Chapter 12, Flip the Card
Chapter 12, Flip the Card
Tomorrow is tomorrow, tomorrow is so much.
On June 19th, the day when Concubine Shu entered the palace, the Emperor personally visited Fanghua Palace, which aroused the envy, jealousy and hatred of countless people.
Everyone in the harem said that Concubine Shu had the potential to become a favored concubine, and that she would be no less favored by the emperor in the future than Concubine Zhengui. For this reason, the palace maids made a private bet about when Concubine Shu would serve the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber after her menstrual period ended.
Within three days, the odds are the smallest.
Within seven days, the risk is half and half.
Half a month later, the odds are the highest.
……
However, eight out of ten people who gamble lose all their money.
The reason is simple. In the past half month, Emperor Yu Ji has only entered the harem a few times.
She spent the first night of the new year in Kunning Palace, and the rest of the night was spent in Minghua Palace - Concubine Zhengui.
As for Concubine Shu, who had the potential to be a favored concubine, she didn't even have the chance to sleep with the emperor, let alone see him.
Where is the second Concubine Zhengui?
…That’s it?!
awful!
It’s really miserable!
For a moment, the whole palace was filled with endless sorrow and resentment.
*
In Changchun Palace, the palace maids were miserable and the master was even more depressed.
Ping'er cried until her eyes turned red. "That was one thousand taels of silver. It could have killed someone if it had been smashed. Who knew I would end up losing everything? Woo woo ...
Not only the Empress's one thousand taels, but even her own small treasury had lost most of its blood.
To be on the safe side, they even kept it for seven days, but who knew...
Thinking of her own small treasury that had been bleeding heavily, Ping'er cried so hard that anyone who heard her would cry. Concubine Liang also became listless and fell on the cushion.
"The power of heaven is unpredictable. If I had known this, I would have helped Concubine Shu. Otherwise, why would she end up in such a state of being penniless now..."
When Concubine Shu first entered the palace, she spent most of the family wealth.
I thought a little gambling would bring some pleasure, but it turned out to be a huge pitfall.
What a huge loss!
Concubine Liang wiped away the moisture from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips, "Quick! Grind it quickly. I want to write a letter. I'm sure my parents don't want me to be short of money and have no money to reward the palace servants, right?"
There is hope for the small treasury! Ping'er's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Please wait a moment, Madam. I will be right here!!"
Ping'er hurriedly served with nimble hands and feet, and praised Concubine Liang highly when she picked up the pen to write.
"…beautiful and lively, your majesty's calligraphy is worth a thousand gold…"
……
Making money is not shameful.
What's more, it's unexpected wealth!
In Wensi Residence of Chenglu Palace, Li Changzai was playing with the thousand taels of silver in his hand, with a smile on his face, looking extremely proud and arrogant.
Who would have thought that she just wanted to disgust people, and after depositing one or two taels of silver for half a month, she would get a hundred times the return.
Now, not only did she win money, but that bitch also didn't sleep with her. The thought of it made her very proud.
"So what if she seduced the emperor to see her when she entered the palace? She was forgotten by the emperor anyway." Li Changzai raised her eyebrows, "The second Zhengui concubine?"
Chi~
"She doesn't deserve it!"
Li Changzai sneered, picked up a ten-liang silver note and threw it at the distracted Xia Zhi.
"You have made a great contribution to my unexpected profit of one thousand taels. Take it and have some tea."
"Thank you for the reward, my lady." Xia Zhi didn't dare to cry.
I'm afraid that everyone in the palace, except her young mistress, can't stand seeing Concubine Shu doing well. After being held hostage for half a month, the rest are probably the same as her, losing everything they have.
……
Just as Xia Zhi thought, except for Li Changzai who was proud, everyone else was almost gloomy.
Of course, except for Fanghua Palace.
"Fortunately I listened to your advice, otherwise I would have lost everything. Thank you, my lord. You are truly a god."
"Isn't it?" The little maids held the brooms and huddled together to mutter, "I heard that they lost everything. Fortunately, the young lady reminded us, otherwise we would have to share the responsibility of crying the loudest now."
"My young master is kindhearted and kindhearted. If you can give me a tael of silver, I will bang my head against the wall for you and swear to be loyal to you till death!!!"
……
"What are you all whispering about? Don't you have to work to eat?" Fu'an, who had just returned from the imperial kitchen with lunch, saw palace servants gathered together and chatting as soon as he stepped into the vermilion palace gate.
When he shouted, the timid ones immediately fled in all directions, while the brave ones would come up to him and chat with him.
"Eunuch Yuan, we are all thankful to you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would have lost our minds long ago."
As they spoke, the palace maids bowed to Fanghua Palace again and again with all their hearts.
Fu An shook his head helplessly, "It's because the young lady is kind-hearted. If you really appreciate the young lady's kindness, you can protect this Fanghua Palace for the young lady."
"Hehe~ Don't worry, eunuch. As people from Fanghua Palace, we are loyal to the young master. Eunuch, you should quickly send lunch to the palace. It will not be good for the young master to be hungry."
A good slave will not serve two masters. Loyalty is the only thing a master needs from a slave.
Those who understand will understand, not to mention that Lady Shu is a beautiful and kind person.
"Okay, okay, finish your work and go eat. Don't get together and chat for no reason."
Nowadays, due to the fact that nine out of ten times people lose in gambling, the meals prepared by the imperial kitchen for them in Fanghua Palace were somewhat poor. Fuan was indeed afraid that the young lady would be hungry, so he gave a few serious instructions and left in a hurry.
Da da!
There were light footsteps. Amber and Pomegranate were setting up the table in the front hall. An Lan walked out from behind the screen holding a basin of water.
"My lady, Fu'an is back, but are we having dinner now?"
At the desk, Shen Qingtang moved his wrist slightly, moving the untamed long-haired brush in his hand, and wrote on the clean and tidy rice paper in one stroke. Suddenly, dark clouds appeared on the paper.
Click!
Putting down the brush in his hand, Shen Qingtang stood in front of the desk with self-doubt.
Although she still had physical memory, she had never practiced calligraphy. Now, every word she wrote on paper seemed to be endowed with a unique soul, and the only thing missing was a long leg to escape from the paper...
…So she has a talent for comics, right?!
Shen Qingtang felt ashamed, and when An Lan came in, he quickly crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket.
"What happened outside just now? I seemed to hear Fu'an talking."
Shen Qingtang dipped his hand into the water. Amid the sound of splashing water, An Lan smiled and handed him a handkerchief.
"It's all because of the bet the palace servants made a few days ago. The palace servants of our Fanghua Palace survived the disaster. They are all grateful to you, my lady, for saving them from loss."
Taking the handkerchief, Shen Qingtang wiped his hands carefully, "You have to listen to advice, greed is the original sin."
These words are not only spoken to others, but also a warning to myself.
After all, she almost took out the money at that time.
However, when she thought that Emperor Yu Ji had the Hidden Dragon Guards who could monitor the former dynasty and the harem, she suddenly became clear-headed.
As one of the protagonists in the gambling game, if people found out that she was involved, no matter what the result was, she would be criticized and her image would be damaged, so she gave up in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.
not to mention--
Emperor Yuji has a capable eunuch, Jiang Quan, by his side. How could the palace people's private gambling be hidden from his eyes and ears?
If someone said that the gambling game could go on smoothly without his instigation, Shen Qingtang would be the first one to not believe it.
Perhaps, her 'husband' is the biggest beneficiary of this gamble.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingtang narrowed her eyelashes slightly, and a faint light flashed across her eyes.
After all, how could someone who was tempted by her beauty and detained her in the palace, and wanted to tear her apart and eat her up the day she entered the palace, endure for so long...
Well~ What a pity, she was deeply implicated and even the food and oil prices were reduced a lot.
……
Time flies and half a day has passed.
In the Huangji Palace, Emperor Yuji finished his dinner with his eyes closed. Then, eunuch Wang Mao, the chief steward of the Jingshifang, led two young eunuchs, holding a beautiful tray with a green card on it, and walked quietly into the Huangji Palace.
"Your servant pays respect to His Majesty." Wang Mao knelt down and saluted. "The green cards of the empresses from all the palaces have been prepared. Please have a look at them, Your Majesty."
The Emperor Yu Ji raised his phoenix eyes slightly, and his gaze fell accurately on the green card that was in brand new condition and had obviously never been turned over.
The slender fingertips swept across, and the green card with words engraved on it was immediately exposed to everyone's sight - Fanghua Palace, Concubine Shu!
When Eunuch Wang took one look, a strange look suddenly flashed across his eyes.
"The Emperor has chosen the noble lady Fanghua Palace to serve as his concubine—"
"Go."
Emperor Yuji waved his hand, and Wang Mao immediately took the order and retreated. When he reached the door of the main hall of Huangji Palace, Jiang Quan came in hurriedly from outside.
"Your Majesty, Miss Yugui, who is beside Concubine Zhengui, is here to report that Concubine Zhengui is not feeling well. Please go and see her..."
(End of this chapter)