Chapter 271: Mother is more valuable than son, Qingwan becomes concubine
That night, when Xue Baochai was missing Jia Yun under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard of the inner house on Xuefu West Road, there was also a woman in the inner court and harem of the palace who was missing Jia Yun. The former was missing because it was love, while the latter was I miss you because it is family affection.
The harem woman who is missing Jia Yun tonight is Duan Qingwan.
In the inner court of the imperial palace, behind the Qianqing Palace is the Zhong Palace, which is naturally the residence of the queen. There are six palaces on the east and west sides of the Zhong Palace, namely the East Sixth Palace and the West Sixth Palace, collectively known as the East and West Ten Palaces. Second House.
In addition to the queen, the emperor also has one imperial concubine, two imperial concubines, four concubines, and six concubines. Generally, the imperial concubines, concubines, concubines, and concubines can each rule one of the twelve east and west palaces. As for the emperor's Other concubines can only occupy one room in a certain palace.
What Qingwan rules is Chuxiu Palace, one of the Six Western Palaces.
Chuxiu Palace was first built in the Ming Dynasty. It is five rooms wide, with a front corridor and a single eaves on the top of the mountain. The interior is exquisitely and gorgeously decorated. This place is usually occupied by people above the imperial concubine. However, Qingwan was originally occupied by Emperor Tianzhi. After visiting Chuxiu Palace, we can see Emperor Tianzhi’s holy love for Qingwan.
The west room of Chuxiu Palace is the Nuan Pavilion, which is also the bedroom where Qingwan sleeps. There is a bed on the north side and a wooden kang on the south side.
At this time, Qingwan was staying alone in the west room, sitting on the wooden kang on the south side, supporting her chin with one hand, looking at the candlelight with dull eyes, and thinking about Jia Yun in her heart. To be precise, she was Her real biological son Xia Shi. The candlelight flickered, and the firelight enveloped her face and body, adding another layer of hazy beauty to her who was still as beautiful as a fairy in her thirties.
Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed since Jia Yun was publicly recognized as the sixth prince by Emperor Tianzhi.
Although Qingwan confirmed that Xia Xu was not her biological son and Jia Yun was his biological son half a year ago, she did not feel strong maternal love for Jia Yun in the first period. On the contrary, her maternal love for Xia Xu was still strong. , after all, she had never met Jia Yun, and Xia Xu was raised by her.
It was not until recently that Jia Yun's importance in Qingwan's heart gradually increased. One of the reasons for this was that Jia Yun recently led the Chang'an camp to the south of the Yangtze River, which made Qingwan couldn't help but worry about him, and This worry invisibly increased her maternal love for him.
And just yesterday, she heard the news that Jia Yun had become the top hero in the rebellion in Jiangnan. At that time, she couldn't help but get excited. Today she heard the news that Emperor Tianzhi wanted to make Jia Yun Prince Zhongwu, and she couldn't help but be even more excited. Excited.
She was both excited that her biological son was so outstanding and had achieved such great military exploits, and she was also excited that this matter might bring benefits to her biological mother.
She has been banned in Chuxiu Palace for half a year, and she has no complaints about it. When she thought about it, Emperor Tianzhi only banned her after learning that she had been a secret agent of the Shui family, which was considered particularly merciful.
However, although she had no complaints, she also felt lonely.
This kind of loneliness is not mainly because she can only live in Chuxiu Palace. Even if she is not grounded, the scope of her life is limited to the inner court of the palace. For her, there is not much difference between the two.
This kind of loneliness is not mainly because Emperor Tianzhi only came to visit her three times in the past six months. During the three visits, he just sat for a while and then left. He didn't sleep with her for half a year.
The main reason for this loneliness is that she is a very motherly woman. She used to dote on Xia Xu. Xia Xu used to stay with her often, but in the past six months, she has naturally not been able to see Xia Xu, her biological son.
Jia Yun was not allowed to see her by Emperor Tianzhi, which made her maternal love disappear.
Especially tonight, her longing for Jia Yun, her biological son whom she had never met, was as bright as the full moon in the night sky above Chuxiu Palace.
She has realized that although her maternal love for Xia Xu is still not weak until now, her maternal love for Jia Yun is now on par with the former. It is not difficult to imagine that as she and Jia Yun meet in the future,
, her maternal love for Jia Yun will become stronger and stronger, and her maternal love for Xia Xu will also become weaker and weaker.
She now has a strong desire to meet Jia Yun, her biological son, and even has a strong desire to participate in Jia Yun's wedding.
It is ridiculous to say that Jia Yun is not only an adult now, but also has such great abilities and achievements, but her biological mother has never seen Jia Yun, not even once.
However. Even when she first gave birth to Jia Yun, she didn't even see her. This biological son was quietly replaced by Yao Muchun and replaced by Shuizhen's son Xia Xu.
She knew about the marriage between Jia Yun and Xue Baochai, and knew that the two were originally scheduled to get married on the eighth day of August. Emperor Tianzhi also told her personally at that time and allowed her to meet Jia Yun one day before her wedding.
But she was not satisfied with this, because according to Emperor Tianzhi's arrangement, it meant that her biological mother did not participate in Jia Yun's wedding.
In the Qing Dynasty, when a prince got married, he had to go to the palace to pay homage to his birth mother on the day of the wedding, and the next day he had to bring his wife to the palace to pay homage to his birth mother. If Qingwan only met Jia Yun one day before her wedding,
This situation does not count as participating in Jia Yun's wedding. It would be dishonorable and sad.
Qingwan was a guilty concubine, and was banned because of Emperor Tianzhi's special kindness. If not for Jia Yun's great contribution in seizing Chang'an Camp, and the Chang'an Jiedushi who took over was very important to Emperor Tianzhi, Emperor Tianzhi would not even allow her
Meet Jia Yun the day before her wedding.
Qingwan also knows that when Jia Yun returns to Beijing this time, she will get married to Xue Baochai, and their wedding will not be delayed any longer.
And she also speculated that Jia Yun's great military exploits this time might bring benefits to her, the biological mother.
It stands to reason that her biological son Jia Yun will now be promoted to a prince. As Jia Yun's biological mother, it would be outrageous for her to be just a concubine. At least she should be named a concubine.
Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the biological mothers of all princes and princes have at least been concubines. There are very few cases of concubines. Most of them are queens, imperial concubines, and noble concubines. You know, when Jia Yunjin becomes a prince, the wife he marries will be
The princess is more noble than the emperor's concubines and concubines. In this case, if Qingwan is just a concubine, it is indeed outrageous. This will not only lose Qingwan's dignity, but also undermine the rule of the emperor.
of decency.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So Qingwan speculated that this time she might be named a concubine by a concubine because of the high status of her mother and her son.
However, rather than being named a concubine, she was more concerned about whether she could take advantage of Jia Yun's great military achievements this time to participate in Jia Yun's wedding and be able to accept Jia Yun at the Chuxiu Palace on the day of Jia Yun's wedding.
The grand gift, and the next day received the grand gift from Jia Yun and Xue Baochai at Chuxiu Palace.
She really has a strong desire to participate in Jia Yun's wedding.
At this moment, a palace maid hurriedly walked into the west room with a look of surprise on her face, and said to Qing Wan who was sitting on the wooden bed on the south side: "Your Majesty, the emperor is coming!"
This palace maid is called Yuyan, and she is Qingwan's confidant maid.
The name "Yuyan" was chosen by Qingwan herself. The literal meaning is smoke-like misty rain. However, Qingwan's choice of this name is not limited to the literal meaning. It has a deeper meaning. The implication is that the misty rain in Yangzhou is very beautiful.
Wan and Emperor Tianzhi first met in Yangzhou.
Qingwan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she hurriedly got off the wooden kang. From the west, she walked around a rosewood-carved Wanfu Longevity pattern framed with a large glass partition, and walked into the West Room. The north and south sides of the West Room
There was a wooden kang on both sides, and Qingwan passed through a rosewood-carved magnolia-pattern skirted glass partition from the west room and walked into the bright room.
The bright room of Chuxiu Palace is very gorgeous. There is a floor-screen throne in the middle. Behind the throne are five red sandalwood mirror screens inlaid with the word "longevity". There is a plaque hanging on it, which reads "Big Round Treasure Mirror".
The emperor was coming to Chuxiu Palace. Qingwan could not just wait in the bright room. Instead, she took Yu Yan and other maids to the corridor at the entrance of the bright room and waited respectfully for the emperor's arrival.
Not long after, Emperor Tianzhi arrived at Chuxiu Palace surrounded by a group of eunuchs, maids and other maids holding the moon. A group of maids, including Qingwan and Yuyan, hurriedly knelt down and paid homage to Emperor Tianzhi.
"Get back on your feet." Emperor Tianzhi said lightly and walked into the Mingjian first, followed closely by Qingwan.
Emperor Tianzhi sat on the throne on the ground screen in the middle of the bright room. Looking at Qingwan standing respectfully in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: They really look similar!
Ever since Emperor Tianzhi discovered that Qingwan and Jia Yun looked similar, he couldn't help but sigh at this whenever he came to see Qingwan.
Yu Yan poured tea for Emperor Tianzhi. Emperor Tianzhi took the tea cup and drank three sips of tea before asking Qingwan: "Have you heard about Shi'er's great contribution in quelling the rebellion in Jiangnan?
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Qingwan nodded and said, "I dare not hide it from the Emperor. I have already heard about it."
Emperor Tianzhi nodded and was not dissatisfied with this. He knew that although Qingwan was banned, Chuxiu Palace was not only home to many palace maids, but also a few of his other concubines, and there were many people.
miscellaneous.
Emperor Tianzhi asked again: "Have you heard about the fact that I am going to confer the title of Prince Zhongwu on Shi'er?"
Qingwan nodded again and said: "Back to the emperor, I have heard about this."
Emperor Tianzhi stared at her face: "You gave birth to such a capable son. Are you happy?"
Qingwan nodded for the third time and said: "I do feel happy, but I think that Shi'er can do so not because he is my son, but because he is the emperor's son."
, all his talents were inherited from the emperor. I am not only happy with his talents, but also more happy with the fact that he went to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion under the emperor's order. He did not disappoint the emperor and lived up to the emperor's high regard for him.
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Emperor Tianzhi narrowed his eyes.
He knew that Qingwan's words were meant to flatter him, but he still felt satisfied in his heart. The satisfaction was that he liked the feeling of being flattered by his concubines. The satisfaction was that he liked Qingwan's intelligence.
Qingwan is very smart, which is one of the reasons why he likes her very much.
In his opinion, among the concubines and concubines in his harem, there are some who are stupid and some who think they are smart. There are very few who are truly smart, and Qingwan is one of them.
Qingwan has been following him for many years. She followed him when he was still the fourth prince. Over the years, Qingwan has served him very well. Qingwan has also done a great job in "palace fighting".
Well, she was neither overly oppressed by other concubines nor overly oppressed by other concubines. In addition, Qingwan, as a secret agent of the Shui family, chose to be loyal to him. In the eyes of Emperor Tianzhi, these
They are all manifestations of Qingwan's intelligence.
Emperor Tianzhi reopened his eyes, stared at Qingwan's face again, and said solemnly: "I am going to make Shi'er Prince Zhongwu. Naturally, you, a mother, can no longer be just a concubine. I am going to make Shi'er Prince Zhongwu."
You are Duan Fei."
Qingwan quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Tianzhi continued to say solemnly: "Although Shi'er and you, my mother, have never met, I know that Shi'er cares about you, my mother. This time, Shi'er made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion in Jiangnan.
I am very happy. For Shi'er's sake, I allow you to participate in Shi'er's wedding, and also allow Shi'er to come to Chuxiu Palace to visit you frequently in the future. However, you will continue to be confined to Chuxiu Palace."
Qingwan was stunned for a moment, then knelt down again: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Sure enough, she is really going to be crowned a concubine, and more importantly, she can really participate in Jia Yun's wedding, and even see Jia Yun often in the future. For her, this is really great!
Emperor Tianzhi picked up the tea cup and drank tea again. After taking three more sips, he stood up and left the throne on the ground screen, walking towards the door. Qingwan understood and hurriedly got up to see him off.
"You should be lucky that you gave birth to a good emperor!" Emperor Tianzhi said to Qingwan before leaving.
After watching Emperor Tianzhi disappear, Qing Wan turned around and returned to the bright room of Chuxiu Palace. The maids congratulated her one after another.
However, Qingwan couldn't help but shed tears, tears of joy.
"Ms. Duan concubine, you have encountered a great joy this time, why are you crying?" A palace maid asked in surprise.
Yu Yan hurriedly came forward with a handkerchief and wiped the tears on Qingwan's face and eyes.
"I'm just too happy." Qingwan responded, and then said: "Yu Yan can stay and serve me. Everyone else should leave. It's night and it's time for everyone to rest."
After hearing this, the maids in the palace all asked to leave. At this moment, Yu Yan, who had just stopped saying congratulations, smiled and congratulated Qingwan: "Congratulations, congratulations to the empress. In the future, the empress can often see Prince Wu. Oh, no,
It’s time to call him Prince Chungmu from now on!”
Qingwan had already held back her tears and said with a sweet smile, "Don't you have wanted to see me for a long time? Now you have your wish."
Yu Yan smiled and said: "I am lucky enough to meet Prince Zhongwu, so I am naturally happy, but what is even more happy is that I will be able to see you, a good prince, more often in the future. Just now, the emperor praised Prince Zhongwu as a good prince."
Qingwan nodded slightly, thinking: Yes, the emperor is right, I should be glad that I gave birth to a good emperor!
She knew that her identity and status were now tightly tied to Jia Yun.
For example, this time, because of Jia Yun, she was able to be granted the title of concubine instead of a concubine. Moreover, she has a princely son like Jia Yun, so her concubine is more noble than other concubines.
Suddenly, she couldn't help but have an idea: If... I can be the emperor in the future, then I will be the empress dowager!