Chapter 99 Style
"Your Majesty, are you talking about Concubine Yi's pregnancy? That's naturally a happy event. As for whether I'm happy or not, as a concubine, I should be happy. Having an extra heir is a happy event, but this heir is not born by me, so I'm a little jealous."
She meant what she said.
"What else?" Qi Yixiu continued to ask.
"Also, after Concubine Yi gives birth to a child, she should be promoted. Either to Imperial Concubine or Virtuous Concubine." Shen Chuliu said.
"Oh? Is this what my beloved thinks?" Qi Yixiu asked.
"Your Majesty is cheating again. How can I, a concubine, think so? Everyone in the palace thinks so." Shen Chuliu pinched Qi Yixiu's fingers.
Qi Yixiu looked at her for a few seconds, then smiled, hugged her and stood up: "My beloved concubine, since you are so envious, why don't you give birth to a child yourself."
Shen Chuliu cried out and hugged him: "How come the emperor suddenly got up? It's so scary!"
Qi Yixiu ignored her and carried her into the inner room, then...
Um.
Giving birth to a child is indeed a storm.
After a long time, everything in the inner room calmed down. The servants helped them wash and brush their teeth, and then helped them drink water, and then left.
"After my beloved concubine gives birth to a child, I will change your residence." Qi Yixiu said.
Shen Chuliu lay in his arms: "Isn't this place good? I'm used to living here and don't want to change."
"It's okay if you don't want to change it." Qi Yixiu said, "Then repair it properly."
"Your Majesty is thinking too far ahead." Her voice was hoarse and she sounded very sleepy.
"I'm thinking about you, and you still complain?" Qi Yixiu pinched her.
"No, I just want to sleep. Your Majesty must be sleepy too, right?" Shen Chuliu said, holding Qi Yixiu's hand to prevent him from pinching her again.
Qi Yixiu stopped talking. The two of them moved a little further apart and closed their eyes.
It was also hot at night, but not that hot because the emperor was coming and icebergs were placed here today.
Gradually I calmed down and felt comfortable.
Soon, they all fell asleep.
In the morning, when Qi Yixiu got up, Shen Chuliu also opened her eyes and went down to pretend to tie his belt.
Qi Yixiu has a really good figure, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, without a trace of fat.
He was also a martial artist, and it was said that he could shoot an arrow through the target from a hundred paces away.
With his face, especially those almond-shaped eyes that seemed to be smiling at all times but were actually cold and ruthless, he was extremely charming.
Shen Chuliu thought, if this person was born in modern times, and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he would be a complete scoundrel.
Well, let’s put aside the question of whether there are any feelings or not. Just looking at his appearance, this guy is really so unbearable.
"My beloved, are you still asleep? Why are you looking at me like that?" Qi Yixiu reached out and lifted the chin of the woman in front of him.
The young concubine was still wearing a snow-white inner garment, with her long hair loosely draped over her back.
She helped him tie his belt in a daze, but she stared at his face for a long time.
"Well, Your Majesty..." Shen Chuliu gently pushed Qi Yixiu, expressing her dissatisfaction with his frivolous behavior.
"If you haven't woken up yet, sleep a little longer." Qi Yixiu said.
"Don't sleep anymore. It's time to pay your respects. The emperor won't be attending court today, so go back and have your meal first." Shen Chuliu said.
Qi Yixiu hummed, "On the fourth day of the New Year, tell the kitchen to add a serving of soup to Lady Jing's breakfast. It will help to replenish her spirits."
Chusi answered yes at the door.
Shen Chuliu thanked Qi Yixiu and watched him get dressed.
Before leaving, Qi Yixiu pinched her cheek and said, "I'm leaving."
"Your Majesty, take care." Shen Chuliu and his men saw the emperor off at the door.
Then she served the meal while she started to dress up.
Soon, she dressed up, had breakfast, and hurried to pay her respects to the queen.
Not all concubines could have meals before paying their respects.
Many people can only pay their respects and then go back to eat, but if they have other things to do, it is not uncommon to miss this meal.
So Shen Chuliu still ate before going there every day to avoid missing a meal.
The tonic soup sent from the kitchen is good for nourishing yin and blood.
After she had eaten and drunk, she took Jimei to Fengzao Palace.
In Fengzao Palace, today's topic is that the servants at Concubine Yi's place are too arrogant.
As expected, with the concubine in front, it was no big deal for Shen Chuliu to sleep with him.
Concubine Yi still did not come today, so Li Baolin stepped out and became the first one to do so.
She was still standing on Concubine Feng's side, but Shen Chuliu felt that she had become independent.
"Empress, please help me. I am a noble lady after all. Last night, my servants went to serve food and met Empress Yi's servants. My servants knew they should give way to them, but Empress Yi's servants were too arrogant. They beat my servants just because he was a step slower..."
As she spoke, she pulled out the palace maid behind her. Her face was still swollen, and it was unknown how much strength she had used.
"This is not the first time. Concubine Yi is pregnant, and the palace should give in to her in every way. But this can't be the case, right?"
"A concubine is pregnant, so she can get more benefits, but she can't be ignorant. Concubine Yi is too incapable of managing servants." Concubine Feng said.
"So, Sister Li also had this experience?" Chen Baolin sneered: "I have experienced it a long time ago. At that time, Concubine Yi was not pregnant yet. It's just that I am timid and dare not say it."
"There are quite a few such incidents. When I was serving the emperor in the imperial court, Eunuch Zhu came to call me in the middle of the night. He actually looked down on me, a beautiful woman, in his words. If even a beautiful woman was like this, it's no wonder that Sister Baolin and her men were beaten." Shen Chuliu shook her head.
"Well, come to think of it, I also have a bad temper. But when I meet Concubine Yi, don't I lose my temper? It is common for my servants to be scolded when they meet people from Changle Palace in the kitchen. People from Changle Palace really look down on beauties." said Lady Li.
"Concubine Yi, this is too much." Concubine Jin smiled and said, "They are all the emperor's concubines."
Everyone looked at each other, and I started talking about the domineering servants in Concubine Yi's palace.
Although he didn't say it directly, the meaning was conveyed.
The queen listened for a while before saying, "Okay, stop talking. Li Baolin, who hit your servant? You don't have to feel wronged. There are rules in the palace. If the servants have done nothing wrong, they can't just hit them casually."
"In reply to the Queen, it was Eunuch Zhu," said Li Baolin.
The queen nodded and said, "Fan Guanglin, go and call Zhu Li to the Internal Criminal Department to question him. You don't have to torture him. Just ask him what's going on."
"Ah." Fan Guanglin was so happy that he had wanted to deal with Zhu Li for a long time. He relied on his master's favor and no eunuch in the palace was as good as him. Now he is in trouble, right? This is his chance. As long as he enters the Internal Criminal Department this time, he will never get out safely.
This is also the thinking of the people involved. Once he is in, it is naturally impossible to get him out.
The Queen was also very capable. It was her usual style, either staying still or going straight to the vital point.
(End of this chapter)
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