The next day, as soon as the day dawned, Shen Wanzhen woke up, got up, folded the futon on the kang neatly, and pulled the sheets again, making sure that no one could see it, and walked out.

Standing in the hall, listening to the movement of Xinuan Pavilion, probably Zhan Shaoting was still asleep, Shen Wanzhen opened the latch of the hall door, Xiuju carried a pot of hot water, Qiao Shan held a cotton towel and fragrant pancreas in her hand, and probably heard movement inside.

Last night, the master didn't have anyone to wait, the two wanted to have sex with the husband and wife, the master was shy, he didn't want anyone to be in front of him, and he didn't think deeply.

As soon as Shen Wanzhen opened the door, the two of them were startled, and when they saw that the master's face was calm, there was no joy, and they didn't hear any movement inside last night, so the two couldn't help but be suspicious.

At this time, Qiushuang also came up, entered the hall, and waited for Shen Wanzhen to wash her face, Shen Wanzhen had been hanging her left arm, and when Xiuju rolled up her sleeves for her, she lifted it gently, Xiuju pulled it to the wound where she was wrapped in cloth, and was stunned, and looked up at her in shock, Shen Wanzhen shook her head slightly, signaling her not to make a sound, Qiaoshan and Qiushuang in the house didn't pay attention, Xiuju quietly put her sleeves down, so as not to let the two of them see and make a fuss.

After washing, Zhan Shaoting didn't get up, Shen Wanzhen entered the east room, sat on the embroidery pier in front of the dressing table, touched her face, delicate porcelain white, but lacked a little blood, made an exception and pounced on incense powder, put on blush, slightly used cream to touch her lips, and her face was bright.

At this time, there was movement in Xinuan Pavilion, and Qiushuang hurried over and waited for the master to get up.

As soon as Shen Wanzhen came out of the East Second Room, Ruan's mother's loud voice sounded outside the hall, "Your master is up?" ”

"Up" Feng'er's voice.

Xiuju hurriedly stepped forward to open the curtain, Ruan's mother came in with a smile on her face, and squatted, "Young lady is early!" ”

"Mommy morning!" Shen Xuanzhen knew what she was doing so early, and she didn't want to go into Xinuan Pavilion to see Zhan Shaoting, so she said to Xiuju: "Take out the things and show them to your mother." ”

Embroidered chrysanthemum, the young lady knew that she didn't say what she meant, went into the house, and after a while, took out the piece of silk cloth dyed red, Ruan's mother's smile deepened, and there were a few more lines at the corners of her lips, and she took it, looked at Shen Wanzhen, saw that her face was delicate, and she was a little shy, and she felt funny, so she didn't suspect anything.

"The old slave can be handed over." Let's say, fold the silk cloth carefully, "The old slave will not delay the young lady." "Quit.

"Embroider chrysanthemum, send it to mother." Shen Wanzhen breathed a sigh of relief, watching her figure disappear at the door, and the smile on her face faded.

"Young lady, breakfast is here." Feng'er came in and replied.

"Set the table."

It didn't take much effort, Xiuju took a few girls and set the table, and Shen Wanzhen sat down at one end, "Please come out of your second master." ”

She didn't have much appetite for the sumptuous meal on the table, but when she thought about it, she had a lot of blood yesterday, and she couldn't help but make up for it.

Although there is a lot of breakfast, but there is little meat, they are all plain dishes, there is a bowl of yam and wolfberry pork rib soup, so let Xiuju hold a small bowl of pork rib soup, drink, and do not want to clear porridge as in the past, make an exception for Qiao Shan to put a small bowl of red beans and white rice, and eat it with pork ribs, Xiu Ju and Qiao Shan looked at her, I didn't expect the master to have a good appetite early in the morning.

The footsteps of Xinuan Pavilion, Zhan Shaoting came out, his face was obviously safe, and sat down opposite Shen Wanzhen, Qiao Shan hurriedly served him a bowl of porridge, Zhan Shaoting glanced at Shen Wanzhen, and looked at her left arm again, seeing that her left arm was hanging down, not moving, raising her right hand, wanting to be sarcastic, seeing that Shen Wanzhen was gnawing on ribs with her head down, she didn't raise her head, and she didn't look at him, obviously didn't want to answer with her, so she swallowed the words that came to her mouth.

While eating, Chunxiao came to the room and squatted, "The slave maid greets the master and the young lady." ”

"Is there anything wrong with your master?" Zhan Shaoting raised his head and put down the silver spoon.

"My girl gets up early and feels uncomfortable, so let the slave and maid return to the master and the young lady to ask the doctor to take a look." Zhan Shaoting guessed that Aunt Ying probably knew that she was in the same room with the Shen family, and she felt uncomfortable, so she excused herself to be uncomfortable.

didn't care, and said, "Let someone go and ask a doctor to take a look." ”

After Chunxiao left, Shen Wanzhen put down the chopsticks and took the gargle and green salt water brought by Xiuju, "You can go to the concubine's room to rest." ”

took a sip of tea, spit it out, got up, went to the east room, and didn't pay attention to Zhan Shaoting's eating.

Zhan Shaoting felt that he had lost face in front of his subordinates, and thought resentfully, this woman didn't want to live it.

Chunxiao went back, Aunt Ying was waiting for her, she looked at the door several times, saw her enter the door, and asked anxiously, "What did the master say?" ”

"The master said to let the slave maid go to the doctor, the way of heaven is a little early, and the slave and maid will go to the door to find a small maid to run errands, and allow him to pay some money." Chunxiao watched the food box be sent and placed on the table, and started to set the meal.

"How do you look at the master and the young lady, is the relationship good? Is ye happy? Aunt Ying was anxious to know about the situation of the two of them last night, and at the same time of questioning, her heart was sour, imagining that the two of them were lingering in bed, and her heart was not a taste.

"Looks good." Chunxiao entered the house to watch the two of them eat, and there was nothing else.

Aunt Ying wanted to ask in vain, and Zhan Shaoting was not a willow Hui who was not in a mess, not to mention that the husband and wife were in one place, why not.

Kunning Palace

Empress Li's smile was like a warm spring breeze, looking at the smart and beautiful woman who was elected to the palace with her, "Sister, this palace is looking for my sister today, there is a matter to discuss, and now the emperor's draft is imminent, the palace is busy, I can't get out, I annoy my sister to work hard, and I will work hard in this palace." ”

Concubine Fang's heart said; As expected, the queen, the old fox, threw this hot potato to me, so that he couldn't excuse himself, and he was in charge of the harem, and the queen asked her to assist in some tricky things.

On his face, he was respectful, and he bowed and said: "The queen is entrusted by the queen, and the concubine dares to disobey her fate." ”

Empress Li sneered in her heart, "This is what the emperor meant, the emperor values his sister to act safely, so he handed over such a big matter to his sister, and this harem is the only sister in this palace, and no one is at ease." ”

Concubine Fang said in her heart, it sounded good, this is to make a trick to let herself drill in. Since this errand has to be accepted if you don't take it, you won't shirk it, but the draft girl, but the harem is a big deal, I have to ask clearly, the province has to be messed up, the emperor is not happy, so he leaned over and said: "The concubine has to be reluctantly embarrassed, forgive the concubine for being stupid, please the queen's mother, the concubine did this errand for the first time, is there anything to say here." ”

Empress Li had long seen through what she was hiding, and thought to herself, really stupid people don't say that they are stupid, only smart people say that they are stupid.

But the emperor's meaning can't help but explain clearly, this Miss Xu's matter is in the head, if she does it badly, then she can't blame herself.

Empress Li helped her head to shake the Jiufeng gold step, "The list of show girls presented by the household department, the palace has seen it, Xu Shangshu's daughter is the first, Miss Xu wants to come to her sister and have seen it, it can be said that the crown is overwhelming, no one in the harem can match, the palace sees that Jieyu is low, even if the concubine is not bad, the emperor didn't say anything." ”

Queen Li's words were a blow to Concubine Fang, which means that the queen is the only one, and the concubine is not just you, you can be sealed at any time, and there is a higher level of concubine pressing.

Concubine Fang heard that Queen Li specifically mentioned Miss Xu, and there was a heavy meaning, that is, the emperor wanted to stay, although the queen mother deliberately emphasized that the emperor didn't say anything, but behind what she didn't say was nothing more than the admiration of Miss Xu.

"Queen Mother, do other show girls still have anyone to pay attention to the Queen Mother?"

She said that the queen was concerned, but in fact, she asked the emperor if he had any special attention.

"The rest, the palace didn't pay too much attention, my sister looked at it." This sentence gave Concubine Fang great rights, except for Miss Xu, the fate of other show girls was in her hands.

"But ......" Empress Li paused, saw Concubine Fang staring at her, and continued: "However, the candidate for the side concubine of the king of Anyang, the queen mother has already decided, and my sister won't know the way, right?" ”

The queen didn't mention the concubine, just mentioning the side concubine, Concubine Fang understood that Miss Xu couldn't move, but there should be no problem with the side concubine that the queen mother fancied.

"My sister knows that I heard the Queen Mother mention it." Even if the queen mother doesn't say it, her attitude towards the mother's family of the two side concubines can be seen by a discerning person.

"It's good to know the way, except for the two side concubines, the concubines of the king of Anyang, pick the ones and leave a few."

Empress Li thought, anyway, there are so many show girls, and the emperor can't do it alone, so it is better to pick a few more stunning women for King Anyang to please the Queen Mother.

Concubine Fang secretly wrote down that this was an opportunity to please the Queen Mother, the emperor ruled the world with filial piety, and if the Queen Mother praised herself in front of the emperor, the emperor would be happy.

Shen Wanzhu's mule cart has not yet arrived at Shenwu Gate, the show girl's car is lined up for a long time, and there is no end in sight, three thousand show girls, the mule cart is crowded one after another, the show girls get off, and the household department official maintains order, one group of 100 people, and divides the three thousand show girls into an array for easy management.

Entering the palace one after another, it was Shen Wanzhu's turn to be a group, and a hundred show girls were introduced to the palace gate by a eunuch, and the show girls all lowered their heads, not daring to look around, only Shen Wanzhu secretly looked at the left and right palaces, tall and majestic, and saw the familiar figure in the front team at a glance, it was Xue Jin, who was happy in his heart, and the show girls were in two columns, lining up to enter the body Yuan Palace.

The two eunuchs sat at the door of the Tiyuan Palace, one by one, tall, short, fat, and thin, and pulled out the unpleasant-looking pickpockets, and directly failed the election and sent home.

When it was Shen Wanzhu's turn, the old eunuch took a look, nodded, and let her go, Shen Wanzhu was so nervous that her palms were sweating, and she entered the hall.

A eunuch took the roster and called a name, and the show girl entered, and the next one was Xue Jin, Shen Wanzhu saw that she was standing very naturally, not as nervous as the other show girls, and the show girl came out inside, and the eunuch raised the roster and shouted: "Xue Jin, the daughter of General Xue Yanling, Zhaoyong, enters." ”

Xue Jin's small waist was straightened, and he walked in with lotus steps.

Shen Wanzhu saw Xue Jin in front of him enter, and it didn't take much effort to come out, hide a smile on his face, and walk in front of Shen Wanzhu, the jade hand stretched out from the wide sleeve, and made a gesture of stuffing money from the bottom, Shen Wanzhu understood.

A piece of silver had already been prepared in his sleeve, and when Shen Wanzhu's name was called, Shen Wanzhu walked in with confidence and raised his head up.

An old eunuch sat there, this trial was very strict, first asked him to report his name, intending to listen to the voice, the old eunuch stood up again, looked around her carefully, and picked up a strand of her hair and looked at it, and then lay under her armpit to sniff, smell whether there is a special smell in the body, lift up the skirt to look at the feet, three-inch golden lotus.

Shen Wanzhu looked at the eunuch's expression as if he was not dissatisfied, and when he looked close to her ear, he secretly stuffed a piece of silver in his hand, and the eunuch closed his palm and held it in his palm, knowing each other, the eunuch was probably used to receiving gifts, and the expression on his face was not unnatural, and he said, "Stay"

A little eunuch shouted, "Shen's Wanzhu stays." "There is a eunuch who writes it down.

Shen Wanzhu easily passed the level, and when she came out, she was taken to an empty hall, where there were all show girls left, as soon as Shen Wanzhu entered the door, she saw Xue Jin, waved her hand, and hurriedly held back a smile and walked over.

All the people in the palace looked at the two of them, and saw that they were dressed beautifully and brightly, as if they stood out from the crowd, and from time to time cast a few jealous lights. The two of them turned a blind eye and whispered as if no one was around.

Xue Jin gestured, meaning to give, Shen Wanzhu nodded.

In the evening, the show girls who stayed behind were crowded into several dormitories to rest, and when they were re-elected on the second day, the show girls were nervous, and the palace was strict, although many people slept in a Tong Kang, no one spoke.

The next day's re-election, this time than the previous round and strict, the eunuch took a ruler, measured hands, feet, waist, legs, walking, if unqualified, sent out of the palace.

With the first experience, Shen Wanzhu stuffed silver again, bribed the eunuchs in the palace for the first time, and was still a little nervous, afraid that if he didn't accept it, he would be self-defeating, and this time it was natural.

Although the eunuch accepts bribes, accepts money from people, and eliminates disasters with others, the show girl herself has to be eye-catching, Xue Jin and these two people are really impeccable, and they are happy to stay.

After a few rounds, 3,000 people were left with 500 people.

In the evening, resting in a palace, this time not many show girls crowded into one hall, four people in a room, in order of the roster.

Shen Wanzhu, Xue Jin and two other show girls who don't know each other are in the same room, those two show girls are selected by the people, they don't know each other, and they all deliberately look at each other.

Shen Wanzhu and Xue Jin noticed at the same time that a show girl on the bunk next to the door was good-looking and elegant.

The two of them looked at each other, this is a strong opponent, the most outstanding in appearance they have seen in the past two days, and it is not obvious, but it is not public, but it invisibly compares people, but shows excellence.

Shen Wanzhu and Xue Jin couldn't help but look at each other, women were still tempted, let alone men.

The woman looked at them and nodded gracefully at them, not wanting to talk.

Shen Wanzhu entered the palace only to find that there were people outside the world, and there were heavens outside the sky.

Concubine Fang sat in front of the window in the bright ground, embroidering a mandarin duck purse, she wanted to give her own embroidery to the emperor, and the emperor would think of her when he took it.

The mandarin duck has just been embroidered into one, and the other has been embroidered with a head, and the two mandarin duck heads are very close to each other, which makes people look at it and have infinite reverie.

However, when she came back from Kunning Palace, she was upset, and she poked the white embroidered cloth with a silver needle, and Cui Changhai, the elderly eunuch next to her, saw that the master was worried, and said carefully: "Niangniang is for the draft?" ”

Concubine Fang threw down the needle and thread in her hand, "The queen's old fox is to roast the palace on the fire, knowing that the queen mother of Lu Dao values Miss Xu, the emperor wants to be elected to the palace, let the palace do the things that offend people, annoy the queen mother, the palace can still gain a foothold in the palace, the emperor has always cared about the affairs of the harem, she must have recommended the palace in front of the emperor, she has long seen the palace unpleasant." ”

Cui Changhai saw that Concubine Fang's behavior and behavior were like two people in front of others, if he wanted to become a close confidant of the master, he had to share the worries of the master at the critical moment, so he bent his waist even more, "Niangniang can't go against the holy will, the queen mother made it clear that Miss Xu is favored by the emperor, and Niangniang naturally left her card." ”

"The palace still doesn't know what the Emperor is thinking, but how can the Queen Mother explain?" No matter how Concubine Fang thinks, she can't afford to offend both sides.

"Niangniang elected Miss Xu into the palace according to the emperor's wishes, so as to please the emperor, the emperor is happy, as for the queen mother, the master can pretend to be confused, and it is all on the queen." Cui Changhai saw that there was no one in the dormitory, and whispered.

Concubine Fang thought about it and said for a while; "Okay, this is an idea, if the queen mother is to blame, she can only blame the queen, the queen can not say that it is the emperor's intention, betraying the emperor, so she has to carry it herself, making her uncomfortable." Concubine Fang hooked her lips, a little happy.

"At that time, only mentioning the queen is the meaning of the queen's mother, not mentioning the emperor, it is the queen who wants to screw with the queen mother, and the queen mother values Xu Shangshu's daughter and intends to be elected to the palace."

Concubine Fang picked up the unfinished purse and looked at it, she was in a good mood.

Bofu

Chunxiao brought the doctor here, prescribed three doses of fetal pills, and sent the doctor away, Chunxiao begged the little guy on the second door to go to the crude medicine shop to grab a few flavors of medicine, and brought it back, wanting to fry it in the big kitchen along the way, saving it and having to run back and forth.

Just in time for the big kitchen to be busy with lunch in the house, she couldn't spare her hand, and no one took care of her, Chunxiao begged the two daughters-in-law for help, and they both said coldly that they were not available, and they went back to fry on the small copper stove.

Chunxiao had to carry it back, Aunt Ying waited for Zhan Shaoting to come and see her, but Zhan Shaoting didn't even have a shadow at noon.

instructed the fat girl to say; "When I went to the second master, I said that the doctor said that the fetus in my womb was not very good, so let the master come over."

The fat girl ran to the upper room, Zhan Shaoting went out in the morning, a cotton dress was a little hot, went back to the upper room to change clothes, and as soon as she went up the steps, the fat girl ran over and greeted, "Master, aunt is looking for master." This fat girl is a little lacking in heart, she can't see the height of her eyebrows, others call Aunt Ying a girl, she always forgets, and she also calls her aunt, Zhan Shaoting heard the shout, and stood still, "What did your master and doctor say?" ”

The fat girl is fat, she runs wheezing, and her speech is not very articulate," the aunt said...... Say, in the womb...... Fetal ...... Good. ”

Zhan Shaoting saw that she was out of breath when she ran, thinking that something big had happened, and he didn't care about changing his clothes, so he turned around with his robe, and went down the steps to the west side courtyard.

As soon as the fat girl left, Chunxiao came back, carrying a few packets of medicine in her hand, and put them on the table, Aunt Ying looked at her as if she was angry with someone, and said, "If you go out of the house, who are you angry with?" The medicine is not easy to put away. ”

"It's not a big kitchen person, and he said that he couldn't open it, and he fried himself with medicine." Chunxiao bluffed, pouted, and sat on the edge of the kang angrily.

Aunt Ying was secretly annoyed, but at this time and then, now that she is not under the eaves of people, a room is not a statute, so she had to swallow her anger and instructed Chunxiao: "You take out the small copper stove, and decoction the medicine outside, save the big kitchen to fry it, and bring the medicine cold." ”

Chunxiao had no choice but to take out the small copper stove, press it in the hall, and look at the decoction by himself, fanning the fire on his stomach, Zhan Shaoting came in and frowned, "A smell of medicinal soup?" Why don't you take it out and fry it in the kitchen. ”

Aunt Ying heard Zhan Shaoting's voice come out, and pretended to be aggrieved: "The concubine is not a serious master, who is still waiting to see her in this mansion, and she just relies on having such a little blood in her stomach." ”

Zhan Shaoting saw that she was fine, and put her mind at ease, "That girl was sent by you, and she can't speak clearly, and I should not be able to say anything about the fetus in your womb." ”

"That's the girl that the young lady refers to, if you have a good one, you can also give the concubine, and now the concubine is in this house, not even a maid, not to mention the young lady, just embroider the chrysanthemum that girl's mouth is not forgiving." Aunt Ying complained, and at the same time observed Zhan Shaoting's face, but she didn't see anything.

With a sour heart, she said coquettishly: "The concubine wants to go to the garden, and she wants the master to accompany her." "He also wants to go, he wants his father to accompany him, don't think that he doesn't know anything when he is young." "It's like saying to a child in the belly.

"Take you out of the house to go shopping, this room smells so bad." Zhan Shaoting and Shen Wanzhen had a very unhappy quarrel, and Aunt Ying was attentive, so it was not easy to brush her off.

Before the two of them went out, Aunt Ying instructed Chunxiao, "The medicine is decoctioned, buckle it and dry it first, don't get dirty, and I will drink it when I come back." ”

As soon as she got out of the door of the West Wing, Aunt Ying snuggled up to Zhan Shaoting, and after going out a short distance, she entered the Garden Moon Gate.

In the early spring, the tender willows are silky, and the head is light green, and there are all the owners of the house in the garden who come out to relax, Aunt Ying deliberately leans on Zhan Shaoting, Zhan Shaoting holds her shoulder, gravel path, strolling slowly, whispering, looking like husband and wife.

Walking down this circle, many people in the house saw it from afar, and talked about Aunt Ying's return to favor behind their backs.

Of course, someone told Shen Wanzhen about this, at this moment, in the second room, Qiao Shan learned from the people in the house, "Miss Ying is too ignorant, as if she is a husband and wife, leaning on the master with a big thorn, swaggering, as if there is no one around." ”

"Good! I'm hoping that someone will tie me up, and she'll do me a great favor. "Shen Wanzhen is worried that there is no excuse to live separately from Zhan Shaoting, Aunt Ying's showmanship, the whole house knows the way, and the mother-in-law knows the way of the husband and wife, and the blame is not on herself.

Qiao Shan thought that the master was angry.

Shen Wanzhen was looking forward to Zhan Shaoting resting in Aunt Ying's house, and sure enough, it was dark, and Aunt Ying didn't let Zhan Shaoting come back.

Shen Wanzhen was in the middle of it, and on the second day of Zhan Shaoting's round house, she stayed in the concubine's house, but she could be regarded as letting her hold her head, how could she let it go, and told Qiaoshan, "Call Mother Qian." ”

As soon as Mrs. Qian entered the door, she said angrily: "The young lady heard about it, she is half master and half maid, and the master only had a round house yesterday, so she hooked the master and didn't let it back, swaggering, too shameless." ”

Shen Xuanzhen's face was calm, and she didn't laugh angrily, "Mother Qian, you take someone to send the second master's futon to Aunt Ying's house." ”

"What?" Mrs. Qian thought she had heard it wrong, and it was the back of her old ears.

"You take someone to move the second master's things to the west side courtyard and send them to Aunt Ying's house, so you say that although the master will rest in the concubine's room from now on, you don't need to go back to the upper room." Mrs. Qian didn't look like a joke to her master, she stood still, and she didn't dare to agree.

"Go!" Shen Wanzhen screamed, and her face straightened.

"Yes, the old slave obeys." Mrs. Qian didn't dare to slack off, and sent Zhan Shaoting's clothes to the West Courtyard with a few embroidered chrysanthemums.

Aunt Ying was in the house and was doing something with Zhan Shaoting, and Mrs. Qian's voice sounded outside the door, "Is the master in the house?" ”

Without waiting for Chunxiao in the outer room to answer, he brought a group of people in, and Mrs. Qian entered the inner room, facing Zhan Shaoting on the kang, and gave a slight salute, "The old slave was ordered by the young lady to send the master's things over, and the young lady said, the master is resting in the concubine's room, and there is no need to go back to the upper room in the future." ”

As soon as Mrs. Qian entered the door, she saw Zhan Shaoting hugging Aunt Ying*, she felt uncomfortable, she didn't smile on her face, and her tone was stiff, and she didn't wait for Zhan Shaoting to answer, and said to a few maids and servants behind her: "Put down the things of the second master." ”

The maids and servants were holding the bedding and the clothes, so they all put it down, and Mrs. Qian squatted again, "The old slave retreated." ”

Just when Zhan Shaoting was surprised and hadn't woken up yet, his brain was withdrawn, and when he closed the door, he didn't see Zhan Shaoting's angry distorted face and the sound of falling things.

Mrs. Qian came back to restore her life, only saying that the things had been sent, and Shen Wanzhen didn't ask Zhan Shaoting for her reaction, so she immediately ordered, "Close the courtyard door, no matter who comes to him, don't open the door, put out the fire and candle." ”