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

Liu Ruyan closed her eyes and tears fell: "What a pity... Since ancient times, love has always been full of regrets. The emperor is no longer the emperor of the past."

The corners of Lu Yun's mouth twitched.

Lu Yun felt that Concubine Mei had a serious brain disease. The cold wind was howling, making Lu Yun shiver. She simply didn't want to stay with Liu Ruyan.

"Pour me a cup of hot tea." Lu Yun rolled her eyes and called to the palace maid Xuemei who was serving beside her.

Xuemei bent down, picked up the kettle and poured tea.

The air is thick and hot.

The tea was warm, not too hot. Xuemei held the small white jade teacup and handed it to Lu Yun. Lu Yun pretended to reach out to take the tea, but deliberately let go.

slam-la-

The teacup fell to the ground, and the tea soaked Lu Yun's silver winter clothes. Lu Yun was surprised and stood up quickly: "Oh, my clothes are wet. Madam Mei Fei, I will go back to Changxin Palace to change clothes and enjoy the plum blossoms with you another day."

Xuemei froze in shock. She had seen clearly that it was Lu Yun who knocked over the teacup on purpose.

Liu Ruyan's face turned slightly cold, and she said to Lu Yun, "You go back first. The Imperial Palace invites you to appreciate the plum blossoms tomorrow."

Lu Yun was waiting for these words, and pretended to be reluctant to leave.

Snow flakes fluttered down, and only Liu Ruyan and the snow-white plums were left in the pavilion of the Plum Garden.

Liu Ruyan looked unhappy.

Seeing Lu Yun today, Liu Ruyan felt quite happy that she had found a soulmate. The concubines in the palace were all vulgar and did not appreciate the noble plum blossoms. Instead, they gathered in the warm room on a snowy day to play cards, embroider, read storybooks, and make tea and eat melon seeds with a few little princesses, having a great time.

Liu Ruyan couldn't stand their behavior. They were concubines, but they acted like a group of shrews from the street.

Extremely vulgar.

It was a rare opportunity to meet someone with the same personality as Lu Yun. Before Liu Ruyan could discuss poetry with Lu Yun, Xuemei made a mistake in pouring tea, causing Lu Yun to leave the table early.

"Xuemei, you've been making mistakes all the time lately." Liu Ruyan showed a rare stern look and looked at Xuemei with disappointment in her beautiful eyes.

Xuemei opened her mouth and tried to explain: "Master, it was Miss Lu who knocked over the teacup on purpose."

Liu Ruyan said disappointedly, "You are still lying? Miss Lu is a calm person, why would she deliberately embarrass you? It's obvious that you were distracted and knocked over the teacup, and you are still trying to make excuses."

Since entering the palace, Liu Ruyan has always been unhappy and has not been strict with her subordinates. Liu Ruyan never treated the palace maids of Yuxiu Palace harshly, but she also never treated them well.

Xuemei was a personal maid she personally selected. She used to be very efficient, but recently her attitude became increasingly perfunctory, and she would even contradict Liu Ruyan occasionally.

Liu Ruyan was very dissatisfied and felt that her dignity was offended.

Liu Ruyan lowered her voice and said calmly, "I have been too kind to you, and you have forgotten your duty as a servant. Kneel under the red plum tree for an hour and reflect on yourself."

Xuemei suddenly felt panicky.

If she knelt in the snow for an hour, even if she had a body made of iron, she would not be able to endure it, and her legs would definitely be broken. Xuemei knelt down with tears in her eyes, "Master, I know I was wrong."

Liu Ruyan said calmly, "Since you know you are wrong, then just kneel down. It's only an hour, which is not too long."

The cold wind howled, causing the charcoal fire in the pavilion to crack and produce bright red sparks.

Xuemei's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. She looked at the snow all over the ground, her heart almost frozen and numb.

Palace maids who were 25 or older were allowed to leave the palace. Xuemei thought that she might not be able to wait until the beginning of next spring.

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Night falls.

After dinner, Li Yuanjing enthusiastically asked Shen Wei to play Go. Shen Wei was not interested in Go and refused again and again, but in the end, Li Yuanjing pushed her onto the Luohan bed and put the Go board on her.

The room was warm and cozy, and the copper stove was filled with the fragrance of plum blossoms. Shen Wei blatantly stole chess pieces and changed the chess game, but still lost two games in a row miserably.

She put down the chess piece and said she didn't want to play chess anymore.

Li Yuanjing smiled and said, "Playing chess requires a calm mind."

Shen Wei confidently made an excuse: "It's so cold, how can I calm down?"

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the house, and Cai Lian came in to report to Shen Wei: "Master, Princess Nanzhi wants to see you, it seems that there is something urgent."

Shen Wei just had an excuse to give up playing chess, and immediately said, "Let her in."

Soon, Li Nanzhi came in crying, with a lot of snow on her body.

Her eyes were red from crying, and her body was still dirty from falling and slipping. When Li Nanzhi saw Shen Wei, she immediately rushed over crying, "Madam Chen, help me! Save Aunt Xuemei, she's dying."

Shen Wei stuffed a hot water bottle into Li Nanzhi's hand and said patiently, "Don't cry, what happened?"

Li Nanzhi didn't notice that his father was in the room, and he told Shen Wei the whole story while sobbing.

She returned to Yuxiu Palace from Cining Palace today and did not see Aunt Xuemei. She asked the palace maids and found out that Xuemei was punished to kneel in the snow. The snow was cold and Xuemei was dizzy. She didn't know what truth she said that irritated Liu Ruyan and made her furious.

Xuemei fainted in the snow and was almost frozen to death.

Xuemei was taken back to Yuxiu Palace by the palace maids. She was unconscious and her breathing was getting weaker. However, Liu Ruyan ordered that no imperial physician should be found for Xuemei.

Li Nanzhi has deep feelings for Xuemei. Xuemei accompanied Li Nanzhi through countless nights without maternal love.

Li Nanzhi couldn't bear to see Xuemei die of illness. She pleaded with Liu Ruyan in vain, so she braved the snow and went to Yongning Palace to seek help from Shen Wei.

"Empress Chen, please save Aunt Xuemei. Aunt Xuemei is very good to me, she cannot die..." Li Nanzhi burst into tears, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Shen Wei wiped her tears and said gently: "Don't cry, dear child, I will help you."

Shen Wei ordered Cai Lian: "Go to the Imperial Hospital immediately and ask Imperial Doctor Mo to go to Yuxiu Palace. If Concubine Mei objects, ignore her."

Cailian and Xuemei also had a good relationship, so they immediately ran in the snow to ask for the imperial physician.

It started snowing again at night. Shen Wei put a thick cloak on Li Nanzhi and asked two palace maids to personally escort Li Nanzhi back to Yuxiu Palace.

After she finished her work, she turned around and found that Li Yuanjing was still studying the chess game. Of course, he also heard the conversation between Shen Wei and Li Nanzhi.

Li Yuanjing put down the chess piece and said, "Come and play another game with me."

Shen Wei made an excuse to decline: "It's getting late. I'll go to Yuxiu Palace tomorrow. Your Majesty, would you mind accompanying me to rest?"

"Why go through so much trouble for just a servant?" Li Yuanjing asked with a slightly puzzled tone.

Shen Wei sat back on the Arhat bed and said patiently, "My mother once told me that there are countless lowly civilians living in Qing Country. They are humble and weak, but they can form a country."

Li Yuanjing raised his eyebrows slightly.

Shen Wei felt sleepy and dragged Li Yuanjing to rest in the hibiscus tent. Shen Wei slowly fell asleep. Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei in his arms and thought for a long time.

The snow outside the window fell quietly, and the red plum blossoms in the yard were as red as blood. The night was not peaceful and passed slowly.

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The next day, the snow stopped and the sky cleared up.

After Shen Wei finished her harem affairs, she asked Zhang Miaoyu to accompany her to Yuxiu Palace to visit Li Nanzhi and to see if the condition of the palace maid named Xuemei had improved.

The front of Yuxiu Palace was covered with snow. Zhang Miaoyu was not paying attention and almost tripped over the thick snow on the door. Zhang Miaoyu frowned and scolded the palace servants of Yuxiu Palace: "Why don't you clean up the snow in front of the door?"

The palace servant trembled with fear: "Your Majesty, it is not that the servants have failed in their duties! It's just that my master said that the snow under the eaves is very beautiful and he forbids the servants to clean it."

Zhang Miaoyu rolled her eyes speechlessly and cursed, "You are so hypocritical."