Cai Lian opened the notebook she kept with her and began to speak calmly, "My Lord, in the few days you were away, the princess and the four old maids had five arguments and their relationship became hostile. Young Master Li Yao came to the Glazed Pavilion to look for you twice, but left without seeing you.
Concubine Liu asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs for two white plum trees and transplanted them into the yard. Concubine Liu's daughter fell ill with heatstroke, but has recovered after taking medicine. Concubine Zhang tried to lose weight under the supervision of the old nanny, but she didn't lose weight and gained five kilograms. Later, it was discovered that she sneaked into the kitchen to eat secretly in the middle of the night..."
"In addition, the concubine Xiang'er tried to commit suicide by jumping into the water last night, but was rescued. Madam Liu went to visit her, and I don't know what she said, but Xiang'er has given up the idea of committing suicide."
Chen Wei leaned back in the reclining chair, fanning herself with a silk fan, and listened to Cai Lian telling her about the happenings in the palace.
At this time, a report came from outside the Liuli Pavilion that Young Master Li Yao had arrived.
Shen Wei asked someone to invite her in.
Li Yao was wearing a pink dress, with two buns on her head, and a cheerful smile on her face: "Aunt Shen, you are finally back! Yaoer wants to swing in your yard, is that okay?"
The swing in Chen Wei's yard is the strongest and the most beautiful. Li Yao likes this swing very much.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Li Yao's originally pale face became visibly rounder. Ever since the princess gave up her daughter, Li Yao has been eating well, sleeping soundly, and her face has become fatter under the careful care of the old nanny every day.
"Cai Ping, take Sister Yao to swing." Chen Wei smiled and did not refuse.
Li Yao sat obediently on the swing, swaying back and forth, making clear laughter like a silver bell.
After swinging on the swing, Shen Wei called her over. Liuli Pavilion had just made the lotus crisps that Shen Wei loved to eat, and Shen Wei gave a piece to Li Yao.
The production method of lotus crisps is very simple. Flour and lard are mixed together to make puff pastry. Then use flour and lotus powder to make pink water-oil leather. The water-oil dough and the oil pastry are made into the shape of a lotus using a mold and fried in a frying pan. The pastry opens up like a blooming lotus.
It looks good, tastes crispy, and children love it.
Li Yao took a bite and her eyes slowly widened.
tasty!
Seeing a little pastry on the corner of her mouth, Shen Wei reached out and gently wiped off the pastry residue, saying softly, "Eat slowly. I'll ask Caiping to pack two pieces for you to take back to the house."
Li Yao stayed where she was, with the warmth of Shen Wei's fingers still lingering on the corners of her mouth.
Aunt Shen, actually wiped her mouth?
Li Yao felt a sore nose. She recalled that when she ate cakes in the past, there were cake crumbs on the corners of her mouth. The princess' mother scolded her for her ugly eating posture and said that she did not have the demeanor of a legitimate daughter of the royal family.
But when the princess saw her two sons eating and there were crumbs on the corners of their mouths, she would gently wipe them off for them.
"Aunt, you are so kind." Li Yao's eyes were red.
Shen Wei smiled and touched Li Yao's little face.
The old lady's voice came from outside the house, it was time to study and look at the account books in the afternoon.
"Aunt, Yao'er will come to see you another day." Li Yao held the lotus pastry, said goodbye to Shen Wei and left.
The old nanny greeted Li Yao at the door of the Glazed Pavilion.
Seeing the lotus cake in Li Yao's hand, the old nanny asked, "Young Master, do you like Shen very much?"
Li Yao nodded obediently: “Aunt Shen treats me very well, gives me delicious cakes, and never scolds me.”
She loved coming to Shen Wei's place so much. There was always a lot of delicious food and fun toys in Liuli Pavilion, and Aunt Shen was kind and easy-going. Every time he came to Liuli Pavilion, Li Yao always felt happy both physically and mentally.
The old lady smiled with relief.
Not all wives and concubines in the palace are indifferent. There is also the kind-hearted Chen Wei, who adds warmth to the cold palace.
The old nanny was ordered to take care of Li Yao's daily life. Li Yao was well-behaved and obedient, and the old nanny almost treated her as half a granddaughter. Seeing Shen Wei taking good care of Li Yao, the old nanny felt relieved.
Every month, the four old maids would return to the palace to see the Queen and report on the situation in Prince Yan's Mansion.
In front of the queen, the old nanny would naturally mention Shen Wei's good points.
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In the afternoon, Shopkeeper Ye, who ran a dessert shop, sent someone to deliver the shop's account books to Shen Wei.
Recently, the desserts of "Wei Yan Ji" have been selling like hot cakes. The shop has expanded and the number of employees has doubled.
The expansion of the store naturally arouses envy, and competitors are jealous and want to do something bad. Ye Qiu Shuang came up with an idea. Every three days, she had someone deliberately send a few boxes of desserts to the princess's mansion with great fanfare.
Zhaoyang likes to eat desserts from "Wei Yan Ji" and asked someone to buy them for him. This gave the outside world the illusion that the princess was the store's backer.
So, no one dared to have any bad thoughts anymore.
"I made a lot of money." Chen Wei lay on a bamboo chair in the pavilion, flipping through the account book at a glance, with a bigger and bigger smile on her face.
The shop is doing a booming business and making a lot of money every day.
Shen Wei began to consider opening an inn and restaurant. What she wanted to open was not an ordinary restaurant, but a restaurant that combined eating, drinking, playing, entertainment and shopping, similar to a modern shopping mall.
There are countless restaurants and inns in Yanjing, but there is currently no "shopping mall". Planning and building a large restaurant requires a large amount of capital and a stable backer, so you can't be hasty. Shen Wei clutched the account book and began to think about it in her mind.
"Master!" Cai Ping hurried into the waterside pavilion. Through a faint silver-white silk curtain, Cai Ping anxiously said, "Master, the prince just came out of court."
Without even looking up, Shen Wei said calmly, “It’s hot today, no need to greet you at the door.”
She was pregnant and the weather was hot and humid, so King Yan did not allow her to greet him under the eaves every day, and asked Shen Wei to stay in Liuli Pavilion to take care of her pregnancy and health.
Shen Wei naturally obeyed.
Cai Ping said anxiously, "My Lord, after returning home, the prince was going to come to our Liuli Pavilion. But when he passed by the garden, he met his concubine Xiang'er, so he turned around and went to Xiang'er's yard."
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