Chapter 318: What's the use of good looks
Jimei bit her lip and thought for a while: "I guess he is a prince. I can't tell, I just feel it."
"I think so too." Chi Su sighed.
The two looked at each other, thinking that the palace was becoming more and more complicated.
"Do you think our master has hope of promotion during this New Year?" Chi Su asked again.
Jimei thought about it and nodded: "I think there is hope. I just don't know how far we can go."
An eight out of ten chance she will still have to hang around among the Nine Concubines.
"I've always been curious about who will be the second virtuous concubine among the four concubines of the first rank in the future?" Chi Su suddenly laughed: "I'm afraid Concubine Jin won't be able to get the position."
"Now that you mention it, I also think it's not easy." Ji Mei also laughed: "If Concubine Feng Shu and Concubine Kang De don't move, the position will probably be taken by someone below, or someone like Concubine Xin. How can it be that easy?"
"You know, there are eunuchs in the harem who started a betting game, betting on the promotion of these masters. I secretly asked around, and some people said our master's position was Zhaorong, some said it was Zhaoyi, and some said it was the second-rank concubine." Chi Su whispered: "Although it's hard to say, at least everyone knows that our master will definitely be promoted."
Ji Mei nodded with bright eyes: "In fact, our master has been promoted very quickly. After all, it has only been eight years since the emperor ascended the throne. It will only get slower and slower in the future. Our master was the first batch to enter the palace. Naturally, he is different."
Both of them laughed.
In the morning, Shen Chuliu opened her eyes and asked after she woke up: "Did she give birth there?"
"To answer your question, sir, no. Shall we go to the Queen first?" said Zizhu and Zirui who came to take over.
Shen Chuliu yawned and said yes.
With the help of Zhemei and Zengchun, she washed her face, brushed her teeth and combed her hair, then had breakfast and went out.
Everyone came to Fengzao Palace and stared at Concubine Zhen giving birth, so no one was arguing anymore.
However, after they finished greeting each other, there was still no movement.
I have to go. After all, it's daytime.
Everyone rushed to Qingyin Pavilion, only to find that everything was in order and not at all chaotic.
With Empress Dowager Li's people here to take charge, they can naturally keep the situation under control.
Everyone was drinking tea in Qingyin Pavilion until almost noon when there was no movement.
Finally, there are signs of life.
But after waiting for a long time, the baby was born after noon.
Sure enough, Qi Yixiu's ninth prince was born.
Qi Yixiu came and gave rewards with a smile, but did not propose a promotion. This made everyone more certain that he was going to confer honors on the harem during the New Year.
"The Ninth Prince is still young, so let him be raised by Concubine Zhen first, and we will talk about it after the New Year." Qi Yixiu said.
The people in Qingyin Pavilion thanked the emperor, and Qi Yixiu then asked everyone to go back.
After returning to Cuiyunxuan, Shen Chuliu had his meal first as he had been hungry for the whole afternoon.
After eating and drinking, I talked to Yao Baolin, who had also eaten here just now.
"Look, the Ninth Prince is born."
Excluding the deceased eldest prince and seventh prince, the emperor now has seven sons.
"Yes, I heard it's very good. No matter what, Empress Dowager Li's lineage is not inferior to Empress Dowager Feng's." Yao Baolin said.
"It's not a loss. I'm afraid that in the next few years, whether the Feng family is good or bad, there will be a result." Shen Chuliu laughed: "Just wait and see, after this great conferment, those who enter the palace later will not be able to climb too high unless they are very favored."
After all, the number of concubine positions and nine concubines is fixed, but the positions below them are many.
"Yes. Your Majesty, you went up early. No matter what happens later, you have a position and an heir, so you can stand firm."
"It will be the New Year soon, let's wait and see."
Everybody is watching.
The ninth prince was born healthy and his eyes looked very much like the emperor's. So even though Qi Yixiu treated Concubine Zhen indifferently, he was very happy as he thought his own children were good.
Empress Dowager Li finally put her worries back into her stomach.
It doesn't matter whether Concubine Zhen is favored or not, at least she has a child.
The New Year is coming soon and the palace is extremely busy. The focus this year is still on those palaces, but Concubine Xin’s Yongning Palace has been added.
Qingyin Pavilion must not be neglected this year, of course, this was not the case in previous years.
Qi Yixiu no longer entered the harem after December, but he still received the rewards he deserved.
At the end of the year, each palace has some special rewards.
Shen Chuliu from Cuiyunxuan is always indispensable.
Naturally, no one dared to be negligent.
After the black chicken incident last time, the kitchen would prepare everything for her. If they really didn't have anything, they would tell her in advance. They would never dare to change the food on the table.
Shen Chuliu was not stingy despite all this. He loosened his grip and rewarded the kitchen with three hundred taels of silver, asking them to distribute it from top to bottom.
So even though she was powerful, people were afraid of her but also admired her.
It’s so good, I will hit you if I hit you, and I will reward you if I reward you.
Besides, this master is not difficult to serve, he just can't be fooled.
Besides, this is how it is in the palace. They bully the weak and fear the strong. They know it's hard to fool people here, so why not try to fool people somewhere else? On the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Chuliu took over the Shen family's sign and asked the family to come in.
Qu brought her two daughters-in-law and a granddaughter-in-law to the palace to pay a visit.
Shen Chuliu asked everyone to stand up and politely served them tea and snacks.
But no matter how polite she was, she was no longer the girl in the palace. Even if she was a first-rank imperial concubine of the Qu family, she could still see the majesty of the royal family when she saw her.
This is a visit that should take place before the New Year, and there is something to talk about.
"After the New Year, the Marquis and the master will return to Beijing to report on their work. I'm afraid they have already set off now." Song said.
"Grandfather and uncle are back in Beijing. I remember that uncle hasn't been back for four years, right?" Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Yes, Madam, you have a good memory. It has been four years." Song smiled and said, "The Marquis means that you should take off your armor when you return to the capital this time."
Qu was reluctant, but she couldn't influence the Marquis's opinion, so she said, "Your grandfather is not young anymore."
"Grandfather is a wise man after all. Now that my cousins are all grown up, the Shen family has both civil officials and military generals. Now is a peaceful and prosperous time. The Shen family not only has official positions, but also titles."
Too much prosperity is not a good thing. It seems that Jing'an Hou is not a person who only knows how to fight.
She didn't know her grandfather very well since she was a child, after all, her grandfather was not at the Shen family all year round.
"Your Majesty is indeed smart. This is what the Marquis meant. Not to mention the Marquis, in a few years, as long as the younger generation is promising, I will have to retire." Song said with a smile.
"It's good that you see things clearly, because every family's prosperity has its limit. A short-term fire and oil burning is not as good as a long-term prosperity for your descendants."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Song thought to herself, with that kind of vision, it's no wonder that Shen Biyu is so incompetent.
What's the point of having a good appearance if you don't have the vision or the means? (End of this chapter)
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