Harem for a living

Chapter 159

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Manrou first sent off Xiaosi who was going to the Chongwen Museum, and then personally hugged Xiaowu, and brought Concubine De and Concubine Hui who came to pay their respects, and the group went to Ci'an Palace to pay their respects.The Empress Dowager Ci'an had just woken up and was still washing and grooming inside. Chen Manrou handed Xiao Wu to the nanny, and went in to help out.

Even if it's just a hairpin, that's filial piety.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded to Chen Manrou in satisfaction, and then helped Chen Manrou's hand out.The eldest princess also came over at this moment. Seeing Chen Manrou, she smiled and came over to salute: "Greetings to the empress, did the empress rest well yesterday?"

"Well, it's okay, your complexion is not very good, but you didn't sleep well last night?" Chen Manrou said with a smile, the eldest princess nodded, and said with a sigh: "I suddenly dreamed about my mother last night, and my heart ached. Didn't fall asleep at all the rest of the night."

Chen Manrou didn't answer, she just stretched out her arms to hug Xiao Wu and smiled at Empress Dowager Ci'an: "Come on, Xiao Wu pays respects to Grandmother."

"Grandmother, Ann." Xiao Wu looked at the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and said in a childlike voice, clasped his fists together, bowed in a dignified salute, the pink and tender little doll tried hard to make this movement, It looks so cute.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an was also overjoyed, she hurriedly smiled and said: "An, Grandmother An, Xiao Wu is really a good and filial child, who did he learn this movement from?"

Xiao Wu blinked, and Chen Manrou explained for her: "This child is a ghost, and she always sees her fourth brother salute like this on weekdays, so she followed suit."

"That's why our Fifth Princess is smart." The Empress Dowager Ci'an smiled, and Concubine De hurriedly answered: "I have to say, not only the Fifth Princess is smart, the emperor's children are all smart, even the Second Princess is also good. , Some time ago, the second princess just learned embroidery, saying that she wanted to honor the queen mother, so she made a forehead wipe without sleep. No, I brought it here as soon as I finished it."

Saying that, she pushed the second princess next to her. The second princess was a little timid. She was originally raised by Concubine Liu. Concubine Liu was not her own mother. She would take good care of the second princess's life, but she would not do her best. to take care of the second princess.In addition, Concubine Liu's status is not high, and she is not very favored, so the second princess is raised a little quietly.

Later, something like that happened to Concubine Liu, and the second princess was changed hands.Concubine De only needs to do a good job in face, the rest of the time she doesn't bother at all unless it is needed.As time went by, the second princess became a little more timid.

Now being pushed out by Concubine De, the second princess also lowered her head, a little timidly, holding a forehead wipe in her hand, moved forward a little, and said in a low voice: "Grandmother, this is A little bit of filial piety from my granddaughter, please don't dislike the emperor's grandmother."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an frowned slightly. Although she didn't like the cowardly appearance of the second princess, she was still her own granddaughter. The smile on her face faded a little, but she still ordered the mother beside her to take the forehead, and said casually: "You You are also a filial person, but you are still young now, you don’t need to hold a needle and thread every day, and you can study with your eldest sister when you have time, and learn the rules. Our royal daughters don’t want to go out to be embroiderers, As for needlework, you just need to know it, so don’t worry too much.”

"Yes, granddaughter understands, thank you for your guidance." The second princess still bowed her head, and after paying her respects, she quietly retreated behind Concubine De.

Concubine Hui smiled and pulled the third princess and said: "The second princess is really hardworking and studious. Up to now, our third princess only knows what needlework is."

Ci'an smiled and nodded at her: "You are narrow-minded, how old is Yijia? It would be nice to be able to recognize needlework."

Not to be outdone, Wang Zhaoyi pulled his fourth princess and said a few jokes, which made the Empress Dowager Ci'an laugh out loud.After laughing, he went on to say: "Okay, you all take the children down too, the queen stays here, and the Ai family still has a few words to say."

Concubine De, Concubine Hui and the others got up and saluted respectively, and led the children beside them to leave.The eldest princess didn't move, Chen Manrou didn't care, the queen mother didn't say anything, and she didn't rush to find it.

"The Ai family has already interrogated the incident yesterday. These incidents were all made up by those beautiful girls. First, Sun Yun took Wan'er's hairpin, and then handed it to Yang Lingling to hide, until today I have this opportunity. It’s just that this happened. Let Nanny Ping explain the whole process to you later, and you will deal with this matter.”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed and said, "Sun Yun, Yang Lingling and Bai Qiangwei, these beautiful girls, have bad intentions, so you send them out of the palace as soon as possible. It's almost the end of May, right? Find a time and start the re-election as soon as possible. "

"Yes, the concubine will deal with this matter later." Chen Manrou bowed her head to the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and took the Ping Nanny given by the Empress Dowager Ci'an to go out.

As for whether this fact is true or not, no one will care.Even those few show girls can only agree with this fact.

Chen Manrou immediately used the phoenix seal to change the decree - Sun Yun, Yang Lingling, Bai Qiangwei, three beautiful women, and the other three beautiful women who fanned the flames were sent out of the palace.Although the disfigured Zhang Caiyun was also sent out of the palace, she was rewarded with many good things. At the same time, the eunuch who went to deliver the decree also hinted that Zhang Caiyun would marry Zhang Caiyun in the future, so there is no need to worry about her not being able to marry.

The remaining six were sent back silently.

When Chen Manrou went back, she asked the emperor for instructions, and wanted to start the re-election as soon as possible. Calculating the time, it was almost half a month since those beautiful girls lived in, so the emperor agreed.

Chen Manrou went to inform the queen mother again, and when the time came, she went to Ci'an Palace to pick up the queen mother, and the two went to Chonghua Palace together.

Those show girls were all numbered, and the little eunuchs outside who read out had to go in. There were three people in a group.Those who didn't go in had to wait in the yard, those who went in, were rewarded with the beaded hairpin, and stayed in the side hall first, those who were not rewarded with the beaded hairpin, went back to pack their things, and asked the eunuch who led the way to lead them out of the palace.

It was exactly the same scene as Chen Manrou's draft.It's just that, at that time, Chen Manrou was selected, but now, Chen Manrou is the one to be selected.

"My daughter Tang Wan'er, her father is Uncle Zhong Yong, surnamed Tang, she is taboo at the top and benevolent at the bottom, and my daughter is good at playing the piano." Tang Wan'er is the first one, she is in the same group as Zhu Lirong, and there is another Liu Miaoer to make up the number.

The Empress Dowager Ci'an didn't speak, but Chen Manrou couldn't take the opportunity to brush Tang Wan'er off, so she could only smile and order: "Bring Miss Tang a piano."

I have to admit that Miss Tang's piano sound is very nice, but, after all, it is a little less emotional and more ingenious.

"Miss Tang is Lan Xinhui, and she comes from a famous family, she is very good." Chen Manrou nodded with a smile, and turned to look at Ci'an, there was a satisfied smile on Ci'an's face.Chen Manrou pouted inwardly, and handed a beaded hairpin to Lichun, Lichun held it down and handed it to Tang Wan'er.

Tang Wan'er thanked her, bowed and stepped aside.Then Zhu Lirong came on the stage. She said that she was good at calligraphy, so Chen Manrou asked someone to take the pen and ink, and while Zhu Lirong was writing, she asked Liu Miaoer again.

It's a pity that Liu Miao'er was unlucky and was actually in a group with Tang Wan'er and Zhu Lirong.The first two are pre-determined, and the third one cannot be kept.

"The emperor is here." Halfway through the selection, Chen Manrou twitched the corners of her mouth when she heard the announcement from outside, she quickly lowered her head to cover the expression on her face, stood up and saluted the emperor who entered the door, the emperor smiled and helped Chen Manrou's hand, and then sat on it: " Does the queen mother like it?"

"Yes, no, I just left two." The Empress Dowager Ci'an said with a smile, and reached out to click on the roster. They are all juicy, and I like them very much when I see them, but it’s a pity that I can’t keep them all, otherwise, I wish they could all stay in the palace, even if I’m talking with my concubine, looking at these things every day A pretty face will make you feel better."

"Since the queen likes it, let's keep a few more." The emperor said with a smile, and waved his hand again: "It's getting late, let the beautiful girls continue to enter."

Next, Chen Manrou cheered up, not only paying attention to the Empress Dowager Ci'an's expression, but also paying attention to the Emperor's expression.If the emperor showed satisfaction in his eyes, then Chen Manrou would have to reward him with a beaded hairpin.

She didn't want to reward her, but if she offended the emperor, she wouldn't be able to live a good life in the future.

The emperor was just going through the motions, keeping a few beautiful girls, and what kind of beautiful girls to keep, which was basically predetermined by default, and he himself was not lustful.So, after another two rounds, he got up and left.

Chen Manrou breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to watch the talent show of the beauties here with the Empress Dowager Ci'an.

In the end, the show girls who were rewarded with pearl hairpins accounted for half of the total, a total of 23.After the re-election, except for some low-level concubines who were immediately assigned positions, the rest went home and waited for the imperial edict.If it is a marriage decree, then stay at home and wait for marriage.If what you're waiting for is the canonization decree, then pack up your things and enter the palace.

This booklet is arranged from high to low.

Chen Manrou was thinking about the palaces in various places. This time there must be at least a dozen people in the palace, at least five or six high-ranking ones, and there are many vacant palaces. It is also very particular about who lives where.

Those who are favored are generally closer to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and the Palace of Mental Cultivation.Like back then, the Yongshou Palace was next to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and it was also relatively close to the Palace of Qianqing.Concubine Yang Guifei is more favored and lives on the other side of the Qianqing Palace, which is the second closest to the Qianqing Palace.Next is Concubine Shu's Yikun Palace, which are all relatively close.

The content of the canonized imperial decree, the emperor has already sent someone to explain.Tang Wan'er stabilized Zhu Lirong's head and was canonized as a good concubine, while Zhu Lirong was canonized as a concubine Shu.In addition, as compensation to the Zhang family, one of the draftees with Zhang Caiyun that day was Zhang Caiyun's cousin, who was canonized as Concubine Li.The daughter of Lord Shen, a cabinet bachelor, was canonized as Concubine Shen.The daughter of Mr. Jin, the guard of Gansu City, was canonized as Concubine Jin, and the daughter of Mr. Sihua, the salt envoy of Yangzhou, was canonized as Concubine Hua.

In addition, there are two Zhaorongs, two Zhaohuas, and three Zhaoyis, making a total of seven people in the third rank.

Those below the third rank will live in the side hall, so there is no need to consider where to live for the time being.

(End of this chapter)