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Chapter 217 Concubine Trading
Fearing that Lu Lingxi would get bored, Nan Wangyu turned her head to his chest, helped her tidy up the hair by her ears, gently kneaded her cheeks, and explained: "Lingxi, don't worry. Those who were released from the mansion this time have all asked their wishes, informed their families, and found a way out. They will only live better in the future. Besides, people forget things. Now those people are very interested in this matter and are talking about it. After a few days, when there are other new things to talk about, they will forget about it. Besides, it's not uncommon for concubines to be involved in business."
Nan Wangyu kneaded Lu Lingxi's chubby cheeks as he spoke. The touch was so soft and delicate that he couldn't let go.
Lu Lingxi looked up at him, pushed away his hand that was messing with her face, and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by concubine doing business?"
Nan Wangyu patiently explained: "Concubines can be bought and sold, similar to commodity trading. Their status is very low, almost equivalent to pigs, sheep, cattle and horses. Husbands can buy, sell, give or abandon concubines at will. Even after the funeral is completed, concubines without heirs are likely to be sold."
Lu Lingxi asked in disbelief: "Do you mean that Sister Shang can be delayed so casually like this?"
Nan Wangyu: "Shang is a concubine, her status is written into the royal jade butterfly and the family tree. It is impossible to treat her like those lowly concubines. Concubines are also divided into levels. Those with high status, who can be included in the family tree and have given birth to children, cannot be disposed of at will unless they have done something serious. However, no matter how low the royal concubines are, they are not given away, sold, or abandoned, so they find it strange and talk about it a little."
"Yes, those released this time are indeed of low ranks. What about the Su before? She was also a concubine, how come...?" Lu Lingxi asked Nan Wangyu with his eyes wide open in confusion.
Nan Wangyu wanted to win Lu Lingxi's favor, so he lowered his head and said aggrievedly: "It is indeed difficult to deal with. Since you were injured by Queen Gu, I have been busy for more than a month, and I have lost two people. It took two people to complete this matter. I also spent some energy on the identity issue to remove her name from Yudie. I was also lectured by the elders of the clan, saying that I was playing a joke. I was only on Yudie for two or three months, and I came to remove her from the list again."
Lu Lingxi nodded, "Well, you've worked hard! But you agreed to marry her in the first place, and now you don't like her anymore, and you're trying so hard to get her out. You're really fickle. If you don't like me anymore in the future, will you treat me the same way?"
Nan Wangyu pinched both sides of Lu Lingxi's cheeks helplessly and complained: "You little heartless person, I did this because I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable, and you actually said that to me? What do you mean by 'I don't like her anymore'? I've told you many times that I never liked her at all. If you keep talking nonsense like this, I'll crush your face."
Nan Wangyu did use some strength in his hands. Lu Lingxi's face was pinched so hard that it hurt. His lips were pulled flat and he couldn't speak clearly. He shouted vaguely, "It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"
When Lu Lingxi cried out in pain, Nan Wangyu let go, but her cheeks were still red. She glared at the man who was doing evil to her face with dissatisfaction, jumped off his legs, pouted her lips and complained, "If you pinch my face like this again, I won't play with you anymore. Humph!" After that, she walked away angrily.
Nan Wangyu said to Lu Lingxi's back: "I'm sorry, Lingxi, can't I stop pinching you in the future? Come back and accompany me again."
Lu Lingxi turned around: "Humph! Mind your business! I also have something important to do."
Lu Lingxi was busy every day, just checking the accounts and checking the books carefully. However, there was another very important matter, which was the gift-giving between the various mansions in the capital. There were many tricks involved! For mansions with different degrees of intimacy, the gifts given had their own unique rules and regulations.
Whenever Concubine Shang talked about these details with Lu Lingxi, she would always talk about the composition of the people in the mansion. Not only that, she would also share some stories about the people in the mansion, emotional entanglements, and various gossips. Lu Lingxi always listened with great interest, as if he was listening to a wonderful book, full of fun.
Because of this, Lu Lingxi has been particularly attentive and serious in learning this knowledge these days. It must be said that Concubine Shang's move can really be called teaching students in accordance with their aptitude! In this way, Lu Lingxi not only understands the many key points of gift giving, but also has a clear understanding of the situation in the mansion, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Soon it was the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, and it was time to attend another palace banquet. This time, Queen Gu specifically ordered the Crown Princess to bring Concubine Shang, Concubine Wang, Crown Prince's Concubines Liu and Wu, Crown Prince's Concubines Duan, Qian, Zhao, Sun, Yu, and all the high-ranking concubines in the Crown Prince's Mansion to the banquet. It was stated: more people for a more lively atmosphere.
Gu Yan'er was summoned to the palace for a banquet even though she was pregnant.
Originally, all affairs in the harem should be handled by Concubine Guo. However, now that Concubine Guo is pregnant, and the months are getting longer, her body is getting heavier, and her energy is naturally very limited. Moreover, for the royal family, the royal heir is the most important thing, and it cannot be sloppy at all. Therefore, after repeated consideration, the Emperor of the Southern Expedition finally decided to let Concubine Guo temporarily unload the burden on her shoulders, and take care of the baby with peace of mind, to ensure that the baby in her belly can be born safely.
But in this way, there was no suitable person to take over the affairs of the harem. The Xianfei who assisted Concubine Guo before was always submissive and had no opinion, so it was difficult for her to take on such an important task. So, after careful consideration, they finally had to hand over the power of managing the affairs of the six palaces back to Queen Gu. So in the end, Queen Gu was naturally responsible for coordinating and arranging the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Lu Lingxi's eyes fell on the list of guests from the Prince's Mansion. When she saw that every name was listed in detail, her heart sank. Based on her understanding of Queen Gu, this meant that a storm was about to come. This high and mighty Queen seemed to never stop scheming against others.
Lu Lingxi couldn't help but shake his head slightly and sighed secretly: "Mother, you really don't mind the trouble!" However, facing such a situation, Lu Lingxi knew that he could not escape and could only bite the bullet to deal with the various changes that might happen next.
Before going to the palace banquet, Lu Lingxi first talked to everyone on the list. He didn't ask anything specific or give any instructions. He just chatted with them casually and secretly observed their words, deeds, habits and behavior. This way, if anything happened to them at the palace banquet, he would be able to respond based on what he had learned in recent days. Of course, he also had to get to know them secretly.