Quick Wear: I was a Favored Concubine in the Qing Dynasty
Chapter 41 Concubine Xi
Yu Suisui got on the phoenix carriage and walked through the long corridor to the Fengcai Gate. Her aunt, who served as the emperor's concubine, led Yu Suisui and her little palace maid Zipu to the Hongde Hall at a rapid pace.
Standing on the bottom of the flowerpot, Yu Sui always felt like she was hanging in the air. Could it be that she hadn't worn it for too long and she couldn't do it anymore?
The Hongde Hall is three rooms wide, with a yellow glazed tile hip-and-gable roof, a porch in the front, a door in the main room, and east and west side rooms. The east side room is the bedroom, with a Luohan couch next to the window and a bed on the right. In front of the bed is a golden nanmu gourd bedspread with the words "Descendants for Generations" on it, and the curtains hung on the bed frame are bright yellow satin curtains with the words "Continuous Descendants".
After Yu Sui came in, her aunt asked her to sit on the edge of the bed and look around the room. When she just came in, the bottom of the flowerpot made a "tapping" sound. For a moment she wondered why the imperial palace didn't have wooden floors.
The dim candlelight made people sleepy. After yawning three times in succession, Yu Sui could not hold on any longer and dozed off leaning against the bedpost of the dragon bed.
She thought to herself, the Kangxi in this world is really diligent. She has been waiting for a long time but he still hasn't come.
When Kangxi came in, he saw a woman with a crystal-like luster on the corners of her mouth. She was wearing a bean green silk dress with a lotus pattern. She had a small face the size of a palm and was rosy.
The consultant was about to speak out to remind him, but Kangxi waved his hand and signaled him to go out.
Kangxi clenched his right fist and placed it to his mouth, then pretended to cough a few times. He knew Hesheli, and she had mentioned this to him specifically when the empress was choosing someone.
Yu Suisui was startled and opened her eyes dazedly. She saw a man standing in front of her. She immediately realized that this was Kangxi!
"I pay my respects to the Emperor. May the Emperor be blessed with good health and good health." She was familiar with this. Yu Sui felt that she had at least been through the world of the Qing Dynasty a few times, so paying respects should be a piece of cake for her.
Kangxi gave her a hand, then sat down beside the bed and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Yu Suisui nodded, "Yes, it's been a while." He raised his head and quickly glanced at Kangxi. He had wheat-colored skin, a clean-looking face, and a very straight nose.
She asked again, "Is the emperor busy?" Yu Susui stood below with her head lowered, thinking that she could still accept it if he didn't have the pockmarks.
This Hesheli's words were a bit too straightforward. Kangxi pulled Yu Suisui's hand and said, "Sit down and talk."
The touch was warm. Kangxi looked down and found the hand soft as if it had no bones. It felt very comfortable to touch. He pinched Yu Sui's palm twice.
Yu Suisui sat obediently beside the bed, with her head lowered as usual, revealing her slender neck and half of her fair face. Kangxi took a few glances at her and said, "Go to sleep."
As everyone had just gone out with the advisor, Yu Suisui had to personally lower the curtains and then the bed curtains before he and Kangxi finally achieved a great harmony of life.
Kangxi was breathing heavily and tied Yu Susui's hands behind her back. How could this seemingly well-behaved girl be so wild in bed?
"Stop tickling me. If the Queen finds out, she will ask you to go to Baohua Palace." Kangxi felt a burning pain on his back. He had only teased her for a while.
He's too vindictive!
Yu Suisui's little face flushed red, and she stared at Kangxi with her round eyes. This man is poisonous!
Who the hell can recite a poem while doing his job?
Even Huang Shi can’t do that!
Kangxi leaned over and pressed down, placing a hot and wet kiss on Yu Suisui's eyes, scaring her so much that she had to close her eyes.
I was furious in my heart: You kissed there, and now you kiss my eyes, are you sick? ! ! !
Afterwards, Yu Sui was exhausted and collapsed on the bed in sweat. Kangxi was a bastard and he really didn't care about anything.
After sleeping until noon the next day, Yu Suisui had some snacks in Hongde Hall before returning to the east side hall of the rear hall of Changchun Palace.
Zi Pu took a box of ointment and applied it to the master with heartache, "My young master, please bear with it." The medicine needs to be spread and rubbed in to be effective, but the young master's whole body is covered with red marks, I don't know if it hurts?
Yu Suisui didn't feel anything. Zipu's massage was quite comfortable. Xi Lan came in with a food box, "My lady, it's not time for dinner yet. I only bought two plates of steamed buns. Please make do with them to fill your stomach first."
The time for the meal in the imperial kitchen had already passed. She spent one or two taels of silver to find a young eunuch she knew before and bought these two plates of steamed buns. She didn't know whether her master would like them.
Speaking of this, Yu Suisui got angry. The world she came into was like being in prison. Three meals a day were at fixed times. If they were missed, there would be no more. If she wanted to eat, she usually had to pay for it herself.
Of course, if you are the favorite concubine of the Emperor, Empress Dowager, or Queen, that’s another story!
"Leave it there for now. You guys eat something first." Yu Suisui had eaten a few snacks in Hongde Hall and was not very hungry.
But Zipu and Xilan were not so lucky. Zipu stayed up all night with her in Hongde Hall, and when he came back, he applied medicine on her before he could even get a nap. Xilan looked after the room and had no time to eat breakfast or lunch.
After a while, Zipu and Xilan shared a plate of steamed buns.
Yu Suisui lay on the bed, wondering how she was going to live from now on. Kangxi was obviously very busy and had no mood for romance.
What about the harem?
The Grand Empress Dowager was in charge of the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was in charge of everything in the Shoukang Palace, and the Empress Yuan's first wife, Hesheli, was in charge of harem affairs in the Kunning Palace. Two of the remaining four concubines of Kangxi had already been appointed. Concubine Hui, the mother of the future eldest son, had just lost her eldest son.
Ma Jia, the most favored concubine by Kangxi and the future Concubine Rong, is now pregnant with the royal heir and may give birth in a few months.
Yu Sui counted on his fingers. The only ones who could live in a room of their own now were the Empress, Concubine Niu, Nara, who had given birth to children for Kangxi, Ma Jia, Zhang, Dong, and Li who relied on her father for support.
She is the most conspicuous one here.
"My lady, the emperor has sent a reward." Xi Lan ran into the west room with a happy face. She thought that the emperor had forgotten about it, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn of events.
"Hmm." Yu Suisui hummed and let Xi Lan help her up. She changed into a rosy-colored satin cloak embroidered with gardenias and butterflies. She casually fixed her hair with a hairpin. As for hairpins and rings, she was in a hurry and couldn't find matching ones.
The eunuch who delivered the reward was called Su Xiaoquan, the godson of General Manager Gu's consulting firm. He had a chubby white face and looked very friendly.
Kangxi was quite generous this time, giving a box of jewelry, a box of silver ingots, and four batches of brightly colored fabrics.
Xi Lan stuffed two silver peanuts into Su Xiaoquan's pocket. After sending Su Xiaoquan away, Yu Suisui remembered, "Take the silver to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and exchange it for silver peanuts and melon seeds. You can take back the money you paid out before from here."
She was really too poor. She just stuffed someone's purse with money and even asked the palace maid to pay for her.
Yu Suisui thought about the original owner's family, which was just an ordinary bannerman family. Hesheli's father used to hold an official position, but something unexpected happened before she was born and he became bedridden. Now he has been paralyzed in bed for ten years, and the family fortune has long been spent.
When the original owner entered the palace, her family gave her a total of thirty taels of silver, half of which was borrowed.
"Amitabha, may I get rich!" Yu Suisui repeated this to himself several times.
Then the Queen of Kunning Palace also sent rewards, which were 20% less than Kangxi's. As for the others, they had not been seen for the time being.
According to the rules, Yu Suisui has to pay her respects tomorrow, because tomorrow is the fifth day of the lunar calendar, and all the women who have served Kangxi have to go to pay their respects for the first time, but afterwards, because of her level of princess, they will not be needed for the time being.
Yu Sui felt a headache when looking at his current status. The highest rank now is the Queen, and the rest are Concubine, Wife, Concubine II, and Princess.
She is now the lowest-ranking princess.
This day is a bit sad.
"Master, can you please send these two pieces of brightly colored cloth to the embroidery room to be made into summer clothes?" Xi Lan touched the cloth. They were all top-quality materials. It seemed that the emperor and the queen liked her very much.
Yu Suisui took a look and said, "It's up to you!" Nowadays, clothes are straight and the same width from top to bottom.
Xi Lan happily arranged all the fabrics one by one. The master had just entered the palace, and was given a total of twelve sets of clothes for all four seasons. There were still many days to come, and she couldn't wear the same few pieces every day.
She is now worried about her uncertain future. She promised her mother that she would work harder and not continue like this, otherwise her pocket money would be reduced by half.
But this start is really hell mode. There is nothing to eat, wear, or live in. Is this a struggle ticket she got?
There is no love in life.
Early the next morning, Yu Sui was pulled out of bed by Zi Pu and Xi Lan at 4 a.m. and sat in front of the dressing table with his upper and lower eyelids closed.
"Master, would you like to wear the moon-white satin cloak with twined branches pattern today?" Zi Pu was thinking about the reward sent by the Emperor yesterday. Inside was a round flower inlaid with gold and jewels. The center of the flower was a turquoise the size of a little finger, and the outer circle was inlaid with two small circles of bean-sized turquoise and red coral, and the outermost circle was a circle of South China pearls.
Today is the first time that the master meets the empress and concubines, so of course he cannot be dressed too poorly. He should respect the clothes first and then the people. If he acts like this the first time, his life in the palace will not be easy in the future.
Yu Suisui rubbed his sleepy eyes and opened them a little, "Well, I'll listen to Zi Pu."
Xi Lan took out a pair of gold and pearl bracelets from her makeup box. These were sent by the Queen yesterday. "Master, would you like to wear these bracelets?"
If you wear the things given by the emperor, then you should also wear the things given by the empress. The person you are going to see is the empress. If you only wear the things given by the emperor, what if you make the empress unhappy?
"Okay." Yu Suisui let them do whatever they wanted. It was not even dawn yet and he had to get up and go to work.
Yu Suisui packed up, ate two pieces of sachima dry, and only took a sip of tea to moisten his mouth. Zi Pu said that it would be inconvenient to change clothes if he waited too long to pay his respects.
She was in a low position now and could only walk from the Six West Palaces to Kunning Palace. Yu Sui felt her feet were about to break as she wore shoes with flower pot soles. For the emperor to sleep with the emperor, at least she could take a car to the door, but this payment was a pure marathon!
Yu Suisui, like everyone else, stood at the gate of Kunning Palace, waiting to be summoned by the Queen. Several young and beautiful women stood aside, looking at her from a distance.
Yu Suisui ignored her. She looked up at the sky, then lowered her head again. She just wanted to greet him, get it over with quickly, and then go back to take a nap.
Fortunately, the wait didn't last long and the queen let them in. After paying their respects according to the rules, Yu Suisui sat quietly in a corner, leaving the main court to these big guys.
The queen looked young, wearing a bright yellow embroidered gauze cloak with eight-cloud pattern and a collar with a string of eighteen jade beads. Yu Suishui only felt that the queen was rich.
She sat in the corner, secretly looking at this group of people. None of them was ugly: the dignified and elegant queen, the beautiful Concubine Niu, the pretty and charming Ma Jia, the gentle and beautiful Nara, and Zhang, with her pair of beautiful eyes.
The few people here are all of the rank of concubine or above, and they don't think much of Yu Suisui, who is now a princess. After all, whoever sits here is favored by Kangxi and lives in a house with more than three rooms.
After the Queen gave them a few instructions, she took them to the Cining Palace to pay their respects to the Grand Empress Dowager, while Yu Suisui returned to the Changchun Palace on her own.
This life is really hard.
- Jianfu Palace
"My sister clearly entered the palace before Nahesheli, so why is she the only one assigned a side palace?" Concubine Wang was indignant. She entered the palace late as a bannerman, but sister Nara clearly entered the palace earlier than Nahesheli and had a nobler status than her. Just by virtue of her surname, she was superior to them.
A woman in a lotus-colored dress pulled the angry concubine Wang over and gently advised, "Sister, please don't say these things. This is all arranged by the emperor and the empress. It's okay for us to talk about it privately in the room, but once it gets out and the emperor and others hear it, we will all be in trouble."
Nara knew that the princess was speaking up for her, but they had no say in the affairs of the palace. Besides, Hesheli was as beautiful as Chang'e in the moon, so her plain face could not compare with hers.
Concubine Wang also knew that she couldn't let anyone hear her complaints, so she whispered, "I see that there are only my sister and I in the room, so I will never mention it outside."
Then he stretched out three fingers and swore to the sky, "Good sister, please forgive me this time."
Concubine Wang was selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to enter the palace. At first, she was just a maid sweeping the Imperial Garden. Once, the Emperor was drunk and casually ordered her to serve. From then on, there was one less maid in the Imperial Garden and one more concubine in Jianfu Palace.
Nara was not the kind of person who would not give in to the argument, so she said softly, "It's good that you know. There are many people in the palace now, and I am not favored. You must be more careful with your words in the future, so as not to cause trouble."
Nara and Wang were talking with the door closed. The three women in the next room nodded to each other, and they all understood. This palm-sized place was not a place to talk. If they really wanted to talk, they had to go to the pavilion in the Imperial Garden to avoid people.
Yu Sui was depressed for a long time, and then asked Kangxi to turn over the card.
When he arrived, Kangxi was in the west room of Hongde Hall, sitting on the kang with a book in his hand.
He had a rare free day today and wanted to go to the Queen, but then he remembered the scratches on his back. He snorted twice and reluctantly turned over Yu Suisui's card.
Thinking of Hesheli, who had a very bad temper, he felt a little moved. The women in the palace were all chaste, virtuous and well-behaved, but this Hesheli somehow managed to sneak in.
He swallowed and looked up at the western clock beside him. It was almost the 11:00 p.m. So what was Hesheli hesitating about?
Just when he was about to call a consultant to ask some questions, he saw the irritating Hesheli preparing to come in with a smile.
[1. As to the reasons why the heroine's emotions are unstable in the "Su's" world, one is that she pays for her work, and the second is that in her previous worlds, she had two encounters with the pear blossom and the crabapple blossom, which is why she is not normal in the Su's world.
2. As to why the emperor in the setting is the original one, it is because no one who made a wish asked for the throne! Most of their wishes were for children and love. 】
[The system of concubines from the early Kangxi period to the fifteenth year in this chapter comes from "Miscellaneous Notes on Concubines in the Qing Dynasty". If there is any inaccuracy, please let me know and make changes. Thank you! ]
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