in the sound of swallows

Chapter 102

"No one expected that my sister would encounter such a situation." Jiang brought people to see Shen Guiyan off. They entered the harem, but Shen Guiyan was going to the Empress Dowager of Beigong.

In the past, everyone hated Shen Guiyan for being favored by Gu Chaobei, but she never expected that Shen Guiyan would reach such a point now.In an instant, all hatred and grievances disappeared, leaving only the high-level sympathy.

People will be like this, how much I hate a person, seeing that other person is miserable, the heart of the Virgin Mary is all resurrected in an instant.

Gu Chaobei ascended the throne, the Nian family became the Queen Mother of the North Palace, and Empress Wen became the Queen Mother of the East Palace.Although the Nian family is also powerful, the North Palace is no match for the East Palace, let alone the Empress Dowager Wen who has all the power.

Shen Guiyan didn't say much, entrusted the treasure fan to Yuwen Changqing, and then went to Beigong with the burden on her back.

From the beginning to the end, Gu Chaobei never showed up, let alone explained anything to her.If Yuwen Changqing hadn't told her in advance and told her to make preparations, she would have been stupid by now.

Gu Chaobei, Gu Chaobei, I really think that she has a heart made of iron, she will not be sad or sad at all, even if you come to tell her "I have wronged you", she can still have something to think about.Just throw her to fend for herself, and I'm not afraid that her heart will be cooled in this snowy water.

Sighing, she stepped onto the snow-covered palace road and headed to the North Palace without looking back.

Nian's promotion from imperial concubine to empress dowager relied on Gu Chaobei, but it is said that this empress has a very weird temper, and she is at odds with Prime Minister Gu, and she doesn't like Gu Chaobei even more.

Shen Guiyan found it strange, she was the one who produced evidence to prove that Gu Chaobei was of royal blood, why didn't she like Gu Chaobei?Nothing hindered her.

When she arrived at Beigong, she understood that it wasn't that this empress didn't like Gu Chaobei, she didn't like anyone.

"You are Shen Guiyan?" Nian leaned on the cushion, wearing the clothes of the queen mother, Shen Guiyan didn't dare to look up, and his tone was not very friendly anyway.

"Yes." Shen Guiyan knelt down and saluted.

"Tsk tsk, it's said that if you marry the right person, a woman will live a lifetime of prosperity and wealth. I didn't expect you to end up in such a miserable situation if you marry the right person." Nian said with a chuckle, "Did you not accumulate virtue in your previous life?"

Shen Guiyan: "..."

The mouth is too poisonous.

"The Ai family will not make things difficult for you." The Empress Dowager Nian waved her hand and said, "You will change your name to Yan'er from now on, and you will be responsible for the sanitation of this palace."

"Yes."

I thought I would suffer some difficulties, but I didn't expect to be let go so easily.Shen Guiyan was a little surprised, the nurse next to her had already come to take her out.

"The queen mother is actually kind, so you don't need to be too nervous." Aunt Qiu Jin is a very kind person. She took her to the wing room where the maid lived, assigned her a bed, and took her to get the badge of Beigong etc.

Is the Empress Dowager Nian kind?Shen Guiyan really didn't see it.But being in Beigong is not as difficult as she thought, her job is just to clean the room.

"Hey, have you heard? The side concubine of the former crown prince was actually made a concubine by the current emperor!"

There was the most gossip among the palace maids, and as soon as they went back to lie down for a while, the little palace maids next to them got together and started chatting in twos and threes.

"It's ridiculous. A woman without chastity can still be the emperor's concubine? Then it doesn't matter how ugly I am?"

"What do you know? That's the person the Empress Dowager Donggong pointed out to the emperor. Did you still rest at Jiang Guiren's place on the first day you didn't see the emperor? The emperor doesn't like that woman."

"Just being the person with the highest status in this harem is already powerful enough." Someone sighed: "How unlucky is it like Shen Guiyan, who is clearly the wife, but wants to come to us to be a palace maid."

Everyone nodded, and someone asked curiously: "Didn't you say that Shen Guiyan has come and met the Queen Mother? Where is he?"

Shen Guiyan, who had been lying down all this time, turned over and raised her hand towards them: "I'm here."

There was an instant silence in the wing room.

The maid wearing a green headdress smiled awkwardly, looked at her and said, "So it's already here, we didn't pay attention."

The other maids were not from this room, and they ran away immediately as if they had seen a ghost.

The green maid came over, looked at Shen Guiyan cautiously for a while, and said, "You can call me Xiaolu, I will live with you from today on."

"Well, Xiaolu." Shen Guiyan nodded: "Please take care of me."

"Where is it?" Xiaolu rubbed her hands, although this person is a court lady like her, she is the emperor's former wife, how easy it is to offend.

"Don't be nervous, I'm still a newcomer now, I should learn the rules from you." Shen Guiyan said: "Is the lady you mentioned just now called Han Lu?"

"Isn't that right?" Xiaolu talked a lot, seeing that she wanted to listen, she hurried over and said, "If she hadn't made a joke in the palace yesterday, we wouldn't want to gossip about the master behind his back. She just became a concubine, and she didn't know what to do. What kind of means did the high-ranking empress go directly to stop the emperor's driving, and wanted the emperor to go to Luhua Palace. Guess what, the emperor's dragon carriage was empty! I don't know what our emperor thinks, go back to the palace Instead of taking the dragon carriage, I walked to Jiang Guiren's place by myself, but it made Concubine Shen so angry that she seemed crazy."

Xiaolu spoke happily, but Shen Guiyan listened solemnly.Shen Guiya actually used the Shen family's surname, and was still by Gu Chaobei's side.

From Gu Chaodong to Yuwen Houde, and then to the crown prince, Shen Guiya has really followed many men.Now that she's Gu Chaobei's concubine, it's reasonable to share the same bed... right?

A feeling of nausea surged up, Shen Guiyan couldn't hold it back, turned her head towards the bed and vomited wildly.It's disgusting, if you want to work with someone like Shen Guiya, it's really disgusting.

"What's wrong with you?" Xiaolu was startled: "Are you sick? Do you want to call the doctor girl to see?"

"No need." Shen Guiyan said: "I'm probably tired, I'm going to clean the Empress Dowager's house later, let's rest for a while."

"Okay." Xiaolu nodded, and carried her own quilt to her: "Our room is cold, and there are not enough quilts for one bed. You cover it first, and we will find a way at night."

"En." Shen Guiyan nodded.

The people in Beigong seem to have a good temperament, which is a blessing in misfortune.

The accident was too great, Shen Guiyan closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.The unexpected in the dream is also a nightmare again and again, as if she saw Gu Chaobei turn around and go away, no matter how much she chased, she couldn't catch up.

"Slept to death?" A stern shout exploded in his ears, and Shen Guiyan almost fell out of bed in fright.Looking up, it turned out that the Empress Dowager Nian was standing at the door of the wing.

"Didn't you say that you're coming to clean the house?" The Empress Dowager Nian looked at her and said, "Hurry up? It's going to snow again later in the evening."

Shen Guiyan got up quickly, her head was still a little dizzy, and her face was cold.Reach out and touch it, it's full of water.

Roof leaking?Shen Guiyan looked up suspiciously.

"Fool, I really can't see how clever I am." The Empress Dowager Nian muttered, then turned around and said, "Come on."

"Yes." Shen Guiyan came back to her senses, put on her clothes, and hurriedly followed the Queen Mother out.

It was only after I walked out that I remembered wondering, why did the Queen Mother come to call her in person?
There was no one in the bedroom, the Empress Dowager Nian retreated to the couch as soon as she entered, squinting at her wiping things with a rag.

"Take it easy, the one in your hand is the Imperial Dragon Cauldron bestowed by the late Emperor."

Shen Guiyan shuddered in fright, quickly put it on the table and wiped it carefully.

"And the one next to it is also a glass bottle bestowed by the emperor."

"The one on the back of your hand, the Royal Pearl of the Night."

Everything in the room was bestowed by the emperor, Shen Guiyan gasped, and could only sigh in her heart that this empress is too sacred.

However, it hasn't been long since the first emperor passed away, so why doesn't the empress dowager seem sad at all?She still remembered the big wedding between herself and Gu Chaobei, which was attended by the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager Nian, and they still sat in the high hall.

There was a flash of inspiration in her mind, and Shen Guiyan suddenly turned her head to look at the Empress Dowager Nian.

Holding the hot tea, the Empress Dowager Nian felt her gaze and rolled her eyelids: "The one you see is also a gift from the emperor."

After a pause, the Empress Dowager Nian seemed to suddenly remember something, her voice choked up: "The Empress Dowager bestowed by the emperor."

Shen Guiyan was stunned for a moment, her queen mother was clearly made by Gu Chaobei, how could she be said to be a gift from the emperor?I really want to ask, but she is still in a situation where she can't save her life. Naturally, the less she knows, the better.

The Empress Dowager Nian fell into deep thought after saying this sentence, and sat there motionless.

Shen Guiyan carefully cleaned the house from the inside to the outside, and wiped it next to the Empress Dowager Nian, took out the teacup in her hand, wiped it, and put it back.

After everything was cleaned up, the Empress Dowager Nian came back to her senses.The sadness on his face had completely disappeared, he put down the cold tea, looked at her with raised eyebrows and said, "Are you suffering?"

Shen Guiyan said respectfully: "Bitterness is forced to be fed by others. Since you have to eat it, you might as well chew it up and swallow it up."

Quite thoughtful, the Empress Dowager Nian raised her eyebrows: "Then do you think being a court lady is hard?"

"It's okay." Shen Guiyan smiled: "The Empress Dowager Nian treats the palace people kindly."

"Aijia is kind?" The Empress Dowager Nian widened her eyes and pointed at herself, as if she was a little angry: "Go out and kneel in the courtyard for half an hour before you go back."

What?Shen Guiyan was stupid, she praised her, why should she be punished instead?
"Go, go, see if you still dare to say that I am kind!" The Empress Dowager Nian waved her hand and shouted: "Qiu Jin!"

Sister Qiu Jin came in, took a pair of things, covered Shen Guiyan from feet to knees, and hid them under her skirt.

"Pull her out to kneel for everyone to see, Aijia is also very strict with Xingong people." The Empress Dowager Nian said seriously.

Shen Guiyan was stunned, and was dragged out and pressed to the ground, but her feet were warm.

Sister Qiu Jin just put on her footmuffs stuffed with cotton and water-proof cloth, which wrapped her entire feet and legs, making her extremely warm.Even if kneeling is a bit tiring, at least it doesn't hurt much.

Empress Nian, what does this mean?
(End of this chapter)