It is almost a sure thing that the king of Guangping will accept the side concubine.

After the Queen Mother's repeated recitations, King Guangping has had such a long time to prepare psychologically, and he no longer rejects the existence of the side concubine as before. What's more, there is a more practical use for accepting a side concubine: to help manage the affairs of the palace. The matter of the prince's marriage is managed, and the palace does not have to let the prince Gao Zhen worry about it, and the daily etiquette of the palace is still exchanged, and there is no need to be done by subordinate officials or internal and external managers, which saves the king of Guangping and Gao Zhen a lot of effort.

Even if Zhao Xiu can take over the palace immediately after passing the door next year, Gao Zhen is actually reluctant to let his little daughter-in-law be buried in the pile of chores every day. He also hopes that after his father's eyes are restored and his life can take care of himself, he can take his newlywed little daughter-in-law around for a few days and live a sweet and relaxed life. If there is no one in the palace who can help, how can Zhao Xiu get out? Moreover, it has been more than three years since his mother's death, and his father is in his prime, so he does not have the obsession of leaving his father alone for a lifetime.

Both the father and son of King Guangping accepted the fact that the side concubine was about to enter the palace, but this did not mean that everyone would accept it. The Queen Mother selected a beauty for the emperor for a few months before she picked a concubine, but at the same time, she was also selecting a suitable candidate for the side concubine for King Guangping. What she can fancy is all the ladies who are from official eunuchs, knowledgeable and courteous, have perfect appearance and gentle and peaceful temperament.

The emperor suddenly brought a female official to say that it was given to the king of Quang Binh in the side room, what does this mean?

Could it be that the Queen Mother's efforts in those months were in vain? So how do you explain to the families of those ladies who are running? The daughter of the family is so chosen by the people for a few months. If you lose to one of them, it's just that it's okay, how can you make an airborne palace person cheap?

The prince's side concubine is also of grade and is going to be jade. He is a member of the royal family recognized by the royal family. is not from a background with a background, it is not easy for the daughter of a low-grade official eunuch family to sit in this position, let alone just a palace person?

Don't say that the female official is not a palace person, isn't the female official a palace person with a higher grade? King Guangping knew that there were no female officials in front of the emperor, and all the eunuchs he had to use were eunuchs, and there were only a few rough palace maids with rather mediocre appearances. If it is newly promoted. It must have been after the concubine entered the palace. The envoy sent by the Queen Mother to the hot spring Zhuangzi also revealed the news that the concubine had transferred outstanding palace people from other palaces in the palace to the palace on an errand in front of the palace. From this point of view, this Xiao clan is just a palace man who has recently arrived to serve in front of the emperor. The origin is not high, otherwise he would have been arranged in the palace of the queen mother, the emperor or the queen, and he should be in the prince's office again. Now it is not as good as when the first emperor was in the court, and there are few serious masters in the palace. And it is not the turn of the palace people in these palaces. That background can't be much better!

And the king of Quang Binh has known it for a long time. When the emperor was the prince in the past, almost all of the people in the East Palace were left by him, except for the close attendants. After the emperor ascended the throne, these hands were either given to the Guangping Palace, or went to Cining Palace to serve the Queen Mother, or were released to the house by the emperor and empress, and there were few left. Because of the shortage of manpower in the palace, the emperor also filled the daughter of the former Qiandi Le'an Wangfu into the palace as a palace person. If this Xiao family is also from such a background. The emperor gave her to the king of Quang Binh as a side room, which was like slapping the face of the ministers who sent women to be elected in the court. Similarly, it is also a slap in the face of the Queen Mother and King Guangping.

King Guangping looked at the emperor's smiling face and felt that it was necessary to ask more clearly: "Please also ask the emperor to make it clear that the emperor gave the Xiao family, is it to be a maid or a side room?" ”

The emperor still smiled: "Naturally, it is the side room." If it was just a palace maid, I had already given it earlier, so how could I bring it to the royal brother? ”

The emperor did give several palace people to the king of Guangping a long time ago, and now they are all doing the work of maids in the palace, but the king of Guangping only uses them to do some ordinary things, neither let them wait closely, nor pamper any of them, let alone bring them to the hot spring village. Clearly, he didn't trust them. The emperor would never let Xiao Wenshan, who had high hopes, end up with the same result.

When King Guangping heard his words, the smile on his face faded slightly: "Your Majesty, the queen mother is choosing a side concubine for her ministers, you know." I don't know if the emperor has ever told his mother? If she doesn't have the old man's consent, the minister is afraid that it will be difficult to explain. ”

The emperor smiled: "Brother Huang is too worried. The prince can have two side concubines, and there are concubines, concubines, etc., and it is not the queen mother who has set the candidate, so the royal brother can no longer admit new people, so what is not to explain? Brother Huang can rest assured, I will explain this matter to the queen mother, and her old man will never be angry. ”

King Guangping smiled: "The minister has nothing to worry about, since the emperor has sent someone, the minister will gladly accept the order." It's just that the term side room is too general, and I ask the emperor to make it clear, what grade should Xiao's be? How dignified is it to be in the royal palace? If the emperor has no will, the minister is afraid that it will not be possible to arrange the Xiao family. After all...... She came out of the royal front, and her identity is different from that of the queen mother. ”

It's almost not clear that your emperor can't let the girls of the palace sit on an equal footing with the daughters of the official family.

The Emperor paused, he had really ignored the question before. But if the Xiao family does not have the title of a side concubine, they will be subject to many restrictions in the future. Besides, the Queen Mother took a fancy to Fan Benzhang's sister as the side concubine of King Guangping, and he was really not happy to make this decree. If you can dispel the idea of the queen mother, any lady is beautiful, as long as the appearance is passed, it will be over as soon as she is lifted to the Guangping Palace, it is best that her mother's family does not have any real power or fame, just an ordinary family. At that time, Xiao should be able to easily suppress people by virtue of his background as a female official in front of the palace and the support of the palace.

However, the emperor also knew that he couldn't say this, so he hesitated for a moment, and then made a decision: "Brother Huang, let her be a concubine first, and when she gives birth to a child for her brother, and then mention her as a side concubine, no one will say anything." ”

The king of Guangping was noncommittal, and bowed and thanked the emperor for his reward. Gao Zhen gritted his teeth, and the boss was reluctant in his heart, but he received the look from his father and saluted.

Xiao Wenshan of the Xiao family stayed in the Guangping Palace, and everyone in the palace was called "Concubine Xiao". Manager Wang arranged a separate courtyard for her, but it was quite far away from the main courtyard of the middle road. King Quang Binh had no intention of letting her wait closely. As a concubine, Xiao could not enter the main courtyard if he was not summoned by King Guangping.

The so-called "concubine". It's just a nice saying, in the prince's mansion, below the side concubines, there are all concubines who are not in the stream, which is only better than the girls in the room. Neither into the jade, nor serious master. Nominally, it is the side chamber of King Quang Binh, but in fact it has no status. As for what waits for living. Or stewardship, there is no such thing at all. Manager Wang arranged two girls and two mothers-in-law for the Xiao family. Let her stay in the courtyard with peace of mind and wait for the prince to summon her, and she didn't say anything else. The treatment of food, clothing, housing and transportation can only be said to be slightly stronger than that of a first-class girl, which is exactly the specifications of a girl in a room.

But King Guangping didn't call her to sleep at all. She is also a girl who has a room, and she doesn't live up to her name. She has been in the house for three days. She could only wander around her courtyard, wanting to ask when the King of Guangping would summon her, so the mothers-in-law persuaded her: "The prince is recuperating, when do you want to see the concubine, you will summon it, and the concubine does not need to be in a hurry." Xiao Wenshan is also a girl who wants to face, and when she heard this, she still had a decent demeanor. His face was already crimson, so naturally he didn't have the face to mention it again.

She thought to herself. After all, he was given by the emperor, and King Guangping may be physically inconvenient for a while, but when the serious side concubine enters the palace, the emperor mentions it again, and King Guangping will always summon him. So she relented and waited quietly.

Xiao Wenshan can be patient, but the queen mother in the palace does not have this patience. As soon as she heard that the emperor had given the palace maid beside her to King Guangping as a side room, she was furious and immediately summoned the emperor over and asked what was going on: "Doesn't the emperor know that the mourning family has already selected a good person for your imperial brother?" The mourning family mentioned it to the emperor that day, how could the emperor make his own opinion?! ”

The emperor hurriedly smiled and said: "The queen mother misunderstood, I have no intention of making this Xiao family the only side concubine of the imperial brother, and she is just a concubine after entering the palace, unless she gives birth to a son and a half daughter for the imperial brother, she will not be promoted to the side concubine." The so-called side room is just a statement, not a side concubine. How could I not know that the queen mother had already chosen a candidate for the side concubine for the imperial brother? It's just that the side concubine enters the house, and it can't be done in three or two days. Now the royal brother is recuperating in the palace, and he needs to be taken care of by a reliable person. When the Xiao family entered the mansion, they could just wait first. There is no need to rush too much about the side concubine. ”

The Queen Mother still had a sneer on her face: "The emperor cares about his brother very much, and he has already given a lot of beauties before and after connecting this Xiao family, right?" It turns out that none of the beauties given in front of you can serve your imperial brother, all of them depend on this Xiao family! ”

The emperor smiled: "Queen Mother, I don't know what kind of woman the imperial brother likes. Since these first things do not please him, then give another good one. What's the harm of having one more person to serve the royal brother? Even if they give birth to an heir for the royal brother, they will not be able to cross Zhen'er after all. ”

The Queen Mother took a deep breath: "It's okay." It's just a palace person, and it doesn't matter if there is one more person to serve your imperial brother. It just refers to the will of the daughter of the Fan family, and it must be drafted and promulgated as soon as possible. The emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to choose an auspicious day to do this, and the etiquette should be done. Always wait for the side concubine to enter, and the palace can prepare for the big event of welcoming the princess. ”

The emperor's face changed: "Queen Mother, do you really want to choose the sister of the model chapter?" After all, she is a woman who has been married before, and it is just a matter of marrying someone else, as a prince's concubine, it seems a little unqualified? If the husband's family in front of her is dissatisfied and makes trouble, won't it affect the royal brother? ”

The Queen Mother sneered: "If you let someone bully your imperial brother, the queen mother of the mourning family, and the emperor who is the younger brother, will have no face to see people!" ”

The emperor coughed lightly and said a little unnaturally: "Fan Benzhang is a general guarding the border, and if he wants his sister to make a side room for the imperial brother, he must always ask him what he means." If he is not happy, won't he embarrass the royal brother? ”

The Queen Mother was a little impatient: "In this case, I will tell the Fan family and ask them to write to ask what Fan Benzhang means." If the mourning family doesn't believe it, can he still be happy? ”

The emperor was secretly relieved when he saw that the queen mother was finally relieved, and temporarily delayed the matter of the sister of Lifan Benzhang as the concubine of King Guangping, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It's just that after returning to the Qianqing Palace, he began to worry again, and it didn't take long to write to the template. If the Fan family comes back and forth quickly, I am afraid that there will be results within ten years. How can he stop this?

Could it be ...... He has to take another harem? But the sister of the border general enters the palace, not a concubine can be sent away, in case she has a son and a half daughter in her life, it is also a threat to the queen's two sons. This matter must be guarded against, he can't act rashly!

Just when the emperor was entangled, the empress in the Kunning Palace knew the news. (To be continued......)