Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 77 Placement (Part [-])
Throwing the ten beauties to the concubine, and asking the concubine to tell Qiao about the arrangement, Jiang Changning went back to Rujingyuan to continue practicing her calligraphy.

Mrs. Qiao knew about Chang Youzhong bringing ten beauties into the mansion, but when she learned that Jiang Changning had brought ten beauties to Liuxuanyuan, she was puzzled, "What is Mrs. Jiang going to do? "

Just as he was trying to figure out Jiang Changning's intentions, a maid from the imperial concubine's courtyard came over, "Master, the empress dowager, please come over."

Mrs. Qiao went to see the concubine, but the concubine didn't chat with her, and ordered her to arrange the ten beauties.

"Yes, concubine mother." Qiao replied with a smile.

Only wives are qualified to place the prince's concubine.

However, the concubine's next words made her smile condense on her face.

"You sort out the account books and hand them over to Mrs. Jiang. She has to take care of the affairs of the mansion." The concubine paused, and added awkwardly, "You have worked hard all these years."

"I don't have to work hard, concubine mother, I don't have to work hard, I can continue to take care of the house." Qiao said eagerly.

"It's not that I don't want you to take care of it, but now Brother Yu's daughter-in-law is Princess Jin, and she should be the housekeeper. If you are the housekeeper, it's not right, it's not right." The concubine said.

"Concubine Mother, after my husband passed away, I was devastated. If it wasn't for Kang Ren, I would have followed him long ago. I promised my husband that I would take good care of the palace and take care of the backyard for him. Concubine Mother!" Kneeling on the ground, Mrs. Qiao said with a sad expression, "Concubine Mother, please let me continue to be housekeeper."

The concubine was silent, and Qiao kept begging, crying. It seemed that if the concubine took away the housekeeping power, she would die.

"Get up first, let's talk about the housekeeper later." The concubine is getting older, and her heart is softer than when she was young. Qiao Shi mentioned the eldest son again.

"Thank you, Concubine Mother." Qiao Shi took out her handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

The concubine sighed, "Take those ten people down and settle them properly."

"Yes, concubine mother." Qiao Shi came out of the room, the sadness on her face was gone.

Ask the maid to call out the ten beauties who are sitting in the side room, who are restless.

"Mourning my concubine and master." Chang Youzhong saluted.

Qiao smiled dignifiedly and elegantly, "Hi, Eunuch Chang."

"This is the lord's widowed concubine, the master of the mourning concubine, you all pay respects to the master of the mourning concubine." Chang Youzhong said.

The word "widowed sister-in-law" made Qiao's smile almost unbearable.

Although the beauties didn't understand why the concubine disappeared, and someone else came, they still obediently bowed their knees and saluted: "Greetings to the mourning concubine, master, best wishes to the mourning concubine master."

Mrs. Qiao placed these ten beauties in the fourth and fifth courtyards on the East Road.

The side door between the fourth courtyard and the third courtyard can directly lead to the Hongyi courtyard in front.

In a big family, the house is divided into two east and west roads and a middle road. The west road is usually for the girls in the family, the male master and the female master live in the front of the middle road, and the male master’s concubine lives in the back. The east road is generally for the young master of the family. they live.

In the palace, Qiao's family and Princess Kangren's mother and daughter lived on the west road, the concubine, prince and concubine lived on the middle road, and the Xiang family and Liu family were placed in the two small courtyards at the back of the middle road.

It stands to reason that the ten beauties should also be arranged in the courtyard behind the middle road, but now they are placed in the courtyard on the east road.

"Master Mourning Concubine, this arrangement is not appropriate." Chang Youzhong said.

"These two are the only ones that can accommodate so many people in one big courtyard. The others have not been cleaned up, so let them live there temporarily, and make other arrangements after they serve the prince."

Qiao used this to fool Chang Youzhong, and Chang Youzhong couldn't raise objections anymore, so he had to go to Rujing Academy to report to Jiang Changning.

"I'll arrange someone to teach them how to behave." Jiang Changning didn't intend to ignore anything, she didn't want these ten beauties to be teased by Mrs. Qiao, and she still wanted to live a peaceful life.

The people who taught the ten beauties the rules were Xiaochun's two subordinates, Banqin and Huaiping, and Fu Cui.

Chang Youzhong saw that Jiang Changning had no other orders, so he left the mansion and went to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

King Jin, a brave and skilled general, was supposed to serve in the Ministry of War, but he was hired by the emperor as Minister of Rites.

The rank of Minister of the Ministry of Rites is not low, nor is it an idle job. It seems that the emperor attaches great importance to King Jin, but in fact, he just wants to completely cut off the way of King Jin to lead the army.

King Jin didn't seem to know the emperor's plan, and he was working seriously in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites has not been idle recently. Although the marriages of the three princes have already been arranged, there are still the heirs of the Duke's Mansion, the Duke of Shaojun, the Marquis' Mansion, and the Bo's Mansion who want to marry wives. All these have to be arranged by the Minister of Rites. manage.

While King Jin was reading the official document, Chang Youzhong came in, "My lord, someone has been sent to the mansion."

"What did the princess say?" Jin Wang raised his head and asked.

Chang Youzhong reported truthfully: "Wangfei took the people to Liuxuan Yuan, please ask the concubine to come forward, and let the master of the mourning concubine arrange them."

King Jin rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Chang Youzhong went on to report: "Master Mourning Concubine placed them in Xieye Yuan and Yi Vegetable Yuan."

King Jin frowned, "Wangfei agreed?"

Chang Youzhong replied: "The princess did not object, the princess sent three maidservants to teach them the rules, one of the three maidservants is Fu Cui who often serves by the princess' side."

King Jin nodded slightly. Even though his little princess was angry, she still made the necessary arrangements.

At the third quarter of the first day of the unitary hour, King Jin returned to the palace and went to Liuxuan Courtyard to greet him.

Before entering the door, I heard the concubine say: "... there is no need to make a big deal."

The end of this month is Toffee Concubine's 45th birthday. Although it is not a full birthday, it is possible to hold a grand occasion every Friday.

"If my concubine thinks that entertaining guests is too hard, how about inviting the Jinxiu troupe to the mansion to sing a few new plays?" King Jin said as he walked in.

The concubine likes to listen to operas the most, and said with a smile, "I'll just listen to you."

The King of Jin glanced at Jiang Changning, who was in a normal mood, bowed to the concubine, and said with a smile: "Leave this matter to your son and your daughter-in-law. That day, the concubine mother can just watch the play with peace of mind."

At this time, Jiang Changning was supposed to speak, but Qiao Shi preemptively said: "Mother and concubine, don't worry, my daughter-in-law will definitely handle things properly."

As soon as she answered those words, it was as if she and King Jin were husband and wife.

Concubine Toffee only did this when Mrs. Qiao was in a hurry to please her, so she didn't think too much about it.

Although the King of Jin felt that it was inappropriate for Mrs. Qiao to steal the words, Mrs. Qiao was also the daughter-in-law of the concubine and was still in charge of the palace, so it was normal for her to say such words.

Only Jiang Changning felt weird. She glanced at Mrs. Qiao and seemed to realize something.

Qiao was a little guilty when Jiang Changning saw it, and forced to change the subject: "The prince is really valued by His Majesty. No one has ever been able to reward ten beauties at once."

Annan sent fifty beauties, and the emperor rewarded ten of them to Jin Wang at once. If the number is used to determine the emperor's favor.

The emperor really valued King Jin very much.

(End of this chapter)