Harem for a living

Chapter 195

Soon, the emperor sent the list, and Chen Manrou showed it to the Empress Dowager Ci'an.The Empress Dowager Ci'an only asked Chen Manrou to keep the list, but did not say anything at that time.After several days, no letter came.

Turning around, Chen Manrou found that the number of times Mrs. Zhongyong and Mrs. Ding Guohou entered the palace suddenly increased a lot.

"Could it be that there are boys of the right age in the Tang family and the Zhu family?" Frowning for a while, Chen Manrou turned her head and asked, while Li Chun curled her lips: "Where are there boys of the right age? That is, the uncle of the eldest princess. This uncle of the country has a total of four sons, two sons and two sons. Let the bastard marry a princess."

"And the second son of the Zhu family has three sons, the eldest son and the second son are already married, and the youngest son is only seven or eight years old now. The third son of the Zhu family has only one son and a son, and the son has already discussed marriage. I am afraid that this year or next year will be married. Naturally, it is impossible for me to be a bastard, so the Zhu family does not have a man of the right age."

The most important thing is that neither the second bedroom nor the third bedroom of Zhu's family has a high official position, so the emperor probably doesn't like it either.

Compared with the Zhu family, the population of the Tang family is a bit thinner.Now the person in front of Uncle Zhongyong is the younger brother of Empress Dowager Ci'an, and the Tang family has this room.Uncle Zhongyong has only one son and one daughter, and this son is still sickly. In recent years, he has only had a legitimate son, but he is already married.

Therefore, the Tang family did not have a match for the eldest princess.

But within a few days, Li Qiu found out the news again.Zhu's and Tang's families don't have boys of the right age, but there are many in-laws who can't stand Zhu's and Tang's families.Mrs. Hou's natal family of the Zhu family also has three brothers, and every family has a son.Not to mention, the Zhu family's eldest daughter-in-law's family, and the second daughter-in-law's family.If these are not enough, there is also the mother's family, and no one jumped out of the cracks in the rocks.

Adding up the messy in-laws, the Zhu family picked out a total of four candidates.The Tang family picked out two.

"What did the princess say?" Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows and asked, Li Qiu shook her head: "The princess is very irritable these days." After all, it concerns the rest of her life. It's hard to be safe.

"Just wait." Chen Manrou was silent for a while, and only said three words. Anyway, the eldest princess is not her own daughter, and she is not close to her as a stepmother in her heart. Whether she marries well or not has nothing to do with her.

"Ma'am, there is one more thing."Li Qiu hesitated for a while, then said in a low voice, Chen Manrou glanced at her: "Is there anything else you can't say in front of Bengong?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui's side, it's been a while since I received a Ping'an pulse. There is also Xiaoyi, the servant was asked to inquire. Last month, Lan Xuan in Concubine Hui's palace happened to have her period." The previous paragraph At that time, Concubine Hui said she was suffering from the wind, and after asking the imperial doctor to prescribe the prescription, she didn't ask for the pulse of peace. Whenever the imperial doctor came, she only said that she was tired and had a headache, and she didn't want to let the imperial doctor take the pulse. .

Chen Manrou stroked the jade pendant hanging on her skirt, and asked with a smile, "Isn't it August [-]th in a few days?"

"Ms. Hui, that's right." Li Qiu nodded, and Chen Manrou changed her sitting position sideways: "Ms. Concubine Hui probably wants to surprise the emperor, so just pretend you don't know. I have been the queen for nearly two years now." , Although there are quite a few princes and daughters born here, they are either mothers with status, or their birth mothers died of bleeding.

Li Qiu hesitated: "But Qi Xiuyi and the Seventh Prince..."

"It's okay, the Seventh Prince was not recorded on Qi Xiuyi's jade certificate, but was raised by Concubine Hui's side in name. Now, Qi Xiuyi is taking care of him himself, so naturally he won't be too close to Concubine Hui in the future." Chen Manrou waved her hand. Said.

Besides, no matter whether Qi Xiuyi was really stupid or fake, she couldn't just let herself and her son curry favor with Concubine Hui.

Besides, who can be sure that the one in Concubine Hui's belly must be the prince?

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shen, please see me." Li Chun came in to report, Chen Manrou was a little surprised: "Concubine Shen? Why did she come here?"

"I heard that Mrs. Shen has just added a little grandson, probably because of this matter?" Li Chun was also a little puzzled, and Chen Manrou nodded: "Let her come in, let the small kitchen prepare some rose snacks, wait When Xiao Wu wakes up, he must eat."

Both Lichun and Lidong responded, one went to pass on Concubine Shen, and the other went to the small kitchen.

Concubine Shen followed Lichun in with a low eyebrow and saluted Chen Manrou with a voice like an oriole: "My concubine greets the empress, I have seen the empress."

"Concubine Shen please get up quickly." Chen Manrou responded with a smile, signaling Li Chun to help Concubine Shen up.Concubine Shen smiled shyly at Lichun, and then sat down on one side, only taking up one-third of the stool, her body was stretched upright, the silk handkerchief in her hand was twisted into a ball, she seemed a little nervous.

"It's rare for Concubine Shen to come here once in this palace. Is there something to do here today?" Chen Manrou asked with a smile, and Concubine Shen replied with some embarrassment: "This concubine came here today to ask the Queen Mother for a favor. things."

As he spoke, he sneaked a glance at Chen Manrou, seeing that Chen Manrou's expression hadn't changed much, and then he continued: "My concubine's elder brother just got a son, and I want to reward you with a few things, so I can see my mother by the way, so I want to I beg the empress to allow it."

"Well, that's it?" Chen Manrou nodded with a smile: "Let your mother hand over the sign, I will explain to the people below, and let them let them go directly when the time comes. As for your natal nephew, I am also very happy .”

Saying so, he ordered Li Chun to fetch a Jasper Ruyi, and then handed it to Concubine Shen directly: "This is a little favor from this Palace, so Concubine Shen should not refuse."

Concubine Shen was at a loss, hesitated for a while before reaching out to pick up Yu Ruyi.Thinking about it, I had nothing to say, so I carefully bid farewell.When Concubine Shen left, Li Chun became unhappy: "Concubine Shen looks like you have bullied her! It's really disgusting!"

"Concubine Shen was not like this in the past." Chen Manrou sneered, when she was in the paddock last year, Concubine Shen was a low-key and peaceful woman, but she changed her temperament this year, which is too fast.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean, Concubine Shen has ulterior motives?" Li Chun was startled, and hurriedly asked, Chen Manrou shook her head: "I don't know if Concubine Shen has ulterior motives, but I only know that there are two vacancies for the four concubines. There will be a canonization at the end of this year, and I don't know who will be blessed with that."

How long has it been? In the position of the fourth concubine, there are three people who come and go, and they have been changed several times.Only Concubine De, from entering the palace to now, still sticks to her post.

"What's happened to Concubine Fu recently? Does Tang Zhaorong still go to Ci'an Palace often?" Chen Manrou changed the subject, while Li Qiu shook his head: "Concubine Fu seldom comes out recently, she has been reading and writing in the palace, and Tang Zhaorong It’s copying scriptures for the Empress Dowager.”

"When the harem is quiet, I really don't feel used to it." Chen Manrou paused, then sighed casually.Let Lichun bring a book over, and lean on the couch to read it casually.

The eldest princess didn't make Chen Manrou wait too long, and after only two days, she brought her to Yongshou Palace.

Chen Manrou was holding Xiao Wu to read the characters. After the eldest princess was invited in, she asked Xiao Wu to trace the red on the copybook.

"Fifth Sister has started to read now? She is really smart and clever." Seeing Xiao Wu, the eldest princess smiled and praised: "In the past, I said that Xiao Wu followed the mother's temper most, and was very lovable. Woolen cloth."

"Don't praise the princess, I'm thankful that this monkey can sit down and write two pages." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and asked someone to bring snacks to the princess.The eldest princess did not refuse, pinched a small piece and tasted it carefully: "The dim sum here is still so delicious."

"If you like it, I'll have someone write the prescription later, and you can get someone to do it when you go back." Chen Manrou said with a smile, the eldest princess didn't mention it, and she didn't mention it either.Anyway, at this moment, she is not interested in taking the initiative to relieve the eldest princess' worries.

In terms of stamina, the eldest princess is definitely inferior to Chen Manrou.So, after drinking a cup of tea, eating three pieces of snacks, and teasing Xiao Wu and saying six sentences, the eldest princess couldn't bear it any longer: "My daughter hasn't come to pay her respects to the queen mother for a long time. Don't blame the queen mother." daughter."

"How could it be? Although you have never been to the Palace of Eternal Life, you have always been filial in the Palace of Ci'an on weekdays. I am too happy to be happy. How could I blame you?" Chen Manrou said with a smile, the eldest princess probably felt uncomfortable. , this Yongshou Palace was originally the sleeping palace of successive generations, and the eldest princess lived here for many years.Now, the eldest princess has moved out, and the place where the eldest princess lived was originally lived by Xiao Wu, so it's no surprise that she is happy.

"The queen mother said this, and the daughter felt even more ashamed." The eldest princess bowed her head in embarrassment and said, Chen Manrou just smiled.

After a while, the Eldest Princess summoned up her courage again: "Mother, my daughter heard that Uncle Ninth's concubine has been decided?"

"No, I have seen a few times, and they are all pretty good. For specifics, I have to look again." Chen Manrou shook her head and looked at the eldest princess twice. He didn't dare to look up.

It is not in accordance with the rules for a daughter's family to intervene in marriage matters, and it is even more inappropriate for her to intervene in the elders.

Embarrassed, the eldest princess twisted her body a few times, and smiled sheepishly: "I just saw a register at the imperial grandmother's place, and saw many names of people written on it, with portraits on it, so I was a little puzzled."

The more the painting gets darker, if you choose a concubine for the Ninth Prince, the portrait must be of a woman.As for the roster at the Queen Mother's place, the portrait must be of a man. How biased is the look in order to recognize a man as a woman?

"You're not young anymore. After finishing your ninth uncle's affairs, it will be your turn. What's your plan?" Chen Manrou saw that Xiao Wu was already a little impatient, and didn't go around with the eldest princess any more. Just asked.

The eldest princess's face flushed instantly, she kneaded the handkerchief, and stammered back: "This, this, daughter, it's up to the father and the mother to decide."

She didn't say to let the Empress Dowager Ci'an make the decision. It seems that the eldest princess has already inquired about it in private.The few candidates selected by the Zhu family and the Tang family were either incompetent or not from a good family background. The eldest princess inevitably looked down upon them.

Chen Manrou knew a few days ago that the eldest princess would definitely come to Yongshou Palace.Now, things really went as Chen Manrou thought.

"Princess, don't be shy. This marriage is a lifetime affair." The smile on Chen Manrou's face became more and more amiable. In order to enhance the effect, she reached out and touched the head of the princess. arm, and Chen Manrou herself couldn't help wiping her hands behind her back with a handkerchief.

"You are the emperor's eldest princess. Whatever kind of person you like, your father can find it for you." Chen Manrou continued to smile with a wolf grandmother's smile on her face: "Talk to Ben Gong, Ben Gong I'll give you an idea, too."

The best thing is to kick the Zhu family away at once, and then hate the Tang family. It is a good idea to separate one by one.Only when they are separated can they be broken one by one.If we really can't separate, then we'll do everything in one go.

(End of this chapter)