Yun Fenghuang looked calm and calm. After all, he hadn't seen Chunjia for half a year. It was impossible for an ordinary man to keep his integrity, let alone the emperor who was looked down upon by so many people.
She never thought that Chunjia would stop looking for someone else if she was in his heart. After all, her biological father Xie Jian was very fond of Xie Fenghuan's biological mother Qin, but this did not prevent him from treating his wife as guests and occasionally going there. The other concubines rested in the room for two nights. In this way, there are still many people who envy Ms. Qin, thinking that she has a good life and has met a kind and loving person.
Jiang had taught her daughter early on not to regard a man's thoughts as the most important thing. It is not even the most important thing. The capital that a person needs to settle down in the world is the most important thing.
Therefore, the fact that Chunjia has a newcomer cannot arouse Yun Fenghuang's anger.
The key is that these newcomers cannot threaten her position.
At this moment, he faced everyone's evasive glances and didn't care. He just said calmly: "Tell me what you think. It's been a few years since you all have been in the palace. There are always some thoughts about who should be promoted and how. , Don’t say it now, it won’t be easy to change when I report to the Empress. After all, the Empress is still lacking, and even this time she gave the Phoenix Seal to me because she was unable to take care of things... I don’t want to Disturbing the Queen again and again!"
Everyone heard that the queen directly gave the Phoenix Seal to the imperial concubine, but they were not as complicated as Yun Fenghuang himself.
Because the imperial concubine is in charge of the Sixth Palace for more than two days, everyone is accustomed to the fact that her words are often more effective than the queen's.
Phoenix seal or not... To be honest, in the eyes of these concubines who have nothing to do with palace power, it doesn't feel like it is anything important.
After hearing this, he hesitated for a while, and then Concubine De, who felt she had the best relationship with the concubine and had the highest status, spoke first: "Sister, there are two concubines in my palace, and they are usually respectful..."
Seeing that the imperial concubine was listening attentively and was not just showing off, but seemed to be sincerely encouraging them to expand their wings, a group of concubines could not sit still. They rushed to tell Yun Fenghuang their thoughts and keep up, and also gave hints. , when the newcomers enter the harem, they will definitely share the same hatred and will not give them a good life!
This is not just to please Yun Fenghuang. For the entire harem, normally few people say they like newcomers.
After all, this group of newcomers is four or five years younger than the youngest among them. Who in the palace would be happy to see young and beautiful newcomers strolling up to the palace as their youth fades away
"It doesn't have to be like this." Yun Fenghuang instead advised them to calm down, "In the past six months, the harem has been unable to serve His Majesty. You can't let Your Majesty be alone in the front court, without even a person who knows what is cold and what is hot, right? Those people The reason why foreign ministers offer beauties is to relieve His Majesty's worries. Speaking of which, this is also the fault of our harem. At that time, we were patronizing the emperor's heirs and did not even think of His Majesty."
Of course, after saying that, Yun Fenghuang turned around and wrote a small poem of resentment and ordered Chen Jing to pass it to the previous court to show Chun Jia.
Chunjia felt guilty when he saw it, and specially rewarded Xuanqing Palace lavishly. He also said that not only Yun Fenghuang would make the final decision on the promotion of the Sixth Palace, but also the position of the newcomers would be left to the queen and the noble concubine. , he was determined not to interfere.
This reaction made Yun Fenghuang secretly sigh with relief. It seemed that the new people's methods were still immature. In just half a year, the emperor had not forgotten the old people.
"How did you go when I asked you to inquire about the background, temperament, and appearance of those newcomers in front of His Majesty?" Then she asked Chen Jing, "If you have any clues, please tell me in detail."
Chen Jing had known earlier that there was a new person at Chunjia, so he didn't dare to say anything because he was afraid that the imperial concubine wouldn't be able to bear it. Of course, he didn't dare to go into details, lest the news leak out and the imperial concubine know about it.
This time the imperial concubine pointed it out herself, and he started to take action. After hearing the words, he bowed and said "yes", and then said: "The ten newcomers presented to your majesty by the foreign ministers do not have names yet, and they only serve your majesty as maids..."
The harem was closed for half a year due to smallpox. Whether they wanted to take advantage of Yun Fenghuang's favor or simply wanted to join the crowd, during this period, the contributions of the foreign ministers were actually far more than ten.
However, Chunjia didn't refuse everyone who came. He asked his attendants to come forward and pick and choose, and only ten of them were left.
Among the ten newcomers, the one who is most frequently called upon today is the elder sister of a pair of twin sisters. The twins’ surname is Xu, the elder sister’s name is Xu Xin, and the younger sister’s name is Xufang. It is said that the two sisters look very similar, and even those who are close to them cannot tell them apart. They are both dignified and beautiful, and can sing and dance well. Chen Jing hinted in a subtle way that although the two sisters usually come from a good family, they are charming and enchanting when they dance, making them completely different from each other.
Among them, the elder sister's dancing skills are better than those of the younger sister. I don't know if Chunjia is for this reason, so she loves Xu Xuxin more.
Second only to Xu Xuxin was Chunjia's fellow countryman Gong Caishun, a beauty from Fuyang County.
This Gong family's popularity is related to her cooking skills. She is said to be good at cooking, and she has clever ideas to introduce new dishes in Fuyang County. The imperial meals served in the imperial dining room were not touched much. Moreover, Gong Caishun had a gentle temperament, was taciturn, and only served the emperor with his heart. He is polite to all his companions, whether favored or not, even a little subservient. It's the kind of person who looks harmless and even easy to bully.
Later, Wan Rou, Ye Jianqiong, Fan Jingjiao, Wen Shijiang, and Wen Mingcui were equally favored. In comparison, Si Zhan and Feng Ying were not very proud, and they did not serve many times. Chunjia didn't seem to be very interested in them.
Yun Fenghuang listened and asked lightly: "Two people named Wen, Shi Jiang and Ming Cui, are they also sisters?"
Chen Jing said: "It's not true according to Hui Niang. These two were donated by the governor of Hengzhou. It just happens that they are both surnamed Wen, but they are not related by blood."
After a pause, he whispered again, "It seems that they are still a little discordant."
"Hengzhou?" Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, then smiled and said, "I remember that when I first entered the palace, there was chaos in Hengzhou. It has only been a few years, how come Hai Qinghe Yan has reached the point where he is willing to offer beauty to His Majesty? I will pay more attention to you later."
Although I know that the governor of Hengzhou may not be responsible for this matter, since she took action, don't blame her for settling the score afterwards!
The imperial concubine made some mental calculations and asked Chen Jing to continue describing the specific situations of the ten newcomers, not even ignoring the two unfavored ones.
After all, these ten people were selected after thousands of selections. When they arrived in front of the emperor, they only stayed with the emperor's approval, or at least tacit approval. It can be seen that there is something in him that the emperor likes. Otherwise, he would be like those losers who were sent all the way here but were sent away. How would he have the chance to stay
"Wan Rou and Ye Jianqiong serve His Majesty in a regular manner, but Wen Mingcui is particularly lively. When accompanying His Majesty in front of the Emperor, she occasionally made outrageous remarks and was punished by His Majesty. But when she turned around, she was still chirping... His Majesty has a generous temperament. , as long as she doesn’t say anything she shouldn’t say, let her go.”
"Wen Shi Jiangxing is more gentle. I heard from people that she looks a bit like Mrs. Qingshu when she first entered the palace. Rumor has it that she is also talented and learned. His Majesty once got into the mood and asked her to sing poems and harmonize with her."
"But she had quite a disagreement with Wen Mingcui privately, and once they even got into a fight in front of the emperor."
"At that time, His Majesty scolded the two of them and only summoned the Xu sisters to serve them for more than ten days. They may have been frightened and asked Gong Caisun to help intercede, and His Majesty relaxed his expression."
"As for Si Zhan and Feng Ying... the former was born well. It is said that he is not worse than... than the empress. But his temperament is a bit dull. He has been serving His Majesty for several months, and he still doesn't dare to raise his head when speaking. How many times? This time, perhaps because of spoiling His Majesty's interest, he rarely summoned me. However, I did not let His Majesty deduct the daily expenses. In fact, at the beginning, His Majesty still... still summoned a lot of people, but later His Majesty found out. His Majesty got tired of her mistreating the Gong family in private. Although she is not completely disgusted by His Majesty now, she does not have many opportunities to serve the emperor. "
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that it seemed that these few stages were just the same. There was no one favorite among the ten people, so it was nothing.
She doesn't need to be too nervous... Yeah, she's not nervous, she's just angry! ! ! !
Just now, I thought that I could be stable under You Chengtingxun. After all, when she entered the palace, Chunjia was already in the Third Palace and the Sixth Courtyard. Over the years, there have been so many people coming and going in the palace. When did she want to do something for a little bit? Has the emperor’s pet ever been torn apart by someone? What she is tearing up is her status and future, right? She is so open-minded and ambitious, but she is not the kind of person who is full of love for her children, so it doesn't matter that Chunjia has ten new people... It's strange that it doesn't matter! ! !
In the past half year, it is certainly not convenient for the harem to serve the emperor, but is there anyone in the harem who is lucky enough? !
Here they are taking care of the emperor's heirs, paying attention to themselves, and taking care of palace affairs... The emperor is hugging his red sleeves to add fragrance without any delay!
Yun Fenghuang even regretted that nothing happened when he had a private meeting with Qi Jiulu.
Ah wait, there is no need to drag Qi Jiulu in because of Chunjia's bastard.
Anyway, the days are long, and she will settle this debt with the emperor sooner or later! ! !
The imperial concubine's heart was up and down for a long time and she couldn't calm down. She just thought about how many people in the former harem were waiting with bated breath to see her joke. Is she, a dignified and sensitive imperial concubine, so timid so easily? !
In the end, she suppressed herself and said slowly to Chen Jing: "I know it all. Since these people are still maids, let them continue to serve His Majesty."
Chen Jing knew how domineering his master was, so he would not advise her to pretend to be virtuous and give some rewards to the newcomers to gain favor, so he would just bow down and agree.
The Queen, on the other hand, sent someone to call Yun Fenghuang over the next day, holding her sick body to discuss with her: "Your Majesty has a new person in front of you, and I am too tired to care about it now... You see, I just paid it back before, but now the palace is empty." There's nothing left here, why don't you give me something? Those are said to be palace maids, and they are also doing concubine things these days. Sooner or later, they will be given a place. There is no need to make people laugh. Gong is stingy, even though he knew about them, he didn't say anything, as if he was jealous."
Yun Fenghuang felt disgusted, thinking that it was no wonder the queen was sick. Why was she so afraid of others saying something bad about her
They are just a few newcomers. Even if they get some favor now, whether they can gain a foothold in this palace in the future is still a question. Does the palace need to consider the pros and cons in this way
She couldn't help but think of Ji Lingzi, the empress of the Yuan Dynasty. She still remembered that at that time, she set up Yuan Niang to become the first among the newcomers to be promoted. However, Ji Lingzi lightly mentioned her position and turned around to follow Shu. The concubine and the others discussed palace affairs, and they treated her as if she was nothing... At that time, from Yun Fenghuang's point of view, she was certainly angry and depressed, but now that she thinks about it, that is what a queen should be like.
"Now that everyone in the palace and harem knows that you are sick, who is so inconsiderate that you dare to disturb your rest by mentioning the affairs of a few maids?" The imperial concubine frowned and asked, "Could it be that someone among the newcomers brought you a message? That concubine cannot spare such a restless thing! The queen is short, who can care about such a big thing, those few who used to relieve His Majesty's boredom? It would be fine if there were noble ladies in there. But all They are from poor and good families, so what do they mean? Are they worthy of my mother’s personal care?"
The queen didn't know what she was thinking, and thought that the imperial concubine really thought that her own rest was more important than those of the newlyweds. She felt a little warm in her heart and said with a smile: "Actually, I am not impatient with these trivial matters, but what you said makes sense. We were busy taking care of it earlier. It’s okay if you don’t get it. Now, it’s time to take a look... "
His voice lowered, "Otherwise, the previous government may forget us!"
That's pretty much it.
Hearing this, Yun Fenghuang felt relieved. The queen's purpose was not to reward the newcomers, but to remind everyone of the existence of the harem in this way.
In fact, the flowers in the harem are now extinct, and everyone is fine.
But the emperor was the Supreme Being after all. As a safe measure, the imperial doctors persuaded the emperor to wait until the beginning of the new year to offer sacrifices in the Ancestral Temple, arrange for people to pray for blessings, and then consider unblocking the harem.
Because most of the ministers came to remonstrate, Yun Fenghuang speculated that Chunjia himself was worried that he would fall ill and fell ill, so he gave in half, so the matter was settled.
Now she didn't want anything bad to happen to Chun Jia, so she didn't interfere.
Listening to the Queen's words, he pondered for a moment and said: "What the Queen said is true, it is just a reward. Judging from the concubine's body, it should not be too precious, lest the newlyweds are young and ignorant and become spoiled by you. -Zi. Later - when he enters the harem, he behaves inappropriately."
The Queen said: "As long as I care about it, just follow the reward given to Cai Nu."
After speaking, he pondered for a while, but suddenly Yun Fenghuang came to comfort him, "Don't think too much, you and His Majesty have been friends for many years, and those newcomers are just here to relieve His Majesty's fatigue."
Yun Fenghuang was slightly startled, and felt a little bit dumbfounded for a moment.
If he hadn't known Gu Zhen's character and understood that she was sincerely advising him, he would have thought that the queen was deliberately making fun of her.
"Don't worry, Madam, I know what's going on." The imperial concubine smiled and greeted the Queen a few more times. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, she left.
When I went out to the entrance of the palace, I happened to meet the third prince, King Chu, and the tenth prince coming to pay their respects to the queen.