Harem for a living

Chapter 26

After a few days, Chen Manrou had a good time with the pillow embroidery she had drawn, there were six in total.Chen Manrou chose animal patterns, all of which are naive, and the chubby ones are very cute.Both Jinhuan and Suiyue couldn't put it down, and they started construction right away.

Before, Jin Huan asked Chen Manrou to make a dress for the emperor, but now Chen Manrou was bored, so she decided to work with Jin Huan and the others.He took out the sapphire blue cloth, gestured twice and asked: "I thought about it, it's better to make it into regular clothes. Everyone makes regular clothes, so we don't want to stand out too much."

"But empress, Concubine Liu's side..." As for the concubines of the second rank, there really was no one who gave the emperor ordinary clothes.Concubine Liu was not good at needlework, and Concubine Cheng was even more arrogant, she didn't even pinch a needle, if Chen Manrou could do it, she would be the only one.

"If we make it ugly, the emperor won't wear it." Chen Manrou said with a smile, so that no one would know that she made clothes for the emperor.Even if they knew, since the emperor didn't wear them, they wouldn't have any other ideas.

Both Jinhuan and Xiangyue couldn't help but twitch their mouths. Is this batch of cloth going to be wasted like this?
"Forget it, forget it, let's make the inner garment." Chen Manrou gestured a few more times, then curled her lips and said, "Normal clothes cost a lot of fabric, and it's rather cumbersome, but the inner garment is simple, and it can also be made into a couple's outfit, which is good. Boss I can’t spoil the impression and make the emperor think that I’m not good at sewing.”

"Then let's make the inner garment. Isn't the mother's handicraft done in a day?" Jin Huan hurriedly boasted, trying not to let Chen Manrou change his mind. Is it? With a wave of your hand, a piece of clothing comes out?"

"The servant girl is telling the truth. The lady made a piece of clothing in one day before." Jin said with a smile, and Chen Manrou's subordinates kept on taking the ruler to measure the size, and said with a smile: "What kind of clothing is that called?" , It’s just a big gown, you don’t need buttons, you just cut the whole piece of cloth and put it on your body to make clothes.”

The emperor's clothes, even the inner clothes, have to be made with care.

A few people were chatting and laughing, and it was already noon when Chen Manrou cut out all kinds of cloth pieces, and they brought Xiao Dingzi to fetch the food for Le He Hui.After coming over, Wei Le said with a smile: "The servant is in the imperial dining room, and I heard the people next to Concubine Cheng say that we are going to send Concubine Cheng's lunch to Jingren Palace today."

Huiyin answered from the side: "Yesterday, the concubine's lunch was also sent to Jingren Palace."

"Really?" Chen Manrou was a little surprised. She knew that since the news of Concubine Yang's pregnancy came out, Concubine Cheng had to go to Jingren Palace to report every day. Unexpectedly, even lunch was also served in Jingren Palace.Could it be that Concubine Yang Gui was certain that Concubine Cheng must be on her side?

In this harem, there is no eternal alliance.Especially when all women share a man, sister and sister are all code names.

"Yes, empress, the servants have inquired. After concubine Cheng greets her every day, she will visit Concubine Yang. She will stay for a whole day and will come back after dinner." As he said, Jin Huan's face changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Did your majesty often go to Jingren Palace these days?"

"I heard from the people in Concubine Cheng's palace that the emperor came back with Concubine Cheng the night before yesterday." Wei Le glanced at Chen Manrou, and then said slowly.

Chen Manrou smiled and waved her hands: "Okay, this matter has nothing to do with us. It's time for dinner, so let's eat quickly. After dinner, I still have something for you to do."

Wei Le and Hui Yin looked at each other, and they both responded, then turned around and put the food on the table.When Chen Manrou eats, she never wants to have too many people serving her, so when the food is ready, there are only three people in the room, Chen Manrou and Jinhuan Duoyue.

"Ma'am, there's something wrong with Wei Le." Dui Yue said softly while inspecting the food, Chen Manrou nodded: "From now on, Wei Le probably belonged to Concubine Shu, and as for being able to drink, she probably belonged to Concubine Yang Gui .”

Jin Huan and Yue were a little surprised, and Chen Manrou said with a little pride: "Didn't you say it before? Wei Le has a fellow villager who works for Concubine Yang, and this fellow has a distant cousin who works for Concubine Shu. This distant house may be far beyond the distance of the fellow countrymen, or it may be within the distance of the fellow townspeople, our time in the palace is too short to find out. But Concubine Yang Gui and Concubine Shu must have a clue in their hearts."

"Your Majesty, you don't need to analyze this, anyway, this person is with you now, no matter who is behind him, he can't escape those two." Jin Huan said with a smile while serving food for Chen Manrou.

Regardless of whether Yang Guifei knows which side Wei Le has a better relationship with, as long as Wei Le can bring them news.At critical times, maybe Concubine Yang and Concubine Shu are both the masters behind Wei Le at the same time.

"Okay, let's talk about the key point." Chen Manrou curled her lips, trying to show her detective logic once, and was interrupted just like that.

"Concubine Cheng and the emperor came out of Concubine Yang's palace together. There are two possibilities for this matter. One is that Concubine Cheng went to Concubine Yang's palace and robbed the emperor, and the other is that Concubine Yang's fat will not flow to outsiders." Chen Manrou raised her fingers, and pointed to the sweet and sour fish after counting: "I want that."

After Jin Huan picked out the fishbone and sent the fish meat to the plate in front of Chen Manrou, Chen Manrou ate it contentedly before continuing: "However, Concubine Yang Guifei has a higher status than Concubine Cheng. Excuse Concubine Yang. If it was the first possibility, Concubine Yang would have taken Concubine Cheng away long ago. However, Concubine Cheng went to Jingren Palace early in the past few days and came back at night. So it can only be the first concubine. Two possibilities are possible, Concubine Cheng is the ally of Concubine Yang's old favorite."

"Isn't Concubine Yang afraid that after Concubine Cheng is favored, she will be trampled down as well?" Asked suspiciously, she didn't believe that Concubine Yang really believed in Concubine Cheng, nor did she believe that Concubine Cheng was helping Concubine Cheng wholeheartedly. With Concubine Yang Gui.

"Maybe this is what Yang Guifei wants." Chen Manrou curled her lips and said, it's too dangerous to stand out, especially when she is pregnant with a child.For women in the harem, grace is very important, but children are even more important.

Concubine Yang Gui is a smart person, and she has been able to win the Sacred Heart for several years, so she must have a rough heart.This is the first draft, and the harem has entered several.There will be a second and third time in the future. She is no longer young, but there are always newcomers in the harem.

If she wanted to maintain her position, she could only shift her focus from the emperor to the child.Concubine Yang Guifei is not young anymore, she is in her 20s this year, can the illusory holy favor be compared with children?
Just at this time, Concubine Cheng was pushed out, firstly, to be a shield for herself, and secondly, if Concubine Cheng was also pregnant, it would be even better, and her own children could also have multiple shields.No matter how she uses it, Concubine Cheng is a pawn in her hand.

So Concubine Yang Gui is smart.

"Your Majesty, you haven't said anything for joy yet." After Chen Manrou had thoroughly analyzed her doubts about Yue, Jin Huan hurriedly served Chen Manrou another dish, and asked a little anxiously: "How do you know that she is What about Concubine Shu's people?"

Chen Manrou glared at her with hatred for iron and steel, and stared at Jin Huan a little confused, smiled at Yue Ren, and explained to Jin Huan: "Since Concubine Yang is looking forward to being favored by Concubine Cheng, naturally she won't let our empress go. Cut off the emperor."

The meaning of being happy doesn't mean that Concubine Cheng can intercept the emperor in Jingren Palace. Concubine Chen, you are not a smart person, so hurry up and intercept the emperor in Jingren Palace.

"Of course, if Wei Le has a sister who has been lost for many years or something, this matter may not be possible." Chen Manrou thought of the plot in the novel, and immediately added a sentence.Smiling to the moon: "Your Majesty, it is impossible for a lost sister or something to enter the palace."

Chen Manrou blinked, expressing that she didn't understand, isn't it often written like this in novels?
"The people in this palace have been strictly checked. If their identities are slightly wrong, it is impossible to enter the palace. Like you said, she was lost when she was a child. After that, there will be two situations. One is to be adopted. Yes, one is that I grew up by myself. For the former, even if I apply for a new household registration later, because there is no record of my childhood life, everyone around me can prove that this person did not grow up in the local area, nor is he a local. , so you can’t enter the palace. As for the latter, it’s even more impossible to enter the palace.”

Jin laughed happily and said: "It's like me and Duiyue, we are the sons of the Chen family, and our parents have names and surnames. From birth to growing up, there are people who can prove that we are It is true that the Chen family gave birth to a child, and this is the only way to enter the palace."

The corners of Chen Manrou's eyes twitched, just saying, how can everyone get in the palace, so the emperor must live in fear every day?If it is more careful, people around can feel that she is a local since she was a child, but it will take a lot of effort to cultivate spies.

Now that she has become a spy, the situation has changed a lot. She can't analyze it, so she can only hang this maid in the air.

"What about drinking?" After Jinhuan finished speaking, he asked Yueyue again. Chen Manrou poked at the little rice left in the bowl, dug out another spoonful of tofu, and then said slowly: "Say No, the others who don't want Concubine Yang and Concubine Cheng to unite are all suspected."

Therefore, talent and happiness are like-minded.Of course, it is also possible that she has no master and wants her master to stand out, so she leaked the news not very cleverly, and asked her master, Concubine Chen, to cut some bullshit.

"Okay, tomorrow is the Ninth Prince's birthday banquet, let's think about what gift to give tomorrow." Chen Manrou was determined not to go to Jingren Palace where Concubine Yang lived, so she just thought about it for fun And the identity of the Symposium, then this matter has little to do with her.

(End of this chapter)