Harem for a living

Chapter 36

After coming out of the Compassionate Ning Palace, Chen Manrou didn't exchange many greetings with the others. After all the people in front of her had left, she also got on a sedan chair and wobbled back to the Zhongcui Palace.Jinhuan is a caring person, and took advantage of this time to go to the imperial dining room to order a fish soup in person.

At this moment, the fish soup is warm, just right for the mouth.Chen Manrou drank two bowls in a row, and then heaved a long sigh of relief: "Sure enough, you are caring, I came back from running twice this morning, and I just need something to drink to fill my stomach."

"That's right, the maidservants are the little padded jackets that the empress likes the most." Jin said with a smile, ordered the wine to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, and asked with a smile: "Will the empress go for a walk in the yard?"

"Don't go, the sun is too bright outside." Chen Manrou said, got up and walked around the room twice, and then ordered: "You ask Xiao Dingzi to find out, and see if there are any ladies in the palace who are right. If you are allergic to something, let's pay more attention in the future."

"This slave has already been inquired." Talking to Yue, he took out a few pieces of paper from the room and handed them to Chen Manrou: "Except for Concubine Yang Guihua who is particularly allergic to osmanthus pollen, Concubine Shu can't eat mutton. It's nothing, what's left is the hobbies of the empresses of the palaces."

"Concubine De actually likes to grow flowers?" Chen Manrou looked down and said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of flowers she plants. When will we have time to take a look. By the way, there is someone to visit Concubine Yang." gone?"

"Maybe Defei Empress is planting heartbroken grass." Jin Huan curled his lips and said something, then glared at Yue: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful that walls have ears."

Jin Huan made a face at her, then turned to Chen Manrou and said: "Concubine Yang, the Empress went to have a look the day before yesterday. Said, Concubine Liu's chariot is going there."

"Well, let's go after lunch." Chen Manrou said casually, after thinking for a while, she added a few words: "Find out the eight folding table screens in the warehouse, and let's send them to Concubine Yang."

Jinhuan was a little unhappy, pouted and said, "That's the birthday gift you planned to give to the empress, empress. Now it's for Concubine Yang. We have to prepare it for the Empress Empress's Qianqiu Festival."

"The Qianqiu Festival is far away, and it will be next year." Chen Manrou waved her hands casually: "Go, let's go, we don't have anything to give right now, we can't send two furs, gold and silver jewelry Concubine Yang Gui What is missing, Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas may make her angry, porcelain and so on, all we keep are for our own use, I am afraid that they are not enough, and I can’t give them away. After much deliberation, the table screen is more suitable .”

"We can give you an orchid or something. Didn't you say that Concubine Yang likes these elegant things the most? Orchids are so elegant." Jinhuan continued to mutter: "Even if you don't like orchids, we can also give some Like, say, a book or something."

"You stupid concubine Yang Guifei just died of her child because of sweet-scented osmanthus pollen, so if we send flowers and plants, isn't that in a hurry to poke Concubine Yang's heart?" Diaoyue smiled and said, "Okay, let's go quickly, let's go!" But there is a lot of that table screen."

It is said that they made it by themselves, and then they can take it apart to see whose name is written on which thread?Regardless of the queen and Concubine Yang, they are all the same anyway.

Although Jinhuan was still not very happy, he finally went to the warehouse to find something.Thinking that the weather will be cold after this month, by the way, he took out another leather bag and went to Chen Manrou: "Ma'am, are you tall? Will this leather bag be made bigger for you later, or is it according to your usual size?"

The corners of Chen Manrou's mouth twitched, and after thinking for a long time, she said slowly: "Grow a little longer, I will definitely grow taller when I turn around." She was so impatient this morning, she had to choke with Concubine Cheng, Another reason is that Concubine Cheng looked at her condescendingly because of her height!

Putting up the middle finger, she looks like a concubine Cheng, who can tell at a glance that she was killed by cannon fodder, and she is half a head taller than her!She still doesn't believe it. Looking back, she must do more things and exercise more. There are still two years left, and she must be taller than Concubine Cheng!

It is said that the father is short and the mother is short. She doesn't want her child to become a third-class disabled in the future because of her height!Even in modern times, it is not easy for a boy to find a job if he is short. In this ancient time, it was still the royal family. If the child is too short, the right of inheritance may be a little dangerous.

Besides, a man who is short will be laughed at!It will be difficult to marry a wife in the future, so, even for the future children, she has to work hard to grow taller.

"Xiaoyue, get me a skipping rope later on, and we'll skip rope in the yard every night." Thinking about it, Chen Manrou felt that she had a great responsibility, and immediately turned her head and said to Xiangyue, who nodded with a smile: "Okay, but , do you want to be a shuttlecock or something?"

"Well, you can figure it out. Anyway, from tomorrow onwards, I must eat more and exercise more!" Chen Manrou clenched her fists and swore with a look of fighting spirit, before she slumped on the beauty's couch: "Let's not make the clothes, let's take the clothes with you." The ones that enter the palace are still new, after wearing them this year, let’s talk about next year, I don’t know what clothes will be popular next year.”

Jinhuan had no choice but to put the leather back again. Seeing Chen Manrou's listless face, he stood over and beat her back.A few days ago, they called them over for Le Huiyin to help, and finally embroidered all the pillows, and now they are laid out on the beauty's bed, looking at them makes people feel good.

The naive little cat is jumping at the ball of thread, the clever puppy is stretching its paws to press the plates on the table, and there is also a little mouse holding a peanut and squinting its eyes, which are indescribably cute and lovable.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Liu also said yesterday that she wants these pillows in fancy shapes." Jin Huan glanced at the pillows, then turned to Chen Manrou and said, Chen Manrou was shocked, and the trouble on her face disappeared.

Now she is vigilant, people in this palace have to think about everything three or five times, and they have to go through their minds several times when they want something, so as not to bring the truth to someone in person.

"Isn't there a pillow for her?" Chen Manrou asked with a frown, and shook her head happily: "The servant girl just inquired about the news today, saying that this Concubine Liu still likes to be armed and not powdery. The decorations are also heroic, she dislikes the cushions and the like from the Ministry of Internal Affairs as too powdery, so she doesn't like to use them."

"Does she have maids who are good at sewing?" If you want to show off, if you want to send it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will be too showy.

"Yes, Concubine Liu doesn't like needlework, so when she entered the palace, she specially brought two maids who are good at needlework." Jin Huan continued to nod, Chen Manrou thought for a long time, but shook her head: "This matter, wait for her." Tell me next time, I'll think of a way, now you just treat her as nothing."

Joyfully agreed, and continued to beat Chen Manrou's shoulders.

After having lunch at noon and resting for nearly an hour, Chen Manrou took Dui Yue and Jin Huan to Jingren Palace.Concubine Yang's maidservant had already been replaced, and it was Chunhua who went in to inform her. Not long after, Chunhua came out with a smile on her face and said, "Chen Concubine, please come in. Our lady has just woken up, but it's not convenient to get up." , and please forgive me, Concubine Chen."

"The imperial concubine is not in good health, you need to rest more. I am here to visit the imperial concubine, not to trouble the empress. If I am tired of the imperial concubine, it is my fault." Chen Manrou also laughed, and followed Chunhua into the room. Once inside the house, it immediately felt like entering a pressure cooker.

Concubine Yang Guifei was pale, leaning on the soft cushion, her long hair loosened, adding a bit of frail beauty, she couldn't hear the scream, she just slightly raised her eyelids and asked: "You come here, but what's the matter?"

"If you go back to the imperial concubine, the concubine is here to visit the imperial concubine." Chen Manrou approached the bed with a smile, and stood at the end of the bed to look at Concubine Yang's expression with concern: "The empress is not in good health, so she has to take good care of her. Listen According to the imperial doctor, take the medicine with peace of mind, and after a few days, you will be in good health."

"Hmph, Ankang is fine." Concubine Yang sneered with the corners of her mouth pulled, but did not answer.Chen Manrou didn't care, and continued: "The concubine originally planned to come to visit the imperial concubine earlier, but just wanted to make a table screen for the imperial concubine, so it was delayed, and please don't be offended by the imperial concubine."

As he said that, he motioned for Jinhuan to take the screen in his hand, and unfolded it for Concubine Yang to see: "Young Concubine, please see if you like it. I have been doing this for a long time. Although the things are not very expensive, they are better than others. It's my concubine's wish."

Concubine Yang squinted at the table screen. The table screen had eight leaves and four folds. Every two folds had a pattern, which were plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, or double-sided embroidery. The front side looked elegant, and the back side looked pleasant. products.

Concubine Yang Guifei signaled Chunhua to come over to pick up the table screen, and nodded at Chen Manrou: "You have a heart, I like this thing very much."

"It's good that the empress likes it." Chen Manrou smiled, and then her face became a little embarrassed: "The imperial concubine, there is something I want to explain to the imperial concubine. The younger sister Chengfei hasn't come to visit the imperial concubine yet, right?"

Concubine Yang frowned, as if wondering why Chen Manrou suddenly mentioned Concubine Cheng, Chen Manrou rubbed the handkerchief a little embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "Sister Chengfei said before that she wanted to find the concubine to be the master, so the concubine I'm a little worried."

"She didn't come over, what do you want to explain to me?" Yang Guifei signaled Chunhua to come over and raise the cushion behind her. After the Chunhua faded, Chen Manrou continued: "This morning, my concubine is going to pay her respects to the empress." When I was there, I had some disputes with Sister Chengfei."

After saying that, Chen Manrou edited Cheng Fei's words a little bit, almost telling Concubine Yang the exact words.Anyway, what Concubine Cheng said at the beginning was referring to Concubine Yang as the master of the harem, she just meant it a little more clearly.

"That's the way it is. Before the concubine Cheng said she was going to come over and ask the concubine to be the master, I was very panicked. The concubine is a sensible one. If this incident disturbs the concubine's cultivation, then the concubine will be guilty of a serious crime."

Chen Manrou's posture is low, we are not here to complain, we are afraid that Concubine Cheng will anger you, so I came here to explain first, the concubine Cheng provoked the matter, so you don't have to be too angry with Concubine Yang, it is not much to you relation.

As for Concubine Yang Guifei's feeling that it has something to do with it, that's up to Concubine Yang Guifei's own business.

Sure enough, when Chen Manrou was rubbing the handkerchief and carefully observing Concubine Yang's expression, she saw Concubine Yang was angry, took a deep breath, and it took a long time for her face to recover. She frowned and said, "I see, this This matter, since the empress has already made the punishment, I will not interfere. The empress is the master of the harem, and I have no right to dictate the decisions made by the empress. You don't have to worry, I will I will explain it to Concubine Cheng."

Chen Manrou quickly saluted and said that Concubine Yang Gui is a generous and kind person, and the two of them ignored the fact that Concubine Cheng was in confinement.

"Okay, I'm a little tired, you can go back for now." Concubine Yang Gui didn't care about Chen Manrou's flattery at all, so she waved her hand with a tired face, signaling Chen Manrou to get out.

Chen Manrou had achieved her goal, and she didn't want to continue to breathe this suffocating air here, so she saluted very simply, and then resigned, leading Jinhuan out of Jingren Palace, and returned to Zhongcui very comfortably. Palace went.

(End of this chapter)