Alyssa was disheartened and set foot on the road to Beijing, her father's tears, her brother's assurance, she didn't care, but she couldn't wait for her lover after seeing through the way out of her hometown.

As long as he shows up and says that he wants to take her away, she will go with him, and she can do without any clan relatives.

But he didn't come.

The capital is prosperous that she has never seen, and after entering the palace, it is even more splendid, even the eldest ladies of Sanyangguan are cautious, they dare not go more and say mistakes, and she can't let herself think about the past anymore.

Among the show girls, she saw many nobles in the palace, and she was sincerely scared at first, but slowly she also understood. The concubine has been in the palace for too long, and the palace is looking forward to the appearance of someone to share her favor.

With her outstanding appearance, she is their new hope.

She was both complacent and anxious.

She has seen the concubine from afar, Rao is that she has never seen anyone more outstanding than her since she was a child, and she has to say a word when she sees the concubine, good looks.

Does she really have a chance of winning?

Concubine Li asked her to drink tea in the Jingxin Hall, which is a small Buddha hall in the harem, Alyssa stood at the door, but she didn't want to go in, and said to the palace maid who led the way, "Please also ask my sister to talk to the concubine, please forgive the concubine, there is another belief in the little girl's family, and she will not enter the Buddhist hall." ”

"Girl, don't worry, the concubine is waiting for you in the Zhike Hall, and there is no Buddha statue to worship in it. The palace maid said.

Alyssa hesitated again and again before entering, and after saluting and greeting, Concubine Li looked at her kindly, "If the Queen Mother or the Queen Mother were waiting for you here today, I guess you wouldn't have lingered outside for so long." ”

Alyssa stooped down again and said no, trying to explain her beliefs, but Princess Lisa interrupted her.

"No matter what you believed in before or not, when you enter the palace, you have to believe what everyone believes. "Unless you have the grace of God, and you can ask Your Majesty for mercy and allow you to believe in freedom." ”

Alyssa looked at her.

"Sit down. Concubine Li said, "You are a smart person, you must have seen that after you enter the palace, all the palaces are enthusiastic about you, release good intentions, just wait for you to be favored, a little border woman, transformed, will become a hot big man in this palace." ”

"The little girl doesn't have that kind of ambition. Alyssa bowed her head and said, "The concubine summoned me today, not to show me kindness. ”

"I'm not really here for that. Concubine Li said, "I have already buried half of the people in the loess, and you have a firm foothold, and there is nothing good for me." ”

"I'm not the queen mother, I hate the concubine's teeth itching, and I wish she would fall out of favor. ”

"I'm just belatedly realized a little truth, but it's too late, my niece has already called me to pit in this harem, I just want to tell you, it can be regarded as a good fate, and you can take care of her a little bit in the future. Concubine Li said.

Alyssa couldn't hide the doubts in her heart, "The truth that the concubine realized is that it's not too late to tell Jin Zhaoyi now?"

"Your Majesty is not a person who is easy to fool, I taught her before, she should naturally respond to Your Majesty in bed, and now I teach her to pretend to be pitiful, Your Majesty will not believe it anymore. Concubine Li shook her head and smiled.

"I'll just say that, it's up to you whether you listen or not. Concubine Li smiled kindly and said, "You have been in the palace for so long and listened to so much, I believe you also have this account in your heart." ”

"The concubine is good-looking, but there is no ugly one in the palace, why is she the only one who is favored by His Majesty?"

"Because Your Majesty has not only love for her, but also compassion for her. ”

"You are new here, you don't know the life experience of the concubine, it is a poor person who has no relatives, Your Majesty pities her and loves her, so you can't let go. ”

"Such pity is not something that can be pretended to be casual. Alyssa bowed her head and said, "Although my family is poor, I have four relatives. ”

"Poor people naturally have their own ways of being pitiful. Concubine Li smiled and said, "You are a remnant of the frontier, and your background is not as good as that of other concubines in the northern frontier. ”

"Of course, it's not pitiful, you didn't say it yourself. ”

"As long as Your Majesty believes it. ”

"Men are poor and weak, the more powerful they are, the more obvious this trait is, as long as Your Majesty really treats you as a poor person, and will pity you and love you in the future, you will be treated differently from others. Concubine Li said.

That's the kind of thing, Concubine Li didn't have to say back, let Alyssa go back after the point was reached.

"Princess, will she listen to you?" asked the palace maid.

"Whether to listen or not to listen is her creation. Concubine Li said, "We used to put so much effort into finding so many people, but now none of them can meet my requirements, and now such a person with potential, everyone is showing favor, we just give a little more sweetness." ”

"The palace maids and queen dowagers around her each account for half of the people, and we don't have anyone now, even if we have, we can't get in. ”

The palace maid said.

"That's why I came to see her in person. Concubine Li said, "There is no need for a hammer to ring the gong, if she listens to my words and stands firm in front of His Majesty, she will naturally have a reward in the future." ”

"If she doesn't listen, whether she is favored or not, we don't offend her. ”

"Concubine, the slave and maid look at Jin Zhaoyi and now she can be regarded as a person with some holy grace. The palace maid said, "If Alyssa is really favored, it will take up time, but it will be Jin Zhaoyi's." ”

She has gathered a group of little Jieyu, nobles, but she has become a trend, what will happen in the future, it only depends on her own plan. "Alyssa is favored, and I won't embarrass her." ”

Alyssa thought about it for a long time, and when everyone saw her, they only gave her gold, silver and jewelry, and said some kind things to her, but only Concubine Li, told her to pretend to be pitiful to His Majesty.

If Alyssa had the idea that she could gain a foothold in the harem by virtue of her beauty at the beginning, now, this idea has almost dissipated, there is never a shortage of beautiful women in the harem, and only the means and scheming are not lacking in order to survive in the harem.

How other women compete for favor, Alyssa doesn't know, she can't ask, waiting for the day when His Majesty is lucky, she thinks about it repeatedly in her heart, and deduces.

Under such pressure, Huck is like a person from a previous life, except for the occasional dream meeting, he can't even remember it for a moment.

Finally, someone came to Tianqing Palace, let her bathe and change clothes, and go to Tianqing Palace to serve, Alyssa soaked in hot water, expressionless, and the palace people who were waiting said cautiously, "The noble person has arrived in front of the palace, but don't keep a straight face, the noble person serves Your Majesty for the first time, you must behave well, and you want Your Majesty to remember the nobleman, and then order the noble person to serve in the future." ”

Alyssa didn't speak, and when she was dressing, she let the palace maid help her put on the expensive jewelry rewarded by the queen, but she quietly hid the jewelry she brought from home in her sleeve and brought it to Tianqing Palace together.

The side hall was deserted, and the chamberlain sent her in, saying that His Majesty would come over after reading the excerpts, and when everyone was gone, Alyssa found a bronze mirror, removed half of the luxurious jewelry on her head, and then put on the jewelry she brought from home, and then sat quietly and waited for Your Majesty.

The door creaked open, and a footstep came closer.

Alyssa got up and knelt down, "Concubines greet Your Majesty." ”

"How do you know it's me?"

"Who else in this palace can have such majestic and powerful footsteps as Your Majesty. Alyssa whispered back.

She heard a chuckle coming from above her head, and then she heard that she was told to raise her head, and she slowly raised her head, and after glancing at His Majesty, she quickly lowered her eyelids, not daring to look directly at his face.

Looking at Your Majesty closely, the majesty is even greater.

Alyssa felt her heart pounding out of her chest.

"Does Neji want to withhold your jewelry?" Qi Zongwen observed her carefully, and could naturally see that there were new and old jewelry on her body, as well as a few rough country jewelry.

"Not really. Alyssa said with a flushed face, "Since the concubines came to the palace, everyone is very enthusiastic about the concubines, the jewelry sent by the inner secretary is bright and beautiful, and the queen mother, the queen mother, and the rest of the jewelry given to the concubines are all good things that the concubines have never seen." ”

"Then why did you come to me with crude old jewelry, do you know that this is a loss of honor in front of the emperor?" Qi Zongwen asked.

Alyssa's face turned pale again, "These are prepared by the concubine's mother for the concubine, although they are a little vulgar, but they are already the limit of what she can give to the concubine." ”

"The concubine is serving His Majesty for the first time, and she wants to bring these jewelry, and she wants her mother who is thousands of miles away to feel the joy of the concubine, and the concubine really doesn't know that this is a loss of honor in front of the emperor, and she asks Your Majesty to punish her. ”

"Is your family so poor that you can't afford even a decent piece of jewelry?" Qi asked.

"The border is bitter cold, life is not better than the Central Plains, the concubine was born in Sanyangguan, but Sanyangguan does not regard the concubine and others as people in Sanyangguan, there is no fixed pasture, there is no fixed field, the family can only sell coolies to live, and they have to do their best to ensure that their families do not starve to death. Alyssa said softly.

"Then do you have hatred in your heart?" Qi Zongwen said. "Because the people of Sanyang Pass have to pay taxes and serve, you are not left behind, and you and your people have never had any thoughts?"

"Your Majesty, we definitely don't have other thoughts. Alyssa looked up sharply and explained, "Abel said that His Majesty the Emperor was able to accommodate their clan to live in the pass, which was already a great blessing, and from the day we entered the pass, we were not Xiyue people, we were just the people of the imperial court. ”

Qi Zongwen nodded, "When I left Sanyang Pass, I already said that let them treat your people well, that is, if they return to obedience, they will be the courtiers." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Alyssa kowtowed at him three times, "Your Majesty." ”

"Get up. Qi Zongwen said, beckoned her over, stroked her forehead and said, "It's all red, how can you make so much effort?"

"Because I can't express my gratitude to Your Majesty in my heart. Alyssa said with tears in her eyes, "From tomorrow onwards, the first thing the concubine wakes up every day is to kowtow three times in the direction of the Qing Palace." ”

"It doesn't have to be. Qi Zongwen said, "I don't like to listen to people kowtow. ”

"You're so good at waiting. ”

So he was shy and timid, wanted to refuse and welcome, and was delicate, and went to Wushan together.