Chapter 167: Concubine
The white jade on this end is not flat, but is made into the shape of a tree.
The roots of the tree are rooted in the base, and on top are leaves made of jade wrapped with silver threads, making it look exactly like a willow tree.
This shows that it was done for Shen Chuliu.
"The emperor said that it was specially made for you. Look, Concubine Jing, this is a new skill." Laba thought to himself, in the past, the things he made were all flowers and birds.
It is rare to see people who act like willow trees. But if you say this person wants to be favored, and her name contains "willow", then she should act like a willow tree.
What if I bring something else? Anyway, no matter what I bring, now only Concubine Jing has this blessing.
Before this, only Concubine Yi had had such a good thing happen to her, but that is no longer the case for Concubine Yi.
Shen Chuliu found it quite novel and naturally liked it.
Women, they all like things that look good.
But when she looked at the lamp in front of her, she thought of the jade tree that the emperor had given to Concubine Yi on her birthday that year.
So if you think about it this way, it’s impossible not to be clear-headed.
After giving Laba as a reward, he asked Yuanxiao to be sent out and then went to have dinner.
"Master? What's wrong with you?" Zi Rui asked in a low voice.
"Hmm?" Shen Chuliu ate the food in the bowl: "Did you see it?"
"You're unhappy." Zi Rui whispered.
"I'm not unhappy, I just feel that I'm not worthy of my position." Shen Chuliu smiled.
Zhemei at the back said softly: "Master, what are you saying? You can't use this word here."
"That's because I feel the promotion is too fast." Shen Chuliu said.
"But aren't you a concubine now?" Zi Rui was puzzled.
"Yes, but Baolin and the imperial concubines also entered the palace with me. Concubine Li is pregnant, isn't she just a concubine?" Shen Chuliu said.
"But doesn't this prove that you are favored? I don't understand." Zi Rui was even more confused.
"The master just thinks that a quick promotion is too conspicuous and will always cause trouble. Generally speaking, it is a good thing. With a high position, you can protect yourself better. But that's how things are. There are gains and losses." Zhemei said.
Shen Chuliu drank the soup with a smile.
"You're right. I'm just thinking about how to deal with these people in the harem in the future. But beauties and concubines are similar. It's just that if I offend Empress Dowager Feng, I'm afraid she will have to deal with me a lot."
"I thought she really..." Zi Rui sighed.
"The more we cannot deal with it, the more we have to deal with it. If we don't kill the snake, there will be endless trouble. She must be thinking so now. The emperor promoted me in public, and she will only hate me more." Shen Chuliu shook her head.
"Why bother? It's not your fault that Concubine Feng is out of favor." Zi Rui sighed.
"Silly girl, go pour some tea." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
Until now, it is not just about those trivial matters in the harem.
Zi Rui didn't understand.
"It's getting late. You've been tired all day. Let's rest early today." Zhemei said.
"Well, I'll drink some water and go to sleep." Shen Chuliu yawned.
It started to rain in the second half of the night.
It was still cold, and the rain continued until noon the next day.
By noon, the rain had turned into ice chips, but fortunately it stopped.
But the weather became extremely cold.
Fortunately, there is no need to pay respects today. The Queen said yesterday that everyone is tired and should rest for a few days. Eighteen will pay respects later.
Shen Chuliu got up and was too lazy to put on makeup. She just lay around in the room wearing a thick coat.
During the New Year period, I was indeed very tired. I don’t feel uncomfortable now, but when I lie down, I feel too lazy to move.
She spent the whole day comfortably like this. The next day, she got up late as usual. Just after having breakfast, Yuanxiao came in and said that Miss Rong had arrived.
"Please." Shen Chuliu said.
Lady Rong came in to pay her respects, and Shen Chuliu pulled her back: "Why are you so polite? Sit down."
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Lady Rong asked when she saw that she was lazy and hadn't done her makeup properly.
"No, it's not that I'm not going to pay my respects. I'm just too lazy to dress up. Anyway, the emperor won't be here in the next few days." Shen Chuliu said, "You're making fun of me by calling Wanyue."
Now that she is a concubine, it is inappropriate to call her beautiful sister. After all, she is not like Yao Baolin, living with her all year round.
"That's good. I just came to see you and sit down for a while." said Miss Rong.
In fact, she came to express her gratitude, but she couldn't say it.
It was thanks to Shen Chuliu that she was able to serve the emperor twice before the New Year and earn a title.
Otherwise, she has no family background, no abilities, and she is no longer a young girl, so wouldn't she be forgotten by the emperor?
Shen Chuliu knew what she meant so she said nothing and asked someone to take the good tea she brought and make it.
Shen Chuliu personally took out a set of sky-blue glazed tea sets to make tea.
Just as I served the tea, I heard someone outside announce that the Emperor had arrived.
Rong Meiren was a little uneasy: "Why is the emperor here?"
She came here because she thought the emperor would not come today. She knew what was going on, so why would she do something to block the emperor's way?
Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "Please come and meet me."
Qi Yixiu came in and smiled: "Are you guys together?"
"That's fine. Lady Rong has a good temper. It's a good opportunity for you two to sharpen each other's teeth." Qi Yixiu said as he sat down: "My beloved, are you 'tired of combing your hair at night?' But isn't it morning now?"
"I am... 'too lazy to put on my make-up in the morning, too tired to lie on my bed at night'."
Qi Yixiu laughed. This woman is really good at making excuses.
He actually used the ancient people's sentences about missing his love to fool people.
It was obvious that he was lazy and didn't know he would come.
"Isn't this the time when you refuse to see anyone without dressing up?" Qi Yixiu said.
Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "Zi Rui, take the people to serve the emperor and Rong Meiren. Zi Zhu, come and do my makeup. Your Majesty, please sit down. I will be ready soon."
Qi Yixiu shook his head and didn't say whether it was okay or not.
Concubine Rong thought privately that Concubine Jing was also very bold.
To others, not putting on makeup to meet the husband is disrespectful, but she just lightly brushed it off with a sentence "I miss you".
Not only is the emperor not angry, he should even be happy thinking that she misses him, right?
Shen Chuliu was indeed very fast, it only took about ten minutes in total.
During these ten minutes, Lady Rong served Qi Yixiu tea.
Qi Yixiu asked, "My beloved concubine seems to get along well with Concubine Jing?"
"Your Majesty, I first thought Concubine Jing was pretty, so I paid attention to her. Later, I found that she was very interesting. She dared to speak and laugh, and she had reasons. I am not good at talking, but I am happy to see such people. Concubine Jing is also humorous, and it is very interesting to talk to her occasionally."
"Yes, that's true. She has a bad temper, but she's not unreasonable. Since you two get along well, that's a good thing." Qi Yixiu nodded.
In his heart, it was not surprising that Concubine Rong had chosen Shen Chuliu. It was normal for an unfavored person to want to find someone to rely on.
It was because of her unique vision that Qi Yixiu looked up to her.
You know, the Shen family is very high-profile now, and has offended many people. It takes courage to dare to come over.
I wanted to draw a lamp, but my skills couldn’t keep up with my brain…just use your imagination.
(End of this chapter)
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