This year, Concubine Gong was sixteen years old, and it has been nearly eight years since she entered the palace. The old palace maid finally couldn't afford to get sick, and after reporting according to the rules of the palace, she waited for someone to come and send the old palace maid out of the palace. In fact, the old palace maid was left to fend for herself outside the palace, because the old palace maid had no relatives and family members outside the palace. The old palace maid knew that she had no chance to teach Concubine Gong again, so she called Concubine Gong to her side again. She tells Concubine Gong a secret that she has found a new place for her. Concubine Gong's name has been reported, and soon after that, Concubine Gong will replace a palace maid who has died of illness as a gatekeeper in Empress Dowager Li's Cining Palace. This is a position that the old palace maid spent a lot of money to buy, and with the old face of the old palace maid and a good price, she got this position that is popular with outsiders. The old palace maid finally reminded Concubine Gong of three things, the first was to ask Concubine Gong to talk less and do more, see more and move less. The second request is to hide the news that the palace maid is dead, and never tell her past. In other words, Concubine Gong has been on an errand in Cining Palace since she came out as a trainee palace maid, and she has been a janitor palace maid for nearly three years. The third requirement is to concentrate on this job and not underestimate this job. As long as this is the case, Concubine Gong will have a future in the future, and it will depend on what Concubine Gong herself does in the future.

Concubine Gong came to Cining Palace, met the steward palace maid, and successfully took over the position of the gatekeeper of Cining Palace. Cining Palace is the residence of Empress Dowager Li, so it is also a rather beautiful place, but the janitor palace maid is an exception. In the eyes of outsiders, the gatekeeper of Cining Palace is still a person from Cining Palace, but the people of Cining Palace have never regarded the palace maid who guards the gate of Cining Palace as their own. No wonder the gatekeeper of Cining Palace has been dead for nearly a year, and the people of Cining Palace don't know either. If it weren't for the palace maid who checked the personnel files, I don't know when the secret would be discovered. Concubine Gong came to this relatively independent gatekeeper's palace maid's residence, her office and residence are here, no wonder the people in Cining Palace don't know what is going on here.

Because the original palace maid died, Concubine Gong needed to replace the identity and information of this palace maid. Just as the palace maid in charge wanted to re-register the information, she added Concubine Gong's information. Concubine Gong's information is connected with the original palace maid, so you don't have to worry about Concubine Gong's problems. The palace maid didn't want Concubine Gong to have any big effect, but just told Concubine Gong to take care of the door, open and close the door on time every day, and don't let some indiscriminate people come in. In fact, even if someone breaks into the gate of Cining Palace, it does not mean that this person can see the Empress Dowager Li, there are many masters around the Empress Dowager Li, and they block the people who appear unexpectedly.

Concubine Gong works here with peace of mind, and tidies up the environment when she has free time. Gradually, Concubine Gong discovered a phenomenon that Empress Dowager Li was really busy. Empress Dowager Li is not only the biological mother of the little emperor, but also the final decision-maker of this palace, and many things need to be decided by Empress Dowager Li herself before she can handle them. Every day, no matter how big or small, I can only ask the Empress Dowager Li to deal with it when I come here, and there are still some major military affairs, and the Empress Dowager Li still has to make the final decision. Empress Dowager Li was so tired that she couldn't eat or sleep well every day, and sometimes she was woken up just after falling asleep. Concubine Gong felt that since she was a capable person, she should share some responsibilities for the master of Empress Dowager Li.

According to the living habits of Empress Dowager Li, Concubine Gong decided on a set of schedules for work and rest. For example, if there is no particularly urgent military affairs or important affairs in the palace at night, you must not come to disturb the rest of the Empress Dowager Li. Military affairs are divided into three levels, the special urgency is reported immediately, the first level is on call, and the second level is obedient to be able to command the news outside the Cining Palace. The events in the palace are divided into big and small things, and the big things are divided into three levels, the first level is reported at any time, the second level is waiting outside the main hall of Cining Palace, and the third level is waiting outside the gate of Cining Palace. The hour is divided into five levels, the first level waits outside the main hall of Cining Palace, the second level waits outside the gate of Cining Palace, the third level registers and arranges the meeting time at the palace maid who is the steward of Cining Palace, the fourth level registers and arranges the time at the gatekeeper of Cining Palace, and the fifth level reports once every three days, and the time is unified after the afternoon of a certain day. In this way, a lot of time has been reduced, and the Empress Dowager Li knows the priorities of things. Empress Dowager Li agreed with this very much, and Concubine Gong was also praised, and since then Concubine Gong has gradually entered the sight of Empress Dowager Li.

That year, Concubine Gong was eighteen years old, and was officially promoted by Empress Dowager Li to the steward of Cining Palace, and was specially responsible for the preliminary work of the reception. The so-called preliminary work of the meeting refers to arranging personnel to meet with Empress Dowager Li, such as who was summoned by Empress Dowager Li and when, what should be said during the summons, when to say something, what things cannot be mentioned, what can be said and what cannot be replied, and so on. It may seem like a small thing, but there are very important factors involved. If you answer well, the beauty of answering is to add points to the Empress Dowager Li, and if you don't know it, if you don't answer well, you will lose points from the Empress Dowager Li, and if you say something that shouldn't be said, you will lose your head. The people in the palace are not like civil and military officials, there is no hierarchy, and there is no particularly strict right and wrong. As long as you get the master's love and appreciation, you will soar to the sky, and if you offend the master, you may be worse than dead. Therefore, everyone who is waiting for the summons of the Empress Dowager Li will listen carefully to Concubine Gong's explanation, generally speaking, if you give benefits, you will say more details, and if you don't give benefits, Concubine Gong will not understand, and if you meet one or two ignorant people, Concubine Gong will deliberately not explain clearly, anyway, the consequences are not related to Concubine Gong. Before some important people or some important events are to report, they will first inquire about the mood of the Empress Dowager Li and then decide when to meet the Empress Dowager Li. Generally speaking, if Empress Dowager Li sleeps well, she will be in a good mood in the morning, and if she rests well at noon, she will be in a good mood in the afternoon. If Empress Dowager Li hadn't slept well a day earlier, she would have been angry the next morning, and the people who had been summoned in the morning would have been sad. If the diet is not the right for Empress Dowager Li's appetite, it will also make Empress Dowager Li feel bad. Once the people of Cining Palace heard that Empress Dowager Li had a toothache, they knew that it was not the time to talk about trouble. Try not to mention all the unhappy things, and try not to let outsiders affect the rest of the Empress Dowager Li. At the same time, he also informed the little emperor or Feng Bao and others not to come, and asked the Empress Dowager Chen to come over to accompany the Empress Dowager Li if they were free.

When Concubine Gong was nineteen years old, an opportunity appeared in front of Concubine Gong. Empress Dowager Li, who had insisted on dealing with military affairs for many years, finally couldn't hold on, first because she was not in good spirits, and then she got dizziness. The main symptom is that I can't read the music written in small block letters, and my eyes are dizzy when I look at it. Originally, Empress Dowager Li was not a serious reader, so it made Empress Dowager Li even more annoyed to read the recital. The cultural quality of the palace maids around the Empress Dowager Li is not high, and it is impossible for the Empress Dowager Li, who was born in the common people, to raise a palace maid from the side of the eldest lady. Every day, Empress Dowager Li has to rest for a while after watching the recital, otherwise she will not be dizzy, she will not be able to eat and sleep well. But Empress Dowager Li wants to guard the country and society for her son the little emperor, and she can't help but watch the recital. Concubine Gong felt that the opportunity had come, and it was time to get closer to the Empress Dowager Li.

Although Concubine Gong is already the palace maid in charge of Cining Palace, she can't approach Empress Dowager Li at will. Concubine Gong is in charge of the gate and the front hall, generally speaking, you can't come to the Empress Dowager Li's bedroom every day except for asking An, even if you come, you need to apply, and the Empress Dowager Li can only be received if she agrees. These days, Empress Dowager Li is upset and doesn't even have the heart to eat and sleep, and Feng Bao, the first servant of Cining Palace, is also hiding far away. Empress Dowager Li didn't want to see Concubine Gong, but later decided to meet this uncommon person.

Concubine Gong came to the Empress Dowager Li's bedroom, first saluted the Empress Dowager Li very regularly, and then stood not far from the Empress Dowager Li's side and waited for the Empress Dowager Li's questioning. Empress Dowager Li felt that this child not only looked good, but also understood the rules of the palace very well. Saluting is a sign of respect for the master, and waiting for the master's questioning after the salute is the etiquette of the minion. If you don't wait for the master to ask questions and come up directly and talk about it, this minion will be tantamount to doing it. Although Empress Dowager Li is from a small family, she attaches great importance to etiquette, and both herself and the people around her pay great attention to the word rules. Although this Concubine Gong is not very old, she is old in her work and is very knowledgeable, which makes Empress Dowager Li very pleased.