phoenix knot

Chapter 129: Nangong

Some women feel hopeless in life without their husbands, while some women feel that life has just begun without a husband.

For example, the Empress Dowager Liang, Mrs. Korea and Mrs. Rongguo who set off for Nangong and other harem concubines.

On the eve before leaving the palace, Mrs. Rongguo asked Zhao Huaijin to come out again. She cried and said that she could not stay. The queen mother ordered her to move to Nangong.Turning around, I got into the car happily. When the car arrived at the city street, people all over the city saw off each other. They all wanted to see the elegant demeanor of Liang Hou. Mrs. Rong Guo raised the car curtain and looked around. He has been promoted to the commander of the upper straight guard, and his future is limitless.It's just that in the past two years, he has married a wife and had children, and has been separated from Miss Wang for several years. The king is married, and Qing is married.He stood in military uniform and escorted the team out of the city, tears were about to fall.

Mrs. Rong Guo lowered the curtain, rolled her eyes, and yawned.

The fleet stopped and went, and the sisters and sisters had to disembark for a tour wherever they went. When they arrived in Yangzhou, they heard that Emperor Tianshun had officially named Concubine Bai as queen.People know very little about this empress, only that they are much older than the 16-year-old boy emperor, that the old emperor likes 16-year-old girls, and the younger emperor likes aunts who are half-mature.

It took a lot of trouble for Emperor Tianshun to appoint a queen, but Uncle Xiao Guo, who had just joined the cabinet, helped him win the title he wanted.Uncle Xiaoguo was successful at a young age, so he got the first prize in the examination, quarreling with others in the court, soliciting bounties, no one can do it better than him, he can flatter the emperor, and scold the officials, and is deeply loved by the emperor .Although this person does not use dirty words when swearing, he can piss people off when he swears.Originally, he entered the cabinet without being recommended by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. This is against the regulations, but he is the champion, and he is better than you old guys. The emperor directly recruited into the cabinet. Is there a problem?Jealous of you also going to try to be a champion?

Some people say that after the death of parents, they have to observe filial piety for three years. The first emperor just passed away, and you, the emperor, can't wait to get married and arrange the marriage. This is too unfilial.Uncle Xiaoguo said that the emperor had been married a long time ago, so now he is not married to arrange the marriage, but he straightened the concubine, is there a problem?It's not a big deal, what's the matter with canonization?When your eldest wife was gone, didn't you straighten up your concubine within two days?

Some people say that if the husband dies and the son succeeds, marrying all the wives of the father, this is too inhumane.Uncle Xiaoguo said that during the Tang Dynasty, fathers married their sons and daughters-in-law. There were so many things about sons marrying fathers and daughters-in-law. Isn't the prosperous Tang Dynasty still the prosperous Tang Dynasty?People say it is wrong. After Xuanzong's Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty declined.Uncle Xiaoguo retorted, that's right, so the emperor appointed the late emperor's concubine Kang, not his own daughter-in-law.Some people said that if Concubine Kang imitated Wu Yuan, wouldn't the descendants of the Han family change their surname to Kang?Uncle Xiaoguo started to mess around. In that case, my lord, would you marry your daughter to the emperor?

Everyone knows how the first empress of Emperor Tianshun died, and girls from official families always turn pale when they talk about the emperor.

Then there was no other way, the emperor wanted to make Concubine Kang the empress, and it was useless for anyone to object.

Uncle Xiaoguo fought against the Confucian scholars to help the emperor win the queen, and Liang Xuanchen told the Queen Mother's sister the news at the banquet.

"How does third brother know so much?" Liang Guanjing asked.

Liang Xuanchen smiled meaningfully, "Of course Qing Yu wrote to me. He also said that the emperor's harem only has the empress, and he did not plan to accept other concubines. Those who have the following good things actually seized the opportunity to join the empress, saying that she monopolizes the emperor's concubine." , is a jealous woman, and can’t tolerate other women. I said earlier that the emperor should keep his filial piety for three years, and within two days he urged the emperor to choose a concubine as soon as possible. I suspect that Empress Kang is too old to give birth.”

Liang Guanjing and the others were also amazed, feeling that they had missed a lot of fun.

"Didn't Empress Kang say anything?"

"The most interesting thing is this. At that time, Empress Kang came to the imperial study for some reason, and the cabinet was also there. Someone deliberately handed the booklet to Empress Kang and asked her to read it for herself. Guess what Empress Kang said?" Liang Xuanchen Make a fool of yourself.

Mrs. Rong Guo said: "Oh, tell me quickly!"

"Empress Kang looked blank, and said: If the emperor wants to accept a concubine, you go ask the emperor, it's none of my business?"

Mrs. Korea snorted: "This really looks like something she would say."

Liang Xuanchen said again: "The other cabinet said, as a queen, you are the mother of the world, shouldn't you persuade the emperor to accept more concubines so as to extend the royal family's heirs?"

Liang Guanjing said: "Let me guess, did Empress Kang say something that is none of your business?"

Liang Xuanchen said: "That's not true. Whether the emperor has heirs is related to the country and the country. Naturally, it is related to the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. What Empress Kang said: The emperor and I are very busy, so we don't have time to care about such things."

Liang Guanjing slapped the table with a smile, Mrs. Han almost fell under the table, and asked why she didn't have more contact with Empress Kang back then.However, Empress Kang has a withdrawn and eccentric personality, and it is true that she does not have much contact with anyone.

Liang Guanjing said again: "Everyone calls her Empress Kang now, but I don't know that her original surname is Bai, and her name sounds good too."

At the banquet, everyone chatted and laughed again, so happy, Mrs. Rong Guo met her old master, and almost stayed and prepared to resume her old business, almost!

Mrs. Han said that Nangong was lonely and boring during the years, and advised her to stay in Yangzhou. She is a bit older to be a famous prostitute, and it is just right to be a bustard.

They want to leave her behind, there's no way!

After arriving at Nangong, Liang Guanjing returned to the familiar place, which was in disrepair for a long time, and many palace buildings needed to be refurbished and decorated, but the silver taels allocated from above were very limited. Not a long term solution.There are many concubines in the harem, and no one is willing to go to Qixia Temple to become a nun, but Qixia Temple has incense money anyway, so how can they survive in the deep palace?You can't just tighten your belt and sit back and eat.

Lying on the bed at night, when Liang Guanjing talked about this matter with Su Mingyue, Su Mingyue said angrily: "Isn't it because he paid too many concubines in the harem? The amount of money allocated is only so much, and it is divided by head. It is pitifully rare. Maids can still get married when they are old, and eunuchs are even more pitiful, so I left most of them in the capital. Li Yiman is still young, and he is quite smart in the harem, but he has left a mark on his face. Scar, afraid that the new master would dislike him, so he brought him along with him."

Liang Guanjing said: "It may not be good to stay in the capital. It depends on what the emperor means. In recent years, I really don't plan to accept concubines. There is only the queen and one master in such a big harem. What do you need so many slaves? Maybe they will be dismissed in the end."

Su Mingyue said: "If it's an official's family, there will always be some land and shops, but in the whole world, is it the land of the king, the tax, silver, and fire consumption are all handed over to the imperial court by the official, and the imperial court allocates it to the harem. If it doesn't change, just The concubines who can follow the ancestral system and have nothing to do become nuns. This money can't support so many people. But I can't bear them to go to Qixia Temple. They are all charming girls, all in their teens and twenties. , Those who have not been blessed by the emperor can go home to reunite with their parents, choose a good match to remarry, and those who have been lucky once or twice are not allowed to go home and forced to become monks, what is this called?"

The two lamented the ancestral system again, and Su Mingyue felt that Liang Guanjing had to go back to be the emperor, otherwise the ancestral system and the ancestral system were all ancestral systems that forced women to death.

"Actually, I also thought about dismissing them secretly and letting them go home separately, but the parents of the family did not allow it. I don't know if it is for the sake of fame or fear of getting into trouble. In short, I want to force my daughter to follow the ancestral system."

Su Mingyue sneered, "For example, there is such a father in my family, and other people's families may have even worse ones. Cheng Jiayin is one year younger than me, and only 25 this year. Her family still doesn't allow her to go back, only let her Go to Qixia Temple."

"It's been like this since ancient times, but I won't let them go to Qixia Temple. I don't believe I can't afford it." Liang Guanjing sighed, "But... I will definitely go to Qixia Temple tomorrow."

"what?"

"You go with me." Seeing Su Mingyue's puzzled face, she smiled and said, "Go see someone."

On the second day when they went to Qixia Temple, Liang Guanjing also took the second prince Han Yunche with him.She called Huirong out of the meditation room and let their mother and son recognize each other. In the end, her own son inherited the throne, but this did not delay her returning the mother to the son and the son to the mother.

Huirong and Han Yunche talked a lot, most of which were to ask him to be filial to the Queen Mother and his adoptive mother, Concubine Shu.Liang Guanjing and Su Mingyue avoided at first, then Hui Rong came out after a while, and thanked the queen mother for her kindness in nurturing Zhou Wang Yunche, and even thanked her for allowing their mother and son to recognize each other regardless of previous suspicions.

Seeing her kneeling, Liang Guanjing asked her to stand up and speak.

"King Qi's fiefdom is Lingnan. Not long ago, King Qi died of illness and had no children. The fiefdom given to King Zhou is Lingnan, and he can go to the feudal domain in a few days. Although Lingnan is remote, it has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and its products are quite rich. You are better than me. I'm two years younger, and I'm only 34 this year. When I get there, if there is a suitable person, I might as well marry again. If you don't say it yourself, no one else will."

Hui Rong was stunned, and then hurriedly shook her head, "I've been married twice, and I don't want to marry again. And you haven't paid for the sin of miscarriage back then."

Liang Guanjing said: "You have been a monk for ten years, and you have practiced for ten years, and you have redeemed yourself."

After hearing this, Huirong fell to her knees again, tears welling up in her eyes.After crying for a while, she suddenly raised her head and said, "Actually, it wasn't me who gave you the medicine..."

Liang Guanjing didn't seem very surprised, but just looked at her with a wry smile, "It was the late emperor who asked your court lady to do it, right?"

Huirong's teary eyes widened, "So you already knew?"

"I guessed it a long time ago. He doesn't want me to have a son."

"At that time, he told me that he would make Yun Che the crown prince, but if you have a son-in-law, that's not enough." She almost broke down in tears, "He also said that he would come to pick me up. That time Luanjia arrived At the foot of the mountain, I thought he was here to pick me up, but...since the incident happened, he never came to see me again..."

Liang Guanjing almost reached out to touch her lovely and pitiful face. To this day, she still looks like that. "What a fool..."

"At that time, you were pregnant with Liujia, and you had to go into battle, but he had sex with me in the daytime, and I felt extremely guilty for you... But I can't help it, my husband just died of illness, and I have no one to rely on ……I……"

Liang Guanjing turned her head away, "Don't talk about it, it's over. In fact, I have never hated you. There is no Concubine Yuan Gui in this world, but there will be Concubine Su, Concubine Wang, and Concubine Zhao. I don't seem to hate him very much, I The man I chose, I know what he looks like, although I once had a fantasy, but since I know it is a fantasy, it will be shattered if it is shattered."

Liang Guanjing stood up, "Go to Lingnan with Yun Che and live a good life, forget about the past."

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