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

There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. The news that the princess wanted to seek support from her natal family soon reached Shen Wei's ears.

The sun was shining brightly in the morning, gentle and not glaring.

Shen Wei asked the maid to move the cradle to the yard so that the baby could be exposed to the sun and supplement calcium. Li Yao stood by the cradle with a rattle in her hand, smiling and teasing her sister in the cradle.

Shen Wei walked aside and whispered to Cai Ping, who was well-informed, "Are you sure that the princess will return to her parents' home in three days?"

Caiping nodded hurriedly.

Cai Ping looked alert, "Master. The princess's mother was granted an imperial decree and was a close friend of the late queen mother. When the current emperor was young, he was also raised in the Tan Tai family for a period of time. If that old lady Tan Tai speaks up, the queen will probably be in trouble."

Shen Wei might have to give up the housekeeper power she just obtained.

Caiping is worried about Shen Wei.

Shen Wei lowered her eyes to think. In fact, the problem was not big. At least two countermeasures emerged in Shen Wei's mind.

She could tell the Queen about the princess's return to her parents' home to complain and ask for help. The Queen dared to openly help Shen Wei take the position, which showed that the Queen was not afraid of the Tan Tai family.

For the stability of Prince Yan's Mansion, the Queen will definitely stand on Shen Wei's side.

Shen Wei told Cai Ping: "The old maids who take care of Yao'er will return to Kunning Palace to report tomorrow. You talk to them and ask them to tell the queen about the princess's plan."

The four old maids sent by the Queen to take care of the princess' children had to return to Kunning Palace every month to report on their work.

Cai Ping nodded and calmly replied: "I will do it right away - but what if the Queen returns the housekeeping power to the Princess due to pressure from the Tan Tai family? What should I do?"

Shen Wei smiled, her voice was a little cold, and she wiped her fingers with a handkerchief: "If the Tantai family insists on intervening, I can only let the princess be seriously ill and bedridden, and can't manage the affairs."

She had done everything she could to get the housekeeper's power, so she would never give it up. If Shen Wei was pushed too far, she might use heavy hands.

...

On the morning of the second day, just after Shen Wei finished practicing Ba Duan Jin, someone from the palace came to deliver the news. The Queen Mother ordered Shen Wei and Princess Zhaoyang to enter the palace together in the afternoon, and also asked Shen Wei to bring the young Le You with her.

Shen Wei was stunned.

Enter the palace?

The Queen suddenly summoned her to the palace, probably wanting to discuss with Shen Wei face to face the countermeasure of "the princess returning to her parents' home".

Shen Wei did not delay and immediately asked the maids to start preparing. Bathing, changing clothes, dressing up, and changing into clothes that suited their status. In the afternoon, Shen Wei took the children and the maids and left the palace.

This is Shen Wei’s first time entering the palace!

She was a little nervous, but also a little expectant.

At the gate of Prince Yan's mansion, Princess Zhaoyang's carriage had arrived. The wet nurse was holding the child in the back carriage. Shen Wei and Princess Zhaoyang were riding in the front carriage.

The interior of the car is gorgeously decorated and exudes a light and elegant fragrance.

Zhaoyang excitedly told Shen Wei: "The envoys from Southern Chu arrived in Yanjing and came to the palace to meet my father today. They also presented a lot of new things as tribute. My mother summoned us to the palace, so she must give me some good things."

In recent years, Southern Chu's national strength has declined, natural disasters have continued, and it can only rely on Daqing.

Nan Chu pays a batch of precious tribute every year.

The princess's car drove into the Qing Palace. Shen Wei lifted the thin curtain and saw the tall, towering palace walls that blocked out the sun. There were rows of fully armed patrolling imperial guards at the palace gate, with stern eyes.

A majestic and solemn atmosphere greets you.

It was the absolute pressure of the imperial power, suffocating and submissive. The carriage drove slowly along the long palace road. Along the way, the eunuchs and palace maids in uniform were busy in an orderly manner, like ants living in the palace, numbly paying respects and numbly busying themselves.

"Weiwei, is the palace very big? It's much bigger than Prince Yan's Mansion." Princess Zhaoyang asked with a smile, holding a teacup.

Shen Wei nodded and said, "Very big."

There are almost no visible edges, like a huge golden birdcage.

Shen Wei sighed in her heart. Fortunately, she didn't have to live in the palace. The Prince of Yan's Mansion was large and had high walls, but Shen Wei at least had freedom to come and go. If she lived in the palace, she would be bound by rules all the time, which was really aggrieved.

Shen Wei was daydreaming when the carriage from the princess's mansion suddenly stopped.

The imperial guards on the palace road bowed politely and reported the situation: "Your Highness, the main road ahead is impassable. Please use the side road."

Zhao Yang lifted the carriage curtain and asked curiously, "Is it Father who is receiving the envoys from Southern Chu?"

The imperial guard nodded: "That's right."

The main road of the palace was occupied to receive the envoys from Southern Chu. Zhaoyang was not annoyed and asked the coachman to change the road and drive from a more remote side road.

The palace walls along the side road looked a little old, but the scenery was lush and green. Under the blue sky and white clouds, Shen Wei suddenly saw a tall Albizia Julibrissin tree, with green leaves stretching out of the courtyard wall, and clusters of pink Albizia Julibrissin flowers blooming like clouds.

Inside the dilapidated palace wall, the tree of Albizia Julibrissin is lush and full of vitality.

"It's so beautiful." Shen Wei exclaimed sincerely.

Zhaoyang came over to take a look and said cheerfully, "It turned out to be the Albizia Julibrissin tree in Qiuliang Palace. This tree is a hundred years old. When I was a child, my third brother and I played hide-and-seek. I climbed up the tree, but he couldn't find me and cried anxiously."

The image of King Heng emerged in Shen Wei's mind.

I really can't imagine the embarrassed look on Prince Heng's face when he cried anxiously.

The carriage passed by the courtyard where the albizzia flowers were in full bloom, and Shen Wei saw the three mottled characters "Qiuliang Palace" on the gate. The palaces in this area were dilapidated and old, but only the gate of "Qiuliang Palace" was kept clean and tidy, with few weeds growing.

The palace gates were closed and the locks were rusty, and it didn't look like anyone was living there.

Shen Wei asked curiously, "Princess, who planted this albizzia tree?"

It was still a long way to the Queen's Kunning Palace, and Princess Zhaoyang was happy to answer for Shen Wei: "No one else has lived in Qiuliang Palace for a hundred years. I heard from the old maid in the palace that a hundred years ago, this was the residence of Princess Taihua."

It was from Zhaoyang that Shen Wei learned for the first time about this legendary princess who lived a hundred years ago.

Princess Taihua Li Qingxun is the daughter of a palace maid and the emperor. She has been unpopular since childhood and lives in the remote Qiuliang Palace. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was just established, and a small country in the south called Yelang repeatedly invaded. In order to stabilize the situation, Emperor Qing wanted to form an alliance with Yelang.

The unpopular Princess Taihua, Li Qingxun, was chosen to marry a foreign prince. The emperor and his civil and military officials never expected that this seemingly obedient Princess Taihua would actually do something earth-shattering.

Princess Taihua left Beijing for her marriage. The journey was long, and before she arrived at Yelang Kingdom, she became pregnant!

The King of Yelang was furious and was unwilling to accept a woman who was pregnant before marriage. If Princess Taihua returned to Qing, she would die. Princess Taihua was also a ruthless person. She led her marriage team to conquer a large area of ​​tribes between Yelang and Qing, established her own country, and founded Nanchu.

Princess Taihua was quite good at commanding troops. She sent troops to defeat and destroy the Yelang Kingdom and incorporate it into the territory of Southern Chu.

Princess Taihua proclaimed herself empress and forced the prime minister who escorted her to be her husband.

Nanchu had no hostility towards Qing, and the two countries lived in peace. Later, Princess Taihua died young, and her husband was buried alive with her. The court of Nanchu was in chaos, and the country's power gradually declined. Nanchu had no choice but to rely on Qing.