37 years old, I became a harem concubine

A day's work is spent on the soles of several pairs of shoes. After painting, they must be painted with good oil to ensure that the colors are bright and not easy to fade. Then they are placed in a place that is not exposed to the sun to dry in the shade.

Shen Huan straightened her waist, and wiped her hands with a handkerchief: "Okay, after seven or eight days, you can brush the oil for the second time, and brush it three times in a row, and the sole of this shoe will be finished."

Chen Tingfang looked at the pair he drew for herself, and liked it very much. She squeezed her hollow fist and lightly hammered him on the waist: "Huiyi, hurry up and order some cold soup for your little master to relieve the heat. It's getting worse these days. It's getting hotter."

It's okay if she doesn't say anything, but when she said something, Shen Huan's heart was so hot that it was hot and dry.

He had a bitter summer, but he didn't expect that this year would be worse than last year, so he didn't eat any serious meals these days, they were all cold food.

Shen Huan grabbed the fan and sat on the rail under the porch, frowning slightly: "It was raining heavily the day before, and it was so hot this time, I don't know what happened today."

"The weather this year is weirder than last year." Qingzi came out with cold soup, first handed a bowl to Shen Huan, "My lord, try it, put plums and mint leaves in it." Then she gave another bowl to Chen Tingfang .

Shen Huan couldn't wait to take a sip, the sourness of plums and the coolness of mint flowed from her mouth to her stomach.

He finally loosened his brow a little, and asked Qingzi, "Where's yours and Xiaoxi's?"

Qingzi said: "Xiao Xi's has already been taken away, and the servant will drink it later. The servant is not thirsty."

"Well, there are only the two of you here, don't treat anyone badly, and don't treat yourself badly," Shen Huan drank half a bowl in one go, and told her, "I will eat cold soup for dinner at night, less rice and more soup .”

"Okay." Haruko knew how tough summer was for him, so it would be nice if she could eat it.

Seeing that the sun above the head is getting hotter day by day, the people in the palace are also getting busier because of the Queen Mother's return to the palace.

Early in the morning on the fifth day of the lunar new year, Shen Huan was woken up by Qingzi, put on the off-white cloak and silver-gray shirt that she had just made when she entered the palace, combed her hair twice, and put a velvet flower and a hosta on her hairpin.

Looking at the person in the mirror, Haruko looked left and right: "Could it be too plain?"

"On this occasion, everyone is plain. You will attract attention only if you wear red and green." Shen Huan helped the jade hairpin that was inserted into the bun from bottom to top.

"Let's go, it's not good to be late."

Yesterday, someone from the palace said that the queen mother returned to the palace from Donghua Gate, so the concubines should go there first and wait.

The Palace of Compassion and Ning is quite a distance from Donghua Gate, so Shen Huan took Qingzi and Xiaoxi to find Chen Tingfang first, and then they went together.

Along the way, I met more and more concubines, all in twos and threes together.

Shen Huan was walking forward with Chen Tingfang in the crowd when she was suddenly patted on the shoulder.

When Shen Huan turned around, she saw the concubine who had smiled at him in Jingren Palace a few days ago standing behind him. As soon as he turned his head, the man said, "I am Xin Changzai from Xianfu Palace, and this is Chang Lu. Here, let's go with you."

Shen Huan had no reason to refuse, she nodded and said: "Please Xin is always in Lu Changzai'an, the concubine is the Great Buddha Hall Zhao of the Compassionate Ning Palace, and she is Leng Yuexuan and Chen."

"No need to introduce, there is no one in the whole palace who does not recognize you," Xin Chang said with a smile, "Chen promises to know you too, and met a few times when he was in Xianfu Palace."

Her smile is magnanimous, not annoying, and she is generous. If she is not in this court, she is the head of the house.

She said to Shen Huan: "It's strange to say that when I saw Zhao promised, I felt kind at first glance, and I wanted to say a few more words to you."

"They're all in the palace. I don't see them when I look down. I often come to my concubines to walk around in the future." Shen Huan said politely.

Unexpectedly, Xin Changzai took it seriously, with a bright smile on his face: "Yes, yes, then I will agree to go with Zhao after welcoming the Queen Mother later."

"I'm bored in the palace every day, people are almost sick from boredom, so I just happened to go for a walk."

"..." Shen Huan looked at her.

Xin Chang smiled and narrowed his eyes.

Well, this is someone Shen Huan has never met before, and she can only admire him.

Moreover, this Xin Changzai is really not annoying, and I like it a little bit.

So the five people at the beginning became more than a dozen, four masters walked to the front, and seven court ladies and eunuchs walked behind, looking more powerful than other people in twos and threes.

Soon, the group arrived at Donghua Gate.

I saw the concubines and concubines of various palaces standing on both sides of the palace gate. At the front were the empress, concubine De, concubine Zhang, concubine Rong and concubine Lan.

When you come down, the nobleman is always there, and you promise to stand at the end.

Xin Changzai and Lu Changzai went a little ahead after saying goodbye to them, while Shen Huan and Chen Tingfang stood at the end of the agreement.

Suddenly, just when everyone was standing still, the gate of Donghua Gate opened suddenly, and the Queen Mother's guard of honor rushed in.

The queen led all the concubines to kneel down and salute: "My concubine pays respects to the empress dowager, and the empress dowager is blessed and safe."

"Get up." The Empress Dowager sitting on the chariot seemed to be in a bad mood, and said to the concubines on both sides, "Ai's family is not feeling well, so there is no need to hold the next banquet, Empress, Ai's family will be closed these days Li Buddha, all the big and small matters in the palace are entrusted to you."

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager was unwell, and the Empress was stunned for a moment, "Yes, I would like to obey the Empress Dowager's order."

The queen mother's guard of honor passed quickly, and all the concubines led by the queen got up one after another.

Since the queen mother said that there is no need to hold the banquet later, everyone dispersed.

Shen Huan took Chen Tingfang and was about to go back when Xin Changzai and Lu Changzai walked over: "It's not cute to promise Zhao, but I have to leave first after I said I would invite me to play with you."

"..." Shen Huan looked at her, "The concubine is here waiting for Xin Chang to be here."

Weird.

Xin Chang was not telling the truth, walked up to him, and said, "Looking at Zhao's promise, it seems to be very frightened?"

Surprised, Shen Huan replied as she walked back, "Chang Zai still has such abilities?"

Xin Chang smiled slyly: "There are some connections in the family."

"Ask someone to get some ice from me later and make some ice bowls."

Upon hearing Bing, Shen Huan's eyes lit up.

Ice is a good thing, but there is no such thing as promised and often used. Only the nobles and above can use it, and the quantity is still small. Flower?I can't buy silver, I didn't expect Xin Chang to have it in the palace.

He didn't know how attractive the way his eyes were shining, Xin Chang endured and endured, but still pinched him: "You look like this, no one will dislike you."

Shen Huan blinked, and suddenly remembered who Xin Chang looked like.

It is exactly the same as Mrs. Wu.

Thinking of Mrs. Wu, Shen Huan's sense of alienation towards Xin Changzai disappeared a lot, and she took over her words: "Why does Changzai have ice in the palace? Previously, my concubine sent people to the House of Internal Affairs to ask, but the House of Internal Affairs even said that there was no ice in the palace. .”

"It stands to reason that with the emperor's love for you, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is afraid that it can't do what it thinks. There is no such thing as you asking someone to ask for something and pushing it out."

"I'm afraid someone is messing with it. It's disgusting in these small things."

"Depending on what you mean, if you want to stand up, just take your favorite concubine's airs and go to the House of Internal Affairs to make a fuss, and they have to obediently carry the things to you."

No matter how big your rules are, they are not as big as the emperor's favor. A word of pillow talk can make your head fall to the ground, so Xin Changzai is right in saying this.

Shen Huan thought about the scene, it was quite enjoyable.

However, just think about it.

He himself knows better than others what Yu Wenyue's so-called love for him is, castles in the air, moons in the water, maybe they will be gone one day.

Still be calm, even if you land on the ground in the future, there will be fewer feet on your body.

Shen Huan smiled and said nothing.

Xin Changzai understood what he meant, nodded and said, "This is the best way to live in the palace for a long time. As the saying goes, the king of Hades is easy to deal with, and the devil is hard to deal with. These people don't show up when you are in power, but if you show a little Declining trends can cause you to suffer without being able to tell.”

Looking at a person, it is the most superficial from the appearance, and only the conversation can get a glimpse of it.

Back at the Great Buddha Hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, the person who ran to Xianfu Palace to get the ice had already returned, Shen Huan, the master, naturally had to greet Qingzi to boil the water, and Xiaoxi to peel the fruit.

It was the first time for Xin Changzai to visit the Great Buddha Hall. He looked at it and said, "Although the place where we live is a bit narrow, it's a good thing. No one cares about it."

The Great Buddha Hall was originally a row of shelters behind the Compassion Palace, and Shen Huan lived in one of them.

He picked up the tea set that Xiao Xi handed over, and made tea for the three of them: "There are many people, and there are many things to do. As I always say, although it is lively outside, there are bound to be troubles."

"In the future, I will often sit in the Kedolai Great Buddha Hall."

"My little master likes to hear this story."

"Don't worry, I'll see you later."

The life of a concubine is so boring, sitting for a day, lying down for a day, and doing embroidery work for a day.

Then day after day, it's boring.

"Here come the ice bowls." Xiaoxi came up with four ice bowls. There was a little red jam on top of the cut fruit, and there were icy shards that were steaming underneath. In this weather, it was refreshing to look at.

Just looking at it made Shen Huan hungry.

Xin Chang was amused by his greedy look, and said to Xiao Xi: "Give it to your master, I mainly eat it first, lest she pounce on you."

"Hahahaha." Lu Changzai, who hadn't spoken much, was amused, covering his mouth and shaking his shoulders.

Xin often turned to her and said to her: "Is it true, you can eat it looking at him like that."

"Yes, it's the same as the flannel raised by my little master." Lu Changzai was the one who said some jealous words in Jingren Palace that day. She really didn't like Zhao's agreement before, thinking that he alone occupied the emperor.

But as soon as Xin Changzai said it, she turned around, but there were other people without Zhao's promise, could she be jealous, so today Xin Chang didn't stop when she was pulling her to find Zhao's promise.

After a while, she unconsciously fell in love with this Zhao and agreed.

Good-looking and good-natured, she really complied with Xin Changzai's words, the emperor doesn't like who he likes.

The sweet fruit and jam, plus the finely crushed ice, make people feel so refreshed that the sweat on the back stops.

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