Chapter 378: Being a Demon
"The competition for favor in the harem is not a big deal. Why don't you admit it?" Concubine Qian said again.
"Your Highness Qian Fei is wrong. I am just a beauty. I was lucky to be favored by the Emperor. I dare not say whether I am fighting for it or not. Your Highness Jing Zhaoyi has always been favored, and everyone in and outside the palace knows it. Before I entered the palace, I heard that your Highness always liked to dress up. The Emperor also gave her many rewards. Your Highness has a lot of clothes, and it is also a blessing for me that she occasionally wears the same clothes as me."
Shen Chuliu was a little surprised. This cold and indifferent Yan Mei was actually a reasonable person? Didn't she take the opportunity to become proud?
"Sister Yan is really sensible. The material of Concubine Jing Zhaoyi's clothes is indeed different." Lady Mei also smiled.
"Oh, the newcomer is really sensible." Ning Zhaorong said with a smile.
She didn't like Lady Yan, nor did she like Concubine Qian, and naturally she didn't like Concubine Jing either, but she couldn't afford to offend them. That was all she could say.
After a while, the queen came out and looked at Shen Chuliu a few more times.
However, she didn't think that Shen Chuliu dressed like that just to win favor.
Now in the harem, Jing Zhaoyi is still very much favored by the emperor. After Concubine Qian is no longer as powerful as before, the others are all about the same, but Jing Zhaoyi still has the upper hand.
The Queen knew that the Emperor had given her a comb as a reward some time ago.
In the harem, let alone now, even when Concubine Yi was alive, she had never received that.
Maybe it’s in private, but it’s not given openly after all.
"The lotus flowers are in full bloom, and the Empress Dowagers also want to watch a play, so I asked someone to set up the stage. It would be better to do it today than to wait for another day. Let's listen to the play and enjoy the flowers by the lotus pond. I have already asked someone to invite the Emperor, and if you have nothing to do, you can go together." said the Queen.
Everyone was naturally happy.
It was Concubine Su who slept with the emperor last night, so naturally, the others wanted to see the emperor.
Shen Chuliu was not in a hurry to change clothes. Since it was already like this, he didn't care.
Then everyone went to Guanhe Tower with the queen.
Guanhe Tower was originally called Guanhe Tower, but the emperor disliked it for being too petty, so he changed the name to Guanhe Tower. Despite the change, it is still a good place to view lotus flowers.
Not long after everyone arrived, the Emperor came, and the two Empress Dowagers also came.
After everyone paid their respects, the emperor saw Shen Chuliu at first sight, and then glanced at Concubine Yan.
There's no way, although the clothes of these two people are one a jacket and skirt and the other a skirt, they are really too similar.
After reading it, Qi Yixiu smiled but didn't say anything.
Everyone sat down. Today's play would not be performed on the stage, but would be sung below. There weren't many rules.
After Shen Chuliu sat down, she observed Empress Dowager Feng. Nothing could be seen on her face, and Empress Dowager Feng remained sitting upright.
But his whole body exuded a sense of fatigue and gloom.
It is better for Empress Dowager Li to be in high spirits.
The Feng family is in such a state now, and Empress Dowager Feng has really been affected a lot.
Some members of the Feng family's side branches are still being interrogated by the Ministry of Justice. I'm afraid they will all be skinned alive if not killed in the end.
They deserve it. They have been rich enough in the past few decades and have done everything they can and cannot do.
It's time to pay it back.
Concubine Qian refused to give up, and after a while she started to act like a demon: "Your Majesty, look, I have never seen Concubine Jing dressed so plainly before. I thought that only Concubine Yan dressed like this in the palace. Today I see Concubine Jing dressed like this, and I am not used to it."
Qi Yixiu looked at Shen Chuliu seriously and smiled: "This material is good. I remember there are other colors in the warehouse?"
Chusi came up quickly and said, "Your Majesty, the colors of this material are not dark. There are also light pink and lotus root color."
"Well, that's great. Let's get her a few more. This white one is also good. If you have more, let's get her a few more. Do you have any tortoise shell jewelry?" Qi Yixiu asked again.
"Your Majesty, there are not many of these made, but there are tortoise shells."
"Pick the one with the best color and send it to her." Qi Yixiu said.
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. But my sisters are all here. Why did Your Majesty reward only me?" Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"I'm only rewarding you today. It's rare to see you wearing this color. I'm happy to see you." Qi Yixiu said with a smile.
"Then I would like to thank the emperor again." Shen Chuliu bowed.
Concubine Qian was so angry that her nose was crooked. She could only say, "The Emperor loves Concubine Jing the most."
Shen Chuliu simply ignored her.
Call you a demon.
The queen had a smile on her lips, thinking that Concubine Qian deserved it.
She acted like a demon before and after giving birth, which made the emperor very unhappy. Now that the new bride has entered the palace, she is here to stir up trouble before anything has happened.
But Shen Chuliu has always dressed according to her own thoughts.
The emperor would never think that she was trying to compete for favor with Concubine Yan. Didn't Concubine Qian's coming make the emperor even more annoyed? She deserved to be slapped in the face.
While drinking tea, Lady Yan looked at Concubine Jing in front of her.
Before she entered the palace, she knew a lot about Jing Zhaoyi and knew how proud she was.
As the eldest daughter of the Shen family, she was naturally raised in luxury.
Lady Lian Yan herself knew that this was an unintentional mistake today, so she refuted Concubine Qian.
She thought, there is no need to rush to win favor.
If Jing Zhaoyi wanted to compete with her, she would never use such a method. How cheap would it be for Jing Zhaoyi? And this mentality is also Qi Yixiu's mentality.
Many people conceived that Jing Zhaoyi was a proud person and that she would never compete for favor in this way.
Shen Chuliu himself was not expecting this.
The two Empress Dowagers seemed to be oblivious to what was happening here and just laughed and watched the show.
But no one knows what he is thinking.
At noon, the meal is served here.
Shen Chuliu had also changed her clothes. Half a day had passed, and naturally, the beautiful Yan also had to change.
She changed into the same white dress, but with different embroidery and pattern.
Shen Chuliu changed into a long coat with a pattern of green flowers.
Concubine Qian seemed to be smiling, but Shen Chuliu thought she was a psychopath and was too lazy to pay attention to her anyway.
After the day was over, Shen Chuliu returned to Guanlan Pavilion and said, "Send a message to the palace and ask the clothing bureau to tell me when my clothes will be the same as others'."
Although this is not a big deal, for someone of Shen Chuliu's position, he cannot just let it go.
It was tacitly acknowledged that if the Service Bureau did that again, she would be the one to be embarrassed.
"I have already sent someone. Master, please don't be angry. I took a closer look today and found that the embroidery is not done by the same person as yours." Zizhu said.
It's not one person, which doesn't mean it wasn't intentional, but at least the probability is lower.
An unintentional mistake can be forgiven, but if someone does something wrong, then it is unforgivable.
The next day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Service Bureau met the people in front of Empress Jing Zhaoyi.
Madam Huang, the head nanny of the clothing department, immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The person who came was Zengchun. Zengchun did not go to the palace. After receiving the news, she went straight to find Nanny Huang.
(End of this chapter)
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