Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 63
Chen Wenxin and Chen Wenyi, brother and sister, look like twins.The two of them are also the most similar in temperament. They are generally fearless and have no rules.

Chen Wenxin is smart and well-behaved, and is used to please elders, so she is rarely reprimanded.

Chen Wenyi is different, he is a man, and it is not a good thing to look good, but Chen/Xihai is even more afraid that he will imitate bad things.

There are many flower streets and willow alleys in the capital, and many children of princes and ministers hang out among them.

Although the Chen family is not a prominent family, Chen/Xihai will never allow his children and grandchildren to learn to be promiscuous.

"Your eldest brother is going to discuss marriage, and it will be your second brother in a year or two. The Chen family entrusts the emperor with great blessings and a famous family." When Chen/Xihai mentioned the emperor, he bowed his hands to the sky and said: "You can rest assured as a father Choose a suitable marriage for your brothers."

Chen Wenren is twenty years old, just the right age for marriage.

Chen Wenyi was eighteen, and he earned the position of General Xuanwu by his own ability.Chen Wenxin had heard in the palace that many famous ladies in the capital had fallen in love with Chen Wenyi.

He was originally handsome and handsome, and he returned to the capital after receiving the meritorious service of suppressing bandits in Shandong. When the emperor appointed him an official position, he rode a horse and paraded in the capital.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, how many women were amazed by his handsome face, and their hearts secretly agreed.

Chen Wenxin glanced at him teasingly, "Second brother is so handsome, I'm afraid the lady who is proposing is going to step over the threshold of our family."

Then he asked Chen Wenren, "Which girl did the elder brother choose?"

Chen Wenren himself was embarrassed and didn't speak, so she had to ask her mother, Mrs. Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng replied: "Your father thinks that our family is Han, so it's more appropriate to marry a Han lady. It's not that we are not suitable for Miss Manchuria, I'm afraid the customs are different."

Not to mention the families of Han officials and eunuchs, even the ordinary folk gentry and wealthy households are proud to marry a Manchu woman.Chen/Xihai doesn't care about clinging at all, what he cares about is family harmony.

Chen Wenxin nodded, agreeing with Chen/Xihai's thoughts.

"It doesn't matter if the second brother likes it. The emperor doesn't distinguish between Manchu and Han, and now the customs are gradually approaching. It's not a big deal."

Chen Wenren hurriedly said: "The matter of marriage is naturally to obey the orders of my parents. I don't have anything to like or dislike."

Mrs. Zheng knew that he was embarrassed, so she smiled and whispered to Chen Wenxin: "It must be the eldest lady of Dali Temple Zuo Shaoqing Zeng Dali's family. She is fifteen years old. I saw it for my mother. She is very gentle and virtuous. "

Dali Temple is an important institution in charge of Xing Prison. The Zhengqing of Dali Temple is Zhengsanpin, and the left and right Shaoqings are Congsipin.

In terms of rank alone, Chen/Xihai is a first-class bodyguard of the third rank, in charge of the imperial guards of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Marriage to the Zeng family is considered a low marriage.

She said: "As long as the girl has a good character, it doesn't matter if her family background is lower, and it will save you from being uneasy when you marry into the family."

Seeing the smile on Chen Wenren's face, she knew that her elder brother was satisfied with this Miss Zeng's family.

"When the wedding date is set, my father must send someone to send me a letter early. I will prepare congratulatory gifts for my elder brother and new sister-in-law."

Chen/Xihai nodded, "Don't worry. From my point of view, the Zeng family's family status is not considered low. I've been working as an official in the palace for my father all my life, why did I enter the palace in a sedan chair before?"

Only after he was promoted to a first-class guard could he allow the sedan chair to enter the outer palace. In the past, not only did he not have this right, but the Chen family could not afford to buy a sedan chair.

Mrs. Zheng was also very emotional, "There is only one girl in our Chen family, and my heart was about to break when I sent you into the palace. Who would have thought that today, it is because of you that the Chen family is prosperous."

Every three years, hundreds of beautiful women enter the palace.

How many of them will have the last laugh?
Chen Wenxin hurriedly comforted Zheng Shi, "Mother, why should you be sad, if you didn't enter the palace, where would you find a good husband like the emperor?"

Zheng Shi was originally worried that Chen Wenxin would be like other empresses in the palace, who looked beautiful but were bitter inside.

Seeing her frankly saying that the emperor is a good husband-in-law now, she must be living a very good life, so she is relieved.

"Has mother ever seen the second brother?"

She changed the topic to Chen Wenyi, and before Zheng Shi could answer, Chen Wenyi waved his hands first, "Don't mention it, I don't like those vulgar fans."

When he said something like this, Chen Wenxin was afraid that Chen/Xihai would get angry again, but Mrs. Zheng accused him: "Why did I give birth to your brother and sister who are better-looking than others, but the girl is fine. It's a bad thing for a son to be good-looking , picking noses and eyes at other girls."

Does Chen Wenyi still want to find a girl who is prettier than him?

Apart from Chen Wenxin, there is probably no one who meets his standards.

Chen Wenxin was involved with him and said that she stood up to defend her second brother, "Mother can't make things difficult for her second brother. I really can't find someone as good-looking as me, so I have to be seventy or eighty percent good-looking, right?"

Chen Wenyi smiled and pinched her face, "What a humble girl."

This action caused Chen/Xihai to cough again and again, and he was helpless with his most outstanding son and daughter.

Both he and the Zheng family are the most respectful people, and so are Chen Wenren and the two youngest sons. How did Chen Wenyi raise two outliers?
After all, Chen Wenyi was by his side, so he could still keep a close watch on him.Chen Wenxin is far away in the deep palace, what if the emperor or other high-ranking empresses are offended by this?
It is rare for Chen/Xihai to enter the inner palace once, so he has to tell Chen Wenxin carefully, "You must serve your superior diligently, and don't be lazy. The emperor bestowed you such a good title and palace, and you must be grateful."

Chen Wenxin was a little shy, and her title made her the most shy.

Chen/Xihai didn't notice it, only Chen Wenyi saw it, and the corners of his lips curled up silently.

"There is also an empress dowager in the palace, you must not be disrespectful. The imperial concubine and the concubine Hui are distinguished, so you should not be presumptuous. Even the empresses of the same rank as you, the empresses of Dewei and Empress Rong, who have elder brothers, are more important than others. You are honorable. You can't be pampered and neglect them."

"There are those who are not as high as you, but who are older than you, and they can't get big in front of others."

According to Chen/Xihai's meaning, she has to respect all the masters in the palace, and can't offend any of them?
Chen Wenxin said: "I'm afraid it's too late for my father to talk about this. Just half a month ago, Concubine Tong brought Concubine Yi to Yikun Palace to search the palace. My daughter has completely offended Concubine Tong."

Hearing this, Chen/Xi Hai was shocked, and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Chen Wenxin told the story from the beginning to the end, even the son-sending Guanyin that was later dug under the wall of Yikun Palace.

Zheng's heart was pounding when he heard it, and he said straight to Amitabha.

"So my daughter can't blindly respect and tolerate. It will only make people think that I am easy to bully, and they will bully me even more. It doesn't matter to me alone. This kind of crime will be charged to our family, and it will tell my father and brothers how to behave in the future. Woolen cloth?"

Chen/Xihai had nothing to answer, he seemed to think that Chen Wenxin was right.And vaguely discovered that this daughter of hers was not as ignorant as she thought.

She cares about many things in her heart.

Chen Wenxin was afraid that they would be frightened, so he added, "Actually, the imperial concubine and the concubines didn't have much malice, they just misunderstood and got annoyed for a while, and they figured it out afterwards. I'm not doing well, in fact, the palace is still very harmonious. of."

She didn't believe what she said, and Chen/Xihai and the others couldn't believe it either.

After being described by Chen Wenxin in this way, they became more and more convinced that people in the palace were complicated, and even the naive Chen Wenxin learned to use such words to comfort them.

Seeing that they didn't believe it, Chen Wenxin hurriedly gave Chen Wenyi a wink.

Chen Wenyi interrupted knowingly, "Father, why don't we go out first and ask mother and sister to talk about themselves."

This is also true, with these big men here, Chen Wenxin is too embarrassed to speak up if he has any troubles.

Only the two of them are at home, so they should be able to tell the truth.

The three of Chen/Xihai got up from the bed, and the people waiting at the small table outside came to greet them when they saw it.

Chen Wenyi deliberately lagged two or three steps behind, and whispered to Chen Wenxin, "Just pretend you didn't hear what your father said."

Sitting on the side, Mrs. Zheng heard it, and gave him a hard look.

(End of this chapter)