The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

When Shengjia returned to Beijing, the sudden death of the imperial concubine finally found out the general context.

Guojun Wangfu confessed that the county Wang Fujin had a companion named Zhou. A year ago, his only son accidentally made friends with a foreign businessman surnamed Wu. Before the time was right, when Mulan spread the epidemic, he pretended to be Zhou's hand, and presented a rare ginseng and a rather rare Shouwu to King Fujin of Guojun. However, Guojun Wang Fujin couldn't hide it privately, so he simply packed his bags and ordered the picture to be sent to Guojun Wang.

In the picture, Xingzai was taken over by a single-minded Shi Qiang. How could the king of Guojun dare to keep it for himself?Without time to investigate carefully, it was sent to the emperor's brother respectfully, and what happened next was very clear: after turning a few turns, the noble concubine Shujia didn't know for whom she blocked the catastrophe of death.

When the incident happened, the whereabouts of the foreign businessman surnamed Wu and the only son of the Zhou family were unknown.

Concubine Xiang didn't do well either, and was deprived of her concubine position directly, and lived in Yinghua Palace, the place of nightmares, as if she entered the palace for the second time.

In the final analysis, the good fortune of Concubine Xiang came to an end the moment she took over Shouwu.

Get the ginseng and Shouwu, and act according to the above, the one lying in the golden coffin will not be the noble concubine, and the concubine Xiang will at most be the result of mourning behind her.

Putting ginseng and Shouwu together for greedy ink, even if Concubine Xiang threw Shouwu away, she would not be able to escape the charge of resisting the order. In fact, she did not have the courage to do this, and she was already plucked up to be able to do so. courage.

It's not uncommon to think that Concubine Xiang is lucky: it's better to live than to die, at least she saved her own life by mistake.

King Guo's luck was about the same as that of Concubine Xiang. Fortunately, he did not poison himself to death, and was charged with many other crimes such as interfering in government affairs and fighting for private property by the emperor, and sent his family to a high-walled compound.

Of course Yongxuan and Yongxuan would not forgive them: They should have died (ignoring the emperor, specifically referring to Hongluo and Concubine Xiang) but now my mother is dead, so it’s fine for the king of Guojun. The way of resisting the decree made my mother-in-law die for you, why do you still live?

The only person who guessed a little bit of the inside story was Uncle Nala Sanguo who was keeping his filial piety: it should be believed that even in a dream, he would bite his tongue tightly.

The concubines in the harem can be happy: there are three rivals in love, and two of them are still the masters. Now it's my turn to be the master, right?

Of course, no matter how excited you are, you can't choose to show it at the current stall. At this time, the three giants of the Forbidden City, without exception, have the expression of the king of Hades.

The emperor didn't feel that he was one of the beneficiaries of Concubine Shujia's disaster protection. Even if the decoction he took was sent by the queen mother, he had to go through at least one pass in the hands of the queen or the imperial physician before he could eat it. He would feel guilty for Concubine Shujia. After all, two concubines died (one of them was still one of the few old people in the hidden mansion), and a younger brother was trapped. It would be hell if he could maintain a happy mood.

The queen's own mother is gone, so it's okay to hang out with her if you have something to do.

As for the empress dowager, she is not at ease: the dominance of the empress's family has become a reality, and she has to cultivate a successor to Concubine Shujia as soon as possible to be safe. From the current point of view, she will have a headache for a while.

The concubine Xiang in the cold palace—now Liu Ting, the official daughter of the Wulanara family, can do nothing but cry at this moment. Fortunately, Chang Wan is loyal to accompany her and serves her wholeheartedly, so she doesn't ruin herself. Come up with a good or bad.

"Master, this is already the case, you should take it easy." Chang Wan came in with hot water, took off Liu Ting's shoes, and relieved her, "I don't regret not stopping you from disobeying the imperial decree, as the saying goes , It’s better to die than to live, you finally escaped with your life, this is the capital of turning around in the future, if you are gone, you don’t have to plan anything.”

Liu Ting twitched the corners of his mouth: "What else can I make a fuss about? Last time it was a small matter. With my aunt here, I can't be allowed to stay in the cold palace forever. This time it's different. The imperial concubine died because of me. The empress... The queen mother must be resentful, and the queen will not speak for me—ah! This is also my fate."

Chang Wan half-kneeled on the ground: "Master, in the final analysis, the matter of resisting the decree can be big or small. You have the credit of serving the sick, and the Long Live Lord is angry. After a while, if you don't keep it, you will be released. How can you do it?" Don't be discouraged."

Liuting smiled wryly and shook his head: "Only you are willing to accompany me."

"Master, it's the slave who is sorry for you." Chang Wan raised his hand and slapped himself left and right, "At the beginning it was the slave who encouraged you to stay as a servant. If you don't stay, what will happen later? It's not good at all. It’s not a bad situation, I have suffered such a big crime today, fundamentally speaking, it’s not the fault of this humble mouth of the slave, the slave is sorry for the master, the slave—”

Liu Ting hastily pulled her back: "Don't do this, there is nothing wrong with serving the emperor, you are also wholeheartedly planning for me, I will listen to you, I don't know how decent it is today, because of your willful behavior, it has led to the present bitter fruit."

Chang Wan cried, "Master's words like this make this slave even more ashamed."

After experiencing this catastrophe, Ulanara Liuting, who had always been mean, became more humane: "If you were not doing it for my own good, why would you follow me in and suffer? Look at Baohuan, she is still my dowry maid." , I hid out first, and you are determined to follow me into the cold palace and suffer."

"What did the master say?" Chang Wan sobbed, "How many blessings you enjoyed with the master earlier, if you are in trouble, the slave immediately let go and left, is that still a human being?"

Liu Ting was greatly moved: "My good sister, if I want to have a future, I will never let you down in my life."

Not to mention the deep love between master and servant in Yinghua Palace, Empress Nala of Jingren Palace is also overwhelmed by the aftermath of Concubine Shujia.

After all, she is a queen, so she can't leave a big mess behind for her mother's funeral and ignore it. Frequent incidents in the harem have affected Han Ling's prestige to some extent.

Because of this, with the full support of Concubine Yu, Concubine Shu, Concubine Wan and others, Han Ling carried out drastic reforms to the harem.

Following the old system of the previous dynasty, Han Ling restored the old system of female officials.In addition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is another internal bureau, with Shangfu, Shangshan, Shangshu, and Shangyi as the top four female officials, in charge of food, clothing, housing and transportation affairs. There are four maids in charge of dining, sleeping, and ceremonies. The head of the sixth house, the prince and daughter, and the granddaughter of the emperor also have clothes, food, bedroom, and ceremonies to serve the daily life. , food, clothing, housing and transportation must be inspected by the corresponding female officials first, so as to prevent tragedies like imperial concubine poisoning from happening again.

The idea was proposed by Han Ling himself. The person who will institutionalize the details is the future mother of the country, Wu Yashi. Waiting for the preparations to be completed, the Empress Dowager’s birthday celebration, the empress’s entry into the palace, and the emperor’s decree will be implemented from Zhengdan in the 29th year of Qianlong. Still the internal bureau system.

The four female officials were appointed by the empress, and because of this, Han Ling gained the legitimate right to monitor the movements of the six palaces.

Although the empress dowager was dissatisfied, she did not raise any objections.

In the early days, the queen was in charge of the palace affairs alone, the inner court was calm, and there were basically no major mistakes. Since the Shoukang Palace got involved, the harem's accidents broke out one after another. Hongli didn't say anything, but he felt regretful in his heart , When he is sick in bed, his mother is far away, far less reliable than his daughter-in-law (Empress Dowager's voice: I want to guard you, mother's love is expressed, and the troubles will add more, the imperial doctor will not only serve you, but also take care of me , does that count as loving you or not seeing you well?), the steelyard in my heart unconsciously leans towards Jingren Palace, the Empress Dowager avoids her edge, and of course she can't fight her daughter-in-law face to face.

Of course, Han Ling understands the principle of step-by-step progress. The six palaces and four divisions are all the old people. The only difference is that they have changed from one line to two tracks: in the past, they only had to accept the direct leadership of the lord of the palace, but now In addition to the position of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is obvious that he must accept the control of the four female officials.

Of course, female officials are paid, and this money is specially allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is in line with the regulations issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Concubine Yu always felt that Concubine Shujia's death was sudden, that death was like a lamp being extinguished, and that the grievances and grievances in front of her had returned to ashes, which inevitably became much more abstract. Now living in the palace, does the mistress want to discuss with Long Live Lord and appoint someone to take care of elder brother Eleven?"

Han Ling nodded and asked, "Which of you would like to be Brother Eleven's adoptive mother?"

None of the four concubines and four concubines responded: Yong Xing was born in Qianlong for 17 years, and after his twelfth birthday, he could be assigned a concubine in his early years. He will be ten years younger, so he must be a hot item in the harem , If it doesn't work now, it will obviously be thankless, who wants to be a cheap mother for a young prince who is half-grown and unfamiliar?

"Success, Lian Bengong is still alone." Han Ling sighed, "It's not that I'm trying to shirk, I really don't have enough resources here, so are you willing to take care of Ten Gege and Fourteenth Elder Brother for me?"

The fourth concubine Weiwei: "The concubine dare not."

"Concubine Yu, you started the conversation, you can't hide away like this." Han Ling flicked the meteor hammer wildly, "There is also Concubine Shu, Yongxuan and Yongxuan are almost a year old, you and Concubine Yu are on duty, he made a mistake , I only talk to you two."

The second concubine had no choice but to respond: "The concubine would like to obey the order of the master and the empress."

Han Ling looked down at her hands: "Mr. Jigui."

Ji Gui came out of the class and saluted: "My lord."

Han Ling said: "From now on, you move to live in the main hall of Jingyang Palace. You can take care of the internal affairs of Jingyang Palace for me!"

Jigui hurriedly declined: "Master, my lady, the slaves have little morals, and they really can't afford such a heavy responsibility."

Han Ling smiled faintly: "What are you afraid of, isn't there still Bengong here?"

The author has something to say: The heroine has not really closed the net yet, everyone will continue to look back.