The beauty of the lady

Chapter 238
"Listen to you, that empress dowager is really bad." She was a little unhappy with the empress dowager, but it's true, the empress dowager who was pressing on her head is gone...

"My lord, Emperor Yuanchang is your father, right? Emperor Hongyuan is your elder brother. In this case, Emperor Hongyuan is naturally the son of the Empress Dowager. What about the empress of Emperor Hongyuan? The Empress Dowager should be the ancestor. .”

"The emperor's sister-in-law passed away when the prince was three years old, and the emperor's brother never remarried. After all, if he remarried, the queen mother would still name the daughter of the Chen family. The Great Yan Dynasty has already produced a queen and a concubine. How can I return it?" I can add another one, and the emperor's health was not very good at that time, so I refused, if I marry the Chen family daughter as the queen, it is impossible to say that the emperor will not die so early."

Zhou Mei's matter is already clear, the only thing that is not clear is that she is only 17 years old, and she has already become a grandmother of more than one name.

"The new emperor actually calls you uncle, your seniority is really scary."

"The emperor is 25 years older than me, and the prince was already ten years old at that time. It is not a novelty for the little emperor to be a few years younger than me."

"It's really wronged. When the Empress Dowager passed away, I saw the Empress Dowager. She called me Aunt Ninth. I couldn't stand being called Aunt by a woman much older than me."

"Just look at it a little bit more. The empress dowager is the cousin of the emperor's wife. Don't you still want to call the empress the emperor's grandmother?"

This sentence made Zhou Mei's psychological endurance stronger again. The ancients really didn't care about such things.

If it is used first, where will your aunt's cousins ​​be allowed to marry, that is incest.

But in ancient times, I didn't care so much. There are still aunts and nephews who serve the same husband.

The state banquet is for the emperor and ministers to have fun together. Laba porridge also represents this kind of saying, but any Laba porridge that can be rewarded by the palace is a kind of favor, which shows that you are remembered by the emperor. As long as you do not make a big mistake, let the emperor I really don’t like you clearly. Laba porridge is designated for you to receive, but the state banquet is relatively different. Officials above the third rank and noble families in Beijing can make a fortune, including wives and daughters around them. Of course, if the concubine and concubine get The favor of the mistress can also be brought into the palace.

Prince Chun's mansion has no children, and there is only one side concubine, so on the morning of the New Year's Eve, Zhou Mei put on the imperial concubine's court dress, and took Xu Ying, who was wearing a gorgeous Hunan-colored dress, in a carriage to the palace. .

The carriage stopped at Xuanwu Gate and changed to a sedan chair. The destination of their trip was naturally the Kunning Palace of the Empress Dowager.

The heavy snow for several days had already stopped on the night of the 26th, but according to what Ye Zhen said, it seemed that there was another disaster in the north, snow disaster, I don’t know if the court will allocate funds this year, and I don’t know if my honest father will go to Beijing again. The son-in-law stuffed money into his purse.

A few days ago, my mother told her that it seemed that many merchants in the capital wanted to open a chamber of commerce. In fact, Zhou Mei did not agree with it. It was just to earn her own money. This not only restricts the development of certain abilities, but also causes troubles for them. It drags the people below. I guess that person came up with such a bad idea in order to gain a good reputation. The emperor of the business world, you will really take advantage.

"My lord, the Kunning Palace is here, please get out of the sedan chair." Sun Ying lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, reached out to help Zhou Mei get off the sedan chair, and the small yellow gate in the distance shouted "Chunqin" The princess is here."

Putting her plain hand on Sun Ying's wrist, she looked at the majestic palace in front of her. This is the Kunning Palace of the Empress Dowager, and after the Chinese New Year, the Queen's bedroom is in the Qianqing Palace.

"Sun Ying, how long have you been in the palace?"

"Returning to the princess, the slave entered the palace at the age of six, and was assigned to the palace at the age of nine. The godfather has left the palace since he went to serve as the deputy head of the palace. It has been seven years this year."

It is really pitiful to be purified at the age of six.

"Did you have a hard time before?"

"Yes, the servant was a beggar in the past. When he stole the money from the godfather, he was caught. Later, if the godfather did not save the servant, the servant would be beaten to death by the palace guards. Although now...but he can stutter, It's better than starving to death."

"Yeah, it's better than starving to death." Walking to the door of the Kunning Palace store, Zhou Mei untied the red fox-fur cloak, and was picked up by the maid of the Kunning Palace and put it away, while she turned her head and said to Sun Ying : "There are Wang Momo and Chunqin here, you can take advantage of this time to visit Eunuch Cao, just come and serve him after dinner in the evening."

Sun Ying leaned over to thank her with tears in her eyes, then put Zhou Mei's hand in Chunqin's respectfully, and withdrew.

The main hall of Kunning Palace gathered a lot of wives, those who knew each other and those who didn’t, were full anyway.

The Empress Dowager Chen was sitting on the top seat, with the wife of the Duke of the Chen family sitting next to her. At this time, the Empress Dowager Chen watched Zhou Mei stepping forward, with a hint of mischief in her eyes.

The Empress Dowager Chen is Mrs. Chen Guogong's sister-in-law, and Zhou Mei lost face to Mrs. Chen Guogong in front of all the wives during the autumn hunt. It is inevitable for her to sue at this time, but Ye Yu is standing behind her. Even if it is the empress dowager, what can she do?
The empress dowager was probably the only one in the Chen family who could really see the situation clearly, but it seemed that many people expected to die early, and now they have fulfilled their wish.

"My concubine has met the empress dowager, and the empress dowager has a happy life and a healthy life."

"Aunt Nine Emperors please, let's do it quickly, is it cold outside? Hurry up and show Ninth Princess tea."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Zhou Mei didn't say much, and just sat down at the next seat. In this kind of occasion, the most terrible thing is not being able to see her identity clearly. Even if the Chen family is a foreign relative, they still can't get this seat.

As for Xu Ying, she got up with Zhou Mei, and then sat down beside her peacefully.

She is a smart woman, and she also knows that she can rely on the princess and the empress dowager, but the empress dowager is unreliable. If the prince finds out, she will join the empress dowager's camp. It will also be living in dire straits.

I have to say that there are some things that even if the authorities are confused, the bystanders are clear.

Glancing at Zhou Mei, she saw that she was silent, listening to the people around her, and then ignored her.

Even if it's in front of everyone, so what if she loses face to her sister-in-law? How dare she lose face to herself?
"The emperor will be 14 years old next year. Although it is a year too early to choose a concubine, the family cannot be without a master for a day. What's more, in this harem, Ai's family has been tired of the emperor for more than ten years. I have long wanted to relax and be comfortable. It's time to live, and besides, this harem is really too empty, and it should be filled up."

(End of this chapter)