PFC Chapter 304 Newcomers
Chapter 304 Newcomers
After answering, Concubine Lu immediately realized what Xie Run had not yet said.
But after all, she was not as broad-minded as Xie Run.
"Although the prince prefers not to fight, if he really doesn't fight... I'm afraid it will be difficult to have peace."
Xie Run stood up and patted her hand: "I know your worries."
"Some things should be discussed after entering the palace."
Xie Run mentioned something that hadn't been spread in the palace yet: "I got the news yesterday that there are two new sisters in the palace."
Concubine Lu wasn't surprised. After all, she knew it was inevitable. She was just curious: "Sister Xie specifically mentioned this, but are those two people special?"
Xie Run nodded slightly. "One of these two is the granddaughter of the Yang family, Duke Su. She is quite famous in the capital. Her name is Yang Zuilan. Now she has entered the palace and become Concubine Yang."
"The other one..." Xie Run mentioned the second person and hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "The other one has a special identity. She is the miracle doctor who saved the emperor by offering the epidemic prescription. She is also the daughter of the Yunzhou governor."
Hearing the words "offering a prescription for an epidemic," Concubine Lu's scalp tensed up immediately: "What position did the emperor give her?"
"She was named Zhao Yuan and given the title Xian."
Concubine Lu was filled with astonishment: "She is Zhao Yuan as soon as she enters the palace? The emperor really values her."
Among the nine concubines, the Zhao generation is completely empty.
Even for elderly people with children, King Jing would confer titles starting from the Xiu generation.
Now, the daughter of the Yunzhou governor is Zhao Yuan.
Although she was the youngest in the Zhao generation, there were not many high positions in the palace. As soon as she entered the palace, she became the third one, surpassing the other elders in the palace.
Concubine Lu took a moment to calm down before saying, "I'm afraid neither Hui Xiuyi nor Gong Xiurong would be convinced."
Hui Xiuyi is Concubine Li, and Gong Xiurong is Fang Yuaner.
"Although Hui Xiuyi doesn't fight for anything, she has served the emperor for almost two years and even gave birth to a healthy princess for him. Now, in the end, she is being suppressed by a newcomer."
Not to mention Fang Yuaner.
Xie Run only said softly: "She saved the life of the retired emperor, who was still the emperor at the time, and her father was of high status, so it is normal for her to get a high position."
In the past, there were only three ranks in the palace, and there was not much difference between them, so the importance of family background was not obvious.
Now in the palace, the low-key Concubine Sun has suddenly become Concubine Jing, only slightly lower than Xie Run, who is favored and has a son.
Apart from her family background, no one else could guess why she had such a high position.
Including Jiang Baobao, who was abandoned by the emperor and demoted to a concubine, and Hua Yu, who had no children and no favor. One was Duan Meiren and the other was Hua Chongyi, both of whom were on the high side.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these two people are taking advantage of their family background.
Therefore, it is expected that Xian Zhaoyuan and Yang Pin, who came later, have their current positions.
After hearing this, Concubine Lu had nothing to say.
After thinking for a long time, he sighed, "If Lady Duan knew this, she would probably regret it to death."
She also came up with a prescription for treating the epidemic and was also the daughter of a provincial governor.
Others have become Xian Zhaoyuan, but now she has only become a beautiful lady and is hated by the emperor.
Xie Run raised an eyebrow, "Don't do that. When she first entered the palace as a concubine, she was so arrogant. I can't imagine how she would bully the people below her if she became Zhao Yuan."
After being reminded by Xie Run, Concubine Lu immediately thought of how Concubine Jiang had suppressed Xie Run, who was favored and eight months pregnant, upon entering the mansion. She sighed, "I wonder what the personalities of the two newcomers are like. Don't learn from Lady Duan, that's really..."
There will be more good shows in the future.
Xie Run was also silent: "It all depends on the emperor's vision."
To be honest, the emperor's vision is really not very good.
After chatting with Xie Run for a few words, she returned to her own courtyard only after someone from Concubine Lu's courtyard came to urge her.
Before leaving, Concubine Lu spoke out what was in her heart and urged Xie Run to have another child as soon as possible.
Xie Run is still young and loved, so it is the right time to have another child.
Having one son is good, but it is not as safe as having two.
Now that she has a child, no one can shake her even if she is not favored in the future.
Xie Run listened carefully to Concubine Lu's opinions.
She knew that Concubine Lu said this to her out of her wholehearted consideration.
After packing his luggage, Xie Run also got on the carriage to the palace.
She had something to say to Dan Tao, so she asked Mother Xu to take Tao Tao to sit in the back of the carriage so that the children would not laugh and it would be difficult to talk about things.
Dan Tao told Xie Run the news she had gathered: "Master, Concubine Yang was kept by the Duke of Suguo's mansion, and was intended to be the principal wife of the Seventh or Eighth Prince. However, they didn't expect things to change so much recently. The Seventh and Eighth Princes met with accidents one after another, and the Emperor ascended the throne."
"Duke Su surrendered to the Emperor when the retired Emperor was seriously ill, and now, to show his sincerity, he has sent Concubine Yang into the palace."
"It's just that Duke Su had kept her secrets secret before, and now there's nothing we can find out. We only know that she and Concubine Jing were close friends."
Although Xie Run said he would not argue with Concubine Lu, he still had to find out the news he needed to know.
She never liked being blind.
Xie Run lifted the curtain and glanced outside casually: "What about Xian Zhaoyuan? Did you follow my instructions and carefully investigate her background?"
"She is the daughter of the Yunzhou governor, how could she know medicine?"
Dan Tao said softly, "Chun Juan has been investigating this matter for two days and has indeed found a lot of information."
"Xian Zhaoyuan's biological father favored his concubine over his wife to an outrageous degree. In his early years, the noble concubine instigated him, saying that Xian Zhaoyuan's fate was incompatible with his, and so he sent her to live in a farm in the countryside."
Xie Run was surprised and asked, "So Xian Zhaoyuan actually grew up in the countryside?"
Dan Tao nodded: "She didn't have a hard time living in the countryside. She even took in a royal physician who had returned to his hometown to retire as her teacher. She received a lot of instruction and developed her medical skills."
"Originally, the Emperor was seriously ill, and the Yun family wanted to take advantage of the situation and wanted to send their concubine to the palace. However, the concubine refused and took Xian Zhaoyuan back. By chance, Xian Zhaoyuan offered a prescription for the epidemic and saved the Emperor. Now, she has been ranked as a Zhaoyuan since entering the palace."
"The Yun family is only flattering her right now, fearing that Xian Zhaoyuan will hold a grudge against her for what happened in the past."
Xie Run asked again: "What is the personality of this Xian Zhaoyuan?"
"He is kind to others, cheerful and cheerful, not a scheming person."
Xie Run originally wanted to ask Dan Tao whether she thought Xian Zhaoyuan was Wan Linlang in disguise.
She also remembered that she had not told Dan Tao about Wan Linlang's ability to disguise herself, nor did she dare to reveal the news that Wan Linlang might be alive.
Fang Yuaner has the ability to predict the future, but Xie Run doesn't.
After Dan Tao finished speaking, Xie Run drank a cup of tea and thought quietly.
In the original plot, there is a person named Yang Bin.
She was also sent out by Duke Su as a stake when the overall situation was already decided, and entered the palace to serve King Jing as Concubine Yang.
Because Fang Yuan'er and Wan Linlang were both wary of her, a woman of high status, outstanding appearance and personality, they simultaneously attacked her and pinned her to death in the third month after she entered the palace.
So she was just an unimportant supporting role in the original plot, and her future is still unknown.
Xie Run was more concerned about Xian Zhaoyuan's affairs.
This person was not in the original script.
Since the emperor had never suffered from an epidemic, but was just seriously ill and bedridden, there was naturally no need for a miracle doctor to provide epidemic prescriptions.
The original plot did mention Xian Zhaoyuan's father, the governor of Yunzhou.
He was not optimistic about King Jing at first and secretly defected to King An.
Hua Yu's brother became famous in a battle in Yunzhou, and then rose steadily, posing a serious threat to Prince An.
The governor of Yunzhou was instructed by Prince An to find ways to suppress Hua Yu's brother, and the two became enemies in Yunzhou.
Brother Huayu is a man of extraordinary talent and cannot be suppressed by a mere governor.
Thirty years later, things changed. Brother Huayu became the great general of the country and the most trusted minister of the emperor. He held tremendous power and naturally took the opportunity to deal with the governor of Yunzhou.
However, at that time, the emperor was about to launch an attack on the Xia Dynasty. He was dissatisfied with the incompetence of the Yunzhou governor and was afraid that the Yunzhou governor would hinder him, so he took the opportunity to remove him.
In this life, the governor of Yunzhou stood up for the emperor in advance and sent a prescription for epidemic disease to save the emperor, making the emperor's succession to the throne more reasonable and legitimate.
When the emperor risked his life to save the retired emperor, everyone expressed their confusion, some even mocked the emperor for being so stupid.
When the emperor dies, the emperor can succeed to the throne.
If the retired emperor recovered from his illness, the emperor would probably have to remain the crown prince for many more years and might not be able to ascend the throne safely.
In addition, Prince An fanned the flames among the people, causing a lot of rumors that were not good for the emperor.
But now, the tone has changed, and everyone says that the new emperor is filial and treats his father like heaven.
In addition, the emperor passed the throne to the emperor while he was still alive, so no one dared to question the legitimacy of the emperor's throne.
And because of his reputation for filial piety, the new emperor was very popular among the people.
If there were conditions to conduct an opinion poll, we would find that people are much more satisfied with the new emperor than with the retired emperor.
The people's will is something very vague, but sometimes very real.
At least when the emperor ascended the throne, not many people dared to stop him, and the obstacles he encountered in governing the country were far less than expected.
Prince An, who had fled to the people, dared not spread rumors that the emperor had obtained the throne illegitimately.
In this regard, the governor of Yunzhou and Xian Zhaoyuan have made great contributions and deserve the emperor's reward.
The situation has changed so much in this life that I can only take one step at a time.
The auspicious time to enter the palace was calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory and was 3:15 pm.
As soon as Xie Run entered the Showa Palace, he saw a group of eunuchs and maids kneeling in the yard, about twenty of them in total.
Led by Chunjuan, they all paid their respects to Xie Run.
"This servant has greeted Concubine Zhao Shu. May Concubine Zhao Shu live in peace and happiness."
Xie Run gently raised his hand and said in a gentle tone: "Reward!"
Yueyaer and Chunjuan each took out a purse from their bag and began to admire them one by one.
After the reward comes thanksgiving.
Xie Run was served by Dan Tao and Xiao Shu and returned to the main hall. He appointed Xu Mama and Chunjuan as managers, and sent everyone out while he rested in the yard.
After a while, she assigned Xiao Shu to go out and give a lecture, and asked Dan Tao and Xu Mama to arrange how to place the things brought into the palace.
In the past, in Prince Jing’s mansion, Xie Run was just a small concubine, so naturally she had to lecture the maids in person.
Now that she has become a first-rank concubine, such things should be done by her senior palace maids.
She did it and lost face.
Once she enters the palace, she has to follow the palace rules in order to survive.
Mother Xu was originally a person who left the palace.
When the empress arranged servants for each palace, she gave Xie Run a lot of authority and allowed her to choose the people in Showa Palace herself.
In the entire palace, only Xie Run had this privilege.
The palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard today were all decided after Xie Run asked Chunjuan and Xu Mama to inquire.
After returning to the palace, Mother Xu naturally became the head nanny of Showa Palace, and Chunjuan, because of Xie Runxin's trust, became the head eunuch at a young age.
When I first entered the palace, I had to arrange the things I brought from the prince's palace, gather the new people in the courtyard, and inquire about the news of each palace. Everyone in each courtyard was very busy.
Xie Run was also blessed by the Queen.
Everything that Showa-no-Miya did went very smoothly, and she finished most of it in just a day and a half.
There is more time to arrange other things.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
On the fourth day, He Gong went to pay his respects to the Queen and the Queen Mother.
This was also the first time he paid his respects after entering the palace, and it was very grand.
Xie Run got up early and asked someone to dress Taotao up to look rich and cute.
Aunt Xu specially combed Xie Run's hair into a bun and taught her how to dress.
As early as the emperor ascended the throne, Xie Run had people teach the people in Chunshan Courtyard the rules of the palace.
Dan Tao is very skillful and she used to comb Xie Run's hair.
She learned a lot during her two years in the palace.
But after all, she was born in a humble family, had not received much training, and did not know how to wear a bun.
Even if you start learning temporarily, it will be difficult to make progress in three to five days.
Today is the first time that Xie Run has come to the palace to pay his respects. It is the time when all the palaces are competing for beauty and no mistakes can be made, so Nanny Xu was asked to comb Xie Run's hair.
When Xie Run arrived, there were already quite a few people in Fengyi Palace.
Except for Concubine Jing and Xian Zhaoyuan, everyone who should have come has come.
To avoid embarrassment, Xie Run respectfully bowed to the Queen upon entering Fengyi Palace: "I pay my respects to the Queen. I wish the Queen good health and long-lasting happiness."
The queen had a faint smile on her face, "Get up."
Seeing Xie Run, everyone who was sitting stood up and saluted Xie Run.
"I have met Concubine Zhao Shu. May Concubine Zhao Shu live in peace and happiness!"
Xie Run looked at the heads below and suddenly understood why everyone in the palace was vying to be the boss.
This feeling of being worshipped by everyone is something that only people with power and status can enjoy.
Xie Run just smiled and said, "Sisters, please stand up."
"Thank you, Madam Zhao Shufei."
Xie Run was helped by Dan Tao to sit in the first seat below the Queen.
Now she is second only to the emperor in the harem.
Behind her, Aunt Xu stood respectfully, holding Taotao, who was wearing brand new clothes.
Xie Run was about to take the initiative to greet the Queen when he heard someone singing at the door: "Empress Jingfei, Xian Zhaoyuan has arrived!"
ps: Harem status: Queen - Princess
Xie Run - First Rank Consort Zhao Shu - Showa Palace
Concubine Sun (daughter of the Duke of Ying) - Concubine Jing - Yongning Palace
Consort Li Shufei (a maidservant to Consort Rou, bestowed upon King Jing) - gave birth to three princesses - Hui Xiuyi - Yongming Palace
Fang Yuaner - Respectfully Renovating - Fanghua Palace
Hua Yu - Hua Chong Yi - Chong Hua Palace
Jiang Baobao - Duan Meiren - Zizhuxuan
Concubine Fang (who raised Princess Ruyi and was originally a maidservant of Concubine Yun) - Liuyun Pavilion - Lady Fang
Concubine Lu (born as a maidservant of Concubine An, who took refuge with Xie Run) - Lady Lu
Concubine Ye and Concubine Wu (the last batch to enter the palace, entered the palace at the same time as Concubine Sun) - Concubine Ye and Concubine Wu