The next morning, before breakfast was served, Shen Wei had already started grinding ink and practicing calligraphy.
She hung the original manuscript of "Spring Banquet" written by Prince Yan on the wall, and sat at the desk obediently, starting to practice calligraphy facing Prince Yan's manuscript.
"Weiwei is very hardworking." When King Yan saw Shen Wei's hard work, he felt a sense of pride.
Chen Wei held the brush and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty is a good teacher, and I can't be a bad student."
Prince Yan was touched.
Yes, to some extent, he is also Shen Wei’s teacher. The Prince of Yan was of noble birth and had never been a teacher to anyone, so this feeling was very novel to him.
Shen Wei continued to concentrate on practicing calligraphy.
Every stroke was still crooked, and the King of Yan frowned as he watched. He sat aside and patiently taught Shen Wei calligraphy until breakfast was served.
After breakfast, Prince Yan went to court with his wealth and guards. Shen Wei stood at the gate of Fangfei Garden, watching King Yan's leaving back. Then, Shen Wei looked towards the rose garden next to her.
"Master, Zhang Yue moved in yesterday." Cai Ping told Chen Wei the gossip she had heard.
Shen Wei didn’t care.
The palace is like a big company, and the wives and concubines in the harem are the employees of the palace. It is normal for new employees to come to the company occasionally to compete for sales performance. There is no need to panic or be afraid.
As a half-old employee, what Shen Wei needs to do is to work hard to improve her abilities and earn performance more than Zhang Yue.
She began jogging around the yard to exercise. Exercise every day and don't miss it.
While exercising, Cai Lian, who had gone out of the palace to inquire about news, came back.
"Master, I have already found out." Cai Lian whispered to Chen Wei, "Your mother and brother have arrived in Yanjing and are now staying in an inn. They had a quarrel this morning. Your brother went to the gambling house in Yanjing to gamble, and your wife stayed in the inn to make embroidered handkerchiefs to sell for money."
Shen Wei stopped jogging and took the towel handed to her by Cai Ping to wipe her sweat: "Please wash up for me, I want to go see my mother."
In the palace, concubines and maids had a low status, and the relatives of concubines were not qualified to visit them.
Therefore, Shen Wei could only leave the house to visit relatives, but she still needed to apply to the princess.
The princess did not make things difficult for him and asked Shen Wei to come back before noon.
This time when Chen Wei went out, she did not bring Cai Lian and Cai Ping with her. She only brought the ferocious-looking Rong Mama, and the two young eunuchs Jixiang and Deshun.
Before leaving, Chen Wei deliberately changed into her most worn-out clothes, smeared some paint on her face, and then put on a white veil to cover her face, and left the palace through the back door with Rong Mama.
Jixiang and Deshun drove the carriage, and Shen Wei took it to the inn.
In the small carriage, Rong Mama was wearing gold and silver jewelry, and she looked like a wealthy mama in the palace. On the other hand, Shen Wei was wearing very tattered clothes. Rong Mama clenched her handkerchief tightly and couldn't help but confirm again: "Master, are you really going to act later?"
Shen Wei nodded: "Of course."
She wanted to explore the character of Shen’s mother.
Therefore, Shen Wei is going to "sell misery" this time. She was no longer the glorious Shen Wei in the palace, but a weak and pitiful concubine who was bullied.
The carriage arrived at the inn.
Shen Wei and Madam Rong got out of the car and quietly entered a lower-class room in the inn. Shen Wei knocked on the door, and a woman's gentle voice came from the room: "I'm here."
With a creak, the wooden door opened.
Shen Wei raised her eyes and saw a middle-aged woman in a rough hemp cloth dress, with a thin figure and gray hair. This person is Shen Wei’s biological mother.
Mother Shen still held the unfinished embroidered cloth in her hand, and she asked doubtfully and cautiously: "Who are you?"
Shen Wei took off her white veil, revealing a beautiful and refined face. The only flaw is that the corners of his mouth are bruised, his temples are red and swollen, and his eyes are red.
Looks like he's been bullied.
The unfinished embroidery cloth in Mother Shen's hand fell to the ground with a snap, and she said tremblingly: "Third girl... my third girl..."
Shen Wei's eyes were red, and she called out skillfully: "Mom."
Mother Shen took Shen Wei's hand and went into the house: "Come, child, come and sit down. I haven't seen you for a few months. You have lost a lot of weight, Sanya."
Seeing Shen Wei with a bruised face, Shen's mother felt heartbroken.
Mother Shen tremblingly opened her package, took out a purse from it, and cried, "Third girl, mother specially borrowed ten taels of silver from the villagers to redeem you. Come home with mother, we won't suffer as maids anymore."
When Shen's mother was seriously ill, Shen Wei was forced to sell herself into slavery for money.
Shen's mother was worried day and night. After she recovered from her illness, she worked hard on the farm, weaving and embroidering, and borrowed money from the villagers. Finally, she collected ten taels of silver.
Shen's mother set off to Yanjing overnight, hoping to redeem Shen Wei from the palace.
"Mother...thank you." Seeing the ten taels of silver, Shen Wei's doubts were quickly dispelled.
Shen's mother does not favor boys over girls. She takes good care of each of her children.
However, Shen Wei lowered her head and wiped the tears from her eyes: "Mother...but my daughter can no longer leave the palace. I have become the prince's concubine."
Mother Shen was stunned.
She didn’t know yet that Shen Wei was a concubine in the palace.
But Mother Shen knew that being a concubine would not end well. Mother Shen clearly remembered that the old rich man in their village had more than a dozen concubines. These concubines were tortured terribly by their mistresses, and their bloodstained bodies were often carried out, showing miserable deaths.
Now that Shen Wei has become the prince's concubine, she must have suffered a lot.
Mother Shen's heart was broken, and she burst into tears in panic: "Then...what should I do! I, I will kowtow to the prince and princess and beg them to let you out of the palace..."
Just as the words fell, a surprised voice came from outside the house: "What, Third Sister, you are the prince's concubine?"
Shen Xiuming, who was gambling, came back.
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