Chapter 242 Loyal Maid Six
On the fifteenth day, the emperor came to the Queen's Chuxiu Palace. The Queen talked about Liu Guiren. She only said that Liu Guiren had a gentle personality. He was still sick on New Year's Eve and did not attend the palace banquet. He gradually got better on New Year's Eve and was still alive. I hope the emperor can visit Liu Guiren more often.
The emperor patted the queen's hand with a smile, "The queen is virtuous and generous, but today is the fifteenth day, and I just want to be with you."
The queen showed a shy expression, but her heart was cold. She was born in an emperor's family, especially as a queen. She had never asked for the emperor's favor, and she didn't care about the emperor's favor at all. As long as her position was secure, then That's the most important thing.
The main purpose of mentioning Liu Guiren is to teach Concubine Shu a lesson. Concubine Shu has been too rampant recently and blatantly competes for favor. The harem can have concubines who are favored, but there cannot be concubines who are favored alone.
The emperor didn't take this matter to heart at first. After reviewing the memorial, he took the eunuch to the imperial garden on a whim. Somehow, he suddenly remembered that Liu Guiren took advantage of the good weather and turned around and only went to Liu Guiren's palace.
When the emperor entered the palace, he thought he had seen it wrong at first, and the eunuch next to him was also frightened. This is not a palace with strict rules. It is obviously... like a rural vegetable garden.
The flowers and plants that used to be planted in the corner have been pulled out, and some fruits, vegetables, and even some mint are planted in the corner. They look good, but they are inevitably a bit rustic and out of place with the palace.
The emperor found it interesting. After walking around these fruits and vegetables twice, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the northeast corner, and a cheerful voice came in.
"Miss, there are so many bamboo shoots after the rain. Let's pick more. I'll make some dried bamboo shoots and some pickled bamboo shoots, so that we can have side dishes to eat."
As Linlang spoke, he looked at the bamboo shoots in the basket, smiling with crooked eyebrows. The master and servant walked in and looked up at the crowd of people in the yard. Linlang was cold. Liu Guiren reacted quickly and came up. He bowed before him.
"Welcome to His Majesty the Emperor."
Hearing the young lady's voice, she realized that the man in front of her was the emperor. She also knelt down, lowering her head at the same time, her eyes full of disdain. Why did this damn dog emperor come here? What bad luck.
The emperor smiled and pulled the person up, "My beloved concubine is really good-tempered, and she picked such a basket of bamboo shoots, which gives me a pastoral feeling. Could it be that my beloved concubine wants to imitate the hermit who lives in the mountains and forests?"
Liu Guiren lowered his head and said, "Reporting to the Emperor, I just love the delicious taste of bamboo shoots. In addition, there was a heavy rain a while ago, so I took my maid to pick a lot of bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. It was a mistake." The fault is all the concubine’s fault, I hope the emperor won’t blame me.”
Naturally, the emperor would not blame him for such a trivial matter. The lady who was used to putting on pretense now saw such a carefree and comfortable person for the first time. On the contrary, she found it interesting.
The emperor looked at Liu Guiren, a trace of doubt flashed across his face, why did he choose Liu Guiren in the first place? The emperor doesn't remember it either, but now he finds it very interesting.
Liu Guiren was favored again, and after accepting the favor, he was rewarded by the emperor and even received a title.
"Yi?" Liu Qingran frowned, without any smile on her face, "After all, she is just a lovable thing."
Linlang patted the young lady's hand and said, "Miss, I will always stay by your side." Since the young lady was favored again, the Ministry of Internal Affairs could not pretend to be deaf and dumb, and sent another group of people, but these Linlang didn't want anyone, but took this opportunity to transfer the little sisters he had made friends with before to the young lady's palace, thereby cultivating his own manpower. It was all such a coincidence.
After Liu Qingran was favored, she also understood that the emperor's visit to her palace was not a whim, but the empress accidentally mentioned it. Even though she did not appreciate the emperor's favor, she still solemnly thanked the empress when she went to pay her respects.
After the Empress sent the person away, a smile appeared in her eyes, "Haha, this bitch Su Shufei pretends to be indifferent every day, but in her heart she longs to be favored. But now a true immortal has come, and she is also indifferent to our emperor. Yes, it's really funny... But Sophie shouldn't be able to laugh this time. After all, the temperament is so similar, which aroused the emperor's interest. The harem is finally lively..."
Liu Qingran's nature was a little light. After the emperor came, she would not go out of her way to please him, and even deliberately alienated her. This made the emperor interested and willing to pamper him a little more. He even felt that Liu Qingran was truly out of the mud. Not stained.
Nowadays, the most favored concubine in the harem is Concubine Shu, followed closely by Yu Congrong, and the rest is alone. The other concubines all drink some broth, and the harem has also formed a scene of hundreds of schools of thought contending. This is what the queen is most happy to see. Yes, you can have favored concubines in the harem, but you cannot monopolize the emperor's favor.
Liu Qingran's leisurely days are gone. Although she has not moved out of the original palace, there are many more people around her. The vegetables that were grown in the corners have also been eradicated and some flowers and plants have been planted. Although there are still some small green vegetables in the corners, These are just decorations and not of much use.
Ever since Zhao Meiren learned that Liu Qingran had regained the emperor's favor, she had been coming here from time to time, and she actually met the emperor. Although she did not seduce the emperor, she still managed to keep her face with the emperor.
The palace maids were all indignant and felt that it was too shameful to create a beautiful woman and be a human being. When the young lady did not compete for favor, the palace was as cold as a cold palace. Zhao Meiren refused to even come. Now that their young lady has just been favored, you It's okay for this good sister to just come to express her gratitude. She even came to compete for favors and openly seduced the emperor in the palace of the empress. It was so shameless.
Liu Qingran felt that it didn't matter. Anyway, the emperor was everyone's emperor, not just her husband. If others took it away, he could take it away.
"Your Majesty's temperament is so good." The palace maid sighed.
The emperor maintains a frequency of visiting the harem twelve or three times a month. The queen can only go to the harem for two days, Concubine Shu only has four days, Yu Chongrong has three days, Liu Qingran has two days, and the other concubines only have one or two days. opportunity, so naturally there are many monks and few people, and everyone is working hard for the emperor's favor.
It has been more than a year since the emperor's draft was held, but none of the concubines in the harem had any stomach movements. Not only was the emperor anxious, but even the queen was anxious, so she took this opportunity to prepare for the Gale Sixth Palace, saying that there would be a few more happy events.
The emperor did not object. In addition to several other high-ranking concubines, some elderly people in the palace were promoted to one level. Those who were favored in the draft were also promoted to one level. Others who were not favored were only rewarded separately.
Liu Qingran is now Yi Chongrong. She has been promoted to two levels in a year. Except for the original Empress Shu Fei and the current Yu Jieyu, no one can achieve this honor.
Liu Qingran had a mediocre response to the matter of her birth status, and she could live her life as she wished. During this period, Concubine Shu also caused trouble several times, but Liu Qingran abided by her duty, and Concubine Shu let her go.
When greeting the queen again, Liu Qingran didn't know what happened. She held her chest and retched twice. When she came to her senses, the surrounding concubines looked at Liu Qingran with strange eyes.