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

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Autumn passes and winter comes.

After the spring, the marriage of the eldest princess Le You was also put on the agenda. Le You wanted to marry Liang Huaichuan, but Li Yuanjing disagreed. Liang Huaichuan was skilled in martial arts and was destined to lead troops to fight in the future.

If Le You married a military general, they would be separated for most of the time after marriage. Li Yuanjing didn't want to see his precious daughter suffer after marriage.

Seeing that her father disagreed, Le You had no choice but to ask Shen Wei for help.

On the waterside balcony, spring flowers were just beginning to bloom. Shen Wei clutched the "Taihua Notes" in her hand, raised her eyelids and said to Le You who came running to ask for help: "It is not a joke for a girl to get married. If she marries the wrong person, her life will be ruined."

Le Youru lay on Shen Wei's knees like a child, her pretty face flushed, and replied: "I don't know why, but when I see him, I feel very happy and relieved. Mother, I like Liang Huaichuan, especially."

There were not many twists and turns between her and Liang Huaichuan. They met when they were young and fell in love when they were young.

Leyou wants to stay with him for the rest of her life.

Shen Wei said, "Southern Chu is restless. Your brother values ​​Liang Huaichuan and will definitely send him to guard the border of Southern Chu in the future. If you go out and fight, your life will be in danger if you are not careful. Your father is afraid that you will often stay alone after marriage, so he opposed this marriage."

Le You said eagerly, "Mother, Daqing has 100,000 soldiers guarding the border, and 100,000 men have been separated from their wives. They didn't complain, so how can I complain? And Liang Huaichuan will defend the country in the future, and he will also protect the peace of the people of Daqing."

Liang Huaichuan is a talented general, and it would be a waste of his talent if he stayed in Yanjing City.

Leyou hopes he can realize his ambitions.

Shen Wei stroked her daughter's back and said, "I'll tell your father later that this matter has been settled."

Le You said happily, "Thank you, mother."

The mother and daughter talked for a long time.

Before leaving, Le You suddenly stopped and looked back at Shen Wei. The spring was bright and beautiful, and her mother's eyebrows and eyes were still the same as before.

Le You couldn't help but say, "Mother...I always feel like you're not happy."

Shen Wei put down the teacup and smiled faintly: "Don't think too much."

Leyou shook his head.

Perhaps it was the blood connection, or perhaps it was the induction between mother and daughter. As she grew older, Le You felt more and more that her mother was not as contented as she looked.

The depths of Shen Wei's heart seemed like a barren wasteland.

Le You muttered, "Father loves you, my brothers and I love you too, you are the most noble woman in Qing Kingdom, you have everything... Mother, why are you unhappy?"

Shen Wei was speechless.

Let the palace maid send Le You away.

Luoyue Lake was full of water and bright spring sunshine. Many bright peach blossoms were blooming by the lake, swaying in the spring breeze. Shen Wei turned two pages of "Taihua Notes" and the spring breeze blew a peach petal over and landed on the cover page of the notes.

Shen Wei picked up the pink peach petal and felt that she should be happy. Now her children had grown up, Li Yuanjing loved her, and she had a vast business territory and endless money.

But in these years, most of her dreams were about her life in modern times.

She would dream of the muddy paths on her way to school, the cafeteria at university, and the countless nights she spent working overtime with her employees, but she rarely dreamed of Li Yuanjing and the children.

Shen Wei crushed the peach petals in her hand and looked at the bright spring scenery in the distance. A poem came to her mind:

If the spring breeze has pity for flowers, can you allow me to be young again...

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With Shen Wei's intervention, Leyou's marriage was quickly settled. Li Chengtai issued an imperial decree to grant marriage between his eldest sister Princess Leyou and the youngest son of the Liang family.

The wedding was held in the palace.

On the morning of the wedding, Le You finished his bath early and was called by the palace maid and the old nanny to wash and dress up.

Shen Wei prepared a whole box of hairpins and jewelry, and personally put the hairpins and phoenix crown on Leyou.

The silver mirror was polished very brightly. Shen Wei looked at her bright and beautiful daughter and felt that time had passed in a flash. Eighteen years ago, Le You was still a fat baby crying for food, but in the blink of an eye, she had grown into a graceful young lady.

Shen Wei was overwhelmed with emotions.

Leyou was the first bond between Shen Wei and this era, and also the first chain tied to Shen Wei's ankles. But after all, blood is thicker than water, and family affection still flows in the blood. Seeing her daughter getting married, Shen Wei still felt a sour nose.

"Mother, don't be sad. After Leyou gets married, she will visit you and father often." Leyou held Shen Wei's hand.

Shen Wei told Le You: "People say that the husband is the leader of the wife, and the father is the leader of the son. Le You, your mother hopes that you will not be bound by these rules. You are the most noble princess of Daqing. You must put yourself first, understand?"

Leyou nodded obediently.

Outside, the sound of drums and music had already begun, and the imperial guard of the prince consort had already arrived at the palace gate. Shen Wei handed Le You a phoenix round fan for covering his face, and Le You held the round fan to cover his face and went out.

The wedding ceremony was extremely grand. Under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, envoys, palace maids, and boys began to work in an orderly manner. The city of Yanjing was bustling with red makeup for ten miles.

After a complicated ceremony, the prince consort rode a fine horse and took Princess Leyou from the palace to the princess's residence.

Shen Wei and Li Yuanjing stood side by side on the top of the palace wall, looking at the fluttering red silks everywhere outside the wall.

"The wind is strong inside the palace walls, don't catch a cold." Li Yuanjing was also wearing auspicious clothes, and he put the cloak on Shen Wei.

The two watched Leyou go away, and the princess's red sedan gradually went further and further away. Shen Wei was overwhelmed with emotions and sighed softly. Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's hand and walked down the palace wall.

After Le You got married, Shen Wei's niece Shen Mingyue also set out to return to Liangzhou. Shen Wei heard that the King of Wu from Donglin Kingdom actually followed her all the way to Liangzhou. He took the silver and money to do business in Liangzhou, and often went to the general's mansion to find Shen Mingyue.

Shen Wei wanted to know what happened next, but Liangzhou was remote and the news was too slow to come and go. Shen Wei had to suppress her curiosity and rest for a while, planning to go to Jiangnan to escape the summer heat, and then go to Yue to visit Zhaoyang.

Li Yuanjing had long wanted to stay away from the court and travel around with Shen Wei every day, so he immediately sent people to make preparations.

The carriages and horses are ready, and the guards are complete.

It was a sunny day, and Li Yuanjing took Shen Wei on a carriage and set off on a journey south. The long official road led to the distance, with guards and servants serving on both sides.

Shen Wei went to bed late last night, and this morning she was too sleepy to open her eyes, so she leaned on the soft couch to rest. Li Yuanjing put a fox fur blanket on Shen Wei and stared at her sleeping face. Shen Wei had round cheeks, curled eyelashes, and rosy lips while she slept soundly.

Li Yuanjing recalled that night in Prince Yan's Mansion many years ago. He walked through the gloomy and dark courtyard and came to the courtyard where Shen Wei lived. The courtyard was filled with mist. He lifted the gauze curtain and saw Shen Wei's charming face.

From then on, Shen Wei entered his world.

The past is still vivid in his mind. The years have passed in the blink of an eye. The little concubine whom he once treated as a toy has become a treasure in his heart that he cannot give up.

The carriage was moving slowly. Li Yuanjing hooked Shen Wei's fingertips and asked in a low voice: "Weiwei, do you have me in your heart?"

Shen Wei fell asleep and did not give him an answer.

Li Yuanjing felt regretful.

He thought that it would be nice to be able to grow old with Shen Wei for the rest of his life.

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