Harem for a living

Chapter 11

Before Concubine Liu, they were all bosses.Chen Manrou said that where there are superiors, there are subordinates.Sliding his gaze to the side, he saw three and five women two places away from Concubine Liu.

Chen Manrou knew that when the emperor was in the hidden residence, there were three companion rooms.The emperor and women don't value it very much, but it's not that they don't value it either.To say it doesn't matter, it's because there are not as many women in his mansion as there are in other prince's mansions.

As a prince, he was already made a prince at that time. There is one concubine, four concubines, six concubines, and countless aunts and concubines, as long as you are busy.

It is said that he doesn't pay much attention to female sex, because other princes have filled up these positions, only his backyard still has a lot of empty positions.It is important because there are no less than five women in his house.

Back then, there was a concubine in his mansion who is now the Empress.There are two side concubines, one is the concubine Shu Meng Qianqian referred to by the empress dowager, and the other is the noble concubine Yang Yuer who the emperor begged for himself.Concubine Liu was only a concubine back then, so after entering the palace, she was only a second-rank concubine.

There are three remaining aunts and two concubines.

The two aunts were given by the current concubine and the empress. After all, after two years of being married to the emperor, the empress had no choice but to give her husband to others. Instead of giving it to someone who doesn't know the details, it is better to find a safe one by herself. .

Another aunt was given by Concubine Yang Guifei. After all, Concubine Yang Guifei also had an uncomfortable life. If the emperor went to her yard at this time, but she didn't keep him, it would be a bit too shameful.Besides, he was angry with the queen at that time, so he pushed out his big maid by the way.

The remaining two concubines are the roommates that the empress dowager gave to her son.

Among these five people, choose one from the empress, choose one from Concubine Yang, and choose one from the empress dowager, and all of them will be sealed as nobles of the fourth rank.The remaining two were unlucky and became Jieyu of the fifth rank.

Chen Manrou glanced over, sized up the five people, smiled and sat down on Concubine Liu's head, and asked, "What's your surname?"

"The concubine's surname is Wang." The first woman stood up and said, she looked a little gentle like that, and judging from the ranking, she should be the Queen's person. After saluting Chen Manrou, she continued: "The concubine is divided into Xiuyi .”

"So it's Wang Xiuyi, get up quickly, I don't have any valuables on me, I'll let you have fun with this." Chen Manrou tore off a jade pendant from her body and handed it to Wang Xiuyi, Wang Xiuyi accepted the jade pendant without change, thank you After I said yes, I went back.

Then came Liu Xiurong from Yang Guifei's side, Li Xiuhua from the Empress Dowager's side, and Ding Jieyu and Wang Jieyu who were not very lucky.Chen Manrou gave a gift while feeling distressed about her purse.

When she finished being a money-spreading boy, the queen gave an order: "It's getting late, we should go to pay respects to the empress dowager." After saying that, she got up first and led the two big maids to the outside. Concubine Yang Gui After a pause, he followed, followed by Concubine Shu and Concubine De, and then Concubine Liu and Concubine Chen.The location of this station is also divided into left and right, Zuo Gui, so Chen Manrou walked behind Zhang Wanting.

Zhang Wanting turned her head and smiled very gently and considerately: "Sister, you should be more careful when you walk. My sister's clothes are a bit long. If my sister steps on them, she will not only fall down."

Chen Manrou looked confused: "The concubine doesn't quite understand what the concubine De concubine said. A kind and generous person, the concubine de concubine, would she beat the concubine or punish the concubine's salary just because the concubine stepped on your skirt?"

Chen Manrou can guarantee that Zhang Wanting's face twisted for a moment.Chen Manrou expressed her satisfaction with this, it should make you proud and make you crazy!I looked like a very smart person before, why didn't I know how to write the word low-key?

"Concubine Chen is smart, she knows that Sister De Concubine is a kind person." Concubine Shu heard what they said, and answered with a smile, her expression really couldn't find any flaws, as if she was really exaggerating Wanting and Chen Manrou Same.

Chen Manrou was shy for a moment: "Ms. Concubine Shu has won the award. I am actually very stupid. It's just that during the draft that day, I was lucky enough to meet Empress De. Things that need attention."

"Oh, is that so?" Concubine Shu smiled and glanced at Zhang Wanting, and even Concubine Yang, who was walking in front, looked at Zhang Wanting meaningfully.Zhang Wanting lowered her eyes and explained: "My younger sister saw that Concubine Chen was pitiful standing alone, so she pulled Sister Su to talk to her for a while."

With Su Rongrong as proof, even if something happens in the future, Chen Manrou will not be able to implicate Zhang Wanting.Zhang Wanting's provocative words that day were only for Chen Manrou to hear.Even if Chen Manrou made a stumbling block for herself right now, it still depends on whether the stumbling block can be used.

"Well, Sister Su is also very enthusiastic." Chen Manrou rolled her eyes, nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "It's just that the time is too unlucky, Sister Su just said a few words to us, and then went to the draft. I still remember the looks of the two beautiful girls who went in with Sister Su, they are not as good-looking as Sister Su."

After Chen Manrou finished speaking, she also came to the sedan chair. Concubine Shu looked at her with a smile, turned and left.Zhang Wanting snorted softly, and when Concubine Shu got into the chariot, she also got into another one.

Going to pay respects to the Empress Dowager is really not an easy task, the Empress Dowager of the East Palace is the aunt, and the Empress Dowager of the West Palace is the biological mother.In terms of nobility, one must go to the Empress Dowager of the East Palace first, but in terms of importance, one has to go to the Empress Dowager of the West Palace first.

Chen Manrou felt that if she was a queen, she would die because of this embarrassment first.Therefore, Gong Dou can't participate first, and when there is only one or zero of these two old ladies left, she can start fighting.

Chen Manrou didn't care about the route either, she didn't sleep well last night, now the most important thing is to squint her eyes and rest for a while, if she faints or something in the empress dowager's palace, her life will be miserable from now on It's sad.

"Niang Niang?" Chen Manrou was in a daze when she suddenly heard the voice of Jinhuan from her family. She was shocked and woke up immediately. As soon as the light is stimulated, he immediately wakes up.

He looked up at the door plaque, the Compassion Palace.This is the residence of the Empress Dowager of the East Palace. The East Palace is also called the Empress Dowager Cining in the future. It is the place where the empress dowagers of all dynasties lived.The Empress Dowager of the West Palace was conferred the title of Empress Dowager Ci'an, and she lived in the Ci'an Palace, which was built by combining the original Ciyin Building and Xianruo Pavilion.

When the Ci'an Palace was newly built, the back garden of the Ci'an Palace, the Linxi Pavilion on the other side, and all the palaces behind the Chonglou on the opposite side were included. Therefore, the two palaces are nothing in terms of size and area. different.

But the emperor can't be partial to his mother on the surface, he always has to take care of her secretly.The Ci'an Palace has a beautiful large garden, but the Ci'an Palace has a large Buddha Hall.The temples included in the Ci'an Palace belong to the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and the Xisan Temple in the Ci'an Palace used to be the residence of the princesses, so it's uncertain in the future.

The most important thing is that the late emperor's concubines all lived in Shou'an Palace.After the Shou'an Palace was rebuilt, the Chunxi Palace was included, that is to say, the Shou'an Palace is next to the Compassionate Palace.When the concubines have nothing to do, they will often pass by the Compassionate Peace Palace.

Chen Manrou pulled out all the information, and followed the big team with her head down.Then she heard the Queen's voice: "Greetings to the Empress Dowager, how is the Empress Dowager feeling today?"

Chen Manrou knelt down and did not dare to raise her eyelids.The empress dowager sits on it, just like the teacher on the podium and the students below who don't obey the discipline. If you really think the teacher can't see it, then you are completely fooling yourself.

In front of the Empress, she could show that she was not scheming, but in front of Empress Dowager Ci Ning, she could not show that she was not disciplined.

After a while, I heard a voice from above: "Get up, Aijia heard that a beauty just got into the palace yesterday, who is it?" Chen Manrou was familiar with this voice, and she immediately recognized that it was the day of the draft. The one with a more serious expression, the one who knows his husband.

Bad, bad, could it be that the queen mother and husband are old friends?Then that queen mother over there, why don't she hate herself to death?I won't talk about whether I like it or not, but I can't hate it. The emperor is the son of the queen mother.

Before Chen Manrou figured it out, she listened to the Queen's words.

"Just about to introduce it to the empress dowager." The queen's voice was still very gentle, she turned her head and called to Chen Manrou: "Concubine Chen, come forward."

Chen Manrou walked over with her head down, and once again saluted the empress dowager: "My concubine, Mrs. Chen, I have met the empress dowager, please greet the empress dowager."

"Raise your head." The queen mother ordered directly, Chen Manrou slowly raised her head, her eyes drooping to stare at the queen mother's clothes.Are peonies embroidered on it?Wealthy and rich, but, isn't it a little too flamboyant?The queen mother is fifty or sixty this year, right?
"It's a lovely person." The queen mother finally looked at the teacup enough, turned her head and said: "Since you are serving the emperor, you must use your heart to serve the emperor well in the future, so that you can live well in the future, understand ?"

Chen Manrou trembled in her heart, this Empress Dowager Ci Ning really did not get along with Empress Dowager Ci An.

"Thank you for the empress dowager's instruction. I understand that in the future, I must serve the emperor and empress empress as my duty." Chen Manrou hurriedly expressed her loyalty. Although your old lady is the empress dowager, after all, we are going to make a living under the empress's command, and we are directly under the superior. Can't offend.You are a subordinate, let the empress take care of it herself.

(End of this chapter)