Jingming

Chapter 177 Sleeping in Kunning Palace Tonight
In the Ming Dynasty, new monarchs always choose concubines, and only three people are selected, and the other two will be established as concubines.

This time, the emperor chose one concubine, two concubines and nine concubines at once, is it considered licentious?
In Wenyuan Pavilion, the four cabinet ministers look at me and I look at you.

Jiang Mian was in the south of the Yangtze River, and Fei Hong was packing up at home and preparing to go to Sichuan to take up his post.

"Party leader" Yang Tinghe suddenly said: "At first, it was decided to be like this, but I thought it was for the sake of national affairs. Now it seems that it is also in the planning step by step of His Majesty."

Sun Jiao sighed.

Who said no?
Although the emperor made it clear that Empress Lin, who was pregnant with a dragon fetus, would not be the queen, the news of her daughter's empress would soon be made public to the world.

Choose first, and there will be a grand registration ceremony later.

The emperor conveyed to the world that he was also wary of Yang Tinghe, and the one-time election of 12 people would give the old party some "justification".

They even thought about how the other party would write their proclamation if there was any chaos in the future.

"Everyone, I am leading the new legal affairs in Guangdong. Brother Jiufeng will naturally continue to manage the important affairs of the Beijing camp on Jingzhi's behalf. Bangyan, the matter of sharing the imperial temple with Yu Gong has been put on the agenda, but the volume of "Daming Loyalty" has to be hurry up. "

Shi Juan nodded immediately, and he couldn't help but think of the past when Liang Chu asked Yu Qian to pursue his posthumous posthumous title at the beginning, and Yan Song asked to compile this book later.

Yang Tinghe is right, I am afraid that it is His Majesty's step-by-step plan.

"Weizhi, although His Majesty's longevity does not allow the world to contribute, the court dispute has just ended, and the Beijing officials must have a congratulatory form. Besides, your Majesty's wedding ceremony next month will have to be arranged by you first."

Mao Ji nodded and said to Sun Jiao with a smile, "Master, if you want to make special arrangements, you must speak up."

Sun Jiao smiled wryly: "Don't be funny. The cabinet minister is the head of the country, and there will be many bullets in the world, but follow His Majesty's will. I only hope that it is as simple as possible."

"Won't that wrong Ling Qianjin?"

There seemed to be harmony in Wenyuan Pavilion, but everyone knew that this was only temporary.

No matter how thoughtful the officials of the world are, they would not choose to make trouble during the time of the emperor's longevity and wedding.What's more, the imperial court has just made up its mind to reform. After the previous disputes come to an end, there will be a period of time to readjust the strategy, right?

Yang Tinghe knew that he would have no rest after embarking on this path, and this period of time was the most precious to him.

He stood up: "I'm going to the Wenlou. The selection of officials in Guangdong has to be finalized soon. His Majesty's wedding, Ding Guogong will definitely come back. Zhang Fujing needs competent people."

This is another benefit of being "forced to the top".

There was no need for the emperor to personally arrange anything, Yang Tinghe had to exert his strength.

Having had so many discussions in the imperial study room, they also know very well what the new law will look like in the future.

Today, September [-]th, is a holiday as usual, but the ministers took the initiative to come to work overtime.

There is no way, for the sake of my little life.It's a reform, if you don't succeed, you will succeed.

This is the scene in the previous dynasty. In the harem, all the 49 people who were listed on the roster yesterday have been carefully dressed.

This time, there are maids in the palace to help with makeup.

For more than three months, the maids know who is suitable to wear what color and what hair accessories to wear.

Presented in front of His Majesty, it cannot be shown that these beautiful women carefully selected in front are difficult to catch the eye.

In addition to those 53 people yesterday, another 140 people chose to leave the palace and return to their hometowns.

And the 51 people who finally decided to stay in the palace can be said to be unwilling people.

Now, most of these people looked enviously at the 49 people dressed up and standing in line, ready to go to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint.

The emperor wants to pick so many people at one time, so he should still hope to taste the flavor all over the place.

The emperor is still so young, as long as he stays in the palace, there is always a chance.

I heard that Lin Niangniang is just a female officer next to His Majesty, and she is in her twenties. Isn't she also favored and blessed?
Moreover, only 49 show girls were selected, which means that His Majesty will let that Empress Lin occupy one of the twelve spots.

It doesn't matter whether the mother is more expensive than the child, or the majesty's love, these are the reasons that exist in the hearts of these 51 people to convince themselves.

Sun Ming could feel many eyes watching her back.

Even if 53 names have been handed in, I am afraid that this theme will always be in the palace.

Your Majesty is the sky, from the remaining 49 of the 38 people who will not be among the remaining ten concubines today, down to the 51 people who have been defeated but will stay in the palace behind them, and there are so many young maids in the palace. All eyes will be on the emperor, on the famous dignitaries.

So Sun Ming, who hadn't experienced much in the world, felt even more panicked.

"The time has come, the show girl is here for the election!"

Singing ahead, the team set off.

Like when they came in more than three months ago, they walked into the alleyway between the palace walls again.

But this time, their demeanor looked much more graceful and luxurious, and they also carried a little pride.

After all, everyone is one in a thousand.

Wen Suyun and Sun Ming walked in front side by side, and they could see Qianqing Palace in front of the alleyway.

When passing Chang'an Palace, Sun Ming turned to look inside.

From a distance, I could only see a woman surrounded by people standing at the entrance of the main hall, watching quietly.

The man had a smile on his face.

Wen Suyun was bold, so she also took a look.Most of the other people were worried that someone would be watching their actions now, so they only dared to glance at them from the corner of their eyes.

That is Empress Lin?Chang'an Palace already has a master.

At this moment, the courtyard of Qianqing Palace was specially arranged, and Zhu Houcong was startled when he woke up in the morning.

In addition to hanging festive lanterns and red silk in many places, a red carpet was also laid on the Danqi in front of the hall.

As for the open space in front of the hall, various colored silks and wooden frames are used to divide it into places, which are in a mess.

He asked when he was on the way to visit Lin Qingping next door, and Huang Jin told him that he could take a closer look and not make the beautiful girls feel uncomfortable being stared at by others.

Everyone can "be alone" with the emperor for a while, let the emperor see their demeanor.

It's not an old rule, it's all for the emperor's sake.

What can Zhu Houcong do?So considerate, then accept it.

It's just that he is still "translating" Wang Wensu's "Baojian of Mathematical Sciences" in Dongnuan Pavilion.

Huang Jin saw that people had already entered the courtyard outside the hall, returned to the East Nuan Pavilion and said, "Your Majesty, the nobles have arrived."

At this point, they are all "gentlemen".Even if they are not selected as concubines, they will stay in the palace and be placed in various places.

Zhu Houcong behaved according to his heart, he would do something before the person arrived, and immediately put down the paper and pen at hand when the person arrived.

When I arrived at the gate of the hall, I saw graceful figures hiding in the silk curtain.

"Grandmother, queen mother." Zhu Houcong saluted Empress Dowager Shao and Empress Dowager Jiang in front of the screen at the entrance of the hall, and walked to the throne.

"It's such an important matter, what book do you take the time to read?" The Empress Dowager Jiang gave him a reproachful look, "Can't you accompany your grandmother to talk to me?"

Zhu Houcong just grinned.

The etiquette is complicated, he doesn't want to stay here and chat.

After sitting down, he said, "Let's get started."

Then the eunuchs and female officials in charge of the selection first reported the process of the selection to the emperor, and then reported the names, ages, native places, and backgrounds of each of the 49 people selected.

No one is making any noise here.

Therefore, the information submitted to the emperor was also transmitted to the various accounts in front of the Qianqing Palace.

"...Sun family, named Ming, sixteen years old, native of Anlu, Huguang, daughter of Sunjiao, a scholar of Dongge University."

All the 48 show girls stayed there, and Wen Suyun was even more confused.

To reach this level, who doesn't know that Dongge University is one of the cabinet ministers?

Sun Ming is actually the daughter of a cabinet elder... Although there are new rules for this year's draft, relatives of the state can also serve as officials, but the rank of cabinet ministers is too high...

Most of them have no political sense, but now they just think: it shouldn't be possible, right?How can the daughter of a cabinet minister be a queen or concubine?

After the roll call, Empress Dowager Jiang said to Zhu Houcong: "Since the queen has already made an appointment, go find Ming'er first, I may not see her for a long time."

Zhu Houcong stood up with a smile and saluted: "Yes."

Afterwards, he walked down Danchi, stood outside first, and winked at Huang Jin.

Huang Jinhui felt sorry, and after asking the little eunuch next to him in a low voice, he walked straight towards a certain location.

The show girls in this row only saw a eunuch wearing a flying fish pattern pass by in a hurry, and they didn't even look at them.

To be given the flying fish suit, this eunuch should be a very capable Da Dang by the emperor's side.

Then, Wen Suyun, who was next door to Sun Ming, only heard the eunuch smiling flatteringly at the side: "Your Majesty, your majesty asked the servants to come and invite you."

"... I'm sorry, Eunuch Huang."

Sun Ming finished answering softly, then calmed down, and walked out according to the rules that had been explained before.

On the way, she showed Wen Suyun an apologetic smile.

Wen Suyun only saw that Sun Ming's face turned solemn after turning his head back.

She obviously walked with her head held high, as if she wanted to show something.

After walking out, Sun Ming finally saw the emperor whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He stood there quietly with a smile on his face, the smile in his eyes was still so clean.

Suddenly, she felt a little wronged in her heart, and felt that his smile was a little strange.

How much the previous few months made her look forward to the day of rest, and how much she was at a loss and confused in the past three months.

Especially these days.

When she came to the front, she said softly: "The daughter of the people sees Your Majesty."

After saying that, he was about to salute, but his hand was caught by the emperor.

"After today, it's time to change your address. Don't be too polite. Let's go, go and catch up with the queen mother and mother first. I have wronged you during this time..."

The show girls in the first row heard voices and footsteps that gradually diminished.

This Sun Ming... is even familiar to the Queen Mother?Reminiscing about the past...

And the thoughtfulness in His Majesty's clear voice penetrated into everyone's minds, imagining what the emperor would look like.

When Zhu Houcong held hands and slowly walked up Danchi, Sun Ming heard the emperor say: "I know that you may have a lot of things you can't figure out. It's been a hard few months. I'll listen to you in detail later. I knew you when I was young. You know me too, so don't think about it."

Feeling the warmth of his palm, and his gentle grip, the girl couldn't help but relax a lot, and felt a lot more at ease.

When he got to the cloud platform, Zhu Houcong said: "I'll go down first, quickly choose someone, and we'll talk together after lunch."

Sun Ming suddenly said: "Your Majesty..."

"what happened?"

"... Wen Zhengming's daughter... Wen Suyun... treated me very well."

Zhu Houcong froze for a while, then smiled and said, "I understand, don't worry."

Watching him go to Danchi to choose another woman, Sun Ming couldn't help but feel sore in his heart, and then quickly smiled: "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager..."

"It's Grandmother, Queen Mother!" The Empress Dowager Jiang didn't care about anything else, and started talking to her about Her Majesty's secret techniques on the spot.

If the eldest son had been born sooner, then it would be stable and stable!

Sun Ming slowly walked out of the life of a beautiful girl, blushed by the hot topic of "mother-in-law" and her heart beat faster.

But if we get married next month...it will be really fast.

In the tent below, Zhu Houcong finally looked at them one by one.

... To be honest, as long as he has enough energy, it is the same thing to choose first and then choose - of course, this is only true for him.

For these show girls, different starting points are completely different things.

Now, they finally saw the emperor.

When Zhu Houcong looked at the painting scroll yesterday and selected the other 48 people, he had a rough idea.

Except for Lin Qingping, just like Sun Ming, most of the other 48 people can be said to have some clear purpose.

That is the information of their father's family and elder brother, and because of the reason for entering the palace, they can be promoted one or two times.

Among those who will be given titles this time, there are seven people who have this consideration more clearly, and the remaining two are considered "chicken moves" places.

Therefore, it is not difficult to choose, and Wen Suyun is on the list he is going to choose.

When seeing Wen Suyun, she looked very uneasy after saluting there.

"Afraid of me?"

"...Minnv is just..." She carefully chose her words, "Afraid of strangers?"

Zhu Houcong recalled the comments on Wen Suyun's temperament in the brochure, smiled and then looked at her figure: "It's good if you are familiar with it."

The old handsome guy Wen Zhengming's genes are really good.

After seeing him, the only one who was so uneasy that he began to move small steps so that he was a little "disrespectful" was Wen Suyun, who was raised a little cute and bold since childhood.

After finishing speaking, he nodded to Huang Jin, and Zhu Houcong continued to walk forward.

Most of them just took a close look or two, and when they walked in front of another person, his eyes were fixed on his face for a while.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Qinghe, Renshou Palace..."

Zhu Houcong interrupted him with a nod. Hearing Huang Jin's words, Zhang Qinghe couldn't help adding some fear in his eyes.

What kept Zhu Houcong from looking away was her extremely fair and delicate face, as well as her wounded and fearful eyes.

To put it bluntly, it is the kind of weak feeling that can arouse a man's desire to protect.

"I heard that neither your father nor you want to enter the palace?"

Zhang Qinghe nodded subconsciously, then knelt down in fear and shook her head.

Zhu Houcong was basically removed from the 300-person list of the first batch of preliminaries for Renshou Palace, but she was kept.

Because she was the example Fang Feng named when he impeached the ministers, and the subsequent development was indeed that the neighbors and other families kept her at a respectful distance.

Zhu Houcong stepped forward to pull her up, the weak and boneless arm trembling in his palm.

"Just stay."

Zhu Houcong smiled at her, and stopped standing here to provoke her.

Walking along the way, it is indeed dazzling.

So yesterday's choice was correct. If I really choose from among the 300 people, I am afraid that my heart will be unstable: in terms of appearance, it is almost the same after this level, which is not the same as when I entered the level and only chose from the Eight Banners.

What is different from so many similar makeup, face shapes, and styles in the gradually blurred memory is their various natural and unique looks and temperaments.

If the emperor chooses this way of life, the happiness is indeed unimaginable.

It's the first time I've met them now, and most of them seem extremely submissive, but the eyes of different people can still reveal some differences in their inner temperaments.

What kind of demeanor will each have after they settle down and become familiar with each other in the palace?

With these in mind, the remaining ten people were quickly selected with a pre-set political purpose.

After the people were settled, Zhu Houcong returned to the throne, eleven people stood in the front row, and the remaining 38 people stood behind.

The cloud platform in front of the Qianqing Palace is also spacious enough.

The 38 people could only look at the backs of the 11 people in front, with different thoughts.

Then there is the official positioning.

The empress of the Jiajing Dynasty was first selected in the inner palace, Sun Ming, the daughter of the cabinet minister Sun Jiao.

But at present, only two concubines were established first, Lin Qingping won the title of Xian Concubine, and the other one who was directly established as a concubine was Wen Suyun, who was named Shu.

After that, there were nine concubines De, Zhuang, Hui, An, He, Kang, Duan, Jing and Li, represented by Concubine Li Zhang Qinghe.

To pay homage to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the emperor, the complicated inner palace rituals are carried out first, and the emperor's harem is considered to be officially established, and then there are only formal ceremonies such as wedding and canonization.

Another thing is to allocate things to the sixth house.

In addition to Kunning Palace, the two concubines were placed in Chang'an Palace and Weiyang Palace.For the rest of the tenth palace, the ninth concubine was placed first.

The remaining 38 people first appointed talents and selected servants according to Zhu Houcong's eyes. Except for a special Chuxiu Palace, the talented people also consulted the wishes of Concubine Shu and Nine Concubines separately to see how they lived in Xiunv's life. "If anyone is close to each other, they can live in the side hall of their palace.

Now it was obvious that something was wrong, Concubine Li Zhang Qinghe was a little afraid of living with others, but she didn't dare to mention that she wanted to live alone in the first palace, so she hesitated.

Zhu Houcong asked Gao Zhong, and then learned some details.

This can only be said to be helpless, don't eunuchs and maids try to figure out what they want?
There is no need to punish anyone for this.

"In that case, Concubine Li will live alone in Changle Palace." Zhu Houcong made the decision.

At lunch, Sun Ming and the others finally got to see the invited virtuous concubine Lin Qingping.

A group of fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls got mixed up with a big sister, whose mature temperament and calmer temperament are incomparable, not to mention that she is already pregnant with a dragon fetus?
Zhu Houcong said: "Except for the empress and concubine Xian, all ten of you are meeting me for the first time. In addition to going to Qingning Palace, Renshou Palace, and Kunning Palace to greet you every day, you should start to adapt to the new life in the rest of the time. Take a rest today , I won’t take things seriously in the afternoon, you go to your respective palaces to have a look, mention how you want to decorate, and then go to the Royal Garden to play together in the future. You get to know me, and I will also get to know you.”

"...The concubine leads the order."

After lunch, Zhu Houcong only led Sun Ming to Kunning Palace.

"The Royal Study Room is here. The Hall of Mental Cultivation will not be fully repaired until the end of the year. You can often see your father when the national policy meeting is held. I promised him that he can go to Kunning Palace to see you before the meeting."

"...The concubine thanked His Majesty for your kindness."

Holding her hand and standing in front of Kunning Palace, Zhu Houcong looked up at the plaque in front of the palace.

"I'm born a little bit."

Sun Ming pursed her lips, and then said: "Since the concubine has been established as the queen, she still has to follow the rules."

"Aren't there no outsiders now?"

After Zhu Houcong led her into the palace gate, he opened his arms and hugged her.

Sun Ming suddenly felt suffocated, feeling a little stiff, but very special.

"People in the harem will be very chaotic. I want you to choose together first. In addition to asking you to eliminate some people who are too scheming, I also want you to get used to the calculations between the harem." Zhu Houcong said softly, "The emperor's harem only stands After Empress Dowager Cishou was appointed, the successors of the next two dynasties will be worrying. I used to be just a vassal king, if my descendants are not prosperous, the courtiers will be unstable."

Sun Ming heard him say this, and probably understood it, but he didn't care about it in his heart.

But now that I think about it, it's just because I didn't have a clear picture of him before, right?

Now being hugged by him and hearing these words again, Sun Minghong nodded with eyes: "I know... I will try my best to manage the harem well so that you won't worry..."

"You have to try your best to do another thing." Zhu Houcong looked down at her with a smile.

The smile in the eyes and the corners of the mouth hinted at something, Sun Ming thought of the "dharma door" that the queen mother said before, and his mood gradually became strange.

Seeing her blushing cheeks and unsteady breathing, Zhu Houcong said again: "The wedding will take more than a month, and I have been waiting for you for hundreds of years."

Although the words are very oily, this era is still very pure after all.

What Sun Ming thought of was only the words at that time that "not seeing each other in one day is like three autumns apart".

The person in his heart and the appearance in front of him overlap again. Although he has considered so many things and killed people with a knife, he is still him.

Zhu Houcong didn't tease her first, but looked around the Kunning Palace with her, discussing with her where to place what furniture and decorations.

It is necessary to dissolve some emotions in her heart.

The best way, of course, is to make her feel that this is her home in the future, and her husband is discussing the new home with her.

With so many beauties in the harem, there must be a master, right?
If the queen didn't have some special favors, wouldn't the world be turned upside down?

Zhu Houcong is only going to use this day to let others know how important Sun Ming is. Tomorrow there will be a national policy meeting, and he will also enter a new rhythm of life.

In the imperial garden in the afternoon, no matter what they do, the emperor and empress always stand together.

They are all about the same age, and the emperor is not like a ruthless character who kills with a knife. He is easy-going and cheerful, and knows how to talk about various topics to make them happy. Everyone who has already established their status gradually relaxes.

In the Hall of Viewing Flowers, Zhu Houcong saw the blooming flowers in his garden.

"I will go to Kunning Palace to sleep tonight."

Zhu Houcong suddenly leaned into Sun Ming's ear and whispered something.

Although the two walked up alone first, Sun Ming suddenly panicked.

so fast?

(End of this chapter)