There were many women in Emperor Yunzhao's harem, but he also had many children. There were more than 20 and nearly 30 sons alone, and there should be more than 30 daughters.
With so many children, you can see how many women there were in Emperor Yun Zhao's harem. You must know that Concubine Yun Gui only gave birth to a son and a daughter.
"Has the Eighth Princess not hired a consort yet?" Chen Yun asked Aunt Yun curiously. You must know that the Eighth Princess Yan Long is about the same age as her. At the age of sixteen, she should have gotten married early in ancient times.
"Your Majesty and your concubine love the Eighth Princess very much, and they have not decided on the candidate for their consort yet." Aunt Yun replied.
As a princess, Yan Long didn't have to worry about getting married. Even if Emperor Yun Zhao had more than thirty daughters, she didn't have to worry about getting married. After all, she was the daughter of a noble concubine.
When Emperor Yun Zhao had more children, the one he loved and paid the most attention to was still the eldest princess Yan Lingguan. In his opinion, Yan Long, the daughter of a concubine, was not much different from the daughters of other concubines. Since Concubine Yun Zhao said that she wanted her daughter to get married later, then later.
Therefore, the sixteen-year-old Yan Long has not yet decided on a husband. Concubine Yun Guifei plans to keep her daughter until she is eighteen years old before getting married. Anyway, she is not worried about her daughter not being able to get married.
Chen Xun lamented that Concubine Yun was really good to her children. In ancient times, early marriage and early childbearing were indeed bad for health. Concubine Yun was able to make her children marry later and have children later. It was really good.
Of course, what Concubine Yun did was definitely not good in the eyes of others. People in this era believed that it was right to get married early and have children to pass on the family legacy, and to marry late and have children later was simply unfilial.
Concubine Yun Gui doesn't care about that. Her son is not Yan's only heir. It's up to him to decide when he will get married and when he will have children. As a mother, she only needs to block the pressure from the outside world.
As for her daughter, Concubine Yun Gui knows best what it's like to be a woman who gives birth to children early, and she certainly doesn't want her daughter to end up in that situation.
"Are you Brother Ninth's fiancée?"
Just as Chen Yun was on her way to Concubine Yun's Baifu Palace with Grandma Yun, she was stopped by a girl who was dressed very richly.
You are not allowed to ride carriages in the palace, nor can anyone ride on a carriage. Apart from the emperor, only the queen mother, empress, and concubines with qualifications granted by the emperor can ride.
Chen Xun is just Prince Ning's fiancée. Even if she becomes Princess Ning in the future, she cannot just sit around and chase her around in the palace.
So when she was walking in the palace with Grandma Yun, she was stopped by others, as if they were coming with bad intentions.
Chen Yu secretly looked at Aunt Yun, hoping she could remind her who this person was.
"This slave has met the tenth princess." Aunt Yun bowed down and saluted politely, calling out the girl's name.
After Chen Yu heard what Grandma Yun said, she also bowed slightly and saluted, "My maiden, Sanniang Chen, has met the tenth princess."
The Tenth Princess Yan Ai, the daughter of Concubine Zhou, was also a relatively favored princess in the palace. Because her biological mother was Concubine Zhou, she was also a domineering master.
Yan Ai looked at Chen Yu with disdain. When she saw the other person's beautiful face, she felt a little jealous, but she still looked down on Chen Yu's background.
"Are you the daughter of the Marquis who has been raised in the countryside for more than ten years? The fiancée that my father and Concubine Yun found for Brother Ninth?" Yan Ai said in a very contemptuous tone.
At the same time, the imperial concubine, her mother-in-law, Zhou Guifei, has been the imperial concubine for more than 20 years, while Yun Guifei has only been the imperial concubine for a few years. It is impossible for Yan Ai to respect Yun Guifei at all, so she also treats Yan Lizhou, the ninth brother, and Yan Long.
This eighth sister didn't take anything seriously.
"Why did Emperor Father and Concubine Yun let you marry Ninth Brother? How are you worthy of Ninth Brother? You are just a vulgar country girl." Yan Ai's tone was really disdainful, the kind that doesn't please anyone.
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Chen Yun didn't care at all what Yan Ai said, just treating her as farting, and if she didn't take it to heart, he wouldn't cause any harm to her.
"Hmph, are you very proud that a country girl like you can marry Ninth Brother and become a princess? If Ninth Brother hadn't had an accident and needed you to celebrate, you wouldn't have been able to marry Ninth Brother."
"You have to know that our Yan family's princesses are all daughters of aristocratic families. You, a country girl, are not worthy." Yan Ai continued to scold.
Chen Yun slightly raised her head and looked at Yan Ai, looking at her arrogant and contemptuous look and said, "All the princesses of the Yan family are daughters of aristocratic families?"
"Of course." Yan Ai raised her head proudly and said.
Chen Yun glanced at Yan Ai with pity and said nothing. Emperor Yun Zhao had so many daughters from aristocratic families in his harem, and the other concubines of the Yan family were also daughters from aristocratic families. Why? Is this dynasty belonging to aristocratic families or the Yan family?
Being controlled by an aristocratic family, is there anything to be proud of?
Of course, Chen Yu also knew very well that the Yan family actually had quite a lot of power and could compete with the forces gathered by the major aristocratic families.
The reason why Emperor Yun Zhao had many daughters from aristocratic families in his harem was because he did not need to refuse to sleep with the other party just because he was a daughter from an aristocratic family. After all, there was no need to turn away those beauties who were beautiful and well-informed.
As for the fact that the princesses of the Yan family are all daughters of aristocratic families, it is not necessarily true. The sons of Emperor Yun Zhao probably married half and half of the daughters of noble families and nobles, but not all of them.
"I'm sorry that I'm not a daughter of a noble family, but who made me the future Princess Ning who was married to Your Majesty?" Chen Xun said with a smile, "It's useless no matter how dissatisfied others are with the future Princess Ning who was born as a peasant girl.
After all, His Majesty’s decree granting marriage has been issued long ago.”
"How can a marriage conferred by an imperial edict be easily changed?" Chen Yu continued to smile and said, "My daughter's life is really good. Even if she has grown up in the country for more than ten years, she can still change it once she returns to her biological parents' home.
Marry into the royal family."
"Not everyone has such good luck." Chen Xun said, "It is true that the background of a court lady is not obvious, but her luck is really not bad."
Yan Ai saw her smiling face and said unhappily, "How lucky are you? Ridiculous!"
"If you are lucky, how come you were originally the daughter of a noble prince, but were transferred to the countryside to become a peasant girl?"
"The life of luxury and good food has turned into a life of eating chaffy vegetables. How can you have the nerve to say that you are lucky?"
Chen Xun said without changing her expression, "But my daughter's luck is indeed very good. She didn't suffer too much during those years in the countryside, and she can still marry into the royal family when she grows up."
"Not everyone is as lucky as a court lady. From a peasant girl to a princess, can the ten princesses find the second one?" Chen Yun said with a smile.
Yan Ai choked, thinking that Chen Yu's luck was indeed very good, so good that countless noble ladies in Chang'an City were jealous.
"So what if I become a princess? I will still have to be a widow in the future..." Yan Ai said angrily. The words she blurted out made her face slightly change, and she swallowed the second half of the sentence.
No matter how arrogant and domineering Yan Ai is, she knows very well that her ninth brother Yan Lizhou's longevity cannot be said casually, otherwise Emperor Yun Zhao will not sit idly by and ignore it.
After all, Yan Lizhou was injured and poisoned when he was in the war. He was injured while defending his family and country, but she was ridiculed by her. She would definitely not get anything good, and she would be severely scolded by Emperor Yun Zhao.
Yan Ai glared at Chen Yu fiercely, and when she wanted to continue to ridicule her, Grandma Yun stood up and said, "Ten princess, it's time for Miss Chen San to go see the imperial concubine."
When Yan Ai heard this, she glared at Aunt Yun again. She stopped stopping Chen Yun and made way for her to see Concubine Yun.