"Did she stay in bed last night?" The beautiful concubine of the Chuxiu Palace was half leaning on the bed of the Arhat who had many children and many blessings. She touched her swollen belly and asked the girl beside her.
The girl serving beside him nodded, but quickly shook her head.
The concubine was obviously very dissatisfied with this answer and frowned: "What's going on? Didn't the emperor go to her place yesterday? Could it be that someone called him away halfway?"
"Returning to the concubine, the emperor went to see Mr. Shen yesterday and did not leave, but I heard that... Mr. Shen did not sleep with him."
"oh?"
This beautiful concubine is the eldest sister of Master Shen. She specially brought this concubine from home, firstly to keep her as a favor, and secondly to give birth to a child through her mother's womb. But this Master Shen...
well! It’s useless!
There was a hint of cruelty in Jia Bin's eyes, "Is it possible that she is also being cunning and playing hard to get?"
"You still don't know Mr. Shen's temperament? How can you have that ability?" Guizhi, the personal servant, replied in a low voice, "I heard that when the emperor went there, Mr. Shen was having a meal, and then the emperor also ate some. , just...just..."
"What's wrong?" Jia Concubine frowned.
Guizhi said helplessly: "I heard that the emperor was so full that he fell asleep directly, so there was no..."
"What?" The concubine's eyes widened and she asked in great surprise: "It's the first time she has slept with the emperor. Did she feed the emperor?"
The girl nodded helplessly and added: "It is said that the emperor went to court early this morning and did not reward him with anything that should be rewarded. However, he did not blame Mr. Shen and let him continue to sleep."
"so now……"
"Still asleep." Guizhi said helplessly.
Jia Bin sighed with a complicated expression, looked at her two-inch nails that had not been stained for a long time, and said: "Guizhi, go and have a look. Whether you are awake or not, let her come."
"yes!"
After Guizhi left, the concubine looked at the pomegranate tree outside the courtyard, and suddenly remembered that when she was at home, the fifth sister had a pomegranate tree like this in her yard, but it was much bigger. As long as it is the season when pomegranates are ripe, no matter when I see Fifth Sister, she is either eating pomegranates or beating pomegranates under the tree. This girl...
This thought is far away...
Shen Mansion.
In Aunt Li's yard, Aunt Li was complaining about her daughter, Shen Ruochen, for the 365th time.
"I said you have to stay in the house all day long, either eating or sleeping. You can also go out for a walk. Otherwise...who will want you when you get out of shape?"
"Am I not out of shape?" Shen Ruochen said unconvinced.
"My fifth young lady! If you don't go out for a walk, even the servants in our house will hardly recognize you!" Aunt Li dragged Shen Ruochen off the bed with hatred, "Go and invite Mrs. Go and be safe!"
"I don't want to go." Shen Ruochen said reluctantly: "My wife may not have time at this time, and she won't necessarily see me if I go."
"It's my wife's business to see you or not, and it's your business whether you go or not!" Aunt Li took her daughter's hand and said sincerely: "Fifth Miss, it's because my aunt was incapable of letting you be born in my belly, but You can’t give up on yourself, you will be looked down upon by others in vain!”
"It will be good for you to pay your respects to your wife more often and be more flexible in front of her! Maybe your wife will find you a good match when she is happy!" Aunt Li said as she pushed Shen Ruochen out. : "Look at what you look like, what's worse than your eldest sister? Your eldest sister can enter the palace and serve the emperor, but you can also..."
"Auntie!" Cuiguo, the eldest girl next to her, quickly stopped Auntie Li from what she was saying. She looked around cautiously and said, "Auntie, be careful what you say!"
Aunt Li was so frightened that she shut her mouth and just kept urging Shen Ruochen to go out.
With no other choice, Shen Ruochen could only take the girl Xiaohuatou out and stay in a remote corner of the house.
"Fifth Miss, are we still here?" Xiao Walnut shrank his neck and rubbed his hands together. "It's okay this summer, but it's almost winter now. It's too cold for us here. It won't be good if we don't cause the wind and cold."
Shen Ruochen sighed, "Then what can I do? I just don't like crowds. Going to my wife's room... there are too many people, there are a lot of girls and women, we... are too embarrassed."
Little Walnut nodded as if he understood, and said in agreement: "I don't blame you for not wanting to go, and I don't like to go either. Why don't you talk to your aunt and don't send us away this winter? When spring comes, we can You can hide wherever you go.”
"Auntie is really scared. How can we wait for the spring to come." Shen Ruochen said thoughtfully: "My father is careless about everything. Auntie's house has been gone for a long time. Auntie is afraid that I will end up like my second sister. Marry randomly."
Little Walnut then sighed: "The second young lady is so pitiful. She said that the uncle beat her when she was unhappy. She was not allowed to go back to her parents' home. She even wanted to stay for two nights and was taken back. Last time I saw it, the second young lady was crying. Like a tearful person."
"That's why I'm not getting married!" Shen Ruochen said: "Rather than getting married to serve such a family, it's better to stay in our house all the time!"
"But my aunt told me that the girl is too old to be raised in our house." Little Walnut tilted his head and said.
"I've thought about this a long time ago," Shen Ruochen smiled and whispered, "Isn't there a Buddhist temple in the northwest corner of our house? When the time comes, I will take you to practice and become a sister-in-law! Isn't this possible? Stay in the house."
"Is this...is this okay?"
"Why not?" Shen Ruochen asked, "Then tell me, if you choose, do you want to live like my second sister, or do you want to live like ours now?"
"Of course it's now. We can eat and drink without worrying about it. How great!" Xiao Walnut replied without hesitation, but she was a little worried, "Then my sister-in-law can't eat meat?"
"You're stupid!" Shen Ruochen nodded at Little Walnut's head in anger, "When the time comes, let's secretly cook it ourselves and build a small kitchen. As long as we're careful, who knows what we're eating?" Time is purer!"
Little Walnut nodded vigorously and grinned: "That's great! When will you tell me, miss?"
Shen Ruochen did the math and said, "It should be soon, but there are third and fourth sisters ahead of us. It's probably not my turn for the time being. Let's wait until we have the chance!"
"Okay! Okay!" Little Walnut clapped his hands happily.
After talking for a long time, Shen Ruochen also felt a little cold, "It should be almost done, let's go back."
Shen Ruochen walked and said, "Go to my aunt's house later and call Sister Cui Xin. I'll definitely call her!"
"Don't worry, miss, I understand!" Xiao Walnut winked at his fifth miss.
