[Qing wear] Harem promotion expert

Jiang Heng has long been in awe of the queen mother and learned from the great god.

Now seeing the operation of the Queen Mother with my own eyes, I am even more in awe.After what happened today, her career might be in turmoil.

The queen mother had a cup of tea, and the angry look she had just put away, but she didn't look kind and friendly in the past, she just said indifferently: "I remember, the late emperor said when he was here that the emperor's temper was a bit too obstinate when he was young." Stubborn, if someone or something comes into his eyes, he is used to it."

Jiang Heng bowed his head: Well, the emperor is a one-line system.

In fact, the queen mother's beating was not so unexpected.In the past few months, the emperor has flipped the cards seven or eight times in total, and all of them are himself.

The work resources were heavily tilted towards her, and Jiang Heng had expected that the Queen Mother might want to talk to him.

I haven't spoken until now, but I also want to thank Concubine Nian, who has been favored for five years.In comparison, Jiang Heng has been nothing in the past few months.

Moreover, the emperor's special pet at that time had a much higher gold content than it does now.At that time, he went to the harem (the back house) every now and then, and there was only Mrs. Shang. He treated others like floating clouds, and refused to even take a second look.

Now it is only one or two times a month to turn over the brand, the frequency is outrageously low.Besides, although the emperor didn't look up other people's cards, he never forgot to take the time to go to the various palaces several times a month. He didn't stop the empress, concubine Qi, concubine Xi and other old people from Prince Yong's mansion, and each had meals to visit.

So the queen mother has not said anything.

But today Margaret is the catalyst.

The Queen Mother spoke.

For Jiang Heng, the queen mother's beating was actually a bit timely.

She understands the emperor's temperament: then no one can arrange for me, I'm free.The emperor is a free and even rebellious little soul, who can go wherever he wants.

So when the emperor came to the Yonghe Palace, she would take care of him and earnestly increase his favorability.When the emperor flipped the sign, she tidied herself up to look better, and went to complete the tasks with high quality.

But the favorability degree can't be blown off the charts at once.It's not good if you burn yourself.

So Jiang Heng listened carefully to the Empress Dowager's suggestion, and said in his heart: Knowing a child is like a mother, what the Empress Dowager said is quite right.

The queen mother saw that the nobleman had a very good attitude, and when she listened to her beating here, she answered everything sincerely.She also had a little headache.

She knew it, and she couldn't blame the nobleman for this matter.My son knew that he was the kind of person who wouldn't change easily even if he was used to one ink.

After a long while, the Queen Mother set the tone: "Ai's family is here on the grassland, and they are tired of socializing these days. From tomorrow onwards, come and chat with Ai's family every day to relieve boredom."

At this time Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu took the newcomers out of the Queen Mother's tent, and it was no surprise to see the uncontrollable joy on the faces of several newcomers.

Two dogs fight, play off.

Today Ma Jia sued Mr. Xingui, although he failed to sue, but he simply paid for it, and the Queen Mother also left Mr. Xin alone.Thinking about it, I can't bear to see that the nobles are the only ones to favor——if the Queen Mother is willing to take care of the nobles, Ma Jia, who ranks second in appearance and family background among the newcomers, has brought herself into the Hengchun Nursery again, so it's their turn to stand out ?

Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu also paid attention to Mrs. Guo by coincidence: as far as they know, Mrs. Guo has a good relationship with Mr. Xin.

When things happen, it's time to look at your character.

Naturally, they would not be so naive as to hope that there would be some "sisterhood" in the palace.But no one likes the kind of double-faced person who is affectionate and friendly in person, 'I'm so worried about you', and gloats behind the scenes, 'I'm so worried about how you're not unlucky'.This time he snickered behind his back, but later he would stab a knife in the back.

If it is such a person, it is better to be on guard early.

Concubine Xi took a closer look, there was no gloating on Guo's face, just a fear of being frightened, with a bit of worry and fear.

Concubine Xi is not the empress dowager and empress, she doesn't care about these low-ranking concubines like Xiaohua, she can't even recognize their faces.

She has always been very careful and will not underestimate anyone, even the palace servants who appear in front of her will subconsciously memorize their faces and names, which can be regarded as engraving the anti-weakness in her bones.At this time, with a glance in the eyes, I have already remembered the demeanor of the newcomers in my eyes, so I know who is the one who loves to gloat, who is timid, and who is calm and not showing on his face of.

"Okay, let's go back to our tents and stay together. Don't wander around in these two days, so as not to annoy the empress dowager."

After Concubine Xi spoke, the couple quickly dispersed.

And when Concubine Xi returned to the tent, the maid also hurriedly served her tea and changed into looser clothes, just now the tent was depressed, Concubine Xi only felt that her inner clothes were stretched and soaked.

The maids beside Concubine Xi were named after plants and trees, and the ones who followed her to the hunting garden were Holly and Cedar.

Xue Song is her most confidant maid, so she couldn't help being wronged for her at this time: "Your Majesty has a fourth elder brother under her knees, and she is always proud in front of the Empress Dowager, but today she kneels and worships for a fool like Ma Jia, and won the Empress Dowager A few sarcastic remarks, really wronged."

Concubine Xi shook her head: "The Empress Dowager knows it well, she won't take it seriously and blame me. As for words, it doesn't matter if an elder gets angry and utters a few words to a younger generation by chance, even if he is punished, it doesn't matter. "The queen mother is also a human being, and she can do things like venting her anger if she can't control her temper.

But the empress dowager is a sensible person just like the emperor, and will make up for wronged people.

Only in the hands of such a person is it really a blessing to suffer.If it's someone who is confused and soft-hearted, Concubine Xi will change her strategy and quickly pick herself out and wash herself clean.Correspondingly, there is no need to defend yourself in front of the queen mother and the emperor's mother and son. They are too smart and experienced, so smart that they are conceited and only trust their own judgment.

Xue Song thought about the whole incident just now, and couldn't help saying in a low voice: "The Empress Dowager naturally wants to defend the Lord Long Live in person, and even the trustworthy person will become right along the way. But the face has passed, and the Empress Dowager may not be able to live with it in her heart. It is probably annoyed to leave Mr. Xin alone at this moment, and Mr. Xin is afraid that he will suffer a lot."

Concubine Xi changed her clothes, and her breathing became calm as usual: "It's still the same sentence, the empress dowager knows it all in her heart."

In the past six months, the emperor has only turned over the brand of Xinguiren, and he seems to be a favorite.

But looking at them, concubines who have gone through the era of true pampering, it's okay.

Just like what Concubine Yu said to Jiang Heng that day, she and Concubine Xi are both people who have been severely suppressed by the noble concubine.Concubine Xi also remembered the old story of being suppressed by Nian Fujin who entered the mansion just after giving birth to Hongli.

The emperor's temperament can be seen not only by the queen mother, but by everyone.Even in the former dynasty, the emperor would still be concerned about the stability of the government, and perhaps there would be a balance in the scheduling of officials.

But the harem is purely the emperor's place to relax, and whoever he likes and is used to watching will of course always go there.Just like Concubine Xi herself, with so many maids in her hands, she is used to cedar, she likes to find cedar for everything, and she will not use other people for the sake of balance. She is the master of the first palace, why bother to find it for herself? It's a sin.

When Xin Guiren first gained favor, Concubine Xi was also very vigilant: It's fine for a young concubine, if there is another one, if the two sides fight again, will they still live.What's more, this is a newcomer, if she suffers for more than ten years and is bullied by a newcomer, no matter how stable her temper is, she won't be able to handle it.

But she watched as a bystander for a while, and found that Mr. Xingui did not intend to dominate the emperor.

"Don't worry, it's okay. Last year, the queen mother didn't even care much about the concubine's behavior, how can she be too mean and trust the nobleman now." Similarly, in Concubine Yu's tent, she waved her hand at the maid very casually, following Concubine Xi also gambled that the nobleman would be fine.

Speaking of which, Yubi feels that life is going well now.

Since the newcomers entered the palace, the era of the emperor's special favor on the noble concubines of the Nian ended, but he showed a lot of care and comfort to the old people like them.On her birthday, the emperor even personally brought his youngest son Hongzhou to Xianfu Palace, had dinner with her, and asked Hongzhou to stay overnight, which made Concubine Yu very excited.

For them, after five years of the beauty of the imperial concubine, they have to give up their fantasy and embrace reality early on.It is more reliable to give up the further development of the relationship with the emperor in the relationship between men and women, and focus on the relationship with him in raising children together.

As long as the emperor treats them well, it is enough to show importance and love for their prince.

After all, they are also used to the emperor's one-line pampering mode.

In the beginning it was the Li family. At that time, it was okay, everyone could still divide the emperor, at most, Liu Xing divided the emperor like a cake, and the big head belonged to the Li family.Later, the Nian clan was born, and the emperor completely evolved into a single-line system, so everyone didn't have to share the cake at all, and the cake was contracted by the Nian clan.

For five years, the emperor has been with Nianshi.No one else looked at it.

Many maids who were glanced at by the emperor by chance disappeared in the long river of Prince Yong's mansion.Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu met each other's eyes at that time, and there was a sense of sympathy and rejoicing: If we were not lucky enough to enter the mansion before Nian Shi and conceived an heir urgently, this is probably the end.

At this time, Concubine Xi was sitting in place, stroking the teacup with her finger: If the nobleman is now restrained by the queen mother, then the harem may not return to the era when the noble concubine was domineering.

For the sake of their own living environment, Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu are unwilling to go back to the past.

Concubine Xi pondered for a moment and said to Xuesong: "In the evening, you take advantage of your free time to whisper a word to Mr. Xin."

Instead of saying a word, it is better to say three words: don't worry.

Jiang Heng didn't expect Concubine Xi, a wise and safe person, would take the initiative to mention a word to her.

Soon I figured it out, and I couldn't help laughing: the saying that those who have gained the Tao will help more may not be accurate, but it is true that those who have lost the Way will have little help.Concubine Xi reminded her that it was not necessarily because she supported her and liked her, but it was definitely because she was annoyed by the imperial concubine Nian.

It can be seen that in the workplace, you can compete, but you have to leave a way for others to survive.

Without Concubine Xi's special reminder, Jiang Heng is not in a hurry.

Jiang Heng never thought of following in the footsteps of concubines in the harem and doing some special favors.

After staying in this palace for these days, Jiang Heng became more and more determined that a concubine is a job.She is a worker.No wonder the palace is called 'serving the emperor', in other words, this is serving Party A.Just like Party B has to constantly modify the plan to meet the diverse needs of customers.

When this job is linked to life and quality of life, it is inevitable that people will not be serious.

Except for the concubine Nian, all the concubines hoped that the frequency of being flopped should be controlled at a frequency of 'letting people know that I have not fallen out of favor'.

Qiu Xuelei walked out with beads of sweat hanging on her forehead: "Master, I have found out all the unobtrusive slaves in banner clothes. Fortunately, I brought enough clothes."

When you go to the Queen Mother, you must dress carefully.

When Qiu Xue came out, Jiang Heng was thinking about Concubine Xi's words in front of the lamp, but in Qiu Xue's eyes, it was the master who was saddened by today's events - the queen mother asked the nobles to stay in front of her every day, so she was implying that the emperor should not be pampered .

So Qiu Xue dutifully persuaded: "If the emperor has a noble person in his heart, the queen mother will not forget the master after a few days with her."

She had just finished speaking when she saw under the lamp, Mr. Xin was smiling brightly, as if he had thought of something very interesting.

Jiang Heng remembered an interesting thing.

She was thinking just now that becoming an emperor is like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate, and it will never be the same again.That's why the emperor was called the real dragon emperor.

Not only are the identities different, but the species are different.

In her opinion, the emperor is like a big cat. It cannot have the kind of social contract type true love between human beings. The highest feeling he can give you is trust and intimacy.

The emperor didn't know until after lunch the next day that Jiang Heng was brought by the queen mother's side, which was equivalent to being grounded in disguise.

Su Peisheng carefully reported Ma Jia's affairs, and then told him that the Queen Mother had ordered Aunt Wu Ya to inform him.It is only said that the Empress Dowager will leave the nobleman to "relieve boredom" these days, and the green head card is also temporarily withdrawn.

"I know."

Is it because I only flipped her brand?

The emperor recalled the theory that the empress dowager had babbled on him before leaving, and couldn't help sighing: It's really pitiful, but I was implicated.

When he looked at Jiang Heng, at first he closed his eyes.Afterwards, I worked out something to my liking, and felt that what she said and did made me feel comfortable.

"It's not easy for her to call the imperial doctor herself these days, so let the accompanying imperial doctor go over quietly every day to give her a pulse, so that she doesn't get tired and scared and get sick."

Su Peisheng responded with this sentence, and carefully said: "Long Live Lord, I have had lunch... Zhang Yuzhu in the respect room is waiting outside holding a sign."

The Empress Dowager has arrested Mr. Xingui, Your Majesty, do you want to find another one?

But the emperor is the emperor after all, even if he could see the empress dowager's mind clearly, he didn't intend to obediently listen to the arrangements.The girl who is pleasing to the eye is taken away by her mother, so let's talk about government affairs.Almost busy with government affairs?No, this work is like water in a sponge, there will always be a squeeze.

In such a big world, don't worry about letting him do it.

However, Jiang Heng's life is not at all what the emperor imagined. He is being pitifully cold-eyed by the empress dowager because he only looks at her brand.

At first, Jiang Heng also thought that the queen mother kept her because she wanted her to copy palace rules and Buddhist scriptures to meditate, or to make her stand as a punishment, serving tea and water, just like the mother-in-law of the first daughter-in-law in ancient times, Picking her nose and eyes, making her stand upright with soup and chopsticks every day.

However, on the first day of reporting in the Queen Mother's account, Jiang Heng knew he had made a mistake.

In fact, the life of the queen mother is very rich, and Jiang Heng came here to accompany her.

The queen mother is a person who is keen on metaphysics and mysticism.Jiang Heng heard a saying before that the end of science is metaphysics.But for the queen mother, the end of wealth is metaphysics.

Ever since she became the Empress Dowager, she no longer needed to spend all her time trying to please her husband (the damn husband and emperor), nor did she need to keep her position in the harem like walking on eggshells, racking her brains to get along with the concubines in the harem.

She transferred most of the spare time and energy to metaphysics.

She worshiped the Buddha like the concubines of this dynasty, but she didn't copy Buddhist scriptures every day, and went to burn incense and kowtow to perform rituals.She just likes to listen to people talking about Buddhism and talking about various Buddhist legends and miracles.

Speaking of which, the Manchu and Qing courts believed in Buddhism quite a lot, but it was slightly inferior to that of Mongolia.

Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, appeasement of Mongolia has been a priority, and the revitalization of Buddhism is also one of the policies.During Jiang Heng's journey, even though he could only see the outline of the scenery outside through the curtain, he saw many temples.It is said that there are [-] or [-] temples in Guangluanhe Town, all of which were built according to state-owned standards.

On the grassland, each banner also has its own temple and lama master.

Foreign monks are good at chanting scriptures. Compared with the usual tone of the mages in the main hall of the palace, the Queen Mother is more willing to listen to the lamas and Juem on the grassland talk about the miracles they have encountered.For example, whose children are born knowing how to open their mouths and can recite ten thousand character scriptures, for example, after an old lama sat down, a divine deer was immediately attracted by his side, etc. Legendary and strange things.

Mongolian lamas also often went to the Qing Dynasty to preach, and the famous masters could speak some Manchu, and the queen mother was not tired of listening.

Listen to it almost every day.

The queen mother has received several strings of beads that are said to have been brought by a god.

Jiang Heng had heard that the Empress Dowager worshiped the Buddha with all her heart, and that she would meet Lamas and Juem every day on the prairie. He also felt that the Empress Dowager was very pious. After following the Empress Dowager for a few days, he found that the Empress Dowager was mainly curious about metaphysics.

In the morning, start a pleasant day by listening to legendary stories.

After lunch, Her Majesty will enter the appreciation time.

Palace powder from Suzhou and Hangzhou, rouge from Qinhuai, all kinds of flower oils sent to the capital by the Thirteenth Group of Guangdong, and all kinds of eyebrow snails, the Queen Mother has everything here.

In addition to rouge and gouache, the queen mother also brought the materials for her clothes.

When we arrived in Mongolia, most of them were leather.What's more, now that it's the beginning of September in the lunar calendar, the grassland has cooled down, and it's time to wear fur seriously.

After returning to the capital, the Gold Award Festival in October is also the annual fur exhibition in the capital.

Every year, the leather jackets, cloaks, fur collars, and even muffs in Beijing will have new patterns.The festival banquet in the palace is like Paris Fashion Week, and the Gold Award Festival in October is the first stage, and the winter clothes that have been held back for a year, should be displayed at this time.

It will be too late to show off during the Chinese New Year, which is equivalent to the closing ceremony, and basically you can only catch up with the tail of fashion.

This day the queen mother took Jiang Heng to look at the satin: "Aijia always liked purple. When I was young, I liked the bright purple. With golden cloud pattern and snow-white fur collar, the simple three colors are very beautiful. But now I like a deeper purple. Take a look at this piece of material, it’s the only one sent by Suzhou Weaving.”

The queen mother went to the gold nail cover, picked up a corner of the satin and touched it. The satin was extraordinarily soft and smooth, and the light flickered like a handful of mysterious magic potions that flowed with purple light.

Jiang Heng was also amazed by this purple color.

If the purples she had seen before were all gorgeous or delicate colors, then the purple of this cloth had a slightly dark feeling, like the last ray of purple in the dark night.Reflected by a bracelet inlaid with Western gemstones on the Empress Dowager's hand, the satin flashed a gorgeous and mysterious luster like an opal.

Beautiful things always win hearts.

The Empress Dowager's place should be the top beauty-related thing that women in the world have.

Before, Jiang Heng was just a girl from an ordinary family, an ordinary migrant worker like a small drop of water.The rules in this palace can be quickly supplemented, but the eyesight and appreciation for identifying good things cannot be developed in one day.

Jiang Heng has also been working hard in the past six months, reviewing all the things sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and working hard to cultivate his appraisal ability.

But after all, it is not as much as seeing the Queen Mother here for a few days.

The queen mother has stayed in this palace for 40 years, especially since she became the most noble woman in the world, good things are really in abundance, and the knowledge she just said is enough for Jiang Heng to write in his head Ji Shu made a note.

Jiang Heng realized that this was not a confinement, but a study.

It is equivalent to learning personally from top experts in the industry. Jiang Heng cherishes such an opportunity.

Jiang Heng lived a fulfilling and exhausting life with the Queen Mother.

Enrichment lies in receiving advice from experts anytime and anywhere, and fatigue lies in the fact that she is obviously studying, and she can't show her spirit too much, so as not to reveal something wrong-after all, the heroine is also a young lady from a metropolitan family.

So Jiang Heng was in a state of listening carefully to what the Queen Mother had to say.

She stayed with the Queen Mother for seven days, and she still had a lot to say. She came to report on time every day. If the Queen Mother didn't tell her to leave, she would not leave.

"It's no wonder that the emperor likes it. This trustworthy nobleman is so obedient that it hurts."

After Jiang Heng left this day, the queen mother sat alone for a while, and suddenly turned her head to Sister Wu Ya and sighed.

"It's a real embarrassment."

Of course, the queen mother never imagined that there would be such a thing as time travel in this world.In her opinion, Mr. Yixin should know a lot about clothing materials due to his noble background.I took her to look at all kinds of rouge, gouache, clothing, materials and furs. It was nothing more than idleness, and I deliberately kept her from leaving.

If the nobleman showed impetuosity, the Queen Mother might be disappointed, but it wouldn't be too surprising.

With a good background, she will be favored immediately after entering the palace, and such a young concubine must be very concerned about the favor.Suddenly being detained by the queen mother, it is obvious that she is temporarily withdrawing from the ranks of favors. She should be impetuous and sad.

But the queen mother, Wu Ya and others have looked at her with several pairs of eyes these days, but they have seen that the nobleman is seriously accompanying the queen mother every day, and it is not troublesome to accompany the queen mother to choose clothes. Clever.

"It can be seen that he is really a pure-hearted person. He respectfully serves the Queen Mother and listens attentively to everything. He really has no selfish thoughts." Aunt Wu Ya also echoed a few words.

She was watching from the sidelines, and she could see more clearly, Mr. Xingui was really not impatient here.

The queen mother even teased her son in private: "The emperor has a good vision this time. Accompanied by a single-minded and pure-hearted girl, is she not better than the concubine before? Nianshi can't wait to squeeze everyone away and dominate every day." The Emperor's."

After finishing speaking, the Queen Mother lost her mind for a while, and then sighed.

Aunt Wu Ya knew why the queen mother sighed: Ruoxin nobleman is really a domineering concubine who seduces the lord, but it is not difficult for the queen mother to deal with.But it was because the trustworthy and well-behaved good boy gave the Queen Mother a headache.

The emperor was right, and the nobleman was right, the queen mother herself wanted to see the emperor's son flourish, and the royal family's heart of having more children and more blessings was of course even more right.

But now the facts are screwed here.

"People say children are debts, that's true!" The Empress Dowager said to Aunt Wu Ya: "Ming'er Ai's family will go find the emperor in person, and let him spend half a day in a few days to watch the concubines race horses. "

Aunt Wu Ya responded.

Then he smiled: "Your Majesty has softened her heart."

For outsiders to see, it is the empress dowager who insists on pushing the newcomer to the emperor. What kind of concubine polo race is held, it is nothing more than holding down the trustworthy nobleman while letting the new concubine show her face in front of the emperor.

Only Aunt Wu Ya knew that the empress dowager made a final statement to the emperor and was about to withdraw.

The most vigorous and obvious move is often the beginning of retreat.

"A cow can't press its head if it doesn't drink water, let alone the emperor." The queen mother prepared, if after this horse race, the emperor still doesn't say anything, just don't turn over the signboard of others, the queen mother will return the trustworthy person to him.

What else, can she tie her son to someone else's bed?

And my son knows that no matter how intense she is, no matter how good the relationship between mother and child is, the emperor will be annoyed. Maybe in the future, he will only pamper the nobleman for five years, and there will be another noble concubine--at least the emperor loves the nobleman now, and he is still there. Within the regulations, there is nothing to trample on the rules.

That's it, the queen mother is about to show off.

After all, the son of Aixinjueluo's family, the emperor of Aixinjueluo doesn't care, what's the use of getting angry by herself!