For a woman with no power, appearance, talent or virtue to be able to be transformed into a palace concubine, such a good thing would undoubtedly be a piece of cake in the world. If it were an ordinary woman, she would definitely shed tears of gratitude.
However, Xiao Lezi didn't seem to think so.
She immediately stood up, knelt down respectfully, knocked her forehead to the ground, and said in a deep voice: "I would like to thank the Queen Mother for your love, but I am from a humble background and really do not have this blessing. Please take back your order and not make me a concubine."
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The Empress Dowager stared at the top of her head for a long time. The smile that originally hung on her face gradually dissipated. The maids next to her also quietly exited in a sensible manner. Only Xiao Lezi and the Empress Dowager were left in the huge room.
A woman.
"If you don't want to be a concubine, then what do you want to do? Don't you still want to be a queen?" The Empress Dowager frowned. In her opinion, Xiao Lezi was so heartless that he dared to dream of becoming a queen.
Weigh your own weight, you really don’t understand the general situation at all!
Xiao Lezi smiled bitterly to herself, but her face became more respectful. She said solemnly: "I am willing to pledge my head as a guarantee. I have never thought about the position of queen!"
The Empress Dowager refused to believe what she said, and said coldly: "The Ai family advises you to be more sensible. Based on your status, it is already very good to get a concubine. If you serve the emperor well in the future,
, the rank may be even higher. But no matter what, the position of queen is not something you can imagine. As long as the Ai family is in this harem for a day, you can only be a concubine honestly. If you don't want to
An Fen, then don’t blame my Aijia for being rude to you!"
What does it mean to talk like a chicken with a duck? Xiaolezi really learned the lesson today.
She straightened her upper body, mustered up her courage, and loudly said word by word: "I don't dare to expect to be a queen, nor do I want to be a palace concubine. If you insist on making me your concubine, I will have no choice but to die!"
Looking at her eyes that were neither humble nor arrogant, the Queen Mother felt that she was really stubborn and stubborn. The position of a palace concubine could not satisfy her. She was really ignorant!
The Empress Dowager became angry and said in a deep voice: "The Ai family originally thought you were a good and obedient child, but now it seems that you really have no education at all. You are indeed a girl from the countryside, and you are not worthy of serving the emperor at all! Since you
If you refuse to be granted a title even if you die, then the Ai family will grant you a favor!"
After saying that, she raised her voice and shouted: "Come here, drag her out and lock her in Yuanxiang Hall. No one is allowed to see her without the permission of the Ai family, let alone let her out!"
Two old nuns and two young eunuchs walked in in response, and the four of them carried Xiao Lezi out together. Little Lezi did not move, and was dragged away very obediently.
Yuanxiang Palace is located behind Biquan Palace. It is a very remote and cold palace. It is said that it was used to confine guilty concubines, which is commonly known as the Cold Palace.
Xiao Lezi didn't expect that he would be able to visit the legendary Cold Palace once he traveled back in time. It was not in vain.
After the two old nuns pushed her into Yuanxiang Hall, they left the two young eunuchs guarding the door, and then went back to resume their duties.
When Xiao Feng received the news that Xiao Lezi had been imprisoned by the Empress Dowager, his expression immediately changed, and he hurried to Biquan Palace.
He originally thought that based on Xiao Lezi's bully and shy character, without his love and protection, he would definitely restrain himself when facing the Queen Mother, and even if she felt uncomfortable, she would definitely not have an attack in front of her.
But he didn't expect that he still underestimated Xiao Lezi's courage. She would fight to the death to disobey the Queen Mother's decree just to not marry him!
He didn't know whether to praise her courage or feel sad for his position in her heart.
The Empress Dowager seemed to have expected him to come, and was not at all surprised when she saw him appearing. Seeing him panting, she asked someone to bring him hot water and let him wash his face.
, and asked people to find the clothes that the previous emperor had left here and put them on for him.
When he had finished packing, he was about to speak, but the Empress Dowager spoke first.
She asked calmly: "You came to the Ai family for some fun, right?"
Xiao Feng lowered his head respectfully: "The Imperial Grandmother is wise, and it is for her that my grandson came here. He knows that she has a bad personality and can easily offend people, but please, for the sake of your grandson's face, spare her this."
Go back. If she has offended the imperial grandmother in any way, your grandson will apologize to you on her behalf. When she comes back, your grandson will definitely teach her a lesson!"
The Empress Dowager was unwilling, and she said seriously: "The Aijia understands that you feel sorry for her, but there are palace rules in this palace. Her breaking the rules again and again is already a capital offense. The Aijia sees that you and the late emperor
On the face of it, he treated her extravagantly and even took the initiative to make her a concubine. But she was not only ungrateful, she even decided to die and decided not to be this concubine! This girl is too ambitious and uneducated. Is it possible?
In her eyes, is the position of queen really something that a village girl like her can hold? She simply doesn’t know what it means!”
Xiao Feng quickly explained: "Xiao Lezi just spoke more directly, but she is not as unbearable as the imperial grandmother said. According to my grandson's understanding of her, she really does not want to be the queen, and what she said is the truth."
The Empress Dowager frowned and said: "She said she didn't want to be a queen, and you really believed it? Which woman in the world doesn't want to be a queen? Even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe such a clumsy lie!
You silly kid, you usually look smart and capable, but why are you so confused when it comes to women!"
Xiao Feng could only smile bitterly. He had the same idea as the Empress Dowager before, but Xiao Lezi told him with her actions that most of what she said was true!
Even when he personally promised her the position of queen, she rejected him unceremoniously, and later she even tried to escape!
However, these words cannot be said to the Empress Dowager, otherwise, Xiao Lezi will definitely die.
He could only plead hard: "Royal grandmother, please let her go first. Let's talk about anything we have to talk about. Xiaolezi is not an unreasonable person. My grandson believes that she will understand your good intentions."
"Hmph, the Ai family has its own rules for doing things, why do we need her to understand?!" The Queen Mother became angrier as she thought about it, "Don't pamper her too much. When dealing with women, you can't be too pampered! Her affairs will be left to the Ai family.
Deal with it, as long as she is obedient, the Ai family promises not to hurt her even a hair!"
The Empress Dowager usually looks gentle and kind, but she is actually very strong inside. Otherwise, she would not be able to raise her son up by herself, and even push him to the throne of the emperor.
Over the years, she has been living in seclusion and downplaying her presence in the harem, but if she really gets serious, even the emperor can't do anything to her.
Xiao Feng was worried about Xiao Lezi, but no matter how hard he tried, the Empress Dowager was determined not to let go, and she was determined to resolve this matter with her own hands!
According to the original intention of the Empress Dowager, she was to first dampen Xiao Lezi's spirit, just like taming a wild horse, starve her for a few days to let her understand her identity and position. When she realizes that she is afraid, by that time, no matter it is
Whether you use force or softness, it will be much easier.
These are the experiences accumulated by the Queen Mother over many years.
At this moment, Xiao Lezi had not eaten for two consecutive days, his stomach was growling with hunger, and he had not had a sip of water.
She lay weakly on the table. No one had lived in this Yuanxiang Palace for many years. There was a thick layer of dust on the ground, and there were many spider webs in the corners. Fortunately, the doors and windows were not damaged, so there was no need to worry about air leakage at night.
She had been locked up for two full days without food or water, and she felt like she was starving to death.
There is the sound of birds chirping outside the window, which is very clear and beautiful.
Xiao Lezi dragged her limp body and slowly moved to the door of the room. She raised her head and saw a few small sparrows standing on the top of the old locust tree in the yard. Her eyes could not help but shine. She swallowed hard, holy shit,
These are all meat!
She immediately found a branch, pulled off the hair tie from her bun, tied it to the branch, and made a simple slingshot. She picked up a few small stones, pulled the slingshot, pointed it at the bird on the tree, and suddenly let go
finger.
The pebbles flew out in a whoosh!
Hit a sparrow!
The other sparrows were frightened and flapped their wings and flew away. As for the sparrow that was hit, it hit the ground with its head and fell unconscious. Xiao Lezi ran over, picked up the sparrow, and peeled it.
Cut open the belly, light a fire in the yard, and roast the sparrows.
Without oil and salt seasoning, the taste of bird meat is really not good, but for today's little Lezi, it is already a rare delicacy.
She stuffed all the sparrows into her stomach in a few seconds. Unfortunately, the birds were too small. Instead of filling her stomach, she was even hungrier.
If only I could have a roast chicken or a bowl of red meat right now...
She squatted by the fire, sucking the remaining oil stars on her fingers, squinting her eyes and fantasizing. The more she thought about it, the hungrier she became, and her saliva almost fell to the ground.
In the end, she even wanted to give up her resistance. It was actually quite good to accept the Queen Mother's decree obediently. She could be a concubine in this palace, where she had to eat and drink, and be well-dressed and clothed every day.
Come and hold out your hand for food and open your mouth, it’s like living a fairy-like life!
On such a good day, why did she try to push out? Was her head damaged by the door panel or kicked by a donkey?!
Xiao Lezi tilted her shoulders in frustration and just nodded. It was really not difficult. Anyway, she had already been completely eaten up by Xiao Feng. Isn't it a logical thing to make him a concubine or something? What on earth is she doing?
What the hell are you being pretentious about?!
She fell back, spread her arms and lay on the grass, looking up at the blue sky quietly.
Looking at it this way, there is no difference between the sky inside the palace and the sky outside the palace.
But having said that, how long had it been since she had seen the sky outside the palace? Except for the last time she escaped from the palace after following Aunt Qi, she stayed outside for three days, and the time when she had just traveled through time.
At that time, she was still eating chaffy vegetables with her parents. She was so hungry that she couldn't walk every day, so she could only rely on drinking water and chewing tree roots to satisfy her hunger.
The feeling of not having enough to eat is very uncomfortable and can almost drive people crazy. (To be continued)