Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 186

"Sister Li, where did you hear this nonsense?"

With the crying Young Master Xi in her arms, Mrs. Zhu Ji twitched her lips and said with a smile: "As long as I can feed my Xi'er, isn't everyone's mother the same?"

Obviously, Zhu Ji didn't really believe Sun Li's words!
Zhu Ji couldn't be sure whether the baby who was not fed by the mother was weak or sick, but Zhu Ji had heard about it and seen it with her own eyes.

After giving birth, some women who gave birth gradually became obese and out of shape!

Zhu Jike still wants to maintain her current plump figure, so as to get more favors from Qingji, how can she not pay attention to maintenance?
"That's all my sister said, it doesn't matter if my sister doesn't believe it."

For Zhu Ji who refused to listen to the advice, Sun Li did not insist on refuting.

Seeing this, Qingji, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help frowning, and said, "Xi'er is crying so hard, Zhu Ji, you'd better feed it yourself."

"promise."

Since Qing Ji had already spoken, Zhu Ji naturally dared not disobey her orders.

So, Zhu Ji went to the corner by herself, pulled off the fox fur fur, and fed little Wu Xi.

At this moment, little Wu Hong, who was still lying in Rumeng's arms, suddenly stretched out his white and tender little hand towards Qingji, and his dark eyes were full of longing light.

Little Wuhong yelled "Yeah", unable to speak, but the meaning was very obvious - please hug!

"Your Majesty..."

"Come on, let the widow give me a hug."

For a baby who is so close to him, Qing Ji loves it very much.

This is still his eldest son - the eldest son of the concubine!

Immediately, Qingji stood up, walked to Rumeng and hugged Xiao Wuhong.

When Qingji was teasing little Wu Hong, the latter did not forget to stretch out his little hand to pick at a lock of beard on Qingji's chin.

It was an offense, but Qingji didn't mind at all.

Teased by Qingji, Xiao Wuhong couldn't stop laughing.

"My lord, Mr. Hong looks like you."

At this time, Gong'e, who was standing behind her, mustered up the courage to speak out.

"Oh, like a widow? Where does it look like?"

"The eyebrows, nose and eyes are all similar. When Mr. Ruohong grows up, he will be as majestic and mighty as a king."

Gong'e said flatteringly.

"Hahahaha! That's right! The more I look at this child, the more I look like a widow!"

Qing Ji immediately raised the little Wu Hong in his arms up high, with a smile on his face all the time.

However, as soon as his words came out, the atmosphere at the banquet became a little more subtle.

Wu Hong looks like Qingji?
At least it's still not visible now, maybe there are some similarities between the eyebrows, and they will become more and more similar in the future, but this is not a good thing for the rest of the concubines.

Because, not to mention the emperor's family, even if it is an ordinary family, if the son looks like his father, he will often get more favor from his father, so that he is partial and passes on the position of head of the family to this son.

In the future, if Qingji loves Wu Hong too much and wants to pass on the throne to the eldest son, it will not be a good thing for Ji Kou, Mrs. Zhu Ji and other concubines!
Therefore, Mrs. Zhu Ji, who was squatting in the corner to feed little Wu Xi, couldn't help frowning after hearing Qing Ji's words.

Mrs. Zhu Ji murmured in her heart: Rumeng, this bitch, it is inconvenient for her to speak, but she actually ordered her close maid to speak for Wu Hong.

I thought she was such a noble woman, but she also harbored evil intentions and coveted the throne of King Wu!

What a scheming bitch!

If Zhu Ji was a modern person, she would definitely label Rumeng like this.

At this time, Qingji also realized that he had slipped his words just now, but he didn't care.

The harem struggles for favor are repeatedly prohibited. Even though the concubines seem to be very calm and get along harmoniously, only they know how much dirty thoughts are behind their backs!

There are so many things to do on the anniversary of the death, so naturally they don't take care of these intrigues in the harem.

"Rumeng, you have worked hard to give birth to Hong'er for the widow. Are you really unwilling to be the widow's concubine?"

Qing Ji set his sights on Ru Meng again.

Rumeng was the first woman that Qingji traveled to this era to touch, and she gave birth to his eldest son, Wu Hong, a great contribution.

It's just that Rumeng has been unwilling to accept Qingji's canonization and become a concubine in the Wu Palace. She has repeatedly declined on the grounds of her humble background.

The previous Qingji let Rumeng's behavior go his own way, but he also chose to enlighten Rumeng.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Rumeng sighed and said: "It's a fluke for a concubine to serve the King and to be favored by the King, how dare I expect to be a concubine?"

"Rumeng, it's not that the widows are talking about you."

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about Hong'er. As the widow's son, the son of Wu, whose mother is just a palace supervisor, how can you make it?"

"It's just that the so-called name is not correct. You don't want Hong'er to feel inferior because of her mother's low status, do you?"

Hearing this, Rumeng lowered her head, seemed to be thinking for a while, then replied: "It's all up to the king."

"Okay. Like a dream, the widow canonize you as a worldly wife, and it will be announced in the sixth palace soon."

"Thank you, King."

It is worth mentioning that the harem system of the state of Wu basically followed Zhou etiquette.

The ancient emperors seemed to have three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, but the kings of the Spring and Autumn Period were different.

"Book of Rites · Hunyi" records that the emperor has three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one royal wives besides the queen.

The queen mentioned here is the queen, whose status is equivalent to that of the emperor, but it is also limited to the palace.

But sometimes, the emperor has to obey the queen's words in the harem!
For example, King Xuan of Zhou indulged in the bed and slept at night and got up late at night. As the queen of King Xuan of Zhou, Jiang thought she had delayed the king's political affairs, so she pleaded guilty to Yongxiang to persuade King Xuan.

Yongxiang was originally a long and narrow alley in the palace. It was originally the place where the palace maids and concubines lived.

Later, with the deepening of the palace war, Yongxiang became a prison for female criminals in the palace alone!

Namely, Leng Gong!

Second only to the queen is the third lady.

The relationship between the three wives and the queen is like the relationship between the three princes and the emperor. They specially accompany the queen to discuss the etiquette system of women's ethics.

After the third wife is the ninth concubine.The nine concubines are in charge of the law of women's studies, teaching the four virtues of women's virtues, women's words, women's looks, and women's merits.

Corresponding to the Jiuqing in the imperial court.Nine concubines are ranked under the third wife, equivalent to the middle managers of the harem.

The twenty-seventh wives are ranked after the nine concubines, and their duties are to serve others, taking charge of sacrifices, guests, and funeral affairs.The twenty-seventh wife's status is not high, and her rank is low, she can be regarded as the bottom manager of the palace.

However, although the status of the twenty-seventh woman is low, she is not the lowest. The lowest is the eighty-one female royal.

The eighty-one female royals are the lowest in the entire harem, and their responsibility is to arrange the order of the emperor's banquets and sleeps, which changes according to the age.

Basically, a female royal is no longer a female official, no different from a court lady!
Of course, within the scope of duties, even the emperor must obey the arrangement of the female imperial court.

(End of this chapter)