Quick Wear: Everyone knows I am a good person

Emperor Jiaheng was dressed in casual clothes.

However, the dragon patterns embroidered on the robes and shoes were instantly recognizable.

"Your servant pays respect to His Majesty!"

Her voice was melodious and clear.

Shu Jiao admired Rou's resilience.

How did she manage to keep her voice from trembling at all when she was shivering from the cold?

"Beautiful scenery paired with a beautiful woman~"

Emperor Jiaheng sighed, "Raise your head."

The beautiful woman looked up with tender affection.

Oh~

With her willow-leaf eyebrows and alluring eyes, her cheeks were delicate and charming, and her pretty face also carried a sense of fragility and pitifulness, like a fallen flower.

Emperor Jiaheng pondered for two seconds.

Ok.

There's no such thing in the harem.

"Get up."

Emperor Jiaheng moved his hand away from the hand warmer and extended it to the future Consort Rou.

When Xiao Bing grasped his hand, the cold almost made Emperor Jiaheng shiver.

But he held back.

"Gentle and charming demeanor, captivating with words."

Emperor Jiaheng smiled and half-wrapped her in his cloak, saying, "From today onwards, you will be my Consort Rou."

Rou agreed, her face beaming with joy.

Hahaha~

Did he become the master so easily?

She knew it; she had a bright future ahead of her!

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Rou immediately changed her tune, looking at Emperor Jiaheng with delight, "It snowed today, and I was moved by the snow, but I never expected to receive Your Majesty's favor."

This is not a smart one.

The moment those two sentences were uttered, Emperor Jiaheng, Sun Wenzhong, and even Shu Jiao all had those same words pop into their minds.

Too hasty.

Anyone with a brain should know that this is the perfect time to establish a persona.

Thinking it over, Emperor Jiaheng glanced at Shu Jiao's location as if it were nothing, and then slowly led his people away.

After everyone left, Shu Jiao stood up, dusted off her clothes, and turned to leave as well.

They headed straight for the imperial kitchen.

After giving the silver, he quickly returned to Yihe Palace with the hot eight-treasure lotus seed soup and plum blossom cake.

"Why did you come back?"

As she took the food box, the maidservant who was serving her said reproachfully, "You've made Her Highness angry."

"Sister Xinghua~"

Shu Jiao gently tugged at Xinghua's sleeve and whispered, "I heard some noise in the Imperial Garden on my way here. When I went over to take a look, I saw people dancing in the Imperial Garden. The Emperor was there too."

"Tomorrow, the palace will have one more Consort Rou."

"what!"

Xinghua's expression changed slightly. "Is this really true?"

“I saw it clearly.”

Shu Jiao's voice grew even lower, "The Emperor himself said that he would bestow upon that woman the title of Rou Ying."

Upon hearing this, Xinghua frowned. "Wait a moment."

She then turned around, went inside, put down the food box, and while setting out tea, snacks, and sweet soup, she told them about the matter.

Consort Yi: !!!

"Okay!"

Consort Yi slammed her hand on the table in anger, “I knew it! Why didn’t the Emperor come to see me when I sent him soup today?”

"So someone stole my favor from behind!"

"Summon her in; I want to hear her explain in detail."

Xinghua then led Shujiao inside.

The room was warm with plenty of burning charcoal, and some dried tangerine peel and apples were being smoked on the charcoal, giving the room a faint, sweet fruity aroma.

Consort Yi asked, and Shu Jiao answered.

"She's a palace maid?"

Consort Yi frowned first, then sneered, "What a clever tactic, and she really is ruthless."

It's so cold, yet they still dare to dance in just a single layer of clothing. Aren't they afraid of getting seriously ill from the cold?

of course.

It's not a problem for palace maids to want to climb the ranks.

Who doesn’t want to climb up?

She still wanted to climb higher, dreaming of becoming a concubine, a noble concubine, or even an imperial noble concubine, but in the end, she was stuck at the rank of concubine for many years, unable to move forward.

"I never knew that such a person was hidden in the Imperial Garden."

Consort Yi said with considerable regret.

If we knew early on, we could have nipped it in the bud, lest someone try to steal our pet.

The emperor's favor is limited, and there's never enough to go around.

That's good.

The competition has become more intense.

"They are new recruits who were assigned here this year."

Shu Jiao said softly, "I saw her back when I was a servant girl."

"Oh?"

Consort Yi immediately became interested. "You know her? What's she like?"

"I've only met her once. She looks delicate, but she's actually quite straightforward and honest."

Shu Jiao said tactfully.

Frank and honest?

Isn't that just being naive and stupid?

Immediately, Consort Yi lost interest.

"Honesty is good. The palace is short of honest people. I just hope that he is good-natured and doesn't cause trouble in the harem. It would be better if he were sent to a quiet place to recuperate."

She's too lazy to deal with idiots.

I hope Rou will behave herself and not provoke me, otherwise she'll be sent to the cold palace to live a miserable life.

Thinking it over, Consort Yi had someone give Shu Jiao five taels of silver, saying, "I think you are bold and meticulous. Do your job well, and I like you very much."

Compared to Consort Rou, who was about to join the palace intrigue, Consort Yi was more interested in Consort Shu Jiao.

Not just anyone dared to investigate, let alone get a complete look at the news right under the emperor's nose.

So beautiful~

It's a talent!

"This servant thanks Your Highness."

Shu Jiao skillfully stuffed the silver into her sleeve and then followed Xinghua out.

After leaving the palace, she handed Xinghua two taels of silver.

Xinghua smiled as she touched the silver, "When you have time, go and visit Granny Wang."

As she spoke, Xinghua pinched the silver coins again.

This means exchanging money for a stable life and an easy job.

"Thank you for your guidance, Sister Xinghua."

Shu Jiao responded gratefully, then turned around and slipped two taels of silver to Granny Wang under the pretext of giving her an embroidered handkerchief.

The embroidered handkerchief was wrapped up.

Granny Wang pinched it; it was hard. Immediately, her face softened into a kind expression. "Look at you, walking all this way in the middle of the night, getting cold and tired. You should rest properly for a day tomorrow."

After going through two intermediaries and working hard all night, you only get one or two taels of silver.

Shu Jiao looked at the silver in her hand and clicked her tongue twice. "It's all thanks to Consort Yi's generosity."

Otherwise, she would have to pay out of her own pocket.

Among all the concubines in the palace, Consort Yi was among the most generous.

no way.

My mother's family were merchants, and they were very wealthy.

The original owner was so loyal, and the biggest reason was—

She's so generous!

After following Consort Yi for a few years, the original owner and Ren Dong had saved up enough money for the rest of their lives.

Back to the assigned room.

A room for six people.

This is pretty good.

Before coming to Yihe Palace, the original owner lived in a large dormitory with sixteen other people, and that feeling was really hard to describe.

No one got up despite the noise.

Shu Jiao tidied up and went to sleep.

The next day was a holiday, and after leaving Yihe Hall, I went straight to the Imperial Garden.

Honeysuckle.

Shu Jiao greeted him softly.

Honeysuckle is shoveling snow.

She was even more beautiful than the original owner, with almond-shaped eyes, a delicate nose, and cherry lips. She would be quite good-looking outside, but in this harem full of beauties, she wouldn't stand out.

"Jiaojiao."

Honeysuckle happily replied, "Why are you here?"

"Why are you shoveling snow? Aren't you tending to the flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden?"

Shu Jiao grasped her cold hand, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Hey~"

Honeysuckle sighed softly, "They say there are enough people tending to flowers and plants."

Actually, because there's no money to bribe officials, there are no easy jobs available, and all I can do are hard labor.

Shu Jiao understood.

She took out some loose silver coins from her pocket and handed them to Ren Dong.