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

She had been through the gates of hell, but the first thing she said after waking up was "I'm hungry." Prince Yan brushed away a strand of hair from Shen Wei's forehead, his eyes filled with unconcealed heartache: "Take the medicine first, then eat."

"Master, drink the medicine while it's hot." Caiping brought the warm medicine.

The King of Yan personally fed Shen Wei the medicine with a spoon. The medicine was very bitter, and Shen Wei frowned. After a few sips, she couldn't swallow it and wanted to lie down and pretend to sleep.

"Be obedient and finish the medicine." King Yan did not indulge Shen Wei and fed her the remaining half bowl of medicine.

It was so bitter that Shen Wei wanted to vomit.

Prince Yan stayed with Shen Wei for a while until someone from the Eastern Palace came to invite him, and then he went out to handle state affairs.

After taking the medicine, Shen Wei lay there for a long time in a daze. It was not until dusk that she finally woke up. Shen Wei lay on the bed and asked the nurse to bring the two children over.

The two children drank milk and slept soundly in their swaddling clothes. Shen Wei leaned over to take a look and found that the newborn babies were indeed very ugly...

Two boys, one fat and one thin.

Shen Wei looked at the slightly thin child and said worriedly, "This child is too thin. What will the imperial physician say after the examination?"

Cai Ping comforted her, "Master, don't worry. It's normal for twins to be one fat and one thin. The imperial physician said that they will both be of normal size after a few months of care."

Only then did Shen Wei feel relieved.

The nurse took the baby back to look after him. Shen Wei drank a bowl of medicine and still felt the pain, but it was slightly less than the pain she felt when giving birth.

Giving birth to two children was really painful. Shen Wei felt so painful that she wanted to bang her head against the wall.

The Ma Fei San she prepared in advance was so weak that Shen Wei could hear the sound of skin and flesh being torn apart. Shen Wei closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had made it through.

After all the hardship comes happiness, there will definitely be good days ahead!

Shen Wei was resting in bed, listening to Cai Ping telling her all the news of the past two days. After returning from the Queen's birthday banquet, Prince Yan stayed by Shen Wei's bedside almost all the time, even bringing official documents into the room to handle.

Yesterday, the Queen came to the Prince of Yan's mansion in person. Shen Wei was still unconscious at the time and didn't know anything. The Queen gave a lot of rewards and loved the two newborn grandchildren very much. She stayed in the baby room next door for a whole afternoon before leaving.

The Queen valued Shen Wei's two children so much that the ladies of the court expressed their feelings one after another, and a large number of gifts were sent to the Prince of Yan's Mansion like water.

Shen Wei thought for a moment and asked Cai Ping, "Did the Zhennan Marquis' Mansion send any gifts?"

Cai Ping shook her head with disdain: "The Zhennan Marquis's Mansion is notoriously stingy, and the Princess of Pingyang is a miser. Don't even think about getting anything from her."

Shen Wei smiled. The Zhennan Marquis Mansion was becoming more and more lively.

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The Mansion of Marquis Zhennan.

The afternoon sun was shining on the courtyard. Zhao Qing was wearing a gorgeous summer dress and was lazily resting on a rattan chair. On the small rosewood table next to her were two plates of exquisite and beautiful snacks. These were the cloud cakes she had just sent someone to buy from Weiyanji Shop. They tasted delicious.

The emperor gave Zhao Qing four personal maids. In the courtyard, two maids were making beds in the room, and two maids were trimming branches in the garden.

Zhao Qing was enjoying the rare good sunshine comfortably.

However, they had not enjoyed it for long when they heard rustling footsteps outside the courtyard. Shangguan Xuan, wearing a red official uniform, strode into the courtyard.

When he saw Shangguan Xuan, Zhao Qing didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, nor did he greet him.

Shangguan Xuan was full of anger and questioned dissatisfiedly: "Ah Qing, the concubine of King Yan gave birth to twins, you should send a small gift."

The Zhennan Marquis's Mansion and the Yanwang Mansion rarely interacted with each other, and were even in opposing camps. However, the courtesy and etiquette that should be observed on the surface still needed to be observed, otherwise people would gossip about them.

Zhao Qing raised his eyelids and said unhappily, "The storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion is empty, what can you give? The old lady has a lot of gold, silver and jade in her room, would she be willing to take one or two as a gift?"

Shangguan Xuan choked and raised his voice: "You are the mistress! How can you set your sights on the old lady?"

Zhao Qing glared at him angrily and cursed, "Go to the streets of Yanjing and see if there is a mistress as cowardly as me? If I had known that your mansion was an empty shell, I should not have married you last year!"

At first, the Zhennan Marquisate sucked Sun Qingmei's blood and barely managed to gain a foothold in Yanjing and maintain its false prosperity. After Sun Qingmei divorced Shangguan Xuan, she took away all the generous dowry, and the Marquisate became an empty shell.

Zhao Qing married into the Marquis's Mansion and thought she would live a good life with gold and silver. But when she opened the storehouse of the Marquis's Mansion, she found it was empty and there was not much money left. The Marquis's Mansion had no money, but the old lady and the second and third wives were used to a good life and wanted the best food, clothing and daily necessities.

A good cook cannot cook without rice, Zhao Qing then realized that he had been deceived. Zhao Qing's temper was not as forbearing as Sun Qingmei's. Zhao Qing directly dismissed most of the servants in the mansion and lived his own life, not bothering to care about the life and death of the old lady and the second and third wives.

Zhao Qing received gold and silks bestowed by the emperor, as well as a monthly salary from a county lord. She herself enjoyed delicious food and drinks every day, so she had no worries about food and drink.

The old lady and her family's life became hard, and their food and clothing became worse and worse. The elders showed off their power and wanted Zhao Qing to use his private gold to supplement the family expenses, but Zhao Qing scolded them.

She won't give a penny of her money to outsiders.

Shangguan Xuan was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He said disgustedly: "Not only did you fail to fulfill your responsibilities as the mistress, you also wore gold and silver and made my mother and sister eat simple meals. This is unfilial!"

Zhao Qing was born in the countryside and had a bad temper. In order to get close to the rich and powerful, she pretended to be gentle and obedient. But after years of hard work, she ended up being a hollow lady of a marquisate. How could she not be angry?

I'm too lazy to pretend anymore.

Zhao Qing pouted and said unhappily, "What a bullshit! Your mother, your sister, and your uncles are all bad people. I'm not Sun Qingmei, I won't endure humiliation and be willing to be sucked dry."

Shangguan Xuan's face flushed, and his tone could not hide his disappointment: "You, you are so selfish."

Zhao Qing rolled his eyes: "Yes, I am selfish. If you can't stand me, let's just get divorced. Shangguan Xuan, do you think you are a good person? You are hypocritical, cold, selfish, and you are the most selfish and heartless person in the entire Zhennan Marquis Mansion."

Shangguan Xuan felt like there was something stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Only then did he see clearly that Zhao Qing was not a good match at all. Zhao Qing was selfish and hypocritical, loved money like her life, and had the greed and domineering nature of a country girl. At this time, Shangguan Xuan remembered the goodness of Sun Qingmei. Only a lady from a famous family who had received training from a big family could support the appearance of the Marquis's Mansion.

However, Shangguan Xuan couldn't divorce Zhao Qing.

After his wedding last year, Shangguan Xuan lived in Yanjing for two months and asked the emperor to go to Liangzhou to resist foreign enemies. But the emperor did not agree and instead asked Shangguan Xuan to train the imperial guards.

Training the imperial guards was almost a sinecure. This meant that the emperor did not want Shangguan Xuan to go to Liangzhou at all, and the emperor was quietly suppressing the Marquisate.

Shangguan Xuan took a deep breath and tried to force a smile: "Ah Qing, let's not talk about the gift for now. His Royal Highness Prince Heng asked you to create a weapon with high lethality. You draw the blueprint in the next two days."