Zhou Beichen's whole body suddenly exuded a charming aura. He looked at the woman in front of him, straightened up, and his eyes lit up.
"No, An An, you want it."
As he spoke, he stood up and casually pulled down the big red bed curtain, gradually covering up all the vague scenery inside.
It's closed.
Zhou Beichen glanced at Shen Nian'an, who seemed to be lying on the bed with no strength left in her body, and leaned over to gently place a kiss on her forehead.
"An'an, don't worry. I will slowly compensate you for the five years you spent in the cold palace. As for Nuannuan and Hanhan, you should be even more assured. I even gave them the Shadow Guards and Secret Guards. Nuannuan is a girl, and I also let her learn martial arts. How could I just do this on a whim? You should have a good rest. I'm leaving and will come to see you tomorrow."
Shen Nian'an didn't say anything, and Zhou Beichen didn't care. Instead, he seemed to be in a much better mood. When he walked to the door, he stretched and looked at Aunt Xu who was guarding the door, and suddenly gave an order.
"Deshun, I convey my decree to Consort Hui of the Pepper Palace. In recognition of her contributions to the pregnancy, raising, and education of the imperial heir, I hereby grant her the title of Noble Consort Hui, in charge of harem affairs, with Consort Xian and Consort Shu assisting her."
"Your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"
Nanny Xu was delighted. Seeing Zhou Beichen walking away, she immediately ran to the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is great news. You are now the Noble Consort Hui, second only to the emperor and above all others. You have the power to manage the six palaces. Now, as long as you can maintain a good relationship with the Consort Xian and further strengthen your relationship with the Minister of Rites, your support will be even greater. I am truly happy for you."
Shen Nian’an glanced at her indifferently.
"Help me up."
She sat down at the dressing table, and a maid came to do her makeup. "Please invite Consort Xian and Consort Shu over later."
"yes."
Aunt Xu responded happily. Now that her master was in favor, she was really happy. "Your Majesty, by the way, can I pick some of the vegetables we grow in the cold palace?"
Shen Nian’an responded yes.
The seeds in that space are the most common vegetable seeds in modern times. To be honest, it is spring all year round here, and it is not too cold all year round. The temperature is the same most of the time, so all kinds of modern vegetables such as potatoes, tomatoes, celery, lettuce, carrots, etc. can be grown.
Apart from being able to rely on Zhou Beichen and the Minister of Rites, she can only rely on herself for the rest. Shen Nian'an has always believed that only when she is strong can she be relied upon.
Although the country is enjoying good weather and peace and prosperity now, if she grows those vegetables and distributes them to the people, she will not have to worry about money, and it will also benefit the people. She can also find a way to let Nuannuan and Hanhan have their own power. Then, the three of them will be able to gain a firm foothold in this harem.
Just as he was thinking about it, the virtuous concubine and the virtuous concubine walked in together.
The virtuous concubine naturally congratulated happily.
"Sister, your promotion is so fast. It didn't even take a year for you to go from Concubine Shen to Concubine Hui. Now you can manage the harem. I, your sister, really owe it to you."
The virtuous concubine paused and was about to kneel down while speaking.
"This concubine pays respects to Concubine Hui!"
Concubine Shu was slightly taken aback and also wanted to kneel down, "Greetings to Concubine Hui!"
Shen Nian'an's eyes widened suddenly, and she immediately squatted down, helping the people up with one hand each, and she almost knelt down.
"You two sisters entered the palace earlier than me, how can you kneel down to me? Hurry up, the emperor is worried that I can't handle so many things in the harem by myself, so he asked you two sisters to assist me. If I do anything wrong in the future, please tell me clearly, we are all sisters, we are one family."
Xian Fei immediately smiled more gently, and she patted Shen Nian'an's hand.
"Today, after hearing what my sister said, I feel like we are truly on the same page."
She exchanged glances with Concubine Shu, who immediately expressed her opinion.
"Yes, yes. For the past ten years or so, I have never fought or competed in this harem. But when I think about how that noble lady Ye in the cold palace has made it impossible for us to have children for her own selfish interests, I feel really bad. We followed the wrong person before. From now on, we will really have to wear the same pants with my sister."
Since she entered the palace, Concubine Xian has always been the closest to her, and Concubine Shu has never been competitive in the harem. Shen Nian'an is very relieved about these two people.
"From now on, if I do anything wrong, please bear with me, sisters."
As they were talking, they suddenly heard bursts of sobbing, and all three of them paused. Shen Nian'an was the first to understand.
She smiled and said.
"I guess it's that girl He'er who's crying. Ever since the Queen was deposed, the Emperor has placed her with me. Now, this child is still my child, but she's not my biological child. I can't hit her or scold her, and even if I say a few words to her, she won't listen. She keeps missing her parents. I don't know what to do."
The virtuous concubine sighed, "Ah, that's right. This child, already young, has been separated from her parents, and was kicked twice by her nominal father, the emperor, and thrown to the ground by the queen. What a fate she has."
Concubine Shu nodded in agreement.
"My opinion, sister, if you really can't raise this child, just let her die of illness. In case you raise another ungrateful child in the future, don't let your two biological children be corrupted."
A rough accent came from the door. The three of them were stunned and walked towards the door at the same time. Yingpin immediately became shy. She touched her hair and spoke embarrassedly.
"It's nothing, actually. I just heard that Concubine Hui has become Imperial Concubine Hui, so I wanted to come and see her. It's only natural that I came here. But let me tell you, I'm not here to eavesdrop on your conversation. I came here to tell you that I, Ying Linglong, will swear a blood oath today to become sisters with Imperial Concubine Hui. From now on, we're like grasshoppers on the same rope, never to be separated."
As she spoke, Yingpin ordered the palace maid to take out the large bowl she had prepared. Without saying a word, she picked up a needle, pricked her finger, and dripped blood into the bowl.
He brought it to Shen Nian'an and picked up one of Shen Nian'an's fingers.
"Come on, Sister Hui, it doesn't hurt, just bear with it."
Shen Nian'an rolled her eyes at her. In this day and age, how come you don't even need someone's consent to take blood?
After three "tick", "tick", and "tick", Yingpin watched the blood of the four of them flow into the bowl and handed it to Shen Nian'an first.
"Sister Hui, I'm really here to surrender. My father is also a young general. Although he's not very powerful now, if anything happens, my father and I will definitely fight to the death. Sister, drink up."
"Don't worry, sister. My love for you is more real than gold."
As she spoke, she took out two large gold ingots and spoke with a smile.
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