The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

Regarding Jia Yuanchun's concubine title, Jia Yingchun always thought it was someone's bad taste. Although she didn't say some things in front of Mrs. Xing, when she returned to the room, she immediately held back when she saw Mother Zhou. I can't stand it anymore...

"I remember Mammy said about the roles of concubines in the palace. Empresses are the four concubines Gui, Shu, De, and Xian. I also know that there were already two concubines Wu Guifei and Zhen Shu in the palace, but the eldest sister is alone. What does it mean to have the title of two concubines? Of course, it’s not that I think the eldest sister is bad, but I just feel that this kind of honor is too much? You must know that it’s not a good thing to be too much…” Jia Yingchun conceived Curious and gossiping, she asked Nanny Zhou.

"I haven't seen such an example in the past dynasties. The girl has confused me this time. Why don't I ask my old sisters about the situation tomorrow, and then come back and tell the girl." Nanny Zhou didn't see her either. After such a strange thing happened, of course she had to inquire about it before she dared to explain it to Jia Yingchun.

But in fact, Nanny Zhou herself also felt that the emperor's appointment as a concubine this time probably meant playing tricks on others. After all, a woman like this was favored only after entering the palace for many years. Maybe it can be justified, but she also has some impressions of the female official named Jia Yuanchun. Although she looks good, she is definitely not enchanting, not to mention that she is working in the queen's palace, even if she doesn't see the emperor every day. However, there are always opportunities to meet several times a month. Why did the emperor not favor him sooner or later, but at this time, Jia Yuanchun was lucky? ?

"Can Mammy ask? Will there be any trouble? If the nobles in the palace mind, Mammy doesn't have to ask. The left and right have nothing to do with us. I just thought about it because I was curious. Tell Mammy to offend your old sisters, who are you going to talk to in the future? Not to mention how you will blame Mammy if it gets to the ears of the Queen Mother and Empress Dowager." Jia Yingchun heard that Mammy Zhou wanted to He went to inquire with the people in the palace, and quickly dissuaded him.

"I won't ask anything too sensitive, girl, don't worry." Mother Zhou smiled in relief. She is not a careless little girl, so naturally she wouldn't grope against other people's hair, but she heard Although Jia Yingchun was a little cautious, she didn't forget to think about it for her, and she felt very warm in her heart.

A few days later, Mother Zhou came to Jia Yingchun and said: "I have already inquired about the concubine Xiande. It is said that because the emperor canonized the Jia family with such an incomparable position, the empress asked the emperor about the future. In the end, the emperor actually replied to the empress, it was just a name, and there was no rank in the first place, and the empress was allowed to give whatever she pleased, so there was no need to ask him for instructions. .”

"Ah?! Why is it that there is no rank!? Is it okay for the emperor to be appointed like this? Then how did the empress deal with it in the end?" Jia Yingchun thought to himself that the emperor really only regarded Jia Yuanchun as a plaything... Maybe even Jia Yuanchun Home is just a plaything in his heart... Sigh! !

"Fortunately, there is a Fengzao Palace in the palace, but that palace is not big, and it has been idle for many years, so the Empress ordered someone to clean it up and asked Concubine Xiande to live there. And then I just let go of it." Mother Zhou sighed helplessly, the thoughts in her mind were almost the same as those of Jia Yingchun, but she thought more, although the old sister didn't reveal too much information, but she could feel that the emperor was not She was given this favor because she fell in love with Jia Yuanchun, and obviously there were other secrets that were unknown, she was only worried about whether Jia She's family would be affected by Jia Yuanchun.

"This, that's it." Jia Yingchun twitched the corners of her mouth wordlessly. How dare the emperor and empress husband and wife still have some similarities?Do you like to make fun of others?But only for concubines... I don't know if Jia Yuanchun is convinced?

Jia Yuanchun was naturally unconvinced. When she moved happily to Fengzao Palace, she found that although the palace was hung with a palace character, it was actually just entered the courtyard. I saw the maids moving several sets of tables, chairs, cabinets, and a pear wood bed in twos and threes, and then another servant brought several maids and servants to visit, all of whom were sent by the Yeting Bureau to serve as errands in Fengzao Palace. .

Jia Yuanchun just glanced at a few people, but she always felt that she could not be trusted by the servant who accompanied her into the palace. However, she also knew that she was named a concubine for the first time. Frowning, he asked the leading servant, "What's your last name?"

"If you go back to your mother, the younger one's surname is Zhou." Zhou Neishi replied respectfully.

"In the future, you will be in charge of the affairs of this palace, you can take them to arrange it everywhere." Jia Yuanchun nodded lightly and ordered.

"My little one obeys." Zhou Nei waiter saluted again, then led the people behind him to the side hall and arranged their duties.

It is true that the emperor did not take Jia Yuanchun to heart at all. Jia Yuanchun kept everyone busy for several days, but he never saw the emperor stepping here.

Jia Yuanchun thought that when she was still working in the Queen's Fengyi Palace, the emperor would call her to serve in the side hall of the Qianyuan Palace within a month, and sleep two or three times. In fact, this was the treatment of those low-level concubines. Trying something new, but I will not be wronged to go to the residence of a few talented people, Baolin. Jia Yuanchun didn't think it was wrong at the beginning, but this kind of life has passed for nearly a year, and there is no news from Jia's house outside the palace. Apart from waiting patiently, there was nothing else to do until that day, when the emperor suddenly ordered the concubine to be concubine. As for why Jia Yuanchun vaguely felt that something was wrong, she didn't dare to ask, and she couldn't find it. people ask.

One day, when Jia Zheng came back from the yamen and came to greet Jia Mu as usual, his face was full of joy, and as soon as he entered the door, he congratulated Jia Mu: "The old lady is very happy!"

"What's worth your joy? Although the Lantern Festival has just passed, it's still in its day. Naturally, everything is good." Mother Jia replied in an unreasonable manner.

"In the middle of the court this morning, the emperor entrusted the two old saints with the decree. In the future, on the [-]th of each month, the family members of the quasi-jiao family will enter the palace, please wait and see, and thinking that their family members will not be bound by the national system and rituals when entering the palace. In addition, there is an additional decree that anyone who has a house in a separate courtyard or a place where they can stay in the customs can request that Luanyu return to the mansion to visit relatives and enjoy family happiness. Now I heard that many concubines' wives have already prepared Kanyu is about to start construction, and I'm asking my mother to go home." Jia Zheng quickly explained with a smile on his face.

"Oh! This is a good thing, so shouldn't we also prepare for it, please come back and have a look?" Mrs. Wang clapped her hands overjoyed.

"The empress has been in the palace for nearly ten years, and I miss her very much. Thanks to the emperor's filial piety and pure benevolence, and the two old sages who respect themselves and others, this kindness is only possible. I remember that when the empress was canonized last year, brother Zhen said that the empress should be The emperor's favor is the glory of the Jia clan. As the patriarch, he should stand up for the clan to repay the selfless favor of the mother. Now he has a chance. Later, you can go to Brother Zhen to discuss it. A charter would be good."

"Old lady, let me tell you! We don't have any decent places to welcome the empress here. Why don't we build another garden so that the empress can see us when she comes back, knowing that we have a good life, and she can feel at ease in the palace. Do you say yes or no?" Mrs. Wang quickly suggested after seeing Jia Zheng's response.

"Building a garden? Wouldn't that cost a lot of money? Do we still have that extra money in our house? Why, it seems that I heard Sister Feng not long ago that the income reported by Zhuangzi in various places last year was less than in previous years. I almost called her Can't turn around?" Mrs. Xing snorted coldly, and poured a basin of cold water on Mrs. Wang unceremoniously.

"It's a good thing for your mother to go back to the mansion to visit relatives. Can you just say that there is no money?! Besides, how can there be no money in the mansion? Don't listen to Feng girl's nonsense, maybe because you and the elder don't know what's on your mind, She's the one who fooled you that much." Mrs. Wang retorted dissatisfiedly upon hearing this.

"How much money can the few members of our family spend on the public?! What can I think? I don't even have the qualifications to spend on food and drink if I don't care about the family?! The second wife has no conscience!" Mrs. Xing He sneered back bluntly.

"Enough! Do you two still have my old lady in your eyes!? How much is it worth to build a garden? It's not like the public doesn't even have this little money. Besides, it's not just our family that pays. You should take some of the honor of the empress, anyway, let’s wait for the men to discuss it before making any plans.” Jia Mu knocked on her crutches angrily, insisting that the matter be settled like this.

When Jia Zheng heard Jia Mu's decision, he bowed his hands and said goodbye, intending to go to Jia Zhen to discuss the matter of Concubine Xiande's return to the mansion to visit relatives. The two ladies also went back together.

Mrs. Wang has always looked high-spirited and arrogant since her daughter became a concubine. She saw Mrs. Xing as gnashing her teeth and resenting her. Go to the palace to fight for glory and wealth, but nagging is inevitable.

"Look at what she looks like? But when a daughter becomes a concubine, no one can get her eyes. Do you really think I'm stupid?! I haven't studied any books, at least I heard Zhou Nanny say If the harem is not allowed to engage in politics, besides, the second master has not heard that he is going to be promoted, so why bother?" Mrs. Xing held Jia Yingchun's hand with an aggrieved expression, and vomited bitterly.

"Don't be mad, madam. Be careful that you're too angry. People think you're jealous of her, and you made it out of it. Besides, it's enough for madam to understand the truth. How can you expect other people to be as sensible as madam?" Jia Yingchun laughed. Said reassuringly.

"I can only talk here, I can't hold my breath left and right, alas! Forget it, let's not talk about this, the Liu family came here specially this morning, bought some fresh pheasants in the kitchen yesterday, and asked If I don’t want to eat, I’ll ask them to prepare a few suitable dishes and deliver them at dinner, so you can stay here for dinner later, so you don’t have to run around anymore.” Mrs. Xing murmured, and then said The injustice was forgotten, and Jia Yingchun was left for dinner.

"That's good. I won't leave. I'm brazen enough to bother my wife today." Jia Yingchun nodded and smiled.

The mother and daughter had a sumptuous and pleasant dinner, and no one mentioned the unpleasant matter of building the garden again. It was not until a few days later that Qin Xian's family came to the mansion to ask for instructions, and Mrs. Xing remembered it for a long time. What happened in the past now happened to coincide with the big event in Beijing and China for visiting relatives...