Don't be a salted fish, the daily life of the concubine in the palace

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The night was hot and humid, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. After leaving Fangfei Garden, Prince Yan came to Liuli Pavilion again. The two tiger guards guarding the door greeted him with a bow.

King Yan raised his hand and signaled his servants to be quiet and not disturb Shen Wei in Liuli Pavilion.

Prince Yan wanted to see how his Weiwei spent the nights alone when he was not at Liuli Pavilion.

On the eaves of the Glazed Pavilion, there were exquisite palace lanterns hanging, the bright white light shone through the lamp walls, casting a glittering white light. There were also bells at the four corners of the eaves, which made a gentle sound when the wind blew.

It was like a gust of wind, ding-ling-ling, the copper bell on the eaves rang again.

Shen Wei had already finished her dinner and was enjoying the cool air in the pavilion by the water.

The King of Yan walked lightly and saw Shen Wei sitting on a rattan chair through a faint gauze curtain. Shen Wei was chatting with Cai Lian.

Cai Lian said helplessly, "Master, you have already eaten a bowl of ice cream, you can't eat any more."

Shen Wei waved her Luo fan and said, "It's hot and humid tonight. I can't eat. I just want to eat something cold. Cailian, go get me another bowl of ice cream."

Cai Lian: "My Lord, you are pregnant now. If the prince knew that you secretly ate iced drinks, he would definitely be angry."

Shen Wei paused in fanning herself, glanced at the shadow outside the curtain, and said nonchalantly, "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how can the prince know? There's no need to be so particular about being pregnant. In my hometown, pregnant women can go to the fields to work."

The eavesdropping Prince Yan said:

King Yan felt angry and helpless.

The other wives and concubines in the palace were very careful about their diet after they became pregnant, and they dared not be greedy at all. But Shen Wei had no intuition that she was about to become a mother, and she even secretly ate iced drinks.

"When I was not here, you secretly ate the ice drink?" The cold and serious voice of King Yan penetrated the thin gauze curtain of the pavilion.

Shen Wei seemed startled. She stood up and lifted the curtain. Seeing the Prince of Yan in a dark brocade robe, Shen Wei stammered, "Prince...Prince, why are you back?"

Her guilt was written all over her face, and she was afraid that King Yan couldn't see through it.

The King of Yan walked into the waterside pavilion, and Cai Lian tactfully withdrew. Shen Wei was like a child who had been caught doing something wrong, and she didn't dare to look the King of Yan in the eye.

It looked quite pitiful.

Prince Yan sat on the deck chair with a serious expression: "If I hadn't come, how many bowls of ice cream would Weiwei have eaten?"

Shen Wei sat down next to King Yan, raised a white index finger and shook it gently, saying confidently: "I only ate one bowl, not more."

King Yan shook his head in his heart. Without his supervision, this greedy little girl would be simply lawless.

Prince Yan held Shen Wei's soft hand and said earnestly, "If you stay too cool in the summer, you will get diarrhea. What if you hurt your child?"

Shen Wei leaned her head obediently on Prince Yan's shoulder and said affectionately, "With your protection, the child will surely be born safely. I am not worried at all."

His words and actions were full of dependence and trust in King Yan.

It seemed that in Shen Wei's heart, as long as King Yan was there, she would not have to worry about encountering difficulties. This was both her admiration for King Yan himself and her worship of his powerful abilities.

The King of Yan was naturally very pleased. He thought to himself, she really loves me and trusts me wholeheartedly.

The two of them were affectionate for a while, and Shen Wei suddenly raised her little head and said happily: "Your Majesty, today I was thinking about the name of our child. I thought of two very good names."

King Yan raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "Tell me about it."

Shen Wei said seriously, "If it's a girl, she'll be named Li Cui'er. Cui means vitality, and I hope the child can be as full of vitality as spring."

The King of Yan's eyelids twitched.

Shen Wei looked at the King of Yan expectantly again, and said excitedly, "If it's a boy, a man should be strong, so he should be named Li Qiang, which means strong and tough. Your Majesty, are these two names okay?"

The corners of Prince Yan's mouth twitched.

Seeing Shen Wei's expectant eyes, King Yan silently held his forehead. If the child was really given this name, his daughter might not be able to get married in the future, and his son would be ashamed to mention his own name.

Seeing that Prince Yan was hesitant to speak, Shen Wei frowned and said hesitantly, "Is it not good?"

King Yan shook his head: "Not good."

Shen Wei lowered her head in disappointment and said sullenly, "Then I'll think about it again. Anyway, there's still a long time before the birth, and I can always think of a suitable name. Li Qiang doesn't sound good, but Li Tie is also fine. For a man of steel, Li Tie is not bad either."

Prince Yan's temples were throbbing. He held Shen Wei's hand helplessly and said, "I will name the child. You just need to rest assured and take care of the baby."

The Prince of Yan had several children. His sons were named by the Emperor and Empress, while his daughters were named by their biological mothers.

Prince Yan's eyes fell on Shen Wei's belly, which was not yet pregnant, and he made up his mind that if Shen Wei gave birth to a child in the future, the name must be chosen by him, the biological father.

The daughter of King Yan of Daqing Kingdom must never be named "Li Cui'er" or "Li Qiang"!

Shen Wei's eyes lit up, and she praised him generously: "Your Highness is talented and knowledgeable. The name you came up with is definitely better than the one I came up with."

This is also Shen Wei's strategy.

During her pregnancy, she had to constantly enhance the presence of the child in her belly in the heart of the King of Yan. A child that the King of Yan personally took care of and named himself would definitely receive the most fatherly love from the King of Yan in the future.

With more fatherly love, the child's future will be smoother and her position as a mother will be more stable.

After the hot night, the wind blew and the summer night rain poured down. Shen Wei and King Yan returned to the bedroom hand in hand to rest. The rain splashed on the tiles and occasionally an uncontrollable hum could be heard in the room.

The copper bell hanging on the eaves made crisp sounds in the wind and rain.

Madam Rong brought two young eunuchs to deliver hot water. When passing by the courtyard, Madam Rong glanced at the copper bell on the eaves and a faint smile flashed across her lips.

The King of Yan had an unpredictable personality. Sometimes when he came to the Glazed Pavilion, he would not allow his servants to disturb Shen Wei. Shen Wei came up with a countermeasure and changed the copper bell on the eaves and tied a wire inside the copper bell.

If the Prince of Yan came to the Glazed Pavilion quietly, Rong Mama, who was on the lookout, would secretly pull the wire, causing the copper bell on the eaves to ring three times in a regular pattern, reminding Shen Wei——

【The prince came secretly. 】

"My master is so smart." Madam Rong was filled with emotion. Following such a smart master, she, a servant, would have a bright future.