Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 155 The skinny camel is bigger than a horse
"The concubine please concubine Hui Jin'an."

Concubine Hui sat at the head and had a panoramic view of everything outside the palace.

Seeing that Concubine Yi also caught up, she saluted and said: "I invite Concubine Hui Jinan to be safe."

Concubine Hui didn't mention anything outside the palace, she just pretended not to see it, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, give me tea."

She also didn't want to see Yipin, Yipin's order to confine her feet was made by herself, and now Yipin has been out of Yongshou Palace many times, which hurt her face.

The last time she went to Qianqing Palace, the emperor fined her three months' monthly salary, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs still provided it.

This time, it was the emperor himself who asked her to celebrate his birthday, no matter how unhappy he was, he couldn't show it.

Concubine Hui waived all the courtesy, Concubine Yi had quick eyesight and quick hands, and took the first seat under Concubine Rong.

This seat should belong to Chen Wenxin.

Among the four concubines, Concubine Rong is the most respected by default, Concubine De is second, Concubine Chen is the third, and Concubine Yi is the last.

Chen Wenxin's third place is already reluctant, she is the only one besides Concubine Hui who has the right to assist the harem.

She was courteous to Concubine Rong and Concubine De, but unexpectedly it gave Concubine Yi the illusion that she should be at the bottom now that she has fallen out of favor.

A seat is not a big deal, she is also willing to sit with Debi.

It's just that if she backs down today, Yibi will be even more presumptuous in the future.

Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong looked at Chen Wenxin and then at Concubine Yi, not knowing how to speak.

Debi discovered this problem when she was already seated, and it was hard to get up if she wanted to stand up.

Everyone's eyes finally fell on Chen Wenxin, to see how she would solve this matter.

Is it to silently accept the fact that he has fallen out of favor, and sit in the first position of the concubine De?

Or fight with Yipin to take back his position?
Just like that, Chen Wenxin stood quietly in the hall alone, she was combing her hair in a bun, and a strand of black hair slid from her temples to her smooth neck.

With blue sea and blue sleeves like a fairy, she lowered her head slightly, unable to see her expression clearly.

In the past, she seldom wore Han clothes out of Yikun Palace, why has she fallen out of favor now, and she is wearing them outside the palace?
Are you not afraid of being too ostentatious and causing gossip?
But I have to say that this Han family dress is really fairy-like and beautiful.

Chen Wenxin has always dressed in a simple and elegant manner, and does not like to decorate too much with gold, silver and jade.In this midsummer, it is very refreshing to see.

The corner of her skirt moved slightly, she turned to Yipin, and said with a smile: "Did Yipin be in Yongshou Palace, thinking about life behind closed doors?"

Yipin obviously wanted to make her look bad on purpose, but she seemed to be unaware and remained calm.

Yipin was taken aback, Chen Wenxin was not so competitive before, how could he become so aggressive now?

The emperor gave her the Yikun Palace and asked her to assist in the harem, but she was so stupid as to give up the honor to Concubine De and Concubine Rong.

Now that the situation is stronger than others, she is fighting with herself, she really doesn't know what it means!
It seemed that she was deliberately targeting herself!

Yipin frowned, "I have made great achievements in giving birth to the fifth elder brother, why can't I sit in this position?"

She has already sat down, so she will definitely not stand up.

"Hui Yipin, if it is said that whoever has meritorious service will be more respected, then our master will be able to save him."

Bai Lu spoke from behind, Yipin's expression froze.

According to the emperor himself, Chen Wenxin and Chen Wenyi, brothers and sisters, did a great job in rescuing him during the southern tour, and the emperor also rewarded Yikun Palace with many things at that time.

Chen Wenyi was conferred the rank of General Wuji, and the Chen family also received a garden rewarded by the emperor.

A garden is not rare, what is rare is that the garden is next to Tsinghua Garden, and the emperor specially ordered it to be built according to the regulations of Suzhou Lion Garden.

Although I don't know why Chen Wenxin fell out of favor for no reason, the emperor has not lost a single bit of the favor of the Chen family.

That garden is still under construction, and Chen Wenyi was sent by the emperor to supervise the construction of the expansion of Tsinghua Garden.

The construction of the Royal Garden has always been supervised by relatives and relatives trusted by the emperor to prevent corruption.

The emperor assigned this task to Chen Wenyi, which shows how much he is trusted by the emperor.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Chen Wenxin fell out of favor and can still enjoy all the honors in the past?
Yipin suddenly felt like she was sitting on pins and needles under her buttocks, she wanted to stand up, but she couldn't get rid of her face.

The Chen family's father and son were officials in the same dynasty, one was a third-rank official, and the other was a junior third-rank at a young age.

As for her, Guo Luoluo's family, there was only one father, who was from the fourth-rank assistant and received the third-rank official protection, and was demoted to the fifth-rank because of the Xiangjiwan incident...

Comparing in this way, the gap between her and Chen Wenxin is really heaven and earth.

In this full harem, Concubine Tong's mother's family is more prominent than the Chen family.

Concubine Yi wanted to refute to save face, so how could she refute what the emperor said about saving him?

She is definitely not stupid enough to say that the contribution of saving the family is not as stupid as the contribution of giving birth to an elder brother.

How can I step down now?

Chen Wenxin saw Yipin's embarrassment, and didn't want to talk to her too much.

It was Concubine Hui who spoke first, "Concubine Yi is confused after not coming out to see people for a long time, why don't you go back to your seat?"

Yibi's sentence, "I have merit in giving birth to the fifth elder brother, why can't I sit in this position?" has completely wiped out her own future.

If she didn't say that sentence, she could barely explain that she was momentarily confused.

Yipin got up from her seat in embarrassment, and took the empty seat below Depin.

Chen Wenxin slowly sat down in her seat, and seeing Zhang Changzai gave her a comforting look.

She breathed a sigh of relief, she won't lose if she loses, no matter how she loses, she can't lose to Yipin.

Yibi is arrogant and domineering and has a vicious mind. This kind of person is the most bullying and fearful of toughness.

She glanced at the audience, but did not see the upstart Yu Chang.

Concubine Hui said: "Thank you all for coming to congratulate me on my birthday, my palace is so simple, please don't blame me, sisters."

Concubine Rong took the lead and said, "Sister Hui's 33rd birthday is not a full birthday, but it is also a good number. My sister specially prepared a small gift."

The maid behind her held the gift with both hands, and Concubine Rong opened the box herself, and held it in front of Concubine Hui.

"Oh, my sister has a heart."

Concubine Hui laughed when she saw it, making everyone wonder what kind of gift Concubine Rong would give.

It turned out to be a fine ivory chrysanthemum chrysanthemum fan, in the shape of a crabapple flower, with a tortoise shell frame around the fan edge, bone beads and painted enamel handle with flower and butterfly patterns.

Embroidered on it is a spring day with an inch of grass reporting the spring sunshine, which is exactly what Concubine Hui wanted.

What she cares most about and relies on the most is her elder brother. If her elder brother has the filial piety to repay the spring with every inch of grass, Concubine Hui will be able to rely on her in her life.

No wonder Concubine Hui laughed when she saw it.

"This palace fan moves with the wind, it is cool and sweet, it is really a good thing."

As soon as Concubine Rong presented the gift, Concubine De followed closely behind, and everyone followed suit.

Among them, Yipin's colorful phoenix double-headed hairpin looked the most precious, but Concubine Hui didn't show much joy.

Concubine Yi was fined a monthly salary of three months in name, but she was able to make such a big deal, it was obvious that this punishment was a violation of the law.

However, this punishment was still for the reason that Concubine Yi disobeyed Concubine Hui's will and went out of Yongshou Palace privately.

The more expensive the gift she sent now, the more it hit Concubine Hui in the face.

Chen Wenxin was the last to go up to her, and asked Bai Lu to open the gift box.

Everyone looked at the gift she gave, wondering if she could still afford to give her valuables now that she was down and out.

When the box was opened, it was nothing more than a beautifully embroidered satin.

Such a piece of satin is not rude, nor is it expensive.

Concubine Hui was about to speak, when Bai Lu carefully held the piece of satin and unfolded it for everyone to see.

The inner side of the concubine-colored embroidered black bamboo and su satin is also a random and proud black bamboo.

The bamboo leaves are as light as the wings of a cicada, the thread used is extremely thin, and the row of needles is extremely empty.Thin and transparent, as if the leaves are being rustled by the wind.

This is actually the most precious double-sided embroidery in Suzhou embroidery!
Concubine Hui touched the satin with her hands in amazement, only to feel that the tentacles were thin, and the embroidery seemed to be integrated with the satin.

"It is double-sided embroidery, and it can be embroidered so lightly, it is really rare!"

Concubine Rong said: "I remember that when the first empress lived in Kunning Palace, there was a double-sided embroidered kang screen. I was lucky enough to see it once, it is really exquisite. Today I saw this one given by my sister Qin Concubine, and I am even more excited. It's more refined than that."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hui hurriedly said: "How can I use such a precious satin. Why don't sister Qin keep it for her own use?"

A whole bolt of double-sided embroidered satin uses more material than a kang screen.The treasure that only the queen can enjoy, is the concubine Qin giving it to herself like this?

Chen Wenxin smiled and said, "I saw this double-sided embroidery when I was traveling with the emperor to the south. The emperor said that this item is rare, and all the sisters in the harem like it."

"I don't feel anything because I'm blind. I thought it would be good to bring it back as a gift to my sisters. No, it just happened to be Huifei's birthday."

Concubine Hui was relieved when she heard her say this. It turns out that she has unique taste and she doesn't like double-sided embroidery very much.

Everyone was surprised, and restrained their disrespect towards Chen Wenxin.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.No matter how Chen Wenxin falls out of favor now, she still has the prestige of being the sixth palace favorite.

There is also a good father and good brother who is a high official in the court, and her position will not be shaken easily.

Debi smiled and said: "Sister Qinpin has always had a unique taste, you can see it just by looking at the fairy dress on her."

Depin is a Manchu, and she doesn't know much about Han people's clothing, she just thinks it looks good.

Chen Wenxin said: "These are Han women's clothes, they are called double-breasted skirts. If sister Debi likes it, next time I will order the palace to make one for my sister."

Debi was a little ashamed for a moment when she said it, "I can't dress like my sister."

Others didn't notice anything, only Ding Changzai and Wei agreed to the two Han concubines, and their hearts came alive.

I heard that Concubine Qin often wears Hanfu in her own palace, and the emperor even rewarded her with a lot of clothing materials for her to make Hanfu.

Since the emperor likes it, they can also wear it...

(End of this chapter)