6th Story 3
Because Emperor Zhengde treated Ji Bao’er differently, there was a turmoil inside and outside the palace. Empress Dowager Fang was so upset by the crying of the empress and the concubine De who looked aggrieved and restrained, that she sent someone to invite Emperor Zhengde to come to the Compassionate Ning Palace as soon as the court was over. After Cheng Nuo came down to court, he heard that the Queen Mother was looking for him, so he went straight to the Palace of Compassion and Peace.
“Mother, I heard that you have something to ask your son?” Cheng Nuo glanced at the crying queen and the aggrieved concubine De, and said with a smile.
“It’s still about the Ji family. It’s fine if you make her a noble concubine. Why did you ask the Ji family to bring the dowry into the palace? It’s more than the empress back then. When Concubine De entered the palace, she only brought four dowries according to the rules. You set this precedent, the concubines in the future will follow suit, and the trend of arrogance and extravagance will rise, how will the empress manage the harem in the future!” The Queen Mother Fang said unceremoniously when she saw Emperor Zhengde.
Cheng Nuo smiled, “Mother, this matter is not without precedent. Isn’t it the same when Emperor Ruizong’s Concubine Xiaohui entered the palace? The Ji family is the residence of the Duke of Zhenguo! The father of Concubine Xiaohui is just a member of the Ministry of Rites. Where is the precedent!”
Empress Dowager Fang did not expect that Emperor Zhengde would talk about Concubine Xiaohui, her eyes were gloomy, “So, are you determined to do this?” In addition to the queen, the Fang family also sent a concubine De into the palace, but these two is not known whether it is their problem or the emperor’s secret manipulation of his inability to conceive. It’s just that if the emperor has tampered with it, it’s unreasonable for her not to know. After all, they are still not up to date. Shu’er, the second roommate of the Fang family, is probably fourteen this year. Although she is a concubine, she looks very much like her biological mother. Not only is she beautiful, but she also has a kind of seductiveness in her bones. Maybe the emperor would like this type. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the queen or the concubine De, in short, it’s enough to give birth to a heir who will continues the blood of the Fang family. Back then, if her son was here, Yan Xun wouldn’t be the emperor! If her son becomes the emperor, the Fang family will still need to rack their brains to send their daughter into the palace to extend their heirs to ensure the continued prosperity of the Fang family!
“If the queen mother has nothing else to do, I will leave first. Grand Master Yang and the others are still waiting for my son in the Hall of Mental Cultivation!” Cheng Nuo said with a smile.
“You can do it yourself!” Queen Mother Fang said lightly, she also knew that the emperor had a different heart now, don’t think that she didn’t know that the emperor took a fancy to Miss Ji’s family, because he actually liked the power and the ability of Ji’s family. It’s a good idea to use the power of the Ji family to get rid of the control of the Fang family! When the harem had a prince born from the daughter of the Fang family, there would be no need for the emperor Yan Xun to exist. After Cheng Nuo left, the queen blinked, “Auntie, is it all for now? The emperor attaches so much importance to Miss Ji’s family. When she enters the palace, what else do we have to do?”
The Empress Dowager Fang glanced at the Empress, then lowered her eyes to drink tea, hiding the contempt in her eyes, if it hadn’t been for the fact that the Fang family had only the Empress at that time, she would not have chosen such a useless idiot to enter the palace and occupy the Queen’s seat woolen cloth! Stupid as a pig, full of love and romance, not half as sensible as Concubine De, although De Concubine is not favored, she is so sensible, making people unable to grasp. It would be nice if they changed their identities. She can also save a lot of worry.
Concubine De persuaded: “Sister, the queen mother has her own ideas in her heart, let’s just listen to the queen’s arrangement.” As she spoke, she tugged at the corner of the queen’s clothes, signaling the queen to stop talking, but it’s a pity that the queen didn’t accept her favor, and fiercely shook her hand away, “There is no need for you to be hypocritical here. Aunt, you are eccentric. My sister and I are your nieces, but you are eccentric. The emperor only comes to my Kun on the fifteenth day of every month but he go to my sister’s Yikun Palace at least four or five times a month, if it wasn’t arranged by you,! We are sisters, how could the emperor do this!”
Queen Mother Fang glared at her, stupidly enough that you don’t even know yourself. “It’s not that you don’t know the emperor’s temper. It’s only two minutes of heat. The more you confront him, the more energetic he will be. It’s not that you don’t know the situation of the Ji family. Only one girl was born in three generations, and she is very spoiled. Like this you can imagine her temper and character. Do you think the emperor would like such a girl? It must be fresh for a few days. You are the queen, the Mistress of the palace, you should have the bearing and grace! Don’t be petty and suspicious all day long! The emperor comes to your palace to rest and relax, not to listen to your complaints or rumbling. Concubine De is better than you in this respect, so the emperor prefers to go to the Palace of Concubine De Li! If you don’t change your temper, the day of falling out of favor is still to come! If you are not my niece, I don’t care what you do so much!”
She was really angry, if she didn’t need her to occupy the queen’s place seat, she really wants to abolish this idiot!
Finally comforted the queen, Empress Dowager Fang rubbed her head wearily, Concubine De stood up and gently helped Empress Dowager Fang press her temples, “Auntie is tired? Why don’t you go and rest!”
Empress Dowager Fang patted clapping Concubine De’s hand, “You’re still sensible.”
Don’t say anything else, just say this title, the queen will come and go from aunt to another aunt no matter what the occasion, but Concubine De is different. When we get along, I will call her ‘aunt’. Not to mention the emperor, she also likes Concubine De more in her heart.
Concubine De felt a little bitter in her heart, but on the surface she was as gentle as ever, “Auntie, don’t be angry, sister just cares too much about the emperor.”
“This is what the Ai family is most afraid of! Between two people, whoever falls in love first will lose, gone. As a queen, she only thinks about love, what can she do?” Queen Mother Fang said angrily. Concubine De thought of the emperor’s handsome appearance, gentle and considerate in words and deeds, such a man, it is very easy to fall in love with, not only her sister, even she who is more tolerant than her sister. Sometimes, she is actually very envious of her elder sister, because her elder sister can ignore the Fang family willfully and love the emperor wholeheartedly, unlike herself, who is caught between the emperor and the Fang family, always in a dilemma.
Time passed quickly, and the day when Concubine Ji entered the palace arrived. Early in the morning, what the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent was not the concubine’s golden dress, but a bright red dress. However, she still likes it very much, whether it is golden yellow or bright yellow, it is not as happy as this big red dress. In fact, the Ji family was equally happy. The red dress was worn when they got married. The emperor sent someone to give her such a dress, which showed his sincerity.
Mrs. Zhang looked at her daughter in the mirror and smiled gratifiedly, “The emperor can do this, which shows that he is sincere to you. Bao’er, I know your temper. The palace is no better than home. You have to restrain yourself, grandma specially found two nuns (maids) for you to accompany you into the palace, you should listen to them more in everything, understand?”
Li Yueran nodded, “I know, don’t worry Mother, I will be happy.”
In the book, after Ji Bao’er entered the palace, the Ji family also sent a few nuns in, but under the bewitching of the emperor, Ji Bao’er didn’t listen to them at all, finally found a reason to send them back to the Ji family. Really stupid. That being said, how can Mrs. Zhang and the others rest assured. But seeing Li Yueran’s joyful expression, they would not let down their faces with mournful faces, they could only bless and exhort. Under the eyes of the family members who couldn’t bear the sadness, Li Yueran was carried out by the eldest brother, got into the sedan chair, staggered all the way, and was carried directly to Qingliang Hall. She was covered with a red hijab, so she couldn’t see what was going on outside. She sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for Cheng Nuo to take off the hijab. Cheng Nuo didn’t make her wait too long, came soon after, lifted the hijab with a scale.
Li Yueran raised her head, her eyes were full of red, she smiled in surprise, “Is this the wedding candle you prepared for me?”
Cheng Nuo sat beside her, holding her hand, “Do you like it?”
Li Yueran nodded, “I like it, I like it very much!”
The people waiting around heard the familiar tone between the emperor and the noble concubine, all looked sideways. This Ji Guifei seems to be very liked by the emperor, how dare she talk to the emperor like this, The emperor was not angry either, it seemed that he would take a good care of Concubine Ji in the future.
In Luyun Hall, Jiang Siqi sat in front of the mirror, listening to the faint sound of silk and bamboo in the air, it was so lively and festive.. Qingliang Hall must be very lively now! I heard that the emperor arranged the Qingliang Hall according to the custom of folk marriages. Concubine Ji must be very happy now!
Although she knew that all of this was an illusion, Jiang Siqi couldn’t help but feel the deep jealousy in her heart. This feeling is more powerful than the emperor’s previous visit to any concubines palace. She was jealous, jealous that that woman could enjoy everything that she was expected openly. Wedding ceremony, this is something she has been looking forward to for a long time. The emperor promised her that he would replenish her in the future, but now, it has been fulfilled by another woman.
“Beauty, it’s late at night, you should rest! If it’s too late to greet the queen tomorrow, the queen should talk about it again.”
Jiang Siqi nodded, under the service of the maid, she lay down on the bed after washing, feeling the emptiness around her. Jiang Siqi felt pain in her heart, what is the emperor doing with Concubine Ji at this time, is he kissing her cheek, or caressing her delicate body? Or, the two are turning upside down, loving each other? As soon as Jiang Siqi thought of that scene, she couldn’t help feeling jealous. She bit her lip tightly, tears fell one by one, soaking the pillow.
Empress Dowager Fang rubbed her head helplessly at this time, listening to the queen crying over there, “The wedding candles, when I married the emperor, I didn’t get this kind of treatment! This imperial concubine Ji was held up to the sky by the emperor as soon as she entered the palace.” Aunt, you can’t treat this as you don’t care.”
“Okay! The emperor has come here in and told that he wanted it accordance with the folk rules, there is no violation of the rules, so what do you let the Ai family care about! Besides, it’s just a favor of a woman? ” Queen Mother Fang said angrily.
The queen flattened her mouth and continued to cry with her head down. Concubine De actually felt very uncomfortable, she thought for a while and said: “Queen Mother, you should persuade the emperor! This move will definitely disturb the harem.”
