Chapter 340: House Arrest
Rong Jieyu came here often. When she left, Yao Baolin went out to see her off.
When she came back, she sat in front of Shen Chuliu and said, "Jieyu Rong is thoughtful. Although the queen was under house arrest, she still came to see you."
"I think she has given up the idea of sleeping with the emperor in recent years. The emperor only thinks of her a few times a year. This makes life more comfortable than before." Shen Chuliu said while picking up chess pieces.
"Yesterday, Concubine Su was in the emperor's bedchamber again. Looking at the situation, Concubine Su will probably become a concubine. She hasn't been given a title yet, but she will probably get one soon. Now she is no longer the descendant of a criminal. Although the Su family has no one left, they have been rehabilitated." Yao Baolin hesitated: "I think she...has changed more and more. Now she is favored more than even Ning Zhaorong. Last time, because of a visit, she was angry with Ning Zhaorong, and the emperor gave her the title, which made Ning Zhaorong very embarrassed."
"Yes, she has changed." Shen Chuliu smiled: "It turns out that Su is also very beautiful when she dresses up. However, although Ning Zhaorong is getting older, the emperor still has this person in his heart."
"Your Highness!" Yao Baolin said in a louder voice, "Among the people who come and go in the harem, I am most afraid of three. One is Concubine Kangde, one is Wen Chongrong, and the other is Concubine Su. Although Concubine Su is only a beauty, I see that her scheming and methods are no worse than those two! I am afraid that she will... do something bad to you."
"Then you're not afraid of me? I'm probably seen as a scheming person by others, right?" Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"How could that be? Although the queen is also very powerful, she always speaks out in the open. People are afraid of you, but not that kind of fear. Oh, the queen is really, I am not worried, right?"
"I know you're worried. I actually knew she had changed a long time ago. It doesn't matter. Although she has changed, she is a sensible person. I still favor her, and she won't do anything rash. At least, she knows that the emperor can't favor only one person in this harem. If she knows this, she won't do anything rash."
"Okay, I know what you mean. Who in the harem really has no ideas?" Shen Chuliu packed up the chess pieces and let go.
Chi Su picked up the remaining chessboard.
"After the New Year, we will send the Sixth Prince to live in Ruiqing Palace. Let's go. The weather is good today. Let's go over there and take a look."
Yao Baolin felt uncomfortable when she said this and shook her head. This child was Jing Zhaoyi's, but when she heard about leaving here, she felt very tormented.
After a long while, he responded, sighed, and followed.
Life in the palace was relatively stable for the time being. After Shen Chuliu's house arrest was over, Qi Yixiu issued an edict, allowing Jing Zhaoyi to return home in celebration of Jing'an Hou's 70th birthday.
The imperial edict said that Jing Zhaoyi had entered the palace for several years and had never returned home. Now that Jing'an was waiting for her birthday, Jing Zhaoyi could return home to celebrate.
After receiving the imperial edict, Shen Chuliu thought that this was not a good thing, but the honor that the emperor gave to the Shen family naturally could not be rejected.
In addition to asking her to return home, rewards are naturally also indispensable.
The seventy-year-old Jing'an Hou is still energetic, but no one can predict what he will be like at the eighty-year-old Jing'an Hou.
Or, what has the Shen family been like in the past ten years?
In this way, there is a beginning and an end.
The imperial edict did not mention Shen Baolin. After Shen Baolin heard the edict, he came to Cuiyunxuan to ask for a meeting.
Shen Chuliu still did not see her, but asked someone to pass a message to her: "The imperial decree cannot be violated."
This blocked her way out of the palace.
Shen Baolin had not had a good life in the past two years. The emperor had never asked her to sleep with him. She lived with Chen Xiaoyi. Although Chen Xiaoyi was also not favored, she had a bad temper and bad mouth. Shen Baolin was speechless after being tortured.
At this moment, she didn't ask for anything else, she just wanted to go home and take a look, just take a look.
"Please, sister." She knelt down without saying anything.
In recent years, she no longer has the character she once had.
She just wanted to go back, see her family, and live a more comfortable life.
Shen Baolin knelt at the entrance of Cuiyunxuan. Shen Chuliu frowned and said, "Tell her to go back."
"Master." Zizhu poured her tea. "Master, you can't kill the dog by just chasing it into a dead end alley. If the dog wants to survive, it will fight back. It's better to give it a bite of food and then make plans."
Shen Chuliu looked at Zizhu and smiled: "You! Never mind, go and tell her that I know about it. I will tell the Queen about it."
The reason why Shen Chuliu has been able to be tolerated by the Queen over the past few years and never have to face any difficulties is because she always considers the Queen in everything.
If everything goes beyond the Queen, it would be meaningless.
Zizhu sighed and went out. The maids at the door tried to persuade her, but Shen Baolin just knelt there without saying a word.
When Zizhu came over, they hurriedly made way for her.
Zizhu personally supported Shen Baolin: "Baolin, why are you doing this?"
"Please promise me, sister." Shen Baolin refused to get up.
"Baolin, stand up and speak. Our master said that it would be easy to ask the Queen to go. Aren't you making fun of me?"
Only then did Shen Baolin finally get up.
"really?"
"Baolin still doesn't know our master? Of course it's true. Just go back and get ready." Zizhu said.
Shen Baolin smiled happily and bowed to Cui Yunxuan: "Thank you, sister."
"Zizhu, thank you so much." She said sincerely.
Zizhu hurriedly said that she didn't dare and sent her away.
Jing Zhaoyi can go to the Shen family's Marquis' birthday celebration, but as for Shen Baolin, it's hard to say.
So the queen did not dare to respond directly, but asked someone to tell the emperor the news.
After hearing this, Qi Yixiu smiled playfully and nodded.
On the third day, Jing Zhaoyi's carriage left the palace and went to the marquis's mansion.
The Marquis' Mansion received the news that Concubine Jing Zhaoyi was coming back early in the morning, and was already excitedly preparing to receive her.
Shen Baolin's carriage followed behind, very inconspicuous, like a maid's carriage. But she didn't care, she missed her relatives.
Today, her father also came back.
The Marquis' Mansion was crowded with guests. When Shen Chuliu arrived, Marquis Jing'an, his wife, Mrs. Song, as well as Shen Yi and Mrs. Liang also came to greet her.
As long as Shen Zhong doesn’t come back, Beijiang cannot be left without anyone.
Shen Yi's eldest son didn't come back either, but everyone else was there, including his second sister Shen Biqu and her husband, whom he hadn't seen for many years after getting married, and his sixth sister Shen Bizhi and her husband, who had just been married a few months ago.
As for Shen Bihe's older sister, she lived in the imperial city, so she saw her more often.
Everyone bowed together. Shen Chuliu hurriedly supported Jing Anhou with one hand and Qu Shi with the other: "Grandfather and grandmother, please stop doing this."
"Today is my grandfather's birthday. I waved to him. May your grandfather be blessed as vast as the East Sea, and live as long as the Southern Mountains. May the pines and cypresses be evergreen, and may you have endless blessings in the future."
Marquis Jing'an's hair and beard are now all white, but he has been in the army for many years and is in very good health. Now that he has received the birthday congratulations from Empress Jing Zhaoyi, he is naturally beaming with joy.
"Okay, okay, your Majesty, you are so polite! Come on, come on, please come in!"
Shen Baolin, who was at the back, was only seen now, and Jing'an Hou did not delay his treatment: "Baolin, please come in too."
(End of this chapter)
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