Regarding Zhang's worries, Zhao Xiu was very calm.

She has confidence in her own abilities, as well as in King Guangping and Gao Zhen. If the concubine is reliable, she will naturally know what to do and will not cause her any trouble. If the side concubine is unreliable, with the style of King Guangping and Gao Zhen, how can she give her the opportunity to be powerful in the palace?

You must know that the side concubine is just a side concubine, and her status cannot be compared with the main concubine, and it is not as good as the princess of the world. When the queen mother chooses people, since she is selected in a family with an unknown family background, it means that it is impossible for this concubine to fight for power by virtue of her mother's power. What's more, after this concubine enters the palace, it is still unknown whether she can get the favor and attention of King Guangping, and whether she can suppress everyone in the palace.

Since Zhao Xiu was a teenager, he has often been in and out of the Guangping Palace, and he is familiar with the internal and external stewards of the palace, the big girls and mothers-in-law who have heads and faces, and he thinks that he has the ability to control the scene. The side concubine is new, and if she wants to plant nails in the palace, it depends on whether the other people in the palace are happy or not. As for the concubine giving birth to a child in the future, will she have delusions about the position of the prince - how many years will it be? With Gao Zhen's ability, when he is over thirty years old, he will be stepped on by his little brother, is it possible? If he is really so incompetent, he is not Gao Zhen.

Zhao Xiu was very calm about the rumors, and in turn comforted his grandmother Zhang: "Why are you in a hurry?" The prince is still at home, he is the most understanding and wise person. With him here, let alone a side concubine, even if there are ten or eight of them, as long as the prince doesn't allow it, no one will be able to become a climate. ”

Zhang has always been very convinced of King Guangping, and after hearing this, it is right to think about it, and his heart is finally more steady.

Zhao Xiu said again: "Actually, it's true...... The prince is indeed young now, and if he has to be a widower for the next few decades, it would be too pitiful if he had no one by his side. If he can find someone who is willing to join hands, it will be a good thing for him. "Many times, there are not sons and daughters-in-law to accompany them, but slaves and servants to wait. King Quang Binh will be able to live happily. There are some things that neither the son, daughter-in-law, nor the subordinates can bring to the king of Guangping.

Zhang couldn't help but nod her head when she heard this, but she didn't forget to warn her granddaughter: "Just think about it in your heart, don't leak a sentence in front of the world." At all costs. The first princess is also the biological mother of the son, how can she be a son's daughter-in-law and persuade her father to continue the string? ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "Of course, if he doesn't mean this, why should I pick this topic?" ”

Zhang looked at his granddaughter and felt a little uneasy. He also said to her: "In the future, when you marry into the palace, you will be the daughter-in-law of the prince and the wife of the prince, which is different from when our two families interacted and made friends in the past." You must stop being as casual as you did when you were a child, always remember who you are and observe etiquette. Also, if the palace really wants to add a side concubine, you will have an additional elder. Although she is not a serious mother-in-law, she should not be slack off in etiquette. In the palace in a few days, I should give you a grandmother and teach you etiquette. You'll have to study hard when the time comes, and don't make a mistake and make people laugh. ”

Zhao Xiu also heard about this rule, and immediately became a little frustrated, and agreed listlessly.

After the children of the royal family are assigned to marry, the palace will send a nurturing grandmother to the bride's house to teach the bride the etiquette of the uterus court. This is also a traditional rule since the founding of this dynasty. If it is just an ordinary clan, there is no need to abide by this article. However, in the palace with larger rules, it is also possible that the princess or the old princess will send two grandmothers around her to the house of the future daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law. Gao Zhen is already a clan, so he didn't need to abide by this rule. But because he is the eldest grandson of the first emperor and the grandson of the queen mother, the queen mother is particularly gracious, and everything is treated according to the treatment of the prince and grandson.

Recently, the Queen Mother is busy. Zhao Xiu's marriage is still a year and a half, and there has been no movement in the palace for a while. But Gao Zhen had already sent someone to deliver the letter before leaving, pointing out that the Queen Mother had shown her mouth, and she should have such a plan, so that Zhao Xiu didn't have to worry too much. He had made a point in advance, and the grandmother sent was kind-hearted. Won't be embarrassed by her.

But even so, Zhao Xiu's mood couldn't be relaxed. Learn rules and etiquette or something, as soon as you listen to it, it is the crucifixion course of the daughters, and she also comes to this experience, don't think about living a good life.

Just when Zhao Xiu was worried about his etiquette class, rumors about the concubine of Guangping Wang Na also spread more and more in Beijing. Someone knocked on the side of the queen mother's meaning, and listened to the queen mother's tone, this matter has been eight percent, but the king of Guangping is still recuperating at the moment, so he has not decided on the candidate. The Queen Mother took a fancy to a few ladies, but she had never made up her mind.

When the news spread, many middle-class officials and eunuchs were a little nervous. The number of concubines in the emperor's harem, they dare not count on it. The queen is no longer treated by the queen mother and the emperor, there are two princes, and the eldest son of the emperor is about to become a prince, so what else is going on? The family did not have the ability to pull the queen and the princes off the horse and send their daughter into the palace, and they only hoped that the son she gave birth to would win the position of a prince. If you are unlucky, with the queen's reputation for jealousy, she will be angry and beat people to death. The queen has a prince by her side, can they still hold the murderer accountable?

The candidate for the eldest concubine of the emperor has been decided, and there is only one concubine, who has never let go of the concubine.

The second son of the emperor is still young, and he heard that he has fallen out of favor in front of the emperor.

These middle-class eunuchs want to follow Zhu Li's old practice, hoping to rely on their daughters to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, except for these three, there is no other goal. In contrast, King Guangping is only in his thirties, and he only has one son under his knees, even if he marries his daughter to be a side concubine, it seems to be a good future? Moreover, he did not continue to marry the main concubine but only accepted the side concubine, which shows that King Guangping has a deep affection for the former princess and has no intention of marrying again. As his side concubine, he doesn't have to worry about having a concubine on his head. It's called a side room, but it's no different from a steproom. As for the other princess, she is a junior, and she respects each other like guests, and it doesn't hinder anything.

In the families of these middle-class eunuchs, some people are afraid of the status of the side concubine, and they feel that it is not good, so they are discouraged, but some people feel that the benefits of this side concubine are more, and they desperately want to fight for their daughter. Even if the Queen Mother has said that she has been optimistic about several candidates, there are still people who want to show their faces in front of her and compete for this rare opportunity.

The city is bustling every day, but in a corner of the inner city, the Meishan Bofu is particularly lonely and quiet.

Since the incident of Qiu Huiyou, the second son of Meishan Bo, favoring his concubine and killing his wife, and the queen's refusal to protect Qiu Yuan from entering the palace as a concubine, Meishan Bo's mansion has been much quieter. Not only do the ladies in the house rarely go out to socialize on weekdays, but even the men in charge, from Meishan Bo to his eldest son Qiu Huiquan, rarely interact with the outside world anymore. The rumors of spoiling concubines and killing wives only damaged the reputation of Meishan Bofu. But her daughter was tricked by the queen, which really made Meishan Bofu a laughing stock in everyone's mouths. Meishanbo was angry, but he didn't dare to complain openly, so he could only close his door.

However, his mother, Mrs. Qiu, was a little unimpressed. On weekdays, I am in a good mood, and I will go out to visit friends from time to time. She is old and senior, even if she is an uninvited guest, it is not easy for those who have known her well in the past to kick her out. But since she showed her mouth. After choosing a wife for his second grandson, Qiu Huiyou, who is not inferior to his ex-wife Fang Huizhu, or even better, those people also regard her as a flood beast, for fear that one day she will not be able to find a good candidate for her granddaughter-in-law, and they will take a fancy to their own daughter. It's either an excuse to go far away, or let the elders pretend to be sick, lest Old Madam Qiu come to their house to sit for a long time.

Old Madam Qiu didn't feel that her request was excessive, but thought that it was someone else's dog who looked down on people and wanted to find someone else's bad luck. It was still Meishan Bo who was so good at talking and persuaded people to go home. However, as soon as the rumors in the city were heard, Mrs. Qiu was believed again. My heart is also starting to move.

She called her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Meishanbo, and said, "Since the palace is going to choose a concubine, why don't you think about taking care of Sister Yuan'er anymore?" Reasoning, she is the most qualified person to enter the palace, and she was almost summoned at the beginning. The queen promised! Now that the emperor is relieved, if others are told to come from behind, how will Sister Yuan see people in the future? ”

Mrs. Meishan replied reluctantly: "Mother, the queen's words are clearly ill-intentioned, how can she really help Sister Yuan enter the palace?" Besides, there are no people from our family among the female dependents summoned by the Queen Mother, and they obviously have no intention of Sister Yuan. Why should our family bring shame on themselves again? ”

"Nonsense!" Old Madam Qiu was very unimpressed. "Of those families that the Queen Mother fancies, which one is as good as our sister Yuan? In terms of family background alone, Sister Yuan is a hundred times stronger than everyone else. Even if it's compared to appearance, it's not worse than others. Why can anyone else do it? Can't the Queen Mother? It is clear that you have entered the palace less, and the queen mother does not know the benefits of Sister Yuan, or because of the queen, she has a misunderstanding of our sister Yuan. When you hear the news, you should take your daughter into the palace. If you don't go to offer hospitality, how can the Queen Mother know how good Sister Yuan is? ”

Mrs. Meishan Bo was infinitely aggrieved in her heart, but Mrs. Qiu only told her to think about it. also said that if there is really no way to compete for the title of harem concubine: "The position of the side concubine of King Guangping is barely enough." ”

Mrs. Meishan Bo was almost angry and cried, and when she returned to the room, she couldn't help it anymore, and ordered someone to invite Meishan Bo over, and told him everything about Fang Cai's mother-in-law, and said angrily: "My daughter is no longer a weapon, and she is also the daughter of Bofu's daughter, how can she make a side room for King Guangping?!" Besides, our family originally planned to let our daughter marry the prince of Guangping, but now we can't get married, but we want to be the concubine of the prince of Guangping, I don't have the face to speak! ”

Uncle Meishan also had a headache, but he just persuaded his wife: "Mother is old and confused, don't be like her." It's not that you can go to the Hengzhi Palace if you want to, you just say that there is no way to enter the palace to see the Queen Mother. After a long time, when the people were selected, the mother gave up. ”

Mrs. Meishan Bo choked up and said, "It can't go on like this." I see that Sister Yuan follows her grandmother on weekdays, and I don't know if she will be moved by her old man's words. The master should set up a family affair for Sister Yuan as soon as possible. When she got married, her mind was settled. Besides, with the lintel of our house, as long as we don't expect to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, are you afraid that you won't be able to get married? There are many good people in Beijing, and there are many good people in other places, and there are always people who can match our daughter! ”

Meishanbo was embarrassed for a while, and whispered to his wife: "Where is this?" You forgot? At the beginning, the queen mother said to outsiders that she wanted to let our daughter enter the palace as a concubine. Although the queen hasn't mentioned it anymore, who dares to think that her words don't count? Now that our daughter is already the emperor's woman, unless the palace gives her another marriage, how dare we marry her out of our own house? ”

Mrs. Meishan Bo was dumbfounded when she heard this: "According to the master's words, is it possible that if the palace does not give marriage for a day and does not announce a summons for a day, our sister Yuan can only guard it for the rest of her life?!" ”

Seeing her husband nodding helplessly, Mrs. Meishan Bo only felt dizzy, and her body was crooked, and she fainted. (To be continued.) )