Now as the crown prince, I need to pay attention to everything I say and do. You should pay more attention to this reputation thing. If he brought a group of beautiful women to live in the palace so openly, it would be easy for others to find out. Especially these women were all received from Liu Jie's house. Given Liu Jie's reputation throughout Shaanxi Road, Huang Qiong's reputation would be even more affected by taking in these concubines.
The Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, which was originally used as the headquarters, was not quite there yet. After all, it was outside the palace. But now he was ordered to move into the Taiji Palace, and he brought with him a group of thirty concubines who were not concubines, and concubines who were not concubines. In other words, all the maids in the room were a little reluctant. But it was a bit too eye-catching for a woman who was not bad in appearance to move into the palace so openly.
It doesn’t matter if you send it away, the sooner you send it away, the sooner you can feel at ease. If it doesn't work, I can just think of ways to find a few people for him. Thinking of this, Dong Qianhong shook her head helplessly as she touched her belly, which was still motionless. On the one hand, fortunately, I am not pregnant now, so I can help him solve some problems. On the one hand, I was also a little sad, lamenting that my fate was so unpredictable that I couldn't even get pregnant even if I wanted to.
In fact, Dong Qianhong didn't know that the reason why Huang Qiong sent those women out of the palace was as high-ranking as Dong Qianhong thought. As for reputation, Huang Qiong's current reputation in the court is not a good one except for being shrewd, capable, flexible, daring to employ people freely, and not rubbing dirt in his eyes. There are those who say he is cruel and cruel, and there are those who say he is bold.
As for being lustful and lustful, and having a special taste, they are generally praised. Although he hid the matter between Nangong Rou and Shen Bijun very well, it was not discovered by others. Although He Yao and Duan Jin knew about it, who among the two would leak such a thing? But the women offered by the former deputy envoy of Shaanxi Jiedu were accepted by him unceremoniously. Although everyone doesn't know the inside story of this matter.
However, the deputy envoy of Jiedu was kicked to Qianzhong Road after the incident, which caused a stir in the officialdom. Although it is not known to the whole world. But in the east and west capitals, it is already known to everyone, even the old man knows it. It's just that everyone thought that this gentleman hated the dirty character of the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and regarded those women as forbidden wives.
He did this because he was afraid that the deputy envoy would be contaminated again. Until Huang Qiong took in Dong Qianhong and Li's two daughters, officials in both capitals now knew that the original King of England had a unique preference for female sex. I don't like young and beautiful women, but I only like older, mature and plump women. It's not that he doesn't like it, it's just that this man doesn't like being forced to accept it.
If it hadn't been for the deputy envoy of Jiedu who stole the chicken but failed to lose the rice, he would have truly lost his wife and lost the lessons learned from his daughter-in-law and daughter. It still exists today. I'm afraid there are some dirty thoughts, and my wife is a good-looking official, so she has been ready to make a move. Especially those officials who were anxious, waiting, and looking forward to promotion, had already sent their wives to the prince's residence.
As for those officials who disdained such dirty work, they all invariably paid close attention to the women in their own families. Especially those officials in Xijing who had pretty wives or concubines at home. Even Huang Qiong issued a ban on the women in their families during his stay in Xijing, strictly prohibiting the female family members from leaving the house. As for their daughter, they wouldn't care if they met by chance.
Although this man gave the deputy envoy a heavy punishment, he also kicked him to the middle of Guizhou Road where rabbits don't poop. But then, shouldn’t we receive what we should receive? Later, he was still unscrupulous and selected two women from among the family members of the criminal officials to serve him. I heard that in Lingzhou, several of the family members of the rebel leader Tuoba who had been moved to his home were also placed on his bed.
These things all show that this Lord does not dislike those beautiful women. Therefore, some officials in Xijing City. He was afraid that his wife or the married female family member would be attracted by the prince and cause some trouble. When the time comes, it’s not just you who will be embarrassed. This man's reputation in certain aspects has long been established, and now it can't be any worse.
Even if those women are sent out of the palace now, nothing will actually change. Now Dong Qianhong is just wishful thinking. But there was one thing she was not wrong about. Huang Qiong's handling of this matter is almost like directly handing the handle into the hands of others, making him vulnerable to attacks by others. Therefore, Dong Qianhong's worries in this regard cannot be said to be completely wrong.
After the matter was settled, Huang Qiong finally replaced the people serving in Wanchun Palace with several young eunuchs who were carefully selected by him. When those women were confirmed not to be pregnant and were finally sent out of the palace, Huang Qiong generously gave each of them two thousand guan as compensation. The private money, clothing, and jewelry they had accumulated from Liu Jie also Let them take them away.
Moreover, Dong Qianhong also tried every means to find a family for them in Xijing City who was willing to marry them. In fact, as soon as the news came out that these women were going to be sent out of the palace, the officials in Xijing City who were eager to cling to her could be said to have heard the news and came to propose marriage. In the eyes of these people, although these women must have been contaminated by Liu Jie and the prince, their innocence must have been long gone.
But after all, I had a close relationship with the prince. If she marries him back home, it will be like having a relationship with the prince in disguise. Even if you marry him back home and don't touch him, you can still be considered to be connected with the prince by offering him a gift. What's more, these women can catch the eye of the prince, and their beauty must not be much different. Although he is a little older, what's wrong with being older? He will feel more distressed when he is older.
These officials didn't care whether they had family members or not. Anyway, Mrs. Dong did not require that she must be the head wife after marrying home. Isn't it better to be given the title of concubine and take the opportunity to establish a relationship with the prince than anything else? Worried about wearing a hat and letting his wife hide away, this prince with some special preferences is a must. But these officials didn't care about marrying a concubine who was closely related to the prince.
Based on these two points, although Mrs. Dong's conditions were harsh, they were not completely unacceptable. There are many people who hold this view among Xijing officials. Although these officials are all low-level officials who have been depressed all year round, they are still officials after all. As a result, many officials asked people to tell the palace that they were willing to marry these women who had served the prince.
Of course, they were not only officials, but also big businessmen in Xijing who wanted to take the opportunity to attach themselves to the crown prince, as well as some officials from various departments in Xijing. Compared with the thoughts of those dirty officials, the thoughts of these low-level officials are much simpler. Their romance cannot support a concubine in Xijing City, where water is very expensive. Their status is too low, and even approaching the prince is of no use.
Therefore, most of the officials who came to ask for marriage were whose wives had died or who had never married a wife at all. In short, there were so many people who came to ask for marriage that even Dong Qianhong was shocked. In the end, it was Huang Qiong who kept his word and asked Dong Qianhong to personally select those who were honest and not too crooked, preferably widowed and whose original wives were no longer around.
Don't choose among officials with Jinshi and other backgrounds. If possible, don't choose even officials. If you must be betrothed to someone from the government, try to give priority to officials. Of course, the final choice of whom to marry still depends on the women's own opinions. After all, this matter affects the rest of their lives. They are not children anymore and should have the right to make their own choices.
In fact, Huang Qiong doesn't want to be rich and powerful, he just hopes that these women can have a stable life for the rest of their lives. Anyway, he served me for a while. And during this period of time, I was tortured so much by myself that I occupied both the front and back. Although I can't take them back to Beijing, I still hope that they will live a better life in the future.
A small family may have a harder time, but it is better to live a better life than those with a large family, and there is no need for intrigues. If they give birth to a son and a half, they will have a real support in the future. Although those officials are a little low-key, they know how to care about people. After marrying home, he will definitely be much better than those officials who have other thoughts and are more interested in taking advantage of him.
With Huang Qiong's words, Dong Qianhong naturally followed suit. Because Huang Qiong's requirements were slightly higher, Dong Qianhong was extremely careful when choosing. After confirming that none of these women were pregnant, after a lot of work, most of them were sent out until a year ago. However, Dong Qianhong was a little disappointed that most of these women chose to be concubines in officials' homes.
There are not many women who choose to marry officials as their first wife or second wife, but there are only a few of them. Of course, with Dong Qianhong's intelligence, she could also guess why most of these women chose officials in the end. I would rather go to an official's house and be a concubine than marry one of those officials and be the official wife. In addition to some vanity in his heart, he believed that the concubine of an official had a higher status.
Officials have a salary, which is much higher than that of officials with meager salaries, and they receive it on time when the day comes. Even if they are given a concubine, their life is relatively more secure. As for the salary of the officials, it must not be easy to support their wives and children. What's more, those who want to marry them are almost always doing it to marry a stepmother.
The lady in front may have left behind many children. If she marries them, even if she is a head wife, her life will be tight, and she will have to take care of a group of children. If you are giving birth, wouldn't it be even more tiring and difficult? I am married, not a mother-in-law in the past. Although marrying an official is just a concubine, if you give birth to a child, you may still have a chance to correct yourself.
At that time, she will be a serious official wife, which is no better than marrying one of those officials and living a miserable life, serving the elderly and a bunch of children all day long. In addition to these inner vanity thoughts, part of it is due to past experiences. Most of them were bought by Zhuo Ruxiao through forced or semi-forced means, and then given to Liu Jie for play.
The things Zhuo Ruxiao had done left a deep impression on them. They also understand that in the face of power, low-status husbands cannot protect them. There is no guarantee that they will not encounter evil officials like Zhuo Ruxiao in the rest of their lives. It would be safer to marry an official. Those officials, at least, will not sell themselves again for food and money.
Regarding the choices of these women, Huang Qiong and Dong Qianhong sighed in unison, lamenting that these women were still too simple. How could those officials really care about their origins? Although they all came from innocent families, they were either from small families or from authentic farming families. Some of their ex-husbands were small businessmen and hawkers, and some were simply farmers.
