This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

Chapter 98 Abstract painting techniques and new painting methods

There's nothing wrong with the master and his servants living in harmony.

Now that Concubine Shen's condition has improved and the baby in her belly is expected to grow bigger, Zhusheng also feels that his responsibilities have been greatly reduced because of Concubine Hua's concern.

Therefore, when reporting to the Empress Dowager, Aunt Zhusheng did not say a word about the sober remarks about "not having to worry too much for a man". Instead, the focus of her report was on Concubine Hua's meticulousness, tenacity and decisiveness.

After all, the emperor is the empress dowager's biological son. Even though he has not been raised by her side since childhood, is there any mother-in-law in the world who would favor her daughter-in-law instead of her own son?

Aunt Zhusheng was very picky and reported in great detail the whole process of why Concubine Shen had an enlarged fetus, including the delicacies from land and sea that were still supplied during the confinement, but she did not mention a single word about the Queen.

It was just that the rising star of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Imperial Physician Liu Bin, who suddenly appeared and was born in Jeju and was an expert in gynecology, immediately gained the trust of Hambok Palace.

It was just that the chef in the imperial kitchen was particularly attentive. I think the sea cucumbers eaten in the three palaces and six courtyards combined were not as many as what Concubine Shen used in one morning.

It was just that Imperial Physician Liu showed special concern and reminded Concubine Shen to move less and eat more, that's all.

As for Hua Fei's sober remarks about pulling out her love-brain and the theory of bribing the Imperial Observatory about the astronomical phenomena, Zhu Sheng did not reveal a single word.

Zhusheng has followed the Empress Dowager since she was a girl. Later, she followed the Empress Dowager into the palace. She accompanied the Empress Dowager step by step until she became Consort Defei and then the Empress Dowager today.

The Queen Mother was accustomed to Zhu Sheng's sarcastic tone. Although she didn't say anything, one could tell the right and wrong of the matter from her words.

Compared to the roundness of Zhuxi, Zhusheng with its angular shape and wrapped in anti-collision armor is sometimes more favored by the Queen Mother.

"I know about this matter. Please remember this merit of Concubine Hua for me. Now the most important thing is to take good care of Concubine Shen." Recently, the empress dowager felt that her cough and asthma had worsened. Perhaps it was because there was too much pollen in the spring. She always coughed and asthma and could not sleep at night.

After listening to Zhusheng's report, the Queen Mother drank a bowl of bitter medicine, calmed herself down, and then gave instructions to Zhusheng.

"I know the importance of this matter." Zhu Sheng bowed and walked out.

After Zhusheng left, the Queen Mother spoke weakly to Zhuxi:

"Now, she is the queen, the master of the six palaces. What on earth could she be dissatisfied with?"

The more the Queen Mother spoke, the angrier she became. She wanted to raise her voice, but her strength was waning, and when she tried to speak, the last few words fell silent.

Zhuxi walked forward and stroked the Queen Mother's spine to help her breathe: "With the Queen Mother's care, Concubine Shen will surely give birth to a plump and fair little prince safely."

Zhuxi knew that the Queen Mother was blessing the Ulanara family. As long as the Ulanara family existed, the Queen Mother would always protect Yixiu and the glory of the Ulanara family.

As for Concubine Shen's fetus, I think the Queen Mother will also find a way to take action and give her a light punishment or a severe warning.

The Queen Mother's eyes flickered in front of the dancing candlelight.

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Shen Meizhuang finally perked up after Concubine Hua came to Xianfu Palace that day.

Every morning, he would get up and take a slow walk along the Xianfu Palace. After dinner, he would walk around the palace in circles accompanied by Caiyue and Caixing.

As for taking a walk in the Imperial Garden, he would just show up from time to time and breathe some fresh air.

Concubine Jing couldn't remember how many floor tiles there were in Xianfu Palace now, but Shen Meizhuang knew them all.

One day, Zhen Huan came to visit Shen Meizhuang from Sui Yuxuan, and Shen Meizhuang told Zhen Huan the truth that the baby was too big.

When Zhen Huan learned that it was Concubine Hua who found out about this, she was filled with admiration for her, and also a sense of gratitude. After all, Sister Mei was a friend she had grown up with. If something happened to Sister Mei, she couldn't imagine how she would spend the long night in the harem.

Zhen Huan saw that Shen Meiyu was now deeply involved in the harem struggle. First, she was tripped by Yu Ying'er and almost had a miscarriage. Then she was framed by Yu Ying'er for murdering Noble Lady Fucha. Now, the fetus in her belly was fed alive. If she was not careful, two lives would be lost.

With such a meticulous mind, even if the Lord came and said that Yu Ying'er did it alone, she would not believe it.

But she was not sure who the person behind this was.

In the harem, anyone could be the one wielding the knife, and anyone could become the knife that causes injustice.

Zhen Huan was a little shocked when she heard Sister Mei's advice that she shouldn't care too much about the Emperor, but she felt more sympathy than understanding. After all, the Emperor treated her sincerely now, and she also wanted to treat her Si Lang well.

Perhaps after sister Mei's child is born, with my help, sister and the emperor will be able to reconcile.

When Shen Meizhuang saw the deep affection in Zhen Huan's eyes towards the Emperor, she knew that it was useless to persuade her any further and could only remind her to be careful in everything.

Time passed quickly, and it was the Queen Mother's birthday in the blink of an eye.

As it was her sixty-fourth birthday, the empress dowager did not want to be too extravagant in order to cooperate with her son's frugality.

It's just to have a reunion dinner together for the family to have some fun.

At the birthday banquet, Prince Guo presented the Queen Mother with a painting of "Magu Offering Longevity" that he had painted himself. The Queen Mother saw it and praised it highly.

Zhen Huan was sitting next to the banquet, and when Su Peisheng unfolded the scroll and presented it to the empress dowager, she happened to glance at it. This painting of Magu was a little different from the other "Magu Offering Longevity" paintings. The other Magu all had slender and graceful figures, but the Magu painted by Prince Guo had an exceptionally round face and an exceptionally bright forehead.

According to Prince Guo, this is a new style of painting that innovatively combines Magu and Maitreya Buddha to highlight the Queen Mother's intention of respecting Buddhism.

Zhen Huan felt that although the painting technique was abstract, the meaning was still good.

Prince Guo is indeed talented.

The Queen gave a sleeping pillow which she had personally selected and sewed herself.

The pillow was made of golden auspicious cloud patterns, and the pillow core was said to be made of chrysanthemum, cassia seed, buckwheat and other ingredients hand-picked by the empress herself. It was a prescription for a comfortable pillow given by Zhang Mi.

"I heard that the Empress Dowager has been coughing and wheezing at night recently due to pollen and can't sleep well. This son specially made this chrysanthemum cloud pattern pillow for the Empress Dowager to sleep well. I have placed this pillow in front of the Buddha in Baohua Hall for 49 days and asked the master of Baohua Hall to bless it. The Empress Dowager will sleep well if she uses this pillow."

The Queen stood up from the Emperor's side, bowed to the Queen Mother, and waited for her praise.

"The Queen is thoughtful." The Queen Mother glanced at the pillow in Zhuxi's hand, gave her a look and looked away without saying anything more.

The queen herself was a little embarrassed standing aside, and could only say: "It is a blessing for me to help the queen mother sleep."

After saying this, he sat back on the phoenix throne.

The concubines and royal family members below seemed to feel that the Queen Mother seemed slightly dissatisfied with the Queen.

Maybe it’s because the pillow is too simple. It looks like it didn’t cost much money or effort.

It is said that he made it with his own hands, even threading the needle and threading the thread counts as his own hands. As for picking the chrysanthemum and cassia seed, there is no need to spend much effort. They will be put into the pillow core anyway. What does it matter whether the flowers are broken or whole?

Ulanara Qingying: Aunt, this chrysanthemum pillow is the craft passed down from our Ulanara family’s ancestors, and I cannot let it be lost here.