Rong Mama nodded and said, "When I was sent to the Confucian Temple that day, your brother wrote a letter and asked me to pass it to you. When I was holding the letter, the coachman looked at me with a strange look in his eyes."

Aunt Rong handed Shen Xiuming’s letter to Shen Wei.

Shen Wei opened it and saw that it was full of caring words. Shen Xiuming asked Shen Wei to hold on, he would study hard and try to save Shen Wei from the fire.

There is true emotion between the lines.

Chen Wei held the letter paper and thought for a moment: "Madame Rong, I will write a letter to my brother later. You go to the Confucian Temple again tomorrow to deliver the letter and see if anyone is following you."

Aunt Rong: "Yes."

Chen Wei ate two lotus seeds. The lotus seeds were not very tasty, they were wet, crunchy and a little bitter. Shen Wei put down the lotus pod and started talking about the third thing: "The princess has chosen a girl from Jiangnan. Do you have her detailed information?"

The princess chose a merchant girl from Jiangnan, and her purpose was self-evident.

Perhaps it was because Chen Wei had been favored for too long and had yet to get pregnant, so the princess was looking for a new person to share her favor.

In order to prevent newcomers from taking the throne, the princess deliberately selected merchant girls with the lowest social status.

Shen Wei has never been afraid of competition.

If new employees want to compete for performance, then come on, everyone will rely on their own abilities.

Hunting in Dongshan, Shen Wei has completely squeezed into King Yan's heart. But she will not slack off and will always remember to strive for internal success.

Cai Ping had a good memory. She chirped and told Shen Wei, "Master, I have inquired about it in detail. The merchant girl's name is Ye Qiu Shuang, and her family is in the silk business."

"Ye Qiushuang is actually quite pitiful. The family has fallen on hard times, and she is the only one running the business. She revived the dying business and it has a profit every year. But her brother is addicted to gambling and lost all the family fortune."

"Ye Qiushuang is quite famous in Jiangnan. She is beautiful and her pipa playing is well-known. For the sake of her family, she accepted the princess's invitation and came to the palace to be a concubine. Master, if she came to the palace, she would definitely spare no effort to win your favor."

Caiping was very worried.

Although Shen Wei is favored, she has not yet become pregnant. If the newcomer Ye Qiushuang gets pregnant early, then Shen Wei’s position will be in jeopardy.

Shen Wei looked calm, threw the remaining lotus pods on the table, and grasped the key words: "Ye Qiushuang is good at business?"

Cai Ping was stunned. She didn't expect Shen Wei to pay attention to these details, but she still answered: "It is said that the Ye family was on the verge of collapse. It was Ye Qiushuang who turned the tide and brought the family business back on track. She made great contributions to the Ye family, but the Ye family abandoned her..."

Shen Wei smiled.

Her dessert shop was in need of an excellent manager.

When you fall asleep, someone gives you a pillow. Isn’t this the result of an excellent shopkeeper?

Chen Wei ordered: "Cai Ping, find someone to watch in secret. Once Ye Qiu Shuang comes to Yanjing, tell me the first time."

Caiping nodded vigorously.

After the discussion, Shen Wei did not forget to reward Rong Mama and Cai Ping with ten taels of silver. A good boss must be a generous boss who will give employees appropriate rewards and boost their enthusiasm.

Caiping and Rong Mama deserve a reward for their hard work in gathering information this time. When other employees of Liuli Pavilion saw this, they also worked hard in secret.

Maintaining healthy competition among employees is beneficial to the development of the company.

...

At dawn the next day, Aunt Rong left the palace in a low-key manner. She used the excuse of going out for business and asked the palace's groom to take her to the Confucian Temple.

The coachman driving the carriage was Zhang Yue’s lover Sanlang.

Sanlang lowered his head and caught a glimpse of a letter in Rong Mama's hand. On the envelope was written "Personally from Xiu Ming".

Sanlang sneered secretly. It seemed that Chen Wei asked Rong Mama to be the messenger to deliver the letter to her lover.

The carriage drove through the deserted streets of Qingcheng and arrived at the Confucian Temple in the suburbs of Beijing half an hour later. Madam Rong walked into the Confucian Temple and came out in less than a cup of tea. The letter in her hand had disappeared.

Rong Mama returned to the palace in a low profile, and specifically instructed the horseman Sanlang: "My master will go to Baihu Temple to burn incense tomorrow morning, remember to feed the horse tonight."

Sanlang suddenly thought about it and pretended to be respectful and said, "I will feed the horses well and drive the carriage for you tomorrow."

Rong Mama stuffed a tael of silver into Sanlang's hand and warned him in a low voice: "Drive the carriage for my master well in the future, and you will have your own benefits."

Sanlang's face was filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Aunt Rong!"

Aunt Rong turned and left.

Sanlang narrowed his eyes, and a strange smile appeared on his dark face.

Go to Baihu Temple to burn incense?

I'm afraid she's going to meet her lover in secret.

Sanlang put the silver in his pocket and went to the remote Rose Garden in the palace to report the news. Passing by the Liuli Pavilion, Sanlang suddenly saw Cailian, the maid of the Liuli Pavilion, looking around furtively.

Sanlang had an idea and followed secretly.

Cai Lian walked to the corner, lit a few pieces of paper, and then left in a hurry. Sanlang went forward to check and found that the paper had been burned to pieces, with only a small piece of letter left.

Sanlang could roughly recognize a few large characters and made out the words written on it: [I worry about you day and night, and I can't sleep because of worries], [I wish you peace from afar], etc.

"Is it really a love letter to Chen Wei?" Sanlang immediately put away the unburned letter paper and quickly went to the Rose Garden.

...

In the Rose Garden, Zhang Yue leaned on the bed and slowly drank the bitter pregnancy-preserving medicine.

She is very irritable.

When Prince Yan returned to the palace, he was the first to know that she was pregnant. Zhang Yue originally thought that the King of Yan would be overjoyed, come to the Rose Garden to visit her, and give her countless gold and silver rewards.

But the King of Yan did not show any reaction at all and did not even send any reward. Only the princess took some action. She had someone send her pregnancy-preserving medicine every day and her daily meals became a little more refined.

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