Long Harem Road

Chapter 7

An hour later, Baozhu went out with Joy, a small table and a small stool, sat on a walking chariot and swayed towards the Kunning Palace of the empress.

Baozhu was once again thankful that she was a fourth-rank Jieyu, because only concubines and concubines above the fourth rank were eligible to ride the chariot.

It wasn't too early or too late for Baozhu to arrive, so he entered the door and made a kneeling bow, "My concubine pays her respects to the empress!"

"Get up quickly, I was tired last night, and we will be a family from now on. The emperor sent someone to tell you that you are weak, and spared my sister's greetings. I didn't expect my sister to come so soon. No wonder our emperor likes it."

The empress said softly, apart from the subtle provocations in her words, it really made people feel that she was a good boss who really cared about the health of his subordinates.

All the concubines in the Kunning Palace, from the dignified and majestic queen to the talented people who depend on each other, all looked seriously at this newcomer, Ji Jieyu.

Sixteen or seventeen is exactly the same age as a flower, tall peach, light body, dignified and elegant in speech and deeds, black hair like lacquer, skin like jade, beautiful eyes looking forward, revealing a kind of aristocratic charm between every frown and smile.

"Yes, she is really a stunning beauty. Doesn't it seem that we are all old when my sister comes here?" A sour voice answered, Concubine Ma Lianyun, the biological mother of the second princess Zhao Le'an, who has always The queen is the leader.

Concubine Ma has an ordinary appearance and a slightly fat body, which is really different from the image of a concubine who fascinates everyone. No wonder she feels jealous when she sees a beautiful concubine, and she can't help but speak bitterly.

"Sister Ma's words are also wrong. We are all serving the emperor, so the emperor likes it." This time, it was the third concubine Zhaoyuan Zhu Yiyue who answered the conversation next to Concubine Liu.

Zhu Zhaoyuan and Concubine Ma entered the Prince's Mansion in the same year, and were conferred the titles of Concubine and Concubine of the Prince.Because of her soft and charming appearance, I still feel pity for her, so she has been suppressing the ordinary-looking Ma Lianyun.

However, Concubine Ma was up to the challenge and the new emperor ascended the throne. Concubine Ma was conferred the title of concubine because she gave birth to the second princess, but she has always been in the position of the ninth concubine. I don't know if others believed it.

In fact, Baozhu can understand, women, don't they fight for the little invisible and intangible favor of the emperor, even if you are a distinguished "virtuous empress", you are not immune, it's just that you are more clever and difficult to detect.

But Baozhu didn't care, didn't answer the conversation, just sat down in a regular manner, saying that her goal is ambitious, although her current status is very skinny.

But she never confines herself to the rivalry and jealousy among women, the fight is not just a small piece of the cake, her goal is to get a share of the remaining big piece.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Baozhu didn't pay attention to these women. What she wanted to calculate and fight for was the position in Zhao Zhen's heart.

Of course, she won't foolishly set herself up as a target, she should keep a low profile when it's time to keep a low profile, the advantage is to eat secretly, who doesn't want to live a peaceful life.

"Okay, it's the first time I meet Sister Ji, all the sisters can't be too stingy." As expected of being a "virtuous empress", these words not only show her status and magnanimity, but also add obstacles to other concubines. .

After finishing speaking, he generously took off the pair of white jade bracelets from his hands, "This was given by the emperor when we were in the prince's mansion. Sister Ji served the emperor last night for her merits, so let me reward it to Sister Ji now!"

Baozhu bowed down respectfully and respectfully, "Thank you, Empress, for the reward. Serving the emperor is the job of a concubine, so I dare not take credit for it!", pretending not to understand the beating in the queen's words, the difference between "send" and "reward" is huge. big.

It is nothing more than a warning to Baozhu that the queen is the emperor's wife, and the gift is "given" by the emperor, which is true; and she is just a concubine, served by the boss, and the boss "rewards". After all, she is just a concubine. plaything.

"The empress's treatment of younger sister Ji is really extraordinary, so I dare not be stingy!"

Concubine Wei Furong, who was sitting on the lower left of the queen, seemed to be joking, and took off the Lanting hairpin from her head and inserted it on Baozhu's head, but Baozhu, who was squatting down, felt Wei Guifei's glance.

"Thank you, Concubine Gui, for your reward!" Bao Zhu saluted again, alas, it's a good thing that there are not too many concubines who are higher in status than her, otherwise she would have died of exhaustion.

Concubine Wei is the first of the four first-grade concubines of noble, virtuous and virtuous people. Concubine Wei is as her name suggests. , is strongly aggressive.

On the lower right of the queen is Concubine Xu Wenlan. She just smiled at Baozhu in a friendly manner, and also pulled out a hairpin and inserted it on Baozhu's head.

Concubine Xian is a talented woman who is well-known in the capital. According to rumors, she was born in May and could speak.

She and Concubine Wei once had the same talent and appearance, and they were also called "Shuangshu of the capital".

Both of them were side concubines bestowed on Zhao Zhen by the first emperor, and they entered the mansion only three months later than the empress.Baozhu has to suspect that the first emperor did it on purpose, just to create trouble for the Li family, the purpose, of course, is to restrict the Li family, but unfortunately the two of them still have nothing to do.

Concubine Wei's next leader is Concubine Liu Fangmeng, who is the birth mother of the eldest prince Zhao Ke, and is currently the only concubine with a prince beside her, so her status is naturally different.

One year after the queen gave birth, this person gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor safely and kept him healthy until now, which should not be underestimated.

Concubine Liu is a low-key person on weekdays, she seems to have a son and everything is fulfilled, and she plays the role of a good mother quietly.She is hardly favored on weekdays, and the only chance to see the emperor is probably when the emperor visits the eldest prince.

She and Concubine Ma's rewards were also quite standard, because the queen stopped beating and everyone dared not go beyond, but Baozhu didn't hear any other sour words.

In the effort of a cup of tea, Baozhu had finished saluting one by one those with higher status than herself, but she had gained a lot of meeting gifts, and then the lower status came to see her, after a round, Baozhu sat on the chair tired and didn't want to move.

In fact, Zhao Zhen's harem is really harmonious and happy. At least everyone's unity and friendship are in place. Of course, this is inseparable from the tolerance and gentleness of the "virtuous empress" and the emperor's balance for each woman.

There are no arrogant and domineering concubines here, everyone clearly understands their own position and plays their respective roles brilliantly.

The emperor is exposed to both rain and dew, so the jealousy on the surface probably feels meaningless, but it is not known whether there is any jealousy and hatred towards her heirs, power, or even beauty and talent deep down in her heart.

Baozhu didn't dare to take it lightly, drinking tea quietly, while watching them perform sisterly love and insinuation, while secretly looking at the big boss empress in the harem, this is also purely Baozhu's subconscious determination that the queen may be the deepest person in the city.

'When we meet someone for the first time, usually we're quick to judge him.Although our evaluation may be different from the actual situation.

In this process, the first thing we observe is not the other person's eyes.

In some cases, body language can even take the place of words and play a role in conveying information. '

Empress Li sat upright in the upper position, with picturesque eyebrows, nodding her head and smiling at the right time, her every move showed the grandeur of an empress, her back was straight, her fingers were crossed and her palms were facing upwards.

It shows that she is concentrated and decisive, and she has a sense of superiority, yes, not only as the current superior, no matter from which aspect of analysis, she should of course have a sense of superiority that is difficult for others to match.

Empress Li, the granddaughter of the first-rank grand master of the two dynasties, and the niece of the empress dowager, has devoted all her family's efforts to training her according to the requirements of her mother's world since she was a child.

Good at reading since childhood, following the rules of etiquette; proficient in everything in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting; virtuous and virtuous; married to Zhao Zhen, who was still a prince at the time, and managed the backyard for him in an orderly manner, showing the demeanor of a mistress. Good wife.

So far, she has raised a daughter, the emperor's first child, the much-loved eldest princess Zhao Anle.

Xiu Wai Huizhong not only has a strong backing, but also her performance is perfect, coupled with her friendship with the emperor's young couple, and her favored daughter, it seems that as long as it is not a major crime of treason, her position should be very stable.

After Baozhu went around, she found that those who are higher than her have their own advantages, but fortunately there are still many vacancies, so it is not necessary to pull people off to get up. As long as they don't come to provoke her, Baozhu is also happy to watch the show.

Among the low-ranking concubines, Baozhu noticed a pair of twins as soon as she entered the door, two Guo talents, two identical beauties sitting together, it was hard not to notice.

These two are a pair of dancers, without any background, I'm afraid they will only be able to get through the qualifications in the remaining years.

As for Zhang Jieyu who entered the palace two days earlier than her, Baozhu also looked at her carefully today, and saw that she didn't seem to have changed much, her brows were a little more charming, and she looked more mature than before.

Sensing Baozhu's gaze, she turned around and gave Baozhu a sweet smile. She grew up in the border gate, and it may be because of the short time in the palace, but she seemed more honest than others.

"Okay, it's getting late, I don't need to greet the queen mother today, all the sisters are gone." After sitting and chatting for a while, the queen finally opened the golden mouth, and everyone retreated in order of rank.

The concubines who left the Kunning Palace just greeted each other politely and then went back to the palace.

(End of this chapter)