Chapter Eighty-Eight: The New Palace Concubine
On August 11 of the sixth year of Yong'an, the concubines who had been titled moved into the six palaces that had been packed up in advance.
In the Yongle Palace of Lingxi, there is also a beauty, a talent, and a Baolin.
Yan Meiren lived in the East Wing Hall of Yongle Palace, Qin Cairen lived in Furong Xuan, and Wan Baolin lived in Lanyu Pavilion.
The day for the new palace concubines to ask Empress Zhu for peace was set for August 14, and on the second day of the invitation, they would participate in the family banquet of the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival. On August 16, Emperor Yong'an began to recruit these new concubines.
Therefore, in the days from August 11 to August 14, the more important thing for the new concubines than to be familiar with their own palaces is to visit the lords of each palace in order to seek the favor of the superiors, so as to join the party and make the future life better.
And those concubines who sit firmly on the throne of the first house are not more relaxed than them. Because every time a new palace concubine enters the palace, it is a good time for the concubines in the harem to form a gang.
Which palace master promotes which new concubine can be seen from its reward.
For example, Rou Guifei rewarded Zhenjieyu with a string of good Dongzhu necklaces, a pair of agate bracelets, and two silk yarns. It can be seen that he values Zhen Jieyu very much, and he can't wait to pull Zhen Jieyu into his camp.
Concubine Ying's reward is the same as her attitude as a person, she is impartial, and it is impossible to see which concubine she likes.
Cao Guifei fell in love with Yi Jieyu, and her reward was also moved into the Youxiang Pavilion of the Tilting Cloud Palace like water. In the foreign dynasty, the Cao family and the Dong family have an in-law relationship, so Cao Guifei is also close to Yi Jieyu.
It's a pity that Yi Jieyu doesn't seem to be too concerned about Cao Guifei, but is very attentive to Concubine Ren, who lives in the same palace and gives birth to the fourth prince Li Linghuai. went to invite an Ann to come out, and the sister of the group was called, and it was very affectionate.
Although Concubine Xin is not very favored by Emperor Yong'an, there is a princess under her knees, and she is also respected as the lord of the first palace. Therefore, the concubines who stayed in Anding Palace got along very well with it. The things rewarded are also common in the palace, and they are heavier when they look at the strong family forces behind them. Those whose family power is weak are rare. For example, Wan Baolin, who stayed in Yongle Palace, did not receive a reward from Xin Concubine.
Lingxi has always been cautious, and he will not be biased. So I rewarded two Jieyu, each with two Yunyanluo and two brocades. Other beauties from the four grades will each be rewarded with a cloud smoke and a Su silk. Rewarded the five talented people each with a willow satin, from the five products of Baolin each person a horse of brocade.
In addition to these things, Lingxi also rewarded Yan Meiren with a pair of jade bracelets in good color and a pair of new-style palace flowers. A string of high-quality pearl necklaces and a pair of new-style palace flowers. I appreciated Wan Baolin's transparent white jade hairpin and a pair of new-style palace flowers.
Therefore, the new palace concubines who lived in the Yongle Palace all received two rewards from Lingxi.
The things that Lingxi appreciated were not important among the concubines, but she did not lose her proper status as the master of the first palace, nor did she surpass the other concubines.
After receiving the reward, the three concubines who stayed in Yongle Palace wanted to ask Lingxi for their gratitude in the Lingyan Palace, but because Lingxi was in confinement, they were exempted.
Among the existing concubines in Yongle Palace, the lowest rank is Wan Baolin. When Ling Xi heard about Wan Baolin's matter, he also said in his heart that Wan Baolin was a thoughtful and bold person. If there is a final trial of filial piety and the empress dowager and Emperor Yong'an together on that day, Wan Baolin will definitely be convicted of bewitching and bewitching the lord.
On August 14 of the sixth year of Yong'an, the new concubines went to the Weiyang Palace early in the morning to greet Queen Zhu.
Lingxi was in confinement and did not show up. You don't have to think about it to know that Yingying Yanyan's must be very lively, and it is inevitable that some concubines will squeeze other concubines because of their high status.
Sure enough, Wan Baolin came back with red eyes. Ning Cairen is now an old man, and only comforts a few words. Yan Meiren went back directly to her Lanyue Pavilion without even saying hello.
On August 15 of the sixth year of Yong'an, the family banquet of the Moon Viewing Platform and the Palace was not present. The emperor's eldest son, Li Lingyun, swept his eyes over where Lingxi should be sitting, and couldn't tell what was going on in his heart.
On August 16 of the sixth year of Yong'an, Emperor Yong'an was fortunate to give Yi Jieyu who lived in Qichun Pavilion of Yide Palace.
On August 17 of the sixth year of Yong'an, Emperor Yong'an was fortunate to give Zhen Jieyu, who lived in the secluded Xiangxiang Pavilion of the Cloud Palace.
On August 18 of the sixth year of Yong'an, Emperor Yong'an was fortunate to give Yuncai people who lived in Liuyunxuan in Anding Palace.
On August 19 of the sixth year of Yong'an, Emperor Yong'an stayed in the Changxia Hall of Changxin Palace.
When Cao Guifei received the will of the little eunuch, she was really happy, she had not been favored by the emperor for more than two months. What's more, now that the new concubine is receiving holy favor, how can Emperor Yong'an be happy if he can think of her at such a time.
By the time he was in his twenties in August, Lingxi's body had improved a lot. You can walk slowly in the inner hall with the support of lotus leaves, and you can also stand and hold the five princes for a while.
Lotus Ye was afraid that Lingxi would be tired, so she let Lingxi sit on the low kang in the inner hall, and put the five princes in her arms for her to play with.
The two nurses stood in the side room and waited, and they could hear the lotus leaves crying loudly.
Qiaozhu sat on the low table next to the low kang, and was holding the belly pocket of the five princes to change the stitches, wanting to change the lock embroidery to dark embroidery, so as not to grind the delicate skin of the five princes.
Lingxi wore a wide water-green palace robe, with a combed bun on his head, because he was afraid that the pearl and jade ornaments would scrape the little prince, so he had no hairpin on his head. With a soft smile on his face, he tapped the small mouth of the fifth prince Red Sakura with his white fingers. As soon as the fifth prince opened his mouth, he took Lingxi's hand into it and sucked it hard.
Seeing this, Lotus Ye chuckled, "Niangniang, the fifth prince is eating your fingers." ”
Lingxi also laughed, holding the arm of the fifth prince and shaking non-stop, "My emperor, too greedy." Hahaha......"
Qiaozhu bit off an embroidery thread with his teeth, stood up and compared his belly pocket to the body of the fifth prince, and said with a smile, "Niangniang, if you eat it like this for the fifth prince, I am afraid that the belly pocket changed by the slave will be enlarged before it is put on the body." ”
"Then you'll just make a bigger one." Lotus Ye stared at the red face of the fifth prince, and his eyes were full of smiles, "The emperor has rewarded a lot of cotton materials." ”
"Yes, yes, yes, Sister Lotus Ye is right!" Qiaozhu said three words, and then turned to Lingxi and said, "Da Ming Nu Maiden directly made the belly pocket worn by the fifth prince at the age of ten, it must be too small." ”
Lingxi and Lotus Leaf laughed when they heard this.
The fifth prince sucked Lingxi's fingers, sucked left and right and couldn't suck milk, and finally didn't agree, pouted his little mouth, and cried with a wow.
Lingxi hurriedly hugged her in her arms and coaxed, "Yi'er is good, don't cry, don't cry~ My mother was wrong, my mother won't tease Yi'er anymore." ”
Lingxi always felt that the word mother and concubine were not close to blood and family, so when there were no outsiders, she always claimed to be the mother of the five princes.
Lotus Ye hurriedly went to the side room and called the nurse in, and took the five princes out to feed.
Lingxi looked at the direction in which the five princes were taken away, and only after a long time did he withdraw his eyes and mutter, "When will I grow up?" ”
Lotus Ye tightened the curtain in the middle of the inner hall, turned back to Lingxi and smiled, "Niangniang, the child will grow up soon." Look at the third prince, now he has walked steadily, and he can speak. ”
Since Lingxi gave birth, her body has been very weak, so she has blocked all the concubines who came to visit her from the door, and the concubines are also among them.
Lingxi vaguely remembered that on the day she gave birth, Concubine Xian once whispered in her ear that she knew the whereabouts of Princess Allure. But at that time, she was at a life-and-death juncture, and Lingxi couldn't figure out whether Concubine Xian really knew or was lying to her.
A trace of anxiety arose in Lingxi's heart, and he felt very flustered.
She has been dreaming of Allure when she was a child lately, but she can't see Allure's face clearly. Allure took her hand and whispered, sometimes crying and sometimes laughing, and when Lingxi wanted to ask her something, Allure threw her hand away.
Lingxi always wakes up in nightmares screaming 'phantom' to wake up the five princes who are sleeping peacefully in the dormitory.
After going back and forth like this, Lingxi no longer dared to put the five princes in his bedroom. Let the nurse take her to sleep in the side hall, and carefully advise, "If the fifth prince is crying, he must call the palace." ”
Lotus Ye and Qiaozhu couldn't understand why Lingxi was always crying about the nickname of the five princes in her dreams, so they could only comfort her when she woke up, "Don't be afraid, Niangniang, the five princes are asleep, the slave maid has just gone to see it, and he is sleeping soundly." ”
It is precisely because of the nightmares that Lingxi has been suffering from so many nightmares that his body will recover so slowly.
As soon as Qiaozhu put away the embroidered belly pocket, Xiao Dezi came in from outside.
After saluting the Lingxi, Xiao Dezi began to tell the Lingxi about the big and small things that happened in the harem.
Since the death of Yubaolin, Emperor Yong'an has been very indifferent to Queen Zhu, and he has also been very indifferent to Rougui Concubine.
Concubine Rou has always been pressed by Queen Zhu, and her heart is unhappy, but now she is affected by Queen Zhu, and she is naturally not angry. So Rougui Concubine didn't often run to Queen Zhu, but began to woo the new palace concubines.
Zhen Jieyu's mother's family is the mother's family of Empress Jingren, Emperor Yong'an's biological mother, so Concubine Rou values her very much. Therefore, after rewarding a lot of things, he also asked Queen Zhu for an order to let Zhen Jieyu move to her Yongyan Palace.
Empress Zhu refused.
The harem concubines and their palaces are all arranged by her, and the purpose is to separate these concubines who have a lot of power in foreign dynasties, so as to facilitate her governance.
Concubine Rou is her cousin, how can she not know the doorway. Now I have begged Zhen Jieyu to go to Yongyan Palace with her, and where did she put the majesty of the queen?.!
The rougui concubine couldn't ask for it, and she was also angry in her heart. She had already boasted about Haikou with Zhen Jieyu, but she didn't want Queen Zhu to refuse so decisively.
Since this incident, Zhen Jieyu's attitude towards Rou Guifei has not been as intimate as before. Instead, I often went to Concubine Ying to tease Concubine Ying. His age is about the same as Concubine Ying's second princess, although he is of different generations, he also has a good time.
In addition to the Rou Gui Concubine, the one who is even more active in the harem is Cao Gui Concubine.
Since August 19, after Emperor Yong'an stayed in the Changxia Palace, the smug look on Cao Guifei's face has become more and more serious. The new palace concubine really wants to lean on her big tree, but Cao Guifei is a person who can't look down on people in her eyes. After many concubines were ridiculed by him, they stopped coming forward.
After all, most of the people who can enter the palace are the daughters of official families, who wants to have nothing to do and let others look down on them.
"What about the others?" After listening to it for a while, Lingxi got tired of listening. It's nothing more than those things, either competing for favor or forming gangs, which is very annoying.
"Others ......," Xiao Dezi said after thinking for a while, "Concubine Xian has been quite close to the beauties recently, and she can often see them in the imperial garden enjoying the flowers in one place. "That's wrong, it's still three chapters today, but at my speed of codeword, I'm not sure when the third chapter will come up. So don't stay up late and wait, rest early, and watch it during the day tomorrow~~