The snow in the courtyard was thick and it seemed that it had not been swept for a long time. The new concubine... no, it was the new concubine who looked at herself in the bronze mirror and murmured, "Caiyue, press the button in the palace."
Rules, when will it be time to visit the bride?"
A palace maid next to her holding a phoenix crown hairpin gently put the tiara on the head of the woman in front of the bronze mirror and said
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your filial piety, and in memory of your parents, you have granted permission for the concubines in the palace to return to peace. However, according to the etiquette, on the Lantern Festival night, you must first change your clothes and take a bath. You must not have dinner at the first moment, and go to Baoling Palace to worship Buddha at the second moment.
At the beginning of the month, I went to the Daming Palace to receive a banquet and look at the lanterns before asking for orders. I was afraid that I would not be able to get up until Xu."
"Well, I understand, let's go down first."
In Fengzao Palace, Yuanchun looked out the window at the sun hanging in the sky. It was obviously very warm in the room, but the biting cold still spread from Yuanchun's heart.
Yuanchun vaguely remembered how prestigious and favored he was as the eldest granddaughter of the Duke when his grandfather was still alive.
At that time, even the old prince praised Yuanchun as a good boy who was quiet, virtuous and virtuous. He would definitely find a good husband and live a happy life in the future.
But Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Jia didn’t think so. They believed that Yuanchun was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year. It was the beginning of the first lunar month, so this birthday should have great fortune!
For a woman, what else can great fortune be? It is nothing but the master of the harem.
At that time, the old Duke severely punished Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang for talking nonsense. However, after the death of the old Duke and his wife, the two of them lost all scruples and publicized their great fortunes.
Finally, Yuanchun's will was coerced, and she was sent to the palace of the Supreme Emperor, who was still the emperor at that time, to be a female historian. What a pity, the Supreme Emperor was a person of the same generation as Yuanchun's grandfather!
Fortunately, the list had just been finalized, but the old Prince Yizhong rebelled. Later, Emperor Longqing ascended the throne and the Supreme Emperor abdicated.
At that time, Yuanchun once took a look at Emperor Longqing from a distance. He looked like a majestic figure with dragon eyes and phoenix eyes.
After Emperor Kelongqing ascended the throne, in order to show his filial piety, he sent many palace maids to serve the Supreme Emperor and his concubines.
Jia Yuanchun was assigned to the old concubine Zhen, so he spent his youth in this shameful place...
Even if she was named a concubine later, Yuanchun didn't have much expectations in her heart. She was not a little daughter who knew nothing about politics. Given the situation of the Jia family, it was impossible for her to be favored.
Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Later, Yuanchun was implicated because the Jia family ate melons, and she changed from a concubine to a concubine.
"Empress! The Queen Luan has arrived!"
Yuanchun was startled and quickly stood up and went out of the palace to greet him.
When I walked to the entrance of the palace, I happened to see Queen Yin getting up and down the chariot.
Yuan Chun bowed down and said, "I have met the Empress, but I didn't know that the Empress Luan was coming. I missed you from afar. I hope you will forgive me."
Empress Yin smiled and helped Yuanchun up, and then looked at her slowly: "Well, he is a tall and blessed person. No wonder people used to say that sister, you have great fortune."
Yuanchun was so frightened that he almost knelt down: "I am frightened. It's just rumors in the market. It's not trustworthy."
Queen Yin: "Don't be nervous, sister. Why don't you invite me to come in and sit down?"
Yuan Chun: "It's because of my lack of care. The queen has invited me."
The two entered the house. Queen Yin looked at the furnishings in the house and found that they were pretty good and there was nothing missing.
Queen Yin is not a jealous person. She understands the identity of Emperor Longqing and it is difficult for her to be alone.
Instead of making the harem a mess, it is better to serve as Emperor Longqing's good wife and let him worry less.
Under the management of Queen Yin, everything in the harem was in order, and even the less favored concubines were never short of supplies.
If any of the concubines had any minor illness, Queen Yin would personally visit them.
For a man, a woman's appearance and figure can only bring him a temporary sense of conquest and pleasure, but nothing else.
And a virtuous woman is definitely a killer for men! Living life is not about falling in love. If you are tired of being together every day, no matter how beautiful you are, you will get bored. Only a steady stream of water will last long, and this is how relationships are.
For this reason, Empress Yin was always favored by Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing spent more than 200 of the 365 days a year working overtime and staying up late in the imperial study, and spent the remaining 100 days with Empress Yin.
It would only take a few days to go to the other concubines, which shows the brilliance of Queen Yin.
Empress Yin took a sip of the tea brought by Yuan Chunjing, and then joked: "Why is my sister so nervous? Could it be that my palace chief is so unsightly that I scare my sister?"
Yuanchun: "The Empress is beautiful and dignified, but I have never thought of her in this way."
Queen Yin took Yuan Chun's hand and sat on the couch together to ask about her welfare. Sometimes she asked if there was anything in short supply, and sometimes she asked if there was any discomfort, just like a close elder sister.
The two chatted for a while, and Queen Yin suddenly mentioned the matter of getting married during the Lantern Festival.
Queen Yin: "The Lantern Festival is approaching, how is the construction of my sister's villa for relatives?"
Yuanchun shook his head: "I have little contact with my mother's family in the palace, so I don't know about it either."
This is the standard answer. If you, a concubine, communicate with people outside the palace every day, aren’t you seeking death? Do you want to be a hater to the emperor? Or do you want the harem to collude with foreign ministers? Either way is a sin of losing your head!
Queen Yin: "I think it will be soon. I really envy my sister. I can go home and see her."
Yuanchun was a little confused: "Why won't the Queen go home during the Lantern Festival to visit her relatives?"
Queen Yin smiled: "I thought it was too wasteful to save relatives, so I didn't agree. What's more, my natal family is not a big family and doesn't have that much money.
Fortunately, Your Majesty has been kind enough to allow my relatives to come to the palace to see me on the Lantern Festival. This also satisfies my longing for my family."
Yuanchun complained secretly in her heart, and now she probably had come to realize that this marriage proposal might be a big trap thrown by Emperor Longqing, and her own family had already fallen into it.
"My sister's uncle is called Jia She, right? There should be another Jia Jing who lives in the mountains, and he is also your uncle, right?"
Yuanchun suddenly became alert. The two people Empress Yin mentioned happened to be the humerus bones of the old Prince Yi Zhong.
Yuanchun didn't know what Queen Yin meant, so he could only answer truthfully: "Reporting to your Majesty, it is indeed true."
Queen Yin: "Hey, both of them were originally very capable, but it's a pity... Let's not mention this. What does your uncle Jia She do at home on weekdays?"
Yuanchun expressed it truthfully, looking for flowers and willows, shopping for antiques, drinking and having fun.
Queen Yin: "I can't believe that the prince of Rongguo, who was so skilled in martial arts, turned out to be like this.
But it’s okay, leisure is a blessing.”
Yuanchun: "That's what the empress said."
Queen Yin: "Sister, when I go back this time, I will tell your uncle a message that all the things that should be forgotten will be forgotten.
As long as you act upright, Your Majesty will not be so stingy."
Yuanchun: "I will definitely bring the empress's will to you."