Chapter 24: The concubines of the royal palace

Everyone said that the eighth day of the third month was an auspicious day, so the Queen Mother chose this day to let He Jiusheng get married, but she felt that the ninth day of the third month was the best auspicious day for her in ancient times.

On this day, she was completely established in the palace, and she had heard that there were some concubines in the palace before, so He Jiusheng was ready before getting up in the morning to accept the tea, thinking that the big deal was to meet a few women who were as tricky as He Qingli, anyway, her position was stable and long, and the shit was transported away happily, and she was not afraid that she would not be able to fight them.

But when he really saw these women sitting in front of him, He Jiusheng almost didn't squirt out a mouthful of tea, the so-called uneven, isn't that what he said?

The three women sat at the bottom of the hall and came forward to serve her tea one by one, and the aunt of the palace brought it to the side.

The first woman is called Yao Yuanshuang, she is the orphan of the minister, the oldest and oldest concubine in the palace, her father was the former auxiliary general Yao Geng, and the prince fought on the battlefield together, and died in the war of the Beidi army, Yao Geng entrusted his only daughter to the prince before his death, which was the first person in the palace of the prince.

Yao Yuanshuang is four years older than the prince, and although he is properly maintained, he still inevitably has traces of age on the corners of his eyes.

The second woman is called Lin Erzhen, and her father is a salt patrol, which is a real political marriage. In this era, whenever there is a father who is a big official in the family, he always tries to send his daughter to the royal family, but he didn't expect that the Lin family sent her sister Lin Zhaoyi into the palace, sent her Lin Erzhen to the palace of King Yan, and also sent Lin Erzhen's brother to the current emperor's sister Haiyun County Lord.

"I don't think her father is thoughtful enough to handle things, doesn't our prince still have a younger brother stationed in the Nanrong Frontier? Does the Lin family dislike Nanrong too far to send it over, or is the daughter not enough to give birth to? He Jiusheng quietly bit her ear at Aunt Wangfu and asked.

The third woman...... Oh no, girl, her name is Gao Ningyang, as soon as she sees this Gao Ningyang, she wants to be happy, a big child, just eight or nine years old, it looks like her eyes haven't grown yet, she looks at her in a daze, her little hand trembles and brings over a cup of tea, and she said straightforwardly, "Great, Brother Frame has another sister, and it will be more lively to set off firecrackers during the New Year in the future." ”

“......”

"Madam, let's go back and sit down when the tea is here, remember to call the prince in the future." The aunt next to her said with a kind face, and the child ran back to her seat.

"This ...... You brought it to the palace before you were weaned, right? He Jiusheng couldn't help but bite his ears and complain again.

The aunt looked at her with disgust, "Princess, everyone is watching!" ”

As soon as she came back to her senses, the three people in the hall really focused their eyes on herself and didn't say a word.

He Jiusheng cleared his throat and was hesitating to say something, when Lin Erzhen got up from his seat, saluted her, and brought up a thick stack of account books.

"In the past, it was the concubine who kept the account books on her behalf, and Sister Yuanshuang was responsible for the affairs of the house, but now that my sister is here, I should hand these over to the main owner."

"If the princess has any doubts in the future, the concubines are also willing to solve problems for the princess." Yao Yuanshuang said with a smile.

He Jiusheng originally came with the intention of beating the junior, but it can be seen that these people don't seem to be as tricky as the women in Hefu, and they don't know whether they are really kind or fake compassion, so after his aunt collected the account book, he took out three or two high-sounding words to fool the past.

In the past, the prince did not have a wife, but he had a concubine, and he was basically admitted to the palace after consulting with the queen mother.

Needless to say, Yao Yuanshuang has to be taken care of in the house because of his feelings; Lin Erzhen's family is in charge of salt, it has been an extremely important errand since ancient times, destined to be extraordinary in his family, the court situation at that time was still unstable, if it is said that the children of the family in charge of salt are allowed to be married to the children of other official families, it is not conducive to the emperor's centralization of power, so it has to be collected.

And Gao Ningyang's father, the Ministry of Works, to put it bluntly, is in charge of the construction of water conservancy and pipes, the Gao family is also the ancestor of the smoke and even gave birth to a few sons, finally a girl in the house gave birth to such a daughter, the prince's rival in the court Xie Anting in order to win over the Ministry of Works, shamelessly chased the Ministry of Works, and ran for a whole year, asking him to give the six-year-old Gao Ningyang to his concubine as a wife, the Ministry of Works, Shangshu finally got a daughter, of course, he had to be sent to the palace, how do you know that the emperor does not have this special habit, and refused to promise, The prince took the blame for this group of people, and finally brought the child into the palace.

He Jiusheng felt that Song Yanjiao was really a little pitiful, there were rumors outside that the prince was romantic, the concubines were in groups, and he had been a prodigal son for decades, and he refused to look back and not pay attention.

It's funny to think about it now, he was forced to marry back, and he probably was helpless.

After getting along with these people for two or three days, it was quite smooth, and she finally understood that in this era, there are not only women like Zhao Qinglan, some mansions are smoky, and some mansions are fresh and refined.

These three women used to be called Mrs. by people, and they were also regarded as several side concubines, Yao Yuanshuang took care of her like a sister, but these concubines all called her a sister according to the etiquette law, and she was really uncomfortable being called a sister by a person who was so much older than herself in the early stage, but she got used to it in the later stage.

Gao Ningyang is really a child, and his temperament is also gentle, he listens to these sisters very much, she was deceived by the prince before and called herself Brother Frame, but now she can't change her mouth, and she pops out a few words from time to time, and her face is red with fright after she reacts.

And Lin Erzhen ......

He Jiusheng really couldn't figure out her attitude towards herself, she didn't know if she was really smiling or fake when she smiled, and she didn't know if she was angry or really just had no emotion when she was expressionless.

She was like a stuffy gourd, all day long she only knew about the birds she personally raised in the garden of the palace, some of those birds were bought by the prince for her, some were sent by her father from the Lin Mansion, and some were sent by Lin Zhaoyi from the palace.

Her sister Lin Zhaoyi is quite favored in the palace, she can get the emperor's presence in three or five days, and she knows a lot of new things, she will write a letter to Lin Erzhen to tell her interesting things in the palace, and listen to Yao Yuanshuang say that sometimes Lin Erzhen is in a good mood and will tell them what happened in the harem, and sometimes she will be depressed and unhappy for several days after reading the letter.

When those letters came out of the palace, someone was responsible for checking them several times, and Yao Yuanshuang guessed that maybe she was in a bad mood because her sister was bullied by a high position in the harem, or the emperor didn't summon her for a few days.

"One married into the palace, the other married into the palace, but Erzhen's heart is still being held by her sister, like a kite, what's the use of flying high and far, a thread is still in her sister's hand......" Yao Yuanshuang followed He Jiusheng's gaze and saw Lin Erzhen, who was feeding the kingfisher with chopsticks, and said.

"I heard that my sister also has a sister who married into the palace, right?" Gao Ningyang asked with a wink.

"My sister is not as close as the Lin sisters, so don't mention it."

Yao Yuanshuang is a person who is very good at reading people's faces, and when she saw the disdain flashing on her face, she understood in her heart, "Didn't you degrade her position the day before yesterday?" Even the title is gone. Fortunately, it is not your sister who marries in, the emperors of the past and present have always been affectionate people, and there is no such freedom in the deep palace, and it is also a life to suffer if she wants to go to the palace. ”

He Jiusheng looked at the bird cage and did not speak.

Yes, almost, she was the one who entered the palace.

The queen mother felt that letting her enter the palace was to give her happiness, and letting He Qingli be a concubine was to make her suffer, but in fact, the real place of suffering was the palace.

If she enters the palace, although she will not end up being degraded, according to the emperor's temperament, her ending will not be much better than He Qingli.

It's a little scary to think about it now.