Chapter 50: The Side Concubine
The emperor was still thinking vigorously and said, "Among these three families, the daughter of the Wang family is definitely not good." My mother was killed by the queen and the king. This hatred, how can I forget? I will never let my son marry the daughter of the Wang family. ”
When Chen Wenfeng heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart. In recent years, the most popular person in the palace is the princess, except for Bai Guifei. Wang Concubine is really a typical concubine of the Wang family, showy, arrogant, and does not bully low-status concubines in the palace. It's the four concubines, the concubines, and even the queen, she didn't pay attention to them, but the rules in the palace are big, and she hasn't dared to make a move compared to the four concubines, concubines and queens who are higher than her. However, even so, Chen Wenfeng looked at her very unpleasantly.
Although, Mrs. Mingzhu told her that the emperor favored the princess so much because of the Wang family behind the princess, in order to deal with southern Xinjiang in the future. However, Chen Wenfeng was still uncomfortable in his heart.
This princess is actually holding back, she is waiting for once she is pregnant with the dragonborn, she can kick down one of the four concubines and upgrade to one level. However, although she has been favored in the past few years, her stomach has never moved, but among the new concubines who are lower than her, a few have given birth to princes and princesses.
For this princess, there was no less tossing, and the Wang family in the capital did not toss less, but it had no effect at all.
Now, Chen Wenfeng heard the emperor say this about the Wang family in person, and he also knew that the emperor hated the Wang family, and he faintly realized why the princess was young and favored, but she was never pregnant. may still be the reason why the emperor did not let her get pregnant.
Chen Wenfeng suddenly felt relieved when he thought of this.
The emperor was still there and said: "Except for the Chen family, the Wang family." But only the Bai family and the Li family remained. ”
"That's it for the Li family. In my father's dynasty, I was suppressed ruthlessly, and it was always the mother's family of the emperor's grandmother, if there was a suitable girl in their clan, I would also be willing to give the Li family this grace. This is up to the queen to take a closer look. However, I also heard that the girls of the Li family are not very strong in housekeeping skills. Moreover, none of the looks are top-notch. Probably because of living on the plateau. I'm afraid that I will wronged the emperor in the future. ”
"Speaking of which, there is only the Bai family left."
As soon as she said this, Chen Wenfeng was anxious, could it be that the emperor wanted to find her a daughter-in-law of the Bai family. Thinking of the Bai family's white concubine. She was disgusted. At all costs. She can't ask the girls of the Bai family to be her daughter-in-law.
The emperor was still there and continued: "The Bai family is very good. The girls of the Bai family are not inferior to the women of your Chen family. Look at the white concubine in the palace, your sister-in-law is the most powerful. What I admire the most is your third aunt, that is really a talent, but unfortunately it is a woman, and she is still the wife of the Xiao Chen family, if she can also be an official in the imperial court, maybe she will be better than Chen Yuanheng. ”
Chen Wenfeng's heart was numb, and he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you just choose among the four families, isn't it too narrow." I'm afraid I've wronged the emperor. If you don't choose in the house of Wenwu Xungui, what do you think? If the noodles are bigger in this way, you can still choose a good daughter-in-law. ”
The emperor shook his head and said: "When my father was alive, he tried his best to suppress the families, and even married the princes, but he was not willing to ask for the daughters-in-law of the family. However, look at it, the former prince's princess, Ren, didn't give birth to a child, not to mention, she was very incompetent, and she couldn't even manage her family, let alone help the former prince. There is also the third brother, the daughter-in-law he married is the daughter of a scholar, she is very noble, and she is still the first beauty in the capital, so what? Not a vase yet, useless at all? ”
"Not to mention the second brother, he married the second sister-in-law, who is also the daughter of the Xungui family, how about it? is very strong, and the second brother's mansion is scattered. ”
"It's just me, how lucky I am, to marry you, and from then on, from an unknown prince, I finally became the prince step by step and became the emperor."
When he said this, the emperor unconsciously held the queen's jade hand.
Chen Wenfeng's face was feverish, and his eyes moistened uncontrollably. After so many years of marriage, that is, when it was just beginning, Liu Yan said this, and he has not said it again in the past few years. At this moment, Chen Wenfeng felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
The emperor continued to speak: "Look at the harem when your father was the emperor. In the hands of the queen and queen, it was all scattered, and later, in the hands of the queen mother, wasn't it in order? Now that you have taken over the past, a harem of Nuoda, and those noblewomen in the capital, you are not all very well managed. Can this be what the average girl is capable of? You must be a daughter of a family to do it. With such an identity, such a talent, and such a background support, can we be worthy of our emperor. ”
"Our emperor is the eldest son of the emperor. is not only a descendant, but also the eldest, and the first grandson of his father. used to be the eldest grandson of the emperor, and now he is the eldest son of the emperor. His father loved him very much, and often brought him to the palace to teach him personally. This is something that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all know. He has the noble bloodline of the Liu family and the Chen family, how can he choose the daughter of an ordinary noble official as his wife? ”
Chen Wenfeng only felt that all the grievances in his heart had come to naught, and nodded very happily. The emperor not only values her, but also her son, is there anything more pleasing than this?
The emperor continued: "However, you also said that the choice in the family is too small. I'm also afraid that I have wronged our emperor. It's better to be like this, you choose more, the princess must choose from the Li family and the Bai family. However, you can also choose two side concubines for the emperor from the girls of the Baiguan Xungui family. Wouldn't it be nice that way. ”
Chen Wenfeng was speechless, this concubine has not been selected yet, why did he mention the selection of the side concubine?
The emperor continued: "I have another idea. I've wanted to talk to you for a long time. You know that too. My mother's family is just a gardener in Beijing. Although after I succeeded to the throne, I gave my family the title of Duke of Chengen. He also gave a lot of acres of land, property, and shops to his mother's family. However, my family has always been just an ordinary noble family in the capital, and it can even be said that it is a rich family. ”
"I remember my mother, who was a gentle, supple and beautiful woman. How I miss her. Every time I think of my mother, I want to repay my family. Want to give them a better home. Therefore, I want to raise their family, when you arrive, take a look, whether there are suitable girls in their family, it is best to choose a girl from their family when choosing a side concubine for our emperor. ”
Chen Wenfeng was speechless when he thought of the emperor's gardener's family, that family is all honest people, but it is too honest, there is no outstanding, that is, the appearance is still very good, the man is handsome, and the woman is beautiful. Other than that, it's really lackluster. No upbringing, no ability.
However, Chen Wenfeng thought about it in a blink of an eye, it was just a prince who chose a side concubine, so why should he be educated? It's just a concubine, as long as it's beautiful. This can please the emperor, and it is also good for the emperor.
Therefore, Chen Wenfeng's heart turned, he had already thought about it, and said to the emperor with a smile: "The emperor is really filial piety and touches the sky." I also often called the ladies of Chengengong's family into the palace. There were also rewards from several aunts. I have also seen two girls in their family, both of whom are beautiful women with outstanding appearance. Since the emperor has this idea. I must choose someone who is the same age as the emperor in their family and be a side concubine for the emperor. ”
The emperor was very happy when he saw that Chen Wenfeng had agreed. He had this idea for a long time, but he was afraid that Chen Wenfeng, who was born as a daughter of a family, would not look down on his foreign family from a gardener, and he was unwilling to ask such a woman to be his daughter-in-law.
At this moment, I heard that the queen agreed without thinking. I feel very happy. even thought that the queen deserved to be his wife, although she was noble, she was sincere to him, and she didn't mean to look down on her family at all, everything was based on her husband, and she was really a model for women in the world. This point, few beauties in the harem can do it.
After the emperor thought so, he liked the queen more and more, and went to the queen's palace more often.
Chen Wenfeng was respectful on the surface, but he still didn't agree with the emperor's idea of choosing a daughter-in-law among the Li family and the Bai family.
Most of the daughters of the Li family are mediocre, but most of the daughters of the Bai family are smart and capable, but as soon as she thinks of the disgusting Bai Guifei, she has an appetite, where can she still have the idea of finding the daughter-in-law of the Bai family.
In such a contradiction, she told Mingzhu about it.
Mingzhu smiled and said, "If the mother cares, it's messed up." Actually, the mother is too worried. The Bai family is a family, with a big family and many girls. I can still pick out the good ones. Besides, if she chooses the woman of the Bai family as her daughter-in-law, will she definitely be on the side of Bai Guifei? Bai Guifei will not help her niece, she also has a prince. She can only hate her niece who became the eldest concubine of the emperor. Besides, do the people of the Bai family hate it as much as Bai Guifei? I think the queen doesn't trust Mrs. Chen Xiaobai very much? ”
Because Chen Zhaonan and his wife of the Chen family died one after another, the Chen family's big house inherited the family business, and the titles of the family members were upgraded by one level. He and Mrs. Wang became an old lady and an old lady. Chen Wenqi has become the eldest master, and Bai Yuying is naturally not a young grandmother, but has become the eldest lady Bai.
Similarly, in Xiao Chen's family, Chen Yuanheng became the third grandfather of Chen, the Bai family became the old lady, and Chen Wenhui became the eldest aunt and grandmother. Chen Wenjun is naturally the eldest lord, and Wan Meizhen is the eldest lady Wan. Chen Wenlin is the second master, and Mei Ying is the second lady Mei. Good spirits, they are naturally girls and young masters.
At this moment, Mingzhu mentioned Bai Yuying, Chen Wenfeng's eyes lit up, and he secretly scolded himself in his heart, how could he forget this. The Bai family is not only the Bai family of Bai Guifei, but also the Bai family of Bai Yuying. This Bai family has Shuyuan County Lord. You can still choose good children. When the time comes, I will also have an extra arm.
Mingzhu smiled and said, "In addition to these, there is another benefit. ”
Chen Wenfeng asked strangely: "What other benefits?" (To be continued......)