Harem strategy

Chapter 94 Concubine Shu
That's right, a person like Wu Zhengdao might really have this idea. It doesn't have to be a girl from the Wu family, or it might be a girl from the same age as him. Under the banner of being a solid pet, let him take care of him in the palace. Li Jialuo now With such a road blocked, how many things can be saved when the spring draft begins?

It is impossible for a person like Wu Zhengdao to be so willing to just be a county magistrate, or he is not confident enough in his eldest daughter, believing that men only like young and beautiful girls, or he is out of good intentions and wants to find a good daughter for his good daughter. good helper.

The man's thoughts are very strange. Where can there be any good sisters in this palace?If it wasn't for the fact that the Wu family didn't have any suitable people, it is estimated that he would have sent people into the palace to deliver the message by now.

Li Jialuo refused to let him do what he wanted, and even ruined the fact that they took Xiaobao as his weakness.

To the Wu family, she felt that she had done her best, and she would not be polite if she was restless.

When the printing was launched at the beginning of the year, the official documents for the drafts from all over the country had already been sent out. Just waiting for the girls to come to the capital for the draft, the Ministry of Etiquette and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also began to get busy.

The Chunfang Palace was also cleaned up, waiting for the beautiful girls after the primary election to live in the palace.

The beautiful girls in the capital have natural advantages. No, as soon as spring begins, people who have everything to do with the palace will start sending posts to the palace.

Even the old concubine in the palace is no exception, everyone wants to occupy a place in the palace.

Li Jialuo also received several posts here, all of whom he didn't know before, or had no contact with.

Li Jialuo didn't want to find some helper to solidify his favor, just according to what everyone said, she now has a son and a favor, even if she falls out of favor, the emperor will not let others treat her poorly for the sake of the third prince, not to mention, now the three The prince is still young, and has nothing to do with seizing the heir, so why bother, mixing himself in this muddy water, the gain outweighs the loss.

After the Wu family returned from the Yun family and the Ruan family, they did not dare to enter the palace again.I'm afraid that Concubine Hui will ask about Qian Xiaobao again, and I'm also afraid that the empress will send someone to Qian Xiaobao's hometown to inquire about the situation. If she finds out that there is no Qian Xiaobao in her hometown, the consequences will be very serious, so she is trying to find a way to get rid of Qian Xiaobao. Things are over.

And Wu Zhengdao had originally agreed with his former colleagues or the same year that when the girls of other families go to the palace, he will let his daughter take care of him, preferably as close as sisters, so that the emperor will not give the concubine Hui to his mother. forget.

The age of women is here. Wu Zhengdao himself is a man, so of course he knows that men like young girls.Isn't the emperor also a man, wouldn't it be nice for someone to pamper his daughter?

Who would have thought that something like this happened in the middle, Yunshi would still tell it, he really didn't dare to let Yunshi enter the palace to say something, otherwise Concubine Hui would really settle accounts with them, it would be bad.

I heard from some servants that beautiful girls from various places outside the palace have arrived one after another. Li Jialuo is holding his son's little hand and is walking in contact. The third prince can walk a certain distance now, but what he likes is that people hold hands Walking with him, I especially like to go to the garden of Changchun Palace. Now that the weather is getting hotter, Hongxian and the others have also started flying kites. Perhaps for the third prince, kites are a rare thing for him, and he feels happy when he sees them.

The imperial physician would give the peace pulse to the masters of the palaces every three days. This day happened to be the time when Li Jialuo wanted the peace pulse. Li Jialuo knew it well, but he was not afraid of anything.

As soon as the imperial doctor took the pulse of Concubine Hui, he felt a little happy, mainly because this kind of pulse came out, the emperor liked it, and the ladies liked it.

"Concubine Hui, you have a happy pulse, I will congratulate you first." The imperial physician said with a smile, clasping his hands.

After hearing this, Hu Po and the others couldn't be happier. Seeing that the third prince is almost two years old, and the palace is going to be drafted again, the empress is pregnant at this time, which is not a great thing.

The emperor also came to Changchun Palace a lot, so it should have been news long ago.

Feng An ran to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to announce the good news to the emperor.

Not long after, the emperor brought people over with a smile like a spring breeze on his face.

He likes concubines who can give birth, and the more offspring the better.

"My concubine has meritorious service, how do you feel this time?" The emperor asked with a smile.

The third prince can talk and walk now, and looks so cute, the emperor naturally prefers to have more such healthy princes.

Li Jialuo said with a smile: "If the imperial doctor hadn't come to ask for a safe pulse, I wouldn't feel at all. I wouldn't feel uncomfortable. It's fine."

"That's different. I didn't know it before, but now that I know it, I must be more careful. I can eat whatever I want. If I don't have it, I will let people find a way to get it." This is the palace, and you can eat whatever you want. The emperor is very happy, this time he is no more looking forward to a boy than when he was pregnant with the third prince, even a girl is also good, anyway, Concubine Hui can give birth to a healthy prince, so there will be chances in the future?

So he is not in a hurry.

The Queen Mother and Queen Zhao also knew about it. Queen Zhao was very happy, and she went to the Changchun Palace in person, sent a lot of supplements, and also explained some things, "I originally wanted to let Concubine Hui be re-elected this time. What you used to check was only your body, so I won’t look for you anymore. You should take good care of your baby, and then give birth to a prince for the emperor. That will be our Dachu’s blessing. The third prince, I am also very happy. I like it, you are doing well."

It is impossible to say that Empress Zhao is not worried that Concubine Hui will give birth to a prince and threaten her status. She just thinks that members of the Wu family are not very successful, and the emperor has no intention of reusing the Wu family.So I gave up half of my heart.

Moreover, Concubine Hui is not enthusiastic about participating in the palace affairs, which reflects Concubine Hui's indifference to things in the palace from the side. In this case, the position of empress has become a burden instead, but Empress Zhao did not take it lightly .

The key is the emperor's intention. If the emperor has that intention, then she has to start preparing.

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the emperor did not mean that.

Nor did she express any dissatisfaction with her queen.So she doesn't worry much now.

Sometimes doing nothing is better than thinking about calculating the other party.

How many queens did all kinds of things because they were afraid of losing their post, and were rejected by the emperor.

Empress Zhao's principle is that if Concubine Hui doesn't specifically target her, then she will stand still and wait and see.

On the contrary, if Concubine Hui really did something to her, then I'm sorry, she wouldn't be so weak and wait to die.

It's just that Concubine Hui is pregnant again this time. It seems that one of the four concubines must have her place.

The Queen Mother also knew the news that Concubine Hui was pregnant again. The beads in her hand were spinning faster and faster, and she said: "It seems that Concubine Hui is really a blessed person. I really hope she can give birth to a prince."

Madam Gong said: "Madam, servants, look, the emperor has visited the Changchun Palace many times. It is a matter of time. Concubine Hui's body is probably suitable. Madam, it is a pity that Doctor Li is not here, otherwise it would not be like this. situation."

"Even if Dr. Li is here, he would not be used by the Ai family. If not, the Ai family would not be ruthless in the end. It's a pity that for the sake of the Wang family, I have softened my heart a little, which has caused the current situation."

Just because the Wang family could have a prince, she really relented.

"If there were other princes raised by Ai's family at that time, Ai's family would not be so contradictory. Alas, after all, he was raised from a young age and had feelings, but now his wings are hardened, so he doesn't treat the mother of Ai's family as a queen. Put it in your eyes." The Queen Mother said: "Don't make trouble for now, wait until Mingya enters the palace and see the situation, no matter how many princes other people give birth to, they are not as precious as Wang's children. As long as Mingya gives birth to a prince , Aijia is not afraid of anything."

Madam Gong said: "Miss Mingya will definitely give birth to a prince. Madam, don't worry, the people who have been arranged for Miss Mingya have already been arranged, including those who specially arrange meals, they are all the best."

The Queen Mother nodded and said: "This time the emperor is going to make Concubine Hui one of the four concubines, but I don't know what the daughter-in-law of Ai's family thinks."

It doesn't feel so good for a queen who has not given birth to a prince to be caught up by a concubine who will continue to give birth. It's okay, and it will save her energy to let this daughter-in-law deal with Concubine Hui.

So the emperor came to the Queen Mother and told the Queen Mother that when he wanted to confer Concubine Hui as Concubine Shu, the Queen Mother nodded and said, "I should have been promoted last time, but I just thought that this child will have great fortune in the future, so this Let's get promoted to her position next time, concubine of the harem, it is a great contribution to give birth to an heir for the emperor. However, Aijia, think about it, Concubine An has served you for so many years, and she has always been in the concubine position. Seeing that the second princess has also grown up, why not promote Concubine An?"

What the Queen Mother said made sense. Apart from being implicated by Chen Shuyi last time, Concubine An also helped the Queen handle a lot of palace affairs in the palace, and for the sake of the second princess, it should be done.

The emperor said: "The empress mother is right, then confer Concubine An the title of Concubine De, and I have to talk to the empress about this matter."

"Yes, Aijia's daughter-in-law, Aijia has always been satisfied. She has worked hard these years. You are a married couple. Although the queen did not give birth to the emperor, she has no fault in other respects. So emperor, you must not have any thoughts of abolishing the empress."

"Don't worry, the queen mother, the queen is not at fault. I have kept the harem in my heart all these years, and I have absolutely no intention of abolishing the queen."

After hearing what the emperor said, Empress Zhao nodded and said: "What the emperor said is that Concubine Hui is one of the four concubines, and the concubine also thinks it should be, Concubine An
She has helped many courtiers and concubines over the years, and she is justified as a concubine. "

So after knowing that Concubine Hui was pregnant, these two decrees came down again. Concubine Hui was canonized as Concubine Shu, Concubine An was canonized as Concubine De, and there were two fourth concubines, and there were two remaining, who would it be? Woolen cloth?

After Concubine Jing found out, she smashed the things in her room.If Concubine Hui was canonized because she was pregnant again, that would still make sense, but why Concubine An was canonized as Concubine De?

If you want to seal it, it should be yourself. I have given birth to the second prince, who is also a concubine. Then Concubine An just gave birth to a princess, so how can she be qualified?

Concubine Jing was so angry that she didn't look good for several days.

But no matter how angry she was, there was nothing she could do, she couldn't run to the emperor to ask for this position.

You can't ask for things like status unless the emperor gives it to you. If you ask for it, it's for nothing.

She just felt aggrieved, and felt that she should be canonized, and she should also be canonized. Concubine Hui is pregnant, so there is a reason, what is Concubine An for?It was also sealed directly, which is simply inexplicable.

Could it be that the second prince is not as good as the second princess?

Concubine Jing felt that everyone was watching her joke.

Seeing that Concubine Hui and Concubine An have both become one of the four concubines and won the gold certificate, which is much better than her own status as a simple concubine, Concubine Jing can only watch helplessly.

The queen said to Concubine Shu and Concubine De: "You two sisters, I have something to share with you in the future. Of course, Concubine Shu is mainly raising babies now, and I will not disturb you. Concubine De, this draft There are more people than last time, and when the time comes for re-election, you have to be there."

Concubine De smiled and said: "As long as your majesty doesn't dislike it, the concubines should serve you."

Three years ago, she also went for re-election. At that time, there was her, Concubine Rou, and Concubine Xian, and now she is the only one left.

When Li Jialuo became Concubine Shu, her treatment went up to a higher level. Of course, she still lives in Changchun Palace, which has not changed, but as one of the four concubines, the queen can also call her younger sister.

Moreover, she can send a chief internal supervisor. I don't know what Liu Yongquan told the emperor, but the emperor sent Liu Yongquan's apprentice, Xiao Liuzi, to Changchun Palace.

Liu Yongquan also has many apprentices, not just Xiaoliuzi, but Xiaoliuzi is familiar with Changchun Palace and has a good relationship, so it is suitable to be sent here.

Liu Yongquan said to Xiaoliuzi: "Boy, I sent you out for your own good. You have been with me for a long time, master, and your eyesight is enough. I will not send you to that cold place, master." Go over to the stove. Master me, follow the emperor, at least you can stay with the emperor for ten years or even longer, so you have no chance with the emperor, follow the concubine Shu. Let the concubine Shu take care of her home, and you will benefit from it in the future There are too many."

Xiao Liuzi said with a smile: "I know that master treats me well, how can I not know good or bad? Master, tell me, does the emperor intend to make the third prince the crown prince?"

"Silence for me, and don't tell anyone about it in the future. The emperor is in his prime, so where is the need for a prince? In the future, the emperor will have more princes, and the third prince will be a little older? Remember, don't ask anyone such a stupid question. ,Understand?"

"I only asked this in front of the master, my apprentice. Don't worry, I won't talk about it in the future. I will serve Concubine Shu and the third prince wholeheartedly."

"That's right, remember, you have become a member of Changchun Palace, master, I will not give you any convenience here, so as not to cause inconvenience to both of us, understand?"

Xiaoliuzi expressed his understanding, but that's what the master said, but he would still reveal it to himself when the time comes, which makes it easy for someone in the court to handle the job.

Liu Yongquan explained everything to one side and felt that there was no problem, so he let Xiaoliuzi go.

Concubine Shu's place is indeed a good home, and the little six son has been called his master for so many years, so he has done a good deed.

It's just that I also know that the relationship between Xiaoliuzi and himself is not to say that there is no relationship when he arrives in Changchun Palace, but the emperor also said that Xiaoliuzi is suitable, so he can't say anything.

Li Jialuo has already made Little Six and the people in Changchun Palace meet, which is the first official meeting, although they have known each other for a long time.

"From now on, Little Six will be in charge of you guys. Don't disobey Little Six just because he's here for the first time, otherwise I won't obey you."

Apart from Feng An, Tian Liu, Li Zhu, and Chen Yong, who followed her at the beginning, there are already more than a dozen servants in Changchun Palace, and some of them cannot remember their names clearly, so someone should take care of them, of course. , Xiao Liuzi can also take care of the arrangements of the maids, but Hu Po and Hongxian are all acquaintances, and Xiao Liuzi will not deliberately say anything that is inappropriate.

Li Jialuo just wanted the little six to rule out all the unsafe places. She is pregnant again now, and has a young son with limited energy. She can't do everything by herself. She needs a manager to help her get things done. .

Little Six also knew that he had a great responsibility, but he didn't feel it was hard work. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the palace, the most important thing was to have a good master. From the present point of view, he was definitely a good master.I just hope that the master can give birth to a prince, so what is there to be afraid of in this harem?
"Who is that servant next to Wang Guibi?" Li Jialuo asked Xiao Liuzi after taking a walk in the imperial garden.

(End of this chapter)