Chapter 155: The Chess Piece Chosen by the Empress Dowager 3
"Alas." Xian Ziqian sighed and looked at Liuli, "Is this what Guard Jin said? Mr. Xuan is not so tactful anymore. He will only say that there is no such shop after passing this village, so he can do what he wants."
Liuli burst out laughing, "My favorite princess, you have clairvoyance and ears."
Xian Ziqian breathed a sigh of relief again and said to herself: "It turns out that he knew early on that the Queen Mother would not let me go if I came back alone, but he still pretended to let me hold an umbrella to avoid getting caught in the rain. It's my fault.
I still think in my heart that although he is not a good person, his heart is not too bad!"
Liuli suppressed her laughter and helped Xian Zigen back to the room where she was resting. She asked her to lie down first and said, "Princess, please take a rest first. I will ask the kitchen to cook you some light and delicious meals. The Queen Mother said that she has already rested."
Now, you should go to bed early after dinner."
Xian Ziqian nodded and closed her eyes.
However, Liuli seemed to hesitate, approached Xian Zijian, and said quickly and softly: "Princess, please listen to my advice. Although the Queen Mother does not care about your stubbornness this time, it does not mean that she will not care about it next time. This is the palace."
Here, the Queen Mother is the most powerful and wealthy person in the harem. It is not only Mr. Xuan who wants me to tell you that everything should be done in moderation, but even me, I want to tell you what I have seen and experienced with my own eyes.
You really have to be more careful.”
Xian Zijian did not say a word. She understood that she was a chess piece of the Queen Mother. She could only move forward but not retreat. If she wanted to be free, she had to win Xuan Yi's favor.
When Liuli came back, Xian Ziqian had already applied ointment to her knees, changed into loose clothes and sat at the table, slowly drinking water. Liuli put down the food box and said softly: "I still have to serve you."
The Queen Mother, you can choose whatever princess you like."
Xian Ziqian nodded slightly. There was no trace of any feelings about what happened before on her face. She seemed just a little tired. Watching Liuli leave, she took out the food from the food box and slowly placed it on the table.
Eat it one bite at a time.
This kind of punishment always happens every once in a while when she is at home. Her mother seems to be used to venting all her dissatisfaction on her. Sometimes there is nothing wrong, but her mother just wants to punish her and feels that she is not pleasing to the eye, and then she lets her get punished.
She knelt on the ground. At first she felt aggrieved. She didn't understand why her sister could dress brightly and do whatever she wanted, but she couldn't.
She once stupidly asked her wet nurse if she was the daughter of the Xian family, just an adopted child?
The wet nurse said: "Second Miss, you are indeed Madam's daughter. When the Eldest Young Miss and you were born, the servant was guarding Madam. When you were born, you were thin and small, and you didn't even cry. The Master and Madam even thought that you were born.
You have no breath and are a stillborn child. The family originally hoped that the lady would give birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. They also asked someone to do calculations and found out that the lady had twins in her womb. However, she gave birth to you after the eldest lady was born.
, if you were born first, it is the eldest lady who is in this situation now, not you."
So, she knew that she was indeed the child of the Xian family, but that she was born at the wrong time and it was not her fault, but she had to admit that her birth was a mistake. She had been living very hard in order to prove that she was not what others said she was.
It was unlucky, but as time went by, she also felt that she was really an unlucky person.
At home, the only people she loves most are her grandmother and brother, but my grandmother doesn't talk much. Although she often lets her go around to kill time, she rarely talks about anything. Occasionally, she tells stories. At that time, she only vaguely understands.
You know, my favorite thing is to follow my grandmother and memorize the names of some Chinese medicines and plant some weird flowers and plants.
Her brother often protected her and even quarreled with Zi Ai over her. Unfortunately, as he got older and had to go out more often, he didn't care about her. Fortunately, there was Xiaochun and the nanny, but they were slaves.
, he could only secretly hand her some food when she was wronged so that she would not go hungry.
Just like now, she is just a chess piece. Xuan Yi followed the Queen Mother's wishes and agreed to marry her because he didn't want to fall out with her, but it was not because he loved her, pitied her, or understood her. He just had no choice but to do so. The Queen Mother did not really want to marry her.
Because she really wanted to please the Empress Dowager, she was crowned the princess of her choice, just to prevent Xuan Yi from marrying a girl from the Daxing Dynasty.
She is just a dispensable chess piece. Without her, there would be someone else.
Suddenly, she felt something salty flow into her mouth, and she wiped her face gently with the back of her hand. It was tears. She cried, just like when she was at home, she just shed tears silently, knowing that even if she cried out
No one will really feel sorry for her, nor will she be despised from now on.
It was daybreak, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier. There was some water in the Queen Mother's palace courtyard. The eunuchs and maids who got up early were busy sweeping the water out. Some flowers and plants had their branches wilted by the wind and rain. Liuli was busy using them.
Slender branches fixed them in place. The Queen Mother was sitting on a soft couch with a view outside, feeling in good spirits.
"My favorite princess." The sharp-eyed little palace maid saw Xian Zigen coming out of her resting room, wearing a light yellow dress with some accessories, and immediately saluted respectfully. Yesterday, this favorite princess knelt in front of the palace gate for a long time, but
It doesn't mean that they, the servants, can ignore her status as a princess. In the palace, it is most common to change orders from day to day, and no one dares to say what will happen next.
Xian Zijie's face was calm and she had a slight smile. She couldn't see anything wrong. Even when she was walking, she couldn't tell that her knees were bruised and swollen yesterday.
"My favorite princess, are you awake?" Liuli put down the objects in her hands with a smile and said respectfully, "Early in the morning, the Queen Mother asked my servant, how did you sleep last night?"
"It's very good. It's windy and rainy, so it's best to sleep peacefully." Xian Ziqian knew that the Queen Mother was staying only five or six meters away from her, so she raised her voice slightly higher so that the Queen Mother inside could hear her.
There was no trace of yesterday in his tone, no grievance or confusion.
She was the favorite princess that the Empress Dowager asked the emperor to ennoble, but she had no servants to serve her. She was left to fend for herself in this courtyard. If it weren't for Liuli being the cousin of Jin Guard, she would probably have died of hunger and thirst.
No one would really pay attention unless the Queen Mother was thinking about her.
"Liu Li." The Queen Mother's voice sounded in the room, "Why didn't you hear the parrot say auspicious words so early in the morning?"