Daiyu's stepmother is not easy to be

Green smoke rose from the censer in the main hall of Changning Palace, and the sandalwood filled with Buddha spirit filled the entire seven main halls.

The place where the queen mother of a country lives should be like this, quiet, peaceful and solemn.

But in the seven main halls, apart from the silent breathing of the maids on duty, there was no human voice.

The Empress Dowager does not live in these seven main halls. These seven main halls are only used when the concubines come to pay their respects or to celebrate the New Year.

The back hall of Changle Palace is five rooms wide, although it is grand and majestic without losing the majesty of the heavenly family, it does not look as majestic as the seven main halls.

The apse is not filled with solemn Buddhist incense like the main hall, and there is not even incense burning in the censer.

Seasonal flowers are placed everywhere in the house, and the fragrance of flowers fills the room.It was the season when peonies were in full bloom, and a pot of red clouds in full bloom was placed on the high table behind the empress dowager to welcome the sun.

The room is full of flowers.

Lu Qing's eyes stayed on the pot of red clouds welcoming the sun for another moment, thinking how could he say something different from Sister Yu'er?

Although the emperor abdicated, his desire for power remained undiminished.The empress dowager used to be only a concubine, and the emperor liked the empress dowager most "submissive and gentle, with a calm temperament", so the empress dowager has been humble and docile for decades.Even if the emperor ascended the throne, the empress dowager became the empress dowager as the emperor's biological mother, but she still abided by her duties in front of the emperor.

Sister Yu'er said that the Empress Dowager is indeed very kind and loves the juniors, but because of the emperor, she doesn't want to treat the girls outside the palace so close, so as not to be suspected of being close to foreign officials.

Sister Yu'er also said that the Empress Dowager does not live in the main hall every day, but only lives in the back hall.

The interior decoration of the apse is plain and clean, not as magnificent as the world imagined, and even a bit inconsistent with the identity of the empress dowager, but this was requested by the empress dowager, but the emperor couldn't see it, and personally rewarded many decorations.

The Empress Dowager puts it out carefully when it is rewarded by the Emperor, even if sometimes it does not suit the Empress Dowager's eyes or the house, the Empress Dowager also said that as long as it is rewarded by the Emperor, everything will be fine.

Lu Qing still remembered that after listening to Sister Yuer's words, she felt pity for the Empress Dowager in her heart, and asked again: "Isn't it too embarrassing for the Empress Dowager to live like this?"

Sister Yu'er said to her: "It's like this in the palace. Everyone in the world sees that the queen empress is in the middle palace, her position is stable, she has three sons and one daughter under her knees, and the emperor's constant favor, so she thinks she is the best in the world and blessed." .”

"But Qing'er, think about it, the emperor's harem is already very small, but there are still a dozen or so concubines, two concubines with sons, and their family backgrounds are not low, and there are two more concubines, one noble concubine."

"It's like a woman whose husband loves her very much, but there are still four or five concubines in the family who can be upright in the future, and they all have children. There are still a few maids and concubines. Could it be Can this woman be said to have a good life?"

Seeing her frowning, Sister Yu'er knocked her hand again with a hairpin, and sighed: "This is the Empress Empress that everyone envies. The Empress Dowager was a concubine back then, and she was not the main wife, and the emperor's harem was so chaotic. , you can imagine how much the empress dowager has endured so much that she is what she is today."

"To say something rebellious, the concubines in the palace are all suffering. Just like Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Hui, although they are not from high-ranking officials and nobles, they are also young ladies. If they don't enter the palace, they can be with young talents who belong to the same family. Wouldn't it be happier to be married and be the master of the house than to be in the palace?"

At that time, Sister Yu'er's eyes were full of sighs, but she thought about it and said: "There are people in the world who are just like us. They only want to be together as a family and be safe and sound. Some people think about prosperity and wealth. It's not good to be in the palace." It's bad, if you can be favored and have a child, you can also shade your family. Doesn't the younger brother of the concubine Xian's natal family marry the eldest princess?"

Sister Yuer smiled and said: "What you said is indeed reasonable. But the Empress Dowager did not enter the palace voluntarily back then. It's not a secret, but it's just not easy to tell. If you want to listen, you must keep your mouth shut. .”

She hastily agreed that she would never say a word. After hearing from elder sister Yu'er that the Empress Dowager's father died early that year, the uncle from the family took over the title, and the Empress Dowager's widowed mother was often irritated.

Later, when the emperor drafted, the Liu family did not have any suitable girls, so the empress dowager's mother was coerced by the empress dowager's mother, so that the empress dowager entered the palace for an audition, and was selected as the emperor's beauty.

Later, when the empress dowager gave birth to the emperor in the palace and was canonized as a concubine, the empress dowager's mother was gone.

Therefore, in this life, the Empress Dowager lost her father when she was young, and entered the palace for her mother when she was young. She managed to earn a sigh of relief, and her mother was gone. Apart from the emperor's own son, she really had no relatives.

Lu Qing's eyes were red when he heard it at that time. Following Yu'er's sister's description, he imagined in his mind a woman who was wearing dark colored clothes and lived in a clean palace. Twisting a string of Buddhist beads, she loves the younger generation in her heart, but has to be a bit colder on the face of the empress dowager.

But when she met the Empress Dowager today, she realized that she was really wrong!

The Empress Dowager was indeed wearing a dark colored dress, with a brown upper body and a pale skirt underneath, both of which were dark.But the Empress Dowager wore a green gown with a phoenix pattern secretly woven with gold threads, which instantly made the Empress look energetic!

The empress dowager wore a low bun on her head and a few emerald gold hairpins, which really did not look extravagant.But a full emerald emerald phoenix gold hairpin is placed on the empress's head, just this hairpin can show the grandeur of the heavenly family!

The apse of the Changning Palace is indeed as Sister Yuer said, it is not decorated with resplendent and magnificent decorations, it is somewhat similar to the wife's house, all the furnishings are exquisite and low-key, but there is no decoration that violates harmony.

Moreover, in the five halls, where she could see, the seasonal flowers were carefully placed, some in pots, some in vases, with different postures and shapes, it was like moving the imperial garden into the halls!

And the Empress Dowager didn't treat them like Sister Yu'er said, she had to worry about being cold...

Seeing that the Lu family child glanced behind her again, the queen mother turned her head and saw that it was really that pot of peonies, so she waved to her: "Come on, Qing'er, come and sit by my side."

The Lu family child hesitated for a moment, and took a look at Lin Jiayu'er before carefully sitting in front of her.

Sure enough, as Wen Jun said, although this child's surname is Lu, he is almost a child of the Lin family, and even his eyes look like Wen Jiaoya's.

It's just a natural livelyness, no matter what, it shows a little bit.

The queen mother smiled, took Lu Qing's hand, and ordered the female officer: "Bring the potted flower at the back."

The female officials followed their words and carefully brought the flowers to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager looked at the potted flowers for a while, then picked out one of the best pots of Hongxia Yingsun carefully raised by the best gardener in the palace, stretched out her hand to pick it off, put it on Lu Qing's bun, and said with a smile: " Sure enough, this flower still looks good on your little girl's hair, it will be ruined if it is left there for nothing."

No matter how much he practiced at home, at this moment Lu Qing finished thanking her, and was hoarse, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Second Princess, who was sitting on the other side of the empress dowager, said with a smile, "Grandmother, I don't want to follow. Once Sister Qing'er comes, you won't hurt me anymore. I also like this pot of flowers, why doesn't grandma wear it for me?"

The queen mother looked at the second princess with eyes full of love: "The clothes Qing'er is wearing today match this flower. You are wearing bright yellow and a bright red peony. It doesn't look very good. There is a pot of jade seals reflecting the moon in the room." , I will ask them to bring it and pick one for you to wear."

The second princess agreed with a smile, and then secretly winked at Lu Qing.

Sitting on the first couch, Princess Gengyu's birth mother Zhao Taifei also smiled, waved to Daiyu Yinglian, and said: "Come, come to me, the empress dowager doesn't love you, I do."

The queen mother glanced at her, shook her head and smiled, "You just take advantage of your mouth, I don't care about you."

Yinglian looked at Daiyu, Daiyu smiled and pulled Yinglian's hand over, and she really sat next to Concubine Zhao.

Concubine Zhao hugged a girl with her left arm and another girl with her right hand, and said with a smile to the queen mother: "Today, I have got Qing'er's favor, otherwise, the queen mother would have snatched you to her side long ago, so there is no place for me."

After finishing speaking, Concubine Zhao asked Yinglian what she was doing at home, what food she liked, what color of clothes, when was her birthday, etc. Yinglian answered them all.

Concubine Zhao smiled after hearing this: "Oh, you and Yu'er are sisters from the same family, and even your birthday is one day, so it is really destined."

The Queen Mother was picking flowers, and when she heard the words, she took a closer look at Yinglian and smiled: "Look again, I just felt that Yu'er and Yinglian look alike, their eyebrows and eyes are alike, and even their faces are similar. See, don't you?"

Concubine Zhao took the two girls to have a closer look, she really praised Daiyu and Yinglian, she was amazed, and she thought to herself that it is no wonder Mrs. Chu Guogong loves this girl so much.If she sees a girl who looks like her family Geng Yu, who is born on the same day, and is so sweet, sensible and generous, she will love her too.

After just a short while, Lu Qing had recovered.Daiyu was worried about her, and while talking to Concubine Zhao, she looked up from the corner of her eye, and found that she and the Empress Dowager had already picked up flowers for the second princess.

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Daiyu gave a soft "tsk" in her heart.

Wen Jiao talked with Empress Su in Changle Palace in the morning, and went to Changning Palace with Empress Su at noon, had lunch with Empress Dowager and Concubine Zhao, and then returned to Changle Palace with the children.

Empress Su asked the second princess to take her sisters to play in her room, and said with a smile: "I will give you a whole day off today, don't play like crazy and forget your homework. It just so happens that your sister Yu'er is back If you don't understand, just ask her."

Then, Empress Su remembered something again, and ordered the female officer: "Go to the Shangshi Bureau's pharmacy department and invite Zhang Dianyao." He Daiyu said with a smile: "I remember that this child is the child who was born with you and Mei Ting. We played together. It’s not easy for you to come to the palace once, so let’s see you little sisters more often.”

Daiyu first thanked her, and then said pleasantly: "Sister Wanyan has become a classic medicine?"

Empress Su also praised a lot in her words: "She is a rare person who is talented in medicine and is willing to learn and work. Among the girls selected in the same group, she is the one who has the fastest promotion."

There are two Shangshi in the Shangshi Bureau of the fifth grade, and the highest official position in the department of medicine under its jurisdiction is the department of the sixth grade of medicine, a total of four people, and the next level is the seven grades of classic medicine, also four people.

The rank and salary of the female officials in the palace are the same as those of the former court officials. Zhang Wanyan is 19 years old this year, and she has become a seventh-grade classic medicine.

"It's a pity that the female officials selected from each family are the highest rank five, and there is no way to improve any further."

Empress Su sighed: "Furthermore, when female officials are selected, they will eventually leave the palace to get married. Zhang Wanyan entered the palace at the age of 14, and she is 19 years old this year. In five years, it will be time to leave the palace."

"She made an agreement with Pan Zhizhou to get married after leaving the palace. It's a pity that it will be over when she becomes a sixth-grade pharmacist."

Hearing this, Wen Jiao also sighed.

It is difficult for women in this world to advance.After all, Zhang Wanyan's child has some achievements in medicine and has an official position. When she is released from the palace to get married, although the name is still there, it will be nothing.

It's not like Sister Wei and Sister Shui, who stayed in the palace all their lives, neither married nor remarried, and left the palace when they got old, and could still find a comfortable life by their own ability.

"Sister..." Wen Jiao said hesitantly, "Why can't female officials work in the palace after they get married? There are so many men who are officials in the world, and no one says that men are not allowed to marry?"

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