20demayo Chapter 260 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 6
Chapter 260 The World of Mad Men and Mad Women 6
After Eunuch Qin brought Jiang Chunxi out of the Shangyi Bureau, he whispered to Jiang Chunxi why the emperor and the queen wanted to see her.
Jiang Chunxi was naturally terrified after hearing this. She tearfully grabbed Eunuch Qin's arm and said, "Eunuch Qin, you have to believe me. Although I have known Guard Gu since childhood, I only see him as my neighbor's brother. I really don't have any childhood sweetheart feelings for him, let alone having an affair with him!"
"If a palace maid and a guard have an affair, it is against the palace rules and can result in death. Even if I had a hundred guts, I would not dare to do anything that violates the palace rules. Moreover, I severed my relationship with Guard Gu three years ago and have not seen him in the past three years. How could he slander me and say that I had an affair with him?"
"Oh!" Eunuch Qin's eyes flashed with joy, "You had already cut off contact with Guard Qin three years ago. What happened? What caused you to cut off contact with Guard Qin? Tell me in detail, so that I can speak for you in front of the emperor and the queen later."
Eunuch Qin was originally very unhappy because that bastard Guard Qin had such a beautiful childhood sweetheart, but he was still having an affair with that old woman, Concubine Xian. It was really unreasonable.
But now it seems that is not the case at all.
"Three years ago, Guard Gu came to me and said he wanted to recommend me to serve Empress Xian, but I only wanted to learn embroidery in the clothing bureau. At that time, I had already worshipped an aunt as my teacher, and I wanted to learn embroidery well so that I could have a skill after leaving the palace at the age of 25. So I rejected Guard Gu's kindness." As she spoke, Jiang Chunxi cried even harder. "But I never thought that Guard Gu would scold me for being ungrateful, saying that it was a great blessing to serve Empress Xian, and I was so ungrateful."
"God, please tell me! I have never even seen Concubine Xian. If I don't serve her, will I be an ungrateful ungrateful person?"
"That's why I cut off all ties with Guard Gu. I didn't expect that after so many years, Guard Gu would slander me like this. He is simply forcing me to death! A girl's reputation is the most important thing. Guard Gu slandered me like this for Concubine Xian. Does he have a dark heart?"
“Alright, alright, stop crying,” Eunuch Qin felt so distressed when he saw the tears on Jiang Chunxi’s face that he wanted to hug her and comfort her immediately. But that was just a thought. After all, the location was not suitable, and he was afraid of scaring her. “You don’t have to be too scared. Just tell the truth in front of the emperor. It’s just…”
"But what..." Jiang Chunxi immediately asked anxiously:
"Young girl has such a beautiful face. When she appears before the emperor, I'm afraid she will be extremely wealthy. I want to work with you. I wonder if you like me." Eunuch Qin said with a smile, certain that Jiang Chunxi would not refuse.
After all, the eunuch in front of the emperor is the one that the concubines in the harem want to win over the most, not to mention that he is the deputy chief eunuch in front of the emperor. There is no reason for Jiang Chunxi to refuse him, right?
But what Eunuch Qin didn't expect was that after hearing his words, Jiang Chunxi's face turned pale instantly and she quickly let go of his arm.
This made Eunuch Qin's eyes darken.
"I just want to leave the palace and reunite with my family when I'm old enough. I never thought about becoming the emperor's concubine," Jiang Chunxi immediately knelt on the ground, looked up at Eunuch Qin pitifully and begged, "Eunuch Qin, please help me. I have a poor fate and don't have the blessing to become the emperor's concubine."
"Whether you have a bad fate or not is not up to you, the young lady. It's up to the emperor to decide," Eunuch Qin quickly helped the young lady up from the ground. "Young lady, at this point, you have no choice but to become the emperor's concubine. Otherwise, if the concubines in the harem find out about your face, do you think they will let you go?"
"After all, all the concubines in the harem are in the Queen's palace now. You will meet the Emperor and the Queen later, and then you will naturally meet the other concubines in the harem. I am not exaggerating. It is not a good thing for a palace maid to be too beautiful. You are smart and have been hiding in the clothing department, so you have not been noticed by the Queen in the harem. Otherwise, you would have died a long time ago."
Such a beauty appeared in the Shangyi Bureau but she has never been discovered. It goes without saying that Jiang Chunxi is quite smart.
But it's also true that since she didn't think of becoming the emperor's concubine, Jiang Chunxi knew how to protect herself. If Guard Qin and Concubine Xian hadn't dragged Jiang Chunxi into the water, Jiang Chunxi might have been able to stay safely in the Shangyi Bureau until she was 25 years old and left the palace.
When he thought of this, Eunuch Qin felt uncomfortable again. When he thought that he and Jiang Chunxi might miss each other and never have the chance to meet each other in their lifetime, he felt very uncomfortable and had an indescribable fear.
"Is there really no other way?" Jiang Chunxi burst into tears, "I really just want to leave the palace, not..."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense," Eunuch Qin interrupted Jiang Chunxi, "Hurry up and wipe your tears, and go to the Queen's Palace with me! If you want to live, you should know what to do. Otherwise, even if I want to help you, if you insist on seeking your own death, I can't help you even if I have great abilities."
Jiang Chunxi quickly wiped her tears, and then said with a resigned look: "Eunuch Qin, let's go quickly! Otherwise, it will be bad if we keep the emperor and the queen waiting for too long."
As Jiang Chunxi finished speaking, the two of them walked towards the Queen's Palace without saying another word.
When they arrived at the Queen's Palace, Eunuch Qin asked Jiang Chunxi to wait outside while he went in to report.
"Your Majesty, Empress, the maid named Jiang Chunxi has been brought here." Eunuch Qin bowed and walked into the hall to report:
"Since the person has been brought here, let him in quickly!" This was the emperor's voice, and at this moment the expression on the emperor's face was terribly gloomy.
"Yes." Eunuch Qin immediately retreated, and soon Jiang Chunxi followed him into the hall.
It’s just that Jiang Chunxi kept her head down, so her coming in didn’t cause any commotion?
With this face of hers, if the concubines in the harem saw it, it would naturally cause a commotion.
"Your servant bows to the Emperor and Empress," Jiang Chunxi knelt on the ground and kowtowed quickly, "Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, and a thousand years and a thousand years of live the Empress."
"He is a man who knows the rules," this was the Queen's voice, "I want to ask you, do you know Gu Yansen?"
"I know him," Jiang Chunxi continued to kowtow without raising her head, "My family and Guard Gu's family are neighbors, so I have known him since I was a child."