Chapter 4: A World in which Men Are Inferior to Women
In the early morning of the next day, none of the six palaces in the east and west had a good night's sleep, except for Wu Xueying, who slept until dawn.
The secrets on the surface of the harem have long been spread in private.
"Have you heard? Your Majesty came out of the cold palace very late yesterday......"
"This concubine is really not simple, she has been sent to the cold palace, and she can still make His Majesty worry about it."
"Isn't it......"
In Kunning Palace, several palace maids whispered.
"You guys don't work hard, what are you talking about!"
Yu Qi said loudly angrily:
"Let me hear you gossip again, and be careful that I tear your mouths apart."
Yuqi's voice was heard by the entire Kunning Palace.
A few cleaning palace maids hurriedly lowered their heads and worked......
But in private, the people in the Kunning Palace have long been dissatisfied with Yuqi's domineering and arrogant appearance on weekdays.
"Yuqi!"
The queen woke up with a frown, and she screamed for Yuqi to come in.
Although Yuqi came to serve after the queen entered the palace, after all, he was also a person who had been with him for several years.
As soon as she guessed, she knew that there was a chance that the queen was going to be held accountable for what she said wrong things yesterday, so she didn't go in directly, but went to the small kitchen to make a glass of honey rock sugar water.
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"Mother, you're awake. Start by drinking a glass of honey syrup to moisten your throat. ”
The queen's ancestral home is Chuzhou, and since she married into the palace, she has not adapted to the dry climate here.
When you wake up every day, you must drink a glass of sweet water to moisten your throat.
"Yuqi ......"
The queen took it, and when she saw that she was obedient, she also knew that she had been serving herself wholeheartedly all these years... But the most taboo thing for slaves and maids is... Relying on her seniority, she thought that she couldn't do without her masters.....
The queen is not ready to be easily exposed this time...
"Niangniang, today is a double day, and the concubines will come to greet you in a while."
As soon as the queen heard Yuqi say this, she began to have a headache.
A room full of women are shrewd, hiding words in their words, mocking and ironic... It's annoying to think about.. Annoying!
The queen was not from a high-ranking aristocratic background, if it weren't for His Majesty and the Queen Mother, one insisted on establishing Concubine Yuan, and the other insisted on establishing Concubine Mei... There was a stalemate for a while.
won't let her become this queen in the end!
It's no secret in the harem... Therefore, every time the concubines came to ask for peace, she also tried her best to put the money of the main palace to bother.
Yuqi saw that the queen suddenly frowned, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Niangniang, but is there anything uncomfortable?" ”
"It's okay, hurry up and dress up in this palace."
Yu Qi was glad that he had escaped a catastrophe, and quickly nodded in agreement.
The queen thinks about saying hello today, and it is estimated that it will not be over for a while and a half... His Majesty went to the cold palace yesterday, and it was indispensable to talk about it for a long time.
She pressed her temple with one hand and said:
"Tell me to prepare some tea..."
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"Concubines and others see the queen's mother, Niangniang Chitose Chitose Chitose."
"I wish Niangniang a long and blessed six palaces."
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In the main hall of Kunning Palace, the queen sat on the throne, and all the concubines knelt and bowed to her six times.
The warbler Yanyan who knelt in a room was full of auspicious words, and there were a few sincere blessings in her heart, and the jade body was Chang'an.
Below, Concubine Mei's appearance of kneeling and pretentiousness made the queen disgusted when she saw it.
Thinking about yesterday was her birthday banquet, Concubine Mei was also pretentious....
Concubine Mei flipped over with a pair of Danfeng eyes with contempt, and the queen could only pretend that she didn't see it, no one in this harem knew that Concubine Mei was almost the master of the back seat back then.
After the ceremony.
Concubine Mei seemed to be tired, and sat down.
All the other concubines also sat down, and everyone looked like they wanted to say something, and the queen had already guessed it.
"Give me tea."
Yu Qi said silently in his heart: The queen thought early in the morning, they will not leave early when they come to ask for peace today!
The palace maids served tea to the mother and the little masters, except for Concubine Mei, the rest of the concubines got up and thanked the queen for the tea.
Among them, some people drink well, and some people drink badly.
"Niangniang, this tea is Biluochun, it's really delicious. There is no such good tea in the palace of the concubines, and it is really a blessing today. ”
It was the noble Qi who spoke.
She was elected two years ago, and it is reasonable to say that Chinese New Year's Eve will pass soon, and it will be a biennial election in the new year.
Qi nobles are not favored, and this is also the lowest one in the current harem.
Her father is only a nine-rank petty official, but he is far stronger than Wang Jieyu, a palace maid, but she is only a sixth-grade nobleman, and Wang Jieyu is one level higher than her, from the fifth grade.
Everyone could see that she was in a hurry... I want to hug the queen's thigh.
"Sister, this tea is from the first half of the year, and the taste is a little light when I drink it."
Concubine Mei said with half-squinted eyes.
This obviously kills two birds with one stone, that is, he laughed at the queen's tea is not good, and warned the nobles of Qi that they should not want to tie up with the queen.
In this harem, if you want to stammer, you can only stammer with her Concubine Mei.
In fact, the queen didn't receive the love of the nobles, if she hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have given Concubine Mei a chance and laughed at her.
This person is not favored, and there is a reason for that.
Wang Jieyu saw the right time, and hurriedly pinched her little throat like a yellow bird and said:
"At this time, maybe the tea in the cold palace is better than the queen's mother. This morning, the cold palace is lively, and Your Majesty has rewarded a lot of things in the past! ”
After all, she was born as a palace maid, and Wang Jieyu's gossip is always the fastest.
Not to mention the queen for a while, Concubine Mei's face also pulled down.
She originally wanted to make the queen more uncomfortable, but she didn't expect that as soon as these words came out, the faces of the concubines in the audience turned black.
After all, they are still not as good as Concubine Yuan, even if they are just a cold palace abandoned concubine now.
Outside the hall, Aunt Sulan, who was next to the Queen Mother, entered the hall and said:
"Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, please go to Yikun Palace."
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The queen let the concubines disperse, and she got up and went with Aunt Sulan.
She, the queen, is actually in vain, and the entire harem is still the queen mother.
"The concubines see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an."
The queen saluted the Queen Mother respectfully, but the Queen Mother didn't mean to let her get up at all......
"That's what you're a queen... Let Your Majesty go to a place like the Cold Palace! You didn't dissuade you, but you went with you. ”
The queen always bowed slightly, not saying a word.
No one could see her expression at this point.
The Queen Mother is even more depressed, this is really a stuffy gourd!
Why did you choose her to be the queen in the first place, I thought she was an unassertive ......
"Queen Mother, don't be angry."
Su Lan handed the tea to the Queen Mother and said softly.
The queen mother wanted to pour the tea directly on the queen's head, seeing if she could speak.
"Auntie, don't be angry. How dare the queen care about Your Majesty. ”
At this time, Concubine Mei and Chun Zhaoyi walked in, both of whom were relatives of the Queen Mother.
Chun Zhaoyi is the niece of the Queen Mother.
Just now, the two of them were outside the queen's Kunning palace, thinking that the queen was invited by the queen mother, so they followed to see the excitement.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the door, I saw the queen's humble appearance, and her calves were still trembling slightly under the yellow phoenix skirt.
The two sat down proudly next to the Queen Mother, they really didn't miss a good show, and they didn't think about saluting the queen at all.
"Let's go."
The queen mother didn't expect them to have it, and it was not good to refute the queen's face too much for a while.
"How much effort did the mourning family take to get His Majesty to put the concubine into the cold palace......"
"Useless!"
In fact, the queen has never understood why the queen mother dislikes Concubine Yuan so much.
"Sulan, bring some more people. The three of you all go to the cold palace with the mourning family. ”
Concubine Mei and Chun Zhaoyi were willing to go to the cold palace, but the queen didn't show it on her face, but she didn't want to get involved in it in her heart.
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In the cold palace, there are two more palace maids around Wu Xueying.
As soon as she woke up, she saw the two of them handing over the toiletries.
"Mother, you're awake."
Wu Xueying was very uncomfortable, and the woman served her as a slave and a servant.
In her palace in Xuanqiu, all men were slaves, and women were female officials, responsible for some higher-level duties.
Of course, the men are also carefully selected, and there will be no one as ugly as Gonggong Hai who appears in her Xuanqiu Palace.
"Who are you?"
Wu Xueying came back to her senses and asked.
"The slave is Yuyan."
"Slave Yuxia."
"Your Majesty asked us to serve Niangniang with us."
Wu Xueying reacted for a while, she thought she was still dreaming yesterday in a groggy mood......
She's crossed!!
At the same time, it also means "crossing".
It means that she has died, and she has died in Xiao Li's hands......
"Yuxia, Yuyan, what did you just call me?"
The two thought that Wu Xueying was because she was beaten into the cold palace, and when she heard that she was still called Niangniang, they were uncomfortable.
After all, Concubine Yuan has been locked up for more than half a month, and no one has been caring.
"Little Lord."
Yuxia looked at Wu Xueying's face and said.
And Yuyan thought that Wu Xueying was going to be held accountable, so she hurriedly explained:
"Little Lord, no... Concubine Yuan, although your title has not been replied to... But looking at Your Majesty's posture, it is not a matter of time before you get out of the cold palace and restore your title. ”
Yuxia also echoed: "That's right, the slaves and maids congratulate Niangniang in advance." ”