Chapter 11: Wu Lu's Intentions
Wu Lu listened to his daughter's words with a hesitant expression, after all, no matter how bad that person heard about the family's future, he would be a little unacceptable.
Although she knew that she should tell Ama about the future of the family, Yun Yao was still a little worried when she saw that Ama was not a mother, after all, half of Amma's life of working hard for the family had come to naught, and there was nothing more discouraged than this.
Wu Lu saw that Yun Yao's face was worried, and he also accepted his depressed mood. Thinking of what his daughter said, he hurriedly asked, "Yao'er, you said that you entered the palace later, and you haven't gone through the draft yet." ”
Wu Lu grasped the key point from Yun Yao's words, there are very few concubines in the harem who have not gone through the draft, except for the women who have been promoted from the palace maid to the concubine, only some special show girls have entered the palace without going through the draft. But the name of these people entering the palace is called 'waiting for the New Year's palace'.
What does it mean to stay in the palace? The so-called New Year's stay in the palace refers to some underage flag girls, who are not yet married, and they can only be temporarily raised in the palace, and then knighted when they reach the age of the year.
Concubine Hui has been in the palace since she was a child, and she is quite a folk child daughter-in-law, and this situation is very common in the Qing generation; For example, Kangxi's concubine Ma Jiashi, the daughter of Lang Gaishan, also "stayed in the palace", Kangxi was only fifteen years old at the time, and gave birth to the prince Chengrui. Concubine Hui was not yet married, and Borzigit died on April 12 in the ninth year of Kangxi (1670), and was posthumously presented as Concubine Hui on the ninth day of the fifth month. The granddaughter of the fourth auxiliary minister, Sony, the sister of Empress Hesheri, is the same as "staying in the palace", Kangxi gave birth to the prince Yinzhen in the thirtieth year, died on June 20, 35, and was posthumously presented as Concubine Ping in the same month.
But Yun Yao's situation is different, she has missed two drafts when she enters the palace, in other words, Yun Yao is already overage. Such a big woman in the harem was named a concubine, and there was only a palace maid with a cloth banner.
And there are very few such examples in the Eight Banners, the most recent example is Concubine Dong E of the Shunzhi Dynasty, to be honest, this is not a good example. In the Eight Banners, Concubine Dong E's affair is an open secret. At the beginning, Emperor Shunzhi fell in love with his younger brother and daughter-in-law, erased the marriage relationship between his husband and wife, and only entered the palace at the age of eighteen, without going through the normal draft procedures.
It is conceivable that Yun Yao's entry into the palace is simply too conspicuous. It was expected that he would be targeted by the people in the harem. Even the harem queen mother and the queen mother will not look at her pleasing to the eye. And Wu Lu was also removed from his official position at that time, Wu Lu can imagine how difficult his daughter's court road will be.
Thinking of this, Wu Lu was even more worried. Ma Jiashi next to him was also a little stunned when he listened to the conversation between their father and daughter.
"Yao'er, why do the masters want you to enter the palace?" Ma Jiashi is even more distressed about what happened to her daughter, even if it is a dream, but Ma Jiashi comes from a woman's intuition, and believes that it is very likely to be true. Another, more important question was asked.
Yes, why did someone let Yun Yao have to enter the palace? Ma Jiashi and Wu Lu thought at the same time. This is what Yun Yao and even his family must know. The person who can let Yun Yao enter the palace must be a high-ranking person, first of all, the possibility of a foreign minister is too small, and this situation can be ruled out. Then the biggest possibility is that the emperor is the emperor, the people in the harem will not risk offending others to let Yun Yao enter the palace, only the emperor would do such a thing.
Then the emperor can bring Yun Yao into the palace, there is a lot of room for manipulation here. Moreover, the harem is closely related to the previous dynasty, and if Yun Yao has to enter the palace, it will definitely affect the previous dynasty. Wu Lu thought more about this issue. Don't say that Wu Lu doesn't care for Yun Yao, it's just that in front of the prosperity of the family, Yun Yao's weight is not so heavy.
Yun Yao also knew Wu Lu's thoughts, but Yun Yao knew that in this feudal dynasty, Wu Lu had already given Yun Yao the greatest love, not to mention that at this time, the Eight Banners were all proud of entering the palace, and Wu Lu's thoughts were not wrong.
"My daughter may know why I have to let my daughter enter the palace." Yun Yao now understands the emperor's attitude from the perspective of a bystander, how can the emperor value it be given to others? Although in Kangxi's eyes, he is not an important figure, but anyone who provokes the emperor's majesty will not get benefits. What's more, although the current Kangxi is young and arrogant, he will not let the person he values marry someone else, even if he doesn't want it.
"My daughter found an acquaintance in Tantuo Temple, of course, I saw it in a dream, and I saw his daughter who was even more convinced that her daughter's dream was not fake." Yun Yao said solemnly.
"Who is it?" Wu Lu asked anxiously. Wu Lu believed that the person Yun Yao knew must be very important, because this meant that the person was in the palace, and the status of the person who dealt with Yun Yao must not be low, even the people around the emperor. And maybe it hasn't gotten up yet, which plays an important role in the development of the family.
"His name is Wei Zhu, and I saw him outside Master Huizhen's door." Yun Yao replied.
Wu Lu was a little familiar when he heard this name, but he didn't have much impression either. looked at Yun Yao.
"He was originally a haha bead next to the emperor, and later replaced Liang Jiugong as the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace."
Wu Lu took a deep breath and soothed his fast-beating heart. Wei Zhu he didn't know who it was, but Liang Jiugong he knew! The current Liang Jiugong is backed by Kangxi, which can be said to be in full swing! Even if the emperor taboos eunuchs from interfering in politics and does not let eunuchs read and write, Liang Jiugong is still the closest person to the emperor, and he can be said to be the first person around the emperor, and the princes and ministers also compete to make friends. The person who can replace the first person around Kangxi is not a small role.
"Yao'er, did you see the emperor?" In the end, Wu Lu lowered his voice, for fear that others would listen.
Yun Yao shook her head and nodded again, "My daughter didn't see the emperor, but my daughter remembered in her dream that Wei Zhu never left the side of the Lord Banzai when she was not the chief eunuch. Later, Wei Zhu was also favored by Kangxi because of this.
When Wu Lu saw his daughter's affirmative expression, he knew that it was true, after all, Wei Zhu, a eunuch, would only serve the royal clan, but Wei Zhu had been a long live lord since he was a child, and he would definitely not point it to others.
Wu Lu also understood why Yun Yao would enter the palace at this time, Long Live Lord took a fancy to his daughter, and he had listened to Fu Jin's approval before, and the emperor must have known it, after all, Eniang's life is good, and being a daughter will not be bad. From a man's point of view, Wu Lu will definitely not let go of a woman with a good life and a good family background, as an emperor!
But thinking that there are still hidden worries, why didn't the emperor pay much attention to his daughter after Yao'er entered the palace, Wu Lu thought about it and knew what was wrong, after all, it was ten years of Kangxi, and it had been several years since Yao'er entered the palace. Even if the emperor has the best patience, he won't wait that long! And listening to his daughter's dream, he will be masturbated in the future. It is estimated that it also made the emperor unhappy.
It's just that Yun Yao has to participate in this draft. Otherwise, the emperor's sacred heart is unpredictable, and there are too many variables until the next time. Besides, my daughter actually got smallpox before the next draft, so it's hard to guarantee that this matter was not leaked out and framed by others.