Chapter 67: Shen
Family At Shen Family, Qu was supported by Song into her Huaxi Hall.
"Mother, please take a rest first. Although the weather is not too cold today, you are exhausted after a long day."
Song smiled.
"Please sit down for a while." Qu sighed, "I have something to tell you. Go and call the fifth young lady."
Not long after, Shen Biyu arrived at Hua Xitang.
"Grandma, aunt." Shen Biyu came in to pay her respects.
She has outstanding looks. Different from Shen Chuliu, she looks more bookish and gentle.
"Please sit down. I have something to tell you." Qu said.
Shen Biyu sat down.
"In the future, please write letters often. I will ask someone to send them to the palace for your fourth sister." Qu said.
Shen Biyu was stunned: "Is this... inappropriate? Letters cannot be passed between the palace and the outside world casually, right?"
"Of course I know, but... you just have to be obedient. You don't have many years left. In another two or three years, or at most four years, you should be in jail. When you were still in the boudoir, you had a good relationship with your fourth sister. Now that you haven't seen each other for a few years, it's not good to become estranged." Qu said.
"Grandma, did Fourth Sister... say anything?" Shen Biyu was stunned.
"Nothing has been said, but now, she is a concubine of the royal family. It is different from the past. You should remember this when you write to her. It's okay, I will talk to your aunt, you go."
Shen Biyu responded and got up and went out.
Shen Biyu's maid Zhijin whispered, "Miss, maybe the fourth lady got the old lady's attention. You know, she was not willing to enter the palace at first."
"Humph, you're just a beauty, are you going to give your family members face like this?"
"So after you enter the palace, it will be a good time for the Shen family. After all, she has lost her parents, and she has been in the palace for too long, so she doesn't care about the mansion anymore. You are also someone that the old lady values, so naturally you are different from her."
They said they had a good relationship, but in the past, both Shen Biyu and the eldest wife's sister had pity for Shen Chuliu.
And when Shen Chuliu came here, he already had memories of this past life, so how could he not know?
But after all, we are family, so I just don’t want to care about it.
Shen Biyu sneered and left.
In Huaxi Hall, Qu said, "Look at that fourth girl, she is not on the same page with us."
"Not really. She is from the Shen family after all, but she has some thoughts in her mind. Mother should also forgive her, after all, she is young." Song smiled and said, "Besides, Biyu hasn't gone in yet. To put it bluntly, what will happen after Biyu goes in? It took Chu Liu less than two years to climb from Baolin to the position of Beauty. By the time Biyu goes in, Chu Liu will probably be one of the Nine Concubines. By then, Biyu's position will not be too high for a while."
The emperor will not allow the Shen family to have two powerful girls.
"Besides, no matter what Chu Liu is like, her bloodline cannot be changed. She may feel uncomfortable, but it won't affect anything. She needs the Shen family." Song said.
Qu nodded and said, "You are a smart girl. Teach Biyu well someday. If she has a promising future, we will be better off."
The main thing is that Shen Biyu is easy to control. Unlike Shen Chuliu, who lost her parents, once she became cold to the Shen family, that's it.
It's not that she doesn't love Shen Chuliu, but the Shen family wanted to send their daughter in, and a concubine's daughter didn't have enough weight.
Among the legitimate children, they could only push the orphaned Shen Chuliu to explore the way first.
It would be fine if Shen Chuliu was willing to be loyal to the Shen family, but now it seems that Biyu must be sent in as well.
Song said a few words of comfort and then left Huaxitang.
The maid beside her whispered, "The fourth and fifth girls are all nieces of the eldest wife."
Song laughed: "Do you still need to remind me? Why do I care so much? Neither of them is my daughter. The old lady feels guilty about the fourth girl, so she always thinks there is something wrong with the fourth girl. In my opinion, the fifth girl is good, but she is too proud. She may not be able to beat the fourth girl."
"Now that they have entered the palace...where are their sisters?" said the old woman.
"You are confused and clear at the same time. Even sisters who share the same husband will still fight. For the girls sent to the palace, don't think about controlling them."
Wouldn’t it be a benefit to the Shen family if Shen Chuliu reached a high position?
The old lady is very old, it’s better for her to pass away.
"That's what the eldest lady said. Fortunately, it wasn't our girl who went in."
"Do you think she doesn't have such intentions? Humph! I hate it when I talk about this. Forget it, I won't say it anymore."
Why didn't the old lady have this idea when her daughter was not married yet?
That was during the time of the previous emperor! How could she agree to let her daughter enter the palace? Even marrying a prince was not an option. The prince that the old lady had taken a fancy to was killed on horseback in the street.
Fortunately, she was able to stop him at the risk of offending the old lady. Otherwise, what would happen to her daughter? When Shen Chuliu entered the palace, she was unwilling, and the old lady threatened her that she must either enter the palace or marry the prince.
She thought the old lady was cruel at that time.
Now that she is successful and has a prince, you, old lady, deserve to be depressed.
Shen Chuliu herself didn't think so much about it, and this matter didn't cause any splash for her.
Shen Biyu? No problem, I'll deal with her as soon as I come in.
The one who comes from the Shen family is original sin.
At night, Shen Chuliu dreamed of the emperor.
So, early the next morning, Shen Chuliu asked Yuanxiao to deliver something to the emperor.
There's nothing special about it, just some fried peanuts that had just been delivered from the imperial kitchen.
Qi Yixiu received this speechless gift as soon as he returned.
"What's wrong with your master?" Qi Yixiu asked.
Yuan Xiao hurriedly said, "In reply to the emperor, our beauty dreamed of the emperor last night, but she refused to say what it was."
Qi Yixiu twitched his lips and waved his hand to let him go.
I definitely don't believe it, but I have to admit that this excuse is novel.
After all, not every concubine would dare to talk nonsense about dreams.
So, when Shen Chuliu was acting, the emperor believed it. When Shen Chuliu really dreamed of the emperor, the emperor thought she was acting...
But it was no big deal. The emperor doted on her now, so he was naturally willing to accept her little thoughts.
However, Qi Yixiu did not go to Cuiyunxuan today. She just asked someone to bring her a basket of perfectly preserved pears the next day.
Shen Chuliu looked at the pear and laughed: "I exchanged it for peanuts, it's a good deal."
All the girls laughed.
Shen Chuliu asked someone to send a few to Yao Baolin and then asked someone to put them away.
I can’t say I like this very much, but I can stew some pear soup on the stove.
She doesn’t have a small kitchen, but she can stew food on the stove without much effort.
On the second day of March, the custom of paying respects was finally resumed.
In Fengzao Palace, the queen was wearing a bright red jacket and skirt. She was probably just one month old and still weak, so she was wearing a thin cotton jacket.
Everyone paid their respects to the Queen, and all the people were present today.
The queen waved her hand and said, "Everyone, please stand up. I haven't spoken to my sisters for more than a month."
The queen looked a little plumper, but it was obvious that she had been well cared for during the confinement period.
(End of this chapter)
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