"Hold Qin?! Why did you leave the palace?" Feng Ziying was surprised.
Baoqin is Yuanchun's personal maid. It is not impossible to leave the palace, but there will be strict approval procedures, and it cannot be too frequent. The palace servants are keeping a close eye on her.
And generally speaking, this kind of maid can only go back to the imperial concubine's home when she leaves the palace, either to bring a letter or to bring something. She rarely goes to other places. Once she is discovered, it will inevitably cause trouble, such as coming to her own place. , there will be suspicion of traffic palace.
"Back to your lord, this servant came out of the palace on the order of the empress. She returned to Rongguo Mansion earlier, and now she comes to your lord." Feng Ziying bowed to Yingying with her qin in her arms, and waved her hands, saying irritably: "I know, I didn't mean it by the empress. , you don’t dare to come out, I mean, why did you come to my house? Don’t you understand that once someone discovers this, it will bring a lot of trouble to both the queen and me? "
"Your Majesty asked me to see you as soon as possible and bring the letter. In addition, this is also Manager Qiu's wish." Bao Qin was also a little aggrieved. She also told the Queen, but the Queen insisted. Maybe this was also Manager Qiu's request.
Yuanyang is so smart. He understood what Baoqin said and immediately got up and said, "That slave is waiting in the outer courtyard."
Feng Ziying had no intention of being polite to Yuanyang at this time. She originally wanted to say a few more words to Yuanyang, but now she had no intention of doing so and nodded.
After Yuanyang went out, Feng Ziying said in a deep voice: "What's so urgent? When did Qiu Shi'an get involved with the empress again?"
"I don't know." Baoqin said timidly: "Manager Qiu invited Chengen to his place many times some time ago. After Chengen came back, he also told the Queen about Concubine Mei. Later, the Queen went out to Went to Concubine Su,..."
Feng Ziying frowned, why did Jia Yuanchun get involved in these things? How can a concubine like you who has no heirs compete with other concubines who have adult sons? Why?
Concubine Xu has the King of Life, Concubine Su has the King of Fortune and Prince of Li, Concubine Mei has the King of Lu, and Concubine Guo has the Prince of Gong. They have capital, or in other words, they have to fight for their son. To be able to ascend to the position of great treasure, you have to fight even if you risk everything. What qualifications do you, Jia Yuanchun, have to wade into this muddy water?
"Why, do Concubine Su and the empress have a good relationship?" Feng Ziying didn't believe it.
Concubine Su was very favored before. The two adult children of Prince Fu and Prince Li were both born in her belly. In addition, Concubine Xu had a lot of grudges because she had been in charge of the harem for a long time. Su, Mei, Guo and several other concubines who had no heirs Everyone was dissatisfied with Concubine Xu, which inevitably affected the direction of the palace.
Of course, the most important thing was that King Shou was not careful in doing things, and failed to satisfy the emperor on several things, so the good momentum suddenly dropped.
Only then did Concubine Su become the favored one, and King Fu and King Li rose to the top and became the most dazzling.
Who would have thought that after ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi, King Lu suddenly appeared and said that he was most similar to Emperor Yonglong. In addition, he was also smart and used to please the emperor, so he immediately overpowered the mediocre King Fu and King Li. After that, he became the most promising person inside and outside the palace.
Facing Feng Ziying's sharp gaze, Baoqin couldn't resist: "My lord, the empress's situation in the palace has not been very good. Before, it was Concubine Xu who suppressed her, and then Concubine Su did the same. Now Concubine Mei is even more arrogant, and the empress has been suppressed several times. They were all targeted by Concubine Mei, all thanks to Concubine Su's care. There were also rumors in the palace that Concubine Mei was in some trouble. It was said that her brother was suspected of being corrupt, and the Mei family was involved in it, so..."
"So Concubine Su instigated Concubine Mei to let you go out for a trip. You want Shuntian Mansion to handle the case of the Mei family. It would be best to involve Concubine Mei?"
Feng Ziying couldn't help but feel that Jia Yuanchun was a little naive. What impact could this kind of thing have? Mei Xiang was just a clan brother of Concubine Mei, so he wanted to get involved in this far-fetched way. Was he trying to drag the entire Mei family into this corruption case?
As if he heard the sarcasm in Feng Ziying's words, Bao Qin shivered and said: "My lord, your Majesty may not know the situation inside, but Manager Qiu and Concubine Su still feel that they can use this opportunity to suppress Concubine Mei. The momentum, well, it is said that it can give Prince Fu and Prince Su on Concubine Su's side a chance to breathe. This is what the empress relayed to Manager Qiu and Concubine Su,..."
To pull chestnuts from the fire for someone else? What did Jia Yuanchun think?
Feng Ziying can roughly understand Jia Yuanchun's current situation in the palace. It must be very difficult. He has no heirs and is basically just sitting there waiting to grow old.
The emperor is not even willing to set foot next to these concubines. They have almost no hope. At such a young age, they have to stay in their own palace every day, day after day, year after year. I'm afraid people will be driven crazy.
If he were to be bullied again, his desire for revenge would be particularly intense once it was ignited.
Whether it was joining a group to keep warm or helping each other, perhaps Concubine Su had given Jia Yuanchun some unrealistic hopes, which was why Jia Yuanchun made such a move.
But isn’t that what life in the palace is like? In addition to her, Jia Yuanchun, Concubine Zhou, Concubine Zheng, didn't they also enter the palace with her and become concubines? No, it's the same as having no heirs, and people have to live like this.
Back then, whether it was the Jia family or Jia Yuanchun, since they were going to enter the palace, they should have made these mental preparations. It would be too late to regret it now.
In front of Baoqin, Feng Ziying couldn't bear to speak too harshly, but she was very disappointed with Jia Yuanchun's performance.
Fights and games in the palace are inevitable, but from a long-term perspective, you must have a goal, and from a short-term perspective, it should also be profitable. Otherwise, what is the point of getting involved like this?
To cheer for Concubine Su, after Prince Fu or Prince Li comes to power, can he still respect you as the Queen Mother?
Well, of course, it is possible to give you a gimmick in the name of a concubine, but is this the final result that you, Jia Yuanchun, want?
Well, we spend our days in the palace watching the morning sun and watching the lanterns in the evening, counting fireflies and stars, for decades, and then grow old and disappear in the end?
Feng Ziying was a little confused about what Jia Yuanchun was thinking. He thought that with Jia Yuanchun's intelligence and experience in the palace for so many years, he shouldn't be so unwise or even stupid.
"Bao Qin, why is the empress willing to do things for Concubine Su? There must be a reason, right? Don't talk about these friendships, the empress and Concubine Su are not at that level, let alone Qiu Shian can force her to talk about this matter , Qiu Shian is not that bold yet." Feng Ziying said lightly: "Tell me, what did Concubine Su make?"
Baoqin hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "This slave really doesn't know, but I heard that Prince Fu and Prince Li were very supportive of Mr. Bao. They called Mr. Bao to every poetry meeting and cultural gathering, and they also said In the future, Second Master Bao can join the Economic Affairs Bureau of Zhanshi Mansion..."
Feng Ziying couldn't laugh or cry. Baoyu entered the Economic Affairs Bureau of Zhanshi Mansion? What kind of joke is this?
Zhanshifu is an institution for educating princes. Not to mention whether King Fu and King Li have the opportunity to become princes. Even if they become princes, Zhanshifu is basically filled with Jinshi or even Hanlin officials. It can be regarded as a transfer. Any transitional step.
Of course, this does not mean that everyone is a Jinshi. There are also Gongsheng students from the Imperial College who have been transferred to the Imperial Academy, but I have never heard of a scholar who is not a Gongsheng or a Jinshi.
Jia Baoyu would have been fine if he didn't read the scriptures and just wrote some legendary stories or drama scripts, or followed Prince Fu and Li Wang's poetry and literary meetings in the capital.
Writing scripts and even acting are all literary and elegant things for young people from the upper class. But you said that you have to rely on this reputation to become an official, especially if you go to the Secretary and Economic Bureau of Zhanshi Mansion to wash horses, school books, etc. For officials of the Zhengzi category, that is probably not possible.
Although Zhan Shifu is basically a formal transitional step now, the imperial court also wants to show face. If you, who are not even a scholar, have to go in and become an official who "teaches the prince", it would be too disrespectful to the imperial court's face.
Unless Jia Baoyu first went to the Imperial Academy to work for a year and a half, it would be best if he could pass the exam to become a scholar, then going to the Bureau of Economic Affairs would still be acceptable.
Seeing Feng Ziying's disapproval, she hugged Qin and said quickly: "Your Majesty still wants to find a favor for Second Master Bao, go to the Imperial College to study, and then find an opportunity to let Second Master Bao go to the Economic Bureau of Zhanshi Mansion. …”
If you want to enter the Imperial College, you may want to go in if you want to go in, or if you want to go in if you don’t want to, it’s hard to go in.
Jia Lian and Jia Rong both went to the Imperial College. Feng Ziying herself also spent time in the Imperial College. Han Qi, Wei Ruolan and Chen Yepin also spent some time in the Imperial College for a few years. However, there is a premise here, that is, these people are basically all in the Imperial College. Only the eldest son of the Wuxun family has this qualification, but not Jia Baoyu. The eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion is Jia She, the eldest son of Jia She is Jia Lian, and the eldest son of the Ningguo Mansion is Jia Rong.
If he is not the eldest son, then basically he can only take the path of tribute. The great Zhou tribute is different from that of the previous Ming Dynasty. There are two types. One is that the new emperor ascends the throne and has unified tribute, and the other is that the emperor enters the Imperial Academy with a special gift. There is no doubt that Jia Baoyu may want to take the second option, but with Jia Yuanchun's current influence, it may be difficult to do so. So Guifei Su may use this as a condition to force Jia Yuanchun to come to her.
Being a small official in the Economic Affairs Bureau of Zhan Shifu, such as a school clerk and orthographer, can be regarded as a little respectable. Although he has no power, he is more comfortable and comfortable, which is very suitable for a laid-back person like Jia Baoyu.
Looking at it this way, it seems to be somewhat reliable, but the price is to tie Jia Yuanchun, and even the Jia family and Concubine Su together. Is this a good deal? Just for a ninth-grade official of Baoyu? If you don't care about face, just donate an official and run it some more. Baoyu can still be an official, but of course the reputation may not be good and the position may not be that good.
