The little palace maid is charming and charming, and she is a disaster along the way

Chapter 5: The Emperor's Woman
Shen's house, backyard.

Green shadows cast shade and cicadas chirp.

When Shen Qingtang was taking a walk in the courtyard with his parents to help digest their food, the housekeeper suddenly reported that someone from the Li family had come.

Without waiting for Shen Huaian to speak, Li was the first to refuse.

"No, let him go back!"

"Ying Niang, no." Shen Huaian shook his head in disapproval, and turned to the housekeeper and said, "Take the person to the front hall first, my wife and I will be there later."

"Old slave, go now."

The housekeeper came quickly and left quickly.

Looking at his sulking wife, Shen Huaian felt helpless.

"No matter why he came, he is still someone close to your father. How would your father-in-law feel if he returned empty-handed?"

Li's eyes were red and wet, and she bit her lip and said, "You know what father wants, don't you?"

"No one comes on weekdays, but when my sister went home, he hurriedly sent someone here. Last time he said he wanted us to go back for dinner, but he turned around and stuffed my sister into the palace. I don't know what he is planning this time..."

Pitiful.

In the eyes of his grandfather, the original owner was actually a gift that could be given to others at any time...

Shen Qingtang was silent for a moment, then patted Li's hand. When Li looked at her with tears in her eyes, she tenderly and gently handed her a handkerchief.

"Don't worry, mother. I know you are doing this for my own good, but what father said is also reasonable."

"If you let them go today, there will be gossip in the streets tomorrow. Rather than being maliciously speculated, it is better to wait and see what happens. What do you think?"

Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Li stretched out a finger and tapped Shen Qingtang's fair forehead in a reproachful manner.

"My sister is smart. If that's the case, it's my fault~"

……

In the front hall, the aroma of tea wafts through the air.

When Shen Qingtang walked out of the moon-shaped door with his parents, the servant of the Li family who was drinking tea in the hall hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand and bowed.

"My humble servant, I meet you, uncle."

Shen Huaian nodded, "Father-in-law asked you to come here, but is there anything you need to explain?"

Guisheng nodded and said, "In reply to your uncle's question, the master heard that my cousin had returned, so he asked me to come and invite you, my aunt, my cousin, and my young master to have dinner together in the evening."

"It's time to eat again." Li gritted her teeth.

"cough!"

Seeing that Li was upset, Shen Huaian coughed and nodded warmly to Guisheng.

"Okay, if my father-in-law invites you, we will go together after Feng'er finishes school."

Guisheng, who had received the confirmation that he could go back to report, immediately relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, I will go back right away."

Guisheng turned around and was about to leave, but the butler suddenly came hurriedly with a group of eunuchs.

"Sir, someone is coming from the palace."

Shen Huaian took a closer look and said uncertainly: "Eunuch Jiang?!"

While Shen Huaian was stunned, Jiang Quan, who was wearing a dark blue brocade imperial robe, waved the whisk in his hand and bowed to Shen Huaian with a pleasant face.

"Our family, meet Mr. Shen."

Shen Huaian was tense and asked tentatively, "It's hot in the summer, and it must be tiring for you to come from afar. Why don't you take a seat and rest for a while and moisten your throat with a cup of tea?"

"Someone is coming——"

As soon as Shen Huaian asked the servant to pour tea, Jiang Quan waved his hands to refuse.

"Sir Shen, you are too polite. We are here on the emperor's orders, and we have to return to the palace before sunset." The emperor said that if he did not return before the palace was locked, the eunuch in the imperial court would have to be replaced.

In order to avoid being replaced by someone else, Jiang Quan took out the imperial edict and sang his promise.

"Shen Huaian, the Han Zanlilang of the Taichang Temple, received the order—"

Jiang Quan held up the imperial edict written on yellow silk, and Shen Huaian immediately led the Shen family to kneel down to receive the edict. Behind him, even Guisheng, who was about to leave, rolled his eyes and knelt down to listen to the emperor's will. "Your servant Shen Huaian, together with the Shen family, respectfully welcome the imperial edict and listen to the imperial edict."

Jiang Quan nodded, unfolded the imperial edict in his hand, and his expression became solemn and dignified.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Shen Qingtang, the daughter of Shen Qing, the Han Zanli Lang of the Imperial Temple, is intelligent, agile, graceful, and has made contributions in saving the Third Prince. I am pleased with her. I hereby confer her the title of a seventh-rank noble lady, bestow the title of Shu, and reside in Fanghua Palace. She will enter the palace on June 19th. I decree this~"

Eh……? !

Did she hear it correctly? !

It was like a thunderclap that petrified the entire Shen family. Shen Qingtang looked up in surprise and saw Jiang Quan's smiling face, looking at her with kindness.

It’s a really good color.

They are both bathed in the sun's rays, but only Lady Shu is as radiant as a spring flower, and her fifteen-year-old beauty is more beautiful than a fairy.

"Congratulations, Master Shen."

Jiang Quan closed the imperial edict and handed it to Shen Huaian. Looking at the edict that shone brightly in the sunlight, Shen Huaian took the edict with trembling hands as if he had just woken up from a dream, and raised it above his head to accept the edict and express his gratitude.

"Your Highness Shen Huaian, I bow to thank the Emperor for his grace."

Shen Huaian held the imperial edict carefully in his hands. Thinking of the contents of the edict, he couldn't help but look at his daughter, and an indescribable pride suddenly surged in his heart.

How could gold not shine? His daughter was born with a beautiful face. Even if she was framed and demoted during the palace selection, she could still become a noble lady.

Oh no, it’s bad!
Suddenly thinking of something, Shen Huaian's expression changed slightly.

The imperial edict came suddenly and he did not prepare a red seal!

Looking at his dazed wife, Shen Huaian had no choice but to force Jiang Quan to stay and have tea.

"It's still early. Please, Eunuch Jiang, for the sake of Lady Shu, have a cup of wedding tea before returning to the palace."

Jiang Quan hesitated for a moment, then saw that the guys around him who were holding brocade boxes were sweating from the heat, so he sighed and agreed.

"Master Shen is right. Let our family also share in the joy."

"Eunuch Jiang, please take a seat."

Shen Huaian breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly welcomed Jiang Quan to take a seat, but Jiang Quan waved his hand, pointed at the little eunuch holding a brocade box behind him, and explained with a smile.

"Don't worry, don't worry. We have received the emperor's oral order and need to pass it on to Concubine Shu."

As he spoke, Jiang Quan walked past Shen Huaian, brought along the little eunuch holding a brocade box, and respectfully walked to Shen Qingtang and bowed.

"Your servant Jiang Quan pays respects to Lady Shu."

“Eunuch Jiang…” Shen Qingtang felt mixed emotions. Is this emperor’s son definitely not born in the year of the dog?

Just as she was released from the palace, the imperial edict of enthronement came right after. Why is he arguing with her about the bug? !

Jiang Quan, who had no idea of ​​the noble's thoughts, smiled and took a brocade box from the young eunuch and carefully handed it to Shen Qingtang.

"My dear Lady Shu, I have the Emperor's oral instruction: There is a beauty, with a unique color and radiance, who is out of this world. I specially want to reward you with a pair of jade bracelets. My beloved concubine has skin as white as cream and her white wrists should be matched with something. I carefully selected these jade bracelets, which are a perfect match for my beloved concubine."

Shen Qingtang knelt down and took the brocade box, "I thank the emperor for the reward."

"Lady Shu, you still have a lot of blessings in the future~"

Jiang Quan said this with a smile, and with a wave of his hand, the little eunuchs holding the brocade boxes handed the brocade boxes to the servants of the Shen family.

These brocade boxes seemed to weigh thousands of pounds. The servants who took the boxes were all very careful for fear of bumping and damaging them.

"Thanks to Master Jiang for his good wishes, my father has prepared tea. Please take a seat and have some tea."

"Hahaha... You are too polite to Lord Shen. I will decline your offer and finish my tea before leaving."

Jiang Quan bowed and took the young eunuchs inside to have tea.

As soon as he left, Shen Qingtang looked at the brocade boxes of different sizes, and suddenly he felt short of breath and his eyes went dark.

From now on, she is the emperor's woman - Lady Shu? !
Would she be imprisoned within those lonely palace walls for the rest of her life, with the only sky she could see being the square patch above her head?

If she wants to live well, she even has to compete with others for the same cucumber to keep the favor of the emperor...

She really wants to sleep right here and there forever. Don’t ask her why. The answer is that there is nothing more sad than a dead heart. She wants to die!

(End of this chapter)