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

Li Nanzhi put the food box on the table.

Liu Ruyan did not move, but said calmly: "The fish soup is greasy and hard to swallow."

Li Nanzhi wanted to say that the fish soup was delicious, but she didn't say it out loud.

In the past few years, Li Nanzhi had been living in the Eastern Palace of the late prince. Later, the prince died, the princess committed suicide for love, and Li Nanzhi was sent back to Liu Ruyan to be raised.

Li Nanzhi thought that she could get the belated mother's love. But in fact, in the three years since Li Nanzhi returned to Liu Ruyan, she did not get much care from her mother.

Liu Ruyan is always sad.

Even if Li Nanzhi tried his best to please, be filial and obedient, he could not get a heartfelt smile from Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan put down the white jade wine glass, she slowly walked towards Li Nanzhi and asked softly: "You went to Yongning Palace?"

Li Nanzhi nodded: "Yes."

Fearing that Liu Ruyan would be angry, Li Nanzhi hurriedly and carefully added: "If mother is unhappy, Nanzhi will not go to Empress Chen in the future."

It was probably the three words "Empress Chen" that moved Liu Ruyan's emotions. Liu Ruyan smiled sadly, tears falling: "Empress Chen... Zhenweifang Rose, the most respected among all the stars. The title that the emperor gave her was somewhat sincere and somewhat false."

In this lonely harem, there is no true love from the emperor. Many women who were favored for a while ended up becoming lonely souls in the deep palace.

The emperor favors the Shen family only to win over Shen Mieyue.

Li Nanzhi's face was blank, and her mother was sad for no reason...

"You should go to bed early, and don't send me fish soup in the future. My mother doesn't like to drink it." Liu Ruyan left a word and returned to the attic railing, leaning on the railing to look out at the moonlight at night.

Li Nanzhi turned around silently and walked back to his own cabin up the stairs.

She returned to her little room and lay in the warm bed. Xuemei, the head maid of Yuxiu Palace, came into the room and prepared to put out the candle.

"Aunt Xuemei." Li Nanzhi showed a pair of big eyes.

Xuemei came over with a smile: "Young Master, what's wrong?"

Li Nanzhi: "Aunt Xuemei, can Nanzhi wear a pink spring dress tomorrow?"

Li Nanzhi was only in her early teens, at the age when she loved dressing up. However, the clothes Liu Ruyan prepared for her were all plain in color.

Xuemei lowered her voice and said, "Of course you can, but we have to be careful and not let the master see us."

Li Nanzhi's eyes curved into crescents: "Okay."

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Night falls over Kunning Palace.

In the study, Li Chengzhen sat on a chair. The queen picked up a book and asked her to recite the knowledge in the book. If Li Chengzhen answered incorrectly, the queen would definitely scold him.

Fortunately, Li Chengzhen performed well tonight. The queen finally showed a relieved expression on her face. She patted her youngest son on the shoulder and said, "You are my only son. You are the future of my mother and the Tantai family. You must not let down your guard."

Li Chengzhen nodded silently and clenched his fists secretly.

The queen asked the old nanny to take him back to his room to rest.

Li Chengzhen walked to the door of the study and suddenly turned around: "Mother, can you please not turn off the light in my room tonight?"

He is afraid of the dark.

When he was in the Prince of Yan's mansion, a bold concubine kidnapped Li Chengzhen and scratched his face. The concubine was killed on the spot by the guards. Later, Li Chengzhen's facial wound healed, but it left a terrible shadow in his heart.

He was afraid of the night. Whenever he closed his eyes, the miserable death of the concubine would always come into his sight, frightening him to death.

The Queen said in an unhappy tone: "You are twelve years old this year, already half an adult, how can you be afraid of the dark? If your father knew, how would he look at you?"

If word gets out that a prince is afraid of the dark, he will definitely be laughed at by outsiders.

Li Chengzhen: "But...But my son always has nightmares."

The queen rebuked him: "You are a man, but you keep saying such useless things!"

Li Chengzhen remained silent, lowered his head, and his eyes were filled with annoyance. He returned to his room under the guidance of the palace maid.

The maid spread out the bedding for him and said in a soft voice, "Young master, if you are afraid, just call me. I have been outside the room——"

Just as she finished her words, a teacup hit the maid's forehead with a bang.

Blood instantly flowed from the palace maid's forehead and she knelt on the ground in fear.

Li Chengzhen's eyes were fierce: "Kneel beside the bed and keep watch! If you dare to run away, I will report to my mother tomorrow and let her kill you!"

There was a fire buried deep in his heart, which was the result of years of accumulated repression and mental torture.

Ever since his brother's sudden death, there was no one in the world who could share his pressure. The fire in Li Chengzhen's heart grew more and more terrifying, eroding his thinking bit by bit, and he became irritable and easily angered.

The palace maid prostrated herself on the ground with tears in her eyes, too frightened to make a sound.

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In the main bedroom of Kunning Palace, the queen was in a very good mood. Chengzhen's academic performance had improved rapidly recently, and his archery and horse riding skills had also shown initial results.

If she continues to make progress like this, her son will surely become the most promising prince and inherit the great cause of the Qing Kingdom.

The Queen changed into her nightgown and asked Aunt Liu, "Is the Emperor staying at Yongning Palace again tonight?"

Aunt Liu said, "Yes."

The Queen sneered, "The Concubine Chen is only proud for a short time. Her two sons have lived in the mountains since they were young and have never been enlightened. Can they compare with my Chengzhen?"

Nanny Liu said nothing.

The Queen thought of Li Yao and Li Wan'er who lived in the next courtyard. The Queen was very disappointed with her daughter Li Yao, who was an ungrateful person. As soon as Shen Wei returned to the palace, Li Yao went to Yongning Palace to get close to her.

Bai gave birth to a daughter, and her elbows were all crooked.

But the queen is no longer the same queen she used to be. After many setbacks over the years, she now has her own considerations when doing things.

The Queen ordered, "Madame Liu, do not deduct any more from the allowance for Baozhu Palace. Go to the storehouse and pick out two pieces of new cloth to make a nice dress for that girl."

The Queen had always had a grudge against Li Yao, so naturally she was unwilling to take good care of her. But now that Shen Wei had returned to the palace, the Queen had grown cautious and would not let Shen Wei catch her mistakes again.

The Queen still had to pretend to care about Li Yao, ensuring that she had enough food and clothing and preventing outsiders from finding fault with her.

When Li Yao reaches marriage age, the Queen intends to use her as a tool to win over court officials and pave the way for Cheng Zhen.

"Yes, I understand." Nanny Liu accepted the order happily.

The queen returned to her bed and asked Aunt Liu before going to sleep, "Have the maids and eunuchs assigned to Yongning Palace sent back any news?"

Madam Liu shook her head: "As soon as Concubine Chen returned to the palace, she replaced all the eunuchs and palace maids and only used her own people. The Yongning Palace is airtight, and it is difficult to insert spies."

The Queen snorted coldly: "Sooner or later, I will expose her hypocritical true face."

Nanny Liu let down the bed curtain and left the Queen's bedroom with light steps.

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The sky was getting light and the morning light was shining on Yongning Palace.

Li Yuanjing, wearing black and gold court robes, stretched himself to loosen up his slightly sore waist. He felt extremely refreshed physically and mentally, happier than a god.

He hasn't felt this happy in three years.

Only his Vivi can perfectly match him.

You know the taste of the marrow, but you don’t know the satiety.

Li Yuanjing went to the morning court in a refreshed state. Shen Wei continued to sleep for half an hour before she got up reluctantly. As soon as her feet touched the floor and she took two steps, her legs became weak and she almost fell to her knees.

Her legs were weak.

She has back pain.

She was breaking.

The maid prepared hot water for bathing. Shen Wei lay weakly on the wooden barrel, with purple and red marks all over her fair back. The wooden barrel was filled with white mist, and the herbs that promoted blood circulation and removed blood stasis could not relieve the pain. Shen Wei thought helplessly: "He is really good..."

As strong as ever.

Shen Wei had worked hard for three years to train her body to be able to barely endure it.

Shen Wei really couldn't understand why Li Yuanjing was so strong even though he was busy with government affairs every day after ascending the throne. Could it be that he still had time to ride horses and shoot arrows to exercise his body?

"Master, the medicine is ready, please drink it while it's hot." Cai Lian came in with the contraceptive soup.

Shen Wei suppressed the bitterness, drank it all in one breath, and then quickly put some candied dates into her mouth to dispel the bitterness.

Three children are enough. Shen Wei doesn't want to have any more children as it is harmful to her body and consumes her energy and blood.

After taking a bath, Shen Wei finished her breakfast sleepily. Still feeling uncomfortable, she prepared to go back to her room for a nap.

Cai Ping ran in and announced, "Master, Princess Zhaoyang and Concubine Yu are here."