In addition to the princess, there are four other ranks in Prince Fu's harem: concubine, concubine, good lady, and concubine.
The censor's own niece couldn't even get the status of a good wife, she was just a low-ranking concubine.
The third branch still insisted on flattering others and letting them humiliate them, but they didn't expect that if Bei Hongjiao caused trouble in Prince Fu's Mansion, they would be finished too.
Prince Fu was fifteen years younger than Emperor Shengwu, but he already had eight sons and twelve daughters.
Prince Fu's wife died of illness without a child, his second wife had only one daughter, his three concubines each had a son, he had six concubines, twelve good wives, and more than twenty concubines.
Many concubines and maids die in the harem every year.
Which parent who loves their daughter would be willing to send her to Prince Fu's Mansion?
Bei Hongjiao's appearance can only be considered pretty, her figure is average, her talent is not outstanding, and her scheming and tricks can only deceive the Bei family who once treated her as a family member.
I don’t know where Bei Hongjiao got the confidence to make a name for herself in Prince Fu’s Mansion.
She could have carefully chosen a good husband through the Bei family, but she was too ambitious and wanted to join the royal family and rise to the top.
It's normal to have ambitions, but apart from being the niece of Censor Bei, Bei Hongjiao has nothing to show for herself.
In the evening, before the sun set and the sky got dark, Emperor Shengwu walked to Yufu Palace in the setting sun.
This time, however, there were many more concubines in Yufu Palace whom he encountered by chance. Some played the piano, sang songs, danced, picked flowers and chased butterflies, and flew kites...
There are even scenes of people being slapped and forced to kneel down, and people falling into the water.
In order to attract the attention of Emperor Shengwu, the concubines tried their best.
Emperor Shengwu regretted giving the Yufu Palace to Concubine Bei. He should have arranged it in the Baohua Palace next to the Taiji Palace. He would not have to travel such a long way and would not have to meet these concubines.
However, as an emperor, if he showed the slightest displeasure, the eunuch in charge would immediately clear the area for him.
Whenever the emperor traveled, even within the palace, there was a great deal of pomp and ceremony.
The guards and eunuchs cleared the area and made way.
The concubines kneeling in the distance shed bitter tears as they watched the imperial procession go away.
"How can the emperor do this? We are also his concubines."
"The emperor doesn't even care about us, so I'm not worried..."
"Be careful with your words. Is that something you can really say? Be careful not to bring disaster to your family."
The concubines were unwilling to accept this, as many of their families were close to the Empress Dowager, Prince Fu, and the Grand Princess.
But this cannot be blamed on them. The emperor had been away from Beijing for seven years at that time. Although he was not deposed from the position of crown prince, everyone knew that the crown prince was exiled and was just a shield for the young Prince Fu.
Under the late emperor's guidance, all of these families became close to Prince Fu.
If the late emperor had not died suddenly of illness, if he had lived a few more years, the throne would definitely have belonged to Prince Fu.
Not only these concubines thought so, it can be said that everyone in the court thought so.
But there is no if. No matter how much the late emperor loved his young legitimate son, he had to hand over the throne to Emperor Shengwu, who was still the crown prince, for the sake of the country.
"The emperor doesn't even look at us, what should we do?"
If the emperor favors them, they can also get their families to stand on the emperor's side.
For ten years, the palace was lonely and life was not easy.
I should have accepted my fate, but I didn't expect that there would be a favored concubine named Bei.
In Yufu Palace, Bei Lingyao swept her spiritual sense and knew where the emperor was by looking at the obstruction.
She heard everything the concubines said and thought they were just dreaming.
Judging from Emperor Shengwu's violent and murderous behavior, we can see that he was an extremely proud person who was unwilling to compromise or put himself in a difficult position.
How could he be willing to favor the enemy? Emperor Shengwu has the power to be so willful.
On the way to Yufu Palace, Emperor Shengwu also recalled the difficult and dangerous days in the past.
He was taken out of the cold palace at the age of six, made the crown prince at the age of fifteen, and sent to the frontier at the age of eighteen, accompanied by the elderly, the young, the sick and the disabled.
On the day he left the capital, the so-called Prince's Party, who were originally arranged by the late emperor and the empress dowager, naturally no longer supported him.
Emperor Shengwu encountered countless assassination attempts along the way from Beijing to the border.
Most of the troops he led died, and there was no special treatment in the military camp, which was still a big hell.
Emperor Shengwu's biological mother was originally born through the surrogacy of Concubine Bao. However, when Concubine Bao found out that she was pregnant, she framed Emperor Shengwu's biological mother and tried to make her miscarry. The late emperor was furious and banished Concubine Bai to the cold palace.
Later, when Concubine Bao heard that someone had gone crazy in the cold palace, she forgot about her and did not dirty her hands to deal with a crazy woman.
However, no one expected that Emperor Shengwu's mother, with the help of the concubines in the cold palace, became pregnant and gave birth to a child in the cold palace, hiding the fact from the world.
It was not until Emperor Shengwu was six years old that Concubine Bao's son accidentally broke into the cold palace and discovered Emperor Shengwu.
Concubine Bao was furious and ordered people to pour poison into his mouth.
The childless empress dowager was suffocated by Concubine Bao in the harem, and she also needed a son to consolidate her position as queen, so she decided to raise Emperor Shengwu and make Concubine Bao unhappy at the same time.
During the years before Prince Fu was born, stories of the loving mother and filial son of Emperor Shengwu and the Empress Dowager were frequently told.
Emperor Shengwu was intelligent and outstanding, and he made Concubine Bao's son look like a fool.
Every time they clashed with Concubine Bao and her son, they ended up in a bad situation, even in an embarrassing situation.
The late emperor became more and more satisfied with Emperor Shengwu, and because of Emperor Shengwu, the late emperor came to the empress dowager's palace more often.
All this warmth changed completely after Prince Fu was born.
The Dagan was passed down to the late emperor for three generations, all of whom were legitimate sons. At the beginning, the late emperor was overshadowed by his half-brothers and almost couldn't sit on the throne.
The Empress Dowager also took advantage of this and often whispered in the late emperor's ear, revealing the fact that Emperor Shengwu was poisoned.
The late emperor also leaned towards Prince Fu, who was chubby, cute and good at acting cute and funny.
After the Crown Princess died suddenly of poisoning in her bridal chamber, even though the problem between the Crown Princess and her maid was discovered, the late Emperor still reprimanded Emperor Shengwu.
The Empress Dowager suggested that Emperor Shengwu go to the Bao family army, which was exactly what the late emperor wanted. He was already wary of the Bao family army behind Concubine Bao. In addition, Emperor Shengwu and Concubine Bao had a feud of killing their mother, so the late emperor was not worried that Emperor Shengwu and the Bao family would join forces.
If we can use Emperor Shengwu to find fault with the Bao family and take the opportunity to withdraw the troops, we will kill two birds with one stone.
The powerless and exiled prince went to the northwest where the Bao family was stationed. It is easy to imagine how difficult his life was.
The Empress Dowager and her people wanted Emperor Shengwu to die at the hands of the Bao family army.
Concubine Bao and the Bao family wanted to find fault with Emperor Shengwu and kill him by framing the Empress Dowager.
The families of other concubines who had princes also wanted to kill Emperor Shengwu and take advantage of the situation.
It was a dead end that started from hell, but Emperor Shengwu managed to open up a gap, win over a group of low-level soldiers and military households, and fight his way out of a road to heaven.
Oh!
Emperor Shengwu sneered, "Xing Yi, pass down the order. Every concubine who spied on the emperor today will be demoted one level, confined to their homes for six months, and required to copy the palace rules a hundred times."
"Concubine Liu and Concubine Lu are negligent in their duties. They will be confined to their homes for one month, fined six months' salary, and ordered to copy the palace rules a hundred times."
"I obey your command."
As soon as Emperor Shengwu entered the Yufu Palace, Xing Yi immediately went to convey Emperor Shengwu's oral instructions.
There were wailing sounds everywhere in the harem. Concubine Liu and Concubine Lu were furious and their hatred for Yufu Palace deepened.
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