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

Li Yuanjing lowered his head and placed a kiss on the tip of Shen Wei's hair. When the country was stable and the prince grew up, he would take Shen Wei away from the disputes in the court and live a leisurely and comfortable retirement life.

After a while, Shen Wei, who was "exhausted", finally fell asleep. Li Yuanjing embraced Shen Wei and slowly fell asleep as well.

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Tan Tai Yin Xue couldn't sleep all night and sat at the table. The candles in the room burned out and the light outside the window gradually became brighter.

Its daybreak.

She didn't sleep a wink all night.

The maid Xiao Meng brought some porridge and side dishes, and said distressedly: "Master, please eat something first, then go back to bed and have a good sleep."

Tantai Yinxue shook her head, her beautiful face pale. She looked at the clusters of chrysanthemums blooming in the morning light in the yard, and suddenly said self-deprecatingly: "The Queen's words cannot threaten me."

The palace maid Xiaomeng looked surprised.

Tan Tai Yin Xue smiled and said, "I'm just a little unwilling... I'm jealous of Concubine Chen."

Before entering the palace, Tantai Yinxue's reputation was known throughout Yanjing City. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and had both talent and beauty. There were countless princes and nobles who liked her.

She had lofty ambitions and only wanted to enter the palace as a concubine and be favored by the emperor. However, after entering the palace, she not only failed to gain the emperor's favor, but she couldn't even leave the small Huayang Palace.

The talent and beauty that she was proud of were not rare in the harem full of beauties.

"Xiao Meng, you know, these days, I always think of Concubine Chen and the Emperor." Tan Tai Yin Xue murmured, "I remember the night when I played the zither on a moonlit night, when Concubine Chen and the Emperor were walking in the Imperial Garden. Concubine Chen had something to say, and the Emperor listened attentively. The high and mighty king would patiently listen to every word of Concubine Chen...the two of them were just like an ordinary loving couple."

"At that time, I realized that Concubine Chen was different from us noble ladies. She was not the most beautiful, she was not the most talented, but she was able to enter the heart of the emperor... Men's hearts are really strange."

Perhaps it was jealousy, or perhaps it was a little bit of unwillingness deep in her heart, Tan Tai Yinxue wanted to drag Chen Fei into the quagmire.

Xiao Meng comforted him, "Master, men are never loyal. The concubine may be favored for a while, but she may not be favored forever."

Tan Tai Yin Xue shook her head self-deprecatingly: "Maybe, there really is a miracle..."

Just as he finished speaking, there were rustling footsteps outside Huayang Palace. Eunuch Deshun walked into Huayang Palace with the imperial edict in hand and four young eunuchs.

Tan Tai Yin Xue was startled and suddenly had a bad feeling. She took Xiao Meng out and knelt on the ground to receive the order.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, hereby proclaims: Concubine Xue of Huayang Palace has evil intentions and plotted to murder the imperial concubine... She is banished to the cold palace and is not allowed to leave for life."

Tan Tai Yin Xue lowered her head, and every word of Eunuch De Shun pierced her ears like needles.

She was banished to the cold palace.

Being banished to the cold palace was just an excuse of the imperial edict. Tantai Yinxue knew that after she entered the cold palace, only white silk and poisoned wine would be waiting for her.

Tantai Yinxue felt relieved and relaxed. She took the imperial edict numbly and saw the lush autumn chrysanthemums blooming in the yard. She tilted her head to admire the chrysanthemums for a while and returned to the house to pick up the odds and ends.

When the sky was completely bright, Tan Tai Yin Xue left Huayang Palace under the supervision of the eunuchs.

Lanpin had been awakened long ago, and she stared blankly at the back of Tantai Yinxue as she left. Lanpin clenched her handkerchief tightly, and the annoying Concubine Xue was banished to the cold palace. Normally, Lanpin should be gloating over the misfortune.

But for some reason, Lanpin felt a sense of sympathy and sadness in her heart.

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As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the imperial guards were dispatched, and the Tantai Mansion in Yanjing, which had been prosperous for a hundred years, was ransacked.

All the masters and sons of the various households were thrown into the Tianlao Prison and subjected to strict interrogation by the Ministry of Justice. Those with serious crimes were beheaded, while those with less serious crimes were exiled. Hundreds of servants were detained and sold.

The profound Tan Tai family was overthrown in one day. It is said that more than three million taels of silver and countless gold, silver and jewelry were seized from the Tan Tai family and all of them were put into the national treasury.

The noise of the Tan Tai family’s property being confiscation lasted for half a month before the dust and smoke slowly disappeared.

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Cold palace.

Rats were crawling on the ground unscrupulously. The dilapidated courtyard wall could not withstand the autumn wind and collapsed to the ground. The weeds and wild chrysanthemums in the cold palace were blooming vigorously.

Tan Tai Yin Xue was seriously ill and was lying alone on a tattered little bed, covered with a thin quilt.

In a daze, she heard the creaking of the wooden door. She raised her head in confusion, and against the glaring light, she saw a slender shadow.

It’s Cai Lian.

Cai Lian was holding a tray with white silk, poisoned wine and a dagger in it.

Tan Tai Yin Xue forced herself to sit up.

Cai Lian said indifferently, "Thanks to Concubine Xue, my grandmother was too frightened and passed away three days ago."

Tan Tai Yin Xue covered her chest and laughed harshly: "You deserve it! You deserve it, you slut!"

Cai Lian put down the tray and said slowly, "I came here today not only to see you off, but also to tell Concubine Xue a good news. Your father, who is far away in Yanzhou, has been sentenced to be executed in the autumn for corruption and disregard for human life."

"Your mother and brother were imprisoned, and your brother was bitten to death by rats in the prison. Your mother is still alive, but she has been enslaved for life. I have asked the Empress Chen to personally send you off."

Tan Tai Yin Xue coughed violently and laughed crazily while coughing.

Cai Lian held the poisoned wine and poured it all into Tan Tai Yin Xue.

After a while, Cai Lian left the cold palace.

At the gate of the cold palace, Cai Ping came over worriedly and said with concern: "Sister Cai Lian, the master asked you to rest for three days. I will do your errands for you in the next few days."

Cai Lian lowered her head and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Cai Ping couldn't bear to see Cai Lian cry, so she wiped her tears and comforted her, "Don't cry, dear sister. You are not helpless. I treat you as my own sister. From now on, we sisters will support each other."

Cai Lian closed her eyes and nodded deeply.

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Kunning Palace.

The autumn wind was bleak, the yard had not been cleaned for a long time, the leaves of the sycamore trees were scattered all over the ground, weeds were growing everywhere, and wild chrysanthemums were blooming in clusters here and there.

An old maid was sitting by the doorstep of the Buddhist temple, dozing off. She was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly kicked awake. The old maid rubbed her eyes with an impatient look on her face and saw the queen, who was extremely thin.

The old nanny said unhappily, "It's not time for lunch yet, Queen, please be patient."

The queen was wearing a dark grey autumn gown, with no red hairpins or jewelry in her hair. Her black hair was covered with white hair, and she looked as old as a woman in her 50s or 60s. The queen held the Buddhist beads in her hand and asked, "Where is Concubine Xue?"

The old maid replied, "Xue Jieyu was banished to the cold palace. She passed away yesterday."

The queen closed her eyes.

Useless stupid thing, damn it.

The queen asked again, "How is my mother's family?"

The old nanny rubbed her ears and said in a sarcastic tone, "The family was confiscated, they were imprisoned, exiled, and executed in the autumn. The entire lineage was wiped out. Your Majesty, you are lucky to still be alive."