Empress Huaishu of the Harem

The state affairs are not going well, the emperor's heart is heavy, and he rarely appears in the harem, that is, occasionally when I go to the Yining Palace to pay my respects, I can see him smiling at the Queen Mother.However, seeing him also came and went in a hurry.On the contrary, the Empress Dowager, perhaps because she has experienced a lot in the front and back palaces, gradually suppressed that worry, and appeared in front of everyone as usual, or checked Xue Po and I recited "The Commandments of Women", or sat idle and listened Your concubine reported the trivial matters of the harem, she was always capable and kind.

The mother and concubine said privately: "It's no wonder that the late emperor even relied on her for important national affairs. This calmness is really the husband of a woman." Facing the immature and powerful emperor, she gritted her teeth and gave him psychological support. This is indeed worthy of her status as the mother of the country.

At this time when the inside is loose and the outside is tight, an extremely far-reaching event happened in Zhengzhang's harem, and, if traced back to the source, it has something to do with me.

Compared with last year, the weather in September is very good, neither too hot nor bitterly frosty.Although the palace is not as beautiful as the lakes and mountains in the vast mountains and rivers outside, it is exquisite. The red maple leaves reflect the gurgling rockery and flowing water;Coupled with the fact that autumn is so refreshing, even I suppressed my thinking about the situation for the time being, and began to decorate the one-acre three-point land in the Ningshou Palace's subordinate garden.

When it comes to planting flowers and plants, I don't have much experience, but Zhiyun Manxin who loves camellias.Liu Hong, who used to serve in the greenhouse, has a lot of affection for these planting skills. In addition, Sister Lingxi's mood has improved a lot recently. She came to see me in her spare time and offered to help me with it.I was naturally happy, so I borrowed Liuhong from Sister Lingxi for two hours every day, and asked her to take care of the few camellias I just picked from the greenhouse.

But I don’t know what’s going on. I watched Liuhong loosen the soil and fertilize like that every day, and the soil quality and watering amount were all in accordance with the gardener’s instructions, but the two "Er Qiao" plants The growth is mediocre.Obviously it's October and I don't have any intention of hitting Duo'er at all. I looked very disappointed, and Liu Hong was even more ashamed, and kept saying: "Slaves are useless, but Diji don't worry, Yu Niang also loves camellias very much." , the servant asked her to have a look, maybe she has a solution."

When I heard it, I remembered that I hadn't seen Xie Yu for a long time, so I said: "If you don't tell me, I really forgot, and Yu Niang hasn't come to my Ningshou Palace for a long time. Instead, she is free, why is she nowhere to be seen in the inner library?" While talking, feeling a little tired, he passed the flower hoe to Ruxiu's hand, and went to the small pavilion to rest and drink tea.

Liu Hong also sighed, came to me, and said: "It's not surprising that Diji doesn't know, even the servants, who went to play with her recently, rarely see Yu Niang. Speaking of which, she is still thanks to His Highness. Yu Qianbai takes a portion of the royal maid’s money, which is usually just for the sixth department’s evaluation, and the emperor’s pen and ink is served by Eunuch Wu. But when the war broke out, Eunuch Wu was sent by the emperor to do other things. That girl became busy all of a sudden, and was queued to serve the emperor. Although this is the merit of the ancestors, but the errands before the emperor are not a little careless. She is inexperienced, so naturally she has to work harder than others."

Since ancient times, when the generals are away, there are few monarchs who are not afraid of the self-respect of their generals. Since my dynasty, there have been many emperors who have the habit of sending their heart servants to supervise the army before going out. Wu Changqing probably left the front of the imperial court because of this.The reason for this is naturally impossible to explain clearly, and it really hurts the few palace ladies who took up the post temporarily.Seeing the worried look on Liuhong's straightforward face, I had no choice but to tease her: "You really don't feel sorry for your elder sister. Yu Niang is so busy, but you are still here to promise work for her."

Liu Hong didn't understand my joke, and said bluntly: "I just don't like it, and I'm not afraid that the emperor will know. There were originally four palace ladies in the imperial palace, and they were all the aunts in charge of Guiyiyuan Hall. Shu Renfu Rui coordinates and arranges to be on duty. If it is really too busy, the servants will not dare to complain. It's just that others can take turns to go back to various places at night. Pity my girl is a solid-eyed one. It's really busy day and night. She had to sleep for two days and one night when Long Live God was marking papers at night. The last time I saw her, she was dark and thin, and she was called away when she couldn't say a few words. I felt in my heart that instead of being manipulated like this, it would be better to come to Diji to see the flowers and plants to relax. But how could Diji steal someone from the emperor. She can only be a servant and a servant who speaks foolishly."

Xiaoyun is younger and speaks more straightforwardly, and said: "Your cousin cares a lot, but why don't you think about it, when you were sent to plant flowers, why didn't you see her running around begging for you? I see, you are the real one. Over-the-top."

I was about to speak out to stop Xiaoyun, for no reason, how can I provoke a discord between my sisters.But she didn't want Liu Hong, who has always been careless, to hear this, she was a little anxious at that time, and said: "Miss Xiaoyun, don't say such things, you don't know, Yu Niang doesn't care about me, she hasn't entered the palace yet, If it wasn't for my difficult life in the palace, why would she have to fill in the vacancy in the Sixth Division?" As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she froze for a moment.

I was also intimidated by her. Her blurted words reflected a lot of information and let me know.First of all, the members of the Xie family definitely do not want their daughters to enter the palace, because being a female history is certainly a way out for those who hope to leap to the top of the dragon, but it is not as good as a draft. birth mother).But compared to the daughters of ordinary gentry families, the chances of turning over become very small, and they can only spend their youth in the palace. Female history is different from ordinary palace ladies, and they cannot leave the palace at the age of 25 without the imperial order. To die alone.Therefore, people who really cherish their daughters always find ways to avoid the selection of female officials.The Xie family is no exception.

However, Liu Hong's relegation made the situation unexpected. From their descriptions, it can be seen that the two families are extremely close to each other because their father died early and the eldest daughter was in charge of the family.Xie's family also really cared about Liu Hong, but she was already in her twenties, if she had been punished to serve in the conservatory for her crimes, let alone leaving the palace, she would be fine if she didn't die of exhaustion early.However, ordinary female officials can talk to the Ministry of Internal Affairs after gaining some qualifications, which is very beneficial to the arrangement of Liuhong. The Xie family made such sacrifices after careful consideration. reason.

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