287. The Queen's Duties (II)
Li Shimin's demand for women is not weak, but he has always been more restrained, before Gaozu ascended the throne, in addition to his wife, there were only a few ordinary concubines around him, and there was no serious concubine.
After Gaozu ascended the throne, there were a few more serious concubines in his backyard, and seriously speaking, he did not take the initiative to bring them back, but Gaozu assigned them to him in order to pull the cage family.
It can be said that over the years, except for his wife, he has not taken the initiative to bring anyone to the backyard, because he has been very busy and has not had the time to think about this aspect of things.
In addition, although there are not many people in his backyard, all of them are rare beauties, fat and thin, each with different styles, for this reason, he does not feel any dissatisfaction.
Now that he has become the emperor, the country has stabilized again, as the throne becomes more and more stable, and the authority is becoming more and more prosperous, some bad roots in human nature have begun to emerge unconsciously.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, before proposing, the concubine will naturally find someone to probe the other party's tone, if the Zheng family really has no intention, how can the concubine be reluctant." Empress Eldest Sun glanced at him and said with a smile.
After Li Shimin left, Qinglan quietly walked to the side of Empress Changsun, and stopped talking, but the eldest grandson glanced at her: "Qinglan, it doesn't matter if you have anything to say." ”
"Niangniang, did you really decide to hire the daughter of the Zheng family into the palace for Your Majesty?" Qinglan glanced at Empress Eldest Sun and said.
"Yes, that Zheng family girl is a rare beauty, His Majesty's harem has been empty all these years, and as a queen, this palace should add a few concubines with outstanding colors for him." Empress Eldest Sun said lightly.
"But Niangniang, with the appearance of the daughter of the Zheng family, you don't have to worry about it......" Qinglan still felt that something was wrong, it was really the appearance of the little lady of the Zheng family who was too lethal, if the emperor was really fascinated by her and changed his mind, the consequences would be simply ......
"Worried about what? Worried that a concubine with a good color will come in, and I, the queen of the main palace, will fall out of favor? Qinglan, you have been with the palace for all these years, why don't you understand, whether you are the head of the house or the queen, if you want to tie up Your Majesty's heart, it will not work to be jealous or to guard against other women. ”
"Your Majesty, he is not an ordinary person, what he wants to do, what he should do, he has his own sense of proportion, this palace is his wife, he retains enough respect, trust and affection for this palace, but this does not mean that he can tolerate this palace interfering in his life and preferences at will."
"As his wife, if the palace finds that there is something wrong with him in major affairs, the palace has the obligation and duty to help Kuang help to correct the fault, but when he wants to properly exercise the power of an emperor, if the palace intervenes at will, it is called overstepping."
"Throughout the ages, which emperor has not been surrounded by three palaces and six courtyards, with countless concubines, and there are only a few people in our majesty's harem? If he doesn't need it, that's it. ”
"But he obviously longs in his heart, just to maintain face, he is embarrassed to speak, this palace is a virtuous queen praised by the world, how can he turn a blind eye to this?" Empress Eldest Sun glanced at Qing Lan, and then went down.
"But Niangniang, with Your Majesty's feelings for you, if you don't like too many newcomers coming in, and treat him as if you don't know his thoughts and don't accept newcomers, he won't say anything." Qinglan Road.
"It will really not be for a while, but it will be difficult to say after a long time, the heart of the emperor cannot be measured by common sense, you don't have to see that Your Majesty has been consistent with the palace over the years, and you feel that the palace can do whatever you want."
"The relationship between Emperor Wen and Empress Wen of the previous dynasty should not be under the palace and His Majesty, why did this pair of loving emperors come to such a point in the later period?"
"To put it bluntly, Empress Wen is too confident, so confident that she thinks that with Emperor Wen's feelings for her, no matter how she controls Emperor Wen, Emperor Wen will not treat her well, but the result is ......"
"Although Bengong is not a wise man, he is well aware of a truth, that is, in the face of the general trend and trend of history, the power of an individual seems insignificant, not to mention that Bengong really doesn't care too much about whether someone is favored, and even if he cares, he won't show it."
"Without it, because this palace understands that it has the honor and status it has now, it is because of Your Majesty, that is, in the heart of this palace, Your Majesty is both the husband of this palace and the monarch of this palace, and if this palace wants to never be disliked, you must always remember your duty."
"It is difficult for the emperor's family to have feelings without any interests, there is no one in this world who will always be good to a person for no reason, the emperor, even more so, if you want him to treat you consistently, you have to always put him first in everything, and let him really feel your good."
"Your Majesty is a person of great affection and gratitude, as long as this palace can always think about him in his heart and always put him first, he will naturally put this palace in an important position." Empress Eldest Sun smiled a little self-deprecatingly.
Taking the initiative to take a concubine for her husband, of course, it is not that the eldest grandson queen has a hole in her brain and likes to stuff women around her husband when she has nothing to do, but that she is transparent enough and understands her husband well, rather than letting him speak, it is better to take the initiative herself.
Her husband was very good to her and had a deep affection for her, which she never doubted, but a person like him was destined to be the only one by his side, he liked her and cherished her, but it was impossible for her to stop at other women for the rest of his life.
Since he knows that it is something that cannot be forced, but he has to ask for luxury, it is to embarrass himself, and the eldest grandson does not like to embarrass himself, let alone make it difficult for strongmen.
In her opinion, since you can't be a couple for a lifetime, there is no difference between a few more or fewer women around her husband.
This is the fate and sorrow of women in a patriarchal society, the eldest grandson is a very wise person, she does not think that she has the ability to change the status quo by herself, since she knows that she can't change it, it is better to follow the trend.
"I'm afraid that the color of the Zheng family's lady is too good, and if she is really included in the palace, the other ladies in the palace will be unhappy." After Qing Lan listened, she was silent for a long time before she spoke.
"People who can see it, naturally they won't have any opinions on this palace because of this, if they can't see it, they can't see it anyway, and this palace can't manage it so much, this person in the palace, the most important thing is to see through and understand proportion."
"People who can't see through it live very hard in this palace, okay, Qinglan, don't worry about it, this palace now has three sons and two daughters, as long as there are no big mistakes, when you are alive in this palace, no one can shake the position of this queen."
"You will personally go to Zheng Dasinong's mansion tomorrow and invite his wife to come to the palace." Empress Eldest Sun glanced at Qinglan and said with some amusement.
"......" Qinglan.