Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Yanwang Mansion hung up a white cloth, and Concubine Chen, who was lingering on the couch, died of illness.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already prepared, and the coffin and cemetery have been selected. Because the prince and the princess are here, the funeral of the side concubine is a small funeral, and she has done a ritual in Qingyun Temple for 28 days, and the funeral is over.

The people in the palace keep filial piety according to the system, and there is nothing to keep on the base. Except for the daughter of the county lord of Anning, according to the rules of marrying a daughter, she can keep it for nine months.

Izumo Pavilion closed its doors and guarded filial piety, and the palace was still lively. The selection of the prince's concubine has become the top priority.

"The location of this Linglong Pavilion is not bad." Zhou Xijia couldn't help but say.

Linglong Pavilion and Pinghu Qiuyue are the places prepared for the two side concubines, and Guo Changshi sent someone to clean it up for a long time.

The premises are all new, just change clothes, rearrange them, and put them away quickly.

The autumn moon of Pinghu Lake is behind, next to Kunming Lake, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery.

Linglong Pavilion is in front of Kunming Lake, and is the main building on the right side of the garden, and the area is about the same as the backyard of the Shizifu where she lives. Behind the main house, there is a separate small garden, which is very quiet.

This place is called a treasure of feng shui.

"Deliberately chosen places are naturally good." Cheng Yuanniang sneered, looking at the endless stream of little eunuchs in front of her.

I only hear the newcomer laughing, but I hear the old man crying.

Princess Cheng has made it clear that she doesn't care, and the entrance of the side concubine is a foregone conclusion, and the suppressed anger in her heart has gradually changed.

It's not so much fire as poison, which spreads in the body.

"The side concubine is just a good name, not a concubine." Zhou Xijia said, and he was helpless in his heart.

These days, Cheng Yuanniang doesn't complain, but she doesn't complain, but it's even stranger.

"You only have your mouth to speak." Cheng Yuanniang snorted coldly and said, "What have you done to useless things." ”

Zhou Xijia suddenly had nothing to say, Cheng Yuanniang spoke like this more than once, she had no argument, and she could only be silent.

I don't know that in the summer, she is tired of running around, and she is not very comfortable these days.

It's just that Cheng Yuanniang is like this, where does she dare to go home to recuperate.

Think about Mrs. Cheng, playing a little waiter, and always treating her well. died unjustly, only such a daughter is left, although recently there are often regrets entering the Yanwang Mansion.

But in the current situation, she really can't leave Cheng Yuanniang alone.

"The slave greets the princess."

After hearing the little eunuch's report, Mr. Hu hurriedly greeted him and greeted him.

When Cheng Yuanniang saw Manager Hu, she was even more angry, and mocked: "No wonder the Shizifu saw you, it turned out that you came here to flatter, and you ran really fast." ”

"The errand ordered by Lord Changshi, the slave doesn't dare to refuse." Manager Hu said with a dry smile.

Although he is the head of the Shizi Mansion, the actual power is in the hands of the Zhou Xi family, and he is a miscellaneous man in the Shizi Mansion.

Now that the side concubine is about to enter the door, and it was chosen by the prince, he has already come to line up, and maybe he can brush up his presence.

"Hmph, who is this kind of deceitful?" Cheng Yuanniang snorted coldly, turned around and entered the Linglong Pavilion.

The vermilion lacquer gate, the blue brick paving, and the verandah on both sides are copying. The five main rooms in the middle have two ears, and the east and west wings on both sides are very spacious.

The little eunuch was still busy, but Zhou Xi's family noticed that there was a woman standing under the corridor, twenty-four or five-year-old, dressed differently from ordinary girls.

"This is ......"

Zhou Xijia asked Manager Hu.

"She's a female officer Su." Mr. Hu said with a smile, but did not explain.

Zhou Xijia was very surprised and said, "Female officer? ”

Like the palace, the palace also has the configuration of female officials, and the official seal is six grades. He is in charge of the royal books and reads to the county lord.

It's a subordinate, but not an ordinary subordinate. She has an official position, her own residence, and a maid.

If the master wants to punish her, he must also come up with enough reasons, not just beat her, and scold her.

Of course, the background of the female officer is also different from that of ordinary girls. They are all daughters of Qingyang officials, even if they are seven-grade petty officials, they must be innocent official daughters, and their talents must be very outstanding.

The requirements for life experience and talent are much stricter than those of the side concubine and the like.

During the errand period, he received a salary of twenty taels per month. At least twenty-five years old, you can go out of the house and go home.

However, because she is the daughter of an official family, she is also the companion of the county lord. The vast majority of them will not delay until the age of twenty-five, and after following the county lord to finish studying, when they reach the age of leaving the cabinet, they will be able to beg the master to go home and get married.

If you are lucky, you can please the master, and you can get an additional dowry.

Such a generous treatment has made female officials fat, and many daughters of official families will compete to send their daughters. However, because the identity of the female official is too special, it is inconvenient to arouse, so she simply matches with the county lord and is not easy to recruit.

As far as she knew, the female official who was the companion of the county lord of Anning and the county lord of Anhe also left the house and went home as early as last year.

Where did the female officials come from in the current palace?

"Lady Su." Mr. Hu called.

Su Huaiyu, who was busy under the corridor, heard the summons and walked over quickly.

Although her steps are fast, she walks very steadily, and she walks by herself in a few steps, showing everyone's beautiful temperament.

With such a demeanor, it is said that it is a female official, and Zhou Xijia believes it.

"Don't hurry up and say hello to the princess." Mr. Hu said.

Su Huaiyu bowed her head and saluted: "The courtier Su Huaiyu has seen the princess." ”

Only then did Cheng Yuanniang look at Su Huaiyu and said, "Get up." ”

has a dignified appearance, good manners, and looks older than Han Xiao. It doesn't look like an eyesore, but it's not particularly conspicuous either.

A female official who does not have the capital to climb the bed is a transparent person, and it makes no difference whether she has her or not.

"Concubine Xie." Su Huaiyu got up and said.

Zhou Xijia had a smile on his face, but there was doubt in his tone, and he asked with a smile: "I haven't been in Fuzhong for a long time, and I haven't seen Female Official Su yet." ”

Although the female official is not the master, she has done her homework on the Yanwang Mansion, and if there is such a person in the mansion, it is impossible for her not to know.

"I just entered the mansion not long ago, and I haven't come to meet the princess yet." Su Huaiyu said.

Her voice is gentle, and she can hear a sense of neither arrogance nor humility.

Cheng Yuanniang was surprised and said, "How old are you, how can you just enter the mansion, you are about to leave the mansion." ”

The female official is about to leave the mansion at the age of twenty-five, and Su Huaiyu looks like she is also at the age of leaving the mansion.

"Courtier...... Su Huaiyu paused slightly, bowed her head and said: "The courtier's daughter is twenty-seven years old this year, and she used to be the companion of the county lord of Anwar. I was already out of the palace, but my life was not good, and I had nothing to rely on, so I had to ask the county lord to go back to the palace on an errand. ”

Cheng Yuanniang nodded when she heard this, and said, "I see." ”

In the past, there was such a girl when she was in the Pingyuan Hou Mansion, and when she was in the house, the wind and water rose, and the master was gracious and married.

However, after getting married, the husband is not good, or the husband dies, and life becomes depressed for various reasons. I really couldn't live, so I had to go back and beg my master to take him in and give me a bowl of rice to eat.

It seems that this Su Huaiyu is also not good outside, and he turned back. This kind of subordinate, no matter how beautiful he was before, will be downcast when he looks back.

"Female Officer Su turned out to be the companion of the county lord of Anwar." Zhou Xijia's tone changed suddenly.

The companion of the Lord of Anwar, that is, his own people.

However, the former female official who was the companion of the county lord of Anhua is back to the house on an errand, and it is time to return to Mingfeng Pavilion on an errand, why did he come here.

"Yes." Su Huaiyu said.

Cheng Yuanniang said: "Since you are the companion of the county lord of Anhua, then you should be on an errand." ”

"Yes." Su Huaiyu bowed his head in response.

Zhou Xijia asked with a smile: "Did Female Officer Su come over today because of insufficient manpower?" ”

"I've just returned to the palace, and I'm not familiar with it yet. coincided with the selection of the prince's side concubine, and the chief historian sent it over. Su Huaiyu said, "Where to be on an errand in the future is all up to Lord Changshi's orders." ”

Zhou Xi's meeting, the personality of the county lord of Anhua, is not like the average master.

Being willing to read a bowl of rice to your ex-partner does not mean that you have to stay by your side and do it yourself. It is possible to think that Su Huaiyu is incompetent and kick it elsewhere.

Although female officials are matched with the county lord most of the time, there is no rule that says that female officials must serve the county lord.

Especially a female official like Su Huaiyu, who has turned back for the second time, although she is in the name of a female official, she is better than a girl. Although the master can't beat and scold casually, she has no power herself.

"Heh, what would you do if you were sent to serve the concubine?" Cheng Yuanniang asked.

Su Huaiyu's face suddenly showed hesitation, and after a while, he said: "The duty of a courtier is to serve the master, and other things, the courtier ......."

"I hope you can tell which one is the master." Cheng Yuanniang snorted coldly.

Zhou Xijia hurriedly diverted the topic and asked Su Huaiyu: "Is everything in this house cleaned up?" ”

Female officials are not ordinary subordinates, and they are not easy to beat and scold casually.

What's more, it depends on the master to beat the dog, looking at the face of the county lord of Anwar, it can't be too difficult for her.

In fact, during the insurance period, it is most appropriate to transfer Su Huaiyu to Shizifu. It's just Cheng Yuanniang's temper, let alone wooing, it will only offend people.

"It's done, please check it out with the princess." Su Huaiyu said, posing to ask the master to accept the work.

Cheng Yuanniang strode into the main room, only to see that all the furniture had been replaced, and the array had been arranged.

The array is not expensive, but it is arranged with great care, and it looks comfortable and elegant.

"I don't know which slut will be cheaper." Cheng Yuanniang said in a weird manner, with a slightly distorted expression on her face.

Zhou Xijia was speechless when he heard it, but he didn't know how to say it.

In the past, Cheng Yuanniang was resentful, but no one was crying by herself, and she could still do all the face work.

Now it seems that he doesn't care about anything, and he doesn't care about saying such things at all.

"Pinghu Qiuyue has been cleaned up, does the princess want to go over and take a look?" Su Huaiyu asked.

Cheng Yuanniang said: "Look, of course you have to go and see it." ”

"I've been shopping for a while, princess, let's go back." Zhou Xijia persuaded.

Where would Cheng Yuanniang listen, and said: "I'm not tired, what about the two side concubines, I have to take a good look." ”