Chapter 968: Wanting too much

Off work, going home.

A very low-key carriage was parked at the door, looking like it was rented from a carriage firm, and even the driver was from the carriage firm.

Sister Chunxiang secretly told Chen Guanlou, "It's been here for at least half an hour, there's a woman in the carriage, saying she's waiting for you to come back. You didn't provoke some woman outside and have someone come to your door to make you take responsibility."

"Just kidding, I never play with good women."

Chen Guanlou was open and honest, not worried at all that a woman would come to his door and ask him to take responsibility.

What he played with was all consensual, money and goods cleared, and there was no such thing as stealing fragrance and jade and having someone come to the door to take responsibility.

He walked up, and before he could speak, the curtain of the carriage window opened, revealing a familiar yet strange face.

Palace maid Bilü!

The maid who served closely by Concubine Liu's side.

After several years, her face had added the vicissitudes and hardships of time, no longer the youthful beauty of the early years.

Time is indeed a pig-slaughtering knife.

Even the most beautiful girl cannot withstand the ravages of time.

"How did you get out of the palace, and come to me. Come in and chat."

No business, no visit to the Three Treasures Hall!

The matter concerned Concubine Liu in the palace, and it was inconvenient to talk at the door, so he invited the person into the house.

Bilü secretly breathed a sigh of relief; before coming, she had worried. Worried that Chen Guanlou had made a fortune and wouldn't recognize her.

Fortunately, the other party was still the same as before, and even his appearance hadn't changed, still as romantic, dashing, and handsome as before.

Invited the person into the courtyard.

Set up tables, chairs, and benches in the courtyard, boiled a pot of boiling water, and made tea.

Bilü looked at the small courtyard; compared to before, a few pieces of furniture had been added, the peach tree in the corner was bearing fruit, and the fruit was still very green. Overall, there was no change.

"I also heard in the palace that Prison Warden Chen makes a fortune every day, and officials who want to do things have to beg to be in front of you. Why haven't you bought a big mansion for yourself after so many years, still living here?"

"I have a big mansion! The Marquis Prefecture bought me a three-entry big mansion several years ago. But I still like it here. This is home!"

Chen Guanlou said very casually.

The brewed tea was placed in front of Bilü. "Haven't seen you for several years, you've changed a lot."

Bilü gently stroked her cheek. "I'm old!"

"How are the days in the palace?"

"Not very good. Concubine Liu hasn't been favored for almost a year! Even the days of us palace maids are hard to endure."

Chen Guanlou nodded clearly, with a look of helplessness.

He brought a plate of snacks and placed them on the table, signaling the other party to enjoy them at will!

"Concubine Liu has the Seventh Prince, at worst, the Seventh Prince will also have a Prince title in the future. Wait a few years, wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne, and then you and Concubine Liu will follow the Seventh Prince out of the palace to live in the Prince's mansion, and the good days are still ahead."

This is why concubines in the harem use all their skills to "seduce" the emperor. They must have a child. With a child, the rest of their lives will have a guarantee. Whether it's a boy or a girl, it's better than concubines without children.

No one wants to spend the rest of their lives with green lamps and ancient Buddhas, being a nun with no desires. With good days to live, eating delicacies every day, having maids and servants to serve, having beautiful jewelry to wear, and having supreme status and identity, who is willing to be a nun and guard the dead emperor?

Concubine Liu is not favored, but as long as she has a son, she has a future, she has hope.

"I'm afraid I can't wait until that time." Bilü gently bit her thin lip.

Chen Guanlou didn't answer.

Bilü could only continue. "As the princes grow up, the pressure on the concubine is even greater."

"What pressure can there be." Chen Guanlou sneered. "Could it be that your concubine has the idea of fighting for the succession? Advise her to dispel this thought as soon as possible, lest she lose her own life. Tell her, say it was me who said it."

Bilü looked a little embarrassed. "It's not that she has the idea of fighting for the succession. It's just that as a mother, she always wants to give the best to her child. Seeing the princes growing up, reaching the age of marriage, the concubine is so anxious that she can't sleep."

Chen Guanlou showed a look of sarcasm. "How so, she still wants to match the Seventh Prince with a top aristocratic girl, letting the Seventh Prince rely on his wife's family to fight for the succession? Wishful thinking!"

Bilü was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak, and could only pick up the teacup and drink tea to cover it up.

Chen Guanlou looked at it and added another word, "Go back and tell her, don't think about things that aren't there, protect her life, keep her duty, and wait for the Seventh Prince to be enfeoffed and open his mansion. When the emperor is gone, then follow her son out of the palace to live, which is better than anything."

"But... my lord, survival in the harem is difficult. Without the emperor's favor, everywhere is difficult, everywhere is a crisis. Even if you don't fight for the succession, you have to fight for other aspects."

"How do you want to fight?" Chen Guanlou sneered. "Tell me, let me consult for you, master and servant!"

Biliu bit her lip and said hesitantly: "The Young Master is preparing for the selection of beauties to enrich the Emperor's harem. The Empress wants to support one or two beauties to serve the Emperor."

"Oh!"

Chen Guanlou suddenly realized.

"Your concubine has moved her crooked mind again, wanting to control one or two beauties to help her fight for favor, right?"

Liu's heart is really wild enough.

Bilü nodded.

"You came, you want me to help you look for beauties?"

"Does the lord have a channel?" Bilü asked urgently. "The concubine's situation, the lord knows clearly. No one in the family, and doesn't know many people in the court. After thinking about it, I can only ask the lord to help look for them. Is there any good family girl, beautiful in appearance, willing to enter the palace to serve His Majesty... The concubine still has some face in the Shao Fu, and if she can be successfully selected, one is to share the concubine's worries, and the other is the concubine's intention for His Majesty."

Chen Guanlou only felt his teeth sour!

He had seen Emperor Jian Shi, white and fat, just a scholarly middle-aged man. However, looking at Emperor Jian Shi's actions in recent years, it was becoming increasingly crazy. I'm afraid the scholarly temperament had long changed.

Not to the point of being unsightly, but definitely not as pleasing to the eye as before!

Just because he was wearing an emperor's skin, all the women in the harem wanted to pounce on him.

Thinking back then, that timid and soft Liu, now also had to rack her brains to find beauties for Emperor Jian Shi to enter the palace to serve.

This intention...

He really wanted to complain a few words. Thinking about it, this is the norm, and there is no need to interfere with other people's living conditions.

He suddenly remembered Zhao Jinming, who was eager to send his daughter into the palace to be favored, and asked casually, "Do you want the daughter of a criminal official?"

Huh?

Bilü was clearly very surprised.

"If you don't mind that the other party is the daughter of a criminal official, I can help you connect with each other. Whether you can talk it over, you worry about it yourself. How about it?"

"Daughter of a criminal official? Has she been convicted?"

Bilü was asking about the criminal official's family, including whether the criminal official's daughter had been convicted?

Chen Guanlou shook his head. "Except for the criminal official, the criminal official's family has safely escaped. If you are willing to accept, the other party also has silver to give. How about it? If you can't make up your mind, go back and discuss it well with Concubine Liu. After discussing it, send someone over to specifically hook up with that criminal official. After hooking up, the rest is up to both of you, don't come to me again." ===== CHAPTER 969 =====