Chapter 470 Worthy of Being the Queen
"Your Majesty is worthy of being called Your Majesty." Yan Xiurong smiled and said, "I am picky, but even though I am picky, I know when to be patient and when to give in. Your Majesty, please don't laugh at me."
"It's a good thing to know how to judge the situation. What's so funny about this? However, I don't have to adapt all the time. When there's nothing serious, like drinking tea with a beauty like Yan Xiurong today, any tea is fine. But if something goes wrong, even the tea I like won't taste good."
Yan Xiurong smiled and answered yes, then poured tea for Shen Chuliu herself.
The two people sat for a while and then dispersed.
When they were going back, Mu Yu, Yan Xiurong's maid, asked, "What Madam Jing Fei said is very suspenseful. I don't understand. Please help me, Master."
"There's nothing to be said for. As the saying goes, more friends mean more paths. There's no need to mention the friends in the palace. However, offending fewer people is also a way out. Concubine Jing is telling me that she doesn't mind me being favored, but I just don't get in her way or cause her trouble."
"This... isn't this a bit too arrogant?" Mu Yu was a little unconvinced.
Yan Xiurong glanced at Mu Yu coldly: "When is she not arrogant? Who told me that I am of low status? Well, don't say this in the future. Life in the palace is not easy. Don't cause trouble for yourself."
"Yes." Mu Yu responded quickly.
When the emperor had time to pay attention to them, he would first ask Concubine Mei to sleep with him.
Concubine Mei is still very favored now. She has deep eyes and is eloquent.
She can be both elegant and vulgar, and can also humble herself enough to compliment the emperor.
It’s hard to say what will happen in the future, but for now, the emperor is still willing to have her accompany him when he is tired.
Shen Chuliu fell asleep peacefully after knowing that Concubine Mei was here to serve him.
It was just that a north wind blew at night, and in the early spring in the north, the temperature dropped drastically with every wind. In the second half of the night, the charcoal fire was not so strong, and Shen Chuliu woke up from the cold.
Chi Su and the others were also very cold, so they hurriedly brought a quilt to cover Shen Chuliu, and stuffed a hot water bottle underneath.
Shen Chuliu fell asleep again in a daze.
The next morning, while having dinner, I heard that Concubine Shun was ill.
"Maybe he can't stand the weather. It's very cold, and there are too many fires and the air is dry." Zengchun said.
"Well, you can go and take a look later and say hello." Shen Chuliu had placed two basins of water there early in the morning, and the water was not yet that dry.
"Your Majesty, the families of the governor and other officials of Liaocheng Prefecture are waiting outside. They want to kowtow to you." Yuanxiao came in and said.
"Oh, just refuse it. Just say that I'm new here and haven't gotten used to it yet. Let's talk about it later." Shen Chuliu waved her hand.
"Yes, then...what if another lady wants to see me?" Yuanxiao asked.
"I'm not the queen. What others do has nothing to do with me. I don't care about them." Shen Chuliu didn't care.
Lantern Festival is what it should be.
The families of local officials did not know that Concubine Jing was favored, so such a thing would not have spread so far.
She's not the Concubine Yang of the past.
The main reason is that officials all have a network of connections. Even if they don't know that Concubine Jing is favored, they must know her family background. So they came to ask to see Concubine Jing first.
When Concubine Jing was not seen, she went to ask to see Concubine Shun.
It just so happened that Concubine Shun was sick and couldn't see him.
Yan Xiurong is not good at these things and doesn't see them.
When Concubine Mei saw that Yan Xiurong was gone, she also disappeared.
When Concubine Yi saw that no one was seeing her before her, she refused to see her either. As for the two young concubines, no one asked to see them, and even if they did, they dared not to.
At noon, Yuanxiao arrived and brought the gifts sent by the women outside. It was okay not to see the person, but it would be inappropriate to not accept any of the gifts.
Shen Chuliu took a look and found that they were all valuable and good things.
"Make a list and show it to His Majesty." Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "Thank you for the money they spent. Should they all be given away?"
"That's right. I sent them to various places. But no one said they would meet me." Yuanxiao said.
"Those who came out this time are smart and won't do anything." Shen Chuliu didn't care much: "The emperor and the prince are out today, and I really want to go out too."
"This...Although the emperor didn't say forbid, I probably can't go out casually, right?" Yuanxiao said nervously.
"Of course, let's wait until the emperor comes back." Shen Chuliu waved her hand: "There's no rush for these."
As she spoke, she went out of the yard again. It was not so cold at noon.
Qi Yixiu brought the princes to inspect the farmland today. At this time, the land in Liaocheng Prefecture was not barren. A lot of it was winter wheat. After all, this was not the northernmost part.
If you go to the northernmost part, you can't grow anything.
The princes had never seen such a scene before, and no matter what they could learn or see, they were extremely happy. They didn't even feel cold.
The younger princes were not so calm yet. Even the sensible Sixth Prince started running around happily.
Qi Yixiu did not stop him, but just watched with a smile, surrounded by guards.
The officials followed behind the emperor and had to look at the princes.
They are all princes. Who knows which one of them will come to the fore in the future.
Looking at the second and third princes following the emperor, and then looking at the fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth princes who were running, they all had their own backgrounds.
It would be great if I could take a gamble and find out who the future Crown Prince will be.
However, they were only local officials after all. Even though they had this idea, they were not as bold as the officials in the imperial city.
And didn't dare to do anything.
But after seeing so many princes, I can't help but have some thoughts. It is inevitable that I will bring it up when I interact with officials in the imperial city in the future.
After dark, Qi Yixiu and others returned to the palace.
Hearing that the women came to ask for a meeting, but no one wanted to see them, Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "That's good."
"Empress Jing sent a list over, saying it was sent by the ladies outside. It's not easy to refuse it outright, so I accepted it temporarily." Chusi said.
"Well, tell her that it's just a matter of personal relationships. Don't worry about it. Well, I'll go by myself." Qi Yixiu said, "Watch the princes drink ginger soup and serve some hot soup for dinner. I'll go to Concubine Jing's place for dinner."
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the emperor agreed and went to Chunxiao Garden.
After Shen Chuliu greeted the emperor, he said, "I was thinking of you, and you came."
"Oh? My beloved concubine is thinking of me?" Qi Yixiu looked at her with a smile.
"Yes, considering that the emperor has just returned, I don't know if he is cold. I was woken up by the cold last night." Shen Chuliu smiled and helped Qi Yixiu take off his cloak.
"You have such delicate skin and tender flesh that you can't stand the cold." Qi Yixiu finally realized how afraid of the cold she was.
"I'll have someone install a ground dragon for you in your Yu Fu Palace." Qi Yixiu suddenly said.
"Isn't it too late to plan now?" Shen Chuliu thought, it was a big project.
Qi Yixiu thought for a moment and said, "It's not possible to clean up the whole place, but it's possible to clean up the inner room where you live."
(End of this chapter)
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