"It's not good to be a mascot. It should be prepared to be beaten." His Royal Highness Prince Yun is such a person who knows rewards and punishments clearly.
"Uh..." Mingruo couldn't refute. After all, Ah Ling was a good cook, and it was hard to say whether he was just eating or not.
"Okay, I won't beat the pets you raise." Si Haochen directly put Ah Ling in the same category as the 'bib'. (A Ling: Pet? I thank you for being the eighteenth generation of my ancestors!)
"It's a deal." Mingruo stretched out her little finger and hooked it with Si Haochen.
On the first day of the new year, according to the custom of Donghuan, one has to eat vegetarian food in the morning. Since the master passed out several pots of dumplings and glutinous rice balls last night, Aunt Zhao prepared several pots of plain noodles and vegetarian wontons.
Mingruo's mouth twitched when she saw the sea bowl on the table - Aunt Zhao might have misunderstood her.
"Husband, please eat more." Mingruo used a spoon to serve the wontons in the bowl to Si Haochen one by one.
Si Haochen was speechless. He looked like he could eat so much: "Okay."
"Oh." Mingruo gave some more to Ah Ling, "Remember to talk less for a while."
"Okay." Ah Ling nodded obediently.
After breakfast, Mingruo and Si Haochen took a carriage back to the palace. As they walked to the long street in front of the palace, they saw a palace carriage with a pearl tassel and green roof slowly moving forward, followed by four carriages decorated with red silk.
A carriage filled with boxes and cages.
"Huh?" Mingruo was a little curious, "Does the imperial capital always bring so many gifts to New Year greetings?"
"This is the carriage specially used to bring concubines into the palace." Si Haochen poked Mingruo's forehead.
"Ah!" Mingruo blinked her big eyes, "In that car...could it be your cousin Bichi?" #@$&
"It should be Shen Bichi, but I am not related to the Shen family." His Highness Prince Yun looked serious.
"Haha." Mingruo felt that her husband's "survival" drive was as strong as ever.
The new identity arranged by Emperor Danxu for Shen Bichi is that of the second daughter of the Shen family, whose maiden name is Shen Bilian. This name will definitely make Ming Ruo laugh when she hears it.
It's just that Shen Bichi used to show off as Princess Li and made friends with many ladies. Today is the first day of the new year, and the mothers, brothers-in-law or sisters of the concubines in the harem can enter the palace to pay their respects.
If you are seen by an acquaintance, you will definitely be criticized. Therefore, you can only keep a low profile when entering the palace this time. Not only are there few people and dowry, but you are also not dressed up.%&(&
After entering the palace, a eunuch came to greet him, and Yuhuan helped Shen Bichi get into the soft sedan chair.
Cui Huan stuffed a purse into the leading eunuch's hand: "Father-in-law, where are we going?"
"The emperor gave the two Yanxuan in the east wing of Yuxiu Palace for the empress to live in." The chief eunuch weighed the purse in his hand, "The head of the Yuxiu Palace is Concubine Li... No, it's Concubine Li. She is a very kind person.
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Shen Bichi took a deep breath. She had gone to the palace to stay with her aunt and heard a lot about the affairs of each palace. This concubine had made the emperor unhappy because of her father's corruption. How could she be promoted to the rank of concubine? Could it be that she was pregnant too!
The soft sedan stopped in front of the Yuxiu Palace gate. Palace lanterns were hung on both sides of the palace gate. The yard was also decorated with colorful silk flower bonsais, which looked very festive.
"This palace is so beautifully decorated. It must have been specially arranged by the emperor to welcome the empress into the palace." Yuhuan helped Shen Bichi get out of the sedan chair while picking up nice things to say.
"Don't speculate on the holy will." Shen Bichi scolded with a smile.
This misunderstanding was too beautiful. Concubine Li had just been promoted to the imperial concubine and moved from another place. Naturally, the concubines who were usually decent came over to congratulate her. She then went to decorate the palace garden, and saw that the east side hall was neatly tidied and empty. He also asked people to move some of the furniture and toys he liked to his main hall.
Shen Bichi and his party came to Shuangyan Pavilion and found that the furniture in the palace was not complete. There was no tea set on the table, and there was an empty space where the Arhat bed should have been. Soft cushions and pillows were randomly thrown on the low table...
"This..." The scene in front of him overlapped with the chaotic scene where Prince Li was deposed and they moved out of the palace. Shen Bichi suddenly felt a buzzing in his head and could hardly stand.
"Empress, what's wrong with you?" Yuhuan and Shuanghuan hurriedly supported the person, "Quickly...send the doctor..."
Concubine Li heard that a newcomer had entered Shuangyan Pavilion, so she sat in the main hall and waited for the 'newcomer' to come to see him. However, she didn't expect that the arrival not only announced the arrival of the imperial doctor, but also alerted the emperor.
Shen Bichi was lying on the bed, looking as weak as a gossamer. She was really dizzy at first. After lying there for a while, a medical woman helped massage her head and neck, and she soon recovered. But when she heard the announcement that the emperor was arriving, she immediately He closed his eyes weakly.
Emperor Danxu saw the pitiful Shen Bichi, and the eunuch reported the cause and effect again.
Emperor Danxu's brows were furrowed. He was dissatisfied with several adult princes, including the prince. He wanted to have a few more princes for selection. Therefore, he still paid more attention to the child in Shen Bichi's belly. When I heard that Concubine Li acted like this, I felt very unhappy!
Concubine Li asked her personal maid to inquire about the situation, but she did not panic. Instead, she dressed up. Not only did she wear gorgeous clothes and her hair was covered with pearls, but she also smoked special "incense" and came to "visit" the newly-entered concubine Hui.
"Your Majesty, Jin An." Concubine Li knelt down and saluted. The long tail of her palace dress was scattered behind her, and she was too gorgeous.
"As the head of the first palace, you don't care about the concubines in the palace, but you still treat them harshly!" Emperor Danxu said harshly.
"Your Majesty," Concubine Li deliberately approached Emperor Danxu. A faint sweet fragrance floated around her, "Those pieces of furniture were all newly purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they have a strong lacquer smell. I am afraid that It was only after I was forced to move Sister Hui's concubine away.
I have already found some replacement furniture and put them on the porch to let the air blow away the smell."
As the king of a country, Emperor Danxu would not be fooled by Concubine Li's little trick. But at the moment, he was distracted and just wanted to embrace Concubine Li and go through the storm together, and he didn't want to dwell on it anymore.
"Well..." Emperor Danxu took a deep breath and felt that the fragrance of Concubine Li was refreshing.
Seeing Concubine Li in front of her, Shen Bichi was about to hook Emperor Danxu away. He stood up holding on to the bedrail, knelt on the ground, and said with a cry: "Bilian thinks she has never offended Li. Sister Fei, why do you want to harm me like this?"
Emperor Danxu shook his head and felt a little dazed. He reached out to help Shen Bichi: "Let's talk if you have anything to say."
"Your Majesty, Sister Li Fei is good at using spices to harm people. Bi Lian really doesn't dare to live in the same palace with her. Please ask Your Majesty to find another place for Bi Lian to live..." Shen Bichi looked aggrieved and frightened.
"Why do you say this, my beloved concubine?" Emperor Danxu has been poisoned and bewitched recently, and he is very taboo about using these private means to harm others.
"Sister Li Fei is smoked with Chun He Fragrance. After smelling it, it not only makes her unable to control herself, but also makes her dizzy and chest tight after a long time..." Shen Bichi is very familiar with 'Chun He Fragrance'. After all, she also carries some of it. In the dowry, just in case of emergencies.
