Chapter 299: Lady Shuyi

"Old man! At this time, I have to call Li Zhaoyi to bed."
Concubine Xue Gui was very irritable and walked around in the hall.
The old man in her mouth naturally refers to the emperor, Kai Yaodi.
The confidant whispered to persuade him, "Manny, be quiet, watch out for ears on the wall."
Concubine Xue Gui's face was stern, "Who dares to spread the words of this palace in half a word, this palace punishes her nine tribes."
After speaking, she walked around in the hall again irritably, looking very irritable.
"The palace dedicated two beauties to the old man. They both waited for the night before sleeping. On the contrary, it was Li Zhaoyi who was pregnant, and the old man did not forget her. Two people were sent to care about her in three days. Send it as a reward. How is the beauty presented by this palace worse than Li Zhaoyi?"
My confidant pondered for a while, and said: "The slave servant heard that Li Zhaoyi is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy, and likes to read. Is it because of this reason, that your Majesty treats her very differently?
Moreover, Li Zhaoyi was pregnant again, and both inside and outside the palace said that this child must be a prince. Your Majesty always loves the house and the crow, and he loves Li Zhaoyi too much. "
Concubine Xue Gui frowned, "I only waited for one night, how can I tell if there is ink?"
The confidant said: "Perhaps it was because your majesty revealed the inkless nature during the question and answer process and was rejected by your majesty."
Concubine Xue Gui thought for a while, "According to what you said, this palace must prepare a talented and learned beauty for your majesty. At this time, where do you ask this palace to find a beauty who has read a book and can also play chess, calligraphy, and calligraphy? Does the palace choose people from the Xue family?"
The confidant whispered: "Manny, there is a ready-made candidate in the Ganlu Palace. Although I can't understand piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy, but holding a book and reading all the time, it can be regarded as crude writing and ink, and there is a little ink in my stomach. Pet."
"Oh? There are people like this in this palace, why doesn't this palace know?"
The confidant said: "Actually, she has already appeared in front of the empress. Among the five selected by the empress, she is among them."
"Stop selling it, who is it?"
The confidant said hurriedly: "Jiang Yan! First entered the palace as a errand in the Garment Bureau, and later worked as a maid in the Ganlu Palace. She is an honest duty, likes to read, and knows the truth."
"Oh? Go and summon Jiang Yan, this palace has to personally examine whether she is as good as you said."
"Slaves obey orders."
...
Soon, Jiang Yan was taught to the bedroom.
She was anxious, and she didn't know why Xue Guifei called her over at this time.
Concubine Xue Gui lay crookedly on the Arhat couch, "Are you Jiang Yan?"
"Return to the maid, the slave servant is Jiang Yan."
"My palace has heard that you like to read, and you first learned about writing and writing, but is it true?"
"The slave girl only knows a few words."
Concubine Xue Gui smiled, "Can you know how to calligraphy and painting?"
Jiang Yan shook her head slightly, "I can only write, but I have no chance to learn anything else."
"Write a few words and have a look."
The palace man prepared the four treasures of the study and placed them on the case table.
Jiang Yan stepped forward, thought it over, and wrote the six characters "Gong Niang Niang Sheng An".
In the past two years, she has not forgotten Gu Jiu's teachings. If there is no ink, just practice with water.
Six words, pretty neat. After all, the time to learn to write is not long, not so good-looking. But it also dumped ninety percent of the palace ladies and Shi Tiaojie.
The little yellow gate in the palace has the opportunity to go to the study room to read and calligraphy.
If you are lucky, you can go to the emperor and serve as a regular waiter, a servant, or even a junior supervisor.
Like Fang Shaojian and Chen Jianzheng, they climbed step by step from the inner study.
But the palace maids did not have the opportunity to study and calligraphy, especially those from impoverished families.
The female officials in the palace do not belong to the category of the palace ladies. Most of them are the daughters of officials and eunuchs. They have to be another matter.
Jiang Yan is a real deal. She climbed up from the lowest court lady step by step. She can read and write, and she can write, and her writing is fairly neat, which is really rare.
With a charming cheek, Xue Guifei nodded in satisfaction.
However, this court lady named Jiang Yan is indeed better than the others.
Concubine Xue Gui asked again: "Which books have you read?"
Jiang Yan suppressed the panic in her heart and reported the title of more than ten books.
what!
Concubine Xue Gui was surprised, "Have you read the Four Books and Five Classics?"
Jiang Yan nodded, "I will recite a few articles."
"Then you can recite and listen."
Jiang Yan chose the one she was most familiar with, with a clear voice, reciting every word.
When Xue Guifei heard half of it, she had completely approved Jiang Yan.
She raised her hand and Jiang Yan stopped reciting.
Concubine Xue Gui stared at her, and said: "Read more books and practice calligraphy when you have time. Change Minger's palace to arrange you to serve your Majesty."
Jiang Yan's face paled.
Guifei Xue suddenly narrowed her eyes, "Why, you don't want to?"
"Slaves, yes!" Jiang Yan said with difficulty.
Xue Guifei laughed, "Okay, let's go down. I hope you won't let this palace down."
Jiang Yan bowed back, panicking in her heart.
She wanted to find a chance to see Zhou Miao, but Xue Guifei sent someone to stare at her, and she had no chance to go out.
After just a few days, it was time to wait for bed.
Jiang Yan was scrubbed, put on a light gauze, and sent to Xingqing Palace.
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After that night, Jiang Yan was named Baolin.
The emperor summoned her to go to bed for three consecutive days. Three days later, she was named Jieyu by Jin.
Concubine Xue Gui was very satisfied with this, and specially asked people to clean up a side hall in Ganlu Palace and gave it to Jiang Yan to live. Arranged for the palace person Xiaohuangmen to wait on her.
At the same time, the reward of the emperor's water is sent to the Piandian.
She seems to be a newcomer in the harem limelight.
Since having Jiang Yan, the emperor no longer summoned Li Zhaoyi to speak with him. The good name is that Li Zhaoyi is tired. He also sent someone to tell Li Zhaoyi to give birth to a baby.
When he was free, the emperor summoned Jiang Yan to attend.
Jiang Yan reads books for the emperor and takes care of his pen and ink. Sometimes I have to act as a student and listen to the emperor’s explanation of historical allusions and celebrities.
Jiang Yan listened very carefully, and she would still take care of Jiu's point of view.
I thought, Gu Jiu's view is really close to that of the emperor. It's all stark reality.
When Jiang Nan was serving in front of Gu Jiu, Gu Jiu praised her for being smart, diligent, and willing to work hard. Is the teacher's favorite student.
Now that Jiang Yan has become the "student" of the emperor, the emperor is very satisfied with the more diligent study.
This is better than Li Zhaoyi.
Li Zhaoyi likes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, with extraordinary talents. However, I don't like historical allusions, and I don't want to study hard. She prefers to spend her time on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, rather than reading and literacy.
Jiang Yan made the emperor find a long-lost feeling of being a teacher, and the whole person looked two years younger.
Because of this, the love for Jiang Yan is two more points.
One month later, Jiang Yan was named Shuyi again.
In just over a month, Jiang Yan's life has undergone earth-shaking changes from an insecure court lady to Jiang Shuyi.
She seemed to have finally achieved her goal of climbing Gaozhi.
After being named Shuyi by Jin, Jiang Yan also had a little authority in his hands.
Concubine Xue's purpose for using her is to suppress Li Zhaoyi.
Jiang Yan completed the task very well, so Concubine Xue would not interfere with her usual actions.
The first thing Jiang Yan got the power was to summon Zhou Miao.
Zhou Miao worked as a errand at Shang Shan Supervisor, and worshipped Shang Shan Supervisor as godfather. That's why he had a way to arrange Jiang Yan from the coat bureau to Ganlu Palace as a servant.
Zhou Miao came to a side hall of Ganlu Palace.
"The little one pleases Jiang Shuyi."
"No ceremony, get up and talk."
"Xie Shuyi Empress."
Zhou Miao got up and blinked secretly at Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan found an excuse to dismiss all the court ladies who were waiting beside him.
Then Zhou Miao grinned and said, "Congratulations, in just one month, I have achieved the position of a beautiful lady from an unnamed palace lady. It is not impossible to be a concubine in the future and become the lord of the first palace."
"Don't laugh at me." Jiang Yan beckoned Zhou Miao to speak.
"Li Zhaoyi now sees me as a thorn in my eye, a thorn in my flesh. I'm afraid she can't help but do it. You help me, what should I do?"
Zhou Miao grinned her neck, "She is Zhaoyi, you are Shuyi, and you are both of the same rank. What are you afraid of her doing."
"She is pregnant with the dragon seed, and her family is the backer, can I not be afraid? I don't have the family to be the backer."
Zhou Miao asked: "Where is your mother's family? You didn't let your majesty award your mother's family?"
"My natal family and I have been disconnected for several years. I don't know whether they are alive or dead. Even if you want to award a reward, you have to find my natal family.
Zhou Miao frowned, "It's difficult for you to deal with this problem. Or go to Xue Guifei, she held it up in one hand, she must be reluctant to break it. You tell her the truth, she must have a way to deal with Li Zhaoyi."
Jiang Yan snorted and vented from her nostrils.
"If the imperial concubine can really deal with Li Zhaoyi, she won't have to hold me up and fight Li Zhaoyi."
Zhou Miao stared at Jiang Yan, and asked quietly, "You have two hearts? Don't want to be at the mercy of Concubine Xue?"
Jiang Yan also lowered her voice, "Who wants to be at the mercy of others for a lifetime. I can't do anything now, I have to rely on the imperial concubine. I will wait for my full wings, and I will renounce it with her."
Zhou Miao laughed happily, "I know that you have a dark heart and don't miss old feelings."
"Fart! My palace is also nostalgic, but it depends on what kind of old love."
Zhou Miao smiled and said, "No matter, anyway, I appreciate your black-hearted, ruthless temper.
In fact, the palace is the same as the outside. It is hard to move without money.
If you want to protect yourself, you want someone at your disposal, you have to have money.
You and Li Zhaoyi are equally favored. What does she rely on to deal with you is not on people.
If someone has money, she can do a few rounds to frame you, and then let someone slander you in front of your majesty, and you can be put into the cold palace.
In the final analysis, Li Zhaoyi's demand for money, money, and people has become a momentum. Although you are in the same position, in terms of power, you are not even as good as her little finger. "
"You said so much, what do you want to say?"
Zhou Miao said: "If you want to protect yourself and form your own power network, you must first have money."
Jiang Yan frowned, "I have no money. Your Majesty has rewarded me with a lot of good things, but these good things cannot be sold outside the palace and used for money."
Zhou Miao said: "So you have to have a natal family, let your natal family use your power to hold money for you."
Jiang Yan sternly said, "Even if I find my maiden family, I can't even think about getting the money for a while. I should be thankful if I can't be calculated by others."
Jiang Yan is very contemptuous of her family, just because she knows exactly who her family is.
With her momentum, the chicken and dog ascended to heaven. 100% want her to use money to supplement their lives. Counting on getting money from the mother's family, I don't know how many years of accumulation it will take.
For this reason, she did not rush to send someone to find her mother's family.
Zhou Miao said, "If you don’t have money, it’s really hard to move. If you don’t have money, you can only use the small objects or jewelry that your Majesty rewards you. It’s more convenient than real gold and silver. ."
After all, it was something imperially gifted, and Jiang Yan couldn't clearly reward imperially gifted objects to the palace clerk, which was a taboo.
Jiang Yan bit her lip and looked embarrassed.
Zhou Miao gave her an idea, "Didn't you have a relationship with Madam Zhao from Prince Ning's Mansion? You ask her for money."
Jiang Yan was stunned, "Looking for a girl for money?"
"Don't call it a girl, now you have to call Madam Zhao."
Jiang Yan frowned, her face tangled and contradictory.
"Madam Zhao is the daughter-in-law of King Ning, and King Ning is the son of Concubine Shu. I was held up by the concubine's hand, which is equivalent to not dealing with Concubine Shu. How can I ask Mrs. Zhao for money. If the concubine knew I have a relationship with Madam Zhao, and I don’t know how much right and wrong we will give birth to. Don’t hurt me."
Zhou Miao said, "You don't need to find Madam Zhao yourself. I have the opportunity to go out of the palace every month. You write a letter and I will pass it to Madam Zhao for you."
Jiang Yan was dubious, "Madam Zhao will really give me money?"
Zhou Miao smiled mysteriously, "It depends on your position."
Jiang Yan's face was solemn.
She was the one held up by Concubine Xue, and she should stand by Concubine Xue and Wang Zhao.
What position should she take to ask Madam Zhao for money?
Is she talking about spies?
Jiang Yan was entangled and hard to decide.
Zhou Miao reminded her, "Li Zhaoyi is young and lacks patience. Sooner or later she will do it for you. You have to make a decision sooner. One more chance of winning will happen sooner."
Jiang Yan frowned, "Let me think about it again. Madam Zhao may not be rich."
"That depends on whether Madam Zhao gave you the money in her own name or in the name of Prince Ning's Mansion."
"What's the difference?"
"The difference is big. If Mrs. Zhao gives you money in her own name, it means she is still thinking about old feelings, and it does not draw a line because of your different status. Furthermore, she is planning for herself, not for the palace. I intend. If you are sending money in the name of the palace, then you have to be careful. Be careful that King Ning uses you as a spy."
Jiang Yan thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind to write a letter to Gu Jiu asking Zhou Miao to take it out of the palace.
She told Zhou Miao, "Be sure to ask Mrs. Zhao what I think. If you give me money in the name of the palace, I can't accept the money."
Zhou Miao nodded, "Don't worry about me doing things. I definitely can't let you sell your life to Prince Ning's Mansion."
Zhou Miao carried the letter and left the Ganlu Palace.
Jiang Yan softened and fell into a chair, her back already soaked with sweat.
After making this important decision in a short time, she was so nervous that her stomach cramps and she felt uncomfortable.
It took a long time to recover.
After the holiday, Liu Zhao returned to the palace.
Gu Jiu sat at the desk and settled the accounts. He held a book and sat on the bedside to read quietly.
A cool autumn breeze came in, facing the book case.
Liu Zhao closed the window a bit.
Neither of them spoke, but they had a tacit understanding.
In the small study room, there is an atmosphere called sweetness.
Gu Jiu finished the calculations and threw the abacus aside. She is still satisfied with last month's earnings.
Zhuhua, the drug store, the dowry store, and Zhuangzi all made good profits. Although not much money is made, it is profitable anyway, and there is no loss.
Zhenbaozhai opened at the end of last month with a good start.
Recently, the daily turnover has been several thousand taels, which is very gratifying.
Sure enough, there is still money to be made in the luxury and profiteering industry.
The profitability of cloth shops, sauces and vinegar teas, pearl flowers, and pharmacies is simply weak compared to the luxury and profiteering industries.
She took a pen to write down the work schedule for the next month, and prepared to let Bai Zhong take it out and hand it to the shopkeeper of each shop.
When she was finished, the sun had shifted a bit.
The maid brought a cup of tea, "Madam, let's take a break."
Gu Jiu picked up the teacup, the temperature of the tea was just right, and he let out a very comfortable sigh, really comfortable.
Liu Zhao closed the book, "Do you remember the servant girl who was sent to the palace by you?"
Gu Jiu was stunned and sat up.
Jiang Yan had been caught for just over a month, and she had long heard of her miraculous experience from nothing to her name.
She waved her hand to make the maids all retreat.
"Naturally remember. Now I have to call her Jiang Shuyi."
Liu Zhao's face was cold, which made people unable to see his inner thoughts.
Just listen to him asking: "Did she contact you?"