Chapter 246: Prologue
I don't know where the news of the emperor's intention to choose a side concubine for the crown prince was revealed, and the news that flew out of the cracks in the palace grew like wild grass in the capital.
Those noble ladies who were thinking about the Yutang Palace banquet were originally to choose the princess of filial piety, and An An was born a rich idler for a lifetime, but now it is good, and they even have to choose a side concubine for the prince, these noble women, where are they willing to be small?
What's more, the prince has frequently done some ridiculous things recently.
Every family talked about these things.
Then the emperor's meaning was revealed: "It is enough to have a good appearance and rules, regardless of the status and preciousness." ”
The nobles then understood what they meant.
It's just to take advantage of the east wind to choose a concubine for King Xiao, and choose a girl to serve the prince.
The Jiang family's house in the capital has long been dilapidated, but the daughters of the Yang family are beautiful, and the girls from the old lady of the Yang family are even more beautiful.
"Seventh sister, eleventh sister, the opportunity for the prince's concubine was not easy to come by, and my grandmother finally begged Master Zhang to invite you to the palace banquet with Miss Zhang." Mrs. Jiang smiled kindly, holding the Buddha beads of small leaf red sandalwood in her hand, and looked at the two beautiful girls.
The guilty concubine Yang is the daughter of the Yang family, the old lady Jiang is the ancestor of the Yang family, and the in-law relationship with the Yang family is still in Wufu, because the Yang family has a concubine, she was extremely favored, and many in-laws like the Jiang family have defected to come, the Jiang family's house is now in the capital, the small three-entry courtyard, the master of the family is a small official from the fifth grade, in a remote place in Xicheng, far away from the magnates live in the house.
The seventh sister of the Jiang family is delicate and lively, the eleventh sister is calm and regular, and Mrs. Jiang is the two carefully selected among the grandchildren.
Almost the same delicate figure, the face is pleasing to the people, the royal concubine is a festive and beautiful, the figure of the seventh sister and the eleventh sister is called the experienced grandmothers at a glance is easy to raise, the two have their own merits - the seventh sister is beautiful and flamboyant, the eleventh sister is gentle and kind, no matter how you choose, the chance of choosing is great.
Mrs. Jiang rewarded the two of them with jewelry and clothing, carefully told the two of them to learn the rules, and asked the grandmother around her to arrange for the two girls to live in her yard and teach them hand in hand.
Sent away the two beautiful girls, and the old lady Jiang was still holding the string of beads in her hand, this string of beads was a thing in the palace, and it was a reward for the New Year's Festival when Concubine Li was in power earlier.
Why was Concubine Li elected to the harem, it was said that she was born beautiful, Mrs. Jiang knew that Concubine Li Xiao's mother, and Concubine Li's biological mother happened to be Mrs. Jiang's concubine.
Jiang was born to a concubine who was extremely favored by the old lady's side, and the concubine was favored, and gave birth to two sons and a daughter, the daughter married to the Yang family and gave birth to Concubine Li; The two sons were raised by her without much ability, but they grew up well, and the children born were also beautiful one by one, and the seventh sister and the eleventh sister were born by them.
The seventh sister is a concubine, the eleventh sister is a concubine, and Mrs. Jiang took a sip of tea, and her eyes showed some ruthlessness. No matter what kind of concubine comes out, as long as you can make the nobles in the palace look at it, not to mention that the prince wants to choose a few side concubines, if you can't choose a side concubine, you will be selected to be a concubine, that is once a sparrow flew on the branches, not to mention in the harem...
The prince wants to choose a side concubine, that is the idea of the concubine, if the queen adds to the concubine, maybe she will also give the filial piety king to stuff people, come and go, I am afraid that even King Mu will not be left behind.
To put it boldly, what if it falls into the eyes of the emperor?
To put it mildly, people like them are exactly what nobles don't look down on, and they are the easiest to take out to make rafts, without weighing the pros and cons, and without thinking carefully about the balance of interests behind them, they can carry the girls into the house with a sedan chair at will.
It's not that she sells her daughter to seek glory, it's really the life of the Jiang family now, it's too difficult. Earlier, there was still Concubine Li's face to borrow - now that Concubine Li has become a sinner, even King Mu is depressed, she really has to find a way out for the Jiang family.
Selling his daughter, heh, isn't his Yang family also selling his daughter's future?
The seventh sister and the eleventh sister still didn't know what their grandmother thought, and the two of them were not from high backgrounds, and it was a blessing to be selected, especially when they saw the jewelry and clothing on the table, which were gorgeous and abnormal, and they had never seen them before, they felt that their life was going to be smooth from the beginning.
The day of the Yutang Palace banquet has finally arrived.
In the listening hall, Hui Zhi was dressed up by the maids, Pei Gu was sitting on the couch, wearing a middle coat and holding a booklet in his hand to look at it in detail, looking up at Hui Zhi's appearance from time to time. After a while, she saw that Hui Zhi was almost dressed up before she opened her mouth and said a few words, telling her to be careful when she entered the palace.
Hui Zhi glanced back at him: "Can Concubine Niangniang still make me suffer a loss in the palace?" ”
Pei Gu smiled softly, "Concubine Shu will naturally not let you suffer, I am afraid that when the matter becomes bigger, you will inevitably be involved." The banquet in the palace is not interesting, say hello to each other, and you will go to accompany Concubine Hua. ”
What he said was reasonable, although Hui Zhi was still angry with him for concealing it, she finally agreed. Seeing that it was still early, Hui Zhi rested on the dressing table with her head propped up, but her mind didn't stop for a moment, she couldn't think clearly, and subconsciously asked Pei Gu: "Concubine Shuniang has always behaved steadily in the palace, why did she want to bypass the queen this time to choose a side concubine for the prince?" ”
And it is also for the prince to choose a concubine for King Xiao.
It's really not like Concubine Shu's style.
Pei Gu looked at the hard work she was thinking, her thin eyebrows were wrinkled together, she was wearing a gold silk crown on her head, and a whole set of Nanzhu heads and faces looked gentle and dignified.
Pei Gu smiled a little unfathomable, "She must have also known that the prince brought a bearded girl with him." ”
Hui Zhi suddenly realized.
Although the prince can arrange a palace maid to be a close attendant, if there is no decent "master" in the East Palace, the identity of the palace maid is very safe.
No wonder you have to choose someone from a low background. "As long as the appearance is good, the rules are good." Pei Gu added faintly, "Concubine Shu just wanted to borrow the hand of the concubine and dispose of that Hu girl." ”
Hui Zhi nodded, no matter how it was handled, it was all a matter of the East Palace, and it had nothing to do with Concubine Shu. As long as the appearance and rules, whether the temperament is more pungent or more stable, no matter what, the concubine has a way to expose the identity of the bearded girl to the emperor.
There is no good banquet, and at today's lotus banquet, I don't know if the news of the prince's departure from Beijing can be spread throughout the capital, but if the identity of the bearded girl is exposed-
The side of the prince of the dignified East Palace was inexplicably mixed with a Hu woman. With such heavy news, I am afraid that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will be shocked for a long time.
If someone digs deeper, the news that the prince left Beijing without permission may not be able to be blocked anymore. (To be continued.) )