Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Palace Maid Thirty-six Days
Ji Chen did not raise his head, so Shen Qing could only speak: "Your Majesty, I am here on the orders of the Empress to bring you sour plum soup. Would you like to drink it now?"
Ji Chen closed the memorial and then noticed the person coming: "Drink some."
Then he remembered that it was he who had instructed Qian Quanzhong that if any of the Queen's men came, they should be brought directly to him.
Shen Qing put the soup bowl down, scooped some soup into the bowl with a palm-sized spoon, and then handed it to Ji Chen.
The eunuch beside the emperor came forward to test the poison, and retreated quietly after a moment.
Ji Chen then picked up the bowl and drank slowly.
Ever since he came back from the harem that day, he had been feeling suspicious. If this palace maid really had no intention of getting close to him as she acted, then why was she always the one who delivered soup to Kunning Palace?
There were four senior palace maids surrounding the queen. Delivering soup was both an honor and an easy job, which should have been an enviable job and would have attracted the other three senior palace maids.
But Shen Qing just happened to firmly occupy this job.
Why?
Although the chances of sending soup to see him were rare, they were not zero. This was evidenced by the fact that some unfavored concubines often liked to send beautiful palace maids over. At that time, my father also had the opportunity to take palace maids into the harem.
But Ji Chen didn't like this, and those palace maids didn't catch his eye.
Since he came to deliver soup to the emperor, it was hard for Ji Chen not to think that Shen Qing's purpose was towards himself.
Therefore, he made an unreliable guess that this palace maid liked him, but she hid it well enough, and this method was more like a game of hard to get.
He had seen it in the previous Imperial Concubine Zhao, who had won his father's heart in such a way. She seemed nonchalant, but in fact, every step was calculated.
After figuring it out, Ji Chen couldn't help but feel bored. He felt a little happy in his heart, but this emotion was so shallow and quick that it disappeared before he could grasp it.
Most of the time, he felt that he was indeed wise and was born to be an emperor. He had figured out all the intentions of the palace maid and prevented her from causing any trouble.
Shen Qing had no idea what Ji Chen was thinking. She stared at her shoes in a daze, hoping that the emperor would finish the soup quickly. She then took her leave.
The servants in the Qianqing Palace were all very careful and tiptoeing. Ever since she came in, it was as if the palace servants were performing a silent pantomime. Now that the emperor drank his soup silently and without saying a word, it made people feel that the air was a lot thinner.
Fortunately, the Queen had enough experience with her, so she could keep her composure in this kind of situation.
If she knew what the emperor was thinking, she would probably just complain about his narcissism.
If she knew how to play hard to get, the only person she would use it on would be the queen, making the queen obey her in everything, and her comfort level in the workplace would be directly raised to a higher level, okay?
After thinking it through, Ji Chen no longer had any interest in keeping Shen Qing: "Leave... Wait, the next time the queen sends a different palace maid to the imperial court."
Shen Qing was confused when she heard this. She didn't know how she had offended him. If she didn't take the initiative to come to the Ganqing Palace, she would have seen Wang Ding only a few times.
She and Wang Ding have a close relationship, and perhaps because she is the eldest daughter in the family, with four younger siblings but no older brothers or sisters, she can't help but treat Wang Ding as her brother. However, even the best relationships need to be managed, and after not seeing each other for a long time, Shen Qing is not sure whether her relationship with Wang Ding will change.
Shen Qing felt unhappy, but still bowed and said yes, then left the hall.
Ji Chen noticed Shen Qing's unconcealed frustration at that moment, and on the basis of being more certain of his guess, he closed his eyes slightly uncomfortably.
It seemed more like he was bullying the little girl.
Isn't this a way of preventing problems before they happen?
Today, except for the time with the Emperor, Shen Qing's luck was pretty good. As soon as he walked out of the palace, he met Wang Jigui and Wang Ding.
Wang Jigui gave a wink, allowing Shen Qing and Wang Ding some time alone.
Although Shen Qing was sad, he still smiled and said, "I can't come to see you in front of the emperor anymore. The emperor is not satisfied with me."
She lowered her head and kicked her feet. Everything had been going smoothly for such a long time, and this incident was a huge blow to her.
Wang Ding lowered his head and asked, "Are you injured?"
Shen Qing shook his head.
"Don't be afraid, that's all right. I'll always ask you to come to the Imperial Palace to look for me. The other eunuchs will make fun of me if they see me. If the Emperor has any errands to go to Kunning Palace in the future, I will go and ask my godfather to let me go."
Shen Qing blinked and a tear suddenly fell out. She said her nose felt sore.
Wang Ding’s words made her even more out of control.
Shen Qing: "I'm sorry to trouble you." The business procedures of the Qianqing Palace are much stricter than those of the Kunning Palace. Besides, there are two eunuchs fighting each other. If Wang Jigui goes to ask for help, he will probably be in a difficult position.
Wang Ding reached out his hand and wiped away Shen Qing's tears with his fingertips: "We are brothers and sisters, how can we talk about trouble?"
Shen Qing was touched, and controlled her sadness. She stepped forward and hugged Wang Ding's waist, then quickly let go: "Thank you, brother."
Her little face was tilted up, her whole face was pink because she had been crying, and she was blinking her eyes, looking well-behaved and cute.
This is indeed the case. In Wang Ding's heart, no one is better than Shen Qing.
So he said, "Brother will walk you a few steps."
Shen Qing and Wang Ding walked towards the exit of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. As they walked further away, Wang Jigui, who was sitting under the eaves, could no longer see their lip movements.
Wang Jigui remained silent, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, but what he was thinking about was why he was not the little palace maid's brother.
Otherwise I would have cried on his shoulder today.
What the hell is godfather? It's just a joke and can't be taken seriously at all.
The residence of Concubine Yan in Yihe Palace.
After using her favorite porcelain to frame two palace maids into the Ministry of Punishment, Concubine Yan finally relaxed her brows. Xing Luo gently applied the ointment prepared by the imperial physician on the two blemishes on Concubine Yan's face.
Yan Jieyu knew that Concubine Hui and the current Concubine Lin were not the ones who drugged her. She just thought that since she had already offended Concubine Lin, she might as well go all the way and put the blame on her, so she referred to Concubine Lin.
But afterwards, Concubine Yan did not forget to find out who had plotted against her.
The possibility that there was something wrong with Concubine Lin was very small, because the palace maid of Concubine Lin that day only wanted to humiliate Yu Xingluo on a whim and wanted to slap her in the face, and was not sure whether she would wear the sachet.
Knowing that only a few palace maids around her would wear it, she asked Xing Luo to check the things she used and found a small amount of powder residue. She also secretly observed the palace maids and finally caught the two palace maids who had tampered with it.
Of course, she was not convicted of poisoning, otherwise Lin Pin would have known that she would have made a fuss and protested her injustice.
Since she had offended Lin Concubine to the end, Concubine Yan would naturally not give her a chance to turn things around.
So she could only use the vase to frame someone, but this action made it impossible to find out who was behind the palace maid.
Now Concubine Yan is counting the concubines in the harem, and she thinks everyone she sees is someone who wants to ruin her appearance.
The powder only works if someone is injured, but there are many careless people in the palace.
After June, there would be another grand banquet in the palace in July.
Because it was extremely hot this year, the banquet was held by the lake. The cool lake breeze did not make people feel irritable.
In addition, another major event happened in the palace. He Cairen was one month pregnant.
He Cairen was favored quite a few times, but not as many times as Concubine Yan, Concubine Chu, and Concubine Yu, and was even inferior to Concubine Chen and Concubine Lan.
But she happened to be pregnant.
The Queen was originally hesitant about whether to attend the banquet, but when she heard the good news from He Cairen, she felt relieved.
If there is a talented person attracting attention, the concubines will pay less attention to her.
However, the queen stroked her belly and was determined that this baby must be a prince, otherwise it would be a real shame for He Cairen to give birth to a prince.
Whenever she thought of that scene, the gaze of Concubine De made her dizzy.
Moreover, He Cairen is temporarily unable to receive the emperor's favor, so another concubine must be chosen to compete for the emperor's favor, but the candidate cannot be finalized for the time being.
Concubine Yu's position is stable and she doesn't need to extend an olive branch. Noble Lady Chu has pledged her allegiance to Concubine De, Noble Lady Xuan is not favored much and she also feels uncomfortable with her, Concubine Yan has no intention of joining anyone and wants to establish herself, Concubine Chen and Concubine Lan give her a headache just by seeing them, Concubine Zheng is a fence-sitter, and Concubine Li is born to be in Concubine De's camp.
The candidate can only be chosen from among Jiang Cairen and Zhang Cairen.
On the day of the banquet, when the Queen saw Concubine Jiang who served the Queen Mother, she knew that Concubine Zhang was her only choice.
Although Concubine Zhang is pretty and cute, she is too naive and the Queen does not like her.
The Queen found the banquet tasteless.
Shen Qing was not with the Queen at this time. She and Qie He went back to Kunning Palace to get something for the Queen. Qie He handed her a note and said three words without making a sound: Eunuch Wang.
Shen Qing nodded and said goodbye to Ji He.
After a long time, she almost forgot that Qiehe was Wang Jigui's woman.
I just don’t know that this eunuch Wang is Wang Jigui and Wang Ding.
The place on the note was on a rockery not far from here, separated from the lively banquet by a secluded path, and few people came here.
Shen Qing walked towards that direction, and seeing that the light was dim, he lit the lantern in his hand.
The warm light illuminated the road ahead and in front of her, and even the hair seemed to be glowing.
Shen Qing had only stayed for a while, fiddling with her palace lantern, when Wang Jigui appeared.
She looked up, surprised, and then said in a soft voice, "Godfather."
She shouted without confidence. At that time, she was relying on the relationship with others to try to get close to her. Now the light was dim and there were only her and Wang Jigui here. She felt uncomfortable all the same.
"Don't call me that." That's weird.
Look, Shen Qing curled his lips while he wasn't paying attention, and said depressedly: "Eunuch Wang?"
Wang Jigui could sense Shen Qing's temper and felt helpless, but he was more looking forward to Shen Qing's reaction.
"You haven't been in the imperial court for a long time." He said quietly.
Shen Qing nodded, but later, when the emperor's people went to Kunning Palace to see the queen, eight out of ten times it was Wang Ding, so she didn't care about it.
So? She listened.
Wang Jigui: "I used my free time to carve a jade hairpin for you."
He took out the hairpin in his hand and placed it in front of Shen Qing for her to see.
Shen Qing's eyes widened slightly, and she lowered her head and moved closer in disbelief. After being in the palace for a long time, she had become more knowledgeable. The jade used by Wang Jigui was very good. The green color of the hairpin head was so rich that it seemed to be dripping out, and the hairpin body was white jade with a very good transition, and it was in the shape of a Ganoderma lucidum.
It can be seen that the person who carved the hairpin has quite good craftsmanship.
Shen Qing's eyes softened a lot: "So beautiful, Eunuch Wang's carving skills are really good, has he been practicing since he was a child?"
Wang Jigui's eyes gently fell on Shen Qing's face, pecking at her eyelids, nose, and lips bit by bit: "This is my first time carving, and I destroyed a lot of jade to get such a jade hairpin."
Shen Qing was shocked. First time? He is really not a human being!
How can a person be so talented? She is most jealous of geniuses.
Shen Qing smiled and said, "I can't tell at all. Are you really going to give it to me?"
The more she looked at the jade hairpin, the more she liked it, but she also had to be polite. If Wang Jigui nodded, she would accept it without hesitation.
The little palace maid's eyes were pleasant, as if they could speak. She just looked straight at Wang Jigui, and the smile on her lips was so sincere.
Wang Jigui inserted the jade hairpin into Shen Qing's hair bun.
Shen Qing lowered her head quietly and waited until Wang Jigui withdrew his hand. She stood up and touched it curiously, then turned around on the spot, her dress dancing like a butterfly fluttering in the light.
She asked repeatedly, "Does it look good? Does it look good?"
The voice is delicate and soft.
The man who had been watching in the dark for an unknown period of time was filled with confusion and uncertainty. Two emotions surged in his heart at the same time. The golden dragon claws on his robe revealed his identity. It was Ji Chen.
Ji Chen happened to run into Wang Jigui and Shen Qing meeting at this time. The embarrassment made his face slightly red and he was about to get angry.
This palace maid was not playing hard to get at all. Instead, she took the opportunity to deliver soup to the Qianqing Palace to have a secret meeting with Wang Jigui. She had nothing to do with him at all!
A deep sense of shame came over me, an emotion I had never experienced in the past twenty years.
So he was also angry and embarrassed. It was obvious that there was such a supreme person as him, who was both talented in civil and military affairs, but why did the little palace maid actually fall for Wang Jigui?
I suddenly thought of a saying: palace maids are paired with eunuchs.
What palace maids paired with eunuchs! Because he had seen disgraceful scenes when he was young, Ji Chen hated this kind of statement the most.
He doesn't want people around him to do this. Qian Quanzhong and Wang Jigui have always been clean.
Now the latter has fallen for the palace maid with two faces.
Wang Jigui is hateful, and Shen Qing is also hateful.
He was the only one who misunderstood, but he did nothing wrong.
Ji Chen sincerely thought so. If he stopped blushing, maybe he could cover up the past.
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