Concubine's Handbook of Good Life in Ancient Times

Chapter 188

"You can figure it out! But this time, you can no longer put on the airs of the Duke's wife. Now the Yongning Hou Mansion is different from the past."

It's not just Rong Gong's family who think this way, anyone with a little IQ in the capital thinks this way.

"Mrs. Rong Guogong gave a great gift, and even went to the Hou's mansion in person. The lady didn't see her. The lady Rong Guogong, who used to only look at people with her chin, apologized to us in a low voice. That scene was really joyful. !"

Mrs. Wang mentioned to Shuning about Mrs. Rongguo's apology to the Hou's Mansion, which made Shuning laugh so hard that her stomach hurts.

"Hedong for 30 years, and Hexi for 30 years. Just because our family and Rongguo's mansion are both military generals, the wife of Rongguo has always looked down on the Marquis's mansion, which is lower than the duke's. At the beginning, she often found trouble with my mother, but now Turn around."

"Grandmother, you just take what the Rongguo Mansion sent, and exchange it for food and grass for the soldiers on the border. The border has not been very stable in the past two years, and the emperor has been worrying about food and grass!"

Wars cost the most money. A few years ago, the emperor's personal conquest made them afraid of fighting, but in the past two years, it was said that those nomads had a very difficult life, so they turned their ideas on Daxia.

The richness of Daxia has always been their envy, so they have always been thinking about the vast and rich land of Daxia.

"I understand. I will tell your father later that he will donate the grain and grass to the emperor. We will add a little more for our own family to make up a hundred thousand shi of grain."

One hundred thousand shi of grain seems to be a lot, but in fact it can't last long. After all, the soldiers on the border can eat a lot because they have to fight.

"Everything has made everyone worry. Because I have already spent a lot of money at home, the two villages that my mother will belong to me in the future don't have to save for me."

Shu Ning is very sorry to her family, because her whole family has to contribute people and money.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? As long as you are safe in the palace, how can money be compared?" Mrs. Wang stretched out her handkerchief to wipe the tears from the corners of Shuning's eyes. For this daughter who is not her own daughter but her own daughter, Wang's love I really think about her.

There is no shortage of silver for a family like theirs, as long as they can exchange the silver for the safety of the family and the noble concubine in the palace, they are willing to contribute no matter how much money they have.

People can always earn money back when they are alive, but when they are gone, they have nothing.

The only daughter of the family is trapped in the deep palace, and there is no granddaughter in the next generation of the family, so the only daughter of the imperial concubine is highly valued by the family, not only because she is a noble concubine.

Although many people are not as free as before because of the noble concubine, the family's reputation has improved, and the reputation among officials is also good.

Marquis Yongning said that as long as they kept their duties, even if the next emperor was not the son of a noble concubine, they would not touch the Marquis's mansion, at most they would not reuse it.

"I see, grandma and mother, don't worry, I will take good care of myself in the palace."

Shuning understands that only when she is well can her family be well.So she will protect herself in the palace, not only for her, but also for her family.

Sending away grandmother and mother, Shu Ning asked them to bring the eldest sister-in-law next time, and the second sister-in-law next time, so that Shu Ning could see all the sisters-in-law.Although she is in the palace, she still misses her relatives in her heart.If the nephews at home were not too young, Shu Ning really wanted them to enter the palace.

But when they get older, this harem is not suitable for them to come in, so Shuning simply doesn't let them bring any of them, lest the sisters-in-law complain that she is partial.

Lonely turning, Shu Ning would do this every time her family entered the palace, she could see her grandmother and mother, but she hadn't seen her grandmother, father and brothers for a long time.

Shuning thought about going to the palace this year to escape the summer heat, and wondered if she could see them.

Both grandfather and father are men, so they cannot enter the harem, and they want to know the current situation of the imperial concubine only from their mother and wife.Although I know that the imperial concubine is safe at home, how can I feel at ease if I don't see it with my own eyes!Thinking of the imperial concubine who often dangled in front of them when they were young, it took a long time to get used to it after entering the palace.

"See the imperial concubine."

As soon as Shu Ning reached the front of Chang Ning Palace, she was stopped by someone.

"Who are you? Why are you blocking my way?"

Shuning sat on her shoulders, looking at the palace maid who blocked her.The reason why it is said to be a palace lady is of course because the clothes she is wearing are those of a palace lady!
The Great Xia Dynasty was more lenient to court ladies, as long as Ling Luo was rewarded by the master, she could also wear her body, and she could also wear pearls and hairpins on her head.

But first of all, there is one thing to remember, that is, do not exceed the limit, some things are still very strictly controlled, for example, in addition to silver jewelry on the head of an ordinary court lady, there can be no more than two gold jewelry.

But generally speaking, ordinary court ladies rarely have gold ornaments. Unless the master rewards them, those who enter the palace to be court ladies will not be very rich, so let alone have any gold ornaments.If you really want it, who would enter the palace to serve as a waiter?
It's just that this palace lady is wearing a gold ornament on her head, which shows that she is not an ordinary palace lady.

"Back to the imperial concubine, the servant is Bai Baolin's maid, and Bai Baolin is about to give birth."

Seeing the no smile on the imperial concubine's face, the maid thought she had bumped into the imperial concubine, but in fact she had bumped into it.

"I'm going to give birth soon? Isn't it due next month?"

Shu Ning looked at the court lady suspiciously, if Bai Baolin gave birth now, it would be considered premature, right?Only a few days to nine months!As the saying goes, seven live and eight don't live. After the second prince is born, everyone's expectations of him will be reduced a lot.

"Back to the imperial concubine, the master started to have a stomachache after eating the food delivered by the dining room."

The anxiety on the maid's face didn't look fake.Originally, she wanted to go to the queen, but when she saw the guard of honor of the noble concubine, she ran over.

"Hou Lin, you go and tell the empress, and the rest of you will follow me to Anqing Palace."

Shuning didn't ask Concubine He why she didn't send someone to find the queen, because she knew that Concubine He had asked Concubine De to chant scriptures together this morning, and both of them were chant scriptures in the Buddhist hall built in the palace, not in Anqing Palace at all.

Speaking of the Buddha Hall, it was also a place built by the emperor for the queen mother and concubines in the harem to eat fast and chant Buddha after he ascended the throne.There are quite a few people who believe in Buddhism in the palace, and the emperor also wanted them to have a place to go. Maybe if they eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha more, their hearts will get better.

(End of this chapter)