Chapter 459: Flower Appreciation

"Let's not think of the past. Let's enjoy the plum blossoms. When we get tired, we can go to the pavilion to drink. Yuanxiao, go and arrange the pavilion and get ready. We will spend noon here today. Tell the Sixth Prince to eat by himself. His mother won't care about him today."

Yuanxiao smiled and said yes and left.

Soon, the pavilion was settled.

The pavilion is covered with windproof gauze curtains on three sides, and tall screens are placed on two of the sides to better block the cold.

He placed a charcoal basin with silver charcoal inside, put a table on it, and boiled hot water to make tea.

The three of them looked at the plum blossoms for a while, and felt really cold, so they went into the pavilion and looked outside through a layer of gauze.

Although this pavilion is high, it was built specifically for viewing plum blossoms. It is a pavilion surrounded by plum blossoms, so it is suitable for viewing plum blossoms.

In order to please them, the servants went to a faraway place to pick plum blossoms, put them in bottles with clean water and placed them in the pavilion.

This pavilion was temporarily arranged like a small room, which was very comfortable.

The three of them drank tea, ate snacks, admired the flowers and talked, and they were all in a good mood.

Until... the Sixth Prince came.

Shen Chuliu sighed: "Son, you are eight years old."

Is it okay for you to be so clingy?

"Fei Yang and Yun Ze are not here!" The Sixth Prince frowned and argued.

"Your brothers are in Ruiqing Palace." Shen Chuliu retorted.

"Mother..." The Sixth Prince acted coquettishly.

"Get out." Shen Chuliu said coldly.

The Sixth Prince rolled his eyes and said, "No, I... I am appreciating the flowers."

Shen Chuliu held his forehead with his hand.

Rong Jieyu and Yao Baolin both laughed so hard: "Forget it, since we are here, it's really cold, why don't we just stay here?"

"That's right, thank you mother Rong and thank you Yao Baolin." The Sixth Prince smiled.

Shen Chuliu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Then stay here and don't act like a demon. If you delay our flower viewing, we'll kick you out."

The Sixth Prince made a face and sat down obediently.

Because there was a low table here, the floor was covered with thick blankets and mats. The Sixth Prince sat down next to Shen Chuliu. Since his cup had not been brought yet, he drank tea from his mother's cup.

Shen Chuliu was amused by his mouse-like movements and patted his head gently.

When lunch came, the three of them were still chatting and laughing. It was rare that the Sixth Prince was so well-behaved today. He just listened without making a fuss or rushing to respond.

He already understood the differences between men and women, and like most boys of his age, he even felt that women had to give in a little.

But he is still very close to his mother, so he can stay like this occasionally.

It was still cold in the pavilion, so after lunch, everyone stayed there for a while before leaving.

After returning to Cuiyunxuan, Shen Chuliu heard that Yan Xiurong and the others had gone to another small plum forest to appreciate the plum blossoms.

That was the place where Shen Chuliu and the others hid from Concubine Yi.

Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "As expected, things in this world are unpredictable and everything will change."

The snow stopped for the whole afternoon and started again in the evening.

The weather became colder at night and the snow seemed to be heavier.

Cuiyunxuan is fine. There is no shortage of charcoal, and the servants' rooms are not cold.

But this is not the case in some places, such as Yi Chongyuan's Furongxuan.

Furong Pavilion also needs to be repaired every year, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It cannot be ignored just because someone is not favored.

But it was limited after all. After she gave birth to that child, the emperor never came again.

After all these years, even though this place looks bright and glamorous on the outside, it cannot hide the dilapidated and desolate interior.

Normally, she would have to use more charcoal because she was afraid of the cold, but in this weather, it was almost life-threatening. After all, she couldn't freeze to death, so she could only use more charcoal used by the servants.

She had to open the window to ventilate while coughing, and she had to warm herself by the fire even with a thick cloak on.

Don't even mention how painful it is.

Dinner was late again, the road was difficult to walk on, and the soup was cold when it arrived.

As a group of nine concubines, their lives were extremely miserable.

She has gotten used to it. Anyone will get used to it after a few years. There is no point in arguing or making a fuss.

She was not Concubine Jing, she did not have Concubine Jing's abilities, nor did she have Concubine Jing's family background. There was really no other way except to endure.

"Among the rewards given this year, I saw a few that were not made in China. Let's ask someone to exchange them for silver." She had been worn down to the point of not having much pride left.

The maids agreed, sighing in their hearts about how life was going.

No matter how heavy the snow falls in the first month of the lunar year, it will melt quickly.

But it all melted in just one day, and it became even colder after melting.

Yi Chongyuan was still able to pay her respects on the second day, but she fell ill on the third day.

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Taking medicine and eating more meals was another hassle, which made her feel that she was spending more than she was earning.

Of course, this is just a matter in one place in the palace, and most people don’t worry about this.

However, after falling from the position of the ninth concubine, Concubine Qian also experienced more deeply the fickleness of human nature.

She had finished her own store of good tea, and now the money she received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was some ordinary tea. She did not dare to make a fuss, but was just angry and smashed things.

At the same time, there are no such troubles in Cuiyunxuan.

Shen Chuliu spent these two or three extremely cold days very smoothly.

The emperor came to Cuiyunxuan on the eighteenth day.

The date has been set: moving on February 9th.

Some of Cuiyunxuan's things have now been moved to Yufu Palace.

"Look, nothing in your main room has been moved yet." Qi Yixiu said.

After Shen Chuliu paid his respects, he said, "There are still people living in the main house, so there's no rush to move. The furniture and furnishings are all there, and they will be ready soon."

"Your Majesty, it's cold coming from outside, right? Although it's not as cold as yesterday and the day before, it's windy again today. It's possible that frost will form tonight."

Qi Yixiu nodded: "Pour some hot tea."

Shen Chuliu smiled and asked Chi Su to bring ginger tea.

As soon as he poured it out, Qi Yixiu sighed: "I can smell this everywhere these days!"

The other day I went to the Queen Mother's and she served me ginger tea. Yesterday I went to see the Second Princess and the Queen's was serving me ginger tea again...

Needless to say, the same is true for Tai Chi Palace.

"That means everyone has some experience in how to resist the cold. Your Majesty, you should still drink it." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.

"Oh, I'm going to get a sore throat from drinking so much." But having said that, he still drank half a cup. After all, it was really effective in dispelling the cold.

"By the way, I'm going on a northern tour. After thinking about it, I decided to take you with me." Qi Yixiu suddenly said after drinking his tea.

"Northern Tour? Tsk, it must be cold in the north now?" Shen Chuliu said.

"I took you there out of kindness, and you told me you were afraid of the cold?" Qi Yixiu laughed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Chuliu also smiled: "How could that be possible? I am afraid of the cold, but Your Majesty takes me out, so I will be overjoyed. I will go to Fengzao Palace to show off tomorrow."

Qi Yixiu pinched her face and said, "It's up to you. Why don't you hurry up and serve me the meal?"

"Set, set, set! Go quickly and set a table of dishes that the emperor likes. They are all the emperor's favorites."

Qi Yixiu was amused by her: "Don't worry, Yan'er will take a while."

(End of this chapter)