Chapter 108 Flowering Tree
You can also choose not to go, but that would be a long detour, and it is not necessary if you are not avoiding something else.
"Come sit down?" Shen Chuliu asked when passing by the peach forest.
In fact, the peach blossoms had already faded. After last year, Shen Chuliu also knew that the peach forest here would not bear fruit.
It’s not accurate to say that there is no fruit, but the peach cannot be eaten.
It was a small peach as big as a thumb, and it fell before the month came.
This tree is a flowering tree.
Yao Baolin naturally had no objection, so he sat down with Shen Chuliu in the peach forest.
"When the Empress Dowager supported Concubine Kangde, everyone knew it was because of her low-key character and Concubine Feng. Now it seems that it was mainly because of Concubine Feng," said Yao Baolin.
"The Empress is blessed with great fortune." She doesn't need to take action herself to help other concubines oppose Feng.
No matter what Concubine Kangde felt, if she were not the queen, it would not be so easy for her to become one of the four concubines of the first rank.
"Yes, your Majesty really has a lot in mind." Yao Baolin was particularly emotional today.
She thought of the past. She always felt that it was her bad luck that made the emperor dislike her so much.
But now I think, if someone else had encountered those things in the past, they might not have been so passive.
"I'm afraid Chen Baolin has surrendered to Concubine Yi." Shen Chuliu said.
"It seems so. She has accepted a lot of things from Concubine Yi." Yao Baolin shook his head: "Didn't Chen Baolin want to follow Concubine Kangde before? Concubine Kangde didn't accept it, but Concubine Yi accepted it quickly."
"There is no one left. Let's look at the rest. Wen Xiaoyi is with Concubine Kangde, not to mention Miao Xiaoyi. Lu Xiaoyi was abandoned by the Queen and is not favored either. It's hard to say about Li Baolin now, but he is still related to Concubine Feng Shu. There's no need to mention Feng Yunu, even if she is a distant relative, she is still a member of the Feng family. Who else is left except Chen Baolin who goes around asking for help?"
Going a little further up, among the three beauties, Concubine Zhao had long fallen out of favor, so it was useless to win her over.
Jing Meiren and Li Meiren don't need to rely on anyone.
The same goes for Concubine Ning.
No matter how you look at it, the only possible choice is Chen Baolin.
"But I did hear a piece of gossip." Yao Baolin laughed, "There is a palace maid named Su He in Concubine Yi's palace. She is very beautiful. I heard that she was born a criminal. She entered the palace when she was a teenager. She is very good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."
"Tsk, our Concubine Yi can't just shoot herself in the foot like this, right?" Shen Chuliu raised an eyebrow.
"It's hard to say. Maybe not now, but if things don't go well later..." Yao Baolin also laughed: "After all, a woman with a criminal background is much easier to control than Chen Baolin."
"Tsk, this is really a big show." If the favorite concubine, Concubine Yi, is forced to offer her maidservant...
Then the drama in the palace will be even more interesting.
She can't wait.
"To be honest, it was Chen Baolin who was impatient. Her family background is there, and if he could just keep calm, it would be beneficial sooner or later." Yao Baolin said.
Wasn't it the case with Lady Jing before? She refused to come forward in her first year in the palace, and only came forward slowly after she saw the situation clearly.
"She entered the palace on the same day as Concubine Li. The other party was so favored that she was forced to move away. How could she keep calm?" A normal teenage girl should be like this.
Shen Chuliu was able to endure it because she had more memories than others.
"However, Miss Li actually protects her very much, but she herself can't see it." Shen Chuliu shook her head.
"Even if she could see it, how could she believe it?"
Too.
The two men sat in the peach forest for a while, listening to the emperor coming.
The emperor was passing by here on his way to see the empress dowager.
Shen Chuliu stood up quickly: "Let's go back."
It's not appropriate to see it frequently.
Yao Baolin nodded, and the two of them left together.
Qi Yixiu came over and heard that it was Concubine Jing and Yao Baolin who had avoided the place just now. He just smiled and went straight to Empress Dowager Li's palace without saying anything.
After the meal, Concubine Yi drank some medicine to nourish her body, and then went out and sat on the corridor with a bad look on her face.
She was too lazy to dress up and had been feeling very tired these days.
"How is the queen?" Huashan asked.
"It's OK, about the same as yesterday." Concubine Yi touched her belly and said, "Didn't I tell you that it will take three or four months to know whether it's good or not?"
She actually didn't feel much in her stomach right now, but she was pregnant with a child, and she would have to wait three or four months to know if she could really let him carry the baby well. This feeling...
No matter how brave you are, you can't stand this stimulation.
Therefore, it is impossible for Concubine Yi not to be worried, and this worry has instead created a vicious cycle.
"How is Chen Baolin?" asked Concubine Yi.
"Your Majesty, do you really want her to move in? In my opinion, there is no need for that. Think about her family background." Huashan said.
Concubine Yi sighed: "If she doesn't move in, how can I ask her to sleep with me?"
"The emperor will understand once you mention her. You know, she is still young. What if she gives birth?" Huashan's heart is all on Concubine.
Concubine Yi thought for a long time: "How is Su He?"
"She is a decent woman. If you want to support someone, you'd rather it be her. After all, she comes from a humble background and it's impossible for her to make any waves." What Huashan didn't dare to say was that if you fail to have this baby, at least you can still raise a child.
The Su family gave birth to the best child.
Given Chen Baolin's background, no one could guarantee what would happen to her after she gave birth to a child.
"Don't be harsh on her." Concubine Yi would naturally not push her out at this moment.
But now people are starting to train them.
If she fails to get pregnant... she has to have a backup plan, otherwise all the women in the palace will take advantage of her misfortune.
In a small room in a side hall of Changle Palace, Su He, wearing a pink palace maid's uniform, was embroidering.
She no longer had to do hard labor since some time ago.
She also had to take a good bath every day, and a nanny would bring ointment to apply on the injured parts of her body.
Hands, in particular, need good care.
Su He knew why. She pretended to be nervous, but she was really looking forward to it. In the past, Concubine Yi kept her hidden, but now... Concubine Yi has let it go.
She had been looking forward to it since the day she entered the palace. Her entire Su family had died unjustly.
If she could trade this face for a result, she would be willing to do so.
All the male members of the Su family died, including her brothers, her father and uncles.
But one should have a good reputation even after death.
Su He touched her face. It was different because of the finest makeup. She had been working hard for more than six years, so naturally her face was a lot rougher.
Now it has been recovered.
Su He put the embroidery in her hands on the couch, stood up and looked outside.
Changle Palace is still the most popular place in the entire imperial palace. The mistress is pregnant, and everyone below is delighted.
But Su He knew that if it was really that good, why would Concubine Yi be so eager to win over Chen Baolin and even support a palace maid?
But she didn't care. She couldn't say whether she hated Concubine Yi or not. Her heart had long been dead. All she could do was try her best to clear her family's name.
[Let me explain. Don't be confused when I write "master" and "empress" sometimes. The setting is that those below the beauty can only be called by rank, such as "talented woman" or something like that. Those above the beauty and below the nine concubines can be called "master". Those above the nine concubines can be called "empress" or "master", it's up to you. ]
There is a male second character, a little prince, etc. But there is no male second character who is always flirting with the female lead.
(End of this chapter)
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