The stunning beauty of Qing Dynasty

In the first year of Chongde (1636), Huang Taiji officially proclaimed himself emperor and changed the country's name to "Da Qing".

At the same time, the layout of the palace backyard also changed drastically.

First, the five palaces of Chongde were established in the harem, with status from high to low.

Empress Xiaoduanwen Zhezhe (Borjigit clan): She was canonized as the Empress of the Central Palace and lived in Qingning Palace (the Central Palace), holding the highest status.

Hai Lanzhu (Borjigit), the wife of the Eastern Palace: was canonized as the Grand Wife of the Eastern Palace and moved into the Guanju Palace.

Concubine Namu Zhong (Borjigit clan): She was canonized as the Grand Wife of the West Palace and Noble Concubine Jin, and moved into the Linzhi Palace.

Concubine Batemala (Borjigit clan): She was canonized as Shufei and moved into Yanqing Palace (the second Eastern Palace).

Concubine Bumbutai (Xiaozhuang) was the concubine of the West Palace and was canonized as Concubine Zhuang and moved into Yongfu Palace. (Second West Palace)

No one else in the harem was happy about the grand title conferred except Hailanzhu, not even Zhezhe, who had become the queen because of her position and experience.

In Qingning Palace, Zhezhe looked at the nanny beside her and asked quietly, "Mammy, if Hailanzhu enters the palace before me, will the position of empress be hers?"

"Why does Her Majesty ask this? Anyway, You are the Queen now..." The nanny didn't know how to persuade the Queen, but she was not sure about the Queen's actual question.

After all, Huang Taiji's preferential treatment of Hailanzhu was so obvious that he even gave her such a good name as "Hailanzhu". There was also the Zarut Borjigit who was implicated and forced to give up his position.

"Yes, I am obsessed with it. After all, she is from our Khorchin. Her well-being is also the well-being of our Khorchin."

The queen seemed to be trying to persuade the nanny and also seemed to be trying to persuade herself.

The entire Qingning Palace became quiet again, as if all dangers were hidden in the seemingly harmonious atmosphere.

Linzhi Palace.

"Humph, Zhezhe is fine, but why is Hailanzhu the second wife? And later, she was promoted to a higher position than me, second only to the Empress. The Emperor even gave her that good title, 'Concubine Chen'. I wonder if her sickly appearance can suppress it."

Concubine Shu was so angry that she threw a vase in the palace.

"My queen, please don't be too loud. Walls have ears. It would be bad if someone heard what you said."

Lu Yao, the personal maid of Concubine Shu, persuaded her.

"Oh, I'm afraid others will hear it?"

Concubine Shu rolled her eyes, but her voice was obviously lowered due to her stubbornness.

As Huang Taiji's concubine, although Shufei could not compare with Hai Lanzhu's Han-like beauty, she could also be regarded as a Mongolian beauty with a superior face. However, she was incomparable to the outstanding appearance of Hai Lanzhu.

"Forget it. I don't believe that Hailanzhu is so arrogant. If she gets the position of Chen Fei, other women will not hate her. Oh, and there is Hailanzhu's sister, Bumbutai, in the palace. She entered the palace earlier than Hailanzhu, and now her sister who entered the palace later than her is ahead of her. Luyao, you should spread her sister's glory in front of her."

There was some calculation in Concubine Shu's eyes.

Oh, even if she couldn't plot against Hailanzhu, she would still be happy just to disgust that pretentious woman Bumbutai.

"Yes, ma'am."

……

Lu Yao, who had received the errand, came to the gate of Yongfu Palace. Looking at the palace servants in the courtyard who were in an orderly manner after the palace was conferred, Lu Yao couldn't help but admire it in her heart.

As expected of a noble lady from the Khorchin tribe, her ability to control her subjects is comparable to that of the empress. Compared with their queen, Lu Yao shook her head when she recalled her queen's clever exterior but stupid interior. No, there's probably no comparison at all.

Fortunately, her queen still pretended to be decent in front of the emperor.

When Hailanzhu was about to come, if there had not been a concubine named Zaluut who was even less favored by the emperor, Luyao would have been really worried that it would be their queen who would be driven away to make room for Hailanzhu.

But now that the situation has been settled, she is not worried anymore.

Lu Yao was thinking in her heart, plotting how to let Concubine Zhuang in the palace know about the various rewards that Hai Lanzhu received after being named Concubine Chen.

In order to complete her master's task, Lu Yao also inquired about the treasures that the emperor had bestowed on Empress Chen.

I have to say, looking at those precious things, Lu Yao couldn't wonder why her own queen hated Concubine Chen so much. It was really because the emperor was too good to Concubine Chen. Those priceless treasures were placed in Concubine Chen's palace, making people envious and jealous.

Lu Yao didn't plan to do it herself. After thinking for a while, she found a few palace maids passing by, mainly those from remote palaces that looked poor.

"stop."

Several palace maids timidly saluted Lu Yao, who was dressed as a first-class palace maid: "Hello, sister."

"Ah."

Luyao nodded proudly.

"I want you to do something."

Several palace maids looked hesitant.

Lu Yao showed a bewitching smile, "It's okay, just stand nearby and talk for a while, and once you're done, you can take my money."

As she spoke, Lu Yao took out a bulging purse from her waist, untied it with her hands, revealing the silver inside, and waved it in front of several palace maids.

Several of them showed eager eyes at the same time. They were originally palace maids in a remote palace, and were assigned to a poor place because of lack of money.

If they had the money, they could even find themselves an easier job.

Several people looked at each other, and coincidentally saw each other's interested eyes.

Lu Yao looked at them with a disdainful smile.

Humph, it’s just a little money, and you can easily get someone to do something.

Sure enough, not long after, Lu Yao heard the voices of several palace maids.

"Sister, we agree."

……

Yongfu Palace.

After the ceremony of conferring the title of Queen in the entire palace was completed and the rewards bestowed upon her by the Emperor were arranged, Bumbutai leaned back on a wooden chair with her eyes closed, revealing a trace of fatigue.

Su Moer (Su Malagu) looked at her own queen with pity, "My queen, you've been working too hard. Your headache has come back. Can I give you a massage?"

"It's okay, Su Moer, you're tired after helping me clean up, sit down and rest for a while."

Bumbutai said calmly.

Su Moer felt warmed when she heard that her master was thinking about her. "It's not hard for this servant. The weather has turned cold these days, and your head is uncomfortable. I will go to the imperial physician to get another box of medicated oil for you to massage."

"it is good."

Bumbutai closed her eyes and nodded vaguely.

Su Moer looked at it and couldn't help but lighten her steps and slowly walked out of the hall.