Chapter 80: Yang Mubai Manages the Harem (Part 2, Chapter 34)
Chapter 80: Yang Mubai Manages the Harem (Part 2, Chapter 34)
During Yang Mubai's confinement, Zheng Li and the concubines came to visit. In the past, Yang Mubai had always ignored them. Now, she is ready to rule the harem, and it is still okay to maintain a superficial peace with them. With Pei Shengyuan pressing, as long as they are safe from now on, she will not be too rejected.
They brought the princes and princesses over, and Yang Mubai also prepared a meeting gift for these children, and the past is not to blame.
When she first entered the palace, she had seen other concubines occasionally, but she had no dealings with them, and she could only recognize them by name.
Yang Mubai didn't have much heart to deal with them, and said: "Today, the palace is unwell, and I don't often walk around with my sisters. We are all serving the emperor, and in the future, we will be able to live in peace, and you can share the emperor's worries with peace of mind. If anyone has a bad heart and oversteps, this palace will not be spared. Please keep this in mind. All my sisters have children, so you don't have to bother to come to me often to say goodbye, and we sisters can get together on the fifteenth day of every month. Do you have any opinions on this? ”
The concubines heard the hint that as long as they didn't cause trouble, they would be able to live in peace, and she would never embarrass them. It's no different from before. If you dare to overstep, if you think that this queen is not a vegetarian, she used to speak very gently, but now she suddenly came like this, and those concubines expressed their loyalty.
Busy said: "We keep in mind the teachings of the queen, we must abide by the etiquette in the palace, share the worries of the emperor and the queen, and never dare to mess with the rules of the palace." ”
Yang Mubai is very satisfied, there are many women in the harem, and there are many rights and wrongs, but fortunately, Pei Shengyuan suppressed it, and no concubine dared to make up her mind. She didn't want to deal with these women, and after a brief greeting, they each returned to their own palaces.
Only Zheng Li stayed on her own initiative, and Yang Mubai was extremely disgusted with Zheng Li. In the past, her good sister who poured out her heart and lungs counted her behind her back. She wouldn't forgive her in any way.
Zheng Li took out the congratulatory gift she brought, it was a pair of excellent jade pendants, with excellent fineness and top grade. She said to Yang Mubai: "Mumu, I used to be a lot of wrongs, and I hurt you. I don't ask you to forgive me, but I want you to be safe and smooth in the future. This is the jade pendant I asked for in the temple, and I asked the master to open it and give it to the children, hoping to bless them with safety. ”
Yang Mubai accepted the congratulatory gift, and what she gave to the child was also her heart. She said: "Then I thank Concubine Zheng for her kindness for the child." ”
Zheng Li said: "Don't you ask, why am I doing this? ”
Yang Mubai said: "I asked the result, how is it?" Does that make sense? ”
Zheng Li said: "During this time, I have been introspecting, after all, I hurt you. I'm just too unwilling and too jealous......"
Yang Mubai interrupted her and said, "You don't have to tell me this, if you premeditately hurt others, I won't associate with such a person again." I don't forgive you, and I don't plan to pursue your past again, please do it yourself, and don't hurt others in the future, otherwise I will never let it go. ”
Zheng Li said: "I know that I will never harm people anymore, I just want to spend the rest of my life safely." I don't expect to get the emperor's love and your forgiveness......"
Yang Mubai said: "Just remember your words, in the future, our well water will not interfere with river water." You live your life in peace, raise your children, and have dependence and sustenance, forget the past! ”
Zheng Li said: "Mu Mu, thank you. I know that you must have told the emperor not to hold me accountable, otherwise I wouldn't be so happy. ”
Yang Mubai said: "I don't need you to be grateful, just keep your duty in the future." ”
Zheng Li sighed and said, "I am where I am inferior to you, you will always be so calm and clear." This is also where I resented you before, you are always on top, and you have always been dismissive of our methods. ”
Yang Mubai asked, "Do you still hate it now?" ”
Zheng Li said: "Don't hate, because I will never be able to compare to you, I have already admitted defeat." If I hate you again, it will only put myself in a more miserable situation. You're right, without the emperor's favor, he didn't love me at all. But at least I still have kids. He is all my hopes and sustenance. ”
Yang Mubai asked, "The emperor told me that this is your own choice. Why is there resentment? ”
Zheng Li replied: "Because my appearance and scheming are far better than you, how can I be willing if I don't fight for it." However, the emperor said that he loves you because of your character, and I am far inferior to you. After all this experience, I have come to know that I am far inferior to you. ”
Yang Mubai didn't want to listen to her tirade, so he said directly: "Go back, I'm tired." ”
Zheng Li bowed and retired.
Sending them away, Yang Mubai waited for Pei Shengyuan to come over. She wants to leave the palace tomorrow, so she has to get the token first tonight.
She arranged dinner early, and when Pei Sheng came from afar, he saw her so attentive and knew that he must have wanted to leave the palace.
He pretended not to know, Yang Mubai gave him vegetables, and said: "The emperor has worked hard in the court today, come, come, come, this is what you like to eat, you eat more." ”
He tasted a few mouthfuls and said, "It tastes really good, thank you Mumu." ”
Then he gave Yang Mubai a few chopsticks and dishes, and said, "This is what Mu Mu loves to eat, you can eat a little more." I heard that other concubines came to say hello today, did they bother you? ”
Yang Mubai said: "No, no, I will send it away after chatting a few words." ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "Mu Mu is the queen of the middle palace, is she going to govern the harem?" ”
Yang Mubai said: "There is nothing to govern, I have already let them live in peace." They also let them raise their own children. ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "The queen is not so easy to be, I used to be too indulgent of you. I do everything for me. ”
Yang Mubai pursed his lips and said: "I still have to take care of the two children now, where can I have time to govern the harem." The emperor just manages it as before, so why bother me? ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "But you have nothing to do in the harem, it's too leisurely, so you want to go out of the palace, this is not in accordance with the rules, and it is too dangerous." ”
Yang Mubai exploded on the spot and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to regret it and not give me a token to leave the palace?" Gentleman, how can you do this? ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "You are the queen of the imperial capital, and you will definitely have jurisdiction over the harem." So be it! If you manage the six palaces, I will give you a token to leave the palace. ”
Yang Mubai said: "Isn't the harem good now?" ”
Pei Shengyuan hugged her and said, "That's because I'm helping you manage, tomorrow, you have to learn to manage yourself, and this is also your duty." ”
Yang Mubai said: "We have just been married for four years, and I am in management, and there are no mistakes. It's good to manage it like it used to. ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "I also helped you to govern before, and I didn't let you know about the disputes of those concubines. ”
Yang Mubai grasped the key point and said, "No wonder, I said why the queen is so good." And when you choose a concubine, all of them are fuel-efficient lamps. Unexpectedly, it was you who suppressed it behind your back. ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "I don't feel sorry for you and want you to relax?" ”
Yang Mubai said: "Then you will continue to make it easier for me, and I will not care about it in the future." ”
Pei Shengyuan comforted: "Didn't you say that you want me to be a Mingjun?" Then you have to be a virtuous queen too. Isn't it good that we work together for the well-being of the people of the world? ”
It also makes a lot of sense to hear him say that.
Yang Mubai said: "Then from tomorrow, you will teach me well, how to manage the harem, I will definitely learn seriously." ”
On the second day, Pei Shengyuan brought Yang Mubai a booklet of his management records and dispute settlement methods. Let her take a good look.
The above record is very detailed, it took a lot of thought, some disputes seem to be unsolvable, and under Pei Shengyuan's skills, they are resolved beautifully, and both parties are satisfied.
Those jealousy, the careful calculations of the concubines, and the small struggles, she has never encountered them. So much so that she was very satisfied with the harem.
Now it seems that it still has to take some effort to stabilize the dispute in the harem.
In the past, what she dealt with was the rewards and punishments of the harem concubines and the silver, and she had passed the accounts. Make sure that each concubine is properly distributed. It is also necessary to ensure that all departments are in place to implement the implementation and not slacken.
Yang Mubai is very transparent, and after watching it a few times, he basically knows about it. In the past few years, these disputes have decreased significantly, and by the next year or two, they have basically disappeared.
When Pei Shengyuan came over, she asked, "Why didn't their disputes be recorded later, I saw that they were not recorded." ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "I don't know, there will be no concubines to sue in the next year or two, and there will be no disputes among these princes and princesses." ”
Yang Mubai said: "I think they have figured it out and no longer compete for favor." Then I'll still be in charge as before,"
Pei Shengyuan scratched her nose and said, "Since they gave birth, I haven't been to their dormitory, so there's nothing to fight about." ”
Yang Mubai smiled and asked, "Why is this?"
Pei Shengyuan said helplessly: "Then why can it be, isn't it because Mu Mu is too charming." Hooked my soul away, where would I think about going to the palace of other concubines. ”
Yang Mubai said: "I didn't stop you, you can go if you want to." ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "Mu Mu is quite reasonable, then I will go tomorrow night, which concubine does Mu Mu think it is better to go to?" ”
Yang Mubai said: "Naturally, the emperor can go wherever he wants." As the queen, how can I care which concubine the emperor goes to? ”
Pei Shengyuan hugged her and said with a smile: "Then let's start with Fengyi Palace first!" ”
Yang Mubai: "......"
After laughing for a while, Yang Mubai said, "What about my exit token?" ”
Pei Shengyuan said: "When the court goes down tomorrow, I will accompany you out of the palace." ”
Yang Mubai: "......"
Zhang Shuo knew that after Peony foresaw the autumn moon, he waited for the news of Peony. Left waiting, right waiting, Peony only asked Xu Lang to bring one sentence: Yang Cheng and Qiu Yue were too tight, and they didn't get useful information.
This made Zhang Shuo very anxious, what is too tight, and these two people are too good at talking.
In view of his sensitive identity, he couldn't ask Yang Cheng directly, it seemed that he had to try Qiuyue.
He came to the outside of Qiuyue Palace, waited for Qiuyue to come out, and then pretended to meet by chance, and came up to greet Qiuyue: "Qiuyue, what a coincidence, I met you here." ”
Qiu Yue glanced at him and said, "I live here, is it strange to meet me?" ”
Zhang Shuo sneered and said, "Have you been living in the palace all the time?" Yang Cheng and Princess Yongjing live there in the Yang Mansion, and I'm afraid that others will spread bad rumors. ”
Qiu Yue said: "Why do you care so much about Yang Cheng? Princess Yongjing only knows Yang Cheng, she lives in the same courtyard with Yang Cheng, is there any problem? ”
Zhang Shuo thought to himself, it seems that Qiuyue really doesn't know that Yang Cheng and Princess Yongjing are tired, so he said: "Then you should also go back to see Yang Cheng more, how can you live in the palace every day?" are all people who are about to get married, don't they want to cultivate more feelings? ”
Qiu Yue said: "Do Yang Cheng and I still need to cultivate a relationship? ”
Zhang Shuo said anxiously: "I know that you and Yang Cheng have a deep relationship, but people can change......"
Qiu Yue interrupted him and said, "Why do you care so much about me and Yang Cheng?" ”
Zhang Shuo said: "You have finally achieved positive results, don't I care about you?" It was my fault before, and I want to make up for my fault. ”
Qiu Yue said: "Don't bother, Yang Cheng and I are fine." ”
Zhang Shuo saw how to hint, Qiu Yue just didn't listen, and he felt very uncomfortable. Thinking of Yang Cheng's half-heartedness, my heart was even more painful. Then he asked, "Qiuyue, don't you believe what I said?" ”
Qiu Yue asked, "Then tell me, why do you say that?" ”
Zhang Shuo went out and said, "I'm afraid you'll be sad." ”
Qiu Yue asked again, "Why should I be sad?" ”
Zhang Shuo was almost angry, and he said, "I thought you were a very smart girl." I hinted so much, don't you understand? The relationship between Yang Cheng and Princess Yongjing is unclear, I will let you go back and be optimistic about Yang Cheng. ”
Qiu Yue said lightly: "I know, you go back!" ”
Zhang Shuo: "......????? "That's it? She didn't believe her own words at all. This frustrated him.
Zhang Shuo said a little angrily: "You still don't believe me? Do you think I want to sow discord between you and say this on purpose? ”
Qiu Yue said: "I didn't say that, I wrote down what you said." ”
Looking at her perfunctory attitude, Zhang Shuo simply said: "I didn't tell any lies, I patrolled the street that day and saw Yang Cheng and Princess Yongjing holding hands, and they kissed later." I've seen it with my own eyes. ”
Qiu Yue listened, laughed, and said, "Then you should have told me at the time, I only know that they are holding hands, and I have never seen them kiss together." ”
Zhang Shuo said angrily: "What do you mean, do you have to see it with your own eyes to believe my words......"
Speaking of halfway through the words of the autumn moon, I always feel that something is wrong. It was a moment in my mind, and it took me a while to react and say, "Qiuyue, what do you mean?" You see them holding hands, so how are you like no one? ”
Qiu Yue said: "It's not interesting, it's just that I haven't seen them kiss together, and I really want to see it." ”
Zhang Shuo boldly asked, "Aren't you and Yang Cheng going to get married?" ”
After all, this matter can't be contained in paper, maybe in the next two days, it will be announced that Yang Cheng will marry Princess Lan Zhao Yongjing, and he will leave for Lan Zhao as his son-in-law in a few days.
Qiu Yue didn't want to hide it anymore, and said directly: "They are husband and wife, isn't it normal to hold hands and kiss?" "That copy of the book of harmony has long been torn apart by Yang Cheng and Princess Yongjing, so now they are indeed husband and wife.
Zhang Shuo was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time, and then great joy rushed to his head, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Qiu Yue said: "What kind of expression do you have, like a fool, patrolling the streets stupidly?" ”
Zhang Shuo said: "So, you won't marry Yang Cheng, right?" ”
Qiu Yue said: "I am now his sister-in-law, how can I marry him." ”
Zhang Shuo couldn't help but stepped forward and hugged Qiu Yue in a circle, and said, "I'm not dreaming, am I?" ”
Qiu Yue hurriedly broke free from him and said, "Yang Cheng, what do you mean?" If you dare to do anything to me again, be careful that I beat you. ”
Zhang Shuo was so excited that his brain was confused, and he said loudly: "Qiu Yue, then you can marry me!" ”
Qiu Yue said angrily: "I don't want it." ”
Zhang Shuo: "......"