Concubines, Yuan Concubine, Luo Concubine, Quan Zhaorong, Li Jieyu, after the new batch of show girls entered the palace, the number of the emperor's harem has reached seventeen, of course, this is not the number of people he has pampered, such as counting the flowers around Xu Xun, and the maids around the queen who have been favored but have no reputation, there should be more than 30 women who have had a relationship with the emperor in the harem.

This number, not too much, no less, in terms of the emperor's age and identity, it is considered relatively modest, Emperor Wen and Emperor Zhao's harem, if it were not for the fact that there have been several reductions, the total number of people is estimated to be hundreds. The entire harem is also seventeen masters, counting the Queen Mother and Jingci Immortal Master, the Confucian Temple Concubine, the Jing Taifei, and the Xian Taifei, twenty-one, and the remaining ten or so palace maids who enjoy certain special treatment under the palace master, and then there is nothing else to take care of. Even during the New Year, it is convenient, more than 30 people, three rooms can sit down, unlike in the past, during the New Year, the main hall of the Qianqing Palace was arranged to be crowded next to each other, so as to barely accommodate these many members.

With the passage of time, the princesses gradually married, and the vassal kings also became married one by one, and the population of the palace has always been maintained at a low value, plus the current emperor Shengming, whether it is in the court or in the palace, can generally be close to the virtuous ministers and villains, at least not the same as the previous dynasty, favor Liu Jieyu, Han Lifei such things are fine, and now the palace is full of calculations, and the favored ones are two, a queen and a concubine, the queen does not say, after the middle palace, although Su Ri often hears people mention that she is not in good health, But in terms of palace management, it is much clearer than Queen Yuan, the palace is new, and the dowry for the princess outside the palace has not been left behind. The concubine is a well-known benevolent person, virtuous and virtuous, and the relationship between the concubines is ...... It can be regarded as harmony, at least three days have not fallen, usually the two palaces have never had any jealousy, the queen treats the concubine very decently, the concubine treats the queen respectfully, and the general palace affairs never speak. In addition, the second batch of old people who were in a hurry to be selected have fallen out of favor, so they naturally have to be careful and dare not make trouble, and after all, the newcomers have been carefully taught, and they are very measured. The chaos of two years ago has long been completely eliminated, and now in this palace, it has returned to the state of having rules, following rules, and being managed.

What makes the emperor a little relieved is that with the passage of time, the attitude of Qingning Palace is gradually loosened, and Kunning Palace is not old and dead, and now the queen can sit and say for half an hour every time she goes back to ask for peace, and there are often eunuchs in Qingning Palace who come to pass the word, either to reward his grandson, or the old man thinks of something and explains it to the queen. Even if it's to show him, this kind of scene is obviously what he likes to see, after all, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the harem are not in harmony, and they don't even say a word to each other, once it spreads, it will be a scandal if it is not big or small, and the impact will be bad. Besides, every year, there are always those gatherings that the whole family has to attend together, and if the celebration atmosphere has always been so lukewarm, doesn't he, the head of the family, feel that it is not a taste?

It just so happened that the princess of Jiaxing and the princess of Qingdu sent last year, the dowry was handed over to the twenty-four yamen and the Zongren Mansion to procure together, and the two princesses talked to their brother afterwards, and they were suspicious that someone was filling their pockets, although they did not say it enough, but the emperor would not not understand the hints.

The dowry is not enough, then it is easy to say, the emperor can appreciate the land at any time, in fact, he does not reward it, and the princess slave can also occupy the land herself, this is not a big problem, it depends on how the food looks, if you are elegant and grasp the proportions properly, no one in the court will talk much. After all, it is a golden branch and jade leaf, can you still be wronged? As long as my sister is happy in the Ten Kings' Mansion, that's fine. However, the Queen Mother felt sorry for her daughters, and also spoke: Since she thinks that the dowry is not affordable, then don't let the 24th Yamen come forward this time, and let the Sixth Bureau and the First Division of the Zongren Mansion procure it together.

Theoretically speaking, the female officials of the six bureaus and one division are the orthodox power organs in the palace, and the twenty-four yamen only serve the needs of the emperor alone. However, these years of talent withering, shili gradually declined, since the queen mother said so, of course the emperor has no objection, take this opportunity, the queen has increased the footsteps of Qingning Palace in the past, plus the prince will also be two years old, will recognize people, often have to hug the past to see the grandmother, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law The relationship between the two is also very relaxed.

"It's all going to pass." The queen was also very pleased when she talked to him, "I thought it would take a few years for the queen mother to dissipate her anger, but now that I can do this, I am also satisfied, and I will not embarrass you." ”

The frequency of the emperor's visit to Kunning Palace now is not as fixed as before, sometimes he goes frequently, sometimes he is busy and ten days and half a month have passed, but as the queen is older, coupled with the tiredness of Su Ri, it is inevitable that he is unwilling to socialize, and there are newcomers entering the palace...... Even if they came, most of them sat down, looked at their sons, and left. His attitude towards the queen seems to be the same, it seems to be a little different, and it seems that he is just a visitor, he seems to be in a good mood today, and he is also very gentle to the queen. "It's really hard for you, you have so much work, and you have to take your son. I see that you have lost a lot of weight in the past few days, so why do you have to do some things yourself, just let your subordinates do it. ”

The queen doesn't seem to make any difference to the emperor, although her expression is indeed a little sluggish, and her complexion is paler than before, but the affectionate and spicy energy that pushes her heart is not subdued, "Ouch, you said it simply, which of these things can be neglected?" If the dowry of the younger sisters is really handed over to the Sixth Bureau and the First Division, believe it or not, it will only be more difficult than the 24th Yamen. Although there are many shrewd characters in those female officials, who know more about the outside world, and those flower heads on the procurement are just to see who eats them. If it's not the 24th Yamen Office, then it will all belong to the weaving and dyeing bureaus and Zongren mansions in various places, and there will be no household department. ”

If you don't pull flowers at home, you will know that you are distressed, although the princess's marriage is paid by the household, but the household is not so honest, and you always have to fight famine in the inner treasury. Of course, this is the emperor's business, but the queen has always been very worried about the emperor, "I thought, it's better to let someone come out of your side, so you can restrain it, it's best to pull up the East Factory, and pour a few, can't be so excessive." ”

said and pouted, "The eldest sister and the second sister are very aggrieved, no matter how good the Ten Princes' Mansion is, it is not as good as the palace, and the horse master can't be by his side, if it weren't for the fact that the grandmothers are still obedient and didn't make a hindrance, I'm afraid that I won't even be able to see the face of the horse master." That's it, the eldest sister doesn't like the eldest brother-in-law very much. ”

According to the rules of the dynasty, the princesses live in the princess's mansion of the Ten Princes' Mansion, and the concubine naturally has the concubine's mansion, and the family all live in the concubine's mansion, and the princess is autumn has no offense, and in the huge princess's mansion, there is only the princess and her children. The sisters in the palace are used to being lively, and suddenly they go out alone to live in a mansion, and if they want to see their horses, they have to send the female history to summon them, and the unwritten rules can't be too many times...... The two married princesses love to run to the palace, but getting married is the water that is spilled, and the number of times they return to the palace cannot be too much, every time they go back to the palace, of course, there is nothing good to say.

"Alas, this is the ancestral rule after all." These words are spoken to the emperor's heart. "Let the horse live in the princess's mansion, and violate filial piety, so you have to talk about it. If a family lives in one place, it will inevitably be 'drunk and beaten'. ”

"Did you talk to the cabinet about this?" The queen was very sensitive, "Didn't even nod?" ”

As time passed, the original seven adults in the cabinet, the old and the old, walked and walked, (squeezed) to concentrate on the cultivation of the actual record, and only three Yang adults were left to form a stable three-person checks and balances structure, although the three of them had discord, but they could also cooperate with each other, and such a power structure also made the emperor more satisfied. In particular, there is also the weakest Lord Nanyang who can sometimes act as the mouthpiece of the holy will, and it is said that the matter of improving the treatment of the princess can be proposed, and the emperor will hint again, and maybe it will be passed. But listen to the emperor's tone......

"I'm afraid that my relatives will be in trouble," the emperor spread his hands, "and he was pushed back before he opened his mouth." ”

The relationship between the cabinet and the emperor is special, although it is impossible to scold it in person, but a soft nail is a nail, and even the softest Nanyang has this attitude, which also shows how cold and wary the court is for his relatives.

The queen also has a daughter, and when she heard this, she snorted before she continued, "Also, the bolt will be two years old in a short time. I thought, three years old can be enlightened, right? Or does the eldest brother think it's a few years later? ”

There is an advantage of being an empress, although she is busy, but the more she manages, the more topics she has in common with the emperor, which can dilute the deep fear and taboo in some people's hearts about 'relative silence', but the emperor is not very enthusiastic about the topic of enlightenment. "It's only three years old, it's too restrictive, so let's say it's six years old and then enlightened."

He said again, "Yes, the strong child is about to be one year old, the full moon is small, and the first birthday banquet is bigger." ”

Since Zhuang'er was born, there has been no good news in the palace, and the queen is full of smiles, as if she is also happy that he has passed his first birthday, "This is natural, I have already thought about it, but I am afraid that my eldest brother will be busy, so I didn't mention it just now." ”

The two chattered about these household affairs, and the emperor saw that the queen was twisting her shoulders, as if she was not very comfortable, so he reached out and pinched it for her, "What's wrong?" I haven't seen you have this problem before. ”

"It's the queen mother, who recently copied scriptures to pray for Emperor Wen and Emperor Zhao," the empress said, "and also asked me to copy a few volumes, saying that they were an offering." I don't dare to delay, I'll copy two volumes when I have time. ”

There seemed to be a faint complaint in the words, but it was not obvious.

When the emperor didn't hear it, he bowed his head and said, "It's indeed a good thing - yes, you can send a few scriptures to the Nannei Wu family, so that she can copy them if she has nothing to do." ”

At this time, it was getting late, and a figure shook at the door, and the emperor glanced at it, and saw that it was someone from the Shang Sleep Bureau, so he stood up and said. "The dowry of my sisters, let's let Zhang Liujiu help with it, let him come to your side tomorrow to listen to it, and the token will be given to him." If there's anything, just talk to him. ”

Zhang Liujiu can communicate with the inner and outer courts without hindrance, and it is most convenient to spread the word in the middle, but this also means that as long as the emperor is willing, he can even not come to Kunning Palace for many years. After all, the crown prince will soon be enlightened and studying, and he will definitely have to move out to live when the time comes......

The queen's smile was still as bright, "Big brother, you can rest well-come and see me more when you have time, and look at the bolt...... The child hasn't seen you for a few days, and I miss you. ”

Compared to her previous attitude, she is much more submissive now. She works hard and has strong ability, even Xu Guifei, who has a fixed opinion about her, admitted to the emperor: Empress Sun is more capable and more suitable to be the queen than Jingci Immortal.

The emperor smiled, "Do you need to say this?" You're tired today, stop copying scriptures, and go to bed early. It doesn't hurt to copy it again tomorrow, and there is no hurry in the next day or two. ”

When he passed by the small silver plate held by the female official of the Shang Sleeping Bureau, he stopped for a while, thought about it, turned over the sign of Yuan Concubine, and said a few words with a bolt, then went out of the Kunning Palace and walked directly to the Qianqing Palace. -- The distance between the two houses is close, and there is no need for transportation.

The queen sent him out of the door, smiled and sent his back to the outside of the courtyard gate, and then turned around and slowly entered the inner room.

Mama Zhou followed suit, and what she couldn't stop in her tone was still grievances, "I have never heard newcomers laughing...... Since there is a newcomer, the emperor's treatment of his mother has indeed become more and more light. ”

The queen glanced at Mama Zhou, and didn't bother to say anything to her: Most of these people are really like this, they can only see a little bit of space in front of and behind them, in the past few months, Yuan Concubine and concubines are favored among the newcomers, and on Xu Guifei's side, the number of sleeping attendants seems to have decreased, and Mama Zhou's hatred for Yong'an Palace has gradually faded, and she is focusing on the newcomers again.

As a queen, do you need to worry about a temporary favorite concubine? Suppressing the pet concubine is not what the queen should have at all.

She sighed softly in her heart, carefully pondering the emperor's smile here today, and thinking about the same question repeatedly: Is it the ordinary liking of the new and hating the old, or is it the emperor's mind that has indeed gone from her to Xu Xun's side?

Speaking of which, Concubine Xu Guifei has also been quiet in the past few months, there is no honor, everything the emperor gave her has not crossed the Sun family, as if it was just to find a good mother for Zhuang'er, so she was promoted to another position. And Xu Xun seems to be in order to fulfill his promise, "the well water does not violate the river water", and there is really nothing to target Kunning Palace......

"Speaking of which, has the eldest brother been flipping through Yuan Concubine's sign recently?" She casually chatted with Mama Zhou.

This is exactly what Mama Zhou is thinking, she is paying attention to the queen! Hearing the queen's question, he lowered his head and pondered for a while, before he reported, "In the past three months, the emperor has summoned his concubines seventeen or eighteen times, and Yuan concubines more than thirty times. I went to Yong'an Palace more than 40 times, but I only stayed overnight more than 20 times. ”

With the change of identity, the grandson who used to carefully maintain the order of the backyard has long been replaced by the emperor who does what he wants. Quan Zhaorong, the most miserable newcomer, has not slept until now, and Li Jieyu has only slept sadly twice, focusing on the first half month after entering the palace, and then he has also done it until now. As for Concubine Luo, the emperor was not interested in her at all, and now she is also broad-hearted and strong, and she has long been out of the category of being able to sleep.

Basically, the concubines, Yuan concubines, and Xu Guifei have equally shared the emperor's current favor, and among the more than 30 people, there are 30 people who have been in a state of no favor for many years, not every New Year's holiday, and they can't even see the emperor's face.

However, fortunately, people are accustomed to animals, even Concubine He Hui can get used to this kind of life without pets, and the rookie girls who have just entered the palace and are in such a living environment are more adaptable. Listening to Mama Zhou's return, whether they are favored or not, there is no phenomenon of rookie girls falling into each other, except for Luo Concubine, who lives in Kunning Palace, the relationship between several people in this batch is quite good, because they live in a palace, they usually walk around each other when they are fine. The concubines felt that they couldn't read the accounts, and their talents were mediocre, and they strongly recommended Li Jieyu to replace her in charge. Externally, he also followed the rules, and never saw the concubine popular, so he flocked to flatter. Except for a few words when he usually said a few words in Kunning Palace, he basically had no contact with the concubine. The relationship with the queen is very good.

The queen is also very satisfied with this, as a leader, she must want to have a harem under control, especially now she has no heart to deal with the intrigue between the small shrimps, the old people are silent, the new people are sensible, and the palace is too peaceful and quiet, so she can divide her efforts and ponder the issues that need her attention more. Although the progress has been slow in the past few months, this kind of thing, there is no need to rush for a while, the road knows the horsepower, and the people will see the hearts of the people over time, some things, or wait, and wait for an opportunity to appear, so that there is a better chance of winning.

Even if the holy will has been shaken, I believe that her performance in the past few months can win back a lot of points, the queen reviewed her performance in her heart, nodded with satisfaction, she instructed Mama Zhou, "Concubine Yuan, pay more attention, if she has any troubles, you just come and tell me." ”

"Yes." Although Mama Zhou didn't have a good impression of the concubines, she had an advantage, that is, she was very obedient, and when she heard the words, she agreed first, paused, and said carefully, "Niangniang, this is going to be - woo -"

"How ugly is it to be wooed?" The queen looked at the brass mirror and touched her cheek, and she sighed: once the sky darkens, even if there is candlelight, there are not many details reflected in the mirror, and even whether there are wrinkles at the end of the eyes, it is really not clear whether there are wrinkles. "Actually, Sister Hu has always been a smart person, do you remember how she treated the Xu family and the He family when we were still in the Taisun Palace?"

At that time, everyone was serving in the same courtyard, could Mama Zhou not be familiar with the movements of Taisun Jieyu and Taisun Zhaoyi? She thought about it for a while and understood what the queen meant, "Niangniang is saying that Immortal Master Jingci has always intended to promote the Xu clan to check and balance you?" ”

"When you are in the main room, you can't have a few means," the queen said casually, "and only the main room can play with the means so justifiably...... Hey, it's ridiculous that the Xu family is still 'speaking up' for her, and she doesn't want to think about it, if it weren't for the eldest brother who looked at her differently, how could the Hu family take care of her in every way? ”

She couldn't help but smile slightly, "There are only a few kinds of means in the world, back and forth, the road is simple, do you think that so many smart people can't think of any other way?" It's not because the simpler, more old-fashioned the solution, the better it works. ”

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Compared with the busy queen, Xu Guifei, as a favored concubine, has lived a ...... life in the past few months It's pretty cool.

She had nothing to do except go to the queen every three days to say goodbye. The only three errands were to raise children, serve the emperor, and manage the palace. And among these three, at least two of Xu Xun are cooked, and the latter is raising children, completely because of having a strong child, which can make her a little more effortless, but because Zhuang'er is really a very good child, after all, in addition to the discomfort in her heart, it didn't bring her any trouble.

Xu Xun's feelings about this child are now more complicated and slowly simplified. She will not doubt his temperament because of Zhuang'er's mother, as early as when the emperor said this, she felt very nonsense, Dayu is virtuous, and Ziqi, what is the nature of this child, it still depends on his own performance in growth. However, to be honest, when Zhuang'er first came, she felt very strange about suddenly having a son, and she couldn't do it if she wanted him to be her own.

But people are like this, they are a cat and a dog, and they have feelings after getting along for a long time. Not to mention a living baby? Zhuang'er is no matter how good it is, it is inevitable that there will be some bumps and bumps when he grows up, and after six months, he has teething fever and is infected with wind and cold, although Zuihou has recovered, but Xu Xun can't ignore it, and it's all up to the adoptive mother. And once she can manage, she will have a little feeling, although she still feels different from her own child, but she thinks that if Zhuang'er calls her mother, she will ...... I don't think I won't say yes.

In addition, her life is perfect, it is simply the highest degree that a harem woman can achieve, and Xu Xun really has nothing to complain about.

In terms of favor, although she is also twenty-seven years old and has been in the palace for twelve years, the emperor's favor is still there, on average, and now she can sleep for three days. Although it can't compare to the newcomer Yuan Concubine and others, this number of times is even better than the treatment she had when she first entered the palace. If you don't count the bed, just say that you meet, she is the concubine who sees the emperor the most, she can see almost once every other day, and from time to time she goes to the Qianqing Palace to live for a few days, which can't be said to be unfavored.

In terms of living treatment, they have all been promoted to concubines, do you need to talk about it? That is, in her concubine, the practice that the concubine is higher than the concubines has been officially implemented, and her share is clearly two percent higher than the concubines. I can't say that I am not satisfied with the living conditions.

On the side of colleague relations, the big boss Queen Mother, she doesn't have to see her often, and the Queen Mother doesn't seem to have the intention of seeing her, but often hugs her to accompany her, although Xu Xun is not very happy, but it is estimated that the Queen Mother will not make a fuss about it now, so she still let her go - the dignity passed on by the Queen Mother is still maintained, the little boss and the queen, the two of them do not violate the river water, and the queen treats her materially and politely, and her attitude is plain. Xu Xun has no material to reciprocate, and her attitude can be reciprocated with the same insipidity, compared to the previous time when the queen was bent on showing haode, she couldn't be more satisfied with this.

Old colleagues He Huifei and Jingci Immortal Master maintained close contact with her, and after Jingci Immortal Master stayed in Chang'an Palace, whenever she practiced in Chang'an Palace instead of serving in Qingning Palace, Xu Xun often went to see her. As for Concubine He Hui, needless to say, she has to come over to sit every three or two days. Although the new colleagues respect her, they are not flattering, which also makes Xu Xun very relaxed, and she has no intention of having anything to do with the newcomer, just guarding Yong'an Palace and living her little life.

Living like this, it's no different from Nannai, although it's in Ouchi, but it's just a feeling of a peach blossom paradise. Xu Xun can also be said to be casual and casual, and even this seemingly impossible achievement has been achieved. - She does not cheer and dance in ecstasy, but she is not unhappy about the change in the circumstances of her life.

Although it is a little more lonely than before, the change of the emperor can also fill this gap a little - Xu Xun doesn't know how to describe the change in the relationship between her and the emperor, after all, this only happens in bits and pieces, but she is not a fool, of course, she can perceive that after she came out of Nannei, the emperor's attitude towards her is indeed accumulating and imperceptibly changing.

This kind of change is not to say that one thing is the node, and then suddenly all the way forward, there seems to have never been such a fierce spark between her and the emperor, everything is very homely, very warm, very slow. Sometimes Xu Xun can't help but feel that she may be thinking too much, after all, from the time she entered the palace to the present, the emperor has always been very good to her, she has never had any complaints, compared with Emperor Wen and Emperor Zhao, the emperor is simply a saint, and now she has no special otherworldly privileges in material...... But sometimes she feels that change is still there.

One of the more obvious changes was that the Emperor was less self-talking, and he began to take her opinion very seriously, and in their conversations, he would ask more 'what do you think' in addition to 'I think'. He rarely arranges her actions by talking to himself, and even if he has ideas, he will take them out and discuss them with her.

It felt really good that her will was taken seriously, Xu Xun didn't feel it at first, but then suddenly found that it seemed that when the two of them had different opinions, as long as her reasons were strong enough, the emperor would comply.

The emperor asked her to go to Qingning Palace to ask the queen mother for peace, but she refused, the reason was not strong, that is, she didn't want to see the queen mother more after a little thing, and the emperor followed.

The emperor sent her too many dairy products every day, and she felt that it was a waste, so she asked him not to send them, which was rare and material. The emperor said that the quota is not needed, and it is a waste to give it to others, and she feels that it is at least someone else's sin, and it has nothing to do with her. The emperor followed.

The emperor intended to give her family more land, but she felt that she didn't need to, love was enough to harm her, and the emperor obeyed. The emperor wanted to tell his younger brother that the daughter of the British government was a relative, but she didn't like it, and the emperor also relied on it...... The emperor not only complied, but also asked Dongchang to investigate the farming and reading homes in the suburbs of Beijing, and really picked a few poems and books for the younger brother, the family style is strict, and the relatives are mostly small families with upright households, and even the young girls with good appearance and moral character have been selected for the younger brother. With the East Factory check, Xu Xun just has to choose from them, rather than letting her father and mother visit in the unfamiliar capital by herself, listening to the matchmaker's rhetoric, I don't know how much more reassuring.

It's not a big deal, but in the end, how many big things can there be in the life of a harem concubine? Xu Xun felt that the emperor was kind to her, as if he was gradually going up.

She and He Xianxian and others, compared with the juniors in the harem, have a natural advantage of a high starting point - if the road of the harem is compared to a winding mountain road, indeed, the first batch of them are airborne in the middle of the mountain, and later generations can only start from the foot of the mountain.

And this long road, everyone's way of walking is different, Hu Shanxiang fell down halfway and fell out of the mountain, Sun Yunu directly pulled a rope and climbed up to the front. He Xianxian was halfway up the mountain at the beginning, and then he only walked a few steps before he stagnated. If Xu Xun wanted to evaluate her own path, she felt that she might have taken a few steps ahead of He Xianxian, but she stopped after a few steps.

And now, Sun Yunu's pace may have stopped and regressed, judging from the emperor's performance, she Xu Xun began to move forward again...... I don't know Weishenme, Xu Xun doesn't have a very strong sense of happiness.

On the contrary, after realizing this trend, she was still vaguely panicked - Xu Xun couldn't say anything, but she still felt that her heart was still calmer in the first days when she was confined.

And now, although both children are complete, the emperor's grace is rising, and the palace is calm and unwavering, but ...... But......

She didn't know what to do with this inexplicable panic, it became a small shadow, dormant in her happy life—and since she couldn't get rid of it completely, she learned to ignore it, downplay it, and still go through each day as happily as possible.

However, many people have confirmed with their own blood and tears that the emperor's IQ and skills are almost completely difficult to meet in the harem, and he was deceived, only because he didn't care, or he didn't care.

And the emperor who once made this mistake, even in the harem, is always a little vigilant now.

In his eyes, maybe Empress Sun's complexity can withstand a little pondering, and the simple Xu Guifei is like a transparent person - even a trace of her emotions can't escape the emperor's observation.

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