sinovels Chapter 31 Chapter 31
Chapter 31 Chapter 31
The customs of the New Year in the palace are similar to those of the folk, and they all tend to be lively and festive.This year, because of the draft to enrich the harem, there are more people, so it will naturally be lively.
Emperor Jianning went to Fengxian Hall to worship his ancestors, and after Wu Junyi paid homage to his elder brother, the main event was the palace banquet and keeping the year old.
Because there were too few people in the palace who were qualified to attend the table, for the sake of excitement, Emperor Jianning decreed that all concubines above Baolin could attend together.
The low-ranking concubines were all headed by Wang Meiren, chatting and laughing around her.This scene made Xu Meiren see it in her eyes and feel sore in her heart.Clutching the handkerchief, he went through. "Yo, my sister's dress is really pretty."
Wang Meiren raised her eyes, and it was clear at a glance.
Xu Meiren also followed all the way from the north.In the past, she was the most favored by Emperor Jianning, but unfortunately her stomach was not up to snuff, and she was still unable to conceive. His Majesty had no reason to raise her position, and only took advantage of the chance of being promoted from the harem to be promoted from a talented person to a beautiful woman.
Seeing that there are so many competitors, and there are fewer and fewer holy relatives assigned to her, and her age and appearance are no match for the newcomers, why is she not in a hurry?
Thinking of this, Wang Meiren frowned, and her smile became softer and softer. "This is cut from the material given by His Majesty the other day. If my sister likes it, I will ask someone to send two of them."
Xu Meiren is not high enough to be the lord of the first house, so it is impossible to ask someone to send something to her.What's more, Wang Meiren said it was so natural to distribute the rewards, which made her feel even more worried, and forced a smile: "Since it is bestowed by His Majesty, my sister will keep it."
"You guys, what new material did you say, it made my heart move." Zhang Jieyu interposed between the two of them in a soft voice, giving Xu Meiren a chance to ease her emotions.
The other party was higher in status than her, and she was an old man. Beauty Wang didn't dare to make a mistake, so the women at the table started talking and laughing one after another, calming down the sexiness just now.
Wu Junyi looked at the concubines dressed in gorgeous clothes in winter, and felt that his hands and feet were about to tremble.
"His Royal Highness, is it cold?" It was King Yu who spoke.
This Uncle Wang was older, and Wu Junyi also respected him very much, so he quickly replied: "Uncle Wang, take care that everything is fine with my nephew."
"That's good, otherwise Brother Huang must be worried." King Yu smiled generously, and ignored Wu Junyi's absent-mindedness.
Wu Muhao sat next to the two of them, but kept silent.King Yu laughed and said, "How did Xiao San become so quiet?"
The two of them are brothers, and they are both princes. Although they can't be said to be close, they have a relatively harmonious relationship. They can even joke a few times when they meet on New Year's and holidays. This kind of relationship is quite good in the royal family.
"Brother Wang was joking. You were talking to His Highness just now, so my younger brother listened carefully." Wu Muhao smiled.
King Yu raised his eyebrows, glanced back and forth between his younger brother and nephew, feeling something was wrong.Although the King of Chu's words were respectful, they were somewhat angry.
Wu Junyi could hear it naturally.But the King of Chu immediately asked about the affairs of the Prince Yu's mansion, and dragged the topic aside.
Wu Junyi's eyes were dark.
This was the first time they met since King Chu returned to the mansion.At that time, Wu Junyi pointed out that it was a temptation and a reminder, but the respectful and respectful King Chu now made him feel very uncomfortable.
Before Lihuang Taidi, he couldn't say that he had no grievances, but it was also understandable: King Yu and Emperor Jianning were about the same age and had always been in poor health.In the absence of a prince, there is nothing he can do to establish this little brother.What's more, this is not something that the king of Chu can control.
Now the king of Chu is his companion, the power that his father personally gave him.
To put it bluntly, a truly loyal courtier should be impartial and only have the emperor in his heart, so what's the use of Wu Junyi approaching such a courtier?
"Uncle Chu..." Wu Junyi was about to call out when he was overwhelmed by the noise.
Emperor Jianning finally came belatedly, sat down on the main seat, and announced the opening of the banquet. It was still a scene of singing, dancing, poetry and wine, and a peaceful and romantic scene.
If the sex between concubines and concubines was only five points before, after the arrival of Emperor Jianning, it directly entered the white-hot stage, especially when he proposed that both men and women should write poems to test their talents in school, and took out another When Yu Ruyi and a hand-made painting were used as prizes, the eyes of all the low-ranking concubines lit up.
Who doesn't know that today's emperor loves poetry and calligraphy the most, and who really cares about the dots, what matters is the emperor's heart.
Those who dare to enter the palace are prepared.Even if I am not good at poetry, I asked someone to memorize a few sentences before coming to the banquet, so they bowed their heads and started writing soon.
The empress has already sat in this supreme position, and she doesn't expect the emperor's favor, and has nothing to compete with those concubines, so she generously decides to be a magistrate.
Wu Junyi had no pressure to compare himself with anyone this year, so he calmly wrote the manuscript and was handed over. Looking down, he saw that the king of Chu seemed to be still writing, dawdling and waiting for the manuscript to be handed in after the king of Yu handed it in.
Lenovo was exactly the same as last year, but the result was different, Wu Junyi sighed secretly again.
The poems and essays on the man's side are naturally handed over to the emperor for reading. "All the ministers are doing very well, but from my point of view, the prince's knowledge is very advanced."
Wu Junyi had expected it a long time ago, and stood up calmly to thank him.
"Sit down, I'll read it to everyone..." Emperor Jianning looked so proud that others could only praise him.Thinking about it, it was because his father deliberately made up for his neglect of him a while ago.
Emperor Jianning ran over every sentence, and the others, either sincerely or falsely, praised him.
It has only been more than a year since the crown prince was registered, and Wu Junyi feels that his mood has changed a lot.Last year, he was still overjoyed by the praise of his father and others.At this time, he already thought that the father was trying to make up for it, and he had no resentment at all, and even felt a little boring.Compared with the words of praise from his father and other people, he wants to know... "What are the poems written by Uncle Chu?"
Emperor Jianning has already started to comment on the poems of the clansmen, but King Chu's is just a mediocre "OK".Although Wu Junyi lowered his voice to ask, but they sat together, so they could hear clearly.
The King of Chu looked at him cautiously and reservedly. "It's not a good sentence, His Royal Highness is concerned."
"Uncle Wang, you don't have to be modest. I may not be as good as you when it comes to poetry." Wu Junyi replied honestly.Given his age, he, the prince, does not need to win with poetry, so he is much more relaxed.
Wu Muhao finally smiled. Although it was still a shallow smile, it was enough to make a big stone in Wu Junyi's heart fall to the ground.Having such a start is better than nothing.
After the New Year, the Shen family has several major events on the agenda.
The first thing is Shen Rong's appointment.
In the twelfth lunar month, Shen Rong's family packed up their luggage one after another. Except for the furniture, everything in the room had been emptied, and they just waited for the hired carriage to drive over.At first, Shen Yu was worried that King Chu's promise would not be in time, but two days after his birthday, a clean and plain woman came to the door.
"My surname is Chen. I came from the harem. I heard that your family is looking for a female husband. I wonder if she is qualified for the job?"
Lu who greeted the guests was stunned for a moment.
Shen Rong and she were indeed inquiring outside, but they didn't expect such a good thing to come to their door. For a while, the husband and wife didn't know how to behave, so they hurriedly reported it to their father.Shen Mu is old, so he doesn't need to care about those taboos, and met this person in person to confirm her identity.
This concubine Shu, the biological mother who served the king of Chu back then, until the death of the first emperor, the king of Chu took the concubine Shu away after he became king, and she also went south and stayed in the palace for a while.Because the emperor moved to the south and was short of manpower, he was called back into the palace to transfer/teach the palace staff.Now that a newcomer enters the palace, she is also graciously released.
Even Shen Mu was a little strange.No one in their family is an official, and they don't have titles, can they attract the palace maids who are released from the palace just by an imperial plaque?However, he repeatedly cross-examined, and found that the identity of this lady Chen was undeniable, and he could not find any doubts.
If there is no doubt, it can only be attributed to the great grace of the emperor.
"My family's Erlang is going to take office in Yongxian County, and Yueniang will naturally go with his father." Shen Mu asked politely, "It's been a long journey, and the lady is willing to go with me?"
The Chen family said bluntly: "If the noble family is willing to use the slave family, the slave family will naturally follow the master's family to take office."
So Shen Yue's female husband took office.
Because she was worried about Shen Yue, in the midst of her busy schedule, Shen Yu even visited her and asked her how she was feeling.
"Mr. Chen is not strict, he treats me very well, brother don't need to worry." Shen Yue said with a smile. "She sometimes tells interesting stories about princes and princesses."
Shen Yu was relieved to see her smiling all over her face, she didn't seem to be restrained, but she had to tell her: "They are all noble people, just listen to them, don't be too quick to talk."
"Of course I know. Big brother, I will go with my father to take up the post. You should take care of your health while you are in Beijing." Shen Yue suddenly instructed again.
In Shen Yu's heart, she had always regarded her as a little sister who depended on her, and when she suddenly heard this entrustment that seemed to contain worry, she laughed. "Why, Yue Niang is still not at ease with me?"
"You don't have to worry about your studies." Shen Yue sighed maturely, "I'm just afraid that you will be exhausted."
Shen Yu's eyelashes trembled, and his heart was a little moved.But he quickly cleared up his emotions and comforted his sister, "You don't have to worry, I will take care of myself... You too, when the second uncle is busy, you and your aunt should persuade him more."
Shen Yue nodded her head vigorously, her voice was a little choked up, "Also, Sanlang has a soft temper, and he has no mother, and Third Uncle... If you have time, elder brother, you can also help take care of one or two."
"Naturally, Saburo is my younger brother, so I don't need you to ask me to take care of him." Shen Yu also agreed.
Shen Yue suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and wiped her eyes again, "The next time I see eldest brother, I don't know when it will be, so let's wish elder brother the title in the gold list in advance."
"Second Uncle concentrates on government affairs, maybe he will return to Beijing early, why say such things." Shen Yu lost his mind, and chatted with her for a while.
"And this..." Shen Yue took out three books, "Borrowing this, it must not be easy for brother, so hurry up and return it."
That is the "Mr. Guangchuan's Travel Notes" written by the king of Chu.
"Speaking of which, the eyebrow criticism between these sentences is quite interesting." Shen Yue frowned, left a smile, and turned to leave.
Apart from entrusting each other between the two of them, the same is true between the elders.Shen Mu called his second son over, and taught him how to be a man and an official. Shen He also chatted heart and soul with his younger brother all night.
Song's and Lu's sisters-in-law have always gotten along very well, and when they were about to part, the little bit of unpleasantness in the past was not worth mentioning, and they all cried together holding their handkerchiefs.
Finally, when the first month came out, all the things to be done were done, and Shen Rong's family set off from the capital to take up their duties.
The second major event was the diagnosis of Song's pregnancy.
The Song family had no children for many years, and several children died one after another, and now there are only three grandchildren.So Song's pregnancy made the whole family very excited.
At first, during Chinese New Year, she felt retched after eating meat dishes.She didn't care about it, she just thought she was tired of it.After the Lantern Festival, she still vomited continuously. Shen He called the doctor to take the pulse, but it turned out that she was more than a month pregnant.
Knowing that she was going to be an older brother again, Shen Yu also felt a little relieved: Surprise is not enough, the younger siblings are all taken care of by him, but the addition of a little life to the family can also comfort father...and grandfather.
The last major event, of course, was that Shen Yu and Shen Tai were about to end.