Harem strategy

Chapter 104 A Dark Horse

On the first day, out of twenty people, only two were selected, but there were still a few who were to be betrothed to clan relatives.

The next day went much smoother, and another ten was selected. It is estimated that at least dozens of people will be selected in the palace this time.

Wang Mingya was among the twenty candidates on the third day. Of course, it was impossible for her to lose the election.So nothing to be curious about.No one would embarrass the Queen Mother and the Wang family at this time.Because the queen mother is the emperor's mother, everyone knows this in their hearts.

However, Wang Mingya was not among the candidates that the emperor gave. Both Li Jialuo and Concubine De had a tacit understanding and did not tell others, as long as you knew it in your heart, why bother to cause trouble?

Seeing how calm Queen Zhao is, she deserves to be a queen.

Five days later, the final election ended, and there were 40 people left, ten more than the previous one.

Those who are selected still have to live in Chunfang Palace first, waiting for the emperor to confer the position.

And there are about twenty more, which were directly given to the royal family members. Among them, some of them have interceded with the emperor, queen, or queen mother in advance. They are basically drafted, because they want to improve their status by bestowing marriages, or to show that the royal family favor.

There are about forty people left, and the government will send them back to the family.

Of course, these [-] outstanding girls who have never been selected in the finals will have the same marriages after returning, and their status will also improve.

No wonder many people wanted to send girls to the draft. Firstly, if they were selected, they would be able to enter the palace to serve the emperor.

Li Jialuo didn't interfere at all with regard to what positions these forty beautiful girls would entrust.

There are people above, so you can relax.

She should still have a baby at ease.

The third prince has been able to walk and talk for a long time. He usually likes to touch his mother's belly with his chubby hands, thinking about when he will become an elder brother.

He is almost two years old, and the second prince's two-year-old birthday in March, he had to give things according to the rules, because there was an audition, and spring was also a busy time for everyone, and there would be more and more children in the palace, it was impossible to send them every year. It will become common sense to hold banquets for princes' birthdays in the future.

Li Jialuo thinks this is okay, when his third prince celebrates his second birthday, he can just eat some birthday noodles in Changchun Palace, of course, there must be something prepared for Luo Er.

Concubine Jing looked at the second prince especially tenderly, saying that he was weak from birth, so she easily didn't take the second prince out.

Li Jialuo is different. Children should move more, and their health will be better.So every time I go for a walk, I take him with me.

A group of people followed, not afraid of anything happening.

It's just that in the palace, the only real man is the emperor, and the others are servants. Li Jialu thought, will children become unmanly when they grow up in this environment?

But the emperor knew it, so he laughed, saying that children are small, and when they grow up, they will have companions to read, and there will be masters in civil and military affairs, and they have seen more men, so how can they become unmanly? ?
After all, Li Jialuo worried too much.

Well, Li Jialuo doesn't want to think about it anymore. The main thing for children is to play. How can there be any time for fun in the future?As a prince, if you don't learn, you will be left behind.

The second master Wu of the Wu family took their second room, and the old lady Wu went to Ye County to become an official, and the Yun family guarded Master Wu at the county mansion. Now the Wu family is much quieter, and no one comes to discuss with Master Wu What a 'big deal'.

It can be said that in this regard, Li Jialuo doesn't have to worry about it, and there will be no troubles.

As for the Yun family, Wu Wanting is married, and the remaining three concubine daughters are still young. As long as they don't get in the way of her affairs, I think they will find a good family for them in the future.

It seems that Mr. Wu has received retribution, but Yun, who snatched her husband, has not received any retribution.

In fact, a woman has no son, her husband is paralyzed on the bed now, her daughter is married to a well-behaved family, and she doesn’t see her face several times a year, and her only backer is her husband’s original daughter. I was terrified.

If her original wife's daughter doesn't support her, she can only suffer if members of the Wu family or people like Wu Zhengyi come to make trouble because of her childlessness.

So what counts as retribution?What she thought was the love between husband and wife has also become a joke.

Li Jialuo is not afraid that the Yun family will make something wrong again. In fact, in the case of the Qian family, the one who is most responsible is Wu Da. So, the key to this kind of thing is the man.

So Master Wu collapsed on the bed, and he didn't let him die immediately, because sometimes living is more uncomfortable than dying.

Li Jialuo said to Qian Shi and Wu Wanzhen in his heart, I have let people pay back your grievances slowly.

Hope your next life will be safe and prosperous.

On Queen Zhao's side, in the past few days, there have been more people, because they all want to inquire about the status of this newly promoted beautiful girl, and whether there will be a concubine who can be canonized to a high position in one fell swoop.

Of course, the focus was on Wang Mingya, who didn't know that she was the Queen Mother's niece and niece.

If the status is low, the Queen Mother will have trouble with it.

Not to mention the beautiful ladies of Chunfang Palace, they are waiting for their positions to be released so that they can move out.

"Fortunately, the emperor said that no one else will be allowed to live in our Changchun Palace, otherwise this newcomer will come in and trouble will continue." Hu Po said.

She also doesn't like to have other concubines living in. When the time comes, it will be disgusting to see the emperor come and do something bad.

Li Jialuo smiled slightly, even if Changchun Palace moved in, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and it is impossible for the emperor to be the only woman.He can pet whoever he wants.

In the original words, Empress Zhao, a legitimate wife, is so virtuous and not jealous at all, so why is she jealous as a concubine?

What's more, she has been slowly realizing what she deserves, and she is no less than the emperor.

Of course, Li Jialuo also knew that among these beautiful women, many people wanted to live in Changchun Palace, because the emperor came to Changchun Palace many times, if they lived in, maybe the emperor would fall in love with him, and thus serve the emperor, and then be promoted. .

After a few days, the position of the new show girl finally came down. Unexpectedly, the highest position was not Wang Mingya, but Lin Yuee, the head of Jiacheng County.

The mother of Jiacheng County Lord is the daughter of Princess Tai'an.Princess Tai'an was the aunt of the first emperor, but she is no longer alive.

The mother of Jiacheng County Lord was also named Shuning County Lord back then. When it was the turn of Jiacheng County Lord, she could not have been named as County Lord, but because Lin Taifei in the palace was Jiacheng County Lord's aunt, Lin The concubine has no children, so she really likes this Jiacheng county lord. The late emperor doted on Lin Taifei, so he made this the Jiacheng county lord.

If counted, this Jiacheng county lord is also the emperor's cousin.The grandmother of Jiacheng County Lord is the emperor's great-aunt.

It's just that the relationship is a bit far away.A princess is only popular when her father is still the emperor. It is the turn of a brother to be the emperor. After her death, the identity of the emperor and the eldest princess of Tai'an is useless at all.

In fact, in this draft, because Wang Mingya's name is so famous, the head of Jiacheng County is much more low-key.

The Jiacheng county lord himself has the status of a county lord, so this time the noble concubine of the third rank was conferred, and she was immediately above all the beautiful girls.

On the contrary, it was Wang Mingya who was named Ronghua of the fourth rank.Three levels lower than Lin Yue'e.

Other beauties, nobles, and beauties are all canonized, and beauties are the most.

When meeting the queen for the first time, the Kunning Palace was full of people at once.

Fortunately, not everyone will come to greet the queen in the future, otherwise there will be so many people every day, it would be too lively.

"Ming Ya, don't blame Ai Jia." The Queen Mother said to Wang Mingya.

Wang Mingya hurriedly said: "Aunt, why would my niece and niece blame my aunt? The reason why my aunt arranged this is because I was stared at by people before I entered the palace, and everyone looked at me. Now that someone came out, it also transferred someone else's Realize, my niece knows good and bad."

"You are a sensible person. In this palace, there are often high-profile people, and the situation is not good. You are the niece and daughter of the Ai family. How many eyes are staring at you. Now that the Jiacheng County Lord has come out, she is also the royal family. Daughter of the clan, let her be the bird that stands out, and test the depth of the water in this palace."

Therefore, as soon as the Jiacheng county lord came, he was canonized as a noble concubine, and the newly promoted ladies naturally set their eyes on the Jiacheng county lord.

The Lord Jiacheng shared some of Wang Mingya's eyes, and Wang Mingya felt much more relaxed.

Moreover, this Jiacheng county lord, that is, Lin Guipin, is also good-looking, otherwise he would have been sent to the palace.

At the time of the draft, he was relatively unknown, but now that he has soared into the sky, he will naturally be paid more attention to.

"Master Jiacheng County?" Li Jialuo said, "How come there was no news about this person during the draft?"

Li Jialuo didn't ask anyone to inquire about the list of draftees, and what he heard most about was Wang Mingya's matter. On the contrary, this Jiacheng county lord seemed to appear out of thin air.

Xiaoliuzi said: "The head of Jiacheng County has been traveling with her father. Her father is the general judge of Tanzhou. The draft list only states the official position of Lin Guifei's father, but not the identity of the head of Jiacheng County. So everyone I don't know."

Because after all, the draft is the daughter of the selected officials.

Li Jialuo said with a smile: "So, this Jiacheng county lord is quite arrogant." He didn't even mention his identity, just like ordinary show girls, drafted together, and was selected, and finally revealed his identity , It really was a blockbuster.

Little Six laughed and said: "Actually, anyone who inquires carefully will know what's going on, that is, this group of beautiful girls don't know,"

Just because I don't know, I won't target this Jiacheng county lord, which will save me a lot of trouble.

Therefore, this Jiacheng county lord is not a fuel-efficient lamp.Knowing that before entering the palace, one needs to keep a low profile, but Wang Mingya, who has always been high profile, seems a little less intelligent.

Is this the case?Li Jialuo didn't believe that there was a queen mother, Wang Mingya definitely knew the details of Concubine Lin Gui, but she never revealed it.

It seems that both sides have their own plans.

However, at present, this group of newcomers to the palace all want to serve the emperor, and there are very few old people like them.

Li Jialuo was happy to watch the play.

There are more people in the palace, and they are all young girls, so it is inevitable that they are young and energetic, and there are more people arguing.Empress Zhao even sent a few more nuns to explain the rules to the new concubines from various palaces.

The main reason is that the emperor has been busy with the affairs of the court, and has not rushed into the harem to favor these newcomers.

Inevitably a little upset.

At this time, Wang Mingya and Wang Ronghua accidentally caught a cold and fell ill again, so he invited the imperial doctor and prescribed medicine, thinking that he couldn't wait for the emperor to go to bed.

Many concubines in the palace were secretly happy, thinking that it would be good for everyone that Wang Ronghua could not attend the bed, otherwise she would have the support of the Queen Mother, so where would they be?
The Empress Dowager personally sent Gong Nai to see Wang Ronghua, and when Gong Nai came back, she said to the Queen Mother, "Don't worry, Madam Ronghua knows well, it's not suitable for bedtime now."

The Queen Mother said: "I hope that Aijia didn't miss it this time."

As my niece, she chooses to retreat, and since that's the case, she doesn't need to do anything.

Wang Ronghua drank a bowl of bitter medicine, and the palace lady Baochan said distressedly: "Why do you humiliate yourself like this? With a queen mother, how can the emperor not like you?"

Wang Ronghua said: "Don't have such thoughts in the future. Just because I am the queen mother's niece, I should forget that I am the queen mother's niece. I am the emperor's concubine first, and then I can be anything else."

Wang Mingya knew that her status was both good and bad. For the emperor, accepting herself was only for the empress dowager's face. In such a situation, it was even more difficult to be favored.She needs to figure it out slowly.

In the beginning, everyone tried their best to go to bed, and it was inevitable that there would be various battles. She was ill at the right time, so she could miss these battles, so she could sink into Xinlai and think carefully about what to do in the future.

Unexpectedly, something happened before the emperor started looking for a newcomer to sleep with him.

Zheng Jieyu of Jinghe Palace was found dead on the bed.

Zheng Jieyu was the former concubine Rou, who was demoted to Jieyu because she abused the palace servants and almost killed the emperor's heir.

After being demoted to Jieyu, this person has faded out of everyone's sight, and now she died suddenly.

Moreover, the imperial physician checked that Zheng Jieyu didn't die of illness, but was poisoned to death.

Zhang Wenpin was still living in Jinghe Palace with the third princess. She was so frightened that she cried to Empress Zhao that she no longer wanted to live in Jinghe Palace.

It doesn't matter if you scare her, but if you scare the third princess, then it won't work, Zhang Wenpin will move out desperately.

Empress Zhao said: "It's okay to move out. You can only move out after the matter is cleared up. Zheng Jieyu and you don't live in the same courtyard, so why do you need to move out immediately?"

Zhang Wenpin said: "Your Majesty, there is some truth in what you said, but I heard that the gangster of the person who was murdered will appear in the middle of the night. I am afraid that I will scare the third princess. I beg you You, my concubine is very scared."

Queen Zhao said, "Then, in your opinion, where do you want to move?"

Zhang Wenpin said: "It's good for children to play with their companions. Let me see if I can live in Changchun Palace?"

It's a beautiful thought, the emperor has ordered Empress Zhao to live in Changchun Palace, if Empress Zhao insists on adding someone to Changchun Palace, wouldn't I be against the emperor?

Empress Zhao immediately said: "Changchun Palace is not good. Apart from the third prince, Concubine Shu is pregnant and has many children. If there is a collision, no one can afford it. If you find another place, Concubine Jing's Chonghua Palace will not be able to bear it." Yes, there is the Second Prince over there, and Concubine Ning from the Chunhua Palace, where the Fourth Princess lives, but I think that if you still have to take the Third Princess with you, you should choose a palace without children, which will be more spacious."

(End of this chapter)