Reborn as King again

Now the sun is shining and the weather is fine. Learning the etiquette in the palace is very tiring, but during the rest time, the newcomers and young masters gather together in small groups to enjoy the shade in the yard, chatting twitteringly, entering the palace, sooner or later They will become concubines, honor their ancestors, and they are full of fantasies about the future.

The most eye-catching one is He Xiaomin and He Xiaozhu. She is a distant cousin of the Empress Concubine Wen in the harem. According to her seniority, He Xiaomin wants to call He Wenliu a cousin. Before the downfall, it was considered a famous family.

He Xiaomin is a natural beauty, a beauty. His parents and elders have high hopes for her. He Xiaomin has played piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. The power of the He family sent people into the palace, but the He family completely declined.But He Xiaomin didn't give up, and still dreamed of entering the palace to become a concubine. Her parents and grandfather also fully agreed, so they kept He Wenyan's knowledge, why Xiaomin signed up to draft a girl, and brought a letter to He Wenliu by the way, I hope he can take care of him more in the palace and promote him a bit.

In fact, when the new lord entered the palace, under the leadership of Aunt Qingxi, they went to greet Jia Wanru. As for He Wenliu, they had already explained it in advance and avoided greeting, but He Xiaomin acted without authorization. For her so-called vanity, He Xiaomin invited all the young masters to go with her.

Because Aunt Qingqian had told her not to disturb He Wenliu's Qingxiu, most of the young masters were afraid of the palace rules and declined politely. Only three courageous young masters were willing to go.

He Xiaomin led a few young masters to the gate of Qingluan Palace, and revealed their identities and intentions. As expected, He Wenliu read to the same clan, received them, and let He Xiaomin and others meet the emperor.

Jia Wanru and He Wenliu are the two candidates for this year's palace selection. All the young masters who have been selected have never even seen the shadow of the emperor. Unexpectedly, the young master He Xiaomin paid a visit to Concubine Wen and gave the emperor to meet her. Here we go, isn't this enviable?

For a while, He Xiaomin became a popular figure in Chuxiu Palace, and everyone circled around her.

"He Xiaozhu, have you really seen the emperor? That's great, what does the emperor look like?"

"The next time you go to pay your respects to Concubine Wen, please invite some of us too. You have been in the palace for more than a month, and you haven't seen the shadow of the emperor at all."

"Yes, yes, I really envy you. There is a cousin who is a favorite concubine. He will take care of you a lot in the future."

He Xiaomin heard it in her ears, and the beauty was in her heart, yes, she also saw it when she went to Qingluan Palace, how much favored was that Concubine Wen, but what if she was favored again, she should be in her thirties after counting her age It's old, old age, sooner or later there will be new people to replace, it is better for her to come than to let other people win the favor, that Concubine Wen seems to be soft-hearted and has no opinion, as long as she greets him, If you say good things, he will definitely recommend him.

On the corridor on the other side of the courtyard, Yuan Qingmei and Sun Zijun were sitting next to each other. Sun Zijun looked at He Xiaomin's complacent look, and felt very uncomfortable. He muttered, "Isn't it just seeing the emperor?" Have you met, what's so exciting, we've met the emperor too, haven't we, Qingmei?"

Seeing Sun Zijun like that, Yuan Qingmei couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, okay, don't be angry, she lives her life and we live ours. I don't know who will be favored in the future."

"That's right," Sun Zijun broke his mouth, "Hmph, what's so great about having a cousin who is a favorite concubine!"

The Chuxiu Palace was still discussing in full swing, when a eunuch dressed in fine clothes walked in, followed by several strong eunuchs and nuns.

The maids serving in Chuxiu Palace saw a distinguished guest coming, and hurriedly stepped forward and said flatteringly: "Grandpa Yuan, what wind brought you here?"

The Gonggong Yuan that the court lady spoke of, originally called Xiao Yuanzi, was the number one eunuch next to Concubine Wan. He played a very important role in the palace, and anyone who saw him would have to curry favor with him.

Xiao Yuanzi coughed, and said sharply: "Our family is passing on the decree for Concubine Wan, so hurry up and let Qingqian come out."

"Slave is going now, Eunuch Yuan, please wait a moment." The little maid said, and hurried into the room to find Qing Qian.

After a while, Qing Qian rushed over surrounded by several court ladies and eunuchs.Every time a newcomer enters the palace, there will always be some small frictions. Qingqian reminds her time and time again that the young masters still bump into the muzzle of the gun. This time, it seems that they bumped into Concubine Wan.Qing Qian asked cautiously: "Xiao Yuanzi, what... what happened?"

After all, Qingqian was an old man in the palace, so Xiao Yuanzi naturally wanted to sell her some thin noodles.I saw Xiao Yuanzi whispering a few words in Qingqian's ear, Qingqian's complexion suddenly turned ugly, Xiao Yuanzi said with a smile: "Nurse Qingqian, don't worry, Empress Wanfei knows that this has nothing to do with you, no I will pursue your matter, just let those little masters come up to receive the punishment."

The news that Jia Wanru sent an inner eunuch had already spread in Chuxiu Palace. The young masters who were supposed to be chatting in the courtyard were all looking at them, and the young masters who were resting in the house also lay down at the door to watch.

Qingxi sent the little maids to invite the little masters to gather in the courtyard to listen to Jia Wanru's order.

When the young masters stood in a row and bowed to listen to the decree, Xiao Yuanzi took out a small scroll from the yard, opened it and read: "Concubine Wan Gui, Empress Yizhi, He Xiaomin, He Xiaozhu, Zhang Qi, Zhang Xiaozhu, Meng Qianlan, Meng Xiaozhu, And Gao Ziqing, the young master, disturbed the Qingxiu of the concubines in the harem, violated the palace rules, was punished twenty times, and kicked out of the palace to make an example to others!"

As soon as Xiao Yuanzi said the words, most of the young masters were dumbfounded, thinking that they had heard it wrong. This He Xiaomin and the young master are the cousins ​​of Concubine Wen, and they are going to be kicked out of the palace? !Of course, there are a few gloating among the young masters.

"Wait a minute!" How could He Xiaomin be convinced, just a moment ago, she had imagined that she could take over the position of Concubine Wen and become the favorite concubine of the new generation, why would she be kicked out now? !Wouldn't that be laughed at by the clansmen? ! "What did I do wrong?! What palace rules did I break, why did you drive me away?!"

"Hmph, what palace rule did you break?" Xiao Yuanzi snorted coldly, and said, "Nurse Qingqian should have told you young masters not to disturb the peace of Concubine Wen."

"I'm Concubine Wen's cousin, what's wrong with going to pay him a respect?!" He Xiaomin yelled.

But Xiao Yuanzi didn't bother to care about these things, he finished his work early and went back to his errands, he said to the eunuchs behind him: "Why are you still standing there, hurry up!"

As soon as Xiao Yuanzi gave an order, the eunuchs immediately stepped forward and pushed down the four young masters.

Seeing this posture, Sister Qingqian felt a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice, "Little Yuanzi, do you see if the place was changed during the punishment, I'm afraid I'll scare the little masters."

Xiao Yuanzi shook his head, and said: "Our family can't be the master of this, Concubine Wan said, this matter should be used as an example, so that no one will offend Concubine Wen again."

In the end, the four young masters were pressed on the bench in the courtyard of the Chuxiu Palace, under the eyes of everyone, and each of them was beaten twenty times, until only half of their lives remained. dragged out.

It took about three incense sticks before and after this, after Mother Qingqian respectfully sent Xiao Yuanzi away, she turned and said to the remaining fifteen dumbfounded young masters in the yard: "My dear masters, you are all going to be nobles in the future As a concubine, you may not pay attention to the words of the servants, but you have also seen that if you do not listen to the advice of the servants, it will be the end of the five young masters, and I hope that the young masters will be more careful in doing things in the future."

After Aunt Qingqian finished speaking, she went back to the house to do what she should do, leaving the little masters to sigh in the yard. Before, they all envied He Xiaomin and wished to get close to her, but now they couldn't help feeling contemptuous.

After watching a scene, Yuan Qingmei sighed: "Young master He is really pitiful. If I had listened to Aunt Qingqian, I wouldn't have caused such trouble."

"As long as you are kind-hearted," Sun Zijun said bitterly: "Look at her arrogance a few days ago, so what if she has a cousin as a noble concubine? Isn't the phoenix seal in the palace controlled by the concubine Wan? It's nothing at all..."

Before Sun Zijun finished speaking, Yuan Qingmei covered her mouth. She frowned slightly and said softly, "Don't talk nonsense. If someone overhears, it will be your turn to be kicked out of the palace later."

Sun Zijun broke Yuan Qingmei's hand, and said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that you will offend the Concubine Wen? You see, Xiaozhu He has been kicked out of the palace, and Concubine Wen can't do anything. The emperor's favorite, I'm afraid it's just a nice thing to say."

"But...but..." Yuan Qingmei said in a low voice: "I heard people say that Concubine Wen doesn't like to be disturbed by others. , went to Lenggong to see his jokes, and was finally executed by the emperor..."

"What?" Sun Zijun was taken aback when she heard the words. She was not a fool, so she thought for a while and asked: "Do you think that this decree was made by Concubine Wan on the surface, but it is actually the emperor's intention?"

Yuan Qingmei nodded and analyzed: "Think about it, Concubine Wan is so smooth, how could she punish Concubine Wen's relatives? This must have been instructed by others. The only person in the harem who can instruct Concubine Wan is The emperor is here."

Sun Zijun was sweating all over his body after listening to it, he quickly looked around and saw that there was no one around, no one should have heard his rude words, and he was very grateful for Yuan Qingmei's point, "Qingmei, thank you so much, otherwise I would have to cause trouble. "

"Where is it, we are good sisters."

***Switch the angle of view***

After learning the court etiquette, the new masters will all be canonized as talents first, and then they will be promoted slowly. Among these newcomers, Yuan Qingmei is the fastest promoted. How should I put it, she can't make mistakes Come on, and she is gentle and elegant, which is my favorite temperament. She has been canonized as Shuyuan all the way through the ranks, and Sun Zijun, who has always been on good terms with her, was canonized as Shurong.

At the end of June, Jia Wanru asked me to go to Nanshan to pray for blessings. To put it bluntly, she wanted to meet "King Rui". Over the years, she saw that her position was secure, and I was devoted to her, so she could find excuses every year After leaving the capital for a while, when she went to have a tryst with "Rui Wang" for the first time, I was really afraid that she would be cheated or something. Later, Zhang Yuan gave me the news, and Jia Wanru didn't suspect it at all. It seems that she likes Rui Wang as well. However, it is not even clear whether it is true or not.

Jia Wanru said that she wanted to take the crown prince Li Yi with her, but I stopped her again. My reasons were very good. Da Yue was about to send envoys to come. For marriage or something, the prince of a country had to attend. Jia Wanru couldn't, so in the end I brought Went to Nanshan with Bier.

Before Jia Wanru left, she handed over all the big and small affairs in the harem to Concubine Shu. Anyway, Concubine Shu was not favored, and her mother's family status was not high, so she could not threaten her status at all.

Soon, the seventh day of July came. It is said that Yun'er got up early in the morning and wore her favorite long skirt. The hairpin on her head was something she was reluctant to take out. According to what Xinyue told me , that's Pink Feifei's Huaichun appearance, and it doesn't look like she's going out to play with her elder brother.

After breakfast, Li Chen went to the Qingluan Hall to pick up people. After Yun'er bid farewell to He Wenliu, she happily followed Li Chen away.

As soon as Yun'er left, He Wenliu immediately changed his clothes and was about to leave the palace. When he opened the curtain of the carriage leaving the palace, he was shocked because I was smiling and saying hello to him, "Concubine Wen, it just so happens that I am here today." It's okay, let's go together."