The new emperor ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world.
After the national mourning, everyone from Prince Rui's palace was arranged to enter the harem.
Lin Xuezhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Guo, was named empress and moved to Kunning Palace. Jiang Jinxin, the legitimate daughter of Qi Yuanhou, was made a noble concubine, given the title of Virtue and given a residence in Cheng'en Palace. The former residence of Prince Rui was granted a residence based on merit.
Concubines who have served for more than three years, and the daughters of officials above the sixth rank are named nobles, and those below the sixth rank are called talented people.
Concubine He was given the title of Concubine Ying and was granted residence in Langhua Palace, where she lived with Guiren Chen and Guiren He. Above the concubine position, she could be the head of the palace.
The rest will be accommodated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The ranks of the harem are: queen, one royal concubine, two noble concubines, west concubine, eight concubines, nobles, talented people, beloved ones, and countless Zhaoyi.
Nobles and talented people must be from official families, and the beloved is this. After a slave is favored, he can be promoted to a beloved. The last position is Zhaoyi, which is only one level higher than ordinary palace maids.
Regarding the emperor's accession to the throne, the situation in the court was still in turmoil. The remnants of the rebellion against the king were not yet exhausted. The new emperor who had just ascended the throne was faced with different controversies from the old and new ministers. He had been busy for several months. After everything was settled, there were already several people. Months later.
It’s spring again, and after February 2, it’s March’s draft.
The emperor's harem is indeed very empty. Nowadays, Concubine De is the only one who favors the sixth palace. The emperor doesn't even go to the empress, that is, he only goes to see Concubine Ying, and he doesn't see other concubines.
Oh, there is also the Liu family. After moving into the palace, she was sent to the Queen's Palace to raise a baby. She is still crazy, but she no longer calls her child to the quilt. Instead, she talks to her belly every day. .
It is during this period that I will give birth.
Now that the concubine position is vacant, there is only one concubine position, and the emperor's children are withering away, it is indeed necessary to greatly enrich the harem.
Chu Jinghong is also six months old. He looks very good, sits firmly and has various expressions, but he is so cute that he turns into Jin Xin.
Lin Xuezhi came over at noon, heard the sounds of children teasing in the room, and then stepped forward with a smile. Jinxin saw this and stepped forward to salute.
Lin Xuezhi said calmly, "Okay, every time I come here, you behave like this, and I won't catch you doing anything wrong, so why do you have to behave like this."
Jin Xin smiled and said, "You must have etiquette after all."
Lin Xuezhi said nothing, sat down, took off the jewelry in her hands, and reached out to the eldest prince. The eldest prince opened his hand to her. Lin Xuezhi was so happy that she quickly picked up the chubby baby.
Jin Xin saw Lin Xuezhi loving the child so much, thinking that she really wanted to have a child.
It's not that Jin Xin didn't know why she came here so often. In fact, she just wanted to see the emperor, and she also wanted to show him the gesture of a charitable aunt, otherwise she wouldn't be able to come here every two days.
He came diligently and developed some affection. He liked this child very much.
"Seeing how cute our eldest prince is, I really envy you." Lin Xuezhi sighed.
"Ms. Liu is about to give birth, and the queen will have a lovely child to accompany her by then." Jin Xin said with a smile.
When Lin Xuezhi heard this, she was also looking forward to it, but thinking that it was not her own birth, it was a pity after all.
She is less than seventeen years old, and she is still young, so why can't she get pregnant?
Jin Xin was actually quite curious as to why she couldn't get pregnant. The bracelet Jiang Yushu gave her before might have a contraceptive effect, but after Jiang Yushu's death, she took off her first and second hair and she didn't see her getting pregnant.
It's really strange.
"The imperial doctor said that the baby will be born within a few days, but it looks like it's a female fetus. It's not as good as you, with a prince beside you." Lin Xuezhi said a little bitterly.
Jin Xin couldn't laugh or cry, "Does the empress still need the prince to be by her side? A female fetus is better than one without one, isn't it?"
When Lin Xuezhi heard this, although she was unhappy, having a daughter was better than having nothing at all.
Jin Xin actually wanted to ask her, but she didn't dare to ask her for a long time. Today she wanted to know, so she asked, "Your Majesty, she looks good, and she doesn't look like she can't give birth. Maybe if you relax, you can He has his own biological child.”
Lin Xuezhi hugged the child and glanced at Jin Xin, "In the few months after the emperor ascended the throne, he visited Kunning Palace several times. It's not like you don't know that the emperor is diligent in his work, and I can understand it."
When Jin Xin heard this, she stopped continuing the topic.
No matter how diligent he is, he still visits his son every day.
"Okay, it's getting late. I have to go back to prepare for the draft in March." Lin Xuezhi is very sensitive about the topic of having children and doesn't want to stay here anymore.
He put down the child, put on the jewelry again, and then left Chengen Palace.
The Queen has to prepare for the selection of the draft in March. The daughters of veterans and meritorious ministers are all going to enter the palace. The Queen needs to decide on the position. Except for a few major emperors who personally give titles and status, everything else has to be decided by the Queen. .
Those who are scheduled to enter the palace this time are Gao Yunlan, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Weiyuan, Pei Ao, the daughter of a general, and Li Yushi, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Weibei.
These are all the daughters of meritorious officials, and when they enter the palace, they become concubines.
However, the title is determined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the title is given to the queen after selecting it, and the emperor does not ask questions.
These things were not too busy when she was busy, but Lin Xuezhi wanted to do them well and make the emperor feel that she was a very competent queen.
Even so, the emperor didn't seem to be more warm to her. He still came over to sit and talk about the draft, and Lin Xuezhi used Liu's belly to persuade him to stay.
The emperor indeed looked at Ms. Liu a few more times and was much more lenient towards her. Finally, after she gave birth, the children, regardless of gender, were given to the queen to raise. Ms. Liu was exempted from any guilt and was named Liu Concubine.
But it was only given a position.
As March rolls around, the draft begins.
Daughters of officials over fifteen and under twenty, and daughters of officials of sixth rank and above, who are of suitable age, must participate in the draft. Those below sixth rank can choose freely.
However, many of them were merchants who had bought official positions and had official status, so they sent their daughters to participate. Naturally, the selection process was based on good appearance and good character. The daughters of low-level officials who could be selected had to have outstanding appearance to be eligible.
The draft went on for three days, with three rounds of eliminations, and finally more than thirty people were selected, all of them with good looks and family backgrounds, and a few others with low family backgrounds but outstanding looks.
Let's see if their lives are better.
I thought that the matter of the draft had finally come to an end, and the rest was waiting for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrange the palace. However, at this time, someone came out and asked the emperor to make the first concubine the Jade Concubine. She was given a residence in Qingwan Palace and was renamed Jinfeng Yulu Palace. .
And this jade concubine was not on the draft list, and did not even appear at the scene. Instead, the imperial edict was sent to the Sixth Palace to renovate Qingwan Palace and build bamboo forests and streams. Such a huge effort would have taken three months. However, the emperor ordered that it must be completed within a month.
This imperial edict not only shocked the back court, but even the previous dynasties were talking about it. They didn't know why the emperor would go to war for a woman, and which noble girl was the one who got this honor.
While everyone was discussing, Jin Xin received news from the Hou Mansion. It turned out that this noble girl was the daughter of the guilty minister.
The daughter of the former Zhongshu Ling was convicted and dismissed from her official position by the late emperor. The men of the family were exiled and the women were sold. Finally, Shen Yin was sent to Qingxin Temple for unknown reasons and has been practicing cultivation for six years.
And because the new emperor ascended the throne, the Shen family was pardoned, and she was no longer the daughter of the guilty minister. After waiting for several months, she finally had a name to enter the palace.
