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

Lu Yun looked at the other side of the dragon throne. The second seat on the right side was the recently popular Consort Shen Wei.

Lu Yun frowned slightly. She remembered that there was no imperial concubine in the harem in her previous life, and General Shen Mieyue did not have a sister.

Shen Mieyue had no children and died on the battlefield at a young age. The emperor posthumously conferred on him the title of Marquis of Zhenguojun and his tomb was enshrined in the Taimiao.

"Chen Fei..." Lu Yun muttered to herself. Three years ago, when the emperor ascended the throne, he did not like Chen Fei's humble origins and sent her to the mountains to fend for herself.

Later, the background of Concubine Chen was exposed. For the sake of General Shen, the Emperor reluctantly brought her back to the palace and made her a concubine.

Lu Yun looked at the rumored Concubine Chen. She was not as stunningly beautiful as Lu Xuan, but she was the type that looked better the more you looked at her.

The concubine wore a jadeite smoky silk dress, which was as colorful as clouds, but the material was not as precious as the phoenix tail dress that Lu Xuan was wearing. The hair accessories on her head were not too expensive either.

Concubine Chen looked very bad, with slightly red and swollen corners of her eyes and a tired expression. When she sat on the rosewood chair, her body was crooked and her posture was not as perfect as that of Concubine Shu, Lu Xuan.

"She is indeed born into a peasant family. How can she compare to the daughter of a wealthy family." Lu Yun couldn't help but shake her head secretly.

The reason why Concubine Chen is favored is entirely due to the support of her family.

The emperor valued Shen Mieyue and loved Shen Wei as well, so he treated Concubine Shen Wei a little better.

Lu Yun continued to look down and saw Concubine Mei Liu Ruyan, Concubine Yu Zhang Miaoyu, Concubine Lan Xie Fanglan, Concubine Qiao Liu Qiaoer and others. She lowered the corners of her lips in disdain.

But little.

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On the other side of the men's seat, Shen Xiuming kowtowed to the emperor and returned to his seat.

His eyes were gleaming, and he could not wait to look up. When he saw his sister whom he had not seen for several years, Shen Xiuming froze and almost burst into tears.

He secretly poked his brother beside him and whispered: "Brother, look at my sister, hey..."

Shen Mieyue noticed Shen Wei early on.

I haven't seen her for many years. The short and timid sister in my impression has turned into the graceful and elegant Empress Chenfei.

Shen Xiuming sighed and lowered his voice: "Brother, look at how bad my sister's face is. The corners of her eyes are red and swollen, and her lips are cracked... Alas, it can be seen that her life in the palace is not easy."

They are both concubines. Concubine Lu Xuan is extremely beautiful and energetic, while Concubine Shen Wei is listless and has red eyes.

Shen Xiuming felt so distressed that he wanted to cry. The struggle among the women in the harem was too terrible.

Shen Mieyue did not feel sorry for Shen Wei. His sister seemed weak, but she was thoughtful and well-connected. She would definitely thrive in the harem!

It was just because of something that might have happened today that Shen Wei felt depressed.

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There was singing and dancing in the Tsinghua Hall.

Shen Wei sat in the chair in agony, feeling uncomfortable all over, with sore waist, aching legs, and pain everywhere.

Li Yuanjing noticed Shen Wei's abnormality, raised his thin lips, and asked Deshun to bring Shen Wei a soft duck down pillow.

With a soft pillow placed at the lower back, Shen Wei finally felt better.

She secretly ground her back teeth, thinking back to the bad things that happened in the afternoon.

There is a banquet in Qinghua Palace tonight. Shen Wei is about to meet her biological elder brother, she is very excited and started to dress up in the afternoon.

A few days ago, Donglin Kingdom paid tribute to Shen Wei with a batch of expensive Qinghe brocade. The Queen Mother was kind and sent all of it to Shen Wei. Shen Wei asked the embroiderers in the clothing bureau to make a very beautiful Qinghe Bibo Nichang skirt, which she was going to wear at the banquet tonight.

This afternoon, she changed into a beautiful long dress, combed her hair into a beautiful bun, and put on makeup with Qixiangzhai's powder. She spent two hours carefully dressing up. Finally, Shen Wei looked at herself in the bronze mirror - she was really beautiful.

But who would have thought that Li Yuanjing would suddenly appear.

Li Yuanjing met Shen Mieyue in the daytime and was very satisfied with Shen Mieyue's loyalty. He came to Yongning Palace in a good mood and wanted to share his joy with Shen Wei.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a radiant beauty standing in front of the bronze mirror.

Her figure is like a willow, her eyes and eyebrows are like paintings, and she is radiant, just like a fairy.

"Your Majesty, you are here." Shen Wei turned around, her eyes moving, and her voice was like the lingering spring breeze of the south of the Yangtze River, blowing all the way to Li Yuanjing's ears, silently captivating his soul.

Li Yuanjing was greedy.

Shen Wei was in trouble.

Shen Wei's beautiful clothes were torn to pieces, the jewels in her hair jingled and scattered all over the floor, and a nice large bronze mirror was also soiled.

In the end, Shen Wei was angry but dared not say anything. She just glared at Li Yuanjing angrily and didn't want to pay any attention to him.

Time was running out, so Shen Wei dressed hastily, looked pale and listless as she came to Tsinghua Hall for the banquet.

Eunuch Deshun whispered, "Empress Chen, His Majesty has ordered me to send the two pearls to Yongning Palace as an apology to you."

Shen Wei took a sip of tea with dissatisfaction.

Just two pearls, and you want to get rid of her?

Eunuch Deshun continued, "Those two pearls were tribute from the Kingdom of Donglin. They were taken out from a thousand-year-old clam shell. Each pearl is worth a thousand gold coins. There is no third one in the whole of Daqing."

Shen Wei put down the teacup.

Zhenzhu was very nice and she reluctantly forgave the emperor.

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After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere in Qinghua Hall reached its peak with the clinking of glasses.

An elderly envoy from the Kingdom of Yue came forward and gave Li Yuanjing a standard diplomatic greeting. The old envoy had gray hair on his temples and was a leader of the peace faction in the Kingdom of Yue. He had traveled thousands of miles to come to the Kingdom of Qing.

Today's welcoming banquet will not discuss the official business of signing the armistice agreement between the two countries. The old envoy bowed and his deep voice sounded in the hall: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Qing. Our emperor has always admired the customs and people of Qing, and the kindness and bravery of the women of Daqing. He wants to ask you, the Emperor of Qing, to marry a princess."

The strength of Qing and Yue countries was comparable, and the envoy used the word "marriage proposal" instead of "marriage alliance", which showed the sincerity of the Yue emperor.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Pairs of eyes looked over curiously.

Princess Zhaoyang sat in the seat for noble ladies, lowered her head and took a sip of spring tea.

At the male guest seat, Yan Yunting casually drank a sip of wine, disdainful in his heart. The Emperor of Yue wanted to marry a Daqing princess, and this would definitely happen.

But Yue was far away, and the princesses, who were valued as gold and jade, would not be willing to travel through mountains and rivers to endure hardships. So according to the previous royal practice, the emperor would select a woman with both talent and beauty from the clan, make her a princess, and marry her to another country.

Li Yuanjing nodded slightly: "Yes."

Tuoba Hongchuan was able to kill the old emperor and ascend the throne early, and Li Yuanjing's help was indispensable.

The two have a cooperative relationship.

The old envoy continued, "Our emperor has always admired Princess Zhaoyang of Daqing and admired her kindness and generosity. Our emperor hopes to marry Princess Zhaoyang and love her all his life until death."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

Everyone knows that Princess Zhaoyang only admires the young master of the Yan family.

But now, the Emperor of Yue actually directly named Zhaoyang and wanted to marry her?

Especially Yan Yunting, he looked up in surprise, and the wine glass in his hand fell onto the table with a bang. The mellow wine flowed along the table and wet his red official robe.