I got up, got out of bed, and put on my shoes.
Chen Yuwei walked to the octagonal table, picked up a teacup, and drank a cup of warm tea.
Squeak—
The door was pushed open, and Xia He walked in, holding a thin booklet.
"My lord, these are some fabrics, cloths and ornaments that the principal wife just sent over."
"I have already registered it and sent it to the storeroom. Please take a look, Master."
As she spoke, Xia He presented the booklet in her hands to her master.
Chen Yuwei reached out, picked up the booklet, and casually flipped through it a few times. "Pick out the ones that are useful and send them to the dressing table."
The Princess Consort is so kind, showing consideration for our lack of possessions. We cannot let her down.
Oh, by the way, there's some loose silver and banknotes in the wooden box over by the dressing table. Keep them for our daily expenses at Ruyi Residence.
"A poor family travels with extravagance; if you want to live well in a mansion, you know what to do."
Everywhere you go, there are sycophants who fawn over the powerful and belittle the weak. This is determined by the distorted system of the imperial harem, and no one can change it unless the entire ruling class of the dynasty is overthrown.
As a beneficiary of this system, Chen Yuwei has no reason to oppose it.
Besides, she had stored a lot of gold and silver jewelry in her spatial storage before entering the palace.
What she has given up now is just a drop in the ocean. If it weren't for the restrictions on the selection of imperial concubines, Chen Yuwei could have lived a much better life.
Xia He bowed her head and agreed, then quickly turned around and put away the loose silver and banknotes in the wooden box.
She thought to herself that although her master was only a concubine, judging from her demeanor and actions, she knew that this person was shrewd and calculating, and that she had made the right choice in choosing this job.
There wasn't much to do at Ruyi Residence right now, and Xia He preferred to show off in front of Chen Yuwei rather than go out to work.
Coincidentally, Chen Yuwei also wanted to learn more about the mansion.
The master and servant hit it off immediately. Chen Yuwei ate the pastries and snacks that Xia Yu and the other two had brought back earlier, while listening to Xia He explain the rights and wrongs of the mansion.
This time, Xia He's account was more comprehensive than before, ranging from the grand wedding of Hongli and Lady Fucha, to the early death of the first princess born to Lady Fucha, to the prince spending two extra days at Concubine Jin's place, which caused a confrontation between Concubine Gao and Concubine Jin.
Although the mansion is not large, quite a few people live here.
In addition, as the saying goes, three women make a drama. Before Chen Yuwei came in, there were eight women in the mansion, including the Fujin (principal wife). They were like hundreds of ducks, always arguing endlessly.
Chen Yuwei, who was listening with great interest: ...I've learned something new.
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