"His Majesty, are you awake?" As soon as Shichu moved, a delicate-looking maid came forward to help her, "My Majesty, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Do you want the imperial doctor to come and take a look?" "
Lu Shichu shook his head and said, "No, I'm much better now. I'm just a little dizzy. Maybe it's because I cried too much before. Just take a rest and it'll be fine."
"Yes." The maid Zhichun responded and asked, "Mom, do you want to prepare some food?"
"Prepare it." Lu Shichu said, but now that the late emperor has just passed away, it is the period of filial piety, and dinner is all vegetarian. Even the imperial cuisine with top cooking skills does not dare to make any amazing vegetarian dishes at this time. I only dare to make ordinary but safe vegetarian food.
When the dinner was served, it was indeed very light. Lu Shichu wanted to pretend to be weak, so he only ate a little and asked the maids to share it.
Later, the new emperor sent someone to inquire about Lu Shichu's physical condition. He did not come in person because he had just ascended the throne and had too many things to do. Of course, he would not waste time to see her as an unimportant concubine. And sending someone specifically to inquire about her situation has already given her a lot of face. After all, if it were an ordinary concubine, the new emperor would not even bother to ask.
Lu Shichu didn't have any dissatisfaction. He told the visitor that he was weak and maybe sick, so he couldn't attend tomorrow's kneeling ceremony. The visitor then went back to talk to the new emperor.
In fact, Lu Shichu was not feeling unwell. She just didn't want to kneel to the late Emperor. The relationship between the original owner and the late Emperor was very weak. She cried for him before just because she was going to be a widow, not because of a deep relationship.
The original owner is now in her early thirties. She only received some favors when she was 17 or 18 years old, three or four years after entering the palace. After that, she was forgotten by the late emperor who liked the new and disliked the old. However, due to the strength of the original owner's natal family, even if she was not favored, She has not experienced too much training, which is why she was played around and thoroughly exploited by Wen Congyun's mother and son, because she has not experienced too many intrigues and intrigues in the palace, and she cannot see through the relationship between mother and son. trick.
Since the original owner had no relationship with the late emperor, Lu Shichu would not be willing to go to his funeral, so pretending to be sick was her best choice.
As soon as she became "sick", she became so ill that on the day when the late emperor's coffin was to be sent to the imperial mausoleum, she stood among the late emperor's concubines and saw him off for the last time.
After the funeral of the late emperor was done, she moved to a secluded palace in the harem. In fact, it was not too secluded. After all, she was still the late emperor's concubine, and her family was very powerful. There was no way that the new emperor would let her live in such a bad way. , so her palace is located a little off at best, but it is not dilapidated.
Lu Shichu was very satisfied. She was now a concubine, and she was considered the safest group of people in the harem. After all, the previous emperor was dead, and they couldn't even fight in the palace. As long as they didn't get involved in the harem fights of the new emperor. , that little life was very comfortable.
"Zhichun, find some azaleas and plant them on the porch. It will be more colorful and lively." Lu Shichu told Zhichun.
"Your Majesty, is this... not good? After all, the late Emperor passed away not long ago..." Zhichun asked worriedly.
Lu Shichu waved his hands indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter, azaleas are not blooming now, and we are not planting flowers for fun. His Majesty will not have any objection even if he knows."
Seeing that she was so confident, Zhichun went to order people to find azalea seedlings.
When azaleas were planted all around the palace wall and corridor, the palace began to show filial piety. The emperor would not keep filial piety to his biological father for three years like the common people did. Keeping it for three months was already filial, so the palace soon became filial. Get lively.
Of course, the lively part is the new emperor's harem. His concubines are vying with each other and using their own methods. They fight like blackbirds for favor. Today you are playing the piano in the imperial garden, and tomorrow she is dancing by the lotus pond under the moon. ...It was so lively.
Lu Shi watched the play with gusto at first, but now that she is an outsider, watching these young women use their unique tricks to win the emperor's favor is simply more exciting than watching a play. Just watching, she can't help but feel sad for them. , being locked up in a harem all their lives, fighting to the death for a man, their good years are wasted, except for a very few who will become winners in life, most will become tragedies, and a few will even lose their lives.
Thinking of these, Lu Shichu even went to the theater
My mood is gone, I might as well go back to my palace to plant flowers and mix incense.
However, she was too lazy to go out, but someone tried every means to "encounter" her, and that person was Wen Congyun.
Lu Shichu thought that as long as she didn't show that she didn't like being alone and wanted to be lively like the original owner, she would be able to avoid Wen Congyun's approach, but she didn't expect that Wen Congyun would still keep an eye on her.
On this day, Lu Shichu was feeding fish in a small pond next to his palace when he saw a slender woman staggering over from outside with her head lowered and wiping tears.
"Ta-Taifei?!" The woman didn't seem to notice anyone here until she came closer. She raised her eyes and saw Lu Shichu, and was startled. She hurriedly knelt down and said, "Greetings to the Tao-fei! May the Queen be safe and safe." !」
"Get up." Lu Shichu only raised his eyelids and glanced at her before saying.
"Yes, thank you, Queen Mother." The woman stood up, lowered her head and remained silent, as if waiting for Lu Shichu to ask her who she was and why she came here crying.
However, she waited for a long time before Lu Shichu spoke, so the atmosphere became strangely quiet. Wen Congyun did not expect that this concubine would act out of common sense and have no interest in her at all, so she became anxious and bit Biting her lip, she finally decided to speak first.
"Please forgive me, the concubine, for disturbing the peace of the concubine." Wen Congyun found a step for her to go down, and wanted to use this to establish friendship with Lu Shichu.
However, Lu Shichu didn't follow her routine at all. After hearing what she said, he said directly: "Since you know that you have disturbed my peace, why don't you retreat?"
Wen Congyun suddenly choked and her face turned red. She quickly raised her eyes and looked at Lu Shichu, only to see that she was not looking at herself at all. Instead, she was taking the fish food in her hand and spreading it on the pond, teasing the carps. As if he was just an insignificant little thing, not worthy of her attention at all.
Wen Congyun felt depressed in her heart, wishing to trample under her feet all those who looked down on her. However, she was just a little Zhaorong now and could not do anything to others, let alone the concubine in front of her. She still expected In order to please the concubine and gain some benefits for herself.
After all, she was a scheming person. She was blocked by Lu Shichu's words. No matter how unhappy she was, she endured it. She knew that she couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so she quickly replied: "I will leave now."
After that, I really left without any hesitation.
