Every Red Mansion dungeon must play the ending of Long Aotian

Jia Lian felt at ease when she got something to say from Madam Cui.He didn't know until he arrived at Zhuangzi that the emperor had appointed three master bookkeepers to Princess Duanhui's mansion this time, to take care of the sweet potato and sweet potato processing.

The sweet potatoes in the Princess Mansion are not only the sweet potatoes grown in the Zhuangzi below the Princess Mansion, but also the sweet potatoes purchased from the surrounding people, and the sweet potatoes shipped from the south, more than [-] million catties.

When Jia Lian heard this number from Shangguan's mouth, he was left dumbfounded.

With so many sweet potatoes, it is necessary to dry out the sweet potato flour as much as possible before the cold winter, and prepare for making sweet potato vermicelli in the twelfth lunar month.

How many people to hire and how much rations to spend every day are astronomical figures.

How many people to hire, how much sweet potato flour to be released within a month, all these require the coordination and arrangement of their masters.

The workload of Princess Duanhui's mansion directly engulfed Jia Lian, making him busy like a dog. He couldn't care about Jia's mother and Rongguo Mansion, let alone Jia Yuanchun's visiting relatives.

For Wang Xifeng, as Jia Yuanchun's cousin, Jia Yuanchun is prominent, and her face is indeed radiant, but Wang Xifeng is an egoist, and Jia Yuanchun will damage her husband's interests and future while making her face glamorous Indirectly, it will also damage the future of her and her children. It's fine if you don't know it. Now that Wang Xifeng knows, she won't listen to Mrs. Wang's words.

On this day Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang Xifeng, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to Rongguo Mansion as usual to make peace with Jiamu, and heard Mrs. Wang say to them:

"Brother Feng, the concubine's villa has been completed, and the master has signed up for it. It is estimated that the concubine's concubine will be in these few months. Do you want to move back? By the way, show your face in front of your concubine."

Wang Xifeng laughed and said: "Auntie loves me, why don't I know? But our master has finally left the sect, and he is an outsider in terms of etiquette. How can the empress see outsiders? Even if Auntie doesn't reason, the Ministry of Rites and the palace will not be able to explain it. In order not to cause trouble for the empress, we will not move."

"Then you and the second girl will come and stay for a few days, and watch the ceremony by the way."

Wang Xifeng brushed her hair and said with a smile: "Look at what my aunt said, I don't know who I am on the nameplate? I should not come here to cause trouble for my aunt."

Mrs. Wang said: "The second girl will stay here today."

Mrs. Xing smiled and said: "No need. This child is so thick and clumsy that he can't hold it up. Our master is also worried. He said that the second girl has such a temperament that she can't do it without being ruthless. No, Yizhong Taifei is not Lian'er. Relying on the affection of the eldest sister who has gone, we begged the concubine to invite two nuns who came down from the palace, and hoped that the second girl would learn how to raise eyebrows and eyes, so that in the future after marriage, she would not be punished. In two days, the nanny will come, and the second girl will start going to school, so there will be no free time. We appreciate the kindness of my brother and sister, but it is related to the future of the second girl. She will be fourteen next year. It really can't be delayed."

Hearing Mrs. Xing say this, others are fine, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue Xue Baochai immediately changed their expressions slightly.

Mrs. Wang said dryly: "I don't know where these two nuns came from?"

"One of them is Dianyi of the fifth grade, and he left the palace because of his age. The other is the history of Nushu."

Mrs. Xing said with a smile.

Mrs. Wang couldn't control it anymore, and her face changed.

Jia Yuanchun grew up in front of Jia's mother. Jia's mother originally thought that, just like Jia Min back then, she would find a good marriage for Jia Yuanchun, and then prepare a good dowry to marry Jia Yuanchun.But even though Mrs. Wang had been the head wife of the Rongguo Mansion for more than ten years, her name was not right.Rongguo Mansion is under her jurisdiction, and those servants receive monthly money from her, so naturally they dare not speak ill of her, but outside?Who eats her food and gets her money outside?Although she is the head wife of Rongguo Mansion, she is also the one who goes out to socialize, and Madam Xing has nothing to do with her, but in the eyes of outsiders, she is just the wife of a member of the Ministry of Industry of the fifth rank, and the serious wife of Rongguo Mansion is never her. It was Mrs. Xing.

It doesn't show anything on the surface, but Mrs. Wang's heart is like fried.

She knew that her husband was unreliable, otherwise, she would not have worked in the position of director of the Ministry of Industry for a year and then became Yuanwailang, and then started a cold life that lasted more than ten years. Bench career.

She knew that no matter how capable her son Jia Zhu was, it would not be easy for him to pass the imperial examination.So what if Jia Zhu can read?Compared with Lin Ruhai back then, he was nothing——Lin Ruhai was Jia Min’s husband, and Mrs. Wang was Jia Min’s sister-in-law, so she knew everything about Lin Ruhai when he was young——Lin Ruhai was so amazing that he was so beautiful. He passed the Tanhua exam, but didn't he climb up to the position of doctor of Lantai Temple after more than ten years of hard work in the officialdom?

Mrs. Wang knew that Jia Zhu was not as good as Lin Ruhai, even if Lin Ruhai had Jia Daishan's secret support back then, let alone Jia Zhu?Does Jia Zhu have Lin Ruhai's talent or a father-in-law who is as capable as Jia Daishan?

Not to mention, Jia Daishan has been gone for a long time!

Therefore, Mrs. Wang decided to send her to the palace.

But at that time, even though Mrs. Wang invited Jia Yuanchun's mother under the signboard of Rongguo Mansion, she only invited one.But even if there is only this one, it cannot be compared with the sixth-grade Dianyi female official.

You must know that among the 24 divisions of the Six Bureaus of the Inner Court, in terms of rank, Shangyi and Shanggong are equal, only one level lower than Nushangshu, which is the fourth rank.As the deputy of Shangyi, the female official of Dianyi is one level lower. She is the fifth rank, belonging to the Shangyi Bureau, in charge of culture, education, music, protocol, and praise.The chief of the Sixth Bureau, Shang Gong Shangyi, etc. are directly responsible to the emperor and empress, and obey the empress' dispatch, while Dianyi and other deputy are responsible for guiding the daily life of the empress.

In other words, a decent concubine will always be served by a female official of Dianyi level of the Sixth Bureau, and a concubine who does not have a Dianyi female official around her, even if she enjoys the treatment of a concubine, she is not a serious concubine, but a concubine. That's all.Jia Yuanchun is one of them.

That is to say, Jia Yuanchun is an embarrassing person in the palace. Before she was canonized as a concubine, she was a female official in front of the empress, and female officials belonged to foreign officials in the palace. Those who were not in the establishment were not in the normal sequence of female officials. There is no fixed number of personnel, and they are often used to arrange some people who are inconvenient to arrange, just like Jia Yuanchun, the daughter of the Duke's mansion who was stuffed into the palace by his parents.

After Jia Yuanchun was canonized as Shangshu of Fengzao Palace and concubine Xiande, he was in another very awkward position.

Nv Shangshu was originally the highest female official in the inner court, responsible for commanding the six bureaus and being responsible to the empress. However, in order to limit the power of the harem, the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty did not want the power in their hands to be divided. Therefore, from the previous dynasty, female officials The title of Shangshu is still retained, but it has been vacant.

The Jia family united with the old Xungui Group to put pressure on the royal family and force the emperor to back down. The emperor didn't want Jia Yuanchun, so he put her in such an awkward position - she was said to be a female minister, but Jia Yuanchun had no power in his hands. The Sixth Bureau didn't have the slightest influence. It was said that it was an imperial concubine. Firstly, the Xiande Concubine was not a serious imperial concubine title. Secondly, Jia Yuanchun didn't have any dignified and other female officials to serve her.

When Jia Yuanchun was first named concubine, Mrs. Wang also inquired about it—Aunt Xue actually inquired about it secretly, but she just kept it from Mrs. Wang—because according to the usual practice, when a concubine is conferred in the palace, a female officer will be arranged. Serving, and the female officials, just like those chief eunuchs, will buy private houses outside the palace.Mrs. Wang sent people to inquire around, but she couldn't find out who the female officer next to Jia Yuanchun was. How could she not count in her heart?She was just pretending to be confused, with a clear heart, and said haha, saying that Jia Yuanchun had just become a concubine, and the people around her were cautious in their words and deeds, and did not dare to make mistakes.

Actually?

Mrs. Xing said that Yingchun's soon-to-be nurturing mother is a former dignitary official in the palace, and she is actually the standard match for an imperial concubine!

Think about it, Mrs. Wang has been inquiring for nearly a year, but she has not found out the name of the ceremonial maid next to Jia Yuanchun. As a result, Mrs. Xing turned out to be a ceremonial lady as soon as she asked the foster mother.

It's no wonder she doesn't change color!

Xue Baochai, who had been specially trained to enter the palace, knew this clearly, but she had always been cautious about this kind of thing, and she would shake her head and refuse to answer when asked.She is also familiar with Mrs. Wang's temperament, and she knows that if she speaks now, Mrs. Wang will probably write it down, so she doesn't say anything.

Xue Baochai's silence does not mean Tanchun's silence.

She thought about it twice in her heart, and said: "Second sister will be fourteen in the next year, right? The elder is looking for a marriage for second sister? Then I really want to congratulate second sister."

Yingchun's face was reddish, and she lowered her head.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Third sister is envious? Do you also want to find a son-in-law?"

It made Jia's mother point at her and laugh: "You hottie, you made fun of your sister again. Three girls, come here, let's ignore this shabby hukou!"

Tanchun went there as she said, and was held in her arms by Jia's mother.

Aunt Xue then said: "If you want me to say, the second young lady should come and stay for a few days, show her face in front of the empress, and it will be nice to discuss marriage in the future."

Mrs. Xing said slowly: "Grandma Xue is laughing. Our master doesn't expect the second girl to have a great future, as long as she is a little rich, she is soft. Marry, we can take care of one or two."

I heard Aunt Xue's heart move.

She thought of her son Xue Pan.

Aunt Xue loves her daughter Xue Baochai, but she loves her son Xue Pan even more. To Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai is just paving the way for Xue Pan.

Aunt Xue originally had the idea of ​​using the power of the Wang family to find a good marriage for Xue Baochai, so for Xue Pan, Yingchun is a good marriage, with a good appearance and a soft temper, which is better than others .

If Jia She hadn't been separated, Aunt Xue would definitely not have such an idea, because at that time Jia She was the lord of the Rongguo Mansion, and Yingchun was Jia She's daughter and a serious lady in the Rongguo Mansion. From the father's point of view, Yingchun's status is even higher than Jia Yuanchun's, Xue Pan is naturally not worthy of him.

But now, Jia She's branch sect is a commoner when he goes out, and Yingchun is the daughter of a commoner. How can Xue Pan be unworthy?

In Aunt Xue's opinion, Xue Pan is more than enough to match the Spring Festival.

The author has something to say: In the original book, when Jia Yuanchun was visiting his relatives, he mentioned that it was Caiyi Zhaorong who served Jia Yuanchun back to Jia's house.According to the information in the "Records of Emperor Shizu of the Qing Dynasty" that was "negotiated and not implemented": In November of the 15th year of Shunzhi, "Gengzi. The Ministry of Rites and other yamen meetings: the number of female officials in the palace, their grades, and the number of maids in service. Qianqing Palace has one wife, ranked first; Shuyi, ranked second; Wanshi six, ranked third; , Si Yan, and Si Bu, two each, four Si Wei, six female historians. Shangyi Bureau: one Shangyi, two Si Le, Si Ji, Si Bin, Si Zan, four each, and three female historians. Shangfu Bureau: one person for Shangfu, four persons for battle, two for each of Sibao, Siyi, Shishi, and Nvshi. Two people. Shangji Bureau: one person for Shangji, four for Sishi and four for Deng, two for each for Siyu, Siyuan, and Nvshi. Shangji Bureau: one for Shangji, four for Sizhi, Sizhen and Si Cai, Siji, and Nvshi, two each. Gongzhengsi: Gongzheng, Nvshi, two each. They are all ranked sixth. Compassionate Ninggong: There is one person who is chaste, ranked second; Shenrong, who is ranked third. Diligence There is no fixed number of grades. Follow it." (Note 20).This system was also mentioned in the "Drafts of Qing History", but it is said that it was "negotiated but not implemented".

However, it is obvious that when Cao Xueqin finalized the draft, the settings of concubines and court ladies were made superficial.

According to the information from other dynasties, Zhaoyi and Zhaorong are not concubines in the harem, but high-ranking female officials, and they are directly responsible to the queen, and even have the ability to fight against the queen. High-ranking female officials are not able to be manipulated by embarrassing concubines like Jia Yuanchun. of.

This article has also done overhead processing here.

Jia Yuanchun's women's history is also said to be a foreign official in some materials.

Special Note.

Afterwards, Jia Yuanchun's Caiyi Zhaorong, who appeared in the province, generally refers to high-ranking female officials, just like the ones that appear in large-scale ceremonies such as the emperor's wedding, the empress's silkworm bowing and mulberry, etc. There are a large number of female officials, such as "female officials of Yinli", "female officials of Xiangyi", "female officials of Zanyin" and so on.

These Caiyi Zhaorongs may be people close to the queen, and they are temporarily seconded to Jia Yuanchun. On the one hand, they are to support Jia Yuanchun and create the illusion that Jia Yuanchun has a high position in the harem, so as to confuse the Jia family. On the other hand, they are surveillance Jia Yuanchun reported to the emperor every move of Jia Yuanchun and the Jia family on the day of visiting relatives.

Hereby explain.