Zhao Yi, the eunuch of the Jingsi Room, stood outside the Nuan Pavilion, counting the time.
Listening to the turmoil inside, with no sign of stopping, I couldn't help but stepped forward and called softly, "It's time!"
After finishing the call, there was still no response, so I had to raise my voice a little louder and said, "Your Majesty, it's time."
With a low roar, Zhu Yihai stopped.
He was breathing heavily, and the alcohol seemed to have been expelled from his body with sweat.
The emperor, who had regained his clarity, looked down at her.
"May I have your name?"
"Slave Li Qing." The girl's pear blossoms are covered with rain, and her cheeks are pink.
Zhu Yihai lowered his head to kiss her, but she was too clumsy to dare to respond.
Zhao Yi urged him outside again.
Zhu Yihai turned over and lay on one side, and Li Qing rolled himself up with the quilt, like a frightened little rabbit.
Zhao Yi pushed the door open and came in. He glanced at Li Qing and asked, "How come you don't understand the rules so well?"
Zhu Yihai waved his hand, "Okay."
"Your Majesty, the rules in the palace"
"I know the rules in the palace, so let Li Qing stay tonight to compensate me."
"But according to the rules, after His Majesty's visit, she has to go back and forth from where she came."
"I told her to stay."
There are many rules in the palace, and nothing can be done without rules. When the emperor comes to see a concubine, he has to turn over the sign. When the time comes, the eunuch will carry him to the emperor's palace, take off his clothes outside, then wrap him up with a big cloak, and then carry him to the emperor's bedside.
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Afterwards, you have to carry it away immediately.
Zhao Yi secretly glanced at Li Qing. This servant was quite impressive. She didn't look like much at all. Why did she suddenly become the favored one? Not only was she favored, but she was also able to stay.
"Your Majesty, let her stay. Do you want me to arrange for someone to clean her body?"
Zhu Yihai knew the meaning of Zhao Yi's words, which was actually to ask the emperor whether he wanted to give Li Qing contraception.
The most ruthless emperor's family, even if the emperor is lucky, he still has the right to choose whether to give her a chance to get pregnant. As long as she is unwilling, with a look, the eunuchs will understand and they will naturally arrange methods. Even if she accidentally gets pregnant afterwards, they will not
It will also fall off.
"No need, you go down first and don't bother me."
Zhao Yi was secretly surprised and didn't know what Li Qing was capable of. Just now, he had quickly found out the identity of this palace maid, she was just an ordinary palace servant.
"My slave obeys the order."
Zhao Yi exited Nuan Pavilion, walked to a side room, and asked a eunuch, "Have you written down everything today?"
"take note of it."
"Do you remember clearly?"
"I remember everything clearly, the year, month, day, time, place, how long, etc., I wrote them all down."
Zhao Yi took it and read it, nodded, then took the seal he carried with him and stamped it, and said, "Save it as soon as possible tomorrow."
Archiving has two purposes. One is to determine the detailed time of the emperor's visit to the harem, and finally ensure the authenticity of the dragon species. Secondly, this archive record will also be stored in the emperor's daily life notes. If the emperor visits the harem at any time, this is also
Appearing to be addicted to wine and sex was also a form of admonition to the emperor.
"Father, this girl is very popular with the emperor."
"Don't talk nonsense."
One of the eunuchs laughed and said, "The emperor has only thirteen concubines in total, and now this is the fourteenth. I am lucky enough to be so favored, and I will probably be promoted to a feudal title soon."
"Go, go, we are His Majesty's slaves, we can't care about that, we just have to do whatever His Majesty arranges."
In the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Yihai originally wanted to chat with this girl for a while.
But sleepiness came over me, and I fell into a deep sleep soon.
When I woke up again, it was already midnight. After drinking some tea, I felt energetic.
Although the girl was sleepy, she never dared to fall asleep. She was lying next to her, her whole body stiff, very nervous, and her mind full of random thoughts.
The only thing I did was to secretly take a pillow and put it under my butt.
Although she had only been in the palace for more than half a year, she had heard about some of the rules in the palace. She originally thought that she would be given a bowl of soup afterwards. It was said that this soup was called Bizi soup, and if she drank it, she would not be able to get pregnant.
But the emperor not only didn't let the eunuch carry her away, but also let her sleep here, and didn't even give her soup. This made her very excited. She had heard of some methods that could increase the chance of pregnancy, such as pillows.
Lying there, not daring to move, my mind was filled with random thoughts. One moment, I even thought of being crowned a nobleman or a beauty, and the next moment, I thought of giving birth to a prince.
"what are you thinking about?"
Zhu Yihai stood up and looked at her.
If you look closely at this girl under the lamp, you will see that she is actually quite attractive. She has an oval face, eyebrows and big eyes.
It fits Zhu Yihai's aesthetics quite well. He is tall, has delicate facial features, and has a feminine feel. Especially those lips, which reminded him of two actors, one named Zhilei and the other named Julie. They have thick lips, but they look...
Very sexy.
We didn't talk much.
Scored twice.
Zhu Yihai took the initiative to give her a pillow, "Put it on."
"You want a baby?"
The girl nodded nervously.
"Actually, pregnancy is very tricky. You can calculate the date. If it is on the date, the chance of pregnancy is greater. If it is not on the date, you will not be able to get pregnant no matter what. When was your last menstrual period? Let me help you calculate it.
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A young and ignorant girl, faced with an emperor who had just had fun with her twice, and a man with two lives of souls, could not resist. She was quickly mobilized by Zhu Yihai. From the beginning of nervousness and restraint, she was overwhelmed.
Later, I slowly began to answer questions and even made me laugh out loud from time to time.
It feels like getting on the bus first and paying for the ticket later.
Or maybe it's like having a brief chat with a girl after spending the night outside and before saying goodbye in the morning. Although there is not much true love, this kind of enthusiasm with a bit of hypocrisy is actually quite good.
Soon, Zhu Yihai came up with all the details about the girl.
Originally from Suzhou, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, she came from a family of officials. Her father once served as a magistrate, but later resigned and returned home. She is the seventh in the family and is sixteen this year.
I came to the palace half a year ago, and this time I came to Dengzhou with the concubines from Nanjing and others.
A girl from the south of the Yangtze River. She was well-educated, could write and do math, and had her feet bound, but the binding was not severe. Her feet were small and not disabled. Zhu Yihai looked at those feet and estimated that they might be about thirty-four or five yards.
When asked about her family, the girl couldn't help crying.
It was originally a family of gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. My father was a Jinshi and served as a magistrate. Because bandits rebelled under his rule, he was finally dismissed and returned to his hometown. After the Tatars went south, because they refused to surrender, he took the lead in resisting the order to shave their heads and was arrested and imprisoned.
Her family business was also confiscated by the government.
She was originally going to be sent to the imperial palace in Beijing, but later the emperor captured Nanjing and she was rescued. Since she had nowhere to go, she simply stayed in the palace.
"Do you know where your father and brother are?"
"Since the slave was captured, I have never seen them again, and I don't know any news about them. Later, I asked someone to ask for news about my hometown in Suzhou, but there was no one there."
Li Qing couldn't help crying as he spoke.
She was once a noble lady, and although she did not say she was well-dressed and well-fed, she did not suffer much. But since the Tatars went south, her family was ruined, and she had suffered a lot.
"Tomorrow I will ask Yousi to help you find out about your family. Once found, I will bring them back. Your family's property will also be returned. You can stay in the palace with peace of mind.
I like you very much, so I will grant you the title of Li Guiren tomorrow!"
"Long live thanks."
Zhu Yihai hugged her and continued chatting about her past experiences, which was a rare moment of relaxation.
Morning.
Zhu Yihai couldn't help but score three times after waking up.
Zhao Yi, who was outside, heard the movement and his eyes were as wide as a bull's eyes in shock.
I couldn't help but knock on the door outside to remind the emperor to pay attention to physical control.
But Zhu Yihai ignored it at all.
Although Li Qing couldn't bear the criticism, he still actively accepted the pleasure, which made Zhu Yihai forget that it was the first time for her. She only woke up later and felt a little guilty.
Li Qing kept comforting her, but she had a happy smile on her face.
After some tenderness.
Zhu Yihai called Zhao Yi.
"I have concubine Li Qing as Li Qing in the palace, and I have awarded her a gold and silver book. I have arranged for Li Qing to live in a courtyard, and according to the rules, I have appointed eight eunuchs and six maids to serve her.
Also, give concubine Li a bounty of one hundred taels, one thousand taels of silver, and ten pieces each of silk, brocade, and so on, so that she can serve her well."
Li Qing was very excited after hearing this. Last night, the emperor said that he would make her a noble lady, but now he directly made her concubine Li.
The harem system of the Ming Dynasty also underwent several changes, and has been basically fixed since Jiajing officially registered the nine concubines.
Below the Queen, there are the Imperial Concubines, below the Imperial Concubines, there are the Imperial Concubines and the Nine Concubines, and below the Nine Concubines, there are the Nine Concubines.
The nine concubines have records and treasures, while the nine concubines have records but no treasures.
The queen's book, seal and treasure are made of gold, the concubine's book is made of gold, the book is plated with gold and silver, and the concubine's book is made of silver.
And under the empress, imperial concubine, nine concubines and nine concubines, there are also some lower-level titles such as Jieyu, Zhaoyi, nobleman, and beauty.
The level of the ninth concubine is actually very high.
Li Qingming rose to heaven in one step and was favored by the Holy Spirit.
Although the concubines in the Ming Dynasty were not as high-ranking as those in the Tang and Song Dynasties, it goes without saying that their status was respected. If Li Qing could give birth to another prince for the emperor, he would definitely become the ninth concubine in the future.
After the explanation, Zhu Yihai went to wash up and then went to court.
Although it was a gentle town, Zhu Yihai did not dare to forget about national affairs. He was in a good mood yesterday, drank some wine, and indulged himself for a while.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year.
For the emperor, there were many things to do.
It was just dawn.
The emperor was in high spirits, kissed his concubine goodbye and left.
Change into formal attire and prepare for the royal court.
Liu Chao, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, has long been waiting, "Today's New Year's Day dynasty still follows the old system. In the first half, the officials congratulate the emperor and present gifts, and in the second half, the emperor rewards the officials, including rewards.
Give gifts and hold banquets.
The banquet is organized by the Etiquette Department and Guanglu Temple is responsible for the specific execution.
According to the Ming Dynasty etiquette, the banquet must be held nine times with wine, and there must be music and dancing during the banquet.”
Zhu Yihai looked at himself in the mirror, very energetic.
Last year's Zhengdan in Nanjing was in a hurry, so we didn't follow the etiquette completely. This year is definitely different. Originally, Zhu Yihai thought there was no need to hold a banquet, but everyone felt that it was a etiquette and should be included.
"How many foreign envoys have come?"
"The King of Korea sent his crown prince, the Emperor of Japan also ordered the Shogun to send an envoy, King Ryugu also sent an envoy, Portugal and Spain also sent envoys, and the Netherlands also sent envoys.
"The Chief Envoy of Annan also sent envoys. Siba people came from Annan, including the Gaoping Mo family, Xuanguang Wu family, and Lord Zheng and Lord Ruan of the Later Li Dynasty."
