The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 98 The Prince's Marriage

In the twelfth lunar month, the palace began to be lively.

This is also a month that Yun Ruochen is looking forward to very much. It is said that from the twelfth lunar month to the end of the first lunar month, there will be various festive delicacies in the palace for two full months.

Sure enough, from the day of the first day of the lunar new year, the meals of the masters in the palace have changed a lot.Concubine Duan knew that Yun Ruochen was a glutton, so she specially told the imperial dining room, so the meals in Tsinghua Palace were somewhat more refined and complete than other places.

She first fell in love with fried sausages.This is a delicacy that can only be eaten in winter.Mix the powder with red koji, add more than ten kinds of spices such as cloves and cardamom, and then pour it into the pig intestines. After the enema is formed, cut it into thin slices, fry it with lard, and then pour it with thick red Spicy garlic sauce, eat slices with a small stick.

She also ate it at the Lantern Festival Night Market at the beginning of the year, and she couldn't forget the crispy taste of the outside for a long time.The ingredients and methods of enemas made in the palace are much more refined than those made outside.If Yun Ruochen hadn't been concerned about the appearance of eating, she would have wanted to munch on the plate. She always felt that that would be the only way to show her love for this kind of delicious food!

Then, each meal starts with stewed pork head stewed in oil, braised sheep head, stir-fried lamb tripe, chicken with iron feet, steamed milk white, distiller's lees cockles, bad crab, whitebait, fresh crucian carp and carp... These are all the unique recipes of the twelfth lunar month in the palace, and they are so delicious that Yun Ruochen eagerly looks forward to the meal time every day.

In a blink of an eye, we arrived at Laba. As I said earlier, it is also very particular to spend Laba in the palace.Last year when she was in the Prince's Mansion, she only enjoyed the Laba porridge and all the supplements given by the palace, but this year she can eat the freshest.

What is a little more difficult is that Buddhist rituals are to be done in the heavenly palace.In order to eat Laba porridge, she had to follow Concubine Duan Gui to worship the Buddha. She was tired all morning before relaxing in the sweet and fragrant Laba porridge that made people want to cry.

This is also a big day in the palace, and the ladies and nobles from all the palaces will come to worship the Buddha and pray for blessings.It was originally a routine, but when everyone saw Chen Guiren appearing, their expressions were quite exciting.

Oh, no, Mrs. Chen is no longer a noble person.As early as half a month after the imperial doctor diagnosed her as pregnant, she was promoted, and now she should be called Concubine Chen.

Concubine Chen's figure is still so slender, she is only more than a month pregnant, and she won't show her pregnancy for the time being.She was the last to enter the palace among the concubines, and now she is 26 seven.When she first entered the palace, she was pregnant with a child, and she was able to raise it safely, but she was shocked and couldn't raise it when she was three months old.

Since then, she has been wasted in the position of nobleman for nearly ten years, even though she was called to bedside from time to time, there was no news from her stomach.

In fact, she can't be blamed, the emperor was over 40 when she entered the palace.The most important thing is that in these years, he has loved to practice Taoism. He either practices martial arts or eats "elixir" all day long, and his health is getting worse day by day.And from the perspective of natural law, even if the emperor didn't bother with these things, it would have been difficult to conceive a woman, no matter what age she is.

Emperor Yuan Qi regarded female sex very lightly.In these years, even though there were regular draft girls who entered the palace, they were all just acting as court ladies and female officials, and did not make concubines again.

As for serving the bed, the younger concubines such as the Chen family will take turns to be kind, and those senior concubines have nothing to say—for example, Concubine Duan Gui, she is already fifty, is she still competing with those young concubines?

Generally speaking, Emperor Yuanqi's harem was relatively harmonious on the surface.But now there is no way to continue the harmony, because the balance has been broken!
Yun Ruochen silently observed the group of concubines who were pretending to be indifferent, envious and jealous of Concubine Chen, but at the same time endured bitterly and did not want to show a gaffe.It was an interesting experience as a bystander.

Concubine Duan Gui originally liked to play the role of the generous "Deputy Empress" in front of people. She always smiled constantly, but today she became abnormally serious.The atmosphere in the entire Buddhist hall was gloomy, and Yun Ruochen could even clearly feel the fluctuations in the surrounding aura.Such strong malice...

However, not everyone showed signs of embarrassment to Concubine Chen, at least Concubine Zhang Shu cared for Concubine Chen tenderly, and kept talking to her in a soft voice.

Yun Ruochen suddenly remembered that Concubine Zhang Shu had recommended Doctor Zhu who had been recuperating Emperor Yuan Qi's body in recent months.

This Imperial Physician Zhu has been gaining popularity recently, and it is said that his popularity in front of the emperor is almost as high as that of Luo Tianshi, and he is completely better than the chief eunuch Zhang Yuan.

Yun Ruochen complained impurely in his heart, indeed, if he could revive an old man who had already passed the menopause in a short period of time, and had the ironclad evidence to prove to everyone that he was "very good", that would be a big deal. If people want to be among the people, they are also the miraculous doctors that all middle-aged and elderly men are eager to worship.

Yun Ruochen was not particularly happy about the improvement in the emperor's health, but he would not be unhappy because of it.Although if the emperor dies of illness, her father Baozi will be able to succeed to the throne smoothly, and she can also become a princess and live a more carefree life.But the emperor is still kind to her... She is not so heartless.

The whole morning Buddhist service passed in this oppressive atmosphere.After eating Laba porridge at noon, after deliberating for a while, she managed to win the opportunity from Duan Guifei to return to the Prince's Mansion to visit relatives, of course in the name of giving Laba porridge to her parents to show her filial piety.

Although Duan Guifei said that she was not in a good mood, she wouldn't really worry about that matter for too long.Since Yun Ruochen had a good reason, and she also wanted to show her kindness to the prince's family, she readily agreed to Yun Ruochen's request, and asked someone to take some gifts from her private treasury for Yun Ruochen to take back with her.

Concubine Chen's pregnancy stimulated Concubine Duan Guifei not only by the superficial matter of the emperor's favor, but also made her realize the sadness of "no heir".

She has no children, not even a daughter.Moreover, it is impossible to have.

Still have to rely on the prince!

Not only could Yun Ruochen go home this time, but Concubine Duan Gui also thoughtfully said that since she only went back in the afternoon, why not stay in the Prince's Mansion at night and then come back, so that she can talk to her parents and younger brother.

Yun Ruochen couldn't wish for it, but she missed her father and younger brother so much.Even though her father, Crown Prince Chong, often entered the palace because of such and other opportunities, and the two father and daughter had met and talked, but there were ears everywhere in the palace. Could it be that they hid on purpose to avoid people talking?
She can chat with Zhao Xuan for a long time, two children, no one will think too much.But the prince's identity that naturally attracts everyone's attention, let's get rid of it!
If you live at home at night, you can talk more about his recent situation with your father.She is very curious about whether her father has gained experience and progress in observing politics in the sixth department, and also wants to hear whether his father has encountered any new situations!
And my younger brother, the incredibly cute little Xing'er.He knew how to call "sister" last time. Now that he is almost ten months old, can he learn to walk while leaning on the bed?
Just thinking of Xing'er's chubby hands makes Yun Ruochen's heart melt.

Concubine Huang didn't expect Yun Ruochen to return to the mansion, so she hurriedly led the servants out to pick her in, her attitude was actually much more affectionate than last time.

Her attitude will change, but Yun Ruochen knows a thing or two about the underlying reason.That's because, heh heh heh... some courtiers wrote a book for the emperor, imploring the emperor to find a good wife for the prince again, saying with certainty that there is no reason why the prince has no rightful concubine in history?
Next year will not only be the year of the big competition in Chunwei, but also the year when women will be drafted from the people every four years to fill the harem and palaces.

The officials are also amazing. It is actually quite sinister to let the emperor consider the prince’s personal problems when the emperor’s concubine is pregnant. Your father is over 50 and can give birth. Consider marrying him a few more wives and concubines to reproduce?This is wrong!

This has the taste of embarrassing the emperor, but for the civil servants, this kind of behavior is too normal. They are used to playing with the emperor often under the big banner of the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, so that the emperor's life will not be too easy, and the sense of presence will be brushed. .

Emperor Yuan Qi is embarrassed, what you said, I have not accepted a new concubine, this concubine Chen is also an old man who has been in the palace for ten years.It makes me sound like a licentious person!You don't feel happy for me even after I scored twice, it's outrageous!

The emperor has not expressed his position for the time being, and the officials have not kept mentioning this matter in letters. Anyway, there are some people who come out every now and then to say a few words, alas, the prince has no wife...

How responsive?
If this trend continues, the emperor will definitely have to consider the issue of the crown princess.

As soon as the news reached the prince's mansion, the prince himself didn't respond, and Concubine Huang was immediately blown away.

Yes, she always knew that she was a concubine, even if her name was on the imperial jade certificate, she was still a concubine.But the concubine Liang's indifference and early death, the prince's preference and care, and the most important thing is that she gave birth to a son, all of which made Concubine Huang feel better than ever.

She thought so from the bottom of her heart - in the future, the emperor will be prosperous, and the prince will ascend the throne. Yun Yao is the eldest son of the prince, so he should naturally be made the heir of the emperor.Then, her biological mother can take advantage of the opportunity to be the queen!

In the Qing Dynasty, there were two systems of royal and folk marriage customs.The law of Qing strictly stipulates that concubines are not allowed to be wives, and the concubine must not be straightened, otherwise it will be a violation of the law, and both men and women who violate the law will be severely punished.

In addition, concubine and Tongfang cannot be included in the family tree, and the social status of concubine children is lower than that of concubine children.

But the royal family is not bound by this.After the emperor dies, the queen can choose a virtuous concubine from among the concubines to be the new queen, or remarry, but everyone generally chooses to make a certain concubine the successor queen.The reason, aside from other things, is cumbersome and costly. There are strict regulations on the pomp and circumstance of the emperor's big wedding. In fact, wives, wives... It's too expensive, and the courtiers are basically opposed to this. Huge overhead.

Therefore, Concubine Huang thinks that she has a good chance of becoming a regular.

But apart from the emperor, whether it is the prince or the clan, the concubine cannot be the main wife!

If you want to establish a crown princess now, you have to marry her from outside, instead of righting her!

Concubine Huang's side seemed to have been completely soaked in a pool of cold water.After the panic passed, she naturally thought about how to solve this big problem, so she thought of Yun Ruochen again.

No one knows better than her how much influence Yun Ruochen has on the prince!
(End of this chapter)