Chapter 213 Do Something
Everyone greeted and took their seats, but the queen had not come out yet.
Someone started talking.
Zhen Cairen became Zhen Meiren overnight, although everyone knew that she would have to cross this watershed sooner or later.
But knowing and accepting are two different things.
Who would be happy about this? There was already a Concubine Feng Shu, the niece of Empress Dowager Feng, in the palace. Now Concubine Zhen has also risen. Given time, I'm afraid there will be a Concubine Zhen Xian? Or even a Concubine Zhen Gui? "Concubine Zhen is indeed of noble birth. She is already a beauty just after serving the emperor. This is Han Baolin, what about Meng Baolin?" Concubine Jin said with a smile.
Lady Zhen didn't think much of Concubine Jin: "You are too kind, Concubine Jin. The Emperor just pities her."
"You have to be compassionate to them. Others may not have this blessing." Concubine Jin rolled her eyes and looked at Shen Chuliu: "Jing Xiuyi, what do you think?"
Shen Chuliu drank tea and said slowly: "What are you talking about? Two flowers blooming, each with its own beauty? Or is it just a continuation of the previous chapter?"
Shen Chuliu put down the tea bowl and looked at Concubine Jin: "Why does Concubine Jin always like to talk to me? If I were the storyteller under the overpass, would Concubine Jin also give me a few silver coins as a token of appreciation?"
Then, without waiting for Concubine Jin to answer, she interrupted again: "Oh, yes, I am not a storyteller. You are the one, Concubine Jin. Look at the sisters in the palace. Which one have you not talked about? How about I reward you with a few words? It's not in vain for you to talk, right? If you were a storyteller, you would have made a lot of money long ago."
After the retort, Concubine Jin didn't know what to say for a moment.
Li Chongrong chuckled: "Oh, why bother, Concubine Jin? Everyone knows that Sister Jing is a good talker, who else can you go to?"
"Li Chongrong just remembers that Jing Xiuyi is a good talker, right?" Concubine Yi smiled, hinting at something.
Li Chongrong smiled softly: "I don't quite understand what your Majesty Yifei said."
Concubine Yi gently covered her mouth with a handkerchief, smiled, and said nothing more.
Chen Baolin was dumbfounded: "That's right, Empress Jing Xiuyi is not only good at talking, but also a great person!"
"If you know you're powerful, you should shut up. Otherwise, when I get powerful, won't I beat you?" Shen Chuliu said this with a smile, and it was hard to tell whether he was joking or serious.
Lady Zhen smiled at this moment: "Sisters are used to joking."
Concubine Jin didn't dare to say anything more. She was really a little afraid of Shen Chuliu now.
But there's no one I want to provoke.
Soon, the queen came out.
Concubine Zhen performed a great ceremony, and the empress rewarded her according to the rules. She did not reward her more because she was the niece of the Empress Dowager Li.
Seeing the queen do this, everyone followed suit and gave her rewards.
After leaving Fengzao Palace, Lady Zhen caught up with them and said, "Madam Jing Xiuyi, I heard that the peach blossoms planted in Cuiyun Pavilion last year are in full bloom. I wonder if I have the honor to see them?"
"Miss Zhen must be tired. Let's do these things another day." Shen Chuliu smiled softly: "I have to go back too."
Having said that, he left without giving her much face.
Lady Zhen saw him off respectfully and then returned to her own residence.
The queen sneered as she heard the report: "You are so bold."
"You found the wrong person, didn't you? Jing Xiuyi thinks she is a Xiuyi and doesn't even bother to care about her own sister." Emei laughed.
"Yes, this Concubine Zhen is proud of her family background, but she has a lot of ideas. But in fact, doesn't the Li family just have a title? It was also the generation of Empress Dowager Li that rose to power. Compared with the Shen family, it is not a little bit inferior." Pei Yue also shook her head.
"Let her be and see what she does." Pei Yue snorted, "How can she die if she doesn't commit suicide? She is said to be smarter than Concubine Feng, but I don't think she can hold her own."
"She just came in, so I can't tell. What if she is just pretending to be stupid?" Emei thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, as long as she doesn't have any bad ideas about our Fengzao Palace, it's fine. Who cares about her?"
"That's very true. The weather is good today. Bring the second princess here and let her bask in the sun in the yard," said the queen.
In Cuiyunxuan, after returning, I saw the servants busy at work. Shen Chuliu was curious: "What are you doing?"
"The master is back. It's sunny today. We are afraid that it will rain again in the afternoon, so we are rushing to dry the beddings in all the rooms." Zhemei said with a smile.
There is a row of houses behind Cuiyunxuan, where the servants live, as well as warehouses and utility rooms.
There is a small passage in front, which is perfect for drying quilts when the sun is shining.
It's like this every year.
"Okay, then you guys go ahead and dry them. Don't dry the clothes outside your master's two rooms. It's important to dry the clothes in your room. Take out your own quilts and dry them in the sun as well." Shen Chuliu had also been to the back and knew what was going on.
"Master, don't worry. There is a place. The servants have just moved the clothes in the Sixth Prince's room to the back of the east porch. The room next to the wet nurses is not empty. They added a rack some time ago. The sun is good today, and it is just right for the windows at both ends of the room. The Sixth Prince's clothes are also drying there. While they are drying, the servants have lit a brazier to roast them. I guarantee that our Sixth Prince's clothes will be dry and comfortable."
"Yeah, okay." Shen Chuliu smiled. It was indeed appropriate.
She was afraid that on rainy days, the child’s things would be too damp and the child would develop a rash.
Therefore, when there was no sunlight, the children’s clothes and quilts were heated in a charcoal brazier.
She could afford to spend her own money on this little bit of charcoal, not to mention that she didn't have to spend any money herself.
It is impossible to use silver thread carbon for baking clothes. It is good enough to use silver frost carbon.
Because the weather was very good, after it got warmer, they put the Sixth Prince in a crib at the door to get some sun.
For fear of getting damaged by the sun, they used a thin gauze curtain to block it.
Shen Chuliu sat on the corridor next to the child and drank tea.
Indescribably comfortable.
Cuiyunxuan is not small to begin with, and even though there is another person living here, because of the layers of buildings here, nothing Yao Baolin does will be exposed directly under Shen Chuliu's eyes.
The mother and daughter basked in the sun for a while. Shen Chuliu touched the child's cheek and felt it was warm. Then she asked someone to take the child back. After returning home, the child fed and fell asleep soon after.
However, some people took the news that Shen Chuliu scoffed at seriously.
Things in the palace are sometimes just an illusory feeling.
After all, Concubine Yi had been favored for too long, and even if she hadn't done anything, many people hated her.
Even now, when she is like this, she still hates it.
Therefore, the person behind the scenes failed to make Shen Chuliu take the bait, but still instigated Concubine Jin to take action.
Perhaps, Concubine Jin was thinking that Concubine Yi had been out of favor for so long, so it wouldn't matter if she did something? So, she didn't even use the servants to talk to her.
But he said it himself.
The sun was shining brightly, and Concubine Yi took a rare walk in the plum forest where there were no plum blossoms.
(End of this chapter)
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