Chapter 141: Too Hasty
Ten days later, Duke Li's funeral was over, and the eldest son of the Li family, now Duke Li Si, brought his eldest son Li Song and his third daughter Li Xiang into the palace.
Empress Dowager Li met the guest and invited him to stay for dinner.
The third daughter of the Li family is only fourteen years old and has an outstanding appearance.
In Cuiyunxuan, Chi Su said slowly: "It is true that the third young lady is the most favored young lady in Duke Li's mansion. When the old Duke was alive, he loved her the most."
"Master, this... I'm afraid you have to enter the palace? Just the year after next..." Zi Rui said.
"It's time to come in." Shen Chuliu nodded.
"That might be difficult to deal with, right?" Zi Rui worried.
"That depends on his temperament. If he really has the temperament of Empress Dowager Li, then it would be hard to say." Being so secretive, it is naturally difficult to deal with him.
"It's too early to talk about this now." Shen Chuliu smiled: "But this is the real emperor's cousin."
She was relatively relaxed here. In the Cining Palace, after seeing off the Li family, Empress Dowager Li sighed, "We are acting too hastily."
"Master?" Nanny Hua called out.
"Well, Li Si, you are too hasty. You shouldn't have brought Xiang'er here today."
"Indeed, we just saw off the old Duke." Nanny Hua nodded.
"I have plans in mind, but as soon as father left, they became anxious." Empress Dowager Li sighed.
"There is also the old lady." Nanny Hua advised.
"Mother is worried too. I haven't made our family prosperous in the past few years. It's not easy for them," said Empress Dowager Li.
"It was all because of Concubine Yang's trouble all those years!" Nanny Hua said resentfully.
Although my master was a concubine in the past, she was clearly a virtuous concubine of the first rank and fourth concubine.
It’s a pity that Concubine Yang, who is a second-rank concubine, has made life miserable for everyone in the palace.
She finally became the empress dowager, but there was Feng above her.
In order to deal with Feng, Empress Dowager Li naturally made all kinds of concessions.
"I know what they are thinking. How can I ignore my family? Oh."
Empress Dowager Li waved her hand and went into the inner room.
In this generation of the Li family, there is only one legitimate daughter and one son.
Empress Dowager Li is the eldest daughter, and the current Duke Li Si is the youngest son of the Li family, with several others born out of wedlock.
Empress Dowager Li did not allow her own family members to enter the harem at first, firstly because she wanted to deal with Feng Shi, and secondly because Li Si's daughter was still young.
She also didn't want to invite her half-brothers' children in.
Now that the Duke is gone, the family will naturally worry whether their sister is unwilling to support them.
Only then did Li Xiang come in to see it.
After all, we are acting too hastily. Doing so will make people think too much and it will not look good.
Fortunately, her son is the emperor, so she is not afraid of what others say.
In the Taiji Palace, Qi Yixiu had just rewarded the newly appointed Duke Li. Knowing that Duke Li had also brought his daughter, he didn't say anything.
He also knew what his mother was thinking, and the Li family would still promote those who needed to be promoted.
However, he has the final say on how much to promote.
It’s too early to think about it now.
"Is Miss Jing okay?" Qi Yixiu suddenly asked.
The emperor has not entered the harem for the past ten days or so since Duke Li passed away. At least he did it for Empress Dowager Li to see.
"In reply to the emperor, it should be fine now. I can pay my respects to you as usual these few days." Chusi said.
"Well, then I'll go to her place in the evening. How is Concubine Yi?" Qi Yixiu asked while busying himself.
"Empress Yi is still the same. The imperial physician said that she needs to be treated slowly and not rushed."
"What do you think?" Qi Yixiu stopped writing.
Chusi paused for a moment, then said cautiously, "I will see that if Concubine Yi is more relaxed and takes rest, she will be fine."
Qi Yixiu didn't say anything else.
Chusi waited for a while, and seeing that the emperor stopped talking, he stood still obediently.
I thought that Concubine Yi was a really unlucky person.
After all, he didn't come from a prominent family, so even his great fortune couldn't be suppressed.
Now, not only can I not have any offspring, but my own body is also ruined.
If I had known this would happen, why would I have gotten pregnant?
Look at her when she was pregnant, she acted like she was going to become a concubine.
The result is still the same...
Why.
After Qi Yixiu finished his work, he went to Shen Chuliu in the afternoon.
It's almost the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and it's indeed not warm anymore.
Shen Chuliu only had a fire pot lit in the outer room, but not in the inner room. After all, if it wasn't raining or windy, there wouldn't be a need for so much fire for the time being.
In the outer room, Zi Rui was reluctant to use silver thread carbon, so she used something else. It didn't produce as much smoke, but it was still not as good as silver thread carbon.
Qi Yixiu frowned as soon as he arrived: "Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs send you coal?"
At this time of year, all the things needed for the winter are distributed.
"Your Majesty, please." Shen Chuliu laughed, "Your Majesty, I'm making fun of you. It's not that I didn't give it to you, it's just that I'm a stingy girl and I'm afraid that the silver carbon will not be enough. Why don't you go and change it?"
Qi Yixiu took a look and saw Zi Rui lowering her head and answering.
Qi Yixiu shook his head: "This is someone brought by your mother's family? This is too stingy. Is this how you live in the Shen family?"
"It sounds like you're complaining. But my home is not like the palace. We don't have things like silver charcoal. My grandmother has the best ones in the mansion. My grandfather and his family are not at home all year round, so it's normal for us younger generations to be a little worse. I'm not the only one like this." Shen Chuliu made tea skillfully.
"My beloved concubine has suffered a lot. My beloved concubine has had no close relatives since childhood, so it has always been hard." Qi Yixiu said.
"I know that Your Majesty loves me, but I have never had a hard time financially since I was a child. It's just that I lost my parents, so it's a little different."
Qi Yixiu nodded and drank his tea, thinking that this woman was good at talking.
If she wanted to complain, he would be willing to coax her.
But he was even more pleased to see her being so strong-willed.
Without parents, living in a big family like that, it's almost like being surrounded by tigers and wolves.
The fact that she was the first one sent into the palace speaks volumes.
So she didn't complain, because she knew that even if she did, it would be useless.
The Shen family is still the Shen family.
Qi Yixiu thought, with her personality, even though she had no close relatives, there were probably not many people who dared to really provoke her at home.
As for the fact that Shen Chuliu was unwilling to enter the palace and was told that she would be sent to Prince Wei's Mansion if she didn't come in, the Shen family kept it a secret.
The Shen family is not stupid. If the emperor knew about this, it would be bad.
"Your Majesty, please try it." Shen Chuliu said when he saw Zizhu bringing the snacks.
"This is osmanthus glutinous rice cake made from the osmanthus flowers grown in the osmanthus forest outside Cuiyunxuan this year. Although it is not a rare thing, at least I worked hard to pick the osmanthus flowers. It's a token of my gratitude." Shen Chuliu pushed it.
Qi Yixiu naturally didn't like these sweet things, but he still ate a piece to save face.
"Well, very good. My beloved concubine, just ask others to do whatever you like. Why should you work so hard yourself?" Qi Yixiu ate a piece and wiped his hands.
"Just a slight movement." Shen Chuliu started eating it herself. She liked it very much.
"As long as my beloved is happy, I'm glad. I've been busy these days and have neglected you. If you need anything, please tell me." Qi Yixiu looked at her.
"Not at the moment. When you need it, tell the emperor." Shen Chuliu smiled sweetly.
(End of this chapter)
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