sbdcsierra Chapter 257 Newcomers
Chapter 257 Newcomers
As the two were about to move forward, they suddenly heard footsteps behind them, followed by a clear voice: "This concubine pays her respects to Concubine Hui."
Hearing the sound, Shen Meizhuang slowly turned around and saw Concubine Xu and Concubine Kang walking hurriedly towards them. Shen Meizhuang put on a dignified and appropriate smile and asked calmly, "Is there something wrong, my two sisters?"
Concubine Xu wore a flattering smile. She bowed and said, "Thank you, Her Majesty Huifei and Her Majesty Wenfei, for your gifts yesterday." She leaned forward, her eyes brimming with eagerness, "I've specially prepared some small gifts. I wonder if you could come to Her Majesty's palace and sit there so I can thank you in person."
Shen Meizhuang frowned slightly after hearing this, but she still had a smile on her face, but her tone was a little more distant. She said, "I appreciate your kindness, sister, but it's really inconvenient today. I'll ask you to talk another day!"
Ever since they had two children, Yonghe Palace has been guarded by them like an iron barrel, and no one is allowed to enter. These two people have just entered the palace, and who knows what An's intentions are. They would rather offend them than risk the safety of the two children.
Concubine Xu's smile froze on her face, and after a moment she said, "In that case, I dare not disturb Your Majesty. Please do as you please."
As they walked away, Concubine Xu's face revealed a hint of indignation: "Empress Hui, you are looking down on us!"
Kang agreed and asked weakly, "Sister, should we curry favor with Concubine Hui? Why don't we go find the Empress?"
"You silly girl, Concubine Hui is the most powerful woman in the palace right now. She holds the power to assist the six palaces, just like half a queen. Moreover, she has the support of the prince, so she has a say in the emperor. If we win her favor, we will definitely be able to show our faces to the emperor more often in the future. Isn't wealth and glory within our grasp?"
Kang nodded, not quite understanding, and then asked worriedly, "What if Concubine Hui doesn't allow us to go to her palace?"
Concubine Xu frowned and said, "I'll think of a way! I just don't believe I can't find a way to please her."
Kang agreed to hear this, a look of relief appeared on his face, and he quickly said: "I will listen to my sister!"
Concubine Xu patted her shoulder, her tone filled with a hint of certainty and confidence: "Don't worry, follow me and I will make sure you have everything you need! In this palace, as long as we hold on tightly to the thighs, we will definitely be able to make a name for ourselves."
Shen Meizhuang frowned slightly and said with a hint of sarcasm in her tone, "This Concubine Xu doesn't look very smart!"
An Lingrong nodded gently, a faint smile curling up at the corner of her mouth. "Yes, she is obsessed with pleasing you, sister, so as to gain the emperor's attention. But her intentions are too obvious, anyone can see it."
Shen Meizhuang sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes. "Alas! The emperor can favor whomever he wants. Now I just hope that these people will not come and disturb our lives."
The two continued to walk forward slowly as they talked.
Three days later, Yongzheng was the first to turn over Concubine Xu's name card. In the following days, he turned over her name card several times and bestowed the title "Zhen" on her.
In Yonghe Palace, An Lingrong prepared to make goose pear tent incense according to the recipe of her previous life.
"Alas, I am increasingly confused about the Emperor's aesthetic taste. Concubine Zhen is plain-looking, unremarkable in talent, and even a bit stupid. I don't know what the Emperor likes about her."
She complained while weighing spices on a small scale.
Shen Meizhuang put down the account book and sat down beside her: "Perhaps Concubine Zhen has some advantages that we haven't discovered. Besides, who can guess what the emperor is thinking?"
Watching An Lingrong's actions, Shen Meizhuang said again: "Rong'er, let me help you!"
"Sister, don't you want to look at the account book?"
"Don't look at it."
An Lingrong looked at the sky and said, "Are your eyes hurting again?"
The sky darkened, and the clouds were thick and oppressive, piling up heavily in the sky. The treetops rustled gently in the wind, and the palace walls in the distance looked even more bleak in the gloomy sky.
The air was filled with a damp smell, and occasionally a few birds flew quickly across the sky, flapping their wings rapidly, eager to find a safe place to rest.
This is the postpartum disease that Shen Meizhuang suffered from. Whenever it is cloudy or rainy, her eyes become sore, swollen and painful.
But Shen Meizhuang just smiled lightly and said casually: "It's okay!"
Seeing this, An Lingrong turned her gaze to Su Ye who was standing beside her. Su Ye understood and nodded immediately, then turned and walked away quickly.
After a while, Su Ye hurried back with two medicine bags emitting a faint herbal fragrance in his hands.
Seeing this, Shen Meizhuang put down the object in her hand, slowly stood up, walked to the recliner beside her and lay down. Su Ye walked over and gently placed the two medicine bags on her eyes.
Instantly, a cool sensation spread from her eyes and into her brain. Shen Meizhuang felt as if the original soreness and swelling were gradually dispelled by this coolness. She felt much more comfortable, and her frown gradually relaxed.
An Lingrong no longer had the heart to fiddle with the spices. She sat beside her and said, "Sister, have you ever thought about having another child?"
Su Ye said that if she wanted to recover from her postpartum illness, she would have to go through the confinement period again.
Shen Meizhuang waved her hand: "No more. The last time I gave birth, you were so tired that you almost lost half your life. Let's forget it!"
"Sister, that's all in the past. Now the power of the palace is in your hands. Even if you are pregnant, you can rest assured and take care of the baby."
"Now that I have Sixth Prince and Longyue, I'm already very content! Besides, your prescription says that I can't get pregnant for three years. Now it's only been over a year, so let nature take its course from now on!"
An Lingrong nodded.