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

The queen pounded on the palace gate at the top of her lungs, but the gate of Kunning Palace, which symbolized the queen's glory, was as solid as a rock and blocked her way.

After an unknown amount of time, the queen, exhausted, collapsed on the ground, sobbing.

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In Changxin Palace, Lu Xuan's belly was already showing. She supported her lower back with one hand and took a slow walk in the palace. After pregnancy, her belly felt heavy and her feet were slightly swollen. The imperial physician said that she should walk more every day to relieve the pressure on her feet.

It was just after September, the leaves in the yard began to turn yellow, and the lotus flowers in the pond gradually withered. Lu Xuan walked around the yard and rested in the pavilion.

The palace maid Xiaoqin served the stomach-warming autumn pear soup.

Lu Xuan drank a small cup of wine and asked slowly, "What's the situation at Kunning Palace?"

Xiaoqin gloated, "The queen is crazy. She lost two sons in succession, and her mother died too. She really deserves it."

Lu Xuan smiled.

Lu Xuan said slowly, "The old lady of the Tantai family passed away, and the funeral was very grand. The old lady's coffin board was made according to the prince's regulations. The princes and ministers were invited, and it was extremely luxurious."

Daqing has strict etiquette and laws.

Madam Tan Tai was only a first-rank lady, and her funeral exceeded the rules, which was a disrespect for the imperial authority.

Xiao Qin understood what he meant: "Master, are you planning to overthrow the Tan Tai family?"

Lu Xuan sneered, "The funeral is beyond the rules and it defies the imperial power. Xiaoqin, write a letter to my father and ask him to unite with the court officials to attack the Tantai family."

Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

Overthrow the Tan Tai family and divide up the Tan Tai family's interests. The queen made mistakes repeatedly, and her family was blamed. The queen could not keep her position as the master of the six palaces.

Now that the queen has fallen, Lu Xuan, with the support of her family, has the opportunity to sit on the throne of queen.

Xiaoqin was ordered to do the work. Lu Xuan was sitting in the pavilion, with a steaming bowl of autumn pear soup at hand.

She took another sip, thinking about her future plans. First, overthrow the queen, then overthrow the concubine, and the position of queen will definitely belong to her.

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In Xiangyun Hall, Liu Qiaoer was sitting under a phoenix tree embroidering. Autumn was approaching, the leaves of the phoenix tree were beginning to turn yellow, and the wind was blowing, bringing a chill.

"Mother, what are you doing?" Liu Qiaoer's son Li Chengxun, who was sitting on a small bench next to her, asked curiously.

Liu Qiaoer smiled and said, "I'll sew a small vest for you."

Li Chengxun was puzzled: "But the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already sent the autumn clothes."

Liu Qiaoer touched her son's head and said earnestly, "You can't trust anyone in this harem. The Concubine Chen is in power, and the things she sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs may contain poison."

Li Chengxun seemed to understand but did not refute.

Liu Qiaoer continued to sew autumn clothes for her children. She was in a good mood and even hummed a beautiful song.

There were constant infighting in the harem, and the queen lost her children one after another. According to the development of the previous life, if nothing unexpected happened, the queen would soon "die of illness".

Next, Concubine Chen and Concubine Shu will definitely compete for the position of Queen, fighting to the death and harming each other's children.

The end result will definitely be a lose-lose situation for both sides.

Liu Qiaoer thought happily that while the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Let those ambitious women fight, and if she doesn't fight or compete, maybe she can become the ultimate beneficiary.

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Yongning Palace.

Shen Wei and Zhang Miaoyu sat together around a small desk, studying the palace's autumn budget and calculating the palace's summer expenses.

In the yard outside the window, rice-sized osmanthus flowers were hidden on the branches, and the elegant fragrance spread into the house. Zhang Miaoyu flipped through the account book for a while, feeling dizzy and dazed. She drank two cups of lotus leaf tea in succession: "Sister, let's take a break first, my eyes are hurting from reading."

Shen Wei handed the account book to Aunt Rong and gave her some instructions. Aunt Rong then left with the account book.

The two of them drank tea in the study.

Zhang Miaoyu put down her teacup, her eyes rolling around, and gossiped to Shen Wei, "Sister Shen Wei, have you heard? The emperor has taken action against the Tan Tai family. He has investigated the Tan Tai family for corruption, bribery, excessive funerals, tax evasion, and cruelty to the people. Dozens of Tan Tai family officials have been imprisoned in the Tianlao."

"Tsk tsk, they really deserve it. The Tantai family is a century-old family. There are fights outside and inside the family. The queen is not up to the task. Such a big family, but there is not a single promising person in this generation."

The Tan Tai family's empire is about to collapse.

Shen Wei held the teacup and said with a smile: "Just watch."

Emperor Li Yuanjing has already taken action against the Tan Tai family. In a month at most, the Tan Tai family will be confiscated, some will be beheaded, and some will be exiled.

Zhang Miaoyu gloated: "Don't worry, I won't get involved. I even wrote a letter to my father, asking him not to be a fence-sitter and not to write memorials to criticize the Tan Tai family. Wait for the Tan Tai family to fall on its own."

Shen Wei praised: "Sister Miaoyu is really wise."

The wall fell and everyone pushed.

Li Yuanjing was determined to eliminate the Tan Tai family. Once the Tan Tai family was eliminated, other families would pounce on them like hyenas and divide up the flesh and blood of the Tan Tai family.

The noble families all hoped that the queen would be deposed. Once the queen was deposed, the concubines in the harem all hoped to be crowned as queens.

Li Yuanjing's heart is as clear as a mirror. He has seen all those families coveting the position of queen. In the future, he will deal with them one by one.

After Zhang Miaoyu finished her tea, she started to eat the delicious snacks. She swallowed a mouthful of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and poked Shen Wei's arm: "Sister, there is something I am curious about. Why did the second prince take the initiative to jump into the sea of ​​fire?"

That night, Li Chengzhen could have asked the Queen Mother for help and stayed away from the Queen.

But the queen only said a few words, and Li Chengzhen threw himself into the sea of ​​fire without hesitation.

Shen Wei lowered her eyes: "This is considered a disease."

Shen Wei vaguely remembered that when she was taking a psychology elective in college, her teacher mentioned a term called "Parental Traumatic Stress Disorder."

The reason for the disease is that many people have been criticized and controlled by their parents for a long time, and gradually developed a fear of their parents. When they are close to their parents, they will feel depressed, suffocated, anxious and panic; when they are away from their parents, the symptoms will be greatly relieved.

Sometimes, patients are even afraid to answer calls from their parents. Once they answer a call, they will suppress their anxiety and suffer an emotional breakdown that lasts for days.

Li Chengzhen has been neglected by his father and oppressed by his mother for a long time. Over time, his personality became distorted and depressed. He could have been saved, but the queen's voice was like a curse, pushing him into the abyss.

He chose to burn himself.

"Alas, the Queen probably doesn't think she's wrong now." Zhang Miaoyu shrugged with disgust, "The Queen is a person who always thinks she's right. Sister, you better be careful. The Queen is going crazy and might blame you for her failure."

Shen Wei put down the teacup: "I know."

After a while, Cai Lian brought the cloth for autumn clothes from the clothing bureau to Shen Wei for her to choose from. Shen Wei flipped through the cloth and pointed at a piece of Shu brocade: "Ask the clothing bureau to use this piece of Shu brocade to make a thick autumn dress for Yao'er."

Cai Lian nodded.

Shen Wei asked again: "How much lunch did the child eat today?"

Cai Lian replied: "Princess Yao drank a bowl of rice porridge at noon and stayed in the room alone."

Ever since she saw her brother die in the fire, Li Yao has been bedridden. Two days ago, she was finally able to get out of bed, but she looked sick and had lost a lot of weight.

Shen Wei sighed and told Cai Lian, "Let Le You and Cheng You spend more time with her."

Children in the palace always have to face many ups and downs, separations and deaths. It may take Li Yao a long time to get over the pain. But as a princess who is about to reach the age of marriage, Li Yao will not have much time to digest the sadness.

At the same time, Shen Wei was more resolute in her heart. She would never let her child repeat the same mistakes. She would not let Leyou walk the same path that Li Yao had walked.

As it was getting dark, Zhang Miaoyu left happily with two boxes of cakes in her pocket.

As the lights came on, Li Yuanjing returned to Yongning Palace after finishing his duties as a state official.

The night was deep, the cool breeze blew the corners of the black clothes, and there was a faint osmanthus fragrance in the yard. Li Yuanjing looked up and saw Shen Wei standing under the palace lantern, just like before.