The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

Just at the stall where all the big show girls packed their bags and went home, another diamond-level single nobleman was born in the Qing Dynasty-the emperor's younger brother and prince Hongzhou.

That's right, Wu Zaku, the prince's successor, died.

Wu Zaku Fujin is suspected of bringing his own death: Ever since Yongying turned from danger to safety in Xiandixiao, Wu Zaku Fujin has made a wish that he may be sick in the future, and he must refuse the medicine as a blessing!In the past, it was nothing but now, as the age grows, the body is injured by childbirth at a young age, and the middle-aged has lost its recuperation, and it is a pity that although it is not a premature death, it is still somewhat regrettable.

In fact, it was true that Wu Zaku Fujin had been bedridden for a long time, but her death was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"Injustice! Injustice!" After reading Wu Zaku Fujin's suicide note, the mystery that had been buried in Han Ling's heart for more than 30 years was finally solved. Of course he is superstitious, but it is just the root of disaster that I planted by relying on the favor of the late emperor."

Cheng Shuang was puzzled: "Master——"

"Bring a candle." Han Ling burned the letter with her hands, and she was filled with emotion: How did she not suspect Wang Fujin? She hasn't pointed it out in these years, but she has a sense of gratitude and shame, so she can take advantage of the influence of the palace. , It's just a strong foundation.Only because of burying the troubles of the past and making Wu Zhaku Fujin under the control of others, he lost his life arbitrarily.

Cheng Shuang asked for instructions: "Why don't you let the servant go on your behalf and give the sacrifice to the prince?"

Han Ling made up her mind: "Where is Yong Jue?"

King Jiajun quickly rushed to Natural Pictures to report.

"Prince He Fujin has passed away. As juniors, how can you stay out of it?" Han Ling ordered, "You take Yongzheng, Yongjing, Miankai, and He Xiao to burn incense for Fujin and persuade the prince to be with you. My condolences to Brother Yongying, you are not allowed to sit idly by when you can help, and if you want to put on airs like a prince, you have to choose a place and a place to talk about it."

King Jiajun obediently agreed: "My son dare not, but my son understands."

Han Ling instructed again: "You collect all the ingredients here, and go to Wanchun'anhe to pick up Yongyan before leaving."

King Jiajun beat Qian'er to his feet: "Yes."

After dismissing all the sons and daughters away, Han Ling started to have a headache: no matter where the concubine Ling found out the details of the draft in the past, she and the prince's mansion have to observe filial piety and retire is already a matter of course!

"Emperor's mother, queen's mother!" Han Ling was in a trance, and Yong Lu rushed in, "My son also wants to go out of the garden with Brother Nine."

"You should go out to play!" Han Ling straightened her son's clothes, "That's your fifth aunt's mourning hall! Children's houses, it's too late to hide."

Yong Lu couldn't help comparing: "Then, how could Mian Kai go?"

"Mian Kai went for your fourth brother." Han Ling smiled, "I'll keep you because I have something to discuss with you."

Yong Lu coughed lightly, and tried to adjust her expression to a "proper" level: "Er Niang, please tell me."

Han Ling smiled and said, "You're getting old too, what I mean is, when you move back to the palace, let you move to the third house in the south or the fifth house in the north, what do you think?"

"Really!" Yong Lu was happy, "I want to live next to Brother Thirteen."

"Then you have to be obedient." There is only one Yongxie living in the North Fifth Institute, but Yongyan definitely can't move to the South Three Institute. Yonglu can't meet Yongyan, so naturally he can only be neighbors with Yongjing.

Yong Lu is omniscient: "Follow Yi's decree!"

"Small seriousness." Han Ling stood up, "Let's go, accompany Er Niang to Dan Po Ning Jing to explain to the Empress Dowager."

Lord Yongzheng gave birth to ten sons. To put it bluntly, there are only four serious daughter-in-laws that his old man can nod under the nine springs—to be exact, two plus four and a half, and two for Xiaojing. The Empress and Wu Zaku Fujin, these two are genuine daughter-in-laws who were personally selected by Yongzheng Lord during his lifetime and were highly praised. Four people, half at most.

Today, there are only two official elders of Wu Zaku Fujin's husband's family: the Empress Dowager and Concubine Yu.Concubine Yu lived in the palace, so Han Ling naturally wanted to go to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to express her condolences.

Speaking of it, the empress dowager's perception of Wu Zakufujin is three points better than that of empress Xiaojing. Sadness is inevitable when her daughter-in-law passes away. When Hanling arrives, the imperial concubine is comforting her. When it comes to her heart, she actually compares her decent daughter-in-law to retreat. One shot.

Ordering the imperial concubine to waive the courtesy, Han Ling said to the queen mother: "He Wang Fujin passed away. Although the House of Internal Affairs will take care of the funeral, the emperor and the queen mother need extra compensation. The concubine just sent Yong Jue and a few younger brothers to pay incense to the palace. The list of sacrifices has also been drawn up, the Empress Dowager may have additions or subtractions here, and the courtiers-in-law order them to change it."

"Very appropriate." The Empress Dowager wiped away her tears, "You must always take good care of elder brother Gege, so as not to waste the fate of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

Han Ling bowed her body and agreed: "My daughter-in-law understands."

Reminiscing about Wu Zakufujin's past, Han Ling finally mentioned the matter of the draft: "There are not many beautiful women this time, and the emperor has few who are interested in it. Mrs. Lu took a high look, and the daughter-in-law thought, if the Empress Dowager has a heart, she will send them to prepare."

"There's no rush." ​​The Empress Dowager thought for a while and said, "I'll send someone to teach her the rules, and it's really appropriate. It's not too late for us to make long-term plans."

"Yes." Han Ling knew that the Empress Dowager had learned the lesson from Concubine Xiang, and now this Niu Hulu family is the daughter of Governor Aibida, and Aibida is the brother of Neqin and the grandson of Ye Bilong, Her family background is even more noble than the current Concubine Shu.

Ling Fei's attention has been focused on Yong Lu.

Yong Yan and Yong Lu already have obvious differences in appearance, when the two brothers get together after their sixth birthday next year, outsiders will probably stop talking about their twin status.

Children are sensitive, and Yong Lu, who has been stared at all the time, is very uncomfortable. Han Ling glanced at Concubine Ling, because she told her: "You stare, clean up the Qiandong Er, and call Yong Yan after returning to the palace." Move over there."

This is the rule in the palace, and the concubine cannot disobey it, so she can only stand up and agree: "The concubine respectfully obeys Yi's order."

Han Ling said again: "This summer is extremely hot, there may be insufficient ice in each palace, you go to record the number, and teach the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find a way to supply, especially the empress dowager and concubines and elder brothers in each palace should not be in short supply."

"Yes!" Concubine Ling had no choice but to bow and kneel down, "The concubine will leave!"

After sending Concubine Ling away, Han Ling said to the Queen Mother: "The Emperor intends to go to the south of the Yangtze River in the next spring. According to the sacred will, the concubine must accompany you this time, and Concubine Ling must serve the Queen Mother. From now on, only Concubine Yu will be left in Beijing." , with concubine Ying taking care of the palace affairs, serving the imperial concubine without any worries, I don't know what the empress dowager wants?"

"Sure!" The empress dowager was a little surprised: the empress is so obedient, isn't it?

This year is difficult, and at the beginning of the year, the favor of Yongxi was lost; I fought back carelessly, and lost the emperor's favor;Thinking about the overall situation, Han Ling had no choice but to hold back her edge, leaving Xu Tu to attend to the funeral.

The foreshadowing was done before, and Han Ling got straight to the point: "There is one more thing, apart from the empress dowager, others may not be able to talk about it. The Hongluo family was originally under the control of the prince, and now the Yongying brothers are keeping their filial piety. Do you want to mention it to the emperor? ?”

The empress dowager nodded with a smile: "We want to go together."

Han Ling couldn't help being surprised: This is not the style of the empress dowager.

After two years, Hongli's anger was not so strong, and when Hongzhou submitted the instruction booklet, he replied without hesitation: "Looking at Shizong's legacy, and showing the empress dowager's kindness, I will be extra merciful, and now I can release you leniently. Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs choose another mansion, and arrange it according to Jue Luo's routine."

The Empress Dowager made an additional request: she hoped that she could hold a banquet with the descendants of the Sejong family alone during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Firstly, it was for Hong Zhou's peace of mind, and secondly, it could let the outside world watch, so that he would not bully Hong Luo in the future.

Of course, Hongli had no reason not to agree.

Cheng Shuang quickly replied: "The master's guess is right, it is indeed the idea of ​​the empress dowager Lingfei."

"Concubine Ling, Concubine Ling!" Han Ling knocked on the table with a headache: This person, like a shadow hidden behind her, took a step forward, she waited to see the opening, took a step back, she took advantage of the loophole; When the scenery was infinite, she was taken care of, and she was so humble that she was able to survive in the cracks. Now that her power has declined, teaching her to take the initiative everywhere, hiding her internal strength of years of hard work, and handing out tricks accumulated over the years, I really feel a little bit difficult to deal with.

"Master." Cheng Shuang extended one finger for four, "How about—"

"It's not that far yet." Han Ling thought about it for a while before ordering Cheng Shuang, "Bring me the daily note."

In the past two years, there are two concubines who have received the most favor, one is Lingfei and the other is Rongfei.The concubine Ling is nearly forty years old, so she is favored, mostly because the emperor checks and balances the harem; concubine Rong is not the case, a foreign beauty, in her early thirties (Compared to young girls in the prime of life, Qianlong prefers those in their 30s and middle age. concubine), and now the work of accompanying the king is basically contracted by the concubine Rong.

Of course, Concubine Rong's excellent aptitude is one of them. The most important point is that she stands out from the crowd in the harem.

Needless to say, the empress Han Ling, a 48-year-old half-grandmother, concubine Yu and Concubine Wan are older than her, Concubine Shu and Concubine Ling are not a year younger, and the next six concubines, only Xin Concubine Rong has a fortune, but now she is weak and has to live in a house for eight out of ten days, why don't you show Concubine Rong?

"Concubine Rong has become the help for concubine Ling to advance to the throne." The emperor wants to confer concubine Rong, and the position of fourth concubine must be vacated. At present, it seems that concubine Ling is the No. 1 choice for the position of noble concubine .

"Master, you really read Concubine Ling right." Cheng Shuang gritted his teeth, "In the early years, I said that you oppressed goodness, who would have imagined that 20 years later, she really turned into a wild cat and became a woman who was only under you. The honor of the imperial concubine?"

"I'm an imperial concubine, she's a court lady, and I'm a queen, so she's already taken the position of noble concubine." Han Ling smiled wryly and shook her head, "Your master doesn't have the ability to predict things. This is really unpredictable."

Cheng Shuang couldn't help worrying: "Master, can we just sit and wait for death?"

"No rush." ​​Han Ling squinted her eyes, "We will make plans after the Wanshou Mid-Autumn Festival. Since the Empress Dowager wants to give Hongluo a chance, we naturally can't be this villain."

Unexpectedly, Hongluo failed to seize this last chance to stand up.

The author has something to say: There are three necessary conditions for using a person: [-]. To ensure that the other party has a moral bottom line; [-]. She owes you; [-]. You are kind to him.This is the relationship between Han Ling and Wang Fujin.