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

The main color of Liu Ruyan's clothes today is still white.

Her white clothes were as white as snow, with beautiful green plum blossoms embroidered on her lapels. She wore two jade hairpins on her head, and she looked as pure and elegant as frost and snow.

Liu Ruyan glanced at King Heng indifferently, knelt down to salute, and walked straight to the seats for women and sat down.

She is as quiet as a chrysanthemum and doesn't care about the outside world's evaluation.

The fight between the King of Yan and the King of Heng was really meaningless to Liu Ruyan. Life is only a hundred years, and everyone will end up as a pile of dirt. What's the point of fighting for power?

The cold and aloof Liu Ruyan naturally never thought about how bad the entire palace would be in if Prince Yan failed in his power struggle.

The princess's face was not looking good. Liu Ruyan, for such a lively occasion as the Spring Banquet, she had to wear a white dress...

Prince Heng was still finding fault, waving his jade fan loudly, his eyes fell on the plump and fair Zhang Miaoyu.

Zhang Miaoyu was dressed brightly, but unfortunately she was too fat. From a distance she looked like a sugar ball wrapped in colorful oil paper.

Prince Heng joked, "Sister-in-law Zhang, there are many delicious dishes at the banquet today, please eat with an open appetite."

Zhang Miaoyu's eyebrows curved and her voice was sweet: "Okay! Thank you King Heng for reminding me."

Holding up the hem of her skirt, Zhang Miaoyu, with her chubby body like a dumpling, ran to the seats for women.

They looked like disaster victims who had been hungry for dozens of days and rushed straight to the disaster relief site.

The princess rubbed her brows.

Zhang Miaoyu, all she does is eat every day, her brain is filled with fat! She has no IQ at all!

Prince Heng shifted his gaze and saw Concubine Liu Qiao'er, whose face was sallow. He was surprised and said, "Sister-in-law Liu, is there a famine in the palace? Oh, my second brother is indeed a wise prince. Even his own woman can't get enough food."

Liu Qiaoer lowered her head and left quickly.

Even when ridiculed in person, Liu Qiaoer did not dare to refute or defend herself.

Liu Qiaoer vaguely remembered that in her previous life, after the King of Yan ascended the throne, King Heng directly raised the flag of rebellion in the local area. It took King Yan more than ten years to drive this dog-skin plaster-like King Heng out of the territory of Qing. King Heng occupied a small country outside the border, proclaimed himself king, and often harassed the border of Qing.

In short, King Heng is also a scary person who is not easy to mess with.

Liu Qiaoer didn't dare to offend King Heng. She had to keep a low profile and not stand out. Even if she had to eat simple meals every day, it was worth it as long as she could save her life.

When the princess heard Prince Heng complaining about Prince Yan's concubine, her temples began to throb again.

The imagined power struggle, the open and covert fighting, the bloody storm - complex and vicious, all living beings are ants.

In the real-life power struggle, I ridicule your woman to her face—simple and deadly, shameless but effective.

In order to save face, the princess tried to find an excuse: "There have been frequent battles on the Qing-Yue border, and the women in the palace have been living frugally, which can be considered as helping the soldiers on the border."

Prince Heng laughed loudly: "Second sister-in-law, don't make excuses. The soldiers at the border have enough food and clothing, and Yanjing is still prosperous. Tsk tsk, I think brother Prince Yan is stingy and can't even take care of his own woman."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Wei came in late, holding her skirt. Fangfei Garden was too remote, and she was wearing heavy clothes, so she walked very slowly.

Shen Wei bowed respectfully, her voice clear and bright: "Hello, Princess. Hello, Prince Heng."

Prince Heng turned his head casually and was almost blinded by the golden hairpin on Shen Wei's head.

Before dawn today, Shen Wei started to wash and dress up.

Her black hair was combed into a beautiful flying bun, with two golden hairpins pinned to the ends of her hair. On the right side was a pink peony. There was a red flower on her forehead, small round pearls on her cheeks, and she was wearing a green skirt with a pattern of butterflies, flowers and water.

Her figure is like a willow, bright and charming.

Although she was dressed up, the quality of her jewelry was inferior to that of the princess and did not overshadow her.

Prince Heng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a little pain in his face.

He had just been mocking the poverty of Prince Yan's Mansion, but the next moment a gorgeous beauty came.

The princess felt very relieved.

Although Shen Wei, who came from a humble background, was looked down upon, she did save the palace's reputation today.

After Shen Wei finished her greetings, she took Cai Lian's hand and walked to the women's seats, sitting at the very end.

Prince Heng felt uncomfortable all over. He waved his jade fan and deliberately criticized: "There are frequent wars on the Qing-Yue border, and the women in the palace are dressed so gorgeously. They don't know how to help the soldiers on the border."

The princess responded calmly: "The soldiers at the border have enough food and clothing, Yanjing is still prosperous, and my Yanwang Mansion is naturally not shabby either."

King Heng snorted coldly and walked to the men's seat on the left.

His dark eyes swept over Shen Wei in the opposite corner, but he lost interest after just a few glances and continued drinking.

Shen Wei is very pretty, but unfortunately her beauty lacks distinctiveness. Her gestures are too rigid, without any liveliness or agility.

Prince Heng and Prince Yan have been fighting for many years, so he naturally knows Prince Yan's details. Prince Yan has been very cold and indifferent to the women in the harem in recent years. Shen Wei is in favor now, but she may fall out of favor in a few days.

...

At the women's table, Shen Wei secretly stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth. She had been busy washing and dressing up in the morning and hadn't even had two bites of food yet.

She didn't dare eat too much when the Spring Banquet started, as she was destined to be hungry today.

Cai Lian served behind Shen Wei. She secretly stared at the King Heng opposite her. The more she looked, the more strange it felt: "Master, the material of the clothes King Heng is wearing is floating brocade... It looks so familiar."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wei also stole a glance at the clothes on Prince Heng.

The texture of this fabric...

Shen Wei was surprised. This seemed to be the half piece of floating brocade that she had secretly sold! The color and pattern, Shen Wei was definitely not mistaken.

Shen Wei covered her face with a round fan and asked in a low voice: "Cai Lian, when you sold that half piece of floating light brocade, was there anyone following you?"

Cai Lian said, "Master, rest assured. When I left the palace that day, I wore a veil to cover my face and changed my clothes into ordinary ones. After selling the floating brocade, I walked around the street several times before returning to the palace. No one would have noticed."

Shen Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

...

On the other side of the women's table, the maid Xuemei was pouring tea for Liu Ruyan. Xuemei looked at the beautiful Shen Wei, and then at Liu Ruyan, who was dressed in white.

The contrast between the two is tragic.

Xuemei couldn't help but mutter, "Master, you wear silvery and plain clothes all year round. Why don't you change into some brightly colored clothes?"

Liu Ruyan shook her head calmly: "Gorgeous is vulgar."

She only loves white, pure and noble.

Shen Wei was wearing gold and silver, and all the jewelry on her body were gifts from King Yan. In Liu Ruyan's view, Shen Wei was no longer an independent person, but a puppet that King Yan dressed up for her.

How pitiful, he has completely lost himself.

Liu Ruyan sympathizes with Shen Wei.

Xuemei: “…”

But Xuemei felt from the bottom of her heart that although Shen Wei was dressed gorgeously, she didn't look vulgar at all! She was just the right amount of gorgeous and very eye-catching in the crowd.

Shen Wei was dressed beautifully, and her maid Cai Lian was also dressed exquisitely. The master and servant looked particularly pleasing to the eye.

Xuemei lowered her head and looked at her simple maid's clothes. Her monthly salary was used to supplement the family expenses, and the noble and aloof Liu Ruyan did not like vulgar things like gold and silver.

Liu Ruyan never gave Xuemei any money, but she would give her a few cups of leftover good tea.

Xuemei didn't want to drink tea. In her opinion, good tea and bad tea all tasted the same, so it would be better to give her some money.

...

The Spring Banquet was about to begin, and guests arrived one after another. The King of Yan was of high status, and the guests who came were all powerful and influential.

Shen Wei sat in the corner, looking around boredly.

Not long after, a pretty girl in green sat down in the empty seat next to Shen Wei. The girl seemed to have never been to such a big occasion before and seemed a little timid.

The young man in the black robe came over and comforted her gently: "Don't be afraid, Rou'er, we are in public today, she won't bully you."

The girl in green shirt said timidly: "Brother Yunting, I shouldn't have come today. What if I make the princess angry..."

The girl lowered her head in fear.

The young man said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

The two talked for a while, and then the young man in the black robe left.

The girl in green nervously took a sip of tea before she noticed the bright and attractive Shen Wei.

Her eyes fell on the gorgeous golden hairpin in Shen Wei's hair. After a long while, she greeted her cautiously and respectfully: "My name...my name is Tan Tairou. Sister, which family are you from?"

Hearing the three words "Tan Tai Rou", Shen Wei's eyes rolled around, and she recalled the gossip that Cai Ping told her some time ago.

In recent days, Tan Tairou's reputation has spread widely in Yanjing.

It was not because of her beauty or noble status. On the contrary, Tan Tairou was just a distant relative of the Princess of Yan, and her father was a minor official who had just been transferred to Yanjing.

Not long after Tan Tairou arrived in Yanjing, the Minister of Rites Yan Yunting fell in love with her at first sight.

Who is Yan Yunting? He is a famous young talent in Yanjing, a good minister valued by the prince, and has a promising future.

It is unbelievable that the godlike Yan Yunting fell in love with a woman with ordinary looks and ordinary family background.

Everyone in Yanjing knows that the fourth princess has always been in love with Yan Yunting and has been pursuing Yan Yunting for many years. When she learned that Yan Yunting liked Tan Tairou, the fourth princess was angry and annoyed, and repeatedly tortured Tan Tairou on purpose.

This incident caused a lot of uproar and became the gossip among the people of Yanjing.

Shen Wei's face was calm as she introduced herself: "I am Shen Wei, the concubine of the King of Yan."

When she heard the word "concubine", Tan Tairou's pretty face showed a strange expression, and a flash of contempt flashed in her eyes.

Seeing Shen Wei wearing gold and silver and looking as gorgeous as a peony, Tan Tairou thought that Shen Wei was some rich girl... Unexpectedly, such a good girl became someone's concubine.

Tan Tairou ignored Shen Wei, stood up and walked to the empty seat next to her, with one seat between her and Shen Wei.