Shen Wei had long discovered that the queen almost ignored the Xie family and was distant and cold.
Cai Lian frowned, also quite puzzled: "The Queen is indeed from the Xie family, but for some reason, the Queen and the Xie family have a very bad relationship. Over the years, the Queen has hardly helped the Xie family."
Shen Wei took note of this matter and would look into the reasons when she had time.
There is still a long way to go, so Shen Wei chooses to stay out of the spotlight for the time being. The most urgent task is to replenish the lost body and recuperate.
The carriage moved slowly along the long official road, leaving few traces and being little known.
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Time flies. In early January after the winter snow, the new emperor Li Yuanjing officially ascended the throne and changed the reign title to "Yongchang".
In the first year of Yongchang, after Li Yuanjing ascended the throne, the wives and concubines in the palace were promoted one after another. Concubines and maids who had no children and were not favored were sent to Buddhist temples to practice asceticism. Concubines who have children can enter the palace as imperial concubines.
But strangely, Shen Wei's name was not on the list of imperial concubines. Some palace servants asked around and found out that Shen Wei was taken away by the Queen Mother some time ago.
"Have you heard? Shen was driven away!"
"Isn't she the emperor's favorite? Why was she driven away?"
"I know this. I heard from the eunuchs in the palace that Shen wanted to be a concubine because she was favored. With her background, it was not her turn to be a concubine. The Queen Mother thought she was unruly, so she took her out of the palace to teach her the rules."
"The Emperor won't stop you?"
"The emperor must have acquiesced. After all, Shen was born into a peasant family. How could she understand the majesty of the royal family?"
There were many different opinions in the palace.
The most mainstream view is: [Concubine Shen relied on having a daughter and two sons to covet the throne of the imperial concubine, and was despised by the emperor and the empress dowager. 】
This view was recognized by most people. After all, the emperor did not give Shen a title and never mentioned Shen again.
It is said that Shen's younger brother Shen Xiuming went to the palace at night and questioned the emperor about his sister's whereabouts. The emperor sent people to beat him with ten sticks and demoted him to a county in the south to manage a granary.
"Alas, the imperial family is the most ruthless." The palace people sighed secretly.
I only see the new people laughing, but I don’t hear the old people crying.
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Prince Yan's Palace.
When Li Yuanjing ascended the throne, the concubines in the palace were promoted. The maids and servants were busy packing up their masters' belongings and sending them to the courtyard in the palace.
Zhang Miaoyu, Liu Qiaoer and Liu Ruyan walked out of the yard.
Zhang Miaoyu stretched lazily, took a bite of the hot sweet cake, and said depressedly: "Sister Chen Wei is smart, why did she suddenly anger the emperor? This is too strange."
Zhang Miaoyu secretly went to see the emperor to plead for Shen Wei, but was angrily rebuked by the emperor.
Zhang Miaoyu didn't dare to speak. Li Yuanjing, who became emperor, was really fierce and she was afraid.
The Zhang family also sent someone to tell Zhang Miaoyu that she must not disobey the emperor after entering the palace. Now Zhang Miaoyu is responsible for the future of the Zhang family, and she has to consider the consequences of every move she makes.
Liu Qiaoer sneered gloatingly: "The palace is different from the imperial palace. Shen was born in a peasant family, and is short-sighted. She thinks the imperial power is too simple."
Liu Qiaoer felt contempt in her heart.
Just as he remembered from his previous life, Prince Yan successfully ascended the throne as emperor. Liu Qiaoer originally thought that Chen Wei would be able to enter the palace as a concubine and enjoy a glorious life for a while. But I never expected that Shen Wei, this idiot, would actually kill herself.
So stupid.
Zhang Miaoyu curled her lips and said unhappily: “Maybe Sister Shen Wei will return to the palace someday.”
Liu Qiaoer sneered: "With a beautiful new lady entering the palace, how can the emperor still remember an old lady who has fallen out of favor?"
Men are all fickle and fall in love with every woman they meet.
Liu Qiaoer remembered the past when officials in the court sent their daughters to the palace one after another. At that time, the harem was flourishing and the concubines were fighting each other to the death.
Until the terrible daughter of the Lu family entered the palace. She was charming, bright, well-read, and soon became the most favored among the six harems and gave birth to a child. Every concubine who tried to snatch the favor of the Lu family's daughter ended up in a miserable end.
Liu Qiaoer sighed secretly. If she were to live her life over again, she would never go back to her old ways.
Zhang Miaoyu curled her lips and stopped communicating with Liu Qiaoer. Zhang Miaoyu turned her eyes and found that Liu Ruyan was crying again. She said helplessly, "Sister Liu, why are you crying?"
It was freezing cold in January, and the plum blossoms in the courtyard of Prince Yan's mansion were in full bloom. Liu Ruyan stared blankly at the clusters of plum blossoms, tears streaming down her beautiful face.
She murmured, "The flowers are blooming again."
Zhang Miaoyu: "Of course plum blossoms have to bloom in winter. There's nothing to cry about. Now that you're in the palace, plant some plum blossoms in your palace."
Liu Ruyan said disappointedly: "The plum blossoms inside and outside the palace are different."
All the beautiful memories she and Prince Yan once had will be buried in the palace. How can it not make people sad?
Zhang Miaoyu looked up at the sky in silence, missing Chen Wei even more. Without Chen Wei, Zhang Miaoyu and other women really have nothing to talk about!
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The concubines were moving, and Kunyuyuan where the princess lived was very quiet.
The princess thought that she would be trapped in this small courtyard for the rest of her life. But she never expected that Prince Yan would ascend the throne and become emperor! And she was also crowned as queen!
The princess was in a mixed mood, with anticipation, happiness, doubt, and confusion lingering in her heart.
"My lady, Madam Tan Tai is here." Nanny Liu walked into the Buddhist hall and reminded the princess.
The princess stood up in a daze.
In the main house, the princess saw her mother with gray hair. Old Madam Tan Tai glanced around. Kunyu Courtyard was old and depressing, and the air was filled with a strong scent of sandalwood. The old lady sighed deeply in her heart.
Old Madam Tan Tai dismissed the maids around her, and in the main house, only the old madam and the princess and her daughter were left.
Madam Tan Tai said, "I asked you to wait and be patient in the beginning, all for this moment. You have finally gotten your reward after all the hardships, and you have been crowned the queen. The Tan Tai family has gained all the glory because of you."
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