Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

Shen House

"Grandma, father, something happened and Yanyan was taken to the palace." Shen Ting'an said with some doubt.

Old Madam Shen and Shen Hongwen looked at each other and were both shocked.

"Do you know the reason?" Shen Hongwen asked.

Shen Ting'an shook his head. "Just when it was Yanyan's turn to leave the palace, Eunuch Li showed up and urgently closed the city gate. Later, when the city gate was opened, the other unsuccessful beauties left the palace one after another, but Yanyan was nowhere to be seen. I think it was His Majesty who took her away. I think His Majesty is the only one in the palace who could make Eunuch Li so hurried."

Madam Shen frowned slightly, "What should I do? Why would His Majesty suddenly bring Yanyan with him? Why would he suddenly want to see Yanyan? Could something have happened..."

Shen Hongwen pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go get some information."

After that, he left in a hurry.

Shen Ting'an looked at his father's departing back and prayed silently in his heart that everything would be safe.

However, Shen Hongwen ran around everywhere but was still unable to find out any exact news.

Everyone in the Shen family was worried. Just when they were about to send a message to Shen's father who was far away in Yangzhou, a servant in the front hall said that an imperial edict had arrived at the mansion.

Everyone in the Shen family went to the front hall to receive the order.

By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Shen Yanyan, dignified, virtuous, gentle, graceful and elegant, is hereby canonized as Consort Yan and enters the Yaohua Palace. This is decreed!

After hearing this, the Shen family didn't know whether to be happy or worried. They were happy that Shen Yanyan was canonized as a concubine, which was a supreme honor; they were worried that life in the palace was full of uncertainties, and they didn't know whether Shen Yanyan could cope with it.

"The two palace maids of Concubine Yan are here. Her Majesty asked us to take them back to the palace." The eunuch who announced the decree said again.

Xia Zhu and Dong Xue, who were waiting on the side, stepped forward and said, "This servant greets you, sir."

"Well, come with us. In addition, His Majesty has sent someone to deliver the news to Yangzhou. Congratulations to Madam Shen and Mr. Shen." The eunuch said somewhat flatteringly.

Old Madam Shen calmed herself down and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your grace." Then she ordered people to prepare generous rewards and sent away the eunuch who announced the decree.

As soon as the imperial edict was announced, the news spread to all the officials' residences in the capital before the eunuch returned to the palace.

In Chuxiu Palace, all the concubines who had not yet been conferred titles were in an uproar when they heard the news, and they all started discussing who Shen Yanyan was.

"I just came back and passed by the rooms of the concubines. Everyone was discussing Concubine Yan." Lin Rongyue said in a low voice.

As soon as the voice fell, the woman sitting on the round stool sneered and said sarcastically: "She is just the daughter of a fourth-rank official. I don't know how she seduced His Majesty. Humph, she was able to make His Majesty a concubine."

As soon as the words fell, Lin Rongyue was startled.

She quickly moved closer to Yuan Hanshuang, frowning slightly, "Sister Yuan, please keep your voice down. What if others hear us?"

"What am I afraid of? I am your Majesty's cousin, and the Empress Dowager is my aunt. How could I be afraid of her being the daughter of a fourth-rank official?" Yuan Hanshuang's eyes were filled with pride and arrogance.

Lin Rongyue, daughter of the Minister of Rites, is a close friend of Yuan Hanshuang, daughter of Marquis Anping. Both of them passed the palace selection in this selection.

Yuan Zhenhua, the Marquis of Anping, is the Empress Dowager's biological brother. Yuan Hanshuang has been in the palace since she was a child. With the Empress Dowager's support, she acts arrogantly and domineeringly, and no one among the concubines dares to provoke her.

"I heard that although Concubine Yan is only the daughter of a fourth-rank official, the Minister of Justice and Lord Shen of the Censorate are both her cousins. Moreover, her mother's family is the Ji family, the richest family in Jiangnan, whose wealth is comparable to that of a country." Lin Rongyue looked around and spoke in a low voice.

"The Shen family in Beijing?" Yuan Hanshuang frowned slightly.

"Yes, her father is the third son of the Shen family. There are no girls in the Shen family in the capital. Her two elder sisters are already married, so she entered the palace. I also heard that she didn't even pass the preliminary selection and was stopped by Eunuch Li when she was about to leave the palace." News in the capital spread quickly, and in a short while, Shen Yanyan's family background and everything that happened yesterday were revealed.

"Also, I heard that she is extremely beautiful. His Majesty accidentally met her in the palace on the night she entered the palace. His Majesty liked her very much. He didn't see her during the palace selection, so he left in a hurry and asked Eunuch Li to find her." Lin Rongyue liked to hear these gossips the most. She had already understood the whole story.

"Then how did she lose the election?" Yuan Hanshuang was a little confused.

"It seems that I have offended Madam Zhuang. My weight was a little over the mark during the preliminary selection, so I was eliminated." Lin Rongyue was also a little surprised.

"Hmph, she is lucky. She was stopped just when she was about to leave the palace." Yuan Hanshuang snorted coldly, her face full of sarcasm.

"Sister Yuan, His Majesty will come over in the afternoon, so we must prepare well. I'll go back to my room first." After saying this, Lin Rongyue returned to her residence.

Afternoon, Chuxiu Palace.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at the twenty or so people below him, and saw two familiar faces in the crowd. His brows were slightly cold, but Gao Xiang was willing to let them go.

After the talent show, it was time to crown her as queen.

By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Yuan Hanshuang, dignified, virtuous, gentle, graceful and generous, is specially canonized as Shufei and enters the Liuguang Palace in the palace. This is decreed!

By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Lin Rongyue is hereby canonized as Rongfei and is to reside in Yaoguang Pavilion. This is my decree!

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There were twenty people, including two concubines, two imperial concubines, three noble ladies, and several regular maids.

After the palace selection, Xiao Jingzhan issued several imperial edicts. Because the concubines came from different states, they did not go home to wait for the imperial edict. After they were crowned as concubines, another imperial edict would be issued to each family. After the twenty people in Chuxiu Palace were crowned as concubines, they moved directly into their respective palaces.

Now in the harem, there is no queen, but there is a noble concubine and a concubine. Noble Concubine Gao is valued by the emperor, her family is powerful, and she is the most qualified to ascend to the throne of queen. The concubine of Qiluo Pavilion is the most favored by the emperor. Below her, there are several concubines and noble ladies.

Now, there are three more concubines and two imperial concubines in the harem. I'm afraid the harem is going to be lively.

In Yaohua Pavilion, Shen Yanyan looked at Dongxue and Xia Zhu beside her. She learned from them that the news of her being named concubine had been reported back to Yangzhou, and she felt a little worried.

If my mother knew that I was left in the palace, she would definitely be anxious.

She wanted to write a letter home to tell her family not to worry about her. However, the harem strictly supervises and examines letters sent out. If this letter is sent back to Yangzhou, it will be hard to know when it will arrive. Now she is in the deep palace and it is difficult to send even a letter. Shen Yanyan feels like a bird without wings, wanting to fly but unable to do anything.

"Miss, what should we do in the future? Can we not go back to Yangzhou?" Xia Zhu looked at the prosperous palace and asked Shen Yanyan blankly.

Shen Yanyan stared blankly ahead and did not answer her. Dongxue at the side said, "Xia Zhu, you must call her "Madam" from now on. The palace is different from the outside world. We maids must be careful about our words and actions. Madam is now the emperor's concubine, so you can't call her "Miss" anymore. If outsiders hear it, it will be bad for Madam." Dongxue was calm and steady. She was the head maid brought by Shen's mother. When Shen Yanyan came to Beijing, Shen's mother was worried, so she made Dongxue her personal maid.

"Well, be careful when you are outside. You can be more casual when there are only three of us." Shen Yanyan said lightly. Xia Zhu and I grew up outside, and our thoughts are not as stable as Dong Xue's. In the palace, we still need to be more stable.

"Yes, ma'am." They both answered in unison.

"I'm afraid I can't go back to Yangzhou." Shen Yanyan sighed while leaning on the couch. Once she entered the palace, it would be difficult to get out. The high walls could not surround her. What surrounded her were the rules and ethics that were higher than the walls, and the survival of her family.

Shen Yanyan's lips curled up into a sarcastic smile. She murmured to herself, "It's really ironic that I, a person who was deeply educated in freedom and equality, am now trapped here."

into the night.

Everyone in the harem was looking forward to it, hoping that His Majesty would come to their palace.

In the Yangxin Palace, the man who was reviewing memorials asked leisurely, "What about those two people?"

The person kneeling below replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Concubine Jiang and Concubine Sun are both in their own palaces, and there is nothing unusual."

The man did not stop reviewing the memorials, but said calmly, "Well, keep an eye on it."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." The man in black disappeared in an instant after he said this.

After a while, Eunuch Li walked into the hall carrying a wooden sign.

"Your Majesty, today is the day for the consecration of the ladies. Your Majesty, please go to the harem to rest." Eunuch Li bent over respectfully while holding a wooden tray.

Xiao Jingzhan paused with his pen, thought for a moment, and dropped the memorial in his hand.

He stood up and walked out, "Let's go to Yaohua Palace."

Yaohua Palace. After washing up, Shen Yanyan lay on the bed with a bored look on her face. The life of the ancients was very boring. They would go to bed when it got dark. Usually, Shen Yanyan could read a storybook to kill time. But now she was in a hurry to enter the palace, so how could she have time to bring any storybook with her?

There were countless palace maids and eunuchs in Yaohua Palace. Even when she wanted to drink water, someone had to feed it to her mouth. She lay in bed from morning to night and now she had no desire to sleep at all.

Dongxue, who was standing by, saw Shen Yanyan tossing and turning, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, today is the first time the new concubines in the palace will serve the emperor. I don't know whose palace His Majesty will go to. Do you want me to find out?" Dongxue stepped forward and said softly that since the queen had already entered the palace, she, as a servant, had to think about the queen at all times.

Shen Yanyan twitched her lips when she heard Dongxue's words. "It doesn't matter which palace he goes to, just don't come to my place. Don't bother with it, you don't have to stay with me, go down and have a rest," Shen Yanyan was speechless. If he came to her palace, she would have to sleep with him. She was really impressed. They had been eating and drinking together before, but now it has escalated to sleeping with him. Shen Yanyan said she couldn't accept it.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Dongxue was a little puzzled. She had not followed the Third Miss for a long time and didn't know she had such a personality. She bowed and left.

Shen Yanyan heard the door close and forced herself to sleep, but she still couldn't fall asleep for a long time. She got up and put on the cloak hanging beside her. She flew out of the window with half a jar of wine in her arms, jumped onto the roof, and sat on the roof to drink. Her lightness skill was better than her martial arts skill, and she didn't alarm the palace guards who were on night watch outside.

"It's so boring, so boring. It's only the first day and it's so boring." Shen Yanyan muttered to herself while drinking.

She had to think of a way to get some storybooks back from outside the palace, otherwise she didn't know how bored she would be.