Shen Biqiong had just sent her slaves to the sewing room in the backyard. Seeing that it was Chinese New Year, needlework was indispensable everywhere.
Now that the house is better than before, there is naturally more that can be done.
Naturally, there is no need to worry about her own and Qi Chuan's, as the princess also has her own rules. All she has to take care of is the other concubines and concubines in the backyard.
All the money that the palace spends every year is spent here.
King Yi originally had four concubines. In addition to Sun, who died of illness after she entered the palace, she now has two more, both of whom are quite young.
The favor was gone long ago, and one of them had a daughter, but he didn't keep her.
Speaking of which, this prince's palace was also miserable. The concubines and concubines didn't even have any children left. On the contrary, the following concubines kept so many daughters.
But now, the way out for her daughters in the future is all in her hands.
Therefore, those concubines obeyed her wholeheartedly, not to mention that she never stopped them from serving the King. Not only did she not stop them, she also helped.
So those concubines are only grateful.
There are also some who are disobedient, but over the past few years, they have been sorted out.
After all, King Yi is getting older. Although he is still playful and lustful, he is not what he used to be.
When King Yi came in the evening, he saw Shen Biqiong looking frowning.
Shen Biqiong cheered up and served him his meal.
King Qi thought he was very fond of this concubine, so he looked at her words and said, "What's wrong with Qiong'er? But who can't bear to be angry with you?"
"How can you? Your Majesty is worrying too much. Are you tired today? It's prudent to rest earlier." Shen Biqiong shook her head with a smile.
King Yi is the one who hates you hiding anything from him, so he thinks he has figured it out. That’s what you need to know.
"Say it!" Then he lowered his face and pointed at Shen Biqiong's girl.
"Yes, back to the prince, it's Concubine Kang. Didn't our master deal with the distribution of fabrics and clothes in the backyard today? There are rules in place, and no one else has any objections. Concubine Kang is the only one who is not convinced, saying that our master... our master is tender-faced. , There’s no point in saying that, it’s just a grievance.”
"Why is it so serious? It wasn't a big deal originally, but there is only so much fabric this year. Didn't the prince get two beautiful concubines in the summer? It's the first year for the newlyweds to enter the house, and the Chinese New Year is coming, so why can't they dress more nicely? Look, prince. I'm happy, right? This means I should pay more..." Shen Biqiong sighed: "I was not considerate."
"What are you talking about? Qiong'er is the most considerate! Even though they are new to the house, they can't go past you." Having said this, King Yi was most satisfied with Shen Biqiong Zhiqu'er.
He is new to those two beautiful concubines now, so naturally he likes this.
"Tell Concubine Kang that all her things will be reduced by half this year! Can others do the same for her?" King Yi said.
"My lord, it doesn't have to be like this. I have a way. What do you think?" Shen Biqiong smiled and served him tea: "No hurry, you drink tea first."
King Qi was satisfied: "Yes, good tea. If Qiong'er has any ideas, please tell me."
"I think so. Your Majesty, look at the people in the south courtyard. There are so many people, and it is usually difficult to manage them. They are all old and yellow and have no color. It is better to send them out for marriage." Shen Biqiong saw that the king was unhappy and got busy. Said: "Isn't it bad that the two who come in this year are like this? In the south courtyard, the prince may not have been in for a few years. After the new year, wouldn't it be better to have a few more beautiful concubines?"
King Yi nodded and began to think about it.
Indeed, he has been in the south courtyard for many years. Now that he is getting older, his energy is not as good as before, so he naturally goes less often. What's more, Shen Biqiong later gave four or five people, all of whom were extremely beautiful and very good at seducing people. They joined forces and occupied King Yi. Others can't tell the difference at all.
Shen Biqiong naturally won't snatch this. Of course, she gave the people to King Yi, so naturally she listens to her the most. King Yi can't ask them to have children no matter what. Who has the final say in this house in the future? Needless to say.
There are also those who are not smart and have already asked Shen Chuliu to prepare the dishes.
King Yi has these young and beautiful concubines, and those in the south courtyard don't care much about them.
"There are a few people in the south courtyard that I care about very much." After thinking about it, King Yi still said, although he is very romantic, people always have preferences.
"That's natural. There are a lot of people in the south courtyard. We have to ask for permission from the prince. Where can we just call everyone out?" Shen Biqiong said with a smile: "It's just that I wanted to do this a few years ago. It’s a good thing. It’s just that our family cares about the people below. Isn’t it also considered a favor from the prince?”
This was pleasant to King Yi's ears, but it was considered a good deed. When the news reached the palace, the emperor was pleased to hear it. Although King Yi is lustful, he is not a fool and knows that his reputation is not good. But the reason why he was willing to listen to Shen Biqiong was because Shen Biqiong still satisfied him.
Although there are many people sent away, there are also many new beautiful young concubines.
King Yi was happy again: "Well, you are right. Let's do this. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to give you a list. Follow the list."
"Yes, then I will definitely ask for a good settlement and I will never treat them badly." Shen Biqiong smiled kindly, but felt very disgusted in her heart.
King Yi was satisfied and stayed overnight naturally after eating and drinking. Shen Biqiong is good at acting, and she naturally serves the King well.
The next morning the list arrived.
There are more than sixty beauties living in the south courtyard, but unfortunately most of them are no longer young. They basically fall into two categories, one is the daughter of a poor family, and the other is a woman from a brothel.
They are all poor people. At its peak, there were nearly a hundred people in the South Campus.
Some of those left by King Yi were pregnant and gave birth, but none of them kept any children. Some are quite young and pretty. Or something special, something that King Yi liked.
In Prince Yi's Mansion, the people who live in the south courtyard are all playthings. They have no status at all. They are not even as good as slaves. They can be sold, beaten and killed at will.
Only those who can have their own place can live a decent life. But there is no identity yet. Nowadays, there are quite a few who have the status of serious concubines, more than a dozen. Half of them are Shen Biqiong's people.
Even half of them had already surrendered to her.
The princess had retreated thousands of miles long ago, and there were still two concubines who were still in trouble. Unfortunately, they had no support from the prince. The concubines wanted to live a good life, so naturally they had to follow Concubine Shen.
But King Yi carefully thought about this group of people in the south courtyard and actually wrote down fifty-four names in one breath.
Shen Biqiong went directly to the South Courtyard with the list. As soon as her maid said this, all the beauties in the South Courtyard were willing to leave.
Who wouldn't want to? A life locked up here would be worse than death. Even if he goes out and becomes a trafficker and a pawn, that's fine.
Although some of them are almost forty years old, they can still get married.
I'll just see who has finished enjoying this time period. Is it worth your reward
(End of chapter)