"The Queen Mother, please calm down, I did not mean this.
The ministers also knew that Jia Lian had made great contributions to the rescue and deserved a reward.
What Erchen means is that Jia Lian has reached a high position at a young age and his character has not been polished. If he is promoted to a higher position, the subordinates will not understand why he is rewarded and will easily become jealous and ostracize him.
Secondly, for Jia Lian himself, losing the motivation to climb up may not be a good thing."
While observing the Queen Mother's expression, Emperor Ning Kang sincerely persuaded him: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Jia Lian's son is no more noble than ordinary sons. His sons and daughters also value him very much, and they also intend to train him as a loyal minister.
It's just that haste makes waste. In my opinion, I might as well record his contribution to rescuing the driver for now. When he makes new achievements in the future, I will reward him generously. This will not only stop others from talking about it, but also avoid wasting time.
What does the Queen Mother think of his youthful ambition?"
Saving the Queen Mother was naturally a great achievement.
However, the fact that the Queen Mother secretly left the palace cannot be publicized after all. Therefore, the royal family cannot use this to reward Jia Lian.
The Queen Mother naturally understood this truth. She seemed to think for a moment and said: "I don't necessarily want to interfere with your reward for your ministers. It's just that I just asked Concubine Jia and learned that her younger brother is of good character.
He has a calm mind, so I recommend him to you.
Since you have your own arrangements for him, I can't say more.
However, although not many people know what happened that day, the princes, King Beijing and others can probably guess it. If we leave it at this, those people will feel that my royal rewards and punishments are unknown.
That’s all, I’ll think about this for another time…”
The Queen Mother seemed to be in a bad mood and wanted Emperor Ning Kang to step down.
Emperor Ningkang's original intention was to please the Queen Mother and make her happy. Not to mention disrupting his training plan for his courtiers, even if he was allowed to grant a title to a useless person, it was still worthy of consideration.
The reason why he refused was that he had a plan in advance.
"The reason why the Queen Mother bothers with this matter is because the ministers and others did not think carefully.
However, after hearing what the Queen Mother said, I have an idea, maybe we can have both."
"Oh, tell me."
"I would like to report to the Queen Mother that my queen is old and not in good health. The affairs in the Sixth Palace are complicated, and I cannot bear to overwork her.
Recently, I am planning to select one of the four concubines to be promoted to the rank of noble concubine to assist the queen in managing the affairs of the six palaces."
When Emperor Ning Kang said this, he paused for a moment.
But there are all smart people present. The Queen Mother and the Emperor want to reward the Jia family and select one of the four concubines to be promoted to a noble concubine. It is obvious that this grace falling from the sky can only land on Concubine Jia in front of them.
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When he caught a glimpse of the eyes of the old ladies and female officials in the Queen Mother's Palace, Yuan Chun didn't show it on his face, but he still couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.
The Queen Mother also glanced at her, and then said noncommittally: "Oh, then who do you think is worthy of this responsibility in the harem?"
Emperor Ningkang cupped his hands and said: "To express my gratitude to the Queen Mother, the virtuous concubine came from a well-known family. She has served the concubine in the palace for many years. She has worked hard and made great achievements. She has both political integrity and talent. Her children and ministers like her very much.
Seeing her this time and being favored by the Queen Mother, I felt that she was the only one who could take on this important task.
It just so happens that the Jia Mansion is now making preparations to welcome Concubine Xian De to visit her family and visit her relatives. The son has promoted Concubine Xian De to the status of Concubine Xian De, which will also allow Concubine Xian De to return home and visit her relatives with the ceremony of a noble concubine, thus honoring the Jia Mansion.
I wonder if the Queen Mother thinks this can be done?"
For Emperor Ningkang, Yu Siyuanchun was a close servant to his biological mother, the concubine, and he naturally trusted him a bit.
Yu Gong, Yuan Chun is Wang Zi Teng's direct niece. Emperor Ning Kang had already intended to promote Yuan Chun to offset Wang Zi Teng's achievements. This was originally one of the meanings of the concubine's existence.
Now it seems that the Queen Mother also likes Yuanchun, and the Queen Mother also wants to reward Jia's family. He raised it in front of the Queen Mother, which can not only please the Queen Mother, but also achieve his own goal. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone.
Moreover, promoting a concubine is too simple for him. It is a low-cost thing, but it can solve the problem perfectly. Why not do it?
The Queen Mother glanced at Emperor Ning Kang, seemed to think about it, and then said: "Since you have such an idea, then do as you say."
Yuanchun stood up at this time and said humbly: "My concubine is stupid in nature and has little qualifications. I am frightened by God's grace and promoted to the imperial concubine. I really dare not seek the position of imperial concubine anymore. Please think twice and choose a virtuous one."
good……"
Emperor Ning Kang would naturally not believe such hypocritical and polite words. Besides, she was his own concubine, so there was no need to be polite to her. He said directly: "This matter was decided upon by the Queen Mother and me, so there is no reason for you to refuse.
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You just have to sit back and wait for the reward, and there is no need to say anything else."
"Yes...I, my concubine, have received the order."
After saying this, Emperor Ningkang saw that the Queen Mother had no other instructions, so he resigned and left.
Yuanchun stood up again and expressed his gratitude to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother said: "This matter is also caused by your good fortune and has nothing to do with me.
You just need to serve His Majesty more carefully from now on.
Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. I heard you play the song "Listening to the Qin" yesterday, and I had some different feelings. Please tell me about it again."
"yes."
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Outside Weiyang Palace, Emperor Ningkang, who was riding the dragon chariot for the first time, had doubts and could not help but look back at the main hall behind him.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" the attendant asked with concern.
When Emperor Ning Kang recalled what happened before, he always felt a little strange.
What's strange is the Queen Mother's attitude. It seems that the purpose of calling her here today is to reward a virtuous concubine.
But this was not appropriate. He was very sure that Jia Yuanchun and the Queen Mother had not had any friendship in the past, because Jia Yuanchun had always stayed with his mother and concubine.
Although he unintentionally slandered his mother, he still knew that his mother-in-law did not seem very friendly to the Queen Mother.
Perhaps he was thinking too much, so Ning Kangdi shook his head.
The Queen Mother has lived deep in the harem for many years. Apart from educating Zhaoyang, she has had little contact with outsiders. It is really impossible to see any desire for power or ambition.
It is said that the former Queen Mother was very fond of both sex and art, and was good at dancing, so she was deeply loved by the Emperor.
Perhaps it was just a coincidence that Yuanchun was present today. After all, he had heard from his biological mother, the concubine, that Yuanchun was indeed good at the piano.
One is good at playing the piano and the other is good at dancing. It is not surprising that they can communicate with each other in harmony.
…
It was evening, and there was another deep and dark palace in the East Palace.
"Concubine Jia, I heard that you are highly regarded by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother even asked Her Majesty to promote you to your position for your sake?"
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother just wanted to find someone to practice the piano music with her. She happened to know that I had some income from this profession, so she summoned me to Weiyang Palace to learn the art of piano.
As for the matter of my status, it was your Majesty who proposed it on your own initiative. I once said that my moral character is insufficient and begged your Majesty to take back my order. However, your Majesty seemed to have other plans and scolded me..."
"enough!"
The old man's voice interrupted Yuanchun's defense, and he was heard saying more and more unkindly: "Now that your wings have hardened, you are looking higher and higher, and you only pick up high branches to fly. Little do you know that no matter what, I am His Majesty's mother.
You're just a slave. If I hadn't promoted you, do you think you would be where you are today?
Since I can give you all this, I can also take it back.
You want to understand your identity and who you really are. If you are not clear about it, you will not come to this palace from now on."
"Yes, concubine... I understand that everything I have is given by the concubine. I should be loyal to the concubine and never dare to have second thoughts. I also ask the concubine to forgive me. From now on, I will never go to Weiyang Palace again." That’s it.”
"Huh, that's all. She is the Queen Mother after all. If she calls you, do you dare not go?
However, I have something else to entrust you with, are you willing to help me?"