After each bath, Cixi left Li Lianying alone to serve. And from time to time there was a cry of pain in the room, and a little palace maid secretly lifted the curtain, which unlocked the secret!
At the beginning of her entry into the palace, Cixi was only an inconspicuous concubine, and she was not favored by the emperor. However, by virtue of her own means, she gradually gained the favor of the emperor.
After the emperor's repeated visits, Cixi finally got pregnant and gave birth to a prince. This can be said to be the supreme glory in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, because the concubine who gave birth to the prince will definitely have unlimited power in the future.
Sure enough, Cixi's status rose day by day, and his arrogance in the harem became more and more prosperous. Many harems had to give her three points of courtesy to avoid offending.
However, just when Cixi was arrogant, there was another person in the imperial family that she had to fear, that is, the empress Dowager Ci'an at that time.
Unlike Cixi's identity, Ci'an was an upright and orthodox empress. Under the Qing Dynasty's hierarchy, no matter how favored Cixi was, her status would never be as noble as the empress.
Therefore, when Ci'an was still alive, although Cixi already had extremely high power, after all, he still had some fears and did not dare to be overly extravagant.
She can only enjoy the glory and wealth as the emperor's concubine. However, the situation changed subtly with Ci'an's death.
Without the restraints of those in power, Cixi's ambitions were finally fully released. She was no longer satisfied with only enjoying pleasure in the harem, but directly intervened in imperial politics, repeating the government in front of the emperor.
In the harem, everyone dares not disobey her in the slightest, and anyone who wants to be favored must first please her.
In order to satisfy his various extravagant lives, Cixi hunted for talents and collected the most exquisite craftsmen into the harem for his own use.
She even brought in the best chefs from all over the world to provide her with a variety of delicacies every day, and demanded that the dishes must be changed every day and not repeated.
However, the arrogant Cixi by nature is difficult to satisfy. She often lashed out at the unpalatable food, ranging from beating the eunuchs and palace maids in charge to directly killing the chef in charge.
Therefore, all the chefs who cooked for Cixi were cautious, fearing that they would lose their lives if they made a careless mistake.
However, even so, there are often unscrupulous chefs who are killed for their crimes, which makes the chef in charge of cooking even more afraid of Cixi's temper and methods.
In front of Cixi of Qinggao Fuheng, everyone felt afraid and depressed, but Li Lianying could come and go freely.
Li Lianying was originally a eunuch, but he was smooth and especially good at handling affairs, and won Cixi's favor and trust.
Li Lianying specially asked the outside of the palace for massage techniques, and then massaged her while Cixi was bathing, which effectively relieved her headache. This earned him Cixi's trust and favor.
When Cixi bathed, Li Lianying always served the whole time, dismissed other eunuchs and palace maidens, and served alone. However, the close relationship between the two has also caused some rumors.
There is grapevine news that Li Lianying is not a real eunuch, but pretended to enter the palace in this identity, and is actually Cixi's male favorite.
In order to calm these false rumors, Li Lianying deliberately exposed her body in front of everyone to prove her identity as a eunuch, which avoided even bigger rumors.
Since then, Li Lianying has become Cixi's most trusted person, and no matter where she stays, Li Lianying will always follow her. Even if it was just to freshen up, Cixi only allowed Li Lianying to serve.
Because Li Lianying knows a lot of dressing skills, and her heart is as meticulous as hair, she is not as honest as other eunuchs.
Li Lianying was even able to hide from Cixi and secretly keep her combed hair, so as not to anger Cixi, who cherished her hair. Because of this, Cixi was obedient to Li Lianying.
Under Li Lianying's care, Cixi can enjoy harem life without any restraints. When she bathed, she used dozens of palace eunuchs to serve, just washing her hair and washing her body.
After taking a bath, everyone had to leave, leaving only Li Lianying waiting to apply her body. Li Lianying is good at massage and has superb techniques, and each massage can refresh Cixi's spirit.
When pressed to the itchy place, Cixi would laugh happily, and when pressed to the sore spot, she would scream hard. After each massage, Li Lianying would be tired and out of breath. But he never complained, just to please Cixi alone.
Seeing how favored Li Lianying was, many eunuchs who wanted to gain benefits sent bribes one after another, asking him to say something good in front of Cixi. Li Lianying accepted their bribes, but did not fully comply.
He only selected the most competent people to serve in the palace, and other eunuchs who feared Cixi's temper were transferred to other palaces.
He knew that timid people were prone to mistakes in serving and were punished with caning, and it was better for everyone to appoint someone he could trust.
Under the influence of Li Lianying, Cixi was quite kind on weekdays, and only when she was in a bad mood would she get angry for no reason and scold the palace eunuch. But this is already much gentler than when she was alone.
Li Lianying always maintained Cixi's authority and kept her graceful. It can be said that without Li Lianying's care, Cixi's life is simply unimaginable. She will definitely lose the support of all her subjects because of her temper.
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