Harem for a living

Chapter 184

"Since Concubine Hua is pregnant, who took care of the palace affairs a few days ago?" After returning to the main hall of Ci'an Palace, Chen Manrou asked a question first, without waiting for Concubine Hua to ask again.Concubine Hua was stunned, she probably didn't expect Chen Manrou to react like this.

However, he was not stupid after all, so he reacted immediately, and smiled embarrassedly: "Because it was the first time for me to take care of these things, there were many things that I didn't quite understand, so I came here to ask the queen mother for advice. With the help of the empress dowager, the concubine is not too tired, so the palace affairs are still taken care of by the concubine."

Chen Manrou nodded, and said with a smile: "Since you don't feel tired, let this palace affairs be in your hands. I just came back, and with the matter of Concubine Shu, I'm afraid I won't take care of it for a while. Don't come."

Concubine Hua's complexion changed, and the emperor frowned on it, glanced at Concubine Hua, then turned to look at Empress Dowager Ci'an: "Queen Mother, you are getting old, so don't work too hard, if you are tired, My son can't help but feel distressed."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was a little unhappy, the power in her hand could fly away, this concubine Hua is really troublesome!

After all, the emperor cared about Empress Dowager Ci'an. He was not very happy to see Empress Dowager Ci'an. After thinking about it, he said: "Otherwise, leave these matters to Concubine Xian. Empress Mother is free, so she can guide Concubine Xian."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an finally turned from cloudy to sunny, she nodded with a smile and said: "Well, Concubine Xian is a sensible one, and Aijia can rest assured that the matter is entrusted to her."

Chen Manrou secretly gave the emperor a grateful look, the emperor raised his eyebrows, turned his head and continued to talk about something about the paddock with the Empress Dowager Ci'an.Later, the emperor said that he had just returned to the palace and was a little tired and wanted to go back to rest first, so the Empress Dowager Ci'an released him.

Then the emperor returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Chen Manrou led Xiaosi back to Yongshou Palace, and the rest of the people also returned to their own palaces.

Lichun and Lixia have been guarding the Yongshou Palace all the time. When they saw Chen Manrou, they hurried over to salute. The nanny hugged Xiao Wu. When Xiao Wu saw Chen Manrou, she burst into tears: "The mother is bad! The mother doesn't want Xiao Wu!"

"It's the mother's mistake. Does the mother's darling miss the mother?" Chen Manrou quickly reached out and hugged Xiao Wu. Chu Yu brought over the bird's nest porridge. Chen Manrou took a sip by herself and fed Xiao Wu a drink, while Xiao Si held him The little rabbit found in the paddock teased Xiao Wu: "Come on, sister, see if you like it?"

Xiao Wu took a sip without drinking, and was completely attracted by the little rabbit in Xiao Si's hand, turned around and stretched out his hand to poke the little rabbit on the soft couch.

Li Qiu was on the sidelines to tell Chen Manrou: "Major, the palace was still very quiet five days before you left, and Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui were also very responsible. Later, because of the Longevity Festival, Concubine Shu and Concubine Hua were a little bit Disputes, Concubine Shu was originally responsible for the arrangement of fabrics, and then Concubine Hua said that she wanted to set up a big stage, and the whole stage would be wrapped in brocade from Jiangnan. This matter is too important, and Concubine Shu cannot directly agree. Later, Concubine Hua told Empress Dowager Ci'an about it, and Empress Dowager Ci'an was angry, saying that Concubine Shu was unwilling to contribute to the Emperor's Longevity Festival, so she scolded Concubine Shu."

"No wonder Concubine Shu's complexion is not very good today." Chen Manrou touched her chin and said, now that the four concubines are full, if Concubine Hua wants to be promoted, she has to kill one of the four concubines, and Concubine Xian stands behind her. Looking at the Empress Dowager Ci'an, she couldn't move.

And Concubine Hui has a princess beside her, she is smart and low-key, and it is absolutely impossible to vacate her position without making a big mistake.As for Concubine De, Concubine Hua didn't like Concubine De's position?

However, doesn't this concubine Hua know about the relationship between the eldest princess and concubine Shu?Or does Concubine Hua still have a plan?
"When was the concubine Hua diagnosed?" Chen Manrou continued to ask, Li Qiu didn't even think about it, and replied directly: "Three days ago, Concubine Hua suddenly fainted when she went to Ci'an Palace to pay her respects. Yes, and then the Empress Dowager Ci'an had someone announce the imperial physician."

Although it was said that Chen Manrou led the concubines to greet the Empress Dowager Ci'an on weekdays, but if Chen Manrou was not in the palace, then the concubines of rank four and above would have to go to greet the Empress Dowager by themselves.Of course, whether the Empress Dowager Ci'an is willing to meet is another matter.

"As soon as Concubine Hua woke up, she was very happy to hear that she was pregnant, but she immediately said that she was just pregnant, so she might not be able to continue managing the palace affairs, so she asked Empress Dowager Ci'an to send someone to take care of it, and then Empress Dowager Ci'an So I sent Nanny Ping over there. Concubine Hua was in doubt about something, and she went to Ci'an Palace to ask Empress Dowager Ci'an to make a decision."

Li Qiu continued, but Chen Manrou was somewhat puzzled: "In just these three days, what can she be undecided about? Isn't it half a month before the Longevity Festival?"

The only things that can be busy in the palace before December are the preparations for the Longevity Festival.

Li Qiu curled his lips and said: "It's about the Longevity Festival. After the Concubine Hua made a fuss about the fabric, she said that it would be best for all the palaces and halls to light up red lanterns on the night of the Longevity Festival, and wish the emperor a long life. Buy more candles and lanterns."

Candles and lanterns are generally managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, because candles are used in every palace, hall, and room, and lanterns may be used at any time. These things have always been inaccurate. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has always It is notified at the end of each month, lists the bills, and then adds three points to the list to purchase.

Concubine Hua suddenly asked for an increase, but broke the rules of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But this rule was reformed after Chen Manrou became the queen.In other words, Concubine Hua's purpose is quite obvious.

"Before, I thought that Concubine Hua was a very smart person. Could it be that I was mistaken?" Chen Manrou put down the bowl, rubbed her chin, and said very puzzled.Li Qiu was a little dumbfounded: "Your Majesty?"

"When I changed the rules of the House of Internal Affairs, do you remember what the emperor said?" Chen Manrou glanced at Li Qiu, and generously gave a reminder.Li Qiu thought for a while and suddenly realized: "The emperor once said that although this method is trivial, it has merits."

Without the emperor's support, it would be a joke if Chen Manrou wanted to reform the Ministry of Internal Affairs.But now, Chen Manrou's reform has succeeded. Although it is just one or two simple things, it also shows the emperor's attitude.

If Concubine Hua used this incident to attack Chen Manrou, she would indeed be a little not smart enough.

Chen Manrou frowned, but since she thought of provoking Crown Prince Yuan and the others to fight, and then came to test her own status, and then made a move to stand still, she wasn't such a stupid person, was she?
Could it be that there is a back trick to this matter?How many tricks did Concubine Hua leave behind?

"I'm a little tired, Chu Yu, ask the people in the small kitchen to prepare some hot water first, and I will take a bath later. By the way, the emperor will come over tonight, and several princes and princesses are coming. Yongshou Palace is holding a small family banquet, let the kitchen prepare a few snacks that the princes and princesses like to eat, as well as the dishes."

Chen Manrou thought about it for a while, and felt that her head was aching. She had just been outside for so many days, and she had to face these messy calculations when she came back. Before her head returned to the state where it could run at high speed, she simply didn't think about it. Alright, I'll sort it out systematically when I have time tomorrow.

So, he immediately turned his head to give instructions, and then turned to look at Xiao Si: "Xiao Si, you also go to take a shower first, and then look at the homework assigned by your husband. If you haven't finished it, you don't need to sleep tonight."

"The queen mother underestimated me too much. I finished it a long time ago. During the few days in the paddock, I would find time to review my homework at night." Xiaosi pouted and said, Chen Manrou pinched his cheek with a smile: "Okay , The queen mother made a mistake, so the fourth prince, the queen mother, will go back to take a bath first, and then the queen mother will send someone to send your homework to the husband?"

"Okay, then the son will leave first." Xiao Si replied with a smile, saluted, and turned to go out.Xiao Wu tugged at Chen Manrou's sleeve from behind: "Where is brother?"

"Your brother is going to take a bath, come on, baby, let the queen mother see how many teeth you have grown." Chen Manrou said while pinching Xiao Wu's chin with a smile, and Xiao Wu turned to avoid Chen Manrou's hand and poked the little rabbit: "The mother , Bunny~”

"Well, the rabbit is a gift from your brother, do you like it?" Chen Manrou pinched the little girl's cheeks, the eyes of the fifth princess narrowed when she smiled, and she nodded repeatedly to express her liking. Chen Manrou asked someone to go to the kitchen to get a red Carrot, and then signaled Xiao Wu to feed the rabbit.

Soon, the hot water in the kitchenette will be ready.Chen Manrou ordered the nanny to look after Xiao Wu, and she led the others to the bathroom.After soaking in the bathtub for nearly two hours, Chen Manrou felt comfortable.

Stretching and was about to get up, but heard footsteps behind her, she hurriedly turned her head, and saw Li Chun and others standing neatly aside, the emperor strode in, with a playful smile on his face.

Chen Manrou was anxious, and just about to get up, she suddenly remembered that she was still in the bathtub, her face turned red instantly, and she didn't know how to react at this moment.On the contrary, the emperor was very calm, he waved his hand, Li Chun and others looked at Chen Manrou sympathetically, turned around and went out in a well-mannered manner.

"Zitong is really interesting." The emperor came over and looked down at Chen Manrou. The corners of Chen Manrou's mouth twitched. What's so interesting about taking a bath?
"It just so happens that I want to take a bath too, so let's go with Zitong." The emperor said as he was about to take off his clothes.Chen Manrou was shocked: "Your Majesty, I asked someone to prepare some hot water for you? I have used this water."

"It's okay, I'll wash it again later." The emperor waved his hand and smiled, reaching out to touch the water in the bucket, the temperature was just right.Chen Manrou has been soaking in the bucket, before Lichun and Lixia were on each side, one was responsible for scooping out the cold water, and the other was responsible for adding hot water, so the water in the tub was always at the right temperature.

"Your Majesty, ah!" Chen Manrou laughed dryly, and was about to continue looking for reasons. The Emperor had already taken off his clothes in three steps, and then stepped into the tub with big strides. , and directly hugged Chen Manrou into his arms.

(End of this chapter)