Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 178 The Origin of the Concubine Position

Huang Ye looked at Little Fu Wang who was sitting with his elder brother. In front of both of them were piles of eaten duck bones. Many of the ones on his elder brother's side were not eaten clean, with meat still on the bones. Looking at Little Fu Wang's side, he was indeed a foodie, as he had eaten all the bones clean, without even a speck of meat.

"Sister, when I leave after the New Year, I will take a bag... no, three bags of this black duck. This thing is so delicious, I have to bring it over so that they can all have a taste." He has now been promoted to a husband and has subordinates.

"And me, and me." Little Prince Fu was not one to be reserved: "I'm going to bring some back for my father to try, too. Sister, you don't know, last year I brought back some chili sauce, and I wanted to give them some to try, but my father, who was unethical, confiscated the entire jar, saying that I ate so much, and that was my gift to them."

Everyone in the room laughed, and Hong Ge'er joked with him: "Then you won't have anything to eat, right?"

"That's right." Little Prince Fu was not afraid of being embarrassed. "This time I said I would come to spend the New Year with my uncle, and my father agreed without hesitation. When I left, he told me to remember to bring more chili sauce back. Sister, I tell you, I have money. When I leave, I will use the money to buy it from you. You can have as much as you want."

"How can I take your money?" Everyone was chatting happily.

Prince Fu was a master at adjusting the atmosphere: "Let me tell you, based on your family background, it is impossible for my sister to be granted the title of concubine this time. There are so many twists and turns in the middle..."

The Huang family members pricked up their ears; they also wanted to know the reason.

The young Prince Fu looked proudly at the pairs of eyes in front of him that were full of curiosity. He was present at the scene that day, and he also contributed to the promotion of his adopted sister to concubine.

It turned out that after the emperor was furious and left in anger that day, the empress later went to see the emperor again and asked him to choose a few more. The emperor didn't know who was good and who was bad, so he just randomly pointed out two people whose fathers and brothers were good people.

The next thing was the arrangement of positions for these people after they entered the palace. The queen arranged the positions for these five beauties according to their family background. Needless to say, Xu Rou was a concubine. Shi Yaoyao's father was a first-rank official, and her position was too low, which was not good, so she was temporarily assigned the position of a concubine. The remaining three were all assigned the position of talented women.

The discussion of positions was still in the room of the Yangxin Palace. The empress dowager came uninvited, and the emperor got angry when he saw her. The consequence of his anger was that he invited his father over again. The young Prince Fu was concerned about his adopted sister, so he also brought the third prince, who had been in a bad mood these days.

The people were still the same, the emperor was still resting his eyes, and the empress dowager didn't dare to say much this time since the emperor got angry with her last time. She came over with a flattering face, simply because she was afraid that the queen would give Xu Rou a position that was too low, and then even if she entered the palace, she wouldn't be able to help her.

The Emperor took the list handed to him by the Queen and glared at his father, saying that he only knew how to pretend and didn't know how to get his own woman away. He was afraid that he would cause trouble again soon.

"Why are Xu Rou and Shi Yaoyao both concubines, and Huang...Huang Ziye, why is he only a talented woman?" He almost said Huang Shuye just now. Why is the name so weird?

"Xu Rou is from the emperor's maternal family. Her position is too low and it's embarrassing for the emperor." The queen was good at talking. Anyway, Xu Rou couldn't escape the position of a concubine. Didn't she see the empress dowager watching her covetously? Why should she be the bad guy?

"What about Shi Yaoyao?" The emperor also knew that Xu Rou's position was too low and his mother would make a fuss. He didn't want to argue with her anymore, so he directed his firepower at Shi Yaoyao.

"That Shi Yaoyao..." The Queen was a little embarrassed: "Her father's official position is too low... It doesn't look good."

“I didn’t feel bad when I did bad things. It seems that this world is not so fair. People who harm others can still rise to high positions. In the future, they will definitely find ways to step on people with lower positions than themselves.” The Prince of Fu understands the yin and yang.

"Your Majesty, look..." The Queen thought that the Prince of Fu was so considerate and said what she dared not say. If Shi Yaoyao got promoted, it would not be easy for her to control her even if she wanted to. It would be best if she had a talented person so that she could not change her situation. However, she still put on a gentle smile and asked the Emperor.

"Father, what do you think?" When it comes to old ministers, the emperor feels that he should listen to his father's opinion.

The emperor raised his eyelids. He had already abdicated, but this brat handed him such a difficult problem. Where was the brat's conscience? Did he let a dog eat him?

The Emperor looked around, but not at the Empress Dowager, as they were all waiting for him to speak.

"Third brother, what do you think?" The retired emperor was also a quick-witted man. Whatever he said now would be interfering in his son's private affairs in the harem, so nothing he said would work, so he simply threw this difficult problem to the third brother.

"I..." The Third Prince, who was distracted, didn't expect his father to nod on his head. Looking at his mother's unhappy expression and then at his brother the Crown Prince's expectant eyes, the Third Prince suddenly had an idea.

"I personally think that those who do bad things should be punished, and those who have been wronged should be compensated. Since that Shi Xiunu has the intention to harm others, it is not excessive to punish her and not allow her to enter the palace. Allowing her to enter the palace is also giving her dignity. It is good enough for her to be a talented person."

"On the contrary, Miss Huang suffered so much injustice and was almost killed. It is only right that she be compensated with a concubine's position." The third prince finished speaking in one breath. He felt that he had never been so eloquent before.

The retired emperor was very satisfied. The third son had a very clever brain. He must have inherited it from him. If he had inherited it from the empress dowager...tsk tsk tsk tsk, I dare not imagine it. Anyway, he is growing up very fast.

"You...you..." The Queen Mother wanted to pick up the third son and give him a beating. She didn't want this son anymore because he didn't support her at all.

Forget it, there is no need to conflict with the emperor. The empress dowager persuaded herself that she agreed to let Shi Yaoyao enter the palace, but did not agree to give her any position. As long as there is a connection, her position can be gradually raised.

The emperor looked at the third prince with approval. This third prince had never been so to his liking. "Just do as the third prince says. Huang Ziye has been wronged, and this concubine position should be her compensation." He instructed the queen.