Careful consideration, diligence and thrift, and courtesy are the basic characteristics of a good wife.

Comrade Zhu Xuanyuan is worthy of being an outstanding representative of new women in the new era.

In Cining Palace, the father-in-law met Zhu Yaoyuan, the fifth princess of Shouning, Rui'an, and her concubine Wan Wei, and the sixth aunt, Princess Zhu Yaoji of Yanqing, and her concubine Wang Yu.

Wan Wei, who was born as a businessman and has been engaged in the high-profit business of Beijing, is the major shareholder of maritime bonds, so after hearing that Gonggong Wei called the Donglin Party to impeach him a few years ago, he and Li Wei, the "sworn enemy" Marquis of Wuqing, entered the palace to intercede with the emperor, for fear that if Gonggong Wei was involved, the silver they invested would be wasted.

Therefore, seeing Father-in-law Wei who was holding the child behind Shou Ning, Wan Juma didn't think much about it, so he took the initiative to greet Father-in-law Wei cordially.

Li Wei, the representative of the Empress Dowager's mother's family, was talking to the people of the Ministry of Rites, and when he caught a glimpse of Father-in-law Wei coming, he was busy greeting the people of the Ministry of Rites and came over to greet Father-in-law Wei.

Li Wei was also particularly concerned about the situation of maritime expansion in the southeast, and heard that the imperial army had entered Taiwan, where sugarcane could be squeezed for sugar, Li Wei kept it in mind and thought about sending someone to Taiwan to see it after the New Year. If it is really as Eunuch Wei said, he will take down the sugar business there.

This is also another way out for Li Wei for the Li family, with the death of his aunt and the queen mother, the Li family can no longer interfere everywhere as before.

The main industry "military uniform" has been scolded by Lao Biao several times, and all signs indicate that Lao Biao hopes that he can stop. Therefore, if you don't look for a new way to make money, the Marquis of Wuqing will lose its income if it doesn't get it right.

Wan Wei has no interest in doing maritime trade, and his favorite thing in his life is to make money. is not enthusiastic about the "entity" industry, in addition to exploring the bottom of Eunuch Wei, he also intends to "join in".

This "joining" is not to buy bonds, but to hope to become a trader like his niece Shou Ning.

The idea is very bold, and the father-in-law is impressed with Wan Wei, no wonder this guy dares to keep Zhu Youzhen into the palace after Zhu Youxiao's death, he is indeed a person who knows how to seize the opportunity.

At hand, my father-in-law really has a plan.

This plan is to integrate existing resources and industries to create a group of companies. If Wan Daqian is willing to finance and cooperate, the plan will be very feasible.

On the side, the Yanqing concubine Wang Yu didn't know Father-in-law Wei, and when he saw that the fifth brother-in-law Wan Wei and the queen mother's nephew were so intimate with a eunuch, they couldn't help but be a little disdainful.

At the beginning, Shou Ning also went to the door of the sixth aunt to sell bonds, and Princess Yanqing wanted to help her niece, but the conditions at home did not allow it.

Yanqing horse Wang Yu is very talented, especially good at poetry creation and painting, the famous calligraphers and painters Dong Qichang, Tao Wangling, etc. are too close to this horse master.

The horse master is also generous, no matter who goes to his mansion, he will kiss him, so most of the annual money is used to entertain guests, which causes his wife Princess Yanqing to be very nervous, and she can't take out extra money to help her niece.

In folk terms, this Yanqing master is an intellectual who is fake and high, and he wants to save face and suffer crimes.

If it weren't for Wan Wei being his brother-in-law, it is estimated that Wang Yuma would not be looking at him squarely.

is also because of this high level, Wang Yuma is a bit eye-catching and unsociable among many royal relatives. No, everything on the scene is done by Yanqing, and he, the master of the horse, is like a shopkeeper. Wan Wei just said a few polite words to him when they first met, and then he didn't bother to answer him.

While chatting with Wan Wei and Li Wei, the father-in-law looked towards the hall and found that there were many people in the hall, but most of them were women.

There were two gray-haired concubines sitting there chatting alone, and from time to time juniors came forward to kowtow to the two old concubines. The two old ladies smiled and took out the red envelopes that had been prepared and distributed them.

Shou Ning was dragged by Rong Chang to talk to his aunts, and Wan Wei saw that Gonggong Wei looked at the two old concubines with doubts on his face, so he told him that these two old concubines were Emperor Muzong, that is, his father-in-law, Emperor Longqing's Concubine Li Gong and Concubine Yu Yi.

The second concubine is the only two remaining concubines in the palace, and they were both canonized as concubines in the sixth year of Longqing. However, three months later, their husband, Emperor Longqing, died, and he was a widow when he got married, which was very similar to Princess Yongning.

The princess of the Ming Dynasty could not remarry, and the concubines could not remarry, so the two new concubines lived alone in the palace for forty-five years, from cardamom girls to white-haired old men.

The father-in-law thought about it and felt that the two old concubines were miserable, but he thought about it again, if Yingzong hadn't banned the concubine martyrdom system back then, these concubines who had no children would have been even more miserable.

Wan Wei quietly told her father-in-law that Concubine Li's family was very poor, and in the early years, she secretly sent the gold utensils that Emperor Muzong rewarded her to her mother's house, and later asked the gatekeeper to play.

"Although Your Majesty was young at the time, he also felt sorry for Concubine Li, and did not let people pursue the matter, but rewarded the concubine with 100 gold, saying that the family was poor and gave it to him, and the first emperor could not give it out."

When talking about this past, Wan Wei still appreciated the way his brother-in-law handled it.

The father-in-law scolded secretly: Yes, your brother-in-law is generous to others, but he is very cruel to his son-in-law!

Li Wei said that the two old concubines came according to the system, although they and the queen mother belong to the same woman of Emperor Muzong, but nominally one is the latter and the other is a concubine, but the relationship between the monarch and the minister, so today they must also come over to give their queen mother incense.

The three of them talked for a while, Qi'er suddenly made a noise and asked for her mother, Wan Wei and Li Wei hurriedly asked their father-in-law to find Shouning. These two don't know the relationship between their father-in-law and Shouning, and they can't think of that aspect at all.

After Gonggong Wei found Shouning with Qi'er, Shouning hurriedly coaxed his son, and told his father-in-law while coaxing that the emperor, empress and imperial concubine had come to Cining Palace yesterday, and only Concubine Liu Zhao and Concubine Zhou Duan, Concubine Li De, Concubine Liang He, and Concubine Li Rong were not favored concubines who came over today.

"Concubine Zhou Duan?"

"Brother Rui's mother."

Shou Ning said that Concubine Zhou Duan was the only woman among these concubines who gave birth to a prince.

mentioned King Rui, the father-in-law remembered that in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, King Rui's family was killed by Zhang Xianzhong. Later, after Li Zicheng conquered Beijing, Concubine Zhou Duan returned to her mother's house to live, and it is said that she lived to be more than 80 years old, which may be the longest-lived concubine of the Ming Dynasty.

A few concubines, my father-in-law didn't have any impressions, but that Concubine Liu Zhao...

The father-in-law secretly glanced at Concubine Liu Zhao, who was talking to the two old concubines, this woman has a story, because she is the woman who was launched by the Donglin Party to play against Concubine Zheng and fight for the sovereignty of the palace.

After the fiasco of Li Cuier in the "Palace Removal Case", the concubines who were nominally qualified to be the queen mother at that time have all died, and only Zheng Guifei has the most honorable title. Moreover, Zhu Changluo had the will to make Zheng Guifei the queen mother on the order of his father, so Zheng Guifei should have become the queen mother.

However, this will was not recognized by Yang Lian and others, and it was secretly unfair, and in turn coaxed Zheng Guifei's nephew, that is, Zheng Guotai's son Zheng Yangxing, to persuade his aunt and grandmother to give up fighting for the queen mother, so that Zheng Guifei died down in order to protect the Zheng family.

Subsequently, the Donglin Party immediately respected Concubine Liu Zhao as the concubine of Xuanyi, lived in Cining Palace, was in charge of the seal of the queen mother, and became the actual queen mother.

After Concubine Liu Zhao became the actual owner of the harem, she was not carried away, she still lived calmly and did not exercise power, but she only insisted on her opinion on one thing.

This incident is that when choosing a princess for King Xin, Concubine Liu Zhao insisted that Queen Zhou, Chongzhen's wife, be the princess.

Judging from this incident, Concubine Liu Zhao is quite discerning.

The people in the Ministry of Rites have been counting, and after everyone is full, they will immediately arrange it, and ask all the concubines, Niangniang, His Royal Highness, and the concubines to step forward in order, ready to offer incense to the Queen Mother.

After doing this, the princesses and horses can go to the emperor and queen to pay New Year's greetings, and then their respective concubines.

Respect and humility, the royal family no longer knows, and they don't need the guidance of the people from the Ministry of Etiquette, so they stand in their respective positions. Shou Ning is the youngest, so she is standing at the back.

The people in front of her patronized and listened to the people in the Ministry of Rites, and her father-in-law came to her side threateningly under Shou Ning's persecutive eyes, standing awkwardly and stiffly.

This alone is nothing, after all, everyone is looking ahead, and who would notice that the princess standing next to the princess in the back is not a concubine, but a eunuch.

However, things soon changed.

When a small chamberlain from Cining Palace came to distribute incense sticks, he found Gonggong Wei who should not be standing there, he was stunned for a moment, although he was surprised, he still handed a pillar of incense to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and then prepared to retreat aside.

However, Her Royal Highness the princess stopped him: "You also give him a pillar." ”

"Huh?"

The little waiter is so confused: he is not a concubine, why should he take incense?

Seeing that this little chamberlain stood still stupidly, Shou Ning was a little anxious, snatched a handful of incense from his hand, and stuffed it to Gonggong Wei without hesitation: "Take it!" ”

"Your Highness, this is not in order." The little chamberlain didn't dare to rob Her Royal Highness the Princess, but she still had to remind Her Highness.

"It's none of your business, step aside." Shou Ning's voice was unquestionable.

The father-in-law was helpless, so he sighed and had to take it, and when he looked up, he found dozens of pairs of eyes staring at him.

That's a series of confused eyes!

It was a look of surprise!

It's a line of "You're also a son-in-law?" "Gaze!

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