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

Cai Ping said with admiration: "Today is the birthday of the old lady of the Marquis of Zhennan. Madam Sun held up the imperial edict and asked the maid to move all her dowry away. These dowries will be temporarily placed in the princess's mansion."

"This Marquis' Mansion also used a lot of Madam Sun's dowry, at least 10,000 or 20,000 silver coins, all of which were written as IOUs. If the Marquis' Mansion doesn't return it, Madam Sun will take a sword and commit suicide at the gate of the palace, hahahaha."

"Madam Sun is temporarily staying at the Princess's Mansion. She is protected by Princess Zhaoyang. The Marquis' Mansion dares to be angry but dares not speak out. The Zhennan Marquis' Mansion is in a mess. The old lady's birthday banquet was full of mistakes and she lost all face."

Shen Wei was stunned when she heard this.

What a decisive Sun Qingmei!

Shen Wei took a sip of hot ginger tea and planned to visit Sun Qingmei at the Princess's Mansion in two days. The two of them were close friends, and since Sun Qingmei was being bullied by the Marquis' Mansion, Shen Wei had to show some concern for her.

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In the next two days, the scandal of Zhennan Marquis Mansion spread all over the city. Public opinion was polarized, with women sympathizing with Sun Qingmei's experience and men understanding Shangguan Xuan's choice.

It caused a lot of uproar, and the people of Yanjing were discussing it after dinner.

It was a warm and comfortable day. The winter sun fell on my skin, warm and cozy. Shen Wei asked the servants to prepare the carriage. She was going to the princess's mansion.

Shen Wei's baby was safe and sound, and it had been more than five months. To keep warm, she wore thick clothes, like a furry cat in winter. Cai Ping carefully supported Shen Wei, and checked whether the road to the palace was smooth, fearing that Shen Wei would fall accidentally.

"Master, look over there." Caiping reminded softly.

Shen Wei followed the direction pointed by Cai Ping and saw the plum garden in the palace. It was early winter, and the leaves of the dozens of white plum trees had not fallen yet, and plum buds appeared on the branches.

Where there are plum blossoms, there are naturally Liu Ruyan and her maid Xuemei.

Liu Ruyan was wearing a plain silver winter shirt, with only a white jade hairpin in her hair. She walked among the plum trees, looking at the unopened plum blossoms with a gentle gaze.

With a snow-white face, slender figure and fluttering clothes, Liu Ruyan is like a fairy concubine who has descended to the mortal world.

Shen Wei's eyelids twitched as she looked at Liu Ruyan's thin clothes. She couldn't help but ask Cai Ping, "Didn't you send winter clothes fabric to Concubine Liu this month?"

According to custom, the concubines in the palace would receive several pieces of brand new fabric every quarter to make clothes.

But the dress Liu Ruyan was wearing was still an autumn skirt.

Liu Ruyan was not in good health to begin with, and she liked to run around when it was cold. Every year, a lot of money was spent on Liu Ruyan's medicine, which made the accountant very worried.

Cai Ping shrugged, looking helpless: "The warehouse sent five rolls of fine cotton cloth to Concubine Liu. But Concubine Liu refused to accept it. She only wanted silver, plain, white, and light jade-colored cloth, and the warehouse didn't have enough. Concubine Liu asked someone to go to her parents' home, and they sent five rolls of silver-white cloth."

Shen Wei: ...

What a unique concubine.

In the Plum Garden, Liu Ruyan seemed to hear a noise. She raised her beautiful eyes, glanced at Shen Wei from a distance, a hint of mockery flashed across her lips, and then she continued to walk in the yard.

Shen Wei looked down at her clothes and asked Cai Ping, "Am I dressed ugly? Why does Concubine Liu look so mocking?"

Cai Ping was also puzzled: "Master, you are dressed very beautifully, elegant and graceful."

Shen Wei was speechless. She really didn't know what Liu Ruyan was thinking about every day. Shen Wei didn't stay for long and left the Prince of Yan's Mansion with Cai Ping.

In the plum garden, Xuemei followed Liu Ruyan expressionlessly. Liu Ruyan stopped and gently touched a small white plum blossom that had bloomed early with her slender fingers.

"It's so beautiful." Liu Ruyan said, "It's a pity that Concubine Shen doesn't know how to appreciate it."

The cold wind blew, messing up Xuemei's hair. Xuemei brushed the black hair away from her face and said quietly, "Concubine Shen is pregnant, she won't go for a walk in a windy place to admire the flowers."

The Plum Garden is located in a windy place. Even when the sun is out in winter, the wind in the Plum Garden is still very strong and cold. Xuemei's face was frozen red.

Liu Ruyan chuckled: "Concubine Shen is really pitiful."

Xuemei looked up at the sky. The sun was a little dazzling. "Master, why is Concubine Shen pitiful again?"

In Xuemei's opinion, Shen Wei has fallen into a rich and wealthy nest and a honey pot. The Prince of Yan favors her, the Queen trusts her, the Princess is under house arrest, Shen Wei holds all the power in the harem, and has a child by her side.

If Shen Wei were pitiful, then there would be no lucky people in the world.

Liu Ruyan spoke calmly, with a hint of mockery in her eyes: "She is pregnant again just after her daughter turned five months old. It's obvious that she only wants to have a son to secure her position. Power is so attractive that it makes people pity her."

Liu Ruyan believes that Shen Wei will do anything to give birth to a son.

What's good about having a son?

Men are all heartless creatures. It is better to have a daughter. A daughter is delicate and beautiful, and is many times better than a stinky man.

Xuemei raised her hand to support her forehead, thinking silently: [Master, you gave birth to a daughter, but I never saw you care about her. You are criticizing Concubine Shen here...]

Xuemei had met Concubine Shen's daughter, Li Leyou, twice recently. The little girl was plump and fair, and loved to laugh. The maids and wet nurses took good care of her, and she was well raised.

"Xuemei, pick some plum buds later, dry them, and grind them into fragrant powder." Liu Ruyan's voice came from the front.

Xuemei suppressed her resentment and started to chase after him.

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The carriage drove all the way to the princess's mansion.

Shen Wei helped Cai Ping get out of the carriage. The maid from the princess's mansion led the way and took Shen Wei into the princess's mansion. On the way inside the mansion, Shen Wei repeatedly practiced her words in her mind.

When I see Sun Qingmei later, I must not poke at her wounds or expose her scars. I must use a proper tone and appropriately show comfort and concern.

Shen Wei still remembers that in her previous life, there was a female colleague in the company who divorced her husband immediately after discovering that he had cheated on her. In front of others, the female colleague acted very normal, as if she was not affected at all.

It was not until Shen Wei saw the female colleague lying on the railing crying in the wind on the rooftop of the company that she realized that some people look strong on the surface, but in fact they just hide their fragile hearts and lick their wounds silently.

"I will see Madam Sun later, so I can't expose the scars." Shen Wei muttered as she walked, repeatedly reminding herself. In addition to comforting Madam Sun, Shen Wei also had to remind her not to be deceived by Shangguan Xuan's sweet words.

The Marquis' Mansion will definitely not let Sun Qingmei go easily and will definitely find ways to lure her back.

Princess Zhaoyang was reading a storybook in the warm room. She saw Shen Wei and hurriedly asked someone to bring hot soup over.

Zhaoyang took Shen Wei's hand and asked her to sit on the soft couch: "You are pregnant now, don't run around in such a cold weather. If anything happens to the child, my second brother will definitely be angry with me."

The maid brought hot soup to warm the body, and also brought Shen Wei a thick tiger skin blanket.

Shen Wei held the bowl of soup and took two sips. She looked around but didn't see Sun Qingmei.

"Princess, is Madam Sun still resting?" Shen Wei felt sorry for Sun Qingmei.

Sun Qingmei is gentle and dignified, abides by her duties and never makes mistakes.

It's a pity that she met a heartless man and her good life was ruined. Shen Wei couldn't help but worry secretly, could it be that Madam Sun was sick and bedridden?

Zhaoyang put down the notebook and told Shen Wei with a smile: "Madam Sun left Yanjing this morning."