Hearing the shouts of the servants, Yuan Shu's concubines filed out of each house, like letting birds out of a cage. The courtyard was so crowded that Yuan Xi felt dazzled.
He was not amazed at the appearance of the women, but at how so many people could be squeezed into such a small place.
Shouchun's palace is actually not big, but it is not big, and relatively speaking, hundreds of rooms are not too small.
But compared to putting hundreds of concubines in this space, excluding palaces and houses such as study rooms and court rooms, most of them only have a small room.
The palace is divided into hundreds of small courtyards, large and small. Each courtyard has several rooms. Most women occupy one room and cannot leave this courtyard for the rest of their lives.
This was actually the case in the Forbidden City in later generations. Except for a few concubines, most women spent their entire lives living in a courtyard with a radius of more than ten steps. Therefore, it is not wrong to say that the palace is the largest prison.
As more and more people appeared, Yuan Xi's head got bigger. Why did Yuan Shu have so many concubines?
Can your body bear it?
You already have a son, and you are not thinking about heirs. Now that you are dealing with Lu Lingqi, you have a headache. You, Yuan Shu, have hundreds of palaces, can you handle it?
When the girls saw where everyone was standing, they knew that the one in the middle had the most noble status, and they quickly crowded forward. Many of them winked and made gestures, hoping to win Yuan Xi's favor.
The leading chamberlain saw this and shouted: "Quiet!"
"You must not be rude in front of your Majesty!"
"Greetings!"
After hearing this, all the girls had no choice but to salute as told. Some of them bowed their heads slightly, relying on their status, and some simply knelt on the ground to salute, or even kowtowed.
Although they were respectful on the surface, they secretly scolded the leading chamberlain, thinking that the situation was stronger than the people. How could the leading chamberlain dare to speak so loudly to people like them before?
Yuan Xi said: "Everyone, please get up. What I am talking about today is to think about how to arrange your arrangements."
"As members of the Yuan family, I don't really want to embarrass you. However, Yuan Jiujiu made a big mistake by overstepping his authority on his own. You are all a coercion. Now that the emperor has issued an edict, I can't tolerate it."
After hearing this, all the girls suddenly panicked. Some of their legs and feet went limp and fell to the ground. Some of them saw the opportunity quickly and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed as hard as they could.
Yuan Xi said: "You don't need to panic, there is no way to turn around."
After everyone heard this, some people felt happy. Didn't this imply something?
Thinking of this, they quickly winked at Yuan Xi. Lu Lingqi on the side couldn't stand it and shouted: "How dignified are you!"
Previously, Lu Lingqi was wearing armor, and the girls didn't recognize the man and woman. But when Lu Lingqi made a sound, the girls thought that this made you like this tone, and they immediately felt a chill in their hearts.
Yuan Xi turned to Lu Lingqi and smiled: "There are many women, how many should I send to Marquis Wen?"
Lu Lingqi gritted her teeth, "How dare you!"
Yuan Xi went back and said to the girls, "I'll give you a few choices."
"You are leaving the palace now to make a living on your own. Of course, I will make some necessary arrangements. You can go home if you want."
As soon as he said these words, he found that there were only a few people who responded. One or two wanted to speak out, but when others were silent, they immediately woke up and quickly kept silent.
Yuan Xiqi asked: "You don't want to go home?"
He pointed at the gorgeously dressed woman standing at the front who looked like a concubine and said, "Tell me."
The woman forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty, since before I entered the palace, there weren't many people in the family, and I couldn't support myself."
"Besides, even if there are one or two relatives, I don't know if they are still alive now that the war is in chaos."
"If I leave the palace, not to mention that I can't protect myself, and I don't have the ability to make a living on my own, you can imagine what will happen to me in the end."
"So I would rather stay. No matter how I arrange it, even if I die here, it is better than running away."
Yuan Xi was silent. He thought of the abducted women he met in Beixin City. Wasn't it the same?
In troubled times, even if your heart is as high as the sky, you can't protect yourself and you can't even have enough to eat. What ambitions, preferences, and ideals do you have?
Even if he solves the plight of these women today, their number is only a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the world.
If we want to cure the root cause, we still need to end the troubled times as soon as possible.
He stared at the girls and said, "Since you don't choose this path, then you can only choose to marry my generals and soldiers and live as their concubines. This way, you can at least have something to eat."
"If you are interested, I will let you enter the palace to choose someone to lead."
After hearing this, one of the girls whispered, "Don't you want us, your Majesty?"
After hearing this, Yuan Xi said: "Yuan Gongli is my uncle. I will not accept Naer and others due to emotion or reason, and I have no shortage of people here."
When everyone heard this, most of them looked disappointed. Unexpectedly, their best hope had failed!
But they knew that now Yuan Xi at least gave them a way to survive. Otherwise, if they were released from the palace, the end would be extremely miserable.
Thinking of this, they all bowed down and said, "I will obey the master's arrangement."
Someone suddenly remembered that in this case, wouldn't the servants in the palace be useless?
They immediately looked at the eunuchs standing around with gloating eyes and laughed softly.
The faces of the hundreds of chamberlains present were not good-looking either. They thought that once these women left, people like themselves would be useless. Where should they go?
Sure enough, Yuan Xi said: "You are the servants of the highway official. I really have nowhere to place you here."
After hearing this, the servants' hearts suddenly sank, and some of the concubines couldn't help laughing.
As a result, Yuan Xi's words immediately stopped them from laughing, "The only person in the world who is qualified to accept Naer and others, I think about it, is the emperor."
"I will send you all to Sili Huaicheng to meet the emperor. If the emperor is kind enough to take you in, you will have a place to stay."
"If the emperor is unwilling, I will give you a sum of money in advance, which is enough to settle down."
After hearing this, all the servants burst into tears of gratitude. They all knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for your great kindness!"
When the concubines on the side saw it, they were filled with envy and jealousy. What an honor it was to follow the emperor!
Although they were once concubines of Yuan Shu, everyone knew that the name was not justified and that Yuan Shu was just a fake emperor. How could they compare to the real emperor?
But now their identities will not be given to the emperor. After all, there is no turning back.
Yuan Xi's move was not out of kindness, but because he had discussed it with Ju Shou before.
Yuan Shu's group of eunuchs was an excellent opportunity for him to insert his power around Liu Xie.
Moreover, Liu Xie is a smart man and knows this very well. He will definitely keep at least some of them, either to give Yuan Xi face or to use them to fight against other forces!
This is guessing people's hearts. As Yuan Shao said, Yuan Xi's ideas and actions can be adopted by others because they will not only benefit Yuan Xi himself, but also benefit the people who adopt the ideas. This is to each have his own ideas and actions. required.
Yuan Xi suddenly thought of something and said, "I forgot, is the Queen here?"
"You are the wife of a highway justice. I don't dare to be a master of it. I will send you to Yecheng and let Benchu Gong decide."
After hearing this, everyone quickly made a way to reveal Feng from the back of the crowd. Feng had no choice but to step forward, bowed her hands and said, "Thank you so much for your kindness. I will obey your orders."
When she raised her head, Lu Lingqi saw her face clearly and couldn't help but let out a surprised sigh. She smiled in a low voice and said to Yuan Xi: "Good guy, Yuan Shu has a wife who looks like this."
"I have seen so many women, but only Mrs. Zhen and Xiao Qiao can compare with them."
Yuan Xi was also a little surprised. Feng was indeed beautiful and young, and she had a unique charm of her own. It could be said that she and Zhen Mi were like the orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each excelling in their respective fields.
But he has no other thoughts now. This is Yuan Shu's official wife, and her relationship with him is just like the relationship between Zhang Xiu and his uncle Zhang Ji's widow Zou. In this case, he has to guard against rumors, lest he can't avoid them, so how can he do it? Thinking of something else?
He immediately stood up and said to the girls: "That's it. You go back and clean up. I will send someone over again."
Yuan Xi thought for a while and said to Feng: "We are going to Yecheng. It is inconvenient for Madam to be alone, so we can choose some women to keep us company." He pointed at the girls and said, "Just choose from among them, Madam." "
Feng agreed and bowed her head to thank her. When the other girls heard this, their eyes became hot.
According to their thinking, now that things have come to this, if Feng is sent to Yecheng, she will definitely be favored, and she will most likely become Yuan Shao's concubine!
If they follow, they might also be favored by Yuan Shao. He is the Lord of the North and may become emperor in the future!
Thinking of this, their minds started to become active, and they cast eager eyes towards Feng, thinking that they must find a way to follow Feng to Yecheng when they go back soon!
In fact, Yuan Xi just said casually about this matter. His real intention was to cause trouble for Yuan Shao's wife, Mrs. Liu.
Feng is so beautiful, no matter what Yuan Shao arranges, Liu will definitely feel extremely uncomfortable, and Yuan Xi asked Feng to bring other concubines there just to make Liu sick.
According to Yuan Xi's understanding, Yuan Shao is not a lecherous person and has several beautiful concubines. Many of Yuan Shu's concubines are young and beautiful and have powerful skills. When they follow the Feng family to Yecheng, they will definitely cause trouble for the Liu family. The chicken is flying and the dog is jumping.
Yuan Xi felt that he was not a good person. Anyway, if Mr. Liu offended him, he would definitely find ways to get revenge.
When the girls saw Yuan Xi getting up and leaving, they never looked at them again. They knew that Yuan Xi's path would not work. He had no idea about the Feng family, let alone people like himself?
After they dispersed, they saw Feng returning to her house. They hurriedly swarmed into Feng's house, hoping to curry favor with Feng and take them away.
After hearing this, Ms. Feng just shook her head and said calmly: "Sisters, it is not necessarily a good thing to go here. You may regret it in the future."
"Besides, I am a guilty person now. I am afraid that I will implicate you all, and I am not used to being taken care of by others, so I will go on the road alone."
After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed greatly, and they secretly gritted their teeth, "Feng, I can't tell you that you are usually honest, but you turn out to be very cunning. Do you want to be alone?"
(End of chapter)
