Yongzheng period

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"It's her," Concubine Duan said with a smile, wholeheartedly admiring Zhen's family, "The concubine likes her for her cleverness, and she felt destined during the draft, and decided to assign her to the concubine's palace."

Daiyu didn't say anything, just smiled.Yongzheng finally made a decision, "Then tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare according to the instructions. You are not in good health, so you don't have to talk about these trivial matters in person."

Concubine Duan could hardly maintain the smile on her face when she heard the words, so she could only say, "The concubine will leave."

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Until the beginning of November, the newcomers entered the palace one after another from the Shunzhen Gate.There are many disputes in the harem, and there will always be someone fighting for that honor.

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Jingyang Palace is one of the East Six Palaces of the Inner Court. It is located to the east of Zhongcui Palace and north of Yonghe Palace.At the beginning, the noble concubine Duan lived here to avoid the Nian clan's despotic power. In spring and autumn, there is a master who is a noble concubine and assists in palace power. Now it has become a lively place.

The west side hall is named "Gu Jianzhai", where concubines Qian and Baa Ge live; the backyard lives in nobleman Zhang; the concubine Duan Gui intends to win over Zhen Changzai, so she is specially arranged to live in the brighter and more spacious east side hall.

As soon as Zhen Huan, Huanbi and Liuzhu stepped into the Jingyang Palace, they saw brackets and flying eaves with smallpox and double cranes;There is a couplet on the door of the main hall, saying:

Song Qi Pepper Flower Baizi Pond is warm in the sun; the spring is sunny on the floating cypress leaves for thousands of years.

Huanbi was dazzled by the sight, and enviously said, "It's so beautiful, no wonder everyone wants to enter the Forbidden City."

All the way to the East Side Hall, there was Kang Luhai, the chief eunuch of Jingguanzhai, and Cui Jinxi, the court lady in charge, leading a group of maids kneeling down to greet him, "Your servants greet you, my master is auspicious."

Zhen Huan had a friendly smile on her face, "Get up."

Kang Luhai has always been good at both ways, and while leading Zhen Huan in, he stepped forward to please, "In order to welcome Chang Zai, I started cleaning early this morning. You are satisfied with Chang Zai."

Zhen Huan looked around and read softly the plaque on the gate of the hall, "Jingguanzhai...the name is also unique, it really is a quiet place."

"Let me tell you," Kang Luhai said with a smile on his face, "This is the sleeping hall. The main hall in the front yard is the residence of the noble concubine of Jingyang Palace. And Mrs. Zhang."

Kang Luhai pointed in the distance, "Turning out of the small gate in the east corner, there is a small garden. The crabapple in the garden will bloom red flowers in the coming year, which is very festive!"

After entering the door, Kang Luhai led the eunuchs to formally pay his respects, "The eunuch Kang Luhai, the servant of Jingguanzhai, will pay a visit to Zhen Changzai, and wish you good luck and good luck."

Cui Jinxi also knelt down and said, "The servant girl Cui Jinxi, who is in charge of Jingguan Zhai, sees Zhen Changzai, and wishes that she will always be auspicious."

Zhen Huan sat on the main seat, looked at her secretly, and said with a smile, "You two get up."

"Thank you for always being here."

According to the system, there are three court ladies and three eunuchs who are often in office. Cui Jinxi introduced them one by one, "My lord, these two are Kang Luhai's apprentices, Xiao Hezi and Xiao Yinzi, these are the palace ladies Yaner and Pei Son."

Cui Jinxi glanced at Yan'er, and said something more, "She was originally by the side of the imperial concubine, and the empress saw that she was acting prudently, and specially appointed her to serve the young master."

Zhen Huan made a note in her heart when she heard the words, but said, "Concubine Lao, please worry."

Cui Jinxi then said caringly, "This morning, someone came to the main hall to send a message, saying that the imperial concubine is busy with affairs, and the young master will send a message to pay her respects in her spare time; the humble concubine, it is said that the eighth elder brother has caught a cold, so the young master is also spared from going there; As for Zhang Guiren in the backyard, it will not be too late to go after the rewards from the empresses of the palaces come down."

Seeing her demeanor and eloquence, Zhen Huan felt good about her, but now she must be admonished, and said slowly, "From now on, you will be my people, and it is good to be smart in my name, but I value loyalty more. Do you remember all the words?"

Cui Jinxi closed her eyelids, smiled without saying a word, while Kang Luhai nodded and bowed to show her loyalty, "Yes, yes, yes, the servants must be loyal and have no second thoughts."

The kneeling people all agreed, and Zhen Huan got worried, and said to Huanbi in a low voice, "Give it a reward."

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main hall

Jixiang held a plate of melons and fruits and said, "Your Majesty has been reading for a while, let's eat some fresh tangerines."

Concubine Duan put down the book in her hand, and said calmly, "At this time, the new concubines who have entered the palace have all settled down, and who will be sent to serve in the East Palace?"

"The chief eunuch is Kang Luhai and his two apprentices," Ji Xiang said, "The maid in charge is Cui Jinxi, and Yan'er, who was in charge of the courtyard, and Pei'er, assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Cui Jinxi..." Concubine Duan was thoughtful, "I have some impression of this palace name, which concubine I have served before?"

"It's Concubine Shu Gui, who later stayed in Shoukang Palace."

When mentioning Concubine Shu Gui, Concubine Duan recalled her intention to stop her cultivation outside the palace a while ago, and said, "Did Concubine Shu Gui be taken back to the palace by King Guo?"

Ji Xiang kept breaking the oranges in his hands, "Isn't that right, the whole palace is praising the emperor for his benevolence."

Concubine Duan thought in her heart that it was nothing more than success and defeat. It is not certain whether the Queen Mother's downfall was due to this concubine's contribution.

"There is no need to worry about Zhen Chang's Yan'er. The Jingyang Palace in this palace is still too deserted to keep her." Concubine Duan said, "Cui Jinxi doesn't know what the details are, but I have to guard against it. As for the Ministry of Internal Affairs Pei'er who came here, you can get in touch with her in private."

Auspiciousness responded with a low voice.

The new concubines who entered the palace three days later had to go to Changchun Palace to listen to the teachings of the imperial concubine, and the concubines assigned to each palace were supposed to come together with the empress of their own palace.The Zhongcui Palace where nobleman Borzigit was located had no seat of honor, so he came early alone.When everyone stepped into the main hall of Changchun Palace one after another, they saw nobleman Borzigit standing quietly aside, but Xia Changzai ignored Concubine Yu and showed great hospitality to Daiyu.

Zijuan interjected, "The young master is very pleasantly dressed today."

Xia Changzai hurriedly said, "This material was sent by the imperial concubine and concubine. The concubine ordered someone to send it to the House of Internal Affairs to have the clothes made."

After hearing this, Daiyu smiled indifferently, and said politely, "Chang Zai has a heart, this material is just a heart, and it's nothing unusual."

Xia Changzai didn't hear the alienation in the words, instead he smiled shyly, "Naturally, it's nothing to the empress, but in the concubine's heart, the things that the imperial concubine empress gives to the palaces are no better than you. of!"

As soon as she finished speaking, someone said angrily, "Chang Zai came here early, so it's easy for our mother to find!"

The one who spoke was Yunrong, the court lady next to Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu came with the nobleman Fucha. She stared at Xia Changzai, who didn't know it, and said with a smile, "Why didn't you tell me when my sister came? The Yonghe Palace is easy to find, and it is almost too late."

The eyes of everyone in the room immediately focused on Xia Shi, she was embarrassed to bluntly say that she wanted to talk to the imperial concubine first, so she blushed and forced herself to squat down to plead guilty, "The concubine forgot the rules when she first entered the palace. Please forgive me, Concubine Yu."

Concubine Yu suppressed her anger and refused to let go, "You violated the palace rules, even if I forgive you, the imperial concubine is always fair, and she will not let you go easily."

"Sister Yufei's words are a bit biased." Without waiting for Daiyu to say something, Concubine Jin stood up and confronted Concubine Yu, "Xia Changzai also doesn't know, and it's just a trivial matter, so why should sister care about it. "

When Concubine Yu and Concubine Jin looked at each other, sparks flew everywhere.

The atmosphere in the Changchun Palace was condensed for a while, Daiyu remained silent patiently, Concubine Yu was impulsive and Concubine Jin had a stalemate, but at this time she was a little bit reluctant to step down.

Concubine Duan came late with Zhen Changzai, she glanced at Concubine Yu and Concubine Jin, and taught Concubine Yu, "No nonsense in front of Concubine Huang."

"Imperial Concubine Jin'an," the atmosphere relaxed slightly, Concubine Yu and Concubine Jin didn't want to lose face in front of the new concubine entering the palace.Concubine Duan said, "Eighth elder brother still has a low fever, my concubine is waiting anxiously, I can't come to pay my respects today."

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang who were on the side exchanged a familiar look - Concubine Duan Gui is strong, the rewards given to her a few days ago are clearly higher than Zhen Huan, and she is in a dilemma because of the intention of wooing her.Zhen Huan mistakenly saw An Lingrong standing quietly at the end, her father was promoted as soon as she entered the palace, and she was the only newcomer in the whole palace who was rewarded by Yongzheng, which was also very eye-catching.

Zhen Huan had the idea of ​​making friends with An Lingrong and avoiding the situation from the bottom of her heart. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Daiyu motioned for the hosts to take their seats, and said something polite, "You all came so early today, what is life in the palace like?" Are you still used to it?"

Nobles Borzigit and Fucha stood at the front, and everyone immediately replied in unison, "Thanks to the care of the imperial concubine, everything is fine."

Seeing that it was almost time, An Shun, the chief eunuch of the Changchun Palace behind Daiyu, said in a loud voice, "All young masters salute the imperial concubine and empress."

Zhen Huan and the other seven people immediately held their postures, knelt three times and saluted three times, with a crisp voice, "May the imperial concubine and empress be blessed and safe."

Daiyu said, "Get up, I want to see all the concubines."

"Thank you, Empress and Concubine."

An Shun said, "Except for the concubine Qian, the concubine Gong is in poor health, and the concubine Xi is inconvenient to conceive, all the young masters will not be able to see each other today."

Concubine Duan covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and said regretfully, "Concubine Gong's health has not improved, and my concubine is also very worried, auspicious, go and have a look after the ceremony."

Xia Changzai didn't have a long memory, so he poked at Shen Meizhuang beside him, and muttered, "Who is Duan Guifei doing to show her tone like this?"

Shen Meizhuang closed his eyes, pretending he didn't hear.

Concubine Duan's hand holding the handkerchief shook, just as Anshun shouted, "All young masters, see the imperial concubine."

Zhen Huan and others squatted down again and said, "May the imperial concubine and empress be blessed and safe."

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