Chuchu bent down and stretched out one hand to pick up the gold brick, but she couldn't lift it with one hand. She tried using both hands, but still couldn't lift it.
"Gold bricks are really heavy." As soon as Chu Chu finished speaking, she was immediately met with a lot of roll of eyes.
What the hell is going on? He can move a stone half a man's height, but he can't even lift a tiny gold brick.
Concubine Yi unexpectedly made a fortune and did not think Chuchu's behavior was pretentious at all. Instead, she felt that she had worked hard and gave her two gold bricks as a reward on the spot. The eunuchs and palace maids present also received corresponding rewards.
Concubine Yi accompanied Gu Yinwei to make tea. There was an iron rack on the charcoal fire, and an iron net on the rack. A teapot was placed on the iron net. Next to the teapot were peanuts, walnuts, and three oranges.
Gu Yinwei picked up the tea and drank it slowly. Wen Qin peeled the orange for Gu Yinwei personally and repeatedly invited her to visit Chunxi Palace often in the future.
"My Concubine Yi doesn't like to go out. She doesn't even have anyone to talk to on weekdays. After you change your clothes, please come and visit us often when you have time."
"Okay, okay, I'll come over as soon as I'm free."
Chu Chu saw through it but didn't say anything. You clearly want the master to help you find gold, but you use the excuse of no one being with you.
Concubine Yi was wearing the material she had received from Qiwu Palace a few days ago. There was a look of joy in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, which added a bit of charm to her.
Gu Yinwei drank half a pot of tea and talked with Concubine Yi for a long time before taking Chuchu back to the Pepper Room.
The news that Gu Yinwei dug out gold from Concubine Yi's palace spread like wildfire, and the Queen Mother deliberately made things difficult for her.
"Fang'er, go and call Gu Gengyi. I want to see what Gu Gengyi is capable of."
Aunt Fang bent down and stepped out. There was no need for Aunt Fang to come forward in person for such a small matter as delivering the message. After she gave a brief instruction, several palace maids rushed to deliver the message.
"The Queen Mother didn't say why she wanted to see Gu Gengyi. When you pass on the message, please be nicer."
"Don't worry, Auntie, we'll do the work."
The nanny who received the task walked quickly and soon arrived at the door of the Pepper Room.
The messenger nanny smiled and bent over to the gatekeeper, saying, "The Empress Dowager has summoned Gu Gengyi."
When the young maid heard someone from the Cining Palace, she ran into the inner hall and reported, "Master, there's a maid from the Cining Palace outside the door, and she's talking strangely."
The little palace maid clamped her voice and imitated the nanny's speech, which made Chuchu laugh so hard.
"Let's go and take a look."
Gu Yinwei walked out confidently. She decided to go see the Queen Mother alone.
During the last Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner, she was far away and didn't have time to see the Queen Mother's appearance clearly.
Gu Yinwei followed the messenger nanny to the Cining Palace to see the Empress Dowager.
After entering the room, the Queen Mother was not in a hurry to see her and told her to wait in the quiet room. Gu Yinwei immediately understood the Queen Mother's intention. She wanted to leave her alone.
She secretly regulated her breathing and madly absorbed the luck of the Cining Palace.
Unfortunately, the empress dowager was old, and the luck of the Cining Palace was not strong enough. After Gu Yinwei absorbed it for a while, the luck quickly dried up.
Gu Yinwei stretched out her hand, and her luck gathered into fifteen small balls. She was secretly delighted. This trip was worth it. She sat on the bench for an hour in exchange for fifteen days of life.
After the Queen Mother finished worshipping Buddha, she read a book for a while. Aunt Fang reminded her, "Queen Mother, Gu Gengyi is still waiting."
The Queen Mother closed the book impatiently and almost blurted out, "She's fine to wait, it's not like I really want to see her."
"Send her in."
"Change your clothes, Gu, and meet the Queen Mother."
"Get up." The Queen Mother's voice was lazy, as if she was ordering a kitten or a puppy.
Gu Yinwei stood up slowly and looked directly at the empress dowager without any arrogance or servility. The empress dowager wore a pearl crown inlaid with kingfisher feathers, a kesi jacket, and a string of green jadeite hung around her neck.
Her whole body's nobility is enhanced by her clothes and jewelry. She has a flat nose and triangular eyes. In this aspect, she is even worse than the housekeeper at Qifeng Pavilion.
But such a person holds a high position.
"Gu Gengyi, you are the emperor's first woman. The emperor values you, so don't let your favor get you into trouble."
"I dare not."
"Human ambition is limitless. I don't believe you don't have this ambition."
Gu Yinwei complained in her heart, I'm sorry, I really don't have this intention.
"The Emperor often orders you to accompany him, and I'm afraid you won't be able to take good care of her if you're alone. Concubine Xian comes from a family of scholars, and she knows how to grind ink, cut paper, and brew tea. Tomorrow, the Emperor will order you to accompany him. Take Concubine Xian with you and let her make you some tea."
Making tea is fake, sharing her favor is real.
"The Queen Mother is absolutely right."
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow you and Concubine Xian will go to the Imperial Study to accompany the Emperor."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
It took Gu Yinwei half a quarter of an hour to walk from the Pepper Room to the Cining Palace, two hours to wait for the empress dowager to summon her, and only half a cup of tea to talk to the empress dowager.
After returning to the Pepper Room, Gu Yinwei told Chuchu about the Queen Mother's intentions. Chuchu cursed this old witch a thousand eight hundred times in her heart.
"I'm going to put chin beans in Concubine Xian's tea and make her look bad in front of the Emperor." Chu Chu was filled with righteous indignation.
"We don't need to give her chin beans, she will make a fool of herself."
"You don't have to go out with me tomorrow. Let Bian Tao go with me."
"It's time to let Sister Bian Tao take a good look at the ugliness of Concubine Xian Gui."
Chuchu jumped and ran to tell Bian Tao, who felt indescribably happy after hearing it.
Aunt Fang passed the message to Concubine Xian, who was overjoyed and went into the imperial study to accompany the emperor. She had never dared to imagine such a thing before.
Concubine Xian opened the wardrobe, took out clothes and put them on. The laughter in the side hall almost blew the roof off.
The queen looked at the side hall with a cold face. The virtuous concubine had closed the door early. The clothes and jewelry in the room dazzled her.
Some people in Qiwu Palace are happy, while others are sad.
"My lady, it's late, turn off the lights and go to bed."
"Xia Chan, why is Concubine Xian Gui so happy?"
"A grasshopper in autumn won't be able to jump for long. Your Majesty is the Emperor's legitimate wife. No matter how favored others are, they are still concubines."
"Seeing them vying for a share of the Emperor's favor, my heart aches."
Xia Chan no longer answered. Good words could not persuade a damned ghost, and good words could not persuade the queen to change her mind.
There was murderous intent in the queen's eyes. Damn it! Anyone who tries to take away the emperor's favor deserves to die.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Concubine Xian knocked on the door of the Queen's bedroom and said, "Your Majesty, I will be accompanying you in the Imperial Study tomorrow. Is there anything you would like me to bring?"
This sounds like the empress hasn't seen the emperor for hundreds of years.
Xia Chan glanced at Concubine Xian with a look of pity, but the other party did not catch Xia Chan's gaze.
Leaning against the door frame, she boasted, "This is my first time accompanying the Emperor in the Imperial Study. Your Majesty, please explain to me the proper etiquette for serving pens and ink."
The queen's mouth curled up. As soon as Concubine Xian mentioned this topic, the queen was no longer sleepy.
She spoke eloquently and acted as if she was sharing everything she knew. The virtuous concubine took the queen's words as golden rules, but in fact, the key points the queen gave her were all the emperor's sore spots.
The virtuous concubine took notes while listening, and asked questions when she encountered something she didn't understand. There was no doubt that all the knowledge points the queen gave her were wrong.
But Concubine Xian didn't take it seriously and continued to review until before going to bed.
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