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

The princess thought that after Yueyin's problem was solved, she could take care of the two children at ease. But she never expected that the rich steward's illness was still not cured!

Without the assistance of the rich steward, the princess would have no one available around her!

The old maids who came with her as a dowry were already old and unable to help her deal with the tedious matters; the princess was worried that the eight maids her parents gave her as a dowry would seduce Prince Yan, so she sent them away early on.

The maidservants around the princess now lack experience and are unable to handle the work.

At this time, the princess vaguely realized the importance of the butler of wealth.

The princess had no choice but to bite the bullet and start managing the complicated affairs of the harem. The Prince of Yan had not returned yet, and if she saw the mess in the palace and the harem after returning home, the princess knew she would be scolded again.

The princess had been a hands-off manager for many years and there was no way she could become familiar with the affairs of the harem in such a short time.

The mistress's housekeeper's daily duties were to manage the servants in the back house, the land and shops, and take care of the children of the concubines. In addition, she was also responsible for external social activities. For example, when an elder from a big family in Yanjing celebrated his birthday, what kind of birthday gift should be sent to the Yanwang Mansion? All of these needed to be decided by the Yanwang Consort herself.

Very busy and very tired.

The princess didn't even have time to care about her two children's schoolwork, and she even had less time to worship Buddha. Her heart seemed to be torn apart by a pair of hands, and her whole body was almost torn apart. She didn't want to live such a tiring life. She just wanted to keep her position as princess and raise her children without distraction.

This morning, the princess was frowning as she checked the revenue of the farm shop in the house. Aunt Liu hurried into the house and said, "Princess, Concubine Shen of Liuli Pavilion is ill."

"Let the court doctor treat her. There's no need to tell me such a trivial matter." The princess said impatiently.

Madam Liu said again: "Concubine Zhou is here again. She is crying and kowtowing and wants to see you."

The princess was so busy that she had no time to bother with Concubine Zhou. She said, "Get her out."

Nanny Liu went to expel Concubine Zhou.

The princess was busy and forgot about Concubine Zhou.

In the afternoon, the princess was selecting birthday gifts in the storeroom when Nanny Liu rushed in anxiously: "Princess, something big has happened!! Concubine Zhou——"

The princess held a century-old vase in her hand and said impatiently, "She's going to see her son again? This princess said that Chengming is under the care of the palace doctor at the academy, so nothing will happen."

Nanny Liu looked pale and nervous: "Princess... Chengming, he's gone."

bang-

An old vase from the previous dynasty fell to the ground, and the ground was covered with fragments.

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In Liuli Pavilion, Shen Wei was drinking medicine in a sickly manner.

The hot summer is approaching. Shen Wei wanted to stay cool in the past two days and drank a lot of ice drinks. As a result, she vomited and had diarrhea in the middle of the night. Her stomach hurt so much that she had difficulty swallowing anything.

She didn't fully recover for two days and had to drink bitter medicine every day.

"If I eat too much next time, remember to stop me." Shen Wei swallowed the bitter medicine and reflected on herself.

When the King of Yan was away, she sometimes indulged herself too much. She got an upset stomach and was the one who suffered in the end.

Take this as a warning and try not to make the same mistake again.

Cai Ping handed over the bitter cane sugar and said helplessly, "The servants have been trying to stop you every day, but we really can't."

Shen Wei held cane sugar in her mouth, and Cai Lian ran into the house anxiously: "Master, something big has happened! I just learned that Concubine Zhou's son died of illness!"

Shen Wei was stunned.

Died of illness?

Shen Wei quickly stretched out her hand and called the maid beside the bed: "Cai Ping, help me get out of bed, I'll go take a look--"

As soon as her hand rested on Caiping's arm, Shen Wei suddenly stopped.

Shen Wei's face darkened, and she didn't intend to join in the fun. She calmly instructed the two maids, "This is not a trivial matter. Let Rong Mama come forward and stop the servants from gossiping. The news should have reached the Queen, and the Queen will handle this matter."

Shen Wei's guess was correct, and the queen soon learned about this.

The queen was furious and sent people to investigate thoroughly.

Li Chengming was only six years old when he died of suffocation caused by coughing. On the night of the incident, the two nannies who were supposed to take care of Li Chengming were playing cards in the outer room. When the nannies entered the room to give the child medicine after dawn, they found that the child's body was already cold.

The two maids were afraid of being punished, so they wanted to throw the child's body into the water, pretending that the child had drowned. When they were caught by outsiders on the way to throw the body, the matter could no longer be covered up and soon became public.

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the two nannies had withheld the children's food, causing them to become thin, weak and sickly.

The other three boys in the school were also skinny, timid and cowardly. The queen was worried that tragedy would happen again, so she sent the three children back to their biological mother in the palace to be taken care of temporarily.

Dark clouds hung over the Prince of Yan's mansion, and the night was hot and muggy. Little Leyou kept crying, and no matter how the nurse comforted him, it was useless.

Shen Wei took out her daughter's favorite rattle and shook it in front of her. The crisp sound was very rhythmic, and her daughter slowly stopped sobbing and waved her two chubby hands to grab the rattle.

Cai Ping, who was well-informed, ran into the room and whispered to Shen Wei: "Master, something big has happened again! Concubine Zhou has kidnapped Young Master Chengzhen and wants him to pay for Young Master Chengming's life!"

Concubine Zhou lost her only son.

The princess was afraid that the matter would become a big deal, so she locked Concubine Zhou in the yard, not allowing her to go out or make a noise, nor to see her dead child.

Concubine Zhou was almost crazy. She climbed out of the courtyard wall and met Li Chengzhen who had returned from the Imperial College in the palace garden. She tied up the child in anger.

Shen Wei's face changed. She handed the rattle to the wet nurse and went out with Cai Ping and Rong Mama.

It was very windy at night and the sky was overcast.

Summer was approaching, and the palace garden was lush and green. The lotus leaves in the pond were unfurled, blown here and there by the strong wind. Concubine Zhou's hair was disheveled and her clothes were torn, like a demon crawling out of hell.

Behind her was a dark pond, and young Li Chengzhen was held in her arms. A sharp dagger was pressed against the boy's throat, and blood gushed out of the wound.

The area was crowded with servants who came to watch the fun.

Shen Wei gave Rong Mama a look. Rong Mama immediately called the palace guards to drive away the servants who were watching the excitement.

For a moment, the huge back garden was left with only Concubine Zhou, Li Chengzhen, the princess, Shen Wei and their personal maids.

The princess was furious and angrily shouted, "You bitch! Let go of my child and I will leave you with an intact body!"

Shen Wei glanced at the princess silently, speechless.

At this time, he was still threatening Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Zhou's eyes were red, and she complained in a hoarse voice: "Tan Tai Shu Ya, you are not worthy of being a princess! I gave my son to you to raise, but you were afraid that my son would become a useful person, so you deliberately let the servants torture him! When he was sick, you only gave him the worst medicine... Your son's life is life, but my son's life is not life?"

"I begged you to see my son, and I even knocked my head and broke it, but you just said a few words and destroyed all my hopes! Now my son is gone, and you locked me up in the yard and didn't allow me to see the child's body!"

"You said I was a bitch. Today, I, a bitch, will kill your son and bury him with him!"