Mighty and Majestic Concubine Wan Gui

Empress Dowager Zhang took her daughter-in-law to talk: "A good woman prospers for three generations, and a bad woman harms three generations. Although this folk saying is rough, the truth is true. Back then, the Ai family was born in a humble family, but Mistress Xu chose me to give it to her." When the eldest son is his wife, what he values ​​is not family background and beauty, but the talent, virtue and resourcefulness of the family."

Empress Sun had no choice but to bow down to this. The empress dowager has not been involved in government affairs for many years, but just after the emperor passed away, she handled the affairs of the court in an orderly manner. She asked herself that she could not do it at all. I used to think that the old empress It is very boring to read the laws and regulations of classics and history when I have nothing to do. Now it seems that I am stupid.

Hastily said: "The queen mother is resourceful and far-sighted, and the child admires it very much. Every time the emperor goes to court, he often praises the queen mother's decision."

In fact, she didn't know that when the Empress Dowager was still the Empress Dowager, she paid special attention to domestic and foreign political affairs, the talents and conduct of officials, and often discussed government affairs with her son.

Xuanzong didn't tell the queen~ Xuanzong knew that his wife didn't understand these things.

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, and continued to talk about the history she had personally experienced: "Later, Lord Yongle became the emperor, and Aijia became the princess. Life was hard back then. After Empress Xu passed away, Lord Yongle loved Concubine Quan very much. King Jian spied on the position of the crown prince, and slandered him in every possible way in the ears of Lord Yongle. Lord Yongle traveled all year round, and the prince supervised the country in Beijing. I intend to abolish the prince."

Wan Zhen'er listened with her ears up, she had never heard of these palace secrets.Because her father would never tell the gossip in the palace to his four-year-old daughter no matter what, children like to imitate others, it would be bad if they gossip!

Sun Niangniang knew this period of history: "Thanks to the mother, the empress acted cautiously and dealt with it. She has always been favored by Empress Xu, and she has taught a good son, who is the husband of the child."

The Empress Dowager sighed: "Husband of the Ai family, the current Emperor Renmiao has gone to serve Lord Yongle after only ten months on the throne, and the son of the Ai family has followed his father after ten years on the throne. This group of unscrupulous people , only thinking about our parents, leaving us orphans and widows alone."

Sun Niangniang's heart was sore and painful, and she burst into tears.

The emperor, who was watching from the sidelines, had no choice but to go over to wipe his mother's tears: "Mother, don't be sad, my son will never leave you alone."

The Empress Dowager sighed secretly in her heart, the daughter-in-law loves to cry like this, I'm afraid she can't afford any big things, thanks to the fact that Ai's family is still alive and able to supervise the country.If Ai's family was not around at this time, Hu Shanxiang would be enough to supervise the country, but unfortunately she is a deposed queen, and this Sun family, apart from relying on her husband and son delicately, knows nothing.If you want to choose a daughter-in-law for your grandson, you can no longer have such a useless woman.

If there are any accidents, there must be a "virtuous queen" like Empress Mingde to preside over the overall situation.Since ancient times, a good wife and concubine, only dignified and knowledgeable women are considered good wives. I don’t know why the emperors of all dynasties like women who are coquettish and timid, who can only speak cheap words. Hmph, although they read a lot, they don’t understand ah.

Sun Niangniang cried for a while, and was coaxed by her son for a while, feeling better.The son and her husband looked more and more similar, almost bearded, and she said respectfully: "My queen, I don't know how to proceed with the matter of choosing a queen for the emperor? Please show me your mother."

The empress dowager said to herself, of course you don't know, you started as a palace man, and you have no requirements for morality and knowledge.

"Ai's family was born in the family of a commanding envoy. When he was young, he carried a knife and shot an arrow, and was taught the art of war by his father. Empress Xu ordered the women in the world to recommend young girls with both ability and political integrity, and then ordered people to investigate carefully, and summoned the selected women many times. , secretly observed her words and deeds, and made her play right, and finally chose Aijia, which took two years. Now I started to investigate, and after the seventh year of orthodox establishment, this is the first empress directly registered since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. " In the past, they got married first and then became queens.

Wan Zhen'er was secretly surprised, wow, it's only for folks to marry a wife, uh, I don't know, it doesn't seem to be such a trouble, right?

Holding a knife and shooting arrows, teaching the art of war, it turns out that the Empress Dowager is still a female general!Fan Lihua!Mu Guiying!Oh oh oh!

Sun Niangniang was a little embarrassed. The wives who chatted with her these years... were all selfish.The empress knows it herself, but she uses it to make herself happy. It doesn't matter about her character, her love of spreading rumors, and her greed for petty gain. But when it comes to choosing a daughter-in-law for her son, she can't listen to the advice of these women. "My child thinks that Mrs. British, Mrs. Pengcheng Marquis, Mrs. Zhenyang Marquis and others can recommend women."

A smile flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes, she didn't look stupid, and she could tell the difference clearly: "Very good."

Sun Niangniang took her son's hand and walked back leisurely. Wang Shanggong and Zhang Shouyi were serving on the left and right. Behind the palace servants carrying the yellow umbrella cover, Wan Zhen'er and other palace servants followed behind. team.

Sun Niangniang said softly: "Go and sit under the grape arbor for a while, okay?"

"Listen to your mother."

The mother and son sat down and served tea, and Niang Niang asked, "My son, what kind of girl do you like?"

The emperor has no interest in women now: "It's all up to the queen mother to decide."

Sun Niangniang saw that he was a little unhappy these days, and asked softly: "Why are you unhappy? Is there something in the government that makes you sad? Tell me, and the queen mother will help you think of a way."

The little fat emperor sighed: "It's not because of the empress dowager..."

Sun Niangniang was a little surprised: "What's wrong? Tell me in detail."

The little chubby emperor shook his head: "Forget it, it's nothing." His fat face drooped depressed.

Sun Niangniang used the kung fu of pestering her husband back then, and spoke softly, holding his sleeve and shaking: "What do you say~ I will never spread the word." Then she turned her head and ordered: "You all go away, walk 50 meters go outside!"

Although the chubby emperor was a little puzzled, he also thought the queen mother was very cute, and whispered: "When I first came to the throne, the empress dowager summoned five old ministers and entrusted them with state affairs. They were also called Wang Zhen. The empress dowager was very fierce. Sternly scolding him for not following the rules in serving me, he should be sentenced to death."

"Oh. My son, I frightened you."

The little emperor was very depressed: "The female officer next to the empress dowager is really scary. She drew a knife and put it on Mr. Wang's neck. Mr. Wang trembled in fright. I knelt down and begged for mercy with the five ministers, and the empress dowager spared him , and reprimanded him severely. There was an incident involving the drought in southern Shaanxi, and his son asked Wang Zhen to deal with it. Master, what's more, Mr. Wang is knowledgeable and talented, and the empress dowager is too harsh on him. There are Shi Changshi chaotic government, Li Fuguo chaotic government, Cheng Yuanzhen's arrogance, Wang Shoucheng's domineering, and Qiu Shiliang's coup, but Mr. Wang will not .”

Sun Niangniang always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out, so she comforted her son with a few words, "The Empress Dowager is all for your own good", and that's all.He secretly complained in his heart, it doesn't matter whether he kills Wang Zhen or not, but don't scare the emperor, he is still a child.

The little emperor didn't say that the female officer next to the empress dowager who drew the knife looked a lot like Wan Zhen'er. He was a little scared, and didn't like such a woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

The news of the selection of the queen spread, and the wives entered the palace one after another. The wives in the capital tried their best to recommend the children of their relatives, and the wives from other places wrote letters to Beijing to recommend local ladies.

Sun Niangniang was too lazy to read the small script on the letterhead by herself, so she asked Wang Shanggong and others to read it for her. Wang Shanggong read for an hour and went to drink tea to refresh his mouth. Zhang Shouyi read for an hour before going to catch his breath.

Now the Tai Hospital sent a batch of fat sea honeysuckle mint licorice honey tea, the two of them drank bowl after bowl, Yedu's voice became hoarse.

Wan Zhen'er followed up and read the flattering words on the first page. On the second page, she was about to get to the point: "Xu, the daughter of Jin Yiwei's Qianhu Xu Bi... Your Majesty, I don't recognize this word."

Empress Dowager Sun: "Bring it, Ai's family will have a look."

A look, hey, I don't know either!This is, is, is...

Sun Niangniang closed her black gauze cuffs, and calmly threw the letter beside her: "This word is very unlucky, don't want her."

Wan Zhen'er breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes." She picked up another letter from the basket and continued to read, thank God, there was no one she didn't recognize here.

She read for half an hour, and was succeeded by Cheng En.

There was a bowl of brown soup hanging on the table in the courtyard, Zhang Shouyi pointed and said, "Drink it."

"Thank you, grandpa." Wan Zhen'er had already taken a few sips, it tasted delicious.

The audition has been going on for three months, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have known the family background, birth date, hobbies, talents, and physical appearance of thousands of girls.

Concubine Wu thought of her son, who had also reached the age of becoming a relative. If she chose a concubine for him, the two empresses would not want to bother. My son, that's not bad, so I came to beg.

The Empress Dowager neither agreed nor agreed: "The purpose of the emperor's crowning and marriage is to start a family and start a career as soon as possible. Qi Yu is just a prince. First, he is not in a hurry to get married. Second, the criteria for choosing a princess are also different."

Empress Dowager Sun and Concubine Wu both looked puzzled: "Please show me, Empress Mother."

The Empress Dowager said: "The empress wants to be respectful to the world, and her personality should be more lenient and loyal, while the princess should focus on benevolence, virtue and steadfastness."

Empress Dowager Sun: Although I didn't understand, it's none of my business.

Concubine Wu: Although I didn't understand, the Empress Dowager will not harm him.

On the way back, Empress Dowager Sun took a detour and stopped in the Imperial Garden to watch: "Tell me, whose girl do you like? Tell me casually, the Ai family won't listen to you."

Wang Shanggong thought about it, the empress seemed to like the lady of Liu Shangshu's family very much, said: "The lady of Liu Shangshu's family is very sensible, and even rushed to serve tea to the empress, I think she is very filial."

Empress Dowager Sun said in her heart: Hehe, the Ai family also used this trick when they flattered the Empress Dowager. Serving tea is not tiring!

Zhang Shouyi thought of the daughter of the married woman who handed him money, and named a dozen names in a row, sorting the list by the amount of money.

Wang Momo said: "The girls of Wei Guogong Xu's family all have the attitude of the mother of the country."

Empress Dowager Sun was secretly displeased, her daughter-in-law cannot be more dignified than me!

It was Wan Zhen'er's turn: "Miss Wang Ying's family, commander of the Jinwu left guard, has a pretty smile."

Empress Dowager Sun laughed and said, "You're not a boy, so it doesn't matter if she smiles or not."

When the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, all the Yingying Yanyans in the room stood up together. All the old ladies and wives brought their own girls into the palace to say hello to the Empress. Naturally, there is no need to elaborate on the intention of this.

These girls, the younger ones are only ten years old, and the older ones are 15 years old. They are all wearing bright red scarlet woven gold gowns, or pink bijia with cherry blossoms and white coats, or goose yellow jackets with green onions. A green skirt; a moon-white embroidered jacket with red bats and broken branches and a sapphire satin horse-face skirt.

All of them had cheeks with smiles and shy pink faces. They wore golden buns on their heads, with pearls and gemstones inserted horizontally and vertically on their golden heads. When they stretched out their hands, there were golden ruby ​​rings on their white, tender and soft hands. On it is a bracelet with shrimp silk, or a gold bracelet with eight treasures, or a pearl bracelet, and it speaks fragrantly and softly.

The little girls' skin was as white as jade, and the room was full of brilliance. The luster of jewels and satin couldn't stop the youthful aura of girls on their faces.The aura raised by the hereditary families of the dukes and marquises is grand and upright.

The maids served tea one by one and stood beside the servants.

Wan Zhen'er slipped back and looked in the mirror: "I'm not bad, isn't it? I'm a little darker, a little fatter, a little stronger? I have good facial features and a strong body. How nice. Why do daughter-in-laws in the capital like to be thin? of?"

The new daughters-in-law in our hometown are all based on being strong and strong, but it is different in the palace.

The Empress Dowager Sun only cared about talking to the wives, so Wang Shanggong and Zhang Shouyi made an agreement to take turns to be lazy.

Zhang Shouyi waited all morning, and changed shifts at noon to rest. He held a pair of sapphire balls in his hand, and next to them were tea and four kinds of tea food, rose brittle candy, salt and pepper peach slices, chicken cake, and sand-washed mooncakes.

Wan Zhen'er sat at the bottom and poured tea for him, with two hickory nuts wrapped in one hand.

Zhang Shouyi sniffed snuff once and sneezed twice: "Miss Wan, where did you get the walnuts? Don't mess with them, you don't look good."

Wan Zhen'er: "Huh?"

Zhang Shouyi talked about Xing Dafa: "If you want to grow good walnuts, you must first pick good seeds! There is a saying that there are four towers with red lions and white lions, high piles of wheat tigers and arhat heads. Panlong, water dragon, and Baihua mountain, grinding horseshoe and Xia Yuntian. Hey, you What are you doing with the walnuts, you are not old yet."

Wan Zhen'er chuckled, and said in a low voice: "My master came two days ago and gave it to me. He said that when I can squeeze the walnut apart with one hand, it will be considered that I have achieved something in my studies."

Zhang Shouyi almost choked while eating the chicken cake, so it turned out that you were secretly pinching it hard!

Drinking Lu'an tea, enjoying the breeze blowing under the eaves: "You saw those little girls, they are about the same age as you, but their identities are very different. You're pretty much the same. Don't hold any resentment."

Wan Zhen'er said frankly: "Time is fate. Grandpa, I have food and clothing now, my mother can use me, and I am a bit or two decent in front of the little maids. I am already very content. Who can be a queen and concubine?" , not only the birth date is good, but the face is also good."

I don’t need to take a selfie in the mirror, I know which emperor wants me to be a noble concubine if he is blind, ha ha.

Not even drunk! (＾－＾) I am not afraid of being 'lucky' once and will be buried with me~

Zhang Shouyi looked at her contemptuously: "You actually believe in birth dates and faces? Don't you know that what really determines a person's life is karma? Amitabha! During the Song Dynasty, Zheng Fantou's illegitimate son was exactly the same as Cai Jing's. But one has become a tortoise, and the other has become a prime minister! In the previous life, he accumulated virtue and did good, in this life he enjoyed glory and wealth, and in the previous life he did evil... (omitted)... The great abbot of Baoan Temple told our family that our family was a pig in the previous life, and in this life This catastrophe has happened, but our family has done good deeds and accumulated virtue, so among the eunuchs, it is considered the first place!"

Wan Zhen'er disagreed with this kind of thinking, but she couldn't say anything, so she began to eat chicken cakes silently.Say whatever you want, don't let your stomach suffer.

Zhang Shouyi said something like 'what is rewarded is what is rewarded', and then ordered the little fireman to go to the small kitchen to cook sauced meat.

Orthodox seven years, spring.

Sun Niangniang didn't like Hu Feihou's well-behaved, serious and respectful woman, but when she wanted to choose a daughter-in-law, she wanted such a girl.You should be gentle and virtuous, literate, good at knitting female red, round face, dignified and respectful between the eyebrows and eyes, very feminine.

When Zhang Shouyi was eating supper at night, he said: "Miss Qian is completely different from Empress when she was young."

When the empress was young, I followed her. At that time, tsk tsk, with heavy makeup, long willow eyebrows, and thick sweet rouge on the small cherry mouth, when I was talking with the grandson (Xuanzong), I always went too far. Sun is crooked.

The fragrance from all over my body can be smelled by our family from a distance of one zhang. Later, I was reprimanded by the empress dowager before restraining myself.

Wan Zhen'er heard the words and understood: "Grandpa, what do you mean, the future of this Qian girl is uncertain?"

"Huh? Our family didn't say anything." Zhang Shouyi hesitated for a moment: "You just follow our empress, the queen is no bigger than the queen mother."

He was secretly funny, he wanted to tell a big joke, but he didn't dare to say it.Empress Qian's father is called Qian Gui, the person who sent you here is called Jia Gui, and your father's name is Wan Gui, which is so funny.

Fortunately, our father's name is not Zhang Gui, otherwise, it would be ridiculous.

On the third day of the fifth lunar month, Zhang Fu, the British official, was the main envoy, and Yang Shiqi, the Minister of the Military Department of the Shaoshi Division and a scholar of the Huagaidian University, was the deputy envoy.

This year, the orthodox emperor was only 15 years old, and the empress was 16 years old.

People in the palace just used these distant and outside affairs for chatting, and what was reflected around Wan Zhen'er was that she had moved.

After watching the lively scenes of the emperor's wedding, they were busy moving, moving the empress's huge collection of curios and clothes and jewelry.

The Empress Dowager lived in the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and the Queen Mother moved to the Palace of Shoukang, giving up the Palace of Kunning to her young daughter-in-law.

By the way, she also made new and vigorous clothes for the palace people. Wan Zhen'er put on a dark green dark flower dress, black boots on her feet, her long hair was tied into a man's bun, and a leather belt was tied around her waist. , Not only is the back strong, but the arms are also bulging, and it is very powerful at first glance.

Stepping into the gate of the palace, she cupped her fists and cupped her hands: "The Empress Dowager will live forever, the Emperor will live forever, and the Empress Dowager will live forever."

Empress Dowager Sun had originally asked her to come here, but looking at her attire, she was so heroic and cute, and almost forgot what she was called to do.Sun Niangniang laughed for a while: "The queen is going out of the palace to pay respects to the Buddha, so you go with her. Ai's family will give you 1000 taels of sesame oil money, and you will write it in the fate book for Ai's family."

"Yes, ma'am."

Both the empress and the empress are here, the empress is sitting right at the bottom, and the emperor is sitting next to his mother, half leaning on her shoulder: "The empress wants her to go?"

"I'm too lazy to go out, good boy." Sun Niangniang looked her up and down again: "Sister Xi, stand beside her."

Wang Shanggong walked over without knowing it, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

"Stand up straight, both of you stand up straight!" Sun Niangniang was stunned: "How old is Wan Zhen'er this year? He is only twelve, and this head is not short." His head reached Wang Shanggong's chin, and other adults in the palace The maids are about the same height.

Wan Zhen'er smiled and scratched her head: "Your Majesty thinks I'm tall, okay?"

"The Ai family doesn't know, what do you think?"

Wan Zhen'er: "I'm getting up little by little, but I don't think it's high. If your mother thinks it's good, then it's good. If your mother thinks it's not good"

Sun Niangniang teased her: "Then what do you do?"

Wan Zhen'er blinked: "I, I, I bent my waist and shrank my neck."

She shrank her neck, and her double chin suddenly stood out.

Sun Niangniang laughed so hard that she almost fell on the bed: "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, don't act weird hahahahaha, you look like a turtle with a shrinking head hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"

The emperor laughed.

Zhang Shouyi smiled and turned to hug the pillar.Wang Shanggong also laughed, and took out a fan from his sleeve to cover his face.

Empress Qian's complexion changed slightly, and her disgust was palpable: If you put on this look, you are either a clown or a jester.

The emperor laughed and said: "That's not necessary. Ask someone to dig a hole on the ground. As long as she stands in the hole when serving in front of the empress, she will look short!"

Sun Niangniang smiled and patted him: "You are the only one who can make things bad!"

Wan Zhen'er resigned with a smile: "I'll go back and change my clothes."

The emperor had just married his wife, and he was in a good mood. He gradually forgot the fear of the fierce court lady with thick eyebrows and big eyes: "No need, it's good to dress like this. Can you ride a horse?"

Wan Zhen'er said: "Go back to the emperor, no."

The emperor nodded kindly, and tugged at the two sparse hairs on his chin: "After you learn it, you will be able to ride a horse and follow the queen's Luanjia." Dao Shi Li', if you can't make up a hundred maids holding swords, well, it doesn't matter.

Wan Zhen'er happily agreed without fear: "I'm going to learn how to ride a horse right now."

The emperor is very satisfied, whatever I want, you should do it immediately!Don't prevaricate!Do not make excuses! "Jin Ying, go and teach her how to ride a horse. Um...give her a saber."

Empress Qian almost stood up, Her Majesty was too nonsense.

Empress Dowager Sun had a loving face: My son really knows how to play.

Wan Zhen'er is naturally stupid and bold, not afraid of anything.

No one expected that just because she was riding a horse with a sword, another disaster would happen.