Chapter 231: Separation of Camps
Chapter 231: Separation of Camps
As a queen, she should live in Jiaomu Palace, but the mother-in-law doesn't seem to be willing to give it up.
As soon as she left, Eunuch Zhou bowed to everyone and prepared to leave.
Shen Zhishu quickly signaled Xiaodie to stop the man and stuffed a handful of heavy gold leaves into his pocket.
"Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Zhou. Please tell the emperor that we are all fine and have settled down."
She had a very gentle face, and her eyes were gentle when she looked at the butler.
Zhou Defu was a little dazed.
"Thank you, Madam Shen, for the reward."
There was a huge amount of gold. Even though he usually moved around in the palace and received a lot of rewards, it was rare for him to be so generous.
Moreover, her beauty is unique. Among the three thousand beauties in the harem, she still stands out.
Shen Zhishu smiled faintly, and everyone else left to find a place to stay.
She was the only one who watched Zhou Defu leave the yard before turning around.
"Master, where shall we live?"
Lanfangyuan is very large, but it is not luxurious.
When I turned around, I saw that everyone else had settled down.
Su Rong lives in the brightest house in the north.
Then Yunmeng and Liu Yunshang lived in the south, next to each other and the farthest away from Su Rong.
"That way."
She pointed to the south, to the house next to Yunmeng.
Bitao was stunned.
There are more than twenty rooms in this yard. The princess occupies one room, while the other three masters are hiding in the corner?
Are the lines too clear?
"Master, this may not be a good idea."
If they live like this, no matter who comes in, they will probably be unable to help but speculate about the subtle relationship between them.
"What's wrong with that? Our princess just complained about living together. What if you get too close to her and bother her and get punished?"
Shen Zhishu said calmly.
He didn't try to lower his voice, he just stood there and spoke openly.
Bi Tao was so frightened that she quickly pulled her master into the house, and glanced guiltily at the Queen's residence again and again.
"Sister Bi Tao, there's no need to worry. The Queen doesn't have super hearing. How could she possibly hear from such a long distance? If someone saw you with this expression, they would think that the master had said something bad about her."
Xiaodie walked beside him and whispered a reminder.
"Is that so? Why didn't I think of that?"
As she said this, she turned back and looked twice more fiercely.
Then he quickly avoided it with a guilty conscience.
In the room opposite to the north, Su Rong opened the window and looked coldly across.
Although she couldn't see Shen Zhishu's expression clearly, the look on the maid beside her made her hate it so much.
There is no need to guess to know that they must have been talking about me just now, and what they said must not be good.
Otherwise, why would the maid feel so guilty?
"My Lady, just after you came in, Concubine Shen gave Eunuch Zhou a handful of gold leaves, and Eunuch Zhou's followers also had some. I was very happy when I saw Eunuch Zhou leave."
I was careless. Qianyue felt that the master should also do this kind of superficial work.
After all, this is the imperial palace, and Eunuch Zhou, as the chief eunuch, has been in the palace for more than 20 years. He is also close to the emperor, so no matter what the reason, he should be on good terms with him.
"Humph, such an old-fashioned method. If I can be flattered by using such a method, then I really don't think highly of this Eunuch Zhou."
Su Rong's face was full of disdain.
How could a real bribe be just a small sum of money? If she could easily buy a servant with money, she would not dare to use it.
"But no one dislikes silver."
Qianyue couldn't help but retort.
"Those who only like silver are vulgar and have no vision. Chief Eunuch Zhou has been in the palace for more than 20 years. Do you think he has never seen silver?"
Su Rong sneered.
Qianyue couldn't refute what was said, but she just felt that it was wrong to do so.
"Now the three of them live together, it's obvious that they are dividing their camps and want to oppose me. Shen Zhishu is arrogant, but Yun Meng is my person, how dare she do that?"
Rather than Shen Zhishu using silver to bribe people in the palace, she was more bothered by the fact that no one lived near her, which made her feel extremely upset.
"I'm afraid that what happened last time has chilled Madam Yunmeng's heart."
"Why do you think what I did was wrong?"
Qianyue explained in a low voice.
Su Rong immediately yelled at him.
"No, that's not what I meant."
"If it weren't for me, who would she be? I've been the one helping her to get to where she is today. I don't want her to be so ungrateful."
"Isn't it just forming cliques? Humph, a group of women fighting for one man, can they really get along like sisters? I'm waiting to see them fighting among themselves."
She knew very well what these women were thinking.
Isn't it just because Shen Zhishu is favored recently, and you think that by following her, you can have more contact with Yan Chu?
Just wait, their ugly faces will be exposed slowly.
"Please pack up here. I'm going to go out for a while."
Having said that, she stood up and walked out.
"Where are you going?"
She has just entered the palace, is she about to leave?
"Jiaomu Palace, look at my mother-in-law."
The decree for Yan Chu's succession to the throne was issued three days ago, and she didn't believe that three days would not be enough for her to find a place to move.
It was clearly intended to embarrass her.
She wanted to go and see what this mother-in-law was up to.
She must be asked to give up Jiaomu Palace as soon as possible.
Qianyue didn't react for a moment. She really didn't understand what was being said about mother-in-law.
Shen Zhishu was calm.
As if he was going to live here permanently, he told Bitao to find all his favorite things and put them in the designated place.
The bed and bedding were all changed, and the incense she usually loved to smell was lit.
By the evening, after busy work, the simple room had become more elegant.
But the wall is empty, as if something is missing.
After thinking for a moment, she remembered the random drawings Yan Chu had made when he was bored at her place.
So he found it and hung it on the wall.
To be honest, she just felt that the wall was empty and wanted to hang something on it. She didn't expect him to come at all.
And that was when she was hanging the painting.
"Can our queen still be bothered to do such rough work herself?"
He walked as if without making any sound.
She was really scared by the sudden words.
I hadn't heard him speak for several days, and I actually felt that his voice seemed to be deeper and sexier.
Shen Zhishu hung up the painting and looked back.
Yan Chu was standing in front of her, with a faint smile on his lips, looking at her gently.
At that moment, she felt itchy in her heart.
She laughed unconsciously.
"I...I pay my respects to His Majesty."
She bent down and saluted him.
But at this moment, she was standing on a stool, and her luggage was taller than his.
Yan Chu came over, put his arm around her waist and carried her down.
“You adapt really quickly.”
He also didn't forget to tease her.
"Once you enter the palace, you must naturally abide by the palace rules. You can't let the people in the palace laugh at your woman for not knowing etiquette, right?"
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