Chapter 255: Giving him the title of concubine? The Queen Mother's Ceremony
After receiving the Queen Mother's words, Ji Qingwu stopped crying immediately.
His eyes were wet and bright as he said: "Have you noticed anything wrong, the Queen Mother? Since I entered the palace, the Emperor has only had two days of fresh energy, and he is tired of me."
The Queen Mother. After pondering her words carefully, he realized that he ordered Ji Qingwu to show his face in front of the emperor every day, but it was counterproductive.
“You mean, the Ai family is too impatient?”
Ji Qingwu said: "This matter cannot be rushed. We have to take care of it slowly."
The Queen Mother said: "Tell me, how should we take care of it?"
Ji Qingwu looked at it. At a glance at Shixi and Fanghua standing in the hall, he hesitated to speak.
The Queen Mother said: "These two have served the Ai family for many years, there is no need to avoid them."
Ji Qingwu pursed his lips and said: "Queen Mother, it's not that I don't trust them. The two aunts are just a little embarrassed to say”
The Queen Mother did not embarrass her and said: "Okay, you two go down first."
Ji Qingwu didn't want Fanghua to hear what he said next, and then the words would reach the ears of Emperor Wu Su. .
The two bowed and retreated outside the hall, and the door closed.
The Queen Mother said: "It's okay now, there is no one anymore, you can say it."
In addition to the circles under Ji Qingwu's eyes, there is still a little red, and now there is no trace of crying. .
She said: "Since Your Majesty is tired of talking about it, I will not go to the imperial palace anymore."
Not going?
The Queen Mother did not agree with her idea and said it was nonsense.
Then, with a deep frown between his brows, he said: "How can that be done? After a long time, the emperor has really forgotten you. Isn't this just like stealing the chicken but losing the rice? You have no place to go if you want to cry. "
Ji Qingwu doesn't really want to stay away from Emperor Wu Su. Now that she has entered the palace, she will not give up so easily.
During the few days she entered the palace, she came to her senses.
Since the Queen Mother wanted to get something from her, she might as well do something she wanted to do through the Queen Mother.
Ji Qingwu called: "Aunt."
This was the first time the Queen Mother heard her niece call her aunt. Her ears were filled with such soft and gentle calls. Much more comfortable.
If Ji Qingwu wants to please someone, he rarely fails.
She picked up the round fan placed on the table, gently waved her white porcelain wrist, and fanned the wind behind the Queen Mother.
But most of the wind still fell on herself.
Ji Qingwu said: "It's only today that I realized how unreliable men are. They will send me away when they get tired of saying a word."
This tone is full of sadness, like a despised purdah. Resentful woman.
Ji Qingwu sighed and continued: "I was ignorant before, but now I realize that my aunt treats me well and thinks long-term for me."
The Queen Mother was touched and her expression relaxed a lot.
"Qingwu, the Ai family is also a member of the Ai family. If you say these words, the Ai family will send you to the concubine position. Don't be discouraged. After this period, you will be the same in the future. Good times."
Ji Qingwu said: "I stay in the palace not for myself, but for the Queen Mother and the Ji family."
The Queen Mother nodded: "You. It's great to think like this. What do you want to do if you want to take a look at it just now? "
Ji Qingwu said: "The emperor said he doesn't want to see me, so I won't go to see him, but As my aunt said, after a long time, men are greedy for novelty and will inevitably forget about me. Then I will do something in the palace that the emperor cannot forget."
The Queen Mother looked at her in surprise and said: "What are you going to do?"
Ji Qingwu's eyes flashed slightly and asked: "Aunt, do you know any ways to win favor in the palace?"
The Queen Mother did not expect that Ji Qingwu, who had the temperament to retreat when faced with trouble, would also have the audacity to compete for favor.
“You just said that you won’t go to the emperor, so how are you going to fight for his favor?”
There are many ways to fight for favor. Compose a piece of music, play the piano, show off your talents, or prepare a song and dance to show off your beautiful and graceful figure. To put it more broadly, it is the means of those palace fights, but Ji Qingwu is not a concubine yet, so he can't use them for the time being.
Ji Qingwu walked around to the Queen Mother and said angrily: "Tonight, the palace should spread the news that I was rejected by the emperor in Zhaoyang Palace. The people in the palace underestimated me, that is I underestimated Mrs. Ji, and I also underestimated my aunt."
The Queen Mother was deeply convinced and said with satisfaction: "You kid finally figured it out. For this reason, we are a prosperous family."
Ji Qingwu said with bright eyes: "So I want to show this favor to the whole palace, and I just need my aunt to help me."
The Queen Mother nodded happily: "As long as you have this intention, the Ai family will definitely help you."
Ji Qingwu turned the round fan in his hand lightly.
She curved the corners of her lips and continued: "But, I won't show it to the emperor."
The Queen Mother understood what she meant.
“You are quite clever.”
The Queen Mother acted very quickly. On the second day, she ordered people to prepare everything Ji Qingwu needed, and even hired a specialist outside the palace. Teach her the lessons.
Ji Qingwu was not good at music, but he had a high level of understanding in other aspects.
She is busy practicing during the day and will take some time to meet Yuan Heng after dinner.
The two met at the Jiying Palace. There was no banquet in the palace and this place was usually empty.
They found a corner and sat together, arms tightly together, exchanging what they had done during the day.
Ji Qingwu would also secretly wrap the good pastries made in the small kitchen of Cining Palace in silk cloth and bring them to Yuan Heng.
Yuanheng couldn't bear to eat it, so he always took it back and kept it in a treasure box.
The relationship between the two is growing day by day, and Ji Qingwu's training is also progressing rapidly.
Amidst the teachers’ praise, she successfully graduated.
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The Qinzheng Hall has been as quiet as a pool of stagnant water these days.
The emperor remained silent and Li Yuzong did not dare to speak.
Today, Emperor Wu Su left the palace incognito. He didn't even bring Duan Mingfeng with him. He didn't come back until dinner time, with obvious fatigue on his face.
He was sitting in front of the big case, and to his right was a stack of foldables half as high as a man.
Li Yuzong stood at the bottom of the steps and said: "Your Majesty, the servants in the imperial kitchen have brought dinner. I will wait for you to use some first."
Emperor Wu Su placed Waving his hand: "Let them withdraw."
Li Yuzong said: "Your Majesty, you have used less these days, and people are not made of iron. How can you do it without eating? This will be recorded in the daily record. If you look back,"
Except for the Queen Mother and Queen, no one has the right to see the emperor's daily life records.
But with the title of Queen Mother, there is no way to persuade the Emperor.
But Li Yuzong, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, knows very well what Emperor Wu Su has done recently.
The emperor ordered him to prepare the auspicious clothes and supplies for the Empress Standing Ceremony. It would take at least half a year to prepare these things.
Li Yuzong said: "If the future queen knows about it, she will definitely blame me for not being diligent."
Emperor Wu Su frowned and scolded: "You are the only one who talks too much."
But Li Yuzong He led the young eunuchs to place the meals on the round table in the side hall, but he did not stop them.
The Qinzheng Palace was quiet, and voices from outside came in.
It’s the sound of drums, listen carefully and there is the sound of silk and bamboo.
Ji Qingwu: Yes, it’s me! I, Ji Xiaowu, am back!
(End of this chapter)