Yanxi Palace, the palace of Imperial Concubine Dayou Chaoxi, is second only to the Queen's Fuyuan Palace in size.
Although Youwu Emperor Zhu Yuanwu was not interested in beauty, he still had a concubine in his harem, including three noble concubines, seven concubines, sixteen concubines, and hundreds of beauties.
They either came from a wealthy family or from an official family, or from a merchant family, but the number was pitifully small, and their status in this inner palace was even lower.
Emperor Youwu was the only one who went on a patrol incognito without any money on him. As a result, he was detained by an unscrupulous merchant. When Fan Sanjiang, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, led his men to kill him, he was ready to kill with a knife to relieve the emperor's anger.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Youwu Zhu Yuanwu not only stopped Jin Wuwei, but also paid the merchant one hundred thousand taels of gold in a friendly manner. However, when he returned to the palace, he packed away the merchant's second lady Jin Qiaoshan.
I originally thought that the emperor was a temporary novelty and that a merchant's daughter would not be able to achieve anything, but in the end, I was shocked and my eyes dropped.
In just less than a month, Jin Qiaoshan, the daughter of a merchant, jumped several levels from a talented person to a concubine, second only to the empress. She was envied and hated by countless beauties in the harem.
Many years after the incident, people were very curious about what happened in Jin's Trading Company that day to make Zhu Yuanwu, who had never been a womanizer, fall in love with her so much?
There are only a few people who know about it, and they all keep their mouths shut and put a seal on their mouths when they go to bed at night.
Eunuch Huang, the general manager of Yanxi Palace, was one of the insiders. At this time, he was standing alone at the entrance of the palace, standing on tiptoes and stretching his neck. He looked anxious and muttered: "Why haven't you come yet? This is so anxious."
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Suddenly his eyes lit up, he saw the figure of the third prince Zhu Houxiao, and hurriedly greeted him: "Oh, my third prince, how many times have I told you, how many people in this palace are jealous of the empress, you must not offend anyone casually.
, why don’t you listen?
Come with me quickly, my wife has lost her temper. Fortunately, uncle Guo is here and can help you."
"Uncle Guo is here, that's good!" Zhu Houxiao felt relieved when he heard this, and he walked very briskly, and then he said a little unconvinced: "I offended someone, it's just a bastard who stepped on dog shit, that's all.
If Nian hadn't been helped by his mother and concubine, would he be where he is today?"
"Okay, my little ancestor, please don't say it again. If my wife hears it, I won't be able to get married!" Eunuch Huang was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand. He had taken care of Zhu Houxiao since he was a child and had a deep affection for him.
"I don't believe it. My mother-in-law can beat my own son for the sake of a nephew!" Zhu Houxiao didn't care at all. He felt that his mother-in-law was very kind to Li Wenhao and she was also his aunt.
Even if he did something wrong this time, Li Wenhao would still be obedient as long as his mother and concubine said a word.
Entering the gate of Yanxi Palace, Zhu Houxiao was surprised. The usually quiet Yanxi Palace suddenly became lively.
The palace maids and eunuchs all had festive faces and were busy, the eaves and pillars were draped in red and high lanterns were hung, as if celebrating the New Year.
What's even more surprising is that you can also see maids from other palaces coming in and out carrying gift boxes.
"Sanming, what is going on? Is it the mother's concubine's birthday?" Zhu Houxiao asked curiously.
"Oh, Your Highness, your Majesty's birthday was just last month, why did you forget it?"
Eunuch Huang, nicknamed Huang Sanming, couldn't laugh or cry: "Why else? It wasn't the young nephew who was granted the title of Marquis. Not only the empresses of each palace, but also the Huang family, the Xuan family, the ministers, and even the empress consort sent people to see them.
A gift has arrived.
In the past, we had no strong support outside the palace, so we suffered a lot of cowardice, but now it is different. Finally, we have a marquis, and we slaves feel a lot more arrogant!"
"No...that's not the case!"
Zhu Houxiao looked a little embarrassed. It was only then that he realized how important it was to have the support of a powerful prince outside the palace.
Even these slaves and eunuchs knew something, how stupid could he be to not take it for a moment.
The current Li Wenhao is no longer the Li Wenhao who was submissive in front of him, but the dominating Marquis who can provide him, and even his mother and concubine, with strong support.
"Concubine, I know you are wrong!" Zhu Houxiao entered the living room and bowed obediently.
Concubine Xi was wearing a long blue dress, leaning on a sofa, talking to her uncle Jin Manduo, and her every move showed luxury.
"I have met His Highness the Third Highness!" Jin Mandou, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, who was in his fifties, stood up and saluted Zhu Houxiao.
"Uncle, no gift!" Zhu Houxiao returned the gift very politely. Although this uncle has no other skills, he can make money, and he has spent a lot of money over the years.
"Mother, I will send a caravan to Langya when I get back. Our Lao Jin family finally has a marquis, and my uncle's face is also bright. If you want money, give money, and if you want food, give food, no ambiguity!"
Jin Man Dou has been around the shopping mall for many years and knew it was time to leave, so he said goodbye.
"It's good that you understand!" Concubine Xi nodded, ignoring her son, and said softly: "Hao'er is able to be so successful because of the blessing of my sister in heaven. You must remember that after you go there, you need to help him a lot and don't just think about making money.
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"I know!" Jin Manduo agreed with a fat face, but what he was thinking about was another matter. The Langya area was not the starting point for entering the Western Region's trade routes. How could it not make money?
After Jin Mantou left, Zhu Houxiao thought that everything would be fine, but Concubine Xi turned her head, her face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, which frightened Zhu Houxiao and he knelt down with a "pop," and said, "Concubine, I know I was wrong.
I will write a letter to Li Wenhao to explain clearly."
"Explain clearly. How can you explain clearly such a big thing as being granted the title of Marquis? You are helping outsiders target your own people?" Concubine Xi's chest was heaving with anger. She was so happy that she almost cried when she learned that Li Wenhao was granted the title of Marquis.
While she had been watching the scenery in the palace for all these years, she was actually the only one who knew the danger behind it. She had been almost killed several times and she had been walking on thin ice every day.
The reason is not because she comes from a merchant family and her family has no power, so those people are unscrupulous.
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But a good hand of cards was beaten to pieces by my precious son!
"Do you know why these concubines only sent gifts but no one came to congratulate them in person?
Do you know that before going to court, His Majesty agreed to come to Yanxi Palace for lunch at noon, but instead went to the Queen's Fuyuan Palace?"
"This, isn't this just a wrong sentence?" Zhu Houxiao was speechless. Although he knew that he had done something wrong, he did not expect that it would have such a big impact. He looked incredulous.
"One sentence?" Concubine Xi said with a very iron face: "The emperor's words can kill millions of people, even ordinary people's words can lead to death. What you said to the emperor today, plus the prince
With just one word, Li Wenhao may turn to the prince, did you know?"
"He dares!" Zhu Houxiao was very unconvinced and stiffened his neck and said: "If it hadn't been for the care of my mother and concubine these years, how could he be where he is today.
Besides, Li Wenhao now has no family support, so he must rely on his mother and concubine to take care of him, as well as the financial resources of the Jin family. How dare he try to disobey."
"Stupid, did Li Wenhao rely on the support of the Li family to conquer Daha City, capture Langya City, and become the Marquis?"
"This, this..." Zhu Houxiao was dumbfounded. It seemed that Li Wenhao did this without any family support.