Chapter 51 Redundant
The fabric was a gift from Qi Yixiu.
They are all brightly colored fabrics.
This was probably a reward given to Shen Chuliu to wear during the New Year.
Of course, she had some when she was given gifts for the New Year before, and she also had some in her share of the profits. This batch was always given by Qi Yixiu.
This time, she was the only one who had it.
This is naturally the last resort.
As for silver, last year, they gave her two thousand taels. This year, they gave her an extra thousand taels, probably because she had been promoted twice, or because she was favored.
Including the money she brought with her when she entered the palace, she now has no shortage of money to spend.
But she didn't think it was too much. Her mother's dowry when she married into the Shen family was 70,000 or 80,000 yuan, and her grandmother kept it for her under the pretext of kindness.
Besides, which general who goes to war is poor?
Her father left behind a lot of property when he was alive, but unfortunately after he passed away, all the property was divided between the first and third wives.
Now that they have given Shen Chuliu such a small favor, if she is still grateful, then it would be a waste of her two lifetimes.
So she immediately asked Yuanxiao to give one hundred taels of silver to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Naturally, there are only a few people who can get it, but she only needs to ask those few people to get it.
When the government rewards people, it uses more money. If it relies entirely on the quota money, it will be stretched.
Either the family subsidies or the emperor's reward. Now it's time to look at your savings.
Unless you are not favored and have a low status, then forget it.
Otherwise, the higher the status, the more money you need.
Yi Chongyuan's Furongxuan was in such a dilemma. She was pregnant, so she had to take care of many things this year, but she didn't have enough money.
In the past, she was favored and received many rewards, but now her family will not give her a penny, nor can they.
But this year the emperor did not give her any extra rewards.
The reward given by the Queen Mother was not silver.
It was at this time that Concubine Feng Shu sent a bag of five hundred taels of silver.
Concubine Feng's maid, Chanjuan, smiled and said, "Our queen knows that you, Concubine Chongyuan, are short of some silver, so she asked me to bring it to you. It's good that we can celebrate the New Year first."
Yi Chongyuan was so angry that she almost had a stomachache, but she could only smile and accept it.
Whose face is this? If you return it, you will offend someone.
After sending Chanjuan away, Yi Chongyuan's eyes turned red with anger: "Are they laughing at me for not having a good family background? If I had a better family background, would I have suffered so much? One by one, they all despise me for having a poor family background. How about Changle Palace? It's just that they are favored and have no shortage of money! Why doesn't she go to Changle Palace to give alms?"
Changle Palace is where Concubine Yi lives.
Concubine Yi has been favored for many years. Although she has no family background, she naturally has no shortage of money.
The more he talked, the angrier he became, and he thought of the fabric he got from Shen Chuliu.
"The Emperor dotes on that Concubine Shen! Is she worthy of it?"
In fact, Yi Chongyuan knew what was going on. The emperor's sudden indifference was due to Cao's death.
Yi Chongyuan was responsible for the death of Cao's baby, but the emperor probably didn't know the exact truth, so she had to pretend to be ignorant.
Fortunately, I’m pregnant, otherwise I wouldn’t know when to turn over.
But she also knew that the emperor still had some concerns, otherwise why did he only give the cloth to Shen Cairen when she was pregnant? Shen Cairen.
Shen Chuliu didn't care about all this. Since the emperor had given it to her, she selected a few pieces and gave them to Yao Baolin, and sent the rest to the Clothing Bureau, along with twenty taels of silver.
When you are in favor, you can get things done quickly even if you don't give money. If you give money, it will be even faster.
The fancy sedan is carried by people.
The Clothing Bureau received the money and materials and started the work that same day.
The maids and embroiderers kept praising Lady Shen even though they had to work harder. Isn't it good to make money?
Since there is such a reward now, there will definitely be more rewards after the work is done.
"Li Xiaoyi also sent some cloth yesterday. It was also twenty taels. Oh, these masters are so generous nowadays." said a nanny.
"Hey, you don't even look at their backgrounds. These two, from the Marquis's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, are they still short of money? Just look at this Shen Cairen, who was still Baolin at this time last year, and she never came empty-handed."
"Speaking of which, Lu Xiaoyi is not that good. This year, she only has five taels."
Normally they didn't dare to ask for money when making clothes, but at the end of the year they would make several sets of clothes, and the masters would definitely reward them, after all, it was the New Year.
"What are you comparing? She hasn't slept with you in a long time."
Everyone laughed.
But it was just a joke. After all, Lu Xiaoyi still had the support of the Queen, and even the fabrics were mostly given by the Queen.
What they are really stuck with are those little concubines who have no one to rely on and no money.
The harem is busy preparing for the New Year. This is what happens in the palace every year during the New Year.
On New Year's Eve, the two Empress Dowagers, the Emperor and the Empress, along with the princes and princesses and all the concubines, would go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to worship their ancestors.
From the first to the third day of the first lunar month, there is a state banquet. Every year, Zhengyang Palace holds a banquet. Third-rank ministers, idle nobles, and royal family members must enter the palace.
On the fourth and fifth days, people have a rest period. On the sixth, seventh and eighth days, the Empress of Fengzao Palace entertains guests, and all the guests are female.
On the ninth and tenth days, the two Empress Dowagers entertained guests.
Then, before the fifteenth day of the first month, the concubines would meet their natal families. Of course, not everyone could meet them. Only the nine concubines had this honor.
Then comes the Lantern Festival, and another state banquet.
During these days, all the concubines had to participate. Even if you repeated your clothes and jewelry, you had to ensure they were clean and tidy.
If you wear a jacket today, you have to match it with a different skirt tomorrow, otherwise it will be too shabby.
This requires a settlement. Besides, the concubines who are not favored rarely see the emperor, so don't they want to compete for favor at this time? The ancients had a lot of free time, so they naturally paid more attention to festivals. No matter whether it was for the excitement or for something to do, the New Year was always the most important festival.
There was nothing to do for Shen Chuliu. He just asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take 500 taels of silver and make them into silver peanuts.
Waiting to reward people during the New Year.
Instead, the four servants were busy making underwear and other things for Shen Chuliu.
The embroidery work is all good. Zizhu even invented two new hairstyles, which have been tried on Zirui's head and are very good.
When the entire harem was busy preparing for the New Year, something happened to Wei Yu Nu.
She suddenly went into premature labor in the middle of the night, alarming everyone in the palace.
The Queen had been paying attention to it for a long time. It had been nearly seven months, so naturally there was danger every day, so there was no delay.
When the Queen is in charge of something, she either doesn't do anything or is always efficient.
She didn't come in person, but Peilan and Emei were already in Wei Yunv's Zilin Pavilion early in the morning.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Song were both worried. If something went wrong, they would be in trouble.
The emperor asked Li Xiaoyi to sleep with him that night, but Li Xiaoyi came, but he did not.
Just call Chusi to check the situation.
Indeed, it is normal for the emperor not to come when a rejected imperial concubine gives birth to a child.
Wei Yunv was in excruciating pain. She was only seven months old, and the baby was already quite big.
Needless to say, since someone in the palace wants this child, it would be unnecessary for her to give birth to the child.
She had known about it long ago, so there was talk of premature birth.
(End of this chapter)
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