocritical flattery.

And the emperor's harem also had an undercurrent once again because of the fact that the emperor asked Ai Lan to take a bath. This time, the response was quite large, and even the Queen Mother of the Compassionate Palace paid attention to Ai Lan.

Everyone in the palace thinks that Ai Lan is going to be lucky. Although she is only nine years old now, she will be ready to eat in another four or five years. Qing Yun went straight up or was favored for a few days before being left out in the cold. After all, such situations are not uncommon in this palace.

In this way, people in the harem have different reactions to Ai Lan, but most of them are good, at least on the surface. Among them are the four concubines, queens and queen mothers.Of course, there are also some court ladies who are not valued by their masters and want to take advantage of Ai Lan's influence and are willing to curry favor with Ai Lan.

Ai Lan was on duty with Yuwen, and there was a half-day rest every other day, and this half-day was occupied by a large wave of court ladies who wanted to befriend Ai Lan for various reasons. It was to send all kinds of things, but they couldn't keep sending things, so they each took embroidery stretchers to discuss embroidery skills with Ai Lan.

Looking at a group of girls who were laughing and chattering in front of her, Ai Lan had a sense of being in the kingdom of daughters. She couldn't catch up, and couldn't escape. Among these court ladies were the queen and the celebrities around the queen mother. You have to watch the dog beating Isn't the master?What's more, it's not in her own territory. Every half day when it's her turn to rest, the queen mother will send her father-in-law to announce her past.

The thing is like this, a year ago, the empress dowager, who likes to be lively, had a whim, and specially set up a palace called "Flower Face and Moon Appearance" near her Compassionate Palace. In the competition, the top three winners will be rewarded with corresponding gifts and have a chance to follow the eunuch of the Procurement Department out of the palace.This activity is very popular among the court ladies, and they feel extremely honored to be able to participate in it.

When Ai Lan first entered the palace and was her playmate beside Princess Wuyou, she also heard about it. Cuiping, Cui'an and other four people beside Princess Wuyou had participated in the competition, but they didn't get the top three rankings. Therefore, I am too embarrassed to publicize it in front of her.Later, Ai Lan went to the third prince's side again. Qingsi couldn't leave the third prince's side, so she had never participated in the competition, but the first and second-class maids around Defei did go to the competition, and they had never won the top three. ranking.

This is similar to an entertainment and leisure activity provided by modern enterprises to employees. Ai Lan just listened to it casually at the time. Who would have thought that she would now be announced by the Queen Mother every other day to the palace of "Fairy Face and Moon Beauty" Chat and embroider with the ladies of each palace.And these palace maids secretly took her as the leader, and at the same time they asked her for embroidery skills, and chatted about gossip inside and outside the palace, each time lasting at least an hour.

The so-called abnormality must have a demon, and such an unorganized and undisciplined crowd gathering behavior was actually acquiesced by the Queen Mother. It can be seen that Ai Lan was indeed targeted by the Queen Mother.

For Ailan, the feeling of being surrounded by a group of women is not very good. Even if they are beautiful and have a voice like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, the voices and heartfelt voices of a group of people are in my ears, making Ai Lan's brain buzzing.

Today it was Ailan and Yuwen's turn to rest for half a day, and Grandpa Quan also came over unshakably to announce that Ailan and Yuwen had passed.

As soon as I arrived in front of the "Huarong Yuemao" hall, I heard girls' exclamation and praise coming from inside, and there were faint voices of grown men.

Yuwen, who was walking side by side with Ai Lan behind Eunuch Quan, was puzzled and guessed who the man who spoke was. After all, since the death of the first emperor, no other man has entered this harem except the emperor.Rao Yuwen, who is calm and calm on weekdays, was a little curious. However, when she glanced at Ai Lan, who was a head shorter than her, from the corner of her eye, she found that she was staring ahead, walking steadily, without the slightest expression Seeing the change, I couldn't help but look at Ai Lan more, this girl should not be underestimated.

Yuwen has also participated in many talent competitions, but since she and Ai Lan were assigned to be on duty together, she has come to this "beautiful appearance" hall more often, but she knows very well in her heart that it is Ai Lan who was announced by the queen mother , she, just by the way.It is impossible to say that there is no psychological gap at all, but she can think about it, with her appearance and qualifications, doing her duty is the long-term solution.

Today the queen mother is also in this "beautiful face and moon appearance" hall, and the reason why Cai Yuwen heard the voice of the outsider just now is because the queen mother's natal nephew came over and sent a box of newly produced puppets to honor his aunt.

After Ai Lan entered the main hall, the whispering voice suddenly quieted down, and the man in the moon-white brocade robe who was sitting under the empress dowager also turned to look at him, with a face like jade, long and narrow phoenix eyes, and rippling eyes , shining brightly, is none other than the second son of Ren Boren, one of the five sons of the Imperial Capital.

As soon as Ren Bo saw Ai Lan, his eyes brightened a bit, and Dang even smiled and said to the queen mother: "Auntie, in fact, the idea of ​​these gadgets given by my nephew and grandson comes from this little girl in your palace!" Finally I saw this girl again, I haven't seen her for a few months, this girl seems to have grown up again, but she seems to be getting slimmer, could it be that she is not doing well in this palace?

At this moment, Ren Bo himself didn't realize that his gaze at Ai Lan was too bright and affectionate, so the Queen Mother couldn't help but think about it.

Ai Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart, Second Master Ren, don't be so excited, okay?Didn't you see that the smile on your aunt's mouth is a little meaningful?

"Oh? Ai Jia wanted to introduce you to this girl Ai Lan. It is true that she has exquisite embroidery skills at a young age, and she is liked by many court ladies. Even Ai Jia appreciates it very much, but she doesn't want you Did you know each other already?"

The Empress Dowager is about fifty years old, but her black hair has not seen the slightest silvery white, her face is fair and slightly plump, revealing a healthy ruddy, and her facial features are beautiful and exquisite. Very fine white and slender neck, the chest is tightened with a wide-brimmed belt inlaid with red sapphires of the same color, which sets off the still beautiful shape of the chest and the slender waist that is not full of grip. The long, luxurious and heavy skirt is laid on the Sitting on the couch, and dragging along the edge of the couch to the feet, the whole person looks graceful and majestic, with more quaint charm accumulated over the years than the queen.

"Yes, aunt, grandnephew and second... Ai Lan met at the residence of the second master of the Marquis of Wu'an. It was then that the grandnephew discovered the exquisite puppets made by Ai Lan and bought samples from her. These puppet products are produced today." Ren Bo said enthusiastically, his tone of admiration and pride could not be concealed, which made the Queen Mother's delicate eyebrows frowned almost indistinctly.

Ai Lan's heart is not good, does this Ren Bo know that he is seeking hatred for her?The queen mother has been staring at her, but now, his praise makes the queen mother fear her even more.

After Ren Bo delivered the things, he chatted with the Queen Mother for a while, and then left reluctantly. Of course, the object of his reluctance was not his aunt, but Ai Lan, so the Queen Mother's meaningful gaze would be aimed at Ai Lan from time to time, Until that scourge leaves.

The Queen Mother didn't pull Ai Lan over to talk immediately, she just said that she was tired and left the "Beautiful Face and Moon Appearance" hall, leaving many court ladies to move freely, but she asked Quan Gonggong to announce the competition items for this month, just to make a novel Interesting puppet, self-defined image, seven-day deadline.

As soon as Grandpa Quan finished talking about the competition items, the maids started discussing again, and finally they all asked Ai Lan about the details of sewing puppets. , Naturally, he knows everything and speaks endlessly.

Although Ai Lan knew that the Queen Mother would be disadvantageous to her because of the unfounded "truth" she had guessed, she didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

(End of this chapter)