In the Beichen Hall of Taiji Palace, Emperor Zhengxi, who had returned from Jiangnan for several days, finished handling today's government affairs and went to Fengkun Palace, the queen's residence.

There is no image crooked on the collapse, Emperor Zhengxi has a pair of gossip with the queen, and the queen suddenly said: "By the way, Your Majesty, a female official named Yuanchun in the palace of Concubine Jing needs to be rewarded." During the days when His Majesty went to Jiangnan, there were a lot of eyes in the palace to inquire around, and I don't know which camp was so bold that they actually went to the palace to spy on His Majesty's whereabouts. If it weren't for the alertness of Yuan Chun beside Concubine Jing, he not only made a noise early to remind the people in the palace, but also entangled with the other party for a while, otherwise, maybe the thief would really find out that His Majesty was not in the palace. ”

"Yuan Chun?" When the emperor heard that it was the eldest palace maid beside his aunt, he repeated the name in a low voice, searched it in his mind, and was not impressed, so he said very casually: "This matter is arranged by Zitong." Whether it's a reward, a promotion, or any other reward, anyway, it's in the harem, and it's under your control, and I'll leave it to you. ”

The queen pursed her lips and smiled: "Originally, the concubine didn't want to alarm Your Majesty. It's just that before rewarding this Yuanchun, the concubine checked her origin and found that she was born in Rongguo Mansion and was the eldest daughter of Rongguo Mansion, so it was more difficult for the concubine to pay for her reward, so the concubine didn't dare to be self-indulgent, so she came to ask Your Majesty. ”

Hearing Yuanchun's origin, Emperor Zhengxi was stunned for a moment, and immediately sat up, and the expression on his face became serious. Although the Rongguo Mansion is not as good as in the past, but in the end, there is still a bit of a catty, as a noble daughter, if it is not for other plans, it will not be the turn of the eldest daughter to enter the palace to be a palace maid. As for what this plot is, Emperor Zhengxi and the empress knew it the moment they knew Wonchun's origin.

Emperor Zhengxi thought about it, and after weighing the pros and cons of Na Yuanchun as a concubine, he asked, "Zitong, what do you think?" ”

The queen smiled: "The women of this harem originally belonged to Your Majesty. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, there has been no draft, and because of the relationship between the emperor, the third emperor brother and the fifth emperor brother, he has always been quite distant from Xungui's side. The relationship between His Majesty and Xungui is estranged, although it is forgivable, but His Majesty is now in Yuyu, and his heart may naturally accommodate Baichuan, and the little unhappiness with Xungui in the past will let them pass.

Although the merit of this Yuan Chunli is not big, it is a merit in the end, and it is not good not to be rewarded; Coupled with her background, His Majesty's acceptance of her is equivalent to releasing a signal to the nobles, and it will depend on how the nobles in the court choose. If they don't know the number of days and do things they don't know what to do, then don't blame Your Majesty for being unkind to them. ”

When Emperor Zhengxi was the prince, because he was not very eye-catching, the nobles of the Manchu Dynasty invested in the "hidden dragon", and none of them bet on him; And because the lord is a knighthood heirloom, therefore, there are relatively few children from the family, on the contrary, there are quite a lot of children. Emperor Zhengxi, who was pragmatic, looked down on the sons of Xungui very much at that time, therefore. There were many conflicts with Xungui, so before Emperor Zhengxi ascended the throne, he had a very poor relationship with Xungui.

And this, after his accession to the throne, has not been improved. After he ascended the throne, some Xungui did not show favor to him, but at that time, when he had just ascended the throne and wanted to show his ambitions, he ignored him before, and now he turned his head as an emperor to curry favor with his speculative behavior, so he reprimanded the other party fiercely. If it weren't for the intervention of the Emperor Taishang, he would have almost cut off the other party's title.

Because of his attitude, the Manchu Dynasty nobles still did not stand on his side after he ascended the throne. At first, Emperor Zhengxi didn't care about this, but later he found out that it may not be possible for these Zixungui to let them do things, but they still have the ability to stir up and make things work out of it, and they are actually a force to be reckoned with in the court, and they are still worth wooing. Unfortunately, by the time he realized this, it was too late. As an emperor, even if he knew that he was wrong, it was impossible for Emperor Jeonghee to bow his head to Xungui and admit his mistake, and Xungui didn't know that his attitude towards them had changed, because the relationship between the two sides was frozen there.

Emperor Zhengxi knew that the queen's words made sense, lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Although this is the case, this matter should be postponed for the time being." During this time, you take a good look at this Yuanchun's character, if she is a reasonable and sensible person, it doesn't hurt to be included in the harem; But if her mind is not clear, then Zitong thinks about it, and it is better to give her a reward. Now that the situation in the former dynasty and the harem is so complicated, I don't want to make me upset. ”

"The concubine understands." The queen hurriedly agreed, thinking of every step she took after she found out that Yuan Chun entered the palace, and knew that she would soon have another sister.

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Aunt Xue went to Beijing to join her family, but it was not a coincidence that her brother Prince Teng saved the control of the nine provinces and went to check the border by order. Xue Pan was happy to hear this, he was worried that he would have a maternal uncle in Beijing to govern, and he was afraid that he would not be able to live a happy life, so after knowing that the prince had vacated Beijing, he was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Although Aunt Xue dotes on her son, she still hopes that her son will learn well, especially after this murder, she hopes that someone can help her take care of Xue Pan, and after knowing that her brother is not in Beijing, she immediately pinned her hopes on Mrs. Wang's sister and Jia Zheng's brother-in-law, so after entering Beijing, Xue Pan failed to turn Aunt Xue, and the family went straight to Rongguo Mansion.

Relatives came to the door, and the Jia family, the host, must have to keep guests, so after Jia's mother and Jia Zheng stayed, the Xue family lived in the Lixiangyuan where the Jia family had a door through the street to facilitate contact with the outside world.

Xue Pan didn't want to live in Jia's house at first, for fear that his uncle would be tightly controlled and uncomfortable; But his mother insisted on being here, and the Jia family was diligent in staying with guests, and his house had not yet been cleaned up, so he decided to stay for the time being, and then make a plan to move when his house was cleaned up.

Who knew that he had lived in the Jia family for less than a month, and Xue Pan had already known half of the sons and nephews in the Jia family, and those who had hakama habits liked to associate with him. Today's drinking, tomorrow's flowers, and even gambling and prostitution, gradually everywhere, the seduced Xue Pan is ten times worse than that day. And Jia Zheng doesn't care about him at all, and there is a street door in Lixiangyuan, which can be entered and exited at will, so Xue Pan can have trouble with those children of the Jia family who have bad conduct, so Xue Pan's idea of moving to life is gradually extinguished.

Aunt Xue lived in Jia's house, not only for Xue Pan, but also for Baochai. No matter what Yuan Chun did when she entered the palace, she entered the palace after all, and in her eyes, it was already a success. So she wanted Baochai to stay at Jia's house, accept the guidance of Jia's mother or Mrs. Wang, and learn from her experience in order to prepare for the selection.