Chapter 151 Gaining Trust
The palace maids wiped the mirror so hard that it could reflect people's shadows. She was really afraid that she would slip and fall to the ground. The eunuchs around her took money from Chang Xixi and thought she was particularly sensible.
He reminded her quietly, "Don't look around. Keep your head down and walk forward. After paying your respects, stand up when I tell you to. Don't look at the faces of the Emperor, Empress, or Imperial Concubine."
"Thank you for the reminder, sir."
"It's the girl who's sensible."
The eunuch only escorted her to the door, and then another eunuch came to pick her up and brought her before the emperor and empress. After she paid her respects, she paused for a moment.
The imperial concubine said, "Get up!"
Chang Xixi did as the eunuch had said before. She didn't look around, but lowered her head slightly, not looking at her toes. Before she stood up, she said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"How do you know? I'm the imperial concubine."
Chang Xixi was embarrassed to say it, but she still spoke, "If I don't even have this little bit of perspective, then I've lived in vain for decades."
"presumptuous!"
The queen started to scold directly.
The imperial concubine continued, "You better tell the truth. Don't argue with the queen. She is used to being dignified. Lift your head and let the emperor and I see."
Chang Xixi had already investigated the situation in the palace before coming. It seemed that the imperial concubine was on equal footing with the empress, and there was no difference in status between them.
She raised her head slightly, her lips red, her teeth white, her skin whiter than snow, she didn't have the stunning beauty of Miss Lu, nor did she look like Miss Zhang, a delicate and pretty girl. One could tell at a glance that she was a boudoir lady, with a bit of spirit.
The woman in front of me has bright eyes, which are like distant mountains, and her black hair is as black as ink. Without too much decoration, she has a touch of elegance.
But there is a temperament between his eyebrows that makes people not want to look away.
She had walked in at a leisurely pace, her skirt swaying with her figure, giving her a sense of graceful lotus blossoming with each step. Her elegance was truly remarkable. No wonder Miss Zhang had always praised her so highly.
"I heard that you know medicine and have opened a school in Ruzhou City to teach the scholars. Wouldn't I have to call you a female teacher for life?"
"Ordinary people call me Mr. Chang. If the imperial concubine trusts me, that's fine. I dare not learn medicine. I just know a little bit. I can't kill people. Whether the treatment is effective or not depends on my mood." Chang Xixi did not lie. Her spiritual spring can cure all poisons, but if the poison penetrates into the bone marrow, even the King of Hell will be powerless to save the patient.
The imperial concubine found her answer quite amusing and asked, "Did you teach Miss Zhang how to play the zither?"
"Teach? I don't dare admit it. We just played together a few times. Thanks to my father, I learned all the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting in the mansion without missing a single one."
"Very good. Did you also teach Miss Lu her miscellaneous subjects?" the imperial concubine asked again.
Chang Xixi felt that the imperial concubine's questions were too many. Why did she want to find out about other people's financial situation? She still answered patiently: "I didn't teach her. She was interested and I found a few books by chance, so I gave them to her."
"You are very modest."
The emperor finally spoke.
Chang Xixi's eyelids finally moved, and she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. He looked okay. Not ugly, with bright eyes, and he seemed to be quite good. "No need to be modest, just tell the truth. I hate lying the most."
"Very good. Go to the post station and rest first. Wait. At the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, you will attend the palace banquet as Lord Zhou's adopted daughter. Naturally, someone will ask you to compete with the princess. During this period, you must not have any contact with anyone. Do you understand? Don't tell anyone about your visit to Kyoto, and I will also keep the news secret."
"I have something to ask."
"ask."
"Is the princess really that powerful? I need all the manuscripts of her answers, all her materials, and all the information about the royal family of Zhu State. Your Majesty, please grant me this! In addition, I would like to meet with Miss Zhang and Qingyue. Please make arrangements. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. I will not fight a battle without confidence."
Chang Xixi finally finished speaking.
Mr. Zhou was really worried for her! If she spoke and acted like that, she would definitely offend everyone.
Zhou Zhiwei's eyes were red with jealousy. Didn't she just love the spotlight? She wanted Chang Xixi to be the center of attention in front of the people, so that she wouldn't be able to hold her head up high in the future.
"Okay."
This time, the emperor really believed in Chang Xixi. This person was recommended by Miss Zhang, who had fought a draw with the princess. Qingyue also strongly recommended her, so she should have some ability.
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Chang Xixi came out of the palace and stared at the city wall that was more than ten feet high, feeling lost.
This was the imperial palace she had studied in textbooks for decades! Seeing it today, it was indeed majestic and domineering. What a pity, she still preferred her own small courtyard.
Human.
Thinking this, she got on the carriage and returned to the post station.
Lord Zhou finally came to his senses. He looked at Chang Xixi and said, "Xixi! Are you sure about this? If you are not sure, you will be beheaded."
"have no idea."
Chang Xixi really didn't know how powerful this princess was! Moreover, she wanted Qingyue and Miss Zhang not just to get information about the princess, she wanted to see the virtuous king!
She wanted to see what kind of coward could pretend to be a scholar and pick up girls.
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The next day.
Chang Xixi was still asleep when she was woken up by Renwen, who said that there were two women and one man outside, and the man was very handsome.
She felt that there was no one in the world who looked better than Gu Rongyu.
She got up quietly. Without Xiaohong to serve her, she didn't want to do her makeup. She just washed up, put on her clothes and went out, with her long hair draped over her shoulders.
After she came out, she said to Li Dadao who was standing at the door: "Go find me something to eat."
After returning to the post station yesterday, she felt that it was not good for the child and Xiaohong to stay in the space all the time. So she bought a small courtyard in a better area of the capital and threw the two of them in.
Li Dacai came back from there, and the others who came with him also went there.
She is so free.
After she finished speaking, the three men also entered the small courtyard behind the post station and saw a woman in green clothes, with disheveled hair and breathing heavily.
Walking out of the room and looking at the flowers in the yard, her black hair blew by the breeze gave her a fairy-like look.
Miss Zhang had lived with her for a few days and knew that she probably had no one to serve her. She stepped forward and said, "Even if there is no one around, you still have to take care of yourself. This is the capital, not Ruzhou City."
As soon as she heard the voice, Chang Xixi knew it was Miss Zhang. She disliked her nagging and said, "Why do you have to nag me as soon as you see me? It's really annoying."
"You. I'll get some water."
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