Chapter 107
Chapter 107
Three days later, the newly promoted concubine went to the middle palace to pay her respects for the first time, and made a prostration ceremony.
At this time, concubines like Jiang Ning who had entered the palace earlier would naturally also be present.
The original owner didn't like bright colors, so Jiang Ning didn't make much changes, just inserted a hairpin made of suet and white jade on her head, so as not to degrade her status as a noble concubine too much.After a little grooming, he carried Miao'er to greet the queen.
Ordinarily, saluting and greeting the middle palace is an extremely important matter, but Jiang Ning took a cat in his arms.
The queen could have punished her for a crime of disrespect, but Jiang Ning has fallen out of favor now, and she just has the title of a noble concubine.
Even his body was broken, and he was unable to have children. In the eyes of others, Jiang Ning did not pose any threat.
Now she is arrogant, it's just that the emperor pities her.
The queen knows a little more than the concubines. She knows where Jiang Ning came from as a side concubine, and also knows why she can be named a noble concubine, surpassing the emperor's eldest son's birth mother Wang Defei.
The favor Jiang Ning received was at most given to her by Xiao Yan for the sake of the late emperor.
Since the death of the first emperor, the emperor's favor for Jiang's family is not as good as before, and his favor for Jiang Ning has gradually faded.
But now that Jiang Ning has fallen out of favor, the emperor also warned the palace servants below not to deprive her of her daily duties.
Obviously, the emperor still cared about the promise he made to the first emperor back then.
Jiang Ning had given birth since she was a child, and after her body recuperated, it wasn't once or twice that she took her pet to say good morning.
Yuqian must have got the news, but there has been no movement ahead.
Now that the emperor's mind has been made clear, as the lord of the harem and the emperor's first wife Yuanhou, she will not go against the emperor's wishes and make him unhappy.
When Jiang Ning arrived at the Fengqing Palace in Zhonggong, there were already no empty seats. Today, the empresses and concubines woke up early, and they wanted to quickly see the new beauties, and if necessary, they had to show off.
Seeing her coming, the palace servants in the middle palace hurriedly moved a chair and placed it next to Concubine De, which was the closest position to the queen.
Jiang Ning walked over and sat down without looking sideways, and then concentrated on playing with his cat, waiting for the new couple to enter the palace.
Concubine De who was sitting by the side saw her like this, her expression froze at first, and then she sneered.
She is just an abandoned woman, what right does she have to be arrogant!
After a while, under the queen's signal, the eunuch shouted to let the new couple enter the palace.
The one who walked in the front was the emperor's cousin, who also had the highest rank among the new concubines.
Concubine Xie was wearing a water-red double-breasted Confucian skirt, and several golden step rocks were stuck in her dignified bun. She was in high spirits.
Next came the big and small Yuan clan, and the heroine, Yang Wanruo, was wearing a spirit snake bun, with a lock of hair hanging down her chest, looking pretty and exquisite.Although they are not as dazzling as the Yuan sisters, they should not be underestimated, and greet them with the newly promoted concubines.
Concubine Xie is a relative of the Empress Dowager, she also entered the palace before and met the Empress.
Relying on her status, she called the queen a "cousin-in-law", and the queen also agreed, and started talking to Concubine Xie, making all the concubines look sideways, thinking to themselves, could it be that the queen intends to praise Concubine Xie?
Jiang Ning didn't take it seriously. After Concubine Xie entered the palace, she had already started to bully the weaker concubines by taking advantage of the power of the empress, which made the queen dissatisfied. However, because of Concubine Xie's mother's family, she couldn't be punished directly. With the intention of killing.He wanted to get rid of Xie Xianzi with the help of other concubines.
Concubine Xie is ostentatious, likes extravagance, and spends most of his food and clothing. As for Xiao Yan, he has always advocated frugality, so Concubine Xie was not favored in his previous life, but Xiao Yan would go to Concubine Xie's bedroom to stay twice a month. Today, it's just to make my uncle's family look good, but Concubine Xie is not satisfied, and often makes trouble in the harem. In her previous life, she was defeated by Yang Wanruo and left early.
The concubine of Xianggui, Mrs. Shan, fiddled with the teacup in her hand, looked at the beauties in the room, and asked leisurely: "I heard that there are a pair of sisters among the newly promoted concubines, stand up and show me."
Concubine Xiang Gui gave birth to the second daughter of the emperor. When Xiao Yanchu came to the throne, she was originally named the second-rank concubine Xiang. If there was any inappropriate service, she relied on her status as the imperial concubine to beat and scold the palace eunuch at every turn.Later Xiao Yan learned that he was so furious that he not only demoted the Shan family two ranks to become the current Xianggui concubine, but also sent the second daughter of the emperor to the central palace to be educated by the empress who had never had an heir.
It can be said that the current concubine Xianggui is already a member of the queen's camp, and most of what she does is also under the queen's instructions.
The two Yuan nobles bowed in the direction of Xianggui's concubine, and said in unison: "My concubine, Yuanshi, pays respects to your concubine."
Concubine Xianggui said: "Raise your head."
The two noblemen raised their heads lightly, and lifted their gazes to Shan's chin, so that Concubine Xianggui could see their faces clearly, but they did not look directly at Concubine Xianggui's face.
Be cautious in words and deeds, it really is the family's careful adjustment.Taught characters.
The nobleman Yuan Yi has a plump body, fair skin, and elegant demeanor; the soft nobleman Yuanmei is delicate and charming, with a slender figure.
Everyone had heard about the appearance of the Yuan sisters, but seeing them now, they couldn't help but be speechless.
Concubine Xianggui praised: "You really are beautiful women like flowers and jade, no wonder the emperor personally drew up the titles for you two."
Mrs. Shan just praised casually, so the two nobles naturally didn't dare to talk to each other lightly. Before entering the palace, her mother told her in detail that the two of them entered the palace together, the limelight was too strong, and someone would definitely take the opportunity to get angry. The rules in the palace are deep, One wrong word could lead to hell.So the two of them remained motionless as if they were wooden stupefied. Concubine Xianggui felt bored, so she waved them back to the queue.
"Young man Yang, please greet the imperial concubine—"
After Yang Wanruo saluted the queen, the eunuch sang.
Just at this time, the Persian cat in Jiang Ning's arms twisted its body and barked twice.
Jiang Ning stroked its soft fur, and said softly: "Meow, be good, mother will make fried fish for you when I get back."
As soon as Jiang Ning said this, some concubines in the palace covered their mouths and laughed.
Even the queen was smiling.
The well-connected concubines here have checked the details of the wealth of Xiunu before they entered the palace, so they naturally know that Yang Cai's name is Wanruo, and the small character is Miao'er.
The imperial concubine touched an animal and called "Meow", the words "Meow" and "Miao" sound similar. If they didn't know Jiang Ning's character, everyone would think that Jiang Ning was deliberately slapping his face.
Yang Wanruo had just squatted down, only bowed for a while, and hadn't said the auspicious words to Jiang Ning, she just stood there with her knees bent in embarrassment, her face turning green and pale, she didn't know what the imperial concubine meant, she touched the A cat called her name.
Concubine Xiang Gui smiled and said to Yang Wanruo: "Sister Guifei loves to keep pets. This cat was a tribute from Persia. The emperor thought that my sister liked it, so he gave it to her. I didn't expect my sister to raise this kitten as a daughter. He also gave me a nickname, Miao'er, and I only found out that Yang Cairen's small character is Miao'er two days ago, so don't get me wrong, my sister didn't mean to insult you, it's all a coincidence."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Wanruo's face became even uglier.
Concubine Xianggui didn't explain it. After all, not everyone knew her fine print. Now that she explained it, even the newly promoted concubines laughed. Among them, that bitch Xie Xianzi laughed the most!
Jiang Ning smiled lightly, and said: "If Yang Cairen thinks it's inappropriate, I will change Miao'er's name."
Jiang is a noble concubine, she is only talented, how dare she change the name of the noble concubine's pet, Yang Wanruo immediately declined: "The empress is serious, but the pronunciation is similar. Previously, the empress didn't know the small characters of the concubine, so she called it 'meow Son' It's been so long, I'm afraid you won't get used to changing your name suddenly, you don't need to trouble yourself." Then she insisted on finishing the unfinished etiquette, and her every move was like flowing water, so that no one could pick out the slightest fault.
Jiang Ning nodded and said: "Yang Cairen has very good manners, even I can't compare to you."
Yang Wanruo gave a salute, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is absurd."
Jiang Ning's rules are the best in the palace, even the emperor praised them.Yang's business background, how can he compare to her?
The queen's eyes flashed, and she quietly looked at Yang Wanruo with a serious expression.Then Jiang Ning saw the queen's slender fingers turn the jade wrench in his hand with sharp eyes.
Then I heard Concubine Xianggui say: "I heard that the talented person is not from a dignified official family?"
Du Fangyi raised her eyebrows and asked doubtfully, "If you're not from an official family, how can you participate in the draft?"
Yang Wanruo replied: "My father ran a silk and satin shop a few years ago, and later, by chance, he got the chance to be an official, so I was lucky enough to see Tianyan."
Jieyu Xue groaned for a while, and then said: "A coincidence? According to this palace, it is a purchased official title, and it is intended to be selected into the palace, so as to enjoy the wealth of the heavenly family!"
Yang Wanruo felt guilty for a while, but each of these cases was a major crime of beheading, if she was pulled out, she would be finished!
Yang Wanruo forced herself to be calm, she frowned, looked at Xue Jieyu, and then said: "What is Xue Jieyu's meaning? Buying and selling officials and confuses into the palace are both serious crimes of beheading. How many lives does a concubine have? Dare to engage in such an act of punishing the nine clans with my father! Besides, the current emperor is wise and cleans up the government and eliminates corrupt officials, so who dares to take such a big risk to buy and sell officials?"
Du Fangyi curled her lips: "For the sake of wealth and glory, no matter how dangerous it is, there are people who dare to do it!"
It is common to be jealous in the harem, but if it involves the political affairs of the previous dynasty, if the empress does not stop it and spread it to the emperor's ears, the harem will not be peaceful again.
The queen looked at the two of them without anger: "Okay! The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, so I will pretend that what happened just now never happened in this palace. You should be vigilant and wake up, and remember not to do it again."
Xue Jieyu, Yang Wanruo and Du Fangyi knew that they had made a slip of the tongue and pleaded guilty again and again.
Yang Wanruo secretly hated the complicated rules in the harem. If the rules are not good, she will be scolded, and if the rules are good, some things will be involved. If she had known this, she would not have made up for the rules and etiquette before entering the palace, and often practiced in the space.It is really troublesome to kneel several times even to say a few words.
After returning to my own place, I must enter the space and take a bath with the spiritual spring.
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