Her eyes flashed, and she asked, "You have lived in the Fang family in the capital since you were a child. Is this true? Your uncle-in-law, Lord Fang, is a county magistrate in the capital, and your aunt has a daughter?"
"Naturally..." These things are very clear in my memory.
"That's it. Your aunt had an older sister who was as beautiful as Xi, with a charming smile. She entered the palace and became a concubine. She was taken care of by the Empress Dowager and had a son. It's a pity that she was so beautiful and had a tragic life. She died so early." When Nanny Xi mentioned this, she sighed, as if she was sad about her eldest aunt's untimely death.
"But I have never heard my aunt mention it..."
Qiao Yege also found it strange. If her aunt had such a powerful sister, wouldn't she always want to talk about her? Why didn't she ever mention it?
Nanny Xi thought about it and just smiled: "Maybe it's because your aunt is jealous of her sister, so she never mentions it? But it doesn't matter, since you have the care of the Empress Dowager, please take care of the Emperor."
After saying this, Aunt Xi smiled meaningfully.
The next morning, Qiao Yuge packed his luggage and was taken to Taixing Palace by the chief eunuch Li Gonggong.
After tidying up a small room, Eunuch Li stood behind Qiao Yuge with a smile on his face, "Qiao girl, it was you who saved the emperor yesterday. You are so brave and resourceful. I am very grateful to you!"
After saying that, he gave a thumbs up just like yesterday!
Qiao Yuge turned around and said respectfully, "You are joking, eunuch. I just happened to help. Although I saved the emperor, he doesn't seem very happy. Did I do something wrong?"
Eunuch Li waved his hands immediately, but his expression was not very natural: "Well, although the emperor is always worried about national affairs, he is concerned about national affairs..."
This answer is really irrelevant.
But then Eunuch Li took two steps forward, covered his mouth with one hand, and leaned close to Qiao Yuge's ear and said, "Qiao girl, it's just because the Empress Dowager sent her niece, Miss Yunzhen, to be a concubine, and the Emperor is not happy about it."
"But they are childhood sweethearts and are in love with each other. Why is the emperor not happy?" Qiao Yuge asked curiously.
Eunuch Li saw that Qiao Yuge was a talkative person, so he immediately gossiped, "The emperor has always been like this, not caring about the concubines in the harem. Although there are many concubines, the emperor has never shown any preference for any of them. Everyone says privately..."
At this point, a palace maid came in through the door and said hurriedly, "Eunuch, the emperor said he wants to serve breakfast."
"Here I come!" Eunuch Li suddenly stood up straight and said to Qiao Yuge righteously, "Qiao girl, it's up to you to serve the emperor breakfast."
Wait, what are you talking about in private? What are you talking about? Eunuch Li, why are you so serious all of a sudden?
Qiao Yege was full of doubts, but nodded respectfully: "Yes."
The gate of Taixing Palace was open. Qiao Yege was carrying breakfast, followed by a group of palace maids who lined up in a row. In their hands, they all held various exquisite cakes and snacks.
After crossing the threshold, Qiao Yege held his head high, but unexpectedly he was tripped by something and staggered. He finally managed to steady himself and hold the breakfast in his hand, when he saw a figure suddenly flash by the door.
He was tall and thin. He reached out to pat the dust off his butt, put his hands behind his back, and walked in front of Qiao Yege.
The palace maid behind him knelt on the ground and said, "Greetings to the Emperor."
Qiao Yege finally reacted and quickly knelt on the ground, saying respectfully: "The breakfast prepared for His Majesty has arrived."
There was no answer, and no one took the breakfast away. A long time passed like this, and Qiao Yege felt that his arms were so sore that they seemed not his own.
But just when she couldn't hold on any longer and was about to "accidentally" drop her breakfast aside, suddenly, a white, slender hand with distinct joints firmly pinched her chin and lifted her face up.
Qiao Yege looked at the face of the man who said he would jump into the river no matter what yesterday.
The man's features were still quite delicate, but there was a hint of coldness and inhumanity between his eyebrows.
䀴In the man's eyes, Qiao Yuge's beautiful eyes were like stars, sparkling, hiding a hint of fear, as if she was a frightened deer.
"I heard that the Queen Mother sent a maid this day, but I didn't expect that it was someone as blind as you?" The emperor's voice was full of teasing and sarcasm.
Qiao Yege had never seen such an emperor before. How could he be so dishonest?
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it yesterday."
"Huh? Since you were sent by the Queen Mother, could it be that it was the Queen Mother's idea that you pulled me out yesterday?"
The emperor stared at Qiao Yege intently, as if he wanted to cut Qiao Yege into pieces.
Qiao Yege felt uncomfortable being stared at, he just lowered his head and shook it woodenly.
The more strange a person's personality is, the more you should not let your guard down. Who knows if you say something wrong, she will kick you out of the water.
As the saying goes, living with the king is like living with a tiger. She had just escaped from the devil's clutches, but now she fell into the fire pit.
Seeing Qiao Yuge's submissive behavior, the emperor seemed to think it was meaningless. He waved his hand and said to Eunuch Li, who was standing beside him with fear, "I am in a bad mood today, so I will not eat breakfast."
Eunuch Li came up quickly and advised: "Your Majesty, how can you not eat breakfast? This will harm your health!"
The emperor turned around and gave Eunuch Li a fierce look: "Stop talking nonsense. If you keep on whining, I won't even have lunch!"
Eunuch Li waved his hand quickly, and the maids behind him quickly retreated.
Qiao Yuge breathed a sigh of relief and was about to follow Liu Yuji, but the emperor said in a joking tone: "You stay. Since you are the maid given to me by my mother, you should follow me every step of the way!"
Qiao Yege felt the hairs on his back suddenly stand up. He stiffly handed the breakfast in his hand to the palace maid, lowered his head, and followed the emperor reluctantly.
The emperor found it quite interesting to see Qiao Yege wishing he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into, but he just sneered.
Maybe the Queen Mother is old and she found such a timid maid to keep an eye on him? Then he wanted to see what ability this maid had to be chosen by the Queen Mother?
Sitting back on the throne, Eunuch Li whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is here."
The emperor's frown did not relax, but deepened. He leaned on the dragon chair, pinched his eyebrows with his beautiful hands with distinct joints, and asked, "How is she in a good mood these two days?"
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