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

Tantai Yinxue had obviously dressed up carefully, from her hair to her boots, everything was carefully designed. Holding the guqin in her hand, she looked like a fairy walking out of the moonlight.

Tantai Yinxue looked at Li Yuanjing with a smile, and seemed to have just noticed Shen Wei beside her. She knelt down and saluted: "I pay my respects to the Concubine Chen."

Shen Wei praised: "As expected of the daughter of the Tantai family, your guqin performance is exquisite."

Li Yuanjing's eyes suddenly darkened.

Shen Wei's casual mention of "Tan Tai Family" reminded Li Yuanjing of the Tan Tai Family who had recently been struggling in the court. The building was about to collapse, and they desperately tried to save the family's reputation.

The guqin, which was originally as elegant as heavenly music, suddenly became unbearable and disgusting in Li Yuanjing's eyes.

Tan Tai Yin Xue had no idea that she had caused the emperor's dislike. She was still answering Shen Wei: "Thank you for the compliment, Empress Chen. Since I entered the palace, I have been lonely and miserable. Tonight is my grandmother's birthday. I miss her like water... So I picked up the zither and played my grandmother's favorite song under the moon."

Shen Wei: ...No one asks you why you play the piano!

Tan Tai Yin Xue's eyes had slowly turned red. She looked back at the imperial garden shrouded in moonlight, her eyes dim and filled with longing for her family.

The wind blew up the hair at Tan Tai Yin Xue's temples, making her look pitiful and delicate.

But Li Yuanjing obviously didn't take the beauty seriously, and said in a cold tone: "Go back to Huayang Palace."

Tan Tai Yin Xue's pretty face froze.

Shen Wei stopped Li Yuanjing and gently advised: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xue also misses her family, which is understandable."

Tan Tai Yin Xue suddenly had a bad feeling. The Concubine Chen was not the kind of person who would show mercy.

Shen Wei spoke slowly, "It's pitiful that concubines are not allowed to leave the palace to visit their relatives without permission. Since Concubine Xue misses her relatives, why not let her see them in the palace? The queen has been ill, so why not let Concubine Xue go to Kunning Palace every day to take care of the queen."

Li Yuanjing nodded: "Very good."

Tan Tai Yin Xue was struck by lightning. She opened her mouth to try to argue. Shen Wei looked at her with a half-smile: "The Queen is your aunt, and also a relative. When you meet, you must have a lot to talk about, which will ease your homesickness."

How could Tan Tai Yin Xue dare to see the Queen!

She was sent to the palace by her family with the purpose of replacing the queen! Since Tan Tai Yin Xue entered the palace, she has never set foot in Kunning Palace.

She knew the Queen's temperament. She was a hypocrite. She seemed kind and tolerant, but she hated others taking her things. She was overbearing and crazy. If Tan Tai Yin Xue went to Kunning Palace to visit, she would most likely be targeted and harassed by the Queen.

"Why, don't you want to see the Queen?" Shen Wei tilted her head.

Tantai Yinxue curled her lips and pretended to be grateful: "I...I will go to Kunning Palace tomorrow."

Shen Wei curled the corners of her lips and left the Imperial Garden with Li Yuanjing.

Tan Tai Yin Xue stood still, looking annoyed and uneasy.

...

There was still some distance to Yongning Palace. Shen Wei accompanied Li Yuanjing and walked slowly along the palace road. The palace maids and eunuchs who served them followed behind cautiously, holding lanterns.

There was a rustling sound of footsteps.

As they walked, two thin shadows suddenly appeared at the corner. Lanpin was holding a palace lantern, her face full of anxiety, as if she was looking for something. She looked up and saw Li Yuanjing and Shen Wei, and hurriedly walked up to them excitedly: "I pay my respects to the emperor and the concubine."

Li Yuanjing looked impatient: "Why are you running so fast at night?"

Lanpin's beautiful eyes were filled with tears: "Your Majesty, I was just about to go to you for help. Sister Xue Jieyu disappeared tonight. I live with Xue Jieyu under the same roof, and we are sisters. I am very worried."

Concubine Lan came out to look for someone on purpose.

She secretly monitored the movements of Tan Tai Yin Xue across the street every night. Today, when it was dark, Lanpin found Concubine Xue dressing up and guessed that this woman was going out to seduce the emperor again.

After dark, Tan Tai Yin Xue came out holding the guqin.

Lanpin was unwilling to give up, so she simply followed secretly with her maids under the pretext of looking for Concubine Xue. If Tantai Yinxue brought the emperor back to Huayang Palace, Lanpin would pretend to be "a loving sister" and go to express her concerns.

If she's lucky, the emperor might even stay in her room in the second half of the night.

Shen Wei saw Li Yuanjing's impatience, so she took the initiative to help him solve the problem: "Xue Jieyu has returned to the palace, Lanpin does not need to worry. Concubines are not allowed to go out late at night. If Lanpin and Xue Jieyu commit the same offense again next time, I will punish them according to the palace rules."

Lanpin secretly glanced at Li Yuanjing from the corner of her eye, and saw that his eyes were not on her at all, and she felt disappointed.

Lanpin could only say awkwardly: "It's my fault. I was only concerned about Concubine Xue's safety and forgot the palace rules."

After a pause, Lanpin seemed unwilling to give up. She looked at Li Yuanjing eagerly, racking her brains to find words of concern: "Your Majesty has lost weight due to your hard work in state affairs. Remember to take good care of yourself, otherwise I will be worried."

Li Yuanjing glanced at her coldly.

Concubine Lan was startled and quickly knelt down to say goodbye, then hurried away in the night.

The night wind was rustling, Shen Wei stopped and looked up at Li Yuanjing's handsome face. Shen Wei's white and warm palms touched Li Yuanjing's face and asked in confusion: "Lanpin said that the emperor has lost weight, but why do I feel that the emperor has not lost weight..."

She sent people to bring delicious snacks and nourishing tea to Li Yuanjing every day, and the combination of three meals a day was scientific and reasonable.

Li Yuanjing was raised by her and became much stronger and stronger, with a very strong body.

Concubine Lan said that the emperor had lost weight, which was simply a lie.

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's hand and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense. I haven't lost weight."

It was getting late, and Li Yuanjing just wanted to go back to Yongning Palace with Shen Wei to rest. But unfortunately, he met Tantai Yinxue and Lanpin one after another along the way, and the time to go home was delayed.

After walking for a while, they soon arrived at Shen Wei's Yongning Palace. Just as Li Yuanjing was about to enter, anxious footsteps suddenly came from the distance of the palace road. Lu Xuan's maid Xiaoqi ran over and knelt down in front of Li Yuanjing.

Xiaoqi was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes: "Your Majesty, my master suddenly feels unwell and has a stomachache. Your Majesty, please go and see my master."

Li Yuanjing held his forehead with his hand.

Shen Wei thought silently, this is the third time! This is the third time tonight! One or two of them want to take the emperor back.

Li Yuanjing said coldly: "Please ask the imperial physician to diagnose me. I don't know how to treat illnesses."

The maid Xiaoqi's eyes were blurred with tears, but she still said stubbornly: "Your Majesty, my master has been feeling very uncomfortable since she became pregnant. She vomits and has abdominal pain. She can't sleep at night after taking medicine. Only with your company can my master feel at ease. I beg your Majesty to go to Changxin Palace to see my master for the sake of the heir in my master's belly."

Xiaoqi received Lu Xuan's order that he must invite the emperor over tonight no matter what.

The concubines in the harem compete for favor, and whichever palace the emperor stays in means a bit more favor.

Shen Wei couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Li Yuanjing pinched Shen Wei's face: "What are you laughing at, Weiwei?"

Shen Wei stretched out three fingers and shook them in front of Li Yuanjing: "The third one tonight, the sisters all miss the emperor very much."