Shen Ruochen nodded. "really."

It is Xiao Dezi who has been in the palace for many years. At this time, his expression also changed a little, and he whispered, "Master, what about this matter..."

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Shen Ruochen stuffed his badge into his sleeve.

Soon, Little Walnut came with something in his hands. In addition to earrings, he also brought a lot of purses. Shen Ruochen couldn't help but nodded, "Well, you better be careful, let's go."

When Shen Ruochen arrived, all the beautiful ladies were already waiting, and they all said in unison, "See Concubine Chen."

"Well, get up." There are quite a few people here, there must be more than twenty, so we can't all have them, right?

Kang Guiren noticed Shen Ruochen's doubts and whispered in a low voice, "The Emperor hasn't chosen yet. In the end, there won't even be ten of these people left."

"Oh," Shen Ruochen nodded, and couldn't help but admire Xiao Walnut in his heart. Xiao Walnut was still smart, so he just took some money. Otherwise, wouldn't he have spent it in vain?

"Your Majesty, please say a few words." Kang Guiren reminded Shen Ruochen.

"I...I..." Shen Ruochen looked at the beautiful ladies below and whispered, "I said that about the note you gave me! What can I say now?"

"Ah? Then just say a few words." Kang Guiren didn't expect that Shen Ruochen couldn't even do this. Does the emperor really like this stupid person? Then I have been studying since I was three years old for nothing, alas!

The two people above were whispering, while everyone below was muttering in their hearts: Is this something that has made Concubine Chen unhappy? Can you deal with us later?

Everyone did not dare to speak, and their attitude became more respectful and apprehensive.

"Empress, you..."

There is nothing you can do, just say it!

Shen Ruochen coughed and said, "I met all the sisters today, and as expected, they all stand out and are good. But..."

Shen Ruochen deliberately imitated Emperor Yuande's usual way of scolding people, paused and said, "But the rules in the palace were left by our ancestors. You must learn the rules carefully. You must not cause trouble over nothing, and you must not disobey Kang Gui. The Emperor has already I have said that soon I will be promoted to a noble concubine, and you must respect her, do you understand?"

"I, my concubines, please obey the instructions given by Concubine Chen."

Everyone said.

"What do I think?" Shen Ruochen whispered to Kang Guiren in a low voice.

Kang Guiren smiled and nodded, indicating that it was very good.

Everyone saw this, and they all thought in their hearts: It would be great to be friends with the beloved concubine, and you would be promoted quickly! You must fawn over Concubine Chen properly from now on!

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Today was the day for the election of the show girls. Emperor Yuande specially told Shen Ruochen to go and have a look.

It was said that the queen was gone and someone from the harem had to accompany her. Since the emperor said so, let's go. It was just in time to watch the excitement and see the emperor asking about his brother.

"Mother, there is news from the mansion," Xiao Hetao came in and whispered to Shen Ruochen who was dressing up, "Master, the news that came in from outside just now was said to be from the eldest lady. Apart from the eldest lady, there are no other people in the mansion now. Just respect our aunt, so that you can rest assured."

"That's not necessary. I know that my aunt can't do anything. You still have to put the eldest lady first in everything." Shen Ruochen said, "The eldest lady is afraid that I will be angry and affect the elder brother. You go and send the message. I won't. , we are all a family, Madam, you don’t have to be like this."

Little Walnut nodded, "When we were in the mansion, we always felt that the eldest lady was too strict and always talked behind her back. Now that I think about it, the eldest lady is still too gentle, otherwise they wouldn't dare to do such a thing!"

"Madam... how did you punish Aunt Liu?" Shen Ruochen looked at Little Walnut, "Isn't it miserable? Can anyone tell me?"

Xiao Hetao nodded, but there was no sympathy at all on his face, and there was still hatred, "Who made her daughter treat you like this? Once or twice is not enough. In the past, I just had to be strong in the house. This time, it's better. She almost killed so many people in our house, she has committed a heinous crime!"

Shen Ruochen didn't sympathize with her either, "Yeah, if her mother hadn't educated her like this since she was a child, how could it have happened? But... I never understood why she wanted to kill everyone. Isn't that her mother's family? Her mother is here too !”

"Madam wrote in a letter and said that she pulled out three of Aunt Liu's fingernails. She said that if this happened, her aunt would become the eldest lady, and even her second sister would be looked down upon by her husband's family. .”

"I see, this is a desperate move!" Shen Ruochen wiped a little rouge on his face, "I must have thought that it would be like this anyway, why not give it a try, and then they will be able to stand up. It's a pity, she doesn't know, Is this kind of thing really that simple?"

"That's because the Emperor is treating you well. If it hadn't been like that, we don't know what would have happened now!" Xiao Walnut said angrily, "That's it. Didn't the eldest young master go to that hard place to endure hardship? Or become a capital official? How wonderful!"

"Alas!" Shen Ruochen shook his head and asked, "What about Aunt Liu?"

"It is said that after the eldest lady relieved herself, she beat Aunt Liu to death with a stick and showed it to everyone in the house, and then threw her into a mass grave and buried her."

"What about the second sister? Are you implicated?"

Xiao Walnut shook his head, "Then I don't know."

"Her husband's family probably won't dare to kill her easily. After all, I'm still here, but I'm afraid life won't be easy either." Shen Ruochen shook his head, "You will not survive if you do something wrong!"

"Yes, Master, we don't care about them. They were all made by their own house. There is no need to pity them now!" Xiao Walnut said, "Just serve the emperor well. You see, how much the emperor loves you!"

Shen Ruochen smiled and nodded Little Walnut's head, "You girl, you're too naughty. It seems I have to find your in-laws as soon as possible!"

"This slave is not going to get married, so I will stay with you, my master."

"Tch, the eldest girl said she doesn't want to get married, who would believe it!" Shen Ruochen curled his lips.

"Stop teasing me, slave, and leave quickly. It will be too late and you will make people laugh."

"Who dares to laugh at me? Don't you know who I am? I am your beloved concubine, do you know that?"

"I know, I know!" Xiao Walnut pursed his lips and said with a smile, "I know this, and I also know that the emperor likes..."

"The Queen Mother is here! The Queen Mother is here!"

Suddenly there was chaos outside the door, and the young eunuchs were shouting at the top of their lungs, which frightened Shen Ruochen to stand up quickly, "Why is the Queen Mother here suddenly?"

Xiao Walnut hurriedly took a look at Shen Ruochen's outfit, "Fortunately, we're all dressed up, so it's not rude."

"Why did the Queen Mother come suddenly? If I had known this, I might as well have gone to see the Emperor earlier," Shen Ruochen muttered and hurriedly went out to pick him up. "I send my regards to the Queen Mother. Good luck to the Queen Mother."