C59 (1/2)
Yang Jingru had thought of a line for Liu Jing, and when she recited the lines again, she realized that if Liu Jing did not sleep in the middle of the night and discovered that someone was crying, it would be a little deliberate for her to ask that person.
I don't believe in ghosts and gods, so I decided to investigate this when everyone said that it was time to get to the bottom of this. After that, I found out that it was the little palace maid who was crying there, and then I asked her why she was crying, which led to a series of events afterwards. ” Liu Jing said.
”Who are you planning to look for, palace maid?” Yang Jingru asked.
”The one who felt wronged for my little partner and then worried about him, could only be the palace maid s of the Chuxiu Palace.” Liu Jing said, ”The palace maid beside me only has Dingchun.”
”Then is her loyalty reliable?” Yang Jingru said.
”Only those who are loyal will know.” Liu Jing said, ”Wait for me to explain in detail when I go back.”
”In any case, she has to do it, even if she doesn't. If it's useless, what use do I have of her?”
Liu Jing returned to Yonghe Palace, and at night she let Dingchun accompany him throughout the night. Although Dingchun and Liu Jing had come out of the Chuxiu Palace together, they did not have a deep master-servant relationship within the Chuxiu Palace. Thus, when the other palace maid s made up for the share of Liu Jing's share of being the third palace maid, she would not be picky about it.
Today, Liu Jing had called her here to accompany him for the night. She was both surprised and fervent at the same time, wanting to serve the Empress well. Little palace maid yearned for the Great palace maid, and the Great palace maid yearned for the Bureau of the Palace Manager. Not everyone could be a female official, and it was better to live a life as a concubine of the Empress.
”Dingchun, are you familiar with Zizu, Naked Ginger, and Lan Zhi?” Liu Jing who was lying on the bed suddenly asked. Ding Chun, who was sleeping at the foot of his bed, felt his heart jump. The three people the Empress mentioned had all followed Imperial Consort Candidate to Clothes Washing Bureau. But I'm not familiar with them. Zi Su and the rest are palace maid s of the front hall, and this servant is palace maid s of the back hall. ”
”That shouldn't be the case.” Liu Jing said, ”You guys are not the servants of the front and back halls from the very beginning, maybe you guys are even part of a group that entered the palace, a group that was trained, how can you not be familiar with it?”
”Empress, this servant and Zi Su did indeed come to the palace to receive their training together, but after training, they were divided into two different places. When we were divided into Chuxiu Palace together, it had already been half a year since we met. This servant really doesn't know what Zisu did. Empress, this servant isn't anyone's person? This servant has never harmed the Empress's heart. ” When Dingchun heard Liu Jing say that they would go to the palace together and train together, he thought the Empress knew of the relationship she had with Zi Su and had Zi Su push her along. It was because she suspected that she was also a chess piece placed by the Imperial Consort Guo at her side, that she came to probe her. In a moment of urgency, one naturally had to express one's loyalty.
So there really was a connection. Liu Jing was just saying it casually, at that time it would be alright to say it was related, but if it was, it would be even more so, with the curtains down, he would not be able to see Liu Jing's smile.
”Don't worry. If I didn't believe you and thought that you were also Imperial Consort Guo's spy, I wouldn't have kept you. I would have used you again.” Liu Jing said.
”Many thanks to the Empress for trusting this servant.” Dingchun said.
”How many spies the Imperial Consort Guo has planted in the Chuxiu Palace?” Liu Jing asked. If she wasn't doted upon by the Emperor, why would she be so nervous? ”
”It's hard to say how many people have inserted them. Some are useful, some aren't.” Dingchun didn't know why the Empress was so curious about this question.
”This move is pretty damaging.” Liu Jing said, ”When a Imperial Consort Candidate comes to the palace with nothing left, they would practically rely on the first palace maid to serve her. If this palace maid has ill intentions and deliberately brought the pure Imperial Consort Candidate to an unfavorable direction, then this would be the end of my life.”
”Empress.” Dingchun didn't understand.
”Just like how you would occasionally think of Zi Su when you were in the palace. She only obeyed orders, but ended up like this. The palace maid inside will not even survive past thirty years. Because you can't sleep soundly because of her situation, you should sigh towards the moon. ”
Dingchun vaguely understood what she meant, but he did not reply and just quietly listened.
For example, Zhou Yuting. She's beautiful and cheerful, and she's also intelligent. So she's that domineering?” ”Did someone tell her that it would be in her interest to do something like this, or that the Empress Mother liked to do it, and so she did, as a young lady who had just entered the palace, something only a pampered and pampered concubine could do, with haughtiness and tyranny?
”That's right, isn't the purpose of palace maid's existence to be obedient? But being obedient caused Zi Su to fall into a state of Clothes Washing Bureau, so no one helped her yet.” ”I heard that Imperial Consort Candidate Zhou treats palace maid very well, and isn't that bad to other Imperial Consort Candidate as well. Some Imperial Consort Candidate enter the palace without any treasure, and Imperial Consort Candidate Zhou even shares her makeup with her. It can be seen that she isn't a complete bad person.”
Liu Jing knew that Dingchun knew what she meant. She sat up, opened the curtain and said to Dingchun, ”When the time comes, you can just say that in front of the empress dowager, you don't have to add anymore details and just say that you pity your sisters who entered the palace together with you. You can't sleep peacefully in the middle of the night because you're sad.
”Don't worry, the empress dowager will ask for my opinion, and I'll say that having feelings isn't necessarily a bad thing. You just did something in the wrong place, and since you know you're at fault, there's no need to punish yourself. You don't have to offend next time.”
”After that is our second visit to the palace, so we don't have to worry about the rest.”
”Imperial Consort Guo's retaliation was directed at me, it won't harm you. If I get knocked down by Imperial Consort Guo, I will arrange things for you before that.” Liu Jing said, ”Don't worry, I do have this bit of loyalty.”