OBS Chapter 568 Little Palace Maid 3
Chapter 568 Little Palace Maid 3
Su Tong also received rewards from the Empress Dowager and was given a new name.
"You should know that it is a great blessing to be given a name by the Empress Dowager. My name was given to me by my aunt when I entered the palace. From now on, your name will be Qiuyi.
I'm from the Chun generation, and below me are the Xia, Qiu, and Dong generations. Normally, you should start with Dong, but I didn't expect the Empress Dowager to be particularly fond of your clever ideas and even gave you a nice name."
What could Su Tong say? He had his name suddenly changed, so of course he could only accept it and pretend to be grateful, but in his heart he was already rolling his eyes.
From now on, she changed her name to Qiu Yi. Not only did she show up in front of the Empress Dowager, she even received rewards.
On the first day of the new year, the emperor came to pay his respects to the empress dowager. After talking for about thirty minutes, he picked up the tea beside him and drank it all in one gulp. Then he raised his head slightly, with a little difference in his eyes.
"The tea mother drinks in the palace is different from other teas. It is obviously the best Qingming Longjing tea, but it has a faint orchid fragrance. It is really different." The emperor couldn't help but praise.
Empress Dowager Ci'an smiled kindly, "It's indeed different. In my palace, there appeared a clever young maid. When she was boiling tea, she placed a piece of white cloth on top, and then added flowers on top. The water boiled this way is not only sweet and delicious, but also has a floral fragrance."
The emperor also praised her a few words. Empress Dowager Cixi thought that the emperor thought the little palace maid was clever, so she directly asked the palace maid to serve her son.
The emperor didn't think much of it. After all, Su Tong was only 10 years old. What could a 10-year-old girl do? It was probably because his mother thought he liked her, so she gave her to him.
Forget it. The emperor simply had the little maid sent to the tea room to be a tea maid and learn some more etiquette.
The people in the Empress Dowager's Palace did not expect that Su Tong would rise to the top. Although most of them were jealous, they were jealous that Su Tong could actually serve the Emperor.
All the women in the palace wanted to become a phoenix, and the most correct way to do that was to become the emperor's concubine, or the concubine of some high-ranking official.
Su Tong also wanted to change the world, but these plans had to be implemented slowly. After being transferred to the emperor's side, Su Tong pretended to be an honest person for a while, but his cleverness was still discovered by others.
Su Tong could not read when he was in the Empress Dowager's palace, but at that time he was mainly serving the old lady, so it didn't matter whether he could read or not. But now it is no longer possible. If he cannot read a single word when serving in front of the emperor, people will laugh at him if they tell others about it.
Su Tong learned to recognize words from the housekeeper, and he could recognize them after being taught once or twice. Naturally, he attracted the attention of others because of his talent and intelligence. However, Su Tong was very honest and would never get close to the emperor. So now he was just a palace maid. Because he was serving the emperor, he also gained some face.
While serving in front of the emperor, Su Tong finally met several princes. Among them, the fourth prince was now eighteen years old, had just gotten married this year, and was currently working for the crown prince.
It is said that the most favored among these princes is the crown prince. His mother is the emperor's first wife, and the two love each other very much. Unfortunately, the queen fell seriously ill after giving birth to the crown prince and was bedridden. She died when the crown prince was three years old.
The emperor never appointed a queen, and even took the prince to live with him to raise him, which means that the prince was raised by the emperor himself.
Unfortunately, the prince grew old and the emperor was wary of him, so the father and son eventually broke up, and the fourth prince benefited.
The Fourth Prince was able to ascend the throne smoothly, on the one hand because his adoptive mother was the Imperial Concubine and also the Emperor's cousin, and on the other hand, the Fourth Prince had always left the Emperor with an impression of being honest and loyal. At the same time, the Fourth Prince was also from the lineage of the Crown Prince, so the Emperor finally felt sorry for the Crown Prince and chose the Fourth Prince as his heir.
But in the end, the emperor was wrong. This was the prince. Although he looked silent, honest and serious about his work, he was actually... actually fighting for the throne. It's just that some people were too obvious about it, and he was better at hiding it.
Su Tong ignored the disturbances outside and did his job honestly over the years. He really won the favor of his aunt. When he was fourteen years old, he was promoted to a higher level and was now able to serve tea in front of the emperor.
Su Tong actually has a lot of small things, such as popsicles and even some small desserts, plus some modern pastries, which really made the emperor very satisfied.
Su Tong is considered a celebrity among celebrities. Not only does he receive rewards from the queens, he sometimes even receives rewards from ministers of the previous dynasty and some princes, who all want to distance themselves from him in their words and deeds.
Su Tong was not a fool. He knew the difference between having one meal full and having multiple meals full. He immediately told the aunt in charge about these things and also gave the silver they had sent to the aunt in charge.
"I've observed you for so many years, and I've seen that you're a sensible child. I wonder if you'd be interested in taking me as your godmother? It would be like having a companion in the palace."
When Su Tong heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground, "Auntie... No, thank you godmother for not despising me. From now on, you are my real mother."
Aunt Huang was very satisfied and stroked Su Tong's little face. "You are good-looking and smart, and you are favored by the emperor. You have a bright future."
"My daughter will never forget the support of her godmother." Su Tong showed a grateful look.
Aunt Huang happily helped Su Tong up. The two of them got along just like real mother and daughter, but only they knew what was going on in their hearts.
Aunt Huang patted Su Tong's hand and said, "You did the right thing. There are some things you really shouldn't take, but there are also some things you shouldn't refuse. I will teach you slowly when the time comes."
Su Tong nodded obediently. He finally got Aunt Huang's approval, but he didn't want to climb onto the emperor's bed. Even though the emperor was in his prime, he was still an old man and had an old smell on him. She couldn't bring herself to do that.
On the surface, Su Tong did not have much contact with others, but in fact, when facing the prince, he would always reveal a little information more or less. But because of this little information, the two of them currently maintain a strange peace.
As the next legitimate heir, the Crown Prince naturally disdains to place people around his father. But if he has his own people around his father, will he be able to know what his father is thinking?
But the prince was a little timid, and was afraid that his father would suspect him after the matter was exposed, so he only maintained a distant relationship with Su Tong. But the truth was that the two people with ulterior motives had already hooked up with each other.
Su Tong didn't want to board a ship that was about to collapse, but he also didn't want to serve the elderly, so he came up with a brilliant idea, but this idea...
Recently, the Fourth Prince has started to notice me, and every time he sees me, he rarely shows a gentle smile.
Haha, you icy-faced guy, why are you pretending?