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

Not long after the fourth brother's full moon, Yunling went to Yang Peishan to play with Luluo, which was finally raised by her, and Yang Peishan sighed in her heart, because the prince was abolished, the management of the house is too strict recently Some, I don't know if this person is bored.So he asked tentatively, "The third prince of the day after tomorrow accepts his side concubine? Do you want to go?"

Yun Ling didn't realize it for a while, "Third Prince? Doesn't he have a side concubine?"

It stands to reason that the princes of the Liang Dynasty could have one concubine, two concubines, and six sons, while the county king had one concubine, one concubine, and four sons, and unentrusted princes enjoyed the princely rule, so From the looks of it, it seems that the third prince accepted another concubine as a side concubine.But that’s not what it said,? There is no custom in this dynasty that the emperor’s own brothers and sons must be appointed by the prince. Like the brothers of the first emperor, many of them were crowned king after he ascended the throne,? Before He has always taken the role of the prince, and the official name is a certain prince.And the first emperor conferred these little brothers from the beginning of the county king, and they were promoted to princes after their meritorious service.

The emperor has been suppressing the princes not to be crowned kings before. What he was fighting was the idea of ​​letting the prince be kind after he ascended the throne.Although the crown prince is abolished now, right? The princes may still start as county kings.

This is also the reason why there is only one side concubine in each prince's mansion nowadays. After all, it is a matter of promoting the old man or accepting new people into the mansion after you have to be a prince. At that time, the two concubines and six children were all occupied. When I became king, I saw, oh, he is a county king. The concubines and children in the mansion have to be reduced, so I asked you if it was embarrassing?Besides, it seems anxious, doesn't it?Even the eldest prince, seeing the crowd of Yingying and Yanyan in the mansion, did not cross the line of the county king.

At this moment, Yunling has already lowered her head to think about the concubine before the third prince.She met her by chance once when she was in the palace. At that time, the face of the third prince and side concubine was not bad, she didn't look like she was dying.This is not Yunling's curse. In fact, Yang Peishan also thought the same way when she received the third prince's mansion to hire a side concubine from outside. Seeing her deep in thought, she nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, there was one before, this time The one who entered the mansion was the second concubine of the third prince."

Yun Ling was a little curious, "What's the origin of this side concubine? Why didn't there be any news before?" The side concubine doesn't have to be like the prince and main concubine. Things that can be decided by patting your head.The third prince, the side concubine, hadn't mentioned it at all when Yang Peishan and her gossip about the body of the fourth brother.

Yang Peishan was also puzzled, "I heard that my family is from Weihai. Not long after I entered Beijing, I met my third brother in a restaurant. The two fell in love at first sight. The third brother will accept everything as a side concubine when he returns." Chaotian, Concubine Zhen was also picky in every possible way when choosing someone for the third prince, "It's fine to listen to this kind of coaxing talk, but I don't know which adult's daughter it is."

Originally, the most suitable person to go with Yang Peishan this time was the side concubine Cui. In royal social occasions, the main concubine and the main concubine always talked together, and the side concubine and the side concubine made a bunch of them.But Concubine Cui injured her body when she gave birth to her fourth brother, and she is still in confinement, unable to see the wind, so Yang Peishan asked Yunling if she wanted to go with her.

Yunling really wanted to go a little bit.One is that I haven't heard anything new for a long time, and it's a bit boring; the other is that this is not such a formal occasion, although the side concubine is a "concubine", isn't she still "accepting" after all?Since she is married to a concubine, it doesn't seem too much for her to go to the side hall of the third prince's house to have a glass of wine as a concubine?Just take it easy.

When the third prince accepted his side concubine, the silver quilt that had covered the ground for a whole winter had already melted, and the peach trees in Yunling Courtyard had begun to bear buds.There are lanterns and festoons everywhere in the Third Prince's mansion. Although the color is silvery red, which is one line lower than the big red, it is enough to see the attitude of the Third Prince.Before Yun Ling was taken to the side hall to be with the side concubines and children, she had seen the third concubine. The third concubine stood in the silver-red room with a bad face, but she would not look at Yang Peishan and the others. Consciously showing a little arrogance.

After staying in the side hall for a while, Yunling realized how wrong it was to regard such a banquet as a place to relax.Reasonably speaking, the third concubine's arrangements for the guests who came to congratulate her were thoughtful. The main concubines were in the main hall, the side concubines were in the east hall, and the children were in the west hall.After a while, the third prince and side concubine will go to the main hall to meet the mistress first. As for the side concubines and children in the east and west halls, they just come to watch the fun, and they are entertained by the big maids or mothers around the third prince and concubine. Ladies and gentlemen, we will be able to see the new side concubine in a while, but we won't have any chance to talk.

At the moment, the boys in the west hall are chatting back and forth about makeup and jewelry.Ruzi who can accompany the concubine as a guest is basically favored in the mansion. When it comes to the makeup that is popular in Beijing today, it is very clear. Even the jewelry is produced by the famous Yinlou in the capital, which is very delicate.

It’s just probably due to status reasons. When everyone is talking about makeup and jewelry, someone will be abducted to a certain mansion in a short while because of the make-up that is particularly favored, or which hairpin was given by His Highness when So-and-so and His Highness were in a good relationship... Yun Ling stayed in the west hall for a while, then said that she wanted to take a breath, and came out of the west hall.

It's okay not to want to stay in the west hall any longer, but after all, it's someone else's house, and Yunling doesn't plan to go far, just take a look around in this courtyard.The maid who was on standby at the entrance of the west hall heard that she didn't plan to go far, so she didn't follow her diligently.

Now that spring has begun, Yunling is sweating after standing under the sun for a while.I don't know if it's because the third prince often associates with generals, but the yard Yunling is visiting now has neither a lake nor any big trees.Fortunately, there is a rockery behind the West Hall. Although it is not made of hollow Taihu Lake stones and cannot enjoy the shade in the rockery, there is a pavilion built on the top of the mountain. The area is so small that it can accommodate one person to turn around. For the wives and ladies who are surrounded by people, the ornamental value is greater than the practicality.

But Yunling is alone now, so the size of the pavilion doesn't matter.There was no moss on the steps leading to the pavilion on the rockery, Yunling walked all the way up the steps, and sat down under the stone bench placed in the pavilion.After sitting down, Yunling realized that the gaze towards the west hall from the pavilion was fairly clear, but the view to the back was already blocked by the pine canopy on the rockery.It's no wonder that although the steps are probably clean, there are also dust accumulations. Presumably, the owner of the Third Prince's mansion doesn't come to this small pavilion to enjoy the scenery - what scenery is there in the direction of the West Hall?

Yunling didn't come here because of the scenery, although she was a little disappointed, she decided to sit here for a while.The breeze was blowing, and the canopy of the nearby pine tree swayed slightly, and suddenly there was a burst of birdsong from far and near, such as thrushes, magpies, larks... It was only then that Yunling noticed that in the yard where they were staying, there was a hand-painted porch. There is also a row of birdcages wrapped in silver-red gauze hanging under the eaves.When Yunling first arrived, she thought it was a lantern, and she thought to herself that this side concubine entered the mansion for a lot of pomp, but she didn't expect it to be for this purpose. It seems that the third prince's mansion really attaches great importance to this side concubine.

It turns out that the control of gunpowder in this dynasty is very strict.Except for New Year's Eve and Spring Festival, from the prince to the poor, only when you marry a regular wife can you buy some firecrackers from officials and merchants according to your status. There is no such treatment for concubines, even if they are concubines of princes—of course, if If you have to be serious, the princes can definitely get fire medicine through other methods, but no one is so stupid as to use it when they have to take concubines—so gradually, a practice has become popular among the people, that is, taking concubines. When the time comes, a few birdcages covered with red cloth are hung under the eaves. When the time comes, when the red cloth is taken off, the birds are frightened and will naturally try their best to sing. not enough.

Listen to the sounds in the Third Prince's Mansion now, it's even more lively than setting off firecrackers.Holding the palace fan in Yunling's hand, she fanned the wind slowly. Looking at the posture, the third prince and side concubine were about to arrive. Yunling bent down and straightened the hem of her skirt, planning to get down from the rockery.Unexpectedly, just as she bent down to adjust her shoes and socks, she heard the voices of two people talking from behind the rockery.

"Then Mrs. Zheng is the daughter of the Counselor of Weihaiwei's Assistant Division after all. She is so out of tune. When she meets a man who saves her, she rushes to him wholeheartedly. Our mother is also very annoyed. When I received a letter from home during the Chinese New Year, my mother was very angry. I was happy, and kept saying that she had met the eldest girl in the house when she was young, and she was a child of courtesy. Although the eldest girl has entered the palace as a female historian, she is not like the Miao family in the fifth prince's mansion, who only has the title of daughter of an official family. It's different, even that kind of person can be a prince and a child. After the eldest girl's famous family, the old prince is very famous. When he comes to our Highness's house, he must at least be a side concubine. Who would have thought..."

A hundred alpacas are galloping past Yunling's heart, if you comfort others, you can comfort them, why are you still stepping on them?Although it is true that before Miao Yunfeng was admitted to fame, the Miao family was indeed an official family left, but since this big girl has participated in the small election, it is likely to be a side branch of the Duke's mansion, right?It's like a fairy descending to earth, your mother really likes him, so why don't you hire him while he's still outside the palace?She went to participate in the small election, you said it's a pity, my child's concubine has someone in the position... Yunling can only say, hehe.

Sure enough, another voice said, "How dare you do this? The third highness is a dragon and a phoenix, with a bright future. Even a child in the house is better than a side concubine in other people's house."

"Speaking of this, you don't know," the voice at the front lowered, as if talking small things behind someone else's back, "The third concubine seems to be lenient, but in fact, the children around His Royal Highness have gone too far." It's really not as good as the female history next to the empress, besides, the eldest girl is now by the empress's side, and seeing our wives with the empress every day, isn't it better than being locked up in the mansion?"