Chapter 218: It's not as if
It's not uncommon for the emperor to not come for a long time when a new person enters the palace. She is not in a hurry either.
Let’s wait until the newcomer has become more established.
Shen Yu'nu, who lived in Changqiuxuan with her, was indeed anxious. She had never slept with this new man, but this was already Han Baolin's second time.
This obviously overshadowed the favor of Lady Zhen.
How could she not be anxious? After the phoenix carriage took Han Baolin away, Shen Yu stood in front of the door for a long time, feeling anxious.
"When you come back tomorrow, go and pay your respects to your sister."
Zhijin responded, "Then why don't we go empty-handed? Why don't we take the dried plums we brought from home?"
Dried plums are not a good thing, of course, they are just rare.
Shen Yu Nu nodded and took a deep breath.
The next morning, news came that Han Baolin was promoted to Han Xiaoyi.
All of a sudden, everyone in the palace had to treat this woman who came from a poor family but was so loved by the emperor more seriously.
No one wants another concubine in the harem.
Now Shen Chuliu is favored, Ning Chongyi is favored, Li Chongrong and Su Baolin are favored, but they share the favor equally.
However, the former Concubine Yi was the only one in power.
In a month, she slept with him for twenty days.
Now, who can sit back and watch another concubine emerge?
Therefore, as soon as the newly appointed Han Xiaoyi entered Fengzao Palace, she attracted everyone's sidelong glances. Upon closer inspection, no one had good intentions.
She still looked weak, greeted politely and sat down carefully.
Needless to say, there was a lot of verbal sparring during the morning greetings, but everyone lost the energy to speak when they saw Han Xiaoyi's pitiful appearance.
After the party dispersed, Shen Yu'nu was about to go to Cuiyunxuan.
He was stopped by Yin Hu: "My lady, it's really unfortunate. Our master didn't sleep well last night, and he rested as soon as he came back. If you have something to say, let me know."
Shen Yunu frowned: "No need, then tell sister to have a good rest."
Having said that, she turned around and left. The girl from the Shen family was naturally brought up in a noble family and was not used to being turned away like this, so she was naturally unhappy.
Shen Chuliu was reading comfortably inside and sneered, "In the palace, you need to have the ability to support your pride."
Didn't she also keep her head down when she first came in? "Master." Yuan Xiao called out from outside.
"Come in and answer the question." Shen Chuliu said.
After Yuanxiao came in to pay his respects, he said, "I just went to the kitchen and heard that Lady Zhen went to Queen Mother Li's place, and Meng Baolin was invited to the Leshou Palace."
"Oh? In Leshou Palace, have you taken a fancy to Meng Baolin?" Shen Chuliu smiled: "Wen Xiaoyi doesn't have much of a favorite."
This made Concubine Kangde anxious.
As newcomers, you always have to take sides.
"I'm thinking, since Concubine Kangde has recruited people, should Concubine Feng Shu also recruit people?" Yuanxiao said.
"Then let's see who she pulls. But it has nothing to do with us." She won't pull anyone.
I don't have the time.
"I think that it's okay for Concubine Feng to pull her, but I'm afraid that Empress Dowager Feng will pull her from behind and I can't defend against her." After all, she is an empress dowager, and the empress of the previous emperor. There are complicated connections in the palace, so she always has some people.
"You, or should I say you guys?" Shen Chuliu laughed, "You're all just guarding against Empress Dowager Feng, and you don't even think about how powerful Empress Dowager Li is?"
"You can see that she was very patient in the past few years, not releasing anyone to the harem, and even not considering her family in the previous dynasty. You should know that she is very powerful. The Feng family is a concern for the emperor. But the Li family is not. We have to spend a long time in this palace, so we have to think ahead."
Yuan Xiao said hurriedly: "Master thinks long-term, it is the servant who is short-sighted."
"Go ahead, just keep an eye on what you should keep an eye on. I trust you to do the job." Shen Chuliu said.
After hearing this, Yuanxiao was so satisfied that he hurried out.
It was nothing for Concubine Zhen to visit Empress Dowager Li. The Emperor had given her a high position long ago, wasn't it just to make her qualified and legitimate to visit Empress Dowager Li? It was nothing for Concubine Kangde to win over Meng Baolin.
It is worth noting who Empress Dowager Feng supports behind the scenes, but since she is behind it, there is no point for her to pay attention.
So there is no need to worry too much, and the people around her are very useful, so she doesn't need to keep an eye on them herself.
In the afternoon, someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came.
What was sent were some things that the emperor rewarded to the various palaces.
There were freshly made velvet, gauze, and silk flowers, the finest rouge and powder, as well as eyebrow pencils and flower ornaments.
"The emperor has specifically ordered that more rouge, powder and eyebrow pencil be given to you. The emperor said that Jing Xiuyi is the best at drawing eyebrows, so yours is indispensable."
The eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs smiled apologetically.
"Then I would like to thank the emperor." Shen Chuliu said with a smile: "Come, take it and give your father-in-law a purse. He is very busy. He needs to go somewhere else, right?"
This is what it means to ask where to go.
After all, this kind of reward is not a must during festivals or seasons.
This is a random drop.
When things were sent to the palace from other places, the emperor would give some to the people in the harem.
"In reply to Empress Jing Xiuyi, I went to Fuyang Palace and Leshou Palace first, and then came straight to you. Later I will go to Jinhua Pavilion, Yichun Pavilion, Qingyin Pavilion, Fenghua Pavilion, oh yes, and Changqiu Pavilion." The eunuch said with a smile.
Shen Chuliu also smiled: "Well, then you have a lot of work to do, go ahead."
The eunuch received a generous reward and naturally left happily.
Zi Rui counted: "That means, Concubine Feng Shu, Concubine Kang De, Ning Chongyi, Li Chongrong, Lady Zhen, Han Baolin and Su Baolin all have them?"
Shen Chuliu nodded and looked at the things that were delivered. They were indeed good.
Among the finest rouge and powder, her favorite is a set of six boxes of skin care powder. When she smells it, she can smell a faint rose fragrance.
This box is enough for a month.
"Give some of this eyebrow ink to Yao Baolin. Give her some of the rouge as well. And these flowers." Shen Chuliu said.
"Hey, the things you said you would give her the other day haven't been delivered yet. It's a good opportunity to send them together." Zizhu said.
Shen Chuliu nodded, sighing in his heart.
When it comes to people having a miserable life, Yao Baolin is really the only one.
His family background is average, and if it weren't for her, I don't know how he would have suffered.
Shen Chuliu had been favored for a long time, so naturally these things were not rare. Apart from the necessary ones, there were many extra ones.
Not to mention other places, even in Cuiyunxuan, her maids used the best eyebrow ink to draw their eyebrows.
Although it is not as high-quality as the ones she used, it is good enough for the other unfavored concubines in the palace.
So what Ning Chongyi said to Sun Gengyi last time, “You are not even as good as the girl around me,” was true.
A concubine who is doing poorly cannot compare to the servants in front of the favorite concubine.
Awooooooooo (End of this chapter)
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