Harem strategy

Chapter 74
Queen Zhao thought for a while, and let's see what was going on in this autumn hunt.

If, if something really happened, would she be able to raise the third prince?
Empress Zhao's heart skipped a beat.Then it returned to calm.

September is the cool autumn weather, and it is also the time when the prey must be fat. The royal paddock is about two hundred miles away from the capital. This place has been the royal hunting ground since the previous dynasty, and now it is the Great Chu Dynasty. The Taizu of the Great Chu Dynasty Advocating diligence and thrift, many places in the previous dynasty are still used, so this royal enclosure is still well-known.

However, not every year the emperor would come to hunt, that would be too wasteful of the treasury.The Minister of the Household Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs want to reason with the emperor.

The carriage Li Jialuo made was of course very good. She left amber and red thread, Feng An and Tian Liu were in her own Changchun Palace, and she brought out a few other confidantes.

Everyone seemed very happy because they had gone out. Li Jialuo's carriage was comfortable and not bumpy at all. The weather was not hot at this time. On the way, several people took turns to sit outside the carriage to enjoy the scenery. They were in a great mood.

That's right, every day in the tense environment in the palace, you have to be tense, now you can finally come out and relax, can you not be happy?

The line was really long, and they stopped for a while in the middle. The emperor's little six came over and gave Li Jialuo some snacks.

After a while, the queen also sent people over to reward things, all of which were food.Li Jialuo tasted it, and then distributed it to his palace servants.

It's not easy for them, they have to serve their master first, and then they can take turns to eat by themselves.

"Master, what kind of tea do you drink?" Bi He knew that the master had the habit of drinking tea after eating.

"Lao Junmei." There was everything on the carriage, even a small stove for boiling water.The tea cups were also brought out of the Changchun Palace.When she went out this trip, she brought quite a lot of things, including four or five sets of mattresses for sleeping.Not to mention clothes and jewelry.

All the incense burners were brought.Fortunately, there are enough people, and it is not too tired.

"I'd like to report to Concubine Hui, I'm going to set up camp here today, the emperor's side has been settled, please go over there." A servant next to the emperor came to invite Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui is a celebrity in the palace, and the third prince is also favored, and this servant is so happy to be able to pass on oral instructions to Concubine Hui.

Li Jialuo asked: "Is the emperor settled? Where is the empress?"

The servant quickly replied with a smile: "The empress's tent has already been set up, the empress has to wait for a while, the emperor asked the servants to come over and invite the empress to go."

Li Jialuo nodded, and took Ningxiang to the emperor's tent.

Seeing Concubine Hui coming, the little six sons hurriedly said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are here, the Emperor has been waiting for a long time."

"Is Concubine Hui coming? Come in quickly." The emperor said in the tent.

When Li Jialuo entered, he saw teacups that hadn't been cleaned up in time. It seemed that he had to discuss matters with the ministers first. Being an emperor is not easy.

The emperor handed Li Jialuo a piece of paper and said, "This is news from the palace. Luo Er's condition is all normal."

It turned out that the emperor called Concubine Hui over to tell Concubine Hui not to worry about the third prince in the palace. He made good arrangements and would send a letter every day.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is too worried."

"What are you talking about? Luoer is also my child, so I am naturally worried about him. You only ate a little for lunch, and you can eat more here later." The emperor said.

"Where is the empress?" Li Jialuo asked.

"I have rewarded a few dishes here, and she has to meet some wives today, so she has no time to come to my place."

After a while, the food was on the table. Li Jialuo was really hungry, so he was rude and ate two bowls in a row.

"Your Majesty, what are we going to do with hunting? The concubine doesn't know how to hunt. It will be embarrassing at that time." Li Jialuo said embarrassingly.

"What's the point? You female relatives are just making fun of it. I have to go down and hunt some wild animals. When the time comes, my concubine will give me encouragement."

"The emperor must share the prey with his concubine, otherwise his concubine will not obey him."

"Haha, my prey is to be rewarded to meritorious ministers, or to the warriors this time. It's not a good thing. But my concubine gave birth to Luo Er, and she is also a meritorious minister. I will give my one Give it to Concubine Ai."

"The emperor is so stingy, why can't I give it to my concubine alone? I heard that if you can hunt a fox, you can use the fox skin to sit on your clothes."

"There are so few fox skins. If you really want to make clothes, wouldn't you need dozens of foxes? I think Aifei has changed the way to ask me for something. It's fine, as long as you obey me, don't talk about foxes." Skin, even sable skin."

"Your Majesty is not allowed to lie." Li Jialuo said with a smile: "The Emperor asked his concubine to obey?"

The emperor whispered a few words into Li Jialuo's ear, Li Jialuo's face turned red all of a sudden, and he said angrily, "Your Majesty!"

The emperor laughed loudly, in a very good mood, "Aifeiyi or not?"

"Your majesty, why are you still talking? It's really embarrassing!" Li Jialuo said weakly.

"What's there to be ashamed of? This is a very serious matter. If my concubine doesn't speak, I will treat you as Yi." The emperor teased Li Jialuo, and the tent to report to Concubine Hui has already been set up. Well, the emperor really wanted to keep Concubine Hui, but it's still inconvenient on the way, so we'll talk about it when we get to the paddock.

Queen Zhao's side was also very lively. Many wives came to visit the queen. The queen summoned her for more than an hour, and finally only a few people from her natal family were left.

She also met Empress Zhao's mother, Empress Zhao's sister-in-law and younger siblings, and several girls from the Zhao family, who were also Empress Zhao's nieces and daughters.

Usually in the palace, it is inconvenient to follow all kinds of rules, but now when going hunting, the rules are relaxed, and the Zhao family is a descendant family, so there are many people who can come here.

In addition, Empress Zhao's second uncles also won the titles of county dukes one by one, and this time many female relatives of the second house also followed.

Empress Zhao's sister-in-law and siblings all winked at the old lady Zhao. The old lady Zhao looked at Queen Zhao and asked, "Empress, what do you think of your cousins ​​just now?" The girl brought it, and also brought the sister-in-law of Queen Zhao's sister-in-law and younger siblings.

"There are too many people, so I just looked at it. How can I remember it so clearly? What does mother mean to ask me to give you a marriage? If it's appropriate, I don't mind giving them this dignity."

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao were both in a hurry, and Mrs. Zhao hurriedly said: "Empress, someone said just now that the emperor called Concubine Hui to his tent, and he went there for several hours. The emperor has just settled down. Well, you didn’t say to call your empress, but instead called Concubine Hui, how can this be possible?”

"That's right, empress, if things go on like this, then Concubine Hui will become a serious worry? She also gave birth to a prince herself, and she will be moved to thoughts that she shouldn't have. What should empress do then?"

The old lady Zhao also said: "Yes, it's too outrageous, why do you put the queen in your eyes?"

Queen Zhao sneered and said, "According to you, what should I do?"

"It's better to choose a young girl to enter the palace, give birth to a prince, and raise it under the name of the empress. No matter how capable Concubine Hui is, there is nothing she can do." Mrs. Zhao said in a hurry: "The concubine is not boasting. , this concubine's sister-in-law has been lovely since she was a child, and the more she grows up, the more beautiful she is. They say that she has the face of a wealthy man, and she is also suitable for a man. The empress shares the worries and solves the problems."

Mrs. Zhao was afraid that her natal sister would be robbed by the second Mrs. Zhao's sister-in-law, so she also said: "Madam, look at the concubine, the concubine's cousin is also good. There are a few more people like this around the empress, why are you afraid of others?"

Queen Zhao said: "Are you done? You can go down now!"

What does it mean?The three looked at each other in blank dismay, but the queen had spoken. No matter how unhappy Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao were, they had no choice but to back down. Instead, it was Queen Zhao's mother who stayed and said earnestly, "My lady, I know that you were killed by Zhao Shu." It hurts my heart, but not all people in this world are ungrateful people like Zhao Shuren, and they are not from the Zhao family. Anyway, there are many women in the palace who are going to enter the palace, why don't you find a few more helpers? Concubine Hui is getting more and more arrogant, she doesn't even pay attention to you."

"Where did mother hear that Concubine Hui doesn't take me seriously? Mother, don't listen to other people's instigation, just believe what you say. You also know that there are many women in the palace, and the emperor himself may not recognize all of them. , She needs a woman, and it's not up to me to be the master. Even Zhao Shuren came in through the draft last time. From the emperor's ascension to the present, has mother seen that the emperor is a person who wants women casually?

Over the years, even the Wang family has entered a virtuous concubine Wang just because of the empress dowager's face. If they are all brought into the palace by themselves like Ben Gong, then Ben Gong doesn't need to be a queen.Mother, please go back and think about it carefully. Is this the truth? If those cousins ​​really want to enter the palace, there is no way. The ones who take care of them are just whether they will be selected or not at that time, so I can't guarantee it.

After all, the rules are different for every draft and the final selection. This time, only the palace, the queen mother and the emperor must nod before they can enter the palace, but next time, who knows if they will be selected for several concubines?No matter how high the status of this palace is, it is only one person, and the emperor, does mother really think that as long as it is recommended by this palace, the emperor will want it?Isn't that a joke?

I know what you think, instead of taking advantage of outsiders, why not take advantage of your own family, but your thinking is too simple, if my mother still loves my daughter, don’t get involved in such things in the future, as long as I If you become a queen for a day, your position in the Zhao family will stand firm, and this palace will absolutely not allow it. Whoever pulled me down from the position of queen. "

I stayed overnight on the way, and continued to set off the next day. Because there were more female relatives with me, the team walked slowly. However, I didn’t sleep in the open that night. Instead, I was driving in the dark, and the soldiers lit torches. All the way to the paddock.

The royal hunting ground here has already set up everyone's tents in advance. The concubines have a place for concubines. After Li Jialuo got off the car, he went to the tent arranged for her. It was indeed much better than the ones set up on the road. up.

It seems to be a flat land here, and I heard that there is a river not far away.

The perimeter of the paddock is guarded by soldiers, and it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to enter.

The tent floor was covered with thick blankets, and there was no sound at all when one stepped on it.

Bihe and the others had already had hot water prepared, and Li Jialuo also felt dirty and tired, so he hurried to take a hot bath.

Ning Xiang wiped Li Jialuo's hair, and put a blanket on Li Jialuo.Li Jialuo was lying on the couch, and another maid gave her a massage.

Because it felt so comfortable, Li Jialuo became a little drowsy, and barely opened his eyes, and there was another person outside delivering supper, and Ningxiang brought them in.

There were dishes and soup, and Li Jialuo couldn't finish them all by himself, so he said to several palace servants: "Cut out a large portion, and you guys will eat it too. There are more things to do tomorrow, so eat more to be strong. "

Everyone knows their master's temper, and if they say let them eat, it is really letting them eat, so they are not polite.After choosing a part, Concubine Hui would not let them serve her food, so they all sat on the low table below to eat.

Li Jialuo woke up very early the next morning. After washing up, he came out to have a look. The white tent was on the green grass, surrounded by many tents. I heard that the hunting was going to start on the first day, and the emperor was going down too. hunting.

Li Jialuo was looking forward to it.The emperor said that even the horse was prepared for her, it was a docile mare.He is not tall, so Li Jialuo is looking forward to it.

Early in the morning, no one came to see him, but Li Jialuo went directly to the queen's tent after washing up. Although he was outside, the courtesy was undeniable, and those who should pay their respects should pay their respects.

"Concubine Hui is here!" Chun Ying smiled and saluted Li Jialuo, "Your Majesty woke up really early."

Li Jialuo said with a smile: "Because it's the first time I've come here, I'm quite excited. When I get excited, I can't fall asleep."

"Your Majesty is really humorous," Chun Ying said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please come with your servants."

Seeing Concubine Hui coming, Empress Zhao also smiled and said, "Why are you here so early? Could it be that you have moved to a new place and can't sleep?"

Li Jialuo said: "When I go back to my mother, I can't sleep. Fortunately, I can go back soon."

"You, are you worried about the third prince? Don't worry, there are so many people around the third prince to take care of you. Oh, I have said this, and I can understand it. Back then, I was worried about the eldest princess and wanted to go back every day. .”

"Children grow up fast, and they grow when they see the wind. I remember the appearance of the eldest princess when she was a child. I didn't expect that she would grow up in the blink of an eye." Queen Zhao asked: "Have you not had breakfast yet? Today is the Let me use it here, and let someone bring Concubine Hui's breakfast here."

"Your Majesty, will this be too troublesome? There will be other sisters coming over soon." Li Jialuo said.

"It's okay, I will let Concubine Jing, Concubine An, and Concubine Rou come over to have dinner together in a while." Empress Zhao told all the concubines.Li Jialuo did not refuse.

Sure enough, not long after, all the concubines from the harem came over, and everyone greeted the queen one by one, and the queen kept several concubines and had breakfast together.Queen Zhao said: "Today the emperor is going down to hunt with the soldiers. Let's just watch from the high platform. Tomorrow, if you are interested, you can also go down to the paddock to hunt. It's just that you have to bring more people, not alone. leave.

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"Yes! I would like to follow the empress' instructions!" Several concubines stood up and said respectfully.

The flag fluttered, and after the emperor spoke aloud some inspiring words, these good men in Dachu all wanted to be the warrior the emperor said.Of course the emperor would not say that whoever hunted the most today will get a sword that the emperor wears with him. For the sons of Dachu, it is definitely worth fighting for!

Surrounded by a group of people, the emperor got on his horse and went out of the paddock to hunt.

The stipulated time was two hours, someone over there kept the count, and the female relatives also became excited, but after the horses disappeared into the woods, everyone started talking.

Queen Zhao was always smiling.When a woman comes up to speak, she can also say a few words.

Even on Li Jialuo's side, many people surrounded him in no time.

In fact, many people have never seen Concubine Hui at such a close distance, but they are really familiar with her name. After more than a year in the palace, she was promoted from a small nobleman to Concubine Hui, and gave birth to a prince for the emperor. His achievements cannot be ignored.

They don't have any backing. I heard that they had an affair with Concubine Wang Xian at the beginning, but in the end, Concubine Wang Xian didn't know where she was anymore. This Concubine Hui was still sitting here steadily, accepting everyone's envious and jealous eyes.

"A concubine's room is a concubine's room, no matter what, it won't be on the stage." On the Wang family's side, someone muttered, although it was soft, it was still audible.

Li Jialuo didn't care. In this palace, except for the empress, who is not a concubine?However, these concubines of theirs are the most noble concubines in the world, their grades are much higher than theirs, it would be a joke to really compare them with the concubines of ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)