Chapter 16: The Three Concubines
After the nobles were gone, the palace grandmother who was responsible for training and selecting women stood up, only to feel that the clothes on her back were already soaked, since they took over this job, they also knew that although this time it was said that the crown prince chose the concubine as the reason, but who didn't know that the three positions were already predetermined? Other women, if they were lucky, were favored by the clan or other ministers, and asked the emperor to give marriage, or entered the palace to be a palace maid, and most of the others would be sent back to their hometowns. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info didn't expect that Fu Lingyi, who has always been honest and obedient, would suddenly get the blue eyes of the prince, and took the initiative to say that he could dance, could it be that this time the prince chose a concubine, and he could kill a dark horse?
These palace grandmothers are all human spirits, and they don't dare to embarrass Fu Lingyi, for fear that she will be unfavorable to herself after she becomes a high-ranking nobleman in the future. But she can't please her openly, after all, it is obvious that she has already curried the queen mother and the queen, if she is too flattering, she is afraid that she will fall into the eyes of others, and she will not be able to wait for Fu Lingyi to become a nobleman, and she has been dealt with by the nobles in the palace.
Therefore, although they did not embarrass the Fu Lingyi, they did not take the initiative to help. Although the other women were jealous, they all had to work hard to attend the most important royal banquet in the evening.
Fu Lingyi was not in a hurry at all, the clothes made of the fabrics and styles she had chosen were suitable for dancing, and although she was not sure if she would have the opportunity to dance at the royal feast, as her mother said, "Be prepared." ā
Fu Lingyi has known that her beauty is different since she was a child, but this time she is waiting to be selected in Zhongdu, and she is also nervous, worried that the nobles in Zhongdu will not be used to her appearance, so she suppresses herself all the time. She was originally a charming natural look, and she was favored by the prince just now, and she couldn't help but take a few more looks, but in fact, she didn't really want to tempt, but in the eyes of others, it was naked charm.
The upper-class aristocratic women led by Huangfu Xueyi and Ji Wenrong naturally disdained to talk to Fu Lingyi, and they didn't even have any expressions, so they retreated. But the other women who agreed with Fu Lingyi were not so easy to cultivate, if it weren't for the housekeeper next to her, she was afraid that she would pounce on her hair and tear her face.
The dinner was held in Wangsendai, which was convenient for the nobles to climb up and watch the fireworks display on the sea. Huangfu Xueyi showed the piano skills, and the skills were indeed climaxed; Huangfu Xueru wrote three big characters on the spot to dedicate them to the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Empress, which was decent. Ji Wenrong performed drum music, and Zhuge You performed music music. Fu Lingyi danced a Hu Xuan dance, which amazed four times.
Hu Xuan Dance originated from the Western Regions, and there are strict requirements for the softness of the dancer's posture, the tenacity of the body and the reaction of people.
The Queen Mother asked coldly, "Who did you learn to dance from?" I see that you also seem to have the blood of the Western Regions, could it be that your mother is of a foreign race?"
Although the Zhuluo Dynasty did not object to intermarriage with other races, people of different races were not nobles of the Central Plains after all, and they could never be on the stage. As soon as the queen mother's words came out, the lady on the field secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but shake her heart after watching this woman's dance, let alone a man?
Fu Lingyi knelt on the ground, although her attitude was respectful and her movements were standard, but she had a delicate and cowardly nature that could not be hidden, the Queen Mother saw it, and couldn't help but snort coldly, it was really a disaster, not for anything else, just for the sake of Ming Cheng, she couldn't let her stay in Zhongdu. She began to think about who she should point to if she pointed out the Voring Instrument, and it was better to get as far away from Central Capital as possible.
The emperor, who has always relied on his identity and is not fascinated by women, couldn't help but open his mouth to defend Fu Lingyi, "Dance well, reward." The chamberlain beside the emperor took the jewels that had been prepared for the reward and handed them to the Fu Lingyi. Fu Lingyi thanked the saint again, the emperor stopped talking, waved his hand, and the palace maid led Fu Lingyi to retreat.
After the dinner, the royal family climbed to the highest floor of Wangsendai to watch the fireworks, and the ministers and their relatives stood at Wangsendai according to their ranks, and the women to be selected could only stay on the bottom floor. For them, this may be their only chance to attend a royal banquet. So one by one, they put everything else aside, and they formed groups of three or five laughing, and some of them stood in a good position, just watching the night of the sea and waiting for the fireworks show. Some are sitting and talking in the garden, and the whole Wangxiantai Palace, the warbler and the swallow, are so lively.
From the next day, all the women to be selected must follow the palace grandmother in the south palace to continue to receive palace etiquette, during this period, if you have taken a fancy to a certain woman, the palace lady and the middle capital lady can ask to see the woman, and even invite her to the palace or mansion as a guest.
Fu Lingyi, who was in the limelight on the day of the royal banquet on August 15, has become low-key again since returning to Nangong, and because she is ostracized on weekdays, she is a loner, but fortunately, the housekeeper is worried that she will have an accident in her hands, and the prince will investigate it in the future, and he has no good fruit to eat, so he secretly takes care of her.
Until the official selection of concubines on September 15, no one invited Fu Lingyi to be a guest, and Fu Lingyi received more ridicule because of this. However, it was also a blessing in disguise, and the days for most of the next half a month gradually stabilized.
On September 15, all the embroidery girls to be selected came to the Chaofeng Hall of the palace, and this time they were still wearing the blue palace clothes that were uniformly distributed. Although the concubine selection ceremony on this day was solemn, it was not long. The queen mother, the emperor, the empress, the crown prince, and the concubines of the third rank and above in the palace will all attend. The crown prince would hand over the final list to the emperor's chamberlain, who would summon the three women on the list to the front of the palace, and then the prince would personally give the jade pendants representing these two different identities to the three women.
When the waiter read out the list, the audience was silent, "Huangfu Xueru, Ji Wenrong, and Fu Lingyi, please come to the palace with these three young ladies." ā
Before the words fell, the selection girl outside the hall couldn't help but exclaim, and some people talked in a low voice, and the chamberlain coughed lightly twice, and then the palace grandmother reminded them, and they gradually quieted down.
Fu Lingyi herself was also very surprised, although she was noticed by the prince at the last royal banquet, but there was no news after that, and she herself thought that she had no chance but to return to her hometown.
The emperor and queen mother and the queen mother did not seem to be surprised, it seems that the prince had discussed it with them in advance, otherwise if the queen did not agree to hand over the jade pendant to the prince at the scene, it would be a joke. The other concubines were very surprised, especially Huangfu Xueyi, who was even more frustrated and jealous, she was the daughter of Huangfu Qingyun, and she lost to a woman who was not in the stream, and she also lost to her cousin. Her eyes quickly filled with tears, and she felt that there were sympathetic and mocking eyes around her, and at this moment, she just wanted to throw herself into her mother's arms and complain to her father. What an emperor Xue Ru, he quietly seduced the prince's brother, and Fu Lingyi, I must let you die without a place to bury in the future. Huangfu Xueyi swore a poisonous oath fiercely.
Next, there is no accident, Huangfu Xueru from the Huangfu family was selected as the crown prince's concubine, and Ji Wenrong and Fu Lingyi were the crown prince Liangdi.
After the prince selected the three daughters, it was the link of the emperor's marriage, and there were already ministers or their families who sent messages to the emperor or queen, the queen mother, and other concubines to propose marriage for the children in the family. The empress had already sorted out such needs and handed them over to the emperor.
There were more than 300 selected women, and nearly 20 were personally married by the emperor. These married women will continue to live in Nangong, waiting for the person from their mother's family to come to Zhongdu, and then choose a day to marry. The other more than 200 women will be sent back to their hometowns, and each of them will receive a royal reward of 100 silver carts and three jewels, which can be regarded as returning to their hometowns.
Huangfu Xueyi returned home and cried fiercely for three days, Huangfu Qingyun comforted her and said, "You are my Huangfu Qingyun's daughter, I will definitely find a better man than Zhu Luo Mingcheng to be your husband." ā
Huangfu Qingyun already knew that the prince was unwilling to choose Huangfu Xueyi, and the queen mother had already summoned him to the palace to do psychological counseling work. According to the Queen Mother, the emperor and empress did not like the prince to choose the woman of the Huangfu family as a concubine, so the prince also took a step back and chose Huangfu Xueru, a branch of the Huangfu family, as the crown princess. For the queen mother, it is naturally a pity that her niece was not selected, but at least this grandson listened to his own words and chose the daughter of the Huangfu family, which is better than what her son did back then, so she can still accept it.
As for Huangfu Qingyun, he already had other ideas in his heart, and he didn't care whether the prince chose Huangfu Xueyi, but immediately thought in his heart which one would match his daughter with Lang for the future of the Huangfu family.
On the tenth day of October, everything is appropriate, the prince and the princess got married, and a month later, Ji Wenrong and Fu Lingyi were also accepted into the prince's east palace and served the prince with the princess.
Although Huangfu Xueru is the daughter of the Huangfu family, she is both talented and beautiful, humble, and treats the queen mother and the queen diligent and filial, and the palace praises her benefits. In addition, Ji Wenrong also has both ability and political integrity, even the Fu Lingyi, who is not in the stream, has not made any trouble since entering the palace. After the prince got married, his temper also restrained a lot.
The queen finally let go of her heart, it seems that the three daughters-in-law are not bad. Then I remembered that the second prince who was far away in the snowy region was already twelve years old, and he would be able to marry a wife in three years, and he didn't know if he would have a chance to see this scene.
At this time, Zhu Luo Minghua, who is now renamed Xingxi, also met a lot of new friends. Guigu Qianli's eldest son Guigu Pengfei, second son Guigu Yanfei, daughter Guigu Yonglan, Bei'an Shaojun and his sister Bei'an Feifei, Bei'an Shaojie and his sister Bei'an Qiuyan of Bei'an's Yanzhi.
The North Shore family and the Guigu family are very familiar, and the children of the two families are childhood sweethearts, and they have played together since childhood. When Xingxi first arrived in Yunzhou, Guigu Pengfei and them were very hostile for a while, because there were rumors that Xingxi was the illegitimate son of Guigu Qianli. Mrs. Guigu was very worried, and discussed with Qianli Guigu whether she wanted to explain it to the children.
Chisato Guigu laughed, "No need, let the children be familiar with themselves, this kind of relationship is more sincere." "Mrs. Guigu thinks about it, sometimes the children quarrel today, and tomorrow they can hug each other and throw them away.