Chapter 18: Zhu Youzhen is not a simple person
Each palace in the harem has its own chef, and you want to ask which palace is the best? It should still be the highest level of Kunning Palace.
Because the queen is the person in charge of the inner court, the real mistress of the harem.
Of course, this is not the main thing, the main thing is that the empress is the emperor's wife, and the emperor eats a lot in the queen's palace.
There is a saying that to control a man's heart, first control a man's stomach, of course Zhou Yufeng must keep the best chef in his palace.
In addition, Zhou Yufeng's cooking level is also very high, and Zhu Youzhen especially likes to eat the things he makes.
Therefore, Zhou Yufeng often made snacks and sent them to the Qianqing Palace.
In ancient times, generative technology was not good, and people had very little scientific and technological knowledge, but it was not bad at all in psychology.
Sometimes, the women of later generations are not as good as the women of ancient times.
You see some women in later generations, at home, they know that they are unreasonable, and women who really understand things will not be so superficial, she knows the importance of the heart.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the emperor ate and lived more in the queen's palace.
However, this is not a certainty, there are two times.
Let's talk about Zhu Youzhen's grandfather Zhu Yijun, people like Zheng Guifei, and it's not enough to stick together with Zheng Guifei every day, and that Queen Xi is pitiful.
Zhu Youzhen is the same, his favorite woman is the deceased Tian Guifei.
It is said that Tian Guifei Tian Xiuying's mother Wu is proficient in music and rhythm, good at Danqing, Tian Xiuying is full of her mother's inheritance, she is slender and delicate, ingenious, versatile, although she is introverted and not smiling, but sometimes she also shows something different from ordinary women, this Tian Xiuying is also proficient in riding and archery, which can't help but make Zhu Youzhen particularly like.
In this era of male superiority and inferiority, women are subordinate to men.
But women are also divided into three, six, nine and so on. For example, in the common people's family, rich people may marry several wives, and only the main wife really has a status in the family, if the concubine dares to be dishonest, the fierce wife dares to sell the concubine behind her husband's back, if the bitter hatred is deeper, maybe the concubine will be sold to the Qinglou in anger, I tell you to seduce men, don't you like men? I let you like one enough, let you change men every day, and change several times a day.
This Zhu Youzhen likes Tian Xiuying the most, so he often rests in Tian Xiuying's palace at night.
Let's all say that there are tens of thousands of people in this harem, and there is only one real man, of course, the emperor's young son is not counted.
The emperor's adult sons, whether they are princes or princes, all have to leave the harem to live in their own palaces, Zhu Youzhen wrote letters to the king at the age of six, and moved to the palace at the age of twelve.
Zhu Youzhen always lives in Tian Guifei's palace, and he is not conscious at all, although Zhou Yufeng is virtuous, he is not willing, who doesn't want her husband to lie by her side as a companion for a long night, just don't do that, it's good to feel the breath.
However, this Tian Guifei is also a little unconscious, so she doesn't know how to persuade Zhu Youzhen, should you go to live with the queen for a few days?
This week, Yufeng was passable on the surface, but in front of Zhu Youzhen, he had as much energy as he wanted, but secretly he was very unhappy.
Last year, during the Spring Festival, on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the north wind was blowing, and it was snowing heavily.
However, when she arrived outside Kunning Palace, Zhou Yufeng didn't let Tian Xiuying in, saying that she was putting on makeup and hadn't dressed up yet.
Tian Xiuying can only wait outside Kunning Palace, she will not be allowed to enter in the first class, she will not be allowed to enter in the second class, go back and get dressed, it is rude, after all, Zhou Yufeng is the queen.
Later, Yuan Guifei Yuan Junhong came, and as soon as she was informed, Zhou Yufeng let Yuan Guifei in, and the two sisters had a good relationship, and they talked endlessly.
When Yuan Junhong left, Zhou Yufeng let Tian Xiuying in, and even the air was frozen, and Tian Xiuying fell ill when she went back, and died within three months.
Before dying, Tian Xiuying entrusted her son Dingwang Zhu Cizhi to be raised by Zhang Yan, the queen of Yi'an.
Of course, Zhou Yufeng either wants to harm Tian Xiuying with pure intentions, or sees that Tian Xiuying is not pleasing to the eye, and wants to cure Tian Xiuying's problems, do you still know the big and small kings? Know who's big and who's small?
Of course, Zhu Youzhen didn't know why Tian Xiuying got sick, otherwise, with his temper, he would be abolished.
This Zhou Yufeng is indeed a very virtuous queen, Tian Xiuying took good care of Tian Xiuying's son Dingwang afterwards, the motherless child is pitiful, how can Queen Yi'an worry.
Empress Yi'an is Zhu Youzhen's elder brother Emperor Zhu Youxiao's queen, Emperor Tianqi died, and Zhu Youzhen, who succeeded him, named Zhang Yan Empress Yi'an, the eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, Zhu Youzhen and Zhou Yufeng have always regarded Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan as an elder, especially when Zhu Youzhen hesitated to consult Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan.
Although there is nothing lacking in the palace, Zhou Yufeng must be filial to Empress Yi'an if he improves his life, and the husband and wife often go to Ciqing Palace, which Zhang Yan rejects, to ask for warmth.
In the harem, according to the seniority, Concubine Li Kang has the highest seniority.
This Concubine Li Kang is Gong Yonggu's mother-in-law and Princess Le'an's mother-in-law.
At that time, Zhu Youzhen's father died, Zhu Youzhen's brother Zhu Youxiao was not very old, and Concubine Li Kang, who was still a servant, decided to live in the Qianqing Palace to control the government and listen to the government, but unfortunately, this time was not the late Qing Dynasty, and she did not have the two sons of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and finally took the young Princess Le'an to live in the side hall in the opposition of the minister.
The side hall is the cold palace.
How pitiful the woman who lives in the cold palace is, anyone who has watched the TV series knows it.
Of course, after all, TV series are made up by people, isn't that the case? God knows.
But one thing is for sure, the life of a woman who lives in a cold palace is definitely not easy, even the eunuchs who are slaves dare to bully you, the main thing is that you are bullied, there is no place to sue, if you provoke these dog slaves and cut off your confession, you will be miserable.
If you think about it, you will know how miserable Concubine Li Kang and Princess Le'an are.
Wei Zhongxian is in power, because Concubine Li Kang was forced by the ministers to live in the side hall, and Wei Zhongxian is the sworn enemy of the courtiers, so Wei Zhongxian is good to Concubine Li Kang, otherwise, it is estimated that Gong Yonggu may not be able to become a concubine.
Why?
Because the mother and mother may not survive.
Zhu Youzhen, a child who died very early without his father since he was a child, grew up but was very affectionate, and immediately after ascending the throne, he named Li Xuanzhi as Concubine Li Kang, and also chose a horse for Princess Le'an to marry, and even Princess Le'an's title was sealed by Zhu Youzhen.
Regarding this point, Zhu Youzhen's brother Zhu Youxiao is far behind, the key is that he is a professional carpenter, and he has no time to think about other things.
Maybe Princess Le'an has suffered a lot since she was a child, so Princess Le'an is very kind and very good to Gong Yonggu, and the husband and wife have a deep relationship.
Some people say that Gong Yonggu and Princess Le'an have a good relationship, mainly because Gong Yonggu respects Princess Le'an, which is inaccurate.
In the Ming Dynasty, the hierarchy was very strict, the princess was the daughter of the emperor, naturally the master, and the concubine was the slave of the princess.
According to the relevant regulations, the princess still lives in the harem after getting married, and the concubine lives in the governor's mansion outside the palace.
The royal regulations stipulate that the horse should give the princess four times a day to ask for peace, two of which are not to meet, the horse will stand outside the princess's palace to ask for peace, please leave after the princess, when the princess eats, the horse can not eat together, to stand next to the princess to eat, and the family of the horse sees the princess no matter how old the princess is to do the monarch and ministers, that is, the parents of the horse, when the father-in-law and mother-in-law, is no exception. The master is the master, there is no discussion.
When you think of the horse, what can you think of? married Bai Fumei, and then walked to the peak of life? Running out of money every day? Clothes and food? If you think so, then you are very wrong.
In the Ming Dynasty, the horse was the third grandson, and the royal family implemented the three no's policy on the horse, and could not enter the office, could not lead the army, could not conduct scientific research, and the descendants could not.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty concubine can only hold the lord of the concubine Duwei and cry, it is miserable to think about it, marrying a daughter-in-law is to marry the ancestor back, and he can't do this or that.
None of this happened to Gong Yonggu.
After Princess Le'an got married, she has been living in the Duwei Mansion of the Horse, and when she met Gong Yonggu's parents, she consciously regarded herself as a junior and filial to her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Therefore, Gong Yonggu is the happiest horse master in the Ming Dynasty, and there is no only two.
From this point of view, Zhu Youzhen is not a rigid and conservative person.
Ay! It's far away, don't talk about it.
Let's just say that Concubine Li Kang has gone through hardships, she doesn't want to be strong, she can also look at herself and others correctly, and she doesn't care about anything in the harem, just to support the elderly and enjoy happiness, Gong Yonggu and his wife are very filial, and they often go into the palace to visit the old lady.
Therefore, Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan actually fulfilled the role of the real queen mother.
Let's take the female officials who serve in various palaces as an example, the female officials in Zhang Yan's Ciqing Palace, and the female officials in the Empress Zhou Yufeng's Palace, want to be promoted to the first grade, but there is no door, mainly to reflect the respect for Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan.
Zhu Youzhen wanted to hold a banquet in Kunning Palace, so he wanted to invite Zhang Yan over, and he wanted to report Wang Jinlong's affairs to his sister-in-law.
Of course, Zhu Youzhen also called someone to come, who is it? Prince Zhu Cihong.
Zhu Youzhen's idea is to make his son sensible, and don't listen to the slander of his subordinates, because he also knows that there must be courtiers who are secretly unconvinced and want to deal with Wang Jinlong, and it is definitely not good to say bad things about him, but what about his son?
In addition, Zhu Youzhen is also worried, what if the prince and Wang Jinlong have a quarrel and force Wang Jinlong away? Both were young men, about the same age.
This is not a trivial matter, don't look at Wang Jinlong's giggling, but such a person is extraordinary, once the prince has something, maybe Wang Jinlong himself will slip away, if Wang Jinlong is gone, it is not only a matter of loss, the consequences are very serious.
How important is this? Just now, Wang Jinlong hadn't come yet, and Zhu Youzhen had thought about it when he was alone in the Qianqing Palace.
What to do? Then let the crown prince Zhu Cihong understand Wang Jinlong, don't think that you are the prince.
Of course, Zhu Youzhen wants the two of them to have a good relationship, how old he can live is not certain, this Wang Jinlong will have to assist his son in the future, with this guy, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to prosper.