"This humble servant greets Your Majesty, wishing you good health." An inappropriate voice rang out, shattering the ambiguous atmosphere that had just begun to rise.
"Your Majesty? This servant greets Your Majesty." Guo Luoluo Yihua knelt down nervously.
"Get up! What are you doing here?" Kangxi did not recognize Consort Wuya, but he assumed she was one of his concubines from the palace because she referred to herself as a maid.
"The weather is fine today, perfect for enjoying the flowers. I had nothing to do, so I came out for a walk. I never expected to meet Your Majesty here."
Consort Wuya said in surprise, and even took two steps forward. She naturally saw the palace maid kneeling behind Kangxi, but she couldn't spare the attention to pay attention to her for the time being.
"Oh, really? Then this Imperial Garden is quite small. I've just gotten tired of looking at it. You can stay here and enjoy the view!"
Emperor Kangxi was displeased with Consort Wuya's interruption, so he left directly. Guo Luoluo Yihua, not wanting to deal with Consort Wuya, slyly followed Liang Jiugong and the other eunuchs away.
"Who is that palace maid? She looks so unfamiliar."
She had just witnessed that palace maid, who looked like a vixen, exchanging glances with the Emperor. If she hadn't intervened, there would probably have been another concubine.
"It should be a newly arrived palace maid! I haven't seen her before." Chu Yao also noticed that there were many new faces recently.
"Go, check where she's on duty. Doesn't my master need a third-class palace maid? Take her over and report to Consort Zhao." Once she's in her palace, anyone who wants to become a concubine is simply delusional.
"Yes, I'll go right away."
In the evening, Chu Yao arrived at Huayu Pavilion, raising her head arrogantly to look at the Huayu Pavilion manager who was trying to curry favor with her.
"Yihua is someone Yonghe Palace wants. What's wrong? Does my mistress not want a mere palace maid from here?"
"Miss Chuyao, did the palace maid Yihua offend Consort Wuya in some way? I apologize on her behalf. She is a new palace maid and does not know the rules."
The head maid had a knot in her heart. Yihua was a treasure that the Guo Luoluo family had been hoarding, and she was being raised like a concubine. What on earth had happened today that made the imperial concubines come here to demand her? Wasn't this going to ruin Yihua?
"Today, when my mistress was in the Imperial Garden, she seemed to know her manners quite well, so she didn't make me come to ask you for it. My mistress is very gentle and kind, which is a blessing for that little palace maid. Why hasn't she come yet?" Chu Yao replied somewhat impatiently.
"I've already sent someone to fetch her, but something might have delayed her." The head maid knew that, given Yihua's personality, she was probably feeling upset.
"This servant greets the head matron."
Guo Luoluo Yihua didn't want to come at all, and only arrived now because she really couldn't think of any other way. Today, Consort Wuya interrupted her time with the Emperor, and she almost hated Consort Wuya to death.
"You've arrived. You must be Yihua?" Chuyao walked up to Yihua, looked her up and down, and even circled her around, as if examining an object, which made Yihua feel extremely uncomfortable.
"This servant is Yihua. May I ask what brings you here, sister?" She already knew that it was Consort Wuya who had sent someone to take her away, but she still asked as if she didn't know.
"Oh! I am the head maid of Consort Wuya of Yonghe Palace. The young lady is short of a third-class maid. Since you seem quite clever, come with me and go to Yonghe Palace to serve!"
Chu Yao looked at Yi Hua, who was quite pretty, with some disdain, and sneered inwardly, thinking that once they got to Yonghe Palace, she would be at Yi Hua's mercy.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Consort Xie. However, I am still clumsy and afraid that I will not be able to serve you well," Yi Hua said, pretending to be nervous and trembling.
"Don't worry, I'll teach you properly." I'll teach you how to be a good person. Why do you have to learn from those vixens?
"Um, this servant..." Yi Hua wanted to say something, but was impatiently interrupted by Chu Yao. "It's just transferring you to work at Yonghe Palace, what's wrong with that? Stop dawdling, go pack your things and come with me!"
"Oh, Miss Chuyao, Yihua is just being silly. Don't hold a grudge against a little palace maid who doesn't know the rules. And you! You suddenly came to ask for her back, without any prior notice. It's normal for this little palace maid to be a little uneasy about leaving her familiar place. I'll go and talk to her." The head maid knew that she couldn't save Yihua today. It really was a matter of timing and fate.
"Yihua, it seems there's no escaping it. When you arrive at Yonghe Palace, remember to be careful and discreet for a while before making any plans." The head maid pulled Yihua away and whispered her advice, afraid that she might do something rash.
"Yes, I understand." Yi Hua said, quite unconvinced. She remembered Wu Ya Shi, Guo Luo Luo Yi Hua.
"Miss Chuyao, I have already disciplined her. Now let her go with you. If this little palace maid does anything wrong, please give her some pointers." The head maid hoped that Yihua could escape this predicament. She reached out and took the bundle that Qingfen had packed and handed it to Yihua.
"Thank you, Granny." Yi Hua sighed and followed behind Chu Yao.
"Oh, so everyone's here!" When Liang Jiugong wasn't on duty, he suddenly thought of the palace maid that Kangxi had seen during the day. Liang Jiugong thought that it was rare for His Majesty to show interest in a palace maid, so he might as well arrange for her to be in front of him to relieve His Majesty's boredom.
"Greetings, Liang Jiugong." They all bowed to Liang Jiugong.
"Why has Eunuch Liang come to Huayu Pavilion? Does His Majesty wish to see some flowers?" Chu Yao changed her previous arrogant attitude and stepped forward to Liang Jiugong, flattering him obsequiously.
"No, is Miss Guo Luoluo Yihua here?" Liang Jiugong knew what had happened the moment he saw Yihua carrying the bundle.
"Here I am! I wonder if Eunuch Liang has something important to discuss with Yihua?" The head maid quickly pushed Yihua forward, revealing a big smile.
"Oh, the Emperor is still short of a second-class palace maid. I wonder if Miss Yihua would be willing to serve in the Emperor's court?"
Liang Jiugong and Guo Luoluo Yihua made the decision, since she seemed to be leaving Huayuge, and they should ask for her opinion.
"Of course, this servant wants to serve in the Emperor's court." Guo Luoluo Yihua was very happy. She had thought that she would have a very difficult time in the coming period, and that she might not even live. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better!
“Eunuch Liang, but…” Chu Yao originally wanted to say that her mistress wanted to go first and was already a member of Yonghe Palace, but Liang Jiugong interrupted her directly.
"The Emperor wants someone. I wonder, do you have a problem with that?"
Liang Jiugong said unhappily. Of course he recognized Chu Yao. He had seen her during the day. If he hadn't remembered her, he was afraid that this palace maid would have appeared at the mass grave soon.
"This servant dares not, please do as you please, Eunuch Liang." Chu Yao had no choice but to let Yi Hua leave.
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