The concubine rushed forward!

Chapter 5 Decision
This Nanny Zhang from the palace is an old nanny who has taught manners in Chuxiu Palace for decades.Because there was no one in the family, she voluntarily stayed in the palace and became a nanny.

She was dressed in a decent palace dress, her hair was combed meticulously, and she wore a few finely crafted jewelry, her back was straight, and she looked more like the wife of an aristocratic family.Even with a kind smile on her face, when Gu Panfu saw her for the first time, she still couldn't help feeling nervous, which she didn't feel when she saw the old lady.

"Hi ladies, my slave's surname is Zhang. From today until the official palace selection, I will entrust you to teach the ladies the rules in the palace." Madam Zhang performed the standard court salute. The attitude is sincere and respectful, and people can't find any problems.

Gu Panfu and Gu Panxin hurriedly returned the gift, "Mammy is too polite, please take care of me."

"This old slave looks at the two ladies are very good, if this old slave is inappropriate, please forgive me." Madam Zhang smiled more kindly, and did not accept their return, she turned slightly to hide.

From that day on, Gu Panfu lived a three-point-one-line life. She went to pay her respects to the old lady in the morning, and learned the rules from Nanny Zhang after breakfast.In the afternoon, I read books in my own room, practice female reds, or piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

In this way, it entered winter in a blink of an eye and entered December.

During the two months, Gu Panfu considered a lot, such as whether she worked hard to be selected as a concubine or failed to find a good marriage.Originally, she still thought that the second choice was better, who would want to be a concubine if she could be the main wife.The imperial concubine is what the royal family says is the concubine, but in fact, not all of them are concubines except the queen.

Even Gu Panfu became familiar in front of the old lady, even if she was defeated and returned, the marriage would be decided by the old lady.This draft is like plating gold, so Gu Panfu's worth will naturally increase accordingly, and the old lady will not allow Li Shi to arrange her marriage indiscriminately, which is what Gu Panfu feels more at ease about.

However, Hanxiang came back a few days ago to gossip with her and said that she heard the women chatting in the yard, and that the young lady Fu Shi of the Qing family in Taichang Temple fell ill because of anger, and said that the eldest son brought back a woman from outside. Country girls must be accepted as good concubines.Mrs. Fu refused, so she was called unvirtuous by the eldest son, and even her mother-in-law, who had been treating her so well, called her to preach. Unable to bear the blow, Mrs. Fu fell ill.

After Hanxiang finished speaking, she followed her to sigh, saying that the childhood sweetheart of the eldest son of Mrs. Fu and the Minister of Taichang Temple was very affectionate after marriage, and she was once a fairy couple envied by everyone in Shangjing.Moreover, when the eldest son got married, he swore that he would never take a concubine, how long did it take.

After hearing this, Gu Panfu smiled and asked how the result was, Hanxiang sighed and said, Mrs. Fu finally agreed to the concubine's room to enter the door. It is said that Mrs. Fu is not magnanimous enough. He only took such a concubine after three or four years of marriage, so why is he still not satisfied.Moreover, Mrs. Fu still has a son and a daughter, who are still young, what will they do without their mother.

Gu Panfu had long thought in her heart that Mrs. Fu would compromise in the end. It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines in this era, and she did not expect her future husband to be a couple with her for the rest of her life.It's just that she suddenly understood that women's difficulties in this world are not as simple as she thought. It's not that it's better for you to choose the right family as the main wife than to enter the palace, and each has its own troubles.

So she wanted to understand the situation in the palace and make a decision after careful consideration.

Getting along with each other these days, Gu Panfu has a little understanding of Madam Zhang.Gu Panxin's eagerness to enter the palace can be seen by the lowest servants in the Hou's mansion, so at the beginning, Gu Panxin always inquired about the nobles in the palace from Nanny Zhang, and Nanny Zhang couldn't help it. Take the words and go back.Later, Gu Panxin continued to send things to Nanny Zhang, such as purses with silver, cloth, jewelry, and even valuable antique ornaments.But these were all rejected by Madam Zhang.

After observing it, Gu Panfu realized that Nanny Zhang didn't treat money like dung, but that she couldn't accept the benefits openly, which would have an impact on herself and the reputation in the palace.And the rules in the palace are strict, if the ceremonial nuns sent out collect a lot of money and property from each house, what kind of words will it spread.

Gu Panxin's frequent movements have already annoyed Madam Zhang.Zhang Nanny's attitude towards her also became a little cold, Gu Panxin became a little scared, and became honest for a while.

Gu Panfu took it step by step. After learning the rules, she occasionally stayed and chatted with Madam Zhang for a while, and said nothing but her experience in dealing with people. Gu Panfu would give some exquisite embroidery or food as a gift in return. Therefore, whether these embroidery products are given away or sold outside, they are all available.

After a long time, Nanny Zhang also understood what she meant, so she brought some of the situation in the palace with her during the conversation.

Gu Panfu also knows how much is counted, and she doesn't force Mammy Zhang to take care of everything.Nanny Zhang was also quite satisfied, the two maintained a tacit understanding and got along well with each other.

"Miss, it's starting to snow outside, servant girl, please close the window." Han Xiang added two pieces of charcoal to the burner, and as soon as she turned her head, it started to snow outside.

"En." Gu Panfu replied absent-mindedly. Today, she went to Nanny Zhang's class as usual. That's the end of the situation.

Gu Panfu's mind was a little messed up, and she kept thinking about the information she got these days, sorting it out in her mind.

The current emperor, Xie Xiao, is twenty and two years old and named Shuoning. He is the youngest son of the late emperor, ranking fifth.

When he ascended the throne, he was only a weak year, and all the courtiers felt that he was so young and easy to deal with, but in just two years, the emperor carried out the unfinished matter of descending and attacking the emperor to the end. Although this matter has been prepared for a long time, it is not anyone All have this courage.

Besides, as the youngest son, on the premise that the previous elder brothers were all alive, he stood out from the fight for the heir apparent and finally ascended to the throne of God.

Gu Panfu frowned at the thought of the nine sons seizing the throne in the previous life history, and it really is not easy to sit on the throne.

But now the concubines in the harem are all old people who have hidden their residences.Empress Chu Jingyao is the daughter of Princess Ning and Princess Xie, and cousin of Xie Xiao.The relationship between the two has been harmonious since they got married, and the queen is even more dignified and virtuous, with a good reputation outside.He has the eldest princess Xie Baozhu.

In addition to this, there are the first prince Xie Zhaoyan born to Yun Zhaorong and the second prince Xie Zhaoxing born to Zhao Meiren in the palace.But what puzzled Gu Panfu was that the biological mother of the second prince was just a beauty, Zhang Nanny once told her in a veiled manner that Zhao Meiren had some problems with her most favored and precious concubine.

Even Gu Panfu, a lady from a deep house like Gu Panfu, has heard a thing or two about how favored this precious concubine is.The precious concubine's real name is An Yishuang, and her father entered the Prince's Mansion as a concubine from the sixth grade of Dianyi.In the case of a poor family and no heirs, she had to be named a noble concubine when she entered the palace, and she was given the title "Zhen, Treasure", which was enough to show the emperor's love for her.

And Nanny Zhang also told her that the precious concubine has been honored and favored continuously since she entered the mansion, and the emperor has never neglected her.

Apart from the concubines who had sons and loved ones, there were also a few low-ranking concubines, all of ordinary backgrounds and without much love.

Gu Panfu thinks that these news are just the tip of the iceberg, and she has already glimpsed the complexity of the harem.But she thought about it again, the splendor and wealth in the palace was worthy of her, and she was just an ordinary person, once she entered the palace, she could get rid of the control of the Marquis Mansion, who could not be tempted by power and wealth.Gu Panfu took a sip of the tea at hand, and was slightly fascinated by the floating tea leaves, so she might as well give it a go and pay for herself.

Figured it out, Gu Panfu ate lunch in a better mood and planned to take a nap, Hanxiang served her as she was about to lie down, when she saw Hanrui coming in from the outside with a grim expression: "Miss, Nian Chunlai who is beside Aunt Sun He said that Aunt Sun missed you, and asked you to go and see her."

Nian Chun is the maidservant of Gu Panfu's biological mother, Aunt Sun, and there is another girl named Nian Xia, and they are usually the two who come to pass on news about Aunt Sun.It's just that Nianchun is a sensible person, and she will let Gu Panfu know any news.Nian Xia is arrogant and petty, but she is very popular with Aunt Sun.

Gu Panfu had no choice but to ask Hanxiang Hanrui to wait for her to comb her hair and dress again. Hanrui stood beside her and said as she moved: "Miss, I don't know where I found out that Miss is going to the draft. It's been a long morning." Yes. Sister Hanchun also stopped her, but my aunt said she would go on a hunger strike if she couldn’t see you, so she came to invite you over.”

Han Xiang's eyes widened when she heard this, and then she said a little angrily: "Who else is there, isn't it Aunt Zhao who is talkative."

Aunt Zhao is Gu Panxin's biological mother. Gu Panxin had already told Aunt Zhao when she knew she was drafted, and Aunt Zhao pretended to go to thank Mrs. Li, crying gratefully, and finally gave a screen as a thank you gift.

Gu Panfu knew all this, so Gu Panfu waited for Sun to make a fuss and told her to go over. It was really embarrassing for Aunt Zhao to wait until now to show off to Sun.

Gu Panfu glanced at Hanxiang: "Go and get 50 taels from my box."

Han Xiang shrank her neck from being watched, and went to get the money honestly.

The monthly allowance for a concubine in the Hou Mansion is 15 taels, plus three pieces of jewelry and two pieces of cloth.In this way, it seems that the Anyang Hou Mansion is still very rich, and the number of daughters born in the Hou Mansion is usually the same.

Gu Panfu thought that relying on others is worse than relying on herself, thinking that saving more money would be good for her, so she made some embroidery with the maids and sold them, and gave those to Madam Zhang.Over the years, I have saved a lot. I usually give it to Aunt Sun once every three months, and the amount I give is not much, about 30 taels.

This time Gu Panfu wanted to gag her, at least before the draft, so as not to cause trouble for her, she should take more.

Gu Panfu took Hanrui Hanxiang and followed Nianchun to Aunt Sun's Qingqiu residence. Before entering the house, she heard Aunt Sun's constant complaints, which became more and more unpleasant.Hanrui Hanxiang's expression changed, and Nianchun looked at Gu Panfu in embarrassment.

Gu Panfu's expression was normal, even with a smile on her lips, waiting for Nianchun to pass on the message.

At this time, another big maid, Nianxia, ​​came out with the curtain lifted and saw Gu Panfu standing in the yard. She hurriedly stepped forward and said in a flattering voice: "Miss San is here, and my aunt misses you very much. Don't you remind me of this servant?" Let's take a look. Miss San, please come in, my aunt has also made Miss San's favorite steamed cheese."

Aunt Sun in the room heard the movement outside, as if being strangled by the neck, she suddenly lost her voice.

　In fact, the author's surname is Zhang hahahahaha

　　
　
(End of this chapter)