73 Grievances
◎I want to grow old with Qian'er and have many children and grandchildren◎
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."
An Moru was wearing a light yellow jacket and skirt. The material was completely different from the coarse clothes she wore that day. As the saying goes, clothes make the man. In this outfit, she looked really pitiful.
I have to say that although Fu Huaren is a bastard, he has a good eye for beautiful women.
Rong Qianyu's anger at Fu Hua had nothing to do with anyone else, and she didn't bother to make things difficult for him. She simply wanted to be a good wife and mother. "Please stand up," she said.
An Moru sat down not far from her. A breeze blew past the window, and she smelled a familiar scent, strong, vulgar, and very unpleasant.
"Did Cairen An just come from Concubine Cui?"
She had smelled the same scent the last time she went to visit Xue Ji. Her fragrance, like her person, was unremarkable and just as difficult to deal with. The scent was strong, inaudible to her, but easily discernible to others. Such a strong aroma could only be found in Cui Rumei's Hehuan Palace.
"Yes, Sister Cui is a very kind person."
When Rong Qianyu heard An Moru say that this was a kind person, she knew that Cui Rumei must have said something to her.
That is, she relied on the fact that An Moru had just entered the palace and knew nothing, and was a simple person. If she had been in the palace for a few years and knew Cui Rumei's character, she would not have believed so easily that this was a kind person.
Rong Qianyu wanted to remind her, but didn't say anything. She just gestured for her to drink some chrysanthemum tea and changed the topic about Cui Rumei.
She asked again: "Is An Cairen still used to it now?"
"Everything is fine. The sisters in the palace are taking good care of me."
Rong Qianyu was still a little worried when she heard her say that. She was extremely fed up with Cui Rumei and didn't want to have anything to do with her, but when she saw others jumping into the fire pit, she couldn't help but want to give them a few reminders.
Cui Rumei had no good intentions, but the talented person in front of her seemed to be truly unaware.
As the queen, she had to say something. "If you need anything, please feel free to come to me. I've prepared some cloth for you. Please use it to make some clothes."
An Moru listened obediently, and at the end she bowed politely, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
She looked like the most filial and non-competitive child in the family, so she agreed to whatever anyone said. Otherwise, it was hard to imagine why such a simple girl would enter the palace.
What the palace has the most is beautiful women. Beauty can win favor, but beauty also requires one to protect oneself. If one has no opinions of his own and easily believes what others say, there is no guarantee that nothing bad will happen in the future.
Rong Qianyu has been in the palace for two years and has gradually understood people's hearts. It is indeed a bit unreasonable to ask a young girl who is not familiar with the world to learn to be wary of others.
But looking at her like this, with such innocent eyes, she hadn't seen them in a long time, so she finally reminded her, "They say that once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. The palace is different from the outside world. Lady An, you'd better be more careful and cautious. I have assigned you two palace maids who will be responsible for your food, clothing and daily life. They are both veterans in the palace and are very considerate and thoughtful. Just tell them if you need anything."
It’s a pity that she is not a bad person, she just doesn’t understand.
An Moru smiled brightly, revealing her two fangs, looking extremely cute. "Sister Cui also found a palace maid for me. I come from a humble family, I don't have much vision, I'm a rough person, I don't need so many people to serve me."
Seeing that Rong Qianyu had no intention of talking too much, she turned her head and glanced at Rong Pan.
Rong Pan received the hint and explained to An Moru, "It is customary for Her Majesty to assign servants to talented people. As for how to use these talented people, it is entirely up to the talented people to decide."
"Have you ever read a book?" Rong Qianyu asked again.
The other party shook his head, "No."
Her family was poor and could only afford to send her younger brother to a private school. As for her sisters, they only knew a few words and had never been to school.
If her family could afford to support her younger brother, she would not have been sent to the palace to exchange for money.
Rong Qianyu still felt very sorry for her situation. She was not liked when she was young. Everyone had their own difficulties and was just trying to make ends meet.
"Yuanqing, find a nanny to teach An Cairen some etiquette and poetry, and be sure to teach her seriously," she specifically reminded Yuanqing that women are obedient mostly because they have never been to school, and they will gladly accept whatever anyone says. It is always good to read more.
She also told An Moru to learn from Nanny, "You are a concubine now, so you still need to learn some knowledge. Otherwise, how can you help His Majesty and raise the royal heir?"
An Moru happily accepted it, "Your Majesty, this is very thoughtful. I will keep it in mind and study hard."
After everything was arranged, Rong Qianyu asked her to kneel down and greet him with a pleasant expression. "If you have nothing else to do, you can go back first. A nanny will come to teach you tomorrow. You will follow her arrangements then."
As soon as An Moru left, she immediately relaxed her serious demeanor.
Rong Pan said indignantly, "How come An can't tell the difference between good and bad words?"
"People who are too indecisive are just stupid."
"What do you mean, Madam?"
Rong Qianyu explained, "Your Majesty changed her name to disgust me, and she acted as if nothing had happened." "Qianyu, Moru, how dare she use such disrespectful names? If she's not pretending, then she's really stupid. She even went to Cui Rumei's place. I wonder what her intentions are."
But when it comes to the day when Fu Hua changed her name out of joy, everyone present looked unhappy. Even Cui Rumei noticed it, but An Moru didn't.
If she said she was unaware, then she would be stupid. Why did everyone's face change suddenly? She didn't know how to read people's expressions, couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, and didn't know how to distinguish between good and bad. In this palace, she would eventually become a sharp weapon used by others.
Rong Qianyu didn't want this to be a sword hanging towards her.
"How did the Queen know?" Rong Pan asked.
"I hate the smell of her the most."
In the evening at the Imperial Household Department, Rong Qianyu received the emperor's order. She seduced the emperor's seal for the sake of the country. Although she was still doing it secretly, it was much better than before because she was so nervous.
She lay on Xue Ji's bed and watched him take off his outer robe, leaving only a thin and delicately embroidered nightgown as he walked onto the bed.
"Are you unhappy again?" Xue Ji went to bed and hugged her.
Rong Qianyu leaned in his arms, as naturally as an old married couple, "Tell me, what do you think if there is a new eunuch named Ji Ming?"
"Are you trying to disgust me?" Xue Ji was so angry that he laughed. "I'm the Chief Seal of the Imperial Household Department. Who dares to share a name with me? Of course he has to avoid my taboo. Is he really looking for death right here in front of me?"
"The lady His Majesty has just appointed is called An Moru." She finally dared to act like a spoiled child in front of him, pouring out all her anger from the day. "Mo" in Jasmine, and Ru in female form."
She lay in his arms, soft and fragrant, the beauty weeping. Xue Ji then understood the whole story, "Is this the person you wanted me to beat up that day?"
"Cui Rumei is trying to win her over, but I guess she doesn't have any good intentions."
Xue Ji liked the way she acted willful and capricious in front of him. The more generous and decent she was during the day, the more likable she would be at night. He liked to see her angry.
He pressed Rong Qianyu's arm with one hand, turned around and pressed her down on him. "What should I do? Do you need me?"
Rong Qianyu put her arms around his neck and acted coquettishly. The lights in the room were dim, and her bright eyes looked particularly beautiful. He couldn't help but want to kiss her.
Xue Ji couldn't help but want to kiss her, but Rong Qianyu blocked it with her hand, interrupting the ambiguous and passionate moment. "Guess how I knew that?"
Xue Ji naturally didn't know, and waited curiously for her to explain the reason.
"She smells like the incense from Cui Rumei's house, just like the smell you had that day. It won't go away and it's so unpleasant."
"You still remember!?"
"I'll remember it forever."
He didn't expect that she was waiting for him here. Xue Ji was not angry. Seeing her succeed, as cunning as a little fox, he couldn't help but kiss her soft lips.
Rong Qianyu did not dodge either.
"I'll go check it out in a couple of days. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"I'm not wronged, I just hate them both."
She hugged Xue Ji, held him tightly, and told him about the beautiful life in her dreams.
"Sometimes I dream that we have a thatched hut, just like the one you took me to last time. We run a small business. We raise some chickens and ducks, and have a small yard. When we have nothing to do, we sit under a tree, enjoy the breeze, and watch the sunset."
This was the life she wanted most. They didn't have any noble status, just a thatched hut, enough food and clothing, and they would grow old together.
This is what she said to Xue Ji, but in the dream they had a child, their own child.
"You want to have two or three more children around you, with laughter and joy, and a happy reunion." Xue Ji knew Rong Qianyu very well.
She shook her head, "I don't want children, you are enough for me."
"I know you like children very much." Whenever Xue Ji talked about this, he felt a little inferior. He didn't like it, he couldn't have children, and he couldn't help her in this life.
Rong Qianyu noticed that he was feeling a little lost, so she stood up to comfort him, "You don't have to think like that. Having you is already a luxury for me. How can anyone be perfect in every way?"
"But I have selfish desires. I want to grow old with Qian'er and have many children and grandchildren. But it's probably impossible in this lifetime."
The future of living together until old age is unknown. This relationship is ultimately illicit, and as for having many children and grandchildren, it is just a pipe dream.
Eunuchs usually adopt a godson to take care of them in their old age and see them to the end of their lives, but the godson is not their biological son after all. Moreover, their biological son may not care about them, so why should they expect an unrelated person to treat them well?
He had done a lot of bad things in the first half of his life, and he didn't even dare to think about his own ending. He had never thought about raising a godson.
No matter how high and mighty a person is, he or she will always be very cautious when talking about this, fearing that others will discover their vulnerable side.
"I...you've been covering it up, can I take a look?"
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"It's not that I can't...it's that I don't want you to see." He was extremely self-conscious and didn't dare to face such a sincere plea. He put on his palm print attitude again, "I'm the palm print. You asked me to take off my pants. If I tell anyone, will I still have any shame?"
"What are you going to do? I just feel sorry for you."
Xue Ji instinctively avoided the question, "Let's do it another day, definitely another day."
Rong Qianyu held his hand and kissed the back of it sincerely, "You are the best in my eyes. It has nothing to do with your other identities. You are the best in my eyes."
Xue Ji was somewhat relieved. The warmth he felt at this moment was something he had never dared to imagine. He stroked Rong Qianyu's forehead and gently coaxed her to sleep, "Go to sleep. Tomorrow there will be envoys from Daxia coming to pay homage."
Rong Qianyu snuggled into his arms and fell asleep in a short while. Xue Ji, on the other hand, was worried and couldn't sleep because of what she said.
Even he himself didn't want to take a second look, so how could she want to?
I tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. It was only after Rong Qianyu left that I finally slept for two hours.
Today, the envoys from Daxia came to Zhou, and he had a rare day of leisure.
"Mu Tu, the Minister of Rites of Great Xia, leads the envoys to pay their respects to the new Emperor of Great Zhou. Long live His Majesty."
Fu Hua attached great importance to this meeting. Qianbei has always been a major concern for Da Zhou. If there is a country willing to check and balance it together, it will save a lot of trouble, and Da Xia is the best partner.
"Please stand up, my lords. I would like to thank His Majesty Daxia on behalf of the people of Dazhou for being able to cooperate with Dazhou to check and balance Qianbei."
Envoy Mu stopped Fu Hua from speaking, "Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. We also have conditions for reciprocity."
"But it's okay."
"I hope Your Majesty will marry the princess to my Great Xia clan, and we will be friends for a hundred generations."
Rong Qianyu was a little worried. She herself was a princess who was married off to a foreign country, and she didn't want to see any other women in the Great Zhou Dynasty repeat the same mistake. "Your Majesty's princess is still young. How can she marry off at such a young age?"
But the envoy was undeterred and directly put forward the conditions, "If we can obtain your Majesty's sister, it will be our highest honor. In this way, the two countries will have a diplomatic exchange. Naturally, we are happy to help."
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