[Qing Chuan] Have a meal in the harem

One concubine and five concubines were conferred in one breath, and the entire House of Internal Affairs became busy, bringing the entire palace into a state of restlessness.

Even Yimin and the others are in a hurry to make up various etiquettes with the nanny these days. There is no way, they thought they still have five years to learn slowly, but the surprise came too suddenly.

The etiquette and procedures of the grand ceremony must be strengthened. At that time, the clan and wives will come to watch, so nothing can go wrong.

At the same time, he was busy with moving matters.

Because of the connections of the House of Internal Affairs, among the concubines who moved to the main hall this time, Yimin was the most efficient group, and the furniture and various candlesticks and mirrors were also the best within the regulations.

On the second day after receiving the imperial decree, the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs took twenty or thirty eunuchs and maids to remove the old decorations in the main hall of Yongshou Palace and replaced them with new ones. The wood was arranged after carefully asking Yimin about her preferences.

It took a total of thirteen days from conferring concubine to officially moving into the main hall of Yongshou Palace, only one day slower than Concubine Tong and Concubine An.

Shotguns were replaced by cannons, from six masters and servants living together in a three-and-a-half-room house to Yimin monopolizing four rooms and one living room by herself, it was just an imperial decree and thirteen days of work.

"Ah Rong, I will leave you the few rooms I originally owned, and I will not take away some of the furniture. If you like it, you can keep it, and if you don't like it, you can change it..."

The room in the apse was tidied up by Yimin with great effort. Even though it wasn't the best, it must be the most comfortable. I couldn't bear to just give it up like this, so I simply left it for Concubine Su Shu. It was better than her previous room anyway.

Anyway, she is now the head of Yongshou Palace, and all the concubines in Yongshou Palace are under her control. It's a trivial matter to change Concubine Su Shu to a better house.

Concubine Su Shu naturally couldn't ask for more, "My sister left behind everything that is excellent, and my younger sister likes it all."

Seeing her flushed face, Yi Min was also very happy, "When the House of Internal Affairs sends people here, you can pick two, and there's only one Xiaoqiu on your side who can't handle it."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has asked people to ask that the main hall of Yongshou Palace is so big, it is necessary to add more people to clean it, but Yimin means that it is enough to add more roughness to the maids and eunuchs, and give the old people a promotion. wait.

That's how it is when one person attains enlightenment and ascends to heaven. Green plums and green willows are alright. The main ones are Xiao Tao and Xing'er. , and now he is also the chief manager who has several little eunuchs under his command.

Even for the raccoon cat to attract money, a little eunuch was transferred from the animal house to take care of it, and the quality of life has improved many times.

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In the 11th year of Kangxi, on February [-]th, there was a breeze.

Inside Yongshou Palace.

The ordained minister held the etiquette and read out another official decree.

Yimin was dressed in a court dress, high-grade make-up, with a solemn face, and she comprehended the orders.

The next step is to pay homage to the ancestral temple, and then receive the concubine's gold book from the queen... a series of memorized procedures.

Only Zhuo Yuan, as a noble concubine, was given a double-character title this time, and was to be visited by his wife and clan wife in Chengqian Palace, neither concubine nor concubine had this kind of treatment.

So as soon as the ceremony was over, Yimin returned to Yongshou Palace in a chariot. The chariot for the concubine had already been made. It was not as spacious and comfortable as the imperial concubine's chariot, but Yimin was already very satisfied.

"Qingmei, go to the gate of Chengqian Palace and wait for sister-in-law. Don't be bumped into by people on the way. Luliu, are the snacks and tea ready? There are also glutinous rice cakes and tangerines that sister-in-law loves..."

Yimin raised her eyebrows, and before she even had time to change out of her court clothes, she walked around the room and said these few words repeatedly.

It was Luliu who stepped forward and pushed her back to the inner room, "My lady, it will take at least a quarter of an hour at Chengqian Palace, there is no need for you to be anxious, the lady will go change her clothes first and drink some tea." Dim sum, when these are all done, Mrs. Dong will be here soon."

While being brought into the house by Lu Liu, she held Lu Liu's hand, "I'm going to see my sister-in-law, Lu Liu, I'm so happy, Lu Liu..."

Luliu felt helpless and soft-hearted when she heard these screams, she followed Yi Min's words and said: "The servant girl knows that the mother is happy, and the servant girl is also happy..."

After changing her clothes, Yi Min sat in the living room and only ate two petals of tangerines, when she saw Qing Mei leading Xilin Jue Luo Shi coming from afar.

She stood up suddenly, took two quick steps to meet him, suppressed her excitement to watch the other party salute, and dragged Xilin Jueluo to the inner room to talk.

Since entering the room, Xilin Jueluo's gaze has not moved away from Yimin. She looked up and down several times, seeing that Yimin's complexion is rosy, and the clothes on her body are all made of excellent materials, so she is relieved.

"A month ago, the family heard the news of the concubine concubine. The whole family was very excited, and the minister's wife was also..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yi Min interrupted him in displeasure, "Sister-in-law and I have a birth share, why are you also called a concubine?"

How could the girl I brought up not understand, Xilin Jueluo coaxed habitually: "This is in the palace, the etiquette cannot be broken! Your empress should be more cautious."

Yimin asked Qingmei and Liuliu to wait in the outer room, and then sat down beside Xilin Jueluo, "Now there are only me and sister-in-law in the room, and there are people watching outside, no one will see, sister-in-law Maybe you called me Sheng Miner?"

There was no outsider in the room, and Xilin Jueluo obviously relaxed a lot, she said half angrily, "Why is Min'er still acting like a child?"

"Ama was very happy when the news reached the mansion, and she was very happy for several days. This time I entered the palace, and the old man specifically asked me to send you some money."

After finishing speaking, he winked at Yimin, and said with a low laugh, "It's all from Ama's private warehouse, and the warehouse at home has not been touched."

After receiving the stack of bank notes, Yimin felt that there was a lot, and Xilin Jueluo added from the side: "The 2 taels belong to Ama, but I don't know when the next time I can see you in the palace, I will make up for it again." 5000 taels, a total of 5000 taels."

After being silent for a while, Yi Min smiled and said: "I have prepared some high-quality supplements, my sister-in-law will take them with me when she leaves, and I will also ask my father: Please take good care of your health, old man!"

She didn't know how to evaluate Dong's father, saying that he was a loving father, but in his previous life, he completely left his seriously ill daughter behind, and didn't see him more than a few times a year, but he was cruel, and he did things from time to time. Something to overturn this.

So I skipped mentioning it, and asked about family affairs, my brothers, and my nephews.

Dong's family is a typical case where the yang is prosperous and the yin is weak. In Yimin's generation, there are at least two girls, and the next generation has no shadow.

Take Big Brother Dong as an example. He had a total of nine sons, four concubines and five concubines. Although Dong Second Brother and Dong Third Brother didn't have so many children, they were all boys.The most outrageous thing is that within the three generations of the Dong family, there are no girls except Yimin.

It's very evil!

"The family is still the same. Your second elder brother and second sister-in-law work abroad, but letters come back every month, and the children are all well. The third eldest couple went to live with the in-laws in Shengjing a few days ago, and they only came back in the past two months. ..."

Xilin Jue Luo understood what Yi Min wanted to hear, so he picked out some interesting and amusing things to say, it was rare to see each other, today is another good day for Min Er, don't let unimportant things spoil Min Er's mood.

"I never like to go out, I just live my little life in this Yongshou Palace, there is nothing worth talking about..."

"That's good, it's better than anything else!"

Of course Yimin knew that her sister-in-law was reporting good news but not bad news, because she was the same, and she never told her sister-in-law about the Empress Dowager. The time they met was too precious to waste a minute or a second.

Even a girl who is married to Mongolia can still send a few letters to her natal family every year. If she is lucky, she can go home and have a look after a year or so, but it will be different after entering the palace.

Since then, she has been a woman of the royal family, and her every move is watched by countless pairs of eyes. Even seeing her relatives is a reward and grace from the emperor!

……

When Qingmei went to send Xilinjueluo back, Yimin was still sitting on the chair in a daze.

Seeing the other party, Yimin was relieved for a while, and then asked: "Come back, did Chengqian Palace end early today?" Otherwise, why did sister-in-law come so soon.

Qingmei stood behind her, dabbed some peppermint oil on her fingers, and gently rubbed her temples, "The relatives of the concubines and concubines have been summoned in advance, saying that it is for the concubines to see their relatives earlier .”

Stimulated by the peppermint oil, I closed my eyes, slightly hooked the corners of my lips, and said with a smile: "Ah Yuan is so considerate, Concubine An will definitely send some thank you gifts, and we can't let it go, the queen sent it a few days ago There is a green hairpin in the reward, it looks very nice to me, please send it over."

"Yes."

Thanks to Kangxi's ranking, Yi Min is still ranked third among concubines, so she only needs to send some gifts to Concubine Gui, Concubine Tong, Concubine An, and Concubine Rong, and everything will be fine.

The concubines and dignitaries who came after her all wanted to give her gifts, and the lower the rank, the more gifts they gave.

The gap between the rich and the poor was revealed at this time, not to mention the concubine Jing and the concubine Hui, they were all wealthy families.

Noble person, Chang Zaizhong, Guo Luo Luo Lanjin was the most embarrassing, and sent two sets of red gold face masks. I don't know what Concubine Tong received, but according to Zhuo Yuan's disclosure, the gift she gave Zhuo Yuan included four boxes of gems and Some silk and satin.

There is also the former concubine Dai Jia and the noble lady Dai Jia. She is also a real person who does not show her face. She has a whole box of various small jewelry, such as rings, earrings, bracelets, etc., which are small and exquisite. It's all bright.

In addition, noblemen Hesheli, nobleman Nala, Zhaojia Changzai, Lin Jiachangzai, who belonged to the same family as the queen, are all rich in wealth, and they are all hidden rich women.

All that's left is... tears of poverty.

If you have some talent, you will send some of your own paintings or well-written characters.Those who are poor and have no talent can only send some female workers such as purses and handkerchiefs.

And because the arrival of the Dafeng Harem was a bit sudden, and there were too many people who were conferred, it is said that many people brought the maids to cut the handkerchiefs and make purses overnight, and worked hard for many days to deliver the gifts.

Yi Min received a stack of handkerchiefs from a Chang Zai, and it is said that she made them herself.

Even if Su agreed, she was also bald because of the rush to give gifts. In the end, Yimin couldn't stand it anymore and helped her find some spices, and then she and Xiaoqiu rushed to make a sachet before giving it away.

afterwards……

Yi, a super hidden rich woman, Min, looked at the piles of gifts she received, and exclaimed: The imperial palace is really a scary place!