Daiyu's stepmother is not easy to be

The Ningshou Palace on the west side of the palace city was originally just three of the dozens of palaces in the palace.

However, since the emperor ordered the three palaces to be built together three years ago as his retirement home, Ningshou Palace has become the largest palace in the entire harem except Zichen Palace.

In addition, the palace gate on the west side of Ningshou Palace is the Royal Garden Xiyuan.As a result, Ningshou Palace seemed to be integrated with Xiyuan, becoming the second center of the capital.

The Supreme Emperor is sixty-three this year, with white beard and hair, wearing a loose robe, leaning casually on the kang.

The Empress Dowager sitting on the other side of the couch, although she didn't dress up brightly and wore a sapphire blue palace dress, she looked like a person of two generations from the Emperor.In fact, the same is true. The Queen Mother will not celebrate her 45th birthday until winter.

The Supreme Emperor took a sip of tea, casually put the tea bowl on the kang table, looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "So, this girl from the Jia family has wasted her youth in the palace, now you want to find her a good son-in-law?"

The queen mother smiled and said: "I thought that after Jia Nushi was also a hero, I wasted in the palace for nothing, and it also chilled the hearts of the people below. I have already selected several good families. I would like you to check them and have a look."

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly smiled and said: "Zitong, do you think there is any good family in this world who can be better than the Tian family?"

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager thumped in her heart, and then heard the emperor's way: "When Xiaosi ascended the throne, he conferred two concubines, and there are still only two concubines. There are not many people in the palace, so how can he continue to have children for the Tian family?

"This Lady Jia is also the queen of the state. Hearing what you say, she is filial and virtuous. Such a good girl can afford to be his concubine if she wants to."

Thousands of thoughts turned in the queen mother's mind, but she smiled very tenderly on her face, and said: "It's still the emperor who is thoughtful, and the concubine can't think of these things."

"It's just that since we want to choose someone for the emperor, we should choose a few more good ladies from the palace, and fill the emperor's harem together. What do you think?"

The Supreme Emperor nodded silently and closed his eyes.Seeing this, the Empress Dowager smiled and said, "The concubine will arrange this matter, and I will take my leave first."

After returning to Changning Palace, the Empress Dowager changed her clothes first, drank a cup of tea slowly, let out a breath, and said with a smile: "Let's find the Empress, it's a happy event to have a newcomer in the palace. What she did Don't be lazy about the Queen's."

After listening to the order, someone went to Changle Palace to deliver the message.Aunt Mo Qiu beside the Queen Mother said: "Queen Mother, this..."

Empress Dowager Aunt Mo Qiu glanced at her and said with a smile, "I haven't said I'm worried yet, what are you worrying about, you old bastard."

Aunt Mo Qiu sighed: "This servant is just sighing, how long has he lived in peace, why is there news again?"

The queen mother smiled and said: "The new concubines in the palace, the emperor has a few young and beautiful girls in vain, and it's not the emperor who suffers. Mo Qiu, after all these years, you haven't learned to think about the good?"

Mo Qiu said: "The servants are stupid, they only know that if some kind of messy person enters the harem, if they run amok in the palace, or if the relatives outside get their way and cause trouble, the empress dowager and empress dowager will be bothered."

At this time, the queen mother had calmed down, and she called Mo Qiu and said: "Our emperor's harem, the empress has always been able to control it. Jia Yuanchun has been honest in the past few years. As far as I was wrong, she is a traitor hidden in her heart. If you become a concubine, you have to start from a low-ranking concubine, what storms can you make?"

"Let's talk about her natal family, except for a duke and wife who can still talk, the men in charge of the family are all idiots. If something really happens, the emperor will take care of it, so it won't be too difficult." The Queen Mother smiled lightly.

Mo Qiu listened, thoughtful, and said softly: "It's just that this matter is disgusting after all..."

The Queen Mother was silent.

After a while, Empress Su had arrived. After paying her respects, she said, "I came back from my father when I knew my mother. There must be something urgent, so I didn't dare to delay and came right away. Dare I ask if it's my father?" What are your orders?"

The Empress Dowager gave her a seat first, Empress Su sat down, and turned away the people she had brought, and the Empress Dowager said with a smile: "You are smart, I told you, you can listen slowly."

When Empress Su heard the Queen Mother finished the matter, a thin layer of anger appeared between her brows and eyes.

It's just that the Empress Dowager walked up to her, held her temper, thought carefully for a while, and then smiled and said: "Sure enough, it's a happy event. Father is right, the Emperor has been on the throne for nearly two years, and there should be some newcomers in the palace to fill up the joy. "

"It's just that the national treasury is empty, so there is no need for such a big election. Don't worry, the queen mother, I will arrange it right away, choose some good female officials and palace people in the palace, and enrich the harem."

The queen mother smiled with satisfaction: "That's it, but we must choose carefully. Although the female officials have checked them all when they enter the palace, they are all clean and good children, but it is difficult to prevent changes in the current situation."

"It also depends on one's wish. It just so happens that the palace has not released anyone for several years. Those who are old enough to go home and prepare for marriage should be recorded first. If they are selected next time, they will be released."

It turns out that the draft in this dynasty is divided into general elections, mid-term elections and minor elections.

The general election is to select ladies for the royal family, enrich the harem or choose wives and concubines for the children of the royal family. Women must be born in the seventh rank or above, and they can participate in the election from twelve to 17 years old.

General elections are generally held every three years, and sometimes there is no election in the year of election or a new election between the two elections.

The small selection is to select ordinary court ladies, depending on the needs of the palace, sometimes once a year, sometimes every few years, there is no fixed number, once selected, basically serve in the palace for the rest of their lives, so those who love their daughters are not willing to send them to the palace. Daughter candidacy.

Because the palace will give money compensation to the chosen woman's family, there are also families who can't make it through and prefer their daughters to be chosen.

The selection is to choose the female officials in the palace and the princesses to accompany them, from the daughters of the princes to the daughters of scholars, as long as they have fame in their families and can read and write, they can participate in the election.

The selection of female officials in the palace is done every five years. After being selected, they will serve in the palace for ten years. Those who are willing to return home and marry will be given a generous reward, and will be given imperial orders according to their rank.

The female officials in the palace mostly choose girls between the ages of ten and 15, because they are too young to know what to do, and they are too old to serve in the palace for ten years, which delays their youth too much.

The selection of accompanying students for the princess is based on the needs. The girls who are six to 12 years old and the age of the princess who should be enrolled will be selected. When the princess is out of the cabinet, the companions will naturally be good. husband.

Because if you are elected, you can get the favor of the master, and you can serve in the palace for a few years and get a reward to go home and prepare for marriage. Therefore, every time you are elected, there will be many girls from small official families or families who are in decline.

Although it will take a few years to enter the palace to serve and get married, but if the work is done well, when you leave the palace, you will have the highest order to reach the fourth rank, and you will have contacts in the palace, etc., and even get the master's blessing. Blue eyes, personally give the marriage.

If she reaches the sixth rank and above before leaving the palace, even the Duke's family will actively seek marriage.

And Yuan Chun was selected at that time. In fact, she was already over when she was drafted, and she entered the palace only for the purpose of marrying the queen mother, so her reputation was not right, and few of the female officials who entered the same batch as her were close to her.

When Wen Jiao first learned what being elected was, she was very shocked. Even if she was actually serving the imperial power, there were many restrictions. Being elected also gave girls the opportunity to change their destiny and even save their families through their own efforts.

In the original book, what Baochai wants to participate in is to choose the selection of the princess and princess to accompany her. Once selected, the Xue family can also inject new vitality.

It's a pity that Xue Pan, who is not up to date, doesn't care if he doesn't make progress, and there is a life lawsuit. With a criminal record, Baochai can't participate in the draft because of this, and the road of Xue's family is also cut off.

And because of the palace regulations, the concubines and the sisters of the direct lineage and uncle's family of the palace ladies are not allowed to stand for election, so as to avoid collusion and other scandals.

So after Yuanchun entered the palace, the three Ying Tanxi were not allowed to run for the election, and Tanchun had no way to pass the election and get out of the cage of the Jia family.

Wen Jiao complained about the members of the Xue family and the Jia family, but said to Empress Su: "The last time I was elected was exactly five years ago, and the youngest female official also started serving five years ago. To choose a few reliable ones from among the people, you really have to choose carefully."

Empress Su sneered and said: "The ghost knows who they belonged to five years ago! At that time, the palace was in chaos, and everyone was fighting like black-eyed chickens."

"I don't know who got what on their hands. Since entering the palace, every time I think of such a group of people around us, I feel chills in my heart."

Empress Su leaned back, and said: "In other words, at least we know Jia Yuanchun better than them."

"The queen mother means to choose more reliable ones. One is that Jia Yuanchun will not show up, and the other is that the general election will be postponed for two years."

"I just took this opportunity to find out the details of these female officials. If there are any unreliable ones, they will be recorded on the file, and they will be released when they are re-elected. This will also clear up the smog in this palace."

Wen Jiao frowned for a while, then smiled and said, "Sister, I don't think there is any need to wait for re-election. Not to mention that re-election will take a year and a half, and the nights are long and full of dreams. If it is said that those who go out and come in together at that time, wouldn't it be a mess? "

Empress Su smiled and said, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Wen Jiao said: "It doesn't matter if you find any reason to pray for blessings, pick out these bad ones, and just let them go."

As he said that, Wen Jiao helped the jade hairpin on his head, and said with a smile: "Actually, there is no shortage of people to serve in the palace today. Five years ago, we needed so many people because all the palaces in the palace were full. Coupled with a few female officials and more than a dozen palace people, and each master has servants around him, there will be no shortage of people."

"But now the concubines have all moved to Changning Palace and Ning'an Palace, and now only Concubine Zhou's Zhaoyang Palace and Concubine Wu's Yuxiu Palace are inhabited in the harem. How can these vacant palaces be used? so many people?"

"", it is enough to keep a few people in a house to look after the house.How can I use the female officer?If you want to employ people in the future, it is not too late to choose them slowly. "Wen Jiao said.

Empress Su said: "It's just that I mentioned the matter of layoffs last year, and you also know that there will be no good results. Now I have to lay off people again, I'm afraid..."

Wen Jiao laughed and said: "At that time, we were laying off court ladies, but now we are releasing female officials to go home and get married. This is the kindness of the Heavenly Family. Who can say that we are not kind?"

"All the female officials who are worried are released, and the palace people who are worried are transferred to watch the house to do chores. It is enough to put one or two of our people to watch it."

"Although the personnel were transferred, it was only the female officer who was released. The transfer is also normal. If anyone catches this and talks about it in front of the emperor, it is really nitpicking. I will find an opportunity to release it slowly in the future."

Empress Su smiled and said, "That's right, that's right, I'll embellish your words again, and just say that you are accumulating blessings and doing good, and the emperor's kindness is great, so he can't say anything."

"He wants to stuff people into the harem, so let's use a plan. Your move is also very good." After finishing speaking, Empress Su ordered people to change clothes and went to the Zichen Palace to find the emperor.