The Emperor actually threatened the Empress Dowager with Concubine Yi's life, just to save himself. Is this possible?
What virtue or ability did Qiao Yuange have? She was just a maid.
How could a king of a country be allowed to attack his own concubine just to protect her?
If word of this got out, not only would Concubine Xi feel unbalanced, anyone would think that Qiao Yuange must have the ability to bring disaster upon herself.
And the emperor must have been bewitched by her, otherwise there would be no reason for her to give up a concubine and choose a maid, right?
She lowered her head, thinking about these things, and she didn't know why her face turned red, as if she had thought of something shameful.
She is not silly and sweet, nor is she someone who can't see through everything.
The emperor did this in front of the empress dowager not only to anger her, but more importantly, just to protect Qiao Yuange.
If a person is willing to give up something important to save a person, why is this? She just thought about it for a moment and it was clear.
Of course she didn't want to think about it too much, but just thinking about it felt like she was carrying a mountain on her back.
The emperor likes her?
Is it possible?
What do you want from her? Because she is older than me, because she doesn't take a shower?
But although she told herself not to think too much, she could still clearly feel that her previously quiet heart was suddenly ignited.
An emotion that I never wanted to show quietly arises. Those repressed emotions are like a crack in the dam. Although it is a trickle, it will burst the dam sooner or later.
She walked forward while thinking about this, but Nanny Xi stopped here, turned around and looked at Qiao Yuange and said to her: "You are a smart girl, but I didn't expect you to be so smart? You are also a beautiful girl, but I didn't expect that the emperor would take you so seriously just a few days after sending you away. Tell me, how did you win the emperor's heart?"
"After all, in this harem, although Shu Fei, Xiao Fei, and Gui Fei Niang Niang are not as beautiful as you, they are not ordinary people either, but they made you the final winner."
Qiao Yuange didn't think that what Nanny Xi said was a compliment to her, but rather she thought it was a satire on her!
What Auntie Xi meant was that Qiao Yuange had no idea how much he weighed.
So Qiao Yuange raised his eyes to meet Aunt Xi's gaze, and saw that the mocking expression on Aunt Xi's face was particularly obvious, as if she looked down on Qiao Yuange from the bottom of her heart. The only remaining respect Qiao Yuange had for Aunt Xi disappeared in an instant.
Qiao Yuange said calmly to Nanny Xi: "The emperor is not that mean to me. He took action this time only because of his kind character and his sense of justice that he cannot stand others bullying others."
"And I am just a small floating duckweed in the harem. The emperor saw that I was quite pitiful, so he helped me."
Nanny Xi and Eunuch Xi looked at each other.
Eunuch shook his head and said nothing.
Nanny Xi was not convinced and continued, "If the emperor just wanted to uphold justice, why would he use Concubine Xi's life as a bet and threaten the Empress Dowager? After all, you are just a maid. He only needs to open his mouth and ask for a favor for you. There is nothing wrong with doing this favor."
"But after you were beaten, the emperor's expression seemed to indicate that you had crossed his bottom line, making him likely to get furious at any time."
How is that possible? Why?
Qiao Yuange turned around to look at Nanny Xi and Eunuch Xi. For the first time, she discovered that the two of them had very calm expressions. They were even standing together with their hands in their pockets, looking like they were watching a play. It seemed that they thought Qiao Yuange and the emperor might have been together for a long time, but were just hiding it from everyone.
But no!
Qiao Yuange opened her eyes wide in confusion and finally asked, "Well, I just want to ask, what is your Highness' bottom line?"
When asked, Nanny Xi and Eunuch Xi looked at each other, as if they didn't know how to explain it.
Of course, Nanny Xi spoke to Qiao Yuange very carefully. She had been in the harem for quite some time, so how could she not see that the emperor liked Qiao Yuange?
Since that was the case, she just smiled and said, "Come on, you know better than us what your Highness' bottom line is."
Qiao Yuange felt mixed emotions after hearing what Nanny Xi said.
When they arrived at the Yangxin Palace, the empress dowager was hunched over, as if she had aged many years in an instant, her eyes were dull, and the clothes she was wearing were made of very expensive material, but they did not reflect her spirit and vigor.
She bowed to Qiao Yuange, then chuckled, sighed helplessly and said, "Qiao Yuange, do you know why I asked you to come here?"
Qiao Yuange thought that there must be something wrong with this old guy looking for him. After all, this old guy had been using Qiao Yuange from the beginning. Now Qiao Yuange had finally escaped. If this old guy still reached out and insisted on looking for him back, it would be strange if there was anything wrong.
Suddenly, seeing the uncertain expression on Qiao Yuange's face, and not saying anything, the empress dowager suddenly came over, and it looked like she wanted to attack Qiao Yuange.
Qiao Yuange was startled and subconsciously took a step back, looking at the Queen Mother with some horror.
Even such a small action made the empress dowager frown. The empress dowager was not a fool, so she naturally saw that Qiao Yuange was on guard.
She smiled and asked, "How could I scare you so much?"
Qiao Yuange lowered his eyebrows and said softly, "No, it's just that the majesty of the Queen Mother is something that everyone in the harem must keep in mind."
The Queen Mother chuckled and said to Qiao Yuange, "Qiao girl, you are indeed a smart girl, but your cleverness always makes me feel quite disgusted. You are too smart and too low-key, so I don't even have the chance to punish you."
This old guy just wants to punish Qiao Yuange, right?
Qiao Yuange still lowered her eyes. The Queen Mother turned to Qiao Yuange and said, "Now the Emperor regards you as a confidant. I know that you are indeed energetic and different from other girls. It is possible that the Emperor is fascinated by you. But you have to know that the Emperor may like you, and of course he can like others. If you don't have a strong background, you can't gain a foothold in the harem."
Qiao Yuange quickly said, "Perhaps you have misunderstood something, Queen Mother. From the beginning, I just wanted to be a maid and save my life. I never dared to have any delusions. I just wanted my life, that's all."
The Queen Mother became angry when she heard Qiao Yuange speak so hypocritically.
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