The whole world is an NPC

Chapter 528 The Traitor Is Loyal (Eighth)
Concubine Shu was originally the princess, and she had the highest status.Concubine De is the young lady of the prime minister's family, ranking second. Concubine Xian is the young lady of the first family of the Academy, and her family background is second only to Concubine De.Concubine Liang doesn't have such a noble background, but her background is not small. Her grandfather and master are both elders of the Weili sect.

After the fourth concubine came the concubines, including Ye Xueying, there were now seven concubines in the palace.Ye Xueying was the youngest and the last to enter the palace, so of course she was ranked last.Mei Bin and Lan Bin were the concubines of Emperor Shang when he was the grandson of the emperor. She was the oldest and came from a general family.Hui concubine is the granddaughter of the Dazai family, Rong concubine is the young lady of the Dasikong family, Li concubine is the true disciple of the Tianyi sect, and Duan concubine is the young lady of the Queen Mother's family.The next four concubines all entered the palace after Emperor Shang ascended the throne.

There were four concubines and six concubines. The concubines of the Shang Emperor were all well-known people, and they represented the major forces of the Shang Dynasty.There are princes, generals, civil servants, academies, sects, and relatives.A carrot and a pit are almost impossible to shake.

Compared with their background and life experience, Ye Xueying is nothing worth mentioning.

After paying their respects, the four concubines sat on the Taishi chairs on both sides of the phoenix chair.The seventh concubine sat on the round stool on both sides.Then the beauties came to visit in groups of three or five according to their ranks.Although Emperor Shang didn't like women very much, there were nearly a hundred of the lucky women in the palace who survived.Counting those who died, it would be several times higher.

After the meeting, nearly half an hour passed.It is said that the previous queen had to spend two hours just to accept the greeting.She couldn't take it anymore, so she changed the system of asking for peace every day to once every five days.The previous Emperor Shang was lustful, and there were as many as a thousand high-grade beauties in the palace.In the morning when I greeted you, there were so many beauties in Kunning Palace, and the fragrance of makeup and powder was as thick as essence, and it lasted for a long time.

After asking for greetings, as usual, the empress wants to chat with the concubines, so you can't drive them away just after greeting them, right?

Concubine De took the opportunity and said: "Sister Ming is very knowledgeable and talented, but I heard that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent. My sister is well-read, can you explain it to me?"

She refused to accept being taught by Concubine Ming all the way, and came to find fault again.She was satirizing Ye Xueying for being talented but not virtuous.

The queen stared at Concubine De in confusion. Concubine De was usually very low-key and always acted as a peacemaker. Why did she take the initiative to provoke her today?
Everyone else knew it.Everyone straightened up with excitement, opened their eyes wide, and pricked up their ears, waiting to watch the excitement.

Ye Xueying glanced at the queen, who said calmly: "Concubine Ming, you don't need to be too formal. There are all sisters in the palace, so there's no harm in talking."

The queen is the boss, and with the queen's permission, Ye Xueying was not impolite, and said: "This sentence means, comparing virtue with talent, if you have to choose one, you would rather take virtue than talent. This is the reason It is an extreme statement that makes the world pay more attention to virtue. But ignorant people interpret it as not allowing women to be talented, which is really stupid."

"There is an old saying that both virtue and ability are combined. Talent without virtue is a treacherous villain, and virtue without virtue is a useless person. If a woman has no virtue, her family will be restless, and her children will become evil if they are affected by her. In the same way, women If there is no talent, and the husband is away from home supporting the family, who will educate the children at home? Could it be that they should be taught by ignorant servants?"

After hearing this, the girls all nodded secretly, feeling that what Ye Xueying said was not unreasonable.

"If a woman has no talent, how can she manage the family and manage the money? Does the money earned by the husband's hard work outside the home have to be cheated by treacherous servants to be considered a woman's virtue?"

The girls thought to themselves, of course not!

"Most of you here are talented. For example, Sister Xianfei, who is well-read, has knowledge of ancient and modern times, and has profound cultivation, can serve as an official in the court."

Concubine Xian felt very comfortable hearing Ye Xueying praise her so much, she smiled and waved her hands and said: "My sister is too famous, I'm just talking on paper, I don't have much experience, so I dare not say that I can become an official in the court."

Ye Xueying said disapprovingly: "Of those officials in the court, who is born to be an official? They all learned it after several years of experience. Sister Xianfei has to practice for several years, and she must be a famous minister. Otherwise, the emperor will not I will make you a virtuous concubine.”

Concubine Xian waved her hands with a smile on her face, even saying that the concubine was too flattering.

Ye Xueying turned to Concubine De and said: "Sister Concubine Shu is extraordinary in swordsmanship, and Concubine Liang is outstanding in magic. Each of the six concubines has their own strengths. Concubine De said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue. I wonder what you think of all the sisters here? "

Ye Xueying just used Xian Fei as an example and said that everyone here is a talented person.If you ask this sentence again, it is bad intentions.

The girls immediately looked at Concubine De to see how she would answer.

Concubine De couldn't help but break into a cold sweat when she saw the queen and everyone staring at her.This is a difficult question to answer, and if you answer it incorrectly, you will offend everyone.She didn't dare to answer slowly, otherwise others would think she didn't mean what she meant.

Concubine De hurriedly said: "I just don't quite understand this sentence, so I came here to ask for advice. Once you explain it, I will understand it. All the sisters here are people with both ability and political integrity, and I have always admired them. "

Concubine De's answer was quite slick.

How could Ye Xueying let her go and asked with a smile: "The other sisters have outstanding talents. I heard many people praise them as soon as I entered the palace. However, I know nothing about what Sister De Fei is good at. Dare I ask Sister De Fei What talent do you have?"

After hearing this, the girls found it interesting at first, thinking that Ye Xueying was mocking Concubine De for her lack of talent.After thinking about it carefully, I felt that Concubine De was hiding too deeply, her intentions were not trivial, and she was probably not a good person.

Concubine De is the young lady of the prime minister's family. She has a long history of education, works in poetry and prose, is proficient in chess, piano, calligraphy and painting, and also learned the cultivation skills passed down from her family.She is used to modesty, so she smiled and said: "I have little talent and learning, and my sister doesn't know it, so it's not surprising."

Ye Xueying smiled and said to Concubine Xian: "I heard someone say a few words, but I forgot where they came from. Sister, please help me think about it."

Concubine Xian didn't know what it meant, so she said politely: "I don't know what those words are?"

"Great ingenuity is like clumsiness, great sound is like hope, great wisdom is like stupidity, and great treachery is like loyalty." Ye Xueying replied slowly.

The more Concubine Xian thought about it, the more interesting these words seemed.She thought for a while, and said honestly: "I haven't read it. These few sentences are quite philosophical. If I read it, I will definitely remember it."

Ye Xueying nodded with pretense of regret.He said that he had forgotten what book it was and wanted to find it and read it again.

Concubine Shu almost laughed out loud when she heard this. She didn't believe there was such an allusion and thought it was Ye Xueying who made it up to mock Concubine De.Ye Xueying's first three sentences were nothing, but the last sentence was so treacherous that she was simply pointing her nose at Concubine De and scolding her.

Of course, Concubine De also heard it, and her face turned red and white.She secretly regretted it. She knew on the way that Concubine Ming was sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, so why bother to argue with her again.

The empress sat on the phoenix chair, the more she thought about these few words, the more she felt that she had truly portrayed the true face of Concubine De.

Concubine De is usually modest and doesn't talk much. When she speaks, she always thinks of others and appears to be kind and kind.A person who talks little has a good reputation in the palace. This is a great news.Concubine De doesn't usually express her talents very much, but she has been in the position of concubine for many years. This is a combination of clumsiness and foolishness.Concubine De was considerate to the emperor and herself, and did not compete for favors. She appeared to be very loyal. She was kind to everyone.This is extremely treacherous.

(End of this chapter)