The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

When Shengjia returned to Luan, he brought four beauties to Beijing. Hongli was arty and elegant. Comparing with the allusions of Shen Yu Luoyan and Guan Yue Sha Hua, he gave them the names of "Huan Yu, Jun Yan, Hong Yue, and Huan Sha". In Changchun Garden, the servants in the garden are collectively referred to as "Eternal Spring Palace Empress". In essence, they have never been formally canonized, and the queen is not waiting to be seen. Up to now, they are still nestling in the Changchun Garden, waiting for the blessing of the ruthless emperor.

Changchun Garden is a new garden, and the concubines in the harem naturally have curiosity. Today, Wei Guiren went to Fuhai to pick the lotus pods dedicated to Empress Xiaojing, and took a rest at the Yaotai of Pengdao Island. The land of the garden.

When the group arrived at Haiyue and opened their coats, the maid saw two people washing yarn by the lake, and she called to the shore: "The laundry over there, our nobles are thirsty, go and get a pot of tea."

This sound was a stab in the hornet's nest: the person who washed the gauze was not someone else, but the "Huanyu Empress", who is known as the head of the four beauties. She frowned when she heard this, and immediately a close maid pinched her waist and scolded: "It won't last long." You stupid slave, don’t you know who our empress is? How dare you treat your empress as a servant?”

After such a start, the scenes on the scene escalated as expected, the famous aunt and the unnamed outer room were fighting, the stewards of the Changchun Garden were unjust and conflicted, and the lawsuit conflicts were logically moved to the front of the empress in the palace.

"Is it worth telling me about such a thing?" Han Ling raised her eyebrows, "Tell Wei Guiren, first slap her ten mouths, and then ask the Department of Punishment to send someone to reward her in front of the slaves of Changchun Garden." Twenty boards, what kind of cats and dogs dare to run into the garden to show off their power, how can it be paid off in the long run?"

Cheng Yi didn't dare to talk too much, so it was no problem to leave the main hall and pass the decree.

Lang Jia couldn't help but feel uneasy: "My lord, it seems that it is too harsh to punish people who have been favored by the Long Live Lord—"

"Let's not talk about the concubine, if Long Live God gave her a concubine, the one who should be punished is Wei Guiren!" Han Ling said coldly, "Relying on a decent and rude crime, you can't understand the canon and punish Xiao Xiao for profit and harm. Can the rebellious officials and thieves still count?"

The concubine is divided into four classes, one is the noble concubine, which is reflected in the harem as the main seat who has obtained a "certificate" (at least a gold book); I promise to be relative; the lowest status is the outer room, they have no way of understanding, and they are not comparable to the maids (official women in the palace) at home. "The yellow-faced woman who is bound by family rules and bullied by her parents-in-law" is even more favored by her husband, but she looks down on her decent concubine who has passed the bright road. If the board doesn't fall on you, who will it fall on?The five emperors have ruled the relationship for thousands of years, so we can't break the rules with you!

Shocking the horse and startling the donkey, Talla felt more and more restless: the queen's words, no matter how you put it, seemed to mock them for relying on the empress dowager's dignity and not caring about the safety of Princess Heming.

Later, when Hongli went to Tianranhua for dinner, he couldn't help asking Hanling, "Did Auntie come in to greet you today?"

"Yeah." Han Ling pressed her forehead, "Fourth brother, do you think I'm getting old?"

"How do you say that?" Hongli laughed, "Are you still angry about the Changchun Garden?"

"It's not just because of this. I didn't treat my aunt with courtesy when I came here today. Now that I think about it, I made a lot of trouble for no reason. They didn't give up Xiao Qi's flowers. I will lose my mother in the middle palace if I anger my relatives like this." Yi Fan." Han Ling sighed, "Fourth brother, I'm already in my 30s, how can I have the capital to be jealous? How old are you? You only look at your appearance, and you are younger than me."

"It's thanks to your good management." Hongli said with a smile, "I'm going to Mulan next month, so you should go and relax!"

Han Ling shook her head: "We have to wait until next time, Yongzheng is too young, and I made another wish for Xiao Qi, that I won't see bloody things within a hundred days."

Hongli said bitterly: "Ling'er, it's not that Xiao Qi has been ill, I'll just assume that after you have Yongxie, you've won over our father and son."

"You said I was biased, and Yong Jue brought Hai Dongqing to make a big fuss in the cat and dog house, did you care about him?" Han Ling lowered her head, "Fourth brother, I don't want to be a queen because there are too many words. The noble concubine said it was for fun, but if the queen mentioned it, it would appear serious and rigid."

Hongli smiled: "I am willing to listen to whatever you say."

"To be a queen, you must not only be a good mother, but also a good wife, a good daughter-in-law, and a good mother-in-law—to tell you the truth, it is mine for Yongxi to take Xiaoqi to Cheng'engong's mansion to celebrate her birthday." Means, the Holy Mother Empress Dowager wants to be promoted to Concubine Jia as a noble concubine. I absolutely cannot agree to it. We have five children who have not grown up. Once the harem is big, how much energy can I have to protect them? Children? I can’t say these words, I have to do more filial piety, and then I can slowly explain my difficulties—” Han Ling raised her face, “It’s a pity that the heavens didn’t fulfill people’s wishes, Xiaoqi was ill , I am not angry with the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, I want to let the Empress Dowager feel that she owes something, and stop mentioning the concubine title."

Hongli reassured: "I understand your difficulties naturally, don't worry, Er Niang's thinking went wrong for a while, and she will be cleared up in a few days."

Han Ling shook her head: "Fourth brother, let the Empress Dowager feel uneasy. It is always because of the lack of filial piety in being a daughter-in-law. If you compare your heart with your heart, if Yongxi's future daughter-in-law is so scheming with me, isn't my situation the same as that of the Empress Dowager today? Generally speaking?"

Hongli said: "This is not an important matter. Your filial mother Erniang understands, and I am really sorry. Take Yongzheng to talk to Erniang more often."

Han Ling lost her mind for a while, and said to Hongli: "Fourth brother, the dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is between husband and son. You listen to the empress dowager. I will feel lost. You are too kind to me. How can the empress dowager feel comfortable? If you want to be a good son and husband, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"What do you mean?" Hongli felt very ironic in his heart, and just now he went to Danbo to pay his respects. The empress dowager flipped through the "Book of Tang", insinuatingly mentioned Wu Zetian who strangled his own daughter and framed the queen. Fortunately, he was too selfish towards the queen, and there was a pimple in his heart. When Han Ling explained it, he felt even more ashamed, "I'll just listen to you."

Han Ling said what was in her mind: "The Empress Dowager likes Na Su Tu and Gege from Qi Wei's residence very much. Although it is said that she will be elected to the palace next year, you might as well issue an imperial decree first, and send a nanny in the name of the Empress Dowager to follow the Lord's order. Bit Zhiyi taught the two court rules and etiquette, and the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager knew it was your intention, and the unhappiness in my heart would naturally dissipate a lot."

"It's hard for you!" Hongli didn't want to be caught between the old lady and the daughter-in-law. If two newcomers enter the harem, the problem can be solved by giving two concubines. Naturally, there is no need to be too entangled in this.

Then, Han Ling pulled her face down: "Did you build the Changchun Garden just to accommodate the beauties brought back from the Jiangnan tour?"

"Huh?" Hongli was a little dumbfounded: How can you turn your back on it?

Han Ling snorted: "It's the ancestor's rule to choose the big and the small. The harem is connected to the previous dynasty. The canonization of concubines is closely related to state affairs. I don't understand government affairs. I don't feel comfortable. You said earlier that the Changchun Garden was built for I am still deceiving myself and others, I will grow flowers, fish and play chess with you in the Changchun Garden in the future. I dare to be affectionate for a while. You have built a golden house for yourself. I have self-knowledge. I definitely won’t go to Changchun Garden to obstruct your eyes.”

Hongli coughed in embarrassment: "It's just filial piety from the south. To give them face, it's just brought back reluctantly. If you don't like it, just send it out."

"How many years have you been as an old couple, you can't coax me with such words." Han Ling wrinkled her nose, "You have heard about what happened today, now give me a straight line, whether this kind of handling is appropriate or not, it is not appropriate , I will stay away from them from now on, lest there will be any conflicts in the future, you go to the natural picture to fight with me for your own heart and soul!"

"Where did you say, and I didn't say what you did wrong, did I?" Hongli was feeling embarrassed when Yongzheng cried out from the side hall, stood up hurriedly and walked towards the west chamber, "I Look at Little Twelve!"

Cheng Shuang held back a smile and went forward to clear the table: "My lord, our twelfth elder brother's voice is really nice. If Long Live God doesn't reward you, the servants will all complain for the twelve elder brothers."

On the next day, Hongli really asked the empress dowagers of the two palaces for an order, and sent four nuns to teach the etiquette of Dai Jia and Ulanara in the two palaces. talk.

When Mrs. Wei paid her respects, she thanked her again for what happened yesterday. Han Ling warned her in front of everyone: "Those girls were originally used by foreign officials to pay tribute to the Lord Long Live. They like it. They are just joking with her. Don't like it." You can just ignore her. If she is not good, if she is rude, it is like a cat or a dog scratching and biting. If you can forgive it, you can forgive it. I can't hold her down, and I have lost my dignity for no reason. I still have wives outside here who are paying their respects. Teach them to hear it, and if it spreads outside, won't it teach people to laugh at our Long Live Lord's inability to manage the family? If there is such a thing in the future, let's go to the public first. I will answer, and naturally you will find justice to make up for it!"

Mrs. Wei responded, and Concubine Shu, who had been intercepted by Simei in Changchun Garden, couldn't help but said: "My lord, according to my concubine, we can't blame all this on Mrs. Wei. I only know that our Long Live Lord is charming, and always pretends to be a concubine or a noble concubine, but he has overwhelmed us decent people, even if the courtiers and concubines bump into them, they probably won't let them go."

Han Ling asked back: "According to what you want, if I call them here to give you a serious bow and recognize your sisters, you will feel at ease?"

Concubine Shu immediately lost her temper: "Madam, that's not what I meant by my concubine."