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

There was a festive atmosphere throughout Yongning Palace.

Shen Wei had a vague premonition in her heart, and she asked Cai Lian: "What's the happy event?"

Cai Lian smiled and told Shen Wei, "My lady, the chief steward Zhou came just now. The emperor ordered the Minister of Rites to be the envoy to confer the title of imperial concubine. He will come this afternoon to confer the title of imperial concubine on my lady."

Shen Wei silently calculated the imperial concubine's salary in her mind.

The salary of a noble concubine was much higher than that of a concubine, and her salary was second only to that of the queen. Now that the queen was imprisoned, Shen Wei had the highest salary in the entire harem.

Shen Wei smiled with satisfaction.

Shen Wei was not surprised to be named a noble concubine. She had both a son and a daughter, and was valued by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

Li Yuanjing originally intended to crown her as the queen, but Shen Wei declined for the sake of the overall situation. Li Yuanjing must have felt that he owed her something, and when a man owes a woman something, he will try every possible way to make up for it.

"Very good." Shen Wei's eyes only had a slight smile, and she was not too excited. "I have been promoted to Imperial Concubine. The salaries of the servants in Yongning Palace will be increased by 10% this month."

Even when she got a promotion and a raise, she would not forget to reward the palace maids who served her.

There was a festive atmosphere in Yongning Palace, and the palace servants kowtowed one after another to express their gratitude.

At 3 p.m., the envoy holding the imperial seal and the imperial seal of the imperial concubine came to the main hall of the palace to announce the imperial decree and confer the title. The ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner, and all the concubines in the harem came to congratulate.

Shen Wei, wearing luxurious imperial concubine's auspicious dress, took the imperial edict.

The other concubines had different expressions.

Zhang Miaoyu jumped twice in excitement, with a happy expression as if she had found a golden thigh;

Lu Xuan silently clutched the silk handkerchief, her expression gloomy;

Liu Ruyan's eyes were as calm as water, without causing any ripples;

Lanpin was so jealous that she stared at the golden dress on Shen Wei for a long time, imagining that she could wear it.

Concubine Qiao frowned, looking puzzled, as if she had not expected Shen Wei to reach this position.

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Shen Wei was busy until dark before returning to Yongning Palace.

Rong Mama led the palace maids to count the gifts sent by the concubines and court ladies. There were mountains of gold, silver and jade, and Shen Wei was delighted to see them.

It’s great to get a promotion and sit on a mountain of gold and silver.

Shen Wei silently calculated her wealth in her mind. The amount of silver and money she received from the palace was enormous, and her business outside the palace was expanding in full swing.

Shen Wei drank her tea happily, feeling really happy about making money.

"Master, take a look. This is a natural ruby ​​from Nanchu given by the wife of the Right Vice Minister of Rites. It looks like a rose and is very beautiful." When Rong Mama was counting the gifts, she saw the ruby ​​in the box and her eyes lit up.

Shen Wei glanced sideways.

Inside the exquisite box, there is a natural ruby. The ruby ​​has not been cut yet, and its shape is like a crimson rose, which is very beautiful.

"The wife of the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites... Tan Tai Rou." Shen Wei thought of this person. Before the marriage of the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Yan Yunting, married Tan Tai Rou, a girl from a small family.

The sensational farce between Yan Yunting, Princess Zhaoyang and Tan Tairou also came to an end.

After marriage, Yan Yunting was obsessed with official duties and worked diligently for Li Yuanjing. Tan Tairou became a perfect wife, managing the Yan family in an orderly manner and having a very good reputation among the court ladies in Yanjing.

"She is really capable of dealing with rubies that are unique to the Southern Chu Kingdom." Shen Wei put down the ruby ​​and asked Rong Mama to put it in the storeroom. Next year, Li Wan'er will be coming of age, and this uniquely shaped ruby ​​will be a great gift.

Aunt Rong went to put away the gifts.

Shen Wei leaned back in the rattan chair and drank a cup of hot milk tea. Speaking of Tan Tairou, Shen Wei thought of Princess Zhaoyang again.

Zhaoyang left Yanjing in early May. Now it is Mid-Autumn Festival and she has already arrived in Yue. Almost half a year has passed and she has not replied to a single letter.

The sky is high and the road is long. I don’t know if I can see Zhaoyang again in my lifetime.

The pearl curtain was lifted, and Cai Ping walked in respectfully, handed over a letter, and said happily: "Master, Lord Shen has sent a letter. In addition to this family letter, he also sent a large box of dried seafood and nuts."

Shen Wei put down the teacup and opened the letter to read.

A few months ago, Shen Xiuming was sent to the coastal area to serve as an official in charge of trade with the East Lin Kingdom. In the past two months, he was sent by Li Yuanjing to supervise the construction of a dam upstream of the Mingyuan River, and his official position was promoted.

It can be said that he has a successful official career.

Shen Xiuming's letter was full of caring words. He was concerned about whether Shen Wei was comfortable in the palace and the health of his mother in the capital. At the end of the envelope, he added a few words of concern for Doctor Mo.

Shen Xiuming said in the envelope that Mo Xun had a strange personality and was addicted to alcohol, so he asked Shen Wei to take good care of Mo Xun and not let her drink too much.

I also gave Mo Xun a portion of the roasted chestnuts in the box because she liked them.

"Mo Xun... this guy really cares about her." Shen Wei raised her eyebrows. Her brother is not young anymore, it's time for him to get married.

Shen Xiuming seems to have a special liking for Mo Xun.

But Shen Wei knew clearly that Mo Xun was a woman from Yue State with a mysterious background, and Shen Xiuming was an official from Daqing. Their positions were completely different, and it was almost impossible for any result to occur.

"Master, after we started building the Qing Kingdom dam, the Donglin Kingdom immediately surrendered." Cai Ping whispered to Shen Wei, "I heard that the Donglin Kingdom plans to send a beauty to the emperor."

Shen Wei raised her eyebrows slightly.

To show its submission, Donglin Kingdom wants to send a beautiful woman as a gift; when the princess of Yue Kingdom comes of age, Yue Kingdom will also send the princess to Qing Kingdom.

In the future, this harem will be really lively.

There was a notification at the gate of Yongning Palace, the emperor was coming.

Shen Wei casually placed Shen Xiuming's letter on the desk and went out to meet Li Yuanjing. Before dinner time, Shen Wei took Li Yuanjing into the house and sat down.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached and the weather turned cooler, Shen Wei made some adjustments to the decor in the house.

The curtains were replaced with light golden Xiangyun yarn, and the wall was hung with Li Yuanjing's painting "Autumn Mountain Dwelling", and the incense was also the elegant fragrance of osmanthus. She also asked the palace maids to make two soft pillows in the shape of cantaloupe, which were very soft when placed behind the waist.

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's hand, smiling, and jokingly asked, "What are you busy with, Concubine?"

Shen Wei's eyes curved, "I'm busy reading letters from home. Caiping, take some of the dried fruits from the box so that the emperor and I can have a taste."

Caiping worked quickly, opening the big box that Shen Xiuming had sent. After a moment, she placed the small white jade plate containing nuts on the table.

The nuts are opened with a special small tool, so the delicious flesh can be easily taken out.

"A letter from home?" Li Yuanjing was curious.

Shen Wei casually handed over the family letter on the desk, and said with a gossipy look: "Your Majesty, please take a look. I suspect that my younger brother has someone in his heart."

Handing the letter to Li Yuanjing, Shen Wei picked up a crisp chestnut, peeled it, took out the plump kernel and tasted it.

Li Yuanjing held the letter from home in his hand with mixed feelings.

In the harem, it was not uncommon for concubines to secretly communicate with their families. Most of these concubines were responsible for the future of their families, and would follow their families' instructions to compete for favor in the palace or pass on harem news.

The concubines kept family letters privately and dared not reveal them to others.

Shen Wei, on the other hand, casually handed him her brother's letter and had no guard against him at all, always opening her heart to him.