Xiao Tao looked at the young eunuch kneeling on the ground and asked nervously, "Do we have to go?"
The Empress Dowager chose this time to ask them to come over, which must mean she has bad intentions.
The young eunuch looked a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to speak, a woman in palace clothes walked in.
"Empress Yi, please hurry to the Cining Palace and don't keep the Empress Dowager waiting too long," the old woman said with contempt.
She looked at Jiang Zhili sitting on the chair, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
No wonder His Majesty made an exception and promoted her.
Jiang Zhili looked at the old woman.
She had an emerald green hairpin in her hair, and the clothes she wore were better made of better fabric than when she was in Jiang's house. Her hands were also very delicate. There were wrinkles on her face, but they were only a few thin lines at the corners of her mouth and between her eyebrows.
Jiang Zhili stood up and smiled at the old woman: "Excuse me, Madam, are you someone close to the Empress Dowager?"
She was wearing expensive clothes, had delicate hands and an arrogant attitude. This woman must be a favorite of the Empress Dowager.
"I am the nanny beside the Empress Dowager. Your Majesty, please call me your nanny."
After saying that, Gui Ma Ma took the initiative to look at Jiang Zhili, and there was no intention of avoiding the gaze in Gui Ma Ma Ma.
Over the past few decades, she has been by the Empress Dowager's side every day. Her status and position is even higher than that of ordinary concubines, so she has no need to be afraid of this concubine who has just entered the palace.
It's just that she has some beauty, but in front of your majesty's filial piety, no matter how beautiful she is, it becomes insignificant.
Jiang Zhili nodded, her expression very obedient: "Exalted Madam, could you please wait a moment? I need to explain something to the palace maid."
At this time, Pei Lin had not yet left the court.
Even after the court session, Pei Lin would most likely go directly to the Qinzheng Palace to handle state affairs, and the fact that she was taken to the Cining Palace would never reach Pei Lin's ears.
She needed to send someone to inform Pei Lin, and that person had to be someone close to her. If it was someone else, they might not even be able to enter the door of the Qinzheng Hall.
"Your Majesty, please go there immediately. The Empress Dowager cannot wait that long." Your Madam would not give Jiang Zhili the opportunity to deliver the message.
Jiang Zhili's expression paused, it really seemed that the person came with bad intentions.
She didn't say anything more and followed Aunt Gui out.
Xiao Tao followed Jiang Zhili with a worried look on her face, ready to find an opportunity to find Pei Lin.
As soon as the two of them left the bedroom, they saw four burly old women waiting at the door.
Xiao Tao's heart turned cold and her face turned pale.
It was really frightening that she was targeted by the Empress Dowager as soon as she entered the harem.
On the other hand, Jiang Zhili's face was very calm, without any emotion fluctuations, which attracted the attention of Gui Ma Ma.
It was midsummer now, and Jiang Zhili only brought Xiaotao with him. Under the scorching sun, she was wearing heavy clothes and was sweating profusely after just a few steps.
Xiao Tao looked distressed and couldn't help asking, "Exquisite Madam, can you please let our queen ride in a sedan chair? The sun is too strong right now, I'm afraid our queen can't stand it."
His Majesty tormented the Empress the entire night last night, and now this noble nanny is being naughty again, forcing the Empress to go to the Cining Palace under the scorching sun. Even if the Empress is made of iron, she can't stand it.
Gui Ma Ma glanced at Xiao Tao, a cold look in her eyes: "Empress Yi is frail and sleeps until noon. She needs to move around and exercise more so that she can better serve Your Majesty.
Last night, it was the Empress Dowager who personally stepped in and asked His Majesty to summon Concubine Yi. But how come Concubine Yi was not only ungrateful, but she was even so spoiled that she refused to even walk.
Is it true that I have become arrogant because I have won the favor of Your Majesty?"
Aunt Gui's words were not only harsh but also very disrespectful. Xiao Tao's eyes turned red with anger.
She felt sorry for Jiang Zhili and was about to argue, but Jiang Zhili pulled her hand.
"Xiao Tao, stop talking," Jiang Zhili said with a gloomy look in his eyes.
The people from the Cining Palace had no good intentions, so there was no point in saying more.
Nanny Gui glanced at Jiang Zhili.
I thought to myself that Concubine Yi was quite patient.
Along the way.
Jiang Zhili and Xiaotao never spoke again, and Nanny Gui also stopped talking, but from time to time, she would glance at Jiang Zhili, whose face had turned a little pale.
After arriving at the Cining Palace, Gui Ma stood at the palace gate. She looked at Xiao Tao and said, "You wait outside."
Xiao Tao became nervous: "No, this servant wants to go in with the Madam!"
What if the Empress Dowager embarrasses Your Majesty?
Jiang Zhili stood at the door, feeling the chill coming from the hall and the faint scent of incense. She spoke soothingly, "I'm fine. You just stay outside the door."
After hearing what Jiang Zhili said, Xiaotao had no choice but to give up.
Jiang Zhili followed Nanny Gui into the main hall.
She looked at the ice basin placed in the hall and sighed slightly. The tiredness from the journey seemed to be dispelled a little by the coolness.
Jiang Zhili looked around the hall.
I found that in the center of the hall, there was a large Buddhist hall with a large Buddha statue on it.
There were several fat babies surrounding the Buddha statue, and the Buddha statue was holding two little babies in its hands.
There is an incense burner in front of the Buddha statue, with swirling incense sticks in it, and the whole hall is filled with the aroma of incense.
The Empress Dowager was sitting on a chair beside her, and had been looking at Jiang Zhili since the moment she came in.
Jiang Zhili knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager: "Empress Dowager."
"As a concubine in the harem, you should also go and burn some incense," the empress dowager said coldly as she looked at Jiang Zhili's stunning face.
Such a beauty should not appear in the harem.
She had never imagined that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was so beautiful. If it weren't for the host, she would never have kept this girl!
Jiang Zhili knelt on the cushion in front of the Buddhist temple and inserted three incense sticks into the incense burner.
"You have entered the palace with an important responsibility, and I hope you can shoulder this burden," the Queen Mother said sternly, fiddling with the Buddhist beads in her hand.
Jiang Zhili said obediently, "Yes, Queen Dowager."
The Empress Dowager was fifty-three years old. She dressed simply and looked very plain. There was only a gold and jade hairpin on her gray hair.
She was surrounded by the scent of incense, and she looked more like a follower of the Hanyi Buddhist sect.
The Empress Dowager saw that Jiang Zhili was quite obedient, so she was not so repulsed by him anymore.
If she could really help the emperor give birth to a prince, it wouldn't matter even if the prince was a little beautiful.
Over the years, the Empress Dowager has lowered her requirements for the concubines in the harem again and again.
From the initial body shape, appearance, speech and behavior, to the first one to arrive as long as he can give birth, it can be said that he has experienced many vicissitudes of life.
She had never imagined that after the emperor ascended the throne, there would still be such a difficult hurdle waiting for them...
The Empress Dowager spoke slowly, "It's a hot summer day. You've just entered the harem and have won the favor of His Majesty, so it's inevitable that you're a little impatient.
Today I will stay here and copy the Buddhist scriptures three times before leaving."
Jiang Zhili nodded, showing no objection: "Yes, Empress Dowager."
The noble nanny and the palace maid came over with paper and pen, carrying a small table.
The Empress Dowager slowly moved the Buddhist beads in her hand.
"To show your sincerity to the Goddess of Childbirth, kneel down on the cushion and copy it."
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