The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

"Empress, my minister is old and faint, if this continues, it will definitely delay the illness of the master in the palace." Wu Qian kowtowed and replied, "I beg my lord to allow this minister to return home, my empress, thousand years old, thousand years old, thousand years old!"

Is this considered recruiting a younger brother?It took half a year to receive the third retirement report, and Han Ling sighed: "Liu Yuduo is gone, Huang Yuanyu is gone, and even you have to leave this palace. In the Sixth Palace of the Inner Court, this palace How many people can you trust?"

Wu Qian was very emotional: "Master and Mistress return their hearts inside and out, and the Imperial Hospital has a large number of talented people. If the humble minister wants to eat vegetarian meals in the corpse, it will damage the sageness of Long Live God and Master Mistress."

Even if there is a capable queen in front, it cannot be denied that imperial medicine is a stressful industry. Liu Yuduo and Huang Yuanyu failed to enjoy a few days of peace and happiness, and passed away one after another a few months after they took office. It is seventy years old, Huang Yuanyu is only over 50 years old, Wu Qian is not two years younger than Liu Yuduo, Han Ling has a headache and can't insist on keeping him: "Everyone has their own aspirations, I can't force it, there is only one, you have to do it for me." I want two suitable replacements to come out."

Wu Qian hesitated for a moment and then said: "If you don't want to talk about it, I will recommend you. Xu Dachun, Zhao Xuemin, Xue Yan, and Li Maosheng are all Xinglin masters who have cultivated medical ethics. With these four people assisting you, there will be no more mistakes in the Taiyuan Hospital." .”

"I've made a note of it." Han Ling looked at the waiter standing beside him, "Xiao Leizi!"

Zhang Lei bowed and responded, "Mistress, master!"

Han Ling said: "Giving the envoy of the Wu Court a thousand taels of silver, twenty pieces of brocade, twenty pieces of cocoon silk, ten stones of japonica rice, and one plant of wild ginseng, it can be regarded as a gift from the Lord Long Live and my palace."

Zhang Lei agreed, but Wu Qian still resigned bitterly: "The humble minister has been protected by the master. He is old today and can no longer be loyal to his empress. In his heart, he has long been ashamed and dare not receive such a generous reward. I beg the queen." Empress take back her life!"

"The harem is safe, and the imperial hospital has made great achievements. You have been an official for many years, and this idea is not worth anything." Han Ling added, "Order the imperial dining room to give the Imperial Hospital a table of imperial meals, and order the colleagues in this hospital to be the Wu Institute Let me see you off."

Wu Qian burst into tears of gratitude: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live! The empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

The so-called specialization in surgery, the queen is a family of medical practitioners, and the Imperial Hospital has always been directly under the jurisdiction of Jingren Palace. In the past, choosing a trustworthy person to take over the post of envoy was nothing more than a matter of Han Ling's words. Now No, the harem has changed hands, and the top of the pagoda has become the Queen Mother of the Shoukang Palace.

It is very appropriate to describe the current state of mind of the Empress Dowager Chongqing as a daughter-in-law who has become a mother-in-law for many years.

Of course, this mother-in-law refers to the late Empress Xiao Qixian.

The Empress Dowager Chongqing entered Shizong Qian’s residence in Kangxi’s 43rd year as Gege, and basically had no chance to deal with her mother-in-law (one is that Kangxi suppressed his wife, and the mother-in-laws died early; the other is that her status is not enough. It’s not too far away from the day when I hit the road), in the backyard of my husband, in addition to Empress Xiao Qixian, the supervisor in charge, there are two big mountains on the top of the head: Concubine Qi and Concubine Dunsu (these two are well-known and crowned) Side Fujin), all the way through, boiled the father-in-law to death, and the husband and wife took the fourth seat in the harem; boiled to death the imperial concubine Dunsu, the concubine Qi was abolished, and became Xi under one person. The imperial concubine, and then continued to brush the dungeons to boil the "BOSS", and finally made it to the throne of the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager.

On the surface, after Hongli ascended the throne, the two palaces of the aunt and the biological mother were respected together, but in essence, it was not the case. In all the "red-headed documents", the "mother empress dowager" must be placed before the "sacred mother empress dowager". , Empress Xiao Qixian's status is far beyond that of the Empress Dowager Chongqing who is more expensive than her mother and children (this is easy to understand, the Empress Dowager Chongqing has been a concubine for a long time, and the number of wives who are higher than her is very high. Empress Qixian started as the fourth son of the emperor, Fujin, and when she became the throne in Hongli, all the wives who were once higher than her have died), and it is polite and righteous to honor the mother-in-law first. She is willing to risk the dissatisfaction of the world, and she has a heart for Zhu Sha to be the niece of Empress Xiao Qixian. The aunt and nephew are each other's cousins. The structure of the harem is definitely not something that she, the Queen Mother, can easily shake.

It's different now, Empress Xiao Qixian passed away, the empress was old and fading, Huifanara's family kept her filial piety and retired, but Shoukang Palace became the unique empress dowager.

The Empress Dowager of Chongqing once intended to replace the top management of the Tai Hospital in the name of her son, but she fell into a miscarriage due to well-known reasons (one is that Han Ling got the favor of the first emperor by mistake, and the other is that there is no reason for the removal, and the most important thing is that the queen’s biggest backer, Xiaoshan Empress Qi Xian is still there), it is much more legitimate to intervene in the personnel issues of the Imperial Hospital now: normal renewal, as the Empress Dowager, you should always have the qualification to give opinions, right?

Just in time to pay her respects, Han Ling reported to her mother-in-law about Wu Qian's official appointment.

The Empress Dowager Chongqing had clearly prepared for it long ago: "The imperial hospital is related to the lifeline of the royal family, and the seat of the imperial envoy should not be left idle for a long time. If the empress does not have a suitable candidate to recommend, I think Liu imperial physician is mature and prudent, and can be the head of the hospital."

Han Ling's control over the imperial hospital is based on the authority established by her own professional ability, and the second is relying on Hongli's trust in her. Of course, Empress Dowager Qing was not discussing with her daughter-in-law, otherwise she would not directly propose Wu Qian's successor.

"Liu Ruilin?" Han Ling is very fond of the members of the imperial hospital, and knows that this imperial physician Liu has a close relationship with the Jin family. Even so, the mother-in-law still has to give her face, and after a little consideration, she proposed a compromise plan, "In terms of Imperial Physician Liu is a little lacking in qualifications and knowledge, but since he has won the empress dowager's favor, he must have something unique, the concubine's meaning, the position of the left court judge is worthy of appointment, I wonder what the empress dowager thinks?"

The Empress Dowager of Chongqing accepts when she sees a good deal: "The empress is doing business, and Ai's family is at ease."

The final list of court officials was confirmed. Xu Dachun, a master of pediatrics, took over the position of envoy. Zhao Xuemin, who was good at surgery, became the judge of the right court. Liu Ruilin naturally took the second chair of the Imperial Hospital.

Cheng Shuang couldn't help worrying: "Master, once this case starts, your situation in the harem will be very difficult."

Han Ling was very helpless: "This is a helpless matter. Our Long Live Lord is a filial son. In the past, the two palaces were respected together. The Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager had to suffer some grievances. The etiquette and rules are like this. There is no way to do it. Now Just as the whole country is going to support and reward him for his life's hard work, if he disobeys even a little bit, it will greatly damage the relationship between husband and wife, so choose the lesser of two evils!"

Cheng Shuang was about to speak, when Zhi Wu played outside the hall: "Master, Madam, the clan prince Wang Fujin is here to greet you."

Han Ling turned around and took her seat: "Call her in."

Wu Yashi came to "report the funeral": "Er Niang, Zhu Wenda has passed away."

Han Ling stood up: "When did this happen?"

Wu Yashi replied: "I left last night. I heard from Wenda's nephew that Wenda left very peacefully. He left in his sleep."

Han Ling was very sad: "Did Yongxi know?"

Wu Yashi hurriedly said: "The master went to the imperial court to ask for an order. He wants to make Zhu Wenda's funeral more dignified. The daughter-in-law has already ordered Yu Yi to prepare the sacrificial ceremony. When I get back to my mother, I will send someone to send it out."

Han Ling ordered: "Give a thousand taels of silver, ten bolts of snow satin, and three animals as sacrifices. Zhang Lei and Zhu Sheng will have a master-disciple match. Let him and Yu Yi go together!"

Wu Yashi bowed and responded: "My daughter-in-law has made a note."

Han Ling solemnly asked: "This year's small election, you will preside over it with me, and be careful not to let thieves in in Yuqing Palace. Although the mother, the empress dowager has a will, as a prince, you can't leave a maid again when your grandmother's bones are still cold." A concubine who is brought into the room makes people laugh, not only from the outside, but without me, you are not even allowed to give him your dowry, he dares to mess around, you are not allowed to hide it, if you teach me to hear gossip from other people, you The couple don't need to live in the palace!"

In terms of the relationship between men and women, Yongxi's cleanliness and self-love have reached an outrageous level. Han Ling's extra words are not because she can't trust her son's conduct, and she doesn't have the ambition to become a model mother-in-law. She is worried that someone will take advantage of her loopholes and disturb Yongxi. backyard!

The palace is no different from ordinary rich families. It is placed outside. The young master sleeps with a maid, and there are many people who eat up and wipe it off. It may not have any negative impact; the Forbidden City is a place where even stones can talk. As a prince, the backyard Adding a concubine is a common thing. Even if the concubine can keep himself safe, the accompanying servants may not be able to be honest and obedient. This is the reason why there are too many people with right and wrong.Han Ling didn't have much energy to pay attention to the elder son's backyard, and the daughter-in-law's ability to manage the housework needed to be honed, so she could only use the method of dredging from the bottom of the pot to cut off the possibility of Yuqing Palace being placed in secret work.

Wu Ya could still hold back: "My daughter-in-law will always remember Er Niang's teachings."

Coming out of Jingren Palace, Lan Xiu, Wu Ya's dowry maid, couldn't help laughing and said, "Ge Ge, the empress really loves you."

Wu Ya raised her eyebrows: "Emiang is not an evil mother-in-law, how can there be no reason not to love her daughter-in-law? Besides, Emiang is not a newly-promoted broken-down household, so is it okay for her son to accept a few concubine houses? Is Ning a loving mother?"

"That's right." Lan Xiu echoed, "It's the empress dowager who doesn't care about the big and small choices. The empress and empress follow her lead, and this is how Long Live and the prince can live a peaceful life."

This conversation spread throughout the entire harem immediately.

Princess Heming smiled and said: "Emiang, the fourth sister-in-law is really brave, another person wouldn't be able to say these few words even with a knife resting on her neck."

"If she is an ordinary person, can she take away your fourth brother's soul?" Han Ling pressed her forehead, "If you have nothing to do, go to Yuqing Palace often, and be careful, so as not to marry in the future Afterwards, I will suffer and suffer."

Princess Heming was happy: "You don't blame the fourth sister-in-law for blocking your mouth!"

"I want to blame it, but I don't dare to blame it when you three are here." Han Ling glanced at the daughter, "The prince cleans up and loves himself, and it is also a great warning to the forehead. If they have three wives and four concubines, there are still Don't you have the confidence to accuse your brother-in-law of being unprofessional?"

Princess Heming stuck out her tongue: "Where's Xiao Ten? I'll go and see her."

The author has something to say: the days of peace are over, and the second part has only one theme: the harem is torn apart!