Harem for a living

Chapter 54

As soon as Mrs. Chen entered the Zhongcui Palace, she saw Chen Manrou standing at the entrance of the main hall. Before she could express anything else, her eyes turned red.Chen Manrou ran down the steps in two or three steps, Madam Chen hurriedly shouted: "Don't run! Be careful where you step!"

"Mother!" Chen Manrou didn't care what Mrs. Chen said, and jumped directly in front of Mrs. Chen. Before Mrs. Chen could salute, she put her arms around Mrs. Chen's neck and acted like a spoiled child. She looked at her daughter who had already put her hair in a bun Mrs. Chen's nose was sour, she stretched out her hand and pinched Chen Manrou's nose: "Go in first, you're already this big, and you're still fiddly, this is not at home."

Chen Manrou stuck out her tongue, she didn't want to see her cherished family members salute herself first when they came in.In the house, once the door is closed, who can see whether the salute has been done or not?

"Mother, are you going back to Beijing this time?" Chen Manrou leaned against Mrs. Chen and asked with a cheerful expression. Chen Fu smiled and patted her hand: "That's not certain, the Khitan side has always been against Daqing It is the old Khan King of the Great Khitan who died this time, so your father submitted a letter and asked to return to Beijing for a reassurance. If there is another war over there, your father will probably have to go there."

Chen Manrou curled her lips in dissatisfaction: "Dad is not the only military general in the court, so who, Concubine Yang's father is a military general of the second rank, and his official position is higher than that of his father. When there is a war, can't we let others go to fight?"

"It's easy to say, can you compare with the generals who guard the capital when fighting in the border? Don't worry, my son, your father will definitely not let you always be inferior to Concubine Yang!" Mrs. Chen curled her lips in disdain: "Then Commander Yang will only run rampant in the capital, and if he uses his fighting skills, he is just a soft-footed shrimp."

"Mother, I don't want daddy to go to war. I'm fine now. I'm the second-rank Concubine Hui." Chen Manrou twisted and twisted on Mrs. Chen's body: "My daddy is no longer old, and staying in the capital is just a good time to raise him." Take care of yourself, didn't he suffer from the root cause of his illness in Zhending Mansion a few years ago? Just don't go back this time."

Mrs. Chen smiled and nodded her forehead: "What a silly girl, if you say you can't go back, can you not go back? Let me tell you, don't even mention this to others, especially the emperor."

Seeing Chen Manrou's unhappy face, Mrs. Chen touched her head comfortingly: "Don't worry, your father didn't plan to work for a long time. Once your elder brother has gained a firm foothold in the imperial court, your father is going to hand over his paperwork to become an official. They If the father and son are military generals, the emperor will definitely not be at ease, but if they are both civil and military, then the emperor will not be at ease. Now your elder brother is still young, he has just entered the court, and his position is still not stable."

In fact, thinking about it deeply, Chen Manrou understands these things better than Mrs. Chen. Isn't the way of an emperor all about balance?It is impossible for any one family to be the only one, and it is even more impossible for them to be connected together. It is a famous saying that has never faded through the ages.

Even if the current emperor is Mingjun, he will absolutely not allow anyone to hinder his imperial power.

"But, I don't want to part with my parents." Chen Manrou lay on Mrs. Chen's shoulders with red eyes and said, even if it was Chen's father and the others who couldn't enter the palace or meet her, but she knew that they were very close to her, She would be very satisfied if she could save some things and send them home.It's better than not seeing each other for several years in Zhending Mansion.

Mrs. Chen heard her little daughter's choking voice, and her heart was sore, astringent, and painful. Back then, she planned to marry her little daughter to her natal nephew, or her father's subordinates, so as to avoid being bullied by her in-laws in the future, and even more so from time to time. see above.

But now, even if they meet, they have to hold back their feelings.Turning around and going out of the palace with red eyes, that would cause embarrassment to the empress. Are you going to tell everyone that the emperor and empress treated your daughter badly?
"Good boy, within five years, parents won't go to Zhending Mansion again." Madam Chen gritted her teeth, touched Chen Manrou's head and said, the emperor has only been enthroned for three years now, and Daliao is staring at him outside, but inside It's the Empress Dowager Ci Ning and a group of restless brothers, so no one can use it.In another five years, when foreign countries are stable and domestically prosperous, Daqing must be full of talented people.Their Chen family will not be too conspicuous.

In short, the men of the Chen family had to struggle to make Chen Manrou live a good life in the palace, and also had to beware of the emperor being too defensive. It was really hard work.However, this kind of thing is difficult to say, not difficult to say, as long as you find the right way and the right method, it is actually not that difficult to be hungry.

Chen Manrou blinked, and looked at Mrs. Chen with red circles: "Mother, did you lie to me?"

"What did you lie to you for?" Mrs. Chen stretched out a handkerchief and rubbed it under her eyes: "Okay, don't cry, it won't be good if people see you later. People, have you found out the details?"

"Well, those who follow me can be trusted." Chen Manrou nodded, and then whispered to Mrs. Chen about the details of her maids and eunuchs in the palace. Mrs. Chen deserves to be a housekeeper wife for decades, so she was arrested immediately. Focusing on the main point: "You said, that Wei Le looks like Concubine Yang Gui, but it doesn't look like it?"

"Didn't it mean that the object looks like the main character? Then Wei Le looks somewhat similar to Concubine Shu." Chen Manrou rubbed her chin and said, Madam Chen pulled her hand off and gave her a white look: "How many times have I said this? The movement is not elegant, girl, you can't do this movement in the future."

Chen Manrou looked at Mrs. Chen accusingly: "Mother, you just rolled your eyes just now."

"I'm your mother!" Mrs. Chen poked Chen Manrou's forehead: "This palace is not a mansion. No matter what you do, I, my mother, will take care of you. In the palace, if you take a wrong step, then It's all big things, no matter how important the emperor is to the Chen family, sometimes he will ignore the Chen family and deal with you directly."

"I see." Chen Manrou nodded quickly, she knew that if she refused to give in, her mother would be able to chatter for two hours without repetition.

"Since that servant girl belongs to Concubine Shu, you should keep her for the time being and don't let her serve you personally. What happened to your Jin appointment this time? Didn't Concubine Shu give birth to a child?" Mrs. Chen asked suspiciously, There was some tension in the eyes: "Then Concubine Shu, did you target you afterwards?"

"No, Concubine Shu seems to know that she can't be promoted." Chen Manrou was also a little surprised: "She has followed the rules in the palace. Since she was pregnant with a child, she seldom goes out and walks around. Is there something wrong with her family?"

"I asked your grandmother, and your grandmother said that Concubine Shu's natal family is very peaceful, and there is nothing unusual about it." Mrs. Chen frowned and thought for a while, then asked: "What else happened in the palace before?" matter?"

"Not at all. Apart from the important matter of Concubine Yang's child being lost, there is nothing else." Chen Manrou turned her head and thought for a long time before saying. Madam Chen was silent for a while, then shook her head and said, "You Just keep in touch with her less in the future. Concubine Yang's matter probably has something to do with Concubine Shu."

Chen Manrou didn't speak, and asked after a while: "Mother, when you and dad come back this time, are you going to arrange the elder brother's marriage? Are you optimistic about whose family it is?"

"She is the eldest daughter of Mr. Dong, a cabinet scholar. She was chosen by your grandmother. Mother has already seen her. She is beautiful, has a good temper, and is gentle and gentle." Mrs. Chen said with a smile. Very happy with my future daughter-in-law.

Chen Manrou was a little hesitant. This cabinet bachelor is a civil servant of the second rank, while her father is a third rank and a general. There is a difference between the two, right?
Mrs. Chen saw what Chen Manrou meant, and explained softly: "The cabinet bachelor may sound good, but he doesn't have much power in his hands. Besides, as long as the difference is not too far away, basically there will be no big problem. Like you Think about it, they all want the same level of official position, so I don’t know how many sons can’t marry wives, and how many daughters can’t get married.”

It was only then that Chen Manrou suddenly realized that she had made a joke again.I only know that marriage in ancient times requires the right family, but I don't know that the right family is not talking about the official position of the elders in the family.

"Besides, our family still had a title before, and it can be considered a high-ranking family. The Dong family only started to emerge in the past few decades. The biggest official who appeared was Mr. Dong, a cabinet bachelor." Mrs. Chen continued. : "Originally, the marriage of men and women was told to you before you got married. I didn't expect..."

Unexpectedly, Chen Manrou was determined to enter the palace early on, and after that, she didn't need to know these things.

"Mother, do you have any plans for the younger brother's marriage?" Seeing that Madam Chen was about to start feeling sad again, Chen Manrou hurriedly asked, Madam Chen shook her head, very helpless: "Don't you know about him? Your father is the same, he insists on getting famous before marrying a wife, now I can't help him."

"Mother, my brother has great ambitions." Chen Manrou hurriedly smiled and persuaded Mrs. Chen. In her opinion, my brother is only 15 years old this year, and he is still a high school student, but in this society, he should marry a wife, so She just asked.

Unexpectedly, my mother really had plans.

"Manman, mother doesn't ask you to live well in this palace, as long as you live a good life. It's just that this harem woman must have a child by her side." Mrs. Chen finished nagging her youngest son, and then Start nagging my daughter.

"Are you still..." Mrs. Chen approached Chen Manrou and whispered in Chen Manrou's ear. Chen Manrou rubbed her handkerchief with a blushing face: "Mom, I'm only 17 years old. It's not good to have a baby too early."

"What's wrong, I was pregnant with your elder brother before I was 17?" Mrs. Chen grabbed Chen Manrou's hand and said earnestly, "Look, Concubine Shu gave birth to a prince, and Ma Jieyu gave birth to a princess. There are all the princes and princesses in this palace. You are born now, and you don’t want to be eyed, but you can be in the eyes of the emperor. When someone enters the palace in the next year, if you want to give birth at that time, it depends on whether the emperor will give it to you. Here's your chance."

"Mother, I understand. I am not the only one who has the final say on having a child." Chen Manrou hurriedly interrupted Mrs. Chen's words: "I know it in my heart, when it's time to have a child, it will happen naturally."

"You never let me worry since I was a child." Mrs. Chen said angrily. This girl, who says she has her own opinions, is sometimes more confused than anyone else. , Said he was innocent and lively, sometimes he could see it more clearly than anyone else, said he was smart and sensible, sometimes he was more troublesome than anyone else.

Really fulfilled that sentence, children are debts!
(End of this chapter)