After Shen Chuliu accepted the reward, he quickly took off his cloak and washed his hands to polish the ink.
She knew that even though she hadn't seen him for a month and a half, this was not the time to ask for favors.
It doesn't matter whether you go to bed or not. The emperor wants you to come even if you don't want to sleep with him. That's the point.
Shen Chuliu was very satisfied with the scene at this time.
Qi Yixiu did have a lot of government affairs, and he had accumulated a lot of discounts. At the end of the year, there were even more than usual.
This back and forth would take several days just to review the papers.
Shen Chuliu estimated that the emperor was bored at work and had to do something else. So I asked a concubine to accompany me. Red sleeves add fragrance.
At present, Qi Yixiu is most satisfied with Shen Chuliu when it comes to adding fragrance to red sleeves.
Be well-behaved and sensible, without being pretentious or coy. Not trembling either.
Watching her doing things or taking a break for tea was a pleasure to watch.
To put it simply, even if she moves around, it will not affect what he does.
Because he was busy, Qi Yi made a simple lunch at noon, but he was in the mood to tease Shen Chuliu: "Since my beloved concubine can't eat meat at these times, I will eat more today. I don't mind you being fat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Chuliu smiled sweetly, and gave Qi Yixiu some meat, smiling sweetly as he watched him eat it.
After a relatively simple lunch, we continued working.
One grinds ink, the other criticizes folds.
Shen Chuliu also saw the emperor sighing secretly as he looked at the still large number of poems.
Well, as expected, everyone in the world is the same, they don’t want to go to work.
The emperor is only twenty-four this year, so he is indeed young.
Shen Chuliu felt funny in his heart and continued to polish his ink.
After all this busy work, it was already dark.
There will be an early court meeting tomorrow, and the emperor is so busy again. Shen Chuliu naturally got up and said sensibly: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. I'll leave first. You should rest early."
Qi Yixiu didn't really want to sleep with her when he first asked her to come, but he was satisfied with her after seeing her, so he just stayed with her.
But it was really late today, so she would have to go to bed late.
If she didn't say it, Qi Yixiu wouldn't tell her to leave, but when she said it, Qi Yixiu felt that Shen was really sensible.
"Okay, let's ask Chusi to take you back. I've been busy these days, so I'll ask you to come in a few days." Qi Yixiu even pinched her face gently.
"Well, Your Majesty, please go to bed early." Shen Chu and Liu Fushen said, "I, my concubine, must retire."
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I held the lantern and sent it out of Tai Chi Palace. Shen Chuliu refused: "My father-in-law, there is no need to send it in person, the emperor still needs you. It will be the same for another person."
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he replaced his apprentice Laba with a smile.
Laba held a lantern, and behind him was Chisu supporting Shen Chuliu.
The sun sets early in winter. In fact, it's only around seven o'clock now, but it's already very dark.
When they arrived at Cuiyunxuan, Yuanxiao cleverly sent the laba out and stuffed it into his wallet.
Zi Rui was surprised to see Shen Chuliu come back: "Are you... okay?"
She was afraid that her talents would offend the emperor.
"It's okay, the emperor is busy." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
Zi Rui still wanted to say something, but Zi Zhu pulled her back: "Let's wait for Cai Ren to remove her makeup first."
You can tell from his face that everything is fine. Although it's a bit of a loss if you don't go to bed with him, it's good to see the emperor.
At least this time, he got in front of Li Xiaoyi. However, when the Queen came to greet her the next day, some people couldn't hold back their words.
Concubine Jin healed her scar and forgot about the pain, so she became sarcastic again.
"Last night, was it cold when Shen Cairen walked back?"
Is this a mockery of her not being able to sleep with her at night, so it would be embarrassing to go back
"What Concubine Jin said is strange. In the middle of winter, is there a time when it's not cold?" Shen Chuliu smiled.
"Shen Cai is also in good health. He was cold yesterday, but he can still get up to say hello today. But I can't get up."
This means that Shen Chuliu is thick-skinned, and he still has the face to show up today after being so embarrassed.
Shen Chuliu glanced at her: "What Concubine Jin said is wrong. Your Majesty is so lucky, how could she catch the cold outside at night? Of course she has no chance."
As soon as these words came out, Yi Fei laughed first.
This means that Concubine Jin cannot come back from Tai Chi Palace in the middle of the night.
"Concubine Jin, you really care about eating and not fighting." Concubine Feng Shu said contemptuously.
Concubine Jin stopped talking.
The queen came out holding her belly. She was in much better spirits after her first month of pregnancy than before.
It was her own grandma who knew how to prepare it, and she was a queen, so she didn't have any good medicinal ingredients. So the fetal image is very stable.
"Yi Chongyuan has asked for leave. I simply told her not to come here until next year. Just leave her alone," the queen said.
"The Empress is the most considerate of her sisters." Concubine Feng Shu smiled and said, "Sister Yichongyuan's pregnancy is a big event. Once the baby is born, she will be promoted to the throne."
"If you can conceive and give birth, you should be promoted to the throne. I also hope that you, Concubine Feng Shu, will give the emperor another prince." The queen smiled lightly.
Concubine Feng Shu looked a little embarrassed, but she still smiled and thanked the queen.
Pregnant…
She was pregnant, not to mention that she was fined with a green card. Even if she was not punished, she would never see the emperor.
After the usual greetings, Lu Xiaoyi came over and said, "Sister Shen, please don't feel bad. The emperor is busy, so it's natural for him not to ask anyone to attend his bed. At least, my sister was with me for the day yesterday."
Shen Chuliu looked back at Lu Xiaoyi and said, "Lu Xiaoyi is disgusting and really good at it."
"Is the emperor busy? Is this something that you, Xiaoyi, should discuss? Am I familiar with you? Are you here to persuade me? Forget it if you are stupid. You are pretending to understand and disgusting. This is called mean. I advise you to leave. Stay away, I'm not the kind of person who pretends to be kind despite being disgusted. I'll spare you this time, but I'll slap you next time."
After that, regardless of what Lu Xiaoyi looked like, she held onto Jimei's hand and left.
Later, Lu Xiaoyi's face was very ugly, but she still wanted to look aggrieved.
It's like she really cares about people being scolded.
Li Xiaoyi came and sneered, and then left.
Shen Chuliu was so angry that he threw a cup when he returned to Cuiyunxuan: "I'm really disgusted with this kind of white lotus."
"Just calm down. She said that on purpose because she was jealous of you." Jimei comforted her while talking to the others.
"It's really disgusting. We, our talented people, used to call us good sisters. Now you can't sit still?" Zi Rui huffed.
"Okay, don't be angry anymore. It's really not worth it for her. If it wasn't for the Queen's sake, I would just slap her and spoil her. What the hell." Shen Chuliu snorted.
"The talented person has figured it out. She doesn't have much favor. If it weren't for the Queen's support, even Xiaoyi wouldn't be the same." Zi Zhu smiled and brought the tea bowl again: "If you are favored, naturally some people will be upset. It's just that Lu Xiaoyi is upset. Extra.”
Shen Chuliu shook his head and said nothing more.
That afternoon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent three thousand taels of silver and a batch of beautiful-colored fabrics.
The silver was sent in by the Shen family from outside, which was not unusual. Historically, concubines with family backgrounds in the Imperial Palace of Dayi Dynasty would be given by their natal family when they were not yet in high positions.
(End of chapter)