An Laosi and the others don't know what happened to Runing. In fact, they haven't communicated with Gaoyou for a long time. He is not sure if Gaoyou has given up on them. I can't help but be afraid. He has been in Anfeng for more than two years. He almost spends his time on socializing with people, and he runs out of money.
There was almost no rice to cook at home, and the red-sleeved trustee in the palace brought them money out, so An Lao Si would not go to the street to beg for food.
Although he became an official in Anfeng, the official he bought with money didn't even use Yingmao, he just made friends more widely, used to get closer to other minor officials, and there was no monthly salary.
After all, Liu Futong is not stupid. He can buy it, but he can't buy high-ranking officials, nor can he buy real power. Those who buy officials are actually just buying face and looking good.
Although it is not allowed to buy officials on the bright side, Liu Futong turned a blind eye, which can be regarded as a source of income for Anfeng's treasury.
Sitting on the chair, An Lao Si sighed for a long time. He felt that he had a smart head, but there was nothing he could do in Anfeng. Compared with him, An's wife was much calmer. Chat with the female relatives of the nearby neighbors. The women sit together to drink hot tea, do embroidery, and chat about new things that have happened recently.
And An Lao Si suddenly discovered that his wife actually enjoyed this kind of life, but what she enjoyed was not doing needlework in a warm room, but what she could hear from her female companion every day.
Then I shared it with An Lao Si at night. An Lao Si felt that he and his wife had been married for so many years, and his wife said the most during these days in Anfeng.
This good night, the wife wrote down the information she had inquired and put it in the cabinet. After she climbed into bed, she said, "I don't know what happened to Hongxiu in the palace. She always sends us money. The days in the palace should not be difficult. ."
An Lao Si thought about the pitiful appearance of Hong Xiu, and said to his wife, "A woman like her is the one who will live the longest. It's the right thing for us to inquire more about it."
In the eyes of An Lao Si, Hongxiu is a woman who rolled and climbed out of the men. She is tougher than most women who are locked in the backyard, and smarter than the women who work in the fields. To put it bluntly, she is She knows how to talk to people and talk to ghosts. This is also a kind of knowledge. How many people have the ability but can't get in because of one mouth.
At this time, Hong Xiu was waiting by the Queen's side. She relied on courting the maid of honor and eloquence, and she acted generously. In just one year, she changed from a tea-making maid to a close-fitting maid. Today's job is to dress the queen, and she usually follows by the Queen.
The queen is not very old, in her early twenties. She was raised in a pampered manner. She was kept in the yard since she was a child. Her appearance can only be called mediocre. She has a square face, small eyes, almost no bridge of the nose, and her nostrils are slightly upturned.
Concubine Li is different from the Empress. She does not have the delicate and snow-white skin of the Empress, nor does she have long dark and smooth hair, but her face is beautiful, and her status in the harem is empty. Only the emperor's favor is real. , No matter how low the rank is, the emperor loves her, but the maids in the palace don't dare to despise her, and no matter how high the rank is, the maids in the palace don't love her, and the maids in the maid have a lot of excuses to shirk.
Even if the maids and maids want a good future, they always have to know where to work hard.
The queen was sitting on a chair, and the red sleeves were dressing her. The queen looked at herself in the bronze mirror. The bronze mirror did not show it clearly. The face seemed to be covered with a layer of fog, but the queen could still see her appearance. She is not beautiful, and her family always says to her, "Women do not rely on their appearance, but only by virtue and virtue can they be invincible."
She touched her face.
Is she virtuous? She never asked about the emperor's court affairs. She regarded the emperor as her heaven and everything. From the first day she stepped into the palace, she made up her mind to live only for her husband in the future. Perhaps this is the virtue of virtue. .
Is she sane? She never cared who the emperor favored again, even if the emperor favored his concubine and forgot the reward, she still had to make up for it, to comfort her, maybe this was Xian.
But the emperor still didn't love her, and he didn't even want to share the bed with her.
Even when they occasionally shared the bed, the emperor was reluctant to look directly at her face. If he saw it, the emperor's face would show a look of disgust.
When her mother entered the palace, she told her that she must give birth to a prince early. As long as there is a prince, her status will no longer be shaken.
She dared not tell her mother that the emperor did not want to touch her.
Which woman can give birth to a son by herself
"Niangniang, this is this year's new hairpin." Hongxiu turned around and picked up a tray. On it was the exquisite jewelry that made ordinary people stunned and could not afford to buy in a lifetime, but the queen just glanced at it and said indifferently. Said, "These are too fancy, and change to the daily use of this palace."
Hong Xiu said softly, "Yes."
After Hong Xiu dressed the queen, she found that the queen was sitting in front of the mirror, tears streaming down her eyes. Noble women were never allowed to cry. Their tears were turned into weapons and could not be shed for themselves.
Hongxiu didn't make a sound, and it was not her turn to make a sound at this time.
It was the big palace maid who came in and saw the queen weeping alone, so she hurriedly knelt down with the red sleeves that dared not move beside her.
"Niangniang, take care of your health." The maid grew up with the queen since she was a child, so she dared to say such a sentence, and her tears fell, "You can't tell the jokes over there."
The queen's voice was hoarse: "He palace up and down, who doesn't know I'm a joke?"
Those people secretly said that she had no talent or appearance, but she occupied the queen's seat. Didn't you see that the emperor didn't enter the queen's palace several times a month
She couldn't even argue.
She never thought of being a queen! When she was at home, she thought that she would marry her father's disciple and that her husband would respect her, not to mention affection, at least respect each other and be each other's arms.
But when she became a queen, she couldn't even ask her husband why he didn't give her face.
She was pressed by Concubine Li under her feet, unable to move.
The big palace maid struggled to evoke an ugly smile: "Niangniang, then Concubine Li is like Bao Si, she is a demon concubine, Niangniang is the queen, she is just a concubine."
The queen looked at the maid: "She is pregnant."
The maid did not dare to speak.
The queen's voice was very soft: "And I don't have children yet."
"This child cannot be born." The queen said, "If she does give birth to a prince, I will have no place to stand."
The palace maid bit her lower lip, why didn't she know? A mother is more expensive than a child. If the Li family has a child, this child is the only child of the emperor, or the eldest son, and there are no people in the court without Li Fei’s faction. When the queen finds another mistake, her position will be in jeopardy , The queen was walking on the cliff, she took a wrong step, and there was an abyss below.
Concubine Li's child cannot be born, and even if it is born, it cannot live.
The queen said, "I don't have anyone I can use now."
The maid of the palace didn't dare to speak, she was always a little timid, and murdering the emperor's heir was a huge crime, enough for the whole family to fall.
At this moment, Hong Xiu suddenly raised her head, her face was covered with tears, which made her look extremely embarrassed, her nose was running down, and she didn't dare to wipe it, her voice choked: "Niangniang, let the slaves go. "
The queen looked at Hongxiu and asked, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
Hong Xiu shivered: "I'm afraid."
Queen: "Then you are still willing to..."
Hong Xiu sniffed: "To be honest with the mother, slaves are also favored at home, and brothers and sisters also love slaves, but when they enter the palace, they don't want the strict rules of the palace. Everyone has a clever mouth and a vicious heart, and only the mother treats slaves. Okay, I would like to share my worries for the empress."
The maid of the palace breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Hong Xiu with a little more pity. This Hong Xiu, she originally thought she was restless, after all, she had a good face, but after getting along for a long time, she realized that this person was free. A good face is actually an idiot. Whoever talks to her a little more and gets closer will give others the things that are close to him.
Niangniang also saw that she was pitifully stupid, so she always gave her some money, but she did not expect to gain her loyalty.
The queen was also a little moved. She said to Hongxiu, "Come to me."
Hong Xiu walked over, and the queen took her hand: "You are good, if you can get things done, I and Ben Gong will promote you as a maid of honor."
Hong Xiu covered her face and cried, "I don't want this, my brother and sister-in-law teach the slave to be grateful."
The queen finally couldn't help crying: "You all understand, you all understand the truth!"
The maid of the palace also cried, and the three of them cried together in the hall. When the people outside heard the movement inside, they could only guard the door of the hall and not let anyone approach.
While Hong Xiu was crying sincerely, countless thoughts ran through her mind.
Although she is not the most useful by the Queen's side, many people also know her, so the Queen will definitely not send her to Li's side to be a palace maid.
The most feasible way is for her to be favored by the emperor, seal a position, and live in Li's palace.
At that time, the queen is expected to make trouble with her, indicating that she seduced the emperor regardless of the queen's kindness.
Whether Li will believe it or not depends on the queen and her abilities.
This is a way, and another way is that the queen will directly punish her, and if the Li family wants to know the news about the queen, she will also come to win her over.
But this method is not so easy to implement, and there are too many uncertain factors. Li is so favored, and probably has long ignored the queen. The queen has no favor and no children. When she gives birth to the eldest son, she will think How to handle the queen, how to handle.
Hong Xiu thought about it for a while, and felt that the queen would probably choose the first method.
This is the safest. If she has a pet, Li Shi will naturally try to get close to her.
If she is not favored, she will only lose a palace maid.
When Li was pregnant, she could not stay in bed.
It is only reasonable for the queen to choose the first method.
In the middle of the red sleeve's arms.