Since the Liu family and the rest returned, Li Shu felt that life was passing quickly. She even handed a sign to the palace to visit Concubine Liu Shu and told her everything about her family.
"Now that my grandparents have passed away and all my family members have returned to their hometown, if anything happens in the future, please let me know."
Concubine Liu Shu had no feelings for her family members. She entered the East Palace at the age of thirteen. She was also a little transparent at home. She was far from being as close to her parents as Li Shu was. But since Li Shu said so, she also I can only chime in with a few words.
Her thoughts were written on her face, how could Li Shu not know it, but she would not expose anything, and even brought rice grains to Concubine Liu Shu for her to play with.
The so-called grain board is often used by children to play with when playing house. Nowadays, the North and South goods stores are the most popular. Especially the workmanship is very exquisite. There is a shrunken girl's boudoir on the grain board, a screen as big as a child's thumb, an embroidery bed as long as an index finger, and several small clothes hanging in front of the embroidery bed. It is very exquisite.
Liu Shufei was a child with a bad temper. She was very happy when she saw Gu Ban, and she rarely said a few polite words: "Thank you, third sister."
"Thinking about you in the palace, even though you are well-dressed and well-fed, you don't lack anything. We just bought some fun things for you. If you like it, it is also a blessing for it." Li Shu said this very modestly.
Concubine Liu Shu pursed her lips and smiled: "Although these are not very expensive, I still like this."
Li Shu nodded: "As long as you like it, but the rules in the palace are strict, it is not easy for me to bring some things into the inner court. I am afraid that someone will make a fuss, so I only dare to bring these in."
Concubine Liu Shu certainly didn't take these words seriously. She was now ranked third in the palace, second only to the queen and the concubine. Although her father and uncle were dead, there were many in-laws in the Liu family, so she shamelessly got by even if she was ridiculed a few times. . Furthermore, the emperor did not favor her very much, and no one targeted her, so her life was relatively easy.
But soon after the emperor's filial piety, there would be a draft. Lishu knew that this time the selection would be from Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other places. It could be said that they were a gathering of people from the north and the south, and each of those people was very clever.
Concubine Shu's status is high now, but that may not be the case in the future.
This concubine position is just a carrot and a trap. If you are an eyesore to others, you have to get rid of it. There is no sense or reason.
Perhaps, this is because Lishu hates this kind of intrigue and intrigue. Without a moment of peace, everyone who steps into the palace cannot relax and is forced to learn to calculate.
But Lishu knew that Concubine Liu Shu was a bit left-wing, so she only mentioned a few points one by one and nothing else.
Today I went to teach the eldest prince again, and now they have started to play simple songs. Fortunately, the eldest prince and Shu Geer are both smart people, so it is not difficult to learn, but the boy can't sit still.
Lishu was very relaxed in this regard. She would take a break after studying for a while and tell them the origin of the music score. The children all listened with interest.
An hour passed quickly, and Li Shu asked someone to put her piano away, bowed, and prepared to go home.
Before leaving, Xiao Ji hesitated to speak. Li Shu noticed it and couldn't help but leaned closer and asked: "The eldest prince has something to ask his wife?"
Xiao Ji immediately shook his head again. Li Shu glanced at Brother Shu. Seeing that Brother Shu was concerned, she knew that she shouldn't ask any more questions, so she said, "Since there is nothing to do, I will leave." ”
When Shu Brother L returned home, he thought
She said something, but Li Shu stretched out her hand to stop him: "Since the eldest prince has not told me, you are not allowed to tell me. Now that you are his companion, you must plan for him wholeheartedly."
Shu Geer seemed to understand, but Zheng Hao came out to explain to Shu Geer: "You are the person who reads in front of the prince, how can you convey his meaning at will? Whatever you want, you must keep it in your heart. .”
"Yes, my son knows. It's just that the eldest prince wanted to go out to the palace to play with his son, but he felt that the emperor might not agree, so he gave up in frustration." Brother Shu spread his hands.
Li Shu suddenly realized: "So that's it. Born in the royal family, the more they get, the more rules and restrictions they have."
Brother Shu nodded: "No, I still like to do whatever I want back home. Studying is not hard, there are many rules. The dishes my son eats look good, but they are not as delicious as at home. I can just tell mom what I want to eat at home."
Li Shu spread her hands: "That's why I said you are blessed. When I was your age, my parents left me and lived with my grandmother. It wasn't like living under someone else's roof. I had to pour tea and water from time to time."
This was the first time that Li Shu had mentioned so much. Zheng Hao had also heard a little bit about the affairs between the Liu sisters. Li Shu was of course the most outstanding among the sisters, but she had worked hard to achieve this excellence.
Unlike him, because he was a man, his grandmother doted on him very much after he was born, and because of his younger brother's body, he was doted on by thousands of people, so he didn't realize this at all. After listening to Li Shu's words, Zheng Hao asked, "How did your grandmother treat you before?"
"It's always been light. My mother and I are the closest. But to be honest, now that she has passed away, I miss her instead, especially her and my grandfather. It really makes me feel that it is hard for a wild goose to fly." Lishu said to her grandmother in her previous life My impression is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. She knows the whole story after what happened to Mrs. Zhu in this life.
These past people and things, things that are clearly right in front of us, always feel like they have been in the past for a long time.
Thinking of the eldest prince, Li Shu added: "There will be a draft soon, and I don't know how the people selected will be like? If there are more favored ones, the eldest prince's situation may not be good."
In Lishu's worries, the year of the emperor's draft soon came. After leaving the country, Xiao changed the country's name to Kaiyuan, and everyone called the new emperor Kaiyuan Emperor.
Beautiful ladies from all over came to settle down in Beijing. The two inns opened by Li Shu were full, not to mention the two pawn shops. People came to exchange money. There were countless people pawning things. Even the wine shop where Li Shu was married was closed. Thrive.
This month, the shopkeepers have all gone home several times, and Lishu is also very generous. First, she doubled the monthly payment for the child, the shopkeepers adjusted the monthly payment, and then bought several pieces of clothes for Zheng Hao.
Zheng Hao held up her hand and said, "You are so willing. These clothes cost a lot of money."
"That's it, who made me rich now? Of course my husband must be the most handsome. Not only you, but also I have made a lot of new shirts." Li Shu said with a smile.
In fact, compared to the new shirt made by Li Shu, Li Guanyin's home is even more complete. She has now returned to secular life. After her name was submitted, she passed the primary election smoothly.
Mrs. Li told her: "Now we can only advance, not retreat. The three young men of the Liu family have already married, and you have no way out. The queen also agreed to your entry into the palace. Her palace maid gave birth to a little princess last time. The emperor doesn’t seem to value it very much. Our emperor doesn’t value status, but he prefers
I like people who are full of poetry and calligraphy and can speak well. Although the queen knows a few words, she is not very interested in that aspect. You have to make up for the shortcomings. ()”
Yes, daughter l knows. Now the positions of noble concubines and virtuous concubines in the palace have been occupied, and there are still no concubines with virtues and virtuous concubines. In other words, these concubines who were once in the East Palace, the favored ones are Cui Guifei and Hu Guifei, but Cui Guifei is already a thing of the past, and Hu Guifei is just a maid of the queen. ?[(()" Li Guanyin is determined to win, but he also leaves room for success.
The reason why she said this was because her biggest rival Qin Mingyue was already married to her ex-fiancé. Qin Mingyue had a very good face and a high status. She was originally regarded as a formidable enemy.
There are really no hidden dangers.
Li Guanyin was born beautiful and had a high family background. She also heard something about the emperor's preference from her cousin Queen Wang. She never thought that Emperor Kaiyuan almost married her former sister-in-law. She had actually met Liu Lishu. Even though she was born After having two children, he is still astonished. He looks radiant, elegant and dignified, with an extraordinary bearing.
Ever since she knew that the emperor preferred people like Li Shu, she began to collect a lot of things about her. Most of them were that she was a virtuous person, rigorous in running the family, deeply in love with Zheng Shilang, and how outstanding her piano skills were.
Of course, in addition to the good, there are also bad.
For example, slapping her cousin, Zheng Hao has not had any concubines around her for so many years, and her parents are overly pampered, which makes her a little arrogant.
But Li Guanyin wanted to be similar first in appearance and then in spirit.
The draft began in the spring and was not selected until before the Dragon Boat Festival. Emperor Kaiyuan selected nine women according to the nine concubines Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong and Chongyuan. Seal.
Li Guanyin happened to be among them, and was named Zhaorong, which was a relatively high title. He was known as Li Zhaorong.
Li Zhaorong entered the palace smoothly, and the palace suddenly became lively. When the queen came to Qianqiu, Li Shu entered the palace to celebrate and met Li Guanyin, who is now Li Zhaorong.
Li Shu thought that this girl had gotten her wish, but she didn't know what would happen to her cousin with so many newcomers?
After greeting the Queen, Li Shu then went to Concubine Liu Shu. Concubine Shu's temper was not so impetuous now. She was still looking forward to Li Shu's visit: "Why has my sister not handed over the sign to the palace for the past six months?" Me."
"I can't come here often, for fear that others will gossip. How have you been doing lately?" Li Shu asked.
Concubine Liu Shu sighed: "The Emperor has not checked my brand for two months in a row. When I was at home, I always felt that being beautiful meant being pampered, but it doesn't seem to be the case now."
Li Shu thought that although appearance was very important, it was a superficial liking that only people with skin lust would do. Emperor Kaiyuan is clearly a very thoughtful person. This kind of person pays more attention to common ideas and needs others to understand him.
But the harem cannot interfere in politics. If you talk too much, you will make mistakes. If you don't have the ability, it is better to live in obscurity.
Therefore, Mrs. Li looked at her and said: "Your Majesty is also a concubine after all. Now that the newcomers are coming in, they must be fresh. You don't have to worry about it. I will bring you something when I am free next time."
Concubine Liu Shu glanced at Li Shu and said with some embarrassment: "Fifth sister asked me to compete for favors and show the spring branches around me to the emperor. Third sister, I think the spring branches are not as good-looking as me, they just know how to serve others. Do I really want to be like this? I have never had a pimp in my life."
Li Shu felt something was wrong, especially the last sentence, and she almost spit out her tea. !
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