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

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Shen Wei slept until the afternoon before waking up groggy. She drank the medicine Cai Ping brought her, but her stomach still hurt.

Shen Wei secretly lifted the quilt and took a look. Her belly looked like a punctured balloon, loose and sagging, with black deposits around her belly button, which looked ugly.

But overall it is not serious. If you take good care of yourself, your belly should recover soon.

Cai Ping helped Shen Wei lean against the bedside, handed her the nutritious fish soup, and told Shen Wei with a smile: "The master fell asleep last night and didn't wake up this morning. The prince watched over the master all morning. At noon, someone from the East Palace came to ask the prince to discuss matters, and the prince left. The prince also promoted the master to a concubine, and the rich steward sent two maids and two eunuchs over."

Shen Wei drank half a bowl of fish soup and barely recovered her spirit.

Cai Lian brought the child in.

This was the first time Shen Wei saw her child.

Shen Wei tilted her head and looked at the child curiously. The tiny child was wrapped in a swaddle. His face was wrinkled and red, his hair was very sparse, and he was sleeping with his eyes closed. He looked quite ugly.

Cai Lian smiled and asked Shen Wei: "The imperial physician has checked and the young master is in good health. Would you like to hug him?"

Shen Wei: ...

Shen Wei stared at the baby so close to her, and found it amazing that she had actually given birth to a human being.

Shen Wei remembered that in her previous life, several female employees in her company had given birth to children. After giving birth, they seemed to have become different people, with overflowing maternal love, and they were all around their children, and their friends were all showing off their children.

But now, Shen Wei has become a mother for the first time, and she can't say she is very happy holding the little baby in her arms.

Perhaps her maternal love has not yet emerged, or perhaps she has not yet adapted to her new identity as a mother. In short, when Shen Wei looked at her child, she just felt that she was not familiar with the child, even very strange.

It's like a dream.

A year ago, when she had just traveled to this world, Shen Wei's mind was full of involution. In order to survive in the feudal dynasty, she kept calculating people's hearts and putting on a hypocritical mask to act according to circumstances, but she did not feel in her heart that she was from this world.

But now she suddenly had a child, a living life. Shen Wei suddenly felt a little sad. She knew that she was completely tied to this era and could not leave it for the rest of her life.

If Prince Yan encounters danger again in the future, Shen Wei can no longer think of "giving up everything and running away". The child has become a hindrance to her. One of her feet has been tied with an iron chain, locking her in the palace's high gate courtyard.

Shen Wei lowered her eyes, trying to suppress the bitterness in them. She stopped herself from thinking about it any further, as she would suffer from postpartum depression if she continued to think about it.

Shen Wei said calmly: "Take the child back. Remember, there must be someone to take care of the child at all times."

Cailian: "Okay."

Shen Wei continued, "Everyone in Liuli Pavilion will be rewarded with silver. Caiping, you should teach the two maids and eunuchs who were just sent here a lesson and don't let them have any second thoughts. Also, the two midwives will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver."

Shen Wei knew that she would have more than one child in the future.

If the midwife is given enough rewards, these two people will definitely work diligently the next time she gives birth.

The best way to win people’s hearts is to give them money!

There is no point in talking about feelings, giving money is the truth. As long as the money is in place, the servants will naturally be loyal.

"Let Rong Mama go to the Confucian Temple. She knows what to do. In addition, when spring comes, go to the storehouse to get some good materials. I want to make two new dresses and two new clothes for the prince. During the confinement period, let the kitchen pay attention to the diet and be careful of someone doing something bad in secret."

Shen Wei calmly arranged everything and gave instructions on all the details she could think of. As she was talking, she felt sleepy again. Giving birth had consumed too much energy, so Shen Wei lay back on the bed to rest.

Before going to bed, she did not forget to ask Caiping to apply ointment on her belly to promote the recovery of loose skin.

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The news that Shen Wei had given birth to a daughter quickly spread throughout the palace.

In Qixue Pavilion, Liu Ruyan was walking in the yard. It was the beginning of spring, and the weather was still cold. The plum trees in the yard were losing their petals, and green leaf buds began to grow on the bare branches.

Liu Ruyan was wearing a thin white dress. She looked up at the green buds on the plum tree. As she looked, tears slowly fell and she started coughing after a while.

"Master, it's cold outside. Please go inside and take the medicine first." Xuemei held the freshly boiled medicine and advised earnestly, "The imperial physician said that you should not walk too much. If you are exposed to the wind, your old illness will relapse easily."

Liu Ruyan covered her chest and coughed, her eyes dull. "My life is gone, just like a withered flower. No one will care if I die... The prince hasn't come to my place for two months."

Xuemei: ...

My lord, don’t you have any idea why the Prince of Yan didn’t come?

Liu Ruyan took the medicine from Xuemei, endured the bitterness and drank two sips, then asked casually, "I heard that Shen gave birth to a daughter and promoted her to concubine?"

Xuemei nodded: "Although a daughter was born, the prince was very happy and rewarded the servants who served in Liuli Pavilion with silver."

Xuemei was so envious that tears streamed down her face.

If she had served Shen Wei at the beginning, she would have received a share of the reward money now.

Liu Ruyan lowered her eyes, feeling lost: "When I gave birth to Nanzhi, the prince was also very happy. But later, didn't he give Nanzhi to the East Palace... ahem... Shen Wei, but she took the same path as me."

She sympathized with Shen Wei.

The daughter born is just to make wedding clothes for others.

Xuemei numbly agreed, "Yes, Master, you are right. Master, please drink the medicine first."

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In Mingyue Garden, spring is still as cold as an ice cave.

Liu Qiaoer is sewing clothes for the children.

Upon learning that Shen Wei had given birth to a daughter, Liu Qiaoer smiled mockingly: "Shen's luck is bad. If they could give birth to a son, maybe they would have someone to rely on in the future."

When the Prince of Yan ascends the throne in the future, his sons will become princes.

When the prince came of age, he could take his birth mother to a remote fiefdom, away from the disputes of the court. But Shen Wei gave birth to a daughter, and the princess was just a tool for the royal family to marry and win over the ministers.

It’s better not to have a daughter than to have one.

Liu Qiaoer shook her head secretly and continued to sew new clothes for the child. She was no longer favored by the King of Yan, but at least she had enough money every month and no worries about food and clothing.

"The Shen family's misfortune is still to come." Liu Qiaoer murmured.

The palace is too small, and Shen Wei is lucky to be favored; the harem is too big, and Shen Wei will be killed by that terrible woman sooner or later.

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Kunning Palace.

On a spring morning, Madam Qian brought a bowl of beauty ointment and carefully applied it to the queen's face. This ointment was a beauty recipe that Shen Wei had given to the queen.

After the queen used the beauty ointment for a period of time, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes really decreased, and her skin became visibly smoother and whiter.

While applying facial mask to the queen, Madam Qian reported: "Your Majesty, Shen from Liuli Pavilion gave birth last night. It was a healthy girl."

The queen was slightly stunned.

The Queen's tone was inevitably disappointed: "It's a pity that a girl was born. Forget it, having a girl is not bad. I am also a woman, and I must not belittle women."

The queen had a good impression of Shen Wei and wanted to train her to be the manager of the palace. Shen Wei's smooth delivery and the reproduction of offspring for the royal family were also a meritorious service.

"Madam Qian, please select two of the best wet nurses and send them to Shen to feed the child. In addition, give Shen a hundred taels of gold, twenty pieces of brocade, and two ginsengs, and order the Imperial Hospital to prepare a prescription for her to nourish her body. When my granddaughter was born, I was very happy. I took out the white jade necklace that I brought as a dowry and gave it to the child."

Such a reward is already considered grand.

This is enough to show how much the Queen values ​​Shen Wei.

Madam Qian immediately received the order and sent someone to the storehouse to get the reward. The queen leaned on the couch, looking at her increasingly old face in the mirror. She was getting older day by day, and her energy was gradually insufficient. There was not much she could do to help the King of Yan.

Promoting the capable Shen Wei to be the virtuous wife of Prince Yan can also be regarded as paving the way for Prince Yan.

"After the child is one month old, I will find a reason to promote her to concubine." The queen fell into deep thought.

If a woman from a peasant family were to be promoted to be the prince's concubine as an exception, she would probably be strongly opposed by Concubine Qian and Prince Heng.

At that time, there will be another war of words among the officials in the court.