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

As the weather gets cooler in autumn, Shen Wei always likes to drink health-preserving duck soup.

Cailian carried the food box for a long time.

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After a while, Cai Lian walked into the room carrying a food box and served the food to her master together with other palace maids.

After the change of seasons, the palace affairs were busy. Shen Wei had been busy for several days and had a poor appetite. She didn't move her chopsticks much for dinner. She only ate two or three mouthfuls of rice and tasted some fried autumn bamboo shoots before she was ready to put down her chopsticks.

Li Yuanjing sat across from the dining table, his handsome eyebrows furrowed. Looking at Shen Wei's slightly thin face, he couldn't help but said, "Eat more."

Shen Wei grumbled and shook her head, like a picky child: "I can't eat it."

Li Yuanjing raised his eyebrows. He indulged Shen Wei's occasional temper, but that didn't mean he would watch Shen Wei lose weight.

Li Yuanjing thought about it, and suddenly put down the ivory white jade chopsticks in his hand.

As expected, Shen Wei looked up in surprise: "Your Majesty, you don't want to eat anymore?"

Li Yuanjing said quietly: "We share the joys and sorrows together."

The meaning of his words was very clear. If Shen Wei didn't eat it, he wouldn't eat it either.

Shen Wei muttered in her heart: What does it have to do with me if you don’t eat? Just starve you to death. I will send my son to the throne tomorrow and retire the day after tomorrow.

On the surface, Shen Wei had to pretend to compromise and picked up the bowl and chopsticks again: "Then I will drink another bowl of duck soup."

Only then did Li Yuanjing feel satisfied.

His Weiwei really felt sorry for him.

Li Yuanjing felt very happy to be able to control Shen Wei with a little trick.

The two continued to eat. Cailian opened the lid of the soup bowl containing the lily duck soup, and steam came out. Cailian took out a delicate white porcelain bowl and scooped a spoonful of duck soup.

Cailian was preoccupied and accidentally dropped the bowl of duck soup from her hand.

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The warm soup flowed all over the floor, wetting the hem of Shen Wei's skirt.

Li Yuanjing sneered: "How did you become an official?"

Shen Wei has always had a good temper. She said gently, "You've been running around for me today. You must be tired. Go down and rest first."

Cai Lian gritted her teeth, suddenly knelt down on her knees, and tears fell.

She kowtowed heavily, begging with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, Master Chen Fei, please save my family!"

Shen Wei looked surprised and seemed to have no idea what was going on.

Li Yuanjing was always perceptive. He asked, "What's the matter?"

Cai Lian knelt on the ground, choking with sobs as she told the two of them everything about how she was threatened by Tan Tai Yin Xue.

Cai Lian exaggerated the story a little, claiming that Concubine Xue wanted to poison Shen Wei and their three children.

Finally, Cai Lian cried until she almost fainted, choking with sobs, "Master Chen Fei has been very kind to me, how could I do such a thing that is worse than pigs and dogs. My grandmother is old and has been kidnapped by criminals. I really don't know how to save her... I can only... I can only be brave this time and beg the two masters..."

Cai Lian fell to her knees, her head resting heavily on the ground.

Shen Wei was distressed and hurriedly asked Cai Lian to get up. Cai Lian knelt on the ground, unwilling to get up, and begged painfully: "I only have this one grandmother... I am of humble origin, and Concubine Xue can crush me and my grandmother with just one finger... Master, please give me a hand..."

Shen Wei couldn't make up her mind and turned to look at Li Yuanjing.

Li Yuanjing's face looked gloomy and he seemed angry.

Of course, he would not think that this was just a vicious plot in the harem. Tan Tai Yin Xue was a member of the Tan Tai family. She dared to take the risk of poisoning Shen Wei, so she must have received instructions from the family.

The Tan Tai family is so brave!

Shen Wei gently pulled Li Yuanjing's sleeve and whispered, "Your Majesty, how about I go to Huayang Palace and question Concubine Xue in person... If this is true, I will find a way to rescue Cailian's grandmother."

Li Yuanjing has made up his mind: "Don't get involved, I will handle it."

Li Yuanjing put down his chopsticks and left Yongning Palace.

Shen Wei knew that he had to work overtime late at night, so she considerately handed him a cloak and watched Li Yuanjing's back as he walked away.

The night breeze rustled, Shen Wei returned to the hall, picked up her chopsticks and continued to eat. Shen Wei glanced at Cai Lian and praised: "Well said."

Cai Lian wiped away the tears from her eyes and kowtowed again: "Thank you, Master."

Cai Lian was threatened by Tan Tai Yin Xue during the day and told Shen Wei about it immediately.

She is a smart person and would not be stupid enough to poison Shen Wei. The only way to survive is to ask Shen Wei for help.

Shen Wei did not disappoint Cai Lian's expectations and asked her to wait until night fell and ask for help in front of Li Yuanjing.

Li Yuanjing would definitely think that Tan Tai Yinxue was instructed by her family to murder Shen Wei and the prince.

After dinner, Shen Wei walked around the yard twice. Autumn has arrived, and the osmanthus and chrysanthemums are blooming, making the yard full of life. Shen Wei exercised for a while as usual, and then went back to the house to rest.

She was sleeping soundly in the soft and fragrant quilt when she suddenly heard the crisp sound of a bronze bell blown by the wind.

Shen Wei immediately opened her eyes and pinched her thigh hard. The severe pain forced her to drive away the sleepiness from her mind.

She pretended to toss and turn.

After a while, Li Yuanjing walked into the room with light footsteps and was about to change into his pajamas. Shen Wei lifted the bed curtain and whispered, "Your Majesty, you are back."

Li Yuanjing paused in his action of unbuckling his belt, a little surprised: "Weiwei is not asleep?"

Shen Wei got out of bed and personally helped Li Yuanjing undress and change into dark pajamas.

Shen Wei tried to stay awake and said calmly, "I have slept for an hour and just woke up because I was thirsty."

She was telling the truth, she slept soundly for an hour. If it weren't for the ringing of the copper bell hanging on the eaves, Shen Wei would have slept happily until dawn.

But Li Yuanjing obviously didn't believe it.

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's slender hand: "I know you are afraid."

Shen Wei lowered her head, as if something had been touched upon, and remained silent.

The dim candlelight in the glass lamp sprinkled on Shen Wei's profile. Her long eyelashes rustled slightly, and she seemed a little sad.

Li Yuanjing held her in his arms: "The Tiger Guards have investigated and found out that the little palace maid's grandmother was kidnapped by a servant from the Tantai family in broad daylight and thrown into a deserted temple. She has been rescued and is fine."

Li Yuanjing originally planned to slowly clean up the Tan Tai family, but they were still determined to murder Shen Wei.

Having touched his bottom line, Li Yuanjing decided to deal with the Tan Tai family in the short term.

Shen Wei rested her head on Li Yuanjing's chest and said sullenly, "As long as the emperor is here, I am not afraid."

After changing into pajamas, they slept on the same bed.

Shen Wei was extremely sleepy, but she had to pretend to be "tossing and turning in sleep", sighing secretly from time to time, and looking blankly at the bed curtains from time to time.

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's waist, letting her lean on his arms, and said, "Don't think too much, just accompany me and rest."

Shen Wei was like a quiet kitten, with her head pressed against his chest.

It was quiet inside the bed curtains, and outside the room, autumn insects were humming softly.

After a long while, Li Yuanjing heard Shen Wei talking to herself: "I used to live in the Donghua Mountain Royal Manor, far away from the disputes in the palace, so I didn't have so many worries..."

Li Yuanjing was silent.

He knew that the endless disputes in the harem had exhausted Shen Wei both physically and mentally.

His Weiwei didn't like wealth and glory, nor did she like the struggles in the harem, but in order to stay with him, she silently endured all the discomfort.