Chapter 11 He smells like an old man
It was no longer possible to count on Nian Shilan. The Queen said, "Although the Emperor values the Han Army Banner, marriage between the Manchus and the Mongols is an old custom. The Han Army Banner has two nobles. Wouldn't it be too conspicuous to do this?"
[What's the point of showing off? He is the emperor, what's wrong with him pampering the woman he likes? ]
[If I become the emperor, if I like someone, I will immediately make her a concubine or queen. What's so great about making her a mere noble? 】
A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Wouldn't it be better to let Zhen Huan make that conspicuous bag?
Nian Shilan shook her head, [The Queen is just petty, can't they just let her love them? Love her to death, love her until the earth breaks apart, anyway, in the end...]
The emperor and the empress were waiting quietly for the next words. Nian Shilan's eyes glanced at the oranges on the table.
[I don’t know if the oranges in the Queen’s Palace are sweet. There are grapefruits in my palace. They are very sweet and delicious. I feel annoyed when I see them. I don’t want to stay here. I want to go back to my own palace to eat grapefruits.]
It's a big turn.
Emperor and Empress: "..."
"For a Han army bannerman, her position in the palace should not be too high. I will give Zhen the rank of a sixth-rank concubine."
The emperor wanted to give an answer, but Zhen Yuandao's official position was already there, and if his position was too low, it would be difficult to deal with others.
The former dynasty and the harem are one, and even if one does not like it, sometimes one has to be patient.
The emperor was also forced to do things against his will. In his previous life, he must have been extremely helpless and had to allow the empress to kill Shilan.
The emperor thought that if Shilan knew these words, she would not blame him so much, or at least she would have less hatred.
Nian Shilan lowered her head and played with her handkerchief, and in her heart she followed the emperor's words: "Although she is a concubine, I still want to give her a title."
This idiot, how could she say what was in her heart? Give it back to me! Is she tired of living?
The queen was so frightened that she couldn't control herself and immediately looked at the emperor.
The emperor had no intention of saying this at first, thinking that the empress had always been at odds with Shilan, and in the previous life the empress had ordered Shilan to be killed. He was afraid that the empress would use this sentence as an excuse and would not let it go.
He fiddled with the jade Buddhist beads in his hand, seemingly casually, and said it at the same time.
The Queen also breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, the Emperor was thinking about Zhen Huan and was not paying attention.
"If the emperor is interested, then let the Ministry of Internal Affairs draw up a title for us to see," said the queen.
[No, I've already thought about it.]
The emperor didn't even know what he had thought.
"You come."
Nian Shilan thought the handkerchief was not fun, so she looked up at the empress: [The emperor is calling you, but you are sitting there without moving. Stretch out your hand, and he will tell you the word right away.]
The Queen looked at her.
The emperor also looked at her, holding back his smile, and deliberately frowned as he repeated, "You come."
"Me?" What does this have to do with me?
[I didn't say anything tonight, why do you keep bringing me up? It's endless, isn't it?]
The emperor shook his Buddhist beads and said, "Tell me, what title should I give him?"
[Let me tell you something? You always tell me that I don't have much education, so what do you want me to tell you now? ]
[What do I say? I say just seal Chun Yuan and put an end to it all, saving trouble.]
"Wan."
Nian Shilan was too lazy to use her brain.
The emperor frowned: "Wan?"
The Queen looked at Nian Shilan: She is not well-educated, but she is very quick-witted. The Emperor didn't mention the word "Wan", but she was able to please him and get ahead of him. Can she have some brains?
Nian Shilan wrote a word on the palm of her left hand with her right hand. Not wanting to waste words, she said very frankly:
"Grass head."
It turns out that she is not fond of reading. Other girls know the phrase "Xuanhuan's slender waist in the palace of Chu", but she, the dignified Concubine Hua, would not be like this even if she just smiled.
Grass head Wan?
Why didn't she say that there was someone else who was finished under the grass?
The empress saw the emperor smiling, thinking that the word "wan" mentioned by Concubine Hua must have touched his heart. There was no room for maneuver, and she couldn't help but look at Nian Shilan with a reproachful look.
"It's getting late."
The emperor stood up and took Nian Shilan's hand again, "Go back."
[Go back? Where is he going? You go back to your Yangxin Palace, and I go back to my Yikun Palace! Don't make enemies for me in public! ]
Nian Shilan tried to pull back her hand, and Xianhui said, "It's rare for the emperor to come to the harem, why don't you accompany the queen tonight."
[Empress! Empress! Can you please stand up for yourself? Normally, when the emperor drinks three bowls of duck soup, you always find fault with him and ask him to run away. Are you dumb now? ]
【Call your brother-in-law back quickly! 】
When the emperor heard the word "brother-in-law", his grip tightened even more.
The queen knelt down without hesitation and said, "I respectfully send off the emperor."
[Is this a respectful farewell? You are such a hopeless concubine. 】
Concubine, daughter!
Queen: “…”
"Your Highness." Jian Qiu helped the empress up. "She was not very respectful in the past, but she came when the emperor came. She seduced the emperor! The emperor was the same. He came to Jingren Palace and ran away with her."
"Isn't it always like this? What's the big deal?"
The queen looked at the emperor's back in the window. She used to think he was a perfect person and was willing to give him all her heart, even to the point of wanting to end his family lineage. But what was the result?
Never to meet again in life or death.
The Emperor probably wanted to kill me because of the half sentence that Concubine Hua didn't finish. It was the Empress Dowager's will that saved me.
The queen turned around and looked at the seat where the emperor had sat. Jianqiu felt even more distressed, "Your Majesty..."
"That cushion..." the Queen frowned, "I'll wash it tomorrow."
Not taking off your shoes before going to bed is a waste of things.
No wonder Concubine Hua disliked that he looked old. He was not even that old, but he was so slovenly. If it weren't for the emperor, who would have taken a second look at him?
"Get two more suns." Get rid of bad luck.
The Queen dusted herself with her handkerchief, then raised her hand and smelled herself: Concubine Hua always says that I am old, but I don’t smell like an old person, do I?
"Jianqiu, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get some spices tomorrow." The fragrance of fruits and melons is refreshing, but it cannot last long.
Jianqiu was shocked, "Your Majesty wants to use incense? Didn't you say..."
It’s not that the Empress doesn’t like perfume, but she always kills other people’s children and grandchildren, so naturally she’s afraid of being killed by others.
But now I am not afraid anymore.
In order to give birth to an eldest prince, I used strong medicine and damaged my foundation. Now I am too old to have children anymore. I don’t know what will happen to me in the future. Instead of worrying about it, I might as well make myself look good.
This will prevent me from getting into trouble in the future and having Concubine Hua hide from me like she hides from the emperor, and I won’t be able to hear anything then.
After the new bride's position in the palace was decided, the Ministry of Internal Affairs assigned teaching maids to various places. After the empress arranged her accommodation, Huang Guiquan brought the booklet to show Nian Shilan.