Comprehensive Qing wear good luck

The next day, when An Ning woke up, it was still dark. Because the queen was not there, the two imperial concubines sent someone to tell her to pay her respects after serving the queen, and she didn't need to get up early.

He immediately lay on the bed in a daze, thinking about how to survive in the palace.

That’s right, just hold on.

After meeting the three people living in the back yesterday, An Ning knew what kind of life the unfavored concubines in the harem lived.

She had a dowry and a good family background, so even if she was not favored, the Imperial Household Department would not deduct too much from her. However, the harem was not a large place, and there were many rules and even more taboos.

She had to think of something to pass the time.

Because she was once free, but now she had to face the prospect of being deprived of freedom for the rest of her life. She was also afraid of being trapped and depressed. It would be funny if she didn't outlive Kangxi and died before him.

Thinking of this, many thoughts flashed through An Ning's mind.

Eventually, I stopped at playing mahjong, tending to flowers and plants, and learning some traditional methods of making cosmetics.

She knows how to play mahjong and used to play it often during festivals before the end of the world.

She takes care of flowers and plants because she has wood-related abilities, which can speed up plant growth, improve plant genes, and purify plant essences.

Plant essences can be used as beauty products. Some flowers and plants can be used for viewing and as medicine. Their essences are naturally extraordinary.

Since I have wood-related abilities, I certainly can't just leave them unused.

The key is that it can be used to win favor. She dares to guarantee that there are no concubines in the harem who use flowers and plants to win favor. She can cultivate some special but not special flowers and plants, and invite Kangxi to come and appreciate them, so as to avoid being bullied by servants in the harem.

Of course, the extracted essences are both good and bad. Being in the harem, she cannot guarantee that others will have good intentions towards her. She needs to get some things just to protect herself.

As for traditional cosmetics, it’s mainly because she feels that existing cosmetics are too scarce, and she is particularly concerned about what she puts on her face.

Wood-related abilities are closely related to plants. Traditional cosmetics, skin care products, and toiletries are inseparable from plants. If necessary, you can make a fortune with these.

She was planning to have a child, and in order to have a worry-free life in the future, she had to find a legitimate way to make money...

As I was thinking, it was already bright outside.

Chunlan and Baiguo came in and helped her get up.

After a simple breakfast, An Ning suddenly asked curiously: "Does the food in the small kitchen come from the Imperial Kitchen or the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

The meals cooked in the small kitchen were quite satisfying. She had made up her mind to focus on food and drink in her life. Now it seemed that she was valued by Kangxi, but this illusory value was like a castle in the air.

In order to ensure that the future would be like this, she always had to find out the truth.

Chunlan said: "Our small kitchen is paid by the Imperial Household Department. All small kitchens in the palace are paid by the Imperial Household Department. The only difference is that some are subsidized by the Emperor and paid from the Emperor's private treasury, while others are paid from the Imperial Household Department. Our Changchun Palace is paid from the Emperor's account."

An Ning paused, then returned to normal and asked, "Do you know whose small kitchen in the palace is under the Emperor's account?"

"Empress De of Yonghe Palace, Concubine Tong of Chengqian Palace, but Concubine Tong's small kitchen is a continuation of the habit of the former Empress Xiaoyi, Concubine Yi of Yikun Palace, and Concubine Wen of Yongshou Palace. The others include Concubine Wang, who has been favored recently. She lives in Yonghe Palace. Although she does not have a separate small kitchen, the emperor gives her a lot of extra subsidies, and it's all on his account."

"Empress Hui, does Empress Rong have no objection to this?"

The order Chunlan received before coming was to protect Concubine Shu's safety and allow her to survive in the harem. An Ning wanted to use this opportunity to inquire about the situation in the harem, so Chunlan naturally told her everything she knew.

"This matter has to start from when the emperor first took power. Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong were the first to follow the emperor. At that time, the previous dynasty was unstable and the emperor was fully focused on the previous dynasty.

Concubine Hui managed to save the eldest prince with great difficulty, but the emperor valued the crown prince more, so even though there was a small kitchen, the emperor was unwilling to give him extra grace.

As for Concubine Rong, in her early years, Concubine Rong gave birth to five sons and one daughter for the emperor, but in the end only one son and one daughter survived. The emperor felt a little resentful that Concubine Rong could not raise the children. After the emperor conferred titles on the harem, Concubine Rong did not have much favor left.

The emperor pacified the Three Feudatories and only then did he devote his attention to the harem. It just so happened that Concubine Yi and Concubine De came forward and were able to give birth, so they were granted grace. "

Concubine Yi and Concubine De have come a long way, and even now Kangxi gives them face. Luck is partly to blame, as they came at a good time when Kangxi was pacifying the previous dynasty. Otherwise, Kangxi would not have had the energy to focus on the harem.

Concubine Hui was considered intelligent, but her appearance was not particularly outstanding. Her luck was that she was able to support the eldest prince, and she was able to do so because she also lost the crown prince.

Rong Fei was of outstanding appearance and was fertile. She was favored by the emperor in her early years and her belly was basically always empty. However, every child she gave birth to died, which scared Kangxi so much that in the end, he did not dare to let her give birth again.

After she gave birth to the third prince, she took good care of him and gave birth to many children. Her looks could not be restored and she did not receive much favor from him anymore.

After breakfast, An Ning continued to work as there were still some details that were not sorted out yesterday.

After working for another half a day, An Ning finally had some free time.

They were busy here. Behind Changchun Palace, Xia Da Ying came to Chen Changzai's residence.

"Meet Sister Chen."

"Sister Xia, you don't have to be so polite. How did my sister come here?"

Xia agreed and stood up: "I just wanted to talk to my sister."

Chen Changzai smiled and welcomed the person in.

The two of them sent away the maids behind them, and Xia Da Ying said, "Sister Chen also saw what happened ahead. I wonder if Sister Chen has any thoughts?"

Chen Changzai pretended to be dumbfounded: "Sister, what do you mean by this? I don't understand what's going on in front of me, or what you think or don't think."

Xia agreed and laughed: "We are the only two here, sister, are you trying to fool me? Sister knows what we lived like in Changchun Palace in the past. Now that the queen is here, I don't believe you don't want to accept her favor."

Chen Changzai was silent. How could she not have any ideas?

"So what if we have ideas? At our age, can we really compete with those youngsters?"

Chen Changzai's tone was quite lamentable, and it was obvious that she understood that Kangxi was a person who easily got tired of the old and loved the new.

They are nearly thirty years old. When they dress up, they look pretty from a distance, but they are not favored and have no extra money to maintain their appearance. They are already yesterday's news.

Xia Da Ying also knew this truth, but she was unwilling to accept it.

"I didn't have any thoughts before I met Concubine Shu, but you can see that, Concubine Shu, I'm not saying that except for being a little younger, she is not outstanding. She was able to enter the palace because of her family background. The emperor graciously allowed her to bring her dowry into the palace, saying it was a favor, but to me, it seems like she was allowed to bring her dowry into the palace to live in her old age.

With her around, the Emperor will always come to Changchun Palace. The Emperor will never put himself in a difficult position. Concubine Lin is not doing well, so let's work hard. Think about Concubine De, who gave birth to the Fourteenth Prince at an advanced age. It's not impossible for us."

Xia agreed to provoke him with words, and Chen Changzai, who was not a mentally strong person to begin with, was shamefully moved.

But it's just a heartbeat.

But she still had some concerns.

"If we really do this, it will be fine if it succeeds, but if it doesn't, we will have to live under Shupin's control in the future. I can't afford to take the risk."

"Sister, think about the concubines who lived in Changchun Palace. They were fine when they came in, but they died in a few years. If we accept our fate, I am afraid that in a few years, we will disappear in the harem without a name. We might as well give it a try. If we fail, we will only lose our lives. If we succeed, we will have someone to rely on in the future."

Chen Changzai was very tempted, but this was no small matter and she was used to being cautious.

"Let me think about it."

"Then think about it carefully, sister. I will go back and wait for your news. Time waits for no one, sister, please don't keep me waiting for too long."