Queen Ma said, "What's wrong? But there's something missing there."
Concubine Hu Shun saluted: "Thank you for your concern. Concubine. Now that King Xiang is back, will you let Concubine Li Shu resume spending time with you every morning and dusk?"
Queen Ma lowered her eyes.
Concubine Hu Shun whispered: "I'm not talking too much, I want to be a good person. In the future, Your Highness the Prince will ask King Qin and King Jin to help guard the border..."
I heard that Zhu Fan had been very irritable these past few months because of Concubine Li Shu's imprisonment.
We can't let our brothers become Zhu Biao's enemies, and now that Zhu Bai is back, there is no reason to keep Concubine Li Shu locked up.
Empress Ma grabbed Concubine Hu Shun's hand and patted it gently: "You are still thoughtful, then ask her to come as usual from today on."
A eunuch immediately went to summon Concubine Li Shu.
Concubine Li Shu prostrated in the yard: "Queen, Jin An."
During this time, she was having a harder time than ever before.
Not only were their rights taken away, but their personal freedom was also lost.
Lao Zhu was completely devoid of affection and was not even seen. It was obvious that he was also very angry with her.
Those palace people even took their snobbery to the extreme.
I don't even bother to give her three meals a day.
She is a dignified concubine, but she is hungry and full every day.
After this incident, she completely understood the truth: if she could not become a queen, everything she could do to control the wind and rain, or cover the sky with one hand, would be nothing more than a flower in the moon mirror, which could be broken by a poke.
As long as Queen Ma is unhappy, she will turn from snow on the mountain to mud on the soles of her feet in an instant, and she can only be trampled on by others.
Empress Ma said calmly: "You must have had enough rest. If you have nothing to do on weekdays, come to my place for a walk."
This seemingly ordinary sentence told everyone that Concubine Li Shu had regained her freedom.
Concubine Li Shu sobbed and kowtowed: "Thank you for your grace."
After coming out of Empress Ma, Concubine Li Shu led Concubine Hu Shun to a secluded place and gave her a formal salute: "Thank you, Concubine Shun."
Concubine Hu Shun hurriedly supported her: "Sister, how did you get here?"
Concubine Li Shu said with tears in her eyes: "I treated you badly before, but you not only didn't care, but came to save me every time I was in trouble. I'm really ashamed."
Concubine Hu Shun sighed: "We all have the same status, why should we be so secluded?"
If in the past, Concubine Li Shu would have felt that she was trying to get close to her when she heard Concubine Hu Shun say this.
But now I find that Concubine Shun is the truly wise person who saw through Lao Zhu early on.
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Li Guang and Wuna Shili each received the canonization decree from Lao Zhu, and they both burst into tears with gratitude.
Li Guang sent a large box of Cynomorium Cynomorium, and Wuna Shili sent ten bloody horses and some Hetian jade.
Lao Zhu rewarded them with silk, brocade, paper, porcelain and many other specialties from the Central Plains.
What that means is that it is almost the same as making a deal, but it is an official deal, not a private one.
Zhu Bai knew that Lao Zhu was actually already relieved, and he just needed someone to fan him a little to light the fire.
Concubine Yu gave birth to a son to Lao Zhu. When Lao Zhu was happy, he allowed Concubine Yu's mother to visit him in the palace.
There was frost last night and the wind was already biting in the morning.
The grass blades on the ground and the branches are covered with white frost.
Mrs. Yu put on a thick cotton robe, brought some cotton vests and socks she had made for her grandson and daughter, and rushed into the palace happily.
As the saying goes, mother is more valuable than her son.
This is increasingly the case in the harem.
Concubines without sons, like Concubine Sun, died miserably.
Those who have sons, like Concubine Hu Shun, do not fight or rob, but are still favored.
It had been almost six or seven years since my daughter entered the palace before she gave birth to the sixteenth prince to Lao Zhu. She had finally established a firm foothold in the harem and was no longer afraid of being helpless when she grew old.
From now on, their Lao Yu family will also be properly relatives of the emperor.
From a distance, he saw a pink and jade-like female doll passing by surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. The eunuch hurriedly signaled Yu to stop, so as not to bump into the princess.
Mrs. Yu asked the eunuch in a low voice: "Which princess is this? She is really good-looking."
The eunuch replied in a low voice: "That is Her Royal Highness Princess Shouchun."
Mrs. Yu secretly sighed: Oh, people say that Zhu Ju will be rich and rich after being adopted by Concubine Hu Shun. I think it's all nonsense.
Otherwise, why would it be such a cold day? Everyone was wearing thick clothes, but she was the only one wearing a thin brocade robe.
pitiful. As expected, no one will love a child without a mother, even if it is a golden branch or a jade leaf.
When she arrived at Concubine Yu's place, Mrs. Yu couldn't put it down when she saw that her grandson couldn't put it down. She smiled from ear to ear and said, "Oh, dear baby, in a few days, grandma will give you a lambskin jacket. That one is warmer."
Concubine Yu curled her lips: "What's so warm about the lambskin ones? The blue velvet ones are really warm. A thin layer is enough."
Mrs. Yu asked: "What about Lan Rong? Tell me. Although our family is not a prince or prince, we can still afford a piece of clothing."
Concubine Yu shook her head: "I'm afraid I can't buy it. King Xiang brought it back from Lanzhou."
Those are the most noble people in Ming Dynasty today. And he is the person closest to Zhu Biao.
Mrs. Yu was stunned: "Really?"
Speaking of which, when I saw Zhu Ju wearing so little in the morning, it turned out that it wasn't that no one was hurt, but that he was wearing a blue velvet jacket underneath.
Concubine Yu: "I heard that this fabric is light and thin. In this early autumn weather, I feel warm when I put it on. Yesterday I touched the fabric on Zhu Ju's body and said it was made of cashmere. It didn't irritate my hands at all. It can fit close to the body. Wear it. The key is that it is lighter than cotton and fur coats and does not look bulky."
Mrs. Yu frowned: "You just helped the emperor give birth to a prince, so asking for a piece of clothing from the emperor is not too much."
Concubine Yu sighed: "There are only six people in the entire palace who can wear clothes made of blue velvet. The emperor, the queen, the prince, Concubine Hu Shun, Prince Xiang and Princess Shouchun. Not even Concubine Li Shu and the princes, so where can I get my turn."
Mrs. Yu patted her hand: "Don't be sad, daughter, I'll ask your brother to find it. As long as you have money, why can't you buy it?"
Not only Concubine Yu, but also the other concubines were extremely jealous and asked their families to find ways to find Lan Rong outside the palace.
It’s just that most people in Yingtian have never even heard of it. Where can they find it?
The less available, the more people want "magical and noble" fabrics.
Zhu Bai felt that the preliminary publicity was enough and had aroused everyone's appetite, so he took out three pieces of beige blue velvet fabric.
All the dignitaries in Yingtian City and the shopkeeper of Dabuzhuang are gearing up to snatch these three pieces of blue velvet back.
But Zhu Bai announced that this time, there would be no fixed-price sales, but auctions.
Merchants who want to buy blue velvet first register and pay a deposit of 100 taels of silver to get a wooden sign with a handle and a number written on it.
If the transaction is not completed, the deposit will be returned intact.
Once the transaction is completed, the deposit will be directly converted into payment. If you win the bid but regret it, your deposit will be forfeited.
Zhu Bai also wanted to exclude those who were just here to watch the fun.
Zeng Yazhang was a little confused: "Your Highness, two carts were transported this time, totaling more than sixty pieces of blue velvet. Why did they only sell three pieces?"
