Chapter 9 The tender palace maid VS the cold emperor 9
The imperial concubine originally thought that Shen Qi would be very moved by what she said, and then he would turn her card over every day, allowing her to be favored and the best in the six palaces. Unexpectedly, he actually wanted her to be exchanged with a servant? !
"Your Majesty? I am a noble concubine. You want me to exchange with a servant? You want me to be a servant?" The noble concubine's eyes widened. Especially after seeing Su Zhiruan standing aside with her eyebrows lowered but looking particularly annoying, her anger intensified. "I am a noble lady. I was born into a wealthy family. The Queen Mother is my aunt. How can I be compared with these lowly palace maids?"
Shen Qi waved his hands uninterested.
The imperial concubine came to him, and they competed for favor in the usual way. In the end, her real goal was the position of queen and to consolidate her mother's family. This was the reason why the empress dowager allowed her to enter the palace and take the position of imperial concubine.
It was not pure from the beginning and had a purpose. Shen Qi's original mood was disturbed and now he looked at her with cold eyes.
Perhaps, the relationship between people is reflected by contrast. Suddenly, he thought of Su Su, who didn't want any position and just wanted to stay by his side. Thinking of her in his heart, his eyes subconsciously looked over.
At this moment, Su Zhiruan appeared to be lowering his head and looking submissive, but he was actually distracted.
As a worker for a long time, I have already mastered the tricks of slacking off, which can come in handy when I act as a background board like now.
But when Shen Qi's gaze fell on the imperial concubine's eyes, it was obvious that she was a superfluous person.
The imperial concubine's eyes became colder and colder as she looked at Su Zhiruan. In the end, she even looked as if she wanted to tear out her tendons and skin her alive.
The way people get along with each other is like a pack of wolves dancing together, let alone in the harem, where there are more wolves than meat and everyone wants to climb up. Originally, the imperial concubine thought she was the one who climbed the highest.
Even if Shen Qi has no interest in all the concubines in the harem, it is enough as long as she has the highest status. But now Su Zhiruan appears out of nowhere.
If he wanted to have someone enter the harem, Shen Qi, as the emperor, could do it at any time, but he now kept the person by his side.
The imperial concubine's eyes gradually became gloomy.
She gradually made some decisions in her heart. If she removed all obstacles, the emperor's eyes and mind would all be on her. Then, she could let her mother's family put pressure on the court and force Shen Qi to be the queen. Then, her goal would be achieved.
"Is there anything else, Concubine?" Shen Qi turned around and saw Concubine's ferocious expression, as if she wanted to eat someone. He put the teacup in his hand heavily on the table and said, "If you have something to say, tell me. If not, you can go back and spend more time with your mother."
The imperial concubine was unwilling to do so. While Shen Qi was not paying attention, she secretly glared at Su Zhiruan. After Shen Qi looked over, she quickly put on an aggrieved and charming expression, "Your Majesty, the world can witness my feelings for you. If you could come to see me and the harem more often, there wouldn't be so many complaints in the palace. I will also make soup tomorrow to show my feelings~"
Shen Qi nodded, "When you have time, go visit your aunt the Queen Mother more often. She is good to you and you should repay her kindness. Being filial to her is much more useful than making soup for me. Yesterday, my mother came in person just to ask me to visit you more often in the harem. You should also serve her attentively and don't think about crooked ways every day."
The imperial concubine was not happy about it, but since Shen Qi had said this, she could only bow slightly and reply, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will go to visit Aunt Queen Mother tomorrow."
Up to now, this breakfast is completely over.
The imperial concubine left with her people, and Su Zhiruan and another young palace maid took the servants to take the breakfast away.
After Shen Qi finished his breakfast, he needed to meet with court officials in the imperial study and then continue to handle official business.
At this time, Su Zhiruan and the others needed to quickly sort out every aspect of the Zichen Hall.
"We need to send two people to clean up here and there--" Su Zhiruan arranged the work calmly.
At this time, all the palace maids and eunuchs below were curious and respectful of her.
Everyone saw what happened in the hall just now.
Even if the maidservant was just an ordinary one, she was the most discerning person carefully selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
His Majesty personally gave her cakes, and the imperial concubine regarded her as a rival, which gradually changed Su Zhiruan's status in the eyes of everyone.
You must not offend this person. She might be a palace maid today, but become a master tomorrow.
Everyone is very active in thinking.
Instead, it was another maidservant, Ziyu, who served with Su Zhiruan. She came over curiously, gently tugged at Su Zhiruan's sleeve, and then said curiously, "Miss Susu, His Majesty actually gave you cakes in person. Did His Majesty like you?"
"People who work hard will have good luck." Su Zhiruan said, and he picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Ziyu's mouth. Seeing her take a bite, his smile suddenly brightened.
"It's really delicious! I will also keep working hard!" Zi Yu nodded seriously, her expression became much more lively, and the look she gave Su Zhiruan became more delighted.
Su Zhiruan did not see any news about Ziyu in the original plot, but she has been in this world for quite some time, so she roughly understands this girl's character.
Zi Yu doesn't have any intrigue. Her greatest ability is knowing what to say and when to say it, and she will never utter a word no matter what.
As the saying goes, he who knows the times is a hero.
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With her luck and her sweet talk, she eventually became a maid serving the emperor.
As she was thinking about it, she saw a group of people coming from the side hall door. Leading them was an old maid, followed by two strong eunuchs, and behind them were a group of palace maids.
After seeing Su Zhiruan, the group of people walked straight towards this side.
A young eunuch noticed what was happening here and hurried forward to stop them, "How dare you! Who dares to trespass into the Purple Palace!"
"You little slave! Look who you are!" One of the eunuchs behind the old lady stepped forward and slapped the young eunuch, then cursed, "Who do you think you are! We are following the Queen Mother's orders! Get out!"
Su Zhiruan went down the stairs, looking around as he walked.
The two eunuchs looked unfriendly, but the old nanny was calm. She didn't say anything, but just looked at the group of people, and then her eyes fell on Su Zhiruan.
"I guess this must be Miss Susu who serves in the imperial court. Please come with us in compliance with the order of the Empress Dowager!" The old nanny stood in front of Su Zhiruan and watched her perform the proper salute. She had a much better impression of her.
"Excuse me, Madam, why is the Empress Dowager looking for me..." Su Zhiruan recognized the old madam as someone close to the Empress Dowager.
But the one who was bossing around just now was the imperial concubine's chief eunuch.
With such a combination, could it be that the Imperial Concubine asked the Queen Mother to cause trouble for her? Su Zhiruan did not expect that the Imperial Concubine would regard her as an opponent.
(End of this chapter)