0p0 Chapter 209 Langya: 31
Chapter 209 Langya: 31
Aruo is really annoyed. Qingying has been sent to the cold palace but she still talks about dignity all the time.
"Okay, instead of talking about this, we might as well go back to the house and embroider a few more handkerchiefs and exchange them for more silver!" Aruo said unhappily.
After saying that, Aruo turned around and went back into the house, thinking to himself that he never wanted to hear the word "decent" again.
She sat by the window with her needlework and began to embroider. The sunlight shone through the window onto her, making her feel a little warm.
Qingying outside felt that she couldn't do embroidery all the time as it would easily damage her eyesight, so she just had to eat less.
She strolled leisurely in the cold palace. First, she went to the door to chat with Ling Yunche for a while, then went to look at the weeds in the cold palace, and then walked back to her room with contentment.
Qingying slowly picked up the embroidery frame. She didn't look at it, but just embroidered casually.
Aruo watched her doing embroidery but was reluctant to take off those ugly armors on her hands, with her fingers raised like an orchid. It was not only unsightly but also delayed her work. Aruo couldn't help but feel angry. If the handkerchief was damaged, not only would she not get the agreed sixty cents, but she would also have to pay for the handkerchief and silk thread.
Since Qingying entered the room, he had already embroidered two handkerchiefs, but she had not finished even one.
With Qingying's joining in the past two days, the money she earned from the embroidery work, after deducting the daily food expenses, was actually less than when she did the embroidery work on her own before.
Qingying is such a troublemaker. Not only did she do a terrible job, but she also caused more trouble.
Alas, it's my own fate. My father is a slave in the Ulanala family, and I have been serving her since I was a child. Now that I have a master like this, I can only keep my head down and work hard.
But just when Aruo had adjusted her mindset and was ready to accept her fate and do the embroidery work, Qingying started to act up again.
"Aruo, make a pair of shoes for Ling Yunche. I think his feet are almost broken. I don't know what the palace maid who is in love with him thinks. She doesn't care about him at all. Ling Yunche is such a good person!"
Aruo was puzzled. He was just a guard. How could Qingying know his name and also know that he had a palace maid lover? What did their affairs have to do with her? Why did she keep nagging about them all day long? That was fine.
He was angry that Qingying wanted an unmarried woman like him to make shoes for him. It was unexpected that she could think of such a thing. He was still waiting for his father to rescue him and he was about to get married.
If she made such a personal item for that guard, what would she do if her future husband found out? Unlike her, an abandoned woman in the cold palace who was disliked by the emperor, why wouldn't she do it?
It would be bad enough if he was not disciplined himself, but he also wanted to bring harm to himself.
Aruo asked, "Huh? How do you know the guard's name? No wonder he's always rushing to get food and embroidery work these days, and he takes a long time to get it."
"I am an unmarried woman and I still need to maintain my reputation. If I make such intimate things for a man, I will be criticized by others. If you like that guard, do it yourself."
Qingying quickly retorted: "Aruo, don't talk nonsense. There is nothing wrong between him and me. It's just that he often helps us deliver food and embroidery work, and he works very hard."
Aruo began to doubt whether Qingying's brain was broken. The guard was paid for his hard work and could take away 50% of the money for each trip. He earned much more easily than himself. His eyes were almost damaged these days, and after deducting the daily food, he could only save less than one penny.
"Since you think it's hard for him to take half of the money for you to do an embroidery job, then you can thank him if you want, but don't involve me."
Qingying felt that Aruo was cold, but since she paid for her own meals every day, she didn't bother to argue with her. She put down her embroidery and started to make shoe soles.
Aruo felt that Qingying had simply forgotten the pain after the wound had healed. She was rejected by the emperor because she thought about Pastor Lang's nonsense and went to the Yangxin Palace to seek death. Now she was in the cold palace and became a commoner, but she was still seeking death.
But, she refused to listen even after I told her, so I just let her do what she wanted.
In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.
Hongli was very dissatisfied with Langya's disobedience to him. In the previous dynasty, the empress dowager's relative Nianqin had opposed him, and now the queen Fucha in the harem was disobeying him again. He couldn't help but feel a raging anger in his heart.
He remembered that Qingying used to listen to him and obey him in every way. Thinking of this, Hongli decided to rescue Qingying from the cold palace and let her come back to his side. He also wanted to let the queen see that without his favor, she would not have the confidence to suppress the concubines.
So Hongli told Wang Qin: "Pass on my oral order to confer the title of Empress Ulanara as Consort Xian and grant her the residence in the Yikun Palace."
This oral instruction was like a ray of light, illuminating Qingying's dark life in the cold palace.
In this way, Qingying jumped from a commoner who was neglected by the emperor to the mistress of a palace, with an extremely respected status.
You should know that Yikun Palace is not a place for ordinary concubines to live in. The word Yikun means assisting the Empress.
The news that Qingying, a commoner in the cold palace, was named Empress Xian quickly spread throughout the six palaces.
In the cold palace, whether it was the guards or the servants, their attitude towards Qingying became particularly respectful and polite. They dared not send her stale rice. Thinking of how they had withheld their food in the past and had to pay for normal meals, they spent money and went to the imperial kitchen to make exquisite and delicious meals for her.
When Qingying heard the news, her heart was filled with joy, but on the surface she remained calm and composed.
Qingying always believed that her young man did not really dislike her.
So she always wears the armor that symbolizes her status, as if it can give her strength and courage. This armor is not only decent, but also the belief in her heart.
Aruo was no longer sad. She put aside her daily chores and devoted herself to serving Qingying.
She knew that her master was now a concubine, and she was the head maid of the main palace. All she could do now was to try her best to please Qingying, otherwise it would be troublesome if she didn't take her out.
When Ling Yunche heard the news, he felt that his chance to rise to the top had come. During this period of time, he had established a good relationship with Empress Xian.
However, I need to be more attentive now, so I personally carried the food box to Qingying.
Qingying looked at Ling Yunche walking slowly towards her with a food box and smiled happily.
Aruo took the food box, and Qingying quickly stuffed a pair of boots into Ling Yunche's hands.
"I've been in the cold palace, and you've been taking care of me. It would be disrespectful to give you money. I don't know how to thank you, so I made a pair of boots for you."
Ling Yunche was flattered and thanked him repeatedly.
"Thank you, Empress Xian. Thank you, Empress Xian."
Seeing that he only cared about thanking him after taking the boots and didn't see the hidden meaning, Qingying reminded him, "Take a closer look."
Ling Yunche took a look and saw a auspicious cloud embroidered inside, which was a hidden symbol of his own name.
"This cloud pattern is a reference to your name, and it also expresses the hope that you can rise to higher positions."
Ling Yunche immediately knelt down and climbed up. "My queen, I beg you to transfer me out of the cold palace so that I can have a chance to rise to prominence."
"Of course. You have helped me so much, so I can still promise you a place in the previous dynasty. I said at that time that we can both leave the cold palace, so that your lover who despises the poor and loves the rich can see how you have earned a good future."