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Chapter 238: The Imperial Concubine
As soon as the results of the harem's enthronement ceremony came out, it attracted widespread attention inside and outside the palace.
When the enthronement results came out, the palace where each person would live was also decided.
As expected, Qiao Rongjin settled in Jingyang Palace, and she was the only one living in the entire Jingyang Palace, with no other concubines. This made Qiao Rongjin very happy. She was in her own territory and did not want other concubines to come in, as this would be somewhat inconvenient in daily life.
After secretly praising the new emperor, Qiao Rongjin listened happily to the news that Qinyun had found out for her.
"Concubine Ping, oh no, Concubine Xian has already moved out of Changchun Palace and moved into Yongning Palace. I heard that she smashed a whole room of things."
Hearing this, Qiao Rongjin was not surprised. After all, it was expected that Chen would become one of the four concubines. It was just that now Chen was probably thinking of her position in her previous life, and then thinking about this life, she felt unbalanced.
After all, it was written in the book that after Prince Rui ascended the throne, Chen was canonized as Imperial Noble Consort. But now, not only did she lose her title of Imperial Noble Consort, she even lost her title of Noble Consort. She was only the last-ranked Virtuous Consort among the four concubines. How could she accept this? It was normal for her to be angry and vent.
Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that Chen was still useful, she would probably never have been able to get the position of the virtuous concubine, one of the four concubines. After all, based on the new emperor's current attitude towards her, this speculation is well-founded.
As for the halo of the heroine, Qiao Rongjin no longer felt that there was nothing to be afraid of. After all, Chen's halo of the heroine had long been shattered.
Next, Qin Yun told Qiao Rongjin all the information she had heard. After listening to him, he was still a little surprised.
There is no Imperial Consort?
She had thought that the new emperor would appoint Chu Qingqing as the Imperial Noble Consort. After all, she had been given the title of Consort Chen. For Chu Qingqing, who was currently the new emperor's favorite, it was very likely that she would be appointed the Imperial Noble Consort. So, when she heard that there was no Imperial Noble Consort, Qiao Rongjin was very surprised.
What surprised her even more was that not only did Chu Qingqing not become the Imperial Noble Consort, she was not even one of the Four Consorts. She was actually just Wanyi, who ranked fourth among the seventeen concubines. This was what surprised Qiao Rongjin a little.
However, the ranking of this concubine seems to have a traceable pattern.
Madam Xian, oh no, Madam Xian Wanyi, the two of them entered Prince Rui's palace at the same time. Because they had made mistakes before, although they were not beaten to death, they also lost the favor of Prince Rui. This time, they were only given the rank of Chongrong and Chongyuan, the lowest rank of the second grade of concubines.
The only way for them to climb up in this life is to give birth to more heirs for the new emperor. However, it is hard to say whether they will be able to meet the new emperor in the future. Therefore, the chance of promotion is basically gone, and this life is probably over.
As for An and Meng, who entered the palace before Xian Wanyi, they were not favored and had no children, so they only got the rank of Xiuyi and Xiurong, which were ranked fourth and fifth in the second rank of concubines, which was lower than Xian Wanyi's.
Even the deceased mother of the Third Princess, the former Concubine Ye, had a higher rank than them. The deceased Concubine Ye's rank was Zhaoyuan, the third of the second rank of concubines. This was probably canonized because of the Third Princess Qilin and Concubine Ye's family, Qiao Rongjin guessed.
After sorting out the concubines, Qiao Rongjin turned his attention to the four newly-enthroned concubines.
There is a strict order of seniority among the four concubines in the harem, and they are ranked as Imperial Concubine, Virtuous Concubine, Virtuous Concubine and Wise Concubine. Of course, sometimes a Concubine Chen is established, and her status is higher than that of Imperial Concubine. However, the position of Imperial Concubine is now on her head, and the title of Chen is also hers, so she is now the number one person in the harem besides the Queen. Even if the new emperor confers the title of Imperial Concubine to her in the future, there will only be two big Buddhas above her head, so it is still acceptable.
The second-ranked Shufei among the four concubines was the empress dowager's niece, Qin. Qin had a daughter, Qi Jing, the second princess. As she was the empress dowager's niece, no one in the court objected to her promotion. After all, the empress dowager had to give face.
The third position of the four concubines, Defei, is still vacant. The purpose is self-evident. When the new emperor ascends the throne, if the four concubines are full, how can the ministers of the previous dynasty send their daughters to the palace to compete for honors? How can the new emperor win over his trusted ministers? Don't say that everything will be fine after becoming the emperor. If you want to have an inseparable connection in the future, the best way is marriage. And what can be better than having your own daughter enter the palace and become the emperor's concubine to get the ministers' unreserved assistance?
Therefore, it is extremely necessary to retain the position of a high-ranking concubine.
In addition, there were still many high-ranking concubines who had not been conferred, so the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty were very active.
It has to be said that Qi Heng is really suitable to be an emperor. He really knows how to use the art of checks and balances very well. Qiao Rongjin couldn't help but sigh.
The fourth-ranked virtuous concubine was Chen.
The original Wu, the mother of the second prince Qi Huai, was canonized as Wan Guiyi, and was the first among the first-rank concubines. Yan gave birth to the fourth prince Qi Yi and the fourth princess Qi Jiao, but they were born in poor conditions and had no support from their natal family. However, because she gave birth to a son and a daughter, she was canonized as Li Shuyi, just below Wan Guiyi, both of whom were of the first-rank rank.
After the harem was canonized, the queen officially began to manage the harem. Now all the concubines in the harem have to go to Kunning Palace to pay homage to the queen almost every morning.
Qiao Rongjin had lost his temper from getting up early every day, until about a week later, the Queen announced for some reason that Bu Yong had to pay his respects to her every day from now on. He still came to pay his respects on the first and fifteenth day of every month, except on special days.
Upon hearing the good news, Qiao Rongjin almost couldn't help crying with joy.
She understood that the queen had just ascended the throne and wanted to establish her authority and win the support of the people, but she really couldn't afford to get up early. She felt like she was about to die these days. Who could understand the pain of getting up early and getting dressed before daybreak? She really couldn't accept it.
Moreover, she saw the queen go from being full of energy at the beginning to yawning occasionally at the end, and she couldn't help but complain, "Why do you say this? It makes her feel uncomfortable while making things difficult for them. Now it's good, she finally doesn't have to pay respects every day."
Qi Heng did not stay in the harem these days. After all, Emperor Jingyuan had just been buried, and he would have to wait at least three months before he could stay in the harem. Otherwise, if someone died, he would inevitably be criticized by the civil and military officials in the court and the people of the world, so he was very careful about this.
However, although no one could be killed, Qiao Rongjin was always disturbed in the middle of the night these days, because Qi Heng had gone crazy and came to squeeze into the same bed with her late at night for several days in a row, saying nothing and just hugging her to rest. He looked tired every day. Seeing this, Qiao Rongjin didn't know what to say and could only let him hold her while she slept.