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

Although the Queen and the Prince of Yan confined the princess to her home, they also allowed outsiders to visit her.

The princess frowned impatiently, not remembering this person, and asked, "Who is Xiang'er?"

Madam Liu replied, "The concubine you brought into the palace was also a peasant girl."

After being reminded by Nanny Liu, the princess finally remembered Xiang'er. When Shen Wei was pregnant, the princess found a beautiful peasant girl to share Shen Wei's favor.

Later, the plan failed, Xiang'er lost her usefulness, and the princess forgot about her.

The princess got up and changed her clothes, and a thought came to her mind - it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with little ghosts.

Shen Wei is in charge of the household and is very happy. If Xiang'er is allowed to cause trouble and let the King of Yan see Shen Wei's "bad housekeeping" side, perhaps the princess can regain the right to manage the household.

The princess is now filled with regret.

At first, she had the power of housekeeper firmly in her hands, but the princess did not cherish it and even felt that the housekeeper affected her ability to take care of the children. She did things perfunctorily and threw all the work to the rich butler. But now that she has lost the power of housekeeper, the princess feels that she has nothing in her hands.

You only know how to cherish something when you lose it.

"Bring her in." The princess ordered Nanny Liu.

The princess changed her clothes and went to the main house to receive Xiang'er. Not long after, Madam Liu led a thin woman into the house. The princess took a closer look and almost didn't recognize her.

Xiang'er had lost a lot of weight and was almost just a layer of bones. Her eyes were dull and she was wearing a tattered gray dress with her hair wrapped in old cloth.

"Greetings to the princess." Xiang'er knelt down.

Xiang'er was at her wit's end. Without the favor of the King of Yan, her monthly salary was taken away by her maid. Her biological brother was sick, and her parents repeatedly asked her for money to treat him.

Xiang'er was short of money. Now the palace was controlled by Shen Wei, Xiang'er did not dare to go to Shen Wei, after all, she had contradicted Shen Wei many times.

She could only come to Princess Yan for help.

Xiang Er kept kowtowing and begging, "My dear Princess, my brother is seriously ill and needs a lot of money. Please give me some money so that I can save my brother. As long as you are willing to help, I will be willing to work like a cow or a horse, even if it means my death!"

dong dong dong-

Xiang'er's head hit the floor and her forehead was broken.

The princess sat on the main seat, holding emerald-colored Buddhist beads in her hand, and said calmly, "To pieces, are you serious?"

Xiang'er raised her head, blood trickling down her forehead: "Of course I take it seriously!"

The princess pinched her Buddhist beads, calculated one by one, and slowly said: "You offended Shen, and you won't live long in the palace."

Xiang'er's tears rolled down.

The princess sneered and said slowly, "I promise to give your family ten taels of silver every year. Hide the dagger, go to Liuli Pavilion to seek help from Shen, and find an opportunity to commit suicide in her yard."

It was no small matter for a concubine to die in the concubine's courtyard.

The rumor that Shen Wei "forced her concubine to commit suicide" will spread. Without evidence, Shen Wei will be smeared with dirty water. Can the King of Yan tolerate Shen Wei? Can the Queen tolerate her?

With the stigma of "forcing a concubine to death", Shen Wei's reputation is damaged, and the power of housekeeper will sooner or later return to the princess' hands.

Xiang'er knelt on the ground, tears wetting her face: "Ten taels of silver per year, Princess, please don't cheat me."

The princess smiled and said, "I will never lie to you."

Xiang'er closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and nodded.

As if she had made up her mind, Xiang'er slowly stood up and left Kunyu Courtyard in a daze. The princess sat on the high main seat, watching the thin figure disappear. After a long time, the princess raised a sneer at the corner of her mouth.

It's worth exchanging a life for the right to be the steward.

Shen Wei was a small farm girl. She was lucky to be favored by the King of Yan and to be given the power of housekeeper. Shen Wei had seen too little of the conspiracy and scheming in the inner house of the palace.

The princess's mood, which had been gloomy for several days, finally eased. She clicked the Buddhist beads one by one, with the corners of her lips raised, waiting for good news to reach her ears.

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Before daybreak, Xiang'er left Kunyu Courtyard stealthily. She lowered her head, trying to suppress her presence, and walked back to her courtyard cautiously and low-key.

Less than a year after entering the palace, Xiang'er had already been tortured by Prince Yan's Mansion and lost her mind.

It's a miserable life.

If I could exchange my life for a little love from my parents, it would be worth it. Xiang'er grew up in a family that favored boys over girls, and she received almost no love from her parents. If she could show her own value, maybe her parents would look at her with a higher regard.

She even thought sadly that if she died, her parents and brother might deeply regret not treating her well in the past.

The dew had not yet dried in the early morning, and the grass on both sides of the path was wet. Xiang'er's trouser legs were wet by the dew, and she quickened her pace.

When she reached the corner of the corridor, Xiang'er stopped, her pupils suddenly widened, and she took two steps back in fear.

In the dim morning light, Shen Wei stood at the end of the corridor, expressionless, with the corners of her lips turned down. She was dressed in gorgeous and bright clothes, like a peony flower blooming in the early morning, bright and dazzling.

Xiang'er just felt creepy.

A chill ran from her ankles to the back of her neck, and goose bumps appeared on her arms. A desperate voice in her heart told her: Shen Wei knows everything! She knows everything!

Shen Wei knew everything about the princess's cold instructions and the frame-up plan that had not yet been implemented!

"Go back to your yard and stay here." Shen Wei's voice remained calm.

It was clearly a normal volume, but to Xiang'er's ears it sounded like thunder.

Xiang'er's legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

Shen Wei turned and left.

Xiang'er raised her head with difficulty, and the only thing she could see was that bright and shining figure, more ostentatious and gorgeous than all the flowers in the garden. Xiang'er then realized that she and Shen Wei were no longer the same kind of people.

Xiang'er got up in a daze and stumbled back to her small courtyard. At the gate of the courtyard, Cailian and Caiping had been waiting for a while.

"You...you are here to send me away?" Xiang'er's face was as dead as water.

Cai Ping rolled her eyes and started to curse, "I've never seen anyone as heartless as you. Since my master took over the family, he has repaired the walls and roofs of all the courtyards in the southwest. Even your broken courtyard has been repaired, so you won't have to get wet in the rain in the future. But you went to the princess and tried to frame my master. Bah, you are heartless and ungrateful."

Xiang'er lowered her head in guilt.

This is true. Since Shen Wei took over the family, she has allocated some money to repair the courtyard. It rains a lot in early summer, so Xiang'er sleeps in the house at night and no longer needs to be exposed to the rain.

But...Xiang'er could only feel sorry for Shen Wei when she thought of her seriously ill brother.

Cai Lian stopped Cai Ping from cursing and told Xiang Er kindly, "If you behave yourself, the master will spare your life. If you go astray, you will be courting death."

Xiang'er gritted her teeth secretly.

Cai Lian said, "Your sisters were all sold as slaves by their parents, and the money they got was saved as a dowry for your younger brother. Your younger brother is not seriously ill. Your father deliberately made up a lie in order to get money from you."

Xiang'er was shocked and shook her head frantically: "No, it's impossible! My sisters are still young, the youngest sister is only five years old!"

Cai Lian replied: "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. If you don't believe me, just ask someone to go outside and find out the truth."