The correct way to open the first favorite concubine of Ming Dynasty

The show girls who came up from folk drafts are usually accompanied by their mothers to live in the Zhuwang Pavilion, while their fathers live in the Tongnan Pavilion.The female officials and eunuchs sent by the palace observed the behavior of Xiunu and her parents in the museum, and those who behaved badly were eliminated.Those who have been selected by the officials and stayed in the Zhuwang Pavilion until the end are all outstanding ones who can't find fault in every move.

It's a pity that no matter how good she is, the result of the grandson's selection of concubine has already been predetermined.

On an auspicious day in September, Wang Zhaorong temporarily acted as the middle palace in the harem. Taking Hu Shanggong as the lead, he brought the crown prince to Yanchun Pavilion to choose a concubine for the grandson.

According to the regulations, the prince and grandson don't have to show up, which just saves Zhu Zhanji and I from meeting here and being sad.

I, Hu Shanxiang, and seven beautiful women burned incense and bathed last night, and they appeared in turn today.

They each reported their birthplaces and birth names, and Zhao Rong and the Crown Princess asked a few words each according to the script, which was a formality.Then the concubine got up and put the birthday posts of the undrafted girls into the sleeves of the girls starting from the first one. The girls thanked her, and she was led out by the maid. She could get 40 taels of silver and eight pieces of cloth on the same day. Together with the family members who accompanied them to Beijing, they were sent back to their original places.

The princess stopped in front of Hu Shanxiang, and tied a green gauze handkerchief and gold jade bracelet on Hu's arm. This is the new daughter-in-law appointed by the royal family.

Hu Shanxiang smiled sweetly and thanked the princess for her kindness.

The princess came up to me again, and put a pair of jade bracelets on my arms.

I also thank you according to the courtesy.

After coming out of Yanchun Pavilion, Hu Shanxiang was waiting for me outside.

"From now on, we will be a family with my sister." She laughed.

I smiled gently and blessed her as a courtesy: "I will ask my younger sister to take care of me in the future."

I took my leave first and wanted to go back to the East Palace, but when I turned around, I saw a small sedan chair parked under the jade steps, Fan Hong raised the curtain of the sedan chair, Heidan came out, walked up the steps in three steps at a time, and said with a gentle smile, "I'll pick you up. "

Hu Shanxiang saluted him, but he just turned a blind eye and took my hand to leave.I gave another blessing to Hu Shanxiang: "Retire first."

Hu Shanxiang also squeezed out a coquettish smile.

Before I could see that smile, I was dragged away by Heidan.

After entering the sedan chair, Heidan asked, "What were you talking about just now? Did she ever bully you?"

I smiled and said, "Excuse me, but she didn't bully me. How could she dare in front of so many people?"

Heitan took me into his arms, and said softly like coaxing a child: "If she bullies you, don't hide it, tell me, I will support you."

"Yeah." I leaned my head against his chest and nodded.

The sedan chair had not arrived after walking for a long time, but I heard people's voices becoming more and more noisy. I felt suspicious and wanted to get up and open the small curtain to see. Heidan smiled and held me down to prevent me from getting up.

I smiled and said, "Come here, someone has kidnapped a woman from a good family."

Heidan also matched with my upper body, covered my mouth, and said with a smile: "This little lady is so handsome, it's just right to go back and be Mrs. Yazhai."

I pretended to be struggling, the two of us played around for a while, and asked him where he was going.Heidan put his arms around me and smiled, "I don't want to say anything, the little lady just stays there, and I'll find out later."

I obediently leaned into his arms, enjoying a moment of privacy and tenderness.

Heidan held my wrist, stroking the jade bracelet with his fingertips, and said softly: "Although it's hard to understand, this bracelet is made by me to ask my concubine to use it today, don't be tired of it. "

Only then did I raise my wrist and put the bracelet in front of my eyes for a closer look: the white jade is flawless, carved with peonies in the hollow, and the country is beautiful and heavenly.There are actually two small golden beads dripping and rolling in the hollow heart.

I looked over and over again and asked him, "Strange, how did you get the gold beads in?"

"You guess."

"You want me to guess, but I don't want to guess."

"Hey, stinky girl, you know how to get mad at me best." Heitan was about to make trouble with me again, when the sedan chair stopped and arrived.

Heidan helped me off the sedan chair, and when I looked up at the lintel of the mansion, I saw the inscription "Zhang Mansion" on the plaque.Looking at Mrs. Tong who greeted her in front of the door, Mr. and Mrs. Sun stood impressively.

"You brought my parents here?" I was so happy that I couldn't believe it, I turned around and asked him.

Heidan nodded with a smile.

He entered the palace in the spring of the eighth year of Yongle, and in the autumn of the 14th year of Yongle, although he also communicated letters, he was still unable to meet his family.

Traveling through time, I recognize my modern parents more in my heart, but after all, in this life, Master Sun and his wife raised me.In this time and space, apart from Heidan, the only people I can trust are this family.

The hatchback saluted, and my wife looked at me and said with emotion: "We don't often go to Beijing in our hometown in Henan. We haven't seen each other for a few years. The girl has already grown into a slim beauty. I heard from the crown princess that virtue, speech, appearance, and merit are all important. The future is very good. This marriage has wronged me even more... Sigh, I am ashamed of the Sun family." He wiped his tears with a handkerchief.

When I was a matchmaker with my wife, I was talking about being a daughter-in-law for the grandson, but now I suddenly become a concubine. Even if I said that I took the initiative to decline, she must have known the situation inside from the princess.

The mother hurriedly said: "Our small family, if it wasn't recommended by the madam, how could we be promoted to the grandson and be a relative of the emperor's family? If we are good at serving your highness and ladies, and live up to your madam's kindness, it will be great Now, how can we care about the position."

Heidan said: "Ruowei is very good, there is no dissatisfaction with her in the whole palace. The father-in-law and mother-in-law are willing to entrust her to me, I will treat her well, and please rest assured that the two elders don't need to worry too much."

The mother couldn't help crying and said: "Ruowei wrote in these years that the grandson is good, and the wife and her husband have heard that the grandson dotes on her these days when they come to Beijing. Now the grandson is bothering to arrange for the wife to meet her. The grandson cares for her. The mother is worried when the son travels thousands of miles. As a mother, as long as the children are not watching, they are worried about her. Now that the grandson loves her, the couple can rest assured." The father has always been reserved. Introverted, his eyes were red beside him.

I hastened to comfort.

Mrs. Tong hurriedly let us go to the mansion.After sitting for a while, Mrs. Tong and Heidan avoided, leaving us as a family to talk.

My mother stepped forward and hugged me into her arms, crying: "My son, I haven't seen you for seven years, and I almost don't recognize him." I couldn't help sobbing.

The father stepped forward, patted her on the back, turned his face away, and couldn't bear to see the scene of mother and daughter embracing and crying.

I didn't see my parents' faces clearly until I got closer and sat down to talk.

The ancients gave birth early. When I entered the palace, my mother was still a beauty with black hair like clouds.My father was busy with official duties, his face was full of wrinkles, and the word "Chuan" was deeply engraved on his brows by years of wind and frost.

I gave birth to me, but I didn't do my filial piety in front of me, and I couldn't help crying when I thought about it.

After asking each other well, they talked about marriage.

As a concubine, even though I can live in my heart, my parents can't.Feudal ethics, wives and concubines are worlds apart.The precious daughter who is held in the palm of the hand at home for fear of falling, and held in the mouth for fear of melting, if she stays at home to marry, she will surely marry a good family and become the wife, but now she is going to the heavenly family to be a concubine.My parents are not people who covet wealth and honor. If my parents knew the end of today, I am afraid they would have preferred to keep me at home.

"Good boy, don't complain about your grievances, and learn to understand yourself." With tears in her eyes, my mother persuaded me in turn: "Serve your parents-in-law well, serve your husband well, do your duty, and don't fight for it. Wealth and honor are fleeting , your natal family doesn’t need you to fight, you just need to take care of yourself while you are in the palace. The natal family will also keep to their duty and not hold you back.”

"Yes, my daughter understands. My grandson loves me, and my father and mother have seen it with their own eyes today. Don't worry about my daughter, and take care of your body."

On the sedan chair going back, I leaned on Heidan's shoulder and said softly, "Thank you."

Heidan smiled, and raised his finger to point to his cheek.

I was originally full of feelings of parting and crying, but I was so teased by him that I laughed and pecked him on the cheek.

Heidan smiled with eyebrows and eyes crooked, and he hugged me and patted gently: "Since we have come to Beijing, let them stay for a while longer, and there will be plenty of time to see each other. When the emperor's grandfather moves to the capital, I will let dad I will give you a house in Beijing, and add a few more Huangzhuang, and then your whole family will move to Beijing, and you can take you to meet whenever you want, or you can call them into the palace to meet."

"Such a great grace?" I smiled and said, "Then I have to kiss you again."