old lady in red

Emperor Chunzheng gritted his teeth with hatred for the crown prince's backer Yanhou and Jia She Jia Lian.

But helpless.

These two are not only impeccable in terms of political performance.

Yan Hou Jia She recovered the debts owed by the imperial court over the years in Jiangnan.

The initiative of the salt tax was also taken back to the imperial court.

The Rongning Second Mansion even paid off the debts of the national treasury.

Of course, he can also find fault with the egg, criticizing Yan Hou and Jia She for the bloody handling of the case.

Or investigate Yanhou who overshadowed the sky in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, Yanhou took care of the third prince's grandfather.

To reverse the case for a rebellious minister and a rebellious son?

Emperor Chunzheng didn't dare!

Not to mention that the emperor was furious, the civil and military forces of the whole court would poke him in the back.

Even the souls of the dead brothers and nephews cannot agree!

The more Emperor Chunzheng thought about it, the more angry he became, until he vomited blood.

During the winter month of this year, when the wind was bitterly cold, Emperor Chunzheng suddenly fell ill.

The emperor visited Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Chunzheng ordered Zheng'an Yuanzhi to conceal his illness.

The emperor originally wanted to take advantage of Emperor Chunzheng's serious illness to personally choose a concubine for Shuiyang.

As a result, Emperor Chunzheng concealed his illness, and the Supreme Emperor had no choice but to give up.

Afterwards, the Supreme Emperor came to Yikun Palace.

The emperor is already 84, and he is no longer interested in the relationship between men and women.

This trip is mainly to have a heart-to-heart talk with the Queen Mother.

Not to mention, the Empress Dowager was not favored when she was young, but Emperor Jiahe was still happy to talk to her when she was old.

I think she is more interesting than Concubine Zhen, Concubine Fu, and Concubine De.

Those women with little knowledge know that it is beneficial to act like a baby with him, which is really ugly.

It's not as easy as the queen mother talking to him in a serious way.

The topic that the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager discussed today was Shuiyang's choice of concubine.

The queen must obey the emperor's wishes.

The emperor hoped that the queen mother could really consider for Shuiyang.

The Supreme Emperor said: "You and I will rely on Yang'er to offer incense for us in the next hundred years. You don't want to see people you hate offering sacrifices for you, do you?"

The empress dowager's eyes turned red immediately.

She has no children, and she has nothing else to live for.

The last extravagant hope right now is to seek honor after death.

Seeing the empress dowager moved, the emperor threw another bait: "Your natal family still has people in Lingnan, and I have let the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang take care of them all these years.

Although he can't be rich and prosperous, he can live comfortably and not be bullied.

I have already told Yang'er that Yang'er will pardon the world after the eldest grandson is born.

At that time, please issue my last decree to pardon your brothers and return them to their original places.Be a farmer. "

The queen mother fell to the ground to thank her, crying uncontrollably.

Although she felt that it was inappropriate, the queen mother still asked her uncle Xu's family: "Thank you, Your Majesty, where is sister?"

It was rare for the emperor not to get angry: "You have been at a disadvantage all your life, and it is too deadly for you to suffer.

Well, your sister will be with us.

However, the Xu family broke the relationship between our father and son, and harmed my children and grandchildren. They can only go underground to accompany the abolished prince and make atonement to the abolished prince's family. "

The queen mother kowtowed with tears in her eyes: "The concubine is a useless person. She has already failed her sister, and she will definitely not disappoint the emperor and prince for the rest of her life."

The Supreme Emperor supported the Empress Dowager with his own hands: "Get up, I believe in you, you have always done a good job, and you are worthy of being the mother of a country."

The queen mother cried more and more.

The emperor said: "Go and calm down, let's talk."

After that, the old couple began to discuss.

The emperor proposed several candidates.

The queen mother promised that the emperor's wish would be fulfilled.

The emperor really talked about Rongfu.

The Queen Mother quickly got up and explained: "The youngest granddaughter of the Rong Mansion is already 16 years old. She was not old enough for the draft in the first year. Last year, when she passed the post, the new emperor exempted the draft. It was just a small selection.

Mrs. Rong went to the palace to ask for grace, and the concubine allowed her to marry on her own.

And even if this girl is not married, she is also two years older than the prince, which is not a good match for the prince. "

The emperor asked again: "Are there no girls of the right age in Ningfu?

If Liang Di fails, Liang Yuan can give her a spot. "

Too kindly said: "Ning's mansion has a granddaughter, but I heard that this girl, Xiaomu, didn't like to study since she was a child, she only liked to dance with spears and sticks, so she asked for grace and hoped that she could get married without being selected.

The concubine didn't know His Majesty's wishes at that time, so he had already agreed.

Furthermore, her grandfather and father were only fifth-rank officials, which did not match the fourth-rank and above official positions proposed by the new emperor. "

The emperor thought for a moment, then nodded: "Forget it, what about Jintian Bolin's house?"

Kam Tin Bo Lin Ru Hai is honorable and honorable, and the official worships the second grade.

The third division will be conferred soon.

The Empress Dowager said: "The daughters and concubines of the Lin family also paid attention early in the morning, and their family background, talent and appearance are all worthy.

It's a pity that this girl is one year older than the prince, and Qin Tianjian's calculation of the horoscope is not a good match. "

When the Supreme Emperor heard this, he couldn't help but glance at the Empress Dowager.I thought, why are people related to Rongfu not suitable?

The queen mother beckoned and asked someone to hand over the roster of this year's showgirls.

The above ancestral birth age is clear at a glance.

Lin Daiyu was indeed one year older than Shuiyang.

Royal people pay more attention to offspring than folk.

The female freshman is not a wife.

This marriage is not harmonious.

The emperor was so embarrassed: "I have no other intentions, but you explain it."

The queen mother smiled and said: "Fortunately, the Du family and the Chen family that His Majesty valued have more than one girl of the right age, so you can choose calmly.

In addition to the Rongning Second Mansion, there are six other noble families, and there is always one that is suitable. Your Majesty need not worry. "

The emperor smiled: "I have always been at ease when you do things."

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "The former Concubine De came and said that there are a few girls of the right age in the Wu family..."

The Supreme Emperor snorted: "Tell her, when the Crown Princess gives birth to the eldest son, the harem will be expanded, and there will be 24 Fengyi, and she will be allowed a place."

The concubine personally begged and only allowed one Fengyi.

Concubine De's face was trampled into the soil this time.

Although the Empress Dowager didn't know why the Emperor loathed Concubine De so much, she accepted the order gladly.

Concubine De has been paying attention to Yikun Palace, waiting for the Emperor to show her off, so she came to visit the Empress Dowager.

As a result, I got such a shameless face.

Concubine De returned to the palace and smashed the porcelain all over the floor, swearing that when the emperor dies one day, she will definitely make the Queen Mother look good.

Then, Concubine De said that she would not be sick.

Emperor Chunzheng came to visit him sick, but Concubine De actually avoided seeing him.

Finally, Queen Zhang Wan met Concubine De.

Concubine De made a request that there must be a girl from the Wu family as Prince Liangdi.

Concubine De cried: "Why can't our girl from the Wu family succeed?

The crown prince is the grandson of this palace's direct relative. We are close relatives, and my concubine of the Wu family can do it too. Now I only ask for a good concubine. What's too much? "

In the end, the empress had no choice but to let go: "Princess Concubine and Liang Di, the emperor has appointed families, if the empress trusts her daughter-in-law, the Wu family will definitely produce a good wife.

As long as Liangyuan can be the first to give birth to a royal heir, she may not be unable to compete for an imperial concubine. "

Concubine De got this guarantee and was just about to recover.However, the calculations were not so good, and Concubine De cried and went on hunger strike in order to pretend to be sick.

This relaxation made him really fall ill.

Imperial physicians came in and out of the Changchun Palace in groups, but Concubine De's condition did not improve.

In the blink of an eye, the twelfth lunar month.

Emperor Chunzheng had to personally meet the big officials from all over the border, and also went to the Changchun Palace to pay his respects, so his health was a bit overwhelmed.

He refused to delegate power to the prince.

Therefore, the dose of the elixir was increased.

From three pills a day to six pills a day.

In this way, Emperor Chunzheng received ministers and foreign envoys in good spirits every day.

On New Year's Eve of this year, the palace held a grand palace banquet.

The imperial order to enter the palace to greet congratulations has been lowered from the lowest level in previous years, from the third-rank Shuren to the fourth-rank Gongren.

The Empress Dowager Yizhi added a sum, ordering the three ranks of respectful people to go to the palace with their daughters of the right age to worship.

The meaning of this Yizhi is self-evident.

This is the Empress Dowager who wants to meet in advance.

Then, after a group of imperial orders entered the palace, they realized that there are grades in the audience.

Madams from grade one and above go to Yikun Palace for a banquet.

The family members of civil and military officials of the third rank and above went to Kunning Palace for a banquet.

All the royal orders of the clan princes and the four kings and eight princes went to Yikun Palace to congratulate them.

After the banquet, the Empress Dowager left a few imperial orders to speak alone.

Among them, Mrs. Du Ge, Mrs. Luo Ge, and Mrs. Chen were all left to speak.

The rest of the ladies who came, the empress dowager all praised and said yes, and each girl presented a pearl necklace.

The empress dowager's intention was to return the pearls in the palms of each family to each family.

Daiyu went out of the palace and boarded Shuiling's carriage with Zhizhi, and the sisters-in-law went to talk.

Jia Min didn't ride in her own carriage, but squeezed into her mother's carriage.

Jia Min hugged Shi Mei and was very happy: "Thank you mother for mediating."

Shi Mei smiled and said: "I want to thank the Queen Mother, just now the Queen Mother whispered a message to the Bamboo Nanny in front of her, reassuring us that the Emperor has accepted her persuasion and will not insist on asking Daiyu to enter the palace.

However, Yu'er's marriage can't be rushed, there are still four princes' residences. "

Jia Min laughed and said: "If we enter the palace, we are not afraid, our Yu'er is the prince's junior sister."

Shi Mei smiled and said: "Well, the prince should be sad to hear that, look at our teacher and wife, look down on the apprentice, but want to gain the honor of the apprentice..."

Jia Min pursed her lips and smiled: "It's because his status is too high, and those mothers-in-laws on his head are too complicated."

Zhengdan day.

The Empress Dowager Yizhi, the crown prince chooses concubines, the fourth rank and above in the capital, and the third rank and above in the local areas. All families with 13-year-old and under [-]-year-old girls who are on the list must enter the palace for draft.

Xiunu entered the palace on the second day of February.

On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head.

Spring is here, and the new year has officially started.

It's a good day.

Years ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had notified the families of the show girls in accordance with Yi's order, and all the show girls from every household had arrived in Kyoto years ago.

The first month is trimmed for January, and it happens to enter the palace for the draft in February.

During the first month, Rong Mansion received many visits from relatives and friends.

Some are colleagues of Jia Daishan, and some are colleagues and friends of Jia She in Jiangnan.

Lin Ruhai's friend from the same hometown, the daughter of Jia Zhu and Jia Lian's No.1 master Du Zongyuan, is also included in this draft.

He is the son-in-law of the Fu family.

Although the fifth prince was imprisoned, Du Zongyuan was born in the imperial examination, and Du Ge was in the court, so he was not implicated.He just sat in the position of governor for many years and was not promoted.

The governor of Huguang is Jia Cong's immediate boss.