The red plum blossoms were in full bloom, and Shen Wei and Zhao Qing were walking under the plum trees. After walking for a while, Shen Wei frowned slightly and gently covered her stomach.
Cai Lian, who was beside her, hurriedly supported Shen Wei and said, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"
Shen Wei nodded weakly: "My stomach feels a little uncomfortable."
Only then did Zhao Qing notice that Shen Wei's belly was bulging. Shen Wei wore warm clothes in winter, and always wore a fox fur cape when she went out, covering her belly so that outsiders could not see her pregnant belly.
"It turns out that Concubine Shen is pregnant. If I had known this, I should have invited you into the house for tea." Zhao Qing said politely.
Shen Wei smiled and responded, "I'm just a little tired. The pearls have been delivered. It's getting late. I'll go back to the palace first."
Shen Wei and Zhao Qing parted ways and left the Marquis' Mansion.
Zhao Qing returned to her boudoir excitedly and placed the rosewood box on her dressing table. Zhao Qing couldn't wait to open it, and round pearls came into view.
If precious South Sea pearls are inlaid into a wedding tiara, they will surely stand out from the crowd.
"A Qing." A gentle call came from outside the house.
After Shangguan Xuan finished his work, he came to visit Zhao Qing first. He pushed the door open skillfully and saw Zhao Qing sitting next to the dressing table, and also saw the box of pearls on the table.
Zhao Qing did not hide it either. He pointed at the pearls on the table and told him with a smile, "The concubine from Prince Yan's Mansion came this afternoon and gave me this box of pearls."
Shangguan Xuan seemed to be thinking about something, with the corners of his lips raised, and his tone was quite complacent: "She is not giving pearls, she is trying to win over our Marquisate for His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."
Today, the Zhennan Marquisate is at its peak, and both the Prince of Yan and the Prince of Heng are trying to win it over. However, Prince Heng’s Mansion is more sincere.
Ten thousand taels of silver are much more valuable than a box of pearls.
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As the winter weather gets colder, the streets of Yanjing become less lively. The carriage of Prince Yan's Mansion was moving slowly. Shen Wei drank some hot soup to warm herself up and asked Cai Ping, "Have you found out what's going on?"
Cai Ping nodded hurriedly and told Chen Wei about the parchment book in the corner.
Shen Wei put down the soup bowl and muttered to herself: "Taihua Notes..."
It turns out that the modern weapon drawings drawn by Zhao Qing all came from this mysterious parchment book. The sheepskin was old, at least a hundred years old. Perhaps it was left behind by a time traveler a hundred years ago.
Shen Wei thought for a moment and told Cai Ping: "You have a good memory and are skillful. Go to the warehouse tonight to get an old sheepskin and make a sheepskin book with a similar appearance."
Cai Ping has always been diligent in her work, and nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll do it right away."
Chen Wei returned to the Glazed Pavilion, sat down to rest for a while, and asked Cai Lian to bring the maid sent by the Zhennan Marquis Mansion.
The maid's name was Xiaoyan. She was only thirteen years old, dark and thin, with a pair of black eyes. She was the spy sent by Caiping to the Zhennan Marquis Mansion.
Caiping also has her own way of selecting people. Xiaoyan's family was poor. After her father died of illness, they had no money to bury him, so she was forced to sell herself into slavery. Caiping gave her some money to bury her father, and Xiaoyan worked for Caiping wholeheartedly.
Xiaoyan was quite clever. As soon as she entered the Glazed Pavilion, she knelt down in front of Shen Wei, kowtowed respectfully, and said in a crisp voice, "I, the servant Xiaoyan, pay my respects to the master!"
Chen Wei held the copper flower hand warmer and looked at Xiaoyan carefully: "You are clever and skillful, so you will serve Yao'er in the future. If you do your job well, you can be a first-class maid."
Xiaoyan kowtowed again and said sincerely: "Thank you for your promotion, Master. I have no relatives and only with your help was I able to bury my father. From now on, I will serve you wholeheartedly. I will not say or do anything that I shouldn't do."
Shen Wei nodded in satisfaction.
She likes dealing with smart people. Smart people will shut up on their own without needing to be reminded too much.
Cailian took Xiaoyan away and let her familiarize herself with the rules and regulations of the palace before sending her to serve Li Yao.
It always gets dark quickly in winter. As night falls, the temperature drops sharply and light snowflakes fall from the sky.
It's cold outside, but warm inside. As usual, Shen Wei took off the hairpin on her head in front of the dressing table, and her black hair fell on her shoulders.
The candlelight is gentle, and the beauty under the lamp is like a painting.
Prince Yan quite liked to watch Chen Wei taking off her hairpin. Without the embellishments of gold, silver or jade hairpins, Chen Wei was as natural and beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water, with an indescribable charm.
Prince Yan glanced around and saw an empty seat on the dressing table. King Yan always had a very good memory. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Weiwei, how come the South China Sea pearls I gave you a few days ago are gone?"
He used to not be the kind of man who paid attention to the number of jewelry on his wives and concubines, but after spending a long time with Shen Wei, Prince Yan gradually began to pay attention and pay attention to Shen Wei's changes and transformations.
Shen Wei tilted her head, her dark eyes sly, and she walked to the soft couch beside Prince Yan, put her arms around Prince Yan's strong arms, and said in a coquettish and angry tone: "I gave the pearl to the Princess of Pingyang County."
"Why give it to her?" King Yan was puzzled.
Chen Wei said seriously, "Zhao Qing is quite good at making weapons. The composite bow blueprint she drew before was rough and blurry. The prince and the craftsmen of the Ministry of War worked up several nights before they successfully made the weapon. I thought that if I could get along well with Zhao Qing, when she draws new blueprints in the future, I would ask her to make them more detailed, so that the prince would not have to study the blueprints so hard."
Look how virtuous she is.
Listen, how much she cares about King Yan.
Are you happy? Are you touched?
Today I gave Zhao Qing a box of South China Sea pearls, which actually kills three birds with one stone.
Firstly, he brought the spy Xiaoyan back to the palace to resolve the potential leakage crisis; secondly, he found out the information in the parchment book; thirdly, he was still helping Prince Yan to win over the Zhennan Marquis Mansion.
The King of Yan was naturally deeply moved.
He let out a long sigh, held Chen Wei in his arms, and sniffed the faint fragrance of Chen Wei's hair. Soft and happy ripples arose in King Yan's heart.
His Weiwei always thinks of him like this.
However, Shen Wei is a woman after all, and she does not have a comprehensive view of the current situation. The glory of the Zhennan Marquisate will not last long and will only become a whetstone for the succession of imperial power.
Prince Yan patiently told Shen Wei: "There is no need to win over the Zhennan Marquisate. The small Zhennan Marquisate is not worthy of my attention."
Shen Wei looked up in surprise.
King Yan looked at Shen Wei's ignorant and innocent eyes, pinched her nose, and said with a smile: "Ten Zhennan Marquises are not as good as one Shen Mieyue."
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