[Qing wear] Harem promotion expert

For many people inside and outside the palace, this year has been pretty good.

But for Governor Nian, and for the entire Nian family, this year has not been very good.

Years ago, he wrote a letter to ask the emperor whether he could come to Beijing to pay his respects during the New Year.After the emperor approved it, Nian Gengyao came back in a hurry.

He was really anxious: Sichuan was lost first, and then Gansu was taken away by Yue Zhongqi. He, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi who originally had the largest sphere of influence, no, now he can only be called the governor of Qingshan, which is simply a joke.

Even in Shaanxi, which still belongs to him for the time being, the affairs within its jurisdiction have been probed by Li Wei, the governor of Zhili who is also in charge of Shanxi. Up to now, Li Wei still has a few salt merchants in his hands who refuse to return it to him——Nian Geng The cronies sent by Yao to negotiate with the Governor's Mansion in Zhili could not see Li Wei himself at all. They asked that Governor Li had gone to the countryside to help the poor and was not in the Yamen at all.

If it weren't for the governor himself to leave the territory without an order, which is a serious crime, Nian Gengyao really wanted to go there himself to drag out Li Wei and beat him up.He is just the son of a businessman, who bought an official to enter the court, and was lucky enough to be seen by the present to gain power, so he really got along with five others.

All kinds of accidents in the past six months made Nian Gengyao feel very uneasy, and he really wanted to go back to Beijing to find out what the emperor said in person, and he just happened to go back to Beijing to make more connections with his family's in-laws and old friends.

It's not that he hangs alone in the northwest and is not sensitive enough to the changes in the court, so that people don't know if they are harmed.

Nian Gengyao always felt that it was a villain like Li Wei who was jealous of him, or that generals like Yue Zhongqi were keen on the position of governor under his ass, so they tapped him behind the back to confuse the saints.

When Mrs. Nian returned to the third-class mansion from the palace, she felt that the mansion was still magnificent, but obviously lacked the vigor and grandeur of previous years.

In previous years, most of the couple spent New Year in Qinghai or Gansu. This year they rarely returned to Beijing. It is said that there are many old friends and relatives in Beijing, so it should be more lively. But this year, there are very few people, and many people dare not come to visit. .

Nian Gengyao is a proud and arrogant person, how could he bear this kind of neglect and fear from others, he only secretly wrote down the names of these people in his heart: You better ask me for nothing in the future!

Since returning to Beijing, the young governor's face has never been sunny. He set up a dozen haystacks in his yard and shot arrows desperately to vent his depression.

The servants did not have to enter the door, so as not to accidentally be shot as a rabbit.

The young governor's force value is high, and the strength of the bow is also high. Once accidentally injured, the custody will be dead.

In successive years, when my wife entered the main courtyard of her house, she would first let the little maid announce her in a shrill voice.Even though the notification was made in advance, when Mrs. Nian entered the door, she saw that the husband was still holding the bow in his hand, and the haystack was full of feathered arrows.

Seeing his wife enter the door, Nian Gengyao tried his best to adjust his expression, but the corners of his mouth were just flat, and he couldn't lift it up.

He asked at the first sentence: "Have you seen the empress in the palace?"

Hearing this sentence, Mrs. Nian panicked: It turned out that their family was so proud when they mentioned Nian Shi in the palace.The word noble concubine is as important as a thousand pounds, and it cannot be said less once.

But now they can only vaguely call her the empress in the palace.

Mrs. Nian shook her head, blocking Nian Gengyao's heart.

"During the New Year's Eve, the concubine of the concubine sees her family. This is a 40-[-]-year-old practice in the hands of the late emperor! Why haven't you seen your empress?" Nian Gengyao was very dissatisfied.

Mrs. Nian sighed and said: "No old rules can match the emperor's order. The empress killed our mother and she was grounded and not allowed to go in and out. I gave up my face and spent an hour there, but it was useless! I thought Besides, I gave birth to Xingui... Xinbi's biological mother has already watched her daughter come back from the Yonghe Palace to go to the empress, how can I lose face to their house, I can't say anything else and have to leave."

Speaking of the newly released concubine Xin, both Nian Gengyao and Mrs. Nian's complexion changed from bad to very bad.

The imperial concubine had always been one of the biggest reliance of their Nian family.

But now, this reliance is gone.The news that Mrs. Ju Nian inquired all blamed this freshly baked concubine Xin.

Let's talk about Nian Gengyao's wife, the Jueluo family, if she came from her husband's family, she could be regarded as an outcast woman, but in terms of her origin, she is a real daughter of the Aixinjueluo clan, and can be regarded as an insider woman.

Of course, she is well informed about the news of the palace.

My sister-in-law suddenly changed from a noble concubine to a concubine, and her feet were grounded. Mrs. Nian, who returned to the capital, of course tried her best to inquire.

Although the imperial concubine's demotion has long been clearly judged in the palace, Nian was punished by demotion because he violated the palace rules and passed along private belongings from outside the palace.But Mrs. Nian didn't believe it. According to the emperor's favor to Nian, what kind of fault is it for this kind of mother's family to hand something over?

Someone must have harmed the imperial concubine.

However, no matter how Mrs. Nian inquired about it, only the emperor and empress, the imperial physician, Su Peisheng and others knew what happened that night.They also witnessed the emperor's thunderous fury with their own eyes. Who dared to talk nonsense, who dared to say that the emperor was almost packaged and given to the court lady.

Mrs. Nian couldn't find out the truth, but she did find out the news about the other palace in the past year.

You know, after the newcomer entered the palace, the daughter of Guerjia Guanbao, the current Governor of Zhihe and also the governor of Xiangbai Banner, was very favored in the palace, and the favor of the previous imperial concubine was also overshadowed.

I also found out that among this group of newcomers who have entered the palace for less than a year, the emperor monopolizes this position.

Finally, I heard that on the day when the imperial concubine was abolished, concubine Xin once disturbed the birthday banquet of the imperial concubine (past version).

Scattered news gathered at the Nian's family, that is, the Guerjia family took the favor of the imperial concubine and degraded the imperial concubine!

This is really a bloody feud.

So Mrs. Nian came out of the palace today, feeling very resentful, and happened to see Mrs. Juercha's carriage through the crystal curtain, so she deliberately ordered the groom to say goodbye—to use her own four-headed carriage to press it down. It's a pity to see Juercha's carriage stabilized and not overturned.

So Jueercha became a big nut today, and it is true that he helped his daughter take the blame.

And Jiang Heng is taking the blame for the emperor. After all, the emperor is wise, and it is impossible for him to tell the outside world that he poured three cups and was almost picked up and lost his dignity.

Hearing his wife mention Concubine Xin, Nian Gengyao didn't know much about women's affairs, but he was familiar with the figures in the officialdom, so he began to comment on Guanbao.

Nian Gengyao also looked down on Guanbao (the number of people that Nian Dagovernor could look up to is very rare): "He is a man, even if he is in charge, he just takes care of the daily affairs of the people in the banner. The ability is mediocre. Nowadays, I can only go to the river to earn some hard work, which is nothing."

He put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and the servant brought a thick robe and put it on him.

"The relationship between the emperor and the empress for several years can't be shaken for a while even if there is a new favorite. And I still have my face in it. I will write a note to ask to see the emperor. After seeing the emperor, I will plead guilty to the emperor on behalf of my sister. "

If Emperor Yongzheng could hear this sentence, he must ask him: What face do you have? 92 serious crimes and one life paid for it, do you owe me 91 lives?

Nian Gengyao didn't know that the emperor even changed the core.He went through all the important official positions in his family and the relationship with the emperor over the years. He felt that the emperor was angry because of the villain's words to frame the relationship that the emperor misunderstood. Wait for him to talk about his achievements in Qinghai in detail and explain how he is. He worked so hard to defend Qinghai, so the emperor naturally knew that his hard work was great, and the rain was over and the sky was clear.

In the end, whether it is the emperor or the border gates of the Qing Dynasty, he cannot be separated from him.

However, before Nian Gengyao could wait for the emperor to summon him, he waited for another piece of news that could be called a bolt from the blue.

"Your Majesty, the servants have already prepared four kinds of fresh fruits, four kinds of sweet rice cakes, four kinds of wine, four kinds of refined vegetables, as well as a whole roasted goose and a whole-tailed steamed carp."

Jiang Heng nodded while dressing in the mirror.

The huge menu that Qiu Xue said was not her meal for the day, but to welcome God.

Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and the palace welcomes the Stove Lord.

Lord Stove Lord is the most important deity. Food is the most important thing for the people. This great god is not only in charge of the stove, but also records everyone's good deeds and sins and reports them to the heaven. He is one of the gods who must not be offended.

There have been many gods and Buddhas in the land of China since ancient times, and the pressure of incense competition is extremely high.The gods who can be greeted with a single day in the first month are definitely big names.

"To welcome the Stove King today, and to welcome the God of Wealth tomorrow, we have to prepare well." Before Jiang Henglin went out, he also told Qiu Shuang, who was guarding the door at home: "Remember to bring out that big gold wishful tomorrow, just in time to welcome the God of Wealth." Looking forward to next year There are more wishes and gold and silver treasures.

The offering menu that Qiu Xue reported just now was just a simple welcome in Yonghe Palace.

In the harem, there is a grand ceremony of receiving the gods.

The Kunning Palace has long set up a sacrificial ceremony to welcome the Stove Prince.Even the main hall is not equipped with an incense burner, but a large burning pool, which shows the abundance of tribute incense candles, and also shows the great status of the Kitchen God.

The empress held the cup in person, and the empress dowager poured wine from the jug in person, filling a golden cup and presenting it on the table.

After that, the two palaces brought their concubines to pay respects solemnly.There are also 24 musicians and musicians from Nanfu in the hall, playing solemnly worshiping the gods.

Looking at this grand scene, Jiang Heng couldn't help but think of the few home-cooked dishes and dumplings that were served on the stove for the Stove God during the Chinese New Year at Hyundai's house, which was completely different to welcome the Stove God.

But thinking about it, Jiang Heng also used this grand ceremony to hope that his parents in the next life will be healthy.

The sacrifice started early in the morning, so after the complicated process was completed, it was only at ten o'clock in the noon.

The empress asked the empress dowager: "Today, there will be a whole-day performance in the palace to welcome the gods. Would the empress dowager be willing to take a break?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head: "Welcome to the gods is the most lively show, Aijia is afraid of listening to lively plays now. Instead, I asked Fangcai's Le Nu from Nanfu to go to the Palace of Compassion to Ning to perform some ditties for Aijiaqing. Aijia and a few empresses Concubine, please be quiet and comfortable."

The queen gave orders according to the queen mother's words, and then took the concubines to the theater.

The concubines don’t have the right to make their own choices. Regardless of whether you like cleanliness or liveliness, you must participate in the group building activities that show the unity of the harem under the New Year’s Festival, and you must tidy up yourself to attend perfectly.

Jiang Heng's seat was next to Concubine Yu's since he entered the palace.

At that time, the Geng family was still a concubine Yu, and the concubine Mao concubine, who was also a concubine, entered the palace earlier than her and gave birth to two daughters. wait.

So I often sit next to Jiang Heng, the first noble person with a title.

Now that the Geng family has been promoted to Concubine Yu, Concubine Mao is really in poor health and cannot go out in winter, so Concubine Yu sits next to Jiang Heng, the new concubine.

The two looked at each other and sat down with a smile.

When watching a theater in the palace, there is always one person, one high square table and one top chair, the distance is not too far or too close, just the distance where two people can get closer to talk without being inaudible.

"Have you heard about the Nian family?"

The operas of welcoming the gods in this palace are all operas praising the merits of the gods and persuading people to do more good deeds, and there are only a few back and forth.So Concubine Yu didn't want to watch the show at all, and started chatting gossip as soon as she sat down.

Jiang Heng also knew the news about the Nian family, so he nodded while watching the stage.

After Nian Gengyao entered Beijing, the emperor never summoned him.Even after the first day of the new year, a news spread in Beijing.

The incumbent Suzhou weaving company, Hu Fenghui, was dismissed due to a crime and is currently being detained in Yuanfu pending trial.

This Hu Fenghui was promoted from a general in the south of the Yangtze River to Suzhou weaving a year ago, and his promotion was like flying.In terms of experience, he was promoted quickly, but there was another reason why his accident attracted the attention of the whole capital.

Hu Fenghui is Nian Gengyao's eldest brother-in-law, and his main wife is the former imperial concubine's compatriot sister.

Nian Gengyao asked for orders to go to Beijing, and the emperor allowed it. Many people in Beijing thought it was the emperor's soft heart, so Xu Nian Gengyao returned to Beijing to defend himself.

Unexpectedly, after Nian Gengyao came back, the emperor never summoned him, and it was only the second day of the Lunar New Year, so he issued an imperial edict to arrest his brother-in-law.

"Your Majesty, this is really a slap in the face."

Weaving this kind of official position has a special meaning, and it is not so active.Just like Cao Yin weaving in Jiangning during the reign of the first emperor, it was called making royal clothes for the emperor, but in fact it was the eyes and ears of the emperor.

The local governor must be careful not to offend him, and he is a special official position with little power and great power.

Especially Hu Fenghui's background is there, he used to walk sideways in Jiangnan.

However, this time when handling the case, Zhang Kai, the governor of Jiangsu, had no scruples about Nian's family, and directly detained Hu Fenghui, which shows that he had already obtained the emperor's words in advance.

Moreover, as soon as Hu Fenghui's criminal evidence was passed to Beijing, the emperor refused to wait even for the first month, and on the second day of the Lunar New Year, he issued an order to dismiss him from office and conduct a thorough investigation.Even Gao Bin, the successor of Suzhou Weaving, took office on the spot. It can be seen that the Sacred Heart cannot be reversed, and Hu Fenghui is completely cold.

This is not unpleasant, it can not be said not face.

The scene on the stage became more and more lively, Concubine Yu couldn't help leaning over to talk to Jiang Heng, getting closer.

The two talked together, but Concubine Qi saw it again, and said bitterly: "Well, Concubine Yu and Concubine Xin are very close, so it can be seen that they were both promoted."

Jiang Heng felt that Concubine Qi looked at him with resentful eyes, just like looking at a scumbag who made an oath but broke the oath.It seems that she didn't become a noble concubine because Jiang Heng was sorry for her.

Jiang Heng looked at Concubine Qi with a small look in his eyes, and he was also very speechless: You are so kind to ask me about this, don't ask me.

According to her newly upgraded information system of Yonghe Palace, the third elder brother Hongshi often hangs out with the tenth master recently—the third elder brother lives in the elder brother's house, and everything he says and does falls in the eyes of others. Here, Jiang Heng Everyone knows, she doesn't believe the emperor doesn't know.

Concubine Qi's small eyes should really be thrown to her son.

The kitchen god is welcomed inside and outside the fourth palace.

However, Nian Gengyao felt that he had ushered in a decline.

Why is the family so unlucky this year?Hu Fenghui's brother-in-law had an accident, and Nian Gengyao almost didn't want to go out.It is said that people need face and trees need skin. Nian Gengyao is the kind of tree human being, and he is especially shameless. He just thinks it is hot.

Moreover, the sister of a compatriot, who suddenly became a prisoner from an official wife and was detained in the mansion, has not passed for several years, Nian Gengyao is really worried.

Originally, after Nian Gengyao came to Beijing, when he heard about the turmoil in the palace, he was mainly worried and unhappy about his second younger sister, Concubine Nian.At this time, the Hu family suddenly suffered a catastrophe, and Nian Gengyao realized that his elder sister was in even worse trouble, and he couldn't worry about it.

When two brother-in-laws had a conflict, usually the brother-in-law would of course mediate, but when one of the brother-in-laws was the emperor, no brother-in-law could help.

"Master, do you think our family is guilty of Tai Sui this year?"

It's not that Mrs. Nian is superstitious, but that the whole environment is superstitious.Especially during the new year's festival, after welcoming this god and that fairy, the atmosphere of nagging gods is even more exaggerated.

Mrs. Nian couldn't help but said: "Why don't we invite an eminent monk to come and do some rituals, which can be regarded as getting rid of bad luck."

Nian Gengyao nodded and agreed: "The good masters who walk around in the capital are mostly in various palaces. Since Prince Lian usually places the most emphasis on Buddhist affairs, you can send a greeting card to Prince Lian Fujin and ask for advice."

Mrs. Nian nodded and said: "Exactly, Prince Lian's mansion has no heirs for many years. It is said that he worships the Buddha with sincerity, so there is an only elder brother added to the mansion."

The Buddha's feet are meant to be hugged, but the capital is the emperor's feet after all, and the gods and Buddhas can't step in for the time being to save the governor.

Seeing that the elder brother-in-law's criminal evidence was proved one by one, and the rumors spread wildly, Nian Gengyao had to write a letter again, asking the interviewer to express his feelings.This time he used different words than in the past, he finally lowered his figure to beg to see the emperor, and used rare words such as 'trembling and panic' and 'pray for the blessing of the dragon's face'.

He felt humbled enough.

The emperor always wants to see him.

However, the emperor only said that he was not free, and he still did not see him.

No matter how Jiang Heng looked at it, he felt that the emperor didn't seem to be free.Because the emperor not only often called Prince Yi into the palace to speak, but he even had time to visit the harem when he was outside.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the emperor came to Yonghe Palace to stay for half a day.

At this time, Jiang Heng was still living in the apse.

This time she was promoted in the palace, she was the only one who crossed over from the non-prime position to the main position, and she was the only one who needed to move from the back hall to the front hall.

It's just that when the news of Jinfeng came out, it was already a new year, and there was no old practice of moving during the coming New Year's festival in the palace.Qin Tianjian was also ordered by the emperor to calculate the auspicious day for her to move. Qin Tianjian replied that the concubine Xin's birthday was in March, and she had to wait until the birthday passed before moving.

Jiang Heng was not in a hurry to clean up, and everything was as usual before the new year.

During the New Year's Eve, the emperor's clothes are also mostly in bright colors.

Today he was wearing a bright yellow cloak with strands of beaded hair specially made on the surface. This is a new craft of the Ministry of Internal Affairs this year. The Empress Dowager also has a silver-gray one.Jiang Heng felt that the empress dowager's silver-gray color was quite advanced, but the emperor was wearing this bright yellow cloak...it looked like a big mango that had just been peeled moved in.

I couldn't help laughing.

The emperor also smiled: Sure enough, I feel comfortable when I come to see her, and she is also happy.

Jiang Heng stepped forward to take the emperor's cloak with his own hands, and touched the beaded hair on it with his hands. It was very soft and thick, as if he was hugging a huge long-haired cat.

It's just that the man's cloak was wide and thick, and Jiang Heng dropped it a bit when he held it in his hand.

The emperor was afraid of flashing her wrist when he saw it, so he subconsciously stretched out his hand and picked up the clothes by himself.Su Peisheng rushed forward to take away the clothes, the emperor said to Jiang Heng: "The winter cloak is very thick, you don't need to wear it."

After taking off the mango-like cloak, the emperor was still wearing a homely black and gold robe underneath, which set off a face that was extraordinarily cold and solemn, full of a sense of abstinence.

Jiang Heng looked very eye-catching: black and gold color, eternal god.

The benefits of this job to the eyes are really not bad.

The emperor saw the thick account book he had seen spread out on the desk, so he walked over and put his hand on the account book, subconsciously working overtime: "Did the Ministry of Internal Affairs send you all the records for my concubine?"

Hearing that Jiang Heng had delivered everything, the emperor read the latest record of "Fixed Assets of Yonghe Palace".The House of Internal Affairs is good at body and sacred heart, and the concubine furnishings sent to Yonghe Palace are all in accordance with the emperor's usual aesthetics, and the emperor is satisfied after a quick glance.

After that, he closed his eyes slightly, and a picture of the main hall of the Yonghe Palace appeared in front of his eyes.The emperor's three-dimensional thinking is very strong, and he quickly outlined in his mind the appearance of the main hall of the Yonghe Palace after being decorated with these furnishings, and also thought of what more to add to make it more elegant and generous.

As soon as he opened his eyes and was about to ask someone to bring something over, his eyes fell on a hairpin in Jiang Heng's hair.

This is a very ordinary hairpin with a single round head, but the head of the hairpin is not a common pattern in the palace, but a glass puppy.

At first glance, it was obvious that she asked the manufacturing office to call it—this pink glass puppy was exactly the same as the glass puppy I gave her that day, only a miniature version.

So the emperor turned around at the tip of his tongue, and said: "The main hall of the Yonghe Palace is huge, and it doesn't look like it's empty. After the fifteenth day, the Treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has finished collecting the tributes from all provinces next year. Let Su Peisheng guide you Go and have a look. Pick out anything you like."

For a young girl, maybe there is something novelty in her heart, and she can choose by herself.

Then he said: "Your grandfather was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and also managed the Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou. It's strange that you also like these Western things." Thinking of Guanbao again, he probably followed Ama in Guangzhou when he was young. Guan Bao doesn't have the laziness common among Beijing-China Eight-Banners in doing things, and his mind is also very flexible, and he is more willing to accept novel things.

For example, in Huikaofu, Guanbao, the governor of Zhihe who is on duty outside, is even more sensitive in learning than many officials in Beijing.

Guanbao quickly got used to the auditing system of the Huikao Prefecture, and the financial statements were better and better every time, and he was very considerate to save Prince Yi's auditing work.

The emperor was very satisfied with this.

It is of course good for Thirteenth Brother to be less tired.

Speaking of his mother's family, the emperor asked her if she was relieved to see Er Niang on the first day of the Lunar New Year, so Jiang Heng told the emperor that the reason he named the maid was because Er Niang had found a "good person" ' Tell her fortune.

She just used it as a topic at random.

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly said: "Since this is the case, I will also make a fortune for you."

Jiang Heng: ...a very young age.

The emperor is a person who attaches great importance to fate, or in other words, as long as he is an emperor in the feudal society, there is no one who does not value fate.

After all, on the road to becoming a king, many things really do not result from hard work.

Just like when classmate Liu Xiu was in a war, meteorites fell from the sky and killed his enemies, and the king of Yan, Zhu Di, helped him again and again when he was in trouble. No one expected him to ascend the throne.

However, fate is so magical. Apart from their own excellent personal qualities, there is a force in the dark after all, and the twists and coincidences of fate push them to the supreme emperor position in the end.

Hearing that the emperor was going to make a divination for her, Jiang Heng was still a little nervous.

Su Peisheng brought in a very simple-looking root carving box. At first glance, the box looked like a section of strong and angry tree roots. It wasn't until the emperor brought her to a certain angle that Jiang Heng realized that the texture of the root carving was a tree root rising into the sky. dragon.

"This is a natural shape, not an acquired shape."

The emperor opened the root carving box with his own hands, and took out a tortoise shell with bright patterns.

I saw the emperor put three ancient coins into the turtle shell.

Jiang Heng was watching the emperor's serious and serious divination from the side.After six times, the hexagram has been completed.

Jiang Heng doesn't know anything about such profound metaphysics.Facing the hexagram pushed by the emperor, he had no choice but to be confused.

The emperor's brows and eyes were full of rare bright smiles, and he shared with her: "This is a very good hexagram."

"Hanzhang Kezhen, or follow the king's business, there will be no success and no end." This is the hexagram that has a soft temperament and will stay by his side for a long time.

The emperor was very pleased, and motioned for her to reach out, and put three copper coins in her palm.

If the fate is like this, someone can always be with him.