Harem for a living

Chapter 13

The first emperor had nine sons who lived past the age of six. Four died in the first year of the concubine, and five remained. One was abolished, one was born weak, and only three were healthy. More than half.Originally, Empress Dowager Ci Ning also had two sons, but unfortunately, both of them died.

Only the two sons of the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the nine princes born to the former emperor Li Xiuyi were eligible to inherit the throne after the seizure of the throne.Li Xiuyi suffered a haemorrhage after childbirth and died. The Ninth Prince was taken to be raised by Empress Dowager Ci Ning. By the way, Li Xiuyi was posthumously named Concubine Li of the second rank.Then, when the first emperor passed away, Concubine Li became Concubine Li again, so the Ninth Prince's background was considered relatively noble.The most important thing is that he is the adopted son of Empress Dowager Ci Ning, the kind who changed the jade certificate.

The nine sons of the first emperor, namely the Ninth Prince, are only six years old this year. After this year's birthday, it's time to go to the study.The empress's son is three years old this year, no matter how you look at it, there is nothing special to commemorate, it can be more than half of his birthday, so the Ninth Prince is still the son of the former emperor.

"What did Empress Dowager Ci Ning say?" Empress Dowager Ci'an was stunned for a moment after the empress reminded her, and then she asked. I don't care anymore, let my daughter-in-law figure it out."

"What about the emperor?" The Empress Dowager Ci'an seemed to have never cared about the affairs of the harem, and she was also like an ordinary old lady who had no intentions at all. When encountering things, she would first ask others for their opinions. If others have no opinions, then ask herself. son's opinion.

The queen continued to shake her head: "I have already asked the emperor, and the emperor just said, let me figure it out."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was about to speak, but the Empress quickly continued: "But I thought, after all, the Ninth Prince is the emperor's younger brother, not his son, and it is indeed difficult for the emperor to come forward. I can only ask the two of you about this matter." Queen Mother."

The two empress dowagers are the elders of the Ninth Prince, so they are qualified to decide such matters.What the Empress Dowager Ci'an originally wanted to say is up to you, but was blocked by the Empress.This made Empress Dowager Ci'an a little embarrassed, after all, this matter is indeed a bit difficult.

If you don't do it, it's discrediting the emperor. You have done a lot for your own son, but you don't care about the younger brother. It's really too heartless.But let's make it big, the Ninth Prince is about to enter everyone's sight, and it is an ancestor's rule to go to the study after this birthday.

Going to the study room means being able to read with companions, and reading with companions means being able to form factions.Being able to form a faction means that the Empress Dowager Cining's power is about to rise again. The original power of the Empress Dowager Cining plus the things brought by the name of the Ninth Prince's son will definitely cause shocks in the court.

Moreover, in the harem, if the Ninth Prince stands up, Empress Dowager Ci Ning will also stand up.She absolutely does not allow the opponent she has defeated to stand opposite her again and fight with her.

If possible, Empress Dowager Ci'an wished that the Ninth Prince's birthday would never be six years old.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an could think of it, so could the Empress. The Empress didn't want to take this kind of trouble, so she came to ask the Empress Dowager Ci'an. We will make a decision after the discussion between the Ai Family and Empress Dowager Ci Ning."

The queen was so eager to get up, she quickly got up and agreed, and then flattered Empress Dowager Ci Ning.He recalled Empress Dowager Ci Ning's somewhat unhappy expression: "You, your mouth seems to have been smeared with honey, no wonder the emperor likes you so much."

The queen's face turned red, but her complexion was very exciting. She really hoped that the emperor really loved her as the Empress Dowager Ci'an said, but in this palace, no one knew that the emperor's favorite woman was Concubine Yang. Respected women are queens.

When the empress was in embarrassment, a notification came from outside the door, saying that the emperor had arrived, and the empress dowager's face instantly became more kind and happy, and she greeted the emperor again and again to come in.As for Chen Manrou and the others, they also got up with the queen, waiting for the emperor to come in with lowered eyebrows, and then knelt down to pay their respects.

The process of paying respects was neat and quiet, but when the emperor asked everyone to wake up, everyone became more active than before.The queen first smiled and said: "It is true that Cao Cao is here. We were talking about the emperor before, so the emperor will be here soon? It can be seen that the emperor and the queen mother have a good understanding."

Concubine Yang covered her mouth and smiled: "Sister, what you said is not right. Between the emperor and the queen mother, there is obviously a deep love between mother and child. The queen mother misses the emperor, and the emperor also misses the queen mother. They are both thinking about it, but they are just talking about it." When did it appear?"

"What did the queen mother say about me before?" The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, and sat down beside the queen mother. The queen mother smiled and took a cup of tea from the aunt next to her and handed it to the emperor: "I didn't say anything, just said that the emperor was newly accepted Concubine, you look lovely. This is the ginseng tea that Aijia just made people stew. The emperor has worked hard in dealing with the affairs of state, and Aijia can't help you much. As long as this nourishing thing, I can make a little bit of it Son, Your Majesty needs to drink more."

"The mother's heart, the son naturally wants to taste more." The emperor took the teacup with a smile, took a sip of the ginseng tea, and then looked at Chen Manrou: "The mother also thinks that the Chen family is more of a guest? If not, the son will ask Chen Duoduo came to accompany you? It would be too clean for you to stay in Ci'an Palace by yourself, and the empress is busy with palace affairs, since the empress mother likes Mrs. Chen, let her be her son's filial piety."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an glanced at Chen Manrou, and saw that Chen Manrou's face was very peaceful, with an expression of approval, a little bit, a little bit of surprise?There was no panic at all, the Empress Dowager Ci'an turned her head and patted the emperor's hand: "Ms. Chen is your concubine, and her duty is to serve you. What does the Ai family want her to keep? After giving birth to a few children, Ai's family will be happier when they look at the children."

The emperor smiled and said nothing, the queen pinched the handkerchief and said with a smile: "If the empress dowager wants the child to come and accompany her, it happens that Yi'an and Hongwen are arguing every day and want to accompany the empress dowager, why don't the daughter-in-law let them accompany the empress dowager?" ?”

"The Ai family hopes that Yi'an and Hongwen will come to accompany the Ai family, but the Ai family also knows that the two of them are following you to enlightenment, so it is not good for the Ai family to delay them." The Empress Dowager Ci'an glanced at the queen and said with a smile : "If you have the heart, you can have a few sons, so that Aijia can wake up with a smile even if he is dreaming."

The empress blushed and didn't say anything else. Not to be outdone, Concubine Yang said, "If the harem can flourish, the Empress Dowager will be happier, right?"

"That's natural." The queen mother said with a smile, while the emperor glanced at Concubine Yang, but did not speak.The queen frowned slightly, and changed the topic: "Queen Mother, I have had someone draw the blueprints for the small Buddhist hall you mentioned last time. You can take a look at it first? If you don't like anything, just change it."

The Queen Mother nodded with a smile: "I've always been at ease when you do things. Ai's family just said to build a Buddhist hall last month, and you found someone to draw the blueprint this month. You really care about it."

The queen got up and handed a piece of paper to the queen mother: "The daughter-in-law is naturally very concerned about the matter of the queen mother. The cleaning of the Buddhist hall, the daughter-in-law also picked a few people, all of whom know how to clean the Buddhist hall. When will you If you're free, take a look?"

"Just this afternoon, you can get someone to bring it over later." The queen mother thought for a while and said, "If the Ai family stays, we need to make some adjustments so that it can be used after the Buddhist hall is built."

As he said, he looked down at the blueprint, and nodded with satisfaction after looking at it for a while: "Yes, let's build it like this, but the filial piety period has just passed, so we don't want to make a big fuss, wait until October, you Find someone for the Ai family to come and build this Buddhist hall."

The queen agreed one by one, and the emperor took a look at the drawing again, pointed to one of the places and said: "This window, open a little higher, otherwise, when it is cold, the Buddhist hall will also be gloomy and cold. The queen mother's body may not be able to bear it."

The queen came over to look at the blueprint, and was very close to the emperor.It was only now that Chen Manrou dared to secretly look at everyone's expressions. Concubine Yang's veil was the most twisted, and Concubine Shu showed no change, as if she didn't care much.Concubine De obviously hadn't cultivated enough yet, a trace of jealousy flashed across her expression, Concubine Liu only concentrated on studying the dim sum next to her.

Chen Manrou thought for a while, put on a dazed expression, and began to consider whether what everyone said today had any deep meaning.Concubine Yang wanted the queen mother to "control" the queen and become "virtuous", so that everyone in the harem could have sons, preferably by herself.

The queen means that no matter how many children are born in the harem, her son is the most honorable.The empress dowager also meant the same thing, the eldest son, the emperor's expression seemed a bit elusive, as if he was agreeing with the empress' words, or comforting Concubine Yang.

Hey, but these things, if you don't involve yourself, you don't have to think too much, anyway, the queen and the noble concubine will definitely not get along.And the queen mother wants to build a Buddhist hall, probably because she wants to follow suit?

However, it's kind of interesting that she doesn't allow herself to honor her for the emperor.It doesn't look like he doesn't know anything.She is the emperor's concubine, and she will value it if the emperor values ​​it. If the emperor doesn't care, she doesn't care, is that what you mean?
Chen Manrou had read a lot of Gongdou novels in her previous life, and she had been taught a lot of rules of life in the palace in this life. However, she has no practical experience at all, so when encountering things, she can only pretend to be stupid and straightforward. Pretend to be cute, get away with it first, then analyze and think carefully later.

After analyzing for a long time this time, I only came to one conclusion, that is, except for Empress Dowager Ci Ning who deliberately dragged herself into the battle in the harem because of her quarrel with Empress Dowager Ci An, and by the way used herself to provoke all the women in the emperor. Apart from the relationship between them, other things seem to have nothing to do with her.

After thinking clearly, Chen Manrou breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to feel sleepy.It's really not easy for her to support until now!

(End of this chapter)