Quick Wear: I was a Favored Concubine in the Qing Dynasty

Concubine Gao felt a little flattered when she saw the Queen Mother's smile.

It was no secret in the harem that the Queen Mother disliked her because she was too beautiful.

Most women would be jealous when they saw her.

Especially the women in the harem.

In the past, Concubine Chun looked at her as if she were a fairy who used her beauty to please men.

The Queen Mother is the Emperor's biological mother, and she certainly doesn't want her son to be tempted by beauty.

In this way, the emperor would easily get a bad reputation.

After all, only tyrants and fools have such beautiful women who bring disaster.

The Queen Mother's kindness suddenly made Concubine Gao confused.

"I saw that you handled things with ease during the Laba Festival. Did you learn that when you were at home?" The Queen Mother wanted to talk to Concubine Gao. She knew that Concubine Gao was Gao Bin's daughter.

Gao Bin was a capable man. He started his career in the Imperial Household Department, then went to Jiangnan and became a weaver in Suzhou. Not long after that, he went to Guangdong and became a governor. Later, he was promoted and was also in charge of the salt administration. After the emperor ascended the throne, his career was at its peak.

Concubine Gao shook her head in fear and trepidation, "In reply to the Queen Mother, I have never learned how to manage a household at home." This was the truth, Ma would not teach her these.

Ma would only say that it would be difficult for her, a girl, to find a husband in the future because she was so outstanding in appearance, and people would only say that she looked like a disaster.

She is a vixen, and no decent man would be willing to marry her.

Since she couldn't be the legal wife, there was no point in learning these things, so she and Brother Heng were left alone.

If she hadn't had family education, she might have lived her life in a daze like those illiterate girls.

Later, he stood up and decided to enter the palace to find a way out.

No matter what, it's better than being at the Gao family.

The Queen Mother was a little surprised that she had never learned it. She felt that someone as beautiful as Concubine Gao should have been the focus of the family's training from the beginning.

If Concubine Gao really had never learned it, it would be a bit surprising.

"Didn't your mother teach you?" The Queen Mother felt that this was a little unreasonable.

Concubine Gao showed a trace of sadness on her face, "In reply to the Queen Mother, my mother died of illness when I was still young."

The Queen Mother understood, this meant that she was now her stepmother.

It is normal that the stepmother did not teach these things. Not every stepmother can treat the children left behind by the previous parents as her own.

"I have an aunt here. Are you willing to learn from her?" The Queen Mother did not spend too long in greeting. Her purpose was very clear. She wanted to see what Concubine Gao did on Laba Festival.

Maybe one or two can be cultivated.

Concubine Gao immediately stood up and bowed to express her gratitude, "I am willing to do so. I bow to thank the Empress Dowager for her great grace."

This was a great favor, and Concubine Gao was excited. She was already old, and if she continued to compete for favor with the younger concubines as before, and used the same methods as before to act nice in front of the emperor.

It inevitably feels like an old cucumber painted green.

The emperor also needs someone new. He cannot always look at the same person. No matter how beautiful the person is, he will get bored after looking at them for too long.

Just like the vase on the antique shelf in her study, that blue and white plum vase is from the Yuan Dynasty, and was specially awarded by the emperor to be placed in her palace.

But the vase had only been there for two years. The last time the emperor came, he asked her why she didn't replace it with a new one.

She said that this blue and white plum vase had been kept for too long and asked her to use other vases.

The Queen Mother was very happy to see that Concubine Gao was so ambitious, so she asked Aunt Chun to serve Concubine Gao the milk tea she liked to drink.

He also chatted with Concubine Gao about some family matters in a warm and gentle manner.

When they finally returned, they asked Aunt Chun to send Concubine Gao back directly.

After seeing off Concubine Gao, Aunt Chun went to the Queen's Changchun Palace to inquire about the Queen's condition on behalf of the Queen Mother. After showing concern for the Queen, she returned to Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother held a string of jade bracelets she had just strung in her hand and raised her eyes to ask, "Is it still the same with the Queen?" The Queen was a stubborn person, and she no longer cared.

But no matter what, he couldn't let the Queen cause any trouble and disturb his retirement.

Aunt Chun: "From my perspective, the Empress might take some action because the Empress Dowager met Concubine Gao."

The Queen Mother glanced out the window. It was snowing heavily in winter, but today was a rare sunny day without snow.

The weather was fine, the sky was clear, and even the snow on the branches of the trees in the yard had fallen halfway.

"Keep a closer eye on her and don't let the Queen make any stupid moves."

Over the years, the queen has been deeply in love with the emperor, but this can only be eaten as food or used as money.

The emperor has no shortage of these things. Every woman in the harem is deeply loyal to the emperor.

The queen felt that she was different.

What's the difference? The queen just has a different title. They are both the emperor's women.

The queen herself could not see through this mystery. Over the years, no matter how many times she was reminded, she did not take it seriously.

Now, she was three months pregnant and the fetus was stable, but she still had a miscarriage because of her depression.

The Queen Mother's eyes also turned cold.

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Yu Suisui's own room over there has been almost decorated. It is quite interesting that she has her own temporary residence in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

Qianlong was full of doubts about the layout of Suisui's room. Among the calligraphy and paintings displayed there was a painting from the previous dynasty of "Fishing Alone in the Snowy River", which looked quite desolate.

"Why don't you put some brightly colored paintings of peonies and chrysanthemums?" Qianlong felt that in winter, there should be some bright colors to make it more comfortable.

Her room was covered with a snow-blue curtain, which was simple and elegant but still a little cold.

Yu Suisui was specially brought here for Emperor Qianlong to see. There were generally only two situations when Emperor Qianlong asked her to come to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. One was that he was happy.

Another possibility is that he is angry and needs her as a fire extinguisher.

Of course, a fire extinguisher should be cold. When you are angry, seeing bright colors can easily increase your anger.

"No, my own palace is full of various flowers. I see too many of them on a daily basis, so I want to change things up here." Indeed, most of the paintings hanging in Chuxiu Palace are of various flowers.

The most common flowers hanging are various kinds of chrysanthemums, with different colors and shapes.

Qianlong always felt that Yu Suisui was too blunt when he rejected people. Even though he was the emperor, Yu Suisui still spoke like that.

I don’t know if I’m used to it or if I think he’s too generous.

"At least put a brighter vase, a different color." After saying this, Qianlong asked Li Yu to go to his storehouse and find an enamel vase with bright and eye-catching colors.

Yu Suisui felt that this style had a complicated aesthetic at first glance, but fortunately it was not ugly.

"Yuzhu, who is beside the Queen, came to me and asked me to persuade the Emperor." Yu Suisui did not hide it and passed the message to Qingguo.