On the twenty-eighth day of the winter month, the queen hosted a banquet in the imperial garden for her wife. Please paste it, and specifically write clearly to ask everyone to bring their five to ten-year-old children, regardless of concubine, male or female.
Seeing this invitation card, the wives' hearts suddenly became clear, this is to pick a companion for the eldest princess to read.
However, in this kind of banquet, in addition to letting the empress look at the character of the child, there must be many considerations behind it. In fact, before coming, the children of certain families had already been excluded from the candidate list.
This can't be helped, Princess Companion is no better than others, and there are still some political aspects in it. Therefore, those who have burdens at home are naturally unable to be selected.
Concubine Shen and Empress took advantage of the two days before the banquet to screen the children of each family. With the help of Dong Xiao, a young expert in intelligence, which family has a bad family style and which has a lot of dudes, all of them have been pointed out one by one.
No matter how good the children from these families are, there is no guarantee that they will not grow crooked in the future. It's not that there is a problem with the child itself, it's mainly that the acquired influence is too serious. What's more, even if the child is promising, the family will encourage the child to make money for them.
Shen Yuqing wanted to find playmates and loyal subordinates for her daughter, not to find a bunch of troublesome ones for her daughter.
After such a screening, not many can catch the eye in the end. Most of them are officials who are completely loyal to the emperor, and there are several children from the Shen family who are selected.
But how many can be left in the end depends on the "interview".
On the twenty-eighth day, the weather was surprisingly good.
It will be the twelfth lunar month in two days. Qin Tianjian predicts that there will be snow in the last few days. Today is a rare day, the sun is just right, sitting in the imperial garden surrounded by potted plants that bloom in winter, it is also thriving and full of vitality.
Most of the plants planted in the imperial garden are evergreen plants, which are still green in winter. But there are not many flowers, so potted plants can only be used to fill the number.
There is a plum grove in the West Harem, where plum blossoms of several colors are planted, but it is not suitable for holding a banquet.
Since it is for the princess to choose a companion to read, then the empress of the other palace does not have to invite her. Concubine Shen Gui didn't want people to disturb the situation, so she didn't invite them to avoid accidents at the banquet and disturb Qingxi's displeasure.
Holding Qingxi's hand, she appeared in the imperial garden together with the empress. At this moment, the wives had already arrived, and a group of children were laughing and making noise, making people feel happy, as if they were much younger.
Seeing the two empresses appear, everyone immediately pulled the children to salute.
"You don't need to be too polite." Empress Fu excused them, "Qingxi didn't have any playmates in the palace all day long, so we held a banquet. The imperial garden has been guarded today, you can let them be young Let the children play, I'll just wait here to have tea and chat."
This is to let Qingxi choose a playmate by herself.
Qingxi is very smart, last night Shen Yuqing showed Qingxi the child she had chosen, and asked her to pay attention to who she wanted to play with. She has a good memory, she remembered it long ago, and she will not get close to other children today.
As for the ones picked out by the concubine, she will touch them one by one, and then choose the ones she likes to play with them.
"Go." Shen Yuqing smiled at her daughter and put a beautiful flower on her, "My lord will accompany you."
Qingxi's eyes lit up, she hugged the adults, and happily took a group of children to play.
"Long time no see, the imperial concubine looks better."
People gather together to form two piles, and watch the play around the set up stage. The queen was going to deal with Gui Xun and the royal family, and the wife of the courtier was handed over to Shen Yuqing. At this moment, several ministers and wives of ministers surrounded Concubine Shen, talking pleasing words.
Concubine Shen Gui glanced at the lady and remembered that this was the wife of the Minister of Rites.
Among the six ministries of the Great Yan Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites was relatively free and easy, and was generally responsible for going to the minister's house to read the imperial decree, assisting in the supervision of palace banquets, and requesting repairs to the palace, etc. In short, apart from being busy during banquets and ceremonies, I am usually free, and there is not much money, so I can only make money by taking tips.
The wife of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is a very handsome woman, her appearance is not very eye-catching, but she looks upright and elegant, very like a lady in the house. But it's a pity that people at that time liked beautiful women, and those who were generally not obvious, no matter how virtuous they were, they couldn't be favored. Fortunately, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is a good man, he will not spoil his concubine and destroy his wife, and he respects his wife very much.
This person is also the emperor's confidant.
Concubine Shen Gui was also happy to show the lady some dignity, and spoke a few more words with her, her attitude was very kind. On the other hand, when Mrs. Yu came to talk, the imperial concubine could only save face, and finally asked: "I saw Mrs. Yu during the Mid-Autumn Festival last time. She looked in good health. Why didn't the old lady come today?"
Madam Yu's smile froze: "It's cold, the old lady is afraid of the cold, it's too much trouble to go out, so I had to ask my wife to come for her."
"So that's how it is." Concubine Shen Gui smiled lightly, without saying anything, she turned her head and talked to the other wives.
Madam Yu stared at the heavily made-up actors on the stage, and clenched her handkerchief tightly.
Mrs. Yu is getting old, and she really doesn't feel well in winter. But Concubine Shen's words made her feel very uncomfortable, as if...she didn't take good care of her mother-in-law and made her mother-in-law sick.
What do you mean by "the body looked good last time"? Last time, the mid-autumn weather was not cold, so it is normal for the elderly to be weaker in winter, isn't it? I don't feel well in winter, and she is to blame
A palace banquet made Madam Yu very uncomfortable, but she couldn't show it.
The relationship between their Yu family and Zuoxiang Shen's family is not good, it is normal for Concubine Shen to save her face. And her daughter is competing with her in the palace, so it's strange that she can give herself a good face. This Shen family's daughter is notoriously ignorant of the rules.
Madam Yu complained inwardly for a while, and finally she calmed down. He straightened his clothes and put on a smile again, and was about to talk to the wives around him, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a little eunuch rushing to the queen's side, and said something in a low voice.
Although the eunuch's expression was not obvious, his eyes were anxious, fearing that something had happened.
Madam Yu paused and suddenly felt a little happy. If something goes wrong at the banquet, Concubine Shen Gui will definitely not be happy. Shen Yuqing feels uncomfortable, so she feels comfortable.
Concubine Shen Gui also saw the movement over there, she talked to the wives and walked over to inquire about the situation.
Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites watched from behind, and wanted to say that it would be fine for a court lady to ask, but in the end she still didn't make a sound. I heard that the imperial concubine and empress have a good relationship, so it's better for outsiders not to interrupt.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yuqing asked.
Fu Qiushui whispered something in her ear.
Shen Yuqing paused: "Although this matter has nothing to do with us, you are the queen, so you should naturally deal with it. In this way, you take Dongxiao there and ask Xia Sui to call Jin Li to help you. I will take Han Qiuming Chun, stay here and host the banquet."
"Alright." Fu Qiushui nodded slightly, and led the others away first.
When the ladies saw this, they didn't want to ask more questions, and pretended not to know. It's just that the two groups of people merged into one group, and they all surrounded Concubine Shen Gui.
"It's nothing serious." Shen Yuqing saw the curious look in their eyes, and said generously, "It's just that An Jieyu had some small conflicts with the sister-in-law, and the empress has already gone to mediate. Don't worry about it , let’s continue watching the show.”
As he said that, he took the brochure and handed it to a respected old county princess beside him, asking her to order the drama she wanted to see.
Seeing this, the other wives also pressed their curiosity. It is better not to know too much about the royal family. Those whose families had daughters in the harem were relieved when they heard that it was not their own daughters who had the accident. If it was a conspiracy, they wouldn't be so relieved so quickly, but since it was a conflict, other concubines should not be involved, so they don't have to worry about it.
Only Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Shu'an, Shang Shu'an of the Ministry of War, turned ugly. It was the daughter of their two families who had the accident.
Madam Yu, who was gloating just now, couldn't laugh anymore. Then An Jieyu heard that she was almost seven months pregnant, if Concubine Mei had not seriously injured her, wouldn't the emperor have skinned her
Nowadays, there are very few offspring in the palace, so if she finally conceived one, she would naturally be regarded as a baby bump. Madam Yu didn't dare to imagine what happened at all, she could only pray that the two of them just quarreled and didn't do anything.
But just bickering is actually risky. What if the concubine gets angry with An Jieyu and gives birth prematurely
Although, it is not known whether anger and anxiety will lead to premature delivery, but too much mood swings in pregnant women may cause premature delivery.
Shen Yuqing was very calm.
An Jieyu had a fake pregnancy, and the fetus in her stomach was much more stable than normal fetuses, and her emotions would not affect the child. If An Jieyu wanted to rely on Concubine Mei, she could only let Concubine Mei do it and knock her stomach down, in order to have a successful abortion, otherwise the child would not be aborted.
Seeing Mrs. An fidgeting, she kindly comforted her: "Don't worry, Madam An, sister An is fine, she just stumbled a few words with someone. There are palace people watching, and everything will be fine."
"Thank you, my wife, I know." Mrs. An forced a smile.
At ten minutes for lunch, Qingxi ran back with the children in a swarm. But the empress has not come back yet, and she doesn't know what's going on there.
After the luncheon, the wives left one after another. There were still some activities in the afternoon, so it's not easy to stay now. Concubine Shen didn't stop them, she let them go, she asked the nanny to take the princess to rest, and went to the West Harem to watch the excitement.
At this moment, Que Ri finally had the time to tell his mother what happened in detail.
"Good morning, An Jieyu thought that the imperial doctor said that pregnant women should move around more, so that it will be easier to give birth in the future, so she went to Meilin to enjoy the flowers." The flowers in Meilin have been blooming recently, and they are very beautiful. .”
An Jieyu lives in the side hall of Concubine De's Yunxiang Palace, and concubine Mei lives in the side hall of Changzui Palace to the north of Yunxiang Palace. There are two spiritual plants in the West Harem, and the plum grove is the one that is suitable for viewing in winter. Not far from the two palaces, it is very convenient to walk there.
The two met together while admiring the scenery, and there was no dispute at first. It's just that Concubine Mei didn't know what she said, and suddenly angered An Jieyu.
Concubine Mei has always kept her mouth shut. She looks beautiful, but her mouth is not forgiving. This person is not very intelligent, and offended many people. But for the sake of the right minister, no one has dealt with her yet.
Her status is not very high, and she has no heirs. Moreover, she is not very favored.
As we all know, the temper of pregnant women has always been said to come and go, and it is easy to think too much during pregnancy, and it is normal to be emotionally unstable. Concubine Mei said something that caused An Jieyu to suddenly lose control of her emotions, so she replied with some unpleasant words, and the two of them quarreled.
The little eunuch next to An Jieyu saw that the situation was not going well, and when the two of them had just quarreled, they rushed to find the empress. Empress Fu hurried, but she was still a bit late when she arrived, and the scene was once very chaotic.
"Concubine Mei moved first. She wanted to push An Jieyu, but was stopped by An Jieyu's eldest maid. The eldest maid was pushed down, which shocked An Jieyu."
Then An Jieyu's face turned pale, hugging her stomach and screaming for pain. Everyone was in a hurry, one person went to call the imperial doctor, and one person went to the Zichen Palace to find the aunt in charge next to the emperor. Concubine Mei felt bad when she saw this, so she led her out, keeping her away from An Jieyu, for fear that the other party would come to blame her.
When the empress arrived, An Jieyu hugged her stomach and leaned against the little maid, as if she had been in pain for a while. As for Concubine Mei, she couldn't go far, she was dragged by Concubine Xi, and she couldn't run away.
"Why is there still something about concubine Xi?" Concubine Shen raised her eyebrows.
Que Ri said hastily: "Concubine Xi came when Concubine Mei was pushing the maid of honor, if she hadn't stopped her, the maid of honor would have been knocked on the stone and disfigured."
Not only that, after An Jieyu was frightened, she froze for a long time at first, and Concubine Mei took the opportunity to continue beating her. It was Xipin who held her back, and it turned out that she and Meipin were pulled together.
When Fu Qiushui came over, the scene was chaotic, which was also because the three parties got together.
"An Jieyu has been sent back to Yunxiang Palace now, but the imperial doctor said that she was just frightened and prescribed a few anti-fetal medicines, which should be fine. The empress sat with An Jieyu for a long time, and even let her Concubine Xi takes Concubine Mei back to Changzui Palace, and interrogates later."
She watched An Jieyu fall asleep after drinking the anti-fetal medicine, and then went to Changzui Palace to deal with the matter. I'm so busy that I haven't finished my tossing, and I haven't had time to eat lunch.
The eldest concubine Shen frowned unhappily, feeling that the two women, Concubine Mei and An Jieyu, were messing around.
"I see, you have someone go back to Fengyi Palace first, and prepare the lunch." The matter can be dealt with at any time, first coax the daughter-in-law back for dinner.
Changzui Palace.
Concubine Mei gritted her teeth resentfully, and glared at her younger sister who pretended to be innocent.
Today's incident was originally planned by her, but she never thought it would be used by her. At this moment, this woman, as always, pretended not to know anything, and was praised by the queen for "persuading the fight". On the contrary, it was me who lost his wife and lost his army, which was very annoying.
It turned out that she used a trick to let An Jieyu come out, so that her concubine Xi could bump into An Jieyu and cause An Jieyu to have a miscarriage. Unexpectedly, in the end, he would be the one who had the conflict with An Jieyu, and Xibi would be the one who persuaded the fight.
What went wrong
Concubine Xi glanced at her sister with a worried face, then lowered her head and continued to sit obediently without saying a word.
The Empress looked at Concubine Mei coldly, the palace was completely silent.
"What are you doing?" Concubine Shen Gui raised her eyebrows and asked after entering.
"It's nothing." Empress Fu got up and straightened her clothes, "Since Concubine Mei refuses to admit her mistake, please copy the palace rules a few more times."
After finishing speaking, she walked towards Shen Yuqing regardless of Concubine Mei's reaction.
"Let's go back to Fengyi Palace."
Concubine Shen understood and followed.
It seems that Fu Qiushui didn't bother to pay attention to the calculation behind it, and directly characterized it as Meimei and An Jieyu had a quarrel, and did it in a fit of anger. But Concubine Mei refused to accept and refused to admit her mistake, she felt that she was a bad schemer of Concubine Xi.
But she also knew that she couldn't blatantly say that concubine Xi was the one who did the trick, and only said that she was innocent, and asked the empress to look into it.
It's a pity that the empress is too lazy to investigate, and Concubine Mei refuses to submit, so let her be forced to submit.
"Don't worry about her, let's go back to eat, are you hungry?" Shen Guifei asked thoughtfully.
Fu Qiushui rubbed his stomach and found that he was indeed hungry, so he nodded and stopped thinking about it. Leave the rest to the emperor.
Why did An Jieyu go out obediently, and how Concubine Xi plotted against Concubine Mei, she was too lazy to care about these things, which caused the emperor a headache.
In the evening, the emperor went down to the side hall of Yunxiang Palace.
"Your Majesty." An Jieyu lay on the bed with a weak face.
The emperor withdrew the palace people, sat down beside her bed, and had a good time to think for himself. After a while, seeing that An Jieyu's face gradually became anxious, she said, "Are you disappointed? I didn't count Concubine Shen Gui."
An Jieyu's expression changed: "Your Majesty, my concubine doesn't understand what you are talking about..."
The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at her, successfully making her swallow the remaining sophistry.
"Someone sent you a message saying that they would find a way to lure Concubine Shen to Meilin. At that time, your fake pregnancy can be aborted by Concubine Shen. You removed a fake pregnancy that should have gone long ago, and you can still get pregnant." You successfully dismounted Shen Yuqing, whom you disliked, so I readily agreed." The emperor said slowly, "Unfortunately, it was not Shen Guifei who was led over, you are very disappointed."
Knowing about the fake pregnancy, and knowing that An Jieyu hates Shen Yuqing, I feel sorry for my concubine. But in this matter, it was not Concubine Xi who started the action, but Concubine Mei.
In the hands of Concubine Xi and Concubine Mei, in fact, many people are in common. The Yu family is divided into three factions, Prime Minister Right, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Yu. Some of the eyeliners who entered the palace belonged to the old lady, and these were under the orders of the concubine Xi; some belonged to Madam Yu, who belonged to the concubine Mei; These people will listen to what the sisters say, and the news they receive is naturally in duplicate.
It just so happened that the nail next to An Jieyu belonged to the right minister. So what Concubine Xi knew, Concubine Mei knew too.
Concubine Mei used the nail in Concubine Mi's palace to send a message to An Jieyu, making her think that Concubine Mi was going to help her deal with Concubine Shen. This makes sense, because the two of them have conflicts, and Concubine Shen and Concubine Mi are also of the same style, it is normal for Concubine Mi to dislike her.
An Jieyu really believed it.
She was hesitating at first, whether to deal with Concubine De or Concubine Shen. The fake tire can only be used once, and it will not work well if you use it too many times, and it is easy to be exposed, so you must choose one of the two. Now that someone offered to help, regardless of how she knew about the fake pregnancy, An Jieyu would agree to cooperate in order to prevent Concubine Mi from spreading the fake pregnancy.
Anyway, Concubine Mi and Concubine Shen both lived in the East Harem, so it was very convenient to attract people out. Looking back, she had a miscarriage, and everyone would only question why Concubine Shen Gui, who lives in the East Harem, ran so far to the West Harem to enjoy the scenery, and whether she intentionally caused An Jieyu to have a miscarriage, but An Jieyu was able to pick it out by herself. Although the pregnancy time is different from the eight months she originally planned, but the opportunity will never come again.
Therefore, An Jieyu came out today.
Everyone knew that the empress was hosting a banquet today, but they didn't know that Concubine Shen would also help the empress entertain her wife. An Jieyu also didn't know this, otherwise she wouldn't have come out today.
The nail in Concubine Mi's Palace is the right prime minister, and concubine Xi can also order him to do things. Concubine Mei and Concubine Xi didn't expect that these people would share things with the two parties, but this nail told Concubine Mei what Concubine Xi had done. Concubine Mei set the time for tomorrow, and it happened that Concubine Mei had made an appointment with Concubine Xi to go to Meilin to enjoy the flowers tomorrow, and as soon as the left and right contacted, Concubine Xi immediately understood that her sister was plotting against her.
So she followed her plan and sent someone to pretend to be the concubine to ask Concubine Mi to change the time before telling An Jieyu, it was a day earlier. As for herself, she tried to find a way to ask Concubine Mei out on this day, so that the two of them could meet by chance.
In the beginning, it was not Concubine Mei who fell in love with An Jieyu, but a court lady next to Concubine Mei. That palace lady is Xipin's person, and she is also the person Xipin called to inform Concubine Mi to change the time of the nails in the palace.
An Jieyu was really fooled, and she spoke rudely to Concubine Mei.
Someone on my side provoked, and the enemy on the other side was still aggressive. Concubine Mei has a bad temper, so she will be fooled, so she got angry with An Jieyu, which made An Jieyu's fetus unstable.
Concubine Xi didn't intend to let Concubine Mei really lose the child by mistake, she just needed Concubine Mei to offend An Jieyu, and thus offend the emperor who had a crush on his son.
If the child is really lost, the entire Yu family will be implicated. Concubine Xi is not that stupid, the Yu family is her natal family, and it will be passed on to her younger brother in the future.
That's enough for now.
And things went as she expected, the next day, Concubine Mei's title was taken away by the emperor's decree, and she became Concubine Yu again.
But this is all for later, An Jieyu panicked for the first time when she saw the calm emperor.
The emperor knew that she was pregnant with a fake pregnancy, so wouldn't she be doomed
An Jieyu's face turned pale.
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