Chapter 6 It Feels Good to Be an Older Sister!

At this moment, Yun Fenghuang didn't know the ulterior motives behind the title bestowed on him by Emperor Chunjia, but guessed that the emperor probably had no good intentions—but it didn't matter!

Anyway, no one else knows, as long as she can enjoy the convenience of this title.

Empress Ji finalized Yun Fenghuang's promotion, and after a few words, she led the crowd to Mianfu Palace.

"Yun Jieyu has lost a lot." The Empress Dowager Ji had apparently received a tip-off from Empress Ji. Seeing that there was a sudden addition to the ranks of concubines, she didn't show any signs of surprise. She even expressed her condolences with concern, "Although look The spirit is fine, if you have time, it is better to ask the imperial doctor to prescribe some prescriptions to make up for it."

Empress Ji reminded with a light smile: "Mother, His Majesty just sent someone to Yanfu Palace to give Yun Jieyu the title 'Mao', now she is Mao Jieyu."

"Really?" Empress Dowager Ji frowned, obviously not very approving of the emperor's unconventional behavior, but her lips twitched a few times, and finally said nothing, "Then Mao Jieyu must serve the emperor well." yes."

The queen mother did not continue this topic, "By the way, are the flower and bird envoys from all over the place here?"

"If you go back to your mother, it will be ready in the first two days." Empress Ji nodded, "It's just that there are a few picking girls who are not used to traveling long distances and are sick on the couch. It may not be easy for them to enter the palace for a while."

Cainu, who has the lowest status as a concubine in the harem of the Kingdom, means Caixuan's daughter. This is the highest starting point for a son from a poor family and a good family to enter the palace.

That's right, the concubine is the lowest, but it is the highest starting point for a good family from a poor family: because the girls who were brought to the imperial capital by the flower and bird envoys, although they are generally called Cainu, have not actually stepped into the imperial palace, nor have they been granted the title of imperial concubine. The later recognition does not belong to the real sense of picking girls.

Next, they need to go through the screening and review of the royal family. After passing, they will be awarded the title of picking daughter. That is the first step in becoming the emperor's concubine.

Those who fail the election can only be transferred to court ladies.

What?

You said you can't be a palace concubine, and you don't want to be a palace maid?

This is not impossible, after all, the empress dowager, empress dowager, these people are so honorable, where did they spend so much time to take care of such nosy matters. As long as you can convince the stewards below that there are more maids and fewer maids in the big palace, that's not a problem.

It's just that the stewards are not related to you... It's impossible to work hard for nothing, right?

But there is another contradiction here, that is, the selection is all selection of good families from poor families. Although in a broad sense, poor families, ordinary landlords, rich households, and families that do not belong to the gentry are all included, but this kind of family is definitely wrong. I feel sorry for my daughter, or I have a heart of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, otherwise, as early as when the flower and bird envoys come to the local area, they will open up relationships in private and cross out their outstanding girls.

Or, temporarily buy a beautiful and poor girl from the countryside, and treat her as a foster daughter to replace her own flesh and blood.

Therefore, the girls who were really brought to the imperial capital were basically incapable of getting rid of the fate of being either palace concubines or palace maids.

From this point of view, the Duke of Yi's mansion put Yun Fenghuang into the list of ceremonial appointments as a clan daughter. Although she was miserable, but in fact, according to the lintel of the Xie family, basically Yun Fenghuang was selected. The fate of the list...

Of course, Yun Fenghuang would never be grateful to Duke Yi's mansion for this.

"Just a few people?" The Empress Dowager Ji didn't care much about low-ranking concubines, even those who were low-ranking officials or concubines from distant families. Girls from poor families were even less concerned. He said, "It can be seen that they are all unlucky. If this is the case, then don't worry about them, and let them be raised outside. If it is good, then just act as maids."

The implication is that if you can't get better, you will die if you die.

Empress Ji has no objection to this, because she doesn't think that those few sick daughters have the weight to delay things: "Yes, it's just the queen mother, after all, this matter was ordered by the emperor's grandmother. Don’t you also report to Qingci Palace?”

"..." Empress Dowager Ji frowned slightly. If the Empress Dowager is happy, go and tell me, or like Yun Fenghuang before, the results of the selection came out, and brought them to the Qingci Palace for the Empress Dowager to have a look at Fan, it's not a problem.

But the Empress Dowager is still lying down...

The Queen Mother thought for a while, and finally said, "The Empress Dowager is still busy for the past two days, and there are so many people involved in this national election, it is not possible to get the results in a day or two. How about this, you do it first, wait When the results come out later, if the Empress Dowager is still in good spirits, the Ai family will go with you to sue."

"Yes." Empress Ji thought so too, and asked Empress Dowager Ji, do you want to palm the eye in person?

"The empress can deal with such things as she sees." Empress Dowager Ji waved her hands upon hearing this, "The Ai family will not get involved, after all, they are just poor and good families."

How big a storm can it turn over?

There was no other words after that, the queen mother asked a few words about the pregnancy of the noble concubine and Yuan Niangniang, and she made a gesture of "my Ji family attaches great importance to the emperor's heir", and let them go.

After going out, the empress told the others to go back to their respective places, but stopped Yun Fenghuang and Wei Jieyu to follow the phoenix chariot to Yanfu Palace to talk.

This is nothing else to say, that is, the two will hold the Concubine Conferment Ceremony together.

Wei Jieyu, who had been looking forward to it for a long time and thought that she could finally make the limelight: "..."

Why is there an extra person in the opportunity that should belong to her to show her face alone!

And this one has the title given by the emperor, so I will sit in front of her today, and I will definitely stand in front of Wei Hengyan at the concubine conferment ceremony! ! !

Wei Hengyan felt that his mentality was a bit broken...

But in front of the queen, she must show that she doesn't mind and is as close as a sister to Yun Fenghuang: "I have always felt that I have a good relationship with Sister Fenghuang, but I never thought that Fengfei would be able to catch up with her. This is really great !"

She couldn't help but laugh out loud!

As a result, Empress Ji looked at her approvingly, and said: "I know that you two are on good terms, but the state-owned state-law family has family rules, since Mao Jieyu has a special title bestowed by His Majesty, Wei Jieyu can no longer call her a younger sister. "

Well, sisters and sisters in the palace are not based on seniority and age, but purely on the basis of status.

Since Mao Jieyu was ranked ahead of Zhu Jieyu, from the veterans Jia Jieyu and Lu Jieyu to the newcomer Wei Jieyu, they were all her younger sisters.

Wei Hengyan: "..."

Can you live this day? ? ?

If the empress hadn't turned her head and asked Yun Fenghuang something after she finished speaking, she would definitely be disrespectful on the spot!

"Wei Jieyu told my concubine before that the Xuanqing Palace and Hansu Palace next to Yijia Palace are still vacant." Yun Fenghuang's days in the palace were short, and he hadn't specifically inquired about the layout of the harem before. The queen told her that not only are the lords in the palace vacant, but also the main halls of many palaces are vacant. Now that Jieyu has been conferred, she can't continue to stay in the side hall of Huzhu Palace, and must choose an unoccupied palace. is.

Yun Fenghuang didn't have any goals for a while, so he remembered Wei Hengyan's previous recommendation, "I don't know the other palaces, but I don't know much about myself."

Empress Ji pondered for a while, and said: "These two palaces... are fine, there are few concubines on the left and right now, and the poor and good families who are about to enter the palace at this moment, according to the rules, they all have to start from picking girls. Climbing. The future of the two of you is not comparable to them."

After she said this, Yun Fenghuang suddenly realized that Xuanqing Palace and Hansu Palace were not palaces that Jieyu could occupy.

I'm afraid it's not exclusive to high-ranking concubines?

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, why don't you choose another one for the concubine? The concubine's background is not high, and she doesn't know much about these things, so don't break the rules in the palace."

No way, she doesn't mind leapfrogging at all, but who told her that she still needs the support of the queen, and the queen comes from a noble family, and she doesn't like people and things without rules?

Although Empress Suo Xing respects the rules, she is not ignorant of flexibility. She shook her head when she heard the words, and said: "Although the two palaces in the previous dynasty were occupied by concubines above the wife, there are no palace rules, so Jieyu can't Live in their main hall. Besides, you are all so young now, is it possible that you plan to die of old age in Jieyu's position? Even if it is not in compliance with the rules, it is reasonable to live here."

Wei Hengyan was in a better mood when he said this, and he thought that although Yun Fenghuang had surpassed himself this time, the future is long, and it is not certain who will be higher and who will be lower in the future!

So Empress Ji asked Yun Fenghuang to go to Xuanqing Palace and Hansu Palace to have a look later, decide which one to choose before reporting, when the time comes, the Central Palace will arrange for people to clean it up.

"Since you are all or will soon be the lords of the first palace, then you should also pay attention to the matter of adding people to the palace." Empress Ji dealt with one thing, and another, and took a tea bowl to sip. After taking a sip of tea to moisten her throat, she finally said, "Now there are only a few eminent persons in the palace, among them the noble concubine and Yue Jieyu are happy, and my idea is that the two of them should not be disturbed in the palace."

"The rest are Concubine Shu, Concubine Xin, Madam Yaoning and you four Jieyu."

"Concubine Shu's Tongxia Palace originally lived in many concubines, and since the summer banquet, Concubine Shu has also been a little out of harmony. She greeted me two days ago and said that this time she will stay in Tongxia Palace at most. If there are one or two newcomers, I’m afraid we won’t be able to accommodate them.”

"Concubine Xin likes to be pure. Although she didn't say anything, it's hard for me to send more people to her."

"Mrs. Yaoning and Jia Jieyu are both impatient. The newcomer comes from a humble background, so it may not be easy to tell them."

"Lu Jieyu is pretty easy to talk to, but can't all those many people fit into one Baohui Palace?"

In a word, the queen hopes that Wei Hengyan and Yun Fenghuang will take on the responsibilities and obligations that a master should have, show the heart and tolerance that a Jieyu should have, and accept as many newcomers as possible.

Although it is inevitable that there will be a lot of people and things, but neither of them has anything against it. They did not expect to be alone in the huge palace, like Wei Hengyan, her Yijia Palace, before she was promoted to Jieyu, there was The other concubines lived there, and if there were more, it would still be the same.

Anyway, they don't feel that they can't suppress the palace people.

... After all, a newcomer like Yun Fenghuang is a special case, right?

The queen was very satisfied with their cooperation, so she gave a benefit, that is, let them go and watch with her when the girls are re-elected, and then they can make a selection at that time.

That being said, seeing that the queen had no other orders, the two of them left.

After leaving Yanfu Palace, Wei Hengyan hesitated for a while, and finally took the initiative to invite Yun Fenghuang: "Sister...Sister, will you go to see Xuanqing Palace and Hansu Palace later, or go right now? How about my sister accompany you for a walk? After all, the two palaces are still neat, after all, no one has lived in them for many years, and the inside is still a bit deserted. Snakes and rats are also rampant at this time of year."

Yun Fenghuang readily accepted her tactful submission: "My sister."

Well, the feeling of calling someone else's sister is awesome.

It feels good to be a sister!