Chapter 1387 The Foolish Empress 10
At this time, the food was being served. Xining held the chopsticks calmly: "Brother, this is delicious. Only the imperial chef can make it. Eat more."
He entertained King Duan diligently and turned everything upside down.
After eating, Xining returned to the palace, and the first thing he did was to deal with the general manager.
"I want to give Prince Duan some women. Let me pick a thirty-year-old woman first and show it to me. It will be done within three days." Xining sat down and took the tea he had just brewed.
"Yes, I accept the order." The steward agreed diligently, then turned around and took two steps. When he noticed something was wrong, he immediately turned back. He carefully put on a smile: "May I ask, Your Majesty, what kind of woman are you looking for? If you want a bedmate, I will pick two of them and send them to Prince Duan."
Xi Ning placed the tea heavily on the table next to him unhappily: "I want to find a concubine for King Duan. I want a beautiful one!"
"Then it must be beautiful...if it's my concubine..." The manager found that this job was quite difficult.
Xining squinted: "Speak quickly if you have something to say, don't hesitate."
The manager had no choice but to boldly speak out: "If she is a noble concubine, she can be carried in through the side door and has a dowry. Then she needs to be found in the home of an official with some official position and status, but the official position should not be too big, for fear of collusion with relatives in the future."
"If you are an ordinary dancer, singer, or roommate, then you don't need to be too particular about your identity. You can choose from the maids in the palace. You can even look for someone who is good-looking, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable among the people or in the wine shop."
"Or just to raise children, then you can find someone from a small family or a concubine's family and take her as a concubine."
"Even..." The manager glanced around a few times, and finally approached uneasily, trying to lower his voice as much as possible: "Find some spies, spies..."
Having said this, he stepped back to his original position, straightened his waist a little, and stood there waiting for the news.
So there are so many choices. It's so confusing. He just slaps his head on a whim and says he wants to find a woman for Prince Duan. He doesn't explain what the purpose of sending him is. It's very difficult to deal with. If someone who has spent a lot of effort to find someone says it's not working, it will not only be a waste of time, but also offend a lot of people.
Xining thought for a while and said slowly: "King Duan is very handsome. I really want him to settle down and flourish for the Chen Dynasty. What you said makes sense..."
If the daughter of an official's family is to be taken as a concubine, a betrothal gift must be paid and negotiations must be carried out one by one. Although as a king, he would agree without issuing an edict, but if the betrothal gift was too small, there would inevitably be complaints.
This woman from Goulan Wine Shop is definitely not worthy of Prince Duan. King Duan would definitely want to use women to soften his bones. There are two outcomes, one is to soak in the gentleness of these women, the other is to be annoyed and wait for an opportunity before rebelling.
Xining soon decided: "Every year, a group of maids will be admitted to the palace, and we will choose those who are of the right age. As for those who are good at singing, dancing, poetry and poetry, King Duan has to be busy when he arrives in the fiefdom, so he doesn't want them." As for taking care of Prince Duan, it is enough for Prince Duan and his concubine to be the concubines. Those women only need to be beautiful and fertile!”
To put it bluntly, it means getting a vase and having children.
The manager then thought about it, and it was right. King Duan is not a fool. If he shows his flaws a little bit, he will definitely be in trouble if he finds out. Only then did King Duan put down the snacks and stuff them into the hidden pile. This made King Duan angry.
With the score in mind, the manager saluted: "I know this, so let's do it now."
In this world, palace maids can be released after entering the palace, but they have to wait until an important opportunity such as a general amnesty. You also need to get the consent of your master and steward.
The maids in the palace all come from poor or ordinary families. If they come from a wealthy family, they all come to the palace as concubines. Only poor families, if they have no other choice, will send their girls to the palace to make a living. Otherwise, who would send his daughter to this big cage that eats people without spitting out their bones?
Therefore, many people do not want to leave the palace even if they have the opportunity. After all, it is better to have enough food in the palace than outside. After leaving the palace, they basically worked as servants in other households and signed half contracts, or even sold themselves to full contracts. If there is an opportunity to be sent to the palace as a concubine, the palace maids with no strong background are basically willing to give it to their families, and it only costs fifty or one hundred taels of silver, which can save a lot of money.
So the news soon spread in the palace that the empress wanted to choose a concubine for King Duan. As for the final number of people selected, I don’t know! Choose thirty first and let the empress see them with her own eyes.
The news quickly spread outside the palace, and many ministers breathed a sigh of relief.
In the past two days, the empress had been too fond of Prince Duan and had meals together every day. His attitude was just like the way he treated Mianshou before, as if he was always responsive to requests. King Duan committed such a catastrophic disaster, and it was a rebellion, and it was all brought to an end by the empress.
Some people have already doubted whether the Empress is... No way, no matter how good-looking Prince Duan is, he is still the Empress' half-brother.
However, in history, there have been times when there were faint kings. No matter who the brothers or sisters were, anyone they liked would be kept in the account. He also took in his aunts and uncles, and there was one who was the biggest fool, and even his own mother...
But the news about choosing a concubine this time proved that those who had such thoughts were overthinking it. No matter how favored the empress was, she would never find a woman who would look good on her.
The mousou's family originally had wives and concubines, so for this reason, they were divorced and dismissed. The empress was still uneasy, so she sent someone to monitor her and make sure that there were no other women in front of her and that she was not interacting with these wives in private. Only then did she feel relieved.
Although there are many things that the empress has done for Prince Duan in the past two days that everyone has criticized, but everyone agrees with helping Prince Duan find a woman.
When we went to court the next morning, the whole court was very harmonious, and there seemed to be much less violence. Everyone knows that the empress wants to help Prince Duan find a woman. Since he has nothing to do with King Duan, there is no need to target him.
The ministers looked at King Duan who was given a seat again. He looks really good, he is like a dragon among men.
The entire court, including the princes, nobles and young masters in the capital, were all very handsome. The empress also received a lot of money from the palace. But compared to King Duan, he just lacks a bit of nobility.
If King Duan is killed in person, it will be more troublesome than the original one.
Now that this trouble no longer exists, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.
But as soon as the empress opened her mouth, the whole court exploded again.
The empress said loudly: "There are two things to say. The first is when King Duan Qichen will go to the fiefdom."
There is no need to ask this, it is a matter of just one sentence from the king. As long as you say go, even if it is decided now, then set off immediately. If you don't go, you will be escorted to the car.
But if the empress asked, she would have to think more. Is it because King Duan refuses to leave, so he has to set a time? Why are you here...
The ministers looked at each other, and the last minister kicked the ball: "Your Majesty, you can ask the Supervisor to set a time."
(End of chapter)