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

The woodshed fell into deathly silence.

The princess's steps suddenly stopped, she turned back and looked at Shen Wei in disbelief.

Brother?

Shen Wei has a younger brother?

Shen Wei's nose was sore, and she was still trying to explain: "When I left the palace to visit my relatives, it was you, Princess, who promised me personally. I was born poor and missed my brother, so I secretly left the palace to visit him... Who knew that I would be misunderstood."

The princess looked at Madam Liu, who was also shocked. About a month or two ago, Shen Wei did apply to the princess for permission to leave the mansion to visit relatives.

The princess narrowed her eyes and said, "Ms. Shen, are you serious?"

Shen Wei's eyes turned red: "I dare not lie."

Shen Xiuming, who was tied up beside him, kept making whimpering sounds. He wanted to speak up to defend his sister, but his mouth was blocked tightly, so he could only watch his sister being bullied and framed.

The princess's face was uncertain.

She looked at Shen Wei and Shen Xiuming's faces carefully, and upon closer inspection, she found that their eyebrows and eyes were indeed somewhat similar!

The princess's head buzzed, and she vaguely realized that she had made a big mistake! The palace and the backyard had been peaceful for too long, and the wives and concubines lived in harmony. The princess was no longer as insightful as she was in the past.

At this time, the panting voice of the rich butler came from outside the firewood room: "Princess, I heard that you detained Master Shen, so I came to check on him. I hope there will be no misunderstanding."

The rich butler came running back panting, sweating profusely.

Fugui was also very busy today. He went to the shop in the palace early in the morning to check the account books, and was so busy that he felt dizzy. Logically, the work of regularly checking the account books should be the responsibility of the princess, the mistress of the house.

But the princess spent her days either burning incense and praying to Buddha, or focusing on her children's studies, and did not fulfill her duties as a mistress at all.

As the general manager of the palace, Fugui not only managed the servants and served the King of Yan, but also had to work for the princess, which made his old waist almost broken. Fugui was very dissatisfied that his monthly salary had not increased despite his hard work in helping the princess manage the palace.

When he finished his work and returned to the palace, he learned that Shen Wei had been locked up in the woodshed by the princess.

Fugui rushed over to check the situation. Now Shen Wei is the apple of King Yan's eye, and there can be no mistakes.

The princess was still terrified: "This..."

Fugui looked into the woodshed and was shocked to see Shen Wei and a young man tied up.

Fugui had sharp eyes and recognized that the young man who was tied up was Shen Wei's younger brother who lived in the Confucian Temple.

Fugui was so smart that he guessed the reason why Shen Wei was tied up. Fugui pretended to be surprised: "Isn't this Master Shen's brother? How could he be here? Princess, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding."

The princess's face froze, and Aunt Liu beside her hurriedly asked, "Rich Steward, do you know Master Shen's brother?"

Fugui smiled and said, "Of course, we met by chance."

At this point, the princess' heart completely hit rock bottom. She almost made a huge mistake!

The princess managed to stay calm, walked over to Shen Wei and untied her: "Zhang deliberately framed me, I will seek justice for you. Someone, untie Shen's brother."

The princess put all the blame on Zhang Yue.

She held Shen Wei's hand and said in a friendly manner, "I am the mistress of the palace, in charge of the household affairs, but I was used by a villain and almost harmed you."

Shen Wei's body trembled, and she didn't dare to look the princess in the eyes.

The princess smiled and said, "You are deeply favored by the prince, and you have a long future ahead of you. It was just a misunderstanding, and I think you can understand my difficulties. Send your brother away from the palace first. He is a man from outside the palace, and it is really not appropriate for him to stay in the palace. It will attract criticism."

There was a silent threat between the words.

Shen Wei trembled and nodded timidly.

Shen Wei stammered, "I, I understand."

Shen Xiuming had been untied. Shen Wei lowered her head, grabbed Shen Xiuming's sleeve and left the woodshed.

She sent Shen Xiuming to the back door of the palace.

Shen Xiuming was beaten black and blue. He said angrily, "Third sister, they are really going too far!"

The backyard of the palace is a den of wolves, and every woman is scary. Shen Xiuming looked at his thin and frail sister, and his heart was broken.

How hard must the third sister's life be in the palace...

Shen Wei forced a smile, and she looked at Shen Xiuming sadly: "Take care of yourself, I can't send you boots and clothes anymore. Go quickly, the princess's people are still watching."

Not far away, Nanny Liu was indeed standing at the moon-shaped door, staring at them eagerly.

Shen Xiuming clenched his fists and said, "Third sister, I will go back to the Confucian Temple and study hard! I will definitely be your backer in the next spring exam!"

Seeing that the provocation worked, Shen Wei smiled gently: "Sister believes in you."

Shen Xiuming and Shen Wei parted ways and left with firm steps.

He wants to study, he wants to study harder! He wants to save his sister from suffering!

Shen Wei sent Shen Xiuming away, put on a sullen look, and returned to Liuli Pavilion in melancholy.

After being locked up in the woodshed for half a day, the palace remained calm, as if nothing had happened. In the Glazed Pavilion, Cai Ping found some ointment and applied it to the rope marks on Shen Wei's wrists.

Cai Ping was a little confused: "Master, why did you take the initiative to reveal your brother's identity?"

In Caiping's idea, Shen Wei would not take the initiative to reveal Shen Xiuming's identity. The princess would keep Shen Wei and Shen Xiuming locked in the woodshed and wait for the prince to come back and make a decision.

By then, Shen Wei will tell King Yan about Shen Xiuming's identity. The king will definitely be furious, severely punish Zhang Yue and the princess, and pity Shen Wei even more.

But Caiping didn't expect that Shen Wei would take the initiative to tell her Shen Xiuming's identity.

Shen Wei rubbed her sore wrist and curled the corners of her pink lips: "The princess blocked my brother's mouth, but not mine. If I concealed it deliberately, the princess would find out that I was plotting against her."

He could tell the truth as soon as he opened his mouth, but he refused to do so; he only told the truth when the prince came back.

Isn't this clearly an attempt to plot against the princess?

Shen Wei can't take any risks.

At present, in the princess's heart, Shen Wei is a stupid woman with only beautiful looks, and is not enough to threaten the princess's position.

But once the princess discovers Shen Wei's intentions, she will definitely be on guard.

Shen Wei was currently only a lowly concubine, she was still immature and could not compete with the princess who had both sons and daughters. Even if the princess killed Shen Wei today, the King of Yan would not divorce her for Shen Wei, and at most punish her by making her copy two volumes of Buddhist scriptures.

Cai Ping was indignant: "Then you have been wronged for nothing today, Master. When the prince comes back, you must complain to him!"

Shen Wei held her chin up and said slowly, "I won't take the initiative to complain."

Caiping's face was full of confusion.

If I don't complain, then today's performance would have been in vain and all my suffering would have been in vain.

Shen Wei saw through everything and said meaningfully, "It's too deliberate to take the initiative to complain. It's better to let the prince find out himself."

Complaining is something that only mean people would do. Shen Wei is gentle, sensible and considerate, so why would she take the initiative to complain?

She would only reveal some minor details, and when King Yan unraveled the truth, he would discover that she had suffered great injustice.

As for Zhang Yue who maliciously framed her, Shen Wei didn't need to deal with her personally, the princess would solve this problem.

Everything is ready, just waiting for King Yan to come back.