The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

Chapter 338 Harem (2)

King Jinying is in command to set off, but there is still a fiancée waiting to be married in the house.According to the customs of the Dajin Dynasty, when an unmarried woman's husband goes to war, the woman can live in the future husband's house.The queen mother took pity on Princess Hong'an, so she gave a decree to allow Princess Hong'an to live in King Jinying's mansion.

The Shangshu Mansion, the natal family of the Princess Hong'an, encountered several accidents one after another.First, Jiang Shangshu injured his aunt by mistake, and the aunt finally hurt her body and died soon after.Later, the lost Second Miss was found. She was kidnapped by bandits, and the Second Miss committed suicide to protect her innocence.A generation of beauties passed away. Although Jiang Susu's reputation was not very good when she was alive, death can forgive everything, and people are always very tolerant of beauties.

The most shocking thing was that Mrs. Jiang's family had been ill for a long time and finally died.And the eldest lady Xia's natal family sent another distant cousin within three months—the Jiang family ushered in a new wife.

Originally, people thought that after Mrs. Jiang's death, the last link between the Jiang family and the Xia family would be broken, but they never thought that the Xia family would personally send a new wife over.The marriage between Xia's family and Jiang's family was maintained, and many spectators immediately rushed to nothing.

However, although the relationship between Xia Yan and the Jiang family has not broken down, Jiang Shangshu has also been criticized by the world because of this, especially the excerpts of Yushi's impeachment flew to the emperor's desk one after another, and every word accused Mrs. Jiang of being alive Jiang Shangshu ordered to marry a new person, which is really not the practice of a long-term lover.

For so many years, the Jiang family has stood firm in the imperial court, and their reputation among the common people has been upright and upright. Now, it has been corrupted a little bit. Now that Jiang Quan married a new wife, after all, even the last sliver of good reputation has been ruined. .From then on, when people mentioned Shangshufu, it was no longer that upright and honest Qingliu noble family, but just a mediocre official with a restless inner house.

These changes are infiltrated into the environment bit by bit, and it seems that they can't attract people's attention. It seems that even the host doesn't realize it. In the end, it will lead to a series of events, and now, it is just the beginning.

If there is anything to be happy about in the capital, it is that the former harem structure has now been completely disrupted, the position of the three concubines is vacant, and a new batch of beautiful women is gradually being promoted, and some of them are very popular now.

These three people are Wang Lian'er, the youngest daughter from the Hanlin family, Mu Xirou, the concubine's daughter from the upper house of Marquis Yingwu's mansion, and Jiang Dan, the fourth daughter of the Jiang family's concubine.

When the foundation of the emperor was not stable, the favored women were more or less related to the power and status behind them, representing a certain power in the house.When the emperor's great career has been accomplished and nothing can shake his country and status, he will no longer favor those women from prominent families.On the contrary, the emperor will choose those women who have no roots or even background as his pets, because they are weak and helpless, and they can't make any waves. Only by relying on the emperor's favor can they survive in the palace.Since ancient times, emperors have been suspicious, only such a woman is completely harmless, and will not give birth to other thoughts.

These few people are either just empty-handed and have no real power in the family, or they are just little concubine daughters who are not valued by the family.So to the emperor, it is the kind of person who has no threat.And these three people really stand out among the many show girls.Wang Lian'er is the most poetic and picturesque, she is the emperor's interpreter, with a gentle and graceful personality, like a beautiful woman holding an umbrella passing by in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, she is somewhat similar to the original Concubine Chen Gui.

Mu Xirou had the best looks, like the orchids blooming in the valley, but she was too cold-tempered, and treated the emperor with the same indifference.But it was this cold and indifferent appearance that most interested the emperor. She was the famous cold beauty in the palace.

Among the three, Jiang Dan's appearance is the least outstanding, and his temper does not seem to be blindly gentle.It was a bit of a coincidence that she met the emperor at the beginning. At night, she worshiped the moon and prayed for blessings in the yard facing the moonlight. Every word and every word she prayed for was the safety and prosperity of her family, and her words were simple.The emperor is used to seeing all kinds of beauties, but now he rarely sees such a simple and innocent woman. He actually concealed his identity and chatted with her all night. .

Now all three of them have grown from little show girls to fourth-rank beauties, which is indeed a step up to the sky for a concubine.Right now, Wang Lian'er is the most favored, and the emperor is most interested in Mu Xirou. Jiang Dan was not summoned by the emperor after being promoted to beauty, but she didn't feel discouraged at all, and she still lived happily.The servants in Jiang Dan's palace were all impatient, hoping that their master would be favored, and advised her to find a way to see the emperor again, so as not to be robbed of the favor, but Jiang Dan only did not know, and was still busy with his own affairs every day. The leisurely and content, all the palace people watching are anxious.

On this day, Jiang Dan was admiring the flowers in the garden of the palace. Xu was tired from looking at the flowers, so she went to the gazebo to sit down and rest. Pick up some fallen flowers here and save them, and then see if I can collect some morning dew, and then make Baihua wine by myself.Xu felt that the palace watchers didn't think they were doing it wholeheartedly, so they simply stood up with their skirts up and mingled with the palace people.

She was looking for joy, but she didn't find that at the other end of the garden, there was a person standing far away, watching her movements closely.

Jiang Chao lowered his head, and said to Ye Li, who was standing in front of him: "Your Highness, you have thought about it, is it really her?" He hesitated: "Your Highness, if you choose another person, Jiang Dan is...it is too risky to use her." gone."

Ye Li narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly, "Oh? You said taking risks, what do you think of her?"

Jiang Chao thought for a while, and seemed to be trying his best to recall things related to Jiang Dan, but he had no choice but to have a weak relationship with this fourth sister, so he couldn't think of anything.After a while, he shook his head and said: "My fourth younger sister - I was born in a concubine's room, and I was raised by my wife's side since I was a child, and I have a very cowardly temper. Usually in the mansion, even if I speak loudly, I will scare you." It's really useless to look at her." After a pause, he continued: "And she's not very smart, why did His Highness choose her to be our person?"

Ye Li shook his head: "Jiang Chao, do you know why you have been with me for so long, why you still can't reach a better position time and time again, why can't you firmly grasp every opportunity I give you? Rebelling against religion and letting others take over Have a chance?"

Jiang Chao's heart trembled, and he said seriously: "Please enlighten me, Your Highness!"

"You are cruel-hearted and capable of doing things, but unfortunately, you are too conceited." Ye Li shook his head: "You never carefully observe the people around you, so that you underestimate them. For example, now you underestimate the people in front of you." This Jiang Dan."

"Your Highness, I don't understand." Jiang Chao said: "Even if my fourth sister enters the palace and becomes a beauty, it's just my father's luck in dealing with her. But she has no ambitions. Didn't Your Highness say that she has no ambitions?" Is she worthless? My fourth younger sister, who was promoted to beauties by the emperor's will, didn't know how to fight for it by herself, wasting the good time, so that now, among the three beauties, Wang Lian'er and Mu Xirou are more important than her be favored."

(End of this chapter)