Harem for a living

Chapter 25

Regarding Jin Huan's speculation, Chen Manrou does not comment. The water in the harem is deep. If it is possible, the emperor probably wants Empress Dowager Ci Ning to pass away earlier, but now that Empress Dowager Ci Ning is alive and well, she is under the control of the harem. The strength can be imagined.

There was no need to go to say hello the next day, Chen Manrou rarely wanted to stay in bed, she hadn't slept in for a long time.After waking up at noon, Jinhuan and Duiyue came to report some news. The emperor rested at the empress' Yongshou Palace last night.Then early this morning, both the emperor and the empress gave Yang Guifei a lot of rewards.

But the queen is not angry that Concubine Yang made the place at her son's birthday banquet, and she also made a foreshadowing yesterday.So after rewarding Concubine Yang Gui, the emperor generously let the queen choose his private treasury and rewarded other people.

Anyway, it's not her own private treasury, the queen is very generous, although the rewards can't compare with Concubine Yang's, they are more thoughtful.For example, Concubine Shu likes plum blossoms very much, so the queen specially chose a set of plum blossom jewelry.

Moreover, it was also given in the name of the empress, and it was paid out of the emperor's private house money. The meaning is different. It is very ordinary to set off the reward of Concubine Yang Guifei. superior.

"Come on, you didn't see Concubine Yang receiving the order, so how do you know that she is very angry?" Chen Manrou was holding a small bowl, drinking the porridge while annoyed, Jinhuan pushed the side dish to Chen Manrou and said, "We But I didn’t lie, didn’t the noble concubine rest at the Jiaotai Palace yesterday? The people in the Jiaotai Palace are full of gossip, and the noble concubine was negligent for a while, so the word spread out?”

"Okay, okay, I was wrong, our girl Jinhuan is very good at finding out information." Chen Manrou finished the last mouthful of porridge with a smile, and then got up: "Let's go, let's go and see what the emperor rewarded. Things, I was busy receiving orders just now, so I didn't listen carefully."

"Most of the rewards here are fabrics. The empress said that she will grow taller, so I'm afraid I can't wear the clothes before, so I will reward some fabrics first." The cloths on the table were released one by one.

Chen Manrou nodded with satisfaction: "That's for sure. I'm only 16 now, and I still have a lot of room to grow up. Well, don't rush to make clothes for now. We brought a lot from the mansion. Those The clothes have only been made for two or three months, and I don't grow that fast."

"My maidservant has long thought about it. The empress will definitely grow taller in winter, so this peach pink one will be made into a slanted jacket, and then I will use this to make a yellow pleated skirt to match it. It's very pretty."

Joyfully put the two pieces of cloth together for Chen Manrou to see, Chen Manrou thought about the combination of pink and yellow, and thought it was not too ugly, so she nodded: "Well, let Jinjiu and the others do it. , you and Duoyue are already busy enough."

"That can't be done. The clothes on the empress used to be ours. If they were replaced by others, the slaves are afraid that they will be careless, and the empress will not be used to wearing them." Jin Huan shook his head, saw a piece of royal blue cloth, and pushed it away. To Chen Manrou: "Your Majesty, you have nothing to do these days, why don't you make a suit of clothes for the emperor?"

"Make clothes for the emperor?" Chen Manrou was slightly hesitant, but she had thought about making clothes for the emperor, after all, the harem was too idle.She eats and sleeps well on weekdays, and basically has nothing to do.

Painting is fine, but it's a pity that Chen Manrou hasn't gained a firm foothold for the time being, and it's a bit inconvenient to get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.Reading is also fine, but is a place like a study room accessible to women in the harem?You can only look up at the Royal Study Room, and you can only outline the building in your head in the Royal Library, which is the books you brought from home. After a long time, you will finish reading them.

Want to buy from outside, unless you want to be caught.Chen Manrou was a little uncomfortable with such a leisurely life, so besides embroidery, it seemed that she had no other pastimes.Then she carefully observed the emperor's figure, ready to show her virtuousness.

But after observing for a long time, she realized that even if she made it, the emperor probably wouldn't have the chance to wear it.Not to mention the clothes provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all the women in the harem, from the Empress Dowager Ci'an to the five-year-old Princess Yi'an, all wanted to embroider something for the emperor.

Especially the three queens, Concubine Yang Guifei and Concubine Shu, who simply arranged all the clothes of the emperor.If she intervened, wouldn't it be clear what she was doing against these three?Challenging the boss first without gaining a firm foothold is purely courting death.

"Mother, it's a big deal, let's not make clothes for outside." After listening to Chen Manrou's worries, Jin Huan quickly gave an idea: "You can make clothes for the house, and then embroider a purse belt or something. Don't worry, the empress and the others will definitely not say anything."

"Leave it alone, I'll think about what to do later." Chen Manrou thought for a while, then nodded: "Take out this tooth-colored one, let's make some pillowcases, there was no such thing as a pillow on this beauty's couch before." , It’s uncomfortable to sit on.”

"Well, there is plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum embroidered on it?" Jin Huan nodded, and then asked, Chen Manrou frowned: "I don't need plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, doesn't it mean that Concubine Yang often gets some plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and so on? We, just make a..."

After thinking about it for a while, he clapped his hands and decided: "I'll draw a picture later, and you can embroider it according to that." Jin smiled happily and agreed, my lady's painting is still very beautiful, so make a unique one. It does look more comfortable.

The two of them discussed here for a while, and saw that Xiangyue came back with a lunch box.Jinhuan hurried over and then, Chen Manrou glanced at the back of Xiangyue, and then said with a smile: "Why did you go over to pick up the lunch box yourself today? Isn't it for their entertainment?"

"Where can they find out any news for the sake of pleasure." Dui Yue came over to salute Chen Manrou, and was about to serve the meal with Jinhuan, but Chen Manrou waved her hand: "For now, let Xiao Dingzi warm it with hot water. I just ate porridge, and I'm not hungry."

After she got up, it was almost time for lunch. The breakfast was heated in a steamer, so it could be eaten directly.After drinking a bowl of porridge and eating two flower rolls, I am really not hungry at the moment.

Yu Yue also knew that Chen Manrou got up late today, so he didn't tell her to eat on time.When Xiao Dingzi came over and took the food box down, Duyue came over with the needle and thread, sat on the footrest below, embroidered, and said in a low voice: "Your servant just went to the imperial dining room to get food, and saw Yang Guifei there It’s poetic, and it’s said that Concubine Yang’s side wants to open a small kitchen, and the emperor has already agreed to it.”

"It's fast enough." Chen Manrou rubbed her chin, the tricks of the Empress Dowager Ci Ning are nothing more than rules, slippery roads, food, incense and other aspects, the emperor blocked two of them last night, today The food is also blocked, and once the incense Yang Guifei stops by herself, everything will be fine?

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu and the others have sent congratulatory gifts to the concubine, don't we have to make some preparations here too?" Diaoyue asked again in a low voice, and Chen Manrou nodded: "Jin Huan and I took a look just now. Isn’t there a picture of Avalokitesvara giving away a child? Send it to her later.”

"Is a painting too flimsy?" Chen Manrou waved her hand with some hesitation at Yue Yue: "It's not flimsy. Doesn't Concubine Yang like to flaunt herself as a talented woman? This painting was drawn by the master himself. You emphasize one Master Yu, she has to be satisfied even if she is not satisfied."

Master Yu is a contemporary master who passed away more than [-] years ago. All the paintings left by him are out of print, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them.This gift is really not light, of course, if Concubine Yang Guifei is ignorant, it would be a little light.

But Chen Manrou firmly believed that Concubine Yang Gui must be a good one!Even if she really doesn't know the goods, she must know the goods.

"Have you found out about the gifts given by others?" Chen Manrou asked after thinking for a while, then nodded to Yue: "I found out, what the queen gave was medicinal herbs, what Concubine Shu gave was a Buddhist scripture that she had copied, and there was also a white jade statue. Concubine De gave cloth and jewelry, Concubine Liu gave a set of powdered porcelain bowls for hundreds of sons and grandchildren, and Concubine Cheng gave emerald ornaments and sent them in person. Most of them are clothes made by themselves.”

The rest are nothing more than some decorative bonsai and the like. Chen Manrou listened and waved her hands to let Duanyue and Jinhuan go to eat by themselves. She took breakfast for lunch, but the rest of the people were busy from morning to dinner. now.

She didn't refuse Yue, she knew that Chen Manrou had always treated them as her own, and she rarely punished them on weekdays. As long as there were no outsiders in her daily relationship, there were not many rules, so there was no need for politeness or anything.

Chen Manrou was left to carelessly scribble on the paper while thinking about whether the thing Liu Concubine sent was intentional or unintentional.At present, most people know that colored porcelain with strong colors can cause miscarriage or deformed children in pregnant women, but it seems that many people ignore the dangers of powder porcelain.

In addition, the queen's medicinal materials probably can't be tampered with. Concubine Shu's Buddhist scriptures, concubine De's fabrics, concubine Cheng's ornaments, these three things, can they be tampered with?

After thinking for a while, Chen Manrou patted herself on the head. It was Concubine Yang's child, and it had nothing to do with her. What did she think so much about?Eat the radish first and worry about it!Is it possible to know what has been tampered with and remind Yang Guifei?Right now, nothing is as important as her pillow.

(End of this chapter)