mtlumby2d Chapter 393 Concubine Liang's family found evidence
Chapter 393 Concubine Liang's family found evidence
The annual allowance for a concubine was two hundred taels of silver, while that for a consort was three hundred taels.
And when she was promoted from a Changzai to a Guiren, not only did the annual allowance of silver increase from fifty taels to one hundred taels, but she also had an extra eunuch and a palace maid to serve her.
Of course, this is just the money on the surface.
Many favored concubines received rewards in a year that were many times the regular silver.
Shen Zhinian said, "Of course, when choosing servants, one should choose those who suit one's own taste. It is mainly up to Sister Sun to choose. But Madam Xiao, Yuanbao, you go out and help her choose."
To prevent any dishonest people from entering Zhongcui Palace.
"Yes!"
The days passed like this...
A lot of things happened in the previous dynasty.
Although the entire family of the Duke of Zhenguo had been executed, its influence in the Great Zhou had not disappeared. Many of the Duke of Zhenguo's former subordinates were still loyal to him and were secretly planning to avenge him!
However, in all dynasties, any great power would face such problems after its fall. Nangong Xuanyu was not worried and sent someone to deal with the matter.
There were many heroes in the suppression of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and they all received corresponding rewards according to their merits.
Zhou Yuxi and Gu Jinxiao, as the main contributors and the emperor's confidants, are of course ranked at the forefront.
Not only were the two of them given a lot of fertile land, gold, silver, and cloth, but Zhou Yuxi was also granted the title of third-rank cavalry commander.
At such a young age, he is already a third-rank military general. When people in Beijing mention Zhou Yuxi, everyone says that he is young and promising. Compared with General Zhou, General Zhou is even better than his father!
When Zhao Yungui marries him, she will be the wife of a third-rank general! Shen Zhinian was also happy for his friend.
Gu Jinxiao was only in his twenties, but he was already a second-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites. This was unprecedented in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was not suitable for further promotion.
The emperor asked Gu Jinxiao to serve as the Minister of Rites and also as a Cabinet Scholar.
Becoming a Cabinet Scholar is the only way to enter the cabinet and become a prime minister. This shows how much the emperor values Gu Jinxiao!
The emperor put movable type printing into trial use. There were special managers and craftsmen who recorded the problems encountered and corrected and solved them one by one.
In the past, the court was controlled by the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Dingguo, and their power was evenly divided.
After the fall of the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, only the Duke Dingguo was left in power.
At the beginning, he was indeed a little inflated, and even the children of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion became quite arrogant in the capital.
But not long after, whether it was due to the reprimand and reminder from Empress Dowager Liu or the feeling of being in trouble, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion became more restrained, even more low-key than before the fall of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
In addition to the previous dynasty, many things also happened in the harem.
It was now late June, and Shen Zhinian was seven months pregnant. The fetus was stable, and she had no early pregnancy symptoms.
However, as her belly grew rapidly, she often felt back pain, fatigued easily, and occasionally had leg cramps.
Nangong Xuanyu was so distressed that no matter how busy he was with the affairs of the previous dynasty, he would still take time out every day to visit her.
Especially Shen Zhinian's fetal movements began to become regular. Every time he felt it, the emperor would be extremely excited!
This is the child he raised with his own hands!
When Nangong Xuanyu was not around, Concubine Sun would come to the main hall to accompany her. She would either play the pipa to entertain Shen Zhinian or chat with her to keep her in a good mood.
Concubine Zhou is almost nine months pregnant, and her belly looks bigger than Shen Zhinian's.
Logically speaking, by this time, preparations should be made for the birth of the heir to the throne, so as to avoid any accidents and being at a loss in the event of premature birth.
However, this pregnancy was taken care of by Concubine Liu. After escaping from being kidnapped by the Duke of Zhenguo, Concubine Liu fell ill after returning to Yongshou Palace.
Imperial physicians went to treat the imperial concubine one after another, but none of them could explain the cause. They only said that the imperial concubine was depressed and needed to relax.
When the emperor found out, most of the pain in his heart turned into anger.
How could he not know that the imperial concubine was blaming him for putting her in danger that day.
But if it happens a thousand times, ten thousand times, he will make the same choice.
No concubine can be more important than the lives of soldiers and civilians!
The imperial concubine, however, had no sympathy for him at all and even became depressed and hurt herself because of it. She was really inconsiderate!
The Duke Dingguo's Mansion has always been thinking about letting the Imperial Concubine ascend to the throne.
Not to mention that the emperor would not tolerate another empress in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Even if we put aside the family background, how could such a concubine who only had petty love in her heart be the mother of the country?
The emperor became completely cold towards the imperial concubine.
Everyone understood that His Majesty was not deliberately ignoring the Imperial Concubine in order to flatter anyone, but was really disappointed in her.
For a time, Yongshou Palace was deserted and had never been so quiet.
There were only a handful of concubines who came to visit, but Concubine Liu didn't see any of them.
Even Concubine Xue, who had always lived in seclusion, went to Yongshou Palace to visit, but was still turned away.
On the way back, Yu Mei sighed, "Your Majesty, if the Imperial Concubine doesn't appreciate it, why did you make this trip?"
A trace of sadness flashed across Concubine Xue's cold eyes: "When I saw the Imperial Concubine, I was reminded of myself back then..."
"Although from the perspective of an emperor, your majesty's choices are always correct, but for a woman who is really in the middle of this incident, how can she not feel disheartened?"
"Your Majesty, he is an emperor, and emperors are always ruthless."
"It's just that I understood this truth earlier than the Imperial Concubine, and I withdrew my feelings from Your Majesty in time."
"And the Imperial Concubine has loved His Majesty deeply for so many years. How could she not be deeply hurt when she suddenly realized that her position in His Majesty's heart was nothing but this..."
Yu Mei also sighed a little, and when she saw that there was no one else around, she said, "Forgive me for saying something disrespectful... I have fallen in love with Your Majesty, and I am destined to be sad one day..."
Concubine Xue sighed, "It's just a pity for Concubine Zhou. Her belly is so big, and there is no one to take good care of her."
Everyone knew that Concubine Liu had long been eyeing this baby. Who would dare to rush to take care of Concubine Zhou at this time? Wasn't it obvious that they wanted to snatch the little prince from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion?
Yu Mei comforted her, "Your Majesty, don't worry about Concubine Zhou."
"Your Majesty has few children, and he values every one of them very much. With Your Majesty's care, how dare the people below neglect Lady Zhou?"
Xuepin nodded: "I hope so."
……
Changchun Palace.
Ruoli ran in from outside with a happy look on her face!
"Your Majesty, we found it! The Young Master and the Second Master finally found evidence that Zhang Yuanqing was threatened by the Empress Defei and was trying to bite you!"
"Also, our people have found out several hidden chess pieces of Concubine De in the harem based on the portrait!"