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

Shen Wei cast the bait and finally caught the big fish, Dr. Yang. She immediately asked Rong Mama to convey the message to Shopkeeper Ye that she would go to see Dr. Yang tomorrow.

On the second day, Shen Wei changed into a plain long dress in a low-key manner and left the palace through the backyard with Rong Mama.

In the back garden of the palace, the maid Xiang'er stood by the pond, her eyes like vicious poisonous snakes, staring at Shen Wei in the dark.

Xiang'er murmured, "Why did Shen leave the palace again? Could it be that she was doing something shameful outside the palace?"

The maid behind him replied: "Master, be careful with your words."

Xiang'er was stunned for a moment, staring at the maid behind her in disbelief: "You are my maid, why are you so attracted to Shen Wei?"

The maid did not answer, nor did she bother to answer. Now that Shen Wei was pregnant, the prince's favor for Shen Wei had not diminished at all, and he spent most of his time in the Glazed Pavilion every month.

Shen Wei is favored by the prince, but she is not spoiled or overbearing. Instead, she is very kind to the servants in the palace.

Shen Wei was born in a peasant family and had worked as a maid in the palace. She knew the hard life of the maids at the bottom. So in the hot summer days in the past, Shen Wei would ask the kitchen to cook a pot of sour plum soup to relieve the heat every ten days, put it in a large wooden barrel, and place it in a cool corner of the garden, and let the lotus and apple pickers share it with the servants in the palace.

Although every summer, the rich steward would allocate some money for cooling off, so that the servants who suffered from the scorching heat could buy some cooling food and mats, after being exploited at every level, the money was only a little left in the hands of the maids and servants at the bottom, not enough to fill their teeth. The sour plum soup sent by Shen Wei was not valuable but practical, and the maids and servants at the bottom could drink it.

The maids and servants who were born in the lower class were very grateful to Liuli Pavilion, and even tried their best to get a job in Liuli Pavilion. Everyone hoped that Shen Wei would always be favored, and some even hoped that Shen Wei could take a higher position and give more benefits to everyone.

"Shen went out of the house once last month and again this month. There must be something fishy going on!" The more Xiang'er thought about it, the more she felt that there was something wrong.

Xiang'er's life is now in dire straits. The prince has completely forgotten her and has never been to Fangfei Garden. The servants in the palace are all fence-sitters and no longer support Xiang'er. Xiang'er's parents have sent letters to her several times to ask for money, but Xiang'er is too poor to give them money, and the letters from her parents have gradually become less frequent.

As a farmer's daughter, Shen Wei was wearing gold and silver while her own clothes were torn, which made Xiang'er feel very unwilling.

"Let's go and complain to the princess." Xiang'er's eyes rolled around. After living in the palace for a long time, Xiang'er's simplicity was completely worn away, and she became cunning and mean.

The maid tried to stop her, but Xiang'er had already run towards the princess's Kunyuyuan.

As expected, Xiang'er was impatiently driven away by the maid at the door before she even stepped into Kunyuyuan.

A worthless concubine has no right to see the princess.

Xiang'er was unwilling to accept this, and after some thought, she decided to complain to the concubines in the palace. She ran to Mingyue Courtyard, where Concubine Liu Qiao'er lived, and told Liu Qiao'er, who was embroidering, about Shen Wei's strange behavior of frequently going out.

Liu Qiaoer looked calm, embroidering slowly, and said slowly: "It has nothing to do with me."

Xiang Er asked anxiously, "Who knows if Shen is out to meet her lover?"

Liu Qiaoer said calmly: "What does that have to do with me?"

Liu Qiaoer would not participate in the fights between concubines. In Liu Qiaoer's opinion, keeping a low profile is the best strategy. Only by not fighting or competing and living a peaceful life can one have a peaceful and smooth life.

Xiang'er was driven away by the maid of Mingyue Courtyard.

Xiang'er, who was unwilling to give up, ran to Huaxiangyuan to complain to Zhang Miaoyu.

In the yard, there was a tempting aroma of barbecue. The aroma of barbecue drifted into Xiang'er's nostrils. Xiang'er swallowed her saliva uncontrollably, as she hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

Zhang Miaoyu was eating barbecue with her maid Xiang'er. After listening to Xiang'er's accusation, Zhang Miaoyu tilted her head and replied, "Sister Shen Wei is not that kind of person. It's you who are jealous of Shen Wei's pregnancy and deliberately throw dirty water on her. You are such a bad person."

Xiang Er's thoughts were exposed, and she tried to argue: "Master Zhang, you have wronged me. I just thought Shen Wei's behavior was strange--"

Zhang Miaoyu interrupted her impatiently, "I left the palace twice this month, more times than Sister Shen Wei. Why don't you suspect that I went out to find a lover? To put it bluntly, you are a bully who only bullies those with the same family background as you, and you dare not bully those with a higher family background than you."

Xiang'er's face turned red and she was speechless.

Zhang Miaoyu pouted in disdain: "Xiang Yu, drive her away. I can't eat when I see her."

Xiang'er was driven out of Zhang Miaoyu's yard.

Xiang Er was so angry that she clenched her fists and dug her fingernails into her palms. The maid looked on coldly, as if she were watching a clown.

"And there is Concubine Liu Ruyan." Xiang'er murmured to herself, almost crazy. She went non-stop to Liu Ruyan's Qixue Pavilion.

Standing at the gate of Qixue Pavilion, looking inside, the ground was covered in white. Liu Ruyan, wearing a long silver dress, stood under a tree, staring blankly at the withered lotus leaves in the pond.

The autumn wind blew up her long skirt and sleeves, as if she was about to ascend to the fairyland in the next moment.

Although the scene was beautiful, it was a little creepy. Xiang'er swallowed her saliva, felt timid, and turned away silently.

The mistresses in this palace were all blind and heartless, and none of them could take charge. Xiang'er was full of anger. She didn't understand why Shen Wei was so lucky when she and Shen Wei were both farmers' daughters.

Seeing Shen Wei's glory, the flame of jealousy burned in her heart. Xiang'er racked her brains, thinking about how to bring Shen Wei down. As she walked, Xiang'er accidentally caught a glimpse of the wealthy steward walking towards her.

Two young eunuchs followed behind the rich steward. The steward didn't sleep well last night and his neck was sore. He rubbed his sore neck as he walked.

"The rich and powerful steward!" Xiang'er hurried to greet him.

Since complaining to the mistresses was fruitless, it would be better to complain to the rich eunuch. After all, this fat eunuch was the chief steward of the palace and had great power.

Fugui had a good memory, so he naturally recognized the haggard woman in front of him as Xiang'er. He forced himself to cheer up and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiang'er told Shen Wei about her frequent visits to the palace.

Fugui looked at Xiang'er deeply and replied indifferently: "I know."

Xiang'er thought there was a chance, and said cheerfully, "Shen is arrogant because she is pregnant. She often leaves the palace, so she must have a lover outside. Maybe the child in her belly is from another man."