The Demon Girl of the Red Chamber

Although her identity in this life is no longer the same as that of the previous life, she is a free and unrestrained person; but in Wang Xifeng's heart, she has always had her own ideas. When the time comes, if she has a chance; In the last life, I was the same as when I was still Houhou. I went to see the outside world; I walked out of this cage made of gold and jade.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng's status after this country is really not very attractive to Wang Xifeng; but since this man has been trying to figure it out for himself, Wang Xifeng is quite moved by this intention; so for that position , Wang Xifeng did not refuse very much when he arrived.

Xiaohong saw that Wang Xifeng began to bury her head in dealing with trivial matters in the palace, and her tense heart finally fell to the ground; I don't know if it was her own illusion?Xiaohong always feels that the imperial concubine's aura is getting stronger and stronger every day. Before, Xiaohong dared to say a few words in front of Wang Xifeng from time to time.

But now?

Not to mention talking in front of Wang Xifeng, sometimes just a look from the other party; Xiaohong's whole body is shivering, which makes Xiaohong understand more and more; the person in front of her is no longer the old second grandmother, but She is an imperial concubine who is under one person and above ten thousand people!

However, although Wang Xifeng's aura has changed a lot, she didn't treat her servants very harshly; she was still the master before, which made Xiaohong feel at ease; Wiping cold sweat on his forehead.

Xiaohong thought that Wang Xifeng was dealing with things at this time, so she would not pay attention to herself at all; but she didn't know that Wang Xifeng was watching her every move one by one.

Seeing Xiaohong's reaction, Wang Xifeng finally raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction; a faint smile appeared where Xiaohong hadn't seen.

Wang Xifeng admitted that she was beating Xiaohong on purpose before. It turned out that after the empress was abolished and thrown into the cold palace; She is the empress who has no real name in the harem!

The identity of the master has exploded, as Wang Xifeng's most powerful and loyal side; moreover, Xiaohong, the most trusted court lady of Wang Xifeng, the imperial concubine, was missed by many people at first.

Even today Xiaohong didn't do any betrayal, or feel sorry for Wang Xifeng; but thinking of the rumors in recent days, and the messy things that happened between the ladies in the past two days; Wang Xifeng still borrowed Taking the opportunity, he gave Xiaohong a few good words.

If it wasn't for the fact that Xiaohong was really to my liking, if it wasn't for the fact that Xiaohong was very loyal to him, she was just a small slave, to be honest; Wang Xifeng really didn't bother to spend such energy.

Palace ladies are also called palace people. In a narrow sense, they refer to the maids or slaves of the monarch and his family; in a broad sense, they refer to all women in the monarch's harem, including concubines. The more senior palace ladies are called female officials.

Most of the early court ladies came from female slaves, female captives, and criminals’ wives. Since then, some of the court ladies in the past dynasties have begun to be selected from folk beauty pageants and pick girls; beauty pageants are like imperial examinations, with a set of strict rules; It is a good family, that is, it is not a doctor, a witch, a businessman or a hundred workers; the women of these families are called Liangjiazi, and generally speaking, it has been stipulated in the past that the maids of the palace are taken from the Liangjiazi.

According to historical records: "The court year-old draft girl, whoever is selected, enters the palace to test all the skills of brocade embroidery and holding a broom, and sees whether her manners are suitable; those who fail to pass are ordered to make up for it; then the best ones are selected. Teach the rules of Ye Ting; write and read for one hour each day, and finish the writing and reading; order the palace people to take an examination the next day, and teach the six methods a year later."

Qing Zhaolian [Xiao Ting Miscellaneous Records Customized by the House of Internal Affairs]: "Choose a palace lady, and those who are over thirteen years old will be under the leadership of the three banners of the Neifu; make a book and send it to the government."

The Qing-Ming system basically followed the court lady system of the Ming Dynasty; however, there were great reforms in the scope and methods of selection, which were more stringent in comparison.

In the Qing Dynasty, there were two kinds of women selected into the palace, one was Xiunu;

Xiunu is the daughter of an official of the Eight Banners, who can be selected as a concubine or assigned to the children of the clan, princes and ministers; this is generally called a general election, which is often called a draft.

A palace maid is a woman under the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with a lower status for the inner court; this kind of woman is generally born in a small election.

In the Qing Dynasty, the scope of selection of court ladies was limited to the daughters of the upper three banners belonging to the top three banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, namely Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, and Zhengbai Banner.

Once the maids are selected into the palace, they will lose their freedom. Most of them are life-long hard labor with poor food and clothing and simple housing. The second thing is not being able to meet their parents. Losing their lives, in addition to completing all kinds of hard labor, they also often read books such as "Nv Xun" and "Nv Xiao Jing" under the guidance of female officials who know books.

In the early days, the selection of court ladies was done twice a year, in February and August each year; from the 18th year of Shunzhi, it was changed to once a year, on the second day of February; for those who are over 13 years old, they will make a book and send it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs The Accounting Department is optional; enter the palace the night before the election, and the eunuch in the respect room will bring it to the emperor or empress or the empress dowager at dawn the next day.

Six people form a row, and each person hangs a wooden sign; on it is written the flag and name, and the selected ones are called out to the row; after being selected, they stay in the palace on the same day, otherwise they are sent out immediately; if there are sisters of concubines or relatives Another row of checks, if you have already been selected this time; but if you are not selected, the accounting department will be asked to register; If his parents marry him off at the time of reading, it is a rebellion.

So even if it's just a small court lady, the intricate relationship behind it; people dare not make a small fuss.

The cause of the matter is actually very simple, and it is inextricably related to Wang Xifeng; although the current Wang Xifeng is not the same as the previous life, but some habits have penetrated into the other party's bones; but it is not so easy. It can be changed.

For example, Houhou's habit of treating gold, silver and jewels as nothing, coupled with the fact that Wang Xifeng is not short of silver; this has led to Wang Xifeng's habit of being very generous in his hands, coupled with some other things that have continued from the previous life. little habit.

So gradually there was such a saying in the palace that the imperial concubine who is in the limelight is actually a kind-hearted and good person; even she treats her slaves very well.

Originally because of the fact that Wang Xifeng was registered as an imperial concubine, many concubines in the huge harem had already been warned and punished by Emperor Yongzheng; His wrath was cast upon the servants below.

Especially in the case of the imperial concubine giving birth prematurely, the person behind the scene is the empress; after the empress was deposed and sent to the cold palace, and the empress was in confinement; the whole harem can be said to be popular Panicked, many people are worried about their future; most of these people are court ladies of no status.

Just when everyone was in a state of panic, suddenly they didn't know when it started; unexpectedly, various matters about the imperial concubine and empress were circulating in the palace, of course the most talked about; it was Wang Xifeng's usual attitude towards people and things.

It's like people who have been thirsty for a long time suddenly saw an oasis in the desert; they were all emotionally excited.

The news that the imperial concubine treated the maids and eunuchs kindly spread like a gust of wind in the palace; thus, it provoked many maids who were serving in other palaces, and all of them loved the maids who could serve by the imperial concubine's side. They are envious.

Especially when the imperial concubine knows that some palace people are sick, she not only gives them enough time to rest; she even gives them medicine instead of sending them away directly. As for things like beating and scolding palace maids and eunuchs; They didn't touch their own bottom line, as if they did something wrong; things like cheating on others, seducing Emperor Yongzheng behind their backs, etc. Generally speaking, Wang Xifeng just turned a blind eye and closed his eyes; he didn't care about these things.

In a word, it is a good job to work beside the imperial concubine; because you only need to do your part and be loyal to the imperial concubine; you don't need to take any risks at all, as for the danger of life or something ; Then there is no need to worry.

Besides, this imperial concubine is generous; everyone inside and outside the palace knows, don't forget that this imperial concubine is the daughter of the Wang family; don't you hear that among the many rumors about the Wang family, there is such a sentence: the East China Sea lacks a white jade bed , The Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling.

Among all creatures, the dragon race is always the most greedy and magical species that regards money as life; with the nature of the dragon race, it is actually necessary to borrow treasures from the Wang family in Jinling City, ahem...Of course, these are not facts; It's just a saying that has been circulating among the people for a long time.

Although it is just a rumor among the people, it is almost unquestionable that the Wang family is rich; among the court ladies who are serving the imperial concubine, who does not know when the imperial concubine enters the palace; It is not difficult to see how deep the Wang family's family is from just carrying the dowry items.

What's more, the emperor's concubine has always been very generous, not only often rewarding everyone; at the same time, she is the most favored concubine by the emperor's side. Apart from the empress, the sweetheart who is under one person and above ten thousand people; no matter where she goes, there is always the kind of embarrassment to be looked at by others.

Inside and outside this huge imperial palace, is there any court lady who does not envy those who can serve by the side of the imperial concubine?One by one envied, envied and hated, and wished that they could take their place; they were called one of the court ladies who served closely beside the imperial concubine.

Whoever makes the maid's status low, it is commonplace to be punished; in addition to serving her master well, she is also called her master's punching bag; even if she dies, no one cares about it, in this palace wall and so on Being a slave has no guarantee at all; human life is the most worthless existence in this palace.

As the saying goes, it is better to live than to die!

If you can live well, no one is willing to die; even if your identity is just a slave without any dignity, you don't want to die like this; don't everyone rack their brains just to live well?

The imperial concubine and the others who are slaves are not often seen, but the nuns around the imperial concubine and the most trusted palace ladies, they have the opportunity to see them often.

So many people put their ideas on this, and Xiaohong, the most capable maid beside the imperial concubine, immediately became the primary target of all the princes.

Although Wang Xifeng didn't do anything, she just watched all of this with cold eyes; at first Wang Xifeng didn't want to pay attention to these things, but she saw that Xiaohong's heart was getting a little restless recently; then she spoke out and beat Xiaohong up .