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

Shen Wei blushed and coughed awkwardly: "The beauty of the words is not important! What matters is the content!"

Ye Qiu Shuang read the plan quickly, reading ten lines at a glance.

She had never seen such a clear plan before. The store's profit model, employee attire, promotional methods, and pros and cons analysis were all clearly explained.

In the hot summer, cool desserts can really attract customers.

"Madame Rong, take out the mint tapioca jelly and brown sugar jelly and let Miss Ye try them." Shen Wei gave the order.

Aunt Rong opened the food box.

There were ice cubes in the food box to cool down the two bowls of dessert, so they remained at a cool temperature.

Ye Qiu Shuang looked at the two bowls of delicious-looking desserts but didn't dare to taste them for fear that they might be poisonous.

Shen Wei chuckled: "Don't worry, I didn't poison you."

Ye Qiu Shuang took two sips with a small porcelain spoon and her eyes suddenly widened!

good to eat!

Ye Qiu Shuang had never seen such a strange dessert before. She began to analyze it keenly. If this dessert spread, it would definitely gain a huge market. Especially for female customers, this dessert would definitely become a regular dessert in the boudoir.

Ye Qiu Shuang was very tempted. Being a shopkeeper, doing business and making money was the lifestyle she liked.

The Ye family always said that women should not touch business, and it was unlucky for women to do business. Ye Qiushuang just wanted to prove that women could make money like men.

Shen Wei coaxed her: "You can come to the shop and be the shopkeeper for a month. If you choose to give up after a month, you can still return to the palace and be a concubine."

Ye Qiushuang held the plan in her hand but did not agree immediately: "Please allow me to think about it for a day. Once I have thought it over, I will send someone to give you a message."

Shen Wei took out a shop key and placed it on the table: "This is the door key of the dessert shop. You can go check it out today. I will give you the greatest freedom, you can open the shop with confidence."

The key was placed on the table, but Ye Qiu Shuang did not take it immediately.

Ye Qiu Shuang looked at Shen Wei suspiciously: "Where did you get the money to do business?"

Shen Wei blinked and said without hiding anything: "It was a reward from King Yan."

The Prince of Yan was her gold and silver mountain, and the treasury for her business.

Ye Qiushuang frowned: "Your money comes from King Yan. If you fall out of favor one day, the store will be cut off from the source of money."

Shen Wei drank her tea slowly and said, "Since I am in the palace, I will definitely compete for favor. Since I am competing for favor, I will definitely seek exclusive favor."

As long as she is alive, she will definitely be crazy about internal competition, vying for favor and keeping the King of Yan tightly tied down.

But men are unreliable.

When she is fully grown, she will no longer need the favor of King Yan, and she can be her own supporter.

Ye Qiu Shuang looked at Shen Wei for a long time. She saw a warm glow in Shen Wei. She seemed like a flower blooming warmly under the sun, full of vitality and enthusiasm.

"It's getting late. I have to go back to the palace." Shen Wei glanced at the sky outside the window.

Shen Wei stood up and said goodbye to Ye Qiu Shuang.

As soon as she stepped out of the door, Ye Qiushuang stood up behind her and whispered, "Since you are so business-minded, why do you want to enter the palace as a concubine? If you are trapped in the palace for your whole life, can you ever be free?"

Ye Qiu Shuang just felt it was a pity. With Shen Wei's intelligence, there was no need for her to go to the palace to be a concubine.

Shen Wei sighed, turned around, and said with emotion: "Freedom is relative. It's not the palace walls that trap me, but this era.

If I want freedom, I have to enlighten the people, develop the buds of capitalism, and develop the spinning jenny and the steam engine, ignite the fire of freedom and democracy, and overthrow the corrupt feudal dynasty... Can I, a weak woman, do this?"

She can't.

Shen Wei doesn't have any great ambition to change the times. She just wants to work hard to gain more resources and make her life better.

Ye Qiu Shuang's pretty face was filled with confusion.

What Spinning Jenny? What feudalism?

I don't understand, but it seems very powerful.

...

After parting with Ye Qiu Shuang, Shen Wei rushed back to the palace without stopping.

Shen Wei entered the palace from the back door and walked through the lush garden, instructing as she walked: "Madame Rong, when we get back to the Glazed Pavilion, you and Caiping will pick the ripe peaches from the peach tree. Peel some to make peach wine, and wash some and send them to the prince. If there are any left, send them to Eunuch Fugui and Zhang Miaoyu."

If you want to win the heart of King Yan, you must always bring him freshness.

Prince Yan likes women to spend time and effort on him.

The peach tree in the Liuli Pavilion courtyard was planted by Shen Wei when she lived in Fangfei Garden. After the peaches were transplanted to Liuli Pavilion, under Shen Wei's careful care, the peach tree grew very well. Now that it is approaching July, the tree has already produced many large and red peaches.

"Don't worry, master. I will do it as soon as I get back." Madam Rong gladly accepted the order.

It was a hot summer day. Shen Wei and Madam Rong passed by the palace garden and suddenly saw a group of women under the shade of trees in the distance.

They were enjoying the coolness under the shade of the trees in the garden, still doing embroidery. They were concubines and concubines who had fallen out of favor in the palace, about a dozen of them.

Shen Wei looked from afar across the lotus pond. The concubines and maids were dressed simply, with expressionless faces and empty eyes.

Compared with the glamorous Shen Wei, they looked like a group of soulless walking corpses.

Rong Mama whispered to Shen Wei: "The weather is hot and humid, and they don't have ice in their rooms, so they can only go out to find a place to cool down. Every summer, several concubines die of heatstroke, and a roll of straw mat is sent out of the palace."

These concubines and concubines were mostly daughters of merchants and farmers, with no family background. They were chosen as concubines by the princess because of their outstanding looks.

After a brief period of glory, they quickly withered away like a flash in the pan.

She had no maid to serve her, and her monthly salary was withheld. She lived in a courtyard as lonely as a tomb, and barely made a living by weaving and embroidering.

Shen Wei looked at those poor concubines and concubines, most of whom were in their twenties, and sighed in her heart.

If there is an opportunity in the future, I can find a way to help them. A group of women who are good at weaving and embroidery may become her employees.

Shen Wei returned to the Glazed Pavilion. She did not take a nap right away, but first practiced Ba Duan Jin in the pavilion and then returned to the study to continue practicing calligraphy.

Her calligraphy skills have improved significantly.

Shen Wei held the brush and began to think. She had already tried growing vegetables, practicing calligraphy, and riding horses, and the results were very good. Next, she needed to develop other skills.

How about - singing?

But Shen Wei had never sung before, so she called Cai Lian and Cai Ping in. Shen Wei said, "I'll sing a song, and you can evaluate my singing skills. How do you think?"

Cailian and Caiping nodded happily.

The two maids always felt that Shen Wei's voice was sweet and clear, as soft as spring water in March. If Shen Wei started singing, her voice would definitely be like the sound of nature.

Shen Wei cleared her throat and began to sing a passage from the Kunqu opera "A Dream in the Garden". She had heard it sung by stage actors every day when she was a college student and worked part-time at a Kunqu opera house in the city.

Shen Wei confidently started to sing: "What a beautiful day and beautiful scenery~ Whose yard is this enjoyable~~"

Cai Lian and Cai Ping:...

The two maids' faces showed fear!