Every once in a while, Deshun, Caiping and Rong Mama in the palace would tell Chen Wei about the situation in the harem and the former court through letters.
Shen Wei not only needs to understand the situation in the harem, but also has to have some understanding of the affairs of the previous dynasty.
This time she learned from her experience.
Before, in Prince Yan's Mansion, Chen Wei only focused on the backyard of Prince Yan's Mansion, and only cared about the big and small matters of the wives and concubines in the backyard, and ignored the changes in the court. This resulted in Shen Wei not noticing that the prince was "faking illness" and that Prince Yan and Prince Heng were fighting for power, which almost caused her life plan to fail.
This time, she wanted to know everything about the previous dynasty and the harem. You don't have to understand the affairs of the court in too much detail, but you should at least know the general idea.
Cai Lian reported in an orderly manner: "In the harem, last month Liu Qiaoer angered the emperor and was demoted to Concubine Qiao and moved to the remote Xiangyun Palace. Xie Fanglan was diagnosed with pregnancy and was named Concubine Lan. The queen and Concubine Lan don't get along with each other, and things are very tense."
One year after the new emperor ascended the throne, after a great wave of selection in the harem, Xie Fanglan became the most popular one. Xie Fanglan came from the famous Xie family. She was charming and lovely, and the emperor seemed to like her very much.
There were thirty days in a month. The emperor would stay overnight at the empress's place twice, at Liu Ruyan's place twice, occasionally at other concubines' places two or three times, and at Xie Fanglan's Huayang Palace as many as five times. Sometimes when the emperor had free time during the day, he would go to Huayang Palace to sit.
The emperor was very busy and had many political affairs to attend to during the day, and the concubines in the harem were just a place for him to vent his stress. The emperor did not have to go to the concubine's place to work overtime every day. For the remaining ten days, Li Yuanjing rested in the Xuanming Hall, and occasionally summoned his ministers to discuss state affairs at night.
Shen Wei drank another half cup of tea: "How was the previous dynasty?"
Cai Lian reported several important events in the court recently to Shen Wei. After thinking for a while, Cai Lian continued, "I heard that there was a civil war in Yue State. The Ninth Prince of Yue State and the Imperial Master planned to [clean up the imperial court], and the capital was flooded with blood every day. Due to the civil war in Yue State, most of the soldiers on the border withdrew, and our border of Qing State became more stable. Maybe in two years, General Chen Mieyue will return to Beijing to report on his work."
Shen Wei silently kept these major events of the previous dynasty in mind.
Although she was far away from Yanjing, Shen Wei still had a preliminary understanding of the affairs of the court.
In addition, the shop she opened in Yanjing was doing a booming business, and her business territory was expanding. The dessert shop, rouge shop, grain and cotton cloth shop, porcelain and paper shop, etc. were all beginning to expand.
As her wallet got fatter, Shen Wei became more confident.
"Cai Lian, get some paper and pen." Chen Wei stretched lazily. Every two months, she would write a letter to the emperor in the palace to keep in touch and maintain their relationship.
Prepare rice paper and brushes.
Shen Wei picked up the pen and started writing the letter. In the letter, she chattered about her daily life, writing about the interesting things she encountered in the mountains, her love and care for Li Yuanjing, and the daily growth of her children.
It took up ten pages in total.
At the end of writing, Shen Wei called her daughter Leyou over. Leyou is over two years old. He runs around in the courtyard every day, chasing cats and walking dogs, like a lively fat monkey.
"Mother, Leyou is here." Leyou came running over, his two pigtails swinging as he ran, and the flesh on his chubby face swaying.
Le You threw himself into Shen Wei's arms and raised the struggling frog in his hand: "Mother, Le You caught a frog."
The frog lost the ability to resist and had no desire to live: "Quack..."
The little girl likes catching frogs because there are so many things she likes. Shen Wei said, "Put the frog down and write back to your father."
Upon hearing the word "father", Leyou's eyes instantly lit up.
In order to prevent the father-daughter relationship from becoming estranged, Shen Wei would tell Le You stories about her father by her bed every night. In Shen Wei's description, her father Li Yuanjing was the most handsome and brave man in the world. He was fighting terrible monsters outside, and only sent Leyou to the villa in order to protect him.
Le You threw the frog in his hand and said excitedly: "Mother, Le You wants to write a letter to Father."
The frog escaped from the clutches of the human cub and tumbled into the pond. Shen Wei washed Leyou's hands and wiped the water stains off Leyou's little fat hands.
Leyou can't write yet, he can only draw.
The little girl, who was over two years old, held the brush and carefully drew an ugly frog and a pitch-black little man on the paper.
Shen Wei added a few words at the bottom of the letter: [Leyou caught a frog, but his painting skills are worrying. 】
Shen Wei wrote a letter to the emperor, put it in writing paper, and then secretly sent it to the emperor's desk through the tiger guards.
It was a warm spring day, and Shen Wei planned to put on a facial mask, bask in the sun to replenish calcium, and continue working out in the afternoon. Le You held onto the hem of Shen Wei's skirt and said in a baby voice, "Mother, Le You wants to catch frogs later."
Shen Wei said, "Okay. But you are not allowed to throw the frog on your brother's bed."
Leyou pouted, sounding somewhat disappointed: "...Okay."
When we walked to the pond, the Queen Mother was fishing leisurely. After leaving the palace, the empress dowager lived a free and easy retirement life, drinking tea, fishing, picking flowers and basking in the sun every day.
When the Queen Mother saw Le You approaching, she put down her fishing rod with a smile and said, "My dear grandson, come quickly. The kitchen has just made some sweet cakes, and the Imperial Grandmother is just about to send them to you."
Leyou's eyes lit up and he ran over happily. Aunt Qian brought a plate of cakes with three hot sweet cakes on it.
Le You first tested the temperature of the cakes and confirmed that they were not too hot before picking up the largest piece of cake and handing it to the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, eat first."
The Queen Mother smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes, and her heart was filled with warmth.
After more than a year of living together, the Queen Mother has grown very fond of this granddaughter whom she raised, almost doting on her.
Le You picked up the second largest sweet cake and handed it to Shen Wei obediently: "Mother, have some too."
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