After talking about this, the two people who were still arguing were quite embarrassed after calming down.
Seeing the two of them lowering their heads to drink tea, Xu He wanted to laugh in his heart, so he broke the silence and said: "Uncle, look at what Chen Hong said when he came last time!"
Xu Song nodded and said: "If you don't tell me about this, I will still look for you. Tomorrow, tomorrow you come into the palace with me and see if His Majesty will summon you then!"
Xie Kun obviously already knew about this, so he suddenly said: "By the way, the empress heard that the number one scholar is my nephew, and she also wants to meet her. It just so happens that tomorrow, whether the emperor summons him or not, you will come with me to the harem. Bar!"
"Harem? Can I go?" Xu He was dumbfounded.
Xie Kun said in surprise: "Why not? As long as the nobles in the palace summon you, and the procedures are complete, and you register with Jinyiwei, why can't you go in with someone following you?"
"And [the third wife] can also enter the harem?"
"What third wife?"
"Nanny, doctor, stable lady!"
Naturally, the nurse is the one who feeds the prince and princess with milk.
The prince was fed by women who gave birth to girls, and the prince's daughter was fed by women who gave birth to boys.
A medical woman is a female doctor who is proficient in medicine and good at diagnosis. The youngest medical woman in the Ming Dynasty was only fifteen or sixteen years old.
Wenpo is what the countryside calls a midwife.
These three types of women can enter the Forbidden City directly. The medical woman and the stable woman must leave the Forbidden City immediately after they finish their work. Only the wet nurse, as long as she is retained, will not be able to leave for the rest of her life. They are the women who can live in the Forbidden City for the rest of their lives!
"Uncle, these three examples of yours are all women. How can we men enter and leave the harem at will?"
Xie Kun sneered and said: "Then when it snows every year, the soldiers who clear the snow are not men? Are the Han generals and Jin Yiwei who stand on guard not men?"
"Where did you hear all these rumors?"
"Not only the people I mentioned above, but also coal men. These people specialize in delivering coal to the palace. They can also enter Donghua Gate, but they can only move within a limited range."
"The one I'm interested in is a craftsman who specializes in making palace flowers. Like the coal man, he can only move within a limited area."
"As for you and I entering the palace this time, it is because the queen is my biological sister. I will take you in. According to the rules of the court, you only need to register and be followed by four eunuchs! Just come out after seeing her."
Ho! The Wei Dynasty was quite humane.
"Are all the noble family members allowed in?"
"You are overthinking it. I can go in and take you with me. That's because the queen is my sister and you are the number one scholar!"
Ho! The Wei Dynasty was not so humane!
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The second day.
Xie Kun arrived at the Xu Mansion in Huayuan Alley early, sat in the Xu family's carriage, and followed his uncle and nephew into the palace.
However, when Xu Song was about to take Xu He to the Wenyuan Pavilion for duty, Xie Kun was very disgusted with the second person. He waved his hand directly and said: "You go first, I will wait at the palace gate, and I will ask the queen. I have news for you!"
After saying that, Xie Kun lifted up his robe and walked away in the car.
Xu He wanted to ask, if the queen summons him and the emperor summons him when the time comes, which side should I go to?
However, it was obvious that he was overthinking it. When Xie Kun passed the message in, he had already told Empress Xie that the emperor would also summon Xu He.
Empress Xie sent a eunuch to the Longevity Palace to ask Emperor Zhizheng.
When Emperor Zhizheng heard that the queen wanted to summon Xu He, he directly said to the eunuch: "Since it is the queen who wants to meet, let him go to Kunning Palace first."
Kunning Palace is one of the three palaces behind the inner court. It faces the south and has nine rooms in width and three rooms in depth. The roof is a verandah with double eaves and yellow glazed tiles.
During the reign of Emperor Yingzong, it was built after moving north, and it has always been the queen's palace of the Wei Dynasty.
It was the first time that Xu He came to a place in the harem other than Wanshou Palace.
In fact, the Wanshou Palace cannot be regarded as a harem. The location where it is located is directly connected by a corridor, separated from the harem by a large wall, and it is like entering or not entering.
But it's different here. Along the road there are women wearing palace skirts with palace flowers.
Seeing that Uncle Guo was accompanied by a man, and he was still a young man, many women in the palace stopped and looked at Xu He curiously.
When the housekeeper and the chief eunuchs saw this scene, they shouted and drove them away.
Xu He didn't dare to look any further and followed Xie Kun obediently.
When I arrived in front of the Dongnuan Pavilion of Kunning Palace, I saw a sticker on the wall.
This thing is a kind of soft decoration in ancient times, which is equivalent to ancient wallpaper. You can also say it is a mural.
I saw that above the sticker was a large red paper with the word "福" written in black characters, with a couplet written on both sides.
The first couplet is: Your Majesty Qi Chunhe.
The second line is: The universe is filled with auspicious colors.
In the middle is a picture of characters on a yellow background and blue frame.
Submission: The five sacrifices follow the Zhou rites, the deep palace is a model, the grace of heaven guarantees it, and the ancestors' instructions are listened to... The imperial city prays for wealth, and the wind and horse shine among the stars.
Guimao Xiaoda's work.
Royal pen!
Xu He had just finished reading the words on the sticker when he heard footsteps.
"The Empress sends an invitation to your uncle and the number one scholar to see you."
Hearing this, Xie Kun turned to Xu He and said, "When you see the queen, speak nicely!"
"I know, uncle!"
Xu He followed Xie Kun and walked into the pavilion. Suddenly, his feet felt soft. The thick carpet on the ground was very comfortable to step on. The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers. From the corner of his eye, he could see many potted plants placed on the shelves next to the heating pavilion. .
"Sister, I brought Xu He!"
At this time, a warm voice from He Xi sounded: "Are you Xu He?"
Xu He looked up at the queen and saw that the difference between the graceful and luxurious queen in the legend and the queen in reality could not be said to be small, but it could only be said that it was too subversive.
The woman in front of me was dressed simply, and the palace skirt on her body looked like it had been washed countless times.
However, due to the ironing, although the style is a bit old, it looks neat on a woman.
The queen is a delicate woman, she looks like she is in her early thirties. She is very pretty and looks a bit like the big sister next door.
"Bright sound!!"
Seeing that Xu He didn't reply immediately, Xie Kun reminded him in a low voice.
Xu He quickly knelt down and said, "The Queen is a thousand years old!"
The queen smiled and said: "Get up!"
When Xu He heard this, he stood up.
"Sit down, feel free!" After the two of them sat down, the queen asked, "I heard that you are my brother's nephew?"
Xu He quickly stood up and replied: "Although I am a master's nephew, my master treats me better than a disciple. I am very grateful to you!"
The queen smiled and said: "This younger brother of my palace is just a scholar. I never thought that I have a nephew who is the number one scholar."
Xu He replied: "Reporting to the queen, although my uncle is a scholar, he is rich in knowledge. Although the junior minister is the number one scholar, he is only a drop in the ocean compared with my uncle's knowledge."
The queen smiled, and the sound was pleasant. But not long after, she stopped laughing and said to Xu He: "Your mouth looks like the mouth of a champion! It's very interesting to talk!"
The sweat on Xu He's forehead suddenly oozed out.
"Don't be nervous, I am joking with you. I heard from my brother that there is a small lake in the east of Hailing City, and the scenery is very beautiful?"
When Xu He heard this, he quickly replied: "Back to the queen, there is a small lake called Qin Lake."
"Can you tell me about Qin Lake?"
