"Your Majesty, one piece of cloth can make about two simple sets of robes and a belt."
Xuan Ling nodded slightly and ordered, "Send two horses to Cining Palace, one to Jingren Palace, and two to Shengpin's residence."
Liu, the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, took a deep breath and glanced at Eunuch Fu. The two of them understood what he meant. The fact that the Emperor could reward Lady Sheng with two pieces of Shu brocade was enough to show that she was now a well-deserved favorite concubine.
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
In the Kun Palace, Su Yunluan was depressed for two days. The palace maids around her tried various ways to coax her, and the empress dowager also rewarded her with a lot of good things, which finally cheered her up.
At this time, she was standing in front of the dressing table. The palace maid took a warm brocade handkerchief to apply to her face, and then applied the Goddess Jade Face Cream.
She leaned lazily, her delicate face looking pretty in the bronze mirror, but she could hear Xuan Ling's scolding that night, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red, and she knocked over all the bottles and jars on the dressing table.
Qiulin and Hongye stepped forward, "Your Majesty, are you sad again? Don't worry, the Empress Dowager said that the Emperor's illness will subside soon, and she will personally go and ask them to return your green card."
"Tell me, do I really look wanton? Why does the Emperor hate me so much?"
After she came back, she didn't dare tell Xuan Ling that he slapped her because it hurt her self-esteem too much, but her heart was already hopelessly broken.
Outside the palace, Concubine Liang came in with a food box and said with a smile, "Sister Luan, I specially brought you some beauty soup. It works really well."
Su Yunluan was furious and glared at her fiercely, "If I hadn't listened to your nonsense, why would I be in this situation?"
Concubine Liang was not angry. Instead, she sat over more attentively, opened the food box herself, and brought out a bowl of rice soup sprinkled with rose petals, which exuded a sweet aroma.
"Bird's nest soup, I don't need it." Su Yunluan said arrogantly.
“Sister, you don’t know, this is not an ordinary bird’s nest soup, but a meridian-warming soup.
Su Yunluan tilted her head to glance at the soup. The color was indeed good. "What is Wenjing Decoction?"
Liang Fei sat down and said with a smile, "Women are based on blood. If you take good care of your menstrual blood, your figure will become plump, your breasts will become fuller, and you will no longer be a young girl. Look at Shengpin. Isn't her skin translucent and delicate, her lips full and rosy, and her femininity more abundant?"
When Su Yunluan heard this, she said unhappily, "Don't mention her again."
Concubine Liang took her hand and said, "Sister, you are very beautiful, but you are still too young, like a little yellow duck, lacking some femininity."
As he spoke, he looked down at Su Yunluan's chest. Su Yunluan took a look at herself, and thinking of Sheng Xiyan's figure, it seemed as if she suddenly understood.
Does the emperor like plump women with curvy figures?
He took a sip of the soup and asked, "What's in it?"
Concubine Liang's maid stepped forward and introduced: "Your Majesty, in addition to bird's nest, we also added Evodia rutaecarpa, Codonopsis pilosula, Pinellia ternata, Ophiopogon japonicus, Licorice root, Cinnamon twig, White Peony Root, Chinese Angelica sinensis, and Donkey-hide Gelatin."
After Su Yunluan finished drinking the meridian-warming soup, she felt better. She pinched her waist and asked, "Sister, whose waist do you think is thinner, mine or Concubine Sheng's?"
Concubine Liang slowly waved her palace fan and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter whether it's thin or not. The other day I said I would pay tribute with a few pieces of Shu brocade, but my sister can't wear it anymore."
"Why?"
"There were only five rolls of Shu brocade in total, and the Emperor gave two rolls to Concubine Sheng, which is more than the Empress's one roll. Don't you think he's biased?"
Su Yunluan said angrily: "What on earth does the Emperor like about that little bitch? Doesn't he mind that she's given birth to a child? What's so special about a woman who killed her husband?"
Concubine Liang covered her mouth and said, "Sister, don't dare to say anything. But it doesn't matter. The Empress Dowager has two horses and will definitely give them to you."
Su Yunluan couldn't help herself when she thought about the gorgeous and beautiful dress made of Shu brocade. She stood up and said, "Come on, sister, accompany me to the Cining Palace."
"OK."
Concubine Liang was secretly delighted. It would be good for them to go together. Even if the empress dowager was partial, it was impossible for her to give the Shu brocade only to Su Yunluan in front of her.
As expected, when Su Yunluan cried and complained, the empress dowager could only say: "Give the two horses I got to Concubine Jia, and...give one to Concubine Liang as well, one for each of them."
The two of them immediately thanked her, and Concubine Liang said, "Aunt, the Emperor has given Concubine Sheng two horses as a reward, the same number as yours."
Su Yunluan shouted, "Aunt, can you please call that little bitch Shengpin over and give her a good beating to vent Luan'er's anger?"
The Empress Dowager was annoyed by the quarrel between the two and said angrily, "The affairs of the harem are under the jurisdiction of the Empress. I am tired. Please kneel down and pay your respects."
After Su Yunluan and Concubine Liang left, the Empress Dowager twisted the jade Buddhist beads in her hand, looking thoughtful.
The head nanny asked, "Are you worried, Madam, that the Emperor will favor Concubine Sheng?"
"A concubine without any family background, even if the emperor favors her for a few more days, it will only be a minor incident and will not amount to anything. I originally thought that everything would go smoothly after Luan'er entered the palace, but I didn't expect her to be so naive and believe everything others say. It is really worrying.
The Shu Consort is vicious, the Liang Consort is sweet-mouthed but vicious, the Empress is incompetent, and the newly emerged Sheng Consort is a clever and clever woman, coaxing the Emperor to always run to her.
The head nanny said, "The situation in the harem is becoming increasingly complicated, which is definitely a bad thing."
The Empress Dowager nodded. "Counselor Xu, what did you say about the Queen's pregnancy?"
"That's strange. He said the Queen's pregnancy seems to be better recently than before. Perhaps it's because the pregnancy is getting more stable as the months go by."
The Queen Mother sat on the couch, a faint smile on her well-maintained face, and a pair of almond-shaped eyes revealed a hidden look.
"I didn't expect that Concubine Shu and the other concubines could remain so calm and composed this time. It seems I underestimated them."
The head nanny presented a bowl of nourishing soup and said, "Perhaps they were secretly busy, but the Queen cleverly resolved it."
The Queen Mother frowned slightly, "That's not a good thing."
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