[Red Mansions] The promotion of the female history of salted fish

The door of Chuxiu Palace was half-closed, and when I got closer, I could hear someone whispering inside.Yang Peishan was a little surprised, "Father is still in the south of the Yangtze River, so there are beautiful women in the palace again?"

The maid who led the way was from Changchun Palace, so she naturally knew Yunling, so she couldn't help but glance at her, said in a low voice, "If you want to return to your mother, this time is a small election."

Suddenly, Yang Peishan turned her head and said to Yunling, "Yes, a small election every two years, how time flies."

Yunling recalled how she just woke up in this world, nodded, and looked at the plaque of Chuxiu Palace, "Now think about when I lived here, it seems like it was just yesterday."

To put it bluntly, Chuxiu Palace is just a collective dormitory, and Yunling has no intention of revisiting the old place.For her, the only good news about the small election is that both Concubine Hui and Concubine Shu have taken a step back in this year's small election, with Concubine Zhuang mainly presiding over it.

After Concubine Zhen Gui was forced to cultivate herself the year before last, the four concubines were in charge of the palace affairs for a long time.Concubine Zhuang now stands out, which is definitely a good thing for Yun Ling.Yang Peishan also thought of this, looked at each other tacitly with Yunling, and smiled.

Continue to walk forward, and you will see two young girls walking towards you. From the costumes, you can see that they are the show girls in this small election.The maid in front squatted down and saluted, and almost at the same time, the two beautiful ladies saluted Yang Peishan again.Seeing Yunling couldn't help sighing, those TV dramas that travel to ancient times and only know that the other party is in a high position after they have met people on an equal footing are all deceptive.Just like the two show girls above, they definitely don't know Yang Peishan.But Yang Peishan came to the palace today to participate in the three feasts, wearing a green luan walker on her head, eight soft satin moon flower skirts, and a suet jade double fish pendant hanging from her waist. As she walked, she could see a string of flowers hanging from two embroidered shoes. pearl.For court ladies and beautiful ladies, the four characters "noble status" are simply above their heads.

Yang Peishan waved her hand, and the two show girls stood up and waited by the side of the road. The maids leading the way had already stood aside when the show girls saluted—not to mention the show girls who came to participate in the election, these court ladies were When I met a real female history on the road, I didn't have to wait for the other party to speak after saluting, and I could get up directly.

The two sides passed by each other, and after another corner, Yunling curiously asked the maid who led the way, "Isn't the beautiful lady allowed to wander around in the palace at this time?" At least the original owner of this body participated in the small election That's how it is.

The maid obviously knew who she was asking, and said softly, "This year, there is still a lack of female history in the imperial concubine's palace, and I am planning to choose it from this batch of beautiful girls." This year there are two vacancies for women's history. The empress is still in the Forbidden City, and she is not like Concubine Zhen. She has gone to the south of the Yangtze River.

The two beautiful girls just now were all beauties, after hearing this, Yunling was still a little curious if Concubine Zhen was going to make trouble.However, all the young maids in Concubine Zhuang's palace knew that the concubine often called the good seedlings in the female history to come over, so they thought they would not pose a threat to Concubine Zhuang.Yunling's curiosity was satisfied, and she followed Yang Peishan all the way to the gate of the palace, got into the carriage and went home.

When the Ninth Prince was full moon, the emperor who had had enough old love with Mrs. Fengsheng in the south of the Yangtze River finally returned to the Forbidden City.Probably because the interaction between the emperor and Mrs. Fengsheng this time gave Concubine Zhen and the third prince some confidence. After returning to the palace, the concubine became more active in the election.

After all, the emperor didn't ask Concubine Zhen Gui to hand over all the palace affairs, and now that he just came back from Jiangnan, it was the time when sensibility overcame rationality, and he turned a blind eye to Concubine Zhen's repeated confrontations with Concubine Zhuang.Concubine Zhuang is a smart person, she knows when to pursue the victory and when to take a step back.Therefore, the result of the compromise was that Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Zhen completed the preparations for this year's Longevity Festival together.

On the afternoon of Longevity Day, Yang Peishan saw Concubine Zhen who was full of ambition.

This is very strange, since she lost her palace power, Concubine Zhen's mental state has not been very good.Yang Peishan sat on the left side of Situ Hui, secretly observing the people in the hall.The son-in-law of the third princess on the opposite side is as frivolous as ever, and will take a few extra glances at the beautiful court ladies who come to pour wine.The third prince and concubine was calm, but the third prince was faintly excited as if something big was about to happen.

To put it bluntly, Wanshou Festival is the emperor's birthday celebration, and the princes, concubines, and grandsons presented gifts in turn.The East Palace started, followed by the eldest prince's family, the third prince's family, and then Situ Hui.

Listening to the Tang Dynasty Longevity Jade Rhinoceros Cup, the Chengyao Eight Immortals Presenting Longevity Bowl, the Longevity Dragon and Phoenix Plate, and the pine and bamboo bonsai of the Three Stars of Fu Lu Shou in the five princes' gift list, Yang Peishan couldn't help but chuckle in her heart.The fifth prince often went to her place during this time, and she knew very well how much thought the fifth prince put into this gift list.Perhaps it was because it didn't take much effort to find all kinds of cups and bowls in this list. The fifth prince disliked others giving these standard things when he was born.This is also the reason why she prevented Yunling from giving the iceberg plate on the fifth prince's birthday last time. If she really sent that, the fifth prince wouldn't be interested in hearing how many manuscripts Yunling had scrapped in private.

The fifth prince and concubine gave presents right after the fifth prince. They were all longevity Antarctic star maps, flat peach presenting longevity maps, etc., which were actually standard gifts.The emperors and grandchildren are still young, some give snuff bottles, and some give birthday statues, and the gift list is short, just two or three items.

The emperor sat at the head, did not express any joy or anger, so Situ Hui took his family to the table quietly, waiting to hear the next list of gifts.

There is nothing to say about the gift lists of the princes. After all, only the eldest prince to the fifth prince are married. Even if the youngest son who is not married does not give gifts so comprehensively, the emperor will not be angry. No money.

After entering the prince's gift list, nothing major happened. Yang Peishan thought she was thinking too much.As a result, when the minister entered the gift list next, something happened.

In fact, this afternoon was already half a family banquet: just like the Chinese New Year, the ministers in Beijing attended a banquet in the morning to express their congratulations to the emperor, and the courtiers who had a normal relationship with the emperor also followed the crowd to send them off in the morning. gift.Being able to send gifts to the family banquet in the afternoon means that the relationship between this person and the emperor is relatively close.

Let's put it this way, the people who gave gifts in the afternoon included the emperor's companions, Zhen Yingjia, the emperor's nanny, and the confidant ministers who had been promoted by the emperor all the way since he became an official.The name of every person who presents the gift list will definitely be familiar to the princes.Just like in front of you, the little eunuch who sang the gift list just said "Li Nian, the chief minister of Leizhou", and the third prince laughed, "I remember this Mr. Li. This year, His Royal Highness gave a four-leaf sea house for his birthday this year." Adding glass screens and two large coral trees, it turns out that people in Leizhou often communicate with foreign people, and they are near the sea, so these glass products and things caught from the sea are easier to get than other places.”

The prince who came back from the south of the Yangtze River is much more friendly to all the brothers, and the third prince is the most important among them.Hearing what the third prince said, the prince smiled, "Yes, glass and coral are also specialties in Leizhou. Now that Liang is a minister in the country, and all countries come to court, such as small overseas countries, the means of making glass can be better than others. some."

But then, the prince wished to go back to Yinghe and strangle the third prince to death.Because, the little eunuch read it clearly, this year Mr. Li's Longevity Day gift is a glass kang screen with longevity patterns and two large coral trees.Of course there are other things, but everyone's gift list is arranged according to the value of the gift from heaviest to lightest. Just now on the gift lists of the sixth prince and the seventh prince, there are long live incense hooks, four treasures of the study and other things that make up the number. It can be seen that this Most of Mr. Li's congratulatory gifts are on this kang screen and coral tree.

However, this is the most terrible thing: no matter how much the prince praised Daliang in his speech just now, it can't change the fact that the glass shipped from small overseas countries is now expensive.Li Nian gave the prince a big four-panel screen for his birthday before, but it turned into a small kang screen for the emperor. Why, do you think the prince is more noble than the emperor?Not to mention that the gifts for the crown prince are higher than those for the emperor, even if the gifts received by the two are of equal value, the crown prince will inevitably "override"!

Obviously, all the princes and even the princes and concubines have thought of what the prince can think of.For a while, there was only the sound of silk and bamboo singing and dancing in the hall, and the princes kept their eyes on each other, as if they were concentrating on enjoying the singing and dancing.However, if you observe carefully, you can find that everyone's attention is still on the old emperor above.

The emperor had trusted the crown prince very much these years, and although the gifts brought to the East Palace had to be handed over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the emperor never asked.Now that I suddenly heard the third prince say this, I couldn't help but start to wonder if the prince's private pomp had already surpassed him?

This is not just a matter of face.Confucianism pays attention to etiquette, and one thing that cannot be ignored in "rituals" is the ostentation in life. "Zhou Ritual" strictly stipulates the specifications for sacrifices, travel, crowns, and clothing from the emperor to the common people. Once your ostentation exceeds your original level, the next step is to ask yourself to belong to the upper class in terms of status. One level up?And there is only one position in the last level of the prince, and that is the emperor.

Suspicion is like weeds in the field, it doesn't matter if it doesn't grow in winter, but once spring comes, it is bound to spread into patches.The sweat on the prince's forehead suddenly came out, "Father..."

The familiar whistle sounded again, and the imperial doctor who treated him had told him not to fluctuate greatly. The old emperor closed his eyes, collected himself, and waved his hand to ask the little eunuch to come forward to pour the wine. It is said that the land under its jurisdiction is rich and prosperous, and half of the credit goes to Leizhou Chief Envoy. Li Nian has worked hard in his tenure these years, and I will reward him well when he returns to Beijing to report on his duties."

He didn't seem to care about the congratulations.The crown prince looked dodged, but the corners of the third prince's mouth turned even higher...

The author has something to say: ps. Leizhou is Guangdong. During the Ming Dynasty, most of the coastal areas had sea bans, but there were still trading ports with the West. Leizhou is one