Chapter 256 A Dream of a Yellow Millet (asking for monthly tickets)
Hu Qizi had no appetite for the meal, as she was still thinking about the thick book.
She couldn't read a single word, and she didn't know how long it would take her to learn all those fancy characters.
But the Queen Mother was her only way to get closer to the King of Qin. Now, if the King of Qin hadn't summoned her, she wouldn't dare to approach the King rashly.
How could the two people present not notice her absent-mindedness?
After she left, Madam Mi said calmly, "It seems Hu Qizi doesn't like learning calligraphy."
Zhao Yuanxi was lying on the couch digesting her food, resting with half-closed eyes. "She's just a girl under 20 years old. She left her hometown and came here. It's natural for her to want more love."
"Then why do you want her to learn those Qin characters?"
"Love fades with beauty, and she hasn't even relied on her looks to win favor. If she had more abilities, she could live a more relaxed life in this harem!"
The concubines competed for favor because they wanted to live a better life, especially those of low status like Hu Qizi. They had no other choice but to please the king.
She had already plunged in, and Zhao Yuanxi couldn't pull her out for the time being. Now he just felt a little sympathy, pity for the women in the harem.
"But from what I see, she doesn't seem to be a purely good person."
Zhao Yuanxi opened his eyes. "It's too harsh to ask people who have no choice to remain pure and kind."
Seeing her stunned, Zhao Yuanxi smiled and said, "Gan Tang was born into wealth and has never struggled for a living. Although he has encountered many difficulties, he is always protected by his family. Perhaps he cannot understand the difficulties some people face in life. As long as he does not harm others, using a little trickery to seek personal gain is harmless and cannot be considered a treacherous person."
Whether Hu Qizi really wanted to come and express her gratitude or wanted to use her to get the attention of King Qin, Zhao Yuanxi didn't care. If she learned something from him, Zhao Yuanxi would be happy for her, but that was all. Zhao Yuanxi couldn't give her more, and there wouldn't be anything more here.
"You are quite open-minded."
In the following days, Hu Qizi frequently went to Ganquan Palace. She came diligently and reported to the empress dowager what characters she had learned every day.
Seeing her rapid progress, Zhao Yuanxi gave her some more poetry and books to study.
Whenever she gained something, she would share it with the Queen Mother, and then she would receive some new books.
Although she started her education late, she was studious and diligent. Zhao Yuanxi also experienced the joy of Daiyu teaching Xiangling poetry.
Hu Qizi also seemed to like this feeling of seeking knowledge.
Until she heard that someone in the harem had given birth to a child, she looked at the piles of books in the room and angrily overturned them to the ground.
"Why is it that even though I've tried so hard to please the Queen Mother, she still won't introduce me to the King? She obviously likes me so much!"
"Is it because I'm not good-looking enough, or because I haven't made her happy? Why is she unwilling to help me?"
Hu Qizi lay on the table and started crying.
Compared with those pregnant concubines, her efforts in the past two months seemed like a joke. Every time the Queen Mother went to see the King, she never asked to take her with her. Even when she offered to serve the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother would only say that she had important matters to discuss with the King and it was not convenient to take her with her.
The concubine in the next room heard the noise and came over curiously. She saw Hu Qizi crying bitterly, with books scattered on the ground. She sneered, "A barbarian is a barbarian after all. This book is worth a fortune, but you don't cherish it and you throw it away like a worn-out shoe. I don't know why you're crying. Are you crazy about men?"
Hu Qizi glared at her fiercely, "It's my stuff, I can do whatever I want with it, what's it got to do with you?"
"It's certainly none of my business, but these books were given to me by the Queen Mother. You're committing a serious crime of disrespect by treating them this way."
Hu Qizi bit his lower lip, wishing he could eat the person in front of him alive. He sneered, "I just accidentally dropped the book on the ground. Why are you slandering me, sister? Everyone knows how sincere I am to the Queen Mother. Let's see whether they believe you or me."
"Hmph, you're just being stubborn! I can't do anything to you, you clown, keep dreaming. Don't wake up from your dream and find yourself gone too."
She lives close to Hu Qizi, so she knows something about what's happening next door these days.
Hu Qizi's choice to please the Queen Mother seems to be a smart one, but she is not the only smart person in the world.
In the past, almost all those who tried to get close to the Empress Dowager in this way, whether they were court officials or concubines, had their property confiscated and their families exterminated. Otherwise, why is it that Ganquan Palace is so important now, but no concubine dares to set foot there again?
In other words, Hu Qizi entered the palace late, had a very simple family background, and the Empress Dowager liked her quite a bit, otherwise she would have been treated like those concubines who were executed or placed under house arrest.
She thought she could win favor just because she was pretty, but there was no shortage of beauties in this world, especially in the Xianyang Palace.
After being ridiculed like this, Hu Qizi was so angry that he drove the man away. Looking at the books scattered on the ground, he was furious and said, "Come here, throw these books out!"
The palace servants hurried in to clean up, and someone couldn't help but remind them, "Seventh Son, these are the Empress Dowager's things after all."
Snap——
He slapped the palace maid hard on the face, causing her mouth to bleed and she knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Is it your turn to teach me a lesson?" Hu Qizi said angrily, but as the slap fell, she calmed down again.
She couldn't afford to offend the Queen Mother. Besides, apart from not wanting to introduce her to the King, the Queen Mother treated her very well on weekdays, even better than her own people. Because of this, Hu Qizi didn't understand why this happened. What on earth had she done wrong?
Wiping the tears from his face, Hu Qizi said weakly, "Put it away and put it back."
The palace maid ignored the burning pain on her face, and lay on the ground to sort out the books one by one and put them back in their original places, and even cleaned up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.
After leaving the room, the palace maid turned around and couldn't help but spat blood foam, "She's out of favor herself, so why is she taking her anger out on us? The Empress Dowager's place is a place that many people would love to go to, and she's so ungrateful to be favored by the Empress Dowager."
"Be quiet, I'm not afraid of her hearing me."
"What are you afraid of? She's just a little Qizi. Can she really beat and kill us? She just relies on the fact that we don't dare to attack her. I still remember what she did to Sister Du Ruo!" The little palace maid said angrily.
"What happened?" You saw the little palace maid squatting at the door with a swollen left cheek and red eyes, so she couldn't help but ask another question.
The little palace maid stood up immediately, sniffed, and lowered her head to reply, "This servant greets the maid, this servant, this servant - is Qizi -"
"She broke the porcelain vase that the Empress Dowager gave me, so I punished her. The envoy came here because the Empress Dowager was looking for me?" Hu Qizi suddenly appeared at the door and gave the little palace maid a warning look.
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