My Dear, She is Always Unmotivated

Chapter 5 Birthday Banquet

 It is always good to be rewarded.

Zi Rui then went to look at the money and asked if she had given the visitor any money. Zi Zhu said that she had.

Shen Chuliu listened to the girls talking and lay down on the imperial concubine's couch outside and fell asleep.

 In the palace of Empress Dowager Feng, Concubine Feng Shu looked depressed.

"You, how many years has it been? The second prince is already four years old, and you are also a concubine, but you still cannot be favored. Now for the sake of the Ai family, you are a concubine. What if the Ai family is gone? Second prince She is not favored either. He is the only prince of the emperor. Now that Cao Meiren is pregnant, what if she also gives birth to a prince? It is difficult for the middle palace to have a queen, and she is of such a background, and the prince will not support her. In the future, she can The princes who become princes are bound to be concubines. There is no such thing as nobility or humbleness. How can you protect your children like you are now?"

"Auntie, what can I do? Your Majesty likes Concubine Yi, and I have a good relationship with Concubine Yi. Concubine Yi has no family background, and she needs someone to rely on if she wants to stand firm..."

 “Forget it, take your time.” Empress Dowager Feng hated that iron could not become steel.

Feng Shufei knew what she was doing, even though she looked helpless on her face.

 After all, she gave birth to the second prince. Now, regardless of whether there are new or old people in the harem, it is not easy to get past her in one fell swoop.

　　It is true that Yi Fei is favored, but having no heirs is a problem.

With her background, how many years can she be pampered without any heirs?

  New people are constantly entering the palace, and the emperor will always look away.

"How do you like these newcomers after seeing them for a year?" Queen Mother Feng sat down and asked.

"Back to my aunt, I think Lu Baolin is quite interesting. She has a good family background and a well-educated family. Although the emperor doesn't ask her to serve as his bedtime attendant, he remembers this person in his heart." Concubine Feng Shu said.

"Well, the Ai family sees it that way too. Shen Baolin originally said it was okay, but now it seems normal."

"That's right. Although she is the direct daughter of the Jing'an Marquis, she is the direct daughter of the second wife. She has lost her parents a long time ago. She must have been trained by others in the house. What skills can she have. "Feng Shufei said.

 Empress Dowager Feng nodded, but thought in her heart that it was not necessarily the case. If she could work hard for more than ten years and still live well, she might not be incompetent.

But looking at it now, he hasn't exposed anything for a year. I guess this Shen Baolin is the kind of incompetent. Not worth winning over.

　　On the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, the Empress Dowager’s swing.

It was very lively inside and outside the palace. Concubines came to Ci'an Palace early in the morning, and the princesses and wives from the royal family outside also came in to congratulate her.

Congratulatory gifts from the ladies of each palace were sent early in the morning.

Shen Chuliu wore a bright green skirt today. She was dressed simply, without looking too fancy or too plain to mess with the rules.

On this occasion, the concubines had a lot of tricks up their sleeves. She was just a little Baolin, so she was really not in a hurry.

Zi Rui was so angry that she stamped her feet, but she couldn't stop her.

 Just muttered angrily: "A cow-minded person never listens to advice."

Shen Chuliu just smiled and didn't dislike his girl talking about him, but she just didn't listen.

Since Cuiyunxuan didn't have a seat of honor, the two Baolins packed up and went to the Ci'an Palace of the Empress Dowager.

They are usually not qualified to come. The other concubines went to the Queen Mother's palace to pay their respects on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Those whose status was too low had no choice but to go back directly.

 You have to reach the rank of a fifth-grade beauty before you can pay your respects to the Queen Mother.

It also means that the Queen Mother approved of her son having such a concubine.

Of course, even if you are a beauty, you still cannot raise children. In order to enhance the status of the princes and princesses, the imperial concubines had children who could only be raised by high-ranking officials.

 So generally after low-ranking concubines have children, even if they are not plotted against, they still have to have a good game with their superiors.

 After all, it would be difficult for high-ranking concubines to maintain their status if they had no children.

 While thinking wildly, other concubines soon came over.

 We all met and agreed to go to the Queen Mother's house together.

The Ci'an Palace was very lively, but it was a pity that they, the low-ranking ones, could only pay their respects in various ways.

 When I finally got to the side to take a break, I was already tired.

But no one was paying attention to them today. Before the banquet started, a few of them made an appointment to go to the small garden in the Queen Mother's Palace.

The palace is really big enough, so even the Queen Mother’s small garden is really not small.

“Have you seen that the girls from Mr. Liu’s family and Mr. Han’s family are probably going to enter the palace?” Li Baolin whispered.

 “It’s hard to say, hey, I couldn’t see the emperor in the first place.”

Shen Chuliu didn't answer. She thought that there was not much time left for Dayi Dynasty to draft. This batch of them were drafted into the palace in the third year of Qingyuan. That was last year.

However, according to the rules of the Da Yi Dynasty, the election is usually only done once every five or six years, and this is often avoided due to various reasons. But there is no draft, and the ladies from various official families enter the palace directly.

 This is because among the women in the harem, most of them are from powerful backgrounds, and the fights are even more fierce.

There are also those with humble backgrounds, such as the current Concubine Yi and Concubine Yang during the late emperor's time.

However, after being so illustrious for half her life, Mrs. Yang finally had to live in Qiufeng Garden for her retirement.

Shen Chuliu never wanted to rely on her family. Now her family is her support, but she also has a ten-year-old cousin.

 She has been delicate and beautiful since she was a child, and her family also raised her carefully. Although he didn't say it clearly, how could he know that he wasn't preparing to enter the palace?

"Sister Shen, what are you thinking about? You shouldn't be called?" Yao Baolin gently pushed Shen Chuliu.

“Oh, I was distracted, thinking that I also have such a pomegranate tree at home.” Shen Chuliu said.

"Are you homesick? Hey... I haven't seen my family in several years. There must be a beauty..." Yao Baolin sighed.

They are all Baolin, and there is also a royal maid, so they don't even want to see their family members.

 After waiting for a while, he returned to the palace and was about to prepare for the banquet.

The emperor also came with his clan princes, and soon a banquet was held in Ci'an Palace.

 When Queen Mother Feng arrived, the emperor personally greeted her and always spoke of her mother's mother.

 Just ask people to praise you for your filial piety.

 The two Queen Mothers were sitting together and looked very close.

As soon as the banquet started, it became lively.

Shen Chuliu and others sat at the bottom of the concubine's side, opposite the ladies with lower status in the clan.

The emperor and his princes were toasting at the top, and the queens and concubines also followed.

Anyway, there is nothing going on without Shen Chuliu and the others. On this occasion, even beauties are not qualified to propose a toast.

 One of the princes said that he had presented songs and dances, so as soon as the cloud board struck, the music started, and the songs and dances came one after another.

This pair of dancers are wearing water-red skirts, with large sleeves and skirts decorated with small bells, which ring softly and sound very pleasantly as they walk.

The leader looked at the scene of sixteen or seventeen, and rolled up his black hair, revealing his smooth forehead, and his high bun looked like it was flying into the sky.

 A rattle-like thing in the hand.

Swaying gently and dancing, the dance is graceful, the body is light, and the eyes are indescribably charming.

 At the end of the song, everyone couldn’t help but sigh that it was so wonderful.

　　【Post the harem registration form, just this once.

Super quality: Queen

 First rank: noble concubine, virtuous concubine, Shufei, virtuous concubine (the largest of the four concubines of the first rank)

 Second rank: concubine (four people)

 The above can rule the first house

 Three products:

Jiubin: Zhaoyi Zhaorong Zhaoyuan Xiuyi Xiuyuan Xiuyuan Chongyi Chongrong Chongyuan (Nine concubines can be in charge of a pavilion and can raise children)

 Fourth grade: Jieyu (nine people)

 Fiveth level: Beauties (nine people) or above can live alone in a pavilion and drive alone

 Sixth grade: talented person (nine people)

 Seventh grade: Xiaoyi (twenty-seven people)

 Eighth grade: Baolin (twenty-seven people)

 9th grade: imperial daughter (twenty-seven people)

 Final product: Changing clothes (unspecified number)]

This position refers to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but at that time there were four wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one royal wives. The fourth concubine is also the fourth concubine of noble virtues and virtues. Some dynasties' concubines are of the first rank, but in our book they are all the first rank, just according to their status. The wife of the twenty-seventh generation is Jie Yu, a beautiful and talented woman. The Eighty-One Imperial Wife was originally Baolin Yunv Cai Nu. I thought Cai Nu was unpleasant, so I changed it to Xiao Yi and also changed the before and after.

There are also second-grade concubines that existed in historical dynasties, but I have put these together.

 Again, this article is just a fiction, just for fun. If you don't feel happy watching it, don't watch it. Don't compare it, don't regard it as official history, I don't have the ability.

 One more thing, if you want to see one-to-one chastity, you can leave if you have trouble. Don’t ask me if I am chaste, I am not.

 (End of this chapter)