Chapter 50 Silver
Shen Chuliu accepted the reward and quickly took off his cloak, washed his hands and ground ink.
She knew that even though they hadn't seen each other for a month and a half, now was not the time to ask for favors.
It is not important whether you sleep with the emperor or not. The key point is that the emperor will still ask you to sleep with him even if you don't.
Shen Chuliu was very satisfied with the situation at this moment.
Qi Yixiu did have a lot of government affairs to attend to, and he had accumulated quite a number of memorials, which were even more than usual at the end of the year.
It would take several days just to review the memorials.
Shen Chuliu guessed that the emperor was bored with work but had to do it, so he asked a concubine to accompany him.
At present, when it comes to having a beautiful wife, Qi Yixiu is most satisfied with Shen Chuliu.
She is well-behaved and sensible, not pretentious, not shy, and not timid.
It is a comfort to watch her working or stopping to have a cup of tea.
Simply put, even if she moves around him, it will not affect his work.
Because he was busy, Qi Yixiu had a simple lunch at noon, but he was in the mood to tease Shen Chuliu: "My beloved concubine, since you can't eat meat these days, eat a few more bites today. I don't mind you being fat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Chuliu smiled sweetly, picked up some meat for Qi Yixiu, and smiled sweetly while watching him eat.
After a relatively simple lunch, I continued working.
One grinds ink, the other reviews memorials.
Shen Chuliu also saw the emperor looking at the still numerous memorials and sighing secretly.
Well, it turns out that everyone in the world is the same, they don’t want to go to work.
The emperor is only twenty-four this year, he is really young.
Shen Chuliu felt amused and continued grinding ink as usual.
It was so busy that it was dark.
There will be an early court tomorrow, and the emperor is so busy again. Shen Chuliu naturally stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. I will take my leave first. You should also rest early."
When Qi Yixiu first called her over, he really didn't intend to sleep with her, but he was satisfied after seeing her, so he decided to sleep with her.
But it was really late today, so she had to go to bed late.
If she hadn't said it, Qi Yixiu wouldn't have asked her to leave, but after she said it, Qi Yixiu felt that Shen was indeed sensible.
"Okay, let Chusi take you back. I'm busy these days, I'll ask you to come in a few days." Qi Yixiu pinched her face gently.
"Well, Your Majesty, please go to bed early." Shen Chuliu bowed: "I will take my leave."
Chu Si carried the lantern and escorted him out of Taiji Palace. However, Shen Chuliu refused: "Eunuch, you don't have to escort him personally. The emperor still needs you. It will be the same if you replace him with someone else."
On the fourth day of the New Year, he smiled and replaced his apprentice with Laba.
Laba lanterns are held, with Chi Su supporting Shen Chuliu behind them.
The sun sets early in winter. In fact, it is only a little after seven o'clock now, but it is already very dark.
When they arrived at Cuiyunxuan, Yuanxiao cleverly gave away Laba and stuffed his purse.
Zi Rui was surprised to see Shen Chuliu coming back: "Are you... okay?"
She was afraid that her talented woman had offended the emperor.
"It's okay, the emperor is busy." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
Zi Rui wanted to say something, but Zi Zhu pulled her back and said, "Help Cai Ren remove her makeup first."
I could tell from her face that everything was fine. Although it was a loss not to have sex with the emperor, it was good to see him.
At least this time, he was ahead of Li Xiaoyi.
However, when the Queen came to pay her respects the next day, some people couldn't hold back their words.
Concubine Jin has forgotten the pain after her wound healed and is now mocking her again.
"Was Ms. Shen cold when she walked home last night?"
Is this a mockery of her not being able to sleep with him at night, and going back home in disgrace? "What Concubine Jin said is strange. Is there a time when it's not cold in the middle of winter?" Shen Chuliu smiled.
"Ms. Shen is in good health. She caught a cold yesterday, but she was able to get up today to pay her respects. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to get up."
This means that Shen Chuliu is shameless and still has the nerve to come here today despite being so embarrassed.
Shen Chuliu glanced at her and said, "Your Highness Concubine Jin is wrong. Your Highness is so blessed, how could she catch a cold outside at night? Of course there is no chance."
As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Yi laughed first.
This means that Concubine Jin is unable to return from Taiji Palace in the middle of the night.
"Empress Jin, you are really like that. You only remember to eat but not to be beaten." Concubine Feng said contemptuously.
Concubine Jin was silent.
The queen came out holding her belly. After she came into the period, she looked much more energetic than before.
The nanny she brought with her was good at taking care of her, and she was the queen, so she had all the good herbs. So the pregnancy was very stable.
"Yi Chongyuan has asked for leave, so I simply told her not to come before the New Year. Just take care of her." said the Queen.
"The Empress is the most considerate of her sisters." Concubine Feng smiled and said, "Sister Yi Chongyuan's pregnancy is a big deal. She will be promoted after the baby is born."
"Since she can get pregnant and give birth, she should be promoted. I am also looking forward to you, Concubine Feng, giving birth to another prince for the emperor." The queen smiled faintly.
Concubine Feng looked a little embarrassed, but she still thanked the Queen with a smile.
Pregnant……
Pregnant as hell! Not to mention that she was fined a green card, even when she was not fined, she rarely saw the emperor.
After the routine greetings, Lu Xiaoyi came over and said, "Sister Shen, please don't feel bad. The emperor is busy, so it's natural that he doesn't ask anyone to sleep with him. After all, sister accompanied him for a day yesterday."
Shen Chuliu turned her face completely against Lu Xiaoyi for the first time: "Lu Xiaoyi is really good at disgusting people."
"Whether the emperor is busy or not is something you, Xiaoyi, should discuss? Do I know you well? Why do you come to advise me? It would be fine if you were stupid, but you are pretending to understand and disgusting people. This is called cheap. I advise you to stay away from me. I am not the kind of person who pretends to be kind while enduring disgust. I will forgive you this time, but I will beat you next time."
After saying that, he didn't care about Lu Xiaoyi's expression at all, he took Jimei's hand and left.
Later, Lu Xiaoyi's face looked extremely ugly, but she still had to pretend to be aggrieved.
It was like she really cared about someone being scolded.
Li Xiaoyi came over, sneered, and left.
Shen Chuliu was so angry that she smashed a cup when she returned to Cuiyunxuan: "I am really disgusted by this kind of white lotus."
"Calm down, Cairen. She is jealous of you and that's why she said that on purpose." Jimei comforted the others while talking to them.
"It's really disgusting. She used to call our talented person good sisters. Now she can't sit still?" Zi Rui said angrily.
"Okay, stop being angry. It's really not worth it for her. If it weren't for the Queen's face, I would have beaten her directly. She is spoiled. What a piece of shit." Shen Chuliu snorted.
"The talented lady has figured it out. She is not favored by anyone. If it weren't for the Queen's support, she wouldn't even be favored by Xiaoyi." Zizhu smiled and brought the tea bowl again: "You are favored, so naturally someone will be jealous. But Lu Xiaoyi is particularly jealous."
Shen Chuliu shook his head and said nothing more.
That afternoon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent over three thousand taels of silver and a batch of beautifully colored fabrics.
The silver was sent by the Shen family outside, which was not surprising. Historically, concubines with family backgrounds in the Dayi Dynasty’s palace would receive money from their parents’ families when they were not in high positions.
(End of this chapter)
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