"Thank you so much to the officials. I dare not ask for rewards. I only ask for the occasional pity from the officials."
Because she was only of average appearance, the emperor had always treated her lightly, but she had to serve her carefully during the days when he was bedridden and sick. In addition, this time he loved her virtuously and planned every possible way for himself. He was very moved and stayed in Wu Jin for that night. In the slave room, after being favored once, Wu Jinnu naturally seized the opportunity and served him in every possible way, hoping to conceive a dragon fetus as soon as possible.
Zhang Yingying, who had been favored for a long time, waited for a long time, but the next morning she heard the report from the young eunuch that the official family had gone to Mrs. Wu's room, and she was so angry that her eyebrows stood up. She was favored as soon as she came, but Pan Yingying was pregnant first, and now she is six years old. The palace had no owner, so she secretly cursed Pan Yingying to be stillborn or give birth to a girl. She also tried every possible means to flatter her and get more opportunities to sleep with her. She wanted to get pregnant as soon as possible, so that she could be qualified to compete with Pan Yingying to become the queen.
Although Wu Jinnu came first, she never paid much attention to her. The only one she feared was Pan Yingying. Now, the emperor went to her palace and felt very anxious. If she got pregnant and gave birth to a child first, wouldn't it be a lot more trouble? A great enemy? She thought to herself, Wu Jinnu was not very handsome, so what plan did he come up with to make the emperor fall in love with him
No, I must not sit still and wait for death.
On this day, Wu Jinnu was about to go out. Zhang Yingying came over and said with a smile: "Where are you going, sister?"
"Go out for a walk."
Zhang Yingying saw the boxes held by the two palace maids beside her and asked, "Who is this gift for, sister?"
Wu Jinnu said calmly: "Go and see a sister."
Zhang Yingying had already guessed, knowing that she must be going to marry Hua Rong, and her eyes turned: "Can I go with my sister?"
Wu Jinnu had no choice but to say: "That's fine, let's go together."
Hua Rong was afraid of seeing the new emperor and rarely went out these days. Suddenly he heard a knock on the door and thought it was Yue Pengju coming. But he immediately realized something was wrong. He went to open the door and saw Wu Jinnu and others standing at the door. He was very surprised: "Wu Pengju was coming." Madam, Madam Zhang, why are you here?”
Wu Jinnu was smiling with no airs at all. With a wave of his hand, two palace maids came in and opened the box. It was full of pearls, jade, bracelets, earrings and other precious jewelry.
"This is a little reward sent by the slave family on behalf of the official family..."
Zhang Yingying also said earnestly: "Sister, these things are so beautiful..."
Hua Rong knew that the person who came was not a good person, so he said calmly: "Hua Rong has no merit and will not be rewarded. You two ladies, please take him back."
The two concubines came to deliver gifts in person, which was originally a great honor. Zhang Yingying saw that she was so stinging that she couldn't bear it. She was not as calm as Wu Jinnu. She thought that no matter what Hua Rong was, she was just a The little guard dares to be so "pampered" now. If he really wants to enter the palace in the future, won't he not take himself and others seriously
She sneered: "This is a reward from the official family!"
Hua Rong's expression changed: "You two ladies, please come back. Hua Rong doesn't dare to accept this gift."
Zhang Yingying was even more angry when she saw that she actually ordered her to be kicked out. Wu Jinnu didn't like Zhang Yingying coming with her, so when he saw her like this, he didn't try to make things right. Zhang Yingying is a smart person after all. Seeing Wu Jinnu like this, she suppressed her unhappiness and smiled. : "In this case, I will go back first..."
Hua Rong immediately said: "Please come back, both of you."
Wu Jinnu also remained calm and left decently. Zhang Yingying was angry and regretful at the same time, thinking that now she had offended Hua Rong for no reason and had an additional opponent, which made her feel that Wu Jinnu was scheming.
In the evening of the same day, as soon as Yue Pengju returned to the barracks, he saw the emperor's personal Eunuch Kang standing at the door with a smile on his face. Beside him, there were also two beautiful palace maids holding pipa.
"Hey, Yue Pengju, you are back."
"What's the matter, Eunuch Kang?"
Mr. Kang said fairly: "You have not received any reward since you were enthroned by the officials. The officials think of your outstanding military exploits and have specially sent two maids to serve you."
Yue Peng held a big ceremony: "Thank you for your majesty's holy grace. However, Yue Pengju can only accept it with his heart, and he really dare not accept it."
"Haha, brother Yue, why should you be so polite? You don't want to spend your youth in a romantic way. Life in the army is boring, so you might as well take in two concubines first, so that you can have someone to serve you and relieve your boredom."
"Yue Pengju is not good at this. Please forgive me, father-in-law."
When Eunuch Kang saw that he refused to refuse, he thought he was being rude and embarrassed, so he laughed and said, "Brother Yue, these two are beautiful virgins that I personally selected." He turned around and left, "Xiangmei, Xiumei, beautiful plum. You two serve Uncle Yue well..."
"Eunuch Kang..."
Yue Pengju chased him out, but Eunuch Kang had already run away.
Two singers stood beside him. They had been secretly looking at him for a long time. They were very happy to see him tall and handsome. They said sweetly: "Master..."
Yue Pengju was a little upset: "Don't move here, I will send someone to take you back right away."
"We are already the master's people..."
"You are not my people!"
"Master, all slaves are my servants."
"I am already married and will not take concubines."
"The servants will serve you and your wife carefully."
Yue Pengju saw the two of them with pear blossoms and rain, and begged them hard. He simply stopped talking and immediately called Zhang Xian and gave some instructions, asking Zhang Xian to send people away and make temporary arrangements before returning to the palace tomorrow.
Zhang Xian and the two of them had just gone out when they saw Hua Rong coming quickly.
She was surprised when she saw so many people at the door, including two beautiful women: "Pengju, what is this?"
Yue Pengju's face turned red and he whispered: "The emperor gave it to me. I don't want it. I have asked Zhang Xian to arrange their accommodation and send them back to the palace tomorrow."
She smiled sweetly, and seeing the three of them walking away, she whispered, "Why not?"
"I have a sister, why would I want another woman?"
Hua Rong couldn't help but blush: "Don't you want anyone else in the future?"
"Of course! Pengju is only happy with his sister in this life."
She chuckled and completely forgot why she came to Yue Pengju. Yue Pengju looked at her smiling face blankly and forgot to ask her what she wanted to do with him. He only thought that she was very beautiful with her slim figure and flowery smile.
After a while, Hua Rong seemed to remember something, and looked a little panicked: "Peng Ju, you said that the palace maid was rewarded by the emperor?"
"yes."
When Yue Pengju resigned from the engagement, he had already declared in public that "I only know that I have a wife but not a concubine." What did the emperor mean by this
Seeing her panic, Yue Pengju immediately calmed down and said softly: "Sister, I will handle it. Don't worry."
"I'm worried because today the emperor asked Madam Wu and Madam Zhang to bring me gifts, but I also refused them."
Yue Peng said "Ah", not too surprised. He already knew the emperor's thoughts, and now that he has ascended the throne, he will not let his sister go.
He lowered his voice: "Sister, no matter what you encounter, just don't speak and leave everything to me."
"Um."
On this day, Hua Rong was summoned to "enter the palace" for a banquet.
Yingtian Mansion was originally not big. Although it had been renovated recently, it did not have the grandeur of a large inner palace. However, after the emperor ascended the throne here, even a straw hut must be called "entering the palace."
When she went there, she discovered that Wu Jinnu was hosting a banquet for all the female relatives. Wanwan and others were there, but Zhang Yingying and Pan Yingying were not there. They were all unfamiliar faces.
It turns out that the new emperor ascended the throne and the concubines were not given titles, so naturally they were unhappy, but no one wanted to show it and anger the officials. Even if they were favored like Zhang Yingying and entertained every night, they did not dare to mention the word "title" , everyone was just secretly competing to see who would be the prince first. After all, Wu Jinnu was the first to be the prince. Seeing that the atmosphere in the palace was depressing, he planned a banquet to entertain everyone. But Pan Yingying and Zhang Yingying both made excuses. Don't come to flatter her.
Wanwan was extremely happy to see Hua Rong. She quickly came over to hold her hand and said affectionately: "Sister Hua, I'm going back tomorrow, and I was thinking of going to see you to say goodbye."
After meeting each other in troubled times and understanding each other's temperament, Hua Rong already had some feelings for Wanwan. Seeing that the separation was imminent, she was also a little sad, but she had a calm temperament and did not show it. She only said: "Wanwan, you want Take care of yourself."
All the concubines and female relatives have long heard that she is Yue Pengju's sister, but Yue Pengju cannot be a first-grade or fifth-grade military general. How can his sister He De be so favored by the princess? Even Madam Wu was quite polite to her
After taking a closer look, they discovered that she has an elegant appearance and generous manners. The emperor's women are naturally good at fighting. Now, everyone can't help but be wary - she is a popular person in front of the officials. Will the officials one day also treat her? Accepted as concubine
From the conversation between Hua Rong and Wanwan, they also knew that the people in this room were all concubines of the official family. Currently, because they had no names and did not know who would become the "eldest wife", they rarely spoke and only focused on eating and drinking.
Wanwan had many things to say to her, but Wu Jinnu was always beside the two of them, so she couldn't speak at all. When the banquet was about to end, Wanwan finally couldn't help but said, "Sister Hua, I want to talk to you tonight. , I will set off early tomorrow morning."
Wu Jinnu smiled and said: "Wanwan, this can't be done. I have to talk to your sister Hua tonight."
Wanwan had no choice but to give up.
After eating and drinking for a long time, everyone said goodbye. Wanwan found a slightly secluded place, reluctantly holding her hand and saying, "Sister Hua, I will leave tomorrow morning and I won't say goodbye to you."
Although Rao was always calm, Hua Rong also felt a hint of sadness, patted her hand and whispered: "You have to take care of yourself."
"Sister Hua, you have to take care of yourself too."
She nodded, and Wanwan suddenly hugged her, almost leaning against her ear: "Sister Hua, I know you like Brother Yue. Marrying him is better than marrying Ninth Brother... Don't marry Ninth Brother!"
Hua Rong was shocked and almost shed tears.
Wanwan let go of her hand and smiled: "Sister Hua, I hope you are happy."
"Wanwan, I also hope you are happy!"
Mrs. Li also had red eyes, helped the young lady, and said goodbye again and again before leaving.
Wu Jinnu came over and said, "Hua Rong, you stay here for now."
She was very disgusted by Wu Jinnu's attitude, but she still stayed.
Everyone on the left and right retreated, and Wu Jinnu smiled and said: "Hua Rong, please sit down."
Hua Rong sat down, and Wu Jinnu spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he was talking about family matters: "Hua Rong, you have also seen that I get along very harmoniously with several other concubines..."
"oh?"
She sighed: "Now that the imperial court has been established, the official family is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. As women, we can't help him solve his problems. We can only serve him carefully, take care of his food and daily life, and help him grow and prosper. As members of the royal family, it is our luck to be able to sleep with Tianyan, and it is also the greatest honor for women in the world... "
If all the women in the world have sex with the emperor, is that an honor
Hua Rong turned sideways and did not answer.
Wu Jinnu smiled and changed the subject: "Hua Rong, it's not easy for you anymore. You have escaped death many times, but you are still loyal and miss the official family. You have been by his side all these years. Thank you for your hard work..."
Hua Rong thought to himself that the days he spent truly staying with the emperor, if considered close, were not as long as Wu Jinnu's.
"By the way, Hua Rong, how did you escape from Jinying last time?"
Hua Rong didn't know why she asked about this, and said calmly: "Someone broke into Jinying at night to assassinate him, so I took advantage of the chaos and escaped."
"How long have you stayed in Jinying before this?"
"More than half a month."
Wu Jinnu gradually realized that it was completely impossible to keep his innocence after being in the hands of the Jin people for such a long time.