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

Zhang Miaoyu couldn't sleep or eat well.

After the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, Zhang Miaoyu ran to Shen Wei's palace as soon as possible. After waiting for a long time, Shen Wei finally came back.

Shen Wei raised her eyebrows and deliberately tested: "It's so impressive to manage the harem, do you really not want to share power with me?"

Zhang Miaoyu's face fell, and she said unhappily, "Don't test me. When I first married the emperor, I did think about seeking the position of principal wife - but then I came to my senses. The most important thing in life is to be happy. My greatest happiness now is to eat and drink every day, bask in the sun, and play with Leyou Yaoer and the others."

Life is short, enjoy it while you can.

Managing a harem sounds impressive, but not everyone can do it well.

Zhang Miaoyu knew her own limitations and knew that she would not take on such a job as this if she did not have the skills.

Shen Wei smiled and nodded: "In that case, I won't force you. But as a concubine, you can't just eat and do nothing every day - I'll assign you a task."

Zhang Miaoyu looked at Shen Wei warily: "What kind of work is that? I won't do it if it's too hard and tiring."

Shen Wei smiled and said, "I am in charge of the harem, so I don't have much free time to spend with the children. If Sister Miaoyu is free, please spend more time with Leyou, Yao'er, Nanzhi and Wan'er on my behalf."

Zhang Miaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

It was getting late and Zhang Miaoyu was ready to leave.

Before leaving, Zhang Miaoyu asked Shen Wei for two jars of her exclusive plum wine and two boxes of candied fruit, and then she left humming a song.

Shen Wei had been busy all day and was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes. She forced herself to take a shower and change clothes. Before falling asleep, Shen Wei asked Cai Ping, who was putting up the bed curtains, "Has the news that the Tantai family sent the new bride to the palace reached Kunning Palace?"

Cai Ping nodded: "Don't worry, my master. The Queen Mother's birthday banquet has not yet ended. I have passed the news of the new arrival to Kunning Palace. My Queen, I am afraid you will not be able to sleep tonight."

Only then did Shen Wei close her eyes with relief.

It is very likely that Li Yuanjing will go to accompany Lu Xuan tonight, and Shen Wei will be happy and at ease.

This bed belongs to her alone. Shen Wei hugged the quilt comfortably and fell into a wonderful dream.

Half asleep and half awake, Shen Wei suddenly felt stuffy. She opened her eyes sleepily and found a man lying next to her pillow!

In the middle of the night, anyone who dares to openly run into the imperial concubine's bed to sleep is either the emperor or an adulterer.

The light was dim in the bed curtains. Shen Wei's nose moved slightly. She smelled a familiar scent. It was definitely Li Yuanjing.

Feeling the warm breath beside her ear, Shen Wei reached out and touched Li Yuanjing's face, deliberately saying, "Your Majesty, are you not going to Changxin Palace to accompany Concubine Shu?"

Li Yuanjing is in a good mood tonight.

The flood in the south was handled very well, without causing any plague or too many casualties among the people, and reconstruction in the disaster-stricken areas was carried out in an orderly manner.

"I will go see her tomorrow." Li Yuanjing put his arm around Shen Wei's waist. He still preferred to hold Shen Wei in his arms and fall asleep.

Shen Wei is fragrant and soft, and very comfortable to hug.

Shen Wei rolled her eyes silently in her heart and teased, "Then the emperor should take another route and go to Huayang Palace to see his new sister."

Li Yuanjing raised his eyebrows slightly, pinched Shen Wei's smooth chin with his fingers, and said with a smile: "What did you eat tonight? It smells like vinegar."

He likes Shen Wei to be jealous.

All the women in the palace pretended to be generous. Only Shen Wei dared to show her jealousy, but she was not too jealous. She was just the right amount of jealousy.

Shen Wei snorted softly.

The night was quiet. Shen Wei's soft and gentle humming, with a bit of girlish charm and coquettishness, was like a feather hooking on Li Yuanjing's heart, making him feel itchy.

Li Yuanjing came closer like a wolf and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm hungry."

The two were very close to each other.

Airtight.

Shen Wei could clearly feel his hunger.

Shen Wei was sleeping soundly, but was woken up by the bad man in the middle of the night. She was already very angry. Now the man pinched her waist and shouted that he was hungry.

When has he ever been full?

Shen Wei secretly gritted her teeth, and a bold decision came to her mind. She suddenly smiled at Li Yuanjing, and her slender jade-like arms embraced him, and the bed curtain fell like flowing clouds...

On a late spring night, a drizzle began to fall outside the window and did not stop until dawn.

After dawn, Li Yuanjing held his waist with his left hand and the wall with his right hand, walked out of the bedroom and attended the morning court.

Shen Wei didn't get up to see her off.

For the next five consecutive days, Li Yuanjing stayed alone in the Xuanming Hall, where the emperor slept alone, and never summoned other concubines.

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In Huayang Palace, crape myrtles are in full bloom.

Tan Tai Yin Xue, who had just been named a concubine, lived in a side hall of Huayang Palace. On the night she was named a concubine, Tan Tai Yin Xue bathed and changed her clothes, excitedly waiting for the emperor to summon her to the bedchamber.

As long as the emperor sleeps with her, she will surely win his favor with her superb skills in the boudoir.

But for several days, Tan Tai Yinxue didn't wait for the emperor, and she couldn't help feeling anxious.

Tan Tai Yin Xue sent someone to inquire and learned that the emperor had been staying alone in Xuan Ming Palace these days.

When Concubine Shu was pregnant, the Emperor only visited her twice during the day, giving her generous gifts but never staying overnight.

Of course, I didn’t go to the Concubine Chen’s Yongning Palace to rest.

The emperor did not go to the concubines' palaces. After finishing his state affairs during the day, he went to the training ground more often to practice martial arts, archery, horse riding and lifting tripods.

Tan Tai Yin Xue sneered: "They all say that Concubine Shu and Concubine Chen are favored, but I have been in the palace for a few days and I don't see them being favored much."

The personal maid echoed, "They are all women who have given birth, their beauty has faded and their love has faded. Master, we must seize the opportunity."

Tan Tai Yin Xue naturally knew that she had to seize the opportunity, but she was puzzled: "Even if he is tired of the old one, there are new ones in the palace, but why has the emperor slept alone these days..."

The personal maid also shook her head and said she didn't know.

Life in Huayang Palace was really hard. Concubine Lan Xie Fanglan was sarcastic and mocking every day, and relied on her status as the head of a palace to suppress Tan Tai Yin Xue everywhere.

Tan Tai Yin Xue is not a vegetarian either.

She added some medicine to Lanpin's tranquilizing soup, and Lanpin soon "fell ill" and stayed in the house all day to recuperate, having no time to target Tan Tai Yinxue.

Tan Tai Yin Xue temporarily suppressed Lanpin. After much thought, she decided to take the initiative to win the emperor's favor.

Tan Tai Yinxue asked her personal maid to prepare a bowl of lotus seed, white fungus and chicken soup. When she heard that the emperor was practicing martial arts in the training ground, she dressed up carefully and walked towards the training ground.

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In the afternoon, the weather was clear.

After finishing his work, Li Yuanjing went to the training ground in the palace to exercise. The training ground was a place for the emperor to exercise in his spare time, where he could ride horses, shoot arrows, dance with swords and guns, lift tripods, etc.

Li Chengtai and Li Chengyou were there too. They picked up the small children's bows and arrows and practiced seriously.

After exercising for half an hour, Li Chengyou glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that his father was secretly holding his waist not far away.

He clutched the bow and arrow, ran to Li Yuanjing, raised his head, and asked with a worried look on his face: "Father, have you hurt your waist these days?"