In the spring of March, the palace city is still steep, but some yellow and green buds have begun to bloom on the branches, and the wind blowing through the temples has also shed its harshness, revealing a bit of tenderness. The entire palace is full of spring.
The sweet red glaze low-painted magpie climbing a branch in the tea cup is slightly rippled with greenery, and the fingertips repeatedly smeared with impatiens juice are bright and dripping, making the catkins holding the tea cup even more slender and red, competing against snow and frost - Yuan The Queen Mother took the tea bowl and looked at the beautiful and dignified new concubine in front of her. From head to toe, she looked like the ladylike lady she was familiar with and admired. She smiled with satisfaction.
Taking advantage of her words of encouragement, Wei Hengyan, the leader of the East, raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and introduced Yun Fenghuang in a low voice: "...that daughter of the Luo family, her maiden name is Hanyi, her father is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and her three uncles are serving as officials. The lowest prefect, the highest governor, she has four brothers at the head of the family, and her brother Luo Tieyi is the most famous. She denies the famous high-legs in the Northern Army and is the close enemy of Prince Zhaowu... "
"The daughter of the Ouyang family in Dongtou, her maiden name is Fu Lu. Her father was Yushi Zhongcheng, and her grandfather was an important minister in the Xiaozong period. He was demoted because of impeachment against the Ji family. In the Ming Dynasty, he worked as an academic official in Lingnan, Bu Nao Now that she has entered the palace, after a few months of confinement, she will probably beg for recovery... "
"The one in the pine green and gold pleated skirt is Meng Youyi..."
"Fo Yinxiang, who is wearing a primrose-colored bird and a patterned short jacket..."
“I’ve never seen the younger sister Bu Yao with the gold-plated blue inlaid agate, precious flower, and pearl tassels, but it’s probably Yuan Zhiniang…”
Yun Fenghuang had done his homework in advance, but he had never seen these people before, such as Wei Hengyan of Ming Dynasty, who only made mistakes after introducing them.
Among the five, Luo Hanyi and Yuan Zhiniang are the best in terms of appearance; Ouyang Fulu is the most unique and majestic in appearance; while Meng Youyi smiles before saying anything, looking at the lively and cheerful one; Yin Xiang speaks solemnly and rarely, seemingly rigid, Judging from her mistakes with Empress Dowager Yuan, Bu Nao is very versatile, good at singing, dancing, poetry and painting, and she can be said to be smart and talented.
Because Empress Dowager Yuan, mother and son both wanted to use that invitation to clear Ji's name in the harem again, the status given to those five people was very high.
Luo Hanyi and Ouyang Fulu were directly named concubines, the former was titled "Xuan", while the latter was not titled "Rui";
Meng Youyi was his wife and was given the title "Manya".
Yin Xiang is Zhaoyi, and Yuan Zhiniang is Zhaoyuan.
"If I had known earlier, I would have done the Zhaoyi for Gu Zhen..." Yun Fenghuang regretted a little. Previously, Chunjia demoted Gu Zhen and allowed her to choose any position among the nine concubines. Although she did not seriously promote the Jia family to free up the most. At the end of the day, Chongyuan came to humiliate Gu Zhen, but she only gave him a facelift.
It was originally thought that the ninth concubine would be the highest-ranking newcomer to the palace, but who knows, it would be the ninth concubine. If I had known that she would be better off giving Wei Hengyan and his ilk a promotion, even if the concubine's chances of becoming a concubine were slim, at least Zhaoyi would be the best. Or is the lady's quota occupied
He also noticed that Yuan Zhiniang, Empress Dowager Yuan's biological niece, and Yuan Zhiniang's half-sister had the lowest status among the five people. It can be seen that the status of the newcomer this time was purely based on the official positions of his father and brother.
Bu Nao, Zhaoyuan
Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes slightly, it was Zhaoyuan who was the second in the imperial court.
In one place, Ji Muzi.
Ji's direct daughter.
This person is the direct daughter of the Yuan family.
Well, according to what Yun Fenghuang learned, although Yuan Zhiniang was named after her legitimate daughter, which was indeed the name of her legitimate mother, she was not actually born to her first wife.
But she is similar to Chunjia, she is a registered "acquired daughter" who was adopted by her aunt after birth.
Her aunt was the biological mother of Yuan Yuniang. She had children on her side, but she wanted to raise that beautiful concubine. Her purpose was obvious, so she decided to marry the queen, so as not to waste her beauty. , deliberately raising her worth.
Calculating the time it took for her to be raised to her aunt's mother, it was almost the time before and after Chunjia was established as the crown prince.
Combined with Jiang's speculation, that person should have been the hindrance to Yuan's mother-in-law after she was abandoned because she could not give birth to a son.
Although Yuan Niang never passed on the Queen Mother Yuan's physique, Yuan's daughter was not wasted in raising her, and she was put to good use after all.
Moreover, she was arranged to occupy the seat occupied by Ji's legitimate daughter, which was a clear hint that in the harem, Ji's era had passed.
It can be seen that in those years, whether Chunjia said it or Queen Mother Yuan did not say it, the mother and son felt Ji's disgust and fear in their hearts, but they were always profound.
While thinking about it, Empress Dowager Yuan had already received tea from the five newlyweds one after another - this ceremony was something that Yun Fenghuang and his group had not done before when they entered the palace. Oh, maybe it was. Because of Yun Fenghuang's background, she The batch of cocoa that went in was omitted. After all, many of the people in front of them were brought by the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to drink some cocoa. It was just a courtesy for a serious lady to give them some face. The people who made up the number were not worthy of the Empress Dowager's inconvenience and force-feeding. Just let them go. He held the tea cup, held the handkerchief and gently pressed the corner of his mouth, and finally looked at Yun Fenghuang with a smile, and introduced to the newlyweds: "That's the real concubine. Because the queen is ill, the real concubine is in charge of the Ming Palace. That's the real concubine." The true concubine is young, and she wants to serve the emperor. Not long ago, she had to take care of the Zhao family for the late Zhenxi, so she always comes here."
"Before we entered the palace, she kept blaming the Ai family, saying there were few sisters in the palace and they couldn't help much."
"It will be fine now, but now that someone is here, can the real concubine tell me that the Ai family doesn't love me anymore?"
"The empress made fun of me." Are you afraid that I won't hand over power, so you tactfully urge me when you meet me
Yun Fenghuang murmured secretly and said with a smile, "I have long said that my concubine loves those people the most. As expected, five sisters came to the palace. Will the palace be busy in the future?"
Empress Dowager Yuan smiled and said, "Is that possible? The Empress Dowager used to say that there were not many high-ranking concubines in the palace, and made fun of her. She is now resting in the palace. If she sees these people tomorrow, she will be very happy."
What she said was just to further offend the Empress Dowager, but she listened without knowing it, thinking that those people like Yun Fenghuang were being reviled, and not as happy as Luo Hanyi's five people, the Empress Dowager. .
Yun Fenghuang's smile did not change: "Don't worry, the Empress Dowager. The newlyweds are all destined to have good children and good fortune. Presumably, the good news will come out in a few months. When the time comes to announce the good news to the palace, can the Empress Dowager not come in person? The environment is definitely not filled with joy. Maybe people feel refreshed when happy events happen, and things get better?"
"...My child, you just said that the Ai family was making fun of me!" Empress Dowager Yuan choked, and she noticed a slight change in the color of the five newcomers from the corner of her eyes. After all, they said that it is good for their children and their lives, and whether they enter the palace or not is in the decree. In that case, even if Chunjia receives Linxing from the east, there must be partiality, who can guarantee that she will be pregnant with the emperor's heir
The Queen Mother went and said, "You just came to make fun of my sisters - naughty!"
For fear that Yun Fenghuang would say something that would embarrass the newlyweds again when he came to the east, Empress Dowager Yuan did not dare to give her a chance to speak. She said a few words about family matters and then waved her legs to let them go.
Yun Fenghuang and Wei Hengyan entered the Huanhua Palace together and talked a little about palace affairs. Then Chen Zhu came to report: "Tomorrow there will be five new empresses entering the palace. Concubine Xuan Ruifei and Lady Manya are very talented. Zhaoyi has all returned to his palace, but Yuan Zhaoyuan was left by the Queen Mother to have dinner in Chunwu Palace."
"Over at Yanhong Palace, the Queen Mother sent Aunt Zhanliu to personally help and look after the matter."
The five newcomers that time were not able to receive Ye Yuan's treatment due to their high status in the initial appointment. Among them, Concubine Xuan Luo Hanyi lived in the Yanlan Palace that was vacated after Zheng Changchu's death; Concubine Rui Ouyang Fulu lived in the Hansu Palace that had always been vacant. Wei Hengyan had recommended this palace to Yun Fenghuang before, and Yunfeng Huang Huang chose the Xuanqing Palace among the two palaces, and the Hansu Palace Ruming was given to Ouyang Fulu.
Mrs. Manya and Zhaoyi Yinxiang took over the long-vacant Yuzhen Palace and Ranxiang Palace respectively. Finally, Zhaoyuan and Yuan Zhiniang took over the Yanhong Palace.
Those five palaces all have very high standards. The owners of the past dynasties basically have nine concubines. In terms of scale, furnishings, and location, they are naturally not bad.
Yanlan Palace and Hansu Palace are not far from the Zhonggong Palace, and are also near the Xuanqing Palace of Yijia Palace; Yuzhen Palace is a little bit behind Ranxiang Palace, but it is by no means remote; and Yanhong Palace is closest to the Taichu Palace of the previous dynasty. Yuan Palace in Gaowei - Yun Fenghuang was a little surprised that Queen Mother Yuan chose such a location for her new niece. She had thought that Yuan Zhiniang would be arranged to be close to Chunwu Palace or Huzhu Palace.
It can be seen that Queen Mother Yuan was wrong about the newcomer, although she looked kind and cruel, but she did not want her niece to stand out.
"Are we afraid that we won't support Yuan Zhaoyuan in the future?" Wei Hengyan said lazily, "Are we so proud of our mother-in-law? Why don't the Queen Mother directly seek a wife or a concubine for her?"
Yun Fenghuang chuckled: "Have I forgotten Ji Zhaoyuan?"
Wei Hengyan suddenly realized and sighed: "Since we entered the palace, we have been very cautious and managed to get ahead. It has only been a few days since the newcomers came... and they were given such a high position as soon as they arrived, making it seem like they are not the real ones." My dear daughter, we are all worthless."
Then he said, "I don't know whose place your Majesty will go to tomorrow?"
"Whoever you go to has nothing to do with us." Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly, "Depending on what the Queen Mother means, I'm afraid she will send a message in the next two days to ask the newlyweds to help me take care of the Sixth House, or even directly ask her to help me take care of the Sixth House. It is not impossible for a new person to take care of the Sixth House. If I have something to do, it is best to say it now, and I will take care of it for me as soon as possible. Otherwise, it may not be so convenient for us sisters. "
Wei Hengyan said: "Sister has always been considerate, but it doesn't matter for the moment. If I wanted to meet my family before, I just told my sister. I don't know how much trouble I will face for similar things in the future... Sigh!"
The two of them sighed at each other, and Wei Hengyan left sadly.
Not long after she left, Chen Zhu came to report again, saying that Yin Xuan and Meng Youyi went to Yijia Palace to visit together, and were having a pleasant chat with Wei Hengyan at Qin De Palace.
The people of the Qing Dynasty couldn't help but advise Yun Fenghuang to be more cautious: "Although Zhaorong entered the palace with you, she has been respectful since those confinements, but in terms of origin, did she, Mrs. Manya, Zhaoyi and others grow up together? Big, it’s not an exaggeration to say that they have been friends for a long time. If they were to win over..."