The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

Han Ling can't avoid being lazy, the imperial concubine has to worry about her funeral, the New Year's Eve is approaching, Yong Jing has not yet recovered her spirits, and Xiao Xiao and Yong Lu are even younger, apart from having no one to share the palace affairs, she also has a part of her energy to take care of sister Yong Zhang , exhausted physically and mentally for a while, holding on to a sigh of relief, but barely coping with the situation.

"Concubine Yu and Concubine Jia are in charge of the internal affairs of the Six Palaces, Concubine Ying and Concubine Ling are preparing for the New Year's Day, and the palace affairs of the Xiuxiu Palace are handled by Lu Guiren." When the noble concubine moved out of the palace, Empress Nala finally began to carry out a campaign against the forces in the harem. Reshuffle the cards, "The imperial concubine passed away, and this Palace cannot absolve herself of the blame. I should pay my respects to the Empress Dowager to plead guilty."

"The harem is troubled, and you have to take care of Yongjing, Hexiao, and Yonglu. I mean, you need to pick a serious helper to help you manage the overall situation." The sudden death of the imperial concubine Chunyi directly broke the Forbidden City. The long-standing balance situation, Shoukang Palace naturally hopes to fill the vacancy of the imperial concubine as soon as possible, and the reasons are reasonable, one is to sweep away the bloody bad luck of the birthday banquet, and the other is to share the pressure on the empress. It is not impossible to assist in the affairs of the sixth house.

"Yes." Han Ling adopted the dragging formula, "The concubine has already thought about it. Now that the body of the noble concubine Chunyi is not cold, even if she wants to be canonized, she must always take into account the feelings of the sixth elder brother and Princess Heyi. The period of obedience to Qi’s decline is limited to one year. If you live in the heavenly family, you don’t have to do all your filial piety, but you should at least lower it by one level. It’s more appropriate to consider the choice of imperial concubine after nine months!”

"Alright!" The empress dowager couldn't teach her grandchildren to feel cold, so she had to agree with her daughter-in-law's proposal, "How is Yongjing?"

Han Ling leaned back and replied: "Thanks to the empress dowager's concern, a noble concubine moved his spirit yesterday, and Yongjing went to Chuxiu Palace to see him off. His spirit is much better than before. In two days, I will teach him to pay his respects to Shoukang Palace."

"Don't worry!" The Empress Dowager hurriedly said, "Teach him to take good care of him. When will he be well? When will you teach him to come out? What's missing in your place? Just send someone to tell me that elder brother's health is the most important thing." .”

The power of Jingren Palace continued to shrink. On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yongqi's concubine Suo Chuoluo gave birth to his third son.

When Suo Chuoluo was conceived, Yong Qi already had the foundation for recuperation. This child was a little healthier than the two elder brothers who died young. Of course, it was only a little bit. When Concubine Yu heard the report from the imperial physician, she first scolded her daughter-in-law: "You are only virtuous, and you don't think about Yong Qi at all. If he wants to disobey the Queen's order again, I will only talk to you, the Fujin."

Xilin Jueluo agreed: "Daughter-in-law dare not."

Concubine Yu's face paled slightly: "Look at how the master and empress treat Yongqi, you must take good care of elder brother in the future, and when Yongqi is safe, maybe she can bring you a child."

"Yes." Xilin Jueluo tentatively suggested, "Emiang, the little elder brother is not very strong, should I ask Huang'eniang to think of a way?"

"You'd better let the master take a breath!" Concubine Yu felt a headache, "You don't want to let me worry anymore."

A heavy snowfall at the end of the year more or less added a touch of festive atmosphere to the Forbidden City.

He Xiaogong wanted to build a snowman, so Han Ling took the three children to the Royal Garden to relax, Yong Jing was surrounded by his younger sister, and his face finally got a little angry, Yong Lu was hugged by his aunt, wanting to join in the fun , Han Ling felt a little helpless, because she said to Cheng Shuang: "It's better to carry him over there, and be careful not to catch a cold."

Cheng Shuang agreed, picked up Yong Lu and said to her, "Master, Concubine Yu is here."

Concubine Yu asked An to get up, looked at the maid standing under the plum blossom not far away and asked: "How does that look like the person in front of Concubine Xiang?"

"Yeah." Han Ling signaled Concubine Yu to take her seat, "It is said that they took plum blossom snow to make tea for the emperor."

Concubine Yu sneered: "Arty."

"It's her good fortune to really get the emperor's attention." Han Ling asked, "Is Suo Chuoluo's due date coming?"

"Yes!" Concubine Yu hurriedly said, "It's an elder brother. Today has been seven days. The imperial doctor said that the child was born weak, and the concubine should not alarm the master and empress for him."

Han Ling sighed: "If I can find baby ginseng, I won't have to make Yong Qi feel wronged, and I have to forbid intercourse, and I have to drink those bitter soups—"

"Baby ginseng?" Concubine Yu's eyes lit up, "What is that?"

"A kind of ginseng recorded in ancient books, men take it to detoxify and strengthen essence; women take it to warm the palace and conceive. A little bit, Yongqi is young, and in three or two years, there will be a group of elder brothers who surround you and call you Mama."

Concubine Yu smiled and said: "That's thanks to the blessing of the master and empress."

"Baby ginseng?" Concubine Xiang stood up abruptly, "The queen really said so."

"Yes." Chang Wan replied, "The servant listened to the truth. The empress said that a woman has to take the baby ginseng, and she is destined to conceive. Unfortunately, the servant is far away, and the empress did not elaborate. It’s not clear what baby ginseng is.”

"We don't know, doesn't the imperial doctor know too?" Concubine Xiang said happily, "There really is such a treasure, teach me to hold it in my hand, and see who dares to laugh at me for not having a baby brother."

For the entire country, the death of a noble concubine is as light as a feather. After the 27th year of Qianlong's Yuanxi, the emperor invited the empress dowager to embark on the third southern tour.

As far as Han Ling could do, Concubine Jia, Concubine Shu, Concubine Ling, Concubine Xiang, Concubine Yu, and nobles were all included in the accompanying list. Correspondingly, the tenth elder brother Yongxuan, the eleventh elder brother Yongxuan, the fifteenth elder brother Brother Yongyan was taken hostage by his aunt.

This is just a qidian. Taking this year's small election as an opportunity, Empress Nala, who moved the tiger away from the mountain, began to hug the grass and beat the rabbit, and carried out a relatively thorough change of blood for the six palace ladies, from Yonghe Palace and Changchun Palace to Chengqian Palace and Jingyang Palace. Palace, Qixiang Palace, and Chuxiu Palace, more than half of the palace ladies were replaced by newcomers. By the time the news reached the imperial court, it had already become an irreversible foregone conclusion.

The empress dowager threw the teacup directly: "Does the empress take me seriously!"

Concubine Jia and concubine Ling were caught off guard, and concubine Xiang was even more annoyed: "The emperor has a clear decree, and he must consult the empress dowager for important matters in the harem before he can be punished. The empress did go too far."

The empress dowager snorted: "The empress has been domineering for more than a day, so she dares to do this, she naturally means she has nothing to fear."

Concubine Yu, who was in the capital city, also felt uneasy: "My lord, you are targeting Concubine Jia and Concubine Ling like this. The Empress Dowager has ordered that you should not let it go. If the Emperor intervenes, you have to think about how to deal with it in advance."

"It doesn't matter." Even if Concubine Jia wants to become a noble concubine, Han Ling cannot allow a second center of power to be established in the sixth palace, let alone—"According to the four grids, the court lady of Guo Guiren, who was the same as a year ago A trader that the Jin family had acquaintance with had something to do with it, and Sige took a lot of effort to intercept him, but unfortunately he didn't survive, so he wiped his neck and died on the spot."

Concubine Yu was shocked: "It's her?"

Han Ling paused, pondered for a moment and said, "There is one more thing, let me tell you, you must hold your breath."

Concubine Yu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please tell me."

Han Ling asked: "Do you still remember that when Yong Qi was poisoned 13 years ago, your brother was lured by a merchant named Pi Zhishuang, so he gave Yong Qi a collection of poems with Pishuang to read?"

"How can the concubine forget—" Concubine Yu shuddered, "You mean—?"

Han Ling squinted her eyes: "Si Ge called a witness from back then to testify. This doorman is probably Pi Zhishuang who harmed Yong Qi."

Concubine Yu stood up with a "huh": "Young lady, why didn't you report to the emperor?"

Han Ling said with a wry smile: "After checking the four elements, at most it can prove that this impostor has some business dealings with the Jin family's store, and it is far from enough to prove anything else. Do you think that according to the current situation, the emperor Is it possible for the Empress Dowager to blame Concubine Jia for this?"

"This—why is this?" Concubine Yu gradually calmed down, "If she wants to harm Elder Brother Thirteen, firstly, she will drive a wedge between you and Concubine Chunyi, and secondly, she will kill a son-in-law of the middle palace. These are all major blows, and the concubine is not surprised; without Yong Qi, what good will it do her?"

"I don't really understand, but you and her are generally old people in the hidden residence. Yongqi is smart, and her concubine order is still behind you. If Yongqi is gone, you probably won't be able to suppress her anymore." Capital." Han Ling was taken aback for a moment, "But these are just my guesses, after all, I didn't get any real evidence, so I can't do anything to her!"

Concubine Yu was extremely unwilling: "Is this the only way to endure it?"

Han Ling asked back: "I remember, Concubine Jia is one year older than you, so she should be 50 years old this year?"

Concubine Yu felt a little confused: "Yes."

Han Ling smiled faintly: "She can hold her breath, after waiting for so many years, why should we mess ourselves up?"

"The concubine thinks this has nothing to do with being old or young." Concubine Yu didn't think so, "Concubine Jia can attack Yong Qi and Elder Brother Thirteen, so can you be so cruel as to harm Yong Xuan and Yong Xing? Only when this is allowed, she dares to be so unscrupulous."

"We can't do things like killing one thousand enemies and harming ourselves by eight hundred." Han Ling stroked her temples, "You can also see that the emperor treats me worse than before. Once the holy car returns, the empress dowager will definitely do my best. If you push Concubine Jia to be promoted too hastily, you may be suspected of being wronged and framed, do you want me to analyze these truths for you?"

Concubine Yu wrinkled her nose: "The concubine understands, the concubine is just unwilling!"

"You feel unwilling, can I feel better in my heart?" Han Ling glanced at Concubine Yu, "Let me ask you, when Concubine Jia is promoted to the imperial concubine, you will have hatred in your heart, so don't you need to tell her Do you salute?"

Concubine Yu finally calmed down: "All the courtiers and concubines listen to the master and empress."

Han Ling felt more and more headaches: Concubine Jia became a noble concubine. According to her childbearing credits and seniority in the palace, there are nine out of ten concubines who make up for the vacancy of the fourth concubine, and there is another vacancy for a concubine below - who to choose to fill is a big decision question.

The author has something to say: the next chapter will tell you what is the root cause of the heroine's timidity.