At the end of the morning meeting, they broke up unhappy again. Seeing that Concubine Hua had evolved into an upgraded version after falling ill, the other concubines lamented in their hearts.
Just a few days into my comfortable life, I had to swallow my anger and be bullied again. I've been sick these days, why didn't God take Concubine Hua away?
Songzhi followed Concubine Hua, raising her head and taking a sneak peek from time to time, as if she wanted to ask but didn't dare.
Concubine Hua looked uncomfortable and said directly, "Just say what you want to say."
After hearing this, Songzhi said, "In the past, the empress could be strict with other concubines, but now, the empress has changed her mind. Why bother making enemies in the palace?"
Concubine Hua sneered, "Could it be that because I am so kind to them, they will be grateful for my kindness? They have been angry with me over the years, and they have long hated me to the core."
"At this time, even if I want to live in harmony with them, it is already impossible. What's more, the emperor is deeply suspicious. If I change my temper, the emperor will definitely be suspicious. It is better to maintain the same status."
Songzhi was talking to Concubine Hua while talking to Concubine Hua, while looking around to see if anyone else was around. She really looked like Mickey Mouse.
They are now dancing on the tip of a knife, and they cannot be too careful.
Songzhi said, "Your Majesty is right, but the noble lady Fucha is a newcomer, and she is backed by the Fucha clan. And every concubine will have this happen to her, so why do you have to deal with her now?"
Concubine Hua said disdainfully, "The Xia family is stupid, and the rich and noble people are not the same. I know the emperor, and he will not look down on this at all."
Songzhi thought about it and felt that it was true that the emperor had favored many concubines, but there were not many who he really cared about.
Just like the Fang nobles waiting for death in the cold palace, when they are most favored, they still try to be on par with their empresses. The result is that miscarriage is not in the cold palace. If virtue is not matched, disaster will happen.
However, this also shows the emperor's coolness.
Songzhi said, "Fucha Gui has a pampered temperament. Previously, because Cheng Gui was favored, he gave Cheng Gui a look on his face."
"But after getting sick, my temperament has softened a lot. I guess I suffered a loss, so I went to Jingren Palace all day to please him."
"On the other hand, Shen Guiren has served the most during this period. Now she is very popular in the palace. However, she is quite cautious in her actions. She is so favored, but she is not very arrogant. She is also kind to others, and all the concubines say she is good. , those slaves also said she was kind."
Concubine Hua slowly walked to the edge of Qianli Pond while talking to Songzhi.
With a look from Songzhi, Lingzhi, who was following behind, nodded understandingly and retreated. After a while, a cup of fish food was handed to Concubine Hua.
Watching a group of koi carps rolling around and chasing after a bit of fish food in the water, Concubine Hua felt something suddenly rise in her heart.
"Songzhi, do you think these koi fish look like the women in the harem?"
In fact, what Concubine Hua wants to ask is whether these koi fish look like her before.
Songzhi said, "How can the koi in this pond of thousands of koi be compared to the body of the empress?"
Concubine Hua said, "I really can't compare to these fish."
"Forget it, go back."
*
Furong Pavilion
Sun Miaoqing had some plum blossoms picked from the Yimei Garden and placed in vases. However, although it had been snowing for several days, the red plum blossoms in the Yimei Garden had just begun to bloom. In this bouquet of plum blossoms, not one of them is in full bloom.
Put these plum blossoms in three vases, one in the bedroom, one in the living room, and another one on the Kang table.
Sun Miaoqing looked at the masterpiece in front of her and said, "It's best if they are all in buds. Leave them in the house and slowly bloom. You don't need to change them for half a month."
An Lingrong sat on the other side of the kang, holding a book of Ming Dynasty history in his hand, reading it with gusto.
His brows were furrowed for a moment, and relaxed for a moment, obviously extremely devoted.
Although Sun Miaoqing also thinks that it is very beneficial to read more when you have time, but it is tiring! Anyway, she rarely has this patience now.
Sun Miaoqing asked, "Is the History of the Ming Dynasty so good that you can't put it down like this?"
An Lingrong's rosy face was like the most delicate peach blossom. She smiled at Sun Miaoqing, her smart eyes filled with joy.
"In the past, what I read was either female precepts and female training, or spices and prescriptions. Now that I have the opportunity to read these, I suddenly feel that my horizons and mind have broadened a lot. No wonder everyone says that reading makes people sensible."
【An Xiaoniao has evolved! From now on, we can’t call her An Xiaoniao, we have to call her An Phoenix! 】
An Lingrong smiled shyly. In fact, after listening to it for a while, she got used to the name An Xiaoniao and thought it was quite good.
Sun Miaoqing said, "It seems that this history of the Ming Dynasty has given you a lot of feelings."
An Lingrong nodded, "Sister said that people will not do something without a reason, and the emperor will not do it."
"So when I read the history of the Ming Dynasty, I would think carefully about what I would think and do if I were in that environment. Then I discovered that everything in the world has its roots. The general trend is inevitable and cannot be easily changed by humans."
"For example, Zhu Yuanzhang was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. His achievements were certainly extraordinary and unparalleled by those of ordinary emperors. But he also made many mistakes, especially ordering his concubines to be buried."
When it comes to the word "sacrificial burial", An Lingrong's eyes can't help but show some fear. After all, she is also a concubine now, and it is not that there is no precedent for "sacrificial burial" in the Qing Dynasty.
Fortunately, in the years after entering the customs, even if you have no children, you can still find a place to live in the backyard of Cining Palace or Shoukang Palace. Filial piety was the most important thing in the Qing Dynasty, and the new emperor was also quite tolerant of the concubines left behind by the Daxing Emperor.
Sun Miaoqing also hates these two words. She used to think they were cruel, but now she wants to delete them from the dictionary.
Fortunately, she was wearing the world of Legend of Zhen Huan. If she had been unlucky enough to have traveled to the early Ming Dynasty, she would have tried her best to silence Zhu Chongba, or have him exiled after the death of Empress Ma.
Sun Miaoqing said, "So most of the queens and concubines of the Ming Dynasty had ordinary family backgrounds, and there were few daughters from prominent families."
"Being a daughter of Chaotian, my mother-in-law's brother can also get the title of Jinyiwei, full of honors. Who will care whether a useless daughter lives or dies."
An Lingrong felt the same way. If her death would bring some benefits to the An family, the first person to take her life would be her good father!
An Lingrong said, "In fact, before the Ming Dynasty resumed burial sacrifice, human sacrifice had been abolished for hundreds of years. I thought about it over and over again, and I still can't figure out why he wanted to restore this system."
"In addition to the emperor's selfish desires, is there any other reason? Later I saw that after Zhu Yuanzhang died, the grandson succeeded him instead of another prince. I probably have the answer myself."
"Among his sons, there are many who are young and powerful and have made great military achievements. Compared with Emperor Jianwen who grew up in the harem, they are both elders and have high merits and virtues. And his concubines are all the grandmothers of Emperor Jianwen."
"Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that after his death, the former dynasty and the harem would collude with each other, which would affect the stability of the imperial power. Or he was also worried that someone like Wu Zetian or Liu E would appear."
"However, even though he made many plans for Emperor Jianwen, in the end he still lost to Emperor Yongle. If Zhu Yuanzhang knew better, I wonder if he regretted not directly passing the throne to King Yan."
