Chapter 26: The Lowly Servant

Wei Weiran nodded and leaned to the side, as if he was somewhat suspicious of his ears.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has decreed that the palace maids should be appointed as concubines in the harem. It is necessary to investigate the three generations of Hua Zhiyao. Hua Zhiyao's life experience... is really unbearable."

Emperor Qingling frowned in confusion: "Why is it unbearable? The Hua family has been a family of successors for generations, and Hua Gangyan is now also an official in the court, although he is a fifth-rank official, a lower official."

Wei Weiran hesitated and lowered his head, not daring to speak.

He glanced at Hua Zhiyao kneeling on the ground.

Hua Zhiyao saw Wei Weiran's concern at a glance, and straightened his back even more, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Your Majesty, my biological aunt was once the top prostitute in Huichunlou." Upon

hearing this, Emperor Qingling looked at Hua Zhiyao carefully.

Although he was the emperor, he also knew what Huichunlou in the capital did.

"Biological aunt?"

Hua Zhiyao raised his head and looked directly at Emperor Qingling, his voice slightly stubborn.

"Before I was sent to the palace, I was already being raised in the room by my stepmother. My biological aunt, upon hearing that my father had passed away, was very sad and angry, so she followed him."

Emperor Qingling looked at her and said solemnly, "Why are you telling me this?"

Hua Zhiyao's eyes were filled with mist, and when Emperor Qingling finished speaking, tears dripped.

Across her fair cheeks.

Concubine Shu, who was standing by, looked at Hua Zhiyao like this, and suddenly understood why the emperor treated her so specially.

Hua Zhiyao's face was truly stunning.

Four points looked like her, but the other six points had Hua Zhiyao's own flavor.

That kind of coldness and heroism was something she didn't have.

Like Concubine Shu, the queen was also looking at Hua Zhiyao, but the object of her inspection was another Concubine Shu.

The empress was in deep thought.

Hua Zhiyao looked quite similar to Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu is now in the ascendant and will soon be the most favored concubine in the harem. If no one can challenge her, then she will be able to run rampant in the harem.

Thinking of this, the empress looked at Hua Zhiyao with some hope.

Hua Zhiyao said solemnly: "My biological aunt's father is called Yue Feng. I have met him once. He told me that he saved the emperor when he was young. He also said that if I am lucky enough to meet the emperor, let me bring a message to the emperor."

Ever since Yue Feng's name came out, Emperor Qingling's whole state seemed particularly abnormal.

Ying'an on the side thought of Hua Zhiyao's life experience, which was briefly mentioned in the book.

Hua Zhiyao was favored by Emperor Qingling because of his miserable life.

As for this name, it seems to have appeared in one of Emperor Qingling's childhood memories.

When the previous emperor was alive, the princes fought fiercely for the throne, and even killed each other.

One day, Emperor Qingling was hunted by the then crown prince. He hid for three days and three nights. When he was desperate, he met Yue Feng, who was drunk and had a lot of wine. The drunk Yue Feng took Emperor Qingling home.

He let Emperor Qingling have a meal, bought him new clothes, and told him not to enter the official career in this life.

Emperor Qingling asked why.

Yue Feng said, the world is now in turmoil, and the people are in danger. It is not easy to be an official in a peaceful and prosperous era, let alone in this chaotic world. You are the last bit of kindness in my life. I hope you will have a peaceful and happy life, smooth and healthy. I don’t ask for great wealth and honor, but I hope you can get a sincere heart that treats you wholeheartedly.

Later, Emperor Qingling was rescued and returned to find Yue Feng, but he was nowhere to be found.

Yue Feng’s words lit a candle for Emperor Qingling when he wanted to abandon justice, abandon the country, and indulge in pleasure countless times.

The sincerity, the helplessness of feeling pity for all living beings in the world, and having no one to tell, all made Emperor Qingling feel as if he was feeling the same.

Because he had been lost and wandered before, but what he never gave up was the heart full of enthusiasm to benefit the people.

Emperor Qingling said solemnly: "What did he ask you to tell me?"

Hua Zhiyao burst into tears: "He asked me to tell the emperor that if he knew that the person he saved was the emperor, he would definitely seize the last chance to realize the justice of the people, but he failed the second luck given to him by God. In this life, he owed too many people, hurt too many people, and also made too many people successful. If there is an afterlife, he will save the emperor at all costs, and then tell you that being able to follow the emperor is the blessing of my life! The blessing of eternity!"

Hua Zhiyao knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

The first time, the skin on his head was broken.

"Now, thank the emperor for his kindness, treating me well, and allowing me to serve the concubine."

The second time, his face turned red.

"Now, thank you for your magnanimity and compassion, for fulfilling his wish that he could not fulfill before his death, fulfilling the great justice of the world and treating all people well."

She bowed three times, blood flowing.

"Now, please allow me to leave the palace. The sky is high and the sea is vast. I have seen the scenery in the palace and met the emperor. Although I am full of sincerity and love you, I am humble and lowly. I am not worthy of staying by your side as a concubine. So I would rather be separated from you at the ends of the earth, in the blue sky and the underworld. Although I can't get your love, I miss you all the time. Isn't it my blessing to miss you at the end of the world?"

She spoke these words with great passion and sound.

Her eyes were full of tenderness and admiration.

Emperor Qingling looked into her eyes, his eyes were deep and complex.

Ying'an was complaining crazily on the side.

[The heroine is really good at it. If my mother said this, she would definitely seduce the scumbag father and spoil him endlessly.]

Emperor Qingling still heard Ying'an's voice in his ears. The face of Hua Zhiyao in front of him was stained with blood, and he looked pitiful.

Those big eyes seemed to be able to see through his heart.

He knew very well that this person could not be kept, but his heart was deeply moved.

Because he saw full love in Hua Zhiyao's eyes.

This kind of love has never been seen in the harem.

Or rather, it has never appeared around successive emperors.

The women in the harem mixed interests and took advantage of favors, but they only forgot the true heart.

Emperor Qing Ling helped Hua Zhiyao up, gently stroked her forehead, and said softly: "Does it hurt?"

Hua Zhiyao looked at him and shook her head: "I am not hurt, but Your Majesty is."

Emperor Qingling raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Why?"

Hua Zhiyao lowered her head, her cheeks were rosy and white, with a pink glow, piercing the emperor's defense.

"Because he feels sorry for me."

Concubine Shu watched from the side, her expression was particularly calm.

She knew better than anyone that the emperor's heart was unpredictable, so naturally she had no reaction.

But Mu Guiren on the side was different. She looked at Hua Zhiyao's face, her eyes red with jealousy.

[If Hua Zhiyao is reborn, it means that she has retained the memory of her previous life. In the book, Emperor Qingling dismissed the harem for Hua Zhiyao, and gave her only one of the three thousand favors. They supported each other and lived together until old age. So Hua Zhiyao at this time is the Hua Zhiyao who has been with Emperor Qingling for a lifetime. How could it be wrong that she is full of true love? It is also the first time for her to be in the harem. But why did she hesitate before and even want to get close to Mu Guiren? 】