“What do you mean by do? And how do you do it?
Tell me, let me hear it."
Seeing that she finished the tea in the bowl in one gulp, An Niaoyi pushed her own cup of tea over to her, indicating that she should drink some more.
"You've been cursing for so long just now, your mouth must be dry. Come, have another drink to calm your temper."
"Thank you, my lady. What I just said was to win your favor. My lady, in fact, what Zhen Qia said is not wrong.
Your appearance is indeed first-rate, and you can sing and embroider. It can be said that among the masters of the harem, no one is as versatile as you. Are you really willing to live like this for the rest of your life and do nothing?"
Baojuan didn't rush to drink the water this time. She just held the teacup and looked at her mistress seriously.
"My lady, you may not know that in this harem, if the concubines do not have the favor, the difference will not be noticeable for a while, but if it lasts for a long time, then life will not be easy.
You see that Concubine Meng doesn't care about worldly affairs and concentrates on making delicious food and listening to good operas, but she has a son, the Fourth Prince, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not dare to neglect her for the sake of the Fourth Prince.
But we have nothing, and I'm afraid it's impossible for us to live the same life as her."
"Baojuan, I was not wrong about you. In this harem, no one else can be trusted, but you are loyal to me.
I am truly blessed to have you."
An Niaoyi looked at Baojuan, whose brows were furrowed, and smiled with relief.
"I've thought about what you said before. Indeed, it's not easy to live a peaceful life in this harem.
Sometimes, even if you don't want to get involved in disputes, you cannot escape the fate of being drowned without sufficient strength and background.
I was born with a bad fate and was not born into a good family. Being chosen to enter the palace had already used up all my good luck, so I never thought that I would be favored from the beginning.
However, living in the harem does not mean we can only rely on the emperor's favor. We can't learn from Concubine Meng, but we can learn from Concubine Li."
"Lady Li?"
Baojuan was stunned again.
But his eyes lit up again.
"My Lord, so this is what you mean?"
Since her young lady entered the palace, she has neither left the palace to make friends nor done anything messy in the palace to attract the emperor's attention.
For more than a month, the young lady has only done one thing, which is to embroider things non-stop.
Embroider beautiful handkerchiefs, nice purses, cute tiger-head shoes, exquisite bellybands, clothes, skirts, and even fans.
Ordinary ladies would embroider things when they had nothing to do and just to kill time, but this young lady embroidered these things as if she took them as a serious matter and embroidered them with great care.
At that time, she thought that the young lady was embroidering things frantically because her family could not afford to reward the servants, so she asked someone to take them to the palace to exchange for some money for spending.
Unexpectedly, the things embroidered by the young lady were not sold, but exchanged.
Use these things to exchange for the favor and protection of higher-level masters.
After all, even though Concubine Li was out of favor, she lived a comfortable and comfortable life by the side of the Imperial Concubine.
The young lady is going to emulate Concubine Li.
"Yes. Didn't you praise the pink dress I embroidered not long ago for its exquisiteness? It's better than any other embroiderer's. I plan to send it to the Imperial Concubine."
An Niaoyi nodded, as if she was thinking of someone, and a smile of doting appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Last time, the Imperial Concubine gave me some good things, and I went to express my gratitude. From afar, I saw the Imperial Concubine holding Princess Chunxi in her arms. She was so cute and endearing.
I don't expect to have such a lovely daughter in my lifetime, but if I am lucky enough to have Princess Chunxi call me Empress An, that would be my blessing."
Although she had never had close contact with Princess Chunxi, she always felt that Princess Chunxi was very close to her and she wanted to love her very much.
I just don't know if she has such good fortune.
I don’t know if Princess Chunxi will like the gift she gave her.
“Princess Chunxi is indeed very likable. One time, when I went to deliver something to the Imperial Concubine, I happened to see her teasing her. She glanced at me and actually smiled at me.
She was born beautiful, inheriting all the good qualities of the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine. She looks even more beautiful when she smiles, like a lucky doll."
Baojuan immediately smiled happily, then nodded with a smile.
"Ever since Princess Chunxi was born, the Imperial Concubine has become increasingly favored. Although there are rumors in the palace that the Imperial Concubine is jealous and fierce, I actually think that the Imperial Concubine is a straightforward and generous master.
Your embroidery is so good, my lady, if you give it to her, the queen and the little princess will like it very much."
"Really? Do you really think the Imperial Concubine and the little princess will like these things I made?"
An Niaoyi's eyes lit up again.
Baojuan immediately put down the teacup, took An Niaoyi's hand and said nothing.
"My lady, I have been in this harem for a long time. I dare not say that I know the temperaments of all the palace masters, but I do know a little bit.
I have some friendship with Sister Suzhi, who is by the Empress's side. I know a lot about the Imperial Concubine from her. The Imperial Concubine is not only straightforward, but also generous. She will give a handful of golden melon seeds to the servants who serve her well.
If you truly rely on the Imperial Concubine, the Imperial Concubine will never treat you unfairly.
If you don't believe me, just come with me to Yikun Palace. The dress that the young lady made for Princess Chunxi has already been prepared. It's better to do it today than to wait for a better day. Why not send it to her today?"
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