Harem for a living

Chapter 34

"Elder-in-law, please wait a moment, let me change clothes." Although Chen Manrou was surprised in her heart, she still had a smile on her face, and with a bit of joy, she briskly saluted Liu Cheng, and Liu Cheng hurriedly avoided: "Little I dare not accept it, please go, Concubine Chen, but hurry up, the emperor is still waiting in Qianqing Palace."

"Okay." Nodding, Chen Manrou hurried into the room with Duiyue and Jinhuan, and whispered as she walked, "Quick, Duiyue, go find that moon-white skirt with pine flower color." The belt and purse. Have fun, comb my hair a little bit, and choose lighter jewelry."

Conversation with Yue and Jinhuan immediately started to get busy, one was busy looking for clothes, as well as matching sachets and purses, and the other was busy combing hair, wearing jewelry, rubbing rouge, etc.

Just as Jin Huan was holding the lip gloss to apply to Chen Manrou, Chen Manrou suddenly grabbed Jin Huan's hand, paused slightly and shook her head and said, "No need for this, use that pink lip gloss we brought when we entered the palace."

Both Jinhuan and Duiyue were smart, seeing that Chen Manrou chose some plain ones today, they understood what Chen Manrou meant, so they hurriedly rummaged through the boxes, trying not to let any kind of bright colors appear on Chen Manrou.

Fortunately, the general direction was determined by Chen Manrou, so the two of them didn't have to be in a hurry. In less than a stick of incense, they changed Chen Manrou's whole body, even the underwear inside.

Under normal circumstances, after being accompanied by the driver, the emperor would stay with his concubines to rest in the Qianqing Palace. When he took off his clothes when he was sleeping, the emperor would find that you were actually wearing a bright red tube top. It can be seen that those outside are pretending The way it came out.Originally, you have done a good job in superficial work, but now it is all wasted.You have to leave the emperor with the impression that you are duplicity and know how to play tricks.

"Eunuch Liu, we can go." After dressing up, Chen Manrou brought Dui Yue out, this time to go to Qianqing Palace, so naturally she couldn't bring those who might be the master in her heart.Standing behind Chen Manrou with a smile on the moon, he turned sideways at this moment and stuffed Liu Cheng with a purse: "Please trouble Eunuch Liu."

"My lady loves you." Liu Cheng tucked his purse into his sleeve without any trace, bowed to Chen Manrou, then followed behind Chen Manrou, watched her get into the chariot, and then ordered to get up the sedan chair.

When they arrived at Qianqing Palace, Chen Manrou put away all her thoughts, put on an expression of joy and panic, and went in to greet the emperor.The emperor was critiquing papers, when he heard Chen Manrou's voice, he just raised his head and glanced slightly, and then ordered: "Change the tea."

Chen Manrou hurriedly got up, walked to the side of the imperial case, reached out to take the teacup on the desk, then went to the side hall, replaced the herbal tea with hot tea, and then returned to the main hall, put the teacup back on the desk, and quietly Stand at a place that is not too far or too close to see the content of the notebook.

If he hadn't come to Qianqing Palace, he would probably be able to bring the dinner back with another incense stick, right?Hmm, or, can I have dinner at Qianqing Palace tonight?Just serving the emperor for dinner, seems to be reserved.

Then should I choose to be full or not to be full later?It doesn't seem very good to leave the emperor with the impression of being reincarnated from starvation.Moreover, I drank tranquilizers today, so I shouldn't have the appetite to eat too much.But if you don't have enough to eat, what if you roll the sheets at night?I don't have the energy to roll away.Also, after rolling the sheets, there is no way for Yueyue to come in and serve her, right?If you are so lucky and win the lottery once, wouldn't that be even worse?
Just as she was thinking about it, she heard the emperor next to her say, "Can concubine Ai know how to read?"

"Going back to the emperor, my concubine's parents hired a female husband for my concubine when I was six years old. Although I dare not say that I have read the Four Books and Five Classics intensively, they know most of the characters." Facing the emperor's gaze, Chen Manrou quickly squatted down and saluted. He didn't dare to raise his head to meet the emperor's gaze.

The emperor did not continue to ask another question, but carefully looked at Chen Manrou's attire today, seeing that she was dressed in plain clothes, she only raised her eyebrows slightly.Compared with this thought, he looked more at the woman in this makeup.

As for the thoughts of women in the harem, he doesn't say he understands them [-]% of the time, but he is also [-]-[-]% inseparable.He dotes on Concubine Yang, and Concubine Yang's child died, so naturally someone would fawn on her and wear plain clothes for a few days.It's just that Chen Manrou, hasn't she always been close to the queen?

The emperor moved his fingers slightly, raised his hand to pick up the teacup and took a sip, then asked: "Why are you dressed so plainly today?"

Chen Manrou was surprised, this question was totally irrelevant to the last one, could it be that the emperor asked other people's questions in the same way?Although she was puzzled in her heart, Chen Manrou didn't dare to procrastinate, and quickly replied: "Someone died in the palace, it's not good for me to wear gorgeous clothes."

"Human life? Do you mean Concubine Yang's child or those two maidservants?" The emperor looked at the clothes on Chen Manrou, and asked again without letting her get up.Chen Manrou's legs were numb from squatting, she raised her eyes to see the expression on the emperor's face, she was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head again, and replied cowardly: "It's just for human life, not..."

It wasn't for Concubine Yang's children or those two maids, the emperor could guess the unfinished words.It's just that he didn't guess that it was such an answer. After being silent for a while, he raised his hand and said, "Come on, you really have a heart."

Unable to tell whether this was a compliment or something, Chen Manrou didn't dare to continue casually.The emperor didn't continue this topic, and handed a booklet to Chen Manrou: "Aren't you literate? Give me this booklet to read."

Chen Manrou immediately changed the scene in her head to a scene from a palace drama of the Qing Dynasty. A woman said to the man sitting on the dragon chair—Your Majesty, you can’t kill XX, he is the pillar of the country. The Emperor threw down a teacup— —The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!Concubine, do you want to court death?

Shocked, Chen Manrou hurriedly smiled embarrassingly: "Your Majesty, this is not good, I am a harem woman, and I dare not read the contents of this brochure."

The emperor glanced at Chen Manrou with a half-smile: "If you want you to read it, you can read it! Don't talk nonsense, hurry up, finish reading this, and it's time for dinner." Then, the emperor pointed to a piece of paper on the side. Stack booklets.

Chen Manrou couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth, such a thick stack... It seems that she doesn't have to worry about whether she needs to eat or not before. Otherwise, you will not grow taller when you look back.

Then look down at the notebook in your hand, the emperor told you to read it, so let's read it, anyway, the harem is not allowed to do politics or anything, it seems that this dynasty does not have too strict requirements?Even if there is, let's pretend it doesn't, the emperor doesn't care anymore, and he still cares about a ball.

Thinking about it, Chen Manrou suddenly felt a rush of pride, her sister is going to become the No. 1 in the harem for political affairs!Your Majesty, you are my role model!

"Take it upside down." Before Chen Manrou finished his enthusiasm, the emperor said something coolly, Chen Manrou looked down, blushed, quickly withdrew the pride in her heart, coughed lightly and began to read in cadence: "Respectfully, Shengan... "

After reading it, Chen Manrou finally realized, no wonder the emperor is not afraid of her intervening in politics, she is simply a plea!There is nothing serious in it!All flattering!
The Queen's dream was shattered, Chen Manrou was furious in her heart, and she had to continue to take down a book with a smile on her face, hoping that there would be some gossip, such as Master Zhang's son robbing a civilian girl or something.The result was very disappointing to her, the scriptures were all read, and the gossip did not appear.

Seeing that her voice was a little dry and hoarse, the emperor pushed the teacup mercifully: "Have a cup of tea." Turning his head, he called out to Liu Cheng: "Go get someone to serve the dinner, I'll be there in a while. "

Liu Cheng bowed and retreated, the emperor stood up, looked down at Chen Manrou who was holding a teacup, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he stretched out his hand to pinch the confused Chen Manrou's nose: "Let's go, I heard your stomach growl. "

Chen Manrou blushed, and her heart pumped hard to see the miniature version of the emperor. If you didn't insist on me reading the memorial, I would still read it for half an hour. Would my stomach growl? Would it?The face of several lifetimes is gone...

The emperor looked at Chen Manrou who was kneading the handkerchief vigorously, and the smile on her face also showed some sincerity. This girl is really interesting. The queen is right, she has a simple personality. In the future, let's pamper her a little more.

Chen Manrou didn't know what the emperor was thinking. She was following the emperor, secretly looking at the imperial food on the table from time to time.Meow meow, this royal meal is much more advanced than her dinner meal.

"Your Majesty, my concubine will serve you meals." Seeing that the Emperor sat down on the seat, Chen Manrou hurriedly took the towel from the palace maid, and looked at the Emperor with a flattering smile.The emperor glanced at her and raised his hand.

Chen Manrou briskly wiped the emperor's hands, returned the towel to the palace servants, turned around and picked up vegetables with chopsticks, her favorite sweet and sour fish... the chopsticks turned around and put them in the emperor's bowl: "Please use the chopsticks meal."

The emperor suppressed a smile and raised his chin: "The fishbone hasn't been removed yet."

Chen Manrou looked at the tools such as small silver tweezers, small silver spoons and silver chopsticks placed beside her, and resignedly picked them up to pick the fishbone. She had to move quickly, and she couldn't keep the emperor waiting.Of course, it doesn't mean that you will be able to complete the work sloppily. If the emperor is assassinated, you can wait to be punished.

Seeing that the fish with the bone removed went into the emperor's mouth, Chen Manrou was very sad. She stared at the emperor's throat for a while, hoping that the emperor would be choked, and turned her head to pick up her least favorite cauliflower. .

The emperor glanced at Chen Manrou, but did not throw out the cauliflower, and ate it with a very normal expression.Chen Manrou went one after another, and picked dishes she didn't like for the emperor a few times. She had a good idea, anyway, she was going to eat the emperor's leftovers later, so the emperor would eat the dishes she didn't like. , the rest is what she likes, and when it's her turn to eat, it's so beautiful.

Unexpectedly, when she put cauliflower for the emperor for the sixth time, the emperor coughed lightly: "Looking at Aifei's appearance, it seems that she likes cauliflower very much. If so, this plate of cauliflower will be given to Aifei. Aifei After serving for a long time, you should be tired, so let's sit down and have a meal, there are palace people waiting for you.",

Chen Manrou was dumbfounded, seeing a court lady coming over quickly took out the cauliflower and put it in front of her seat, she really wanted to put a plate on the emperor's head.

I was even more depressed in my heart, but I had to smile even brighter on my face: "I thank the emperor for the reward." After thinking about it, I added another sentence: "I am not tired, I want to wait until the emperor has finished his dinner. The country has worked hard for the people for a day, and I can't share my worries for the emperor, so I have to serve the emperor more meals, and I ask the emperor to give me this opportunity, so that I can express my respect, love, admiration and admiration for the emperor."

There was almost no pause in the middle of the passage, the emperor smiled happily, but he still violated Chen Manrou's wishes, and waved his hand very simply and said: "I know what you want, just sit down quickly, this is the imperial decree. "

Chen Manrou wanted to make an expression that was the opposite of the current expression, but unfortunately, she didn't dare to do it, so she had to maintain the current expression to thank her: "The concubine leads the decree, thank the emperor for his kindness."

Cauliflower is really bad, she cried and murmured in her heart, Chen Manrou swallowed the food with great difficulty.When I stretched out my chopsticks in pain again, there was a piece of fish meat in the bowl, and the bone was still removed!
Chen Manrou's eyes lit up, but she looked up cautiously, and realized that it was the emperor who brought her food, and hurriedly prepared to get up to thank her, the emperor stretched out his hand and pressed her: "No need, hurry up and eat, it will cool down later." Not tasty."

Your Majesty, you are such a good person. After expressing this sentence with her eyes, Chen Manrou quickly lowered her head and started eating. She was almost starving to death!

(End of this chapter)