Harem for a living

Chapter 161

When Tang Wan'er entered the palace, she first went to visit the Empress Dowager Ci'an.When Chen Manrou heard the news, she just smiled. With such a big backer, if Tang Wan'er didn't pay a visit, she would be foolish.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has gone to the Taiji Palace." Li Qiu came to report the news, Chen Manrou leaned on the bed and waved her hands: "Concubine Xian just entered the palace today, according to the rules, the Emperor will rest at her side for three days , you don't want to inquire about it casually, if you are caught by Concubine Xian, you will be ashamed."

"Your Majesty, servants, be careful. They won't be contacted by others when they are free, and they are only asked to do some cleaning work on weekdays, and they have not let people into the first and second classes." Li Qiu said with a smile, and came forward to Chen Manrou. After combing her hair, Chen Manrou's hair was smooth and delicate, even more lustrous than fine silk. Li Qiu squeezed her hair and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's hair is getting better and better, and the servants are reluctant to let it go."

"You talkative little hoof, I'm used to you daring to say anything." Chen Manrou said with a smile, took off the earrings from her ears, thought for a while and ordered: "Go and get the fifth princess Hug it here, let the fifth princess sleep with Ben Gong tonight, look at the mother's place, and tell me."

"Yes, servant girl is going now." Li Qiu replied with a smile, Li Chun and Li Xia came to serve Chen Manrou to change her underwear, and Li Dong directed the little maid to change the ice basin and put down the tulle on the window, then The tulle is also a tribute. It is opaque but ventilating. It is best used to make curtains. There are not many in the palace. It was only half changed.

Chen Manrou felt sorry for her son and daughter, so she moved a little further in the back room, and she could only encounter this kind of tulle in the bedroom here.

Soon Li Qiu brought the fifth princess over, and now the fifth princess was a little sleepy, and when she saw Chen Manrou, she opened her hand: "Mother~"

"Hey, baby, sleep with mother today, okay?" Chen Manrou stretched out her arms to hug Xiao Wu, and kissed her on the forehead. Xiao Wu's eyes almost narrowed, and he dozed off, and wanted to kiss her back. It made Chen Manrou laugh non-stop.

Removed the thin blanket wrapped around Xiao Wu, and put her directly on the bed, Chen Manrou lay down, first hugged Xiao Wu in her arms, and then pulled the thin quilt beside them to cover the two of them.

After she closed her eyes, Lichun and Lixia retreated quietly, one went to the couch next to the bed to watch, and the other arrived.On the other side, he blew out the candles, closed the door and found a random place outside to rest.

When Chen Manrou woke up the next day, Xiao Wu was still asleep.Chen Manrou waved her hand, telling everyone to relax and not to disturb Xiao Wu.

Lichun came over with a bright red dress in his arms and asked, "Your Majesty, should you wear this?"

"The color is too bright. It's a hot day. It's hot when you look at it. Change to a plain color." Chen Manrou waved his hand, and Lichun hesitated: "This is the first time for Concubine Xian to pay her respects, and she's wearing too plain clothes. , won't you be too imposing?"

"Aura is not something that depends on clothes alone. Moreover, in terms of aura, the two of your mothers combined can't compare with each other. We simply don't pretend to be that way, just do whatever we want."

Chen Manrou said with a smile, to be honest, in terms of dignity and dignity, she is really inferior to the former queen.She was raised from a young age, and although she also followed the rules of elementary school, there are still traces left in her bones from her previous life.In addition, one is a noble girl in the capital, and the other grew up in the border. The customs of the two places are different, and the daughters raised must have different temperaments.

The most important thing is that she is unwilling to follow the old ways of the first queen.What the former queen did was good enough, if she used the former queen's standard to demand herself, it would be purely seeking abuse, and she would definitely be incomparable.

When others mention it, they will only think of how dignified the first queen was, and the later queen, tsk tsk...

So, she had to find another way.For example, in front of the emperor is Xie Huayu, a gentle and considerate little wife.In front of her children, she is a gentle, soft, caring and considerate mother.In front of the concubines, as long as they don't violate the rules, it's easy to talk.

If it violates the rules... no such person has appeared so far, but if a newcomer wants to enter the palace, there should be many people who want to try.

"Then the green one?" Li Chun asked again, Chen Manrou frowned, that one looked refreshing, but it was too tender, anyway, she is also a queen, so she can't pretend to be tender if she loses her momentum.

The really tender one is the one who came to say hello today.

"I remember that some time ago, the emperor rewarded a lotus-colored smoke cloud gauze, and I asked you to make it into a floor-length dress?" Chen Manrou thought for a while and asked. Three horses, and the remaining two horses were given to Chen Manrou.

One is tau color and the other is pine color.Although there are many pieces of lotus-colored cloth in this palace, there is only one piece of lotus-colored smoke cloud gauze, even if someone knocks the color off, there is no need to worry about being robbed of the limelight.

"Yes, this servant almost forgot about it. Madam, wait a moment, this servant will go get it now." Li Chun's eyes lit up, and he quickly responded.Li Xia saw that the clothes were selected here, so he picked out the jewelry that could match the lotus color clothes.

Most of them were lighter in color. Chen Manrou took a lilac-colored peony flower and tied it in the middle. Not only did the bright red beads not steal the color, but the peony flower decorated with it was more delicate.On the other side is a snow-blue emerald carving, and there are purple water drop beads on the ears.Chen Manrou's complexion was fresh and tender, she didn't look like a mother of two children at all, but more like a little girl.

Lixia added the remaining bits and pieces to Chen Manrou, and said with a smile: "My lady is getting younger and younger, she looks so good without makeup."

"Well, let's put on light makeup today." Chen Manrou replied with a smile, she doesn't like makeup very much on weekdays.In summer, people tend to sweat more easily, and the outfit will get blurred after a while, so it's better not to paint.

After Chen Manrou packed up, Chu Yun came over with a bowl of bird's nest porridge: "Madam, Concubine Hui has come to pay her respects."

"Well, let her wait first. You go and see if the fifth princess is awake. If she is not awake, ask the nanny to come and watch over her. If she wakes up, prepare half a bowl of bird's nest porridge for her first. Don't let her wake up." Eat too much, eat more vegetables for breakfast later."

"Yes." Chu Yun saluted, put the tray on one side of the table, then turned around and entered the inner room, and reported back after a while, saying that the fifth princess hadn't woken up yet.

Chen Manrou finished eating the bird's nest porridge slowly. Seeing that it was getting late, she wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, stood up and supported Li Chun's hand, came out from the inner room, went directly to the side hall, and then entered the main hall from the side hall .

Concubine De and Concubine Fu and others also rushed over, and everyone stood up to salute Chen Manrou.Chen Manrou smiled and asked them to sit down: "Concubine Xian hasn't come yet?"

"Perhaps Concubine Xian hasn't woken up yet?" De Concubine De said in a strange way, Chen Manrou glanced at her, really, her temper became more and more suffocated, and she dared to say anything.

"It must be that Concubine Xian is not familiar with the greeting time in the palace for the time being, so she came late." Concubine Hui was smoothing things over, and Concubine Fu nodded with a smile and said: "I also think that there may be such a reason, after all, For the first attack, it is the rule to greet the empress, Concubine Xian must have forgotten."

Chen Manrou didn't speak, Cheng Fei sneered: "You can just say that she doesn't want to abide by the rules?"

Concubine Fu's complexion changed, and she looked at Concubine Cheng with a wry smile: "Sister Concubine Cheng, you can't talk nonsense. When did this concubine say such a thing? I just guessed a few words. If someone offends concubine Cheng place, please forgive me, Concubine Cheng."

No matter what Concubine Fu's words meant, Concubine Cheng didn't take it seriously, pouted, just looked at Chen Manrou and said, "Empress Empress, I have something else to ask you, the Fifth Prince is a little uncomfortable today, so I didn’t come to pay my respects, and I ask the empress to forgive me.”

"But you're sick? Have you had the imperial doctor look at it?" Chen Manrou felt you asking, and Concubine Cheng nodded: "I have already asked the imperial doctor to see it, and said that I have a cold, I think, it was probably released last night The charcoal basin is too cold, and the imperial doctor prescribed a prescription, saying that it would be enough to raise it for two or three days."

"It's fine if it's not too serious. The child is weak. In the future, you should put one less ice basin in his room. Later, I will send you some medicinal materials." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and the concubine Cheng got up to thank her. .

While talking, Li Qiu came in in a hurry, and whispered in Chen Manrou's ear: "Madam, it's not good, Concubine Xian has already gone to Ci'an Palace to pay her respects."

Chen Manrou's complexion changed instantly. The concubine entered the palace. On the first day after serving in bed, she did not come to pay her respects to the empress, but went to Ci'an Palace. What does Xianfei mean!Get off your horse?Or is it a test?Or, a little bit of both?
Could it be that she, Tang Wan'er, really thought that with the Empress Dowager Ci'an as her backer in the palace, she would have no scruples?
With a sudden change in her mind, Chen Manrou immediately came up with a countermeasure, didn't you come to pay your respects?Well, Ben Gong has been waiting here.

Thinking about it, Chen Manrou's face softened a bit, and she looked at Concubine De and said, "I have some good news to tell you today, I discussed with the emperor the day before yesterday, and I want to invite a gentleman for the second princess. There is news, you have to be prepared, the manpower around the second princess is fully equipped?"

"It's fully equipped, four first-class maids, four second-class maids, four third-class maids, and two foster nuns." Concubine De said quickly, with a bit of joy on her face. Remember the second princess, does that mean that the emperor has not forgotten her Zhang Wanting?

"It's good if it's fully equipped." Chen Manrou smiled and nodded: "Both the emperor and this palace believe that you are very good to the second princess, but the second princess has a weak temper, so you have to beat the people around the second princess when you turn around. "

"Yes, I know." Concubine De got up and saluted, Chen Manrou nodded, motioned her to sit down, then turned her head to ask Meng Jieyu: "How is the Sixth Prince?"

Ordinarily speaking, Meng Jieyu's status is too low, so she is not qualified to keep the sixth prince by her side.But before the sixth prince was born, the Empress died, Concubine Yang Gui died, Concubine Shu died, Concubine Liu died, and more than half of the high rankings in the palace were lost.

For the rest, Chen Manrou just gave birth to the fifth princess, Concubine De has already raised the second prince, and Concubine Cheng has already raised the fifth prince. No one can take in the sixth prince, so it has been delayed until today, and the sixth prince is still raised in the Next to Meng Jieyu.

But now, Yikun Palace has also been cleaned, and when Concubine Li lives in, the sixth prince will be taken care of by Concubine Li.

"Thank you, empress, for your concern. The sixth prince has been doing well recently. He was learning to speak a few days ago, and now he can be called father, queen and mother." Meng Jieyu said a little awkwardly, and Chen Manrou smiled: "Really? How about changing it?" Today you carry him to Yongshou Palace, let me have a look, and also be a companion with that girl Yihui."

"Yes, my concubine obeys the order." Meng Jieyu's eyes lit up, and she quickly got up to salute.

Lan Zhaoyi showed an envious look on the side, seeing Meng Jieyu sitting down, she hurriedly said jokingly: "Empress, the fourth princess said yesterday that she misses her fifth sister very much, and yesterday she specially put away her toys Put it away, saying that it is for her fifth younger sister to play."

Fortunately, the prince said that life is too complicated, everyone is planning in the bottom of their hearts, and it is not obvious on the surface.But princess, as long as they can please the queen, these concubines are still very willing to let them please.

After all, the queen is the aunt, and when these princesses get married in the future, as long as there is no accident, the queen's opinion will account for more than half of them.

"Really? Then you can have someone bring Yi Ting over some other day." Chen Manrou smiled and nodded, she was ready to welcome anyone who came.The princesses have been entertained, and there is no guarantee that they will not be able to help in the future.

(End of this chapter)