Harem for a living

Chapter 57

Within a few days, Mrs. Chen entered the palace again, and the news she brought was that Father Chen was indeed going on an expedition.Although Chen Manrou was in a hurry, she couldn't stop her. Her father was a military commander, so he would naturally go to war.

This kind of imperial power society, let alone the emperor asked you to fight, even if the emperor asked you to die for no reason, you have to go.

Not long after Chen Manrou returned to her room after sending her mother away, Liu Chengcheng came to deliver an order, saying that the emperor would come tonight.Chen Manrou smiled wryly, is this a comfort?However, no matter how reluctant she was, Chen Manrou quickly tidied up and prepared for the arrival of the emperor.

"Mrs. Chen has come?" The emperor chatted with Chen Manrou for a while, and then the topic turned to today's affairs. Chen Manrou nodded: "I have been here, and I also said that Daddy is going to go to war. Your Majesty, what is the battle this time?" Isn't it the same as before, it will end next year?"

"You can't tell." The emperor just said this, and stretched out his hand to rub Chen Manrou's head: "This time I left your mother behind. If you usually miss your family, you can directly announce her to the palace. The queen, I'll go and talk."

"You can meet at any time?" Chen Manrou's eyes lit up immediately, and the emperor nodded with a smile: "Well, you can meet at any time, as long as you want, but don't call every day."

"Well, I understand." Chen Manrou nodded joyfully, although you said that we were allowed to do whatever we wanted, but we are not fools, we really let people enter the palace every day.

"It's getting late, let's settle down earlier." The emperor glanced sideways at the hourglass, got up and said to Chen Manrou, Chen Manrou obediently followed into the room, and helped the emperor to lie down, probably the emperor was considerate of Chen Manrou's mood, and there was no such thing tonight Do bed-rolling activities.

Afterwards, the emperor came more frequently. In the past, he would come four or five days a month. Since Father Chen went out to fight, the emperor came almost every two days.Chen Manrou felt that this was not a good thing, although she and the emperor and queen both understood that it was compensation.

However, the other women in the harem don't care about this.Anyway, Chen Manrou didn't intend to get pregnant, so she took advantage of the emperor's return to hint a few words.This life was calmed down and returned to the way it used to be.

However, this year was really unlucky. In December, there was a snow disaster in the north.In this way, not only to resist the attack of the Khitans, but also to provide disaster relief and deliver food and grass, the emperor was very busy. For half a month, he lived and ate in the Qianqing Palace, and did not set foot in the harem.

When everyone went to pay their respects to the queen, they were a little listless, but the queen didn't care, and turned around and led them all to the Compassionate Ning Palace.Empress Dowager Ci Ning said with a smile: "In a few days it will be New Year's Eve, Ai Jia thought, there has been no happy event in this palace for a long time, so I plan to invite the theater troupe into the palace to sing twice, empress You arrange it."

The queen's face was a bit unsightly, and she said hesitantly: "Queen mother, this is not very good, the previous dynasty is fighting..."

"Why, the Ai family can't watch two plays if they want to?" The Empress Dowager Ci Ning squinted at the Empress, and the Empress hurriedly apologized: "No, Empress Dowager, that's not what I mean by being a concubine."

"Then you make arrangements! What's wrong with the war? Daqing is blessed by gods and Buddhas, and is blessed by the ancestors. This battle will definitely be won. What are you worried about?" Empress Dowager Ci Ning snorted disdainfully and turned her head to look Chen Manrou: "Concubine Hui, Aijia heard that your father is the commander of this expedition?"

"If you go back to the Queen Mother, I don't know much about the official titles in the army. I don't know these things." Chen Manrou hurriedly stood up and saluted and replied, Empress Dowager Ci Ning sneered: "You don't worry about everything."

Chen Manrou didn't say a word, but the Empress Dowager Ci Ning didn't let Chen Manrou go, looked Chen Manrou up and down, and said slowly: "Since the queen is worried that the previous court is at war, and the harem is not easy to perform, then find a few concubines to pick up the Buddha." Dou, kneel down in front of the Buddha for a few days and copy scriptures or something. The Ai family sees that Concubine Hui is very suitable, isn't her father also fighting in the war? She is also showing her filial piety."

"This..." The queen was a little embarrassed, and Concubine Yang burst out laughing: "I feel that the method proposed by the empress dowager is very feasible. Sister Concubine Hui can not only pray for Daqing, but also pray for her father. It is not killing two birds with one stone thing?"

Concubine Shu was silent on the sidelines, Concubine De also agreed and said: "The Empress Dowager is right. Concubine Hui has always been kind and filial to her elders. Presumably, she will not refuse this matter, right?"

"Queen Dowager, this concubine thinks about it. This matter has to be discussed again. Concubine Hui is filial to her elders, and the elders also care about Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui's father went to the battlefield. If he is still worried about Concubine Hui in the palace..."

The queen frowned and said, she is still fighting for you on the battlefield, but later on you imprisoned his daughter in the Buddhist hall, will the emperor look good if you tell this about it?Will she look good on her own face?

She didn't insist on taking Chen Manrou out, she just stood on the emperor's side and thought about the problem, and she couldn't bring Chen Manrou to the Compassion Palace for the time being.

"What? Concubine Hui was wronged in the palace?" The queen mother raised her eyebrows and asked: "The Ai family only said that she was asked to pray for Daqing, but the Ai family did not say that they would send her to the cold palace! She didn't even want to pray, Hui The concubine is really delicate and fleshy!"

"Queen Mother, you said that I should let my concubine pray for blessings. I shouldn't have any objections. It's just..." Chen Manrou said a little at a loss: "It's just that my concubine has decided to halve her quota a few days ago. , and then send the rest to the battlefield to do something for those soldiers who worked so hard to defend their homes and country."

"My concubine is just a concubine from the second rank. She has already done these things. If you go to pray for blessings..." Then you have crossed the line. Pin's concubine does so much, what are you planning to do?Show merit, and then become the empress dowager?

No matter how high a person's status is, there can only be as many responsibilities and obligations as he can represent. No matter whether you are doing good deeds or not, it is not a good deed if you go beyond the bounds.

When Chen Manrou said this, the Empress Dowager's face changed, and she turned to stare at the Empress: "You are a queen, can't you even remember such a thing? You are still the mother of a country, and now it seems that you are not as good as Concubine Hui! "

"Empress Dowager, you can't blame Empress Dowager for this matter." Chen Manrou hurriedly explained: "After all, my concubine also has selfish intentions, and my concubine's father is also on the battlefield, so I am more worried about my concubine's father, that's why..."

If it is true that the queen is not as good as him, then the queen can find an excuse to kill him when he turns back.

The queen hurried down Chen Manrou's steps: "Queen Mother, I have thought about this before, but I am a queen after all. If this kind of suggestion is really made, the harem will definitely reduce the number of roles. It doesn't matter if I am a concubine. It's just that you are too old, Queen Mother..."

Empress Dowager Ci Ning's face turned black, is she threatening herself with a case?Thinking about it, Empress Dowager Ci Ning sneered and said: "Of course the Ai family will reduce their share. The empress has always been a virtuous and virtuous person. Could it be possible to make the Ai family starve to death?"

The queen's face was also stiff, and she was secretly depressed. She was sure that if she said that she wanted to reduce the quota, this old woman would definitely go on a hunger strike!

"Empress Dowager, this matter is not a trivial matter. It is almost the end of the year. Empress Dowager must be busy preparing for the New Year and caring about the Emperor. She must be very busy." For example, there must be a regulation for sending the example to the battlefield. Why don't we discuss it in detail when the empress is free?"

"The empress is very busy? Is she too busy to eat and sleep?" Empress Dowager Ci Ning looked at the empress with a half-smile and asked, the empress quickly shook her head: "The concubine is still busy, thank you empress dowager for your concern."

"Since the empress is so busy, let others take care of the things in the palace. Aren't Concubine Yang and Concubine Shu all free? Look at me, Concubine Hui and Concubine De are also very busy." Ci Ning The Empress Dowager's eyes swept over the people below, and if she couldn't hold Concubine Hui, Aijia will let you fight in the nest!

Empress Dowager Ci Ning completely ignored Empress Dowager Ci Ning's words of "I can still get over here".The queen wanted to shake her head and deny it now, but it was too late.

However, at any rate, he is someone who has held the power of the harem for several years, and the queen responded quickly: "I would like to thank the queen mother for your understanding. Since the queen mother said so, I will ask Concubine Yang and the others for help when I turn around. Concubine Yang, Concubine Shu, Concubine Hui, Concubine De, don't refuse."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm very happy to share your worries." Concubine Yang Guifei said first, Concubine Shu was a little hesitant, but she looked at Empress Dowager Ci Ning above and nodded her head.

Chen Manrou also complied for the time being, let's pass the level of the Palace of Compassion and Ning first. As for being in charge of palace affairs, I'm sorry, she is really not familiar with it, and she didn't intend to bother.

Empress Dowager Ci Ning then turned her head to look at Chen Manrou, squinted her eyes and thought for a while and said, "The Ai family likes Concubine Hui very much, she is smart and clever, Concubine Hui will come to accompany this old lady Ai's family more often."

"It's my honor to make the Empress Dowager like it." Chen Manrou hurriedly stood up and saluted, secretly thinking about finding a way to hide from the old lady of the Compassionate Ning Palace. Could it be that she really wanted to build a Buddhist hall?

"Queen Mother, it's getting late, Empress Dowager Ci'an is still waiting..." The queen didn't want to quarrel with the old woman anymore, so she wanted to leave. You guys, go now."

After leaving the Compassionate Ning Palace, not only Chen Manrou breathed a sigh of relief, but the others also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.When we arrived at Ci'an Palace, after the daily greetings, the Empress Dowager Ci'an asked, "Queen, Aijia heard that you are a bit busy recently? Do you want to find someone to share with you?"

The queen quickly smiled and said: "That's true, my daughter-in-law is planning to ask Concubine Yang and others to help."

Empress Dowager Ci'an frowned dissatisfiedly: "How can you ask Concubine Yang and the others to help? The second princess has been weak since birth, and Concubine Yang has to be busy taking care of the second princess. Concubine Shu has to take care of the second prince, Concubine Hui and Concubine De They are both very young and have just entered the palace, what can they do to help?"

Chen Manrou secretly looked at the Empress Dowager Ci'an, did she decide for the empress, or did she want to intervene?
(End of this chapter)