The concubines who succeeded in serving the emperor in bed were very active; the concubines who did not serve the emperor in bed were already jealous, and now they were even more angry.
It was a small matter for other female masters to be angry, but it was a big deal if they didn't get to sleep with him.
Once is acceptable, twice is tolerable, but on the third day, she still can't sleep with me. We both used benefits to win her over, so why can she sleep with me but I can't? Do you, Feng Bao, look down on me
Moreover, the most crucial thing is that if you don't sleep with the emperor, you will not be favored by Emperor Jiajing. In the harem full of struggles, women who are not favored by the emperor are pitiful. They cannot be promoted, their welfare benefits will be withheld, and they will be bullied everywhere. Not only will they be pitiful and bullied, but the princes and princesses they give birth to will suffer the same fate. As for their sons competing for the position of crown prince, it is even more of a dream, because even their mother's family will not have power in the court.
Getting angry is a small matter, but sleeping with someone is a big matter.
There are many ways to achieve the goal. Bribery is acceptable, and intimidation is also effective. As for if you use any means necessary, there are even more ways to achieve the goal.
Sleeping with Emperor Jiajing was related to the personal interests of the ladies in the harem, their children, and their maternal families. In order to achieve this goal, the ladies in the harem naturally used all their abilities. When the initial inducement failed to achieve their goal, they would naturally resort to other means.
Moreover, the concubine who had initially forced Feng Bao to sleep with him succeeded, and the imitation effect caused by this example was like a domino effect, which was out of control.
Thus, Feng Bao's end came.
"Master Xiao Zhu, you don't know that the ladies have been deceived by the villains and have come to find fault with me and force me..." Feng Bao had a look of great sorrow on his face, and he had a lot of grievances in his heart that he couldn't utter.
Feng Bao's words were very obscure. He said that the concubines in the harem were deceived by the villain and forced him. In fact, it was the concubines in the harem who forced him. As a slave, how could he say that his master was wrong? He could only say that he was deceived by the villain.
Once a woman goes crazy, she is much more terrifying than a man. It's really deadly.
Zhu Ping'an also outlined the scene at that time from Feng Bao's narration. In fact, it was mainly the nine female masters in the harem of Emperor Jiajing who forced Feng Bao into such a situation. To be precise, there was one imperial concubine, six concubines, one imperial concubine, and one beauty who was currently in favor.
In the Qing Dynasty, there were nine dragons competing for the throne in the harem, and in the Jiajing period, there were nine phoenixes competing for the throne (the original meaning of the word "承" was the principal wife, and it is also appropriate to use it here).
Emperor Jiajing currently has countless concubines, but only the nine female masters above can threaten Feng Bao. The other female masters below the rank of concubine are still a little afraid of Feng Bao, the eunuch who has sex with women. Some other female masters have not taken any action yet and are still waiting and watching.
Currently, there are two imperial concubines in the harem of Emperor Jiajing, one is Imperial Consort Wang and the other is Imperial Consort Shen.
Imperial Noble Consort Wang was originally the woman closest to the position of Empress. Her son was the Second Prince Zhu Zaigang, the most beloved of Emperor Jiajing. The Second Prince had been the Crown Prince for more than ten years. Unfortunately, the Second Prince passed away early last year. Imperial Noble Consort Wang was in grief for the loss of her son and had not yet recovered. She cried all day long at the sight of things that reminded her of him, ate vegetarian food, chanted Buddhist scriptures to pray for her deceased son, and was indifferent to all matters in the harem.
Therefore, Imperial Noble Consort Shen is currently the one with the highest status in the harem, and one of Feng Bao’s greatest dangers comes from Imperial Noble Consort Shen.
Imperial Noble Consort Shen had once been favored by Emperor Jiajing for a period of time, otherwise she would not have been able to stand out from so many concubines and become Imperial Noble Consort. However, the new generation is better than the old, and she was ultimately no match for those young and tender newcomers, and her exclusive favor had long since disappeared.
However, Imperial Noble Concubine Shen took good care of herself and still had her beauty and charm. Emperor Jiajing would visit her once or twice a month.
Noble Concubine Shen is not only beautiful, but also the most scheming and cunning person in the harem.
For example, when Emperor Jiajing's favorite concubine Cao Duanfei was executed by Empress Fang in the Renyin Palace Coup, Imperial Noble Consort Shen risked offending the Empress and asked Emperor Jiajing to adopt Cao Duanfei's daughter, Princess An Ning, who was left in the palace. The effect was also very significant. Whenever Emperor Jiajing missed his former favorite concubine Cao Duanfei, he would come to Imperial Noble Consort Shen's palace to see Princess An Ning, and naturally stayed overnight with Imperial Noble Consort Shen.
Feng Bao had experienced Imperial Noble Consort Shen's methods some time ago. Whenever he mentioned Imperial Noble Consort Shen, he broke out in a cold sweat.
The other six concubines who forced Feng Bao were Concubine Lu Jing, Concubine Jiang Su, Concubine Du Kang, Concubine Zhao Yi, Concubine Chen Yong and Concubine Zhao Rong.
Among them, Concubine Lu Jing was the current favorite concubine, and was favored by Emperor Jiajing. She was favored by Emperor Jiajing more often than other concubines. In addition, as the saying goes, a mother is honored by her sons. The only two remaining princes who could inherit the throne (the third and fourth princes) of Emperor Jiajing were his sons, and Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen was his son. Prince Jing was the fourth prince, the same age as the third prince, but one month younger.
Prince Jing was known as the Fourth Master and was quite favored by Emperor Jiajing, so much so that there were rumors inside and outside the palace that if Prince Jing was older, Emperor Jiajing would have made him the crown prince long ago.
Concubine Du Kang was the mother of the third prince, Prince Yu Zhu Zaihou. Compared with Concubine Lu Jing, she could be said to have fallen out of favor with Emperor Jiajing. However, Concubine Du Kang was promoted to a concubine, gave birth to a prince, was very pretty, and must have had a honeymoon period with Emperor Jiajing. But for some reason, she was ignored by Emperor Jiajing.
Concubine Du Kang's son was the third prince, and the eldest of the two remaining princes. According to the eldest son inheritance system, he had an advantage in ranking. However, Prince Yu, like Concubine Du Kang, was somewhat disliked by Emperor Jiajing compared to Prince Jing.
The position of crown prince had been vacant for more than a year, and many ministers had submitted petitions to the emperor, but the Jiajing emperor had no intention of appointing a crown prince, and even beat several ministers who had submitted petitions in court.
There are also many rumors in the palace.
This made Concubine Du Kang worried, and she began to think of ways to regain the favor of Emperor Jiajing and pave the way for her son. Is there a more effective way to gain the favor of Emperor Jiajing than sleeping with him? !
Both of them are the biological mothers of the princes. If they are favored, the possibility of their sons becoming the crown prince will be greatly increased.
Therefore, Concubine Lu Jing and Concubine Du Kang were particularly concerned and their pressure on Feng Bao was the most prominent.
Although the other concubines do not have princes now, they may not have them in the future. The Jiajing Emperor is only in his forties now, and he looks strong and healthy. He does not feel cold even in a single layer of clothing in the winter (after taking drugs). Now they serve the emperor in bed, are favored, and give birth to princes. When the Jiajing Emperor is old, the princes will have grown up and have a great chance of becoming the crown prince.
Therefore, other concubines also forced Feng Bao to sleep with them.
The concubine refers to Li Jingpin. Li Jingpin was not selected into the palace, but her father, HN wealthy businessman Li Gongchen, went to the Ministry of Public Administration and said that his daughter was flawless and extremely beautiful, and therefore qualified to become a concubine.
The Tongzhengsi reported to the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites reported to Emperor Jiajing, who ordered his father and daughter to come to Beijing. Li Gongchen was overjoyed and immediately took Li Jingpin to the capital. When they were about to arrive in Beijing, Li Jingpin persuaded her father to stop the car and stayed there for several days until they heard that Emperor Jiajing was going to perform the suburban ceremony and then they entered the capital.
When Emperor Jiajing was performing the suburban ceremony, he heard from the officials of the Ministry of Rites that Li's father and daughter had arrived in the capital. After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing said: "The lady has arrived in the capital and happened to be in the suburban ceremony. This is a sign of high plum blossoms." He issued an edict that she did not need to participate in the selection and could enter the palace directly.
When Li Jingpin entered the palace, she was the talk of the town. Her father, Li Gongchen, was granted the title of fifth-rank centurion on the spot and was allowed to enter the palace for banquets at the Guanglu Temple. Li Jingpin herself was also granted the title of concubine the following year.
The Li family was so excited, hoping that Li Jingpin would be favored and promoted to a higher position, give birth to a prince and be made the crown prince, and the whole family would be at the peak of their lives from then on...
Unfortunately, after Li Jingpin was promoted to concubine, Emperor Jiajing's favor gradually diminished. However, at the beginning of this year, Li Jingpin's brother followed his father's example and sent Li Jingpin's sister into the palace. The two sisters served Emperor Jiajing together. They were like beautiful sisters.
So Li Jingpin also wanted to take this opportunity to win the favor of Emperor Jiajing. She had taken care of Feng Bao more than any other concubine before. However, she had not been able to sleep with him for the past half month. Now she didn't need to say much to Feng Bao... (To be continued)