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

A few days later, Kangxi turned over Yu Suisui's name card again, and those people of status in the palace took a serious look at Changchun Palace.

In the past, there were many women who served the emperor, but since the emperor's wedding until now, only a handful of people can be ranked among the top.

There were many concubines who never saw the emperor again. Every year, there were seven or eight people selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Over the years, there were more than thirty concubines with no status or rank living in the rooms of all sizes in the Jianfu Palace.

Yu Suisui arrived early this time and had a chance to enjoy a royal meal hosted by Kangxi.

The spring bamboo shoots in the dish of chicken with deer tendon and spring bamboo shoots taste crispy, tender and refreshing, and are also delicious with roast duck. However, Kangxi now advocates frugality and cuts his imperial meal by two-thirds.

I don’t know whether she will be able to eat all of Kangxi’s imperial meals in the future.

Yu Sui felt a little uncomfortable thinking that she would have to eat the bland fried vegetables again tomorrow.

"But it's not to your liking?" Kangxi put down his chopsticks and saw that Yu Suisui was in a bad mood. Did he not like today's dishes?

Yu Suisui quickly gathered his flying thoughts and said with a smile, "No, they are all delicious."

Thinking that he wouldn’t be able to eat them tomorrow, Yu Sui picked up another piece of spring bamboo shoots with his chopsticks.

Kangxi saw that she had started eating again, but he did not say anything. He waited until she finished before saying, "If you want to eat anything in the future, just send someone to the kitchen to have it prepared."

He also knew that the Queen had always attached great importance to rules, and the rules regarding diet were always strict.

Yu Suisui subconsciously replied, "But, I...oh, I don't have much money." Isn't it? She now wishes money could make money, and that little bit of money she has could give birth to a bunch of money babies.

Kangxi was puzzled, but soon he understood that the extra dishes were extra and there were rules for the food in the kitchen, so he had to buy them himself.

"I'll ask the consultant to send you some silver." The rules set by the empress cannot be changed. Kangxi thought that Hesheli had served him seriously these two times, so he gave her more silver as a reward.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yu Suisui smiled happily. This time it would at least be more than last time!

Qianqian, wait for her! I'll go see you tomorrow!

After the meal, Kangxi followed his health-preserving routine and first took Yu Suisui for a walk in the Qianqing Palace for half an hour. After returning to the Hongde Hall, he had the palace servants help him wash up. Yu Suisui's waist-length hair was draped behind her.

Wearing a light pink inner garment, Yu Suisui no longer wore clogged shoes, but a pair of soft-soled pea green satin embroidered shoes. She walked lightly with lotus steps and stood gracefully in front of Kangxi.

Kangxi waved his hand, and Yu Suisui took his arm and sat aside, thinking that this time was unfamiliar, and since this was their third time, could they have some feelings of sleeping in the same bed?

"Why are you so clingy?" Kangxi scratched Yu Suisui's nose. Why is this Hesheli like a clingy kitten?

The women in the palace were all carved from the same mold. Sometimes, after looking at them for a long time, you would find that their faces were the same. They were pretty, but just boring.

Ma Jia was his favorite, but after Chengrui left, she became depressed all day long. Now she was pregnant with the royal heir. Sometimes when he went to her place and saw the things she prepared for the little prince, Kangxi would think of his eldest son who had died young.

There are so many women, but he can only remember a few.

Hesheli was chosen by the empress. He had an impression of her during the palace selection. The empress said that if he was willing, she would keep the name tag, but if she didn't like her, she would drop the name tag and tell her to go back and get married.

Kangxi occasionally stroked Yu Suisui's hair, and it was unknown what he was thinking. Yu Suisui rubbed his face against Kangxi's arm and whispered, "Your Majesty?"

"Settlement it." Kangxi turned his head and looked at her. Since she wanted it, there was no need to wait.

The aunt who served in the bedroom lowered the curtain and quietly left the east room. This was the second time that the emperor had flipped the name card of the same concubine three times.

Last time it was Concubine Ma Jia. Thinking of Concubine Ma Jia, she was the favorite concubine in this palace. Like Concubine Zhang Xiao, both of them took up half of the emperor’s time last year.

I don't know why this year, Mrs. Zhang hasn't come to sleep with me for nearly two months. On the contrary, Mrs. Nara has come several times in the past two months.

Putting aside the thoughts in her mind, she stood in the corridor with Manager Gu and the others, and they all leaned against the pillars to take a rest.

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Returning to her Changchun Palace, Zipu said, "My Lord, tomorrow is the full moon of the second princess born by Mrs. Dong. What gift should we prepare for her?"

Ah? She wants to give gifts too?

Yu Suisui was so poor, yet she still had to give gifts to others. She pursed her lips and said reluctantly, "Let's go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and see if we can buy a ready-made longevity lock."

She had nothing in her hands that was suitable for children. She had already used up half of the fabric, and the rest had to be saved for autumn clothes.

Zi Pu thought for a while and said, "Should I add something else?" She scratched her head but couldn't think of any gifts that could be given away from Yu Suisui's box.

The master's head ornaments were all given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Emperor and the Empress. When the master entered the palace, she only had two silver hairpins and a pair of silver bracelets, both of which were vintage items.

“Just find a nice wooden box to put it in and send it over.” If there’s no lining, then just make it look nice on the outside. After all, it’s well packaged and looks more comfortable.

"Yes." Zi Pu replied. The master has no other choice now, everyone is poor.

"Master, Chief Eunuch Gu is here!" Xi Lan was no longer sleepy and was in high spirits. Chief Eunuch Gu! The emperor's chief eunuch came to give the master a reward. What a great honor!

Yu Suisui tidied his clothes, walked out of the east side room and came to the main room. Consultant Xing brought four young eunuchs with him, each holding a pile of things in his hands. Yu Suisui looked at Consultant Xing with a smile on his face.

She made a fortune!

The consultant made a thousand and said, "The emperor ordered me to bring the reward to the young lady." The emperor took time out of his busy schedule to look over the list. The gold alone consisted of ten small ingots, plus the box of silver ingots held by his godson at the back.

But these were fifty real small gold ingots, and his hands were almost limp with them.

Then he relayed the emperor's words to Yu Suisui, "The emperor said that the two boxes contain private food for the young lady, and asked the young lady not to be reluctant to eat them."

He did not mention that the emperor had sent someone to ask about the Changchun Palace. When the emperor found out that Lady Hesheli had two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish for two meals a day, the expression on his face was very strange.

The young eunuch said that Lady Hesheli only ordered dim sum once every two days, and every time she ordered steamed buns. The young palace maid said that steamed buns were delicious because there were lots of them.

He tried to hold back his laughter as he listened. This Princess Hesheli might be the reincarnation of a Pixiu.

The emperor then added some gold and silver ingots, and asked my aunt to choose some head ornaments that young women liked, and also selected a bunch of cloth, even a piece of brocade satin that was tributed from Jiangning.

Yu Suisui bowed from afar in the direction of the Qianqing Palace and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Now she could live a good life for a while, and all her hard work over the past few times was worth it.

Zi Pu Xi Lan escorted the consultant out of Changchun Palace. Xi Lan still carried a few purses on her body, but the steward's purse contained eight silver peanuts, while the rest each had one silver peanut.

Xi Lan understands the ways of the world.

Su Xiaoquan pinched the purse, rubbed it, and handed it to his godfather, "Godfather."

The consultant hit his hand and glared at him, "You are still being petty to our family. Keep it to yourself."

Su Xiaoquan chuckled and put the money into his sleeve. He knew that his godfather would look down on such a small amount of money, but he was relying on it to support his brother's education.

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"Your Majesty, the Emperor has sent another reward to Changchun Palace. Do you want to send some of the rewards over there?" Bichun asked in a low voice.

The timing of moving to Changchun Palace was really good. Concubine Ma Jia is now pregnant and cannot serve the Emperor, and there are not many women around the Emperor that suit his taste. The Empress' move was a brilliant one.

The Queen carefully wiped the snack residue from the corner of Prince Chenghu's mouth and asked, "What did the Emperor send?"

There will be rewards for the first time of sleeping with the queen, both the emperor and the queen will give them. The second time, it depends on the emperor and the queen's feelings. There is no rule that if the emperor gives a reward, the queen will continue to give rewards.

"I heard from the eunuchs that there are three boxes, more than ten rolls of cloth, and the brocade satin that was supplied by Jiangning some time ago." These are the good stuff. The Empress got eight rolls of cloth, not counting the ones from the Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother. Only Concubine Ma Jia got one roll.

It seems that the emperor has really fallen in love with Hesheli now.

The queen continued to feed her son snacks without looking up. "Then choose two sets of headgear and some cloth from the storeroom and send them to Changchun Palace."

Since she was favored and shared Ma Jia's favor, she was happy to be more generous. It was just some money, which she could still afford to spend.

"I'll go right away." Bichun thought about choosing a few brightly colored pieces for Changchun Palace so that they could wear them nicely and not lose face for their queen.

After feeding her son snacks, the queen held him on the couch and taught him to read. For a moment, her mind wandered away. Ma Jia was too favored, and she didn't dare to take action against the prince. But there were so many women in the palace, and it would be good if she could choose one to share her favor.

She didn't want to encounter the same thing as Concubine Chen and Empress Xiaoxian. The late emperor issued an edict of amnesty after enthroning Empress Xiaoxian, and he also issued an edict of amnesty after Empress Xiaoxian gave birth to a son. She couldn't afford to take the risk.

She lowered her head and looked at her two-year-old son in her arms. He was still so young and in poor health. If the emperor really had the late emperor's thoughts, what would her Chenghu do?

"Mother~" Chenghu turned his head to look at his mother and called her softly.

The queen touched her son's head and said in a gentle tone, "Let's continue learning to read." When he turns three, he will start to learn to read. Learning a few words now will make it easier for him to learn in the future.

After receiving things from Kangxi, Yu Suisui received another reward from the Queen.

Yu Suisui: The Queen is a very nice person.

Although the empress did not give gold or silver, the headwear she gave was really beautiful, including a set of gold-inlaid, pink gemstone, South pearl and lotus hairpins, earrings, bracelets, rings, and a string of eighteen beads of the same color.

The other set was made of pink tourmaline, also a complete set. Yu Suisui went to Kunning Palace to pay his respects as usual.

After Bichun left, Yu Suisui began to figure out what the queen meant. The memories left to her by the original owner were really useless. In her mind, there was nothing else related to Kangxi except Kangxi.

You can’t blame the original owner, she just doesn’t pay attention to other people.

The queen would definitely not be someone who likes her or gives her gifts because she likes her. The queen must have some plan, but no one knows what it is.

After thinking for a while, she decided to give up. She was a nobody and the mission was only related to Kangxi. What was there to do with other people?

It's not like someone could really come and poison her, and she would die immediately after eating the arsenic. For the arsenic to get into the palace, I don't know how many people would have to hide it from them. And to poison her successfully, they would have to wait until all the flowers had withered.

When serving food, they are arranged according to their levels, and first come first served. If you want to poison accurately, it would take a lot of effort.

It's definitely not possible for a small fry like her.

Yu Suisui sat in front of the dressing table, fiddling with her jewelry. The one given by Kangxi was also nice, but there was no matching dress. How about making another set? "Xilan, go to the box and find the lake-colored satin, and find two pieces of turquoise silk."

"You and Zipu should each make two sets of summer clothes in turquoise, and send the lake green color to the embroidery room to make two more sets of clothes." Beautiful jewelry should be matched with beautiful clothes.

"Thank you for your grace, master." Xi Lan was overjoyed. The master was so good to them.

According to the rules of the palace, their clothes have a fixed number, and sometimes they have to mend them themselves if they are accidentally torn. If they send their clothes to the embroidery room, they will have to pay if there is no familiar embroiderer.

Zipu is good at needlework and can sew and mend clothes by themselves. It has been less than half a month since they were assigned to their masters and they are already wearing new clothes. They are so lucky.

In the evening, after having snack, Kangxi took a walk with his hands behind his back and accidentally came to the Changchun Palace.