Chapter 77 Greetings
"My Lord, how on earth did you do this?"
Zi Su squatted on the ground, smeared the ointment on her fingertips and placed it on Shen Fu's knees, circling around them.
On the snow-white knees, there were bruises as big as a palm, and some places had turned from red to purple.
Zi Su's fingers fell on it and rubbed it carefully, her eyes fell on the wound, and she was extremely sure that the wound must not have been caused just now.
How can something turn bruises just from hitting it?
It looks like this wound will take another day to heal.
But hasn't the young master been by her side all the time these days? The emotions on Shisu's face changed constantly.
She really couldn't understand why the young lady's legs were often injured. Not only does it make it difficult to walk, but the injury always occurs in the same place.
How could Zi Su, an unmarried girl, understand the twists and turns involved?
I don't know what was going on in my mind, my face turned pale: "My lord, where did this wound come from?"
When Chen Fu saw Zi Su like this, she knew that she had misunderstood.
She became more and more certain that the Emperor had come yesterday without anyone noticing.
Even Zi Su, who served her closely, didn't notice anything unusual.
Chen Fu raised her eyes and looked around the room. She really couldn't understand how a living person could come and go freely in and out of the palace without prior notice.
But after looking around, she couldn't find any movement, so Shen Fu gave up for the time being.
But...she still had some idea of what His Majesty was thinking.
"Nothing, don't ask about some things." Shen Fu looked down at the lifted skirt, her cheeks flushed.
Even she couldn't help blushing when she saw this.
Your Majesty was really busy for too long last night.
No matter how she begged for mercy, the Emperor refused to let her go. When Shen Fu thought of the scene from last night, she felt her knees still going weak.
She reached out and put the lifted skirt back down: "Help me wash up."
If this continues, it will really be too late.
Zi Su didn't dare to ask any more questions and had to get up.
What she just said was right. Although Shen Fu was tortured badly, her complexion became more and more rosy.
After washing up, sit on the chair. Chen Fu looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and saw the person with spring-like eyes and brows, so she frowned.
"My lady, which ones do you want to wear?" Zi Su came over happily holding a box of jewellery.
The Gu family is rich enough to rival a country. Chen Fu has been pampered since she was a child, so naturally, everything she uses is of the highest quality.
Every piece of jewelry is extraordinary.
Even if she were placed in the harem, she would be enviable enough.
Shen Fu's eyes moved away from those gold hairpins and jades, and she shook her head and said lightly: "Dress simply."
Today was the first time she went to pay her respects to the Imperial Concubine. Although she said she was paying her respects, she was actually meeting the concubines in the harem.
There are three thousand beauties in the harem, even if His Majesty did not stay overnight with her. Just because of her identity, I'm afraid it has aroused the curiosity of many people.
Shen Fu knew it clearly in her heart. She understood better than anyone how difficult it was to get this position of Ronghua.
His Majesty promoted a woman to the rank of Ronghua for no reason, causing such an uproar in the harem.
At this moment, she certainly didn't want to be in the spotlight at this time.
"My lady, you don't want these?" Zi Su looked reluctant, but seeing Chen Fu's expression, she still obediently put them down.
Zi Su was very skillful with her hands. Since Chen Fu told her to dress simply, Zi Su dressed very plainly.
There was no makeup on her fair face, only the eyebrows were carefully drawn. Her long black hair fell down, and her face was as finely carved as a sculpture.
Snow skin, black hair, red lips. Shen Fu's beauty is eye-catching and charming.
At this moment, she took off her usual attire, looking even more elegant and refined.
"If you go there like this, I'm afraid some people will be unable to take their eyes off you." Some people are like this. The simpler and more extreme their dress is, the more breathtakingly beautiful they are.
Zi Su looked at the person in the bronze mirror and murmured.
"My young lady, you are really thoughtful. You are even more attractive when you dress like this."
All of Shen Fu's plans disappeared in an instant.
She looked at herself in the bronze mirror and felt a dull pain in her head. I originally wanted to dress simply so as not to attract too much attention.
But look at it this way.
By that time, all the women in the harem will be dressed up carefully. If she goes like this, wouldn't she be a touch of red among the green?
It might attract more attention.
Her fingertips tapped on the table a few times, and Shen Fu frowned slightly.
The first time we met, so many people from the harem were there. The more ostentatious you dress at this time, not only will you be gossiped about, but you will also be afraid of arousing the jealousy of some people.
Besides, her face is quite similar to Shen Qingru's...
No, it should be said that Shen Qingru's face looks too similar to hers.
Chen Fu frowned slightly, picked up the powder beside her, and applied it on her face without even looking.
The skin that was once so smooth and tender was covered with thick powder.
After the elegance and refinement faded away, the face was clearly still the same face, delicate and beautiful, but for no reason there was a hint of vulgarity.
"My lady!" Zi Su was anxiously turning around, but she saw Chen Fu looking at herself in the bronze mirror and nodded: "This is perfect."
It lacks that gentle and moving temperament. The whole person lacks spirit and the heavy smell of makeup instantly makes her look vulgar.
If this situation passes, I'm afraid I can get through it safely.
"The young lady is helpless too." Zi Su looked at her with heartache.
"This is how life in the harem is." Shen Fu said calmly.
She shifted her eyes away from the exquisite and beautiful dress.
Today I go to pay my respects, and since it is the first time, I cannot be too ostentatious, but I also cannot be too plain and let people look down on me.
The most important thing is to find the right balance.
Chen Fu specially picked out a wide-sleeved double silk phoenix dress embroidered with auspicious grass, clouds and geese, and paired it with a brocade skirt embroidered with hundreds of butterflies.
Her clothes were obviously simple, but the material was the most precious thing she brought from Suzhou.
I don’t think it will be inferior.
"Let's go." The woman in the bronze mirror had outstanding facial features and a slender and delicate figure.
But it was not too eye-catching. Shen Fu looked at her face carefully a few times and felt relieved only after she was sure that the heavy makeup covered her complexion.
He casually picked up the gold bracelet on the table and put it on his wrist, then said to Zi Su who had been stunned beside him:
"It can't be too late!"
Zi Su looked at her girl, then at the beautiful and charming person in the bronze mirror.
In the end, I didn't persuade him anymore.
The girl is obviously so beautiful, but she insists on covering her face.
This is the imperial palace after all, and the slightest carelessness could cost someone's life.
Now that you have just achieved a position, it is better to keep a low profile.
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There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the palaces are naturally divided into different places far and near.
The best ones naturally housed the highest-ranking and most favored concubines.
This is the case with Jingren Palace where Concubine Rong lived.
It is the closest to His Majesty's Palace of Heavenly Purity, and its magnificence can be seen from a distance.
There is no queen in the harem, and Concubine Rong is the most honorable one in the harem.
Normally, people would go to pay their respects to Concubine Rong on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Even on weekdays, many people would come to visit even if there was nothing to do.
Shen Fu’s legs almost went limp as she walked all the way here. She didn't get any rest last night, and the Hehuan Palace where she lived had an elegant name, but its location was really remote.
It took a whole stick of incense to walk all the way here. If I walked any longer, I would probably faint.
Chen Fu stood in front of the gate of Jingren Palace, and the palace maids immediately went into the house to report the news when they heard the news.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to rub his eyebrows, and tightened the palm of his sleeve slightly.
"The Imperial Concubine wants you to come in." The palace maid who had just gone in to report came back very quickly.
The palace maid knelt on the ground and couldn't help but raise her head and glance at Chen Fu.
Chen Fu pretended not to see it and walked in beside the palace maid without changing her expression.
"Today is the fifteenth day, which happens to be the day to pay respects." The maid led Chen Fu inside and turned her head to look at her quietly: "Almost everyone has arrived early in the morning."
"But don't worry, Miss Shen. Our queen has just woken up. It's just right to come here at this time."
There was a burst of laughter in the house. Even before Shen Furen entered, she could hear the chattering and laughing inside.
Shen Fu was brought in by the palace maid who opened the curtain at the door: "Shen Ronghua is here."
As the maid finished her words, the noise in the room instantly quieted down.
After the selection of concubines in the palace, it has been a long time since I got up so early to pay my respects.
What's more, the fact that His Majesty directly named a woman Ronghua yesterday was known to everyone in the harem.
His Majesty has never cared about the status of the concubines in the harem.
There were also many outstanding beauties among this year's selection, but they all had slowly climbed up from the lower-ranking positions of concubines.
The only one who was able to obtain the position of concubine was Concubine Song, who had to serve the Emperor for many days.
But for someone like Chen Fu, she was given a fourth-rank appearance as soon as she entered the palace before even meeting the emperor. This was something I would never have dared to think about before.
Then last night His Majesty did not turn over the sign of the Hehuan Hall.
But the three words "Chen Ronghua" still made people think about it all night.
The voices in the room suddenly quieted down, and as Shen Fu approached, many people gradually turned their eyes to her.
All eyes around him fell on him. Chen Fu stood at the door, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.
She took a deep breath and clenched her palms. Then she straightened her back, knelt down and saluted gracefully: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Highness."
Shen Fu had learned the rules of etiquette in the palace in her previous life.
After entering the palace, the nanny naturally taught me. Shen Fusheng was slender and delicate, and even when she knelt to salute, she looked better than an ordinary woman.
This time, as she knelt to salute, her slender waist looked even more slender.
"Look up."
There was a sound at the front, and Concubine Rong, who was sitting at the highest point, said lightly.
Last time we were far away and Chen Fu was wearing a veil so I couldn't see clearly what she looked like.
Just judging from her figure and temperament, she is a rare beauty.
What's more, she must have great ability to be named Ronghua by His Majesty as soon as he arrived.
Concubine Rong thought of something and glanced at the person beside her.
The tone of his voice became much gentler: "Lift your head and let me see."
After hearing the voice, Shen Fu took a deep breath and raised her face obediently. The face is still the same face, but the eyebrows, eyes and facial features are not delicate and good-looking.
But Shen Fu was a little overdressed.
The makeup is too thick, and the facial features have lost their vitality. The whole person exudes a sense of vulgarity, and such a face is revealed to everyone's eyes.
As Shen Fu raised her head, everyone in the room looked down at her.
The gaze that was fixed on her was unknown for how long, and then someone looked away: "I thought she was stunning, but it turns out she is just like this."
The person who spoke had an arrogant voice, and even his simple words could not conceal the pride within.
Shen Fu glanced over and saw the person who was speaking sitting in the front row.
She was wearing a flowery satin skirt with hundreds of golden butterflies, which made her look bright and charming. Even before Chen Fu saw her face, she knew who was talking just by looking at the hem of her skirt.
The Imperial Concubine had not spoken yet. The only one who spoke at this time was the most favored Concubine Shu, who was the most favored in the harem.
"Shufei." As expected, Concubine Rong lowered her head. He glanced at Concubine Shu indifferently.
But Concubine Shu was not afraid at all.
She raised her chin proudly, raised the teacup in her hand and took a sip: "Your Highness, I am telling the truth."
Shufei has been extremely upset ever since she saw His Majesty entangled with a woman in the Qianqing Palace.
But when I got back, I couldn't find anything.
I don't know how angry Concubine Shu was in the palace these days, but it didn't help. It was not until yesterday that I heard that His Majesty suddenly named a woman Ronghua.
The first person that came to her mind was the little palace maid in the Qianqing Palace.
She had been staring at Shen Fu since she entered the room.
The figure is somewhat similar, but I didn't expect the face to be so...
It can’t be said that it doesn’t look good. After all, Shen Fu’s face is the most beautiful no matter how it is covered.
But there are too many beautiful women in the harem. After the elegant and refined temperament of Shen Fu disappeared, she looked vulgar.
Concubine Shu has always been extremely confident in her appearance, and she was instantly relieved when she saw Chen Fu's face.
I thought he was a rare figure, but it turns out he is just like this...
As for whether the person in the Palace of Heavenly Purity is this person...
The Concubine Shu tapped the teacup lightly with her palm, turned her head with a smile on her face, and her eyes fell on His Majesty.
"Why don't you come and see His Majesty?"
When Shen Fu heard this, her legs couldn't help but sway slightly under her skirt.
Why is Your Majesty here?
Chen Fu felt dizzy. Paying respects wasn't the job of the women in the harem? Why is His Majesty here today?
The lower face, which was originally slightly raised, drooped in an instant.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Chen Fu's cheeks flushed when she thought of her face covered in makeup.
She is looking like this for the concubines in the harem to see, not for the Emperor.
Didn’t His Majesty see her like this just now? Shen Fu couldn't help it, and her straight waist swayed back and forth.
"Puff!" A burst of sneers came from all around, and someone covered his mouth and laughed.
"She can't even say hello."
Right in front of him, His Majesty was holding a teacup in his hand, but his eyes were always on Shen Fu.
Hearing this, his long eyebrows frowned instantly.
Looking down from above, Shen Fu was half-bending her knees. Under the plain skirt, the legs were indeed swaying slightly.
He knew why.
Last night, Shen Fu was held in his arms and teased by him.
The thought of this made him feel quite happy. The hand that was stroking the jade ring also stopped: "Raise your head."
Shen Fu was no longer willing, but she had to raise her chin.
Xiao Yu looked at her face carefully for a long time, his eyes fell on the snow-white and delicate neck and went all the way down until he saw the slightly red tips of her ears.
"You can't even greet me. How did Mammy teach you?"
His Majesty's tone was smiling, and it was obvious that he was teasing her on purpose.
There are so many people here. Chen Fu gritted her teeth and said, "This is the first time I see your Majesty. I am nervous."
First meeting?
His Majesty raised his eyebrows.
His boots fell to the ground and Xiao Yu stood up from the chair.
He strode directly to Shen Fu and sneered, “Get up.”
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