Harem for a living

Chapter 150

Seeing the eldest princess leaving sadly, Chen Manrou was also a little depressed.However, the post-sealing ceremony was only a few days away, and Chen Manrou didn't have much time to think about it.The emperor has already ordered all the yamen to prepare, and the gold book and gold treasure are also ready, only waiting for the day after the seal.

On December [-]th, the emperor asked the officials of the ancestral mansion to offer sacrifices to the Heaven and Earth and the Ancestral Temple, while he himself went to the Fengxian Hall to worship, and by the way told the ancestors about the conferment of the empress.

Early the next morning, the female officer from the Ministry of Rituals came over with auspicious clothes, and waited for Chen Manrou to dress up before taking her to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in a sedan chair.Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Chen tried to drive Lu Bo.From the next step of the palace to the outside of the palace gate, there is a ceremonial frame for the queen.The Department of Taiyue made preparations in the side hall, and when the auspicious time came, it began to play ritual music.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there is a book case facing south in the center, a book case facing left and west, and a jade case facing opposite.

Officials from the Ministry of Rituals proclaimed the salute, and someone read out the inscriptions and inscriptions. After the ceremony, Chen Manrou stepped forward to hold the phoenix seal.

This is the ceremony of canonizing the successor, which is naturally different from the canonization of the Yuan Empress when the emperor ascended the throne.However, it was definitely much grander than the ceremony when Chen Manrou was canonized as a noble concubine.Because afterwards, there will be congratulations from the prince and princess of the harem, and worship from the concubines of the harem.

Chen Manrou first followed the officials from the Ministry of Rites to the Fengxian Hall to worship the ancestors, and then took the phoenix chariot to the Ci'an Palace to meet the Empress Dowager Ci'an.Today, even if Ci'an is unhappy, she has to smile all over her face, and she can't force Chen Manrou to stay. She can only let Chen Manrou go back after rewarding a batch of things.

Next was the court wife, Chen Manrou went back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony again, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony was almost cleaned up at this moment.In the middle is the throne, and Chen Manrou stepped forward to sit on it, and the officials from the Ministry of Rituals began to worship.

The first batch to come in was the imperial concubine, and then according to the level of rank, eight women ordered by the imperial court entered the door in order to worship.Kneel three times and kowtow nine times, while Chen Manrou kept smiling and said no, and then chatted a little.

It was not until more than an hour after lunch that the successive interviews were over.However, this is not the end yet, because the people in the harem have not been seen yet.

Then they turned back to Zhongcui Palace, first the princes and princesses, and then the concubines in the harem. When Zhongcui Palace calmed down, Chen Manrou felt that her face was about to go stiff.Li Chun hurried over to knead her cheeks. It took a long time for Chen Manrou to feel that her cheeks didn't hurt so much anymore.

"Where is Little Four?" Chen Manrou asked Lixia to come over and take off the phoenix crown on her head, and asked, "There is still Fifth Princess, how are you doing today?"

"Returning to your mother, the fourth highness and the fifth princess are very well-behaved. Earlier, the fifth princess woke up and didn't see you, so she started crying. Later, the fourth highness went to accompany the fifth princess, and the fifth princess stopped crying. Yes. Your Majesty, the Fourth Highness and the Fifth Princess have such a good relationship." Li Xia said with a smile, and as soon as she finished speaking, she heard someone outside calling for her mother.

In a blink of an eye, Xiao Si's small figure rushed in, and jumped directly beside Chen Manrou, hugged Chen Manrou's legs and raised his head to look at Chen Manrou: "Mother, the conferment ceremony is over, will you be the queen from now on?"

"Yeah, isn't Xiaosi happy?" Chen Manrou had already changed her clothes, reached out to hug Xiaosi up, and then jokingly pinched his face: "Little Si has grown up, and has become a lot heavier, mother It’s a little hard to hold.”

"Really grown up?" Xiaosi immediately became happy, Chen Manrou nodded: "Of course it is true, when did mother lie to you? If you don't believe me, let's measure it?"

"Okay." Xiao Si immediately struggled down happily, pulled Chen Manrou to the bedpost in the inner room, stood with her back against the bedpost, and then called Chen Manrou: "Quickly measure me, mother, to see how much I have grown. "

Chen Manrou went over with a smile, and made a gesture on the pillar: "Okay, you can leave." Xiao Si hurriedly turned around, stared at Chen Manrou's new mark carefully, looked at it for a long time and pouted and said: "It's only a long time!" So much higher."

"Eat more and sleep more in the future, and you will definitely grow taller. Well, now tell the queen mother, why were you upset just now?" Chen Manrou stretched out her hand and pulled him out of the inner room, letting him sit beside her and asked.

Xiaosi pursed her lips, and it took a long time before she muttered: "I heard someone say that if my mother becomes a queen, I will be like the elder brother in the future..."

Chen Manrou's face turned cold instantly, just like the First Prince?What will happen to the First Prince?Is this cursing her Xiao Si or trying to provoke her relationship with Xiao Si?Did Xiao Si think that he only wanted to be a queen and didn't take his life seriously, or did Xiao Si think that he wanted a queen so he secretly attacked the eldest prince?Or a demonstration?Or is it a warning?Or, is he using the affairs of the empress back then to pour dirty water on himself?
These thoughts rolled over in her heart one by one, but Chen Manrou immediately restrained her expression, put on a smile and hugged Xiao Si tightly: "Xiao Si, what happened to your eldest brother back then was because of Empress Dowager Ci Ning."

She canonized the queen, and Xiao Si will go to school next year. At this moment, she should start telling Xiao Si about the privacy of the harem.Of course, the purpose is not to let Xiao Si learn any vicious methods, but to let Xiao Si know that it is necessary to have the heart of harming others and to be defensive.

Xiao Si was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Grandmother doesn't like all the children of the father? The concubine of the second brother wants to kill the eldest brother, and then let the second brother take the place of the eldest brother?"

"Yes, your elder brother's status is doomed to be calculated by people all the time. Now, your elder brother has encountered misfortune, but now that you have become a son-in-law, I am afraid that in the future, someone will be against you. You Remember what my concubine said, no matter when, don't eat what others give you at will, don't accept what others give you at will, and don't accept others' invitations at will."

Chen Manrou said in a low voice, Xiaosi's face was pale, although he is smart, but after all, he is only six years old, the first time Chen Manrou told him something about the palace, and it was a big case, so she was naturally frightened.

"Don't worry, you are still young, that's why you don't think carefully about some things. Mother will always protect you, but if mother is not by your side, you have to learn to protect yourself." Chen Manrou had to comfort Xiao Si after speaking, It took a long time to coax Xiao Si's expression back.

At this time Lidong came in and reported: "Madam, it's getting late, the emperor will probably come over in a while, do you think you should prepare dinner first?"

"Well, prepare a richer dinner, and prepare hot water. I need to take a bath." Chen Manrou responded, then turned her head and kissed Xiaosi: "From now on, don't listen to others casually, this palace is not good. There is no coincidence. Think about it, why did you hear the voice as soon as you walked to the rockery? And it just happened to let you hear it from the beginning to the end? Think again, why did someone mention What happened before?"

Xiaosi's face also became serious, and she lowered her head and thought for a long time before leaning on Chen Manrou and saying, "Mother, I know, they must have told me on purpose, before I walked over, they didn't speak, and I just walked over , they just started talking."

"Well, so they are plotting against you. The next time you encounter such a thing, don't listen to what they say, just catch the person who said it. It is not allowed in the palace to gossip about the master. You have to send them to the palace. Go to the Punishment Department."

It is impossible to directly kill or something.Chen Manrou wanted to train Xiao Si to be a benevolent king, and she absolutely did not allow Xiao Si to be caught at a young age, and Xiao Si's tyrannical words would be spread in the future.

Xiaosi was educated by Chen Manrou for a long time, and she felt that she was so stupid before, and all things were only on the surface.

Seeing his frustration, Chen Manrou reached out and rubbed his head: "Okay, you are still young. When you encountered this kind of thing today, you didn't directly jump out to blame those two people. Instead, you came back and told your mother that you have done a good job." , When you know more in the future, you will know how to solve it. Go down and freshen up, and when your father comes back, let your father guide your homework."

"Okay, then I'll go wash my face first." Xiao Si nodded obediently, got off the soft couch, saluted Chen Manrou in a dignified manner, and then went out to the apse.

Chen Manrou also hurried to take a shower, thinking about Xiaosi while taking a bath.At the age of six, the prince went to the Chongwen Museum to study, and at the age of eight, he moved out of the palace of his mother and concubine to find another place to live.Back then, the eldest prince also moved out when he was eight years old. When it was his turn to be a junior, where would he move?
Not Yuqing Palace, that place is unlucky.The abolished prince of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the former eldest prince, all got to know each other in Yuqing Palace.Nansan's place is big enough, there are many palaces, but it is far from the harem, but there are no other palaces in the harem.

After thinking about it, Nansan House is more suitable, after all, all the palaces in the harem are inhabited by concubines, if Xiao Si doesn't move out of the harem in the future, it will give people a handle.How about repairing the palace of Nansan Institute first?
Moreover, the second prince is about the same age, it's time to move out.If the Second Prince had placed manpower in the South Third Institute first, Xiao Si might be in danger.

"Lidong." Thinking of this, Chen Manrou hurriedly shouted, and Lidong responded, "Ma'am, what are your orders?"

"Choose a few young eunuchs, train them, and put them in the South Three Office after a while." Chen Manrou said in a low voice, and Lidong immediately agreed. After thinking about it, she asked again: "Do you want to pick some maids?"

The prince's palace also needs a lot of maids, such as the tea room and the sewing room, which are indispensable.Now there is a serious shortage of Xiaosi's side, and another day will have to replenish Xiaosi's manpower.

"Well, prepare a few, but don't move before the year, and move after the year, be quiet." Chen Manrou said again, and Lidong agreed one by one.

After taking a shower, Chen Manrou changed her clothes and came out.Half of the half-dry hair was tied up and half hung down, only a plain white jade hairpin was inserted, with pink bead flowers on the sideburns, her complexion was pink and moist, her eyes were radiant, and her figure was light and graceful.

When the emperor came in, he saw Chen Manrou standing under the eaves. It was such a beautiful picture.

"My concubine greets the emperor." The voice was clear and melodious, with a bit of shyness and joy, and a bit of anticipation. The emperor's heart warmed up when he heard it, and he strode over to help Chen Manrou up: "It's cold, why are you wearing such thin clothes? "

"After hearing the announcement, I wanted to see the emperor earlier, so I came out in a hurry." Chen Manrou let the emperor hold her hand, and the two entered the door one after the other.The emperor squeezed Chen Manrou's palm: "I won't run away, you can get dressed first next time."

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Chen Manrou blushed slightly, glanced at the Emperor and said, her expression was like that of a young daughter-in-law who just entered the door, and she wanted to please her husband, but she was a little bit ashamed.

Suddenly, the emperor felt that this scene was the same as a big wedding.Thinking that I just became a queen today, I felt a little happier again.There was a bit of ease and softness on his face, and he stretched out his hand to wrap Chen Manrou in his arms: "You are my wife, I don't care who you care about?"

The emperor hadn't been in the harem for a year, and the beauty was in his arms, and the soft touch made his chest hot.The delicate fragrance from the beauty's body lingered in the nose again, and immediately the hot breath in the body couldn't help but rush away.

"Your Majesty~" Chen Manrou noticed the change in the Emperor's body, she gave a coquettish voice, pushed the Emperor away slightly, and stared at the Emperor's arm sideways in embarrassment: "You have been tired all day, should you eat first? My concubine asked someone to prepare Tonic soup."

"Okay, let's eat first." The emperor calmed down the heat in his body, and took Chen Manrou to the main room.Lichun has already brought people to set up the meal, every dish is carefully prepared and arranged very carefully.Looking at it whetted the appetite, Chen Manrou poured plum wine for the emperor again, it was mellow and sweet with a full aftertaste.

After Xiao Si came over to invite Ann, they sat down together.On one side of the emperor is Chen Manrou, on the other side is the fourth prince.

The beauty is considerate and gentle, the son is well-behaved and cute, and the emperor couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear after eating a meal.After the meal, the emperor asked Xiao Si about his homework as usual, and then ordered the nanny to take him down to rest.

"Zitong, it's getting late, shouldn't we take a break?" Seeing that Chen Manrou's expression was a little nervous, the emperor was amused, but also more expectant and impulsive, stretched out his hand and pulled Chen Manrou into his arms , bowed his head and kissed two on the pink lips.

Chen Manrou's face was even more shy, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito: "This concubine is here to serve the emperor."

The emperor laughed twice, bent over and hugged Chen Manrou, and strode into the inner room.The house is lit with dragon and phoenix red candles, and the bed is covered with a sheet of red mandarin ducks playing in the water, and the room is full of bright red.No matter how you look at it, it is a scene of newlyweds, which makes the atmosphere even hotter.

"Zitong is really beautiful today." The emperor smiled and kissed Chen Manrou's neck twice. Chen Manrou's neck turned red from embarrassment, making people want to see if the covered body is also deliciously red.

Chen Manrou stretched out her hands to unbutton the emperor's clothes, and the emperor's hands wandered over Chen Manrou's body to ignite the fire.Before they finished taking off their clothes, the two of them fell on the bed together, and the bright red curtains fell, covering a piece of spring that was turned red.

(End of this chapter)