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

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Shen Wei and Yuan Fu walked along the main road and first arrived at the county town.

The King of Wu liked to be lively. After arriving in this dilapidated county, he abolished the original curfew system and encouraged people to go out to do business at night. The King of Wu also liked to visit the night market after dark and buy some grilled fish, grilled shrimp and fine wine.

The King of Wu often patrolled the night market at night.

With this Buddha statue around, thieves and bandits dared not show up. The night market had good public security, and more and more restaurants, hotels, and cosmetics shops opened.

"Buy some dry food at the night market, and then leave Wu County and head straight to the imperial capital. Donglin Elementary School, if you're fast, you can reach the imperial capital in five or six days." Shen Wei bought a map of Donglin Kingdom at the night market, calculating the journey to Donglin Imperial Capital.

Just as Shen Wei was rapidly thinking about the route, she heard discussions not far away.

"What does the notice posted at the Wu Palace say?"

"His Royal Highness the King of Wu is going to visit the Kingdom of Qing and is looking for a guide who is proficient in the culture of Qing, as well as a cook and servant to accompany him."

"There are dozens of fishing villages in our broken county, and the people have been fishing for generations. Who understands Qingguo?"

"There have been a lot of foreign businessmen coming to Wu County recently. Maybe some of them have been to Qing Country."

Shen Wei walked over to the newly posted notice.

She read the notice at a glance and her eyes lit up instantly.

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The Prince of Wu's Palace was brightly lit at night.

King Zhao Ziqi of Wu couldn't sleep, so he walked around the study with his hands behind his back. He sighed and walked to the huge bronze mirror next to the desk, looking at himself in the mirror.

In terms of appearance, he is still the most handsome in the east.

Behavior is still the most elegant in the east.

But he knew that his handsome and elegant life might not last long.

"Your Highness, I bought your favorite grilled squid at the night market. Please try it." The guard came in with a bowl of grilled squid.

The King of Wu closed his eyes, pushed away the bowl of squid, and said in a hoarse and vicissitudes voice: "My life is hanging by a thread, how can I eat now? Hey, the State Master of Yue said that I have great luck and will meet a noble person to help me after I turn 20. It seems that his divination is not true."

The King of Wu was sad.

When he was five years old, his elder sister Princess Zhenmin was sent to Qing to marry. Wu Wang was depressed and silently urinated on the beach, cursing his father and crying while urinating.

Maybe he cried so miserably that he was seen by the State Master of Yue who was passing by.

The immortal man made a divination for him and said that he was destined to be "extremely rich and noble". He would suffer only in the first twenty years of his life. After he turned twenty, as long as he was kind-hearted, he would meet a very noble person who would help him and he would live a peaceful and wealthy life for the rest of his life.

At that time, the King of Wu was sobbing and wiping his tears. After listening to the words of the national teacher, he asked casually, "Then is my future wife pretty?"

The imperial master's divination plate turned for a long time, and the imperial master replied: "You will meet an extraordinary woman."

The national teacher seemed to have foreseen something else. His face became extremely solemn and he turned and left.

The King of Wu kept the Imperial Master's words firmly in mind.

He endured many years of suffering alone in the Donglin royal family. He endured the torture of the palace servants, the ridicule of his thirty-nine brothers and the contempt of his dozen younger brothers. Finally, when he was twenty years old, he left the imperial capital and came to the poor place of Wu County.

Unexpectedly, before the land had even warmed up, disaster struck and he was sent by his father to escort tribute.

A job with no chance of survival.

King Wu sighed, looking at his handsome face in the mirror: "It's been so long since I posted the notice to recruit talented people, but no one has answered the call yet. Alas, since ancient times, handsome men have had a short life."

The guard reminded him awkwardly, "It's only been two hours since the notice was posted. It's not long."

King Wu raised his foot and kicked the guard: "You are the only one who talks too much."

At this time, another guard came from outside the house and reported: "Your Majesty, someone has revealed the list!"

The King of Wu was overjoyed and went to the gate of the palace to greet him in person.

As night fell, the red lanterns at the entrance of the palace cast a red glow all over the ground. King Wu strode closer and saw a slender figure from afar.

He was slightly surprised.

Such a thin and beautiful back. In the night illuminated by palace lanterns, that back has a sense of transcendence and beauty, like a master in a picture book.

Oh, what a thin waist.

Ouch, these legs are so long.

What a pity - it's a man.

The young man with a thin and beautiful back slowly turned around, revealing a dark and rough face with a palm-sized black birthmark on the right side of his face. He had slightly curly black hair tied on top of his head with a gray cloth strip. He was wearing a fisherman's rag clothes and hemp rope slippers.

He looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, and was thin and small, probably because he had not eaten enough for a long time.

The King of Wu took one look at the young man and secretly looked down on him. He thought that his back view was quite good-looking, but it was a pity that his appearance was so ugly.

So ugly that it even looks familiar.

"I am Shen Wei, a humble servant. I saw the notice outside the palace and came here to recommend myself. I am willing to be your guide," Shen Wei, who was dressed as a man, bowed and saluted politely to King Wu.

King Wu showed disdain on his face: "You look like a native fisherman with your skin. Do you understand the customs and habits of Qing Kingdom?"

Shen Wei replied: "Proficient."

She didn't lie.

She knew Qing State so well that she even knew the color of the Qing State's retired emperor's underwear.

The day of escorting the tribute was imminent. Wu County was almost entirely populated by locals, and few people knew much about Qing. King Wu had no choice but to let Shen Wei in.

In the study, King Wu held a white jade fan in his hand and sat crookedly on a chair: "You claim to be proficient in Qing State, then I will test you."

Shen Wei: "Please ask questions, Your Majesty."

King Wu first asked a few simple questions about the Kingdom of Qing, and Shen Wei answered them fluently.

King Wu raised the difficulty and began to ask about the road conditions of Qing. Shen Wei ground ink and drew a simple map of Qing's territory for King Wu on the spot, marking the route of the official road.

The King of Wu's face changed immediately.

He never expected that this dark and ugly boy actually understood Qing Kingdom.

And drew a map!

King Wu scratched his head and asked tentatively: "How about you draw a border defense map of Qing Kingdom? I will sell it to the Emperor of Nanchu, instigate a war between Qing Kingdom and Nanchu, and Donglin will reap the benefits."

Shen Wei's mouth twitched: "I don't know the defense map."

I also want the defense map of Qing Kingdom. Why don’t you go to heaven?

King Wu restrained his expression and showed a serious look: "This king is just a joke, don't take it seriously. But Shen Wei, you are obviously from Donglin, why are you so familiar with Qing Kingdom?"

Shen Wei lowered her eyes.

The night wind slapped against the window lattice, and the cool breeze that leaked in made Shen Wei's hair messy. She sighed and said, "Everyone has secrets. If the prince asks, I can only leave."

Shen Wei is gambling.

King Wu was treated as an abandoned pawn by Donglin State, and he didn't even have a guide to Qing State. Shen Wei showed up in time to solve his urgent problem.

Therefore, even though King Wu doubted Shen Wei's identity, he had to hire her.

King Wu was indeed considering Shen Wei's identity, and his eyes fell on Shen Wei's face.

It was a pure fisherman's face, slightly rough. Only people who have been exposed to the wind and sun by the sea for many years can have such a face.

It shouldn't be a killer sent by the imperial capital.

Moreover, Shen Wei's appearance, full of vicissitudes and sadness, reminded King Wu of "the poor protagonist in the picture book who bears a deep blood feud, leaves his hometown, and endures humiliation."

Could it be that the person in front of me really has an extraordinary identity?

The King of Wu thought of the prediction made by the national teacher.

Could it be that this is his benefactor?