It's Hard to Be the Concubine of the Red Chamber

Chapter 10

The men in Jia's family are unworthy, but all the girls are talented. Although it can't be said that someone who is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics can be a top scholar, they are all good.However, the Wang family's upbringing advocates that women are virtuous without talent, and most of them are not very literate, let alone knowledge.

Yuan Chun is the daughter of the second master of the Jia family and the eldest daughter of the Wang family.

She studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is talented in poetry and calligraphy, but she also learned the good skills of housekeeping and directorship from her mother.

Although she entered the palace, the housekeeper's ability to act as a director is useless.Therefore, in addition to gaining connections, Yuan Chun put all his energy on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Speaking of it, she is the best at piano art, but it is not something that can be practiced secretly, and chess is not a skill of one person, so she spends a lot of time on calligraphy and painting.

Even every now and then, I would go to the Shangshuju to read a few books as a female official, no matter what the book is, even if it doesn't increase my knowledge, it's good to relieve boredom.

Although there are four girls in this generation of the family, she is the only one born in a serious manner, and she is raised under the name of Mrs. Chaopin Guogong. Even when she was young, her grandfather had pointed out her before he passed away.

My grandfather said that you don't have to be overwhelmed by your skills. If you want to get ahead, you can't get ahead only by studying your contacts. Only the real skills are your own.

Grandma said that even women in the inner house can't really ignore everything, they must have some understanding of the outside affairs of their husbands, this is a good housekeeper.

Mother said that a woman should be virtuous, and concubines are just a tool to relieve boredom, and she only needs to secure her position as the first wife, so don't lose her status.

Yuan Chun was a good boy, and he listened to all these words.

So even after entering the palace, she still didn't abandon all the things she learned at her mother's house. Even if it wasn't for applying what she learned, it was at least a way to relieve boredom.

Grandmother and mother are both concubine wives, and those who teach Yuan Chun are also the virtuous skills of the concubine. In the dream, Yuan Chun looked more virtuous than the queen, but he was rejected in the end.

The mother said that the concubine's room was just a thing to relieve boredom.

Yuan Chun thought, so this time I will make this boring thing.

Anyway, no matter what, it will never be worse than the ending in the dream.

The people in Fengzao Palace have just welcomed a new master, they are all in the stage of excitement, and their movements are extremely quick.

Baoqin and Moxiang, as first-class court ladies, naturally don't have to go through everything by themselves.But Baoqin is actually not very worried about the other newcomers, for fear that someone else's secret work will harm Yuanchun, so he follows around all day long.On the other hand, although Mo Xiang has a reputation, she is not familiar with Yuan Chun after all. Seeing that Baoqin is in full swing, it is not easy to intervene, so she simply went to the wing room to serve Yuan Chun tea and water with the little girl Wu'er.

Then she was thrown a task by Yuan Chun - to help her go to the House of Internal Affairs to get some noble-style uniforms, or take the look and come back and make it herself.

Yuan Chun does have some clothes, but most of them are the regulations for female officials. Even if there are a few ordinary clothes, they don't meet the standard after all, and they have to be added.

She only trusts Baoqin in the whole palace, but she would rather use Moxiang than other people who don't know the details of their origins.

Having said that, although Tu Mingxun was a ruthless person in his bones, he would not lose his position to take action against his concubines in the harem——Mengli Yuanchun killed Qin Keqing for his superiors and completely offended the Supreme Emperor, so naturally it was different.

The Taishanghuang is still around now, as long as he is not disgusted by the Taishanghuang, he can still live well for another ten years-the Taishanghuang's life is quite long, and if he takes good care of him, he may not be able to live longer.

Yuan Chun who was thinking in this way, although he still had 12 fears of the Holy One, actually already had some broken thoughts.

The people in this palace are not very familiar with Yuan Chun, and the most capable girl holding the piano has just been reprimanded by Yuan Chun, and she is busy going around - not only is she worried about the little girl taking care of Yuan Chun's things, but even Mo Xiang She was not at ease taking care of Yuan Chun's clothes, so she came over in the name of helping her.

The little girl, Wu'er, waited on Yuan Chun in the wing room by herself.

Although Wu'er is not bright, she is also diligent.Not long after she entered the palace, she knew that it was not easy to stand out in front of her master, and it was rare to serve him personally, so she was naturally very attentive, needless to say serving tea and pouring water, and Yuan Chun was engrossed in reading, so she didn't notice the passage of time.

So when Tuming Yujia came to Fengzao Palace in person, he saw Yuanchun wearing homely clothes, trotting out from the side room of the side hall in a hurry to greet him.

"I don't have any suitable clothes around me. Mo Xiang, Baoqin and the two little girls went to Shangyiju to ask for some clothes for my concubine, and I also went to ask for some cosmetics and jewelry by the way. There are only rough envoys left in this courtyard." I'm a palace servant, but I've neglected the sage." Yuan Chun bowed his knees to plead guilty not sincerely, and there was a sense of carelessness in his movements.Seeing the people in Fengzao Palace plopping and kneeling on the ground, she didn't really take it seriously in her heart.

Tu Mingjun really didn't take it to heart.Not only that, but it was rare for him to reduce his disgust towards Yuan Chun by three points.

Yuan Chun was promoted from a female officer, and there are actually many things missing around her. It is Baoqin who intends to do it herself, but it is impossible.So Baoqin had no choice but to separate from Moxiang, Baoqin went to ask for some powder and cloth clothes, and Moxiang went to ask for some jewelry.

This gave Mo Xiang the opportunity to communicate with his former colleagues.

It has been half a year since Tu Mingxuan entered the imperial palace at any rate. Although some people still think of the original master and are unwilling to dig their hearts out for Tumingxuan, there are always many heroes who know the current affairs and change their ways. Allegiance to the new master.

Especially when it comes to such little things.

Tu Mingjun naturally knew that Yuanchun was in turmoil all day long.

"Your honored master's order here is a bit rushed, but there are many things missing. Sister Baoqin has found a clever way. The powder, cloth and clothes are all that should be allocated to the master by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is jewelry and other things. , the noble master's dressing box is empty, just a set of fine silver hairpin rings and a few silk flowers for female officials, and you have to ask for a few sets of jewelry heads that can fit on the table, but this is not a very pleasant job." Mo Xiang seemed He accidentally chewed a few words with a little eunuch in front of the imperial court, and then explained all the things in Yuanchun Palace, "there are quite a few books at the master's place, I just told us a few words and then went to the wing room to read. He told me to pack up the study and come out."

Knowing Yuanchun's stretched situation here, Tu Minghao smiled and told the Ministry of Internal Affairs not to embarrass Fengzao Palace, but to pick up some good ones and distribute them there.

Although the Supreme Emperor left a mess and the national treasury was very empty, there was absolutely no reason why he could not part with one or two sets of clothes and shoes for his concubines.

The Taishanghuang's private treasury is still in his hands, needless to say.Although the inner treasury is very empty, and rare items such as snow-forged shark silk are also rare, but the usual good materials such as Shu brocade and cloud brocade are piled up a lot, and the usual exquisite gold and silver hairpin rings and even silk flower brocade belts are also extremely rare. Common, not rare.

Tu Minghao didn't care if he heard it, but heard that Yuan Chun begged for a lot of things, as if everything was in short supply, but he felt that she really didn't have the intention of climbing high.

"You just moved here today, so it's inevitable that you have a lot of things to do. You'll be fine after you've been busy for a while." Tu Mingxun only glanced at the kneeling man, and didn't mean to blame him.

Yuan Chun followed the words with a smile and straightened up, but he didn't look at the people in the courtyard, but led Tu Mingjun to the main hall.

Yuanchun is the only master in Fengzao Palace. Although she is not the master, after all, the empress empress Jinkou said that Fengzao Palace is for her to live alone. Palace affairs are in your hands.

Although she doesn't live in the main hall, there is no reason why it is empty. Instead, she asked the palace people to clean and arrange a few, and it is the right to be the place where the emperor's royal family stays when he is in person.

The uses are different, and the layout can naturally tell the difference, but it arouses Tu Ming's slightly puzzled expression.

"This was originally the layout of the concubine's natal family. The mansion of the natal family was the layout of the Duke's mansion. After the grandfather left, it didn't fit well—the grandmother is a little old, so it's not good to start the land reform early, so the main hall is empty. "Yuan Chun is also a high-level observer, so he naturally didn't wait for Tu Mingjun to ask, but explained first, "Uncle still lives in the east. It was the residence of grandfather when he was there, but it has been expanded. , but it’s not shabby. My concubine’s father is the second son of my grandfather, and he lives in the courtyard on the west side, closer to my grandmother. As for the main hall, it’s only used for entertaining guests or when the housekeeper is in charge.”

Yuan Chun knew very well that many things in her natal family were not in compliance with the rules, but her natal family was still immersed in the glory of the past and refused to wake up.Although she could see it clearly, she was powerless in the end. Even in the dream, she became a virtuous concubine, and her mother's family was not without yin and yang.

It's a pity that she can't do anything about her natal family, but she has to make up for her natal family in front of the Holy Spirit.

Although Tu Mingjun is afraid of the meritorious family now, but after all, the Supreme Emperor is still there, and his foundation is not stable, so he hasn't thought about anything else.Therefore, I just listened to what Yuan Chun said, and didn't take it to heart.

In the dream, the Rong family was charged with a variety of crimes. Although Yuan Chun wanted to whitewash her mother's family, she knew that this was a long-term effort, and it couldn't be done overnight. The sentence was taken away.

There are not many things that can be said between the emperor, queen and concubine, let alone the fact that Tu Mingjun and Yuan Chun are not familiar with each other.If it's the concubine next to her, she just thinks of it and takes it away to be favored. However, because the Supreme Emperor has to be more considerate to Yuan Chun, he has to lower his figure a little.

Pian Yuanchun knew that he and Tu Mingxun were just a couple (even far from being a couple), so he didn't go straight to court and try to put on a virtuous and virtuous face.

Not only is it very tiring, but it is not very satisfying.

So the two only chatted about trivial matters.

For example, the little things with the queen mother, or the things that Yuanchun did during the day.

"I used to be idle at the empress's place. I didn't have any miscellaneous things. Even if I had something to do, I would hold the piano. That was originally a girl brought by my concubine from her natal family. I didn't need my concubine to do it—the empress is not in charge of palace affairs, so it can be used in the palace. There are not many things for female officials, most of the time they are just acting coquettishly and foolishly in front of the empress, and they always have more free time. It is not uncommon to use some money to go to Shangyiju to exchange some rags in spare time, these are for the masters When making clothes, there are always some scraps left over, which are all good materials. It’s a pity to throw them away, but they are of no use. You can also get some benefits and pocket money if you exchange them for silver. Shangyiju is also very willing. I got these materials and just Some handbags and handkerchiefs are very delicate, and the dignified court ladies also like them, but I let my concubine save a lot of baskets. Otherwise, I will go to the Shangshu Bureau. The palace daughters are not very literate, but the concubine is young. At that time, she had read some books, and the female official was responsible for taking care of the daily life of the inner palace, so she was able to enter the Shangshu Bureau, and the concubine also got the advantage to go to the Shangshu Bureau every now and then to spend some money to borrow some books to read, just for entertainment." These are actually not big things, although there are some discord and rules, but when the water is clear, there will be no fish, so no one will be harsh.

Tu Mingxun took care of the government affairs in the daytime, and he had to deal with the Supreme Emperor, and he had to deal with the harem concubines when he came back after listening to the remarks of the Supreme Emperor that he didn't really agree with.

Compared with the Empress Dowager's harem full of flowers and sweet belly swords, Tu Mingjun's harem is undoubtedly much simpler - the girls from humble backgrounds have less knowledge, and even the methods of fighting for favor are simple, easy to see, but also let Tu Mingjun was even more tired.

On the other hand, Yuan Chun's rambling about the family's short stories sounded particularly thoughtless.