Chapter 33: Inferior to Others
When she was a beauty, she could also go to the Queen Mother to pay her respects.
Nowadays, I am really inferior to others in every way.
"Sister Li, let's go back." Chen Baolin called with a smile.
Li Xiaoyi then snorted and left with Chen Baolin.
The others were a step slower, and saw Cao Cairen angrily asked, "What are you looking at?"
Shen Chuliu chuckled and waved his fan: "This guy looks good when he's proud. It's ugly enough when he's frustrated, but he still screams at the top of his lungs, tut tut. He's already fallen into the mud, but he's still rolling around. How can he be decent?"
After saying that, he took Zizhu's hand and walked away.
Cao Cairen was so angry that she almost fainted. Her maid supported her and said, "Cairen, let's go back."
She had no choice but to go back. Concubine Cao had not yet recovered from her miscarriage and could not stand such anger.
Even though he hurried back, he fell on the couch as soon as he got back.
But the person who came closest to her was the one who came to help her move.
Cao Cairen was so angry that she cried all over the bed, but no one cared whether she lived or died.
From that day on, Cao Cairen fell ill.
It was clean at first, but after falling down, the menstruation seemed to be out of control. It kept dripping.
Of course, this is a later story.
Not long after Shen Chuliu returned to Cuiyunxuan, she saw the Ministry of Internal Affairs sending four eunuchs for her to choose.
She can now choose one.
Shen Chuliu looked at the four people and saw that they all had regular features, some were older and some were younger.
Shen Chuliu had an idea in mind and pointed to one: "This is it, what's it called?"
The eunuch stepped out and said, "To answer the question, my name is Zhou Hai."
"Well, it's you who will give him the reward. Thank you, Eunuch Lin, and thank Eunuch Fei for me." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
Eunuch Lin, the steward who sent the person over, hurriedly said that he didn't dare.
He took the reward handed over by Jimei.
After sending them away, Shen Chuliu didn't even look at Zhou Hai, but just said, "You guys explain the rules to him."
Zi Rui was the natural choice.
Zizhu waited on Shen Chuliu and went back to the house: "Talent, I don't know if this Zhou Hai can be trusted."
"Then it's up to you guys. Keep an eye on him. Ask the servants in Cuiyunxuan to keep an eye on him as well. They will definitely benefit from it." Shen Chuliu said calmly: "But no matter whether I can trust him or not, I don't plan to trust him."
Zizhu smiled and said yes, knowing that Cairen already had an idea in his mind.
"Talent is also a favored person now, so you need to be careful."
"I dare not be careless. How did Lady Cao lose her baby? No matter who did it outside, it was her own people who turned against her. If it were in the past, I would have accepted Ru Jimei and Chi Su and let it go. I think it was nothing at that time. But now it's different. I have climbed to the position of a talented person, so it's inevitable that I have caught the eyes of others."
If the servants around you are not easy to deal with, it would be fine if they cause a small trouble.
But if everything is fine at ordinary times, but something big happens at a critical moment, it’s really hard to say what will happen.
It has always been the most painful to be stabbed by yourself.
It’s not about being sad or not, but it’s hard to turn things around.
Zhou Hai had just arrived, so he naturally tried to perform well.
At lunch time, I rushed to the dining room.
Zi Rui was naturally worried about the food he brought back, so she checked it carefully before serving it on the table.
In the afternoon, Zizhu helped Shen Chuliu wake up from her nap: "Talented lady, it is said that the emperor turned over Li Xiaoyi's card today."
"Hmm? Li Xiaoyi?" Shen Chuliu yawned: "Our emperor is such a good man. So considerate."
Zizhu also laughed, but didn't dare to say anything.
"Li Xiaoyi is deeply loved, that's a good thing." Shen Chuliu couldn't hide her smile.
"Li Xiaoyi has only been in the palace for more than a month, and she is indeed deeply loved." Zizhu said.
Thinking back, it took a year for a talented lady in my family to be promoted after entering the palace, and now she has become a talented lady only because of that incident.
Unlike Li Xiaoyi, who entered the palace for only a month and then changed from Wu Baolin to Li Xiaoyi.
The key point is that among these low-ranking concubines, she is the only one with a title.
This is a unique one!
Nowadays, all the women in the harem have been promoted, but only Li Xiaoyi can bypass several high-ranking concubines and be the first to sleep with the emperor.
Even Concubine Ning couldn't compare to this favor...
Shen Chuliu said it was so cute.
After all, if you are a person who works in the harem, it is a good thing if the emperor asks you to sleep with him, but it will be a disaster if the timing is wrong.
Shen Chuliu was very happy because Youli Xiaoyi took the lead.
However, others might just want to strangle her to death.
"Although Li Xiaoyi's mother's family is a duke, it is just an empty title. The emperor really respects them very much." Zi Rui whispered.
"The emperor likes her. She is indeed as beautiful as a flower. You are not allowed to talk nonsense." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
Zi Rui naturally knew what her master thought of the emperor... Never mind, she would lose her head if she told him.
As for Purple Pearl, it can only be seen more clearly than Purple Rui.
"This month, Yi Chongyuan only slept with me twice." Zizhu said.
"Usually, Concubine Yi has the most followers, followed by Concubine Yi and Concubine Ning. Now, Li Xiaoyi has caught up with Concubine Yi."
Shen Chuliu nodded.
In the past, Yi Fei had the most concubines, followed by Yi Chongyuan and Ning Jieyu, and the rest were just others.
Apart from the Fengzao Palace which always attends the ceremony on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month, there are not many other times.
The emperor does not live in the harem all month long. Sometimes he is busy and does not come in for a month.
This month, there are quite a lot of people coming in.
Now, not only has Li Xiaoyi divided the favor of Yi Chongyuan and Ning Jieyu, but she has also divided that of Concubine Yi.
As for herself, although she slept with the emperor more often than before, it was not that conspicuous.
With Li Xiaoyi in front attracting fire, she doesn't have to be afraid of anything for the time being.
Sure enough, countless porcelain pieces in the harem were broken that night.
Yi Chongyuan was the angriest.
According to her idea, she should be the one sleeping in the emperor's bed tonight.
Needless to say, Concubine Jin had not been in the emperor's bed for a long time. She was only given the title of concubine because of the eldest princess.
Yi Chongyuan made preparations early, but she didn't expect to hear in the afternoon that the emperor had turned over Li Xiaoyi's name card.
This is a great shame.
"Master, please calm down. She is just a little girl." The maid Lianxin hurriedly advised.
"Just a Xiaoyi? When she entered the palace, she was just a Baolin. It hasn't been long since she rose to prominence. If she continues like this, she will be a talented woman!" Yi Chongyuan was very angry.
"Master! Think about it, this time, apart from Concubine Jin, you are still the most favored. Didn't the others not have titles? Li Xiaoyi just came into the palace, and the emperor must have been very fond of her for a few days. Last year, how favored was Li Baolin? Wasn't she also gone in the past. Even if she is favored, can she surpass you? As for you, if you have a child, even if it is a princess, you should be a concubine."
This made Yi Chongyuan very uncomfortable, because she also wanted to get pregnant.
"Master, you are now a ninth concubine." Lianxin spoke softly while stroking her back gently and asking her to calm down.
Cough cough.
(End of this chapter)
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