After settling Zhu Qizhen and the Qian family easily, Zhu Qiyu took the ministers and dispersed.

Rao is Zhu Qiyu is young and strong, and he is really tired enough. Before dawn, he came out of the Qi Palace, all the way to Xizhi Gate to greet him. Then he cried and knelt again, tossing for half a day to complete the Zen ceremony.

Immediately afterwards, the Warat mission rioted, killing almost a river of blood. Finally, when you enter the Forbidden City, you not only have to participate in this torturous feast, but also walk back and forth between the Yinghua Palace, Fengtianmen, and Nangong.

More things have been experienced on this day than in a month.

So Zhu Qiyu changed his plan and chose to take his family and rest in the old palace for one night.

The others are not much better, and today's other protagonist Zhu Qizhen fell asleep when he returned to the dormitory, leaving only Qian standing in a daze.

The Qian family was also embarrassed, although the two were husband and wife, but in the Nangong, a separate dormitory was also arranged for the Qian family.

Even in the past, the two did not live together, but one lived in Qianqing Palace and the other lived in Kunning Palace.

Now that the Qian family is blind in one eye and lame in one leg, Zhu Qizhen is a person who cares about his appearance very much. Therefore, without Zhu Qizhen's approval, Qian would not dare to share a bed with him without authorization.

Just when the Qian family was undecided, sixteen beauties dressed as palace maids walked in and knelt down together to salute the Qian family.

Qian didn't care at first, but after the palace maids got up, Qian found a problem: these women were so beautiful that they were all stunning. And her demeanor is coquettish, and she has a variety of charms, and at first glance she is not comparable to ordinary palace maids.

So the Qian family summoned Xing'an, the head of Nangong, and asked curiously: "Xing'an, who are these women, and who arranged them?" ”

When Xing'an saw Qian's question, he was also a little hesitant and didn't know how to answer.

On this issue, Xing'an is also very innocent, although he is the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi and the head of the Nangong, but now among the eunuchs in the inner court, the power is definitely ranked outside the ten.

This is still an optimistic statement, because the emperor's distrust of Xing'an is almost open, and the eunuchs who are openly disliked by the emperor are basically nothing in the minds of others.

So Hung Yen is far from what it used to be.

Take these sixteen beauties as an example, although the celebrant has already arranged it, Xing'an has just learned that there is such a play. Well, I knew the time of a pillar of incense earlier than Queen Qian.

Seeing that Queen Qian had been staring at her, Xing'an had no choice but to reply stubbornly: "Queen Qiyu, this is the concubine that Queen Zhou gave to Jinyi Wei Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming before.

When His Majesty hunted in the north, Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming were initially escorted by the left and right.

Empress Zhou remembered her hard work, so she gave a total of 16 concubines. ”

At this point, Xing'an paused, his face embarrassed.

Empress Qian asked angrily: "They are the concubines of Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming, why did they come to His Majesty's bedroom?" You tell the truth to this palace, dare to deceive, don't blame this palace for turning its face and being ruthless. ”

When Xing'an heard this, not only was he helpless, but he had to kneel down and ask for guilt again and again. Although Empress Qian was submissive in front of Empress Dowager Sun, and she was also at a disadvantage in front of Empress Zhou, there was no big problem in cleaning up a down-and-out Xing'an.

So Xing'an could only tell the truth: "Niang Niang Mingjian, when she gave these sixteen concubines to Ma Liang and others, she was actually just a clever name and a secret Chen Cang.

At that time, it was inconvenient to send women to His Majesty openly, otherwise the Ming army would be defeated, and the imperial court would still be busy sending women to His Majesty and spreading them, which was really difficult to block the mouth of Youyou.

So Empress Zhou took a detour, in fact, these women were sent to His Majesty to sleep in the name of Ma Liang and other concubines.

Since these women were all used by His Majesty, Ma Liang and the others did not dare to touch them. Therefore, Empress Zhou took these women back and sent them to Nangong to serve His Majesty. and gave another sixteen stunning women to really be concubines for Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming.

In this way, as long as it is done in secret and no one publicizes it, the government and the opposition will not notice this kind of thing, and at the same time, as for letting His Majesty's woman live outside the palace for a long time, it is exactly the best of both worlds. ”

After hearing this, Queen Qian's face became completely gloomy. His own brother-in-law, the current Emperor Jingtai, is ridiculous enough, especially on the issue of women, acting in all kinds of deviant ways.

I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that my husband was more ridiculous than my brother-in-law.

Although it is a clear plank road and a dark Chen Cang, it is forced by the situation and is an expedient measure. But these women are indeed nominally the concubines of the courtiers, and once the word spreads, the reputation will not be good.

Queen Qian thought about it, but fortunately, her husband did not know about the matter of summoning these women into Nangong.

The so-called remedy is not too late. Tomorrow morning, these women will be sent away, and the hidden dangers can be completely removed.

Thinking of this, Qian waved his hand and motioned for Xing'an to retreat with these sixteen stunning women, and then Qian stayed in Zhu Qizhen's dormitory and personally guarded it all night.

Xing'an retreated, but he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart.

When Zhu Qizhen was first captured, Xing'an was also ordered to send envoys to the Warat military camp many times.

So Xing'an knew that among the sixteen women, there was a girl named Ling'er, who was nominally Yuan Bin's concubine. Although he has the appearance of a country and a city, he has a strong temperament and has always refused to sleep for His Majesty.

However, his majesty is very fond of this little girl, and he has always stayed by his side to serve tea and pour water, but he has never been strong. It wasn't until he suffered a fiasco in Xuanfu first, threw a group of palace people in Shanxi, and fled back to the grassland with only His Majesty, and the two separated.

Although Xing'an is a eunuch, he also understands the psychology of men: only what you can't get is the best.

Therefore, Xing'an is sure that tomorrow morning, after His Majesty wakes up, he will never allow Queen Qian to send people back.

Nothing was said all night.

Zhu Qizhen slept until noon the next day.

Anyway, there is no need to deal with the government, and Zhu Qizhen is also idle.

It's a pity that as soon as she woke up, Queen Qian told Queen Zhou about sending sixteen concubines.

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and was about to praise Queen Zhou for her thoughtfulness, but Queen Qian advised: "Your Majesty, the king avoids the wife of his ministers, this is a recognized etiquette."

Regardless of the actual situation, at least nominally, these women were the concubines of Ma Liang and others. His Majesty is now inappropriate to include them in the South Palace.

Once it is used by someone with a heart, His Majesty's reputation will be greatly damaged. ”

Zhu Qizhen was not happy when he heard it, and immediately retorted: "Queen, what are you talking about, the etiquette law says that the monarch avoids the wife of the minister, and it does not say that the monarch avoids the concubine."

No matter which dynasty or generation, concubines can be given away. Ma Liang and the others voluntarily gave their concubines to me, what's wrong.

My brother didn't object, so why do you bother with it.

Besides, I am like this, and I still care so much about my reputation.

And you have also read books, look at the emperors who have been forced to abdicate in the past dynasties, the worse their reputation, the safer they are.

Just like Liu Chan, the more he is happy, the more chic and comfortable he is.

My brother is willing to send my woman back, which is enough to have a conscience. He didn't give us a story about Song Taizong and the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so you can be content. ”

(End of chapter)