The Queen of the TV Series: Take turns to sit in my house this year

Chapter 25 Yixiu 09

After the palace selection was over, Yixiu ordered Huichun to go to Prince Jian's mansion. An Lingrong was selected, so the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner couldn't just ignore her and leave her to the Zhen family, right?

(I couldn't find out who was the leader of the Han Army's Bordered Blue Banner at the time, and then I saw some information showing that the Han Army Banner had no leader, and the bannermen could be governed by the leader of the Manchu Army Banner, so the person assigned to An Lingrong here is the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner, Aisin-Gioro Yarjiang'a)

Huichun acted quickly. After Zhen Huan found out that An Lingrong, whom she had met during the selection, had also been successfully selected, she sent Liuzhu to the inn to invite An Lingrong to stay at the Zhen Mansion.

Not wanting to be a step late, he asked, "Are you looking for Miss An? She has climbed up the social ladder and has just been taken away by Prince Jian's mansion."

Liu Zhu was surprised at first, then suddenly realized, yes, if a beautiful girl from other places came to Beijing to participate in the palace selection and had nowhere to go, she would naturally have to seek refuge with the leader of her own banner.

After figuring it out, she glared at the shopkeeper and said, "Mrs. An is the Emperor's woman, how dare you bark like that? Besides, it's a common practice for our beautiful women to surrender to the banner master. How can you be so nonsensical?"

"Oh my dear, how dare I say that? I don't know the rules, I should slap my mouth, I should slap it," the shopkeeper licked his face and slapped himself a few times, begging for mercy: "Aunt, please be magnanimous and just treat what I just said as fart and forget it~"

"Bah! Who is your aunt? How vulgar!"

Unable to pick up the person, Liu Zhu was too lazy to argue with the shopkeeper. He just said "Puh" and left the inn and got on the carriage to go back.

The shopkeeper chased after her and watched her walk away. Once the carriage was out of sight, he slapped her a few more times. "I told you to stop talking, and I told you to stop talking! Didn't you just get enough of the beating from the servants in Prince Jian's mansion? Why don't you learn your lesson?"

The shopkeeper returned to the counter with a sigh.

In the palace, Yixiu initially drew up the rankings of the selected concubines and handed it over to the emperor for decision.

Niu Hulu, Rong Zheng and Shen Meizhuang were all given the rank of noble ladies by Empress Dowager Yixiu, while Sun Miaoqing, Zhen Huan and Xia Dongchun were all maids-in-waiting. An Lingrong had the lowest rank, which was a concubine.

Among them, Niu Hulu Rong Zheng lived in the main hall of the Yanx Palace, Shen Meiyu lived in the Zhongcui Palace of Concubine Qian (Geng Qiuyue, the mother of the Fifth Prince), Sun Miaoqing lived in the back hall of the Changchun Palace of Concubine Qi, Zhen Huan lived in the back hall of the Yongshou Palace, Xia Dongchun lived in the east side hall of the Chuxiu Palace, and An Lingrong lived in the back hall of the Jingren Palace.

"Well, the Queen's arrangement is very reasonable. But as for Zhen Shi, I want to give her a title."

"What does your Majesty want?"

"How about the word 'Guan'? I think the girl looks very beautiful when she smiles." Fat Orange's expression was full of aftertaste.

Holding back her nausea, Yi Xiu wondered, "The character 'Guan' does suit Zhen Huan, but doesn't this title clash with Wanpin's?"

"Ah~" Fat Orange waved his hand nonchalantly, "Same pronunciation but different characters, and their positions are different, so it doesn't matter."

"Your Majesty is right," Yixiu looked at the roster again, "These Xia Dongchun names are really interesting. They have spring, summer, and winter, but only autumn is missing. And she entered the palace in autumn, so it can be said that the four seasons are complete."

"Hmm? It seems that the Queen wants to give her a title?"

"Then why don't you, Your Majesty, guess which word I've chosen?"

Fat Orange smiled, his heart certain: "I guess it's Min, Queen, am I right?"

"Well, the emperor is smart."

"No, it's me and the Queen, we have a tacit understanding." Fat Ju held Yixiu's hand with what he thought was tenderness and gave her an ambiguous smile.

"Huh~" Yixiu got goosebumps all over her body. She endured the discomfort and lowered her head, pretending to be shy, and pulled her hand back.

She finally understood what the saying "A kiss between a middle-aged couple will cause nightmares for half the night" meant.

Although Fat Orange didn't kiss her, this sudden intimacy made her feel sick. She could only be thankful that they had not done anything since the birth of their granddaughter.

Otherwise, it would be the end of my life...

As for Fat Ju, when he saw Yixiu lowering her head, he moved closer and wanted to say, "I love the gentleness of your lowering your head the most." But when he looked closely, he saw that the queen had a few white hairs on her temples. The charm in his heart faded immediately, and he didn't care about Yixiu pulling her hand away from him.

He shook his Buddhist beads and said unnaturally, "It's getting late. I still have a few memorials to approve. Queen, please return to the palace first."

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. Please rest early. I will take my leave now."

"Ah."

Fat Orange didn't look at her again, and only said yes as a response. But in his heart he was sighing, "The queen is old, and I am old too."

Thinking of his first wife who had passed away at such a young age, he couldn't help but feel sad. "Wanwan, when I come to see you a hundred years later, I wonder if my appearance will scare you."

After a few seconds of sadness, he smiled again, "Wanwan, I have taken a fancy to a beautiful girl today. She looks a lot like you when you were young. I wonder if her personality is the same as yours."

He wishfully believed that Zhen Huan was a gift from Queen Chunyuan to him. "Wanwan, did you ask her to come to me because you saw that I was suffering so much?"

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On September 19th, the newlyweds went to Kunning Palace to pay a visit to the empress and concubines.

Concubine Hua was quite sensible. Although she wasn't the first to arrive, she didn't dare to be late on purpose. Who could blame Yixiu for having such a stable position?

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May you be blessed with good health and happiness~"

When Yixiu appeared, Concubine Qi and others had already had several verbal battles with Concubine Hua, while the newly promoted concubines such as Shen Meiyu watched with their eyes wide open and did not dare to speak.

When Yixiu came out, both the new and old guests stood in the proper order and bowed to her and greeted her.

Sitting down with her hand on Jianqiu's, Yixiu glanced at the newlyweds kneeling below. Leading the way were Nian Hulu Rong Zheng and Shen Meizhuang, followed by Zhen Huan and Xia Dongchun, and Sun Miaoqing and An Lingrong at the end.

It seems that Zhen Huan has learned the rules well this time, which shows that Cui Jinxi is very attentive.

Before this year's selection, the palace released a group of palace maids who had reached the required age.

Cui Jinxi was the only one left in the family. She didn't know what to do outside, and she didn't plan to get married and have children, so she simply wanted to stay in the palace and find a secluded palace to work in.

But man proposes, God disposes. Somehow, she began to smell bad, and the smell became stronger and stronger, and could not be concealed at all. She went to see the imperial physician but there was no improvement, so she had no choice but to be sent out of the palace.

But within two months after leaving the palace, the stench disappeared again!

Cui Jinxi realized later that someone must have plotted against her because they didn't want her to stay in the palace.

She was angry, but also somewhat relieved that the person behind the scenes just wanted her to leave the palace instead of taking her life directly.

After thinking it through, Cui Jinxi decided to find a host to take care of her in her old age.

Perhaps it was fate that Cui Jinxi entered the Zhen Mansion to teach Zhen Huan the palace rules and etiquette.

After Zhen Huan entered the palace, Cui Jinxi continued to stay in the Zhen Mansion and educate Zhen Yurao.

However, Zhen Huan followed the rules this time, but Xia Dongchun still couldn't.

At this moment, everyone else was very respectful and lowered their heads, even Concubine Hua was obedient. Only Xia Dongchun looked at this and that, and from time to time she expressed disdain for Zhen Huan's outfit today, and tried her best to express her love and show off for her clothes with her expression.

This made Concubine Hua look at her several times! She wondered if Xia Dongchun was deliberately trying to irritate her.

Yixiu slowly curled her lips and smiled like Guanyin Bodhisattva, "Everyone stand up."

"Thank you, Queen~"

Everyone stood up, the old people returned to their seats, but the newcomers just stood up.

Qi Yuebin and Yunshu were absent today due to illness. Yixiu, considering their frail bodies, offered a few words of concern and then left without delaying the business. Jiang Fuhai, having received the instructions, began to chant the ritual.

"All the ladies bow down to the Empress—"

Upon hearing this, Niu Hulu, Rong Zheng and others lifted their skirts and knelt down to perform the classic lucky cat pose.

Yixiu found it amusing and asked the system to help her record this scene. Concubine Hua touched her hair bun and turned her pretty face away, unwilling to look at these newlyweds who looked like flower buds.

After the three kowtows and nine bows, several people greeted the Queen again, "May the Queen be blessed with good health."

"Everyone, get up." Yixiu was very kind and didn't try to make things difficult for them.

"Thank you, Queen."

"I'd also like to meet all the concubines. From now on, we are all sisters from the same family."

"All the young masters, please see Concubine Hua."

"May the Concubine Hua be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Concubine Hua didn't dare to provoke Yixiu, but she didn't intend to let the newcomer get up so quickly. She flicked her handkerchief and asked casually,

"There is a man called Min Chang who is said to be very capable,"

Before she finished speaking, Xia Dongchun raised her head excitedly and replied: "May your Majesty Hua live long and healthy. I am Concubine Min."

Hua Fei was stunned. She had thought that this person was a troublemaker, but she didn't expect that this troublemaker seemed to have a weak brain. She thought that this person was a big shot. She immediately lost interest. "For this kind of person, it would be a compliment to show her power."

However, she was very displeased with Xia Changzai's stepping on her to praise the Queen a few days ago, so she looked her up and down and jokingly said, "Min Changzai is very good at dressing up. Isn't the material of this dress very expensive?"