Chapter 446: Up and Down
Shen Chuliu was playing chess with Yao Baolin. In fact, she seldom played such a brain-intensive game.
Just boring.
I heard Yuan Xiao say at the door: "Master, the emperor has rewarded Concubine Su and Concubine Yan."
"Oh?" Shen Chuliu dropped the chess piece and said, "Let's do something else. This is really a brain-teaser."
Yao Baolin laughed: "Okay."
"Come in and answer the call." Shen Chuliu said.
"Yes, the emperor rewarded two concubines. Concubine Su was given because she was pregnant, and Concubine Yan said she drew a picture for the emperor. I am incompetent and did not find out what the painting was about."
"No need to ask about this." Shen Chuliu looked at Yao Baolin: "Look, nowadays in the harem, it's hard to stand out without talent."
Yao Baolin also laughed: "Your Majesty doesn't like these things, how can you not do it?"
"What is the reward?" Shen Chuliu asked again.
"My Lord, the reward given to Concubine Su was clothing and jewelry. There was a set of exquisite agate inlaid, which I thought was pretty good. The reward given to Concubine Yan was some calligraphy and paintings, as well as brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. It was said that there was the best ink, which was always presented as a tribute to the Emperor and Empress."
"Oh, this is a great honor." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"When did Your Majesty become interested in it?" Yao Baolin smiled apologetically.
"You say it's rare, but I really don't want it. But I also feel it's rare." Shen Chuliu waved his hand and asked Yuanxiao to go out.
"Before, I was of a low rank, so naturally it was different from now. Now that I am also a concubine, it is naturally not easy for me to argue with the people below me."
Yao Baolin hesitated to speak.
Shen Chuliu didn't ask her what she wanted to say. It didn't matter what she wanted to say, she could basically guess it.
In the past, she was the one who restrained others, but now others are restraining her.
This is not surprising, as her Shen family now has a large number of troops at hand, and is both powerful and influential.
What's more, she is also linked to the Pei family.
She is favored and has a prince, so it is normal for the emperor to restrain her.
If she really didn't care about anything, she would be the one who would be afraid.
Sometimes, having limitations is a good thing. The most terrifying thing is that there are no limitations and nothing is limitless.
At least, the emperor restricted her development, which showed that he cared about her.
After Yao Baolin left, Chi Su and the others looked at Shen Chuliu worriedly.
"You are too cautious. Does the emperor's rewards to certain people mean that I have fallen out of favor?" Shen Chuliu said indifferently.
She knew very well that the emperor would not let her fall from favor.
Not to mention that the emperor is now very interested in her. Even if he is no longer interested in her, for the sake of the Shen family, the emperor will not ask her to stay away from the emperor for thousands of years like Concubine Jin.
This is the advantage of being born into a powerful family.
"It's because we servants are ignorant." Chi Su said with a smile.
"Keep your mind to yourself. Don't worry about who is favored and who is rewarded. But recently, Lady Mei and Concubine Yan have been very close?" Shen Chuliu asked.
"Yes, it's just that they entered the palace at the same time, maybe they wanted to form a group? I just don't understand. Concubine Yan is already very favored, and her position is higher than that of Concubine Mei. Why do they need to do this?" Chi Su was puzzled.
"Maybe she thinks that two fists are no less powerful than four hands." Shen Chuliu said.
In the harem, Shen Chuliu looked down and saw that there were naturally people who were more favored.
But Yan Jieyu and the others are all enemies if you look at them directly.
In fact, there are enemies everywhere.
"It's Miss Yi who is much more obedient." Jimei said.
Indeed, this person has been dormant since entering the palace. Now it seems that he is less of a worry.
While they were chatting, the Sixth Prince came back.
The weather today was not very good, it was gloomy, and he ran back and shouted that he was very hungry.
Shen Chuliu looked at him speechlessly: "When you see me, you say you are hungry."
The Sixth Prince chuckled: "Mother is so pretty!"
"Who did you learn this from?" Shen Chuliu was speechless.
"With He Feiyang! He said he was going to practice martial arts and would come back covered in mud. His mother wanted to beat him, but he just coaxed her." The Sixth Prince puffed out his chest, extremely proud.
Shen Chuliu...
"Get out! Get out!" These little bastards have lost their brains.
The Sixth Prince went to wash his hands with a chuckle, and started announcing the names of the dishes as he walked.
If you don’t know, you would think that this kid will join Deyun Club in the future!
"You come back home to eat every day, but the money your mother gives you as an allowance is not even enough to fill your stomach!" Shen Chuliu said with disdain.
"I don't believe it! Mother won't do that! Otherwise I'll ask Yulou to give all my silver to mother?" said the Sixth Prince.
"You don't have any money. All your money has been withheld by your mother!" Shen Chuliu said deliberately.
The Sixth Prince didn't care: "Oh, just deduct it."
Shen Chuliu was amused by him.
This kid who grew up in the palace really doesn't understand money.
After all, he was not yet independent and really didn't know what the silver was for.
Anyway, he had never had to worry about food and clothing since he was a child, and with her taking care of him, he had never lacked anything in the two years since he moved to Ruiqing Palace.
After washing up, while waiting for the meal, he told Shen Chuliu about what happened in Ruiqing Palace.
"This morning, my ninth brother disliked my eighth brother again, but my eighth brother ignored him."
Shen Chuliu nodded, thinking that it’s not that your eighth brother ignored him, but he just hasn’t reacted yet.
Well, this is good too. If the Eighth Prince is a little slower, at least he will get hurt less.
"Your ninth brother has a bad temper, right?" Shen Chuliu asked.
"Well! He is so bad! He always dislikes eunuchs." The Sixth Prince frowned: "He is very annoying."
"He doesn't dare to offend you, right?" Shen Chuliu asked again.
The Sixth Prince nodded. In fact, the Ninth Prince was afraid when he saw him.
"That's fine. Just don't meddle in his affairs. Don't be mean to him even if there's nothing wrong." Shen Chuliu rubbed her son's hair: "Remember."
"Well, my son remembers it, and Yu Lou can tell me too." The Sixth Prince was too lazy to ask why. He didn't like to bother with his Ninth Brother anyway, it was annoying.
After the mother and daughter finished their lunch, the Ninth Prince stayed for a short while before returning.
He is already seven years old, and Shen Chuliu usually doesn't care about trivial matters like whether he needs to take a nap or not.
Anyway, she had already made arrangements and did not allow Yulou and the wet nurses to wake him up early because of studying.
So the Sixth Prince can get enough sleep every day.
This child usually sleeps for five hours a day, which is enough.
That night, news came that the emperor had indeed stayed at Concubine Yan's place.
The next morning, when they paid their respects, there was an undercurrent in Fengzao Palace again.
The young concubines' target is Concubine Yan, and someone above them is eyeing Shen Chuliu.
For example, Qian Xiuyi and Concubine Jin.
"Look at Concubine Yan now, she looks like you, Concubine Jing back then."
"Oh, in the past, Concubine Jing never received any of these pens, ink, paper and inkstone rewards from the emperor. All she received were clothes and jewelry, right?" Qian Xiuyi said with a smile.
She meant to say that Shen Chuliu was not good at literature and only knew how to dress up.
"Jieyu Yan's poems and songs are all good, so she is naturally worthy of this good thing." Shen Chuliu glanced at Jieyu Yan with her delicate eyes.
He added: "As for me, I just like fancy clothes and beautiful ornaments. Concubine Jin and Qian Xiuyi are talking like this now, what do you like?"
Concubine Jin laughed dryly: "I'm just talking, Concubine Jing, don't take it seriously."
"Whether I care or not, haven't you been talking too much for so many years? But I have to admire you. You are talking too much, but you are also a concubine. Qian Xiuyi is different. You have been up and down, and now you have several positions of concubines, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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