Chapter 258 Those Things
Greetings, hello, and the same old things.
But Empress Dowager Li asked more questions.
"Ayun, what's going on with Meng Baolin and Zhang Baolin? It sounds a bit unreasonable to me." Empress Dowager Li's words sounded like she was blaming the Queen.
The Queen stood up slowly, not caring whether Empress Dowager Li was embarrassed or not, and just told the facts again.
"So that's how it is. Zhang really deserves to die for being like this." Empress Dowager Li snorted.
"If that's the case, I have wronged you. Please sit down." Empress Dowager Li waved her hand.
"Thank you, mother." The queen sat back down as she was told.
"How is Yu Xiaoyi's body? It's been three months now, right? Is the fetus stable?" Empress Dowager Li asked with a smile.
Originally, Yu Xiaoyi was not qualified to come, but because she was pregnant, Empress Dowager Li specifically asked her to come.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. I am fine and the royal heir is also fine." Yu Xiaoyi said cautiously.
"That's good! I hope you are well!" Empress Dowager Li sighed, "It would be great if Meng Baolin's child is well too."
"It's my son's fault. I made my mother worried." Qi Yixiu said.
"Forget it, forget it. I just said it in vain. Now Han Xiaoyi is pregnant, and Yu Xiaoyi is also pregnant. This is a happy event. It's getting late today, so go back and rest. It's the same if you have anything to say. We can talk about it tomorrow." Empress Dowager Li said with a smile.
Qi Yixiu stood up and said, "Then my son and they will leave first, and the queen mother should go to bed early."
After leaving Empress Dowager Li's residence, Qi Yixiu said, "Let's all go back and rest, Queen. I will go with you."
The queen nodded, ordered someone to send the second prince back to Ruiqing Palace, and the eldest princess to Concubine Jin's Taiping Palace, then she returned to Fengzao Palace with the emperor.
When Shen Chuliu returned to Cuiyunxuan, everyone was waiting. When they saw her coming back, they knelt down to greet her.
Shen Chuliu raised her hand: "No need to be polite, I'm not here these days, thank you for your hard work."
Everyone hurriedly said they didn't dare, and Yao Baolin also came to greet him: "Your Majesty, you have worked hard on the journey."
"Sister Yao, you are too polite. Have you had dinner? If not, how about having one?" Shen Chuliu said.
"I used it, but I used some more for the Empress. I really miss her after not seeing her for these few months." Yao Baolin said with a smile.
Shen Chuliu nodded: "Sister, please sit down first. I will go change my clothes."
Soon, the meal arrived and the two of them ate while talking.
It doesn’t matter if there is no outsider around.
Most of the time, Yao Baolin talked about things in the palace.
When the emperor is away, there are fewer disputes in the palace.
Besides, Concubine Feng was still under house arrest, so there wasn't any big trouble.
"It's just a small matter. Some time ago, Han Xiaoyi kept calling the imperial physician, saying that she had a miscarriage, but she was fine later. Now she won't come out easily. I hope I can see her when I pay my respects tomorrow morning."
"It's not easy for her to keep the baby healthy." Shen Chuliu said.
"That's right. I haven't dared to go out in the past few months. Fortunately, I have been out of favor for many years and no one has come to see me." Yao Baolin said with a smile.
"Has Shen Biyu been well behaved these past few months?"
"Shen Yu-nu seldom goes out. She must have learned her lesson from what happened before. Now that the queen is not in the palace, who can save her if there is any trouble again?" Yao Baolin said with a smile.
Shen Chuliu laughed when he heard this, isn't it?
She saved Shen Biyu not because of Shen Biyu, but because she didn't want Shen Biyu to ruin the reputation of the Shen family's daughters, which would implicate her.
But when she was not around, even this little bit of protection was gone. No one cared about Shen Biyu even if she was bullied to death.
At the same time, Shen Biyu also breathed a sigh of relief.
She has had a really hard time these past few months.
Of course, no one chased her and bullied her, but how could a concubine who was out of favor have a good life?
The meals were all served according to the rules, except for the imperial concubine, who only had two dishes.
There were no snacks and very little fruit.
Food costs money, so she naturally has the money. Liang only has this one legitimate daughter, so naturally she won't bear to let her suffer any injustice.
But spending money all the time to live would also attract attention, so she didn't dare to do so.
She was also worried, fearing that someone would plot to harm her.
Just as Yao Baolin said, when Shen Chuliu was around, at least he had some support because they were both members of the Shen family.
Now, this day has become the day she dreads the most.
But she is just a concubine, what can she do?
Fortunately, Shen Chuliu returned to the palace, and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief and no longer be so afraid.
With such thoughts, she felt sad and relieved at the same time. She felt indescribably uncomfortable.
That night, the emperor rested in Fengzao Palace.
He had to go to court early in the morning, so he got up before dark.
The concubines also got up early and went to Fengzao Palace to pay their respects.
Everyone will come today except Concubine Feng Shufei who is still under house arrest.
When Shen Chuliu arrived, most of the concubines had arrived. Concubine Kangde, Ning Chongyi and Li Chongrong had not arrived yet, but the others had also arrived.
Shen Chuliu paid her respects to Concubine Jin and Concubine Song, then sat down.
Concubine Jin looked at her and said, "Why does it look like Jing Xiuyi has gotten a bit tanned?"
"Maybe it's because the scenery in the palace is too beautiful, and I played too much, so I got tanned." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Oh, that won't do. You'd better ask the imperial physician to write a prescription for whitening. Otherwise, what will the emperor do?" Concubine Jin smiled with her hands covering her lips.
"It's not a good thing if it's difficult to deal with. Why does Concubine Jin still hope that I will continue to be favored? Concubine Jin is really a good person."
These words made Concubine Jin very upset. It was really hard to say whether it was right or not.
Soon, Concubine Kangde and two other people also arrived.
Everyone greeted each other again.
Concubine Kang De smiled and said, "My sisters have all worked hard. Did you all go to bed late last night?"
"Thank you for your concern, Concubine Kangde. I went back home and fell asleep last night. It's nothing. Isn't it like this usually?" Li Chongrong said with a smile.
No matter who Concubine Kangde was, on the surface she never made things difficult for the people below her, and she could actually speak in a nice way.
After chatting for a while, the queen came out.
Everyone greeted each other again, and the queen looked at Han Xiaoyi first: "I heard that you had a miscarriage before? How are you now?"
The Queen was also very unceremonious and asked so bluntly.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine now. I just felt a little uncomfortable before, but it's nothing serious." Han Xiaoyi looked pretty good. Her belly wasn't too big, but it wasn't too small either, so nothing could be seen.
"That's good. Take good care of her." The queen waved her hand and asked her to sit down.
【Interjection: I saw someone ask me earlier if a servant can say "I" when talking to the master. I was a little stunned. Not so humble, right? In the Records of the Grand Historian, there were times when a female official said "you and I" to the emperor. I repeatedly emphasized that the Great Yi Dynasty was wealthy and open, just to say that the etiquette was not so strict. So in private, you and I are fine, as long as we are not in a big occasion. In the Tang Dynasty, Yang Guifei pointed at Li Longji's nose and called him an old bastard, so... um. 】
(End of this chapter)
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