The affairs of the country were not going well, and the emperor's brother was in a heavy mood. He rarely appeared in the harem. Occasionally, when I went to Yining Palace to pay her respects, I could see him smiling at the Queen Mother. But even at this time, he came and went in a hurry.
.On the contrary, the Queen Mother, perhaps because she had experienced too much in the previous harem, gradually suppressed her worries and appeared in front of everyone as usual, either checking that Xue Po and I recited the "Female Commandments", or sitting and listening.
Concubine Maogui reported the trivial affairs of the harem in a consistently capable and kind manner.
The mother-in-law said privately: "No wonder the late emperor even relied on her for national affairs. This calmness makes him truly a husband among women." I also silently said so in my heart. No matter how worried about my daughter's life and status are being threatened, she is always facing her.
Facing the immature and powerful emperor, she gritted her teeth and gave him her inner support. This was indeed worthy of her status as the mother of the country.
At this time of internal tension and external tension, something happened in Zhengzhang's harem with extremely far-reaching consequences. Moreover, tracing the origin of this matter, it has something to do with me.
Compared with last year, the weather in September was very good, neither too hot nor bitingly frosty. Although the scenery inside the palace is not like the lakes and mountains among the vast mountains and rivers outside, it is more exquisite. The red maple leaves reflect the gurgling water of the rockery; the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers
The fragrance flows through the Suzhou Dome Carving Gallery. Coupled with the crisp autumn air, even I temporarily suppressed my thoughts on the situation and began to decorate one-third of an acre of land in the Ningshou Palace Garden.
When it comes to planting flowers and plants, I don’t have much experience. I just love Camellia Zhiyun Manxin. Liu Hong, who once served in the flower house, is quite fond of these planting skills. In addition, Sister Lingxi’s mood has improved a lot recently, so she has a leisurely time.
Yu came to see me and offered to help me with the care. I was naturally happy, so I asked Sister Lingxi to lend Liu Hong two hours a day to take care of the camellias I had just picked from the greenhouse.
But I don’t know what’s going on. I see Liuhong loosening the soil and watering fertilizer every day. He also follows the gardener’s instructions on the soil quality and watering amount, but the two “Er Qiao” plants are just like that.
The growth was mediocre. Even in October, I had no intention of growing flowers. I looked very disappointed and felt even more ashamed when I blushed. I kept saying, "I'm useless, my slave, but don't worry, Lady Yu.
She also loves camellia very much, so I asked her to have a look, maybe she can do something about it."
When I heard this, I remembered that I hadn't seen Xie Yu for a long time, so I said: "If you don't tell me, I really forgot. Mother Yu hasn't come to my Ningshou Palace for a long time. There has been a lot of trouble in the court recently.
Bian is now free, but why is she nowhere to be seen in the library?" As he said this, he felt a little tired, so he handed the flower hoe to Ruxiu's hand, and went to the small pavilion to rest and drink tea.
Liuhong also sighed, came to me and said, "It's not strange that Emperor Ji doesn't know. Even the slaves who went to play with her recently seldom saw Yu Niang. Speaking of which, she is here thanks to His Highness."
The emperor gave me a share of the palace maid's money for writing ink. Normally, it was just a matter of answering the exams of the Sixth Division. The emperor's pen and ink was taken care of by Eunuch Wu. But when the war broke out, Eunuch Wu was sent by the emperor to do other things.
The girl immediately became busy and was lined up to serve the emperor. Although this is a virtue accumulated by our ancestors, there is no room for carelessness in the emperor's errands. She has no experience, so naturally she has to work harder than others. "
Since ancient times, there have been few monarchs who have not been afraid of their generals supporting their troops. Ever since our dynasty, it has been the custom for emperors to send their trusted servants to serve as supervisors before going on an expedition. Wu Changqing probably left the imperial court for this reason. Naturally, there was nothing he could do for this reason.
I made it clear that it was really hard for the maids who took over temporarily. Seeing the worried look on their red and honest faces, I had to tease her and said: "You sisters really don't care about people, Yu Niang is like this."
I'm busy, but I'm still here to help her with work."
Liuhong didn't hear my joke and said frankly: "I just can't stand it, and I'm not afraid that the Emperor will know about it. There were originally four maids in the Imperial Palace, and they were all the aunts in charge of Guiyiyuan Palace. Shurenfu
Rui will coordinate and arrange the duty. If it is really too busy, the servant will not dare to complain. But others can take turns and go back to different places at night. Poor my girl is a real person, and those personal spirits will pass their tricks to her, then
She was really busy working day and night. That day, she caught up with Long Live Master who was reviewing the coupons at night, so she had to sleep for two days and one night. The last time I saw her, she was dark and thin, and she couldn't say a few words before being called away.
I feel in my heart that instead of being manipulated like this, it is better to come to Di Ji to see the flowers and plants and relax. But how can Di Ji steal people from the emperor? Just treat her as a slave and say stupid things."
Xiaoyun was younger and spoke more straightforwardly, saying: "Your cousin is in charge of so much, but why don't you think about how you didn't see her running around begging for help when you were sent to plant flowers? I see, you are the real one."
I've gone too far."
I was about to say something to stop Xiaoyun, but I was so easy to instigate discord between sisters for no reason. However, Liu Hong, who had always been carefree, became a little anxious when she heard this and said: "Miss Xiaoyun, please don't say such things.
, you don’t know, Mother Yu didn’t care about me, she hadn’t entered the palace at that time, if I hadn’t been living a very difficult life in the palace, why did she have to fill in the vacancy and join the Sixth Division?" As soon as she said these words, she said
I was stunned for a moment.
I was also frightened by her. What she blurted out reflected a lot of information for me to know. First of all, the Xie family definitely did not want their daughter to enter the palace, because being a female historian is indeed a hope that leaps out of the dragon's gate, but it is not as good as
The way out for a daughter of aristocratic families who enters the draft is just like the Empress Dowager Zhaocheng (the biological mother of the late emperor) in the previous dynasty. But compared to the daughters of ordinary gentry families, the chance of turning over is very slim, and they can only waste their youth in the palace.
Female officials are also different from ordinary palace maids. They cannot leave the palace at the age of twenty-five without the emperor's orders. They are 90% likely to end up alone. Therefore, people who really cherish their daughters always try to find ways to avoid the selection of female officials. The Xie family
No exception.
However, Liu Hong was belittled, which made the situation unexpected. From their descriptions, it can be seen that the two families have an extremely close relationship with each other because their fathers died early and the eldest daughter is the head of the family. The Xie family also really cares about Liu Hong, but she herself
She is already in her twenties. If she has been serving in the flower room as a punishment for her crime, it would be better if she did not leave the palace and die of exhaustion early. And the average female officer can speak to the Ministry of Internal Affairs after gaining some qualifications. For the red-blooded
The arrangement was very favorable, and the Xie family made such sacrifices after careful consideration. This is also the reason why the relationship between the cousins is better than that of their own children.
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