Chapter 20 Promotion
The next day, Kangxi woke up when he heard Liang Jiugong's careful call from outside the tent. Feeling the weight on him, Kangxi looked down and saw that the little man who had been obedient before going to bed last night was now hanging on him with his legs spread out, sleeping soundly.
Liang Jiugong's voice had not stopped yet, as if he would not stop talking. Kangxi was worrying whether to wake her up or let her continue to sleep. Before he could come to a conclusion, he saw that the person on his body showed signs of waking up. Kangxi frowned, but finally chose to follow his heart and quickly told Liang Jiugong to shut up.
There was silence.
Without the disturbing sounds, the person on his body soon fell asleep again.
Kangxi hadn't realized at this time that he had a very high tolerance for Yuying. If it were an ordinary concubine, well, there were no ordinary concubines, and the Qianqing Palace would never let anyone stay overnight.
At this moment, he carefully moved the person away, then got out of bed quietly, and bumped into Liang Jiugong who was waiting outside the bed.
As if he noticed Liang Jiugong's surprised look, Kangxi coughed lightly and said, "Noble Wei is still sleeping. Tell the people who come in to serve to be gentle."
Liang Jiugong quickly agreed and lowered his head to hide the light in his eyes.
Last night, when the emperor and his concubine were talking about promotion in the palace, Liang Jiugong was not aware of it. It was inevitable that he was surprised to learn that Wei Da Ying had become Wei Guiren overnight.
When did our emperor become so generous? Although this noble lady's rank was not high, there had never been a concubine who was promoted twice in a row before.
No matter what the reason is, don't try to guess what His Majesty is thinking. Just serve Lady Wei carefully from now on.
Liang Jiugong's mind was shaken.
By the time Kangxi had washed up, put on his court robes and went to court, Yuying had not yet woken up.
Before leaving, Kangxi reminded her, "Let Concubine Wei continue to sleep. When she wakes up, tell her to wait for me to come back and have dinner together."
As soon as Kangxi left, the whole palace knew that there was a noble lady named Wei lying on the dragon bed, and she was highly valued by the emperor.
It was a rare sleep that Yuying had, and she was still savoring the memory when she woke up.
"My Lord, are you awake?"
When she heard the unfamiliar voice, Yuying realized something was wrong. She looked around and saw that everything she saw was bright yellow. Yuying's memory came back to her. It turned out that she was still in the Palace of Heavenly Purity!
Thinking of this, she quickly sat up and responded, "Wake up, wake up!"
Then he hurriedly got up from the bed and opened the curtains.
They turned out to be two unfamiliar palace maids.
As if they had sensed the doubt in Yuying's eyes, the two palace maids spoke first: "I am the palace maid Luchen (Qingdai) of the Qing Palace, helping the noble lady to wash and dress."
Yuying was still confused, "Where's the emperor?"
"My dear, the emperor has gone to court. Don't worry, the emperor will probably be there in half a quarter of an hour. I will help you wash and dress first. You will have to accompany him for dinner after he leaves." said the maid who called herself Qingdai.
Yuying nodded, and then let the two of them move like a puppet.
By the time Yuying was dressed and Luchen had put makeup on her, Kangxi had also finished his court session and was heading towards his bedroom.
[The maids in the Qianqing Palace are different. Their makeup skills are much better than Qing Tao’s.]
Yuying was immersed in her own beauty and looked at herself in the mirror again and again. Anyone who saw her could see that she was very satisfied with her face.
Kangxi walked in and heard these words among the crowd paying their respects.
When Yuying heard the greetings, she quickly turned around, stood up from the embroidery stool and knelt.
Maybe it was because she received a promise of promotion last night, or maybe it was because she was satisfied with her makeup today, Yuying was in a particularly good mood today, and even the tone of her greeting was three points sweeter than usual.
Kangxi raised his hand and motioned Yuying to get up.
Kangxi took a special look at the makeup on Yuying's face. It was no wonder that she boasted about it. It was indeed good, and she looked more beautiful than flowers.
"Have you been waiting for a long time? I'll change my clothes first, and you can look around and see what you want to eat."
"Bring me the meal list!"
The first sentence was said to Yuying, and the second sentence was said to Liang Jiugong.
Yuying didn't refuse and happily took the menu and started ordering food.
The meals in the Qianqing Palace were separate from the imperial kitchen, which was dedicated to serving the emperor. The kitchen was kept on twelve hours a day, ready for the emperor to serve meals at any time.
After a while, the eunuchs from the kitchen came up with plate after plate of delicious food.
The efficiency of serving food is much better than most modern restaurants.
Yuying felt her empty stomach. No matter how beautiful the makeup was, it could not arouse Yuying's interest at all. It was really a torment for Yuying to have something to look at but nothing to eat.
The moment she saw Kangxi walking out of the inner hall, Yuying felt as if it was dawn!
[Finally out!]
You can hear how impatient Yuying is from her inner voice.
Kangxi was not difficult to deal with. He sat in the main seat and then asked Yuying to sit down as well.
Yuying looked at the table full of dishes with eager eyes.
Yuying didn't dare to move until Kangxi started eating.
But fortunately, Kangxi did not let Yuying wait too long. When Kangxi started to eat, Yuying quickly picked up a piece that she had already picked and put it into her mouth.
[tasty! ]
For a moment, Yuying's eyes lit up, and before she even swallowed the whole thing, she couldn't wait to put another bite in.
The palace maids and eunuchs standing by to serve the meal were stunned at the sight of Yuying eating with such voracious appetite. In the palace, which concubine did not serve the emperor carefully when dining with him? Why was this noble lady Wei so careless as to not just eat for the sake of it?
Although she came to the Qing Dynasty, Yuying had lived in modern times for more than 20 years after all. She was enjoying her meal and had no idea what the rules were.
Kangxi always followed the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping when he had a meal. Now, hearing Concubine Wei saying "it's delicious" and "it smells so good" in her heart, he felt a little amused and ate a little more.
For a moment, although no one spoke to each other, the atmosphere was harmonious.
[I am so full, but I still want to eat. What should I do?]
[How about some more? After all, this is what the emperor eats. If you eat this, you might not get another meal.]
Kangxi's expression turned strange.
Even the twelve-year-old prince knew that one cannot become fat in one bite and that he should restrain his desires.
She was the other one. She forced herself to eat even though she couldn't eat anymore just for the sake of a meal.
Kangxi had no choice but to put down his chopsticks first.
Logically speaking, when the emperor puts down his chopsticks, everyone at the table should also put down their chopsticks.
But Yuying obviously didn't realize it.
She was eating with great relish.
Perhaps the little animal's alertness kicked in again. She looked up at Kangxi belatedly and found that he had put down his chopsticks at some point and was staring at her.
Yuying smiled at Kangxi. Just for this meal, she was willing to smile at Kangxi ten or eight times.
Kangxi said nothing, just stared at her chopsticks.
She seemed to realize something then and tentatively put down the chopsticks in her hand.
Everyone in the Qianqing Palace finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This Concubine Wei is so tactless. I don't know how she won the emperor's favor. Looking at this scene, they are afraid that the emperor will be angry.
Unexpectedly, nothing happened.
Everyone suppressed their thoughts and raised the status of Concubine Wei in their minds.
After the meal, Yuying finally wanted to leave.
Before leaving, Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong to arrange someone to send Yuying back and bring a reward for Yuying.
Liang Jiugong saw that the Emperor had a strange attitude towards Concubine Wei, so he handed the task over to his young apprentice Wei Zhu, and repeatedly told him to be more respectful. Concubine Wei might have great fortune in the future, so it would be better for him to sell her to him in advance.
It doesn't matter if it doesn't work out. After all, he is the master of the palace and it's always right to treat him with better attitude.
Yuying didn't expect that in addition to promotion, she would also receive a reward. She was overjoyed and happily returned to Changchun Palace with a group of people.
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