Ten days later, the funeral of Li Guogong was completed. Li Si, the eldest son of Li Guogong, who is now the Duke, led his eldest son Li Song and his third legitimate daughter Li Xiang into the palace.
Queen Mother Li met the person and left a meal.
This third girl from the Li family is fourteen years old and has outstanding appearance.
In Cuiyun Pavilion, Chi Su said slowly: "Yes, the third girl is the most favored girl in Duke Li's mansion. When the old Duke was alive, he was his favorite."
"Master, this... I'm afraid I'm going to enter the palace, right? It happens to be the year after tomorrow..." Zi Rui said.
"It's time to come in." Shen Chuliu nodded.
"Isn't it difficult to deal with it?" Zi Rui was worried.
"It all depends on your temper. If you really follow Empress Dowager Li's temper, it will be hard to tell." It's naturally difficult to deal with her if she hides it so deeply.
"It's too early to say this now." Shen Chuliu smiled: "But this is the real cousin of the emperor."
She was quite relaxed here. After seeing off the Li family in Cining Palace, Queen Mother Li sighed: "It's too hasty."
"Master?" Nanny Hua called out.
"Well, I think Li Si was too hasty. He shouldn't have brought Xiang'er here today."
"Indeed, we have just sent away the old prince." Aunt Hua nodded.
"I had a plan in mind, but as soon as my father left, they got anxious." Empress Dowager Li sighed.
"There is also the old lady." Nanny Hua advised.
"Mother is also worried. In the past few years, my family has not been too prosperous. It is not easy for them." Queen Mother Li said.
"It was all caused by Concubine Yang in those years!" Aunt Hua said bitterly.
Although my master was a concubine in the past, she was still a virtuous concubine with the rank of fourth concubine.
It's a shame that Concubine Yang's position as the second-grade concubine was so overwhelming that everyone in the palace was having a hard time.
She finally became the Queen Mother, and she had the Feng family on top.
In order to deal with Feng, Queen Mother Li naturally gave in in every possible way.
"I know what they are thinking. How could I not care about my family? Hey."
Queen Mother Li waved her hand and entered the inner room.
In this generation of the Li family, there is only one daughter and one son.
Empress Dowager Li is the eldest daughter, and the current Duke Li Si is the youngest son of the Li family, and there are several others above who are all concubines.
Empress Dowager Li did not let her family members into the harem at first, firstly because she had to deal with the Feng family, and secondly because Li Si's daughter was still young.
She didn't want to ask her concubine's children to come in either.
Now, once the Duke passes away, the family will naturally worry about whether the elder sister is unwilling to support him.
Only then did Li Xiang come in to see him.
After all, it was done too hastily. It makes people think too much, which is not good-looking.
Fortunately, her son is the emperor, so she is not afraid of what others will say.
In the Tai Chi Palace, Qi Yixiu had just rewarded the newly appointed Duke Li Guo. Knowing that Duke Li Guo had brought his daughter, he didn't say anything.
He also knew about his mother's thoughts, and the Li family would still promote her if she should.
However, it is ultimately up to him to decide how much he will be promoted.
It's too early to think about it now.
"Is Jingmei okay?" Qi Yixiu suddenly asked.
Since the death of Duke Li Guo, the emperor has not entered the harem for more than ten days, but at least he only did it for Empress Dowager Li to see.
"It should be good to go back to the emperor. It's as usual to greet you these days." Chu Si said.
"Well, then I'll go to her place tonight. How is Concubine Yi?" Qi Yixiu asked while busy.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yi, is still like that. What the imperial doctor means is that it needs to be adjusted slowly and not to be done too hastily."
"What do you think?" Qi Yixiu stopped the pen in his hand. On the fourth day of the lunar month, he paused for a long while and said cautiously: "I'm watching, if Concubine Yi is more at ease and rests peacefully, she will be fine."
Qi Yixiu said no more.
On the fourth day of the lunar month, after waiting for a while, seeing that the emperor stopped talking, he just stood still.
I thought that Concubine Yi was really an unlucky person.
After all, he didn't come from a prominent family, so his good fortune didn't stop him.
Now the heirs and heirs cannot be kept, and his own body is ruined.
If I had known today, why would I bother to get pregnant this time
Look, when she was pregnant, she looked like she was going to be a royal concubine.
The result is still the same...
Why.
After Qi Yixiu finished his work, he went to Shen Chuliu's house in the middle of the afternoon.
It will soon be the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and it is indeed not warm anymore.
Shen Chuliu only had a brazier lit outside, but not in the inner room. After all, if it doesn't rain or wind, there won't be much fire for the time being.
In the outer room, Zi Rui was reluctant to use silver wire charcoal, so she used something else. It didn't smoke as much, but it couldn't compare to silver wire charcoal.
Qi Yixiu frowned as soon as he arrived: "Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs send you carbon?"
At this time, all the winter stuff has been distributed.
"Bless your Majesty." Shen Chuliu laughed out loud: "This is a joke to the Emperor. Why didn't you give it to me? It's because I, a stingy girl, am afraid that there won't be enough silver wire carbon. Why don't you go and replace it?"
Qi Yixiu took a look and saw Zi Rui lowering her head.
Qi Yixiu shook his head: "Is this someone brought by your mother's family? This is too stingy. Could it be that this is how you lived in the Shen family?"
"It sounds like a complaint. But at home, we can't compare to the palace. We don't have such things as silver charcoal. In the mansion, only my grandmother's is the best. Grandpa and the others are not at home all the year round, so it's normal for us juniors to have a little trouble. It's not just me." Shen Chuliu made tea neatly.
"My beloved concubine has endured hardship. My beloved concubine has had no close relatives since she was a child, so she has always suffered." Qi Yi cultivated.
"The emperor feels sorry for my concubine, and I know it, but it's not hard to keep me young. It's just that without my parents, it's different after all."
Qi Yixiu nodded and drank tea, thinking that this woman could talk.
If she wants to complain, he is willing to coax her.
But he was even more happy to see her so strong.
Without parents, in a big family like that, it would be almost like a tiger and a wolf.
Judging from the fact that she was the first one sent to the palace, it explains a lot.
So she didn't complain, because she knew that even if she complained, it would be useless.
The Shen family is still the Shen family.
Qi Yixiu thought, with her temper, even though she had no close relatives, there probably weren't many people who would dare to really mess with her at home.
As for the fact that Shen Chuliu was unwilling to enter the palace and was sent to Prince Yi's Mansion if he refused, the Shen family kept it secret.
The Shen family is not stupid. It would be bad if the emperor knew about this.
"Your Majesty, have a taste." Shen Chuliu said when he saw Zi Zhu bringing some snacks.
"This is the sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice cake made from this year's sweet-scented osmanthus in the sweet-scented osmanthus forest outside Cuiyunxuan. Although it is not a rare thing, at least it was my concubine who worked hard to collect the sweet-scented osmanthus. I wish you all the best." Shen Chuliu pushed.
Qi Yixiu naturally didn't like these sweet and greasy things, but he still ate a piece to save his face.
"Well, it's excellent. Let others do whatever your concubine likes, so why bother yourself?" Qi Yixiu wiped his hands after eating a piece.
"Just move it a little." Shen Chuliu ate it herself, and she liked it very much.
"As long as your wife is happy, I am busy these days and have neglected you. If you have any shortage here, tell me." Qi Yixiu looked at her.
"Not at the moment. Let me tell the emperor later." Shen Chuliu smiled sweetly.
(End of chapter)