Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2422 Seven Volumes 125

The women to be selected enter in order, and according to the three flags of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Xianghuang, Zhenghuang, and Zhengbai, they are divided into Manchurian Zuoling (made up by Manchurians and Mongolians wrapped in clothes), Qigu Zuoling (made up by Han people in clothes). ), Gaoli Zuoling, Huiren Zuoling, Neiguan Ling, etc., will be introduced in order.

There are only three banners in the inner mansion, which is much smaller than the eight banners women's draft, and the number of people in the outer eight banners is much smaller. When the sun goes down, Nala and Wanxi will also finish watching.

The two each wrote down some names, and Wanxi only cared about the Qigu Zuoling and Huiren Zuoling that Nala had confessed, and the rest of Manchuria Zuoling and Gaoli Zuoling, etc., were handed over to Nala.

Women choose to watch, as usual, only the two hosts watch, do not ask questions, show girls do not have to kneel, and are not allowed to speak.So to be honest, the selection is only based on the appearance and posture, and more based on the family background on the list.

That's why the emperor said earlier that the choice of women in the imperial court is not a beauty pageant, but family background is always the first choice.

The woman was taken away by the palace supervisor and the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there were only Nala and Wanxi left in the hall for a while. Wanxi got up and presented the list of her own children to Nala.

Nalashi took it and glanced down.

I saw that among the women Wanxi selected in Qiguzuoling, there was a Bo family.

Nala raised her eyebrows, "It's such a coincidence, there is Bai's?"

"Although I don't know the surnames of your Han people, it seems that there are not so many Han people with the surname Baishu. What's more, they are all under the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..." Nala glanced at Wanxi, "Could it be , Is this from Concubine Yi's mother's family?"

"Master and Empress Shengming." Wanxi smiled lightly.

"Concubine Yi's mother's family has already entered the flag in the seventh year of Qianlong, so her mother's sisters are also women under the banner of the inner palace. When they are old, they should be introduced. Besides, there are rules in the palace. When a woman is introduced, the concubine in the palace The sisters have to make a separate book to show their superiority. Therefore, the concubine can see it at a glance."

Wanxi said with a soft sigh, "In such a short time, it has been six years since Concubine Yi passed away. Bai Changzai entered the palace in the tenth year of Qianlong, and accompanied the sisters Concubine Yi, and it took 12 years. How is the life in the palace, at least with sisters accompanying each other, the last time of Concubine Yi must be happy."

"After Concubine Yi passed away, Bai Changzai was left alone. For the past six years, Bai Changzai has been alone in this deep palace. Thinking about it, he must always miss Concubine Yi and stain his clothes with tears. If there are sisters of the same race When you come to the palace, you can be your companion day and night, and if you want to come, you can comfort Concubine Yi's spirit in heaven."

Wanxi spoke so sincerely that even Nala's eyes narrowed slightly.

Nala's heart was somewhat unwilling.After all, there was already a concubine Qing's family sister who entered the palace before, and now Lu Chang is there; if another Bai family is called to enter the palace, then the concubines who were born as Han women in this palace will have to have sisters and sisters in succession. mean.Since she didn't want to see these Han concubines, their wings grew bigger.

However, although Concubine Yi was once favored, she has been dead for several years after all.Bai Changzai who is now in the palace has been unknown for more than ten years, has no favors, and has no heirs. His status has always remained at the status of permanent status, which is the lowest in the current palace.No matter how you think about it, even if another Bai family enters the palace, there will be no trouble with Bai Changzai, but Nala family doesn't care about it.

If this is the case, if you choose, you choose, even if you enter the palace, you can only be another Bai Changzai.

Nala's heart was settled, and she relaxed in her mood. Instead, she snorted softly, raised her eyes and glanced at Wanxi, and said narrowly, "Thank you, you are generous. I remember, I heard it back then. Concubine Yi was in the garden, but the eunuch kicked you hard in the stomach. Didn't you have nothing to do in those years, is it because of her?"

"If it were me, even if she died alone, I would not let her mother's family go. You are so lucky that you are still willing to promote her mother's family. It is really cheap for her to go! ——It's just a Yangzhou skinny horse , Entering the palace by oneself is breaking the rules, and after she died, her family's maids continued to send them to the palace one after another, but there was smoke rising from her family's ancestral grave!"

Wanxi lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, "It happened so many years ago. If the master and empress don't mention it, the concubine will have forgotten about it."

Nalashi snorted again, "I understand what you mean: After all, not only will you be able to give birth now, but you have already given birth to so many consecutively, so all the knots in Concubine Yi's heart are relieved." Or even if you want to show her on purpose, seeing that you still flatter her mother’s sisters, it’s considered humiliating to her!”

Wanxi's eyes drooped slightly, and she shook her head, "I chose this Bai family only because Concubine Yi has served in the palace for many years. Sisters from the concubine's family should be selected first."

"Besides, this concubine is just here with the mistress for a first look, and my opinion is only for the concubine's reference. After all, the mistress decides everything..."

Seeing Wanxi like this, Nala had no choice but to shrug her shoulders, "That's all. If you choose, then it's up to you. Anyway, Concubine Yi is also the Emperor's concubine, and her status is not low. Give it to her mother's family." A face, but it should be."

Then Nala ordered the eunuch of the palace supervisor to call it the official Liubo brand.

This person has already been decided, but Nala still couldn't help laughing, "...but among the people with the surname of Han, there is still a Wang family? In terms of family background, it means that this Wang family did not come from the concubine's mother's family. , but Ama is also the deputy governor, that is a second-rank official. Why didn't you choose her?"

Wanxi thought about it, but shook her head with a smile, "I just feel that Bai's family may be more suitable than her."

Nala narrowed her eyes and glanced at Wanxi's side face, and after a while, she suddenly smiled, "I originally said that the job of picking people with the Han surname is left to you, and I don't care about it. But... I thought you must be I want to choose the Wang family, after all, her family background is one of the best among all the girls. But who would have thought that you didn't choose, then I have to say something."

Wanxi frowned slightly, but she had no choice but to say, "Please show me the master."

Holding up the list, Nala carefully looked at the names and official positions of Wang's father and grandfather, and finally said slowly, "...Wang's mother's family came back as early as the beginning of the founding of the country, and both father and grandfather are available. It is for a powerful servant. Since Sige has already taken the position of deputy governor, there is no reason for this girl to give up her sign in the primary election. If so, wouldn’t it make the servant sad?"

"Let's keep the sign, and stay in the palace for the time being to learn the rules. If you still feel that it is not appropriate later, you will have to review it a few times, and it will not be too late to put the sign at that time."

Wanxi had no choice but to nod, "It's all up to the master and empress."

After Nala's orders were finished, he put away all the queues for Zuo Ling, and then looked at the names of the people who returned to Zuo Ling that Wanxi had recorded.

"Nisa?" Nala looked at Wanxi again, "Why did you keep this person? I thought that there would be no one to be selected just by returning people to lead so few people."

Hui Ren Zuo Ling is the Hui Ren Zuo Ling who came to Beijing with Concubine Rong's mother's family, such as domestic servants, craftsmen, etc., and was incorporated into Hui Ren Zuo Ling under the House of Internal Affairs.But the number of people is limited after all. In the first month of the 25th year of Qianlong when Concubine Rong entered the palace, there were only 120 Huiren assistant leaders.

There are not many of these more than 100 people, and there are not many girls selected at the right age.

Nala raised her chin proudly, "Isn't Concubine Rong already served by a woman selected from the assistant leader? She is not short of people! In my opinion, there is no need to choose!"

Wanxi lowered her eyes lightly, "...Master, do you know who this Nissa is?"

Nala snorted coldly, "What other identity can it be? Since it was compiled into the collar of the coat, it is not from Concubine Rong's mother's family. Presumably it is not the daughter of a servant, a musician, a craftsman, or the daughter of a guard. That's all."

Concubine Rong's own uncle was made a county king, and his elder brother was made a duke, so they came under the jurisdiction of the Li Fanyuan, which belonged to the category of foreign feudal clans, and were not under the leadership of the House of Internal Affairs.

Wan Xi shook her head, "To tell you the truth, this Nisha is also from the He Zhuo family."

Nala's eyes narrowed, "It's also Hezhuo's? But since it's also woven into the collar of the coat, could it be - the family of Hezhuo, big and small?"

Both belonged to the Hezhuo family, but the Rongpin family was conferred kingship and dukedom because of their meritorious service, but the big and small Hezhuo family was convicted and became a prisoner, and was incorporated under the Baoyi assistant leader of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Wanxi also sighed softly, and nodded, "Master, what she said is true. This Nisha is the daughter of Xiaohe Zhuohuo Jizhan's uncle. Because she also rebelled against her, she was escorted to Beijing..."

Nalashi spat softly, "Since you are a member of Xiao Hezhuo's clan, you dare to be summoned into the palace? If you are not dead-hearted and want to cheat on the emperor, what should you do?"

Wanxi shook her head, "The emperor now favors Hezhuo's clan, the emperor's favor is not only bestowed on the Rong concubine who has made meritorious service, but also the big and small Hezhuo clansmen. Only the big and small Hezhuo clansmen can return to their hearts before they can be called back." Jiang really has his heart for the imperial court."

Over the past few years with Concubine Rong, Wanxi has learned many things about Huibu from Concubine Rong.Although the size and Zhuo have been dead for several years, Da Hezhuo still has a wife and son who fled outside.There are still people in Huibu who respect Da Hezhuo's wife and son... Therefore, the hearts of Huibu people still need to be united.

Nala didn't know where to go, staring at Wanxi now, she just smiled lightly, "What's the matter, you just found a sister for Bai Changzai to accompany you in the palace; now you're going to find another sister for Concubine Rong Sisters enter the palace?"

Coupled with the presence of Concubine Qing and Lu Chang, in Nala's view, it would be a bit strange if Wanxi didn't do it on purpose!
"... Then, in the future, are you planning to find another sister for Concubine Wan to enter the palace? Or, you also want to go back to your own mother's house, find another sister for yourself, and bring her into the palace."

"Then this harem is really going to be lively. Everyone is older and younger. Everywhere you go, you are a family!"

Wanxi but smiled silently.

All in all, all the women still need to check it again and again.It's just that the name is registered at this time. Isn't it up to the emperor to decide whether he can stay in the palace in the future?She couldn't think of arguing with Nala's face to face again.

Nala glanced at Wanxi's calm and breezy appearance, and snorted, "Okay, it's my fault for speaking out today. Both Zuo Ling and Hui Ren Zuo Ling let go If I leave it to you to choose, then I won't be able to refute your face. This Nisha, let's keep a sign first, and put them in the palace to learn the rules. If you can't learn to speak clearly, you can't. Stay in the palace!"
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Although today's selection is full of turmoil, it can be regarded as the end of the selection.

After Nala's evaluation of the Han surnames and Hui people selected by Wanxi, finally Wanxi saw the Manchurian and Mongolian candidates selected by Nala from the roster of the palace supervisor.

The women from Manchuria were in the front row, and Wanxi glanced at it, and couldn't help but bow her head and chuckle.

This empress, after choosing and choosing, she still chose a Fucha family and a Nala family.

——She can't jump out of these surnames.

Among the Mongolians in the coat, Wanxi remembered a name——"Wuyangga", which means "Wuyangga" in Chinese.
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After all the people were selected, the Nala family successively passed on the edicts to the Palace Supervisor and the House of Internal Affairs to arrange for the woman to stay in the palace.Waiting until Wanxi left the Imperial Garden and returned to Chuxiu Palace, it was already dark.

After returning to the dormitory and sitting down, Wanxi drank three bowls of tea in a row.

It was a busy day, but it was indeed a waste of time with Nala Shi.

Yuchan couldn't help but said, "This queen's master is a little bit interesting, saying that all the women who are leading the flag and drums are handed over to the master, but since the master didn't choose the Wang family, why did the queen's master choose it?" gone?"

"She doesn't want to see people with the Han surname, so where is this coming from today?"

Wanxi smiled lightly, "The group of women selected today are all under the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but you have also seen that there are so many high-ranking women in this group. This is destined to enter the palace. An official girl will always be enfeoffed. Otherwise, the sister of a concubine, or the daughter of a second-rank official has to serve others in the palace, what is the dignity?"

"That's why, the empress is looking far away. From this step in front of her, she is already going to fight against me and make this group of newcomers clear."

Yuchan also understood, "The queen originally refused to mention this Wang family, because Wang's family is also a Han surname, and her mother's family is also in Shenyang with the master, and her family background is also good, so she is worried that Wang's closeness with the master, so this She didn't want to keep Wang's brand at first, but she saw that the master didn't remember this Wang's name, so she went the opposite way and wanted to keep this Wang's name!"

Wanxi nodded, "Look at it, that's what she intended."

Yuchan could only shake her head, "Today, the queen chose to see a woman and asked the master to accompany her. The slave thought that the queen had changed her temperament. Looking at it now, it is easy to change the green hills, but the nature is hard to change, so I can't help it." Everything has to be right with the master."

Wanxi's eyes turned lightly, "If she wants to be right, let her do it for the time being."

Now all of Wanxi's heart is with Concubine Xin...Concubine Xin already has a prescription, and it depends on how Concubine Xin will deal with it.
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On the fourth day of the fourth lunar month, the emperor held a memorial ceremony for Tianyu in Huanqiu in the southern suburbs.But until April [-]th, there was no decent rain in Beijing.

Perhaps because the capital is located in the north, the rainfall is not as abundant as that in the south of the Yangtze River. Every spring, it is prone to less rain, which is not conducive to farming and mulberry.Therefore, the rain after the beginning of spring every year is a major event that weighs on the emperor's heart.Therefore, praying for rain in spring is always a major event for the emperor.

This year is like this again, because there has been little rain since March, so when Nala performed the silkworm ceremony, the mulberry leaves had not yet grown; he had to perform the mulberry ceremony again at the end of March.

In order to wait for a good rain, on April [-]th, the emperor once again decreed: "The capital has experienced light rain since March, but it has not been widespread. The wheat fields are very bright, and my heart is deeply missed. Yishen prayed , expecting rain. The Ministry of Rites will check and follow the regulations, and hold it respectfully."

The emperor wanted to salute and pray for rain again after the yu sacrifice.

There is little rain in the capital, and the feeling in the Forbidden City is not so obvious, but in the Old Summer Palace, there is no escape.

The reason why Yuanmingyuan became an imperial garden and a summer palace is because the royal family likes the verdant trees and abundant water in Yuanmingyuan.This year's lack of rain made the Old Summer Palace not as vibrant as in previous years, so those palaces that were shrouded in thick shade before could only dry out in the sun this year.

The emperor was busy praying for rain, and the Nala family selected a few of the high-ranking women who stayed in the palace this year, and led them to the Changchun Garden, asking the empress dowager to choose someone for her own palace.

Among the people brought by the Nala family, there are the Fucha family and the Nala family from Zuoling in Manchuria, and there is also Wuyangga from Mongolia... Finally, after weighing it, we have to value the four-character deputy capital officer, and He still took Wang Shi away.

In front of the Empress Dowager, the Nala family spoke very well for the Fucha family, the Nala family and other girls from several Manchurian coating families.The empress dowager also gave Nala family face, which left a Fucha family behind.

It's just that in the end, even the Nala family was a little surprised. After leaving the Fucha family, the empress dowager actually left the Wang family behind.
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When Nala came out of the Changchun Garden, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious in her heart, and kept asking Tana, "Thinking about it, why did the empress dowager leave the Wang family behind?"

Tana also frowned and said, "Accordingly, this Wang family is a Han surname, and the empress dowager wants to keep two women in the palace, so it should be the Fucha family and Nala family. The worst, And that Wuyangga from Mongolia... But since the empress dowager has stayed, the slave thinks that the empress dowager is probably looking at Wang's family."

Nala raised her eyebrows, "That's right. After all, Ama of the Wang family is already the deputy capital commander, a second-rank official. The girl from such a family is still a Han surname, but the style of the family has long been the standard." People, but in temperament, they are more like our Manchurians."

Tana also laughed, "No, master forgot, the Queen Mother was amused by Wang when she greeted her today. After all, she is a girl who just came from Shenyang, and she still speaks with a Kanto accent. Maybe the empress dowager will like it."

Nala raised her eyebrows high, "...I understand. Wang is an old pimple that he only got when he was over 50 years old. He was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child. He always speaks the same thing at home and is used to being arrogant. That's it. He appears to be straightforward, saying what he thinks, and not hiding it."

Nala couldn't help but snorted, "Have you forgotten what kind of personality our empress dowager was when she was young? Maybe you can see her own shadow from Wang's body, I feel like a match."

Dege, who was next to him, listened for a long time, and then forked a sentence, "According to calculations, that Sige is at least 67 years old this year, right? That's about the same age as our empress dowager. In addition to the Vice-Capital Commander of Manchuria, the Blue Banner, he is also the Minister of Fengchen Yuan of the Ministry of Internal Affairs... the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs naturally have errands, and they have to serve the empress dowager's master."

"The servant is thinking, maybe the empress dowager has recognized this Sige long ago. This is also for the sake of Sige, and asking his daughter to be by his side is also a compliment to his daughter."

Nala clapped his legs, "That's right! Sige is Fengchen Yuanqing, who is in charge of the management and repair of the Royal Garden. The Changchun Garden where the Empress Dowager resides and the Summer Resort where Qiu Xi lives are all them. Within the scope of her duty, the empress dowager should naturally recognize these four characters!"

What's more, Sige is old, and he no longer has to stick to the rules that foreign ministers should not see the female family members of the inner court, but it is convenient for him to talk to the empress dowager face to face.

Nala was relieved, "If it's because of the four characters, it makes sense for the empress dowager to keep Wang."

She supported her forehead and breathed out slowly, "As long as the empress dowager doesn't think that Wang's speech is somewhat similar to Ling Guifei's, and they are both Han Chinese, so that's why she thinks that Wang's pleasing to the eye, it will be fine~ ~"
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After the empress dowager had finished selecting a candidate, Nala's family could be regarded as living up to the emperor's order, so she took the opportunity to meet the emperor this evening, and made a summary of the matter with the emperor.

"...I originally hoped that Empress Empress would keep a few more people by her side so that they would be able to serve Empress Empress better if they were young and smart? So I brought a few people with me today, and I hope Empress Empress can at least Keep four of them. Unexpectedly, Huang Erniang left the Fucha family and the Wang family."

"Those few were all selected by me, and they were returned by the Queen Mother. If they were randomly pointed into the palace of any lord, they would be wronged. From what I see, I have to point them into it no matter what." It’s better to be in the palace of the concubine.”

The emperor flipped through the list and pointed to the Bai family, "Since they are Bai Changzai's ancestral sisters, let's put them together with Bai Changzai. Now that Bai Chang is living with Concubine Yu, let's point this Bai family to Yu Concubine." Just leave the imperial concubine."

"As for this Wuyangga... Well, the name sounds good. With the plane tree, I don't have to worry about not being able to attract phoenix birds. Since you are a Mongolian, let's point it to Concubine Ying's Palace."

Nalashi also nodded, and without losing the opportunity, he tilted his head and smiled, "I think so too. If you don't want to, it coincides with the emperor."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, but he didn't answer. He just looked down at the Fucha family's green card that was left in the empress dowager's palace.

"Fucha family, um, Fucha family..."

Nala's heart tightened immediately, "Your Majesty, please don't get me wrong, although she is also from the Fucha family, she is not from the Empress Xiaoxian. The Fucha family in front of me is not from the Shaji Fucha family!"

The emperor shrugged, "Although she is not, there is indeed a woman from the Shaji Fucha family who is a junior of Xiaoxian's mother's family entering the palace... I am also going to discuss this matter with the queen."

Nala's complexion changed suddenly, "What are you talking about? This time, they are all envoy women under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so how can they get involved with the girl from Empress Xiaoxian's family? They Fu Home, should belong to the women's selection of the Outer Eight Banners, no matter what, they are not included in this year's list!"

(End of this chapter)