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

Mo Xun smiled awkwardly and looked at Shen Wei eagerly: "Empress Chen, you and I were old friends in the past, and your brother and I are as close as brothers - can you help me?"

Cai Lian hurriedly lowered her head and walked to the door of the bedroom, leaving space for Shen Wei and Doctor Mo.

In the room, the copper stove was filled with smoke and a faint fragrance was diffused. Shen Wei asked Mo Xun to sit down.

Mo Xun was not polite. He sat down on the rosewood chair next to him and said straight to the point: "I won't hide it from you. I have been imprisoned in Yue Kingdom for the past few years. This time I sneaked into the Yue Kingdom delegation and came to Yanjing. Now that the delegation has left, I secretly stayed here."

"I have offended the State Master of Yue, and he has been looking for me all over the world. I have no choice but to temporarily hide in the Imperial Hospital in the palace. Today, Miss Cai Lian came to see the Imperial Physician, and I took the opportunity to come to Yongning Palace."

"I've thought about it, hiding in the Qing Palace is the safest. No matter how long the Imperial Master's hands are, he dare not reach into the Qing Palace. Empress Chen, please help me, help me stay in the Imperial Hospital. I will hide in the palace for a year or two, and sleep peacefully for a year or two."

Mo Xun was really desperate.

No matter where she hid, no matter how secretive the place was, the imperial master who was well versed in divination could always find her whereabouts easily.

She could only seek help from Concubine Shen Wei.

Shen Wei drank a sip of warm spring tea and said with a smile: "It is fate that we met. I will help you stay in the Imperial Hospital."

Shen Wei was worried that she didn't have anyone of her own in the Imperial Hospital.

What a coincidence! Someone sent her a pillow just when she dozed off. It was the famous Doctor Mo who delivered it to her door. Shen Wei would not let her go.

We must recruit Doctor Mo to our own advantage.

Mo Xun clasped his hands together in gratitude, feeling extremely moved: "Thank you so much! From now on, I will take care of your health. I can't say that you will live a hundred years, but I dare say that you can live safely to eighty."

Shen Wei raised the corners of her lips, in a good mood.

Mo Xun added: "I will go back to the Imperial Hospital in a moment and personally prepare a specially made antidote to eliminate the toxins in your body within ten days. I will never let the Emperor know that you have been poisoned."

Shen Wei put down the teacup and said slowly, "I was poisoned and almost died. I must let the emperor know. I even want the emperor to find out who is behind this for me."

Mo Xun's eyes widened. How could he do this?

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In Chang'an Palace, Li Yuanjing was reading the memorials. The Tiger Guard quietly walked into the palace and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, among the Yue Kingdom's envoys, there is an envoy named Mo Xun who left the team and sneaked into the Imperial Hospital in the palace."

Li Yuanjing paused in flipping through the memorial.

He knew Mo Xun, the famous Dr. Mo. In order to catch Mo Xun, the State Master of Yue State had spent a lot of manpower and resources over the years.

But Mo Xun was really smart and cunning. Every time he was caught by the Imperial Master, he would always escape quietly after a while.

"Your Majesty, do you want to capture Mo Xun?" asked the Tiger Guard.

Li Yuanjing shook his head: "Not for now. Wait for the State Master of Yue to bring the chips to exchange."

Putting down the memorial, Li Yuanjing took a sip of the tea on the table. The tiger guard continued to report: "Several people spread the rumor. After being tortured, they all confessed. The person who started spreading the rumor that General Shen Mieyue's "achievements were too great to be feared by the emperor" is unknown, and he speaks with a Yunzhou accent."

Li Yuanjing narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Yunzhou...Duke Lu’s territory.

After Li Yuanjing ascended the throne, in order to suppress the stubborn aristocratic families in Yanjing City, he had to reuse the big families in remote areas and let the aristocratic families fight among themselves.

The Lu family is a century-old family, but has been declining in recent decades. After Concubine Lu Xuan entered the palace, the Lu family has gradually risen and prospered.

The Lu family continued its former glory, but gradually revealed the arrogance of the family - they colluded with Concubine Lu Xuan to buy official positions and sell titles, put incompetent children of the family into important positions, and instigated relations between the emperor and new ministers.

"Lu family..." A murderous intent flashed across Li Yuanjing's eyes.

The corrupt families that are hindering the vigorous development of Qing Kingdom must be eliminated one by one, and the Lu family is no exception.

The tiger guard left quietly.

After a while, Eunuch Deshun came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu wants to see you."

Li Yuanjing frowned slightly: "Let her go back."

Deshun was about to report back when Li Yuanjing suddenly changed his words: "Let her in."

After a while, Concubine Lu Xuan walked into the palace. She was dressed brilliantly today, wearing a light pink cloud shirt and skirt, a thin brocade vest, her black hair tied into a cloud bun, and a flower ornament on her forehead.

Like the peonies blooming in the yard in spring, bright and beautiful.

She knelt down tenderly to greet him, raised her beautiful eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "Summer is approaching, and my father gave me a box of silk from three-sleeve silk. I asked the embroiderer at the clothing bureau to make a plain gauze Zen robe, and sent it to the emperor specially."

The plain gauze Zen robe is light and thin, very breathable to wear, and is most suitable for wearing in summer.

Li Yuanjing nodded: "Shufei is thoughtful."

Lu Xuan felt a slight pain in her heart.

She did not see any joy on Li Yuanjing's face. There was no sadness or joy on his face, and his emotions were indifferent.

At some point, Li Yuanjing's name for her had changed from "Xuan'er" to the emotionless "Shufei". It was as if the days when they were in harmony were just a dream of Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, the Changxin Palace has prepared a chess game tonight. Will Your Majesty come?"

Li Yuanjing did not agree, but said calmly: "You go back to the palace first."

Lu Xuan could not hide her disappointment. She guessed that the emperor would most likely go to Concubine Chen's Yongning Palace tonight.

Since the Concubine Chen returned to the palace, the Emperor stayed at her place most of the time, occasionally going to Changxin Palace and Kunning Palace.

Changxin Palace became increasingly deserted.

Lu Xuan knelt down and saluted, her eyes unable to hide the sadness and sorrow: "I will take my leave."

The Concubine Chen had not been back in the palace for long, and the Emperor was still interested in her. I thought this interest would last for two or three months at most.

Lu Xuan still believed that no woman in the palace could keep the emperor's heart for long.

Lu Xuan left sadly, stroking her still flat belly with her hand, planning to announce her pregnancy on the Queen Mother's birthday.

She wanted to use the baby in her belly to take away the emperor's favor for Shen Wei.

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After Concubine Shu left, Li Yuanjing had no intention of reading the memorials. He went to the training ground in the palace and asked Deshun to call Chengtai and Chengyou.

Li Yuanjing taught his two sons archery.

The bows and targets used by young children are very small. After a period of practice, Lee Seung-tae and Lee Seung-woo's archery skills improved greatly.

Li Yuanjing was very pleased. He touched his two sons' heads and praised them highly.

Li Chengyou raised his neck proudly: "It's all because of my father's good teaching. My father is the most powerful hero in the world!"

Li Yuanjing couldn't help laughing at his son's heartfelt admiration.

After training for an hour in the training ground, it was already dark. Li Yuanjing sent his two sons back to Cining Palace, while he went to Yongning Palace to accompany Shen Wei.

As the sky gradually darkened, bright lights lit up on the black tiles of the palace roads. Wherever the emperor's sedan chair passed, the palace maids kowtowed and greeted him. Passing by a palace road, Li Yuanjing suddenly smelled a faint smell of medicine, and he saw Caiping, the head maid of Yongning Palace.

Caiping held the medicine bag from the Imperial Hospital in her hand and knelt down to pay her respects tremblingly.

Li Yuanjing narrowed his eyes and smelled an unusual smell: "Is the Concubine Chen sick?"

Cai Ping shook her head, her expression flustered, and suddenly she gritted her teeth stubbornly, her body trembling: "No...no, the master, the concubine, is in good health. This medicine is for me. Last night, I suddenly had a high fever, so I went to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine."

That lie was really clumsy.

Li Yuanjing said coldly: "Tell the truth."