Beautiful step by step

Chapter 177

It stands to reason that Dianyi, Wu's side concubine, should have done it together when she entered the East Palace two years ago.As the first daughter of the second-rank Shangshu family, her status is enough to be a prince and side concubine.But she was married in with such a dishonorable identity. At that time, it was too late for the entire royal family to hide it, so how dare she make a big show of it.

When she first entered the East Palace, she was carried in from the side door by an inconspicuous blue sedan chair.There were no bridal chamber candles, no phoenix crown and Xiapei, and even the prince who was in distress at the time simply didn't go to her place to settle down.

Fortunately, Mrs. Wu was resourceful and patient, and finally won the prince's heart after giving birth to her son, allowing him to be promoted to side concubine.The crown prince's side concubine sounds inconspicuous at first glance, even inferior to the prince's concubine, but as a legitimate prince, one day the crown prince will ascend the throne, and then the side concubine will change, at least she must be a second-rank concubine.

Of course, that was in the future, and now the Wu family still only has the title of side concubine, without the canonization ceremony, no crown, no seal, her position of side concubine is just an empty shell with an improper name.

The officials of the Ministry of Rituals are all good people. This side concubine has registered with the emperor. Who do you listen to, the emperor and the prince?
The prince's henchmen may find ways to help the prince detour to achieve his wish, but they are not the prince's henchmen, so of course they have to listen to the emperor.But on the surface, they dared not openly resist the prince, so they could only use the word "drag" in the end.

Last winter's Northwest War survived this year, and seeing that it was almost impossible to drag on for a whole year, Duan Wang descended from heaven.

Finally a royal is coming, thank goodness!Originally, when they were going to be unable to procrastinate, as soon as they sued the emperor, they discussed together early in the morning what to do with the ceremony of the side concubine.Well now, they finally don't have to bear the notoriety of suing the crown prince.

Regarding the matter of your Zhu family, you should close the gates of the Forbidden City and resolve it within yourself.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were relieved, and Wang Duan who accepted the matter was really taken aback several times.

It's only been a few days, even if I have the resources of heaven, it is impossible to write down the voluminous rules of the Ministry of Rites in such a short period of time, about the daily necessities of life, clothing, food, housing and transportation for the nobles of all classes in Dayue.Now handing over the entire Jinfeng Grand Ceremony to him, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him?
Whoever wants to be promoted will be unlucky with him?

Opening the file with sympathy for each other, some unpleasant memories flashed in my mind after seeing the brief biography of the side concubine.Why is it the Wu family?In an instant, he had one head and two big ones.

Of course, he was worried for a short time, thinking that two years ago he almost wanted to be a father. At that time, because the Wu family offered a prostitute daughter to marry Tubo as a pro-princess, he could only bear with the pressure of such righteousness.But just because he endured it doesn't mean he forgot. He didn't expect that Feng Shui would turn, and the Wu family would fall into his hands.

Sympathy and sympathy have all turned into gloating, so there is no need to think about Duan Wang writing a memorial.

It is difficult to find the father!

Who told him to throw him into the Sixth Department? Fortunately, it is the most inconspicuous Ritual Department. If the tone is more important, from three to four tones, it is estimated that before he reaches the entrance of the official department, he will be chopped into pieces by the eyes of several brothers. Bolognese.

Due to his status, the paper can be handed over to his father directly, and Duan Wang wrote it very casually.

"I have been in the Ministry of Rites for more than half a decade, and I have been trusted by all the officials, so I entrusted the promotion ceremony of His Royal Highness' side concubine. The first minister was afraid, lest the time to do things was too short, and the lack of etiquette care would delay the royal event. Later, I learned that Jin Who is the sealer? My son felt that this matter was quite absurd. On that day, my father inspected the corruption in the west, and ordered my son to go back to the Beijing Household Department to check the accounts. There is some chaos in the minute, but I still can't forget my personal experience. Although I am not familiar with the law, I have been taught by my father since I was a child, and I know etiquette, righteousness and shame. How can such a lecherous and sinister woman Dehe can be worthy of being a concubine of the crown prince."

After briefly talking about what happened, King Duan finally pointed it out in one sentence.I think Mrs. Wu has a problem with her conduct, and this kind of person is not worthy of being a side concubine.

"it is good!"

With just a short memorial and a few words, Emperor Qinglong could read it with a glance.You don't need to think too much to know what King Duan's intention is, it's just that King Duan didn't dare to face the prince face to face, so he left the matter to his father.This kind of pure dependence, as well as the straightforward advice at the end, made him feel caring and comfortable.

"Houxi is really nice, if you have any troubles you can't solve, you can go to his father."

In Yikun Palace, Emperor Qinglong was full of joy as Concubine Shu was allowed to hold his head.

"After reading it and writing the memorial, my problem is almost the same, my concubine will take a rest first."

Concubine Shu withdrew her massage hand, her face remained calm, but her heart became more and more melancholy.Didn't she tell her son not to force himself to stand out in case of trouble, and to eat, drink and play more when he has the time.It's not that she doesn't expect her son to be successful, or that she has no idea about becoming a queen mother, but that the situation in Beijing and China is so chaotic that she has no confidence.

Wealth is sought in insurance, but what if there is no shortage of wealth?

For more than 20 years, she has been controlling the situation, and she has never made a show of being favored, and completely offended any prince.Over the years, the reputation of Wenshihou Mansion has been further consolidated. No matter who ascends the throne, she will be the kind of person who is respected.Weighing the pros and cons, she really doesn't need to go through this muddy water.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is his elder brother after all. An elder brother is like a father. No matter what, Mrs. Wu is also from the East Palace. Is it wrong for Houxi to do this?"

Emperor Qinglong looked at Concubine Shu helplessly: "Why should my beloved concubine be so careful, my father is still doing well now, how can I get him to play the role of elder brother like a father. But Houxi is good, with a pure heart, just like when I was a child The same is close to me and admiring."

The older Emperor Qinglong was, the more he cherished this pure father-son relationship. Originally, he had a few young sons who could enjoy the family relationship between father and son, but they were not as good-looking as Houxi.One Houxi and one Ayi, the appearance of these two brothers and sisters completely mirrors the advantages of him and Aifei, Zhilan Yushu, closed moon and shameful flowers, making people feel good just looking at them.

Sensing his gaze, Concubine Shu licked her temples, lowered her head slightly, with a little embarrassment on her lips.

"Houxi has the heart of a child."

"Yes, brother is just like a child, always bullying me."

He was thinking about Ayi here, and Ayi arrived over there.In the past two years, she has grown taller again, and the baby fat on her face has completely disappeared, revealing the beautiful outline of a girl.Ever since he came back from the west tour, Emperor Qinglong had the heart to choose a young talent for her to be her son-in-law.The emperor's daughter is not worried about marrying, especially if the mother and concubine are tall and beautiful like Princess Jiu, it is not only a family of daughters, but also thousands of families.The people who are interested in her can be lined up from the east of the city gate to the west of the city gate.

This grand scene made Emperor Qinglong quite proud, and he was even more reluctant to part with it.The left and right princesses are fine a few years later, so they stay for a few more years, just in time for him to inspect the candidates.

With his thoughts together, all those high-ranking families with men of the right age in Beijing were all investigated by the Qinglong Guard.Because I was going to marry my daughter, this time I mainly checked the back house chores.Is the mistress kind, is there a dispute over wives and concubines in the back house, is there any affectionate maid in my room, is there any cousin who is not married to childhood sweethearts?

Although his daughter will live in the princess mansion after she gets married, he must choose a perfect husband-in-law for her.

In the past, Qinglongwei paid more attention to the former dynasty, although they had dabbled in the backyard, they still didn't put much energy into it.Now that Emperor Qinglong issued an order, they really found out many problems that they hadn't noticed before from another angle.Unintentionally inserting willows and willows into shadows, through this incident, Emperor Qinglong's control over the court reached a new height.

"How did he bully you?"

Leaning beside Emperor Qinglong, Princess Jiu pouted and said, "He won't take me with him when he leaves the palace."

"Isn't Ah Yi tired of playing outside the palace?"

There are so many tricks in Jingzhong, and after two years, Ayi basically played it all, so she didn't have so much interest.

"But the palace was tired of it earlier, it's just a few tricks, it's better to spend more time with the father, the queen, the mother and the concubine."

Knowing that she has such a sweet mouth, she must have something to ask for, but seeing her daughter's pink face, Qinglong Disi couldn't afford a little bit of imperial majesty.

"Ayi is still filial."

"I'm the emperor's daughter. If I'm not filial to you, who am I to be filial to?"

Ninth Princess narrowed her eyes and leaned on Emperor Qinglong's shoulder, pretending to be casual and said: "Father, in fact, I still want to see Ah Mao when I leave the palace, and we haven't seen each other for two years."

"Ah Mao?" Emperor Qinglong was puzzled.

Concubine Shu reminded from the side: "It's Yan Heng's wife, she is extremely beautiful, and Ah Yi likes it very much."

The person is beautiful, so Emperor Qinglong also remembered the face of the account book that he had seen during his western tour.With that bright and refined appearance, it's no wonder Ayi misses her so much.With this in mind, he decided to raise the criteria for Ayi's appearance in choosing a son-in-law.The already high conditions would have to break through the sky, but Emperor Qinglong didn't worry at all.With so many people in Da Yue, couldn't he choose a perfect son-in-law?
"Ah Mao is a really nice person. Mother and concubine often say that love is born from the heart. Ah Mao is the kind of person who looks good and has a good heart. No matter how you look at the two together, you are pleasing to the eye."

Hearing this, Emperor Qinglong also understood, and his daughter came to be a lobbyist for Yan Heng.

The ninth princess couldn't hide anything, so after laying the groundwork, she said directly: "Father, Ah Mao will definitely not do that kind of thing."

Really came to be a lobbyist. Thinking of some possibilities, Emperor Qinglong was rarely serious: "Who do you listen to these messy things?"

"My daughter was playing with Shimei a few days ago, and she heard what Shimei's nanny said."

The Tenth Princess is an unremarkable princess in the Dayue Palace. In terms of appearance, she is not as good-looking as the Ninth Princess, and in terms of the degree of favor, she can't even touch the hem of the Ninth Princess's robe.And her concubine mother is just an inconspicuous concubine in a side shop of a remote palace, and there is no comparison with Concubine Shu who is the lord of Palace Yikun.But the main seat of that palace seems to be the birth mother of the prince.

Prince's birth mother...

After finding out the situation, Emperor Qinglong thought that this matter had nothing to do with the crown prince. At most, he was in a daze and spoiled Wu shi for a while, so that she could take advantage of it.

But after listening to the words of Princess Nine, he suddenly had another level of speculation.

The crown prince suddenly doted on Concubine Wu for no reason, and recently even organized a promotion ceremony for her in disregard of decency. Looking closely, this favor was somewhat deliberate.Could it be that the prince had discovered the conspiracy between King Wu and King Wei early on, so he planned to counter the general?
(End of this chapter)