Di Daughter's Interpretation

Chapter 78

The prince's yearly salary alone is rice, which is 5 shi, which is 50 times that of the first-rank minister.In addition, there are expenses for canonization, palace, marriage, funeral, etc., and are given to kitchen servants, Zhailang, and shopkeepers.All the children and grandchildren of the prince are brought up by the court, endless.Because the sons and daughters of the clan are not allowed to be officials or do business, what do they do?They kept marrying wives, taking concubines, and having children, so the team of clan children became larger and larger, and the burden on the court became heavier and heavier.

"The clan is self-supporting?" The queen mother was even more troubled, so how many clan members would cry to her in the future?They are all descendants of Emperor Taizu, can we ignore it?The Empress Dowager only felt that the matter of "self-support by the clan" was more disturbing than "candidates for the queen".

Fortunately, the emperor was very discerning, and after impassionedly talking about "self-support of the clan", he also mentioned that "naturally, it must be done step by step, and it will not be achieved overnight." , step by step slowly, that's good, that's good.

Two days later, the Empress Dowager suffered from an emergency; the emperor's original wife, the former Qin Princess Jiang, was a filial aunt, and she was willing to become a monk to pray for the Empress Dowager. Sure enough, the Empress Dowager's condition gradually improved after Jiang became a monk.The emperor was very impressed, and set aside a beautiful garden in the palace, built "Jingxiao Nunnery", gave Jiang's residence, and gave him the title "Jingxiao Zhenren".Jiang Yuan, the father of Jiang's family, was granted the title of Duke of Zhao, and he was given the mansion of the Duke of Zhao, and he was granted the "eldest son to inherit the title" in the future.The concubine's natal family usually has only one generation of dukes, and it is a special favor for the Jiang family to have two generations of dukes.

Naturally, there were praises from all over the court. Some praised "Princess Qin for her filial piety and sincerity", some praised "the emperor is kind and righteous", and some secretly envied the Jiang family: a daughter became a monk, and in exchange for two generations of princes!It's more about secretly guessing, who will get the queen's seat?

The censor Gao Yulou wrote, "Your Majesty is in the midst of spring and autumn, so it is advisable to enrich the harem and have more sons... Please establish a queen and nine concubines..." The emperor married his daughter-in-law, no matter what, he should have "one empress and nine concubines", too few It's out of character.

After the memorial was delivered, many courtiers stretched their necks waiting to see the emperor's reaction.The result was that they stayed in the middle school, but the queen mother began to summon noble girls one after another, all between the ages of 15 and 18. "Choose concubines for the sage? They are all daughters of aristocratic families." In the past, most of the wives married by the royal family were the daughters of commoners or low-ranking officials.

Jieyu is also on call. "Call An Zan's wife and daughter to meet the Queen Mother tomorrow"?Tan Ying's legs are weak, the palace?How could that be possible.The Fu family is already a den of dragons and tigers. If ten noble daughters from aristocratic families enter the palace, how can Xie Yu be the opponent? "She grew up under our knees." When An Zan came home at night, Tan Ying pulled his sleeves and wept. "Our family doesn't even have a concubine. She has never seen or heard of those dirty things since she was a child." Dirty things are very simple." Xie Yu doesn't understand the fight between wives and concubines, and dozens of women compete for a man, no!

Tan Ying lost her mother since she was a child, and her stepmother only treated her with respect and affection, and never taught her anything.Tang Ge always had two concubines, both of whom were subdued by his stepmother.How did you fix it?Tan Ying didn't know.Old Tange loved the eldest daughter left by his original wife very much, and he even taught Tan Ying how to write and read books, but how could old Tange know the tricks of the inner house.It was precisely because of this that after Tan Ying married into the Marquis of Lu'an, she had no good way to deal with her difficult mother-in-law, her "filial" husband, and the house full of concubines.

An Zan smiled and said, "You're thinking too much. The Empress Dowager summoned these girls just to relieve her boredom, and definitely not for the emperor's marriage." Seeing that her husband was so determined, Tan Ying was dubious, "Really? Said to be one empress and nine concubines." An Zan was very calm, "No, don't worry." If the empress comes from a wealthy family, how many families will be involved is not so easy to decide.Besides, the emperor is a Mingjun, and a girl who has already engaged will definitely not covet her.

Tan Ying gritted her teeth, "Don't wait for Marquis Jingning, let's make an appointment with Wuji first!" If we wait any longer, if Jieyu is really selected into the palace, where will we cry?An Zan pondered for a moment, then said gently, "Don't worry, I have my own ideas." She comforted Tan Ying in every possible way, and coaxed her to sleep.

The next day Xie Yu followed Tan Ying into the palace, and was summoned by the Queen Mother, who dared not go.She didn't dare to dress up too gorgeously, nor did she dare to dress up too poorly. She was dressed in a light blue dress, which was as green as spring water, which made people happy to see it.The queen mother sat in the side hall, and said kindly and gently, "Get up! Your name is Jie Yu? Good name, come and show it to the Ai family." When Jie Yu came to the front, the queen mother was stunned. , so beautiful!She dragged Xie Yu to read it from head to toe, and couldn't stop praising her, "Mrs. An, Ling Ai is really a natural beauty!" Tan Ying was terrified by the praise, but she could only laugh and say modest words.

"Not only is she good-looking, but she also has good etiquette and rules!" The Queen Mother saw that her words were generous, neither humble nor overbearing, and she liked her, "Mrs. An is really blessed to have raised such a good daughter."

The emperor said that all the women on the list of entering the palace can be candidates for the queen.There are only two things to choose a queen: first, she must have demeanor and manners, and second, she must have a peerless appearance.The Empress Dowager didn't quite agree with the "extraordinary appearance". The empress dowager only needs to have a good appearance in the palace, and doesn't pay attention to whether she is amazingly beautiful.The emperor, however, spoke eloquently, "The empress gives birth to a son, so that the country can be consolidated!" But if the empress is not outstanding, "the son will not like it." The concubines are not beautiful enough?In any case, the status of a girl who entered the palace to be selected was enough, so why not choose a beautiful one for him.

Like this Miss An, although her family background is a bit weak, her father is a cabinet minister.It's just good to have a weak family background, so as to avoid the trouble of foreign relatives' monopoly in the future.The queen mother thought about it, the more she read the explanation, the more pleasing she was to her eyes. This girl is so pitiful to me, the emperor must be satisfied when she sees her!
"The flowers in the imperial garden are in full bloom, but the scenery can still be seen," the queen mother said gently, "Xieyu went to enjoy the scenery, and came back from breaking the branches of winter jasmine for Ai's family." Send Xieyu.

Outside the Hall of Qinzheng, Wei Nianzhong and An Zan came out and walked slowly towards Wenyuan Pavilion.Wei Shuofeng, the eunuch under the corridor, hurried over, saw the two of them, stopped, and shouted with a smile on his face, "Lord An! Lord Wei!"

Wei Nian was slightly dissatisfied in the center.He entered the cabinet earlier than An Zan, and his ranking in the cabinet was higher than An Zan. This Wei Shuofeng can be regarded as a respectable eunuch, can't he tell the order?It is really unreasonable to call Mr. An first, and then Mr. Wei.Wei Nianzhong flicked his sleeves slightly and walked away quickly.

An Zan also wanted to leave quickly, but was entangled by Wei Shuofeng, "Mrs. An and Miss An are at the Empress Dowager's place. The Empress Dowager likes Miss An very much, so she praised her! Her face is very good, and there will be a big fortune." , the position of a duke is secure." The queen's father, as a rule, is duke.

An Zan raised his ears and asked loudly, "Huh? I can't hear you clearly, please speak louder." Seeing Wei Shuofeng's stunned face, An Zan apologized and said, "I was in prison for several months and my hearing was damaged. Sigh, what did you just say? I really can't hear you clearly."

Wei Shuofeng didn't dare to publicize what he said, so he could only watch An Zan say sorry repeatedly and left.

The Chinese military governor's mansion.Yue Ting hurried in, but there was only Shen Mai in the room, not Zhang Xi. "Ah's gone to military training." Shen Mai leaned on the back of the Grand Master's chair and said loudly.See how promising my family is, he is already a general at such a young age!
To barracks?Yue Ting thought for a while, then slowly said to Shen Mai, "At the beginning of today's time, the empress dowager summoned Mrs. An Ge and the eldest lady of An Ge's hometown." , Miss An Ge's hometown is Xie Yu.The Empress Dowager called for an opinion?what are you doing.

Shen Mai thought about it again, and jumped up.Now that I have everything, I only need a little Ah Yu!Ah Xie's daughter-in-law cannot be snatched away!No one can do it!He pushed Yue Ting away and walked out with his head held high.

Yue Ting was in a daze for a long time in the room before Fang left sadly.Xieyu enters the palace?How can that be.A girl with a high spirit like her should marry a man who loves her and values ​​her, instead of kneeling cautiously at her husband's feet.

An Zan hurried back to Wenyuan Pavilion, and met the person he most wanted to see at this moment, Shen Mai. "Hello, Uncle Shen!" An Zan greeted loudly.An Zan has always been gentle and gentle, and it is rare to see him speaking in such a loud voice, which attracted many people's attention.Shen Mai had a loud voice to begin with, and the two of them exchanged pleasantries, which could be heard throughout Wenyuan Pavilion.

"The lower official has an only daughter," An Zan said, many people were stunned, only daughter? "I heard that Uncle Shen's adopted son, Zhang Yu, is not yet married..."

Shen Mai was dizzy with joy, and said loudly, "I'm just about to propose to Mrs. An! If Mrs. An doesn't dislike it, I will marry Miss An as a dog. I am grateful!" He stretched out his hand and untied a piece of exquisite jade around his waist, "This It is a family heirloom of the Shen family, so let it be a token!" An Zan solemnly accepted it, and gave back a piece of beautiful jade, "It's a deal."

Engaged?This is a good thing.Don't care what the emperor and queen mother are doing, they didn't say it clearly!Everyone stepped forward to say congratulations, An Zan raised his ears, "What did you say? Congratulations? Thank you, thank you." For a while, apart from everyone knowing that "An's family and Shen's family are married", everyone also People know that "Master An ruined his hearing in the Imperial Prison. He was cured, but now unfortunately he has a relapse. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult."

An Zan submitted his resignation for a very simple reason, "the old disease has recurred".The emperor smiled, it's such a coincidence that the old disease relapsed at this time?The emperor threw down a pile of memorials like a hill and stood up, "I'm going to the imperial garden to relax."

(End of this chapter)