Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 16
Chen Wenxin couldn't help admiring it. After she ate half a plate of braised anchovy shrimp, she made a suggestion.

"Since that's the case, why doesn't the emperor abolish this rule. Every meal will only serve a few dishes that the emperor likes, and eat as much as he likes. This way the emperor will be happy, and there will be a lot of money left over."

She felt that the emperor's imperial meals were too wasteful.

Kangxi in the history books is a good emperor who was diligent in governing and caring for the people.It is rumored that his dragon robes are all patched.

Chen Wenxin did not believe that the emperor would be so thrifty, but at least he was not a person who liked extravagance and waste.

The emperor was stunned, Li Dequan was also dumbfounded, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.

No one has ever dared to tell the emperor to abolish a certain ancestor's rules.

Still in such a relaxed tone.

Sensitively, Chen Wenxin felt that the atmosphere was not right, and screamed in her heart:
It's over, it's over, she said too much and made mistakes, she made a mistake!

As soon as her knees gave way, she knelt down at the emperor's feet, staring down at his bright yellow Golden Dragon Panyun boots.

She was wrong, she was a little resident, she had only been favored for a few days, and she dared to change the ancestral rules of the Qing Dynasty...

She is so dazed!

After a long time, the emperor sighed softly on her head.

"In the future, do you still dare?"

The tone didn't sound very harsh.

Chen Wenxin nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, hugging the emperor's calf and looking up at him.

"Don't dare any more."

The emperor touched her head helplessly, and lifted her up with one hand.

"eat more."

He put another piece of vinegar fish in Chen Wenxin's small plate.

That was a dish strongly recommended by Chen Wenxin when the two of them exchanged information just now.

Because I don't know what this dish is called, I only know it is fish, so I even said it with gestures.

Seeing that Chen Wenxin was still cautious, the emperor knew that she was afraid, so he changed the subject to comfort her.

"I haven't asked you in detail, how many people are there in the family, and what is the situation?"

"My grandparents are gone, but my parents are still alive. My father took over my grandfather's second-class bodyguard position, and my concubine is the only daughter in the family. There are two older brothers and two younger brothers."

Chen Wenxin replied honestly, thinking, while the emperor mentioned this topic, it is better to ask the emperor to let him send some money to the family.

In the first two days, she packed up some silver, and the total amount of broken pieces was twelve taels.

I wanted to ask someone to take the small table out, but the small table was helpless.
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It is a serious crime to pass on privately in the harem, and the most taboo thing is to send things from the palace outside.

Of course, it is not uncommon in the palace for a concubine with status to pass things on and even exchange news with her mother's family.

So the little table advised her: "The master is in the limelight now, but his position is not yet stable. You might as well be patient for a little longer before you can do this thing."

She just said that she wants the emperor to change the imperial meal system, which is already a taboo, so why not bring it up now?
She was very troubled.

"If you are a Manchu, you can live a prosperous life no matter what position you have. Your family is Han, and Lumi, a second-class guard, may not be enough to support five of you brothers?"

All the Manchus who came in from the outer circle of the pass were enshrined with money from the imperial court.Even if you walk the birds and water the flowers all day long, and touch fish and fight dogs, you still won't die of hunger.

"Yes. The concubine's two younger brothers are still young, and the elder brother is only around twenty years old, and he hasn't accomplished anything." Chen Wenxin tried to speak in detail, so that the emperor would feel compassion.

At that time, it would be much easier for her to ask to send some money home.

"Fortunately, my mother is virtuous and often does some needlework to supplement the family income. Although my brother is not talented, he is also hardworking and often does some errands to earn money."

The emperor nodded after hearing this, and continued to ask her.

"You said your father's second-class bodyguard came from your grandfather?"

In fact, the official position of a second-class guard may sound like a small guy, but it is actually quite respectable.

When she was at home, she heard from her father that he worked as an official in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but he was actually quite leisurely.The second-class guard is considered a leader, he only needs to sit in the room and drink tea, and go out to make inspections from time to time.

Those standing outside with the sun on guard are third-class or even fourth-class guards.

So Chen Xihai looks not only not black and strong, but fair and refined, which is similar to the literati Chen Wenxin imagined.

In fact, Chen Xihai was originally a literati, but he couldn't pass the imperial examination, so he had to take over his father's position as a bodyguard.

Anyway, it can be regarded as a status, but the salary is a little lower.

"Yes, I heard from my father that my grandfather Chen Kexiu entered the Forbidden City with Emperor Taizong. This is the greatest glory of the Chen family."

The last sentence was added by Chen Wenxin himself. In fact, Chen Xihai, who is a bit of a pedantic literati, disdains his father's behavior very much.

As an orthodox Han Chinese, he thought Chen Kexiu was a traitor.

What kind of country can Chen Kexiu sell a small bodyguard?

He was originally a soldier stationed at Hangu Pass. When Hangu Pass was breached by Qing Taizong Huang Taiji, the soldiers on Daming's side died and fled.

There were only a few hundred people left, and Chen Kexiu was among them.

Facing Da Jin's iron hooves, what can hundreds of people do? Everyone chose to surrender.

So Huang Taiji took these hundreds of people to Beijing and publicized the policy of surrender without killing.And grant these people low-level official positions to show their leniency to the Han people.

So Chen Kexiu, who was surrendered by the Ming Dynasty, somehow became the second-class bodyguard of the Qing Dynasty.

"Since you have the merit of being a dragon, how can you wrong the hero."

The emperor was very satisfied when he heard this, he was worried about how to show kindness to the Chen family, with this reason, no one dared to talk too much.

"Li Dequan, convey my will early tomorrow morning."

The emperor almost didn't need to think about the wording, and opened his mouth in the standard "imperial decree":
"Second-class bodyguard Chen Xihai, whose family ancestor Chen Kexiu supported Emperor Taizong's entry into the pass, is a descendant of the Qing Dynasty's hero. He is specially granted 50 taels of gold, and he is promoted to be a third-rank first-class bodyguard."

One tael of gold is approximately equal to twelve taels of silver. 50 taels of gold, approximately equal to...

500 taels of silver.

Chen Wenxin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and put away her little thoughts.

Compared with the 50 taels of gold, her private money of ten taels of silver--
Just shit.

She didn't know what the first-class guard was.But she can understand, it is the third grade.

What kind of concept is Zheng Sanpin?
Let's put it this way, high-ranking officials such as the Governor of the Fengtian Mansion and the General Secretary and General Envoy are the third grade.

Of course, the first-class guards do not have such great power.It's just because it is close to the emperor, so the grade has some inflated elements.

That what Conglonggong is, it's simply pulling it out, right?The emperor must love her, that's why he loved Wu and Wu Shi and favored the Chen family.

Chen Wenxin's eyes became moist, thinking of her parents in modern times.

Is that Chen Wenxin in modern times?Did she take good care of her parents?

She left her seat, knelt down upright, and bowed down to the emperor.

"The concubine is on behalf of the father, thank the emperor for his kindness."

She suddenly felt happy, but also very sad.

The Huanxi Emperor doted on her so much, Shi En and the Chen family resolved the important matter in her heart.

Griefing at the emperor, a few words can solve her worst worries.The gap between them is really too big.

In front of the emperor, she is nothing but an ant.

To be crushed to death may not even need a word.

"Okay, why did you drop the golden beans?"

The emperor held her face tenderly, and directly wiped the tears on her face with his cuff, thinking that she was too moved.

Naturally, there are also emotions, and more of the fear of imperial power.

Seeing the emperor's soft words and caring eyes, she felt that she was being supercilious again.

Such a warm man, how could he kill someone at every turn.

Even if one day she gets old and decrepit and he doesn't want her, she will just stay quietly in his palace like other concubines in the palace.

She figured it out, broke through her tears and said with a smile:
"The emperor is so kind and virtuous, the concubine is so happy, the emperor laughed."

When her face is pale, it always makes people feel unpredictable.When she laughed, it made him feel innocent again.

The tears in her eyes made him feel infinitely soft...

"Then how do you thank me?"

The emperor leaned close to her ear, and his slightly hoarse voice breathed heat in her ear.

Ok.She gets it.

This is the meaning of asking her to agree with her body.

(End of this chapter)