"Mother, have you brought the things I asked you to bring?"
Concubine Zhang was dressed luxuriously today, and her every move showed the demeanor of a royal concubine. She was no longer the low-status concubine in the old Yan Palace.
Even though Mrs. Wang had entered the palace several times, she was still stunned. On the face of the imperial concubine, there was no trace of her little daughter's old cuteness and naughtiness.
After gathering his thoughts, he dug into the wide sleeves of his imperial edict. When he took it out, the imperial concubine snatched it away with quick eyesight and quick hands.
Just as he was about to open it and take a look, Wang held it down.
"Hide quickly."
Concubine Zhang didn't take it seriously: "It's okay. I won't tell them to come in. No one dares to come in."
Now she is a noble concubine in this palace, only one level lower than the queen. No one dares to listen to her orders.
"No matter what, you have to be careful." There are many eyes and ears in the palace. If someone finds out what comes in from outside the palace, neither the Xincheng Marquis Mansion nor the imperial concubine will be able to do anything with it.
"I know." Concubine Zhang responded nonchalantly and asked, "Mother, is this effective?"
"I heard that many people got pregnant after using it." Wang said and frowned, "My dear, why are you so anxious."
"Mother, you don't understand. The childless concubines of our Wei Dynasty have to be buried as sacrifices. I don't want to end up in that situation."
It turned out that this was what I was worried about. Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief: "We are a family of honorable ministers. Even if you have no children, you will not end up in that situation."
My man died to save Emperor Yongkang, so he would not deny this kindness.
Concubine Zhang curled her lips: "Who knows, the final list is not just the sentence above."
"The Queen's reputation is quite good, and there are many praises from outside..."
Before Wang could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Concubine Zhang.
"She has a good reputation? She gave birth to three sons and four daughters in nine years. It was not until she was no longer able to give birth that His Majesty had a concubine, and her biological mother was unknown. What a joke. In such a huge palace, the biological mother is unknown? Later, he had a concubine.
, that concubine died inexplicably in less than a month..."
"Silence!" Wang shouted sternly.
He was so panicked that he looked around in the palace, then with a cold expression on his face, he shouted in a low voice: "This is not Prince Yan's Mansion, this is the Imperial Palace!"
"This is my Zhongcui Palace, not Kunning Palace."
"You still said that!" Wang was suddenly very tired.
Being a concubine in Prince Yan's Mansion like this, you can still save your life by relying on your natal family. But being so outspoken in the palace, you may not even know how you died.
Concubine Zhang snorted and couldn't listen.
"Is she virtuous? 'She helped me in hardship and worked hard to found the country'? Well, she is a tiger girl. Not only did she give orders in Prince Yan's palace before, but now she also reads books and participates in political affairs with His Majesty... Since the birth mother is unknown and the one who died in infancy
After that, for ten years, the Yan Palace never heard the cry of the child again. Is she virtuous? "
Concubine Zhang's mouth was sarcastic.
Mrs. Wang held her forehead: "My dear, if you continue to speak so openly..."
Concubine Zhang didn't want to hear it, so she interrupted: "Mother!"
Seeing Mrs. Wang's disapproval, she suddenly felt a little sad in her heart.
"In Prince Yan's Mansion, I was a low-status concubine. Now that my father and brother have made great contributions and have been granted the title of concubine, I still can't speak freely? Does my mother want me to be a mute and trapped in this palace wall?
Can’t you even say a few words of respect to your own mother?”
Concubine Zhang shouted a few words and her eyes filled with tears.
Everyone thought that being a noble concubine in the palace would give her a respected status, be high up, and enjoy blessings that others could not enjoy. But who knew the pain of guarding a lonely lantern every night. If it were to happen again, she would rather not have such blessings.
A few words made Wang's eyes turn red. He came over and hugged her gently.
Soothing in her ear: "Perhaps Your Majesty is not masculine enough."
Concubine Zhang pushed her away: "Then why are you so masculine towards her alone? She gave birth to seven children in nine years!"
"Shut up!"
"Mom, there are many more women in the palace. I heard that the one named Wang will be promoted to a noble concubine. She is young and beautiful, and she is very popular with His Majesty. Even the Queen asked her to help with the affairs of the harem..."
"Mother, I am the noble concubine! I managed to survive with great difficulty. Do you want me to be trapped in this palace until I die of old age?"
Concubine Zhang looked a little dazed and her eyes were unfocused.
"If I don't have His Majesty's favor, I must at least have a child by my side... Maybe in the future I can follow my child to a feudal country and live a free life for a few days... Mother, I want to give it a try."
When Mrs. Wang saw the imperial concubine looking up at her with a helpless and sad look on her face, her heart twisted into a ball and she was almost ready to burst into tears.
I regretted so much why I sent her to Prince Yan's Mansion in the first place.
The mother and daughter cried in front of the huge palace.
On the other side, Mu Yan returned to the mansion.
Shut yourself into the study.
He chose the gift for the empress with great care. He wanted to express to the empress that the Xiping Marquis Mansion was a subject, loyal to the Wei Dynasty like his grandfather, and devoted himself to the Wei Dynasty until the last moment.
But he had no idea that Emperor Yongkang would grant him a title and give him a fourth-grade sinecure position, which would allow him to receive a salary from the court.
I wonder how his biological father would react if he found out.
"Master."
Li Yikaner called out several times outside, and then Mu Yan said, "Come in."
"Master, it's time to have dinner."
"Leave it alone."
Li Yikaner looked at each other and said, "Master, you should be happy. Now you also have a salary. The annual salary is two hundred and seventy stones. The monthly salary..."
How much was it? Kaner tilted his head and counted, it seemed like twenty-two or twenty-three stones?
Mu Yan glanced at them: "How much money do you two have?"
"It used to be ten taels. A few days ago, Madam mentioned fifteen taels." Happy. Madam is so kind. Kan Er is in a happy mood.
"My monthly salary is about the same as yours, and you two are very happy?"
Mu Yan's voice was cold: "What Madam said doesn't count!"
Huh? Kan Er was stunned.
When he came to his senses, he hurriedly rushed over and grabbed Mu Yan's thigh: "Master, good master, please do a good job. We will get married in two years, so why don't you save some money? And you are better than
We have a few more taels, don’t we?”
I didn't see it. I couldn't get to the point when I spoke. I just touched my forehead.
Mu Yan remained indifferent.
Kan Er was extremely anxious, the young master wanted to deduct his money again. He quickly winked at Li Yi, you are also involved! Don't just watch the fun, hurry up and help talk.
Li Yi glanced at him and turned his head: "Master, this is a good thing. You see, maybe it was because of our gift this time. Otherwise, we still wouldn't have the two hundred and seventy stones."
It shows that this gift is worth giving.
Kan Er's eyes lit up and he quickly got up: "Yes, young master, don't be too little. The salary of a fourth-grade official is here! It's better than nothing. It wasn't available before, right?"
Mu Yan rolled his eyes at him. Would he think it was too little? How dare he think it was too little!
After a moment, his expression became serious again: "Your Majesty is playing a game of checks and balances."
Li Yikaner also put away his playful smile: "Do those in Yunnan think that the young master has surrendered to His Majesty?"
"In this case, the Yunnan side will probably block the news about the young master."
"If the Marquis becomes wary of the young master, and the young master is caught in the middle, it will be even more difficult."
Mu Yan twitched the corner of his mouth: "There is no one in the world who is not the king. I, the Mu family in Yunnan, are just a minister of the king. Only by seeing the situation clearly can we survive for a long time."
"Then, do you want someone to go to Yunnan?"
"Qian San is still in Yunnan, and someone has sent him a message, asking him to tell everyone, keep an eye on the southwest, and be more covert."
"yes."
After talking about the business, Kan Er confirmed and confirmed again. His monthly payment is still as the wife said, right?
Mu Yan ignored him.
But he knew that the young master had agreed.
He felt happy and said: "Master, there is no curfew in the capital today for the empress seal celebration. I heard it is very lively. Do you want to go out for a walk?"
Speaking of the burial system of the early Ming Dynasty, there are two particularly mysterious examples.
The first is Zhu Di's concubine Wu. Although Wu was said to be childless when she was martyred, she at least gave birth to a concubine. Of Zhu Di's four sons, three were born to the queen and the other to Wu. Although he never lived. A month later, but after all he had an heir, he still died.
If we say that she was childless when she was martyred, then the other Guo Guifei was a bit unfair. Not only did she have a son, but she was also a meritorious queen. When she was martyred, her three sons were all alive.
Concubine Guo was the concubine of Zhu Di's son Zhu Gaochi. She gave birth to the eighth son, the ninth son, and the tenth son. All of them were crowned kings and lived well. Let the three living sons watch their mother being buried. It's quite fascinating.
