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

Deshun leaves.

The palace maids in Shen Wei's courtyard began to get busy and continued to trim the flowers, plants and trees in the garden.

The spring sun was so comfortable, Shen Wei asked the palace servants to move the benches and tables to the backyard. She sat at the table and looked through the account books sent by the Yanjing shops. Her business was getting more and more prosperous, but it was close to saturation and she could no longer make more money.

We have to find ways to open up new markets.

Shen Wei touched her chin and set her sights on joining the royal family - making money from the royal family and becoming a royal merchant.

To earn money from the royal family, you need to open up internal channels. Shen Wei held the brush and muttered to herself: "I have to find a way to get the authority to manage the inner court of the imperial palace..."

As long as she could obtain the right to be the housekeeper, she could easily open up a channel and turn her shop in Yanjing into "exclusive for the royal family."

In the current Qing Kingdom harem, the Queen and Concubine Shu are equally powerful and jointly manage the harem. Shen Wei begins to plan and gradually takes away the power from the Queen and Concubine Shu.

Cai Ping came over with tea and told Shen Wei: "Master. Princess Leyou was pushed down by Concubine Lan, and the Queen Mother punished Concubine Lan to kneel for two hours."

Shen Wei paused while holding the brush and asked, "Is Leyou injured?"

Cai Ping shook her head: "It's okay. But this Lanpin is really arrogant."

Shen Wei lowered her eyes. In this harem, the more arrogant one is, the more likely one is to get burned.

However, for Leyou, this incident was a lesson and a wake-up call in Leyou's heart.

Shen Wei always felt that Leyou was too kind and naive. In the royal family, kind and naive children were like flowers in a greenhouse. If they lost the protection of the greenhouse one day, the flowers would easily die.

Letting Leyou have a preliminary understanding of the cruelty of human nature can be considered a test of his growth.

"Master. Princess Leyou and the two little princes are here." Cai Lian came to report.

Shen Wei immediately put down the brush in her hand and asked Cai Ping to collect the account book. Not far away, three children were already running towards Shen Wei happily.

"Mother concubine~"

In the afternoon, Leyou brought his two younger brothers to Yongning Palace to look for Shen Wei. After running around the palace for a few laps to get familiar with the environment, the three children went to the waterside pavilion to fish.

After a while, Cai Lian came again to report that Li Yao had arrived.

Shen Wei hasn't seen Li Yao for three years, but during these three years, Shen Wei would write letters to Li Yao every once in a while and give her some little toys that her daughter likes to maintain the relationship between the two.

"How is Empress Chen?" Li Yao showed up and greeted Shen Wei obediently.

Shen Wei took a closer look and found that the thin and well-behaved little girl had grown taller, with a fair and pretty face, and her every move and gesture had the demeanor of a princess.

Shen Wei smiled and held her in her arms, saying in a friendly manner: "Yao'er has grown taller again, let me take a closer look."

Li Yao's face turned red.

Shen Wei's hug was as warm as ever. In the past three years, although Li Yao was the eldest princess in name, she had never been valued by the queen, and no one had ever hugged her.

Occasionally, Empress Yufei would remember her and send someone to invite her over to play.

The palace is cold and lonely. Her father is busy with government affairs and the queen doesn't like her. Li Yao always feels lonely. Only the letters and beautiful dolls sent by Shen Wei are the only warmth in the cold night.

"Your clothes seem old." Shen Wei touched Li Yao's spring shirt. The fabric was old and a little prickly.

Li Yao didn't want Shen Wei to worry, so she said, "Yao'er likes this dress, so she keeps wearing it - Madam Chen, Yao'er also brought two sisters with her."

Having said that, Li Yao took a step forward.

At the gate of Yongning Palace, two little girls cautiously poked their heads out and looked around curiously.

One is Li Nanzhi, wearing a snow-white long dress, the daughter of Concubine Mei Liu Ruyan; the other is Li Wan'er, the daughter of the late prince.

Shen Wei glanced at Li Wan'er's clothes and frowned secretly. Not only Li Yao, but Li Wan'er's clothes were also old. Li Yao and Li Wan'er both lived in Baozhu Palace and were nominally raised and cared for by the Queen.

Obviously, the queen doesn't care about Li Yao and Li Wan'er.

Shen Wei smiled gently: "Come in, don't be restrained, treat Yongning Palace as your own home."

The little princesses came in curiously.

Leyou, who was catching fish by the waterside, heard the noise, ran over with his chubby little legs, and looked at his three sisters with his beautiful big eyes.

Before this, Leyou had always lived in Donghua Mountain, with only two younger brothers around her, and had never met any other sisters.

Leyou felt very curious and a sense of familiarity came over her. She said in a chuckle, "Hello, sisters. Do you want to catch fish with Leyou? It's so much fun!"

Three little princesses:...

Half an hour later, Leyou and her three sisters were already having a blast playing by the pond, their laughter resounding across the water. They said they were catching fish, but in fact the palace servants put a dozen fish in a shallow large wooden basin. The princesses used a small fishing net to scoop up the fish in the basin.

The palace maids stood guard carefully to prevent any accidents from happening.

Seeing that their four sisters were having fun, Li Chengtai and Li Chengyou did not disturb them and ran to find Shen Wei.

Li Chengyou had sharp eyes and saw the target that had just been set up in the backyard. Their weak mother was drawing the bow and arrow with a very unstandard posture, aiming at the target.

Snap, the arrow went awry as expected.

"Mother, your archery skills are still very poor." The two sons shook their heads and sighed.

Shen Wei put down the wooden bow and poked her son's head unhappily: "Practicing archery is for fitness, not for aiming."

Drawing the bow and drawing the arrow exercises the shoulders, neck and arms, opens the shoulders and beautifies the back, helps to shape the perfect back curve and enhance the overall temperament of the person.

Before Shen Wei was recuperating in Donghua Mountain, she started practicing archery, but her practice was perfunctory and her archery skills did not improve.

Shen Wei was not in a hurry to improve her archery skills. She knew that after returning to the palace, someone would come to teach her archery.

Shen Wei was in high spirits and asked Cai Ping to fetch two small children's bows and arrows. Shen Wei was very excited: "Since you have nothing to do, I will teach you how to shoot arrows! The princes of Daqing must be proficient in archery while riding horses!"

Two sons: ...

...

In the afternoon, after Li Yuanjing finished his trivial affairs of state, he immediately rushed to Yongning Palace. He couldn't wait to meet Shen Wei.

The title he gave to Shen Wei was "Chen".

The stars have moved, but only the star of heaven remains unchanged. The world is ever-changing, but Shen Wei has always been by his side, just like the purple star in the sky.

Li Yuanjing stopped the eunuch from reporting and led his men directly into Yongning Palace. Yongning Palace was bustling with life, with eunuchs trimming flowers and plants in the courtyard, maids sweeping the courtyard, and four little girls catching fish over by the waterside pavilion.

Li Yuanjing took a breath of cold air. My princesses are actually catching fish!

Absolutely ridiculous!

How can my princess, a princess of noble birth, do the dirty job of catching fish like an ordinary man?

Perhaps it was because Li Yuanjing's aura was too strong that it affected the four girls in the waterside pavilion. Li Yao lowered her head silently, Li Nanzhi held the small fishing net nervously, and Li Wan'er was nervous and uneasy.

Only Le You, seeing her father in a black brocade robe, ran over excitedly, her chubby face filled with a lively smile: "Father, Le You and my sisters caught a lot of fish! Let me treat you to fish soup tonight!"

Her voice was sweet and soft, her eyes were clear and bright, full of admiration and care for her father.

Li Yuanjing: ...

Well, my daughter is so sweet.

Just catch fish. My girls are still young, as long as they are happy.

Li Yuanjing stroked his daughter's hair and said, "Father has fined Concubine Lan one year's salary. If someone bullies you again in the future, remember to tell father."

There was a gleam of admiration in Le You's eyes: "Thank you, Father."

Li Yuanjing's brows could not hide his pride.

Le You was still thinking about the fish he had not caught. After talking to his father for a few words, he ran back panting.

Li Yuanjing watched his daughter's back as she left, his thin lips raised.

He asked the maid of Yongning Palace: "Where is the Concubine Chen?"

The maid replied, "The master is in the backyard teaching the two little princes archery."

Li Yuanjing was confused. When did his Weiwei learn to shoot arrows? He walked to the backyard with big strides.

From a distance, he saw Shen Wei standing outside the target. She was as slender as a willow, with her long green sleeves rolled up with one arm and holding a small children's wooden bow in her hand.

The bronze bells on the eaves swayed in the wind. Shen Wei flexed her wrist and realized that the emperor was coming.

She pretended not to know and said to her two sons loudly, "Come, let me show you how to do it. Watch carefully and learn the essence of it."

Shen Wei pulled the bow and the small wooden arrow in her hand shot out.

With a snap, the wooden arrow flew to the horizon.

Shen Wei coughed dryly, and a look of embarrassment flashed across her pretty face: "It doesn't count this time, the spring wind is strong. Mother will try again, you two watch out."

Li Yuanjing, who was not far away, watched with his eyelids twitching. With such poor archery skills, how could he have the nerve to teach his son archery?