Chapter 45: Life in the Palace

On January 1, 965, Li Yu issued an order to hold a New Year's banquet in the palace, and all the concubines in the harem were not to be absent. Although I didn't say it explicitly, I know that this last sentence was added by Li Yu for me.

At this time, it has been two months since I entered the palace, but I stayed in the Queen Mother's Buddha Hall every day, and I didn't see anyone, Li Yu came a few times at the beginning, and then I was rejected a lot, so I simply didn't come, and the Queen Mother was helpless, but I didn't say much about my feelings.

It's just that Aunt Liu Ruo and Sandalwood often blame me for not being angry, and they are worried that I will not be able to survive in this harem without the protection of the emperor.

I naturally know that Li Yu's protection is important, but at the moment I still have the Queen Mother, so I am not worried.

On the night of the banquet, I met the ladies of the harem for the first time, or it should be said that they met me, the legendary concubine, for the first time.

The flying and domineering, femme fatale, the concubine Niangniang, who lives in the legend and has cruel means, is sitting in the upper position dignified at the moment, and everyone is staring at me curiously.

Because I don't have my own independent palace for the time being, so I don't have an aunt in charge, and the queen mother specially asked Aunt Liu Ruo to come over and wait for me in order to take care of my prestige.

On both sides are the Shufei Jiang clan and the Baoyi Huang clan, followed by the palace people Qiao's, Qingnu, Xue Jiu, Qiushui, Yiai, Xiaohuarui, and Maiko Niang. After that, some unnamed beauties agreed, and the warblers and swallows filled the entire hall.

I think it's because there are a lot of rumors in the palace, except for the concubine and the lady, the rest of the people are trembling when they salute me without exception, and what's more, a beauty actually fainted because I looked at her two more times when I saluted, I held my forehead, and there may not be any new rumors in this palace tomorrow.

At the end of the day, Li Yu's father-in-law came to deliver the decree, the emperor was busy with government affairs, and today's banquet was presided over by Concubine Rou. No wonder the Queen Mother said that she couldn't get sick this morning, it turned out that she and Li Yu were making such an arrangement.

"Hey, it's really boring, if Concubine Rou doesn't have anything else, the concubine will go back first." Hearing that the emperor was not coming, Concubine Shu immediately got up and prepared to leave.

"What does Concubine Shu mean is that eating with this palace is boring?" Today, Li Yu and the Queen Mother set up this bureau, just to stabilize my position in the harem, since this is the case, then I naturally can't live up to the holy will.

"Concubine Rou laughed, but the concubine just felt unwell."

"In that case, don't rush back, let's take a look at Imperial Doctor Xuan first."

"No need." Concubine Shu is still shirking, I just don't see it.

"Why are you stunned, can't you hear the concubine?" Aunt Liu Ruo suddenly shouted at the eunuch next to her.

"Yes, yes, the slave is going to call the Imperial Doctor." The eunuch next to him hurriedly ran out.

Although she was not convinced, Concubine Shu still reluctantly sat back, and the entire hall fell silent for a while.

"Let's have a seat." After I finished speaking to everyone, I picked up the chopsticks on the table and ate them myself.

"Yes."

Food, wine, vocal music, singing and dancing, it was originally a beautiful night, but it was changed by Li Yu's absence.

After the banquet, Concubine Shu was found to be pregnant, which made Li Yu, who had just lost her beloved son, extremely pampered, and for a while Concubine Shu became a concubine, and the palace was constantly rewarded. And I still have just entered the palace, except for the love of the queen mother, there is no holy grace, after a long time, those ladies who originally wanted to tie me up also changed the direction of the wind and went to the palace of the concubine.

Seeing this scene, although Aunt Liu Ruo and Sandalwood were in a hurry, they couldn't persuade me.

"Help me send this to the Jiaofang Palace." When the concubine's fetus was three months old, I specially found a good glass lamp and asked Sandalwood to send it over, this glass lamp is the same as what Zhong Xuan saw in the Buddhist hall that day, the only difference is that this lamp is infused with the blood of the craftsman.

"Niangniang, are you going to reconcile with Concubine Shu?" Seeing me behave like this, Sandalwood asked puzzled.

"It's not."

"Then why did you send her this glass lamp? Although she is favored now, we don't have to stammer. ”

"Why do you think so much, you just want to send it suddenly."

"Yes. Sandalwood got it. ”

Although there were some doubts, Sandalwood still did not continue to ask. I think Concubine Shu will understand my mind when she sees it, and I hope she likes it.

Sure enough, Li Yu appeared in my room that night.

"I heard that you sent a glass lamp to Concubine Shu?"

"Yes."

"Why, don't you always hate her?"

"Yes, is the emperor worried that I will poison Concubine Shu today?"

"Min'er, I find that I really don't understand you more and more, but the child in Concubine Shu's belly is mine, and you can't move."

"The emperor can rest assured, it's just an ordinary glass lamp, and the concubines who murdered the emperor's heir can't afford it, after all, the fate of Concubine Xian Niangniang, Min'er still remembers it vividly." When I mentioned Concubine Xian, the expression on Li Yu's face suddenly became extremely ugly, yes! If it wasn't for the premature birth of the third prince, how could my sister be seriously ill.

"You shouldn't mention that." Li Yu said sharply.

"Yes, the concubine is wrong, it's just late at night, please come back."

After I finished speaking, I turned my back, and after a long time, I heard Li Yu sigh softly, and then walked out.

Sandalwood came in and looked at me with an unteachable expression. "The emperor finally came to visit, why is it so difficult?"

"I have my own plans." I know what Sandalwood is worried about, but as long as there is a relationship between the Queen Mother and her sister, I will never have to worry about drowning in this harem.

Since Li Yu left my room angrily that night, rumors began to spread in the palace that I was not favored, and I was the first concubine in this palace who had not slept in the palace for half a year. The subordinates even secretly bet on how long I could sit on the concubine seat, and every time Sandalwood discussed with me how others talked about me behind my back, I listened to it as a joke. After all, there are a lot of people who want to see me lose.

Although there is a high position, but fortunately, I live in the palace of the Queen Mother, and no process dares to lack me......

Just when I was restless, the Queen Mother suddenly fell ill and did not get better for several days......