(60) Laba (II)
Thinking of this, many women have changed their minds, and some of them even made a decision to kill the plan to send the girl to the palace immediately, and exchanged glances with their daughters or granddaughters around them during the time of tea, and immediately changed their combat routes.
There is that smart and assertive girl, I was reluctant to enter the palace, but I couldn't resist the wishes of my family, I thought that I was afraid that I would never be able to escape the fate of being this palace concubine in this life, but I never expected that it was just a joke, my elders changed their minds, but they were very surprised, and they were more attentive to serve, and took advantage of the tea to speak, secretly took a few hairpins on their heads, and diluted their lipstick, although they were outstanding, they were no longer so eye-catching, which just fit the "enter the palace to see the world, and look forward to marrying a good family out of the palace" The theme of these girls, the elders who served saw this small action, were both regretful and appreciative, mixed with some surprise of "it turns out that this child is unwilling to enter the palace", and the feelings in their hearts are also extremely complicated.
At the bottom of this action, the Queen Mother and Song Mier, who were sitting on the high platform, had a panoramic view, and some individuals were immediately drawn out of the blacklist in the heart of the Queen Mother, and became the objects to be inspected and cultivated, and even saw that there were two or three who were very groomed and behaved, and the Queen Mother was still thinking about which princesses were still missing the concubines in the palace, and I was afraid that they would be able to achieve a few pairs of good things.
When the Queen Mother thought of this, the smile on her face was even stronger, and the people below saw it, thinking that it was her own words that were right for the Queen Mother's taste, and she was busy saying a few words to make it interesting, and this time, she did not forget to compliment the Queen Mother.
Unconsciously, the people below were slowly divided into several groups, such as Mi's upstart who had just been promoted by Shen Zhan, because he stood in the right position, and was favored by the emperor, he was also very popular with the queen mother, and because he was young, he was not a few years older than the queen, and after a while, he discussed more intimate issues such as makeup and clothing with the queen; There are also such as Hang's, Zhou's and others, although the husband is an old minister in the court, not as good as Mi's husband to get the favor of His Majesty, but in the court is also a minister of the humerus, the new emperor before the throne attitude is relatively neutral, Shen Zhan immediately showed his loyalty to the monarch with practical actions after ascending the throne, so the queen mother and the queen look at them is also good; There are also husbands or fathers and grandfathers who are now not involved in any factions in the court and do things in a down-to-earth manner, although they are not as popular as the first two queen mothers, but they can also say a few words from time to time, and the juniors also get a few golden nudes.
But there are also the stubborn courtiers who always can't get along with the new emperor, the queen mother and Song Mier don't give a good face, even if these women finally interject a sentence, the queen mother also thought that she didn't hear it, and turned her head and asked about the things next to her, so that these women are not embarrassed, some are smart, they have already pondered the intentions of the queen mother and the queen, and they plan to talk to their families after returning home, they all say that the harem court is not separated, and the attitude of the queen mother and the queen also indirectly explains the emperor's attitude, His Majesty is no longer the hairy boy who just ascended the throne at the beginning of the year, he has begun to lose patience with these stubborn courtiers who dare to work against the imperial power for the interests of his own group, and it is time to be vigilant.
However, these wives are not the most embarrassing people, the most embarrassing ones are probably those who sent the girl into the palace, I thought that the queen mother and the queen were just in harmony, but I didn't expect the queen mother to seem to treat the queen as her own daughter. In the case of the Queen Mother, if she really loves the queen, even if she is pretending, she will not really give herself a good face. What's more, even if the Queen Mother thinks about the society and thinks about her son, she thinks that there is no problem with having more concubines, but the question is whether the queen will be willing? What's more, it seems that the queen mother who has real power in the palace now? These women are in their hearts, even if the queen mother is always kind to them, the queen also mentions from time to time who is the palace concubine, and even the favor of His Majesty, the queen mother and herself, and they can never eliminate their worries about their own girls, they can't help but start thinking in their hearts, is it to wait until the year before the year to find a way to hand a sign into the palace alone, and discuss with their own girls, should they stand the queen, or stand the concubine, or is there any other way to go?
It's just a few hours of effort, in a small hall, between the crowd, you come and go, the smoke is so lively, seeing that it is time for the feast, everyone is more or less relieved, these few hours, finally survived!
But there are those who don't have long eyes and stand up at this time.
It was Mrs. Shobe and her eldest daughter.
The official Langzhong has been in the position of Langzhong for five or six years, although he has no achievements, but he is honest, and it is reasonable. But it is precisely because he has not made any achievements, there are left and right waiters and monks on the top, and there are young foreigners, principals, and pen posts below, if he doesn't move his position, he is afraid that he will retire in the position of this lang. Although Lang Zhong is also from the official position of the third grade, but there is more than one Lang Zhong in a ministry, not to mention, the new emperor has ascended the throne for a year, Lang Zhong and Lang Lang of various ministries have been replaced by young people one after another, although the action is not big, but the old foxes on the political zhì have smelled the direction of the wind, anyway, if they do not advance, they will retreat, for those high-ranking officials who have been immersed in officialdom for decades, this is just a game between the emperor and the interest groups of "each other", but for the officials who are attached to the imperial power or the trunk of each group, this is a torment.
They were not only worried that the emperor would first use themselves to attack the clique, but also worried that the bosses of the clique would sacrifice their little people in exchange for the emperor's relaxation and take the opportunity to occupy other high ground.
And just like this official Langzhong, he was even more frightened, he failed to stand in line in the early years, and he attached himself to the literati group early, and slowly climbed to the position of Sanpin Langzhong by relying on the teacher, but now, the confrontation between the teacher and the literati group he represents and the emperor began, he is old and has nothing to do, and it is impossible for him to be the object of the emperor's internal solicitation, and it is impossible to be cherished by the group as a reserve talent, and he is caught in the middle, and it is time to fight.
In this official's department, the so-called fight is that he can't take the road of the previous dynasty, so he will take the road of the harem.
I have to say that in fact, this Lang Zhong's ideas are positive, and the plan is good, if it is a change of circumstances, maybe it will be successful. But the bad thing is that he didn't figure out the current situation of the harem at first, and then met two pig teammates who dragged him back - his wife and daughter.
The eldest daughter of the minister, is the jasper years, in the social circle of the nobles in Beijing, but also has always been a little talented, so there is also a little pride, the selection of the previous year, this girl because of a sudden illness, failed to run, this has become a piece of her heart disease, from the beginning of the year to now, a whole year of the situation, this girl is always thinking, if she was the first to run, maybe she will get the favor of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, enter the palace as a concubine, if she enters the palace to seal the concubine, with her own talent and appearance, Maybe he got the favor of His Majesty early, and those Rou Guiji, who didn't have any family background at all, where could they still get His Majesty's eyes? And if you are favored by Your Majesty, maybe the people who sit on this hall today and receive these women to worship will also have their own one!
Thinking like this, this girl is a little stunned. She didn't realize that none of the things she fantasized about out of thin air had appeared at all, let alone realized, and if she missed the beginning, there would be no later ending. But at this time, she had completely forgotten that those were her delusions, and she only felt that the flowers in front of her should have been something at her fingertips, and now her father asked her mother to take her into the palace, what kind of thoughts she had in mind was naturally self-evident, not to mention that her mother repeatedly stabbed her in the carriage, and she must seize this opportunity and hit it with one blow!
And this girl's mother, the wife of the minister, from the third grade of the lady, and her daughter whose heart is higher than the sky, she boasts that she is a hard-working, kind, down-to-earth and virtuous woman, at home housework, in charge of the middle feed, for her husband to take a beautiful concubine, generously put the concubine and concubine to her side, raise them so that they are respectful and obedient to themselves, their own daughter, since she was a child, talented, good-looking, famous, to live to her own sake, has been ten points content. Now, I don't have to worry about anything, except for the marriage of my daughter-in-law. And now, her husband hinted to her that she should take her eldest daughter into the palace to see "well" when she entered the palace this time, and she felt smart and immediately understood what her husband meant, and she was overjoyed to take her daughter into the palace.
It is a pity that this lady's mind is enough in her simple three-entry world, but once she is in the palace, she cannot turn around. At present, the meaning of the Queen Mother and the Queen has been very clear, and the truly wise lady is already thinking about how to show loyalty to the Queen Mother and the Queen, saying that she can't take advantage of their pleasure to give them a golden and jade Langjun, coaxing the Queen Mother and the Queen, and she also showed her attitude to Her Majesty. But this lady of the Ministry of Ministers, just heard the Queen Mother and others have something to say, and she hasn't fully understood what it means, she only thinks that the Queen Mother is very kind, and the Queen Mother is also a good person, and her daughter will enter the palace in the future, and she must be able to live well.
Maybe it's not necessarily that this lady is stupid, maybe it's just that once a person has a belief, he can't see or hear other things, and he just thinks about running in the direction of that belief, and vows not to give up until he reaches his goal.
And the concubine brought by this lady is even more unclear. Since she was a child, she was so proud of her mother, and she was flattered by her younger brothers and sisters, and she was already a little fluttering, and she couldn't squeeze into the circle of noble ladies of those marquises, so she could only participate in the communication of some ordinary civil officials or daughters whose family backgrounds were not top. In such a situation, this girl has long felt that she is a flawless jade, and only a gentleman who is unparalleled in the world can be worthy of herself, where is there still the heart to take into account whether the Queen Mother has something to say, and whether there is anything unusual about the actions and words of the other ladies around her.
So when her mother pushed her out, she had nothing but uncontrollable excitement in her heart.
In the side hall of Biwu Palace.
The ladies racked their brains to accompany the Queen Mother and Queen Mother for an afternoon, they were already exhausted, but they had to maintain their dignity and manners, and when the time for the dinner party was coming, the ladies were very happy in their hearts, and they could finally go home after dinner, but they never expected that at this time, there was a person who had no eyes to run out, and in front of so many people in the hall, he cheekily promoted his daughter!
I saw Mrs. Langzhong standing up with a smile on her face, holding her daughter's hand, and said loudly: "The Queen Mother, seeing that it is the cold winter wax moon, the weather has become very cold, and the boudoir has stopped, my daughter has nothing to do and embroidered two pairs of hand cages, the concubine is very happy to see it, this hand cage is nothing special, but it is very thick and warm, and the workmanship is still solid, and the concubine is looking forward to it, this hand cage can bring a comfortable winter to the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, The queen mother and the queen mother are healthy, and the concubines and little girls are at ease. ”
This lady boasted that she spoke well, not only pointed out that her daughter was going to boudoir school, she was a knowledgeable person, and pointed out that her daughter was a good worker, and she didn't have a good job when she stopped studying, but took advantage of the rest to make two pairs of hand cages, which shows that she is a virtuous lady, and at the same time, she did not say that she wanted her daughter to enter the palace, but she wanted to send two pairs of hand cages to the queen mother and the queen.
But she forgot about it, who was not a bright-eyed person present, and who didn't understand what it meant when she was doing this?
At that moment, a young lady couldn't help but laugh softly.
It's a pity that Mrs. Langzhong of the Ministry of Officials still thinks that she will be favored by the Queen Mother, and some people are jealous. Immediately, he straightened his waist and looked forward to the answer of the Queen Mother and the Queen.
At present, the ladies and girls in the Biwu Hall are not the families of all the officials in the calendar, and those who can come in and sit around a bunch of gags with the queen mother and queen are mostly the family members of the first-class officials, the officials who are trusted by the emperor, the immediate family members of the favored or high-ranking concubines in the harem, the officials who the emperor thinks they have done well as the officials who have done a good job and reward his relatives to enter the palace, or the ladies and girls who have been good friends with the queen mother and the queen in the past, as well as the families of the nobles, clans, and families.
Most of them have good eyes, shrewd minds, and the ability to calculate gains and losses neatly.
Therefore, when the Queen Mother saw that this lady of the Ministry of Ministers could still push out her daughter in the context of her many explicit hints, it was impossible not to be surprised, and I really didn't know whether to say that this lady was enthusiastic and naïve, or stupid.
Although the Queen Mother was displeased, her face was not obvious, looking at the lady's expectant appearance, she said a meaningful "oh", as if she was interested, leaned forward, and said: "What kind of hand cage is it, but you respect it so much?" ”
Seeing that the queen mother was very interested, the lady was naturally flattered, and hurriedly summoned her maid, took out the hand cage she was carrying, and presented it.
Yue Kang, who was beside the Queen Mother, took over the hand cage, carefully checked it, and after making sure that there was no problem, he presented the hand cage to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother picked up a hand cage, looked at it for a while, and couldn't help laughing: "It's really done delicately and meticulously," and looked up at the girl who looked very shy next to Mrs. Langzhong of the Ministry of Officials, who looked very shy with her head down, "This is the girl of your family?" ”
The lady was overjoyed, and with a smile, she gently pushed her daughter in the direction of the queen mother: "Exactly, this is the little girl." ”
This girl bowed to the Queen Mother and the Queen in a dignified manner, you know, but this is the salute, and she has been practicing at home for a long time.
"That's right," Song Mi'er, who hadn't spoken for a long time, nodded, "The flowers and the moon are beautiful, and the demeanor is myriad." ”
When the girl heard this, her heart was even more joyful, did the queen recognize herself?
The Queen Mother glanced at Song Mier with a smile, Song Mier is half of her daughter, how can she not know what she thinks now? It is said that mother-in-law likes her daughter-in-law to be generous, especially if she is the mother-in-law of the Queen Mother, and she hopes that the queen can be virtuous and generous, so that the royal family can spread its branches, but for some reason, seeing that Mi'er is a little appreciative, she seems to be very happy for her son.
Of course, seeing that her daughter was delicious, the Queen Mother naturally would not have a good face for anyone. It's not so much that the queen is afraid that someone will enter the palace to share the favor and eat it, but it is better to say that she feels that someone has no brains and no eyes and is unhappy, so she, as a mother-in-law, naturally can't let her children live uncomfortably.
Therefore, the Queen Mother looked at the girl who was looking forward to her favor again, and said something that made her very painful.
"The hand cage is good, the little girl looks very symbolic, Mrs. Zou, why don't you let your daughter enter the palace, follow the palace of the Shangzhen Bureau to learn, and you can also weave more hand cages for the son and daughter-in-law of the mourning family in the future!"