Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"Do you know?" The fourth prince sat on the side, frowning: "I returned to the prince's office yesterday, but I didn't come out. I wanted to pay my respects to the emperor today, but the atmosphere in the palace was not right, so I had to come to pay my respects to my concubine. Concubine...?"

"Your father was playful last night. He got up late in the morning. If you go, you won't see him. At most, you will kowtow outside the door. He can't see your filial piety. It doesn't matter whether you go or not." She patted the hand of her son, the fourth prince: "But the mother concubine knows that your three good brothers didn't come back yesterday."

The fourth prince didn't take it seriously: "They have places to live outside, and even opened a brothel and Chuguan business regardless of their status." The fourth prince is very proud of this, he didn't do business!

Because it was his wet nurse, his natal family, who did the business!

Concubine Xian's mother's natal family has six first-milk brothers. Apart from the eldest brother, the second brother is in the south, the third brother is in the northwest, the fourth brother is in the north, and the fifth and sixth brothers are in charge of the north-south caravan. water rises.

Therefore, Concubine Xian forbade the Fourth Prince to get involved in business affairs. The reputation of being virtuous and virtuous brought her great benefits. Not only did she have the capital to help her son fight for the throne, but she also gained the trust of Emperor Yongqing.

Because of the good reputation of Concubine Xian, Emperor Yongqing handed over part of the power of the harem to Concubine Xian, allowing the four concubines to balance the situation in the harem.

The four of them are evenly matched, and all of them have grown-up princes.

They are the most suitable candidates for Emperor Yongqing.

However, Emperor Yongqing also felt that as the princes grew older, these women became more and more impatient.

"They didn't come back all night. Now that the nine gates are strictly controlled, what happened to them outside the palace is beyond their reach." Xianfei's heart has always been meticulous: "You stay honest in the palace, your father The emperor is also in the palace, so it is good for them to go out, if there is something... They want to enter this palace, but it is very difficult."

Concubine Xian was actually quite excited, because those three obtrusive things were not in the palace, she really hoped that they would die outside and never have to return to the palace.

As for the imperial concubine, it will not work.

"Can't go out? Who ordered it!" The imperial concubine was already furious in the palace: "Why is he going out during the big festival? Did some little bitch seduce him outside? Let me know, I must tear the little bitch alive people……."

The imperial concubine always believed that since she gave birth to the eldest prince, the eldest prince was the natural heir to the throne, and if she didn't establish a crown prince, it was probably because the emperor didn't want to be threatened.

In the past dynasties, people who became emperors, it is estimated that few people like to establish a prince, because this is the prince, who can replace him at any time.

In front of the throne, the relationship between father and son is nothing but floating clouds.

This is the understanding of the imperial concubine.

"Young concubine, I'm not thinking about the little sluts outside. Now that His Royal Highness is outside, and I heard that the second prince and the third prince are also outside, then the fourth prince is the only grown-up prince left in this palace. The nine gates are all under martial law, no one can get out, and I don't know what the situation is like with His Highness outside..." An old nun next to the imperial concubine was very anxious: "You have to make up your mind!"

"What can I do? I can't get out of this harem..." The imperial concubine was still angry.

This old nanny is her nanny, and she knows what this imperial concubine is thinking. In fact, why aren't they just like the imperial concubine?

If the eldest prince becomes the emperor, they will follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.

"Why don't you, old slave, go?" The old mother said, "Take your palace card and say to find His Majesty?"

"That won't work!" The imperial concubine immediately disagreed: "You can't let the emperor know that the eldest prince doesn't return all night, and he must be

When I went to Qingfang Building, that little bitch Qingfang opened a brothel and started to tremble. At the beginning, Ben Gong said that such a woman...

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"Imperial concubine, isn't it just a matter of your words for such a woman to die or live?" The old mother said anxiously: "Now I want to invite His Royal Highness to return to the palace to sit in charge. If we go to the front palace, His Highness the First Prince can do it." ah!"

"The front palace?" The imperial concubine sat there and said depressedly: "The emperor doesn't like our mother and daughter, I know it, but my child is the boss!"

"My dear concubine, the boss has an advantage, but the emperor's thoughts are not on His Highness, let's take our time. Anyway, His Highness is the oldest among all the princes, and he will also be the first to get married in the future. When the grandson of the emperor comes out, it will be different

up. The old mother said: "The only thing we have to do now is to let His Highness come back quickly, we don't know what happened outside...."

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"In this way, if you ask Qi San'er to go out for a while, the eunuchs and maids in the palace can't get out, so the kitchens in the palace should be able to go out, right? Otherwise, if there is no food, what should I do?" The woman: "Let those who pour Yexiang also go out, allowed to enter but not allowed to go out? I will see how they are allowed to enter but not allowed to go out!"

The people in the palace also have to eat and drink!

"Young maidservant, let's go!" The old mother walked out quickly in a hurry.

People in the palace are not allowed to run around casually, no matter how anxious they are, they have to walk, brisk walking is fine, but running is not allowed, that is a bad rule.

The same is true for Concubine Shu.

"Your Highness is not in the palace, and we don't know what's going on outside, your majesty..." Concubine Shu is an old man named Feng Yu.

eunuch.

Concubine Shu knew that young court ladies were useless to her, and she didn't need flattery.

Only this kind of old eunuchs, old maids and old mothers who have stayed in the palace all their lives can assist themselves and help their sons.So the people serving Concubine Shu here are basically old people.

In Concubine Shu's palace, the chief eunuch is Feng Yu, who is 65.

The head steward is a nanny surnamed Lan, commonly known as Nanny Lan, who is already fifty.

In addition to the four big palace ladies, sixteen palace ladies and 26 small palace ladies, there are also eight big eunuchs, but they are all over 30 years old, and the young eunuchs are still young, only about ten years old.

The rest of the maids, nuns, eunuchs, etc. are all aged, and none of them are under 40 years old, so that she looks a little depressed in this palace, but some of Concubine Shu's little ways The news is the most well-informed...

"What are you afraid of?" Concubine Shu was calm: "The emperor is in the palace, even if there is a disturbance outside, it's fine."

"But...but..." Lan Momo was the one who went out to inquire about the news. Among the few court ladies she had taught, some of them were really beautiful, and they could talk to some of the guards.

Of course, they didn't dare to mess around, but the relationship was more ambiguous. The maids would leave the palace at the age of 25 and marry on their own, and some of them did marry the guards.

Because the guards are not all wealthy and able to marry famous ladies, and the maids in the palace have been taught very well, and there are no jokes in the rules. Give sympathy silver.

It can be regarded as a reward for dedicating their youth to the royal family. Every court lady can take away what belongs to them in the palace, and there are some rewards from the masters.

In addition, the palace uniformly gave 100 taels of compassionate silver, two bolts of red silk, two bolts of fine cotton, and two bolts of fine linen.

It's a bit like a dowry. The maids usually leave the palace and quickly find someone to marry, because when they get old, if they don't marry again, it will be too late to have children.

And some people stay in the palace for a lifetime without going out of the palace...

Feng Yu, the old eunuch, saw that Nanny Lan was in a hurry, and said unhurriedly: "Nurse Lan, don't worry, the emperor is in the palace.

In the middle, it works better than anything else. The palace and the world revolve around the emperor. "

Women, just can't stand the storm.

Feng Yu was an eunuch who experienced the turmoil in the last years of the late emperor. Back then, he only survived because of his steadfastness. No matter how many times he was cleaned, everyone he knew and was familiar with was washed away one by one, and he was the only one who survived.

"That's right, hold on tight." Concubine Shu put a bead flower on her head and took a look in the mirror: "Go pass the meal!"

"Yes, ma'am." Nanny Lan had no choice but to suppress her anxiety and go to pass the meal.

After she left, Concubine Shu said, "It's because you have long hair and short knowledge, so it's not as good as your eunuch!"

"Sister Lan is also thinking about His Highness, and her news is indeed very timely." Eunuch Feng shook the whisk in his hand: "In this regard, this old slave is not as good as her."

"Eunuch is self-effacing." Concubine Shu thinks highly of Feng Yu and Eunuch Feng: "Look at what is going on in front of you? There is a lot of trouble."

"The old slave guesses that it has something to do with the emperor." Feng Yu said with certainty: "Unfortunately, we can't get through the front palace."

"Is it related to the emperor?" Concubine Shu was taken aback: "Why do you say that?"

"Only the Ninth Five-Year Lord can martial law the Nine Schools, and only the emperor's order can the Imperial Forest Army be dispatched." Feng Yu thought for a while: "The atmosphere is also a bit tense. No one dares to touch the bad luck when there is a big festival, unless It's what the emperor meant."

The Spring Festival is a very important festival, and the plan of the year lies in spring.

"You mean, the emperor...?" Concubine Shu stood up all of a sudden.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Feng Yu shook his head, "Your Majesty is definitely fine."

"Huh?" Concubine Shu sat down slowly: "You continue."

"If the emperor has something to do, the front palace will definitely not be so peaceful." Feng Yu also guessed based on his own experience: "Maybe someone has something to do, or something that made the emperor angry and angry? No more There must be some reason, the front palace is so quiet, it probably has nothing to do with the harem."

"Not bad, not bad...." Concubine Shu was completely at ease: "As long as the harem is not in chaos, let His Highness play outside.

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Compared with Concubine Xian who sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, Concubine Gui who is irritable, and Concubine Shu who is calm, Concubine De is more lively here.

Concubine De's title is "De", but she is equally scheming.

"The nine doors are closed?" Concubine De was washing and dressing up in the morning: "Didn't you say why?"

"No, you are only allowed to come in but not to go out..." Next to Concubine De was an old nanny, who once served Concubine De, and after her concubine De had gone, she was nowhere to be found. After meeting a concubine de concubine, she came over, and with some tricks, finally became Concubine De's confidant mother.

"Is there anything we need to go out to do?" Concubine De pressed a palace flower on her temples: "Or does anyone need to go out?"

"If you go back to your mother, no." The old mother said neither humble nor overbearing: "It's just that His Highness is not in the palace..."

"Oh?" Empress Defei changed a palace flower: "He didn't come back last night... what should I do?"

"You don't need to hide the matter of your Highness spending the night outside. In this palace, the most indispensable thing is secrets. Anyway, in the end, as long as the emperor wants to know the secrets, he will know!" The old mother suggested: " what do you think?"

"Listen to the mother's words, let's do it like this!" The concubine de concubine finally chose the palace flower: "What do those palaces mean?

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"They are all standing still."

However, it is said that it is not moving, and the imperial concubine has already sent people to operate it.

It's a pity that the deputy chief executive who was acting as a shield in the front palace wanted to cry: Most of the waves of greetings were sent by the women in the harem, and the excuse he gave was that the emperor hadn't gotten up yet... …

But the emperor can't sleep, can't he wake up after three poles of the day?

This is too anxious to get angry, your majesty, come back quickly, old man!

On Wang Zuo's side, there was also a wave of visitors. Although they didn't know what caused the entire capital to be under martial law, there must have been some major event that they didn't know about.

There is no shortage of high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Beijing, no matter how high Wang Zuo is His Highness Prince Ning, there are people he cannot suppress.