Chapter 2 The Harem is Dangerous
"But I am still puzzled. Why are you coming to Shouyi Palace?" Concubine Shunkang looked at the overly beautiful face like a ju.
The afternoon sun is bright and shining into the hall through the glass window, quiet and warm.
Wei Jiashu's eyebrows and eyes were drooping, thin lips that looked like peach blossoms in spring. She bent her knees and then slowly raised her head, looking at Concubine Shunkang with her sincere eyes: "Not everyone has ambitions."
She came to Shouyi Palace because she didn't have that "ambition" that she just wanted to live a life of silence.
The widows of the late emperor, Duanning Concubine Duanning, had already gone to Prince Fu's mansion to raise his family, and the remaining were Concubine Shunkang, other Concubines, and the most noble Empress Dowager.
Although the empress dowager is not the emperor's biological mother, her identity is there, and the emperor always wants to pay filial piety to his peace.
Therefore, Concubine Shunkang is her best choice.
Concubine Shunkang's beautiful eyes were slightly stunned, and she naturally understood the meaning of Wei Jiashu's words.
Wei Jiashu lowered his head again and said softly: "I am from a humble family and dare not have the idea of transcending. I just hope to be able to take care of the flowers and plants quietly in the palace of the Concubine."
Concubine Shunkang couldn't help but think, could it be, is it true that everyone has their own ambitions?
"If what you ask is just that, there is indeed no quieter place in this palace than Shouyi Palace." Concubine Shunkang's voice was slow.
Concubine Shunkang's eyes were attracted by that face again. In the palace for half her life, she had seen countless beauties, and even when she was young, she claimed to be beautiful...
But it is really rare to be as beautiful as Wei Jiashu.
Ice and snow make the skin and jade make the bones, even if they only wear ordinary clothes for palace maids, they are still as conspicuous as cranes.
If she had such a look, maybe she was...
Concubine Shunkang shook her head and stopped thinking about the past.
She is now the emperor's concubine, the concubine of Shouyi Palace, and even the queen mother treats her well. She is far away from right and wrong, so even if there is a beauty next to her who is not as beautiful as the concubines of the six palaces, she will not recommend the emperor's pillow.
Since Wei Jiashu has come to Shouyi Palace, he has almost no chance to fly to the branches.
Looking at the quiet face as quiet as a flower, Concubine Shunkang even felt a little regretful.
"How old are you?" asked Concubine Shunkang.
Wei Jiashu replied obediently: "Go back to the concubine, I am sixteen."
Concubine Shunkang sighed: "The palace maid is once every five years, and Ren Manke returns home to marry by himself. This dynasty does not advocate early marriage, but only at the age of twenty-one... it's a little late. However, with your outstanding appearance, you don't have to worry about marrying a happy man."
Wei Jiashu smiled bitterly in his heart. How could her scumbag father look for a good man for her? It would be great if he didn't marry her to an old man.
It was only three months before she came to Shouyi Palace, so it was better to have a deep relationship with this concubine.
What's more, the palace maids are also the emperor's reserve harem, and they cannot discuss marriage until they retire.
Concubine Shunkang rubbed her eyebrows sleepily, "This spring is easy to get sleepy. Do you think it's a handful of snow?"
A handful of snow raised its furry head and meowed.
"By the way," Concubine Shunkang looked at Wei Jiashu, "I remember, are you literate?"
Wei Jiashu was stunned, and then hurriedly said, "I can read, but my handwriting is ugly." - Bizhu, the grand palace maid next to the concubine, was responsible for keeping accounts and writing, and she had no intention of stealing someone's errands.
According to the rules, the status of the concubine is ten personal palace maids, four first-class and six second-class, and countless maids are used. However, the grand palace maids of the Shouyi Palace are only Lan Yin, Bi Zhu and Xiu Zi, so she does not need to steal other people's errands and concentrate on doing her own business. She will be attracted by the concubine's eye and will be promoted to the first level after two years of experience.
Concubine Shunkang couldn't help laughing, "I just want to send you to Langhuan Pavilion to pick up a few interesting books to pass the time."
Wei Jiashu's bright face showed a hint of embarrassment, and she hurriedly bowed: "Yes, I'll go now!"
Concubine Shunkang couldn't help but smile. She was only sixteen years old and she was still a thin-skinned girl.
As soon as she walked out of the main hall, the great palace maid Lan Yin looked at Wei Jiashu and instructed the palace maid beside her: "She is coming soon, so you can go with her."
He was a second-class palace maid wearing a bamboo green vest. She was called Zhuyun, but she entered the palace two years earlier than Wei Jiashu and is now seventeen years old.
Zhu Yun responded cleverly, and her smile was refreshing and lovable: "Sister Lan Yin, don't worry, I'm familiar with the way to Langhuan Pavilion!"
Zhu Yun is a slightly lively little palace maid. After leaving Shouyi Palace, her dark eyes couldn't help staring at Wei Jiashu's face. Her eyes were full of envy, "Jiashu, you are so beautiful. There is no more beautiful palace maid in our Shouyi Palace than you!"
Wei Jiashu was a little embarrassed. In her previous life, she could only be considered pretty. She was lucky enough to get married in this life. Unfortunately, she was born in ancient times and was too beautiful, which may not be a good thing.
"However, you are so beautiful, how could you be assigned to Shouyi Palace?" Zhu Yun was very puzzled.
Wei Jiashu smiled and said, "I have heard that the concubine is kind and kind, so when she was learning the rules of the Interior Affairs Office, she specially begged her aunt and the eunuch in charge to send me over to serve the concubine." - mainly because she stuffed silver.
Zhu Yun nodded, agreeing deeply.
Suddenly, Zhu Yun lowered her voice and said, "The year I entered the palace, there was a fellow villager who was beautiful and had some money, so she stuffed the silver to go to the imperial concubine's palace. As a result... she lost her life in less than half a year!" Zhu Yun couldn't help but show a look of fear.
Wei Jiashu said intimately, so the harem is dangerous, and staying away from the emperor can ensure safety!
This imperial concubine...is the emperor's cousin Xia, the head of Chang'an Palace, and the emperor's cousin.
The emperor's biological mother, Empress Dowager Jing'an, died early, so the emperor favored his mother's family. Therefore, in the fifth year of Tianze, he took his mother's cousin into the palace, and as soon as he entered the palace, he became the position of imperial concubine.
Now that there is no master in the six palaces, Concubine Xia is the person with the highest division in the six palaces. Now, the concubines in the six palaces have to be afraid of courtesy. Only Concubine Zhaoning's biological sister, Concubine Li, dare to fight with Concubine Xia.
In addition, the other concubines, even the biological mother of the princess, are the most important concubines.
However, although the emperor treated the imperial concubine and Li concubine well, he did not favor him very much. Now the most favored in the palace are Concubine Gu Jie and Beauty Wu.
Zhu Yun showed a look of fear, "My family is poor and I didn't teach the nanny to be filial, so I was assigned to Shouyi Palace. I was originally a third-class magnificent palace maid, but I was promoted to the palace last year and went to the palace to serve."
Only first-class and second-class palace maids can enter the palace to serve them, and they can be considered personal palace maids.
The maids of the palace are generally rarely able to get promoted to the second level, but because Wei Jiashu is literate, he is second level.
The third-class rude palace maids are often girls from poor families, and it is basically impossible to have the opportunity to read. Once they enter the palace, they also do rough work.
It is also because of the small competition in Shouyi Palace, and Zhu Yun is smart and diligent, so she was promoted after being favored by the concubine.
Zhu Yun looked happy. Since she entered the hall to serve, she just did some work of serving tea and water. She occasionally kept the concubine for a night. She was very leisurely on weekdays and had much better meals than before.
"I have been in the palace for less than a year and have gained a lot of weight." Zhu Yun couldn't help but pinch her chin, and she was almost in pairs.
Wei Jiashu couldn't help laughing. The palace maids could even eat fat even if they had a big pot of rice...
Zhu Yun walked slowly while walking slowly, and couldn't help asking curiously: "By the way, Jiashu, I heard that you are the daughter of a Juren, why do you want to participate in the small election? You can clearly wait for the general election."
Wei Jiashu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I dare not disobey my father's order." - In this ancient environment, she was really helpless when she got this scumbag father.
The rules of this dynasty that all the daughters of officials and scholars can participate in the talent show. According to the rules, they are selected every three years, but the talent show is often stranded, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs chooses small selections, every year.
The talent show was expensive and the talent show was cancelled last year. After careful calculation, the emperor only chose the show once four years ago, and Gu Jieyu entered the palace at that time.
For example, the imperial concubine and the Lifei were summoned directly into the palace, either they were old people from the East Palace, or they were concubines from palace maids, such as the beautiful Wu who is now favored...
Zhu Yun couldn't help but whisper: "I'm poor at home, and my stepmother gave birth to a younger brother again, so she thought I was annoying, so she sent me into the palace and asked me to make money for my family."
The palace maids of this dynasty have a better salary than those who are slaves and maids in ordinary families. Moreover, being a maid in the palace is not considered a slave, and it will not be hindered when they return home to get married in the future. On the contrary, many people think that people who have seen the world have become more popular than ordinary poor daughters.
This is what it means to marry a maid than a girl from a small family.
Wei Jiashu couldn't help but sigh, and she whispered: "The rules set by Taizu of this dynasty, whether the general election or the minor election, are based on voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary voluntary volunt
In the end, isn’t it still controlled by patriarchy?
Chapter completed!