Yuanchun was selected as the female historian and entered the palace because of her virtuous, filial and talented people.
For ten consecutive years, she remained unknown and unknown in the palace.
Without any warning, Hu Laba was promoted from female history to the title of Minister of Fengzao Palace, and she was also given the title of Concubine of Virtue and Virtue. This matter is quite unreasonable.
The system in the palace is strict, and even the most favored concubines have to be promoted step by step.
But Jia Yuanchun jumped from a female historian to a virtuous concubine. She jumped several levels, which is obviously against the rules.
Moreover, there are three main reasons for the promotion of concubines in the harem:
The first one was favored by the emperor;
Second, giving birth to heirs is a meritorious service;
The third one is that the emperor wants to win over his natal family.
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First of all, Yuanchun did not give birth to an imperial heir, so this rule is excluded.
Secondly, Yuanchun has been in the palace for a long time and has been serving the queen. If the emperor is interested in her, there is no need to wait until she is twenty-five or six years old.
Looking at it this way, only the third option is reliable.
The emperor's target is obviously not Yuanchun, but the Jia family.
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It was precisely because he wanted to understand this that Jia Lian asked Xiao Diao, "Does our mother-in-law deserve the emperor's favor?" In fact, he already had the answer in his mind.
Sure enough, Xiao Diao looked at Jia Lian with complicated eyes for a while, then sighed:
"Brother, how should I answer you for this?
To tell the truth, I can’t bear it; if I don’t tell the truth, I feel sorry for you.”
This kid can switch between being sweet and venomous in an instant, but he always leaves room for himself and never gives any leverage to others. He is such a slippery man.
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Scolding Xiao Diao is not just a naughty thing.
How could he go from the humblest eunuch to the high position of eunuch in charge of the Bell and Drum Department in the palace in just ten years just by being cunning?
Among the twenty-four yamen in the entire inner court, including the Twelve Prisons, the Fourth Division, and the Eighth Bureau, he is the youngest among the twenty-four heads.
Only nineteen years old.
You know, more than half of the remaining twenty-four leaders are nearly sixty years old.
People often say that it takes thirty years to get to the position, but it took only ten years for Xiao Diao to get there.
This is the limitless future.
Slippery? Even if you do your best, you can only save your life.
He scolded Xiao Diao for being able to overcome obstacles like this because he was smart and discerning, because he was gentle, ruthless and ruthless, and because he could fall out of favor anytime and anywhere faster than flipping through a book.
So, it is not easy to live in the palace. Who doesn’t feel miserable?
On this point, scolding Xiao Diao is not lying.
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Call Xiao Diao a smart person.
When the empress's side Jia Nu Shi, who had always been secretive, was suddenly canonized as a concubine, he already understood that this was the emperor's attempt to win over the Jia family.
Later, they secretly learned about Dai Quan, a popular figure in the palace, and Qiu Shian, who was secretly interacting with Jia Lian. He scolded Xiao Diao and even guessed that both the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor were determined to win over the Jia family.
I also thought of scolding Xiao Diao, but unfortunately, scolding the Bell and Drum Division controlled by Xiao Diao was no match for the Jia family.
When he was ordered to reprimand Jia Zheng, he scolded Xiao Diao because he originally planned to use the pretext of "bribing" himself at the Jia family to establish a relationship with the Jia family.
Who would have thought that Jia Zheng, that blind old guy, would call him a "villain" whenever they met!
Fortunately, there are still understanding people in the Jia family. No, I didn’t expect to meet the famous Jia Lian.
He scolded Xiao Diao for wanting to get close to Jia Lian.
But the principle he has always adhered to has never changed: getting close without benefit is to be a hooligan!
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A banknote was quietly stuffed into Xiao Diao's hand.
He scolded Xiao Diao for taking a peek.
Oh my god! Another thousand taels!
So close!
When he looked up again, he saw Jia Lian stuffing the banknotes. He didn't say anything to him, but went to get the jug as if nothing had happened.
Understand the style!
Get whatever you want!
Scolding Xiao Diao makes me feel beautiful!
But when he scolded Xiao Diao, he still made a displeased expression:
"Brother, this... this is inappropriate."
"What is appropriate and inappropriate?
If you are from your own family, everything is suitable."
Jia Lian filled a glass of wine for scolding Xiao Diao:
"It's good for you and me. It's really good when everyone is good, right, brother?"
After scolding Xiao Diao, he immediately picked up the banknotes, drained the good wine in the cup, and said sincerely:
"Brother is right, it's good for you and me!"
After drinking a few more drinks, chatting and gossiping, I scolded Xiao Diao before spitting out:
"Brother, our mother-in-law is as virtuous as a title.
But, in the harem, virtue alone is not enough.
The emperor likes the kind of pretty girls who are smart and know how to get things done, not the kind of dignified woman like our empress who just plays the piano and reads poems when she has nothing to do.
Zhou Guiren, who lives with our empress in Fengzao Palace, has been grateful for five days in this month, but our empress has not done so yet.
Moreover, who in the harem doesn’t know that Concubine Wu is the most valued by the emperor.
In the emperor's ears, the queen's words are not as effective as those of Concubine Wu.
It's a pity that our empress is the empress of the queen's palace. Naturally, in the eyes of Concubine Wu, it's hard to say, hard to say."
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Jia Lian understood instantly.
I originally thought that Jia Yuanchun was named a virtuous concubine, which was an inspirational story of "an older saint counterattacking the richest and most handsome man in the country".
Now it seems that this is not the case.
Yuanchun's situation should be quite precarious.
In the confrontation between the empress and Wu Guifei, Wu Guifei had the upper hand, but Yuanchun was on the empress' side.
In the eyes of the emperor, Yuanchun is not the emperor's favorite, and the emperor would not care about Yuanchun if he sleeps with someone else.
And the greatest guarantee for a concubine in the harem is to be able to give birth to an imperial heir.
But the problem is that no matter how many times you worship Guanyin, the only person in the harem who can give away children is not the god, but the emperor.
If the emperor doesn't come to sleep, it won't work even if you hold Guanyin in bed and kowtow.
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After a long meal of wine, he drank until it was dark and scolded Xiao Diao for rushing back before the palace gate "delivered money and food".
When leaving, Jia Lian made an appointment with Xiao Diao to invite him to Lixiangyuan in half a month and asked "Chun Qinghe" to prepare a few short jokes to sing to him.
He scolded Xiao Diao for being so familiar with Jia Lian, and quietly whispered in Jia Lian's ear:
"Actually, as long as Concubine Wu doesn't care about us, we will be safe.
Brother, don’t worry, I will naturally be thinking about our queen all the time in the palace. If there is any trouble, I will be there."
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When Jia Lian returned to the house, he first went to see Jia Mu and told him about the banquet he had hosted for a group of princes and grandsons last night, but he did not mention that he saw Xiao Diao scolding him later.
Jia's mother knew that Jia Lian's entertainment was necessary, so she repeatedly told him to be careful of getting drunk and harming his body, and then smiled and said:
"You go back to the house, I have something to say to your sisters.
I just asked your wife to go back first. You two have been busy, so you can talk to yourself now."
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Nanny Zhao was talking to Wang Xifeng in the room, and Ping'er was rubbing Wang Xifeng's shoulders beside her.
When the three of them saw Jia Lian coming back, they all hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Jia Lian waved his hand for them to sit down, and he also sat down and said with a smile:
"What are you talking about? I heard you laughing outside?"
Wang Xifeng took the tea handed over by Ping'er, handed it to Jia Lian, and said with a smile:
"Of course it's a good thing. Aunt Zhao sent me a recipe for seeking a child, and she said it's proven to work with every trial."