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

As soon as the chief eunuch finished speaking, the palace guards came in and took Concubine Qin away.

Princess Qin was still in a daze.

When she reacted, she screamed in horror: "Impossible! The emperor can't do this to me! I want to see the emperor - um -"

The Concubine Qin, who was so high and mighty just now, fell into the mud in the blink of an eye. The guards blocked her mouth with a handkerchief and dragged her out quickly.

The palace maids that Concubine Qin brought with her were pale, and they staggered to their knees. The chief eunuch looked at them with pity and said, "All of you should go to the palace to serve. Although life is hard, at least you can save your life."

The palace servants walked out of Changle Palace trembling with fear and with their heads lowered.

A breeze blew and Changle Palace was dead silent.

Even Shen Wei didn't expect that Li Yuanli would be so ruthless and decisive. After all, Concubine Qin had served Li Yuanli for many years, and he killed her whenever he wanted. Shen Wei held the warm medicine bowl and slowly drank the bitter medicine, her eyes slowly becoming serious.

When the chief eunuch saw Shen Wei drink the medicine, he left respectfully.

The palace maids in Changle Palace returned to their positions one after another, looking at Shen Wei with awe. Who could have thought that the emperor valued a fisherman's daughter so much that he beat Qin Fei to death for her.

The morning sun was so bright that it glared on the pages of the book. Shen Wei couldn't continue reading.

She summoned the palace maid Caizhu and asked her, "Now that Concubine Qin is dead, who should raise the prince she gave birth to?"

After seeing how much the emperor valued Shen Wei, Caizhu now had awe for Shen Wei and no longer dared to be perfunctory like before. Caizhu answered truthfully: "Miss, Concubine Qin has no children."

Shen Wei was puzzled: "There are at least nine princes in the palace, and Concubine Qin is also favored, but she didn't give birth to a child?"

Could it be that this was Li Yuanli's deliberate attempt to suppress the Prime Minister's Office?

Doting on Concubine Qin but not allowing her to have children?

Just as Shen Wei was daydreaming, Caizhu told her, "Miss, you are wrong. The emperor has been on the throne for many years, but he has no children."

Shen Wei was confused: "Without any offspring, where did the Ninth Prince come from?"

Caizhu lowered her voice and said, "The Ninth Prince is the youngest son of the late Emperor, the ninth in line, and he is already eighteen this year... During the chaos in the palace, the Emperor spared the Ninth Prince's life for some reason and even sent a teacher to teach him how to read, ride and shoot."

There were many concubines in the harem of Southern Chu, but Li Yuanli chose to raise the son of the previous emperor, which was really incredible.

So much so that the court officials secretly suspected that the emperor must have been injured in the war and could not...

Although Li Yuanli raised the Ninth Prince, he did not have the heart of a loving father at all. He was extremely harsh to the Ninth Prince and did not even hide the fact that he had killed his biological parents.

During the long struggle, the Ninth Prince's personality became very strange. He could be merciful and not step on a passing ant, but he could also chop off the head of a minister in cold blood. He had a very bad relationship with Li Yuanli and offended him repeatedly. He was often thrown into the Tianlao by Li Yuanli and released after a period of time.

Caizhu kindly reminded Shen Wei: "Miss, the Ninth Prince has a violent personality, don't get into conflict with him."

Shen Wei fell into deep thought.

...

As night fell, Shen Wei had eaten and drunk her fill, and walked around the yard to digest the food. Shen Wei now began to practice Ba Duan Jin to strengthen her body. She practiced for a long time until a thin layer of hot sweat oozed from her forehead.

She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Looking up inadvertently, she found that Li Yuanli had come without her knowing. He was standing under the eaves, looking at her with a sticky and deep look.

Shen Wei: ...

This man is like a ghost, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

Shen Wei curled her lips silently and returned to the bedroom to sit down at the desk. The maid brought her some fragrant and mellow tea, and Shen Wei sipped it quietly.

Li Yuanli sat there with his horse and sword, and told Shen Wei: "From now on, you are the master of this harem. You can do whatever you want, even if you want to kill the concubines, you don't need to ask me."

Shen Wei paused while drinking tea.

After two days, Li Yuanli planned to issue an imperial decree to enthrone Shen Wei as the Queen of Southern Chu.

A one-of-a-kind queen.

If Shen Wei didn't want to stay in the palace, he could also give up the throne, carry a huge amount of gold and silver treasures, and accompany Shen Wei on a journey around the world.

Shen Wei put down her teacup and analyzed very rationally: "I heard that Prime Minister Tuoba of Nanchu has been very restless recently and tried to support the Ninth Prince to take the throne. You killed Concubine Qin today, nominally to vent your anger on me - in my opinion, you want to take advantage of me, a beauty who brings disaster, to suppress the Prime Minister's lineage."

Shen Wei didn't believe Li Yuanli.

Li Yuanli ascended the throne by iron-blooded means, so how could he be a love-brained person?

The temperature in the room dropped rapidly.

Li Yuanli's face was as cold as frost.

He grabbed Shen Wei's wrist and smiled: "Why do you always measure everything by interests? My love for you is clear to all."

Shen Wei frowned: "I don't believe it."

There is no love without reason in the world. Any effort you make has already been secretly marked with a price.

Shen Wei doesn't trust Li Yuanli, she doesn't trust anyone.

The candlelight was bright and the sound of insects could be heard in the yard. Li Yuanli held Shen Wei's wrist tightly, his black eyes filled with resentment.

He laughed, somewhat helplessly: "You can pretend to be the most affectionate woman in the world, but in fact, you are the coldest woman in the world. You have to weigh any feelings on the scale in your heart."

Shen Wei is cold, selfish, ruthless and cunning. There is no woman in the world more heartless than her.

She only loves herself.

No one could get into her heart.

Li Yuanli knew her cold nature, but he was still irresistibly attracted to her.

Moths always fly towards the flames without hesitation.

Li Yuanli turned his head and looked into Shen Wei's eyes which were filled with coldness and aloofness.

Li Yuanli felt a slight pain in his heart. He spoke to Shen Wei in a steady and hoarse voice, word by word: "I will treat you well. What Li Yuanjing can give you, I can give you. What he can't give you, I can also give you. Shen Wei, I am a man of honor. Time will bear witness to my promise."

"I will give you freedom and wealth. As long as I can stay with you, even if it's only for half a year."

As the night deepened, Shen Wei lay back down in her bedroom to rest.

Li Yuanli left in the night.

The palace lanterns in the bedroom were not extinguished. Shen Wei was lying on the soft big bed, with Li Yuanli's words echoing in her mind.

If he could obtain limited freedom, wealth and power in Nanchu, and then use the power in Li Yuanli's hands to piece together the business empires of Nanchu and Qing...

Shen Wei lowered her eyes. She had been reading the local chronicles of Nanchu every day. After the civil strife in Nanchu ended, there was a lot of work to be done and many trade markets had not yet been opened.

It was late at night outside, and inside the house, Shen Wei began to think about...

...

...

On the border of Southern Chu, several black horses rode through the mountains and fields in the night like ghosts.

"Father, there is a city ahead. Can we take a rest tonight?" Li Chengyou tightened the reins and looked at Li Yuanjing who was riding a horse beside him.

The two men disguised themselves and led the most elite Tiger Guards to sneak into the territory of Southern Chu.

The mountains and fields were dark and gloomy under the night sky, and the lights of the city could be seen in the distance. Li Yuanjing did not want to rest, and said with a gloomy face: "We must go to Lijing as soon as possible."