How did the timid Li Lianying win Cixi's love in the end?

Although Li Lianying is timid by nature, he has a witty personality and likes to tell jokes. Although Li Lianying has little education and little education, the jokes he tells are very tactful, not vulgar, and very popular. It was because of this characteristic of Li Lianying that the Empress Dowager Cixi kept him by her side and asked Li Lianying to tell him jokes to relieve his boredom.

Li Lianying made full use of this characteristic advantage of hers to win Cixi's favor. As the general manager of the palace, Li Lianying did his job very meticulously and was very familiar with all the etiquette procedures in the palace. The eunuchs in the palace also asked him for advice when they encountered problems. Some princes and ministers would also ask Li Lianying for assistance when receiving the Empress Dowager Cixi, and they were able to please Cixi every time.

Li Lianying served Cixi for forty-four years until Cixi’s death. During the years he spent with Cixi, he knew how to correct the relationship between himself and his master, and learned to understand his master’s temper and hobbies. , handle things cautiously, and have not slackened off over the years. Therefore, Li Lianying was cautious in his dealings and character traits, and knew how to grasp Cixi's psychology. He is very proficient in everything he is responsible for at work. He knows how to assess the situation and how not to be arrogant. Therefore, he was able to stay with Cixi for a long time.

After Guangxu lost power, Cixi sent people to send rancid cakes to Guangxu, while Li Lianying secretly sent clean and fresh cakes to Guangxu in the name of greeting him. Seeing that Emperor Guangxu was on the run during the Eight-Power Allied Forces' invasion of China and had no bedding in the cold winter, Li Lianying cried loudly, scolding himself that he deserved death, and gave his bedding to Guangxu. It can be seen that Li Lianying is also a very loyal person.