royal princess

Chapter 284 Another Year in the Draft

When Xiao Qi walked in, he saw his son's back and nodded slightly. This is the style that a prince of a country should have.

Ignoring his son, he strode into the main hall, went to the clean room to wash his hands and changed his clothes, changed into soft clothes, then lifted the curtain and entered the inner room.I saw Si Jinzheng half lying on the couch teasing his son, and the laughter of the two mothers was clear and cheerful, spreading in the room.

Hearing the voice, Si Jin turned her head, looked at Xiao Qi and said in surprise, "Why did you come back so early? Didn't you say you're busy today."

As soon as Xiao Qi sat down, he hugged Yu Ze into his arms, stretched out his hand and held him up to tease him.Yu Ze laughed straight, and the saliva flowed down the corner of his mouth, dripping on Xiao Qi's face.

Si Jin pursed her lips and smiled, and wiped his face with a handkerchief, "He's teething, so he drools more."

This is an excuse for my son.

Xiao Qi angrily put his son on his lap, nodded on his brow, then looked at Si Jin and said, "I heard that the Queen Mother has posted a post for you, why didn't you respond?"

Si Jin said without raising her head, "I don't want to go to the Shoukang Palace for a banquet. Going there is just a matter of the draft."

Hearing Si Jin's tone, Xiao Qi smiled, his eyes sparkling, "It's not a matter of you choosing who to keep."

"That can't be done." Si Jinbai said like Xiao Qi, word by word: "I'm jealous and have a bad temper. What if I don't like those delicate beauties? Then in the harem It wouldn’t be beautiful if a bunch of crooked people were selected.”

After the last turmoil, there were a lot of vacancies for concubines in the harem.Therefore, this year's draft can be said to be full of flowers, especially the daughters of officials.After all, everyone hopes that they will have a daughter like Concubine Xi, full of glory.

Among the nobles in the capital, who is more honorable than Uncle Xingning.

She gave birth to a good daughter, who not only firmly dominated the emperor's heart, but also gave birth to two princes.

However, the emperor is still young, so who can say for sure what will happen after this.

Xiao Qi laughed even happier, Yu Ze's claws kept grabbing the coiled dragon button on his neckline, Xiao Qi hugged him and played with him, but said in his mouth: "Drafting is an ancestor's rule, I want to abolish it, but Abolishing the ancestral system is not a trivial matter, otherwise there will be a lot of quarrels in the court. Besides, it makes no difference whether you choose or not, and you are sent to the palace to stay under your nose."

Si Jin twitched her lips when she heard the words, knowing that what Xiao Qi said was true.

The last time he only mentioned this matter in the court hall, there were old officials who wanted to cry for the Taimiao and the late emperor, as well as the hard-bodied admonishers who wanted to speak against the pillars, and some even pointed their swords at her for being jealous.

It's been a long time.

Si Jin didn't care about these things, in fact, she was more willing to believe that Xiao Qi treated her heart, so the draft didn't have a great influence on her.

According to the rules of the ancestors, if one sentence is dropped, the queen mother echoes it from a distance. Xiao Qi has just rectified the court, and it is not appropriate to make a big move at this time.

Anyway, from Xiao Qi's point of view, it doesn't matter who chooses or not. Anyway, these people are willing to force their daughters in, just to find a place to raise them.

After coaxing the big and the little ones to sleep, Xiao Qi hugged Si Jin and poured him into the land of tenderness.

In the early morning of the second day, Xiao Qi went to court, Si Jin hugged him, Aunt Jiang walked in quietly, and bowed to salute, "Madam, the Tong aunt in front of the Empress has sent a message, please find time to go to Fenghuan Palace today .”

Si Jin sighed, and said to Aunt Jiang, "It must be because of the draft, I can't even hide from being lazy."

Aunt Jiang waited on her master to get up and change clothes, and said in her mouth: "The Empress must have encountered difficulties, otherwise she would not have invited you over. I heard from Aunt Tong that there are some interesting people coming in this draft."

"Oh?" Si Jin didn't take it too seriously, she knew that the Queen Mother had chosen the daughter of the Qiao family to enter the palace again, "For the girl of the Qiao family again?"

"It's not for this, but Master Yu Xing Tengyu's daughter, Li Caiying and Master Li's girls are all in this draft."

Si Jin's eyes flickered slightly when she heard the words, and then she smiled and said, "In this case, Fenghuan Palace really has to go."

"That's right. I listened to Aunt Tong. It seems that the Empress intends to discuss with the Empress. Before the showman enters the palace, it's time for someone in the harem to mention her status."

"It's time to mention it." Si Jin said softly, "Princess Yuzhen is still being raised by Qi Ronghua, so she can't be so vague."

According to the rules, Rong Hua could not raise the heir of the emperor.

Qi Ronghua is Ronghua's position, but he is a noble concubine, so he can barely support Princess Yuzhen.

Responding to the Queen's invitation, Si Jin took Aunt Jiang to Fenghuan Palace in the afternoon.

Today's Fenghuan Palace is still brilliant, with carved railings and jade bricks, but it always gives off a sluggish atmosphere.

Aunt Tong greeted her in person, and bowed to Si Jin with a big salute, "My maidservant greets Concubine Xi, the Empress is waiting for you."

"Aunt Tong, get up, there is no outsider here, so there is no need to perform this great gift." Si Jin looked at Aunt Tong and smiled, as affectionate as always.

But Aunt Tong said with a smile: "Thank you for your pity, the imperial concubine, it's just that the palace rules are like this, slaves dare not go beyond."

After what happened to Concubine Su, no one in the harem would dare to underestimate Concubine Xi.Not to mention, when the Empress fell into the dust, only Empress Xi Gui ignored the past and extended a helping hand.Sometimes Aunt Tong even wondered, if Concubine Xi hadn't done this, would the Emperor have the idea of ​​abolishing the empress.

Look at today's imperial concubine, although she bears the title of imperial concubine, there is only one title left.

With the same treatment, there is still hope for the Duke's mansion to be revived after three generations, but the Duke's mansion of Cao is finished, and there will never be such a hope.The reason why the noble concubine is still a noble concubine is that the emperor wants to gain a reputation for generosity and nostalgia for himself.

To be honest, only this Concubine Xi is the emperor's favorite.Holding, coaxing, coddling, coddling, just yesterday, I gave the empress an order that the draft must not disturb Concubine Xi, and choose the ones that are pleasing to her eyes, and those that are suitable for her eyes.

What is pleasing to the eye?

The empress then invited Concubine Xi to come over to inquire. For the sake of this noble concubine, the emperor was afraid that she would be unhappy and would be an eyesore in the draft. This is really how much blessings I have accumulated in my previous life to have such a blessing.

It's really infuriating to compare people to people.

Before Xiunu entered the palace, Aunt Tong had already lit the wax for them.

"Come in and sit down, I was thinking that you would come over later." The queen smiled and waved to Si Jin, and asked someone to bring refreshments.

Si Jin took a sip of tea to quench her thirst, and then said with a smile, "I couldn't sleep at noon, so I decided not to sleep. I figured the empress would wake up, so I came here."

Now the queen treats her more politely and intimately, Si Jin will certainly not be arrogant because of her favor, and be arrogant.

The queen looked at Si Jin with a gentle smile and said, "It's not really important to call you here, but now the palace can only discuss it with you."

Si Jin smiled slightly, "It's a concubine's honor to be able to share the worries of the empress. It's just that the concubine has always been lazy, you know it, please don't blame the concubine."

When the Empress was down and down, Concubine Xian and the others fell into trouble. After the Empress stabilized, Concubine Xian and the others, although their status remained the same, stayed in their own palaces and rarely showed their faces.Even if the queen is sunset and the red is only a while, she is still an authentic queen.

At first Concubine Xian couldn't hold on, thinking that the queen was about to fall, so she voted for the queen mother, but what happened?
It has to be said that the queen's wrist is still as powerful as ever, unconsciously, quietly, the concubine Xian and the others who were suppressed did not dare to take a breath.

The queen mother is still alive, and the queen has always been at odds with the queen mother.

The empress dowager finds trouble with the emperor, only the empress can hold back the empress dowager in a fair and honest manner, and can make the empress dowager find no mistakes.

The queen's status has been stabilized again so far, and it is also related to her making Xiao Qi have something to reuse. The queen is the most intelligent person.

Not only can he bend and stretch, but also has great plans, kindness, forbearance, if his family members didn't hold him back, maybe he could have a positive result with Xiao Qixiu.

Fortunately, fortunately.

The queen pursed her lips and smiled lightly when she heard the words, "Look, it scares you so much that you really don't want to worry about palace affairs. Since it's about Qi Ronghua, I know you two are on good terms, so I invite you to come here as a staff officer."

Si Jin put on a relieved look, "That's good, that's good, the poor lady raised her hand and let me be free."

The queen shook her head and smiled, and then said seriously: "That's the thing. After the last incident, the harem has been in turmoil for a long time. There will be newcomers entering the palace in the draft this year. I think about those old and prudent people in the palace. Old man, it's time to raise her position. Regardless of the past, Qi Ronghua can raise Princess Yuzhen, and her position should have been raised long ago. Otherwise, she has been wronged by staying in Ronghua's position. You What kind of position should I give him?"

"Your Majesty is in charge of this matter. Anyway, you are always fair, and your concubine has no objection." Si Jin said with a smile, "Sister Qi Ronghua is stable and quiet in the palace, she is kind to others, and she never tells the truth. She and I get along very well. I came here. Naturally, I hope that she will be well. Now that Princess Yuzhen is with her, both her appearance and manners are much better. It can be seen that she has really put in a lot of thought."

The queen nodded. Concubine Xi was right. Yuzhen is much better now than she was in Changle Palace.

"Only the most noble concubine can raise the emperor's heir. Given that Qi Ronghua is very dedicated to raising the princess, I thought it would be a shame to give the princess face. It would be a grievance to confer only a noble concubine. Why not make Zhaoyi the head of the nine concubines?" Right. A concubine who raises a princess has a higher status and is also the face of the princess. The children are getting older and they always have to come out to meet people. It's better to do this earlier." The queen said slowly.

Si Jin was a little surprised, she thought it would be good to be a concubine, after all, she was promoted two levels in a row, and she belonged to Yourong.

I didn't expect the queen to be so generous this time, and what she said was so beautiful, it was for the princess's face, even Xiao Qi could only be happy when he heard it.

(End of this chapter)