Madam Tan Tai left the palace.
At the same time, Eunuch Deshun sent the seal for managing the harem to Yongning Palace. There are two seals in the harem, one with Concubine Lu Xuan and the other with Shen Wei.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent all the account books of the harem over.
Without Shen Wei's instructions, Cai Lian, Cai Ping and Rong Mama had consciously planned their respective division of labor and took over the affairs of the harem in an orderly manner.
Chen Wei played with the small seal, which was carved from white jade and shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings. This small piece represented the highest power in the harem.
Shen Wei held her chin up and murmured to herself, “We have to find a way to get the piece from Concubine Shu.”
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no reason for two people to cooperate in managing the harem. The power and wealth of the harem can only be firmly held in her hands.
The information from Shen Wei's investigation showed that Lu Xuan was pregnant, but she had not announced it yet.
Since Lu Xuan is pregnant, and the fetus is unstable at the beginning of the pregnancy, she should focus on having an offspring instead of working hard to manage the harem.
Shen Wei thought for a moment and told Cai Ping: "Go and invite Doctor Mo."
Cai Ping nodded briskly: "Okay, I'll go right away."
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Changxin Palace.
The news that the queen was "seriously ill" came, and Lu Xuan was holding the account book of the harem in her hand, her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows slightly frowned.
She originally thought that after the Queen's fall, the Emperor would let her take full charge of all matters in the harem.
As a result, the emperor helped Concubine Chen up again.
Lu Xuan secretly felt something was wrong, and she stroked her still flat belly with her slender hands.
Two months of pregnancy, the fetus is unstable.
Lu Xuan had planned to announce the good news of her pregnancy at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, adding to her joy. But Shen Wei suddenly took away half of the power in the harem, and Lu Xuan announced her pregnancy at this time. Shen Wei might use the excuse of "the royal heir is the most important" to take this opportunity to snatch the other half of the power.
Lu Xuan fell into deep thought and secretly clenched her fingers: "No, we need to wait until the fetus is stable before announcing the pregnancy."
She couldn't give up the power in her palace.
Relying on the palace power in her hands, she gained a lot of benefits for the Lu family. Losing palace power will damage family interests.
The Queen Mother's birthday banquet tomorrow must be low-key.
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On the fifth day of May, the sky was just beginning to daybreak.
It's a day off today, no need to go to court. Li Yuanjing did not get up. The morning light was dim outside the window, and he closed his eyes and took a lazily nap.
Chen Wei's bedroom was really comfortable, with soft pillows, fluffy bedding like clouds, beautiful scented gauze curtains, and fresh flowers always on the small table beside the bed.
Li Yuanjing likes the comfortable and relaxed environment here, which makes people relax and wash away all fatigue.
Although he closed his eyes, he was not asleep, and his consciousness was still clear. He vaguely noticed that the bed moved and Shen Wei got up. Shen Wei moved lightly, put on her clothes and walked out of the bedroom.
"Master, you get up so early." Cai Lian whispered at the door.
Shen Wei pressed her index finger to the corner of her lips: "Shh, keep your voice down, don't disturb the emperor. Let's take a day off today, let the emperor sleep a little longer."
Cai Lian: "Master, you really care about the emperor."
Li Yuanjing was half asleep and half awake, his thin lips slightly raised.
I don’t know how long it took, but the voices of Li Chengtai, Li Chengyou and Leyou were heard outside the house.
Li Yuanjing was very sleepy and slowly opened his eyes. When I lifted the bed curtain, I saw that the clear sunlight outside the window had leaked into the room. The windows were bright and clean, and there was a faint fragrance in the room.
There was the sound of dishes colliding next door.
Li Yuanjing got out of bed and put on his clothes without asking the palace maid to help him get dressed. After he dressed himself, he walked towards the next house.
It was already daybreak, the crabapple blossoms in the yard were in full bloom, the door to the house was wide open, and Shen Wei and her three children were sitting at the table eating longevity noodles.
Today is the fifth day of May, the Queen Mother’s birthday, as well as the birthdays of Lee Seung-tae and Lee Seung-woo. Li Chengyou had a big appetite. He quickly finished a bowl and still felt it was not enough. He raised the empty bowl and shouted, "Mother, I want another bowl."
Shen Wei smiled and patted his head: "There will be breakfast later, don't eat too much."
Li Chengyou smiled and said, "The longevity noodles cooked by mother are delicious. I only ate noodles this morning."
Shen Wei gave Cai Lian a look, and Cai Lian added a bowl of noodles to Li Chengyou and arranged it carefully.
The noodles cooked by Chen Wei may not taste great, but the creativity is good. Pull the dough into strips, put it into the pan and cook it, then fry a few eggs and carve words and patterns on the sliced carrots.
Carve the words "Happy Birthday" on the carrot slices, carve out little rabbits and little tigers, and put them into the pot to cook.
Finally, scoop out the cooked noodles, put them into a bowl, and add the soup to enhance the flavor. Place eggs, "Happy Birthday" carrot words, small animal patterns, and blanched green vegetables on the dish, and a bowl of beautiful and delicious noodles is ready.
The kids love to eat it.
"Mother, Leyou also needs to eat a bowl, with a little rabbit radish."
"Send a bowl to the Empress Dowager later. She will definitely like it."
"Mother, I want to eat the little tiger."
The house was filled with joy.
Li Yuanjing stood at the door, looking at the warm scene inside the house, and his heart seemed to be brushed by a soft feather. At this moment, Chen Wei was not the Concubine Chen, and the children were not princesses or princes. They were just like ordinary mothers and children in the world.
Peaceful and beautiful.
If one day he were not the emperor, he would also like to live such a peaceful and simple life with Shen Wei.
Le You was sharp-eyed and was the first to notice Li Yuanjing outside the house. She happily put down her bowl and ran over: "Father, do you want to eat rabbit longevity noodles? They are delicious. The little rabbit carved by mother is fat and round."
Li Yuanjing touched his daughter's soft hair and said, "Father wants to eat."
Li Yuanjing sat down and Cailian brought the cooked noodles.
Chen Wei's eyebrows curved: "Your Majesty, please try it. The small green vegetables are just picked from the vegetable garden. They are fresh and tender."
Shen Wei doesn’t like to grow vegetables now.
There are a lot of vegetables and fruits in the yard, all of which were planted by Li Yuanjing in his spare time.
Every time Shen Wei felt greedy, she would openly pick the radishes and vegetables planted by Li Yuanjing. Li Yuanjing turned a blind eye and pretended not to notice anything. He even felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Finished the longevity noodles.
Le You asked the kitchen to make a bowl of delicious longevity noodles, which her personal maid brought and put into a food box. Le You quickly ran back to the Cining Palace and gave it to the Empress Dowager to try.
After Le You left, Li Yuanjing asked his two sons, "What gift do you want for your birthday?"
The two sons looked at each other.
Before Li Chengtai could speak, Li Chengyou beside him raised his chubby paw excitedly: "Father, I want a horse! I want to learn how to ride a horse!"
Li Yuanjing nodded: "Yes."
Li Chengyou jumped up happily: "Thank you, father, you are so kind!"
Li Yuanjing was greatly benefited by the child's frank admiration. He asked Li Chengtai in a good mood: "What do you want?"
Li Chengtai pursed his lips slightly, raised his little face that looked like Li Yuanjing, and said quietly: "I don't want anything, I just want my mother to be safe and sound."
Li Yuanjing: ...
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