Lu Yun looked at the other side of the dragon throne again. The second seat on the lower right is the Concubine Chen Wei, who has been enjoying great popularity recently.
Lu Yun frowned slightly, she remembered that there was no concubine in the harem in her previous life, and General Chen Mieyue did not have a sister.
Chen Mieyue had no children and died on the battlefield at a young age. The emperor posthumously conferred on him the title of Marquis of Zhenguojun and his tomb was enshrined in the Taimiao.
"Empress Chen..." Lu Yun murmured to herself. Three years ago, when the emperor ascended the throne, he did not like Concubine Chen's humble background and sent her to the mountains to fend for herself.
Later, the background of Concubine Chen was exposed. For the sake of General Shen's face, the emperor reluctantly brought her back to the palace and made her a concubine.
Lu Yun looked at the rumored Concubine Chen. The appearance of Concubine Chen is not as stunningly beautiful as Lu Xuan, but she is the type that becomes more beautiful the more you look at her.
The Concubine Chen wore a jadeite smoke silk cloud skirt, the color of which was like clouds, but the material was not as precious as the phoenix tail skirt on Lu Xuan. The hair accessories on her head are not too expensive.
Concubine Chen looked very bad, with slightly red and swollen corners of her eyes and a tired expression. When she sat on the rosewood chair, her body was crooked and her posture was not as perfect as that of Concubine Shu, Lu Xuan.
"She is indeed born into a peasant family. How can she compare to the daughter of a wealthy family." Lu Yun couldn't help but shake her head secretly.
The reason why Concubine Chen is favored is entirely due to the support of her family.
The emperor valued Shen Mieyue and loved his wife, so he treated Concubine Chen Wei a little better.
Lu Yun continued to look down and saw Concubine Mei Liu Ruyan, Concubine Yu Zhang Miaoyu, Concubine Lan Xie Fanglan, Concubine Qiao Liu Qiaoer and others. She lowered the corners of her lips in disdain.
Nothing special.
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The other side has seats for men. After Shen Xiuming kowtowed to the emperor, he returned to his seat.
His eyes were sharp and he couldn't wait to look up. Seeing his sister whom he hadn't seen for several years, Shen Xiuming's body froze and tears almost burst out.
He secretly poked his brother beside him and whispered: "Brother, look at my sister, hey..."
Shen Mieyue noticed Shen Wei early on.
I haven't seen her for many years. The short and timid sister in my impression has turned into the graceful and elegant Empress Chenfei.
Shen Xiuming sighed and lowered his voice: “Brother, look at how bad my sister’s face is, the corners of her eyes are red and swollen, and her lips are cracked... Alas, it can be seen that her life in the palace is not easy.”
Both were concubines. Concubine Lu Xuan is extremely beautiful and in high spirits; Concubine Chen Wei is listless and has red eyes.
Shen Xiuming felt so distressed that he wanted to cry. The struggle among the women in the harem was too terrible.
Shen Mieyue didn’t feel pity for Shen Wei. His sister may seem weak, but she is thoughtful and has extensive connections. She will definitely thrive in the harem!
It was just because of something that might have happened today that Shen Wei was in low spirits.
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There was singing and dancing in the Tsinghua Hall.
Shen Wei sat in the chair in agony, feeling uncomfortable all over, with sore waist, aching legs, and pain everywhere.
Li Yuanjing noticed Shen Wei's abnormality, raised his thin lips, and asked Deshun to bring a soft duck down pillow to Shen Wei.
With a soft pillow placed at the lower back, Shen Wei finally felt better.
She secretly ground her back teeth, thinking back to the bad things that happened in the afternoon.
There will be a banquet in Qinghua Hall tonight. Shen Wei was about to meet her biological brother, she was very excited and started dressing up in the afternoon.
A few days ago, the Donglin Kingdom paid tribute to the emperor with a batch of expensive Qinghe brocade, and the queen mother was so kind that she sent all of it to Shen Wei. Chen Wei asked the embroiderers in the Shangyi Bureau to make an extremely beautiful Qinghe Bibo Nishang skirt for her to wear at the banquet tonight.
This afternoon, she put on a beautiful long dress, combed her hair into a beautiful bun, and put on makeup with Qixiangzhai's powder. She spent two hours carefully dressing up. Finally, Shen Wei looked at herself in the bronze mirror - she was really beautiful.
But who would have thought that Li Yuanjing would suddenly appear.
Li Yuanjing met with Shen Mieyue in broad daylight and was very satisfied with Shen Mieyue's loyalty. He came to Yongning Palace in a good mood, wanting to share his joy with Shen Wei.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw a radiant beauty standing in front of the bronze mirror.
Her figure is like a willow, her eyes and eyebrows are like paintings, and she is radiant, just like a fairy.
"Your Majesty, you are here." Shen Wei turned around, her eyes moving, and her voice was like the lingering spring breeze of the south of the Yangtze River, blowing all the way to Li Yuanjing's ears, silently captivating his soul.
Li Yuanjing was greedy.
Shen Wei was in trouble.
Shen Wei's beautiful clothes were torn to pieces, the jewels in her hair jingled and scattered all over the floor, and a large bronze mirror was also stained.
In the end, Shen Wei was angry but dared not say anything. She just glared at Li Yuanjing angrily and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Time was running out, and Shen Wei dressed hastily, looked bad, and came to Qinghua Hall for the banquet in a listless spirit.
Eunuch Deshun whispered, "Empress Chen, His Majesty has ordered me to send the two pearls to Yongning Palace as an apology to you."
Shen Wei took a sip of tea in dissatisfaction.
Just two pearls, and you want to get rid of her?
Eunuch Deshun continued, "Those two pearls were tribute from the Kingdom of Donglin. They were taken out from a thousand-year-old clam shell. Each pearl is worth a thousand gold coins. There is no third one in the whole of Daqing."
Shen Wei put down the teacup.
Zhenzhu was very nice and she reluctantly forgave the emperor.
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After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere in Qinghua Hall reached its peak with the clinking of glasses.
An elderly envoy from the State of Yue stepped forward and performed a standard diplomatic salute to Li Yuanjing. The old envoy has gray hair on his temples. He is the leader of the peace faction in Yue State. He has traveled thousands of miles to come to Qing State.
At today's welcoming banquet, we will not discuss the official business of signing a ceasefire agreement between the two countries. The old envoy bowed and spoke in a deep voice in the hall: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Qing. Our emperor has always admired the customs and people of Qing, and the kindness and bravery of the women of Qing. He would like to ask you to marry a princess."
The strength of Qing and Yue countries was comparable, and the envoy used the word "marriage" instead of "marriage alliance", which showed the sincerity of the Yue emperor.
The hall suddenly became quiet.
Pairs of eyes looked over curiously.
Princess Zhaoyang sat in the seat for noble ladies, lowered her head and took a sip of spring tea.
At the men's seat, Yan Yunting took a sip of wine casually, feeling disdainful in his heart. The Emperor of Yue wants to marry Princess Daqing, and this will definitely happen.
But the Kingdom of Yue was far away, and the princesses, who were respected and valued, would not be willing to travel through mountains and rivers to endure the hardship. So according to previous royal practices, the emperor would select a woman with both talent and beauty from his clan, make her a princess, and marry her off to another country.
Li Yuanjing nodded slightly: "Yes."
Tuoba Hongchuan was able to kill the old emperor and ascend the throne early, and Li Yuanjing's help was indispensable.
The two have a cooperative relationship.
The old envoy continued, "Our emperor has always admired Princess Zhaoyang of Daqing and admired her kindness and generosity. Our emperor hopes to marry Princess Zhaoyang and love her all his life until death."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was in an uproar.
Everyone knows that Princess Zhaoyang only admires the young master of the Yan family.
But now, the Emperor of Yue actually directly named Zhaoyang and wanted to marry her?
Especially Yan Yunting, he looked up in surprise, and the wine glass in his hand fell onto the table with a bang. The mellow wine flowed along the table and wet his red official robe.
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