After finally settling Zhu Qizhen and Qian's family, Zhu Qiyu took the ministers and dispersed.
Even though Zhu Qiyu was young and strong, he was really exhausted. Before dawn, we came out from Prince Qi's Mansion and went all the way to Xizhimen to greet him. Then I cried and knelt, and it took a long time to complete the abdication ceremony.
Immediately afterwards, the Wala mission rioted, killing them so much that they almost shed blood. Finally entering the Forbidden City, not only did you have to participate in this torturous feast, but you also had to wander back and forth between Yinghua Palace, Fengtian Gate, and Nangong Palace.
I experienced more things on this day than I usually do in a month.
So Zhu Qiyu changed his plan and chose to take his family and rest for a night at the old prince's mansion.
Others were not much better. Today's other protagonist, Zhu Qizhen, fell asleep when he returned to the palace, leaving Qian standing there in a daze.
Qian was also very embarrassed. Although the two were husband and wife, a separate bedroom was arranged for Qian in the Nangong Palace.
Even before, the two of them did not live together, but one lived in Qianqing Palace and the other lived in Kunning Palace.
Now Qian is blind in one eye and lame in one leg, and Zhu Qizhen is a person who particularly cares about appearance. Therefore, Qian would not dare to sleep with Zhu Qizhen without his approval.
Just when Qian was undecided, sixteen beauties dressed as palace maids came in and knelt down to salute Qian.
Qian didn't take it seriously at first, but after the maids got up, Qian discovered the problem: these women were so beautiful, they were all stunning. Moreover, her expression is charming and charming, and she is no ordinary palace maid at first glance.
So Qian summoned Xing'an, the manager of Nangong, and asked curiously: "Xing'an, who are these women? Who arranged them here?"
When Xing'an saw Qian's question, he hesitated a little and didn't know how to answer.
Xing'an is also very innocent on this issue. Although he is the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch responsible for rituals, and also serves as the general manager of Nangong, among the eunuchs in the inner court, he is definitely ranked outside the ten most powerful eunuchs.
This is still an optimistic statement, because the emperor's distrust of Xing'an is almost open, and the eunuchs who are openly disliked by the emperor are basically nothing in the hearts of other people.
Therefore, Xing'an is far from its former glory.
Take these sixteen beauties as an example. Although the Supervisor of Ceremonies had already arranged them, Xing'an only just found out that there was such a thing. Well, I guess I know the time for a stick of incense earlier than Queen Qian.
Seeing that Queen Qian was staring closely at her, Xing'an had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply: "Queen Qi, this is the concubine that Queen Zhou gave to the royal guards Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming.
When His Majesty went hunting in the north, Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming were at first escorting him.
Empress Zhou thought of her hard work and gave her a total of sixteen concubines. "
At this point, Xing'an paused, looking embarrassed.
Queen Qian asked angrily: "They are the concubines of Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming. How come they were sent to His Majesty's palace? Tell me the truth. If you dare to lie, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Hearing this, Xing'an not only had no choice but to kneel down and apologize again and again. Although Empress Qian was submissive in front of Empress Dowager Sun and was at a disadvantage in front of Empress Zhou, there was still no big problem in cleaning up Xing'an, who was in dire straits.
So Xing'an could only tell the truth: "Empress Mingjian, when she gave these sixteen concubines to Ma Liang and others, she was actually just using the right name to seduce Chencang secretly.
At that time, it was not convenient to send women to His Majesty openly, otherwise the Ming army would be defeated, and the court would be busy sending women to His Majesty. If the news spread, it would be difficult to stop Youyou's mouth.
So Empress Zhou took a roundabout way. In fact, these women were sent to His Majesty in the name of Ma Liang and others' concubines.
Since these women were all used by His Majesty, Ma Liang and others did not dare to touch them. So Queen Zhou took these women back and sent them to Nangong to serve His Majesty. He also gave sixteen more stunning women to serve as concubines for Ma Liang, Yuan Bin, and Ha Ming.
In this way, as long as it is done in secret and no one publicizes it, the government and the public will not notice this kind of thing. At the same time, it also allows His Majesty's woman to live outside the palace for a long time, which is the best of both worlds. "
After hearing this, Queen Qian's face turned completely gloomy. His brother-in-law, the current Emperor Jingtai, is ridiculous enough, especially when it comes to women, he behaves in all kinds of deviant ways.
I never expected that my husband would be even more ridiculous than my brother-in-law.
Although it was said that the plank road was built openly and the warehouse was secretly visited, it was forced by the situation and was an expedient measure. But these women are indeed the concubines of the ministers in name. Once word spreads, their reputation will not be good.
Queen Qian then thought about it. Fortunately, her husband did not know about summoning these women to Nangong.
As the saying goes, it is not too late to mend the situation after it has been lost. If we send these women away early tomorrow morning, we can completely eliminate the hidden danger.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Qian waved her hand and signaled Xing'an to retreat with these sixteen stunning women, and then Mrs. Qian stayed in Zhu Qizhen's palace and personally guarded them all night.
Xing'an retreated angrily, feeling that he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.
When Zhu Qizhen was first captured, Xing'an was also ordered to send envoys to the Wala military camp many times.
So Xing'an knew that among the sixteen women, there was a girl named Ling'er, who was nominally Yuan Bin's concubine. Although he has a charming appearance, he has a strong temper and has always refused to sleep with His Majesty.
However, His Majesty was very fond of this little girl. He always stayed by his side to serve tea and water, but he never tried to force her. It wasn't until Ye Xian suffered a disastrous defeat in the Xuan Mansion, abandoned all the palace officials in Shanxi, and fled back to the grassland with only His Majesty, that the two separated.
Although Xing'an is a eunuch, he also understands men's psychology: only what you can't get is the best.
Therefore, Xing'an is certain that when His Majesty wakes up early tomorrow morning, he will never allow Queen Qian to send people back.
A night of silence.
Zhu Qizhen slept until noon the next day.
Anyway, there was no need to deal with government affairs, so Zhu Qizhen was at ease.
Unfortunately, as soon as she woke up, Queen Qian told her about Queen Zhou sending sixteen concubines.
Zhu Qizhen nodded and was about to praise Queen Zhou for her thoughtfulness, but Queen Qian admonished her: "Your Majesty, it is a recognized etiquette that you should avoid your wife.
No matter what the actual situation is, at least in name, these women are the concubines of Ma Liang and others. It is really inappropriate for His Majesty to include them in Nangong now.
Once someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of it, His Majesty's reputation will be greatly damaged. "
Zhu Qizhen was not happy when he heard this, and immediately retorted: "Queen, what are you talking about? The etiquette says that the king avoids his wife, but it does not say that the king avoids his concubine.
Regardless of the dynasty or generation, concubines can be given away. What happened to Ma Liang and others voluntarily giving their concubines to me?
My younger brother didn't object, so why are you so troublesome?
Besides, now that I'm like this, why do I still care so much about my reputation?
And you have also read books. Take a look at the emperors who were forced to abdicate in the past dynasties. The worse their reputation, the safer they are.
Just like Liu Chan, the more he enjoys not thinking about Shu, the more carefree and comfortable his life becomes.
My brother is willing to send my woman back, which is conscientious enough. He didn't tell us a story about Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty and the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so just be satisfied. "
(End of chapter)
