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

Li Yuanjing put down the soup bowl: "The second young lady of the Lu family has entered the palace?"

All affairs in the harem were managed by Shen Wei. Li Yuanjing had not expected that the second lady of the Lu family would enter the palace at this critical juncture.

Eunuch Zhou replied respectfully, "The Concubine Shu is seriously ill, and the Second Miss Lu has come to the palace to take care of her. What a coincidence! I just ran into the Second Miss Lu on the road. It was freezing cold, and the Second Miss Lu was dressed very luxuriously, more beautiful than the red plum blossoms in the imperial garden."

Li Yuanjing's face suddenly turned cold.

Lu Xuan was seriously ill and bedridden. Her sister came to the palace to visit her and dressed up beautifully.

If they were truly sisters with deep affection, why would they dress up so elaborately on purpose?

It can be seen that visiting the sick is just an excuse.

Li Yuanjing sneered: "After shaving off a layer of skin from the Lu family, Duke Lu still doesn't know how to restrain himself and keeps testing them."

Eunuch Zhou didn't dare to say much, he lowered his head and cautiously left the inner hall.

Li Chengyou had finished two bowls of black chicken soup, wiped the corners of his mouth, and crawled into the warm blanket to sleep soundly.

Li Chengtai glanced at his father with a frosty face, then at his brother who was sleeping soundly. He silently picked up the brush and continued to practice calligraphy.

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Lu Yun first went to pay a visit to Concubine Chen Shen Wei.

Behind a thin veil, Shen Wei's true face could not be seen. Lu Yun asked politely how she was, and Shen Wei did not make things difficult for her, asking her to take good care of the seriously ill Concubine Shu.

Lu Yun left Yongning Palace and looked back at the luxurious palace walls and buildings, with a bit of envy in her eyes. The palace where Concubine Chen lived was luxurious and rich, and the whole courtyard was warm in the cold winter.

Lu Yun secretly hoped that one day she would also be able to enjoy the top treatment of a favored concubine.

Restraining her excitement, Lu Yun headed to Changxin Palace, where her sister lived. Lu Yun hadn't been to the palace for a long time, and when she stepped into the courtyard of Changxin Palace, she almost thought she had walked into the wrong place.

The yard was full of dead grass and trees, with a few plum trees blooming crookedly. The yard was as quiet as a graveyard, and the entire Changxin Palace seemed to have faded and no longer had any vitality.

Lu Yun walked into Lu Xuan's bedroom. The temperature in the warm room was just right, and the whole room was filled with a strong smell of medicine mixed with a faint smell of blood.

"Second Miss, why are you here?" The palace maid Xiaoqi was surprised.

Lu Yun forced a smile and said, "I'm going to the palace to take care of my sister."

The maid Xiaoqi pursed her lips and said, "My master has just taken the medicine. I will take you to the inner room."

Lu Yun walked slowly into the warm inner room. The dark bed curtain was opened, and Lu Yun covered her mouth in astonishment, her eyes widened, unable to imagine that the pale and sickly woman in front of her was her own beautiful sister!

Lu Xuan was so skinny that her face was pale, and there was no blood at the corners of her lips. She was in very poor health after giving birth and had severe hair loss, so she wore a fox fur hat on her head.

"Sister...Sister!" Lu Yun knew that her sister was seriously ill, but she never thought she would be so sick!

After all, they are sisters. Seeing Lu Xuan so miserable, Lu Yun felt a pain in her nose and tears rolled down instantly.

Lu Yun staggered to the bedside, looked at the seriously ill Lu Xuan again, and called out again: "Sister..."

Lu Xuan leaned crookedly on the soft pillow and asked, "Little sister, why are you here?"

The voice was incredibly hoarse.

Lu Yun wiped her eyes, held Lu Xuan's thin and cold hand, and choked up, "I was worried about you, so I asked Concubine Chen for grace to come to the palace to take care of you."

It's rare that there's some sincerity in these words.

Before waking up from the precognitive dream, Lu Yun always regarded Lu Xuan as a role model, and the two sisters had a very deep relationship.

Lu Xuan clenched Lu Yun's hand, her eyes dimmed. "My current situation is not good, and the Lu family is also in turmoil. Little sister, you stay with me for two days, and leave the palace immediately after two days... cough cough cough... go back to Yunzhou and ask father to find you a husband immediately. If the Lu family gets into trouble in the future, you will not be implicated."

Lu Xuan knew that if the Lu family did not repent, they would sooner or later follow in the footsteps of the Tan Tai family and the Xie family.

Therefore, Lu Yun needs to be married off as soon as possible.

A married daughter belongs to another family. The disaster of the Lu family will not affect Lu Yun.

Lu Xuan herself was imprisoned and unable to escape. She didn't want her innocent and lovely sister to be dragged into the abyss of no return.

"I, I won't get married! I want to stay with my sister!" Lu Yun frowned, and the little sympathy and pity she had for Lu Xuan disappeared in an instant.

Lu Xuan coughed violently twice and said kindly, "Listen to my sister. I won't harm you. Go back to Yunzhou as soon as possible and don't marry into a wealthy family. It's best to choose an ordinary scholar with no background... Completely cut off from the Lu family to save your life."

Lu Yun lowered her eyes, hiding the hatred in her eyes: "I don't want to marry a poor scholar."

In the scene foreshadowed in the dream, Lu Xuan, who was the queen, ignored Lu Yun's opposition and insisted on marrying Lu Yun to a poor official.

This resulted in Lu Yun's tragic death.

Lu Yun will never make the same mistake again! She wants to be a concubine, she wants to be the queen!

Her sister asked her to get married early, obviously because she was afraid that she would be favored by the emperor.

"You are still young and don't understand the cruelty of the court and the harem." Lu Xuan closed her eyes, "Forget it, I will arrange everything for you."

Lu Yun silently clenched her back teeth and loosened her grip on Lu Xuan's hand.

Why can her elder sister become the imperial concubine, while she, the younger sister, can only marry a poor scholar? Lu Yun was unwilling to accept this, and she secretly vowed that she would do everything she could to gain the emperor's favor and save the Lu family by herself.

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Yongning Palace.

The warm room was toasty hot. Shen Wei, wearing thin clothes, enjoyed the warm black chicken soup happily.

"Master, it's obvious that Lu Yun entered the palace with ill intentions. How could you let her enter?" Caiping was peeling oranges for Shen Wei, feeling indignant.

Shen Wei put down the bowl of black chicken soup and said, "Just keep an eye on it, it will be easier for you."

The palace is full of Shen Wei's people, so Lu Yun can't make much trouble. When the right opportunity comes, Lu Yun and Lu Xuan will be dealt with together to prevent future troubles.

Outside the gauze curtain, Cai Lian came to report: "Master, Princess Donglin wants to see you."

Shen Wei raised her eyebrows: "Please ask her to come in."

After a while, Princess Donglin walked into the warm room respectfully. She took off her thick brocade cloak and greeted Shen Wei.

Shen Wei said, "Sit down."

Princess Donglin sat down on the rosewood stool nearby. She rubbed her hands and exclaimed, "The Imperial Concubine's warm room is so comfortable. The room is as warm as a spring day. It's much better than the warm room in the Yan Mansion."

Shen Wei observed Princess Donglin. Since marrying Yan Yunting, Princess Donglin had gained weight visibly, her face was white and round, and her eyes and eyebrows were full of life.

She lived very well in the Yan Mansion.

Yan Yunting treated her as a substitute for Princess Zhaoyang and made up for all his guilt to Princess Donglin. Princess Donglin's food, clothing, housing and transportation were almost the best in the mansion.

Shen Wei asked: "Why did you come to look for me?"

Princess Donglin finished a cup of hot black tea, wiped the water stains from the corners of her mouth, her eyebrows and eyes were tinged with seriousness, and she said solemnly: "According to your instructions, I have been secretly watching Tan Tairou in the Yan family. I found that Tan Tairou has intersections with Duke Lu and is involved with the Southern Chu Kingdom."