Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 310
Although the matter of Da Gege's marriage to Zhungeer has been decided, the emperor did not mention it in the court, and all the ministers' memorials were put on hold.

There was no shortage of discussions in the court, and Prince Gong also tried to listen to him many times, but to no avail.

On the contrary, five days later, when the emperor invited Prince Gong and his second son to talk in the imperial study, the young son of Prince Gong's mansion recited a long poem on frontier fortresses, and said a lot of bold words to make the emperor very happy.

On that day, the Emperor Longxin was overjoyed, and praised the child, although he was not very old, but he had a good character, a good man from Manchuria, and he immediately decreed to make him his son, and when he became an adult, he could enjoy the throne of the county.

In order to commend Prince Gong for raising good seedlings for the Qing Dynasty, he granted a banquet in the Imperial Garden three days later, and all officials above rank four can participate in the feast.

Zhungeer asked to marry the princess of the Qing Dynasty. Seeing that among the princesses, only Da Gege was of the right age to marry, the emperor did not mention this matter for a long time, but rewarded Da Gege's younger brother, which is really confusing.

Even Zhungeer's envoys began to speculate secretly.

But these things were just jokes after dinner in the harem, it was noon, after lunch, several concubines came to Yikun Palace, all crowded in the side hall waiting to talk to Chen Wenxin.

On the surface, it was gossiping, but in fact it was because Chen Wenxin was the most sacred heart, and everyone wanted to find out the emperor's heart from her.

Chen Wenxin was not in a hurry, when she heard that the concubines were coming, she asked Bai Lu to tell them to wait in the side hall, and she drank two cups of tea before slowly supporting Bai Lu's hand.

"The concubine sees the empress." The outermost Zeng Chang saw Chen Wenxin with his sharp eyes, and quickly stood up to salute.

When the other concubines heard this, they also hurriedly blessed.

Chen Wenxin glanced, Zhang Guiren, Zeng Changzai and Wei Changzai all came and brought two low-level promises, she calculated slightly in her heart, and then turned aside, she didn't expect that Concubine Hui would also come here.

Concubine Hui stood in the corner, with her head lowered and her hands constantly rubbing the embroidery on the handkerchief. She didn't know what she was thinking. She was about to take a closer look, but Concubine Hui raised her head. You're welcome."

After saying this, everyone sat down.Chen Wenxin sat at the main seat, deliberately ignoring the expectant gazes of the women, and only cared about drinking tea and eating snacks with her head down. Today, the small kitchen made milk crisps, goose rolls, and crispy melons with cold salad, which were very appetizing. Chen Wenxin also I couldn't help eating more.

Seeing this, several concubines looked at each other, pursed their lips, and no one was willing to speak first. After sitting like this for half a stick of incense, some people couldn't sit still.

"Your Majesty, have you heard about the imperial banquet in three days?"

Zhang Guiren held the tea bowl and didn't take a sip until the tea was cold. After hesitating for a while, he said slowly: "I heard that many ministers in the court are coming."

The harem is not allowed to talk about government affairs indiscriminately, but this matter has something to do with the harem. If you want to say it, you have to be careful when you say it, so as not to be caught.

Even though women in the harem are so cautious, they will be caught by their pigtails from time to time, and they will be mutilated to death. Weidao Zhang Gui, who has always dared to speak out, can't help being cautious in this matter.

Not long after entering the palace, Zeng Chang didn't care about these things, and when Mrs. Zhang brought up the topic, she continued.

"I heard from the palace people around me that the emperor is not planning to marry the princess to Zhungeer, and wants to show that Ge Erdan face." She was talking, Chen Wenxin coughed lightly, she saw Taking a look at Chen Wenxin's expression, he quickly stopped talking.

Chen Wenxin sighed secretly, although she is a clever girl, she has only been in the palace for a short time after all, I don't know that the only thing that can't be done in this deep palace is talking nonsense.

When she coughed like this, Concubine Hui was startled, and the rose cake in her hand fell directly onto her skirt.

Chen Wenxin glanced at her strangely, unexpectedly meeting her frightened eyes, Concubine Hui turned her eyes away in an instant, kept patting her dress with a handkerchief, and scolded the maid beside her in disguise: "You stupid girl, What are you doing with your hands so heavy, it hurts me!"

The little maid was so frightened that she withdrew her hand, her head was buried in her chest.

"Little girl is ignorant, so I will teach you a lesson from now on. Don't be angry, sister. It's bad if you break the rules. My sister's clothes are dirty. If you don't mind, please go to the back hall and change into a younger sister." Chen Wenxin said to Bai Lu Made a look.

Bai Lu nodded, and stood next to Concubine Hui, Concubine Hui wanted to refuse, but seeing that she was already standing, she could only follow to the back room.

Looking at the back of Concubine Hui leaving, Zeng Changzai said hesitantly: "What's wrong with Concubine Hui, she looks like she has something on her mind, she's lost her mind..."

"What can she do? I'm scared out of my wits. I heard that the maid invited her tonight and talked all night." Wei Changzi pouted and pointed to Chengqian Palace.

Presumably she was talking about Concubine Tong Gui who was still ill.

Zhang Guiren suddenly realized: "It's strange that I told my sister Zeng at the katydid gate today that I would come to see my empress, but my sister Huifei offered to come with me."

Zeng Changzai seemed puzzled, she looked at Chen Wenxin's face, but still held back her words.

Chen Wenxin knew that after the emperor left her place, she rewarded her son soon, that person would have guessed what she said, it was related to the previous court, she was also anxious after all, and it was normal for her to want someone to come over to test her out.

She didn't know that what Tong Guifei wanted was not that simple.

When he was in a trance, Zhang Guiren recalled what he had said before: "Your Majesty, the person who is in the way is gone. You should talk about the matter of the princess... Actually, it's not that the concubines are in a hurry, it's just that we are concubines, and the princess is married. After all, we have to prepare a dowry for the princess."

"That's right. Although we are going to Zhungeer, we are the princess of the Qing Dynasty after all. We can't teach the princess to be too shabby." Wei Changzai also answered.

Chen Wenxin sighed, knowing that these people would not give up until they reached their goals. She was about to say something when Zeng Chang stood up and said, "It's better to close the door."

"No, just leave it on."

Chen Wenxin shook his head, so many things in the harem were talked behind closed doors, being led out by people listening to the corner.

Zeng Changzai froze and nodded.

"I'm not blaming you, it's just that you can't see what's going on outside after closing the door, it's more dangerous, so just keep your voice down." Chen Wenxin persuaded, "And it's all about the harem, so I'm not afraid of people listening."

"That's right, I'm afraid she will listen." Zhang Guiren said something towards the door, she was talking about Concubine Hui.

Chen Wenxin pressed his hands and signaled them to stop talking.

The side hall fell silent, and the worms outside the courtyard screamed, making people feel restless.Chen Wenxin let out a long breath, suppressed the boredom in his heart, and spoke slowly.

"This time, the emperor really wanted to take down Zhungeer's prestige, so he mentioned the glory of Prince Gong first, in order to improve the status of Princess Heshuo."

"Then why not title the princess?" Zhang Guiren was puzzled.

"If the title of princess is added, after the princess gets married, the title will be given to Zhungeer. If they were honest in the past, it could be said to be a reward for Zhungeer's sincerity, but now, it will inevitably be discussed by others." Chen Wenxin shook his head.

"So that's how it is. This time it's Beizi who has elevated the status of the princess's mother's family. Da Gege is originally Princess Heshuo, and it's indeed inferior to others. In this way, it means that the princess's mother's family is more noble than that of Zhungeer." It's much more useful." Zeng Changzai interjected.

Chen Wenxin glanced at her appreciatively, and thought to himself, he usually sees the child in a daze and doesn't like to talk, but he didn't expect his mind to turn very fast.

"...It's just that, isn't the status of the princess elevated, so wouldn't Zhungeer also take advantage of it?" Zhang Guiren asked.

Chen Wenxin shook her head slightly, and said in a firm voice: "This is what I want to tell you. The emperor means that the princess must get married. It's not that we take the initiative to marry, but Zhungeer asks for it. The dowry can only be prepared quietly by us. Don't show it."

As soon as this was said, all of you present suddenly realized.

It turned out that the emperor didn't mention Zhungeer's request at all, but wanted them to mention it again and again, so that they would appear to be even weaker, and it would also improve the face of the Qing Dynasty.

The women got the answer they wanted, and they all left after sitting for a while. Only when Zeng Chang showed a reluctant expression before leaving, and Chen Wenxin nodded slightly to reassure her, did she leave.

After everyone had left, Bai Lu came in from the outside with a look of embarrassment on her face.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Wenxin asked.

"Madam, Concubine Hui said that she wants to see you." Bai Lu said hesitantly, "Concubine Hui is still in the back room at this moment."

"She wants to see me?" Chen Wenxin was a little surprised, she and Concubine Hui had never seen each other on weekdays, and it was hard not to be suspicious when she suddenly wanted to see her at this juncture.

It's just that this is the Yikun Palace after all, and Chen Wen thought that her Concubine Hui would not be able to get out of the sky, so he straightened his clothes: "Go and have a look."

Concubine Hui was still sitting on the soft bed in the back room with a worried expression on her face. She had already changed her clothes, which were sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to curry favor with her. Chen Wenxin didn't like the kind of red and green clothes. Thinking of Bai Lu finding out for her this time.

Concubine Hui is cautious, even though she is a concubine, she doesn't have the bearing that a concubine should have. No matter how you look at it, she feels awkward in this outfit.

Chen Wenxin stood outside the door and coughed, Concubine Hui came back to her senses, she pursed her lips, looked at Chen Wenxin, her face hesitated to speak.

"Sister Hui, if you have something to say, it's better to say it straight."

"...Since Concubine Qin said so, the concubine will not be polite." Concubine Hui pursed her lips, and stammered: "My Lady, someone is going to frame you!"

"What?" Chen Wen was startled.

"Concubine Tong, Concubine Tong, she can't wait any longer. She recruited concubines last night, saying... that if concubines don't help to find out your weaknesses, she will kill them silently!" Hui said. The concubine knelt down with a plop!
Chen Wenxin hurried over to hold her hand and let her sit on the soft bed: "Sister, please don't do this."

"If Concubine Qin does not accept the concubine's worship, the concubine will dare not say anything." Concubine Hui pleaded with tears in her eyes.

"Li, my sister will never accept it." Chen Wenxin said firmly.

Concubine Hui frowned sadly, and suddenly saw the tea at the table, picked it up abruptly, and said, "Then sister, please accept this cup of tea!"

Chen Wenxin couldn't shirk it, so he could only nod and take the teacup.

But she didn't see the gleam of Concubine Hui's eyes when she drank the tea.

(End of this chapter)