Bao Qing was not so lucky. She could only wait outside and had no chance to show her face in front of Qin Zhao.
Since she didn't have a chance to show her face, she certainly didn't have a chance to perform well.
Baohong was not in a hurry this time, just because Baoqing himself was not in a hurry. As she said, Baoqing could not seize the opportunity, and others could not help Baoqing. Baoqing could only rely on Baoqing to find a way.
Bao Qing was waiting outside and felt very depressed when he heard the laughter and laughter coming from the dining room.
She couldn't understand why others had the opportunity, but she was not noticed by Qin Zhao. She thought that keeping a low profile and being patient was the best policy, but the opposite was true.
Her low-key and forbearance is not an advantage in Qin Zhao's opinion. On the contrary, it is the restless people like Baohong and Baolu who are favored by Qin Zhao.
She even had the urge to ask Qin Zhao why both Baohong and Baolu could do it, but she couldn't.
But in the end she still didn't dare to take action and could only stay outside in agony.
Qin Zhao in the dining room was in a good mood, so he simply asked Sanbao and Xiao Linzi to eat in the dining room.
At first, the four people did not dare to agree. After Qin Zhao showed off the imperial concubine's attitude, the four people sat down to eat.
At this moment, Bao Qing finally couldn't help but come in and said to Qin Zhao: "Can the empress listen to a word from this slave?"
Qin Zhao thought that Bao Qing finally couldn't hold back her anger. Her face remained calm and her lips curled up indifferently: "Say."
"The slaves think that the slaves are slaves and cannot sit at the same table with the master. This is the rule. It is wrong for the empress to let them eat at the same table." Bao Qing expressed his thoughts.
She felt that this was also an opportunity for her. Since Qin Zhao liked people with a flamboyant temperament, this was a good opportunity for her to show off in front of Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao looked at Baohong and asked, "Baohong, do you agree with Baoqing's point of view?"
Baohong silently put down the bowl and chopsticks. She felt that Baoqing's words made sense, but she still felt uncomfortable in her heart. Because she was a slave and could not break the rules because these were the rules.
She nodded slightly, not daring to object.
"Baozhu, where are you?" Qin Zhao turned to Baozhu and asked.
Bao Zhu hesitated for a moment and then said: "I remember what the empress often said - all living beings in the world are equal. People may have high or low positions, but there is no distinction between high and low. Bao Qing's statement is biased."
Qin Zhao was quite pleased to hear this: "What I fear most is that you all look down on yourselves. Slaves are human beings, so why should you look down on yourself? If you look down on yourself, how can you ask others to look down on you?"
Although I know that this is the idea that people are noble and humble since they were born, but this is not right.
"I just let you have dinner together because you have worked hard and your labor has been recognized by me. In addition to the salary you receive regularly every month, as a beneficiary, I will give you appropriate rewards.
This recognition of the palace recognizes the labor you have put in."
Qin Zhao looked at Bao Qing as he spoke: "Do you have anything else to say?"
Bao Qing moved his lips, but finally shook his head feebly.
"Yes." Bao Qing bowed his head and retreated outside the dining room.
She thought this was her chance and didn't want to hit the wall.
The moment she came out, she let out a long breath. At this time, she felt that Qin Zhao didn't like her, so Qin Zhao could easily find her fault.
Qin Zhao is so strict with her, but very kind to Baohong and the others. Does this explain the problem?
In the dining room, Qin Zhao saw that everyone was immersed in eating and did not take any food, so he said helplessly: "You have been instilled with the idea that you are inferior to others since you were young, so you will feel that you are inferior to others. I still say the same thing, if you look down on yourself
, it is impossible for others to think highly of you. I was once the eldest daughter of the Qin family, but something happened later, and my life was worse than that of a concubine, so one's birth cannot determine a person's future destiny."
"What the empress is saying is that this slave is short-sighted. Everyone eat quickly, otherwise the food will be cold." Bao Zhu saw Qin Zhao mentioning the past and hurriedly changed the subject.
Qin Zhao shook his head helplessly, not expecting these people to become confident overnight.
It doesn't matter, since she stays in Jinyang Palace, she can always influence some people.
When leaving the dining room, she stood in front of Bao Qing: "Bao Qing, you are usually quiet, and I can't figure out your temper. I thought you were somewhat confident, but you turned out to be a person with low self-esteem.
of."
She shook her head as she spoke and passed by Bao Qing holding Little Atom in her arms.
When Baohong passed by Baoqing, she couldn't help but sympathize with Baoqing: "This time I finally made the empress remember you, but it may not be a good thing."
After saying that, she quickly followed.
Bao Qing was left standing there, clenching his fists.
Was Baohong just adding insult to injury to her and making fun of her?
Qin Zhao heard the conversation between Baohong and Baoqing and looked back at Baoqing, only to see Baoqing's slightly obscure face.
At this moment, she actually felt that Bao Qing gave her a strange sense of familiarity...
As if sensing her gaze, Bao Qing looked over and caught her eyes.
Bao Qing lowered his head in a hurry, looking at a loss.
Qin Zhao felt confused and walked towards the corridor with Little Atom in his arms.
"It's getting colder and colder. Madam, why don't you go back to the house? There is a fire burning inside, and it's not as cold as outside." Bao Zhu was a little worried when she saw that Qin Zhao was wearing thin clothes.
Qin Zhao took a deep breath of the cold air outside and couldn't help but sigh: "It's the end of the year so soon, and the Chinese New Year is just over a month away. Time flies so fast."
"Isn't that right? By the time of the Chinese New Year, His Highness will be almost half a year old." Baozhu also expressed some emotion.
Baolu couldn't help but laugh when she heard their conversation. At this time, Baohong looked over and glared at her: "Why are you laughing?"
"The tone of conversation between the empress and Sister Baozhu was very much like an old man reminiscing about the past." She still couldn't help but want to laugh.
Qin Zhao turned back and looked at Bao Lu, who then remembered Qin Zhao's status as a noble concubine. She immediately lowered her head, secretly hating that she didn't have a long memory and dared to tease the concubine.
Qin Zhao couldn't help laughing when he saw her like this: "This shows that I and Baozhu have an old mentality."
"No, the empress is younger and more beautiful than any other mistress in the harem." Baohong answered hurriedly.
This is her honest truth. Although the imperial concubine is considered to be the oldest among all the concubines in the harem, which one of the harem concubines is as beautiful as the empress?
Qin Zhao waved his hand: "I don't care about this."
She was also at her ugliest, when she was thin and small, and Xiao Ce never disliked her, so beauty was just the icing on the cake, not that important to her.
In Xiao Ce's harem, beauty is always secondary, but scheming is indispensable.
Maybe she feels tired because she has worked too hard in the past two years.
Bao Lu's words are actually correct. She speaks in an old-fashioned way just because her mentality is old.
