Concubine Biography

Chapter 1

In the 28th year of Jianhe, winter.

The white snow has already decorated the capital in a different way. Pedestrians on the road looked in a hurry, and the hawkers selling sweet potatoes wore thick cotton clothes, and put their hands to their lips to warm them from time to time.Although the weather is cold, the peddler's expression is relaxed and at ease. The weather has been good these years, and the people's life has been easy. He looked at the fat sweet potatoes simmering in the stove, and couldn't help smiling. It's less than three hours since he got up early. These few, you can go home.

The Chen family in Ping'anfang, Beijing.

"Second girl, this newly made red squirrel cape is really beautiful, and it makes the girl's complexion more fair and tender." Chunmei carefully tied the strap of the cape for Chen Fu'er, and tied a beautiful bow.

Chunlan smiled and praised, "Our girl's complexion is good, wouldn't she be even more beautiful in this red dress?"

Chen Fu'er touched her fleshy little round face, looked at the white, tender, chubby little girl in the brass environment, and said with some hesitation, "Is it really good-looking? Why do I feel that my face is round again.... "

Chunmei was behind Chen Fu'er, looking at the little girl with red lips and white teeth in the mirror, and said seriously, "A round face is a blessing, and a girl is the most beautiful and lucky person in the world, but the maid looks at the girl who has lost weight recently. , the chin is a little pointed."

Chunlan looked at this scene, put on a bitter look on purpose, and begged Chunmei, "This is the girl's 13th birthday, and the slaves also want to be blessed by the girl. My sister must never dare to say that the girl has lost weight." , if the master and wife find out, they will inevitably be punished."

Chen Fu'er was amused all of a sudden, and nodded at Chunlan, "You are the worst girl," and said to Chunmei, "Give her the purse quickly, if you don't take it out, this girl doesn't know how to arrange people."

Chunmei also laughed and took out the purse she had prepared earlier and handed it to Chunlan, "Miss is kind, she has already prepared rewards, what are you so anxious about?"

Chunlan took the purse with a happy smile, first knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Fu'er to thank her, and then said to Chunmei with a smile, "My sister saw it right when she was preparing the purse earlier, the first girl to reward must be my sister." , but my younger sister will definitely get this second place, and from this morning I have been shy in front of the girl, and my older sister doesn't feel sorry for my younger sister, so it would be nice if I got it out sooner."

Chunmei pretended to be aggrieved, "Young lady, hurry up and let the servants decide, this little hoof opens its mouth, it's my fault."

Chen Fu'er held one hand, and said with a sweet smile, "You two are my good girls, please stop making trouble, mother should send someone to remind me later."

Just as he was talking, the little girl outside the door was already reporting, "Second Miss, Madam Guan is here, and she came to pick up Second Miss at the order of his wife."

How about Chen Fuer's flick? Look at the eyes, Chunmei and Chunlan covered their mouths and snickered, and hurriedly cleaned up for Fuer before they walked out of the room with Fuer.

Nanny Guan had already been waiting in the yard, her eyes lit up when she saw Chen Fu'er.

Today's Chen Fu'er is wearing a double snail bun, with light purple hair bands hanging down on both sides, her round face is still childish, her brows are soft, and under her curved willow eyebrows are a pair of gentle and peaceful eyes, shining brightly, looking at her It warms people's hearts.Wearing a pink brocade jacket with snow-white rabbit fur sewn on the corners, a pleated skirt with moon-white embroidered water patterns and pink twig flowers, and a big red squirrel cape on the outside, her fair and tender face was reddened. The print of the clothes made her look even more delicate, looking at her from far and near, she was a pretty little girl.

Thinking of this, Mammy Guan glanced at Chunmei, she was a skillful girl.

Chunmei received Guan Nanny's gaze, and she couldn't help raising her head and chest. As a big girl, she is only good if the master is good.

Chen Fu'er tilted her head slightly, and asked softly, "Nurse Guan?"

Sister Guan nodded, with a smile in her eyes, "The girl really gets bigger and more beautiful."

Chen Fu'er's cheeks were reddish, a little embarrassed, "Let's go, whatever."

After leaving Chen Fu'er's small courtyard, passing through the Chaoshou corridor and bypassing the rockery, you can see Zhu's main house.Before Fu'er approached, a seven or eight-year-old girl who also wore a red squirrel cloak rushed over quickly.

The little girl and Chen Fuer's eyebrows and eyes were very similar, but her chin was much sharper than Chen Fuer's. As soon as she threw herself into Chen Fuer's arms, she raised her smiling face and shouted happily.

"Second sister!"

Chen Fu'er smiled and took Chen Xi'er's hand, "Why are you here alone?"

Nanny Guan was startled by Chen Xi'er's action just now, and when she heard Chen Fu'er's question, she quickly scanned the surroundings, and saw Chen Xi'er's maids, Ruyu and Ruzhu, approaching in fear, her expression darkened instantly go down.

"What are you two doing? How dare you let the girl be alone in the yard. If the fourth girl bumps into each other somewhere, see if I won't tell my wife, I will kill you two little hooves." The most embarrassing nanny around her, she usually helps Zhu's housekeeper, and she is very dignified in front of the servants.

As soon as she said this, Ruyu and Ruzhu's faces turned pale.

Nanny Guan obviously didn't intend to let them go, so she looked at Ruyu again, "Ruyu, you are the big girl next to the fourth girl, why don't you have the vigilance at all? I'm afraid you don't want to do it when you're a big girl. Bar?"

Ruyu's face turned even paler, and she knelt down with a plop, sobbing and begging Chen Xi'er and Guan Nanny to forgive her.She didn't want to leave the fourth girl's side either, but the fourth girl had been waiting for the second girl here a long time ago. She was afraid that the fourth girl would be hungry, so she ordered Ruzhu to get some snacks and changed the stove by herself. The fourth girl jumped into the arms of the second girl, but no matter what the reason was, if something happened to the fourth girl, she couldn't escape.

"Has Xi'er seen mother?" Chen Fu'er squatted down and asked Chen Xi'er gently.

Chen Xi'er shook her head, glanced at Ruyu Ruzhu who was kneeling on the ground trembling, and then glanced at Guan Nanny with a livid face, and replied Chen Fu'er with some hesitation, "Not yet..."

Chen Fu'er lovingly touched her little face, and said to Nanny Guan, "Mommy, let's go, mother is waiting too soon." Holding Chen Xi'er by one hand, she winked at Chunmei.

Chunmei understood, and hurriedly said, "Ruyu Ruzhu, why don't you get up and serve Fourth Miss quickly, where is Fourth Miss' hand stove? Get it quickly."

Ruyu Ruzhu glanced at Chen Fu'er gratefully, hurriedly got up from the ground and stood behind Chen Xi'er, how could Nanny Guan not know Fu'er's intentions, she sighed secretly, but she didn't want to pursue it anymore.

Only then did Chen Xi'er relax, holding Chen Fu'er's hand joyfully, and chirping, "Second Sister, I embroidered a purse for you. It's very beautiful, but I can't give it to you right now. Father, mother, and elder brother will soon be together." When the second brother gave my sister a present, I had nothing to give."

Chen Xi'er's childish words made Chen Fu'er feel warm in her heart, "Okay then, my sister will take a good look at the purse embroidered by our Xi'er."

The two sisters were talking, and they arrived at Zhu's main room. There was already a girl waiting outside the house, leading the two sisters into the house.

As soon as he entered the room, before the two sisters saluted Mrs. Zhu, he heard a crisp voice, "The relationship between the fourth sister and the second sister is really good. The fourth sister went to pick up the second sister. Originally, my sister and I I want to go too, but my body is not good, my father loves me and is afraid that I will catch a cold, so I didn't go to pick up my sister, please forgive me." The third girl Chen Lu'er who was standing next to Aunt Fu was the one who spoke, only better than Fu'er. Half a year younger, her biological mother, Aunt Fu, was Chen Zheng's last concubine. She had a good color and a sweet mouth, and she was very much loved by Chen Zheng.Chen Lu'er looks like her mother, and the older she gets, the more beautiful she becomes. Although she is wearing a sky-blue dress today, when she stands up to Chen Fuer, she compares Fuer abruptly.

She said sorry words, but at this moment her eyes were jealously looking at the cloaks that Chen Fu'er and Chen Xi'er took off. She also got one, but it was not a bright red one, but a pink one, and the collar was not a squirrel, but a rabbit. hair.They are also the daughters of the Chen family. Is the difference between a prostitute daughter and a concubine daughter so big?
Mrs. Zhu glanced at her indiscriminately, then turned her head with a loving smile, and waved at Chen Fu'er and Chen Xi'er, "Come on, come to my mother, Fu'er is so beautiful today, today is our Fu'er's birthday On such a happy day, if anyone offends our Fu'er, mother will be the first to let him off."

Everyone in the room could hear the meaning of Zhu's words. Nanny Guan looked at Chen Lu'er with a half-smile, but Chen Lu'er looked back with some annoyance, but someone pulled her hand. She knew it was true without looking at her. Aunt Fu, Chen Lu'er bit her lower lip fiercely, and lowered her head.

Aunt Fu took up the conversation, "Ma'am, the second girl is really beautiful today. I heard that sister Qian sewed a set of clothes for the second girl as a congratulatory gift two days ago. excellent."

Aunt Qian, who had been standing in the corner with her eyes fixed on her nose, nose and heart, was called by Aunt Fu. She looked up at her, and then said slowly, "The maid and concubine do rough work, please don't dislike the second girl."

Chen Fu'er smiled and turned to Aunt Qian slightly, "Thank you, Aunt Qian."

This Aunt Fu, every time she has to touch Aunt Qian.Chen Fu'er sighed inwardly.

The Patriarch of the Chen family, Chen Zhengzheng, is the doctor of the imperial hospital, and his official position is not high. There are so many of them from the fourth rank in the capital, and to put it bluntly, the imperial doctors are nothing but servants of the royal family.The Chen family has a simple population. Chen Zheng has one wife and two concubines. He has two sons and four daughters. The eldest son, Chen Shun, is 16 years old.

The second son, Chen Qi, is 14 years old and is preparing to take the imperial examination.The eldest daughter is Chen Shou'er, born to Aunt Qian, and she is married. The second and fourth daughters are both from the Zhu family, and the third daughter, Chen Lu'er, is from Aunt Fu.

Speaking of which, the Zhu family is also blessed, having given birth to two sons and two daughters for the Chen family, and Chen Zheng's two concubines are not too young, and they both gave birth to daughters.Aunt Qian was originally the maid of the Zhu family, and after the Zhu family gave a generous dowry and generously married Chen Shou'er to an eighth-rank cavalry captain, she was even more devoted to the Zhu family.Aunt Fu was a girl bought from outside, and she climbed into Chen Zheng's bed while Mrs. Zhu was pregnant with Chen Fu'er, and because of this, Mrs. Zhu was injured when she gave birth to Chen Fu'er, and she got it again after four years. Chen Xier.

Even though Mrs. Zhu later carried the pregnant Aunt Fu to be an aunt, but with Chen Zheng's acquiescence, she broke Aunt Fu's body and made Aunt Fu unable to have children.After this incident, Aunt Fu deeply felt Zhu's methods. Although she didn't dare to turn on the prodigal son again, she still had a thorn in her heart, and she liked to provoke her from time to time.As long as it is not too much, the Zhu family will let her go. Anyway, the law stipulates that as long as Aunt Qian and Aunt Fu are not dead, with Chen Zheng's official position, he can no longer marry a concubine. Although this law is tacitly avoided by everyone, Those who are capable should still marry. Fortunately, Chen Zheng is not a womanizer after all, and Zhu Shi is not willing to make extra troubles.

(End of this chapter)