Shen Yao was thinking happily while sitting in the sedan chair. When she got off the sedan chair, she still had a bright smile on her face. She even asked Qiuyue, who came to pick her up early, to give some more silver coins to the servants around her.

Seeing her master so happy, Qiuyue naturally understood that everything went well during the night's sleepover.

Qiuyue did not look down on the other person just because he was a eunuch carrying a sedan chair. She even took two more steps forward to help him, showing every courtesy.

"master"

Qiuyue reached out to support Shen Yao who was standing at the door, and the master and servant turned around and slowly walked into the yard.

"Help me go to the bathroom to clean up first. The Taiji Palace will send someone to deliver the decree later."

She is now a noble lady, and if nothing unexpected happens, an imperial decree will definitely be delivered to her.

And according to the general rules of sleeping with the emperor in the harem, she can also get some extra rewards.

Based on her performance last night and the emperor's satisfaction with her, Shen Yao felt that she must have made a lot of money this time.

Qiuyue nodded in agreement, feeling happy.

The warm water in the bathroom had already been prepared. Shen Yao did not let Qiuyue serve her. She took off her clothes and took a bath in the bathtub by herself.

call

You couldn't tell anything just by looking at the outside, but when Shen Yao took off her underwear, she knew how wild the emperor was last night.

The bruises all over his body, especially on his chest and collarbone, were even more horrible than being abused.

Shen Yao took out two more pills and put them into her mouth, one for restoring her skin and the other for strengthening her body and improving her potential.

Like last night, I fainted and lost consciousness at the end.

Shen Yao felt that this situation was too shameful and was determined to improve her body's tolerance.

The duration of the pill's effect depends on the situation, but it will not exceed a quarter of an hour at most.

Shen Yao soaked in the tub for about twenty minutes. When the warm water in the tub cooled down, she stood up and walked out.

At this time, the purple marks on her body had become much lighter. Although they were not completely eliminated, the remaining ones would not affect her sleeping with him today.

Even in dim light, her smooth and fair skin makes her look even more ambiguous and heart-moving.

It is too difficult for Shen Yao and Emperor Yuanhe to talk about love right now. After all, apart from sleeping together, they don’t know much about each other.

So Shen Yao planned to use her body to hook the other person and stabilize him, and when she became pregnant, Emperor Yuanhe, as the father of the child in her belly, would have plenty of opportunities to communicate with her about their feelings.

"Qiuyue, bring the clothes in."

After calling Qiuyue who was guarding the door, Shen Yao simply wiped her body with a towel, and changed into an iris-colored dress with Qiuyue's help.

Under the huge contrast of colors, the ambiguous traces on Shen Yao's body were faintly visible. Not only did Qiuyue, who was serving her, blush and her heart beat fast, but even the other palace people who originally served in Hehuan Palace did not dare to look directly at her.

Oops

It was just that she served the emperor for one night yesterday, so how come Concubine Shen became so radiant? Is this the benefit of serving the emperor?

"Nonsense! I've seen other ladies not be like this, I'm afraid our master is special."

A brave palace maid opened her mouth to refute, and after the refutation she did not forget to point out Shen Yao's abilities.

"Others don't have it, but our master does. Doesn't this mean that our master has a chance of promotion?"

The other palace maids who came over couldn't sit still and began to fantasize.

They are ordinary looking and are not destined to serve the emperor.

But if the masters they serve are capable, they can still live a good life.

You must know that the palace maids of the high-ranking concubines in the palace, although of low status, all of them look up to people. This is the benefit brought by the master's power.

"Promotion? My master is only a seventh-rank attendant now. It's not easy to get promoted.

A total of eight people entered the palace this time. Even the most favored Concubine Xin was a fifth-rank concubine when she entered the palace. To move up one step, she had to rely on her own abilities.

You don’t know, even though the seventh rank and the fifth rank are only separated by a sixth rank noble.

But the difference between the sixth rank and the fifth rank is like a natural chasm. After all, the fifth rank is considered the master of a palace, while the sixth rank is just a vassal of the master. The difference is huge."

Some palace maids entered the palace early and were familiar with the rules of promotion in the palace of the Dajing Dynasty.

She patiently gave scientific knowledge to the newbies around her while showing off her own abilities.

"We now have three princes in the palace. Do you know why the mothers of the eldest prince and the third prince are only a third-rank noble concubine and a fourth-rank imperial concubine?"

"Why?" A palace maid was curious and put her hand on the palace maid who had just spoken, calling her sister in a gentle voice, "Sister, please tell us quickly. After all, you are raising the heir to the throne, and your position is really too low."

She didn't even get the position of a second-rank concubine. You should know that there are two vacant positions for concubine and one vacant position for noble concubine. It has been like this since the emperor ascended the throne.

The palace maid who had spoken before raised her head with a slight contempt on her face, as if she was proud and looked down on others.

"What else could it be? Of course, their births are too low, so it's not easy for the emperor to promote them.

Did you know that the eldest prince's biological mother was originally a seventh-rank concubine and had served the emperor since he was in the palace?

As for the third prince's biological mother, she was only a sixth-rank noble lady. Now that she has climbed to the fourth-rank imperial concubine, she has already made great contributions in giving birth to a son."

According to the palace rules, a concubine will be promoted one rank after she is confirmed to be pregnant and gives birth.

If one of the offspring is lost or miscarried, then that would be bad luck.

The biological mothers of the eldest prince and the third prince were able to rise to the top thanks to the emperor's lack of offspring, otherwise they would have been at best fifth-rank concubines.

Tsk tsk, the harem of the Dajing Dynasty is so cruel. It is easy to get promoted below the fifth rank, but after the fifth rank, it is extremely difficult to move up.

In the room, Shen Yao sat on the couch, with the system's real-time broadcast of the outside world in her mind.

Shen Yao heard everything that the palace maids said together just now.

Well

This is the rule, but it cannot be broken. However, Emperor Yuanhe has been on the throne for many years and has not yet encountered anyone who can break the rule.

Shen Yao's heart began to stir.

She felt that given the current situation in the palace, it would be easy for her to advance by giving birth to a child.

"Master, Eunuch Wei from the Taiji Palace is here with his men."

Qiuyue came in from the door and told Shen Yao the good news with a smile on her face.

Although she just ran in to inform when she saw the figure, Qiuyue did not forget the fleeting image. With so many people, there must be a lot of rewards and treasures.

When Shen Yao heard that Wei Zhu was coming, she quickly took Qiuyue's arm and went out.

He nodded respectfully to Wei Zhu, who was standing in the middle of the courtyard holding the imperial edict, "Eunuch Wei."

Wei Zhu smiled with wrinkles on her face, "Mrs. Shen is too polite."

The nobleman has been called upon, so it seems that the imperial edict in Wei Zhu's hand is the decree for promotion.

Shen Yao lowered her eyes and head, listening to Wei Zhu's sharp but not harsh voice.

"...Mrs. Shen, please accept my order."

"Your concubine Shen accepts the order. Long live the emperor."

With her hands in front of her eyes, Shen Yao accepted the bright yellow imperial edict handed to her by Wei Zhu.

It was not enough to just accept them. Wei Zhu turned around and waved to the crowd standing behind her, and Shen Yao saw the ornaments wrapped in trays being presented to her.

"Mrs. Shen, these are specially given to you by the Emperor. Please have a look."

While talking, Wei Zhu did not forget to introduce what was on the tray one by one.

Things like jeweled head ornaments, gold, silver and jade ornaments are all normal. In addition, Emperor Yuanhe also gave Shen Yao a beautiful white jade Guanyin and two jade ruyi. It is said that they have good meanings and can bring many children and good fortune.

Shen Yao:......

Shen Yao blushed and thanked Wei Zhu before letting Qiuyue beside her see the person off.

Although Qiuyue has not been in the palace for long, she is still quite good at welcoming and seeing off guests. She even gave the silver in her purse to Wei Zhu when she parted ways with her.

Wei Zhu of course chose to accept it with a smile. As a servant like him who served the emperor, he had no shortage of various kinds of filial piety.

But Wei Zhu knew exactly which filial respects could be accepted and which could not.

Just like now, Concubine Shen became a noble lady after serving for only one night. As long as this person does not make any big mistakes, she will definitely be able to climb to the position of the master of the first palace. As for whether she will have other luck in the future and can make further progress, it is not something Wei Zhu should care about.

Since Concubine Shen is doing well now, Wei Zhu can accept the tribute from Hehuan Palace, which is also tacitly agreed by Emperor Yuanhe.

Of course, if Shen Yao had not served the emperor well last night or had not successfully gone to bed with the emperor last night, even if Shen Yao had given all the thick banknotes to Wei Zhu, Wei Zhu would not take a penny.

This is the unspoken rule in the harem. All the concubines who are on good terms with Wei Zhu are, without exception, potential stocks or have strong family backgrounds. Otherwise, Wei Zhu would simply ignore them.

Coming in from outside, Qiuyue came to Shen Yao's side. She first helped her to the couch to rest, and then called the palace servants to register all the rewards sent by Wei Zhu and send them to the warehouse.

After finishing this work, other people came to Hehuan Palace.

They were all slaves from other palaces, holding gifts of varying sizes in their hands. It was because Shen Yao was promoted after serving him in the emperor's bedchamber.

Shen Yao did not see these servants, except for those in high positions, and she had been hiding in her room.

Well, it’s really not her fault for being lazy. She is the one who will sleep with him tonight. If she doesn’t get enough rest, how can she fight with the demons and satisfy the emperor?

"Master, it's time for lunch. Would you like to have some food first?"

Qiuyue walked hurriedly. She had not rested since morning till now.

"Well, send someone to deliver the meal."

Shen Yao stood up, holding a handkerchief in her hand, and sat down at the eight-immortals table.

"Qiuyue, take a good look at the details of Hehuan Palace and promote those who are useful.

If you're busy all by yourself, you'll easily lose energy."

It would not be worth it if we delay things later.

After hearing what was said, Qiuyue nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master, I will always keep an eye on it.

But there are too many people in Hehuan Hall, so we still need to wait a little longer."

Qiuyue also wanted to free herself from daily trivialities.

She is her master's personal maid, and it is not her job to be in charge of this kind of thing.

You have to know that Qiuyue came to the palace with great ambition. She didn't come here to serve the emperor and get promoted overnight, but she wanted the master she served to get promoted overnight, which would benefit herself and her family outside the palace.

Well, it's pretty much the same, different paths leading to the same destination.

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