Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Time flies, and it has been almost a month since Wanyu married into the Eastern Palace.

The two bosses above were very satisfied with her.

Concubine Nianhulu and Concubine Yi were also very kind to her, and she quickly gained a foothold in the harem.

Moreover, in the past month, she has quickly consolidated the power of Yuqing Palace.

Even in the front yard, she has the final say.

All this was because Yinreng was backing her up.

With the attitude of the male master, no one can disobey the female master Wanyu.

She also determined the number of palace maids serving in the main courtyard of her Yuqing Palace.

According to the rules, she should have two eighth-rank chief eunuchs and twelve ordinary eunuchs.

As well as a housekeeper and eight palace maids.

Now Nanny Sun is the managing nanny.

The first-class palace maids were Xia He and Xia Lian.

As for Xia Lu, she is currently a second-class palace maid, but she actually receives the monthly salary of a first-class palace maid.

Her status in Yuqing Palace was no lower than Xia He and Xia Lian, she was just second class in name only.

In addition, Wanyu also promoted a second-class palace maid, Yucui.

After observing for a period of time, Wanyu found that Yucui was very good.

When she was serving her at Qianxi Wusuo, she felt that this palace maid was mature, steady, cautious in her words and actions, and meticulous.

During this period of observation, I found that she was still very tactful.

The three senior palace maids around her had a very good impression of her.

Yinreng later told her that Yucui was someone he had specially arranged to be by her side to take care of her during his previous election.

This made Wanyu trust her even more.

When Wanyu promoted her to the second-class palace maid, she gave her the name Xia Chan to show her appreciation for her.

She was valued so much by the master that he not only promoted her but also gave her a name personally, and even gave her the same generation name as the master's maid who came with her as a dowry.

This is a great honor for me.

It means that the master regards you as his confidant.

Yucui immediately knelt down with red eyes to express her gratitude and expressed her loyalty sincerely and eagerly.

In addition, there were four third-class palace maids.

However, there are no young palace maids in the Eastern Palace.

So Wanyu asked Xia Lian and Xia Chan to choose the remaining four third-class palace maids from the older palace maids in the East Palace.

Each of them was responsible for training and supervising two third-class palace maids.

Although she is an old palace maid, she is actually not that old.

At most, he is in his early thirties.

In the 16th year of the Kangxi reign, it was stipulated that palace maids over the age of 30 must be sent out of the palace.

Logically speaking, there should be very few palace maids who stayed in their thirties.

But for the sake of the crown prince, the emperor would gather some old palace maids with clean backgrounds who were willing to stay in the palace to serve him every three years.

Then Yinreng selected some of them himself and sent them to Yuqing Palace to serve.

But because of this, Yinreng would increase the monthly wages of these old palace maids by one level.

Because of Yinreng's kindness and consideration, quite a few old palace maids volunteered to serve in Yuqing Palace every year.

As for the eunuchs, Wanyu needs to be accompanied by two chief eunuchs and twelve ordinary eunuchs.

The chief eunuch Wanyu used Kong Jincai, the apprentice of Kong Youfu, the eunuch in the backyard.

The other Wanyu was not selected, but the young eunuch below was given a chance to compete.

If they are loyal and capable, they will have the opportunity to be promoted.

This is also a carrot that Wanyu is holding to keep them loyal to her work.

As for the ordinary eunuchs, they were selected by Kong Jincai. If any problems arose, Wanyu would only hold Kong Jincai accountable.

Kong Jincai also knew that this was the trust of his master, so he was very careful when selecting the young eunuch.

For this purpose, he specially consulted his master Kong Youfu.

From then on, the waiting staff around Wanyu was basically determined.

Since the two bosses above were satisfied with her, Kangxi quickly issued an edict to appoint her as the Crown Princess.

On this day, the entire Yuqing Palace was filled with joy.

Wanyu wore the Crown Princess's auspicious dress that had been hastily made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and wore the Crown Princess's dazzling crown inlaid with pearls, oriental pearls and other precious ornaments.

The whole person looks very elegant, dignified and generous.

She stood in front of the main hall of Yuqing Palace with calmness and dignity.

The first and fourth wives stood on both sides of the main hall.

Behind them stood a group of royal relatives and wives.

Still led by the wives of Prince Yu and Prince Gong, a group of ladies from outside the royal family, dressed in formal court robes and wearing corresponding court beads and jewelry, all stood behind the two princes' wives.

As the official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced: "The auspicious time has arrived!"

Prince Yu Fuquan was the chief envoy for the enthronement ceremony, while Prince Gong and Prince Chun were the two deputy envoys on the left and right. All of them were dressed in court robes and had solemn expressions.

Prince Yu: "Kneel!"

Wanyu walked forward politely and knelt on the cushion in front of her with a solemn expression.

Prince Gong, the Left Vice Envoy, placed a tray containing a long golden box in front of Prince Yu.

Prince Yu opened the long golden box, and inside was the Crown Princess's golden edict.

He took out the golden book and read out the contents of the imperial edict with a respectful and serious expression.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I observe the virtues of Heaven and Earth, respecting and adhering to the Reform Movement. The ancestral temples and the state depend on virtuous people for their success. The Crown Prince's wife, Guaerjia, is of a distinguished family, blessed with auspicious virtues. She is virtuous and prudent, of excellent character and appearance, dignified and elegant, with both virtue and conduct, and a gentle and honest heart. Since entering the palace, Guaerjia has been humble and respectful, adhering to the virtues of a woman, respectful and filial, maintaining order both inside and outside the palace, managing the household affairs, and attending to every detail with all her heart and soul, demonstrating her virtuous character and virtue, and deeply endearing to me."

"I hereby, in compliance with the Empress Dowager's benevolent instructions, order the imperial seal to be used to confer upon her the title of Crown Princess, placing her squarely in the Eastern Palace to honor her virtue. I hope the Crown Princess will uphold virtue and cultivate both inner and outer qualities, setting a model for women throughout the land, guiding etiquette and morality, and setting an example for future generations."

"Awesome!"

After Prince Yu Fuquan finished reading the imperial edict, he closed the golden book and placed it back into the golden box on the tray.

He closed the box, took the tray and handed it to the Crown Princess in front of him.

"Grant the certificate!"

"The Golden Book of the Crown Princess!"

Wanyu carefully handed the tray containing the golden book and the imperial edict to the eldest lady who was waiting on the left.

Prince Yu continued:

"Xuan Bao!"

"Crown Princess Jinbao!"

Prince Chun placed another tray with the Crown Princess's seal in front of Prince Yu.

Prince Yu opened the lid of the treasure box containing the seal, revealing the golden seal inside.

Then he took the tray and placed it in front of the Crown Princess again.

Wanyu took the tray with both hands and placed it in the hands of the Fourth Lady on her right.

She knelt down and bowed to thank the emperor for his grace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

"Your son, Guarjia, accepts the order!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

After she finished speaking, Crown Princess Guaerjia Wanyu, with the help of Prince Yu's wife behind her, slowly stood up.

Wanyu turned around and looked at the two princes' wives and a group of ladies from other official positions who were taking action.

At this time, everyone knelt down and saluted her.

They all said in unison: "Your servants and concubines pay their respects to the Crown Princess. May the Crown Princess be blessed with long-lasting blessings."

Wanyu placed her hands on her lower abdomen and spoke gently to everyone with a smile on her face.

"Everyone, please stand up."

Everyone said, "Thank you, Crown Princess."