[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

Eight Banners show girls are selected every three years, presided over by the household department, for the selection of concubines, or for the marriage of princes, grandchildren and close clans.Now the emperor's harem is full of high-ranking concubines, and more and more princes and grandchildren are adults. This draft is naturally based on finger marriage, supplemented by filling the harem. The twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth elder brothers happen to be all When you are old, you will have to pick around ten Fujin and Fujin together, and the rest will not only add a few fresh colors to the harem, but also enrich the backyard for the adult princes, and finally the close clan.

The twelfth elder brother was raised by La Aunt Su Ma since he was a child, and his sense of existence is not strong, but the empress dowager and La Aunt Su Ma have an extraordinary friendship. Even if they don’t like to be directors on weekdays, they must attend this draft to help the twelve elder brothers see each other One or two, although a few showgirls have been selected long ago, the final decision must be made after seeing real people.

Concubine De should be the one to worry about the most this time, not to mention the parent and son Yinzhen, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang's biological mother died young, and she was raised under the name of Concubine De, so she had to pick two daughters-in-law and several side Fujin, but Do not take a good look, do your homework in advance.Of course, this is an outsider's idea, and the master just needs to put on a show.

The central palace has been vacant for many years. With Concubine Hui as the head, Concubine Yi, De, and Concubine Rong as assistants, the four giants are in charge of all affairs of the harem.Originally, Concubine Yi and Concubine De competed fiercely, but because Concubine De had been closed for three years, all the power in her hands had already been handed over. Therefore, only Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi could contend against each other in the current harem. The competition in [-] was basically flat at five to five, and the competition was evenly matched. For the time being, the current balance will be maintained.

Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi will of course preside over this year's draft. However, Concubine De, who has not shown her face for a long time, is about to make a comeback. Seeing that the barely maintained balance is about to be broken, it is rare for the two to end their open and secret fighting. I want to make the draft show beautifully so that I can give Concubine De a head-on blow. It is best to exclude Concubine De directly. After all, it is really unwilling to spit out what I have already got.

Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi have held high positions for many years, and both have grown-up princes by their side. Naturally, their scheming methods are not comparable to those concubines with shallow status, and they will not be foolish enough to listen to rumors outside that Concubine De has already stepped into the throne halfway. Stupid words like Leng Gong.Everyone was sick, and the emperor always ran to the Yonghe Palace. Every time, he either left or returned when he was happy, or left in a depressed mood, but returned with a relaxed body. This is not the rhythm of falling out of favor. It is obviously very good at winning over the Sacred Heart. If Concubine De hadn't voluntarily given up the palace power, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi wanted to take advantage of this to eat them all, which led to the lack of ability to separate themselves. Just cast a spell to make Defei sick forever.

Concubine De's illness was covered very well by Kangxi. Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi felt that the disease was strange, and they were very curious in their hearts. They wanted to send someone to find out the reason, but it is obvious that palace power is more tempting. , Inseparable from the energy and manpower to investigate, so I left it aside for the time being.Anyway, the two of them believe that the Yonghe Palace is really seriously ill. As a concubine, if it is not helpless, no one would dare to remain silent for so long. Such a big bet is not easy to place.

Therefore, even though it seems that Kangxi still has favor for the sick Concubine De, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi are not too panic-stricken. How can a patient look better? Being able to hide in the palace and pity herself in the mirror, and finally stand in front of others again, only to find that the power in the palace has already been divided by the two of her, and she is afraid that she will be bedridden again out of anger.There are also fresh and beautiful girls entering the palace, even if they want to be favored, they can't compete.Without palace power, without color, even if relying on her son to prevent her from falling into the ranks of Concubine Rong, it is estimated that it will not be far away.

Therefore, on the first day of the official draft, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi were dressed gracefully and luxuriously, and the other was bright and generous. Concubine De went on to compete, and let the show girls see who has the final say in the harem.

"The concubine de concubine is here."

Accompanied by the eunuch's slightly shrill voice, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi involuntarily sat up straight, their gazes also focused on the door, ready to take a look at the appearance of their old friend whom they hadn't seen for three years.It's just that before the schadenfreude in his eyes arose, his eyes were hurt by a light and pretty figure from far and near, and the hands holding the veil couldn't help tightening, and a voice appeared in the two of them at the same time: De Didn't this bitch Concubine use the art of retaining face?

Concubine De didn't deliberately dress up today, if it wasn't for formal occasions where she was dressed too plainly, people would be misunderstood, I'm afraid she didn't want to wear a few of those cumbersome hairpins on her head.Early in the morning, Qin Yin excitedly dug her up from the bed, gearing up to use all kinds of martial arts so that she could win the first place over others. First, she took a flower bath, and then took out more than a dozen sets of clothes she had just made. Concubine De chose, after Concubine De chose the most inconspicuous set of snow-gray satin embroidered four-season flower basket cotton gown, after the zither sound had to compromise, Concubine De pulled out seven or eight luxurious pearl hairpins that were carefully accompanied by the sound of the zither, and shook them for a while. All of a sudden she lost a few pounds of her head, and seeing that the hour was approaching, Concubine De painted a very simple light makeup by herself, and then she took people out.

In order to show their status, most of the high-ranking concubines dressed in a more mature and dignified way. Except for the two colors of red and yellow, the remaining purple, blue, gold, silver and other colors wished to be as straight as possible, as if they were worthy of their own. s position.Originally, everyone had the same idea, and they didn't think there was any problem sitting together, but today there was someone who didn't follow common sense, and as soon as he entered the door, he compared Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi as if they were a generation older. The two of them couldn't sit still for a while.Taking a closer look, I couldn't help but feel sour when I was angry. Not only did the clothes look old, the makeup was too thick, and the headgear was too complicated, but the face was a complete failure. none.

I saw that Concubine De concubine's whole body was full of elegance and elegance, but she was still luxurious, her temperament was natural, her steps were light, her figure was graceful, her black hair was glossy, her face was like peaches, and she looked like auspicious snow. In Chuqing, eyes are like pearls, and they are like water, eyebrows are like distant daisy, lips are like blooming peaches.The corners of the mouth were raised slightly, with a smile on the eyebrows, supported by Cui Ling, she walked to the Empress Dowager, and saluted slightly: "My concubine pays her respects to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is auspicious."

"You have just recovered, get up quickly." The Empress Dowager called out kindly. She lived a simple life and never put on a show in front of her concubines. Finally, the queen mother couldn't help but feel a little joy in her heart.

"Sister Hui Concubine, Sister Yi Concubine." Concubine De greeted the two people on the left and right with a slight nod, and then sat down in the second seat on the left, not caring that Concubine Yi took the seat that should have been hers.

"Sister De Concubine has been recuperating for three years, but she has become younger and younger. I don't know what kind of panacea I have used to make the sisters feel better." Sitting closer, it became clearer, Concubine Yi looked at Concubine De's face Looking at the skin that can be broken without even a trace of wrinkle, the jealousy in her heart is even heavier. She was obviously the most attractive one among the four concubines before, but now she is being compared to her, how can she be reconciled.I don't want to admit it in my heart, but I can't help but ask it out of my mouth. It is absolutely impossible to keep this appearance without a good prescription.

"Sister Yifei was joking. There is no panacea. It's just nothing to worry about. When it comes to medicine, I've drank a lot of bitter medicine in the past three years. I feel like I'm going to change after drinking it." It becomes a medicine jar." Concubine De revealed a trace of helplessness in her light smile.

Is this a metaphor for her to grow old by holding on to the palace things and not letting go of her heart and mind?Concubine Yi was furious, but she couldn't say anything that she wanted to let go of the palace things and relax.

"What Sister Defei said is that this time my sister recovers, so I can just share one or two, so that I can spend two days at leisure." Concubine Hui said generously, not because she really wanted to give back the rights she got, but mainly because she wanted to Test the attitude of Concubine De, and it can also show that she does not intend to seize power.

"Sister Hui Concubine, don't make things difficult for me. I have just recovered, and I am afraid of drinking medicine. The imperial doctor said that this disease is the most troublesome, otherwise it may recur. My sister doesn't want to continue soaking in the medicine jar, and I still have to trouble Hui in the future." Sister Concubine and Sister Yi Concubine are more worried." Concubine De expressed her attitude frankly.

Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi looked at each other without a trace, as if they were exchanging the truth of Concubine De's words, no matter how true or false, since Concubine De said this in front of everyone, the rights in their hands should be considered in the short term It was safe, so the two of them relaxed their tense bodies, and they didn't even care so much about the fact that Concubine De was ten years younger, and prepared to concentrate on the next draft.

"If there are fewer things in my heart, I will naturally look younger. If there is nothing else in the future, Concubine De will go to Ai's house to sit." Although the Queen Mother has never participated in harem battles, it does not mean that she is stupid. Turning around, on the contrary, one can see a person's nature more clearly.The Empress Dowager couldn't help but feel good about the concubine De, who recovered from her illness. Whether it was because she wanted to change her mind, or because of other reasons, the Empress Dowager didn't care. The ninth daughter of the emperor was raised by the empress dowager's side since she was a child. Even though the princess was married, the empress dowager was always a little closer to the concubine De than other concubines.

"The concubines should be respectful rather than obedient. It just so happens that this time the Fujin of the [-]th and [-]th is fixed, and the concubines will have nothing to worry about in the future. When the time comes, the empress should not find the concubines annoying."

"You just come, don't think Ai's house is boring." There was someone who was willing to accompany her, an old woman, before the queen mother welcomed her, she agreed with a smile.

"Then empress should help the concubine to take good care of it, and choose a gentle and courteous Fujin for the thirteenth and fourteenth, so that in the future, the concubine will not have to worry about the children, and can concentrate on being with the queen mother." Concubine De beat The snake is attached to the stick.

"The Ai family must agree with you. Just say whoever you like, and the Ai family will help you watch." This basically means that as long as the Concubine De is interested, the emperor will agree, and she will help watch and prevent anyone who is interested in getting in the way. .

"In this way, I would like to thank the Empress Dowager in advance."

Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi watched the hot fight between Concubine De and the Empress Dowager, and they didn't stop them. The main reason was that the Empress Dowager's sense of existence was too low on weekdays, and even if she tried to please her, she would get nothing.Concubine De had just stated that she was not interested in palace affairs, and she immediately expressed that she wanted to spend more time with the Queen Mother. Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi were more determined. Be a favor, lest Concubine De not pick a suitable daughter-in-law and get upset and cause trouble.

"The Empress Dowager likes Sister Defei, so she will be detained in the Palace of Compassion and Peace. Today, let Defei's sister deal with business." When the time came, Concubine Hui cleverly interrupted the conversation between the two.

"That's right, hurry up and announce the show girls to come in." The queen mother couldn't wait to see the new show girls, the palace is going to be lively again, it's good to be more lively!