Chapter Fifteen: The Imperial Concubine Enters the Palace
Two days later, it was the day when Yilmu entered the palace. Song'er vividly described the situation at that time, "It was just a small blue sedan, which looked like the one used in the draft. The lady rewarded her with a
Mammy, Yi Changzai was ignorant and only brought his personal maid Chuizhu and Yingluo into the palace. Concubines below the rank of concubine are not allowed to bring dowry into the palace, and the attendants can only bring two. Than
Those girls from small families had to be poor when they got married. From top to bottom of the house, only a few aunts and a few concubine girls from the third bedroom went to see her off, and left quietly before dawn. "
Should Wen Xi be grateful that she is a noble concubine?
The days passed quickly and slowly. Wen Xi sat on the soft couch and embroidered a few stitches when she had nothing to do. She was planning to embroider a round fan, but neither Wen Xi nor Galo's embroidery skills were average.
But she could only embroider simple patterns like orchids and butterflies. She also embroidered and dismantled the embroidery. Mei'er felt distressed and took advantage of Wen Xi's nap to embroider the round fan. The embroidery skills were half as good as Wen Xi's.
Not at the same level at all.
Wen Xi looked at the embroidery on it. The orchids were embroidered so clearly that the stems and leaves were distinct. There were five or six shades of green on a small orchid leaf. The butterfly was even more lifelike, as if it was about to fly out of the fan. Wen Xi
He exclaimed: "Die loves flowers, flowers love butterflies, no wonder the wet nurse wants you to be his daughter-in-law."
Meier quickly lowered her head, "Gege made fun of me again!"
"In the future, if you are able to marry a decent family, you will be considered a true person. You are only fourteen this year. When you turn sixteen, I will marry you to Du He," Wen Xi said, shaking a round fan made with a new process in her hand.
: "You have seen what Du He looks like, and you know the basics. Although he is not handsome, he is filial and loyal. I will support you in the palace from now on, so he will not dare to bully you."
"The more Gege talks, the more outrageous she becomes. This slave doesn't want to get married!" Meier's face turned red and she ran out quickly.
The days passed quickly, it was July 16th, the twenty-seventh year of Kangxi.
E Niang Shu Shujue Luo's tears were filled with tears and she held her warm hand, "Mother Ping knows spices, Qinglan knows medical skills. There are many shady tricks in the palace. Remember, you must be careful! Do not forget!"
Don’t imitate E Niang, because E Niang took men too seriously in the first half of her life and ended up in this situation. The emperor sits in the Sixth Palace and can never be your lover!"
Wen Xi nodded: "My daughter knows!"
"You are only fifteen years old, which is not the right age for childbirth. Listen to E Niang's advice and don't rush to have a child. E Niang specially prepared contraceptive pills for you. If you listen to E Niang's words, you will be pregnant after accepting your favor.
Take a look and eat one."
"You are the daughter of the Niu Hulu clan. You will be the highest-ranking concubine in the palace. You need to be careful about Concubine Tong. She has been in the palace for several years and has already laid her own foundation. With your status, those low-ranking concubines
I don’t dare to offend you, but be careful of hurting people with hidden arrows. You don’t need to pay attention to Yimu, he’s just a clown!”
"After you enter the palace, it's okay to be favored if you can, but it doesn't matter if you're not favored. In order to win over the Niu Hulu clan, the emperor will at least treat you kindly."
"Besides, E Niang didn't prepare a beautiful maid for you, and you don't want to send the maid next to you to the emperor's bed. Concubine Tong recommended the Wu Ya family back then, and she almost beat a dog with a meat bun, but she never came back!"
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The chatter continued until late at night, Shu Shujue Luo Shi had shared his life's experience.
The next day, the seventeenth day of the seventh month in the twentieth year of Kangxi's reign, he was in Xinyou, an auspicious day in the zodiac.
Wen Xi was helped by Songer Zhuer to get up and wash herself early in the morning. She applied layers of pearl powder and rouge on her face. Aunt Wu helped Wen Xi comb her hair and put on the imperial concubine's imperial crown.
The imperial concubine is the same, using sable in winter and green velvet in summer. On the top three floors, there is one east pearl each, all decorated with gold phoenixes, three east beads each, seventeen pearls each, and one large pearl on top. Zhu Wei Zhou
Decorated with seven gold phoenixes, nine east pearls each, twenty-one pearls each. One gold Zhai in the back, one cat's eye stone, sixteen pearls, Zhai tail hanging beads, one hundred and ninety-two ordinary pearls, two in three rows, in the middle
A lapis lazuli knot with a gold title, decorated with east pearls, four pearls each, and coral at the end. Two yellow sash hangs from the collar behind the crown, and gemstones at the end. A green satin belt, with a gold covenant, twelve gold clouds, and east beads each.
One, with coral in between, red pieces of gold, and a knot of gold with turquoise in the back, and pendant beads. There are four out of two hundred pearls, three in three rows. In the middle, there are two knots of lapis lazuli with gold, each decorated with east beads and pearls.
Six each, decorated with coral at the end. There are three earrings on the left and right, each with a golden dragon holding two second-class Eastern beads. The collar is made of gold and decorated with seven Eastern beads. There are corals in between. Two yellow sash hangs from both ends.
There are two corals throughout and two hanging corals at the end. Three disks of court pearls, one honey amber and two corals. The imperial concubine's dragon gown is made of azurite and has eight groups of five-clawed golden dragons embroidered on it. There is one dragon on each shoulder and front and back, and four dragons on the lapel.
The lower one has eight treasures standing on the water, with two dragons on each sleeve. The dragon robe is bright yellow in color, and the leaders are all stone blue. It has embroidered inscriptions on gold and dragons, and there are five-color clouds in between.
There is one dragon on the front and back, one dragon on the left and right at the intersection, and one dragon on the left and right. The sleeves are like court robes, and the train is open on the left and right. The auspicious dress has a plate of beads, and the treasures are with the emperor, and the sash is bright yellow.
There is also a heavy dress. The dress of the imperial concubine is golden yellow, second only to the bright yellow of the queen and the imperial concubine. There are two embroidered dragons on the front and two dragons on the front and four folds on the bottom. There are four layers of alternating dragons on the top and four dragons on the bottom.
Wish you all the blessings and longevity. The golden yellow is slightly darker than the bright yellow, but it is also a very useful color and cannot be touched by ordinary people.
Different from folk weddings, yellow is the color of honor when welcoming concubines. The eight-person sedan is red, decorated with dragons and phoenixes, with a canopy of red umbrellas, and is supported by the imperial guards. However, the concubine is only a side chamber, so it can only be used in a slightly lighter color than bright red.
The color of the sedan is magenta, while the color of the palace concubine is red when the concubine enters the palace. The concubine does not need to use red when she enters the palace. However, few people have used such a red sedan. Even when concubines Rong, Hui, Yi and others enter the palace,
They were all below the concubines, so they did not enter the palace in a red sedan. Although Concubine Tong entered the palace in a red dragon and phoenix sedan, it was the time of the San Francisco Rebellion, and finances were in short supply, so the concubine's courtesy was limited to
Can be simplified.
Ten Miles of Red Dowry, a total of one hundred and sixty-eight dowries, only twenty less than when Empress Xiaozhao entered the palace as a noble concubine.
Although the imperial concubine was noble, she was still not the royal wife. She could not enter through the main entrance of the Forbidden City, and she was no better than a lower-ranking lady, so she walked through the Donghua Gate and was carried into the Chengqian Palace from the Donghua Gate.
Chengqian Palace's main sleeping hall.
Aunt Wu and Aunt Ma supported Wen Xi on the left and right and sat upright on the Xitan. Aunt Wu smiled and said: "This Chengqian Palace is more magnificent than before. It must have been renovated to welcome the empress into the palace.
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Ma Ma agreed: "Chengqian Palace is one of the best palaces in the palace. The only one that can compare is Jingren Palace of Concubine Tong, but there is also a concubine Dong who lives in the side hall, and there are several
I always promised my young master. Only Chengqian Palace is where the master lives alone." Concubine Tong and concubine Duan Dong lived in Jingren Palace, concubine Rong Ma Jia lived in Yanxi Palace, concubine Hui Nala and concubine Heding Wan lived in Jingren Palace.
The Liuha family lives in Zhongcui Palace, the Debin Wuya family and Anbi Li family live in Yonghe Palace, and the newly named Xuan concubine Borjit lives in Jingyang Palace, the most remote part of the West Sixth Palace. In addition, Wenxi lives in Chenggong Palace.
The Qian Palace and the Sixth Palace in the West already have their chief seats; among the Sixth Palace in the East, the Yi concubine Guo Luoluo lives in the Yikun Palace, the Shen concubine He Sheli (formerly the Xi concubine) lives in the Xianfu Palace, and the Cheng concubine Dai Jia lives in the Xianfu Palace.
Lives in Changchun Palace.
Wen Xi said: "If there are no others now, there may not be any in the future." I remember that Kangxi had many concubines, and the number of concubines and concubines once exceeded his own quota of four concubines and six concubines, and the nobles often promised something. Too many to count.
Aunt Wu originally served the Borjit family, the mourning concubine of Emperor Shunzhi during the reign of the late Emperor, and was later transferred to serve Concubine Zhao who had just entered the palace. Aunt Ma was also an old person who had served Empress Xiaozhao. She also accompanied Wen Xi. After more than ten years, he has naturally become a trustworthy old man.
The concubines usually had to be sent to the Qianqing Palace to change their clothes in the side hall, and were rolled up in quilts and sent to the emperor's bed. However, generally, for those with higher status, Kangxi would show some respect and come in person.
"Master, please eat something to cushion your stomach first," Song'er held up a bunch of peas, "You haven't eaten for most of the day."
In fact, Wen Xi secretly took out some fruits from the space to eat when she was sitting in the sedan chair. However, fruits have a lot of water in them, so they couldn't fill her stomach after all. She was already hungry. She quickly ate a few snacks, Zhu'er was very discerning and quick. A cup of tea was served. The pea yellow looked good, but the taste was very average. It was also a little dry and could make people choke.
"Master, the happy father-in-law from Eunuch Liang's side is here to report that the emperor is already on his way over. Please prepare to welcome him." Just after finishing the snacks, the little eunuch from outside came to report.
Wen Xi could only be greeted by the Foreign Minister. (The next chapter is about to have sex, ho ho ho~~~~)
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