Chapter 17 Picking on the weak
Cuiyunxuan is indeed a good place, with the Imperial Garden on one side and a small patch of osmanthus trees on the other.
Last autumn, the fragrance lasted for a whole month.
It’s close, and Shen Chuliu harvested a lot of osmanthus flowers last year.
"That's true. Although our place is remote, it is exquisite and nice. Living in a remote place is also less troublesome. I heard that there has been quite a commotion in Zilin Pavilion these days." Zi Rui said.
"Ms. Cao still won't give up?" Shen Chuliu laughed, "Why bother? Making a fuss will only make things more embarrassing. She may not know that it's not Wei Gengyi's fault that her child is gone."
"What Baolin said is true, but even if she sees it clearly, she may not be able to let it go. She can't afford to offend other people, so this is the only way. When she was pregnant, she was still at odds with Concubine Li, but now she doesn't dare to do that." Zizhu shook her head.
"Persimmons are only squeezed to be soft?" Shen Chuliu shook her head: "No wonder she was demoted after losing her child."
"Forget it. It's getting hot now. I'll lie down for a while. Let's go for a walk in the Imperial Garden in the evening." Shen Chuliu said.
The maid agreed and waited on her in the outer room.
It is really true that there are many gossips in the Imperial Garden.
Shen Chuliu took the maid to the spot in the Imperial Garden where the lotus flowers were in the best bloom, and saw several people in the pavilion.
Now that she's here, there's no need to avoid her.
As he approached, he saw the servants of Ning Cairen and Li Jieyu standing outside the pavilion, and another one who was not very conspicuous. Shen Chuliu remembered that it was Zhang Yu's daughter.
After entering the pavilion, Shen Chuliu paid her respects to the two concubines, and Zhang Yunv paid her respects to her.
"Where is Shen Baolin from?" Ning Cairen asked out of respect.
"I just came out of Cuiyunxuan. It was so hot and stuffy that I came to see the lotus flowers. I didn't expect that the concubine and the talented woman were also here." Shen Chuliu said.
"Shen Baolin is also unlucky. He had someone mess up his affair after serving the emperor in bed. It's really..." Concubine Li shook her head.
"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, the Second Prince is more important." Shen Chuliu did not feel embarrassed, so he answered calmly.
Ning Cairen smiled and said, "Shen Baolin is a smart person. Sister Li, please don't treat her as a fool."
"Who dares to be stupid? The real stupid ones don't dare to show their faces." Li Jieyu laughed.
Shen Chuliu also laughed: "I made my sisters laugh at me."
"Speaking of which, Shen Baolin may not know that we will soon have two more sisters." Ning Cairen said.
"But are they the two girls that the Queen Mother met on her birthday that day?" Shen Chuliu asked.
"That's right. One is Chen, the second daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and the other is Wu, the sixth daughter of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Speaking of which, the Duke of Qi's Mansion is similar to your family, both of them have meritorious officials." Ning Cairen said.
In fact, the Duke of Qi's Mansion had made contributions, but now it only has a title. However, the Shen family has a title and someone leads the army.
But he is a duke, a loyal minister of the previous emperor. Her family is only a marquis.
But when it comes to real power, it is naturally the Shen family.
However, Chen should not be underestimated. The Minister of Personnel was promoted after the current emperor ascended the throne.
"Then these two girls should have high positions after entering the palace, right?" Shen Chuliu looked confused.
"Look at yourself, you are just a Baolin, how much higher can they be?" Ning Cairen was almost saying that the emperor was stingy.
However, Qi Yixiu was indeed rather stingy in giving status to the women in the harem.
Maybe Shen Chuliu usually gave people a good impression. So even though Ning Cairen's words were inevitably provocative, he wanted Shen Chuliu to confront the newcomer.
But it didn't make things difficult for her.
I guess family background is also a factor.
That night, Shen Chuliu was picked again. This was normal. Concubine Feng had messed things up last night, so it was no problem to make up for it today.
In Taiji Palace, after making love, Qi Yixiu pinched Shen Chuliu's face: "Didn't I tell you to lie down last night? Why did you go back?"
"I'm not used to it. Taiji Palace is too big. I don't feel it when the emperor is around, but I always feel a little scared when the emperor is not around. So I'm going back." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
Qi Yixiu smiled. He thought he would hear her talk about rules.
After all, it was not in accordance with the rules for Baolin to be left alone on the dragon bed.
But her answer made Qi Yixiu feel a little strange.
"What did you do during the day?" It was still early and Qi Yixiu was not sleepy, so he chatted with the young concubine.
"I got up a little late in the morning, received a reward from Concubine Shu, and then lay down for a while. In the afternoon, I went to the Imperial Garden. I happened to meet Sister Li, Sister Ning, and Sister Zhang, and we talked for a while."
"Oh? What did you say?" Qi Yixiu asked casually.
"Well, the emperor is sleepy." Shen Chuliu stretched out her tender white hands and patted Qi Yixiu's shoulder.
Qi Yixiu laughed: "You've learned to talk about other things? Hmm? Tell me, what can't I hear?"
"Nothing...it's just that a new sister is coming to the palace. What should I say?" Shen Chuliu muttered: "Congratulations to the emperor, I feel uncomfortable. If I don't congratulate, it seems that I don't know the rules and don't know how to behave."
"Hahaha, so you don't know what to say?" Qi Yixiu laughed.
"Your Majesty... please stop making fun of me. Can't you let me go? Tomorrow I will be lying on your throne, so can't I just congratulate you?" Shen Chuliu said coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, my beloved." Qi Yixiu had seen countless kinds of people acting like a spoiled brat.
Of course he knew that Shen was also a spoiled child in the same way, but he had to say that this method was quite well behaved.
"My beloved concubine has been in the palace for more than a year." Qi Yixiu suddenly said.
"Well, it's been more than a year." Shen Chuliu muttered sleepily.
Seeing her like this, Qi Yixiu hooked her chin and said, "You want to sleep now? I haven't agreed yet."
As he spoke, a cover came down.
How can I eat such a warm and fragrant jade just once?
Recently, there was no greeting in the morning, so Shen Chuliu was kept in Taiji Palace for breakfast.
This was considered an honor. Qi Yixiu did not like to have concubines have breakfast in Taiji Palace.
It happened that there was no court session today, so Qi Yixiu had a leisurely breakfast with Shen Chuliu, and then asked someone to send her out.
The people in Taiji Palace looked at this young master and wondered if he was about to get up. He had been in bed with the emperor three or four times in the past month.
This is different from before. In the past, it was good enough to sleep with the emperor once every three or four months.
Shen Chuliu didn't think much of being sent back and rewarding the eunuchs. She had put in a lot of effort to win favor, so of course it had to work.
It’s good like this now, not too much, and rise steadily.
Some people thought she was getting a bit popular, and a new lady was about to enter the palace. Isn't this the best of both worlds? A few days later, Qi Yixiu issued an edict to confer the title of Baolin on Chen and Wu, and to live together in Qingyin Pavilion.
At the same time, an imperial decree was issued to promote Lu Baolin and Shen Baolin to Xiaoyi.
An Yu-nu became An Bao-lin. In this way, after she gave birth to the child, she also became Xiao-yi.
(End of this chapter)
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