Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2574 Nine Volumes 56 Eccentric
Since returning to the Summer Resort on September [-], all the concubines who stayed at the Summer Resort but were unable to drive around Mulan all took turns to pay their respects to the emperor.

Offer clothes, milk tea, handmade purses...

They haven't given up any chance of getting the emperor's favor.

Among all these concubines, the emperor saw the two concubines Shun and Yonggui the most.Or to accompany the Empress Dowager to have dinner together, or to copy scriptures together for the Empress Dowager's 80 birthday this year...

Everyone in the harem knew that such an errand was beyond their reach.Who made Shun's concubine and Yonggui the empress dowager's favorite people?

Although Concubine Shun said she was unwilling to share the emperor's attention with Mr. Yonggui, she took advantage of his mercy—in addition to the shiny satin cape during the east tour, Mr. Yonggui also helped her find an excellent white fox fur mattress , only better than the safflower pulu mattress Yonggui got.This made Concubine Shun feel unwilling, but she could only bear it on the face.

On this day, the emperor brought along concubine Shun and concubine Yonggui to accompany the empress dowager to sit and talk in the Songhezhai Palace. Look at the Queen Mother.

The empress dowager laughed from ear to ear.

The emperor commented carefully, and said with a smile, "If you talk about the style of writing, Shunyu's is the best; but if you talk about the beauty and beauty of handwriting, Shunyu can't compare with Yonggui."

The emperor said, and smiled warmly at Mr. Yonggui.

The emperor's expression fell into the eyes of the empress dowager and Shun concubine.

The Empress Dowager held back a sigh, and glanced at Concubine Shun.

The emperor looked away from Mr. Yonggui, and then looked at Concubine Shun again, "...Is there anything wrong with Concubine Shun recently? Why is she getting thinner and thinner?"

The emperor said such a sentence out of the blue, which startled Concubine Shun. She took a careful look at the Empress Dowager, and quickly got up and said, "This year is the Empress Dowager's 80th birthday, and the whole country celebrates it. I can't be more happy if I am happy. Nothing will go wrong.”

"If the emperor hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't know that I've been reduced..." Concubine Shun raised her hand to caress her cheek, "If it's because of the reduction, it's just to copy the scriptures for the Empress Dowager's birthday, my concubine I put all my energy into my body and mind, and sometimes when I was concentrating on copying, I even forgot my meals..."

Concubine Shun is also smart, although the emperor's words came suddenly, but she resolved it skillfully, and expressed her affection in front of the empress dowager.

It's a pity that the person she faced was the emperor.

The emperor raised such a topic, which was not his intention at all.Therefore, Shun's concubine's solution was not on point at all.

The emperor's long eyes drooped slightly, and he shook his head, "When you first entered the palace, Zhen and Anshou both said that you looked like the emperor's mother when she was young. After all, you are also from the Niuhulu clan, and you are the same as the emperor. Erniang's mother's family is of the same clan, so the resemblance is natural."

"It's a pity that you have lost so much, I see, you are no longer like the Queen Mother."

As the emperor said, he raised his eyes and smiled at the Empress Dowager, "This year, the Empress Dowager will live 80 years, and my son will still ask the painters of the Ruyi Museum to draw another big painting to commemorate it, just like the Empress Dowager's 60 or 70 lives. The artist of Tianruyi Museum began to submit sketches to his son, asking him to determine the faces of the people in the harem first, so my son has paid more attention to their appearances recently."

The emperor stood up and saluted, "The emperor's mother was said to be a blessed person by the emperor, and a blessed person must have a generous face. The face of the emperor's mother is so rich and round;"

"But Concubine Shun, your current appearance is far from that of the Queen Mother, and you will no longer have the appearance when you first entered the palace..."

Asking the emperor to say this, the empress dowager couldn't help but look at Concubine Shun carefully again.

We often meet each other, but I don't pay attention to the little changes in this face day by day; if the emperor singled it out and said it, the empress dowager also noticed the strangeness.

——Sure enough, Concubine Shun is not only thinner, but her cheeks are thinner, and her whole face is slender, which makes the lines of her eyebrows and eyes changed accordingly, and she is no longer as graceful and round as before The appearance is harmonious, and it can even be said that there are some sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks.

When the empress dowager reaches the age of 80, what she wants most at this time is good fortune and wealth.Concubine Shun was said to be like her by everyone, but seeing Concubine Shun's condescending appearance at this moment, the Empress Dowager wanted to avoid her.

The empress dowager frowned and said, "No, I also feel that I am becoming less and less like her. After all, this child has grown up, and her appearance has been fixed; it is not like when she first entered the palace. Small, with a pouting face."

Concubine Shun's heart sank hard.

What does the emperor and empress dowager mean?
Mr. Yonggui listened by the side, he couldn't help feeling suddenly happy.

Concubine Shun's biggest backer in the palace is naturally the Empress Dowager.Concubine Shun was the fastest among a group of young concubines, didn't they all rely on the Empress Dowager's support?

Thinking about it, Yonggui couldn't help raising his eyes and glanced at the emperor affectionately.

Today, she felt that the emperor made her so happy.

The emperor suddenly made a move, and every word was like a knife, directly cutting off the connection between Concubine Shun and the empress dowager's appearance!As for the empress dowager, in the year of 80 years old, of course, she cares more about her own blessings, and even Niu Hulu's princess, the empress dowager can't care less about protecting her.
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At this moment, among the four of them, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are on the same side, Concubine Shun is alone, and Mr. Yonggui made it clear that he was watching the play from the sidelines.

Concubine Shun didn't dare to glare at the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but she still clearly saw Yonggui's eyes staring at the Emperor, and all the anger in her heart was focused on Yonggui.

Concubine Shun was not willing to be so embarrassed, so she hurriedly said, "The emperor and the empress dowager may have misunderstood, it's not that the concubine's body has lost a lot, but it's actually because of the makeup of the concubine's body today!"

Concubine Shun stared at Yongguiren, "Because my concubine and Yongguiren's sisters are deeply in love and live in the same yard, they have been influenced by each other's ears and eyes, so I also used the method of Yongguiren's makeup."

Concubine Shun suddenly grabbed Yonggui and pulled her to face the Empress Dowager, "Empress Dowager, look, Yonggui has thin cheeks, I think this is the graceful appearance they admired by Han girls!"

"Not only Yonggui's natural appearance is like this, but even concubines such as Huang Guifei and Qing Guifei, who are born as Han women, have the same slender eyebrows, thin eyes, thin cheeks and lips!"

Yonggui was so annoyed that he almost lost his composure in front of the empress dowager and the emperor, and pushed Concubine Shun aside.

But she couldn't bear it.Not only because of the difference in status, but also because of the difference between the two men.

On the contrary, the emperor sneered, "Concubine Huang and Concubine Qing? Concubine Shun, it's all right if you say Yonggui. Concubine Huang and Concubine Qing are far above you, so how can you be qualified to talk like that!"

"In everything in the palace, there is a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority. As a little concubine, you dare to criticize the imperial concubine and noble concubine... Concubine Shun, have you been in the palace for several years, relying on the empress dowager and I to pamper you, so you will Have you ignored the rules of the palace?"
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Seeing the emperor getting angry, the empress dowager sighed as she stared at Shun's concubine's cheeky face.

The emperor's words were a bit harsh, but then again, Concubine Shun's appearance was decided by herself after all.The so-called "look is born from the heart", even if the emperor is the emperor, he can't decide a person's appearance, can he?
The empress dowager endured it, but she didn't mention Concubine Shun after all.

The emperor glanced at his mother with satisfaction, and nodded with a sneer, "To tell you the truth, this year is the Empress Dowager's 80th birthday. According to the usual practice, I will enter the harem. Originally, in the hearts of the Empress Dowager and I, the most important candidate ,It's you."

The emperor said with a sigh, "But you are so ignorant of palace rules, I don't think you are diligent enough to study your internal duties... Then I don't think you should be selected for the Jinfeng this time."

The emperor saluted the empress dowager, "What did the empress dowager say?"

Concubine Shun fell to her knees in shock, "Your Majesty! Concubine, concubine is unintentional!"

The emperor rolled up his sleeves lightly as he said, "You don't have to be too alarmed. It's not just because you made a mistake that I won't promote you this time."

The emperor's eyes slid across the empress dowager's face quietly.

"It's because you are already in the position of concubine, and the next step is the position of concubine. But now there are five concubines above the concubine position, Concubine Ying, Concubine Shu, Concubine Yu, Concubine Yu, and Concubine Rong. At this time, there are already five people. Alone, no one will make an exception for you."

"Just wait patiently. If there is a vacancy for the concubine in the future, I will still miss you."
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On the first day of October, the emperor issued a decree: "By the order of the empress dowager, the Wang family, who is always noble, will be enfeoffed as a concubine in Jin. Hereby. All the ceremonies that should be performed will be held in the respective yamen as usual."

When the news came, Wang Lingzhi was so happy that he could hardly believe his fate.

After all, it was only five years since she entered the palace that she was granted the title of nobleman, and she was only reinstated as nobleman in June this year. Even the position of nobleman has seemed to her an unsafe position for so many years. She would never have thought that it would suddenly be like this No, it's extremely peaceful, after three months of guessing, you will be promoted to concubine!

If so, her status would be on par with Concubine Shun!
In the past, because of the difference in status, she had to be a head lower in front of Concubine Shun.Today, in terms of status, she doesn't have to flatter Concubine Shun any more.

Besides...

Wang Lingzhi couldn't help holding her cheeks, and closed her eyes longingly - judging from the emperor's actions, it is clear that the emperor likes her more between her and the concubine Shun~
Moving back to the harem from the empress dowager's side didn't mean that she lost the empress dowager's backing, but it was the beginning of her official favor.

If she had known that the emperor liked her so much, she wouldn't have wasted her years by the empress dowager's side.She should try to move back sooner~~
On the tenth day of October, the emperor selected the word "Dun" from the three candidate titles submitted by the Ministry of Rites.

From then on, Wang Lingzhi changed his name from Yongchangzai and Yongguiren to "Concubine Dun".

The word Dun means honesty, honesty, and honesty.A person who can use such a character as a title must be a person with a simple and honest nature.

Concubine Dun was very happy in her heart, and she said to Guan Lan, "It can be seen that in the eyes of the emperor, I am natural in nature and never pretentious. So the emperor likes my straightforward temperament!"

But after the decree spread throughout the harem, Yuqin sighed and said, "It seems that from now on, the emperor will have another 'sweetheart'..."

Wanxi also smiled faintly, "Among the newcomers today, it is good that the two concubines Shun and Dun are shining."
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On November [-], concubine Dun performed the canonization ceremony.

The emperor appointed the co-organizer of the university, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Bao, as the official envoy, and the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Defu, as the deputy envoy.Wang was conferred the title of concubine by holding the festival.

The booklet said: "I only prepare for the six palaces and repair my internal duties, and divide the purple court; the nine imperial princes are in charge of Zuoyi, and Yang Fentong is in charge. Enlun style is brilliant, and Xi Sizhang is favored. The Wang family of Ergui, Yuzhi Roujia, 禔妔乱乱乱. Seeing Baixiang in Jiaodian, Fang Fan is not violated; Qing Duofu is in Xuanting, kind and happy. I hereby entrust you with the empress dowager's kindness, and make you a concubine. I praise you for your jade, According to the commandment of the virtues, I honor Zhai Zenghua, and receive the eternal grace of Long En. Thank you."

From the edict of Concubine Dun in October, the canonization ceremony has already taken place in November.Such a short interval can also be seen that the emperor had already intended to be enfeoffed in the empress dowager's 80 years of life. Since according to the usual practice, there must be a concubine, the emperor had already made a decision in his heart: the concubine would rather be a concubine than a concubine.
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As soon as November [-]th passed, all the focus of the entire palace had been shifted to the celebration ceremony of the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday.

On November [-]th, the emperor honored the empress dowager, and sent officials to offer sacrifices to heaven, earth, Taimiao, Dashe, and Daji.After the empress dowager has added her title over the years, her title is now "Chongqing Cixuan Kanghuidun and Yushou Chunxi Gongyi Empress Dowager".

On the 21st, the emperor returned to the Forbidden City from the Changchun Garden with the empress dowager on his chariot.

The emperor himself rode a horse and guided the front of the empress dowager's chariot.

Civil and military officials under the king, ministers' wives, and registered gentlemen, etc., knelt down in front of the Wanshou Pavilion to greet them.

On November 23, three groups of nine elders were given a banquet to visit Xiangshan.He was ordered to go to Qianqing Gate the next day and ask the painter Ai Qimeng to draw.

Civilian Nine Elders: Prince Xian Yanhuang, Prince Heng Hongzhang, University Scholars Liu Tongxun, Co-organizers of the University Scholars, Shangshu Guanbao of the Ministry of Punishment, Secretary of the Ministry of Officials Tuoyong, Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs Yang Tingzhang, Minister of Lifan Academy Surne, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Wu Shaoshi, Ministry of Industry Sanhe, the servant;
Nine elders with military positions: Dutong Sige, Dutong Cao Rui, Sanzhi Minister Guo Duohuan, Sanzhi Minister Title Gandu, Deputy Dutong Yisong'a, Deputy Dutong Sahadai, Deputy Dutong Li Shenghui, Deputy Dutong Fu Seng'a and Vice Duancha are in charge;
To serve as officials: Qian Chenqun, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Fu Lu, Minister of Internal Affairs, Chen Dehua, Minister of Rites, Peng Qifeng, Minister of Military Affairs, Zou Yigui, Minister of Rites, Lü Chi, Deputy Governor of the Left, Lu Zongkai, Bachelor of the Cabinet, Chen Hao, Minister of Zhan, and Secretary of the Imperial Academy The professional title is Wang Shifang.

Among these elderly people, the most notable one is Concubine Dun's father, Si Ge, who ranks first among the nine elders in the military ranks.It can be seen that Sige has been loyal for decades, and is even reused by the emperor.Concubine Dun's entry into the palace, as well as this year's enfeoffment, are inseparable from her father's success.

On November 25th, the Empress Dowager's eighty-day birthday.

The emperor held a grand celebration in the Palace of Compassion and Ning to celebrate the birthday of his mother.

This day was engraved (10 o'clock), at the banquet in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the emperor personally brought in a piece of imperial praise jade flat peach.The emperor bowed and danced in colorful clothes, holding cups for his birthday.

After the emperor dances in colorful clothes, the princes, grandsons, great-grandsons and son-in-law of the emperor will dance in order.

On this day, the five generations of the royal family lived under the same roof, enjoying themselves in harmony.

The empress dowager was seated, and the emperor set up a small square stool next to the empress dowager's banquet table instead of the throne, and served the empress dowager himself.

And the heads of the inner court headed by Concubine Huang Guifei and Concubine Qing sat in the east and west rooms.They are all dressed in formal attire, and Wanxi wears a bright yellow robe with a court gown for the role of imperial concubine; the unique Eastern Pearl and Chaozhu in the Six Palaces hang from the neck.

The princes all wore golden flowered robes and stood on the steps to toast the empress dowager; and below the steps, the little grandchildren who were also dressed in formal attire were chasing and frolicking solemnly and delicately...

This scene was recorded in the "Chongqing Empress Dowager Eighty Years Longevity Picture Sticker", which is a huge one, which was posted in the Shoukang Palace of the Empress Dowager's bedroom.The Empress Dowager could see such a scene every day when she raised her eyes, as if such a moment of celebration would never end.

It's just that in this post, there is no new concubine Dun in the inner court seat sitting in the front row between East and West.

It is said that in the year of the empress dowager's 80th birthday, the concubine Dun, whom the emperor had long wanted to confer, should have been the unique new favorite in the harem. Not only should it be there, but the painter should definitely speculate on the holy will, and also carefully depict Concubine Dun.

However, the strange thing is that not only was the concubine Dun not depicted in detail, she didn't even appear where the concubine should appear at all.

——Even Concubine Shun appeared in the post, and was the last concubine in the first row in Dongcijian; then, corresponding to Concubine Shun, Concubine Dun should have appeared in the last place in Xicijian.

Unfortunately, there is no her at all.
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Just finished the empress dowager's [-]th birthday, on the first day of December, the emperor issued a decree: "The Ninth Princess ordered Zha Lantai to get married next year."

"The nine princesses were conferred the title of Princess Heshuo. All the ceremonies should be performed and handed over to the respective yamen for processing as usual. Gong Zhalantai was conferred the title of Minister of Sanzhi, and he is still walking in front of the imperial court."

The joy of the seventh princess has not dissipated, and the ninth princess is about to get married.

Wanxi is happy for a while, and melancholy for a while.

Jiujiu is different from Xiaoqi.Because Xiaoqi is the eldest daughter, she has been quiet and elegant since she was a child, and she looks like a big girl; but Jiujiu, she has been small and soft since she was a child, as if she shouldn't have grown up so quickly, and even more so. All of a sudden, she was about to get married.

Like Wanxi, Concubine Rong seemed to be flashing all of a sudden, and it was the Empress Dowager's [-]th birthday at the end of the new year, so she didn't dare to show her distress, so she only sneaked into Wanxi Palace, Holding Wanxi shed tears.

Concubine Rong was crying while explaining with a smile, "Actually, I'm also happy. I'm just, just, I haven't woken up yet... Why is such a little baby about to get married all of a sudden?" ?”

Wanxi also had red eyes, and said with a smile, "Don't you grow up? She is two years younger than Liansheng. She is fourteen years old this year, and she will be 15 next year. It is the age when she will marry Liansheng. same."

Wanxi sighed as she spoke, "Besides, Mr. Zhaohui left early, and Mr. Zhaohui's family is also weak. It should be called Jiujiu to marry, and also add some incense to Mr. Zhaohui's family~ ~"

(End of this chapter)