Harem for a living

Chapter 153

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess began to move the things of the Yongshou Palace out, and it took five days to complete the move. The emperor also issued an imperial decree to seal the Yinghua Palace, and no one is allowed to enter without an edict.Chen Manrou also started packing, preparing to move to Yongshou Palace.

The layout of Yongshou Palace is different from that of Zhongcui Palace. In comparison, Yongshou Palace has several more side halls and side rooms.

Chen Manrou lived in the main hall as a matter of course, while the fourth and fifth princesses lived in the back hall.

"Ma'am, are all these things put in the warehouse?" Li Chun took the account book and asked, Chen Manrou flipped through a few pages, reached out and clicked: "This coral tree is placed in the back room, and this blue and white porcelain water basin is placed in the yard. , wait for a few days to catch a few goldfish and raise them, this Yu Ruyi is placed on the left side of the fifth floor of Duobao Pavilion."

Lichun agreed one by one, and went down to order people to do so.Li Xia is guarding the door of the warehouse. Whoever removes anything from the warehouse must keep it all in his heart. When he arrives at Yongshou Palace, he will check it against the ledger. If there is anything missing, he will be able to find out immediately.

After finally moving, it was already February.As expected by Chen Manrou, some people have already started asking the emperor for drafts. At first, the emperor reprimanded those who submitted the papers, but when it was March, he became a little moved.

Chen Manrou watched coldly, seeing that the Empress Dowager Ci'an had also started to talk about this matter, she felt a little relieved.When the emperor came to Yongshou Palace, he suggested with a smile: "The concubine is too deserted to see this harem, and only Concubine Hui and Concubine De come to talk to me on weekdays."

The emperor glanced at Chen Manrou, but did not answer. Chen Manrou changed the subject accordingly: "Your Majesty, Xiao Si will go to Chongwen Museum next month. Look at the accompanying reading, do you want to make sure?"

"Do you have someone to choose?" The emperor asked in a gentle voice, Chen Manrou shook her head: "No, let the emperor make the decision."

"The two nephews of your natal family are about the same age?" The emperor asked after thinking for a while, Chen Manrou smiled and leaned against the emperor: "Your majesty, don't mention those two boys. He's a very naughty kid, he spends all day wielding knives and guns, Xiaosi is a bit quiet, so he won't be able to get along."

"Well, that's good, I'll go back and think about it." The emperor nodded and replied, Chen Manrou hurriedly nodded with a smile, seeing that it was still early, the two of them sat in the room and didn't have much to say, so they simply invited the emperor to take a walk outside: " March in Yangchun is a beautiful spring, so the emperor will accompany my concubine for a walk outside?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a while before smiling and replied: "Well, today I will accompany Zitong to enjoy the scenery."

The so-called walking outside is nothing more than walking in the imperial garden.Chen Manrou was halfway behind the emperor, and the two of them did not take a chariot, and walked directly from Yongshou Palace to the Imperial Garden.At this moment, many flowers in the imperial garden are in full bloom, and the scenery is picturesque, which makes people intoxicated.

"I still remember that when I first entered the palace, I went to Fubiting to paint, and then I met the emperor." After speaking, her face turned red, and she didn't continue to talk.The emperor's memory is not bad, it just so happens that Chen Manrou's attire today is somewhat similar to that at that time, and he immediately thinks of the beauty and beauties at that time.

Stretching out her hand to pinch Chen Manrou's palm, she said with a smile, "If Zitong is willing, I will make another painting for Zitong today."

"Really?" Surprise appeared on Chen Manrou's face, and she nodded quickly: "This is what I wished for. Fortunately, I thought about drawing portraits for Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, and it happened to be useful."

The emperor was a little surprised to see Chen Manrou, who suddenly showed a bit of childishness at this moment. After looking at it for a while, he suddenly reached out and pinched Chen Manrou's nose: "You have planned it beforehand, right? Well, I will appreciate it later. Appreciate Zitong's painting skills."

The two of them went to Fubiting together. Concubine De received the news and immediately got up and wanted to rush over, but before she could leave Yonghe Palace, she saw her servant girl rushing in: "Your Majesty, someone from the House of Internal Affairs is here. There is something wrong with the fabric of the spring shirt, I want to ask the empress to give me some advice."

Concubine De frowned, thought for a while, but couldn't keep the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs waiting, so she had to go out to solve the problem.This solution took nearly an hour, from the scarcity of cotton cloth to the color of the cloth, from the clothing materials of the first-class court ladies in the palace to the clothing materials of the third-class court ladies.

When the people left, Concubine De smashed the water glass in her hand angrily. Now that she was going to the Imperial Garden, the Emperor and Empress must have already left!
On the Concubine Hui's side, Concubine Fu came to visit and chatted about it for an hour. When Concubine Fu left, Concubine Hui had no intention of going to the Imperial Garden.His face was gloomy for a while, then he turned his head and asked, "Why did Concubine Fu come here today?"

At this moment, shouldn't she be the same as herself, rushing to the imperial garden to intercept the emperor?
"My servant doesn't know either." Her eldest maid thought hard for a while, then shook her head and said, "Why don't you ask me, servant?"

"Hurry up." Concubine Hui ordered, took a few deep breaths, concealed her expression, and in a blink of an eye she had a calm expression again.After thinking about it for a while, he smiled again. I heard that there was going to be a draft these days, so I was too impatient. If I really went to the Royal Garden today, it would be a bad thing. Fortunately, I didn't go.

No matter what Concubine Fu's plan is, she has done herself a favor today.Thinking of Concubine Hui, she ordered softly: "Send Bengong's red gold bracelet inlaid with rubies to Concubine Fu, and say that Bengong thank her for coming to talk with Bengong to relieve boredom."

No matter what the other women's plans are, Chen Manrou tried her best to remind the emperor to recall the good times, and tried to make the emperor come to Yongshou Palace a few more times.

But Yongshou Palace has no trace of the former queen, and the emperor likes to recall his youth when he was middle-aged, so, slowly, the emperor's thoughts turned to Chen Manrou.From three to five o'clock, I will go to Yongshou Palace to sit.As long as they come, they will basically stay overnight.

Suddenly, Chen Manrou became the most favored woman in the harem.There are 30 days in a month, and 20 emperors live in Yongshou Palace, but the eyes of the group of people in the harem turn red with jealousy.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was even more displeased, several times when Chen Manrou went to pay her respects, she always lowered her face and said that the rain and dew are even.It's just that Chen Manrou listened to what she said about her, and she would not push it out when the emperor came next time.

In May, the emperor finally let go of the draft.In the capital city, it also began to be lively.

"Your Majesty, the show girls have been arranged in the Chonghua Palace. This is the roster of show girls, with a total of [-] people." Li Chun sent the booklet over, and Chen Manrou took it over to look through it. The booklet was very complete.

It's like a table, with a small portrait on the left, just the face.Then there is the name, age, place of origin, and the relationship between the names of people who have served in the family, etc.From the first page, it is arranged according to the level of the father's official position.

Chen Manrou turned to the second page, her fingers paused: "This, is the niece of Empress Dowager Ci'an?"

Li Chun looked at it with his neck hooked, nodded and said: "The Empress Dowager Ci'an has a brother and a younger brother. The elder brother was canonized as a second-class uncle a few years ago. This Miss Tang is the daughter of the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Ci'an. She is exactly 17 years old this year."

Chen Manrou nodded, scrolled down again, didn't look at a few, and frowned again: "Is this Xiaoxi's sister?"

"Well, it's the concubine's daughter of Marquis Dingguo, this year." The queen was the eldest daughter of Marquis Dingguo back then, almost a round older than this concubine's daughter.

Chen Manrou lamented in her heart, all my sisters are gathered here.One is the concubine's sister successively, and the other is the niece of the Empress Dowager Ci'an. If these two enter the palace, is there still a place for her to stand?
"Your Majesty, do you want to think of a way..." Li Chun hesitated and asked, if something happened to this beautiful girl, she would not be able to enter the palace.Or, just think of a way to give a marriage, and the problem will be solved at that time.

Chen Manrou waved her hand and weighed herself silently.If you let these two enter the palace, you will definitely be in trouble in the future.What's more serious is that if both of these two have princes in the future, then the Empress Dowager Ci'an and the Zhu family will each support a prince.

Thinking about it better, I can make room for these two and let them fight on their own.Thinking of the worst, it is these two alliances, who first kicked out the person who occupied the queen's position.

Thinking from a distance, in the future they will really give birth to a prince, which can be used as a shield for Xiaosi.Thinking closer, before the prince grows up, his little four is the shield.

There are pros and cons to each, and it's hard to say which one is more serious.

If these two people are not allowed to enter the palace, the trouble will be gone.That is, there is no party in the harem, so it is easy for everyone to focus on themselves.Just like back then, concubine Shu and the others concentrated their efforts on dealing with the queen, so that they had room for development.

Harem management focuses on balance.If she can't carry two people out to fight in the ring, she, the queen, will be in danger.Of course, it is not necessary for these two people to fight in the ring. Other people can also fight in the ring, but those people are not important enough.

His status was not important enough, so naturally he couldn't attract the attention of Empress Dowager Ci'an.

The most important thing is that if the Empress Dowager Ci'an made up her mind to let Miss Tang enter the palace, the possibility of success by doing it herself is only [-]%.But at this moment, it would be a bad thing for the girl from the Zhu family not to enter the palace.

Chen Manrou leaned against the soft cushion with her eyes closed, her fingers slid back and forth on the roster.To do it or not to do it?If you do it, you will face a huge risk. If you don't do it, it may be dangerous in the future.

I have just been canonized as a queen, if something happens right now...

Thinking of this, Chen Manrou's heart tightened, and she suddenly opened her eyes.If he did something wrong at this moment, then the Tang family's girl entering the palace may not necessarily be of any status.Maybe, even the Empress Dowager Ci'an is waiting for her to make a move.

Rubbing between her eyebrows, Chen Manrou threw the roster aside.That being the case, it's best not to move.There is more than one empress in the palace, there are two positions on the fourth concubine, if I use it well, I don't have to take half of the relationship.

"Lichun, pass the news about the girls from the Tang family and the girls from the Zhu family to Concubine Hui and Concubine De, and then take care of them, and when they make any movement, come and tell me." Chen Manrou ordered a few words softly, got up and went Go to the inner room, Xiao Wu will probably wake up by now.

(End of this chapter)