Harem for a living

Chapter 162

"Ma'am, it's been an hour..." Concubine Hui couldn't help but said, they were chatting and laughing along with Chen Manrou before, but as time went by, everyone saw the problem.

So, slowly everyone fell silent.The atmosphere in the hall was tense to the extreme.As soon as Concubine Hui's words fell, Concubine De sneered: "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to Taiji Palace to have a look?"

Chen Manrou put down the lid of the teacup, and the crisp voice seemed to ring in everyone's ears. She glanced around, and several people lowered their heads.

"Lichun, you went to invite Doctor Li to come over, Lixia, you and Director Ming went to invite the emperor, at this moment, it must be time to go down?" Chen Manrou said slowly, since I want to play, then let's play Bigger, the emperor seldom interferes with the affairs of the harem, but that doesn't mean the emperor doesn't care about the affairs of the harem at all.

Concubine De's eyes were full of excitement: "Your Majesty is still thoughtful, maybe Concubine Xian is not feeling well, that's why she didn't come here, Concubine Xian is the Empress Dowager's direct niece, if she is really sick, the Emperor will feel distressed."

Chen Manrou smiled, and turned her head to look at Concubine Xian: "Whether the emperor will be distressed is not something we can say, we should go and see sister Concubine Xian later, maybe sister Concubine Xian is not used to the palace for the first time. gone."

A smile flashed in Concubine Hui's eyes: "What the Empress said is that Concubine Xian is probably not acclimatized. Otherwise, she was fine when she entered the palace yesterday, but she can't come here today to pay her respects. If she was sick, it would be too much." Hurry up."

"Since Concubine Xian is not acclimatized, let's treat it according to the prescription for acclimatization." Concubine Cheng also smiled and answered, there are many prescriptions for treating acclimatization, and the most effective one is, It is to send the patient back to the original place.

Chen Manrou lowered her eyes, she still had to find a way to cut off Xianfei's excuse about filial piety.This one depends on whether the emperor will give him face as the queen of the palace.

The atmosphere in the hall became lively again. Some laughed at the concubine Xian, and some gloated about accusing the concubine Xian. Chen Manrou saw that when they said things too much, she occasionally dialed back a little and didn't speak often.

When the entrance of the main hall informed the emperor that he was coming, Chen Manrou quickly changed into an anxious and worried expression, and hurried down to the entrance of the main hall to meet the emperor.The emperor was still wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, so one could tell at a glance that it was not long before his downfall.

"Your Majesty, I can't help it. All the younger sisters have been waiting for an hour. I originally planned to tell the concubine Xian a few words, but I didn't expect..." Chen Manrou lowered her head and said a little puzzled : "I don't know what's going on with Sister Concubine Xian, and I haven't asked anyone to come over to talk about it. I'm really worried..."

"You also announced Li Yuyi?" The emperor looked sideways at Li Yuyi who was standing on the other side, and Li Yuyi came over and saluted the emperor.Chen Manrou nodded: "If Sister Xianfei is really uncomfortable, it's better to ask Doctor Li to take the pulse."

The emperor squinted his eyes and didn't speak. He paused for a while, then turned around and said, "Let's go, let's go see Concubine Xian."

Chen Manrou hurriedly followed, seeing that the emperor got on the dragon chariot and was about to go back, but the emperor stretched out his hand and said, "Come on, you and I will go together."

Chen Manrou paused for a moment, with a surprised and shy smile on her face, she nodded embarrassedly and said, "Then trouble the emperor." .” This statement, scoring situation.

Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was going on a trip at that time, and Ban Jieyu's identity was just a Jieyu.

Besides, the emperor has already spoken, if she refuses, it is ignorant of flattery.Chen Manrou has always been very clear about when she can refuse and when she can't.She and the emperor are husband and wife. Can a woman like a concubine be compared with the empress of a country?

The two of them got into the car by themselves, and jealousy flashed in the eyes of Concubine De behind: "The Empress is really favored, I just don't know, when I see Concubine Xian later, can the Empress be so comfortable!"

Concubine Cheng glanced at Concubine De: "Aren't you comfortable, she's the empress."

Saying that, she looked at Concubine Hui, Concubine Hui had already gotten into the sedan chair, and ordered her servants to follow her.Concubine De gave a cold snort, and followed her away.Concubine Fu smiled and glanced at Concubine Cheng: "Sister Cheng is quite protective of the empress, but it depends on whether she appreciates it or not."

"I have never thought of asking anyone to appreciate it. I just don't like some people." Cheng Fei dropped these words, turned around and got on the sedan chair.Concubine Fu's eyes flashed with gloom, and she greeted the others twice without delaying the schedule.

The group first went to the Taiji Palace, and the chief manager of the Taiji Palace hurriedly greeted them. When they heard that the emperor and the empress had come to see Concubine Xian, their expressions changed instantly, and they knelt down with a thud: "Return to the emperor's words." , Empress Xian has brought people to pay her respects."

The emperor frowned, and after a moment of silence asked, "Where did she go to pay her respects?"

"Your Majesty has gone to Ci'an Palace to pay her respects." The eunuch's face was pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he said hesitantly, "My Majesty passed by early in the morning, and sent someone to speak to the Empress Dowager."

The emperor turned to look at Chen Manrou, and Chen Manrou shook his head: "I haven't seen anyone to tell, not only the concubine, but also Concubine Hui and the others, and I haven't seen or heard anyone to report."

Concubine Hui nodded in the back: "Your Majesty, what the empress said is true. I went to pay my respects early in the morning. I was the first to go. The empress was still washing in the inner hall at that time. Sister Concubine Cheng went to pay her respects, but there was no one to inform Concubine Xian about it."

The emperor reached out and pulled Chen Manrou: "Let's go to Ci'an Palace."

The group of people arrived at Ci'an Palace again, and before entering the door, they heard laughter from inside. Everyone was familiar with that voice, and it belonged to Ci'an.

"Why is the queen mother smiling so happily?" The emperor asked casually. Chen Manrou was half a step behind the emperor, and greeted Ci'an from behind: "I have seen the empress dowager, I greet the empress dowager, the concubine came late today, please the empress dowager." The empress punishes."

The emperor sat down on the other side of Ci'an, and before the Empress Dowager Ci'an could speak, he asked first, "Mother, who is this?"

The Empress Dowager Ci'an paused and said: "You child, didn't you just meet a while ago? This is your cousin, she is a filial person, she came here early in the morning to accompany the old lady Ai's family..."

"It's just my cousin, not a concubine in the palace, right?" The emperor still didn't wait for Empress Dowager Ci'an to finish speaking, and interrupted Empress Dowager Ci'an again. As soon as she said these words, Empress Dowager Ci'an's expression changed , not to mention Concubine Xian standing next to her.

"Why isn't she a concubine?" Ci'an was a little anxious. Originally, the two words she said before were meant to say that Concubine Xian is her niece, and that Concubine Xian came to Ci'an Palace first to show her filial piety. No big fault.However, being blocked by her son, what she said before is a bit ridiculous.

"The rules that concubines in the palace must abide by. Concubines of the sixth rank and above are going to greet the queen every day." The emperor said again, and Tang Wan'er turned pale, and hurried over to salute: "The emperor redeemed, the concubine is just Thinking of coming here to accompany my aunt, and waiting for the empress to come to pay her respects, my concubine can also just be able to greet the empress..."

"Just now, you didn't salute the queen, did you?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, while Chen Manrou stood aside and pretended to be a deaf-mute.Tang Wan'er's face turned even paler. She only knew that the emperor's cousin valued the first empress very much. As for the successor, she had never heard that the emperor's cousin valued him so much.

Before, she came directly to Ci'an Palace, firstly to give the queen a bad start, secondly to test the weight of this successor in the emperor's heart, and thirdly to please the Empress Dowager Ci'an.She knows her aunt too well, and she has been suppressed by the Empress Dowager Ci Ning all her life, so she likes others to flatter her the most, and also likes to let others regard her as the biggest leader in the palace.

No matter how good the queen is, the phoenix seal will not reach the queen mother.No matter how filial the empress was, the concubines first went to greet the empress, and then they came to Ci'an Palace to greet the empress under the leadership of the empress.

Therefore, she wanted to take advantage of the empress dowager Ci'an's dislike for the queen to flatter her.She thought that the Empress Dowager Ci'an was more important to the emperor than the successors.

"The concubine must greet the emperor first." Tang Wan'er bit her lip, first gave a big gift to the emperor, then turned around and kowtowed to Chen Manrou: "I have met the empress, please greet the empress."

Chen Manrou raised her hand: "Get up, there is no need to be polite." If you talk too much, don't say a word.As for the meeting gift, that's even more embarrassing, I didn't bring any extra things.

The emperor turned his head to look at Empress Dowager Ci'an: "Mother, you can't be perfect without rules. If Tang Wan'er considers herself a virtuous concubine, she must follow the rules in the palace. If Tang Wan'er wants to be my cousin, I don't mind being named a virtuous concubine." concubine."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an's face was a little dark: "According to what you said, it was a mistake for her to come to Ai's family to perform her filial piety?"

"I didn't say that she did something wrong, but filial piety is worth it." The emperor seemed not to see the anger on the Empress Dowager Ci'an's face: "If you come to the empress mother to perform your filial piety after paying homage to the empress, that's fine." Breaking the rules."

Seeing what Ci'an wanted to say, the emperor waved his hand: "Zitong, take someone to the side hall first. Didn't Concubine Xian not greet you today? It just so happened that this time passed, and you also let their sisters know each other one time."

Chen Manrou knew that the emperor had something to say to Ci'an, so she smiled and nodded in response: "Yes, I will bring someone there."

As he said that, he turned around and left the hall first, followed by Concubine Hui and others quickly followed.Concubine Xian looked at Empress Dowager Ci'an, and Empress Dowager Ci'an waved her hand: "Go, you two will get along for a long time in the future, so it's good to get to know each other now."

Concubine Xian bit her lip, turned around unwillingly and followed her away.

The emperor handed the Empress Dowager Ci'an a cup of tea, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an gave him a white look: "You are becoming more and more majestic as the emperor."

"Queen mother, isn't there an outsider present?" The emperor said with a smile. Seeing that the emperor classified those concubines as outsiders, the anger on Ci'an's face decreased a bit: "Don't blame your cousin too much, She is also very filial."

"Mother, I know that she is filial. However, this matter has to be dealt with. It is like what I said before, no rules and no rules. Cousin, she did this today. Then Concubine Shu enters the palace in two days. Don’t you want to learn and behave? In the future, how will the empress manage the harem?”

The emperor said unhurriedly: "Even the reputation of the empress is greatly hindered. The empress dotes on a concubine and embarrasses the empress. If it is spread, it will only make people say that the empress is unkind."

The emperor knew his mother too well, every word and every word touched Ci'an's heart.

"Secondly, Concubine Xian is too arrogant. Now that she can use the queen mother to fight against the queen, if she feels that the queen mother is useless in the future, she will definitely step on the queen mother. So, if you want her to be filial to the queen mother in the future, This time, we must suppress her arrogance."

Empress Dowager Ci'an also hesitated: "But, after all, she is..."

"The queen mother, because of her status, can't let her be too arrogant." The emperor continued to explain slowly: "Does the queen mother want the daughters of the Tang family to bear the reputation of being arrogant and domineering in the future? Or is the queen mother willing to let people Say, the daughters of the Tang family are all uneducated?"

Empress Dowager Ci'an is also a daughter of the Tang family. If the daughter of the Tang family is not educated, the reputation of Empress Dowager Ci'an will be ruined.

(End of this chapter)