The Empress smiled gently, "I don't know where Le Jin, who was by my side, went off to after delivering some snacks to the Emperor yesterday. She has neglected all of you sisters, and I hope you will forgive my poor hospitality."
"Your Majesty, we dare not."
Consort Niohuru and Consort Tongjia exchanged a glance, suppressed their doubts, and turned their heads away.
On the other side,
A side hall of the Qianqing Palace, the room where the concubines slept.
Xu Lejin suddenly opened her eyes. What came into view was not reinforced concrete, but an antique-style roof. Her eyes were filled with shock, astonishment, and disbelief.
The aching and soreness in her body was exactly the same as what she felt the day after her wedding night.
Even worse!
"Girl, you're awake?"
A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features, dressed in... the clothes of a palace maid from a Qing Dynasty drama, stepped forward with a smile and asked.
Xu Lejin's mind went blank. "What's wrong with me?"
Where is this place?
"You called me 'girl'?"
The young palace maid smiled and said, "Miss, you served the Emperor yesterday. This is the west side hall of the Qianqing Palace. I heard Eunuch Liang call you Miss Lejin, so I just followed suit."
Xu Lejin struggled to raise her hand, and what came into view were slender, fair, and delicate fingers, as thin as scallions.
The next second,
Unfamiliar memories in my mind are awakening.
Xu Lejin was stunned. By a twist of fate, she had traveled to the Qing Dynasty in her sleep and become Xu Lejin, a palace maid with the same name as her who had just been forcibly favored by Emperor Kangxi.
The original owner was a palace maid who served Empress Hesheli.
He was born into the Xu family, a bannerman of the Bordered Yellow Banner.
Five years ago, when she was twelve years old, she was selected to enter the palace.
Because of her intelligence and wit, she was assigned to serve in the Kunning Palace. Half a year ago, Yu Cui, a maid who accompanied Empress Hesheli, died unexpectedly.
Xu Lejin was promoted and became a close attendant to the Empress.
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