Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 76

"Master, it was sent by Master Du, the envoy of salt transportation. You can tell it at a glance." The emperor took the jade plaque from Yimao, glanced at it, and put it aside. ?”

"Master, don't worry, everything is under Anbu's control." Yi Mao replied, "Where is the Wei family?" He has been in charge of monitoring the actions of the Wei family, and the Wei family has been safe and honest these days.

"Wei family?" The emperor pondered for a moment, then held up the jade tablet that he had just put aside.The jade plaque is carved from the finest suet jade.There is no decoration, just a simple look at the jade tied with a red silk rope.There is a small "Wei" character on the back of the jade, and there is a big boat under the character.

Putting it in his hand and rubbing it for a while, "The Wei family is smart, and they are willing to bet their money. The largest caravan in the Inner Sea, this bet is not small. I like this kind of smart people if they are willing and rewarding. It is worth the painstaking efforts of Fei Shunhua and Du Qing's family. You can bring your people back and leave their family alone for the time being. Let's do it."

"understood."

Yimao disappeared while talking, and the emperor didn't care. These guys are elusive these days, and they are used to it even if they are not used to it.Putting away the jade token in his hand, the emperor planned to wait for the matter here, but he could meet the young master of the Wei family, and the business opportunities in the inner sea were worth exploring.

"Xiao Luzi, come in." The emperor let it go after thinking about it for the time being, and called Xiao Luzi to come in. The most urgent task now is not the inner sea, but the Yanzheng, as well as the front and rear palaces.

When Xiaoluzi heard the summons, he appeared in front of the emperor in a short while.Now they live in Yan Yunshi's house, and Yan Yunshi and his wife have given up the upper room to pick them up.The emperor and his entourage were not picky. They spent time sleeping in the wild along the way. They had never seen any difficult conditions. What's more, although Du Yunshi's house was not luxurious, it was well-furnished.

A few days ago, the emperor and Shi Niang quietly joined the Southern Tour team outside Nanluo City, and then marched into Nanluo.After a lot of trouble, I settled down, and in the next few days, I will meet with local officials and their relatives one after another.

In the past few days, the emperor has not received officials because of government affairs, and there are more family members of officials from the Chen family and Shiniang.The emperor looked at the time, and said to the small road that came in, "Is there someone at your empress Shunhua's side?"

Since they came back, the emperor and concubine were busy and sometimes couldn't see each other. When the emperor was not busy, he often went to the Ten Niang's house for dinner.The two can also take the opportunity to have a conversation.

I've been busy these two days, so I didn't go if I couldn't spare.Things were slow today, so the emperor thought of going to see her.

"Returning to the master, the last group of people from Shunhua's side have left for a while. But Mrs. Shunhua has gone out and is not in the house."

"Where did you go? At this time, if you don't wait in the house, where did you go?" The emperor frowned.

"Your Majesty, if you ask, the Emperor, I will tell you that she went to Mrs. Du's for dinner. I heard from Ruomin that Mrs. Shunhua is going to catch up with Mrs. Du. Your Majesty has been busy these days, and she hasn't had a good time with her aunt yet." Talk about a conversation."

"Forget it, then go to Zhaoyuan's room for dinner." The emperor waved his hand, "Go and tell Zhaoyuan that I will come over later."

"Master, it's unfortunate today..." Xiao Luzi said hesitantly, "Miss Zhaoyuan is inconvenient today, she is wearing a jade ring." The implication is that Hui Zhaoyuan came to Kuishui today, so it is inconvenient to serve you .

The emperor was taken aback, "Ask the little maid to make Zhaoyuan wolfberry and yam porridge, and then find Mrs. Tang, so that she can give her a massage if she feels uncomfortable at night."

"The servant understands and will watch them do it."

"Zhaoyuan's body can't be sloppy, let me take care of all the servants in her house." Hui Zhaoyuan Chen was old when she was pregnant, and she couldn't have another child after giving birth to the fifth princess.During the month of confinement, I caught a cold, and the root cause of the disease fell.I don't feel it on weekdays, but every day when I am young, I have unbearable abdominal pain.After the emperor knew about it by accident, he would often give her a few more instructions when she was young.

"Slaves don't need it, don't worry." Xiao Luzi replied, "You see Zhaoyuan and Shunhua can't accompany you, so you have dinner?"

"Who is free in the house for those who come here?" The emperor asked a little funny, how could the emperor want to find a concubine to accompany them for dinner and have to pick their time.

"Except for the two ladies, Shu Chongyi, Meng Wanyi, Miaogui, and Li Changzai are all free." Wang Chaosheng's clerks are really hard to do. Serving the emperor's choice of people to sleep in is so troublesome. Xiaoluzi is weak, "By the way , Wanyi has something to look for you, do you see?"

"Then pass the meal to Wanyi's place. I haven't talked to her properly for some time." The emperor raised his foot and said, "Let's go, go directly."

"Yes." Xiao Luzi hurriedly followed the emperor's pace, thinking to himself, this Meng Wanyi might be about to change her luck.

Speaking of which, this Meng Wanyi is also an old man.It has been more than ten years since Xijia entered the palace for three years. She has a docile temperament, does not fight or grab, and only lives quietly, which is considered clean.There are many concubines in the palace, and this Wanyi has only gone from a lady of the sixth rank to a Wanyi of the fifth rank, so she is considered a good fortune.What's even more commendable is that her status is even more noble than the Liu family and Nalan family who have been favored after entering the palace for six years, and she is the head of the trinity.

She is kind and doesn't easily quarrel with others. She reads and writes in her own residence every day, but the emperor is willing to sit and drink tea with her occasionally.The woman in the palace was jealous and embarrassed her at first, but later found out that the emperor just drank tea and chatted with her, then gave up his previous actions and ignored her.

Xiaoluzi knew the emperor's whereabouts clearly, so naturally when Zhaoyuan and Shunhua couldn't attend bedtime, he would strongly recommend this empress who didn't like to cause trouble and was peaceful.

Here, Shi Niang hid in her third aunt's room, and after hearing the news from Ruo Min, she asked uncertainly, "Are you sure the emperor entered Wanyi's room?"

"I'm sure, my slave. I passed Meng Wanyi's courtyard on purpose. Mr. Lu is guarding the door. Don't worry."

Ruo Min said helplessly, "I've never seen you like this, insisting on pushing the emperor away, and there is no empress dowager watching you when you are away. Why do you do this?"

"The empress dowager is not here, but Ruomin, don't forget that Chaozhong has more than one pair of eyes staring at me. Don't be too high-profile. I can't afford to spoil your lady alone. We are not strong enough. Contend against those pedantic old censors in the court."

"Your Majesty can see clearly, so my wife and our master can rest assured." Mrs. Du San, who was sitting beside her, sipped her tea and said slowly, "Your third uncle specifically asked me to persuade your Majesty, you can't Be the only one to be favored. To be favored, you have to be careful."

"Third aunt, don't worry, so that my third uncle can also rest assured. Ten Niang knows it well. The emperor wants to make it rain and dew evenly. I will avoid him. As for me, Yaoer Haner is enough now."

Ten Niang tugged on Third Aunt's sleeve, revealing the small porcelain bottle in her hand, "I ate this before, I won't have any for the time being, don't worry."

"Silly girl, it's not good to have a thin heir after all. The idea of ​​the family at the beginning was not to prevent you from having one, but not to let you have it too early. After all, you were already eye-catching. Prince Yao is one of the only two sons of the emperor, and he is still with him. Princess Jinghan is a good omen for the prosperity of the dragon and the phoenix. I originally thought that other children would be born one after another in the palace, but who would have thought that no prince or princess would be born in the past few years."

"The family is very considerate, so I naturally won't object. Besides, the production was a bit of a loss at that time, and it will take a while." Shi Niang said to Mrs. Du, "What the third aunt said is not entirely correct. In the past three years, there will still be a prince who is about to be born. Yes. The adoptive mother is one of the people we followed this time."

"Princes with low biological mothers can't hide the demeanor of our prince Yao."

"Yao'er and Han'er were born together, there is no other way."

"Your majesty, it's not an option for your majesty to keep hiding, and if you eat too much of that food, it's not good after all." Mrs. Du whispered, "What your third uncle means is that it's time for you, no matter what the family says. There is another child. Brothers support each other to go further."

"I understand what Uncle San means." Shi Niang smiled, "I came out in a hurry this time. I've stopped that thing for a while, so it shouldn't be difficult."

"You just know what's in your heart." Mrs. Du San thought of what her husband told her, and whispered to Ten Niang, "Master said that the Wei family has already handed over the things to the emperor. I would like to ask you to inquire about it. For the sake of Jiu Yatou, the master also It's a loving father."

"Third Aunt, don't quarrel with Third Uncle, this matter involves more. After all, Ninth Sister is his own daughter." Ten Niang patted Third Madam's heart, "Based on what I know about the Emperor, as long as the interests are big enough, It should be able to spare the Wei family. Tell Jiujie to rest assured."

"Your wife understands." The third lady paused, "It's getting late, so let's stay and have a meal together, your third uncle is taking a rest today, and I'll see you too."

"Then ten niangs would be more respectful than obedient."

After that day, the emperor stayed in Meng Wanyi's house for several days.After a few days, he began to call for bed attendants one by one.This time, the ones brought out are all law-abiding and disinterested, and there is no fighting.

On this day, the emperor was free and became interested in boating, so he insisted on taking a group of women to go boating.Hui Zhaoyuan stayed in the mansion under the excuse that she was not feeling well.

Seeing the emperor's restraining eyes, Shi Niang hurriedly said, "Sister Hui is not feeling well and has no one to take care of her. Shi Niang should stay and take care of her."

As soon as the words were spoken, except for Mrs. Chen, the rest of them showed a look of disappointment. The emperor wanted to go boating because he wanted to get close to Mrs. Du and Mrs. Chen, and it was just a matter of taking them along.Now she doesn't go to both, and they can't go even if they want to.

"Since this is the case, Zhaoyuan should rest well, and Shunhua must take good care of Zhaoyuan." The emperor changed his tone, "Would the other concubines be willing to accompany me on a tour?"

"The concubine is willing, the concubine is willing." Unexpectedly, several people hastily agreed.

"Then it's hard work for you to take care of your sister Hui. Let's go out." After the emperor finished speaking, he took a group of people and left to go boating.
Shi Niang sent them away and went back to her yard. Her heart beat fast all the way, as if something was going to happen.The emperor is clearly hinting that he should not go with him, is it possible?

Unable to stay in the room, she simply left her room and walked around.When passing Hui Zhaoyuan's house, he stopped, hesitated for a while, and said to Ruo Min, "Go and inform, I'm here to take care of my sister."

"Sister, come in." Hui Zhaoyuan said directly when she heard her voice.

Ruo Min hurriedly opened the curtain, Shi Niang stepped into the room, and saw Mrs. Chen leaning on the couch by the side, reading a book, with a few plates of dim sum fruits in hand, she knew it in her heart, but she didn't say anything.

"Is my sister okay? I've been busy these few days, and I haven't had a chance to say hello to my sister." Shi Niang said with concern, "You don't look well. Do you want to see a doctor?"

"Sister, don't be too busy, sit down and talk to me." Hui Zhaoyuan took Shi Niang's hand and asked her to sit on the couch, Fang said, "I don't have any symptoms, it's just that I was greedy when I was in confinement. Cold, I caught a cold, and the root cause of the disease fell. I always feel uncomfortable for a few days every month. It will be fine in the past."

"The emperor has been worried about my sister for a few days. But count the days, your little days are over, why is this?"

"My sister is a smart person, why would you ask such a stupid question. This time, I was boating on the lake, and the lake was cold and cold. I couldn't stand my body. Second, I am getting old, so I won't join in the fun. Take the opportunity Leave it to the sisters."

"My sister has worked so hard, but my sister didn't realize it." Shi Niang smiled embarrassedly.

"It turned out that my sister was kind-hearted, but it was my fault that made my sister miss the opportunity to be with the emperor."

"Sister said this, but it will make my sister feel ashamed. You are not feeling well, and your sister should come to take care of you, so there is nothing to miss."

"It's my sister who said the wrong thing, sister don't be upset." Hui Zhaoyuan and Mrs. Chen secretly said, this girl is a clever talker.

"Sister, you said my eyelids have been twitching since just now, is something going to happen today?" Shi Niang suddenly changed the subject and asked Chen.

"Sister still believes in the saying 'the left eye jumps for money, the right eye jumps for disaster'?"

"The grandmother at home believed it." The implication is that I believe it too.

Shiniang didn't say much anymore, she couldn't find any useful information from Mrs. Chen, so she put it away.

Instead, Mrs. Chen persuaded her, "There are some superstitions around the old man, it's okay, sister don't think too much about it."

Not long after Chen's voice fell, a strange little lady ran in impertinently, "It's not good, ma'am

"How decent is it to panic!" Hui Zhaoyuan scolded.

The little eunuch didn't care about Shi Niang, and directly knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Chen, "Your Majesty, it's really bad, the emperor was assassinated!"

"What did you say? Say it again!" The teacup in Chen's hand fell to pieces with a snap.

Shi Niang was startled by Chen Shi's sharp voice, but instead became sober, she held Chen Shi's hand tightly and said loudly, "Sister, tell him to be more specific!"

(End of this chapter)