Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 132 Give a Gift to Elder Brother

Concubine Hui also has an elder brother, he is the eldest son of the emperor, and he is afraid that he will be more afraid of his younger brothers.

Concubine Hui's status is high, but her mother's family has never been elevated.

Eldest brother has reached a sensitive and thoughtful age, if Concubine Hui doesn't blame her, eldest brother will also blame her?
"Bai Lu, don't clean up now, and call the two nuns quickly."

There are few nuns in Yikun Palace, the only ones are Liu and Deng.

Bai Lu responded, and went out to pass on the news to the two nuns.

"Master, what are your orders?"

The two nuns came in quickly, and Chen Wenxin said, "What has Concubine Yi been doing during the few months I've been away?"

The two mothers looked at each other, and Mother Deng said first: "Young lady should know Yipin's temperament, she is very aggressive. The emperor is not in the palace, she is relying on her own stomach, who dares to fight her?"

"Even the imperial concubine avoids her, so she can make a fuss. For a while, she said that the jade in her palace promised to offend her, and she wanted Dayu to agree. Then she said that the House of Internal Affairs watched people order dishes, and said that her offerings were more than Up to you, master..."

Chen Wenxin raised her eyebrows, she already knew something in her heart.

Concubine Yi has a son, so the Household Affairs Department is always careful.But above offerings, without the emperor's will, they dare not add them casually.

And when she was always there in the past, the emperor ordered people to worship her according to the rules of the nobles, and there were even some things that the nobles could not use.

For example, the privilege of being able to use the iceberg multiple times, regardless of the time of day.

When she was conferred the title of concubine, the emperor still gave her a higher level of consecration, that is, the position of concubine.

Naturally, many of these privileges are beyond the reach of a concubine.

For example, this magnificent Yikun Palace.

In addition to the offerings in the palace, the same is true for clothing and jewelry.

It stands to reason that only emperors and concubines can wear Qifeng hairpins. At present, no one in the harem has this honor except the empress dowager.

Even Concubine Tong Gui can only wear Wufeng Chai.

And Chen Wenxin did have such a Qifeng hairpin, which was rewarded by the emperor himself.

This is why Chen Wenxin didn't listen to Wei's promise at the New Year's Eve family banquet, and said that he would always be there at Qiquechai, which was very similar to Qifengchai.

She herself has something beyond her control, so how can she say anything about others?

Seeing that she didn't speak, Mother Deng thought she was angry with Concubine Yi, so she said, "Master, don't be angry, Concubine Yi is the first young concubine to have a son. She has been spoiled again, so she should be proud."

Liu Nanny also said: "Yes, master. Concubine Yi is just like this when the master is not in the palace. Now that the emperor and the master are back, how dare she?"

She was not angry, she knew Yipin's jealousy from the first time Yipin took Zhang Changzai to see her in the West Side Hall of Yonghe Palace.

Everyone is a concubine, and she has a fifth elder brother, who is not as good as herself.

Anyone else would be jealous, right?
Chen Wenxin smiled and said: "Now that she has a fifth elder brother, her status is naturally more extraordinary. She is jealous of me, what kind of anger am I?"

Seeing that she was open-minded, Mother Deng smiled and sent another piece of gossip.

"Master, does the master know? There are rumors in the palace that it is a secret that Yi concubine returned to her original appearance just after confinement."

What secrets are there in this?

She said: "Could it be some good prescription given by some imperial doctor?"

"It's a good recipe, but it didn't come from the Imperial Hospital, it was brought in by Yipin's natal family. Because of this matter, Yipin and the imperial concubine had a little conflict."

Chen Wen thought carefully, "Yes, according to the rules in the palace, concubines can only see their natal family after giving birth."

Concubine Yi is only out of the moon now, but her body is still back to normal, which means that her family came during her month of confinement.

"Exactly. The imperial concubine is in charge of the harem, so she naturally follows the palace rules. But Yongshou Palace said that the imperial concubine is jealous of Yi concubine's having a son, so she made things difficult for her."

Concubine Tong Gui is not such a stupid person, she is jealous in her heart, and it is impossible for the world to know about it.

Chen Wenxin had already guessed the ending, "So the imperial concubine couldn't stand her nonsense, so she made an exception and let her family enter the palace?"

"Exactly."

This is Tong Guifei's last move.

She wanted to protect her reputation, but unintentionally pampered Yipin.

If there is this time, there will be a second time and a third time.

If she endured it, she was afraid that she would be hurt internally, and if she couldn't bear it, it would be more difficult to deal with it.

Think about how affectionate sisters were when the two of them came to Yikun Palace to ask for a palace search in the past.

Now that I have only been away for a few months, the two of them are fighting in the nest.

Regardless of them, these two have absolutely no kindness towards her, so why should she care about their fight.

The more they fight, the more stable they can be.

What she cares most about now is not them.

"You two mothers, just now I have ordered the small table to send people to send Jiangnan local products to Zhang Changzai, Concubine De and Wei Xu. You can ask me to pick some good ones and send them to Changchun Palace and Jingren Palace."

Concubine Hui of Changchun Palace is easier to say, she is a well-known sage, and she is the oldest, who in the palace does not respect her?
Concubine Rong of Jingren Palace is an invincible master, relying on her family background, she is extremely noble.

"Master, why did you think of giving a gift to Concubine Rong?"

Concubine Rong has never come to Yikun Palace to curry favor with her, and her master has never had any contact with her, so why rush to give gifts now?
"It's not for Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, but for eldest brother and third elder brother."

As she drank, the bowl of milk tea cooled down.Bai Lu took it from her hand, and brought her another bowl of warm food.

The warm spring season has not yet entered summer, and she was ill during the southern tour, so she can't drink cold water yet.

While watching Bai Lu pouring milk tea from the thermos, she said, "So you pick some of the Four Treasures of the Study, brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, as long as they are for the palace masters."

Anyway, I don't know if it's for the little brothers, they will know what's inside when they see it.

Pens, inks, papers and inkstones are the most useful things for the elders to study. On the contrary, these ladies in the palace don't understand poetry and books.

"correct."

Chen Wenxin took a new bowl of warm milk tea, but thought it was too hot, and she should sweat after drinking it.

"Tell the two empresses that the Yonghe Palace also sent these things from the south, and the emperor likes them very much."

The emperor likes these pens, inks, papers and inkstones from the south, so she gave them to the fourth elder brother, and also to the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother...

This is her intention to appease Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong's resentment.

In other words, she was telling them a truth in disguise.

As long as you don't fight against me, I will share some of my care for the fourth elder brother with the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother.

The fourth elder brother can know the emperor's preferences, and your elder brother can also know.

This is for concubines like Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, who have already put the focus of their lives on their sons, not on the emperor.

Definitely not a small temptation.

So she wanted to send Madam Deng and Madam Liu. These two were of high status among the slaves, so that she could show her sincerity in making friends.

It can't be regarded as a good relationship, but I just don't want to be the target of public criticism.

This trip to the south made her think through a lot of things, making it easier for others and herself.

In the past, she only thought that the other concubines in the palace had nothing to do with her, as long as they didn't come to frame her, she would live in peace and security.

Live happily with the emperor.

Now she seems to understand that the emperor is the emperor after all.

These seven words seem like nonsense, but they actually contain a lot of deep meaning.

After all, the emperor is the emperor, so she is the emperor's concubine after all.

Then the other concubines in the palace are his sisters, his rivals in love, and his relatives.

This relationship is complicated and contradictory, but it cannot be avoided blindly.

Instead of waiting for what happened in Yangzhou to happen again, let her suffer the suspicion of the emperor and be trampled under by everyone.

Then she might as well plan for herself earlier.

Plan a life where she can live well without the emperor.

The two nuns withdrew, just in time to see the emperor stepping in from outside Yikun Palace.

"When I returned to Beijing for the first time today, Concubine Tong sent someone to ask if she wanted to host a banquet in the harem to cleanse the dust. I thought you didn't like getting together with them, so I declined."

Chen Wenxin raised her eyebrows, "The emperor himself doesn't like to listen to women's family's gossip and be jealous? He used me as a cover again."

The emperor nodded her heart, "I don't like Niannian or I don't like it, what's the point? It's better for us two to have a comfortable meal in Yikun Palace."

There are too many state banquets and family banquets that the emperor attends throughout the year, and he doesn't like to throw a big banquet just because he has nothing to do.

"Seeing that the small countries in the West are about to send envoys again, they will hold another banquet at that time."

Chen Wenxin was surprised and said: "This is also strange. Why do you send envoys here?"

The emperor was amused when he mentioned this, "What do you think? Those envoys came to congratulate the former empress on the Thousand Autumn Festival."

The three most important festivals in the Qing Dynasty are the Emperor's Longevity Festival, the Queen's Qianqiu Festival, and the Spring Festival.

Empress Hesheli has been dead for many years, and these people are so confused that they have tossed around on the sea for several months to celebrate the birthday of the former empress.

She looked at it coldly, the emperor didn't show any strange expression when he talked about the former queen Hesheli.

It seems that it is said that the emperor left the post vacant because of his excessive attachment to the former queen, which is not the truth.

What he does is always out of political needs.

The emperor said again: "Don't think these people are stupid, they always have a purpose to come here. Isn't it just to reward silver, as well as good things like tea, porcelain, and silk from the Qing Dynasty?"

The Qing Dynasty was the upper kingdom of heaven, and all the Fans belonged to small countries. Every time they came to pay tribute to the court, they could get much more rewards than the tribute they brought with them.

This is the demeanor of the kingdom of heaven, and it is also a manifestation of the strong financial resources of the Qing Dynasty.

In all fairness, during the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong, such a generous reward was not considered a swollen face to make a fat man.
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But really rich!

Chen Wenxin still found it quite interesting to meet foreigners other than Nan Huairen.

The emperor said: "What are you having for dinner tonight?"

"Antique pot. If you don't eat it, it will be hot."

The emperor was at a loss for words, isn't it hot now?
During the southern tour, I didn't bring an antique pot because the weather was getting warmer.

Now that it's the end of spring, and it's almost the beginning of summer, she can still think of the antique pot...

"Does the emperor not want to eat?"

It suddenly occurred to her that the emperor's body is warm, and he probably is afraid of the heat in this season.

Unlike her weak and cold constitution, she is afraid of the cold in winter and sweats hard in summer.

"No, just this. More beef."

Chen Wen was weak and timid, eating this would be good for him, and the emperor was willing to accompany him.

(End of this chapter)