Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 942 Legendary Life 8.0

According to the usual practice, no matter which dynasty or generation the emperor will hold a palace banquet during the Chinese New Year to reward the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty.

Courtiers who meet the criteria for participating in the palace banquet will bring their wives and daughters into the palace on the day of the palace banquet. They will celebrate the arrival of the New Year with the emperor, princes, and princes in the main hall. Relatives will enter the harem to meet the queen mother, The queen and all the concubines and empresses.

Usually, there will be banquets in the harem, but not all family members who enter the palace to pay New Year’s greetings will not be invited. Those who can stay to participate in the annual banquet in the harem are mostly wives who have imperial orders, or are selected to become crown princesses or princes. Concubine's good family son.

"It would be a great honor for those low-ranking officials and family members to participate in the annual banquet in the harem." Jin Miaomiao felt a little sleepy, curled up on the chaise longue, and said without energy, "They You can brag about it for at least a year!"

"Then you look down on them too much. It's more than a year. For them, this rare experience can be bragged for a lifetime, even if the annual banquet they attend is not very pleasant, and even a little Awkward."

Shen Cha slightly raised his eyebrows, looked at Jin Miaomiao's dazed energy, stood up and walked to the chaise longue, and covered her with a thin blanket.

"Not very happy? A little embarrassing?" Jin Miaomiao looked at the person standing beside her, "Is there something in the words? You just said that the old lady has been lying in the hospital bed for more than three months, and her body has completely recovered. It's Chinese New Year, could it be that the old lady is not reconciled to being generalized by Emperor Jiaren, Emperor Chongde and King Tong, and wants to take revenge?"

"Smart, that's right." Shen Cha smiled slightly, "Actually, her illness is not that serious at all, but she feels aggrieved in her heart, and she can't breathe out this so-called bad breath, and she feels uncomfortable, so, This illness has tortured her for so long. Moreover, after lying in bed for more than three months, she has not been idle, thinking about how to get revenge."

"You mean, she's already thought up a plan and put it into action?"

Jin Miaomiao was very sleepy, drowsy, almost falling asleep, but after listening to Shen Cha's words, she was shocked by the possibility she thought of, and the sleepiness disappeared without a trace.

"You..." She swallowed, and asked nervously, "What plan is she... thinking?"

"What do you think?" Shen Cha tilted her head, "The plan she was thinking of was the one used by concubines of all dynasties. It was low-handed, shameless but very useful, and there was little way to break it."

"Who and whom did she choose to target?"

"The future concubine who is favored by the queen, the granddaughter of Taifu Zhencheng, and King Tong who has just been considered an adopted son." Shen Cha nodded towards Jin Miaomiao, and sat back beside Shen Haolin again, resting his head on his shoulder On the topic, "It can't be said that she has a vicious mind. After all, many concubines have used this method before, and most of them succeeded. So, at most, she is imitating her ancestors, but it's not as good as her ancestors."

"Failed?"

"This is inevitable." Shen Cha nodded, "The old lady's original plan was that she would trick the future princess into an empty side hall in the name of the prince, stun her with incense, and then Lure King Tong to the side hall, use the same method to stun him, and throw the two of them on the same bed. When people find out, they will be lying together disheveled."

"Murderer!" Jin Miaomiao stretched out her thumb, "You deserve to have stayed in the harem all your life, amazing!"

"It's great, but it failed." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, who was leaning on him and half-closed his eyes, and chuckled, "But the old lady never expected that the two targets she chose would Didn't fall for it at all."

"Because they predicted in advance that the old lady would cause trouble?" Jin Miaomiao frowned slightly, "Is this... miraculous?"

"No, it's just these two goals, I didn't listen to her at all." Shen Cha slightly raised the corners of her lips, "When the crown princess was selected, Emperor Chongde and Taifu Zhen's granddaughter met once , They are both young, so it doesn’t matter if the two children meet each other, say a few words, and get to know each other. Later, on the day of King Tong’s adoption ceremony, the concubines didn’t know what to think, they probably wanted to give to King Tong Introduce a few more friends, and let a few female family members bring their children into the palace. On the day of the ceremony, they used the excuse of celebrating to let King Tong get to know these children, including the future princess. Judging from the contents of the back of the memoir, it is the part of them when they grew up. This princess, later the queen of Emperor Chongde, was the main person who promoted the relationship between the two people. She could see the relationship between Emperor Chongde and King Tong. I can also see their concerns, and I have been persuading them to face up to their hearts and not to disappoint the people around them. Emperor Chongde and King Tong are very respectful and grateful to her."

"This..." Jin Miaomiao glanced at Shen Cha, "The direction of this story doesn't seem right? This girl sees it quite openly. She doesn't like Emperor Chongde? But since she doesn't like it, why did she agree to be his? What about the Crown Princess and Queen?"

"I don't like it, I don't like it." Shen Cha shrugged, "This girl is indifferent to everyone and everything, and she has no special emotional fluctuations. King Tong said in his memoirs that his sister seems to be a lonely woman. An independent existence, watching the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of the people around him with cold eyes, just like an outsider."

"There are indeed such people." Jin Miaomiao nodded understandingly, "Master also mentioned in the letter that when he traveled around, he met such people. They did not resist life, did not resist Fate, it seems that their mission is to wait for death from the moment of birth, and such people, when they die, they don't suffer any pain, and they all leave in sleep."

"That's right!" Shen Cha nodded, "This empress also left peacefully in her sleep." She waved her hand at Jin Miaomiao, "The topic is getting too far, the old lady wants to plot against the future princess and Tong Wang, pour their dirty water, but I didn't expect that Emperor Chongde sent a message to Zhen's house the day before, asking her to follow Madam Zhen, her grandmother, and not leave her side. The old lady didn't know Well, taking advantage of the convenience of her accompanying Mrs. Zhen, he sent someone to invite her to the side hall in the name of Emperor Chongde. As soon as the future princess heard this, she immediately understood why Emperor Chongde moved ahead of time. She reminded herself to stay by her grandmother's side. She pretended to agree to the messenger, but instead of following, she told the messenger that she had to send her grandmother back. The messenger didn't I felt that such a young child would lie to him, so I agreed. As a result, this princess, after returning to the palace, never came out again."

"How did the old lady react?"

"Before she had time to react, Emperor Chongde came to pay New Year's greetings with King Tong. This princess asked Emperor Chongde what he wanted from her in front of everyone in the palace and all the wives."

"It's a great way to draw the bottom line!" Jin Miaomiao patted her thigh, "This girl is really extraordinary!"

(End of this chapter)