Grandma Chen is the leader, followed by two maternity mothers. They are all in their thirties and nearly forty years old. Although their appearance is ordinary, if you look closely, they all have clean features and clean faces.
Comfortable and upright, without the pointy-mouthed, monkey-cheeked appearance.
After greeting Concubine Chen, Grandma Chen and her two birth mothers waited respectfully.
The concubine didn't scream. All three of them knelt upright, and no one dared to move.
In fact, Ji Ling had been mentally prepared since she knew that a nun was coming to her courtyard - the nuns were different from the maids and eunuchs, especially the senior nuns who had taken care of princes and princesses.
Looking at the young concubines is like looking at ignorant children.
They have endured half a lifetime, and there are many ways to protect themselves from harm. Although they respect their status as masters and servants on the surface, in fact they will never let others round them up, squash them, and obey others like ordinary palace maids and eunuchs.
Especially when encountering some weak-tempered concubines and nobles who cannot be suppressed by one person, even if the master turns around and is angered by the grandma, there are also cases.
Regarding this kind of slave bullying the master, Ji Ling remembered reading some miscellaneous books before, saying that when Qianlong was young, he was angry with Su Peisheng in the palace. Su Peisheng relied on himself to be one of the most trusted servants around the emperor.
, even Hongli didn't take it seriously, and constantly pointed fingers at this little baby and taught him a lesson.
One time, by chance, Emperor Yongzheng happened to bump into him, and he immediately scolded Su Peisheng.
This is what history says - "He was quite disrespectful in front of Prince Yu Zhuang, Hongli and others, and was reprimanded by Emperor Yongzheng"
When Ji Ling saw this text for the first time, he was shocked - the eunuch dared to scold the emperor... How many heads are there on the neck?
I'm still tired of living and impatient, so I want to get my box lunch early.
Later, when she traveled to this time and space, she realized that Su Peisheng's power was actually much greater than she imagined.
You should know that during the Kangxi period, there were no grade regulations for eunuchs. It was not until Yinzhen ascended the throne that eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty had grades.
When Su Peisheng was in the first year of Yongzheng's reign, his official position was already the chief eunuch of Maoqin Palace. This was already a chamberlain position very close to the center of power.
But he climbed faster than people imagined - only half a year later, he was directly promoted by Yinzhen to the rank of palace supervisor, that is, the chief eunuch.
This was the highest eunuch position in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty. It was the official rank of the fourth rank.
What is the concept of a fourth-grade eunuch?
Chang Zai and his likes, even though they are in the emperor's harem, they still have to smile when they see Eunuch Su.
For these little Chang Zai who have difficulty seeing the Emperor, I promise, it is also extremely difficult to meet Eunuch Su.
Besides, Yinzhen was busy with everything, so even a shrewd and capable monarch would not be able to take care of everything, and the emperor might not be able to understand everything.
What exactly happened next, most of the description lies in Su Peisheng's mouth.
Ji Ling suddenly thought, if she hadn't been favored by the emperor now, or if she had become a concubine, Su Peisheng might not have the smiling face as warm as the spring breeze in front of her now?
As she thought this, she couldn't help but look up at Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng personally brought the mother-in-law here according to Yinzhen's instructions. At this moment, he smiled and waved outside again.
Ji Ling followed his movements and looked outside the main hall, and saw Su Peisheng's young eunuch leading four more women to come in. After the four people arrived in the courtyard, they kowtowed three times as if they were holding candles and said: ""
The servants send their regards to the Concubine Chen, and may the Concubine Chen be blessed with peace of mind!"
Su Peisheng explained to Ji Ling: Among the four people, the two kneeling in front are "Mama Jingqi" - this is Manchu. To put it simply, Aunt Jingqi's job is to take care of the princes and princesses meticulously.
Teach them court etiquette and habits, control their diet, sleep, and correct every detail of their behavior.
The two women kneeling at the back are "water mothers", also known as "water mothers" in the palace. Compared with the technical work of Grandma Jingqi in front, their tasks are purely manual work - they are responsible for lighting fires, boiling water,
Laundry, cooking and other tasks.
When Aunt Jingqi was taking care of the princes and princesses, the water mothers did these menial chores and were the underdogs, and their status was also the lowest.
There is also a wet nurse who will be sent later - Su Peisheng explained that it is because the choice of wet nurse must be more careful and the problem of sufficient milk supply must be considered. The Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot finalize the person at the moment. Wait until later.
When the concubine is seven or eight months old, it would be more appropriate to send her here.
Su Peisheng was articulate and concise, and she straightened things out in a clear and refreshing manner. Ji Ling understood clearly: This is a one-stop service... All problems have been solved for her.
The maternity nuns and imperial doctors took care of her during her pregnancy.
When the baby is born, the wet nurse comes to feed the baby.
When the child is a little older, Aunt Jingqi will take care of the child according to etiquette, while Mother Shui will follow behind to do odd jobs.
The rules in the palace have always been like this: biological mothers and children must be separated.
If a noble person, such as Chang Zai, gives birth to a child, he will be taken away immediately without even thinking about it, sent to his elder brother's house, and then he will recognize a high-ranking concubine as his adoptive mother.
And concubines in high positions, even if they give birth to a prince, cannot raise their own children - the rules in the palace are formulated in this way to avoid the deep love between mother and child, which will lead to the monopoly of foreign relatives in the future.
Secondly, it prevents children from clinging to their mothers all day long, indulging in pampering and being unable to become talents.
Wait! That’s not right, then why did Wu Ya, the imperial concubine of the Kangxi Dynasty, raise her fourteenth brother herself?
Ji Ling was a little confused, and then she thought of the key to the problem: her baby was still in her belly - she could understand sending the nanny to the natural picture.
But is it too early to send sperm to Grandma Qi and Mama Shui?
Aren't Grandma Jingqi and Shui Ma supposed to be waiting at Brother's house?
Suddenly, a throbbing joy passed through her heart - could it be that Yinzhen meant to imply that she could raise her own child by herself?
Ji Ling held this suspicion and raised his eyes to look at Su Peisheng.
Su Peisheng was such a shrewd person. As soon as his eyes met hers, he immediately looked away with a smile. He only picked up some pleasant and inconsequential remarks and said nothing.
In addition, the concubine should be accompanied by six maids. Since one Evian was already left in the Forbidden City in the east courtyard of Jingyang Palace, three more maids were sent over to fill up the quota.
Ji Ling: Three fertility nuns, two magical nuns, two water nuns, three palace maids...
This time there were ten more people.
Fortunately, there are enough natural-painted rooms and they are large enough to accommodate everyone, otherwise...
With Rouge and Xiao Lezi's lessons learned from the past, Ji Ling decided to wait until he felt a little more comfortable, then find some time to sort out the manpower arrangements in the courtyard and the rules and order of the slaves.
After Su Peisheng left, Ji Ling raised her hand and said to Grandma Chen, "Mammy, please get up." Then she said softly to everyone, "You all, get up."
Grandma Chen raised her face and saw this famous concubine. Her face was as bright as the moon, and her eyebrows were as beautiful as the distant mountains.
Although she was pregnant, her complexion was still good. She was not bloated and sleepy like ordinary pregnant women. She looked full of energy, and her smile was even more harmonious.
That's right, the emperor loves her so much, who wouldn't be in high spirits?
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The two maternity nuns were still behind, looking at Ji Ling secretly. Ji Ling glanced at her with a candid look, and made all three nuns lower their heads. She felt that although the concubine's eyes were soft,
, but it is like a pool of lake water, slowly settling, and the content cannot be clearly seen for a while.
Ji Ling took a sip of the hot soup served by Qixi and moistened her throat.
She shook the cup in her hand, looked down at the hot air in the cup, and said warmly: "Mammy is the person selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she was finalized by the emperor. From now on, and from now on, I, the dragon in my belly, will
Then it all depends on grandma."
Although this was a polite statement, Grandma Chen still felt her shoulders suddenly sinking when she heard it.