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

The red plum blossoms were in full bloom, and Shen Wei and Zhao Qing were walking under the plum tree. After walking for a while, Shen Wei frowned slightly and gently covered her belly.

Cai Lian, who was standing by, hurriedly supported Shen Wei and said, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Wei nodded weakly: "My stomach feels a little uncomfortable."

Zhao Qing then noticed that Shen Wei's belly was bulging. Shen Wei wore thick clothes in winter and always wore a fox fur cape when she went out to cover her belly, so outsiders could not see her pregnant belly.

"It turns out that Concubine Shen is pregnant. If I had known this, I should have invited you into the house for tea." Zhao Qing said politely.

Shen Wei smiled and replied, "I'm just a little tired. The pearls have been delivered. It's getting late. I'll go back to the palace first."

Shen Wei and Zhao Qing parted ways and left the Marquis' Mansion.

Zhao Qing was so excited that she returned to her boudoir. The rosewood box was placed on her dressing table. Zhao Qing could not wait to open it, and round pearls came into her sight.

If precious South Sea pearls are inlaid into a wedding tiara, they will surely stand out from the crowd.

"A Qing." A gentle call came from outside the house.

Shangguan Xuan came to visit Zhao Qing as soon as he finished his work. He pushed the door open skillfully and saw Zhao Qing sitting by the dressing table and the box of pearls on the table.

Zhao Qing did not hide it either. He pointed at the pearls on the table and told him with a smile, "The concubine from Prince Yan's Mansion came this afternoon and gave me this box of pearls."

Shangguan Xuan seemed to be thinking about something, with the corners of his lips raised, and his tone was quite complacent: "She is not giving pearls, she is trying to win over our Marquisate for His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."

Now that Zhennan Marquis's Mansion is in its heyday, Prince Yan and Prince Heng are trying to win it over. However, Prince Heng's Mansion is more sincere.

Ten thousand taels of silver are much more valuable than a box of pearls.

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It was a cold winter day, and the streets of Yanjing were becoming less lively. The carriage of the Prince of Yan's Mansion was moving slowly. Shen Wei drank some hot soup to warm herself up, and asked Cai Ping, "Have you found out what's going on?"

Caiping nodded hurriedly and told Shen Wei about the parchment book in the corner.

Shen Wei put down the soup bowl and muttered to herself: "Taihua Notes..."

It turns out that the modern weapon blueprints drawn by Zhao Qing all came from this mysterious parchment book. The parchment is old and has a history of at least a hundred years. Maybe it was left by a time traveler a hundred years ago.

Shen Wei thought for a moment and told Cai Ping: "You have a good memory and are skillful. Go to the warehouse tonight to get an old sheepskin and make a sheepskin book with a similar appearance."

Cai Ping has always been diligent in her work, and nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll do it right away."

Shen Wei returned to the Glazed Pavilion, sat down to rest for a while, and asked Cai Lian to bring the maid sent by the Marquis of Zhennan's Mansion.

The maid was named Xiaoyan, only thirteen years old, dark and thin, with a pair of black eyes. She was a spy sent by Caiping to the Zhennan Marquis's mansion.

Caiping also has her own way of selecting people. Xiaoyan's family was poor. After her father died of illness, she had no money to bury him, so she was forced to sell herself into slavery. Caiping gave her some money to bury her father, and Xiaoyan worked for Caiping wholeheartedly.

Xiaoyan was quite clever. As soon as she entered the Glazed Pavilion, she knelt down in front of Shen Wei, kowtowed respectfully, and said in a crisp voice, "I, the servant Xiaoyan, pay my respects to the master!"

Shen Wei held the copper flower hand warmer and looked at Xiaoyan carefully: "You are clever and skillful, so you should serve Yao'er in the future. If you do your job well, you can be a maid."

Xiaoyan kowtowed again and said sincerely: "Thank you for your promotion, Master. I have no relatives and only with your help was I able to bury my father. From now on, I will serve you wholeheartedly. I will not say or do anything that I shouldn't do."

Shen Wei nodded with satisfaction.

She likes dealing with smart people. Smart people will shut up on their own without needing to be reminded too much.

Cailian took Xiaoyan away and let her familiarize herself with the rules and regulations of the palace before sending her to serve Li Yao.

It always gets dark quickly in winter. As night falls, the temperature drops sharply and light snowflakes fall from the sky.

It was cold outside, but warm inside. As usual, Shen Wei took off her hairpin in front of the dressing table, and her black hair fell on her shoulders.

The candlelight is gentle, and the beauty under the lamp is like a painting.

Prince Yan quite liked watching Shen Wei taking off her hairpin. Without the embellishments of gold, silver or jade hairpins, Shen Wei was as natural and beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water, with an indescribable charm.

King Yan glanced around and saw an empty seat on the dressing table. King Yan had a very good memory. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Weiwei, why is the South China Sea pearl that I gave you a few days ago gone?"

He was not the kind of man who cared about the amount of jewelry his wives and concubines had before, but after getting along with Shen Wei for a long time, Prince Yan gradually began to pay attention and pay attention to Shen Wei's changes.

Shen Wei tilted her head, her dark eyes slyly showing, and she walked to the soft couch beside Prince Yan, put her arms around Prince Yan's strong arms, and said in a coquettish and angry tone: "I gave the pearl to the Princess of Pingyang County."

"Why send her there?" King Yan was puzzled.

Shen Wei said seriously, "Zhao Qing is quite good at making weapons. The composite bow blueprint she drew before was rough and blurry. The prince and the craftsmen of the Ministry of War worked up several nights before they successfully made the weapon. I thought that if I could get along well with Zhao Qing, when she draws new blueprints in the future, I would ask her to make them more detailed, so that the prince would not have to work hard to study the blueprints."

Look how virtuous she is.

Listen, how much she cares about King Yan.

Are you happy? Are you touched?

Today I gave Zhao Qing a box of South China Sea pearls, which actually kills three birds with one stone.

Firstly, he brought the spy Xiaoyan back to the palace to resolve the potential leakage crisis; secondly, he found out the information in the parchment book; thirdly, he was still helping Prince Yan to win over the Zhennan Marquis Mansion.

The King of Yan was naturally deeply moved.

He let out a long sigh, held Shen Wei in his arms, and sniffed the faint fragrance of Shen Wei's hair. Soft and happy ripples arose in King Yan's heart.

His Weiwei always thinks of him like this.

However, Shen Wei is a woman after all, and she does not have a comprehensive view of the current situation. The glory of Zhennan Marquis Mansion will not last long, and will only become a whetstone for the succession of imperial power.

Prince Yan patiently told Shen Wei: "There is no need to win over the Zhennan Marquisate. The small Zhennan Marquisate is not worthy of my attention."

Shen Wei looked up in surprise.

King Yan looked at Shen Wei's innocent eyes, pinched her nose, and said with a smile: "Ten Zhennan Marquises are not as good as one Shen Mieyue."