Emperor Qin Huan still had some memorials that he had not reviewed, so after sending Bai Yuzhi back to the Zichen Palace, he returned to the imperial study, leaving only two maids, Jintai and Yinting, in the palace to serve Bai Yuzhi.
After all this trouble, it was already night, and it was time for Bai Yuzhi to go to bed.
Yinting was sent out by Bai Yuzhi to prepare hot water for a bath, while Jintai stayed with Bai Yuzhi.
During this time, Bai Yuzhi has figured out the personalities of both of them. Yinting is calm and Jintai is alert, both are good candidates to be used.
Before, Bai Yuzhi herself had not yet established a firm foothold, and she had never thought that she could subdue the two people sent by Emperor Qin Huan. But now is different from the past. The child in her belly is about to be born, and the queen has been deposed. After the delivery, Bai Yuzhi will be the mother of the country and the mother of the future emperor.
She is now qualified to compete with Emperor Qin Huan.
In order to win the favor of Emperor Qin Huan, Bai Yuzhi has been acting all the time these days. She has no feelings for this moody and unpredictable tyrant at all, and she was only pretending to be nice to him because she wanted to complete the task.
But now that she was pregnant, she had to consider the fate of the child after she left the mission world. The child needed someone who was wholeheartedly loyal to him, not just a slave arranged by Emperor Qin Huan.
After all, who knows whether the tyrant who turned evil because of childlessness will change after having a child. Bai Yuzhi wants to leave a loyal servant for her child.
And Jintai is the candidate that Bai Yuzhi has his eyes on.
Jintai is smart and quick-witted. Compared to Yinting, he is also more courageous and ambitious. He is a person who is more easily impressed by future benefits.
"Jintai, you have been serving me for almost a year now."
Jin Tai responded, "Yes, my lady, I went to Yikun Palace when you were still a beauty."
"I can see that," Bai Yuzhi said slowly, observing Jintai's expression as she spoke. "You are different from Yinting. She is loyal to His Majesty, while you are loyal to yourself."
Jin Tai looked frightened and quickly knelt down to apologize: "I dare not!"
For a palace concubine, it is naturally a bad thing if the servants under her are not loyal to her. Jin Tai thought that Bai Yuzhi was looking for a reason to deal with her.
But for Bai Yuzhi, the most reliable person is the one who is loyal to her ambition. Because of Jin Tai's background and status, her ambition can only be realized by relying on Bai Yuzhi and her son. So as long as she is always loyal to her desire, she will do her best to serve Bai Yuzhi and her son.
"Don't be afraid. I just want to discuss something with you."
Jin Tai raised her head cautiously and said, "Your Majesty, if you have anything to ask, please tell me. I will certainly go through fire and water and die without hesitation."
"What if I tell you that you don't have to go through fire and water, let alone die, and I'm just giving you a chance to climb up?"
Bai Yuzhi and Jintai looked at each other and she spoke slowly, "During the time you've been serving me, I can see that you don't want to wait until you're 25 to leave the palace and get married. You want to stay in the palace and serve forever, right?"
"…Your Majesty is wise."
"You are not willing to be just an ordinary maid. When I take the throne of Empress or even Empress Dowager and finally pass away, you can only live in honor. This is not what you want."
Jin Tai gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty is intelligent, and this is something that this servant cannot hide."
Bai Yuzhi smiled and said, "I can give you this opportunity. You can become a female official and have a rank. It depends on whether you are willing or not."
Jin Tai kowtowed fiercely and said, "If Your Majesty can fulfill my wish, I will serve you till death!"
Bai Yuzhi was very satisfied with Jin Tai's reaction. She was very bold and dared to admit her ambition, which proved that Bai Yuzhi was not wrong about her.
"Very good. I want you to be loyal to the prince after he is born. Can you do that?"
Not Emperor Qin Huan, not even Bai Yuzhi himself, but loyalty to the future emperor who has not yet been born.
This is a bright future. Looking at the wet nurses and nannies of countless emperors in history, they either had imperial edicts or were promoted to the third rank. If there is such an opportunity, one may become a chief eunuch like Wang Chonghai in the future. Even if she cannot command all the servants in the harem, she will still be a female official of a certain rank!
That would completely free you from the fate of being a slave.
"I shall be loyal to the little prince!"
Now the child hasn't even been born and it's already so bloody. When the child is really born, Rong Fei and others will definitely not sit and wait for death. Although Emperor Qin Huan has great power, he is still too conceited. Just look at the fact that he hasn't taken action against Duke Jin and others until now. You can tell that he wants to wait for an opportunity to kill them with one blow.
However, there will certainly be unexpected complications during this process, and the white jade golden platform is designed to prevent accidents.
After Yin Ting came back, the master and servant acted as if nothing had happened. Bai Yuzhi went to rest on the dragon bed as usual, while Jin Tai was responsible for keeping watch.
After such a big event as the dethronement of the queen, only Bai Yuzhi could sleep well.
In the cold palace, Rong Fei, who had witnessed the empress being deposed during the day, was wearing a large cloak. The guards at the door of the cold palace did not stop her at all. It was just because Emperor Qin Huan ordered that the deposed empress Su was not allowed to leave the cold palace, but allowed others to "visit" her.
In fact, it gave the other concubines the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Everyone in the palace flatters the powerful and bullies the weak. Emperor Qin Huan is well aware of this. He made this decision because he hated the queen so much.
The deposed Queen Su gnashed her teeth when she saw Concubine Rong. In just half a day, she looked haggard, with all her hair turning gray, like a drowned dog.
"It's really like a tiger in plain land being bullied by a dog. You even dare to bully me."
In fact, no one else came. Bai Yuzhi was asleep, and Wei Zhaoyi, Meng Jieyu and others were frightened and had no interest in doing so. Rong Fei was the first one.
It’s just that the deposed Queen Su has always regarded Concubine Rong as her mortal enemy, which is why this is said.
Su originally thought that Rong Fei, a smiling tiger with a gentle knife, would naturally use some soft words to hurt her, but she did not expect that Rong Fei's words would be even more sarcastic and harsh than hers.
"What do you mean by a tiger in a plain? Even if you were a phoenix that fell to the ground, you'd be nothing but a chicken in your current state! What's more, you, a bitch, are not a phoenix at all. You're just a wild chicken that came from nowhere, and you're actually trying to climb up the ladder of fame and fortune."
Rong Fei's mouth was filled with poison and she uttered evil words that stunned the deposed Empress Su. It took her a while to react and then she pounced on Rong Fei like a madman.
"You lowly concubine! How dare you insult me!"
Concubine Rong was not afraid at all. Zixing, who was following her, kicked the queen down with one kick.
Concubine Rong sneered: "Why, you still don't dare to admit it? I say you, the deposed Empress Su, are nothing but a fake who has usurped the throne."
"W-What do you mean…"
Su's eyes were darting around, and she felt very guilty. Rong Fei's next words almost made her heart burst with fear.
"Do you need me to explain this more clearly? Your Yin-Yang fish jade pendant is not yours at all."
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