Harem for a living

Chapter 165

The emperor had lunch in the Yongshou Palace, and checked the homework of the second prince Hong Xu and Xiao Si before returning to the Qianqing Palace.Just before leaving, he left a message saying that he would come over at night.Chen Manrou knew without thinking that this was the emperor's compensation for her.

How to put it, Tang Wan'er is the emperor's cousin, and the Tang family is the emperor's natal family.If the emperor demoted Tang Wan'er's status when she first entered the palace, or imposed a more serious punishment, I am afraid that some people will say that the emperor is ruthless in the future.

What's more, there is still his own mother, Ci'an.It's completely different from his attitude towards Ci Ning. When Ci Ning was around, the emperor was completely out of face, or it was a rule, or it was just for others to see.As for Shang Ci'an, although the emperor didn't like her always wanting to stretch out his hand in the palace, his tolerance increased a lot.

When encountering matters related to Ci'an, the emperor would always try to persuade Ci'an first, but if it didn't work, he would try to find a way around it.If it still doesn't work, then score the situation. If it can affect the previous court, find someone to be a raft;

Tang Wan'er's matter, no matter where it is put, it is a crime of not being a queen, and at least she has to be degraded to have an explanation.But in order to save face for the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and for the Tang family's face, this share was kept as usual.

But no matter what, it was Chen Manrou who was wronged, not to mention that everyone in the palace saw it harshly, so the emperor had to make up for it.Otherwise, Chen Manrou will have less confidence in managing the harem in the future.

To be more serious, if everyone has learned and behaved, I am afraid that the harem will also be in chaos.The chaos in the harem is a sign of chaos in the world. The emperor wants to be a wise king, and he wants to be a wise king who has been famous for thousands of years.Therefore, the harem cannot be chaotic, not even a little splash.

Chen Manrou yawned, and wanted to sleep after a full lunch.As for the matter that the emperor will come over at night, doesn't that happen only at night?On the side of Concubine Xian, you still have to pay attention. The six-month confinement is serious enough. After all, you won't see the emperor for half a year. When Concubine Xian comes out again, the day lily will be cold.

But if it's not serious, it won't hinder the future development of Concubine Xian at all.The Empress Dowager Ci'an casually found a reason, for example, she had a headache and wanted Concubine Xian to serve her sick, or her birthday was coming and she wanted to see Concubine Xian. Once she found any random excuses, Concubine Xian would come out nine times out of ten.

Even if he can't get out, when the half-year period expires, the Empress Dowager Ci'an will bring Xian Concubine by her side every day, and the emperor will have to sell himself.

The most important thing is that Concubine Xian is beaten down by this stick. If her head suddenly becomes smarter, it will be a bad thing. If she makes good use of these six months, and with the help of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, she will definitely be able to make the Taiji Palace It is much better to take care of it into an iron bucket than I did in the past two or three years.

Therefore, the most important thing for Chen Manrou to do right now is to quickly find a few more nails and prepare them, and when Concubine Xian reacts, take the opportunity to switch in.

Buying, making a story, sending it to Concubine Xian without a trace, and letting Concubine Xian take the initiative to go there, the whole process cannot be finished in a few sentences.It is still necessary to figure out what kind of person Concubine Xian likes to serve, so the chances are still half open.

Rubbing her forehead and thinking for a while, Chen Manrou was really a little sleepy, so she simply put aside a bunch of things in her head, and just closed her eyes and fell asleep.

After taking a nap in the afternoon, Chen Manrou took Xiaosi to the Chongwen Museum. Chen Manrou found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked someone to move the table to the outside yard. She chose a scene at random and started to paint.

This technology is the most available, but it can't be delayed by throwing it down.

"Your Majesty, look~" When the Emperor came over in the evening, Chen Manrou immediately presented the treasure and sent the painting she made in the afternoon to the Emperor. The Emperor squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, then nodded and praised: "That's right, the scene selection is unique, the brushwork is delicate, The painting style is peaceful and can be called a good product.”

"The emperor write two lines of poems on it?" Chen Manrou asked with sparkling eyes: "Written here, the emperor also knows that my concubine can't compose poems, but I can appreciate poems. Your majesty's handwriting is also excellent, okay A good poem with good characters and a concubine's good paintings is perfect."

The emperor burst out laughing, I have never seen someone who likes to boast so much.However, I was still a little bit complacent in my heart, so I nodded along with the situation: "Go grind ink for me."

Chen Manrou happily agreed, and hurried to the desk, spread out the painting, then took the grinding ingot and began to grind the ink.The emperor held his sleeve with one hand, dipped the inkstone with a brush in the other hand, thought for a while, hung his wrists to paint, and then walked around with the pen, but he wrote a poem in a short while.

Chen Manrou indeed had some appreciative eyes, and immediately praised: "The emperor's handwriting is getting better and better, with iron and silver hooks, full of momentum and domineering, this turning point is sharp and round, giving people a kind of look at the world. I feel benevolent, coupled with this poem, I feel a little inferior."

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, Chen Manrou covered his chest and frowned: "My concubine's paintings are not worthy of the emperor's poems."

The emperor looked at Chen Manrou's movement of covering her chest, and then at the sad expression on her face, the corner of his mouth couldn't help twitching.Chen Manrou's expression changed in an instant, with a passionate expression: "But don't worry, the emperor, I will definitely work hard. One day, I will make my paintings worthy of the emperor's words and poems."

As she said that, she changed her expression again, showing a little shyness, and moved towards the emperor: "The concubine is also worthy of being the emperor."

The emperor's heart moved slightly, and he looked down at Chen Manrou.Today, Chen Manrou has no makeup on her face, only some pink lip balm on her lips.Most of her hair is scattered behind her back, and a white jade hairpin is simply inserted on her head.

The so-called beauties under the lights, Chen Manrou is 25 years old, her youthfulness has completely faded, and she is becoming more and more charming.Coupled with the attention to maintenance on weekdays, she is a beauty no matter what.Today, she was wearing a pink dress again, with a shy and timid expression, which added a bit of charm.

The emperor stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, and lowered his head to hold those pink and tender lips. He had been looking at them for a long time just now, and he always felt that those lips were like peaches, plump and moist. They were very tempting to look at, and he really wanted to Let people taste the taste whether it is sweet or not.

It was almost three o'clock before the little wife who was about to pass out was spared, someone changed the bed, and fell asleep with his beloved wife in his arms.

When Chen Manrou woke up early in the morning, she was stupefied to find that the people around her had disappeared, she was shocked, and instantly sobered up.Li Chun waited beside him, hurried over and asked, "Your Majesty, are you ready to get up? It's the time of day."

"Where's your majesty?" The majesty came to the court at the beginning of Maoshi, and it's been half an hour now!Oh my god, it's the first time I didn't serve the emperor, no one will know about it, right?

After being tense for a moment, Chen Manrou felt relieved again. Her Yongshou Palace was still well guarded.My identity at this moment is not what it was before, so there is really no need to be nervous.

"The emperor has already gone to the court. When the emperor got up, he specially ordered the slaves and servants to be quiet and serve them carefully, so as not to disturb the empress." Li Chun said with a happy face. She is the empress's maid. more promising.

Didn't you see the two older sisters who served the empress before?Married to a military officer of the fifth rank right after leaving the palace, in the future, she will inevitably be the imperial grandmother.

"Tell them to keep their mouths tight. If anyone dares to spread the word, send it." Chen Manrou nodded in response, and stood up by the way. Who knew that when her feet touched the ground, her body softened. If it wasn't for Lichun's support, she would definitely I have to fall to the ground.

"Your Majesty, why don't you skip today's greeting?" Li Chun asked with concern, Chen Manrou shook her head: "No, something like that happened yesterday, so I skip today's greeting, if it spreads, your mother will become a Be careful with people with small stomachs."

Li Chun hurriedly came up with another idea: "Then let Li Xia come over and give the empress a massage on her waist?"

"Well, okay, let Liqiu and Lidong prepare the washing supplies." Chen Manrou nodded and said, after thinking for a while, she added: "I'm wearing that snow-blue dress with amethyst hair mask today, let them prepare it too."

Li Chun answered with a smile, turned around and called several other people into the room.Lichun went to the inner room to make the bed by himself, Lixia kneaded Chen Manrou's waist, Liqiu prepared warm water for washing his face, cloth towels and soap, and Lidong went to the closet to find clothes, purses, sachets, fans, shoes and other things.

In an instant, the whole room became lively.

Chen Manrou lay on the soft couch and asked, "Did the Fourth Prince and Fifth Princess rest well last night?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Fourth Prince went to bed early yesterday, and he's already woken up. I'll come over to say hello to your Majesty later. The Fifth Princess hasn't woken up yet. The fifth princess's nanny came back to answer the question. , Said that the fifth princess slept well last night, and only got up once at night."

Li Xia replied bluntly, Chen Manrou nodded in satisfaction, closed her eyes and enjoyed it for a while, and felt that her body was not so tired, so she asked someone to come over to help her freshen up.After passing on the breakfast, I had a full meal before going out to meet the concubines who came to pay their respects.

(End of this chapter)