Obviously, Mo Xun came here not to eat chicken legs, but to find out the situation from Shen Mieyue.
Chen Mieyue said calmly: "Never found it."
Mo Xun breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at the bright moon in the sky, muttered a few dirty words, then returned to the inn to rest yawning.
Shen Xiuming scratched his head and muttered in a low voice: "Brother, this Yue official is so weird."
Chen Mieyue didn't answer. He stood up, picked up the knife at hand, and began to patrol around the post station.
His hawk-like eyes scanned every corner, looking for possible pursuers.
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The next morning, Shen Wei got up for morning exercise and jogged around the yard. Cailian and Caiping were waiting and serving on the side.
After running more than ten laps, Shen Wei finally stopped and took the handkerchief handed to her by Cai Lian to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Cai Lian said, "Master, there is news from Kunning Palace that the Queen wants you to come over. Tomorrow General Shen will escort the Yue Kingdom delegation to Beijing. It should be because of this matter that the Queen summoned the concubines."
Shen Wei paused in wiping her sweat and told Cai Lian, "Change your clothes."
After a pause, Shen Wei added meaningfully: "Let Rong Mama accompany you as well."
After washing and dressing up, Shen Wei went to Kunning Palace.
The queen had many shortcomings, but there was one advantage that Shen Wei had always admired—the queen did not like to hold morning meetings.
Perhaps it was to show her sympathy for the harem, or perhaps it was because she didn't want to see those beautiful faces every day. In any case, the queen exempted the concubines from the daily morning and evening visits.
Kunning Palace is solemn and majestic.
When Shen Wei arrived at Kunning Palace, many concubines were already waiting outside the main hall. As Shen Wei stepped into the threshold of Kunning Palace, those beautiful concubines looked over one after another.
Some looked envious, some looked indifferent, some were secretly dissatisfied, and some were happy... Chen Wei observed everyone's looks without leaving a trace, and then raised the corners of her lips: "Good morning, sisters and sisters."
Everyone returned the gift one after another.
Lanpin came over with a smile, her beautiful eyes swept over the embroidered silk dress on Shen Wei, and then looked at Shen Wei's fair face, and deliberately said: "The Empress Chen looks very good, I think she had a good rest last night."
On the surface, he was praising Shen Wei for her good complexion.
In fact, there is a bit of mockery hidden in it. After Chen Wei returned to the palace, she was favored by the emperor. Until last night, the emperor did not stay overnight in Chen Wei's palace, but went to Concubine Lu Xuan's palace.
It can be seen that the emperor's novelty towards Shen Wei is almost worn out.
Shen Wei's mood has always been stable. She also looked up and down at Lanpin, and the corners of her pink lips curled up: "Lanpin's complexion is also very good. I think she has rested well in the palace in the past two years."
This hints that since Lu Xuan entered the palace two years ago, Concubine Lan has completely fallen out of favor.
As expected, as soon as Shen Wei finished speaking, Lanpin's pretty face twisted in anger. She glared at Shen Wei hatefully, but didn’t dare to continue mocking her.
A concubine is a concubine, and a concubine is a concubine, and there is a huge difference in their status.
Moreover, Shen Wei's general brother will return to Beijing tomorrow, and Shen Wei's popularity will only grow. Concubine Lan could only grit her teeth in secret, racking her brains to think about how to return to the position of concubine.
Overthrow Concubine Mei and regain the throne.
By then, she and Shen Wei will be on an equal footing, and she will have the courage to confront each other head-on.
"Please come in, ladies and gentlemen." Nanny Liu came out of the room and cleared her throat to remind them.
The concubines entered the main house one after another.
Cai Lian entered the room and served beside Shen Wei. Aunt Rong was waiting outside the house.
Aunt Rong is the oldest person around Shen Wei. She is experienced and capable. Madam Rong and Madam Liu, who was beside the Queen, had a good relationship in the palace.
"Madame Liu, you look so pale. Did you stay up all night again last night?" Madam Rong took the initiative to get closer.
Aunt Liu replied calmly, "Yes."
He didn't reveal more and was very cautious.
Rong Ma said with a pleasant face, "We are all old, so let the children do the work. Why should we get involved in everything? The other day, the Empress Chen gave me two old ginsengs as a reward. I will bring you one ginseng when I have time to replenish your body."
Aunt Liu felt sour inside.
The queen's reward was very small, just an occasional cup of tea and a plate of snacks, and she would also ask the servants to kowtow and express gratitude.
Both are experienced palace maids. Nanny Liu followed the Queen and had to help her with palace affairs every day. She also had to go to the Imperial College to pick up and drop off Li Chengzhen every day, and accompany the child to complete his homework at night.
Every day's hard work brings few valuable rewards.
Matron Liu looked at Matron Rong with envy out of the corner of her eye. Madam Rong is two years older than her, but she looks younger and has a very healthy complexion.
Rong Mama was wearing a jacket embroidered with gold thread patterns, heavy Hetian jade bracelets on her wrists, and a little powder on her face to cover the wrinkles on her face.
Low-key yet luxurious.
Matron Liu felt jealous. Matron Rong was lucky to have met a generous and capable master.
Although the Concubine Chen is very scheming, she is very generous to her servants and she will not take human life lightly. Unlike the Queen, who looks kind and carefree, but is actually a hopeless case of mud. She repeatedly refuses to listen to advice and keeps courting death.
Rong Mama sighed and casually said, "We are both old and don't have many years to live. We will be alone without children. In addition to serving the master, we also have to make some plans for our own old age."
Nanny Liu said nothing.
The wind blew against the wall of Kunning Palace, and the flowers and plants in the corners swayed and rustled in the wind.
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The main hall of Kunning Palace.
The queen wore dark-colored formal attire, holding a string of emerald Buddhist beads in her hand. She sat high on the throne, her dim eyes sweeping over the concubines in the room.
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