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

Li Yuanjing's movement of holding his waist froze, and a hint of unnaturalness flashed across his handsome face.

His waist did have some minor injuries.

Shen Wei was jealous, and the consequences were serious. Li Yuanjing closed his eyes and thought of that unforgettable night.

Shen Wei was like a fairy from a picture book, clingy and alluring... Li Yuanjing felt so relaxed both physically and mentally that he could hardly stand up straight. He had to walk against the wall the next day.

A great emperor who had practiced martial arts since childhood was actually made to have back pain by a woman named Shen Wei. Li Yuanjing learned from his mistakes and thought that he had been busy with state affairs recently and neglected to exercise, which led to back pain.

So, he set aside time to keep fit.

"I'm busy with state affairs, and my waist is sore from sitting for a long time reviewing memorials." Since this concerns a man's dignity, Li Yuanjing certainly couldn't tell his son the reason, so he found an excuse to fool him.

Li Chengyou's eyebrows were knitted together, and he was worried: "My mother said that sitting for a long time is harmful to the body. Father, please stand up and walk a few steps after reviewing the memorials for a while, otherwise you will suffer from back pain in the future."

Li Yuanjing: "I know what's going on. You continue to practice archery."

Li Chengyou nodded, and like a busy little top, he ran to the shooting range to practice archery.

Li Yuanjing returned to rest under the pergola, and eunuch Deshun hurriedly brought him some tea to relax his mind.

Deshun said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xue requests to see you."

Li Yuanjing paused while drinking tea: "Who?"

He had been busy with state affairs these days and for a moment he hadn't even remembered who Concubine Xue was.

Deshun was still smart and gave a detailed answer: "Five days ago, at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, a girl from the Tantai family played the guqin and performed. You named her a concubine and granted her residence in Huayang Palace."

Only then did Li Yuanjing remember that it was the new person sent into the palace by the Tan Tai family.

Li Yuanjing took a sip of tea and said absentmindedly: "Let her in."

After a while, a faint fragrance spread, and a light purple figure walked over gracefully. Tantai Yinxue led a little palace maid towards the pavilion where the emperor was resting.

She knelt down and bowed gently: "I pay my respects to the Emperor."

Li Yuanjing was absent-minded. He glanced at the shooting range not far away and watched his sons practicing archery. He answered casually, "Stand up."

Tan Tai Yin Xue stood up gracefully.

Her black hair was tied into a bun with a beautiful begonia on the end of her hair. Her skin was as white as snow, her eyes were full of love, she wore a light purple wide-sleeved skirt, and embroidered shoes. From head to toe, everything was carefully decorated, just the right amount of gorgeous.

Especially the pair of charming eyes, with the corners of the eyes slightly raised, and the eyes are full of charm, which is a very alluring appearance.

Li Yuanjing just drank tea and looked towards the shooting range, leaving Tan Tai Yin Xue there.

Tantai Yinxue bit her lip lightly and took the initiative to step forward: "Your Majesty, summer is coming soon, so I specially cooked a soup that can nourish the heart and calm the nerves, strengthen the spleen and help with dreams. Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"

The voice is tender and charming.

Li Yuanjing raised his eyes and glanced at her. As expected, she was a beauty carefully selected by the Tantai family. From a closer look, she was indeed very beautiful.

As if she was aware of the emperor's gaze, Tan Tai Yin Xue looked shy, raised her beautiful eyes slightly, and her cheeks flushed.

"Put the soup here." Li Yuanjing said lightly.

Tantai Yinxue was a little disappointed, but she still said shyly: "Your Majesty, it's hot today, I will serve you tea here... Tonight, I want to serve Your Majesty."

She wanted to spend more time alone with Li Yuanjing, get him into bed, and win his favor little by little.

But Li Yuanjing had no intention of summoning his concubines to sleep with him. He had had too much trouble with Shen Wei that day and his waist was still sore.

Li Yuanjing said, "Deshun, send her out of the training ground."

Deshun immediately stepped forward and politely asked Tan Tai Yin Xue to leave. Tan Tai Yin Xue's pretty face froze. She never expected that the emperor was not fascinated by her beauty.

I didn't even bother to say a word to her.

An indescribable sense of frustration surged in Tan Tai Yin Xue's heart.

She could only bow in dismay and leave with a heavy heart. When she reached the entrance of the training ground, Tan Tai Yin Xue's personal maid stuffed a purse into De Shun's pocket.

Deshun was busy collecting his purse while pretending to refuse: "Oh, Concubine Xue, you can't do that."

Tan Tai Yin Xue said with a pleasant face: "Eunuch De Shun, you have served the emperor for a long time. I heard that new people entering the palace can sleep with the emperor very quickly. Why didn't the emperor summon me after I entered the palace for five days?"

Deshun accepted the purse and replied obediently: "Xue Jieyu, please don't think too much. The emperor has been busy with state affairs these days and has no time to spare. Just wait a few days, and the good news will come naturally."

Tan Tai Yinxue could only comfort herself that the emperor was too busy and had no time to favor his concubines.

She could only wait.

Tantai Yinxue left with a heavy heart. Deshun glanced at the small purse in his hand, not caring much about it, and gave it to the eunuch beside him, then returned to the training ground to serve.

The weather is good today. In addition to the brothers Li Chengtai and Li Chengyou, the queen's son Li Chengzhen is also practicing archery in the training ground.

Li Chengzhen was already twelve years old and quite tall. He used a large military bow and arrow.

But he neglected to exercise on weekdays, and his archery skills were average, always missing the bull's eye. Recently, the queen was under house arrest, and no one was around to force him to study. Li Chengzhen was like a wild horse without a rein, and he became less and less interested in schoolwork and riding and shooting.

However, Li Chengtai, who was standing next to him, always managed to hit the target with a small children's archery target, and even poked it firmly into the red bull's eye a few times.

Li Chengzhen frowned, feeling momentarily dissatisfied that he was outdone by a little brat.

"Brother, father once said that when shooting an arrow, one must remain calm and not impatient." Li Chengtai spoke like a little adult, holding the small bow and arrow in his hand.

Li Chengzhen snorted coldly: "You are just a child. You shot a few times with a toy bow and arrow, but you don't understand the key to shooting arrows. When you grow up and use the bows and arrows in the army, you will know that bows and arrows are not children's toys and are not easy to shoot."

Li Chengtai was too lazy to refute. His mother had said that one should never argue with fools as it would be a waste of time and effort.

Over there, Li Chengyou came running over breathlessly, holding two golden loquats in his hands, and shouted happily: "Second brother, brother, I brought you loquats, they are very sweet."

Li Chengtai put down his bow and arrow and took a plump loquat.

Li Chengzhen didn't answer.

He didn't like these two short and fat brothers because his mother always warned him that the two sons of Concubine Chen would be his biggest competitors in the future.

"I don't want to eat." Li Chengzhen refused coldly.

Li Chengyou did not continue to persuade him. He just peeled the thin skin of the loquat and tasted the sweet loquat.

After eating a loquat, Li Chengyou casually asked his brother: "Mr. Yang will come to the palace tomorrow. Brother, are you ready to respond?"

Mr. Yang Xuanji is a talented man who was personally selected by the Queen Mother and Shen Wei to be Li Chengtai's tutor.

But he has a strange temper and is unwilling to teach mediocre people.

If Li Chengtai performed poorly or was too dull, Yang Xuanji would not be his teacher even if he disobeyed the order.

"I'm ready." Li Chengtai's face was serious.

Li Chengyou's eyes sparkled with admiration: "Brother, you are so awesome! When you pass the level tomorrow, I will go to the imperial kitchen and ask for two sea crabs to be steamed to celebrate!"

The conversation between the two brothers was heard by Li Chengzhen who was practicing archery nearby.

Li Chengzhen turned around and said to the young Li Chengtai: "Yang Xuanji has a weird personality. He didn't even want to accept me, let alone you."