Chapter 2 The so-called chance encounter
The Queen glanced at her and said, "Concubine Cao is still young and ignorant. You will understand later. Concubine Li, you have been wronged. I have a pair of bracelets here. They are not very good. I will give them to you for fun."
"I thank the Empress for the reward. Sister Cao is pregnant for the first time, so it's natural that you are surprised. I am also happy." Concubine Li said with a smile.
The queen smiled faintly: "That's good. There are few heirs in the palace. The emperor has been on the throne for four years. He was in mourning for the first few years. Now that the mourning period has been over for more than a year, it is finally a happy event."
"The Queen is the most virtuous. She is our concubines' blessing. We also hope that the Queen will give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible. That is the hope of our Great Yi Dynasty, isn't it?" Concubine Feng said with a smile.
The queen still smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter whether I give birth or not. Whatever you give birth to will be my children."
Shen Chuliu praised in her heart, a queen must be so domineering.
Sure enough, Concubine Feng was embarrassed for a moment.
"Come to think of it, Concubine Yi has served the Emperor the most. How come there's been no sign of pregnancy since she came to the Emperor's palace? You've been serving the Emperor for six years, right?" He Xiuyi pointed at Concubine Yi again.
"Aren't you happy that I'm not giving birth?" Concubine Yi said bluntly, "Next time you get promoted, He Xiuyi should be He Zhaoyi, right?"
Everyone laughed. Logically speaking, if she had a child, she would at least be promoted to the second-rank concubine next time, right?
This Concubine Yi is also bad. She even expects others to hang around among the Nine Concubines.
"Okay, there's nothing to do today, let's go." The queen didn't like to hear this and stood up directly.
Everyone took their leave and left Fengzao Palace.
"If Concubine Yi is free, please come to my palace and have a seat. I have some good tea given by the Empress Dowager." Concubine Feng said with a smile.
Concubine Yi nodded and said, "Then I will go and bother you, Your Majesty."
As soon as the two of them left, people behind them whispered that Empress Dowager Feng was the late emperor's legitimate wife, and the current emperor was Empress Dowager Li's biological son.
Now the two Empress Dowagers are on good terms, but who knows what will happen in the future.
The Empress Dowager Li's mother did not send anyone in. The concubines Li Jieyushi and Li Baolin in the harem both have the surname Li, but they are not from the Empress Dowager's family.
Yao Baolin and Shen Chuliu were walking, and Lu Baolin caught up with them: "The weather is nice today, sisters, why don't you go to the Imperial Garden and sit for a while?"
"Then sit down. It's okay when you get back anyway." Yao Baolin said.
Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "I can't do that. You guys go, I'll go for a walk in the peach forest. I'm sleepy."
The two of them didn't say anything. She always did that.
The two walked towards the Imperial Garden. It was May, the peonies had just finished blooming and the pomegranates were in full bloom.
The palace of the Dayi Dynasty was very large and covered a large area. A small lake was enclosed in it, called Luming Lake. Legend has it that when the palace was first built, there were wild deer beside the lake.
Of course it’s gone now.
Shen Chuliu took Zirui to the peach forest. The peach blossoms had been withered for a long time. There was nothing beautiful here, but it was quiet.
"It would be so noble if Concubine Cao could give birth to a prince." Zi Rui said in a low voice.
"The baby has to be born. Didn't Concubine Ning have a miscarriage before?" Shen Chuliu shook her head slightly. It has never been easy to raise children in the harem.
"That's just talk, but if you're careful, you might not be unable to have children." Zi Rui said softly, "Baolin, if you can have children, that would be a good thing."
"As for the matter of offspring, how can anyone have it just because he wants it?" Shen Chuliu said with a smile, "We can't control these. What I'm worried about is the Queen Mother's birthday. What gift should I send? Even though I'm only Baolin, I can't not send one."
"Speaking of this, there's not much time left, and we've prepared a lot." Zi Rui fanned her.
Shen Chuliu sat in front of the stone table and fanned herself: "I mean, I don't have any skills to show off. Before entering the palace, I was not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing or dancing. I thought I could live by my looks, but when I came in, I found that my looks were not that good either." Shen Chuliu smiled: "I'm so worried now. I can only choose some expensive and beautiful things to give to you. I hope the Queen Mother will not dislike it."
The emperor Qi Yixiu found it funny. Which little concubine did she think she was incapable of doing anything? "Let me see which concubine is so unconfident?" He was in a bad mood and didn't care that he scared the little concubine.
Shen Chuliu cursed in his heart, how come the emperor was eavesdropping! He was thinking how much did this person hear?
But he did not dare to hesitate and quickly stood up to pay his respects to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live long and happy lives."
"Everyone, get up. Is this Shen Baolin?" the emperor asked the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch smiled apologetically: "That's right, Baolin must have come from the Queen's palace."
"To reply to the emperor, I just came out after paying my respects and felt a little sleepy, so I just walked around and took a look." Shen Chuliu said cautiously.
"Oh? That's strange. The pomegranate flowers in the imperial garden are in full bloom, but you come to see the withered peach blossoms? Could it be that my beloved concubine is also a person who cherishes flowers?" Qi Yixiu smiled kindly.
Shen Chuliu took a look at the emperor and thought that this man was truly born with a good appearance.
He was wearing a silver-white robe, a jade crown to hold his hair together, and two bright yellow ribbons hanging down, making his temples look sharper. He had a pair of sword-like eyebrows, but also a pair of phoenix eyes.
Qi Yixiu has the most beautiful eyes.
When she smiles, her eyes are extremely charming; when she is angry, they are also very alluring.
The lips are neither too thick nor too thin, and the shape is very beautiful.
The nose bridge is high and the skin is smooth.
Although this man is a public person, Shen Chuliu usually thinks it is not a loss when she sleeps with him.
After all, she looks very attractive.
"Your Majesty, I do not mind the flowers, but the peach blossoms will soon bear fruit. Let's wait and see when we can have peaches to eat." Shen Chuliu smiled generously.
"Shen Baolin doesn't have any good gifts for the Queen Mother?" Qi Yixiu looked at Shen Chuliu. The girl smiled cunningly, but he didn't respond.
Shen Chuliu complained in her heart, but smiled: "It's true that I don't have any outstanding skills, but I still have to give a good gift. No matter good or bad, it's all from my heart. The Queen Mother's longevity, I feel at ease after giving a gift. Fortunately, although I'm young, I still understand the truth."
"Well, you are very sensible. On the fourth day of the New Year, go get a pair of white jade bracelets and give them to Shen Baolin. You are so sensible, so you deserve it as a reward." Qi Yixiu said.
The eunuch Chusi responded and left.
"I thank the emperor very much. When the Empress Dowager celebrates her birthday, I will bring the jade bracelet that the emperor gave me as a reward." Shen Chuliu bowed and smiled even sweeter.
Qi Yixiu helped her up with one hand: "Okay, you can go shopping by yourself. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
Shen Chuliu stood up again and respectfully saw the emperor off.
"Congratulations Baolin, I guess Baolin will be serving the emperor in the emperor's bed." Zirui smiled, looking happy.
Shen Chuliu shook his head slightly and said nothing. After sitting for a while, he returned to Cuiyunxuan.
(End of this chapter)
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