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

If my mother, Liu Ruyan, saw this, she would definitely be angry again.

Shen Wei said: "Life is short. You should do different things at different ages and enjoy the happiness brought by this age. You are not yet a marriageable girl and you have no burden on your shoulders. It is a good time to be carefree. If you don't wear beautiful clothes now, when will you wear them?"

Dress up beautifully when you are young, so that you will have no regrets when you look back on the past many years later.

Shen Wei gave Li Nanzhi clothes not just to win over the girl, but more because she felt sorry for her.

Which of the princesses in the palace didn't wear bright and colorful clothes? Especially Leyou, whose colorful and beautiful clothes filled several large cabinets, and she changed her clothes every day without repeating them.

But Li Nanzhi's clothes were almost all white, silver, or light-colored, and even the bracelets she wore were made of white jade.

Liu Ruyan forced her own preferences on a little girl, Nanzhi was really pitiful.

"But..." Li Nanzhi's face was conflicted.

Shen Wei smiled and said, "If you are afraid that Concubine Mei will be angry, then wear it secretly. Or wear it when you come to Yongning Palace."

Li Nanzhi nodded heavily.

Shen Wei touched Li Nanzhi's fair and tender face and said gently, "It's cold at night, remember to cover yourself with a blanket and don't catch a cold."

Shen Wei's palms were warm.

Touching Li Nanzhi's little face, it brought a comfortable warmth.

Li Nanzhi thought to herself, is this the hand of Empress Chen? No wonder Sister Leyou holds Empress Chen's hand every day.

So warm.

If only my mother could have such a warm hand... Li Nanzhi thought of her mother, Concubine Mei. Liu Ruyan rarely touched her. Once, Li Nanzhi mustered up the courage to hold Liu Ruyan's hand, but she gently shook it off.

Liu Ruyan's hands were cold.

Li Nanzhi was filled with mixed emotions. She left with a heavy heart, carrying her beautiful new clothes.

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On the other side, the setting sun was like broken gold, sprinkling all over the Baozhu Palace.

Li Yao happily ran back to the yard and opened the door of Li Wan'er's room: "Sister Wan'er, I brought you some delicious fruits!"

In the room, Li Wan'er was having dinner.

There are four dishes and one soup, namely Jade Bamboo Shoots, Hundred Flowers Stuffed Tofu, Jade Belt Shrimp, Imperial Chicken Wings and Peony Tremella Soup. There are meat and vegetables, the dishes are rich and the presentation is also very good.

Li Wan'er took the chopsticks and did not touch the meat. Instead, she picked up a piece of jade bamboo shoot and tasted it in small bites.

"Yao'er, you've come just in time. Let's have dinner together." Li Wan'er smiled gently and ordered softly, "Someone, bring another set of bowls and chopsticks."

New dishes and chopsticks were delivered quickly.

Li Yao placed the fruit and pastries that Shen Wei had sent on the table. She held the white jade chopsticks in her hand, and her eyes swept around the exquisite delicacies on the table. She picked up the shrimp with a chopstick and put it on a small plate, savoring it in small bites.

In the past few days, the queen seemed to have changed her personality. She was very kind to Li Yao and Li Wan'er, serving them the freshest and most delicious meals and replacing their beds and bedding with the best.

Li Yao didn't understand the reason, but she was very happy to be able to eat delicious food now.

"Sister Wan'er, why don't you eat chicken wings?" Li Yao asked curiously.

Li Wan'er said gently, "I have just recovered from my illness and need a light diet."

Li Yao frowned and said depressedly, "But the imperial physician said this morning that Sister Wan'er can eat whatever she likes, regardless of whether it is meat or vegetables."

Li Wan'er lowered her eyes: "But my mother said...when you are sick, you should eat light food."

The Crown Princess had passed away three years ago, but she had taught Li Wan'er a lot of lessons. Over the past three years, Li Wan'er had always kept her mother's words in mind.

There were too many hypocrites and liars in the harem. Wan'er was more willing to believe her mother than the imperial physician's advice.

After Li Wan'er ate some vegetables for a while, sweat began to seep out of her forehead and her face gradually turned red. She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief, but it still couldn't stop the sweat.

Li Yao tilted her head and said, "Sister, you are sweating a lot today. Why don't you ask the imperial physician to take a look?"

Just as he finished speaking, a palace maid's announcement came from outside the house.

The queen is here.

Li Yao and Li Wan'er put down their chopsticks at the same time and bowed to the queen.

The queen walked in with a smile on her face, her face full of hypocritical kindness: "No need to bow, come and eat. I asked the imperial kitchen to make imperial concubine chicken wings today. Do you two sisters like it?"

The queen glanced at the dinner on the table. The imperial concubine's chicken wings were still lying on the plate, untouched.

The Queen's face showed a moment of dissatisfaction.

The two picky little girls were kind enough to bring this delicacy to them, but they didn't even touch it with their chopsticks.

Is it because you are so used to eating bad food that you can't bear to eat good things?

"The royal chef has just killed the guinea fowl this morning. Marinate it with thick red oil sauce and then simmer it for half an hour. Don't waste it." The queen sat in the main seat, her tone revealing a hint of oppression.

Li Yao didn't dare to refute her mother and could only pick up a chicken wing silently.

Li Wan'er remembered the advice of her late mother, but she did not dare to disobey the queen. She had no father or mother, no relatives to take care of her all the time. Although she was a princess, she still lived a hard life of living under someone else's roof and depending on the queen's mood.

She could only pick up a greasy chicken leg and take a small bite. The Imperial Concubine Chicken Wings were seasoned with a little wine when they were stewed, and the taste was salty and sweet. Li Wan'er didn't like sweet dishes.

After taking a bite, a strong feeling of nausea surged up in my body.

Li Wan'er didn't dare to spit it out in front of the Queen, so she could only eat the chicken wings with difficulty.

"Empress, Wan'er is full." Li Wan'er ate a chicken wing, wiped the corner of her mouth, washed her hands, and then reported to the queen.

The Queen looked at the half-eaten chicken wing on the table and secretly looked disdainful. The Queen said, "You have just recovered from a serious illness, you should take medicine on time. Someone, bring Wan'er's medicine."

The palace maid came over with the freshly brewed medicine and placed it on the table in front of Li Wan'er.

The medicine soup has already been boiled and is warm.

It emits a strong bitter smell.

Li Wan'er remembered the advice of her late mother - it is best to drink the medicine half an hour after a meal so as not to hurt the stomach.

Li Wan'er lowered her eyes, feeling sad. She whispered, "Wan'er knows. Thank you, Queen."

The queen was thinking about her son and was too lazy to play the hypocritical role of a loving mother. She left Madam Liu behind to supervise Li Wan'er taking the medicine, and the queen left without looking back.

The Queen learned her lesson and feared being convicted of "treating her daughters harshly" again, so she decided to treat Li Yao and Li Wan'er well for the time being and not leave any handle for Concubine Chen and Concubine Shu.

If the Queen Mother came to Baozhu Palace and saw the living environment of Li Yao and Li Wan'er, she would probably be amazed and praise the Queen for her virtue.

The queen raised her lips proudly, and said confidently: "When I take back the housekeeper power from Concubine Shu, and when Concubine Chen dies of the poison, I will have the final say in the harem."

In fact, at the beginning, the queen originally planned to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the tigers, instigating the Chen Fei and Shu Fei to fight to the death, and she would reap the benefits. But after a period of time, Shu Fei and Chen Fei "lived in peace", and the harem was calm, but the queen could not sit still.

She didn't want to wait any longer, so she decided to take action.

Of course, getting rid of Concubine Shu and Concubine Chen was not enough, the Empress Dowager had to be gotten rid of as well.

The Queen had always been dissatisfied with the Queen Mother, and she still vividly remembered the time when she was deliberately tortured by the Queen Mother.

The Queen decided to use the same old trick again. She used the connections in the Imperial Medical Bureau to put an excessive amount of medicinal herbs into the health-preserving soup that the Queen Mother drank daily, causing the Queen Mother to slowly be poisoned to death.

After the queen left, Li Yao finished her dinner and went back to her room to rest. Li Wan'er sat at the table, looking at the bowl of bitter Chinese medicine.

After a while, Li Wan'er gently picked up the bowl, closed her eyes and prepared to drink.

"Young master, don't drink." Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Nanny Liu quickly stopped him.

The dosage of this cold medicine is increased, and it seems to cure the cold, but in fact it consumes the person's qi and blood.

Li Wan'er was still young, and Nanny Liu couldn't bear to see her die so early.

Li Wan'er's eyes were rimmed with tears. Her tone was not like that of a young girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage. She was helpless and had seen through the world: "But if I don't drink, how will Madam report to the Queen?"