Chapter 320 Like
In fact, today, the concubines all dressed up very well, firstly because it was the New Year, and secondly because they were all looking forward to promotion. If they were promoted, they would be embarrassed if they didn’t dress well when they came out to thank the emperor.
When the Emperor and the Empress came out with the two Empress Dowagers, everyone stood up and saluted.
The ministers all shouted "Long live the emperor", so naturally the concubines would also shout "Long live the emperor" once a year.
After they sat down, singing and dancing began. The singing and dancing in the palace were quite interesting.
The wine and food came up one after another, and everyone started by toasting. The two Empress Dowagers, the Emperor, and the Empress all received toasts.
The older princes, such as the second prince and the third prince, had to toast.
The fourth prince, the fifth prince, and the sixth prince didn't know how to do it yet, but they also greeted them in a baby voice.
The Sixth Prince forgot his words and stammered, "Happy New Year to the Protector of the Emperor! Happy New Year to Mother Huang Zhu, and Happy New Year to the Queen Mother!"
This is what Shen Chuliu taught him. If you forget the words, just say Happy New Year to your father! Say Happy New Year to your grandmother and mother! This child still calls his father the emperor or the protector, and his grandmother the mother Huang Zhu.
Qi Yixiu laughed. Actually, the Fifth Prince had also forgotten the words. There was nothing he could do. He could only have his personal eunuch fill in the blanks. This was nothing. He was just a two-year-old child.
But it’s interesting that the Sixth Prince was able to continue the poem even after forgetting it.
Someone always has to bring up the topic, and the Queen smiled and said, "Last year was a good year. Although there was a drought in the middle of the year, it soon passed. I heard that grain production increased in many places. This is all thanks to the Emperor. I offer a toast to the Emperor."
Qi Yixiu raised his glass with a smile: "Thank you Queen for your hard work over the past year. I also toast to you Queen."
The two clinked their glasses and drank with a smile, showing an indescribable harmony between the emperor and the empress.
"Speaking of drought, it was really good when the eighth prince was born." The queen smiled.
The queen knew that this was the last time to give Concubine Wen back her love for her son. In the future, she would no longer remember that Concubine Wen saved the second princess.
"Well, the Eighth Prince was born well, the Ninth Prince was also born well, all my children are good." Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "My Yi'er is the best."
The second princess Qi Yu stood up shyly: "Thank you, father."
Qi Yixiu waved his hand: "Sit down."
Qi Yixiu often showed his different attitude towards Qi Yu, after all, she was his only legitimate daughter. Moreover, she was just a daughter, so he could dote on her and praise her in any way he wanted.
"I think it's time to promote my concubines. What do you think, Queen?" Qi Yixiu asked.
Everyone pricked up their ears instantly, because the highlight was about to begin.
"That's what I think too." The Queen said with a smile, "All the concubines have worked hard to serve the Emperor and me."
Shen Chuliu lowered her head and smiled. The queen was really powerful. At this time, she had to say "serve her".
But it's true, there's nothing wrong with a concubine serving the wife.
"The Queen is so magnanimous. It is my blessing and Dayi's blessing to have a queen like you." Qi Yixiu took the Queen's hand and patted it.
The people below were busy praising the friendship between the emperor and the empress.
Empress Dowager Feng and Empress Dowager Li also praised the Queen's merits.
The queen refused a few more times before the emperor began to issue his decree.
On the fourth day of the fourth month, he stood up and read out the imperial edict that had been written long ago.
At a glance, there are quite a few imperial edicts, which shows that this is a major edict.
The first one is Song Zhaoyi.
Song Zhaoyi herself was stunned. She thought she would stay as Zhaoyi until she grew old.
As a result, the emperor said that she was gentle, kind and respectful. Yes, her good point was that she was respectful.
So she was given the title of Shun and was canonized as a second-rank concubine and allowed to live in the Yihe Palace.
When Song Zhaoyi expressed her gratitude, her voice was trembling.
The second one is Jing Xiuyi.
To be honest, Shen Chuliu didn't know how high her position could be promoted to, but she would not leave this position of the Ninth Concubine.
The imperial edict the emperor gave her was not that simple. He praised her and finally asked her to take the original position of Shunfei and become the head of the nine concubines, the newly-minted Jing Zhaoyi.
The Shen family members below were also very excited. Although she had not yet become a concubine, she was already a Zhaoyi, the head of the Nine Concubines, which was already something she could never ask for.
The third one was Ning Chongyi, who became Ning Zhaorong.
Then Li Chongrong became Li Zhaoyuan.
Zhen Jieyu became Zhen Chongyi, and was granted the residence of Shuyuxuan, which was originally occupied by Shunfei. Wen Meiren became Wen Chongrong, and was granted the residence of Changqiuxuan, which was previously occupied by Han. And Yi Chongyuan was still Yi Chongyuan.
Further down the line, Concubine Rong became Concubine Rong, Concubine Ying became Concubine Ying, Concubine Su became Concubine Su, and Concubine Miao became Concubine Miao.
Fang Xiaoyi became a talented person.
Chen Baolin became Chen Xiaoyi, Meng Baolin was promoted to Meng Xiaoyi, and Xue Baolin was promoted to Xue Xiaoyi.
Yao Baolin lowered his head, thinking that he knew he would never have his own child, so forget it, just let it be.
Everyone came out to express their gratitude.
This was the time when the emperor bestowed the most titles, except for the selection of concubines. More than a dozen concubines were promoted.
But it is a bit strange that among the nine concubines, there is no one in the position of Xiu.
You know, although the treatment of the Nine Concubines was vastly different from that of the people below, there was still a difference in every word.
Naturally, Zhao is the best. Then there are slight differences among the other three. Xiu is second, and Chong is third.
Empress Dowager Li saw clearly that she did not want Zhen Chongyi and Wen Chongrong to be promoted too quickly.
But it doesn’t matter. After all, can’t we raise children openly now?
Although everyone was happy, they had no time to rejoice. It was not until the fourth day of the New Year that they had time to take a breath.
In Cuiyunxuan, the servants and maids congratulated Shen Chuliu.
Although she is still one of the Nine Concubines, she is now a Zhaoyi.
Zi Rui and Zi Zhu took the lead: "This servant pays respect to the Empress Zhaoyi! May the Empress Zhaoyi be well!"
Shen Chuliu smiled and waved her hand: "Everyone stand up, there will be rewards."
Everyone thanked her again and everyone was happy.
The reward was given once before the Chinese New Year and again after the New Year. Of course, silver is better.
But it also depends on what kind of silver it is. If it is a reward from the master for promotion, it would naturally be extremely good.
Early in the morning on the fifth day of the New Year, Shen Chuliu was called to Taiji Palace.
Qi Yixiu, wearing a dragon robe, waved with a smile: "Is the Concubine Zhaoyi here?"
Shen Chuliu is wearing a scarlet long skirt and double-knife bun today, and she also wears red gold jewelry, but it is inlaid with pearls.
She stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I greet you."
Qi Yixiu reached out and held her hand: "My beloved, how you painted your eyes today? Tsk, do you spend all your time on your eyes when you put on makeup every day?"
Qi Yixiu thought, I almost forgot what your eyes looked like before.
But the paintings were good every time and he liked them.
"This is my special skill. I won't tell anyone no matter who asks, not even the Emperor." Shen Chuliu said.
Qi Yixiu smiled, seeing her eyes like a fox today, and pulled her over to hug her: "My beloved concubine is so charming, I will not ask any more questions."
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