Chapter 5 True and False Princess Five

Qin Tai and his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't know the key to this, and they also knew the consequences of knowing too much royal secrets.

The reason why Qin Tai has not been able to really integrate into officialdom for so many years is that the biggest problem is that Qin Tai is unwilling to go with the crowd and embezzle with everyone.

But there are other reasons, one of which is that he knows too many secrets, especially royal secrets.

Although these secrets made some people taboo and did not dare to completely offend Qin Tai to death, they also put an end to Qin Tai's career.

Whether it is Qin Tai himself or the other party, once he thinks of these unknown secrets, he will have an indescribable bitterness.

As a person with status, I don't want or want people to know my secrets, let alone see this person every day.

Emperor Jiajing was like this at the beginning, Yan Song and Xu Jie. Gao Gong is the same, so is Emperor Longqing, and Zhang Juzheng can't avoid it.

So they didn't know in their hearts, Aunt Yun let Qin Tai come out, and even more infertile Aunt asked Qin Tai to continue to dig more secrets of herself.

Although Empress Dowager Li didn't want Qin Tai to know too much, she had to consider Qin Tai when she encountered a problem.

The more this is the case, the worse Qin Tai's situation will be, whether it is the Empress Dowager Li or the little emperor, they will not let outsiders like Qin Tai grasp their secrets too much.

Now that Feng Bao and the others are wise to protect themselves, Zhang Juzheng has broken with Qin Tai again, and there is no Ren to protect Qin Tai and his wife.

Qin Tai and his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't want to interfere in the investigation of this matter from the bottom of their hearts, but now that they are in shape, it seems that Qin Tai and his wife can't participate if they don't want to.

Although it is not the first time for Qin Tai and his wife to enter the palace, they are still not too accustomed to the rules in the palace.

As the place where the emperor lived and worked, and also a symbol of the supremacy of imperial power, the imperial palace has always been a solemn place of the Mystic River, so it is not only a lot of rules but also very cumbersome.

It is precisely because there are the most noble people in the world who live here, so even the servants feel that their status is very noble.

As long as you get involved with the emperor or the palace, both people and things will be worth more. The one who treats the emperor is called the imperial doctor, the one who cooks for the emperor is called the imperial cook, the maid who serves is called the palace maid, and the subordinate who is replaced is called the eunuch, and even the one who pours the toilet for the palace also uses the royal title.

On the other hand, their clothing and behavior were also restricted, because they represented the majesty of the emperor and the royal family, and they could be laughed at, and the emperor or the royal family could not make irresponsible remarks at that time.

For example, if you want to enter and leave the palace, you must be dignified and dressed.

Officers of rank must wear official uniforms that match their own. Those who have no grade must also wear formal clothes, otherwise not only will they not be able to enter the palace, but they will also be accused of contempt of imperial power.

Not only the people below, but even the emperor himself had to abide by this rule. Ren like Emperor Jiajing was an alternative, and the vast majority of emperors were greatly constrained in their dress and behavior.

The emperor must wear a bright yellow dragon robe in the upper court, and he must wear a dragon robe in normal times, change at least three sets of clothes every day, and so on.

People like Qin Tai, who came to the palace temporarily to do errands or were summoned, couldn't and didn't have time to prepare, so they had to change into the spare clothes prepared by Feng Bao and enter the palace.

Otherwise, they can't enter the palace, and they can't appear in front of noble people like the queen mother or the emperor.

Zhan Xiaoxiao, as a married woman with no grade, put on the dark green inferior palace clothes prepared by Feng Bao.

Although Qin Tai used to be an official with rank, he was the target of royal surveillance, and he could not enter the palace in official uniforms, so he had to wear a dress with flower and bird patterns to enter the palace.

This is also Feng Bao, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and is accommodating in private, otherwise Qin Tai can only wear the same green subordinate clothes as Zhan Xiaoxiao to enter the palace.

In the palace, the status hierarchy is very strict, green clothes are the most inferior, and when you see a higher status than yourself, you must salute and greet them, but anyone with status can call these lowest.

On top of the green costume is the blue costume, and the blue costume corresponds to the person at the supervisor level. Above the blue costume is the red costume, and the red costume corresponds to the chief steward or the popular palace maid and eunuch.

The red costume is already the top of the regular subordinates in the palace, and then it is the so-called master.

But in fact, there is another rank above the red costume, that is, the purple costume, this treatment can only be possessed by a very small number of people, they are the most powerful people in this palace, such as Feng Bao, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, suffers from the eunuchs who have entered the eunuch of the celebrant Bingbi.

The royal relatives can wear flower and bird pattern dresses or formal court clothes to enter the palace, this kind of person is regarded as a VIP level in the palace, and ordinary subordinates dare not offend these people.

Feng Bao saw Qin Tai's personality and the personal relationship between Feng Bao and Qin Tai, so he dressed Qin Tai in a dress with a flower and bird pattern, so as not to be embarrassed or looked down upon after Qin Tai entered the palace.

Qin Tai looked at his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao, who was a little unhappy, as Zhan Xiaoxiao's husband, Qin Tai knew what Zhan Xiaoxiao was muttering in his heart.

Zhan Xiaoxiao's palace maid's dress was not prepared by Feng Bao, it may have been specially ordered by Empress Dowager Li. Although Qin Tai didn't know Empress Dowager Li's intentions for a while, it seemed that Zhan Xiaoxiao must do something as a palace maid, so Zhan Xiaoxiao had to dress up like this.

Although Zhan Xiaoxiao is married and is already a mother of three children, she still has a little temper.

Zhan Xiaoxiao once disguised herself as a man to handle a case, and she was not even afraid of the dead, but there were still some girls who had a habit of cleanliness.

The color of this dark green palace uniform made Zhan Xiaoxiao unhappy, and Zhan Xiaoxiao would never wear it.

Zhan Xiaoxiao and Qin Tai have lived in Jiangnan for many years, and dark green is also called duck green in the local area, which is a saying that is neither good-looking nor good-sounding.

In addition, Zhan Xiaoxiao has been a little afraid of ducks since he was a child, so Zhan Xiaoxiao's dislike of this color is a little secret that several family members know.

The family will be very careful to avoid this color and ducks, so that Zhan Xiaoxiao will not see live ducks or duck feces.

Now Zhan Xiaoxiao not only saw her least favorite color, but also wore clothes of this color to go to the place she didn't like the most, of course she was in a very uncomfortable mood.

Qin Tai comforted and patted his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao on the shoulder, reminding Zhan Xiaoxiao that now is not the time to lose her temper.

It was the first time for Qiu Xiaoqiu, who entered the palace, and was very curious about this kind of costume and the palace he was going to, so he silently kept his clothes on his body from time to time, and looked out from time to time in the carriage.

Qin Tai was more worried and helpless than others, he was worried about what kind of problems he would encounter after entering the palace.

At this time, Feng Bao did not say the problem of Empress Dowager Li, because this matter is related to the secret of the royal family, and it is also related to the choice of the direction of the future master of the harem.

Therefore, whether it is the Empress Dowager Li, the little emperor, or even Zhang Juzheng, who heard a little rumor, can't say things clearly.

Only then did Empress Dowager Li think of inviting Qin Tai and his wife into the palace in a secret way in her personal name. Feng Bao didn't dare to tell Qin Tai in advance, whether he was in business or private, and he didn't dare to tell him about it outside the palace.

Not only did he have to worry that Qin Tai and his wife would not accept and would not want to enter the palace, after all, Empress Dowager Li could not summon Qin Tai and his wife with a clear decree, but he also had to worry that outsiders would know about this matter too early.

If Queen Wang had known about this matter in advance, she might have laid out the layout in advance. Although Feng Bao didn't like this queen very much in his heart, after all, Queen Wang was married to the queen of the Ming media and was the hostess of the public, and this queen was personally chosen by Zhang Juzheng for the little emperor.

As Zhang Juzheng's political ally, Feng Bao didn't want to make the little emperor and Zhang Juzheng completely turn their faces immediately because of this queen.

Although Feng Bao knew very well in his heart that the little emperor had already disagreed with Zhang Ju and that it was a matter of time before he turned his face, Feng Bao didn't want this kind of thing to break out too soon.

Zhang Ju is his ally, and the little emperor has something to bring up, and he doesn't want to see the two of them really tear their faces.

Feng Bao was worried that Qin Tai would hint at what he would say, so from the very beginning when he saw Qin Tai and his wife, he began to avoid Qin Tai's gaze a little.

In fact, Qin Tai would not really embarrass this Feng Bao, for Qin Tai, this Feng Bao was the last person he could rely on, and he didn't want to see Feng Bao punished for revealing the news.