222. Concubine Feng
"Guanyin, the current political affairs are basically stable, and the matter of sealing the concubine is about to be put on the agenda, do you have any suggestions for this?" One day at the end of February, when Li Shimin returned to the harem after being busy with the affairs of the court, he discussed with his wife, Empress Changsun, about sealing the concubine.
He is the throne of Wude Jiude, and it has been nearly half a year since then, the queen and the crown prince have been canonized, and several of his concubines are old people who came over from the Qin Palace, so there is no reason not to give them a position at this time.
"This is how it should be, the sister of the Wei family, the sister of the Yan family, the sister of the Yin family, the sister of the Yang family and the concubine of the Yang family, they are all from the high family, and they are the old people of the Qin Palace, Your Majesty should indeed give them a position." After listening to this, Empress Eldest Sun smiled and said with a gentle face.
"You, don't taste at all?" Li Shimin stared at her with some dissatisfaction.
"What does it taste like? Your Majesty, we are all old husbands and wives, and your sisters are also old people in the house, and the concubine is the honor they deserve, if the concubine even wants to eat this, how can she be qualified to be the mother of this country? The eldest grandson laughed dumbly.
"You, you can see everything so thoroughly, since you don't care, you might as well help me give my opinion, how do you think the position of these people should be determined?" Li Shimin glanced at her and shook his head helplessly.
"It's better for Your Majesty to decide this matter, if I make an idea, I'm afraid that it will upset your sisters, but with their family background, their status should not be too low." Empress Eldest Sun paused slightly when she heard this, and then spoke.
"That's it, there are only six people in the house, the positions of the four concubines have been sealed, Xiao Wei and Yang have never had children, it is enough for the two of them to be crowned concubines, as for the head of the four concubines, it will be led by Wei." Li Shimin thought about it, it was such a reason, and he didn't ask the eldest grandson for advice, he pondered for a while, and said.
"You want to make Webster a concubine?" Empress Eldest Sun was stunned when she heard this, she thought that Li Shimin would make the Yang family a concubine, after all, the Yang family had a special background, and she was a side concubine when she was in the Qin Palace, and she also gave birth to an heir.
"Well, Wei is a rare smart person, and she can do things, when she was in the Qin Palace, she helped you take care of the house, and all the affairs can be handled in an orderly manner, in the palace, with her to help you take care of the handle, you will be much easier." Li Shimin nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, now that the situation is stable, there are only a few sisters in the harem, is it time for the draft in the palace?" Empress Eldest Sun was very moved when she heard this, she glanced at Li Shimin, hesitated slightly, and said.
"Guanyin, we have been husband and wife for so many years, don't you still understand me, I am not a greedy and lustful person, last year in order to make the Turks regress, I almost emptied my Tang Dynasty treasury."
"If the draft is held at this time, even if the courtiers and the people don't scold me, I won't be able to pass this level myself, don't mention this matter in the future," Li Shishi glanced at her with some displeasure.
"Is it a concubine, don't mention this concubine in the future, the concubine etiquette is cumbersome, Your Majesty will go to draft the charter first, after their respective positions are decided, let me know again, I will arrange for the Internal Affairs Office to customize the clothing and seal according to their position." The eldest grandson hurriedly admitted his mistake, and then changed the conversation and turned the topic to Concubine Feng.
After Li Shimin left the queen's palace, he thought about it again in the imperial study, and finally made up his mind to seal Wei's concubine as a concubine, Yin's as a concubine, Yang's as a concubine, Yan's as a virtuous concubine, and Xiao Yang's and Xiaowei's as concubines.
When this holy decree was sent to the palaces, everyone was stunned, and the most surprised and surprised among them were Webster and Yang.
Wei really didn't expect that with his background, he would be named a concubine.
Because he was too surprised in his heart, after Webster listened to the holy decree, he stayed there in a daze, did not return to his senses for a long time, and forgot to take the decree to thank him.
It was the palace maid beside her, Chun Yan, who gently tugged at her sleeves next to her, that she came back to her senses.
"The concubine is grateful." Webster came back to her senses, only to find that her eyes were unconsciously fascinated by tears, she quickly wiped it, bowed down, folded her hands, and took the holy decree.
"Congratulations to Niangniang, congratulations to Niangniang, Niangniang, it seems that your Majesty and the Queen have your intentions in your heart." After the person who made the decree left, all the maids in her palace came forward to congratulate her.
"Well, Your Majesty and the Empress are both real clear-eyed people, Chunyan, Qiuxi, you will go to the Queen's Palace with me to thank you later." Webster eased his emotions and said.
"Yes, concubine, you said that you made a concubine, what kind of concubine will be promoted to Lanxiu Palace?" Chunyan, Qiu Xi nodded, and then the more lively Qiu Xi couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This is a matter for Your Majesty and the Queen's mother, let's not ask more." Concubine Wei glanced at the two palace maids and warned in a low voice.
Don't talk about the matter on Concubine Wei's side, but Concubine Yang of Lanxiu Palace was also stunned when she received the holy decree, she was named Concubine Shu, who owns the position of concubine? Or did His Majesty not seal the concubine?
With such doubts in her heart, after receiving the holy decree and thanking her, Concubine Yang Shu turned her eyes to Lan Yi and said, "Lan Yi, you ask people to inquire about the movements of other palaces." "Since the emperor has already sealed the concubine, it is impossible to seal only one person.
Lan Yi went, and brought back the news from nowhere else, the Wei family of Qingluo Palace was named a noble concubine, the Yin family of Zhixi Palace was named a concubine, and the Lan family of Zhaoping Palace was named a virtuous concubine.
After listening to this, Concubine Yang stood stunned for a long time without saying a word, Lan Yi was a little uneasy when she saw this, looked at her face carefully, and persuaded her: "Niangniang, don't be angry, Your Majesty still loves you and His Royal Highness the King of Han very much." ”
"At the end of last year, not long after His Majesty was crowned the crown prince, he made our Royal Highness the prince, and in addition to the second son of the queen, our Royal Highness is now honored."
"I'm not angry, in fact, I should have known this result in my heart, with my identity, it is the limit to be able to be a concubine, how can I expect too much, Ke'er should get out of school, bring him over later, I want to return him to thank the queen and His Majesty." Yang Shufei smiled a little self-deprecatingly and said.
Although the concubine ceremony is not as cumbersome as the queen, it is not simple, the four concubines are second only to the queen of the first grade of the palace concubines, their costumes and concubine seals, etc., must be formulated in accordance with the rules, only when all this is done, by the queen personally awarded the treasure seal, the concubine ceremony is officially completed.
On the sixth day of the first month of March, the concubine ceremony of the four concubines was held at the same time, and the four concubines wore a first-class concubine costume, saluted the emperor and queen, and then received the queen's seal, and the etiquette regulations were officially completed.
In the process of being sealed, there was almost a small mistake, Concubine Yin De accidentally stepped on the hem of Wei Guifei's skirt, almost causing her to fall.
Li Shimin's face sank at that time, and Concubine Yin De was also frightened, and then Empress Changsun gently held her husband's hand, indicating that he should not be angry on such an occasion, and this matter passed without danger.