Chapter 253: Ruthless Character
After leaving the palace, the prince watched the princess get on the carriage, and then he got on the concubine's carriage. This was also very unrefined.
"Your Highness, Chuan'er has fallen asleep." Shen Biqiong covered her youngest son with a blanket and handed some tea to Prince Wei: "Your Highness' stomach is not very good, how can you drink so much? Drink something hot quickly."
"When I left, I asked the kitchen in the front yard to prepare a light meal for Your Majesty. Please eat something when you return. Your health is the most important thing."
She is really good at acting, and she can act with true feelings even to the elderly King Wei.
"Qiong'er cares about me the most. It's okay." King Wei looked at the sleeping Qi Chuan. It was really impossible to say that he liked him.
It’s not my own kind.
But he was destined not to have children of his own, so this was the only way. He could only be forced to like the child who was to inherit his family line.
"It's all because of that bitch Xu. If it weren't for her, would I have adopted a son?" King Xu snorted.
Xu was naturally the princess.
"Your Highness, please stop talking. If someone hears it, they will think that I instigated you. The princess is ill now and it is not easy for her." Shen Biqing said.
"Isn't it easy for her? She causes trouble for you every now and then! Humph!" Prince Wei's annoyance with the princess did not start today.
So no matter what, no matter what happens, people will always think it is the princess's fault.
Shen Biqiong really was too lazy to harm the princess, so she just changed the subject after hearing this.
"How about you bring Chuan'er to the palace to pay respects to Empress Jing Xiuyi tomorrow? You are sisters, and now she is in favor, how about asking Chuan'er to show up?" asked the King.
"Your Highness is right. We should meet him no matter what. How about you send a message in tomorrow and I will go the day after tomorrow?" Shen Biqiong also wanted Qi Chuan to show up.
"Of course it is appropriate. Qiong'er is the most appropriate." King Wei said with a smile.
There were laughter and joy in this carriage, and in the other carriage, Xu had been sitting still for half a day and was no longer able to sit still.
Her health is getting worse year by year. Now her temples are gray and her complexion is not much better than that of the prince.
"Concubine Shen has gone too far. She actually dared to put the prince into her carriage." The maid was furious.
"Is this worth getting angry? Your son is raised by her, so this is not a big deal?" Xu coughed a few times.
"Princess, you are too good-tempered. Can't you talk to the Queen Mother? You are the biological mother, so you are the one raising the prince." The maid was anxious.
Actually, he is not the prince yet, he is just called that.
"So what if I don't want to let go? The girl was chosen by Concubine Shen. She has a good family background, strong skills, and is still young. If I am asked to raise her, I don't even know how old the child will be when I die. My life has long been wasted in this Prince's Palace. What else can I expect? My son and daughter are dead, and I have two more in my belly. It's my own incompetence. Concubine Shen came into the palace and avenged me. Concubine Sun, that bitch, also died a good death. What else can I ask for? I'm not old enough."
"I just feel sad. If I had had some of Concubine Shen's skills when I was young, I wouldn't have ended up like this..."
"What kind of methods does she use? The prince is obviously being absurd, but she never tries to persuade him. She even takes the initiative to marry a beauty to him. What she does... is clearly... is clearly messing around!" the girl said angrily.
"What was the result? When I was young, you hadn't served me yet. At that time, I was determined to make the prince progress. How many times did I persuade him? Did the prince listen to a word? In the end, I was out of favor and couldn't protect my children. The prince still did what he wanted. Moreover, with Sun's instigation, he became even more unreasonable. Thirty years have passed, and what have I left? Now my family has declined and I have nothing. But what about Shen? She married in at a young age, and everyone thought she would suffer for the rest of her life. But you see, she has children."
Princess Ruyi, who married into the Chao Kingdom, was nominally her daughter, and whenever there were rewards every year, they belonged to Shen.
Now she has raised the only heir of King Wei...
"After the prince passes away a hundred years later, she will be the one in charge of the palace..."
The girl was speechless. She knew what was going on in her heart, but she was not convinced. But what could she do?
The next day, the message from Prince Wei's Palace was delivered as expected.
Shen Chuliu said yes readily.
She was very curious about the current situation of this third sister.
In fact, everyone was the same, thinking that Shen Biqiong would only have tragedy in the future.
I didn't expect this, this guy is the tough guy.
On August 16, Qi Yixiu rewarded everyone early in the morning.
The first was Shen Chuliu's cloth, all made of snow-broken brocade, and there were as many as ten pieces. This was quite surprising.
This was a rare item, and the Queen only had twenty of them that year.
There are also two boxes for jewelry, etc.
Shen Chuliu was also surprised. She didn't perform last night, but she still got so much. The emperor was really generous.
However, it soon became clear whether the emperor was truly magnanimous.
The emperor actually skipped Ning Chongyi and rewarded Li Chongrong next, with jewelry and fabrics, but not the Xueduanjin.
Of course, outsiders didn’t know exactly how many pieces of Snow Brocade Shen Chuliu gave away, they just knew there were some.
This is very infuriating.
Next, it was Concubine Ying, who also received a lot of rewards, but Concubine Zhen was more conventional.
The pregnant Yu Xiaoyi has it, the sang Fang Xiaoyi last night has it, the sick Meng Baolin has it, and the pipa-playing Xue Yunv has it.
From this perspective, Shen Chuliu was rewarded without doing anything. This is truly a great favor from the emperor.
Everyone put the things away. They were no longer needed now and would just save them for next year.
Zizhu said puzzledly: "Yesterday, I saw that the emperor seemed not very satisfied with Concubine Yuzhen's painting. Why is that? It's just to liven up the mood. It doesn't matter if the painting is a few points worse, right?"
Shen Chuliu smiled playfully: "Everyone thought it was a problem with the painting, but didn't they think it was a problem with the person?"
"How do you mean? She is the niece of Empress Dowager Li and the emperor's cousin." Zizhu was even more confused.
"That's right. She's the Emperor's cousin and Empress Dowager Li's niece. Have you ever seen Concubine Feng perform in public? It's due to her status. There's no need for that at all." Isn't this making people laugh at them?
"Ah... so that's how it is. Fortunately you didn't do anything." Zizhu said fearfully.
"If I do something, that's another matter. I'm a concubine, not a cousin. I was chosen by the emperor to enter the palace, but Concubine Zhen was chosen by Empress Dowager Li. Just look at the favors that Concubine Zhen has received since she entered the palace, and you should know that the emperor may not like her very much. Even if he doesn't like her, she is someone he can't avoid, so naturally he has high demands."
"The master has said a lot." Zizhu nodded: "Last night, Lady Ying danced very well. I guess she will sleep with you tonight, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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