Chapter 7 Shen Qing feels unlucky
It can be said that Shen Qing felt relieved all of a sudden, but some people in the harem were not comfortable.
Originally, everyone in the harem was still laughing at Shen Qing's joke, but within a day, the plot turned so quickly that the emperor not only summoned her to sleep with him again, but also gave her a special reward.
But when the news reached Concubine Yu, she was not very comfortable.
"There are only eight new people entering the palace, and the emperor didn't reward the others. Why did he reward her alone?" Concubine Yu said in a bad tone.
Wen Qiu, who was serving beside her, said, "Your Majesty forgot that this Chen Liangren didn't get a title or a promotion. The others all got titles and positions, but she didn't. And she made such a blunder the other day, making her laugh. The emperor is kind-hearted, so he must want to compensate her."
Concubine Yu still felt uncomfortable: "After all, her face is there and it makes me angry just looking at it."
She noticed it when Shen Qing came to pay her respects. She had to admit that Shen Qing was really good-looking, so good that she felt annoyed at the first sight of him.
Wen Qiu knew that Concubine Yu didn't like those with good looks, so she didn't say anything. "After all, she comes from a poor family and can't be on the stage. Even if the emperor thinks she's pretty, it's hard for her to get promoted."
The former dynasty and the harem are intricately connected. With Shen Liangren's status, even if she really has a child, she can't raise it herself. What's the use?
There was no need to say more, just stop there, Concubine Yu understood it very well in her heart.
She snorted coldly and then changed her mind: "The queen might like someone like her."
He has no power or influence, but he is good-looking. Wouldn't the queen like him? She is so eager to have a child.
Concubine Yu thought about it and smiled with a hint of disdain.
Thinking of this, Concubine Yu thought of her two children. She stopped doing her nails and went to see her children.
Shen Qing received the reward and had a comfortable breakfast, but after breakfast he had to go and express his gratitude in a serious manner.
This favor is naturally not something I need to thank the Emperor for. The Empress in the Central Palace is in charge. Yesterday, the Empress told me not to thank me for the favor, but today is different. I still have to go and pay my respects to the Emperor.
So they went all the way to the Queen's Fengyi Palace.
Shen Qing bowed properly.
The queen saw her coming and smiled, very dignified: "Sit down."
Shen Qing stood up and sat down, and someone served her tea.
To be honest, the queen seemed quite polite and kind, if she hadn't read the original novel.
The Queen looked at her and sighed, "The Emperor ignored you the other day because of the incident in the previous dynasty. Are you scared?"
Shen Qing pursed her lips and acted a little embarrassed: "I dare not."
"You are of low rank, and the servants in this palace are used to treating people differently, but do you feel wronged by being ignored?"
Shen Qing looked a little panicked, and didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
Oh, yes, a servant of low rank has to treat people differently from others. You only realized this after entering the palace for so many days?
The queen looked at her with a smile on her face. She was new to the palace and still a little awkward, but she looked really good. When she was scared, it was even more pitiful, wasn't it?
The Queen continued, "The Emperor is not a womanizer. He is busy with state affairs. Don't think too much. Now that the Emperor has rewarded you, naturally no one will let you suffer any grievances in the future. As it was before, I couldn't say anything. You know that."
Shen Qing: “…”
Originally she pretended quite well. The queen was asked to act gentle, and she accepted it naturally. But wasn't the emperor a lustful person?
Your Majesty, do you have any misunderstandings about the Emperor?
But of course she couldn't say that, so she showed a little gratitude on her face: "Thank you, Queen."
The queen nodded: "Well, I will serve the emperor wholeheartedly and have children as soon as possible."
Shen Qing looked a little shy again: “Yes.”
The Queen's meaning was very obvious. First, she reminded her that her low status would make people look down on her, so her life would be difficult without her favor. Second, she reminded her that she should think about her children first, as that was the role of a concubine.
After all, Shen Qing had read the original novel and found out that the queen had many tricks. How could the queen be a simple and dignified person?
What she said today was nothing more than telling her to have a child as soon as possible. What would happen after she had the child? In the original novel, the queen used a method to kill the mother and keep the child.
Bloody case, Shen Qing can still remember the original description.
Although it is natural for the empress, as the legal mother, to raise the children of concubines, it is always different for the biological mother. This not only allows her to have a child to be with her, but also allows the emperor to come more often, and it does not prevent her from having children in the future. It is a win-win situation.
Asking her to have children as soon as possible is not heading for a good life in the future, but heading for the gates of hell.
The queen said in a gentle and soothing tone: "You are of a low rank now. If you encounter any difficulties in the palace in the future, or if any blind servant neglects you, you can come and tell me."
Shen Qing glanced at the queen and then knelt down: "Thank you, Queen."
The Queen seemed to sigh and hint at something: "You only have a few years of good years. You are now in the budding period, so you should dress up well. There is no shortage of beauties in this palace, and it will be difficult for the Emperor to remember them."
My goodness, when most people hear this, wouldn’t they try every possible means to win favor and have a baby sooner?
After saying this, it was almost time, and soon Shen Qing left Fengyi Palace and headed towards his own Zhaohua Palace.
When she returned to Zhaohua Palace, Chunhua greeted her at the door.
Turning back to Chunhua, he said, "You know I like reading medical books. This time I went to see the Queen and listened to her teachings. I think what she said makes sense. There are only a few years of good years. I read a beauty and skin care prescription in a medical book before. Go to the pharmacy and get some herbs. We can boil them ourselves."
Chunhua had no doubts. It was perfectly legitimate for the palace to ensure that one's appearance pleased the emperor.
It’s a good thing that Shen Qing can make progress now that he has just gained favor.
Chunhua went to the pharmacy.
Chen Qing asked Chunhua to get a contraceptive prescription, but the people in the pharmacy were very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and were afraid of attracting attention, so they divided it into several batches and mixed it with many other drugs to distract attention. After all, she didn't want to have a child in her heart, and she had already looked up medical books, so now she had a reason.
Shen Qing didn't know that his actions had reached the ears of the Queen.
The queen laughed when she heard this: "She really took my words to heart."
Jinzhi beside her said, "That's great. When you have a child, your Majesty will get what she wants."
The Queen's fingertips slid across the lid of the teacup in her hand and said, "That's right. I hope she can be of some use. Even if her status is lower, the Emperor's children are still precious."
Shen Qing didn't care what others thought. After she got the medicine, she focused on tinkering with it.
To others, it seemed that she was just tinkering with beauty recipes. Those who heard about it also laughed at her, thinking that she was born in a humble family and she was thinking about these things right after she entered the emperor's bedchamber.
But in my heart, I was thinking about Shen Qing's stunningly beautiful face. I was also curious about the beauty products Shen Qing made and wanted to try them myself.
In fact, among the several kinds of medicine, Shen Qing also made a contraceptive pill. When Chunhua was not paying attention, she put it away carefully. With this thing, she felt safe.
As for the queen, she had to be respectful. There was no way she couldn't be respectful. Even if the concubines in the harem were like Concubine Yu, who was dissatisfied in her heart, didn't she still have to be respectful? After all, she was a proper queen, and her position was there.
Here, Chen Qing was dealing with contraceptive pills, and over there, Concubine Yu saw that the new emperor had slept with everyone in the palace, so she started to recruit people.
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