Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Su Tong didn't expect that there would be such a thing. It seems that his mother's family still refused to give up and wanted him to give birth to a child to help the family more.

The Queen was right to refuse. The Emperor hated factionalism and secrets. If a few more people from the Queen's family were chosen to be in the harem, then the harem would have to change its names.

Su Tong thanked the queen several times and saw her beautiful face soften. He thought that she probably didn't want to have more girls from the same family in the harem.

The Queen is virtuous, kind and courteous to others, and is a good queen with a good reputation. Not to mention that the Crown Prince under the Queen's lap is extremely valued by the Emperor. Even the Crown Prince, the Emperor's most beloved concubine, is still not as good as the Queen.

After Su Tong returned to his palace, he began his retirement life, but the concubines in the harem were full of fighting spirit. After all, there were new people, and they couldn't let them look down on them.

What Su Tong does every day now is to sit under the eaves and eat melon seeds. Sometimes when he is bored, he will go to chat with the old lady (the empress dowager), mainly to listen to her talk about her glorious past (such as how much the emperor doted on her...), and by the way, gossip with a few familiar concubines.

The emperor had not entered the harem during this period, probably because he was busy with the flood in the south of the Yangtze River. After the matter finally came to an end, he began to favor the concubines who entered the palace wholeheartedly. If he liked them, he would give them a title, and if he didn't like them, he would reward them with something.

Su Tong felt that the emperor was not a stingy person. Since he had already favored his concubines, their status should be promoted at least. So he went to ask the queen.

As expected, it is easy to get things done with someone in the court. The queen quickly answered her doubts. It turned out that the emperor was planning to confer titles on the six palaces on New Year's Eve. The old people with lower positions might be promoted, and most of the high-ranking ones would be rewarded with something.

His position was lower-middle among the old ladies in the harem, and coupled with the fact that he had previously tried to please the empress dowager and the queen, he would definitely get a share of the profits.

As expected, she was promoted directly from a fourth-rank concubine to a third-rank noble concubine, and above her were a third-rank Zhaoyi, a second-rank concubine, four second-rank concubines, and a first-rank noble concubine.

Guipin was one of the most important figures in the harem, not to mention that she had no children. The reason she was able to rise to a high position was not only due to the Empress, but also because of the generosity of the Emperor.

On New Year's Eve, Su Tong finally saw the emperor. He was far away from him before, but now he was close to him. He found that the emperor was quite young, with sword-like eyes between his brows and a height of over 1 meters. He was a handsome young man. No wonder so many women in the harem liked the emperor. In addition to his power, his appearance was also one of the best.

Su Tong looked away after taking two glances. He randomly looked around the harem and saw that it was filled with beauties, especially the new girls who had entered the palace. They were so tender that they could be squeezed to make water come out of them.

After three rounds of drinking, Su Tong went back holding the hand of a palace maid. He had to get up early the next morning to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, so he had to go to bed early.

There were not many entertainment activities in ancient times, so Su Tong developed a good lifestyle of going to bed early and getting up early. However, the weather has been cold recently, so Su Tong mostly reported for sick leave. Anyway, women in ancient times were not in good health, and no one suspected that she was faking illness.

In the new year, Su Tong first rewarded each palace maid and eunuch with a generous red envelope. After all, money cannot be brought into this world or taken away from this world, so he might as well just reward these palace maids and eunuchs directly.

You have to give out big rewards to people so that they will work hard for you. I can live so well in this remote place thanks to these loyal servants.

In March of the spring, good news came from the harem. Two of the new beauties who entered the palace were pregnant. They were originally named beauties when they entered the palace. Later, because of the New Year's Eve, they were named talented ladies. Now, because of their pregnancy, they were directly named honored ladies.

"I heard that after these two nobles have children, they will be promoted to Concubine by the Emperor. If they are lucky, they may even be promoted to Concubine."

There was no rule in this dynasty that required concubines of lower ranks to raise children. However, if some concubines made mistakes, the emperor would deliberately report their children to other concubines. There were also some concubines whose ranks were so low that the emperor looked down on them and did not want to promote them, so he would directly give their children to concubines of higher ranks.

Previously, the queen had hinted that she could adopt a child born to a low-ranking concubine, but another meaning was that she could only adopt a little princess. However, Su Tong refused. Anyway, she only wanted to take care of herself in her old age in this life and had no intention of raising children. If she really felt bored, she could also raise some pets.

Su Tong has been quite bored recently, so he simply reclaimed the small garden at the back and planted some flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables.

I am now the master of a palace. There are not many people living in the huge palace, so I opened a small garden and built a small kitchen next to it. I can cook whatever I want to eat on weekdays. Especially in winter, I can always have a hot meal.

If Su Tong wasn't afraid that chickens and ducks were too noisy, he would really like to raise a few. But forget it. He wasn't short of money anyway. The worst that could happen was that he would spend some money to buy a basket of eggs from the imperial kitchen.

With the small kitchen, the eunuchs and maids in the palace can eat hot meals. In fact, the entire harem knows that they are not favored, but they can live a stable life here. Other maids are also envious. After all, the purpose of living in the palace is to have a stable life and a kind master. Su Tong has both of them.

The Queen Mother has a very good reputation. As someone who is in the same boat with the Queen Mother, Su Tong also has a very good reputation. He is extremely considerate. Even if someone makes a mistake, as long as it is not a big one, he will basically forgive them.

If their family members encountered any difficulties, she would also give them some money. She was a rare and good queen.

There were two more pregnant concubines in the palace. Although the elders were jealous, most of them already had children and at most wanted to have one.

The young girls became even more jealous, but they were also glad that there were no more these two people competing for favor. Perhaps the emperor would come to see them more often.

It was March, and the weather was warm. Su Tong asked the palace maids and eunuchs to carry baskets and go to the imperial garden. He heard that the locust flowers were in full bloom recently, and most of the flowers in the palace were grown as flowers. But Su Tong thought of locust flower cakes, and his saliva was about to flow down. He immediately prepared to bring some back with the palace maids and eunuchs.

"Isn't this Concubine Su?"

Hearing someone calling him, Su Tong turned around. He thought it was a high-ranking concubine, after all, the other party's tone was indeed a bit unfriendly. But it turned out to be a noble lady who had just entered the palace.

Su Tong looked at the other person's slightly bulging belly, took two steps back, and raised his chin slightly, "So it's Concubine Wang, what's the matter?"

Now it was Concubine Wang's turn to stand there in a daze, neither able to move up nor down. However, she still slowly greeted the palace maid while supporting herself, being as perfunctory as possible.

"I hope your Highness will forgive me. I am overweight, so I am afraid I am not as considerate as you in terms of etiquette."