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

Li Yuanjing thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. The ways in which the women in the harem competed for favor were endless, disturbing the peace and making people feel unhappy.

Shen Wei tugged at Li Yuanjing's hand and said in a friendly manner, "It's hard for a woman to be pregnant. If she feels a little uncomfortable during pregnancy, she may miscarry. Your Majesty, I will accompany you to Changxin Palace to visit Concubine Shu."

Li Yuanjing looked at Shen Wei's expectant eyes and nodded: "Sure."

The palace maid Xiaoqi was dumbfounded.

Concubine Shu told her to invite the emperor over, but she didn't say to invite Concubine Chen as well. Seeing the sedan chair rising up, Concubine Chen and the emperor sat in the sedan chair together, Xiaoqi had to grit her teeth and quickly followed.

It was late, the summer night's heat was dissipating, and the wind was beginning to cool.

Shen Wei sat in the sedan chair and deliberately turned her face to the cold wind. After a while, her pretty face began to get cold and her lips turned white. Shen Wei sneezed a little.

Li Yuanjing, who was sitting on the sedan chair, frowned slightly and put his cloak on Shen Wei: "Don't get sick."

Shen Wei rubbed her upturned nose, revealing a face that was chilled by the wind, her lips pale and her face red. She smiled and shook her head: "After visiting Concubine Shu, I will go back and drink two bowls of ginger soup, and I won't get sick."

Li Yuanjing touched Shen Wei's face and her skin was slightly cool.

He couldn't hide the pain in his eyes.

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Changxin Palace is brightly lit.

In front of the dressing table, Lu Xuan repeatedly checked herself in the silver mirror. She was wearing a thin off-white nightgown, with her soft black hair scattered on her shoulders, and her face was lightly made up, deliberately looking haggard.

"My Lord, why do you want to put on such a haggard look?" The maid Xiaoqin didn't understand.

Lu Xuan stroked her face and said, "I just want the emperor to see that I am pregnant with his child and it is very difficult."

Touch a man's heart with suffering.

The man's sympathy and compassion allowed him to stay in Changxin Palace and stay with Lu Xuan.

At this time, a palace servant came into the room and reported: "Master, the emperor is here."

Lu Xuan was delighted and stood up with the help of the maid. But she did not go out to greet him, but quickly lay back on the bed, pretending to be tortured by morning sickness and unable to even stand up.

There were footsteps outside the house, and then the beaded curtain was opened, and the tall figure of Li Yuanjing appeared. Lu Xuan covered her chest, pretending to be uncomfortable, and tried to get up to greet the emperor, saying weakly: "Your Majesty, you are here——"

The rest of the words got stuck in my throat.

Lu Xuan saw Shen Wei beside Li Yuanjing.

Why is the Concubine Chen here too?

The surprise was fleeting, and Lu Xuan continued her performance: "Ahem... Your Majesty, I am suffering from morning sickness and cannot get out of bed to greet you. Please forgive me."

Li Yuanjing walked to the bedside, his eyes fell on Lu Xuan's pale face, and he said, "Lie down well, no need to get up."

Lu Xuan's eyes were red: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."

Lu Xuan was about to continue pretending to be pitiful when she heard footsteps coming from outside the house. Shen Wei looked sympathetic and walked over, saying considerately, "Pregnant women have a hard time. The emperor has sent someone to invite all the doctors on duty to come over to check Concubine Shu's pulse and prescribe some medicine to preserve the pregnancy."

Lu Xuan: ...

The imperial physician entered the room and took Lu Xuan's pulse one by one through the bed curtain.

It was said that Lu Xuan's "excessive worry" caused the unstable fetus and vomiting. The imperial physician prescribed medicine, and the palace maids prepared the herbs to boil the medicine.

Li Yuanjing said a few words of comfort and was about to leave. Lu Xuan couldn't bear to watch him go, so she stood up weakly and said, "Your Majesty, I miss you tonight..."

"Ah-"

A sneeze was heard.

Shen Wei, who was not far away, sneezed again.

Li Yuanjing frowned slightly, thinking of the long walk Shen Wei had walked with him tonight and the wind blowing in his face. Li Yuanjing ordered the palace servants to take good care of Concubine Shu, and he took Shen Wei back to Yongning Palace.

In Changxin Palace, Lu Xuan sat alone on the bed, watching the man she loved the most being so caring towards another woman. Her heart felt as if it had been cut by a sharp knife.

The maid brought the boiled medicine: "Master, the imperial physician has prescribed a new prescription tonight. Drink it while it's hot."

Lu Xuan raised her hand, and the bowl of medicine fell to the ground with a bang.

The bitter smell of medicine spread.

Lu Xuan cursed angrily: "Bitch! That bitch! She came here on purpose to slap me in the face!"

The maid Xiaoqin knelt on the ground and said earnestly, "Master, please don't be angry. The prince in your belly is the most important thing. The emperor favors the concubine now, why do you have to compete for his favor? When the child is born safely, we will have many opportunities."

"Duke, the hundreds of people in the Lu family are hoping for your safety. Our Duke's Mansion was originally in decline, but it has prospered thanks to you. Please don't be impulsive."

Lu Xuan closed her eyes and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Yes, she entered the palace not only for the emperor's favor, but more for the family. She must stay rational and fight Shen Wei with a clear mind.

"That Doctor Mo, keep sending people to keep an eye on him." Lu Xuan suppressed her anger, her pupils dim, "Perhaps he is the key to overthrowing Concubine Chen."

Xiaoqin: "I understand."

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Yongning Palace.

Shen Wei waved her hands repeatedly and took two steps back as if escaping: "Your Majesty, I can't drink any more."

As soon as she returned to the palace, Li Yuanjing gave her half a bowl of ginger soup to keep her warm. The ginger soup tasted spicy, and Shen Wei couldn't drink it, so she refused again and again.

Li Yuanjing touched Shen Wei's forehead, and the temperature seemed normal: "I won't take you out to enjoy the breeze at night in the future."

When it got dark, the two of them slept in their clothes.

Li Yuanjing was busy with state affairs during the day and tossed around at night, so he was very tired. He held Shen Wei in his arms and was about to close his eyes and fall asleep. But Shen Wei in his arms was not obviously sleepy, and kept moving restlessly.

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's slender waist and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't move."

Shen Wei teased, "I dare not sleep. If any of my sisters comes to see the emperor again, I can go and open the palace gate to welcome them."

Li Yuanjing slowly opened his eyes, pinched Shen Wei's smooth chin, and raised his eyebrows: "Stop talking nonsense, why do I smell a hint of jealousy."

Shen Wei groaned and threw herself into Li Yuanjing's arms, her tone deliberately sour: "Three sisters came to the emperor to confide their feelings in one night, of course I am jealous."

Li Yuanjing smiled. He quite liked Shen Wei's straightforward and undisguised jealousy.

It means she has him in her heart.

He hugged Shen Wei: "Don't make trouble, go to sleep quickly."

Shen Wei stopped making a fuss. She felt sleepy and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

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The next morning, Li Yuanjing opened his eyes on time. Shen Wei helped him dress and put on his crown despite her sleepiness.

Shen Wei put on her dress much more slowly. Seeing that Shen Wei was dazed and sleepy, Li Yuanjing sighed, raised his hand, and helped Shen Wei tie the belt of her dress.

He actually likes dressing Shen Wei.

Shen Wei lay obediently in his hands, like a pretty doll, allowing him to dress her up. It felt really good.

After breakfast, Li Yuanjing went to court. Shen Wei jogged a few laps in the yard. Cai Ping brought a towel to wipe the sweat and told Shen Wei: "Master, I followed your instructions to check the daily life of the second prince. I found that one or two eunuchs serving the second prince died every month."

Shen Wei paused while wiping her sweat: "Why did he die?"

Cai Ping sighed, "The servants of the Second Prince claimed that the young eunuch died of an illness. Jixiang and I secretly went to check the bodies of the young eunuchs and found that they were covered with bruises and looked horrible. They seemed to have been abused. Unfortunately, before we had time to take a closer look, the bodies were carried away."