Chapter 1,300: Taking a Concubine (Part 1)

"Xiangyu?" The Sixteenth Concubine said in confusion: "It's the little girl whom the concubine is with? Why did my sister-in-law think about asking her?"

The Thirteenth Concubine was a little hesitant, lowered her head and ate two bites of hot tea, and said, "I think that girl looks good and looks gentle, and she wants to be a concubine for Fu Sengge."

When the Sixteenth Concubine heard this, she said, "Why is it my sister-in-law who helped me arrange this?"

The Thirteenth Concubine said: "Besides being my son-in-law, he is also my nephew. His current identity is and his parents are not around. Who else can I mention this if I don't mention this?"

The Sixteenth Concubine said: "Although the girl from the Li family is from a low-born family, she is the family of the concubine. After a few years of being with the concubine, the concubine may not be willing to be a concubine."

The Thirteenth Concubine said: "If it were other families, their wives were noble and concubines were low, I would not speak out. But for the sake of the court's decency, the prince and the prince of Heshuo would not continue to marry each other, but there must be female relatives in the family to manage their internal affairs. It is said that they are taking concubines, but they are actually housewives in charge of the family and can hire a decree. Since I am a matchmaker, I can do this."

The Fu Sengge she mentioned was the son of Yiduli, the second prince of the royal palace.

The second princess of Prince Yi's mansion was born in the Thirteenth Concubine. He was taken to Prince Yong's mansion in his early years and was raised by the Queen of Nara.

After Yongzheng ascended the throne, although he only conferred the second princess as the princess, he was allowed to choose his son-in-law on his own.

The Thirteenth Prince and his wife finally chose the nephew of the Thirteenth Prince. The second princess and the blessed monk A Xiao were originally cousins. They were familiar with each other since childhood and were very loving after getting married.

Unexpectedly, things are unpredictable. Last year, the second princess died in childbirth and the mother and son died.

Fu Sengge became a widower at a young age. At first, because the second princess was not yet the anniversary of the second princess, the Thirteenth Princess did not pay attention to his concubine.

I thought that the Fu Sengge was the age of qi and blood, and my parents were not around, so I might take it at any time.

Unexpectedly, until the second princess anniversary, there was no movement there.

The Thirteenth Prince called Fu Sengge and gave a few instructions. It was nothing more than someone who would always serve him. If he didn't want to look for him outside, he would choose a pleasant house in the mansion.

The blessed monk was obedient in front of him, but after several months, there was no movement.

The Thirteenth Prince couldn't help but go to the Bachelor's Mansion in person a few days ago. It was deserted and sad to see it.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year was about to celebrate, Fu Sengge could not let the Chinese New Year alone and celebrate the cold spring, the Thirteenth Concubine began to decide for him.

After all, she was not only Fu Sengge's mother-in-law, but also his aunt. It would not be an exaggeration to worry about this when his mother was not in the capital.

The blessed monk A is the eldest son and grandson, and it is his duty to spread the family. Even if Yiduli and Zhaojia are not easy to urge him, is their old lady anxious?

She told her husband about this, and the Thirteenth Prince also agreed to the blessing monk to take concubines. However, in terms of candidates, he warned his wife: "A family with higher ties will be willing to let their daughter be a concubine unless they have any intentions. Since they cannot give their second wife status, they only choose their appearance and do not stick to their background."

Having said that, Fu Sengge is the grandson of the Grand Secretary and the son of the governor. Irgen Jueluo is not a family in a small family. If he really takes concubines from a poor family, although it saves trouble, it is hard to say whether he can take care of his internal affairs well.

In the past two months, the Thirteenth Concubine has seen many girls of the right age, and finally fell in love with Li Xiangyu, whom the Concubine was with her.

Although Li Xiangyu was born in a tunic, her grandfather was a weaving teacher and grew up in the Cao family. After being elected in the palace, she followed Concubine Mi and had no shortage of education. Whether it was her appearance or her words or deeds, she was a likable girl.

But after all, there is a difference between wives and concubines. The Thirteenth Concubine is a junior, so it is hard to tell the Concubine Se directly, so I asked someone to invite the Sixteenth Concubine to discuss and discuss.

The Sixteenth Concubine thought for a while, but couldn't make up her mind and said, "If my sister-in-law really has this meaning, I'd better mention it with the pretext of the concubine. After all, the Li family was in decline, and the girl from the Li family was an orphan. Even if she wanted to talk about marriage, she would have to be a low-key person. Just like the sister-in-law said, if she entered the Bachelor's Mansion, even if she was a concubine and had no official family, what's wrong with being the head of the house? Even if she gave birth to a child, she would be the same as a legitimate child."

Upon hearing this, the Thirteenth Concubine nodded.

After all, it’s just her favorite love to Li Xiangyu, and it’s not that she must be. If the concubine is unwilling, she will find someone else.

The next day, the Thirteenth Concubine went to Yubeile Mansion to meet the Concubine Se.

Coincidentally, Li also came to Beile Mansion to meet the concubine Mi on this day.

The Concubine Mi went to the palace to support her after the Mid-Autumn Festival and did not return home until after Halloween.

Li and the Thirteenth Concubine were met by the carriage outside the Beile Mansion. He heard that he met the Thirteenth Concubine, and Li hurriedly asked someone to give way.

The Thirteenth Concubine did not go directly, but instead sent someone to invite Li to come. The two of them arrived outside the second gate of Beile Mansion in the same car.

The fifteenth concubine received the news and had already brought people to wait outside the second gate.

Seeing that Li got off the 13th concubine's car, the 15th concubine was stunned at first, and then his expression returned to normal.

The emperor gave the princess's mansion to the Cao family. The fifteenth concubine also heard about it and understood the reason why the thirteenth concubine treated Li like this.

But she felt quite strange in her heart. Li was nominally the cousin of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was actually the mother of Li. How could this relationship be called chaos?

The Thirteenth Prince looked at the Thirteenth Prince with a smile, but sighed in his heart.

She is obviously seven or eight years younger than her, but she looks older than her.

The fifteenth concubine was the sister of Prince Limi. When she married the fifteenth concubine for three years, she had not given birth to her. Concubine De was polite. Even if she added someone to the fifteenth concubine, she still pointed at the middle of the beautiful girl in the next branch of her family.

But the little Guarjia was really easy to raise. After serving by the fifteenth prince for ten years, he gave birth to seven children. Now, four of the five little princes occupied by the Beile Mansion were born by the little Guarjia.

The fifteenth concubine gave birth to a daughter the next year after the clan girl entered the house. She was not able to get rid of her body after giving birth and never had any children again.

The young princess who was born in the legitimate prince, no less than the son of the fifteenth concubine, died last year.

When the Thirteenth Concubine thought of herself, she was also the pain of losing her daughter and son. She held the fifteenth Concubine's hand and felt so sad.

Li didn't arrive at Beile's mansion for some days, and saw that the fifteenth concubine looked old and haggard, but the pain of losing her daughter was not just a matter of comforting her, so she disagreed and asked about the concubine's daily life.

"The Empress has a good appetite, but she just can't sleep well. The Empress's bedroom was newly built last year. The ground cage was good, and the house was a little hot when it burned. The Empress felt a little hot, so she drank a few radish soup in succession." The Fifteenth Concubine said.

Li nodded while listening. It was not good in winter. If the house was cold, it would be just a charcoal basin. If it was hot, he would not dare to open the window at will, which would make him feel stuffy.

While talking, the group arrived outside the bedroom of the Concubine Secret.

Just as the concubine was anxious, she sent the nanny to wait outside and welcomed everyone into the bedroom.

Concubine Mi was a few years younger than Li and was also a person in her early fifties, but because of her good maintenance, she looked only about forty.

She was a little surprised by the arrival of the Thirteenth Concubine, but she still warmly greeted the Thirteenth Concubine to sit down.

When she looked at Li, she was much more casual. She first smiled and congratulated, and then praised the sixth princess of Prince Jian’s mansion.

The Thirteenth Princess came here to mention Li Xiangyu's affairs. When he saw Li, he realized that Li Xiangyu was not only a distant relative of Concubine Secret, but also Li's nominal niece.

If Li Xiangyu is asked to be a concubine, what if Li chooses to do it?

The Thirteenth Concubine was in a dilemma. Concubine Mi knew that she rarely went out for social events and would like to say what she needed to come here this time.

But this time, I stopped talking, because the Concubine Mi's eyes swept over Li, and then smiled and said to the fifteenth concubine: "Let's talk about us, your sister-in-law will talk about yours..."

The fifteenth concubine responded with a smile and led the thirteenth concubine to retreat.

Li looked at the back of the Thirteenth Concubine and waited for them to go out, Fang said to Concubine Mi with some embarrassment: "Is it a coincidence that I came here? I don't know if there are distinguished guests here, otherwise I will come tomorrow."

"Maybe I'm looking for a fifteenth daughter-in-law. I'm an old woman. What can I do?" Concubine Mi waved her hand and smiled and said, "As for you, you are a distinguished guest. It's rare to see you go out. Do you have any happy events? Please invite me to listen to the opera and have a drink?"

Li said, "I came here today, and I came to invite the Empress seriously. I discussed with my wife that I wanted to take the children to Xiaotang Mountain for a while. I wondered if the Empress could enjoy her face if she was free. Although she could not be as rich and comfortable as the mansion in the middle of the capital, it was rare to be interesting in the mountains."

When Concubine Mi heard this, she couldn't help but feel excited: "Xiaotangshan? When will you set out, and how many days will you have to stay?"

Li replied: "On the fifth day of the lunar month, I will give him a rest and send us there; if the empress goes with her, she will stay for a few more days. The mess in the twelfth lunar month will make the younger generation worry, so we will hide there."

After hearing this, Concubine Mi smiled and said, "That's right, who is patient with this mess? Calculate it, but I haven't taken a hot spring in some years."

After the Holy Ancestor repaired the Hot Spring Palace, he went to the Hot Spring Palace for a long time in winter. The Concubine Secret was one of the concubines accompanying him.

When the Holy Ancestor was in his later years, he was exhausted and rarely went to the hot spring palace.

Today, I ascended the throne and worked diligently. At most, I went to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. I have never been there once.

In the past two years, although Concubine Mi left the palace and took her home, the fifteenth prince did not have the name of house arrest, but she could not move freely. In the sixteenth prince, because she adopted Prince Zhuang's mansion, Concubine Zhuang was there first, so it was difficult for her to get close to her biological mother.

The number of times that Concubine Mi went out was the one who slapped him in the face, which was only the Cao Mansion and the Guojun Prince's Mansion.

The Concubine Mi is getting angry these days. I heard that Li asked to take a hot spring bath, so I responded happily.

After saying this, Concubine Mi sent someone to call Xiangyu to pay tribute to Li.

Seeing Xiangyu with outstanding appearance and gentle temperament, Li pulled her over, looked carefully for a while, and said with a smile: "Next year and the hairpin, our Xiangyu is really a big girl..."

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