frightfiction Chapter 269 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 5
Chapter 269 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 5
"You are right," the emperor took a sip of tea and finally calmed down a little. "By the way, go to the storehouse and pick out some good things and send them to that palace maid."
Whenever the emperor thought of Jiang Chunxi, he felt itchy. Such a beautiful woman, especially with such a pitiful temperament, was something the emperor had never met before, so wouldn't he be itching to get her?
"Your Majesty is wise," Eunuch Qin quickly flattered him, "Once that maid is dazzled by the wealth of this palace, she will naturally no longer think about leaving the palace. At that time, she will naturally wait eagerly for Your Majesty to favor her."
"You don't understand," the emperor said with a smile, "that maid is not afraid of the imperial power, and does not covet wealth and holiness. This proves that she does not care about material things. After all, if she was really dazzled by the wealth in the palace, she would not want to leave the palace so much."
"However," the emperor put down the teacup in his hand, "even if the maid doesn't want to fight for a bright future for herself, she still doesn't want to see her family continue to live a hard life! For someone who values family so much, how can he not want to let his family live a good life?"
"Your Majesty is wise," Eunuch Qin said hastily, "With your reminder, I will know what to say to that maid when I see her later."
The emperor looked at Eunuch Qin with satisfaction. This is why the emperor liked Eunuch Qin more than Eunuch Wu.
Eunuch Qin came to the Queen's palace and stated his purpose, then went to see Jiang Chunxi with the reward given by the Emperor.
"Empress, the Emperor seems to be too concerned about that maid named Jiang Chunxi," Lu Qiu said with a worried look on her face, "Should we..."
Before Lu Qiu could finish her words, she was stopped by a look from the Queen.
Lu Qing looked at Lu Qiu with regret: "You have been serving the Queen since you were a child, but how come you don't have any sense of proportion? What is the identity of that maid? Is it worth the Queen's worry? If all the concubines in the harem were like that maid, then no matter how favored they are, the Queen will only be happy and won't have to worry about anything."
The queen looked at Lu Qing with satisfaction, and then said to Lu Qiu: "Lu Qiu, you should learn more from Lu Qing in the future. I am the queen. If even a lowly palace maid is worthy of my fear, then I, the queen, should abdicate as soon as possible!"
"Besides, you know the situation of that maid," the queen said with a sympathetic expression, "I don't have that ambition at all. If it weren't for Concubine Xian, I might have been able to wait until I was 25 to leave the palace."
"I was confused." Lu Qiu said with a look of annoyance. She was really out of her mind to actually worry that a palace maid would be favored and pose a threat to the Queen in the future.
"I'll fine you half a month's salary!" said the Queen. "Since you did something wrong, you should be punished. This will teach you a lesson and prevent you from making the same mistake again."
"Yes, I accept the punishment." Lu Qiu did not complain at all. After all, as a capable maidservant beside the Queen, she did not rely on salary to make a living. Any reward from the Queen was more than her annual salary.
Eunuch Qin came to where Jiang Chunxi lived, asked his subordinates to put down their things, and let them all go out.
"Miss Jiang, please get up quickly!" Eunuch Qin stepped forward and helped Jiang Chunxi up. After all, the emperor was giving her rewards, and as a palace maid, Jiang Chunxi naturally had to kneel down to receive the rewards.
"Eunuch Qin," Jiang Chunxi stood up and immediately looked at Eunuch Qin with tears in her eyes, "I really don't want to serve the emperor. Eunuch Qin, can you help me? As long as Eunuch Qin helps me and I don't have to serve the emperor, then you will be Chunxi's great benefactor. Chunxi will work like a cow or a horse to repay your kindness."
Seeing the tears on Jiang Chunxi's face, Eunuch Qin was so distressed: "You silly girl! Being able to serve the emperor is a blessing that no one else can hope for, but you just don't know what's good for you and push it away."
"Whoever wants this blessing can take it. Anyway, I don't want to have such a blessing," Jiang Chunxi bit her lip and whispered, "I think the emperor is dirty. If I really serve the emperor, I am afraid I will get some dirty disease."
Eunuch Qin's eyes widened, shocked by Jiang Chunxi's words: "You...how could you have such a rebellious idea."
"Is what I said wrong?" Jiang Chunxi acted as if she was determined to give it up. "The emperor has so many women. Just thinking about it makes me feel dirty. As long as I think about becoming his concubine and serving him with so many women, I feel..."
"My little ancestor! Stop talking now," Eunuch Qin quickly covered Jiang Chunxi's mouth, "Even if you are not afraid of losing your life, you should think about your family."
Jiang Chunxi blinked her eyes, and her tears fell on the back of Eunuch Qin's hand. Those tears were like boiling magma, burning directly into Eunuch Qin's heart, making Eunuch Qin feel extremely distressed.
"Alright, alright, stop crying," Eunuch Qin let go of Jiang Chunxi's mouth and wiped the tears from her face with his hand. "We know you don't want to serve the emperor, but since the emperor has set his sights on you, you can't refuse. Don't forget that you still have family here. If you don't want your family to die, then just pretend that I didn't say anything and do whatever you want!"
Jiang Chunxi's tears fell even more fiercely: "Eunuch Qin, is there really no way at all?"
"No," Eunuch Qin said firmly, "If you don't want to implicate your family, then you can only become the emperor's concubine. But don't worry, our family will help you. As long as you listen to us, we can guarantee that it is not impossible for you to sit on the position of imperial concubine in the future."
At this time, Eunuch Qin did not have such big ambitions. If Eunuch Wu could rely on Concubine Xian, then he could also create a favorite concubine of his own. So in addition to having thoughts about Jiang Chunxi that he shouldn't have, he was naturally hoping to have more bargaining chips to compete with Eunuch Wu.
After all, isn't Eunuch Qin aware of how powerful a concubine's pillow talk is? If Eunuch Wu hadn't joined Empress Xian, who would have been the chief steward in the imperial court?
Therefore, Eunuch Qin helped Jiang Chunxi gain favor only to give himself more bargaining chips to compete with Eunuch Wu. He did not really have such a big ambition to help Jiang Chunxi fight for that future position.
Now it was Jiang Chunxi's turn to widen her eyes: "I... my status is lowly, how can I be a concubine? Eunuch Qin, please don't scare me."
"You silly girl," Eunuch Qin said dotingly, "This palace has always been the place that values one's origin the most, but it is also the place that values one's origin the least. As long as you can win the emperor's favor, there is nothing you dare not think of. As long as you can capture the emperor's heart, let alone the imperial concubine, you may even be able to become the imperial concubine."