The Empress is Always Unambitious

Chapter 5: Birthday banquet

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It's always good to be rewarded.

Zi Rui went to stare and asked if she had given the visitor any money, and Zi Zhu said she had.

Shen Chuliu listened to the girls' murmurs and lay down on the imperial concubine's couch outside and fell asleep.

In the palace of Empress Dowager Feng, Concubine Feng Shu looked depressed.

"You, how many years has it been? The second prince is already four years old, and you are also a concubine, but you still cannot be favored. Now for the sake of the Ai family, you are a concubine. What if the Ai family is gone? Second prince She is not favored either. She is the emperor's only prince. Now that Cao Meiren is pregnant, what if she also gives birth to a prince? It is difficult for her to have a queen in the palace. She is of such a background and the prince will not be able to support her in the future. A prince is bound to be a concubine, and there is nothing noble or humble about him. How can you protect your children now?"

"Aunt, what can I do? Your Majesty likes Concubine Yi, and I have made good friends with Concubine Yi. Concubine Yi has no family background, and she needs someone to rely on if she wants to stand firm..."

"Forget it, take your time." Empress Dowager Feng hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.

Feng Shufei knew what she was doing, but she still looked helpless on her face.

After all, she gave birth to the second prince. Now, regardless of whether there are new or old people in the harem, it is not easy to get past her in one fell swoop.

Although Yi Fei was favored, having no heirs was a problem.

With her background, how many years can she be pampered without heirs

There was a steady stream of newcomers entering the palace, and the emperor would always look away.

"Now these newcomers have been watching for a year. What do you think?" Queen Mother Feng sat down and asked.

"Back to my aunt, I think Lu Baolin is quite interesting. She comes from a good family and a well-educated family. Although the emperor doesn't ask her to serve as his bedtime attendant, he remembers this person in his heart." Concubine Feng Shu said.

"Well, the Ai family sees it that way too. Shen Baolin originally said yes, but now it seems normal."

"That's right. Although she is the direct daughter of the Jing'an Marquis, she is the direct daughter of the second wife. She has lost her parents a long time ago. She must have been trained by others in the house. What skills can she have. "Feng Shufei said.

Empress Dowager Feng nodded, but she was thinking that that was not necessarily the case. If she could work hard for more than ten years and still live well, she might not be incapable.

But looking at it now, he hasn't exposed anything for a year. I guess this Shen Baolin is the kind of incompetent. Not worth winning over.

On the ninth day of May, the Empress Dowager's swing.

There was a lot of excitement inside and outside the palace. Concubines came to Ci'an Palace early in the morning, and the princesses and wives from the clan outside also came in to congratulate her.

The congratulatory gifts from the ladies of each palace were sent early in the morning.

Shen Chuliu wore a green skirt today. She was dressed simply, without looking too fancy or too plain to mess with the rules.

On this occasion, the concubines had a lot of tricks up their sleeves. She, a little Baolin, was really not in a hurry.

Zi Rui was so angry that she stamped her feet, but she couldn't stop her.

He just muttered angrily: "Beefs are left-minded and never listen to advice."

Shen Chuliu just smiled and didn't dislike his girl talking about him, but she just didn't listen.

Because Cuiyunxuan did not have a seat of honor, the two Baolins packed up and went to the Ci'an Palace of the Empress Dowager.

They were usually not qualified to come. The other concubines came to the Queen Mother's palace to pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Those whose status was too low had no choice but to go back directly.

You have to reach the status of a fifth-grade beauty before you can pay your respects to the Queen Mother.

It also meant that the Queen Mother approved of her son having such a concubine.

Of course, even if you are a beauty, you still cannot raise children. In order to enhance the status of the princes and princesses, the imperial concubines had children who could only be raised by high-ranking officials.

Therefore, generally after a low-ranking concubine has an heir, even if she is not plotted against, she still has to have a good game with her superiors.

After all, it would be difficult for high-status concubines to maintain their status if they had no children.

While thinking wildly, other concubines soon came over.

Everyone saw the ceremony and agreed to go to the Queen Mother's house together.

Ci'an Palace was very lively, but it was a pity that they, the low-ranking ones, could only pay their respects in various ways.

When I finally got to the side to rest for a while, I was already tired.

But no one paid attention to them today. Before the banquet started, several people made an appointment to go to the small garden in the Queen Mother's palace.

The palace is really big enough, so even the Queen Mother's small garden is really not small.

"Did you see that the girls from Mr. Liu's family and Mr. Han's family are probably going to enter the palace?" Li Baolin whispered.

"It's hard to say. Hey, I couldn't see the emperor in the first place."

Shen Chuliu didn't answer, thinking that Dayi didn't have much time for the draft. This batch of them were drafted into the palace in the third year of Qingyuan. That was last year.

However, according to the rules of the Great Yi Dynasty, the election was usually only done once every five or six years, and this was often avoided due to various reasons. But if there is no draft, the ladies from various official families will enter the palace directly.

This is because most of the women in the harem are from powerful backgrounds, and the fights are even more fierce.

There are also those with humble backgrounds, such as today's Concubine Yi and Concubine Yang during the late emperor's time.

However, Mrs. Yang had been so illustrious for half her life, and in the end she had to live in Qiufeng Garden as her youngest daughter.

Shen Chuliu never wanted to count on her family. Now her family is her support, but she also has a ten-year-old cousin.

She has been delicate and beautiful since she was a child, and her family also raised her carefully. Although he didn't say it clearly, how could he know that he wasn't preparing to enter the palace

"Sister Shen, what are you thinking about? I shouldn't call you?" Yao Baolin pushed Shen Chuliu gently.

"Oh, I was distracted, thinking that I also have such a pomegranate tree at home." Shen Chuliu said.

"Are you homesick? Hey... I haven't seen my family in several years. There must be a beauty..." Yao Baolin sighed.

They are all Baolin, and there is also a royal daughter. They don't even want to see their family members.

After waiting for a while, he returned to the hall and was about to prepare for the banquet.

The emperor also came with his clan princes, and soon a banquet was held in Ci'an Palace.

When Queen Mother Feng arrived, the emperor personally greeted her and addressed her as her mother's mother.

Just ask people to praise you for your filial piety.

The two queen mothers were sitting together and looked very close.

As soon as the banquet started, it became lively.

Shen Chuliu and others sat at the bottom of the concubine's side, opposite the ladies with lower status in the clan.

Above, the emperor and his princes were toasting, and the queens and concubines also followed.

Anyway, nothing happened without Shen Chuliu and the others. On this occasion, even beauties were not qualified to toast.

A prince said that he had presented songs and dances, so the cloud board struck, the music started, and the songs and dances started one after another.

This pair of dancers were wearing water-red skirts, with small bells embellished on the large sleeves and skirts. They jingled softly and sounded very pleasant as they walked.

The leader looked at the scene of sixteen or seventeen and rolled up his black hair, revealing his smooth forehead and his high bun that looked like it was flying into the sky.

There was something like a rattle in his hand.

Swaying gently and dancing, the dance is graceful, the body is light, and the eyes are indescribably charming.

When the song ended, everyone couldn't help but sigh that it was so wonderful.

[Post the harem registration form, just this once.

Super product: Queen

First rank: noble concubine, virtuous concubine, Shufei and virtuous concubine (the largest of the four concubines of the first rank)

Second rank: concubine (four)

The above can rule the first house

Third grade:

Nine concubines: Zhaoyi Zhaorong Zhaoyuan Xiuyi Xiuyuan Xiuyuan Chongyi Chongrong Chongyuan (Nine concubines can be in charge of a pavilion and can raise children)

Fourth grade: Jieyu (nine people)

Level 5: Beauties (nine people) or above can live alone in a pavilion and be picked up alone

Sixth grade: talented person (nine people)

Seventh grade: Xiaoyi (twenty-seven people)

Eighth grade: Baolin (twenty-seven people)

Ninth Grade: Imperial Lady (twenty-seven people)

Final product: Changing clothes (undetermined number)]

This position is based on the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but at that time it was the fourth wife, the ninth concubine, the twenty-seventh wife, and the eighty-one imperial wife. The fourth concubine is also the fourth concubine of noble virtues and virtues. Some dynasties' concubines are of the first rank, but in our book they are all the first rank, just according to their status. The wife of the twenty-seventh generation is Jie Yu, a beautiful and talented woman. The Eighty-One Imperial Wife was originally Baolin Yunv Cai Nu. I thought Cai Nu was unpleasant, so I changed it to Xiao Yi and also changed the before and after.

There are also second-grade concubines that existed in historical dynasties, but I put these together.

Once again, this article is just a fiction, just for fun. If you don't feel happy watching it, don't watch it. Don't compare it, don't regard it as official history, I don't have the ability.

One more thing, if you want to see one-to-one chastity, you can leave if you have trouble. Don’t ask me if I am a chaste person, I am not.

(End of chapter)