Chapter 111: Preparation
Liu Ye was a little puzzled: "Since Niangniang knows that it is no worse than Wuyunzhu, why didn't she be selected directly as a show girl after rescuing her, but put her in our palace as an ordinary sprinkler and sweeper palace maid?" If she had taken the opportunity to support her to take the position last year, maybe there would have been nothing wrong with the dark clouds? Now that the dark cloud bead has full wings, it seems that it may not be able to fight her! β
"If she had supported her from the beginning, she had not tasted hardship, how could she know that wealth was not easy to come by? How can he be willing to be used by this palace? This palace just wants her to understand that her fate is in the hands of this palace, and this palace wants her to go down, even if she is born to fall into the country and the city, she can only be a rough palace maid who sprinkles and sweeps, and this palace wants her to go up, and she can go straight to the clouds in a blink of an eye. β
Liu Ye looked at her face and asked in a low voice: "If Niangniang wants to use Wanru, aren't you worried that the emperor will spoil her and be sad?" β
Concubine Duanshun sat up and sneered: "When the palace saved her, it was to see that she was clever and well-behaved, and she had the strength to refuse to admit defeat, and she stayed to see if she could be wronged." Now that the emperor rarely comes to the harem, he is also light on the palace, and he is not like before for Concubine Ke. If there is anything wrong with Ah Zhen's side, the palace will push her out, just to make up for the lack of the two concubines. Isn't it just to let the emperor have more people next to his pillow, what's there? This palace doesn't care, the position of this palace is here, as long as you don't do anything terrible, this palace can always sit in this position! β
Looking at Concubine Duanshun's stubborn and arrogant expression, Liu Ye felt sad for a while, the master is only eighteen years old this year, but he seems to have seen through the world, and is even willing to cultivate younger and more delicate beauties to compete for his favor!
In this harem, it seems that the brocade clothes and jade food, in fact, under the prosperous brocade, it is just full of devastation, whether it is the beauty who entered the palace first, or the beauty who entered the palace later, in the end, they are all suffering in this deep palace, for a king who has never put them in his heart, day after day throwing the splendid years!
However, is it really like what Niangniang said: Who knows how to share the emperor's worries best, who is the pearl in the emperor's heart?
Willow Leaf was a little sad.
Not long after, Qingmei, another confidant of Concubine Duanshun, led a girl with her head bowed and walked in.
After the girl came in, she immediately bowed to Concubine Duanshun and said, "The slave and maid knock to see the mother, the mother is blessed and safe!" β
Concubine Duanshun's gaze fell on the girl's moon-white pleated skirt, and said lightly: "Why don't you wear the one that the palace rewarded you with?" β
The girl looked at Concubine Duanshun's face, and replied delicately: "Back to the mother, the slave has always liked lighter colors, and the garnet red is too lively!" So slavesβ"
Her voice was euphemistic and beautiful, as crisp and tactful as a yellow warbler out of the valley.
Concubine Duanshun's eyes flashed with cold light, and she interrupted coldly: "Like it? Do you think your likes are useful? β
By her words, it was like a cold sweat suddenly broke out on her forehead, she was so frightened that she knelt down, and said pitifully: "Niangniang, the slave knows that she is wrong!" Please spare the slave and maid, the slave and the maid will not dare next time! β
Concubine Duan Shun let out a long sigh and said, "Please come, just like!" You have to remember what this palace said, in the future, if someone speaks to you in such a tone, even if he is the emperor, you must raise your head, arrogantly and act arbitrarily! β
As if timidly, he said: "But Niangniang, slave maid - slave maid don't dare!" β
As he spoke, he raised his head as if he was trembling.
One of her faces, beautiful and charming, after all, is a sixteen-year-old girl, beautiful and jade, eyebrows are not painted but green, clear black eyes, like a pool of clear water, people can't help but fall into it, even the timid smile, make her like the softness of the spring breeze blowing willows, which makes people addicted.
It's a pity that in the end, it is not as bright as Kong Sizhen, and there is less of that grace in every gesture, and it is not as gentle and graceful as Wuyunzhu, which is Chu Chu and moving.
It seems that it will take some time to adjust well.
Concubine Duanshun looked at her, smiled meaningfully, and asked, "Do you want to be a rough palace maid for the rest of your life?" Don't you want that heavenly riches? β
It was like a pretty face turned crimson, and after a long time, Ai Ai said: "Of course the slave wants to...... I want to, but the slave is so scared! And what the mother commanded, it is really difficult to learn, the slave is stupid, I am afraid that I will not learn! β
Concubine Duan Shun smiled faintly and said: "No one is born to know, they are all learned, as long as you work hard, are willing to spend time, and learn everything, you can always learn everything." You don't need to be proficient in everything, as long as you know a little bit of everything, choose one or two things you like and practice well, it's enough to chew for a lifetime! β
She frowned slightly: "Also, don't wear these light and tasteless clothes in the future, choose the bright, begonia red, delicate apricot yellow, royal blue, tender green...... How bright, how coquettish, how to wear! β
As if puzzled, he said: "But--but Niangniang, they say that the emperor likes to be beautiful and elegant, and that the emperor loves frugality the most, and the former queen mother was reprimanded by the emperor for being extravagant!" β
Concubine Duanshun smiled and said, "The son can be taught!" You finally know that you have to speculate on the emperor's thoughts, don't listen to them, you have to observe for yourself, and this palace tells you that what the emperor really likes is a bright and square woman, like the sunrise in the east, like a peony blooming, like a red-clothed horse, a woman who burns like a knife and wine, and a woman who is strong enough to ingest his soul! β
There was a little more wistfulness in her tone: "Once upon a time, this palace used to be such a girl...... Love and hate are distinct, fierce as wild horses...... But now...... The years in the palace are consuming! β
After a pause, she stared at Wanru tightly, as if she wanted to see the people in front of her heart, she smiled, "Wanru, you have to study hard, you are already talented, you are a little literate and intelligent, and you have a lot of experience in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as long as you learn what the palace teaches you, there will be one more lady in this harem!" β
As if she couldn't help but be overjoyed, she nodded hurriedly and said softly: "Xie Niangniang's cultivation, the slave must study hard, but I dare to ask Niangniang, how long will the slave and maid learn?" β
Concubine Duan Shun said: "It depends on whether you work hard." You learn fast, maybe three or five months, and if you learn slowly, you can't say three or five years! This palace wants to remind you that a woman's youth is precious, but it is only a few years of hard work, you have to hurry up! In the future, don't call yourself a slave, you will be the person who will be the master of the first house in the future, don't be humble as long as short, talk to people, look into each other's eyes, and force her to turn away...... In terms of momentum, you can overwhelm the other party. β
"Xie Niangniang mentions." As if a blessing, Ying Ying smiled: "It will definitely not disappoint the expectations of the mother." β
Concubine Duanshun smiled and said, "It's like, you don't want to satisfy the palace, but to satisfy the emperor, understand?" You have to take the emperor's preferences as your preferences, pay attention everywhere, and be careful at all times! As long as you make the emperor happy, you can fly on the branches and become a phoenix! This palace will give you an identity, let you become the daughter of the first-class Adhahaha Panbadu, and specially send a nurturing grandmother to teach you, and you will become the daughter of the Dong E family from a concubine, but you have to understand that all this is given to you by this palace, and if this palace can give it to you, you can get it back. β
"Yes, Niangniang rest assured, as if she understands, she will be saddled before and after Niangniang, and she will not give up." It's like raising your head to show your loyalty.
Concubine Duan Shun took the tea on the table with a smile, took a few sips gently, and motioned for Wanru to drink tea too: "What do you think, how about this tea?" β
It was like taking two sips, putting down the tea and saying: "The tea in Niangniang's palace is of course the best, but if you don't know how to taste tea, you can't say where it comes from." β
"It's not that you can't say it, it's that you have doubts in your heart, obviously this tea is extremely ordinary, bitter and hard to swallow, but you think, here in this palace, how can there be ordinary tea, right?"
It was as if he hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.
"Look, even this bitter tea, when I entered the palace, because I changed the tea cup, it seemed to be contaminated with royal nobility and became unusual. Like, you have to understand that you are the beauties of Dong E's family, and you are born to be a mother, which is unusual, no matter what kind of tea cup you use, it is good tea, and you must not forget your own ambition because of a moment of humility. β
As if listening, he slowly closed his eyes and opened them again: "That's true, if the mother doesn't say it, it's like forgetting her past ambitions." β
"Presumably, you have heard that the emperor has something to do with the one of your Dong E family, that is, your clan sister Qingyan, so he will learn from her. Your clan sister is a bit of a literary talent, and she has a good appearance, so she took advantage of the weakness and hooked the emperor's soul. However, no matter how much she looks like the real thing, it can't be real. Concubine Duanshun's eyes were full of cold smiles, and the corners of her lips were lightly hooked to express the disdain in her heart.
When she looked at her, her eyes became a little kind: "So, you don't have to follow her example and wear some light clothes." The same thing, eat once called delicious, eat back and forth, it's hard to swallow, what the emperor likes, is a different woman, this palace looks at you, beautiful nature, according to your original temperament, it's very good. β
"Yes." Because of being broken by Concubine Duanshun, her face was slightly red, like a blooming peach blossom, sweet and coquettish: "It's like a dull, I couldn't understand it before, thank you Niangniang for mentioning it." β
"It's just a matter of mentioning something or not. You are also the daughter of Dong E's family, you must know what your sister is like, don't draw a tiger and become an anti-dog. What the emperor really can't put aside is the Heshuo Gege in Hanzhang Palace, if you want to learn, you should also learn from her. After speaking, Concubine Duanshun took another big sip of tea.
It was as if watching her drink the tea, only to feel that her heart was bitter, and she said softly: "Niangniang, you mean that my sister is also attentive to the emperor?" Could it be that the emperor is not strong enough to accept ......" After thinking about it, she felt unlikely: "But she, is Prince Xiang's Fujin!" β