Harem for a living

Chapter 17

Concubine Yang Gui did not come late today, Chen Manrou waited to sit down for a long time, after Concubine De Concubine Shu came, Concubine Yang Guifei arrived.Then, came the new concubine Cheng.

Concubine Cheng looks very bright, wearing a magenta dress sprinkled with golden flowers, red gold hibiscus flowers on her head, and cranes holding pearls on both sides, her cheeks are pink, her eyes are black and bright, and her lips are bright. A flame.

"My concubine has met the empress, please greet the empress." Concubine Cheng didn't look at anyone else when she came in, she just saluted the empress above, and the queen slightly raised her hand: "Come on, Concubine Cheng's dress is really good. The concubine is more charming than Hua."

Fortunately, the queen is wearing bright purple clothes today.However, this magenta has a scarlet letter inside, no wonder the queen looks uncomfortable.

"Really? Thank you, Empress Empress, for your compliment." Concubine Cheng immediately said with a coquettish smile, "I was worried that this dress would look old-fashioned. Now I am relieved to hear what Empress Empress said."

"Concubine Cheng is lively, but we still have to talk about what should be said." The queen just smiled, and didn't answer the concubine's words, but said: "This is the emperor's woman after entering the palace. , I don't care what you were like when you were in the boudoir, but when you become a concubine, you have to follow the rules. On weekdays, you only serve the emperor first, and put everything else in the back, understand?"

Although these words were clearly referring to "you", but the eyes were on Cheng Fei and said, but it took a big look at Cheng Fei's face.Although Concubine Cheng didn't look that smart, she could still understand good and bad words, her face turned red, she bit her lips a bit unwillingly, but she didn't dare to confront the queen.

The queen also didn't want to lose the reputation of teaching newcomers a lesson on the first day, so she accepted it as soon as it was good, and asked someone to take jewelry to reward Chengfei.Then Concubine Cheng greeted the concubines.Strange to say, this concubine Cheng is not so polite to the queen, but she is very polite to Concubine Yang, and the first sentence she says when she turns around is to praise Concubine Yang: "My concubine greets the concubine, the concubine is really good-looking. I have thought about what a good-looking imperial concubine would look like, but now that I see it, what I thought is definitely not one-tenth of what a noble concubine looks like."

Concubine Yang smiled and said: "Sister Concubine Cheng has won the prize. In my opinion, Sister Cheng Concubine looks pretty good." As she said, she pulled the golden hairpin from her head and inserted it into her hair: "This is very good for this palace. It is a favorite hairpin, and I am giving it to my younger sister now, and in the future, we sisters and sisters will live in harmony and serve the emperor together."

Concubine Cheng's face turned red, which was different from the red when she was run over by the empress before, but now the red was a bit charming.After receiving the reward from Concubine Yang, Concubine Cheng turned around and greeted Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu said a few words indifferently and awarded a bracelet.

When it was Chen Manrou's turn, Concubine Cheng looked at Chen Manrou carefully with curiosity on her face.Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows and reached out to touch her face: "What is Concubine Cheng looking at? Could it be that there is something on my face today?"

"No, I just want to see how good-looking Concubine Chen is." Concubine Cheng shook her head, and saluted Chen Manrou with a smile: "Hello, Concubine Chen, we will be sisters in the future, and I hope that Concubine Chen will give me some pointers."

"I don't dare to give advice." Chen Manrou quickly waved her hand: "I just entered the palace two or three days earlier than you. In this palace, except for the queen mother and the emperor, it is the queen who has the final say. If the concubine becomes confused in the future Yes, just ask the empress, the empress is a very good person, if you ask sincerely, the empress will definitely not keep her secrets."

As he said that, he also confirmed that General turned his head and smiled at the Empress Empress, "Your Majesty, is what I said right?"

The queen just nodded, and Chen Manrou reached out and took a bracelet from her arm and stuffed it to Concubine Cheng: "It's a small thing, please don't dislike Concubine Cheng."

"How can you dislike it? This bracelet is very good at first glance. My sister and I are not shallow-sighted, and I can't recognize the real thing and the fake one." Concubine Cheng smiled hypocritically, Chen Manrou didn't care about her. She nodded and said, "That's right, Concubine Cheng has a good eye."

Otherwise, she wouldn't look down on the empress and embrace the imperial concubine's thick thighs.

What's more, the concubine Cheng gave Jieyu and the others a reward, and a group of people went to pay their respects to the queen mother again.The process is based on Chen Manrou's experience that day, the only difference is that Empress Dowager Ci Ning didn't cause trouble this time, but instead asked all kinds of concubine Cheng's care and concern.

Concubine De laughed softly from below: "Sister Concubine Chen is not very lucky. When she first entered the palace, maybe she just happened to be in a bad mood when she met the Queen Mother."

Chen Manrou glanced at her: "I don't dare to speculate on how the Queen Mother is in a mood. However, I do know that no matter whether the Queen Mother is in a good mood or not, as juniors, we all have to accompany her. You can't just because the Queen Mother is in a bad mood. Complain."

The smile on the corner of Zhang Wanting's mouth paused, and then she nodded in agreement: "You are right, I also think that as a junior, you only need to be filial."

"What are the two sisters talking about? Why did I vaguely hear the Queen Mother?" Concubine Yang Guifei had sharp ears. She was listening to the Queen Mother, but now she turned her head and asked, almost making Chen Manrou jump.

Concubine De hurriedly replied: "We are saying that the Empress Dowager is in a very good mood today."

"Yes, the concubine de concubine told the concubine that the empress dowager is in a good mood, but I feel that no matter whether the empress dowager is in a good mood or not, as juniors, we should respect the queen mother first, and being able to win the queen mother a smile is also a kind of filial piety. .”

Knowing that Zhang Wanting would not say anything good, Chen Manrou immediately returned the words.Didn't you say that I resented the Queen Mother's unfair attitude?Hehe, I was not provoked by you, I treat the Queen Mother as always, your sowing dissension did not work.

Sure enough, Empress Dowager Ci Ning glanced at Zhang Wanting, and said pointedly: "Concubine Chen is sensible, according to Concubine De, it's possible that the Ai family is in a good mood, and I have to say hello to you in advance, and then you Do you decide to come or not?"

"Empress Dowager, concubine doesn't mean that." De Concubine hurriedly got up and knelt down, and Chen Manrou hurriedly got up and knelt beside her: "The Empress Dowager redeemed her sins. I can prove that De Concubine really didn't mean that. The De Concubine also said later , she also felt that no matter whether you are in a good mood or not, the queen mother, we, as juniors, should take good care of the queen mother."

What she said really added fuel to the flames, Zhang Wanting couldn't tell because she was suffering. Wasn't the latter sentence what she said just now?But following Chen Manrou, it was ironic that Chen Manrou couldn't please the Empress Dowager. Putting it here, it confirmed his intention to provoke Chen Manrou.

Even the queen looked at Zhang Wanting several times.Then, she gracefully stood up and made amends: "My empress, as a queen, I didn't manage the harem well, so that I let Concubine De say something I shouldn't have said in the Palace of Compassion. The empress dowager is merciful and allows me to take Concubine De back to punish me. some."

The Empress Dowager glared at the Empress, telling her clearly that the Empress Dowager Ci Ning is not the one who is in charge of the harem.To punish the emperor's concubine, the queen must come.Didn't this statement severely slap Empress Dowager Ci Ning?
In fact, the Empress is not willing to slap Empress Dowager Ci Ning, but if Empress Dowager Ci Ning really gets to the bottom of this matter and gets the right to speak, then Empress Dowager Ci Ning will definitely use the empress' poor management as an excuse to seize the palace power Walk a few minutes.

Who is the Empress Dowager Ci Ning?She is the emperor's aunt and the queen's mother-in-law. The mother-in-law said that her daughter-in-law is unqualified and needs to take care of the house herself. Can you hurry up and ask your former aunt to take care of it?Even if the Empress Dowager Ci'an gave birth to an emperor's son, she still didn't have much power before Ci Ning died.

Regardless of national law or family law, Empress Dowager Ci Ning is the most honorable woman in the palace.Even Empress Dowager Ci'an, if Empress Dowager Ci'an is determined not to accept the canonization of Empress Dowager Ci'an, then Empress Dowager Ci'an can only be Concubine Shu!
From the beginning to the end, the title of Empress Dowager Ci'an was nothing more than a transaction.Empress Dowager Ci Ning was able to raise the Ninth Prince by her side in the palace, and Empress Dowager Ci'an was able to have a bit of a decent status, even the emperor would have a better reputation. ,

The current emperor is the son of Concubine Shu, and the current emperor is the son of Empress Dowager Ci'an. It is not necessary to distinguish which of these two statements sounds better.

The queen manages palace affairs, which is also the law of the country, but what if the queen makes a mistake?
So no matter what, the Empress can't let Empress Dowager Ci Ning speak first, and she made a gesture first. If Empress Dowager Ci Ning insists on being fussy, then it will not be her fault as the Empress, but Empress Dowager Ci Ning deliberately looking for trouble.

What can Empress Dowager Ci Ning rely on?The national law, the family law, and the difference between the concubine and the concubine.However, the owner of this palace is still the emperor.Empress Dowager Ci Ning deliberately found fault, would the clan offend the emperor because of her?Will public opinion be on her side?Empress Dowager Ci Ning is not an idiot either, so she glanced at the empress with a grim expression, then waved her hand and said, "As the mother of a country, you must manage the affairs of the harem well, and this verbal dispute has always been the most taboo thing in the harem." , you know what to do."

"Yes, I understand." The queen responded, turned her head and said to Concubine De: "Concubine De, you have lost your virtue today. I think you are a first-time offender. Go back and copy the female ring twenty times." After dealing with Concubine De, Let's look at Chen Manrou again: "Although Concubine Chen didn't make a big mistake today, you caused it in the first place today, and you will think about it behind closed doors for three days, do you have any opinions?"

"The concubine has no objection." Chen Manrou hurriedly saluted and said, fortunately the queen didn't name her any crimes, she only said that she was closed for three days, just to avoid the next newcomer's entry into the palace, which is considered easy.

(End of this chapter)