"I was born a palace maid."
"You are also the biological mother of the royal heir. Dajing believes that a son is honored by his mother, but a mother is also honored by her son."
After observing for a couple of years, Emperor Yanxing discovered that Bei Lingyao had excellent management skills. Although it was Xiu Fu who arranged the Fuhua Palace, the management system of the entire Fuhua Palace was well-defined and the rewards and punishments were fair.
The palace maids in Fuhua Palace seemed to be his people, but in fact they were more loyal and respectful to Concubine Jing.
Emperor Yanxing also considered waiting until the eldest prince grew up before making him the crown prince, but the fact that Concubine Jing was of humble origin could not change other people's opinions.
It would be better to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible and let Concubine Jing take charge of the harem so that he can concentrate on dealing with the ministers in the court and handling state affairs.
On the day of the one-year-old ceremony.
All the ministers gathered in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. It had been eleven months since the last full moon banquet, and they met the eldest prince and princess again.
The two children were raised very well, they were white, plump, strong, chubby and very smart.
The concubines were extremely jealous. They wished that if Concubine Jing had an accident, they could raise the prince and princess.
There is also Concubine Jing. The last time I saw her, she was of average appearance, but now she is a beauty of above-average appearance.
My skin has become white, smooth, delicate and firm. At the age of 26, I look several years younger.
Li Zhaoyi couldn't help but want to touch her face. She spent most of her time every day taking care of her skin, but she had been feeling very hot-tempered recently, and pimples appeared on her forehead, between her eyebrows and on her chin. Even with thick powder puffs and heavy makeup to cover them up, she was still outshined by Concubine Jing.
Li Zhaoyi suffered a heart attack.
The other concubines were attracted by the education they received last time and no longer dressed themselves up to be seductive. However, looking at Bei Lingyao, who was even more beautiful than before, they felt helpless and powerless.
This is what others say, honor and favor can support people.
Although they were obviously more beautiful than Concubine Jing, they were still overshadowed by her. Everyone's eyes were on Concubine Jing and the eldest prince and princess. No one paid any attention to these concubines except their relatives.
Even their families think they are useless.
"Junluo, Junyue, go grab what you like."
Emperor Yanxing spent a month with his child and finally became a familiar father to him.
On the blanket for the celebration of the first birthday, there is a circle of items for the celebration of the first birthday.
Seals, jade pendants, swords, bows and arrows, musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and painting, brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, abacus, account books, jewelry, flowers, rouge, food, toys, etc.
The two children were placed on the red carpet at the big round table.
"Father."
The eldest prince saw the familiar seal and immediately gave it to Emperor Yanxing.
Seeing this, the eldest princess took a flower and gave it to Bei Lingyao. Her mother loved flowers the most.
Everyone around praised the eldest prince and princess for their filial piety.
"Jun Luo, Jun Yue, catch one."
Bei Lingyao accepted the flowers and told her son and daughter to pick another one.
The twins immediately moved, their eyes and hands reaching towards the sword.
The eldest princess was closer, so she grabbed the sword and held it in her arms.
The eldest prince was unhappy because his favorite sword was gone, so he put the jade pendant around his neck, grabbed the bow and arrow in his hand, and gathered all the musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, painting, brushes, ink, paper and inkstone around him.
The books include The Book of Filial Piety, State Policy, and The Art of War.
When the eldest princess saw the eldest prince like this, she also took the abacus, account books, jewelry, rouge, food and toys.
Soon, the brother and sister each grabbed half of the items on the one-year-old blanket.
The two little kids were chattering away in baby language that no one else could understand.
The eldest prince put the jade pendant around the eldest princess's neck, and the eldest princess shared her toys and cakes with the eldest prince.
Everyone who saw it was amazed and couldn't stop praising it.
Emperor Yanxing laughed heartily and said in a loud voice, "The eldest son, Zhao Junluo, is the heir apparent to the imperial family and is destined by Heaven. I hereby strictly abide by the First Emperor's order, observe the ceremonial rituals, and comply with public opinion. I hereby inform Heaven and Earth, the ancestral temples, and the state of the land that I grant you the imperial seal and appoint you as the Crown Prince, placing you squarely in the Eastern Palace, to strengthen the rule for eternity and to inspire the hearts of the people."
"emperor……"
Some officials wanted to object on the grounds that the eldest prince was young, but they all knelt on the ground around him and said, "Your Highness, I will obey your Majesty's will. May Your Highness, the Crown Prince, live a long and healthy life."
"Grand Princess Zhao Junyue, my eldest daughter, is gifted with intelligence and beauty. She is named Princess Fengyang and granted the fiefdom of Fengyang, along with a golden decree. Humble and modest, she will further strengthen the family's prosperity. Noble yet frugal, she will forever carry the reputation of a virtuous woman. Do not compromise her dignity, but continue to enjoy a generous salary!"
"Long live Princess Fengyang, and live a thousand years of peace and happiness."
"Consort Jing Bei, virtuous and prudent, diligent and submissive, graceful and pure, gentle and kind, well-behaved, and a model of virtue. For her contributions in raising the Emperor's heir, she is hereby canonized as a First-Rank Imperial Consort, given the title Zhao, and given the Phoenix Seal to manage the harem!"
boom!
Although the previous appointments of the Crown Prince and Princess Fengyang had prepared people mentally, the ministers were still shocked when Emperor Yanxing appointed Concubine Jing as Concubine Zhao Guifei.
The emperor is going to completely promote Concubine Zhao.
The next position up is the queen. Letting a person who was born a palace maid sit on the queen position, not only the concubines in the harem, but also the ministers would not be happy.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Jing's origin..."
Some ministers were unwilling to accept this and still brought up Bei Lingyao's background, thinking that since she was born as a palace maid, even if she gave birth to a prince, it would be enough for her to be made a concubine, and she should not be made a noble concubine.
"Noble Concubine Zhao is a good citizen, a female official of the Taiji Palace, and a fifth-rank aunt in charge. A son is honored by his mother, and a mother is honored by her son. Noble Concubine Zhao gave birth to twins for me, and now they are my concubines. She is also the biological mother of the crown prince and princess, and she deserves to be crowned queen, let alone the position of noble concubine. Please stop using Noble Concubine Zhao's background as an excuse."
If her family background was better, she would be the queen by now.
The ministers were speechless.
"Your Highness and I pay our respects to Her Majesty the Concubine Zhao. May Her Majesty the Concubine Zhao live a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."
…
No matter how unwilling the concubines were, they could only watch Bei Lingyao become Concubine Zhao.
After the first birthday ceremony, they returned to their palaces exhausted.
There is not a glimmer of hope in this harem.
How can they be willing?
Because of their good family background, they entered the palace aiming for the position of empress or empress dowager.
No one wants to be inferior to others.
Before entering the palace, they had imagined how to gain favor, how to be promoted, how to give birth to princes, and how to compete for the position of queen.
Even if she cannot become the queen, she still has a chance to become the empress dowager because of her son's status.
At worst, if their son becomes king, they can enjoy the happiness with their son.
No matter how good your thoughts are or how much you calculate, there is nothing you can do.
It was difficult for her to even see the emperor, and she couldn't reach Taiji Palace and Fuhua Palace. Now she had to hand over the power of the palace.
It's really despairing.
The next morning, Bei Lingyao got up and found Xiufu, Li Zhaoyi, Wang Guipin and He Jieyushi had already arrived.
All the account books of Fengyin Palace were handed over.
Bei Lingyao could see their reluctance, but she did not sympathize with these concubines.
Once given the chance, they would not hesitate to deal with her and her two children, and even kill her.
Li Zhaoyi and the others were still waiting for Bei Lingyao to make a mistake so that they could find out where she was at fault.
But after waiting for a long time, Bei Lingyao's power became more and more solid, and the entire harem was impregnable.
They have completely become birds in a cage. Even if the cage is opened, they don't know how to fly away.
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