His Majesty the Emperor, who was being talked about by Concubine Shen, is currently discussing the Longevity Festival with some ministers in the imperial study.
At noon on the Longevity Festival, all officials are invited to a banquet. Although the queen is responsible for organizing the banquet, it is impossible for the emperor to do nothing. There are still many details that need attention and must be discussed in advance.
Shen Yuqing didn't do anything, she simply took Que Yue out and came to Zichen Palace.
The Zichen Palace is the emperor's bedroom, and generally other concubines are not allowed to enter and exit at will. Apart from the Empress Dowager who can come whenever she wants, only Shen Guifei has the same privilege.
—Who made them unable to stop this great Buddha
The imperial concubine raised her eyebrows and kicked the short-sighted little eunuch away, and the eunuch didn't get up for a while. Seeing this, who would dare to stop Concubine Shen Gui? Everyone knew each other's details, and there was nothing to stop them, so they backed away in the end.
Miss Bi Liu who followed looked at her mother adoringly, and heard that Zichen Palace was just an ordinary eunuch who could learn martial arts, but she didn't expect that she was not their mother's best general at all!
With a few palace attendants, Concubine Shen entered the room swaggeringly, Miss Jinli glanced at the hapless little eunuch, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. Then put on a smile and began to entertain the imperial concubine.
"Why are you free to come here today? Come, let's have some tea."
Concubine Shen sneered and stopped: "Don't pretend to be acting with me, I have a serious business to come here."
Jinli said kindly and honestly: "Your Majesty, just tell me."
Satisfied with her humble attitude, Concubine Shen raised her chin: "My lord's cat litter is gone, go and get me some pearls. I am so poor that I can hardly afford cats. Your majesty's private treasury There are a lot of good things in there, don’t you mind giving some money?”
"..." Jinli was stunned for a moment, Concubine Shen always played cards unreasonably, but she never thought that this person would dare to come to Zichen Palace to beg for things.
No, this is no longer asking for money, it is simply robbery!
However, Jinli does have some authority, and can take things out of the emperor's private treasury. She looked at Concubine Shen's "strong" and plump physique, and then at her "thin" petite self, she was silent for a while, asking the concubine to wait a moment, then turned to get the pearl.
Last time, His Majesty got a lot of South Sea pearls, he gave two boxes each to the Queen Mother and Queen, but only gave one box to the noble concubine.
Not knowing where the imperial concubine got the news, Jin Li innocently looked at the remaining boxes of pearls. I'm sorry Your Majesty, the slaves are also forced to do nothing! The slaves can't beat that shrew from the Western Regions!
Thinking of this in her heart, Jinli's hands and feet were extremely nimble. He picked up all the boxes neatly, turned around and walked out. Regardless of the fact that the remaining boxes of pearls are the "dowry" left by the emperor to his future daughters.
Now, it's all reduced to cat litter.
Eh, what a waste of money.
Jinli thought happily.
There is no woman in this era who doesn't like pearls, especially pearls of such fineness and size. It's a pity that Jinli is a court lady, and the emperor rewarded her with two earrings at most.
Guarding so many treasures all day, Jinli also hates the rich. Finally, someone came to rule the wealthy landowner. Miss Jinli wished Shen Yuqing could get more. It is best to snatch more while the emperor is around, so that the precious treasures that are so precious that she has no right to call the shots can also be snatched by the noble concubine, and she can't be blamed!
The pearl was robbed by the imperial concubine today, His Majesty should complain to her when he comes back, saying that she is not effective in supervision.
"Imperial concubine, the pearls are all here." Miss Jinli handed several large boxes to the maid brought by Shen Yuqing.
This box was twice the size of the one recovered by Shen Yuqing, so it was hard for Jin Li to move it all out in one trip.
But Miss Jinli was a little confused and happy, although she didn't show it, she was still discovered by Shen Yuqing.
She didn't care if Concubine Shen knew about it, she just smiled slightly: "There are still some poor-quality pearls in the storeroom, it's a grievance to Your Excellency to use them, so the slaves didn't take them."
Shen Yuqing was very satisfied: "Please trouble Miss Jinli."
As he said that, he opened a box in a good mood, grabbed a handful of pearls and stuffed them to Jinli. She has a lot of pearls now, so she doesn't care about that.
Jinli was even happier, feeling as if she followed the bandits to rob, and got a dividend after the work was done.
Well, with this handful of pearls, His Majesty may spend twice as long talking about her. But it doesn't matter, she still made money.
The contented imperial concubine returned to the palace with the palace people holding the big box in their hands, and the spies who came across this scene quickly passed the news to their master.
"What? That bitch Shen Yuqing got a reward again?!"
"What's in the box? Why don't you know what to ask?"
"Isn't His Majesty not in the Zichen Palace right now?"
"Why don't I believe it was rewarded by His Majesty, I'm afraid she didn't snatch it by herself. Who knows the woman's robbery..."
"..."
There were different opinions, but this group of people only dared to complain to their confidants in their own palace, and did not dare to publicize it.
Shen Yuqing didn't care about these rumors at all, and happily went to accompany the adults after returning to the palace.
And at this moment, Man Xing and the others finally came back.
I got a lot of money from Concubine Shu, but the value was not enough to make up the amount. Concubine Shu was cruel and gave Shen Yuqing several treasures, each of which was of great value. In this way, no one should gossip in the future.
But she still feels distressed!
Man Xing smiled and asked someone to go to the empress to borrow a chariot to transport these large items. The people she brought could not move so much.
I don't know what the empress thinks, but she actually borrowed it. So Manxing and the others were not slow to come back, they quickly unloaded the goods and put them in the warehouse, and then sent the chariot back.
Concubine Shu is probably bleeding from distress right now.
Shen Yuqing looked at these things and couldn't help but click her tongue.
Concubine Shu is really rich.
"But the chariot does not have four walls, so I am afraid that everyone in the palace will know what the Concubine Shu gave me." Man Xing said.
"It doesn't matter." Shen Yuqing didn't care at all, "The left and right are all for the queen."
If you don't show it to everyone to see what it is now, won't the Thousand Years Banquet be exposed? Anyway, she didn't prepare it. If it's important, you'll know it when you know it.
"Okay, that's all." Shen Yuqing clapped her hands, turned around and was about to leave.
Man Xing chased after him: "Then it was originally planned to give..."
"deliver!"
You can't just use other people's things to borrow flowers and offer them to the Buddha just because you robbed them. The good things that Shen Yuqing had prepared before must still be sent over, that's what she wanted.
"Oh, by the way, I will go out of the city early in the morning and come back at night. You should prepare in advance, and don't put anyone in the inner hall." Shen Yuqing confessed.
Man Xing has long been proficient in doing it, and immediately nodded in response when he heard the words.
Before dawn the next day, Shen Yuqing left Jianjia Palace with the cat ball in her pocket.
When it was the usual time to wake up, Qingzhou from Jianjia Palace hurried to Fengyi Palace to ask for leave from the imperial concubine.
"Ill?" Empress Fu opened her eyes and glanced at the mercury mirror in front of her.
Dayan's sea transportation is well developed, and various imported products are not as rare as in the previous dynasty. Although items such as glass and mirrors are not so cheap that they are cheap, they are still affordable by ordinary wealthy people. It's just that it costs a lot of silver taels to buy one, so these things are relatively rare outside of Beijing. But it is different in the palace. There are many tributes every year, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also purchase some. The queen's mirror is very large, comparable to the mirror on the dressing table of later generations.
Tan Lan, who was putting on makeup for the empress, stopped quickly and straightened her hairpin instead. But after a while, Empress Fu closed her eyes again, allowing her to continue putting on makeup.
It was Han Qiu who came to answer the question, and she lowered her eyebrows and returned: "Yes, the message from Qingzhou from Jianjia Palace said that the imperial concubine is not feeling well, please rest assured that she will not be able to come today."
Empress Fu thought about it for a while, and probably knew that Shen Yuqing had left the palace again. She didn't care, waved her hand and let her go down.
Han Qiu turned around and went out, said a few words to Qing Zhou, nothing more than some polite words, a few words of concern for Concubine Shen, and then let him go back.
In the morning, there was no one coming to eat, and Empress Fu, who had already developed the habit of eating after paying her respects, was a little unaccustomed to seeing the rich breakfast on the table, and felt very deserted. Usually, when Shen Yuqing was around, she would not abide by the rules of not talking when eating or sleeping, but instead liked to tease her by saying a few words at every turn.
Empress Fu frowned slightly, suddenly lost her appetite.
"Your Majesty, at least eat something." Han Qiu quickly came up to persuade her.
I got up in the morning and took great pains to deal with those women. Up to now, the empress has not had a drop of water. How can I do without food.
After a few words of persuasion, Fu Qiushui picked up the chopsticks anyway, and then picked up a piece of Shen Yuqing's favorite fried fish cake.
This thing is available every morning, and I heard that Shen Yuqing still has it in her lunch and dinner. Empress Fu has always been curious, how can Shen Yuqing not get tired of eating every meal
I tasted a piece now and found it was really delicious. Before she knew it, she finished eating a small plate of fish cakes, and when she thought about picking them up again, she realized that they were gone. She was stunned for a while.
Although Dayan did not have the rule that empresses and emperors can only use three chopsticks for each dish, Fu Qiushui has never had anything he particularly likes to eat. She is not picky about food and eats everything, so she often eats a few dishes and then she is full. This is the first time, she actually "disc".
Han Qiu watched from the side, and suddenly became a little curious.
Is this fried fish cake really so delicious
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