Chapter Fifty-two: Where is Changchun Gongchun? Catch insects
Not far after the sedan had walked out, Wen Xi suddenly thought of the concubine Dai Jia who had not seen the concubine Dai Jia while paying greetings to the He Palace today. She felt a little worried and ordered: "Let's go to Changchun Palace first. I haven't seen the concubine for a long time.
I wonder how the seventh elder brother is doing."
The Changchun Palace of Cheng Concubine is in a good location. It is one of the six east palaces, adjacent to Yikun Palace. However, the six east and west palaces are almost the same size. Whether the concubine in the palace is favored or not mainly depends on it.
It is the furnishings and decoration of the palace.
When we arrived at Changchun Palace, the doors were all closed in broad daylight. Wen Xi shook her head. Which concubine still closed the palace doors in broad daylight? She had to ask the eunuch Xiao Luzi to knock on the door. After a few knocks, Wen Xi realized that the doors were a bit old.
The red paint on it was cracked. Wen Xi could tell even before entering the house that the life of the concubine was not easy.
Shaking his head slightly, he waited for more than half a quarter of an hour before a little maid of thirteen or fourteen years old who was not too bright came to open the door and saluted in a panic. At a glance, it was obvious that she was a newly promoted maid, and her etiquette was not very thorough.
But in the concubine's palace, Wen Xi was not easy to scold, so she was only asked to lead the way.
The huge front yard of Changchun Palace looked empty. Osmanthus trees that had lost all their leaves were planted on the east and west sides. Only half of the withered yellow leaves on the ground had been swept away. A half-old broom was just lying on the ground. The little palace maid
She hurriedly ran to pick up the big broom and hid it in the holly bushes. It seemed that she was sweeping the floor. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she threw down the broom and hurriedly opened the door. A palace maid with such a lack of etiquette would have eaten it if she had been in Chengqian Palace.
She was hung up, but in the Changchun Palace, concubines always have to show their respects. Wen Xi just pretended not to notice her rudeness and ordered: "Lead the way."
The little palace maid acted a little panicked, and her voice was a little timid: "Yes."
Wen Xi shook her head helplessly, and her flowerpot-soled shoes made a squeaking sound when stepping on the dead branches and leaves. Changchun Palace was not even popular, and it became increasingly bleak. When she saw the concubines in the main hall hurriedly came out to greet them,
He showed a slight smile and said, "Why are you here, the imperial concubine? I'm so far away from you!"
Wen Xi saw that Dai Jia's face was a little pale, so she asked with concern: "I see that your face is not very good, but you have caught a cold?"
Concubine Cheng invited Wen Xi into the main hall to serve tea, but she lowered her head and said casually: "It's just an old problem. I don't feel very comfortable when the weather gets cold."
When Wen Xi heard this, she understood that it must be the root cause of the illness left by the concubine when she gave birth to the seventh prince. She couldn't help frowning and said: "A woman's illness left during confinement must be diagnosed and treated properly, otherwise it will be the root of the disease for her whole life!"
The smile on Cheng Concubine's face was a little bitter and helpless, and she said slowly: "Concubine, I'll be fine."
Wen Xi looked at Concubine Cheng's submissive look, and secretly hated her for being so insincere, so she said in a serious tone: "Looking at you like this, I know that the doctors who treat you are not doing their best! The doctors around me are not doing their best.
Nv Qinglan is the best at maternal and infant medicine, so the Japanese Palace has asked her to come and show it to you and Seventh Brother!"
Concubine Cheng couldn't help showing a somewhat grateful look, "Thank you so much, empress!"
Her warm eyes scanned the furnishings in the concubine's main hall, and she couldn't help but sigh: "I just wanted to come and see you today, but I didn't expect... Well! I have an idea to tell you."
Concubine Cheng straightened up and said, "It doesn't matter if you say so."
Wen Xi said: "Look at me, the eunuchs and maids in your palace are not even half of what the concubines are according to the regulations!"
"Concubines don't need so many people to serve them." Concubine Cheng explained hurriedly.
Wen Xi couldn't help feeling aggrieved for her, and said with a bit of anger: "It's your business whether you need it or not, and it's the Ministry of Internal Affairs' business whether you need it or not! The furnishings in your main hall are all old.
Forget it, many of the items are not of the concubine level! Those servants of the House of Internal Affairs dare to use the things of low-level concubines for use! And that charcoal fire, I see that you don’t even have red charcoal in the palace! It has always been red.
There is a shortage of charcoal. If there is a shortage, double the amount of bamboo charcoal from the above-mentioned ones must be replaced as usual. I see that you only have bamboo charcoal made from under-aged moso bamboo here, and it is still broken!"
Cheng Bin lowered her head, with a sad look on her face, and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's broken or whole, it can be burned."
The suffocation in Wen Xi's chest couldn't be vented all of a sudden. She opened the chat box and made an angry sound, "You don't know that the older the bamboo charcoal is, the more resistant it is to burning. The concubines in the palace use it."
They are made from bamboos that are more than five years old, and those that are three years old are for the palace maids and eunuchs! Why don’t you go and talk to Concubine Rong if you allow your servants to bully you?!"
The nun next to Concubine Cheng couldn't help but said: "My dear concubine, my concubine doesn't even go out of the palace on weekdays. Concubine Rong came to send these charcoal for the sake of two friendships in the past year! Xu Xinyi, the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
She belongs to Concubine Tong, and even though she has three concubines as assistants, she doesn’t dare to change it too much!”
Wen Xi snorted heavily and said angrily: "Being superior and inferior, these slaves are really courageous!" Looking at the concubine Cheng who was getting thinner day by day, she couldn't help but sigh to herself, "You always have to fight for the seventh elder brother.
Just a fight will do!"
Concubine Cheng suddenly trembled, with tears in her eyes, "It's me, a worthless mother-in-law, who has brought trouble to the seventh elder brother! She is a noble lady from Tianhuang, but she wants to suffer wrongs with me!" Sure enough, only the seventh elder brother Yin
Youcai is the only and biggest weakness of the concubine!
Wen Xi said meaningfully: "You have been sick for long enough, it is time to come back."
Cheng's concubine choked with sobs: "But, how could the emperor still remember my concubine? What if my concubine comes back?" The handkerchief in her hand was clenched tightly, with a hint of complaint and helplessness. She had also been favored.
In the past, she had also received the emperor's love, but after all this disappeared, the beauty was cut off before she was old. How could the king's ruthlessness not cause resentment in life since ancient times?
Wen Xi turned around and said with a smile: "When I was in Mulan, I saw a lady from the Song Dynasty who was as beautiful as a flower and had a gentle temper. She came from your palace. I think the emperor would like her. She is also sensible.
It depends on you whether you want to bring her back to your palace or not."
Cheng Concubine thought: "Concubine also vaguely remembers that there is such a person..." He is outstanding in appearance, gentle and smart, and is on par with the nobles of the day. What's more important is this person's identity: Han Army Zhenglan Banner, Yangzhou Tongzhizhi
Female, from a lower background, but not humble,
"When a prince is born, there are always nannies and eight wet nurses. Look at the seventh prince. He only has two wet nurses. The people who serve you have to move the people around you! How to do it, you have to do it yourself.
Think about it!" Wen Xi said with added fire, saying that at this point, success or failure depends on herself.
After giving instructions to Concubine Cheng, Wen Xi left. However, looking at Concubine Cheng who was thinking deeply, Wen Xi knew that a daughter is a mother and is strong. Wen Xi had already pointed out the way for her, and she would know what to do!
