Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 102

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor was concentrating on reviewing the memorial.

Shi Niang came in from outside the hall, and the ring pendant on her waist made a tinkling sound as she walked, which was crisp and sweet.

The emperor paused, as if dissatisfied with being disturbed by others, and said without raising his head, "Let's put it there, we'll eat it later."

"Ms. Concubine Shu said that you can eat while it's hot." Ten Niang became playful, squeezed her throat, and said in the voice of a little palace maid.

"Concubine Shu?" the emperor heard the words, "She misses Zhen. Got it, you go back and tell her, and Zhen will go to her palace to accompany her for dinner tomorrow."

"It doesn't need to be tomorrow, it will be done today." Ten Niang watched the emperor only focus on approving the memorial, didn't notice her, so she just opened her mouth and said.

"Girl?" The emperor raised his head and saw Concubine Shu who was looking at him unhappy, "Why are you here? How long have you been here? Why are you silent?"

"It didn't take long, and you were too focused. You didn't even recognize my voice." Shi Niang was slightly annoyed.

"You girl, you mischievously pretended to be a little maid to deceive me, and you are not happy if you succeeded?" The emperor put the lake brush on the emblem inkstone aside, and smiled helplessly.

"Where is the concubine lying to you? Didn't you want the emperor to pay attention to me?" Shi Niang raised the food box in her hand and gestured.

"What delicious food did you make, and you even made this trip yourself?" The emperor was curious, "Concubine Shu is willing to leave Jing'er to see Jing'er and his father today?"

"I haven't opened the box yet, where did the sour smell come from?" Shi Niang laughed, "You can't get rid of the problem of competing for favor with children, and why do I think you are getting better and better? Now eight The girl has grown up, and it's Xiao Liu's turn again."

"Ms. Concubine Shu is not jealous of the children, she just has a petty temper." The emperor was not annoyed, and held Shi Niang's hand with affection.

"Come on, let me see what good things our Concubine Shu has brought today." The emperor took the food box in Shi Niang's other hand.

"I just wanted to ask you, are you eating here?" Shi Niang asked, "I don't know what food is prepared in the imperial dining room today."

"That's it, I'm too lazy to toss back and forth, I'm tired." The emperor ordered Shi Niang to make room on the imperial case, "Why do you really want to eat the food in the imperial dining room? Don't you always think their food is greasy? "

"Can't you be hungry?" Ten Niang tidied up the imperial case, looked up at the emperor's disbelieving eyes, and was defeated, "Okay, I'm worried about you. I think the imperial dining room is almost ready, I just want to see if what they cook is not to your taste, so that Xiao Luzi can tell them to make some supper that you like. These days you are busy with court affairs, and dinner is not easy to use. After a few days of tossing God, I think it's time for the imperial physician to prescribe medicine for you."

"Who did you hear that I don't enjoy dinner?" the emperor wondered.

He is busy these days, but dinner is still useful, but today he was delayed for a while, but this girl kept scolding him.

He put the food box on the imperial case and opened the big food box.In the food box, there is a plate of appetizing hot and sour side dishes brought by Shi Niang, a small bowl of shredded chicken wonton noodles, a plate of sliced ​​sausages, a small amount of chicken soup, and some small snacks.

The emperor helped Shi Niang take the food out of the food box and put it on the imperial case in front of him.

The emperor gave Shi Niang a pair of ivory chopsticks, and took the lead in eating.

Shi Niang picked out a piece of noodles, "I heard what the empress said, that you haven't had dinner for some days. I see that you are indeed like this."

"Pfft." The emperor shook his hand holding the chopsticks and almost choked, "cough cough cough..."

"You're in a hurry, take it easy." Shi Niang hurriedly filled a bowl of chicken soup and handed it to him.

The emperor took the soup that Shi Niang handed him, took a sip, suppressed the discomfort in his throat, and said, "What did the queen say?"

"Well, when I greeted the queen this morning, the empress said it." Ten Niang was puzzled, "What's the matter?"

"Where did the queen say this, you silly girl!" The emperor put down the bowl and patted Ten Niang's head.

"No, it can't be..." Ten Niang was surprised, "Is that what you mean?"

"Hahahaha, where is your little head thinking?" The emperor couldn't help laughing.

"Who knew that the queen would say with so many people that you didn't turn over the cards." Shi Niang excused embarrassingly, "Why did she say that, and they who were still jealous before all quieted down."

"Speaking of which, according to the rules of our ancestors, flipping the sign before and after the dinner is not the same as passing on the meal." The emperor said, "Speaking of it this way, it is true that I haven't used the dinner properly for a while."

The emperor stared at Shi Niang and pointed out, "I will accompany you to have dinner tomorrow, remember to mention coaxing Xiao Liu."

"Understood." Ten Niang lowered her head and whispered.

"You are the mother of four children, and the girl is still as shy as before?" The emperor touched Shi Niang's red earlobe, "Speaking of which, you have been with me for more than ten years, and even Yaoer is ten years old. Years old."

"13 years, and it will be 14 years after the new year." Shi Niang raised her head and said in a clear voice, "The emperor doesn't even remember the year when the concubine entered the palace."

"You entered the palace on September [-]th, eight years. If I remember correctly, the first time you went to bed was on the eighth day of October."

"You remember it all!" Shi Niang said in surprise, "I thought you turned over the sign of the concubine on a whim."

"No, I didn't intend to get you involved so early." The emperor said calmly, thinking of the oolong incident that turned the Ten Niang brand for the first time back then.

"I guess so, but I haven't guessed it for so many years. Who is it that can make you fall into the right place?"

"My good cousin."

"So it's the empress, so I understand." Ten Niang filled another bowl of wanton noodles and handed it to the emperor, "You need to use some."

"I will go to your place tomorrow, and I will push you to the forefront again." The emperor rubbed his nose and said embarrassedly, "I'm just tired these days, and I don't want to go to their palace to watch them make trouble. I have wronged you."

"Why don't you go to the empress's place?" Shi Niang asked, "Your empress is not afraid of their jealousy. The concubines are not as open-minded as the empress."

"The empress won't let you go." The emperor couldn't help complaining, "A few days ago, there was a little girl at your place making trouble at night, so I don't want to go too much. Empress, the empress said that she has to teach the second girl during these days, so she has no time to talk to me. Listen, is this what a queen should say?"

"Your Majesty is telling the truth. The second princess is about to get married. The one who is going to marry is the nephew of your Majesty. My Majesty is busy with the palace affairs, buying the dowry for the princess, and teaching the princess housekeeping etiquette. I have heard that In the evening, the empress has to teach the second princess how to cook."

"She seems to be busier than me." The emperor said with emotion, "You two can't go there, so I have to sleep alone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

"Your Majesty, you are joking. You are clearly planning major events in the Northwest, so you don't want us to disturb you." Shi Niang smiled and gave the Emperor a glance.

"You are clever." The emperor praised, "Did Xin Yin send you a letter?"

"Xin Yin is listening to you now, how can I receive his letter." Shi Niang said, "It was my third brother who sent a letter to the family saying that the northwest is not peaceful, so the family should find a way to get Eighth Sister, Eldest Sister, and Second Sister Sister waits for the female relatives and children to take them back to Yujing for a temporary stay. Once there is a war, it will also make my brother-in-law feel at ease."

"Your third brother is living like a fish in water in the northwest. It was Du Ziyun who begged me to let him go to the northwest to join the war, and I withheld him." The emperor didn't ask why Shi Niang knew the news outside the palace, but instead talked about the brothers of the Du family. Come.

In front of Shi Niang, he was always extra tolerant.A concubine is not allowed to do politics, and he has never used this to restrain her. He would often teach her about court affairs.

And she did not disappoint him, whether it was strategy, scheming, or even heart, she had her own set of rules of conduct.Occasionally presumptuous within the rules, the emperor is unwilling to scold.

"My sixth sister sent me the news." Ten Niang thought for a while and said, "Northwest, when do you plan to start the war?"

"Not sure, it depends on Fengyang City." The emperor was honest.

"Fengyang City these days, the news is not easy to convey." Shi Niang frowned, "Did Fengyang King notice something? Will it affect our layout?"

"What is the situation of King Fengyang, I don't know for now. I guess he is in a hurry. Even if there is a change, it will not have a big impact on our layout."

"He panicked because in the past two years, my country's treasury has received a lot of money. At least we can fight without worrying about military supplies. This is the economic benefit brought about by Nanluo's salt tax reform."

"There are so many?" Shi Niang did not expect this.

In the early stage of Nanluo's reform, she experienced it herself and knew what was going on; but in the later stage, she couldn't care less about this matter.At that time, she and the third prince were pushed to the forefront.

"Well, otherwise, why do you think your third uncle was directly promoted to a cabinet bachelor, and there was no opposition from the court?"

"Didn't my third uncle use methods to scare people?" Shi Niang laughed, "He has the most evil ideas, so I'm not afraid of people's opposition."

"That's right, he kept saying that I should directly promote him to be the servant of the household department." The emperor couldn't laugh or cry, "Who would ask the emperor for an official?"

"It's because you trust the emperor, so he dares to mess around in front of you." Shi Niang said with a smile, "My third uncle, whoever he trusts, has no reservations before sleeping."

"In order to thank him for being unreserved, I can only suppress his son's request for a transfer." The emperor said, "Your third uncle's only heir almost turned against us because of him. I don't care about such a precious lump." Dare to transfer to the Northwest."

"Brother Yun has been in the Gyeonggi camp for many years. He and the third brother have joined the army. The third brother is training in the northwest and is about to fight for the country, but he can only stare with envy in the Gyeonggi camp."

"I can't approve it, your third uncle will be annoyed." The emperor stared at Shi Niang, "Don't make trouble."

"Leave this matter to me and let Brother Yun convince Third Uncle himself. Don't say that I didn't help him. If he can handle Third Uncle, you can let him go. For so many years, he suppressed himself, because my Third Uncle, Have a good time. 'Why don't you take the Wu hook and collect the fifty states in Guanshan. Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar with ten thousand families.' This is his favorite poem."

"If Du Ziyun goes to the northwest, I can't guarantee that he will come back alive." The emperor pondered, "His ability and his ability to lead the army are all praised by Xin Yin, and I believe in Xin Yin's vision. A sword on the battlefield has no eyes, you three If uncle doesn't agree, I won't agree easily."

"Xin Yin, yes, Xin Yin is in the northwest. When the time comes, let Xin Yin take care of him. By the way, Xin Yin is supervising the army in the northwest as a royal family. Do you have his family..."

"He's not one of those generals. He has to keep hostages in Beijing to prevent any changes. His wife and children have returned to the countryside, and they are protected by his people."

"Xin Yin deserves to be Xin Yin. He is safe and meticulous. I can rest assured that Brother Yun entrusts him."

(End of this chapter)