Chapter 138 Fox
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it rained for a whole day and night.
Although this place is in the south, the weather has cooled down temporarily due to the rain.
Shen Chuliu went to Lady Zhao wearing a cloak.
Lady Zhao invited her to taste tea.
The finest tea and snacks were prepared in Lady Zhao's Qiu Shui Pavilion.
Waiting for her to come.
As soon as Shen Chuliu came in, he was welcomed in by Concubine Zhao's maids.
Lady Zhao wore a homely snow-blue long coat with a front opening and an ivory skirt. The coat was embroidered with large flowers.
A loose but beautiful blood-colored bun, fixed with a plain silver hairpin.
"Here it comes." Lady Zhao said with a smile.
"Sister Zhao, please wait for a long time." Shen Chuliu said.
"No way! You have a title. I'm just a bald beauty. How dare I be your sister?" Lady Zhao pulled her with a smile.
"Sister, this is meaningless. Although I have a title, I have not been in the palace for long. Sister came from the Qiandi Palace and is older than me. How can you not stand the word sister?" Shen Chuliu scolded.
"Well, well, let's not call each other sisters. My maiden name is Wanyue, and I know your name is Chuliu. It's fine for us to call each other by our names." Lady Zhao said.
"Okay, sister, you really have a nice name." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Amber, make some tea quickly." Lady Zhao also looked at Shen Chuliu with a reproachful look.
"Okay, okay, Wanyue Wanyue." Shen Chuliu laughed: "Your name is really good, Jingui."
"I was forced to do so. I brought her with me when I first entered the mansion. Her original name was Su Lian." Lady Zhao said.
Shen Chuliu was stunned for a moment: "Isn't this a good name?"
"Why are you still stupid? The maiden name of the lady in Fuyang Palace is Suxin. How can I allow my maid to have a similar name to hers?" Concubine Zhao snorted.
Shen Chuliu laughed: "How unconfident is this?"
The Dayi Dynasty really didn't say anything about avoiding names.
Even the emperor's name did not need to be so taboo, not to mention that Feng was just a concubine of the crown prince at that time.
"She is overbearing in many ways." Lady Zhao sneered, "She is being polite to me. After all, I didn't have much favor in the beginning. At that time, Concubine Li and Concubine Ning suffered a lot at her hands. Even when Concubine Yi first entered the palace, she was bullied everywhere. It got better later."
"At that time, she looked down on the Crown Princess from the Imperial Court, and because the Queen was young at that time, she always acted like a demon. But the Emperor knew about it and dealt with her ruthlessly."
"Unfortunately, after entering the palace, the eldest prince is still..." Concubine Zhao knew that she had said something wrong and stopped talking.
Shen Chuliu did not ask any further questions. From all indications, it was the eldest prince who was killed by Feng.
"Come, have some tea." Lady Zhao pushed the tea over.
It's green tea, the tea soup is clear and tastes good.
Take a sip and you will taste the bitterness followed by sweetness.
“Good tea.”
"I don't have any other hobbies, I just like drinking tea. I do have some stock." Lady Zhao said with a smile.
After drinking tea and eating snacks, Lady Zhao said, "The incident from the other day is not well-received now. But since the Queen has taken action, I think it will be alright."
The day before yesterday, we were talking about Lu Baolin.
As for the gossip, it was said that Lu Baolin was punished by the emperor for intercepting the imperial carriage in public, and there were all kinds of rumors in the palace.
"I do know something." said Lady Zhao.
Shen Chuliu knew that the highlight was coming. Although Concubine Zhao had repeatedly shown her goodwill, she would only be called here when there was something going on.
"Didn't Mrs. Lu ask to reflect on her mistakes in seclusion? This morning, when my servant was serving the meal, I overheard her saying that she is now very careful about her diet. It seems a bit too much." Lady Zhao said.
"What does Wanyue mean? She might be pregnant?" Shen Chuliu thought for a moment: "It's been more than a month since she last slept with me, right?"
Lu was not in favor and she might not appear once a month.
It's far worse than Shen Chuliu in the first year.
"It's very likely. You should also be prepared. Seeing that she has such a vengeful nature, I'm afraid she won't forget these things easily." Lady Zhao said.
It seems that many people in the palace know Lu's true nature.
"There's nothing I can do. I would never do anything to harm someone else's offspring. If she really gets pregnant, the child will probably not be raised by someone else. Even if she can't raise the child herself due to the rules, it will be hers sooner or later."
The Lu family's status is there, and given the emperor's attitude towards Tutor Lu, it is impossible for the Lu family to have a hard time.
Even if I'm not pregnant, the current situation won't always be like this.
or……
Lu's sister is about the same age, will the emperor change one? But if Lu really has one now, it's hard to say.
After returning from Qiushui Pavilion, Zi Rui said, "Master, if Lu is really pregnant...what should we do?"
"What can I do? Don't worry. Even if she gives birth to a child, what can she do to me?" Shen Chuliu said.
"Master, you can't help but pay attention. You yourself..." Zi Rui whispered: "Shouldn't you also be prepared?"
Shen Chuliu shook her head gently: "Let's talk about it next year."
"Master!" Zi Rui was extremely anxious.
"Okay, calm down. You are my eldest girl. If you can't keep calm, what will happen to others?" Shen Chuliu pinched her hand.
Zi Rui had no choice but to remain silent. After a while, she said, "I will go and order lunch."
"Well, go ahead and don't be in a hurry. This is just Concubine Zhao's guess and may not be reliable." Shen Chuliu said and waved his hand.
Zi Rui went out and Zi Zhu came in to help her change clothes.
That night, the emperor went to Yunyan Pavilion.
Concubine Ning hasn't slept with the emperor for some time.
Compared to Lu, who was simply a person needed by the emperor, Concubine Ning was more special.
At night, Shen Chuliu was talking to the maids and mentioned this matter: "The emperor treats Concubine Ning differently."
Zhemei thought for a moment and said, "First, Concubine Ning had a miscarriage. Second, although she sometimes doesn't talk, she is actually a person who doesn't fight with the world. Third, she is also an old lady in the palace."
Shen Chuliu nodded: "As long as they don't harm me, that's fine. We can't control anything else."
Several girls nodded in agreement.
Regardless of whether Lu was pregnant or not, she had no intention of telling anyone at the moment.
Shen Chuliu did not intervene in this matter. One must be on guard against others. Even if Concubine Zhao acted harmless, one could not be without precaution.
So she just had to wait and see. There was no need to rush anything for the time being.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed. When the weather gradually turned cold, Concubine Yi fell ill.
Lingering.
In mid-September, there were two consecutive heavy rains and the temperature dropped sharply.
Even though this place is half south and half north, it is still extremely cold.
Shen Chuliu uses charcoal fire here, which is convenient. If the weather gets hot, he can just take it out.
Shen Chuliu also put on thick clothes and wrapped herself in a small fox fur cloak, which was both beautiful and warm.
Nowadays, some people are breeding foxes, and the fur is not from wild foxes.
(End of this chapter)
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