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

Xiaoyan knew in her heart that if she didn't have a female history, it would be a dream if she wanted to tell Concubine Zhuang on her own, and she didn't even know how much thought it would take to avoid that eunuch!Besides, the female history just came to Concubine Zhuang's place, although the matter of the three princesses made her feel bad for the concubine, but she still has to take a lot of risks to turn the topic around this.

Yunling looked at Xiaoyan and didn't know what she was thinking, the name on her head flashed a few times, the color gradually deepened and rushed towards the grass green, a little helpless, "Get up first, don't forget about Zhuang Concubine tomorrow." Although She didn't like this way of expressing gratitude, but thinking about it, it seemed to be the most direct way for Concubine Zhuang.

Xiaoyan nodded, and went to thank Concubine Zhuang early the next morning without mentioning it.

Entering July, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, not at all like this time last year, it rained endlessly, as if someone poked a hole in the sky.

Yunling is now being used by Concubine Zhuang, and the chefs in the small kitchen of the Changchun Palace are still showing face, at least it is no problem to ask for a dessert.

That day before Yunling copied the scriptures, she ordered mung bean soup from the small kitchen of Changchun Palace, and poured it into the well of Changchun Palace, planning to drink it at noon.Seeing Baisha walking in from the outside quickly, he pulled her over and said, "Look at this Buddhist hall and clean it up again, put away all the gold and silverware, don't be too extravagant."

Yunling asked strangely, "When the layout was done, it was as fresh and elegant as possible. If there is no gold utensils in the room, it would not look like it, so I put some decorations. Why do you want to make a fuss now?"

Baisha looked around at the decorations in the Buddhist hall, and sighed, "Don't worry about it, I'm just giving you a word. This year's drought in Shandong, the empress has just ordered us to reduce the cost of the Changchun Palace by half. The gold and silverware in the main hall are all put away. , you’re fine here, it’s fine if you don’t accept it.”

It's a face-saving project. The gold and silver wares are collected, and they are replaced with either jade wares or rare woods. No matter how bad it is, it has to be the rare glaze color fired by the official kiln. Which one is cheaper?It's just that the palace is working from top to bottom, even if it's a face-saving project, what should be done still has to be done.Yunling scanned the furnishings in the house, frowned and said, "Is the account book of the warehouse with you? Bring it to me."

Bai Sha was helpless, "Your Majesty is watching."

Yun Ling realized that all the gold and silver wares had just been removed from the main hall, so Concubine Zhuang must pick some from the storeroom to replace them.When I was secretly thinking about what to do with this small Buddhist hall, I heard a little palace maid outside passing a message, "The empress wants Miao Nu Shi to come over."

Yun Ling was a little surprised, it's not that Concubine Zhuang didn't take the initiative to call her over, but usually not in the morning when she was copying scriptures.Arriving at the main hall together with Baisha, I saw Mother Jiang giving Concubine Zhuang a massage, mainly on the head, occasionally with the cervical spine.Thinking of Concubine Zhuang's workload during this period, Yunling couldn't help feeling sorry for her. This is another form of 996, right?Occasionally the emperor came over and had to work overtime.

"Is it Yunling?" Concubine Zhuang lay on the imperial couch without opening her eyes. During this period of time, the palace people were really the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers, those who exposed others, those who quickly destroyed evidence, and those who asked others to intercede. foot.Although not everyone's words can be handed to her, many eunuchs and palace maids have a large network of disciples and grandchildren. If you don't think about it carefully, once the matter is over this time, someone should shirk her orders when they leave the Changchun Palace.

Yun Ling answered in a low voice, and heard Concubine Zhuang say, "I've been very busy these days, and I've already asked people to remove the things that are not in use in the main hall. When it comes to making up, I will follow your idea when arranging the Buddhist hall."

This is to hand over the layout of the main hall to her.Yunling didn't expect that the layout of the Buddhist hall hadn't been finalized yet, and when she came to Concubine Zhuang's side, she was assigned another job.

The main hall is the most important place for concubines when they visit each other. There are also a few beauties and talented people living in Concubine Zhuang's palace, who come to pay their respects every five or ten days.Today is already the third day of junior high school, and it will take a whole day tomorrow. Although she doesn't have to do it herself, and there are eunuchs and mothers for the heavy work of moving furniture, the overall task is still very difficult. .

Unlike the small Buddhist hall, which only pursues simplicity and elegance, the main hall should also be able to show the identity of Concubine Zhuang when it is decorated.Turning around the screen of red sandalwood inlaid with silver and painted landscapes, you can see the large cloisonne inlaid gold vase on the ebony table, the Ruyi on the ancient shelf, and the flowerpot by the window, which one is not inlaid with gold and covered with jade?As for the entire incense burner made of gold on the incense table, not to mention the set of small square tables and chairs with fragrant nan, magpie and pomegranate pattern, it does not look too luxurious, but has just the right aura of wealth and nobility.

Now as soon as Concubine Zhuang said there was no need for these things, the entire main hall was half empty in an instant.Useful items such as flower pots and incense burners are easy to replace. The vase was a waste of Yunling's thoughts, and finally chose a red glaze among the green glazes and pastels. After all, the room as a whole is already simple and elegant. Now, if the main decoration seen by turning the screen was not a little colorful, it would look like a widow's house.

The things on the antique shelf are not easy to match. The status of Concubine Zhuang is here. Even if the ornaments that can be given to her are not inlaid with gold and silver, they must be made of jade or emerald. In the end, Yunling rummaged in the warehouse all afternoon. , I found a Shoushan stone ornament with four lapis lazuli carved little monks on the side.

Concubine Zhuang has been busy for two days, and when she came back in the evening, she was quite satisfied with the effect of the main hall. Seeing that Yunling had not accompanied her to worship the Buddha in the morning, she did not join her in the afternoon, so she smiled and said to Mother Jiang, " This child is tired, let her rest for two days."

It's true that she was tired, and Yunling really rested in the room for two days. She didn't think about anything, she only copied the scriptures in the morning every day, and she would lie on the bed in the afternoon and read the travel notes borrowed from the small library of Changchun Palace. The days are really happy.However, it was not because of this that Yunling didn't go to Concubine Zhuang's side this afternoon, Yunling was lying on the bed angry now.To talk about this matter, we have to start from this afternoon.

This person is used to being busy, and it's okay to be free for two days, but after a long time, Yunling can't sit still.Seeing that the sun was just right outside this afternoon, she simply found out the knee pads that she had half made before from the basket, and started to make them stitch by stitch.

When Yunling does needlework, she usually stays at the door. Although there are windows made of glass at this time, they are obviously not available to her in her role. The light transmittance of the paper windows is really impressive. Embroidery is enough for the eyes. , Yunling doesn't want her eyesight to decline in the future.

Zhang Jinru passed by Yunling's side and saw this scene, and couldn't help but sneered, "Doing needlework at this time is so leisurely."

Although Yunling was a little puzzled by her attitude, but thinking that she was a colleague anyway, she stood up and smiled, "Who is the most leisurely person these days? Tell me."

Since Concubine Zhuang took over the palace affairs, the small library of Changchun Palace has basically been idle.Speaking of which, the maids and eunuchs in this palace are not allowed to read and write, and those who are eligible to borrow books from the palace library are either concubines or female historians.In the past, concubine Zhuang often went to the small library of Changchun Palace to ask for prose and leisure books. At that time, there were a few low-ranking concubines who also borrowed books in order to talk to the lord of the palace.Now that Concubine Zhuang is gone, the library will naturally become deserted.

Thinking of Zhang Jinru made her angry, she compared with Miao Yunling, it was obvious that she came to Changchun Palace first, and was also in charge of the small library.When Miao Yunling came, she still laughed secretly in her heart. Although there is no empress these days, these female historians are assigned to the heads of empresses when they enter the palace, but it is the main job of the female historians to manage the library, and they are sent to the small Buddhist hall , How is it different from a maid in the palace?

Who would have thought that Concubine Zhuang would hardly go to the small library after she got the palace power. She is not as thick-skinned as Miao Yunling, who would go to Concubine Zhuang every afternoon for irrelevant excuses, so she had to take care of the library. I hope my mother will remember her.As a result, not only did the empress not think of her, she even gave Miao Yunling the important task of arranging the main hall of Changchun Palace!

In the past few years, not only did the emperor not stop the draft, but more and more newcomers were appointed every year. Naturally, it was up to the high-ranking concubines, Concubine Zhuang, to arrange newcomers.Miao Yunling first arranged the small Buddhist hall, and then the Changchun Palace. Wouldn't the empress hand over to Miao Yunling for the low-ranking talents, the selection of servants to look after the yard, and the decoration of the palace in the future?

Isn't this what she has always wanted to be a minister who governs the court, to share the worries of the empress?Why is it that she, who abides by her job as a female historian, can't find such a person from the empress, but it is a flattering villain like Miao Yunling who has the empress's favor?Hearing that Miao Yunling satirized her leisurely life, Zhang Jinru couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, "You don't have to mock me, it's better for me to stay idle in the library than you are flattering and lack the integrity that a female history should have! Do you still remember that you are not prostitution Did you come in?"

After that, he turned and walked away angrily.

Yun Ling was dumbfounded, and only realized that Zhang Jinru had a big opinion of her when she saw the person walking away, and even ran over to talk to her for no reason.She has been speechless when faced with dissatisfaction from people since she was a child. After Zhang Jinru left, Yunling became more and more angry when she continued to do needlework in the house. How to choke back.Really, the more I endured for a while, the more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and the more I took a step back, the more I thought about it, the more I suffered, and finally I was so angry that I didn't want to embroider, and I lay down and went to sleep early.

The next day, Concubine Li brought the fifth concubine to Concubine Zhuang's place to visit. Seeing the elegant and elegant decoration of the main hall, she couldn't help praising her repeatedly, so Yunling was called over and thanked Concubine Li with a smile face to face.Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Li have always been close, and they did not hide from her the reason for the change of furnishings, "The drought in Shandong is getting worse day by day, and there is nothing more we can do."

Concubine Li and the fifth concubine nodded in agreement.

What the harem can do is limited. After all, the drought is a political matter of the previous dynasty, and it still has to be decided by the emperor.In mid-July, the drought further expanded, and there were public complaints in Shandong and other places.After all, Shandong is close to the capital city. After several considerations, the emperor ordered the fifth prince to go out of Beijing to Shandong.