Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 95 Concubine Chen Heatstroke
"Min-jun, mother brought you a gift."

Mrs. Chen clapped her hands, and the maids outside filed in with gifts.

Cloth from Persia, pearl powder from the West Sea, brocade and satin from Shu, black brushes for thrushes, and rouge newly made by Zhenbao Pavilion.

The presents piled up into a hill, which made people dazzled.

Concubine Chen was overjoyed, and then her smile froze on her face, "Father's official position is not high, and the gift that mother sent to the palace is too precious, so there is no need to give it in the future."

"It's nothing, our house has too many things to pile up, forget it, let's not talk about our house, let's talk about Ni and the emperor."

As soon as Mrs. Chen mentioned the emperor, Concubine Chen immediately showed a shy look on her face.

Mrs. Chen opened her sleeves and looked at her arms. When she lifted the sleeves, she had a smile on her face. As soon as the sleeves were opened, the bright red Shougong sand on her arms hurt her eyes.

Mrs. Chen quickly lowered her sleeves to cover her arms, "Have been in the palace for half a year, why... oh... you really are."

"Mother calm down, daughter is useless."

Mrs. Chen sighed first, and then patted the back of Concubine Chen's hand heavily, "For extraordinary things, use extraordinary methods."

Mrs. Chen's eyes were full of deep meaning, and Concubine Chen immediately understood her intentions.

"Your father is the head of the four ministers who protect the country, and your mother hopes that you can become the head of the harem. The Chen family has never had a queen. If you are the first to conceive a dragon fetus, our family will skyrocket."

Concubine Chen understands her mother's expectation, and has been working hard to get the next position.

Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen hold the opposite attitude. The Chen family has no military exploits, and the second place will definitely not fall to the Chen family.

She persuaded her many times to no avail, and gradually stopped talking.

Ah Xiang registers and records, and puts the gift into the treasury.

The maid stood on tiptoe to look at the booklet, silently wrote down the amount, and found a reason to come out and report it to the emperor.

After Zhu Beifeng listened, his face was gloomy, and he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

When he first came to power, he was still young and needed someone to help him. The four ministers who protected the country were like four mighty cattle pulling him forward.

Now the four cattle are old, blocking the road to Xuanhua, Zhu Beifeng is in trouble.

Summer is hot, I have no appetite, I always want to drink tea from the Compassion Palace.

The greater the power, the fewer people who can speak up. Most of the concubines in the harem don't understand government affairs, but the four ministers who protect the country do understand, but Zhu Beifeng doesn't want to talk to her about some things.

Gu Yinwei personally brewed a pot of tea, Zhu Beifeng held the tea, smelling the fragrance of the tea, his heart was at peace.

The water used to make the tea is the dew water from flowers at the foot of Yinwu Mountain. The tea leaves are picked just before the Qingming Festival. The tea set comes from Ru Kiln.

Zhu Beifeng frowned, drinking tea by himself, Gu Yinwei sat with him, Xiaoyu brought fresh grapes and watermelon, the melons and fruits Zhu Beifeng didn't move at all, drank a cup of tea for half an hour.

"The emperor has something on his mind?"

"The empress dowager's heart is like a mirror, and nothing can be hidden from your discerning eyes."

"Is the emperor bothered by the four ministers protecting the country?"

"Exactly."

"The four ministers who protect the country have worked hard for many years, and they should also enjoy the blessings."

Zhu Beifeng agreed, and it seemed that he had to find a way to weaken the strength of the four ministers protecting the country.

While the two were talking, an eunuch outside came to report that Mrs. Chen asked to see her.

Zhu Beifeng got up to leave, Gu Yinwei said: "The emperor, don't rush to leave, listen to what Madam Chen has to say."

Mrs. Chen inserted three emerald jade hairpins obliquely, with a gold collar hanging around her neck, two jade bracelets on her wrists, a round-necked silk silk shirt with large sleeves on her top, a pomegranate skirt on her bottom, and two pearls inlaid on her shoes. Chitose.

"Empress Dowager, a thousand years old."

"No gift, sit down."

Chu Chu led Mrs. Chen to the seat, and Mrs. Chen pulled out two jade hairpins and stuffed them into Chu Chu's hands.

"My hard-working aunt serves tea to the minister's wife, and the two jade hairpins chat to show respect, and my aunt plays with them."

The nanny next to Mrs. Chen looked at Gu Yinwei with her head, and Tong Tao scolded: "Don't be rude."

Mammy hurriedly lowered her head, folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen, and looked down at her toes.

Gu Yinwei is not good at talking about scenes, she likes to get straight to the point and express her feelings directly.

Mrs. Chen sat down and gave presents non-stop. She first gave the jade hairpin to Chu Chu, and then gave Gu Yinwei the racetrack.

"There is a pasture in the outskirts of Beijing that is full of water and grass. My wife's younger brother bought [-] good horses. This is the key to the pasture. Please accept it with a smile."

The corner of Gu Yinwei's mouth twitched into a smile, Mrs. Chen is really generous, she is like a pasture when she makes a move.

"You don't get rewarded for your merits, Mrs. Chen's gift is too expensive, the Ai family deserves it."

"The right to the ranch is a meeting ceremony. Please, please give me some kind words for the little girl in front of the emperor. The Chen family will never forget it. Your empress is very kind."

"The emperor was not born to Ai's family, and the emperor's favorite Ai's family is not sure."

"It's okay." Mrs. Chen became more and more complacent as she spoke.

Zhu Beifeng behind the screen frowned even more when he heard this.

Mrs. Chen was talking boastfully, and Tintao looked sideways, adding water to the teacup delicately, giving away the full tea, why don't you leave.

"Concubine Chen has learned to be a housekeeper since she was a child, and she also manages the Huayi Palace in an orderly manner. It is really tiring for the empress to look after the harem. You might as well assign some of the dirty work to Concubine Chen. The status of empresses is the most valuable in the harem. Don't work too hard."

"Madam Chen is right."

The nanny, who was following Concubine Chen, pouted and thought to herself, what can a widow do for Qiao.

The madam is too polite to her, and now we in the Chen family are rushing to curry favor.

Mrs. Chen laughed and continued to give gifts, but the Queen Mother at the racecourse in the suburbs of Beijing did not accept them, which only meant that the gifts were not expensive enough.

"Your Majesty, there is an island in the middle of the lake built in the west of the city. Summer is the best time to enjoy the lotus. It is most appropriate for Your Majesty to take a boat tour in the lake in her spare time."

"The Ai family knows, and the Ai family will not go to Huxinting. Instead, you can go to the racetrack in the suburbs of Beijing to accompany the emperor."

"The minister's wife will go back and prepare to meet Shengjia."

Mrs. Chen left happily, and Zhu Beifeng came out from behind the screen with cold eyes.

"Mr. Chen's monthly silver is 300 taels, and he built a racecourse and an island in the middle of the lake. Mr. Chen has too much money.

"The Chen family has more than money." Gu Yinwei obviously paused at this point.

"The Chen family has ambitions, I knew it early on, but they really shouldn't be in the second place."

Gu Yinwei listened quietly to Zhu Beifeng's words, and responded to him with a sentence or two from time to time.

After Mrs. Chen left the Palace of Compassion and Ning, she went directly out of the palace to prepare for the pick-up, so Concubine Chen didn't know that her mother took the initiative to fight for a lot of dirty work for her.

Concubine Mei dances Tai Chi swordsmanship, Concubine Xi plays the piano, Concubine Qi studies new recipes, Concubine Chen supervises the maids sweeping leaves under the scorching summer.

Ah Xiang held the umbrella for Concubine Chen, and the blush on Concubine Chen's face melted from the sun, and she kept complaining in her heart that her mother was just looking for trouble for nothing, and she was just making trouble for her.

The sound of cicadas humming endlessly, the sun was setting high, and the soles of her shoes were almost melting. Others hid in the shade drinking herbal tea and eating iced melons, but she had to stand in the sun and sweep the floor.

Concubine Chen felt that she had been cheated, and the person who cheated her was her own mother.

The heat was so intense that Concubine Chen stood for an hour, her neck tilted, and she fell backwards.

Ah Xiang shouted loudly: "Come here, Mrs. Concubine Chen has suffered from heat stroke."

(End of this chapter)