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

After Mo Xun left, Shen Wei was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort. Life in the harem was peaceful and smooth.

Spring passes and summer comes.

When the lotus flowers bloomed, Li Wan'er, the oldest princess in the palace, turned fifteen.

Shen Wei personally arranged for a grand coming-of-age ceremony for Li Wan'er by inviting the ladies of the court.

The Empress Dowager personally tied up Li Wan'er's hair and inserted a hairpin in it. Li Yuanjing canonized Li Wan'er as "Princess Shou'an" and gave her a house near the imperial city as Princess Shou'an's Mansion.

The coming-of-age ceremony was grand and ended at dusk. Li Wan'er wore a gorgeous princess dress and came to Yongning Palace to pay homage to Shen Wei.

"No need to kneel, stand up." Shen Wei personally helped Li Wan'er up. Li Wan'er was fifteen years old, quiet and elegant, well-read and intelligent, a very good girl.

A smart and grateful girl, Shen Wei likes her very much.

Shen Wei pulled Li Wan'er to sit down and told her: "From now on, you will live outside the palace and manage your own household. If you encounter any trouble, just come to the palace and find me."

Li Wan'er nodded gently: "Wan'er is no longer a child. When encountering difficulties, she will find ways to solve them herself."

Li Wan'er's status is special and somewhat awkward. She is not the biological daughter of the current emperor, but the bloodline left by the late prince.

Without the protection of her parents, Li Wan'er lived a miserable life and was sensitive. Fortunately, Shen Wei treated her well and taught her the principles of dealing with people.

Over the years, Li Wan'er has always remembered what Shen Wei told her.

[Life is long, you can't expect someone to help you every time. ]

【You should create your own life. 】

Li Wan'er is no longer the crybaby and sensitive girl she used to be. She has learned a lot from Shen Wei.

Shen Wei told Li Wan'er: "You have reached the age of marriage, and the Emperor and the Queen Mother are selecting a gentleman of the right age to be your consort. Marriage is no joke, so you need to be careful when choosing a consort."

Li Wan'er nodded obediently.

Shen Wei invited Li Wan'er to have lunch with her, and selected a group of capable old women and palace maids to serve Li Wan'er in her princess mansion.

After a busy day, the sky gradually darkened. Li Yuanjing came to Yongning Palace in the dark. After dinner, they took a walk in the lush courtyard to digest their food.

It was midsummer, and the night breeze was cool in the pavilion. Shen Wei sat on a bench in the pavilion and glanced at the beautiful lotus flowers growing to the railing of the pavilion. Li Yuanjing saw it, picked a lotus flower and handed it to Shen Wei.

"How did Your Majesty know that I wanted lotus flowers?" Shen Wei held the lotus flowers in her hands, pretending to be surprised.

The lotus is beautiful, and Shen Wei is also beautiful.

Li Yuanjing hooked Shen Wei's nose and said lovingly, "Your thoughts are all on your face."

Shen Wei smiled without saying anything. She leaned over and leaned on Li Yuanjing's shoulder lovingly: "Your Majesty treats me so well."

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's hand, feeling the warmth of her palm, and said solemnly: "Weiwei, I will treat you well for the rest of my life."

I mean what I say.

Li Yuanjing never thought that one day he would be obsessed with a woman. His Weiwei was the best woman in the world, and he would cherish her and give her the best in the world.

Since Shen Wei's "serious illness", Li Yuanjing has taken care of Shen Wei in every possible way. Even the fabric of Shen Wei's underwear had to be personally checked by Li Yuanjing.

Sometimes when he was separated from Shen Wei for a little longer, Li Yuanjing would secretly feel anxious. He would not feel at ease until he sent someone to confirm Shen Wei's physical condition.

Shen Wei smiled and agreed casually: "Your Majesty, I will stay by your side all my life."

Shen Wei played with the beautiful lotus in her hand and didn't take Li Yuanjing's words to heart.

Life is long and full of unexpected events.

Don’t take the pledges made seriously.

The night wind blew the lotus flowers and leaves in the lotus pond, and Li Yuanjing thought of the coming-of-age ceremony during the day. He sighed: "The children are growing up day by day. Next year, Yao'er will come of age, and in a few years, Leyou will also come of age."

Shen Wei counted on her fingers and said, "Leyou is only six years old, it's still early."

Li Yuanjing snorted and told Shen Wei: "At the palace banquet last month, the brat from the Minister of War's family kept staring at Le You, drooling all over the floor! This brat, still wet behind the ears, actually coveted my daughter."

Li Yuanjing disliked the son of the Minister of War.

The child was dark and ugly, with thick skin and flesh. He wielded swords and guns every day and smelled terrible.

Shen Wei chuckled, "Your Majesty, the son of the Minister of War is only eight years old. How can an eight-year-old child understand these things? Le You was eating sugar cakes at that time, and maybe the little boy was craving for sugar cakes."

Li Yuanjing snorted again.

I felt very uncomfortable.

Li Yuanjing decided that when Leyou grew up, he would carefully select a man who was both civil and military, virtuous and talented, good-looking, loyal in love, and gentle and elegant to be Leyou's son-in-law.

...

Time flies, and the hot summer days slowly pass. One night the north wind blew hard, and the leaves in the yard gradually turned yellow and withered in the autumn wind.

Changxin Palace.

The whole yard was bleak, and the sycamore trees were turning yellow. The weather suddenly turned cold, and Lu Xuan's health was getting worse and worse. She vomited a lot of blood last night. She leaned on the pillow, looking at the yellow leaves outside the window, her eyes dim.

Lu Xuan murmured: "It's already autumn..."

There are red plum trees in the courtyard of Changxin Palace. In early autumn, the red plums don't even have buds. Lu Xuan recalled that when she was in Duke Lu's mansion, it was covered with snow and the whole courtyard was full of red plums in full bloom.

She and her sister played and frolicked under the red plum tree, while her father and mother stood by the eaves and watched with smiles. There was no power struggle at that time, only a warm and happy family.

"Master, please drink some medicine first and don't pay attention to the rumors outside." The maid Xiaoqi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and tried to feed Lu Xuan medicine.

Lu Xuan closed her eyes and pushed the medicine bowl away: "Autumn is coming. After autumn, my father and sister will be executed..."

The Lu family has collapsed, and the direct descendants will be executed in the autumn. Lu Xuan is powerless to stop it, and can only look out the window at the sky and watch the wild geese fly south.

Lu Xuan asked: "Has the emperor ever been here?"

Xiaoqi: "No...no. But don't worry, Master. I went to see him yesterday. He is doing well. The Imperial Concubine and the others have never treated him badly."

Lu Xuan sighed deeply.

Her son was only two years old, and a two-year-old child could not remember anything. When he grew up a little, he would soon forget about his biological mother who had committed so many crimes.

Lu Xuan asked again: "Has the Imperial Concubine ever been here?"

Xiaoqi replied: "Never..."

Lu Xuan smiled bitterly: "She is cautious. With me in this state, how can I have the energy to harm her?"

In Lu Xuan's opinion, Shen Wei is a very contradictory person.

Shen Wei was meticulous and full of conspiracy and calculations. She planned step by step to overthrow the Queen and Concubine Shu.

But Shen Wei was kind and generous, and she did not kill the palace concubines. As long as the palace concubines obeyed her, she would not kill anyone.

This shows that Shen Wei is a very confident and strong woman. She will not cut the grass and root out the roots, she believes in her own abilities.

The autumn wind blew in the yard. Lu Xuan leaned on the soft pillow with a dazed look in her eyes: "Xiaoqi, I have been dreaming these days... In the dream, Shen Wei was not there. I was loved by the emperor and became the queen."