The sequelae of the emperor's excessive interest was that Shen Chuliu delayed going to the queen to pay her respects.
However, she has been 'checking in' well over the years and the Queen doesn't mind if she doesn't go there occasionally.
In the middle of the morning, someone came to Taiji Palace to invite them. It was said that the emperor invited Concubine Jing to have a meal at Taiji Palace.
Shen Chuliu looked at the bright sun outside, thinking that He Ding must have asked her to go because the prince was too lazy to move around.
She didn't refuse, so she changed her clothes and went out.
There were actually people in Tai Chi Palace, it was Zhuang Jieyu and Lin Jieyu. Two newcomers this time.
He is not as outstanding as Li Zhaoyi, but he is not as favored as the following ones.
It's a new favorite.
When they saw Shen Chuliu, they all hurriedly stood up to greet her: "Good morning, Concubine Jing."
Zhuang Jieyu is gentle and gentle, Lin is dignified, both are of excellent age.
Shen Chuliu shouted: "Hail your Majesty."
"Come, play a game of chess with me." Qi Yixiu waved.
"Why don't you go down with the two sisters?" Shen Chuliu asked.
"I know you are good at chess, come on." Qi Yixiu said with a smile: "Go and cut the watermelon soaked in the well water for Concubine Jing."
"Hey." The fourth day of the Lunar New Year responded.
The two Jieyu couldn't help but be envious. The emperor didn't care so much about them when they came.
I even made iced watermelon specially for Concubine Jing.
It was still early before lunch, so Shen Chuliu simply patiently played chess with the emperor.
Eating cold watermelon is not fun at all.
Shen Chuliu wasn't great at chess, but he wasn't bad either. He could play in the emperor's hands for more than an hour.
Qi Yixiu was indeed satisfied. Although he won in the end, he still felt that Shen Chuliu was a better chess player.
It’s great for a woman to have such a strong vision and overall view.
"My beloved concubine is really lazy all the time." Qi Yi said.
Shen Chuliu smiled without trying to figure out what he meant.
After eating the watermelon, she went to wash her hands first and then came back. Lunch has already arrived.
Shen Chuliu naturally sat politely in front of the emperor, using a round table, which was not a big deal.
The two Jieyu didn't dare to sit down, so the emperor waved his hand: "Please sit down, my beloved concubines, you don't have to be polite."
The two thanked each other before sitting down.
The meals are naturally given to the emperor, but since Concubine Jing is here, the imperial kitchen will also consider Concubine Jing's taste, so Shen Chuliu also enjoyed the meal.
However, although the two Jieyu are new favorites, their status is low after all, so naturally they will not be considered at this time.
Especially when dining with the emperor, they couldn't let go and were cautious.
In comparison, Concubine Jing looked very calm.
After lunch, the two Jieyu felt a little uncomfortable. It was summer and they didn't know if the emperor wanted to take a nap. What should they do
If there was only one person, he could wait for the emperor to take a nap, but this...
Zhuang Jieyu looked at Shen Chuliu carefully and thought that Concubine Jing would probably stay...
Sure enough, the emperor said: "You two should go back first. I will visit you when I have time."
The two Jieyu didn't want to leave anymore. It was awkward to stay there, so they hurriedly left.
Shen Chuliu is funny, what is this for
The emperor wanted to show that he valued them? But it’s a hot day for these two people. Isn’t it hot to go back at this time
"Are you tired, my beloved concubine? Take a nap and work on the pen and ink in the afternoon." Qi Yixiu said.
Shen Chuliu raised his eyebrows: "Okay."
It’s been a long time since I’ve been writing.
Come to think of it, it seems that the emperor will not ask other concubines to serve pen and ink now
When she got up from her nap, Shen Chuliu woke up much later than the emperor, and the emperor didn't call her when he got up. Not to mention whether she loves him or not, after all, they have been together for many years, and Shen Chuliu loves to sleep. The emperor doesn't know why he doesn't give this kind of benefits.
Shen Chuliu got up and drank some herbal tea before going to serve the emperor's writing.
Not long after entering, the emperor frowned and dropped the envelope in his hand on the table.
Shen Chuliu saw it without looking. It was the Marquis of Jinchang, General Li's, who was responsible for collecting food and wages from the southwest.
Shen Chuliu thought to himself, if he remembered correctly, since he was determined to suppress the bandits, the emperor had already sent food and wages to the southwest twice.
How many soldiers and horses are there in the southwest? One hundred and seventy thousand, every time the food and salary were sent, it was sufficient. The Yi Dynasty was not short of food and money.
But a few years ago, when they almost came to war with the DPRK, Northern Xinjiang didn't even ask for food and wages like this.
The military strength of Northern Xinjiang is more than three times that of Southwest Xinjiang.
Suppressing bandits is more expensive, but it's not that expensive, right
Moreover, it has not yielded any results yet, but it keeps asking for money? Tsk, no wonder the emperor didn't approve of this letter.
Presumably this was sent because the cabinet couldn’t make the final decision
Shen Chuliu's face remained unchanged while she polished the ink. The inkstone was full, so she sat down and ate some fruit.
He watched calmly as the emperor approved the document and read the secret letter. As expected, the document was not moved at the end.
It seems to be suppressed. I just don't know how long it will take.
That night, Shen Chuliu naturally stayed here.
We went to Fengzao Palace early the next morning, earlier than everyone else.
People arrived one after another, and most of them had to pay their respects to Shen Chuliu.
Yi Jieyu, who was sitting in the confinement room, also arrived. She looked pretty good and rosy, so it seemed that the confinement room was sitting well.
Xue Cairen is also in good spirits, looks prosperous, and his fetal image is very stable.
She is now almost six months pregnant and is stable no matter what.
Everyone sat down and chatted. After all, not many people dared to speak directly about Shen Chuliu.
As of yesterday, those two Jieyu could laugh at them, and everyone spared no effort.
Fortunately, Lin Jieyu and Zhuang Jieyu could still sit still.
Shen Chuliu also suddenly thought that among the people who entered the palace this time, not one of them had a title
Shen Chuliu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Li Zhaoyi.
Li Zhaoyi also happened to look over and was startled when she saw Shen Chuliu looking at her. She smiled quickly and turned around.
Everyone wanted to laugh when they saw it, but they were frightened just a few days after entering the palace
Shen Chuliu raised his eyebrows slightly. Isn't this too easy to scare? It seems like it’s just an act, right
But no matter what, just follow the way her father wants things now...
Okay, maybe in the end they can make some meritorious deeds
After the queen came out, everyone paid their respects.
The queen had just said a few words when Concubine Li suddenly covered her mouth and stood up and went outside.
Everyone was shocked, and the queen frowned: "What's going on?"
No one could answer. After a while, Li Fei came in holding the girl's hand. She frowned when she came in: "Li Zhaoyi, what does this smell like? What kind of fragrance is it?"
She looked ugly, and it didn't look like she was pretending: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I just suddenly smelled the fragrance of Li Zhaoyi and became nauseated."
Li Zhaoyi was deeply aggrieved: "It's just the incense gifted by the emperor, but I don't have much use for it."
Li Fei frowned and said nothing.
The queen said: "Since you don't feel well, go back and ask the imperial doctor to take a look."
"Yes, I forgive you, my concubine. I lost my temper for a moment." Concubine Li also had a better attitude towards checking in, so the queen was also more tolerant.
"It's okay, there's nothing wrong, let's get going." She said, holding Emei's hand and getting up.
Everyone could only resign.
(End of chapter)