novelonline Chapter 1983: Alienation (Part )
Chapter 1983: Alienation (Part )
Chapter 1983: Alienation (Part )
By the time the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arrived at Ningshou Palace, almost everyone had arrived.
Not only was Concubine Yi in a good mood, but the other palace concubines were also beaming with joy.
Having just received the silver gift for the Emperor's birthday, no matter what one might think, no one would spoil the fun.
The palace was well supplied with daily necessities, and the annual salary of concubines was not high.
It’s okay if my parents’ family can help me, as they send me some money on birthdays and festivals; but if my parents’ family can’t help me, they all live a tight life.
Not to mention anything else, just the palace maids and eunuchs around him received various rewards.
Seeing Concubine Yi come in, several concubines stood up.
Concubine Yi nodded and sat in the first seat in the west.
Diagonally opposite her were Concubine De and Concubine Tong.
Concubine Yi took a look and saw that Concubine De's eyes were drooping, which made her feel quite pleased.
She has always been petty.
She still remembered how Concubine De took advantage of her seniority to bully the Ninth Prince.
And Concubine Tong...
Shun Anyan is clearly the Ninth Prince's mistress, but she is closer to the Eighth Prince and has no feelings for her old master, the Ninth Prince.
Concubine Yi smiled happily.
Time passes.
When the emperor respected the Tong family, the Tong family was respectable, and Concubine Tong, because of her status as a cousin, was also eligible for the status of a royal concubine; when the emperor stopped respecting the Tong family, Concubine Tong was just Concubine Tong, and she didn't get the Jingren Palace, let alone the Chengqian Palace.
When Concubine Hui came in, she saw Concubine Yi smiling happily.
Concubine Hui also laughed.
She envied Concubine Yi for this reason. Not only was she beautiful, but she also had a good temper, which made people happy when they saw her.
Shushu stood behind Concubine Yi and looked at the Seventh Lady behind Concubine Hui.
The Seventh Concubine walked side by side with the First Concubine, and nothing could be seen on their faces.
After Concubine Hui took her seat, the Queen Mother brought out the Crown Princess and the Tenth Lady.
Like Concubine Yi, there were many concubines who changed their jewelry and clothes.
The wives of several princes were also dressed exquisitely.
When the Queen Mother saw this, she smiled and said, "It seems that the Emperor has given a good reward of silver. We have enough money to buy new clothes and new headgear."
Concubine Hui usually doesn't dress up much, but today, she changed into an eggplant purple Manchu dress to match the sapphire on her head, and said, "The emperor is so gracious. I have received this reward and I look forward to the next three years."
The empress dowager saw that she was not arrogant and was still the same as before. She said to everyone, "This time, the emperor has rewarded Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi with double salaries. This is what they deserve. Ever since the emperor built Zhaoxiang Palace, it has been Concubine Hui who has been taking care of it and worrying about it for more than 20 years..."
At this point, she remembered that after Zhaoxiang's repair, the first child was the Ninth Prince, so she asked Concubine Yi, "The Ninth Prince was born in the twenty-second year, right?"
Concubine Yi nodded and said, "Yes, she was born on August 27th of the 22nd year, and went to Zhaoxiang House when she was one month old."
The princes before the Ninth Prince, the Eldest Prince and the Third Prince were raised outside the palace, the Fifth Prince was raised in the Ningshou Palace, the Fourth Prince, the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince were raised in the Jingren Palace.
Starting from the Ninth Prince, all the princes and princesses were sent to Zhaoxiang Institute when they were one month old.
Since then, there was only one prince or princess who died young in the palace, and that was Concubine Ping's son. However, he did not die in Zhaoxiang Residence. Instead, he was not in good health before he was sent to Zhaoxiang Residence. He barely survived to a full month before he died.
Concubine Hui was a little embarrassed and said, "I didn't do anything. I just took charge. The emperor is really amazing. Since the smallpox vaccination was carried out in the palace, all the princes and princesses have stood down."
The Queen Mother said: "If it wasn't carefully made, it wouldn't be this good."
Concubine Yi also said: "Yes, not to mention others, just the Ninth Prince, since he came out of Zhaoxiang, he has become stronger and better-nourished."
Concubine Hui also thought of the Ninth Prince when he was a child. He was the first child she took care of after taking charge of Zhaoxiang.
"She was like a little girl. She was very spoiled when she was little. She would not let go of someone if they held her. Otherwise, she would cry..."
Concubine Hui said.
Shushu listened with great interest and also began to understand who Akdan took after.
This is taken from the Ninth Prince.
Concubine Yi listened and said, "Now she is not spoiled, but stingy. She can make people angry."
The Queen Mother didn't like what she heard and said, "How can you be stingy? Our Ninth Prince is very generous. He knows how to help his brothers and respect his elders. You are not allowed to find fault with him!"
Concubine Yi quickly admitted her mistake and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have mentioned your majesty's grandson. From now on, I will praise him when you mention Lao Jiu."
The Queen Mother was satisfied and nodded, saying, "Praise when necessary, but don't always scold the child..."
In front of everyone, the Queen Mother praised Concubine Hui and then went on to praise Concubine Yi.
"There are many young concubines in the West Six Palaces, and they are all taken care of by Concubine Yi. She is kind and considerate to others, and everyone praises her..."
Concubine Yi listened with a smile, and said without being modest, "I have no other hobbies, except that I am vain and like to look at beauties. Every day, I am accompanied by young sisters, and I feel that I am getting younger."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother looked at Concubine Wang and said, "Did you hear that? Concubine Yi loves beauties. Remember to take Shi to pay her respects to Concubine Yi..."
Concubine Wang said respectfully, "As your Majesty has ordered, I will bring people to pay my respects to Concubine Yi tomorrow."
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Yi and said, "We have one more partner this time. Are you happy?"
"joy……"
Concubine Yi nodded without hesitation.
The key point is that this woman is not an ordinary woman from Jiangnan, but the daughter of a salt merchant.
In this way, you don't have to be restricted when playing cards.
After praising the two, the Queen Mother looked at Concubine De and said, "I always felt that the Fourteenth Prince was still a child, but now he is about to become a father. He is still young, so you, as his mother, will have to worry about him a lot."
De Fei said: "I sent some supplements over. Shushu Jueluo is a person who is easy to take care of. The pulse diagnosis seems to be fine."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "That's good..."
She passed by Concubine Xianfu and Concubine Tong and looked at Concubine Rong and asked, "Has the Imperial Observatory chosen a date? When will it move back to Zhongcui Palace?"
Rongpin said, "He gave a few dates, and the emperor circled the fourth day of April."
The Queen Mother pondered and said, "That is the birthday of Manjusri Bodhisattva, a good day. Last year I happened to get a statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva, which was consecrated. I will ask someone to send it to Zhongcui Palace later..."
After speaking a few words to a few veteran concubines, the empress dowager asked everyone to disperse and kept Concubine Yi to talk.
Shushu looked at the Seventh Lady, and the Seventh Lady also looked over at him.
The two sisters-in-law got together.
The Seventh Lady said, "I was just looking for you. I wanted to see your family's inner school..."
There are many children in the Seventh Prince's Mansion, and it is time for them to start their education.
Shushu knew that these were all excuses and that he must have something to say.
She was also curious about the relationship between the Seventh and Fifth Concubines. Why did they suddenly become estranged? The last time they paid their respects, everything seemed normal.
The Tenth Lady was smart. Seeing that the two wanted to talk, she put her arm around the Fourth Lady's arm and said, "Fourth Sister-in-law, Ninth Sister-in-law has a companion now. I will talk to you."
The Fourth Lady nodded and said, "What are you talking about? Are there new items in the shop?"
Her dowry was not generous, and she was restrained in buying things outside on weekdays, but she bought a lot of things in the Western shop of the Tenth Lady in the past few years.
In fact, she didn't buy it. It was because the Fourth Prince liked Western items but was embarrassed to show up.
The Tenth Lady nodded and said, "Yes, indeed. This time, there is a set of crystal snuff bottles and a set of ivory snuff bottles. Both have portraits of foreign beauties and look exquisite."
The Fourth Lady nodded and said, "Then you can ask someone to send it to our house and I will choose it."
The Tenth Lady agreed.
The sisters-in-law all have their own dowry shops, and they can do whatever is convenient for them on weekdays as they have no shortage of money.
The Fifth and Seventh Concubines did not speak a word during the whole process. The First and Eighth Concubines also saw it, but neither of them seemed to be concerned.
As for the Third Lady, she reluctantly told her sisters-in-law about the birth of a new baby in her family.
If she had to choose, she would rather not accept this newborn gift.
After hearing this, everyone congratulated the Third Lady.
The Third Lady had a stigma in her early years, but when she had a bastard son, fewer people talked about her. Now she has another bastard son, and if she raises him well, no one will bring up the past anymore.
This is a good thing for the Third Lady.
But this was Tian's son, and the wives of several princes who had seen Tian's behavior looked at each other in surprise.
The reason why the Third Prince had not asked for a concubine was because Tian’s son died young.
Now that they have a pair of children, the "merit of giving birth to children" is enough.
If the Third Prince asks to be appointed as a concubine, it will not be a good thing for the wives of other princes.
That would set a precedent for requesting titles based on one's status. It is unknown when Li from the Fourth Beile's Mansion and Nara from the Seventh Beile's Mansion will also request titles.
The two younger sisters-in-law, Fu Cha and Zhao Jia, have not thought of this yet.
Seeing the Third Lady's gloomy face, they were both puzzled.
She was not pretending at all, her dissatisfaction with her concubine and illegitimate son was clearly shown on her face.
When outsiders like them prepare newborn gifts, they should follow the rules while also keeping it as small as possible, otherwise it would seem like they are embarrassing the Third Lady...
The princes and their wives outside the palace walked out of the Shenwu Gate together.
The Seventh Lady got on Shushu's carriage.
"What's the reason? Is this a chirp?"
Shu Shu asked directly.
The Seventh Lady let out a breath and said, "I was also holding my breath. What's the matter? When the Fifteenth Lady went out of the palace to pay respects, I said a few words to Guaerjia, which hurt her heart. She just gave me a cold shoulder. We are sisters-in-law who have separated from each other. It's just a show of affection. Why should I have to look at her face..."
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Dad woke up with a low-grade fever and cough in the morning. Mom and I showed cold symptoms in the afternoon. Then we checked and found that there is a virus again. Everyone, take care...