Chapter 581 The So-called Gift
When he arrived at Miao Jieyu's place, he was also very polite.
Everyone gave her the prepared things, and when the time came, the third prince came to pick her up.
Everyone joked a few more times and said that they had a good relationship and then told them to leave the palace.
In Fuyang Palace, the second prince also brought in the second prince's wife and his eldest son.
The eldest son was born to the concubine Zhu, but he was raised by the second prince's wife, which was considered a respect for the princess.
After playing with the child for a while, Concubine Qian Shu asked Li to take the child for a walk in the garden.
Li did not hesitate, knowing that the mother and son had something to say, so she took the child away.
"You've also met Rongning. I'm not sure what your father is thinking. I don't know who he's going to give it to." Concubine Qian Shu sighed, "This is the Queen's niece."
She herself is the Queen's niece and knows the importance of this.
After all, when she was still in the palace, the queen had a hard time dealing with Feng.
"Rongning is still young, who can predict what will happen in the future?" The second prince smiled and said, "It will take at least five or six years. By that time, the fourth, fifth, and sixth princes may have all been married."
"That's hard to say. If he wants to marry Rongning, one or two years later won't be a big deal. Concubine Jing and the Queen have always been on good terms, so maybe she will be given to the sixth son." Concubine Qian Shu was extremely anxious.
"A few days ago, they went to Fengzao Palace to visit. Pah, the visit was fake, but the flattery was real, right?"
"Don't worry, mother." The second prince smiled. "Rong Ning has just arrived, so she must be homesick. How about this, mother, invite her to dinner later. Give her some food. When summer comes, ask Li to hold a banquet at the mansion and invite the princesses. Li has a good temper, so ask her to give her some advice."
Concubine Qian Shu was stunned for a moment, then she understood.
She hesitated: "This Rong Ning... is a princess after all..."
After all, she and the Second Prince are mother and son, so they understand each other. What she meant was, after all, she is a princess, so she might not want to be a concubine, right?
"Although she is a princess, her mother is also a princess, so she is not that precious. Besides, every child misses home, and if she is happy, she will agree. What else can we say?" The second prince smiled and said, "Besides, it is more reassuring for father to have her as a concubine than as a principal wife."
The mother and son looked at each other and smiled, and it was settled.
After returning home, Li just agreed to what he said and had no other opinions.
The second prince returned to the front yard.
Li Qiushui's maid was furious: "Master, what is this? He..."
"If he wants to, then people will agree?" Li Qiushui smiled and said, "It's just wishful thinking."
"Then why did you agree to it? How will people look at you?" The girl was so angry that her eyes turned red.
"Whether I agree or not, isn't it the same? Husband and wife are one. But I will do what I should do and not do what I shouldn't do."
The maid was furious: "This must be what Concubine Qian Shu wanted! Really... Really..."
Li Qiu Shui didn't say anything, she knew the maid meant that Concubine Qian Shu was stupid.
She thought, do you think the second prince is not stupid? Concubine Qian Shu was stupid enough to understand that the second prince was not only stupid, but also thought he was smart.
Soon, Concubine Qian Shu hosted a banquet for Princess Rongning.
Rongning couldn't refuse the invitation from his elders.
In Yufu Palace, Shen Chuliu laughed after hearing this: "I'm afraid the princess is getting tired of eating banquets these days."
"Aren't we showing some courtesy?" Chi Su asked.
"No, your master is unique." To put it bluntly, Shen Chuliu didn't like this princess either.
It’s not that he doesn’t like her, it’s that he doesn’t care about the princess’s status at all.
The emperor came in the evening, and Shen Chuliu was pruning flowers in the yard.
Seeing the emperor coming, he threw aside his scissors and greeted: "Your Majesty, may you be well."
"Let's start a new game?" Qi Yixiu looked at the roses that were in full bloom. There were more than a dozen pots of different sizes.
All varieties are available.
"Are they pretty? I saw that the flowers in the Imperial Garden were beautiful, so I asked someone to get me a lot of them. These flowers are good, and they bloom all year round when the temperature is just right. I plan to fill the yard with them, and move them inside when it gets cold, and leave them there when it's not."
"Well, okay. But you can plant some roses next to this wall, and tie some strips with ropes. They can climb all over the wall. Wouldn't it be beautiful when they all bloom?" Qi Yixiu said.
"It's good, but it's ugly to be bare in winter." Shen Chuliu said with disgust.
"Picky." The emperor smiled and said, "Hang curtains in winter."
Shen Chuliu bent over with laughter, and waved her hand to ask people to get ready.
It’s just right. Now that we have transplanted them, we can see the flowers this year.
The two men entered the room, and Shen Chuliu washed his hands before pouring tea for the emperor.
"Your Majesty has been very busy lately, why are you here so early today?"
"The envoys from the imperial court have left, and I have nothing to do." The emperor sat back and served tea.
"I am planning to go to Songshan. Do you want to go?" Qi Yixiu asked.
There is a palace and a hunting ground in Songshan, and most importantly, it is not far away.
"Since your Majesty asked this, I'm afraid you only want to bring young concubines this year and don't plan to bring me, your concubine?" Shen Chuliu smiled.
"Tsk, why am I asking you without taking you?" The emperor glanced at her.
"If the emperor is willing to take you, then of course I will go." Shen Chuliu smiled and leaned close to the emperor: "When are we going?"
"Let's go after your birthday." Qi Yixiu hugged her and asked, "Have you lost weight?"
"Ah?" Shen Chuliu was stunned for a moment: "No?"
Qi Yixiu pushed her to stand up, and then took a closer look.
She generally likes to wear loose skirts, even if they are waist-length, they are not too tight.
Today I am wearing a rare waist-cinching Liuxian skirt, mainly because the design of the skirt is very waist-enhancing.
Qi Yixiu looked at it for a while and laughed: "This dress is well made."
In the harem, apart from those who imitated others, everyone actually had their own meaning in the way they dressed.
Take Concubine Li for example. She has been deliberately controlling herself in recent years, so she is naturally not that fat anymore, but she still dares not wear such clothes.
Shen Chuliu didn't like these clothes before, so he didn't care too much about it. But at first glance, wearing them like this made him look a lot thinner.
Shen Chuliu said "oh" and sat down in a daze.
"What birthday gift do you want this year?" Qi Yixiu asked.
"Why do you suddenly ask me? I will like anything your majesty gives me." Shen Chuliu said.
The emperor smiled and said, "Well, good. I have thought of it, but the birthday ceremony needs to be accelerated."
Shen Chuliu didn't care and just thanked the emperor.
Unexpectedly, she heard knocking sounds early the next morning.
"What is this for?"
"My Lord, the Emperor has ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to stay outside. They are all surrounded and we cannot see what is going on inside." Chi Su explained, "It is right between our Yu Fu Palace and Cui Yun Xuan. We do not know what is going on."
Shen Chuliu raised his eyebrows, subconsciously thinking that this was related to the gift the emperor mentioned, but if he couldn't see it, he could only wait patiently.
It was a bit of a surprise indeed.
The project was rushed, so on the first day of March, the craftsmen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs said they wanted to open a door in the Yufu Palace.
Oh no, the flowers outside are blooming, but I'm still locked up. How miserable.
(End of this chapter)
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