Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Chapter 275 The Unfavored Concubine 1

Su Tong quickly accepted his own personality. Anyway, the weather was cold recently and since he was sick, he might as well stay in his own palace. With the queen as a strong backer, the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to deduct his share.

As the first snowflake fell, the charcoal traps in the palace began to burn. However, since Su Tong's palace was relatively remote and unpopular, although there were no charcoal traps here, the supply of charcoal was still sufficient.

Su Tong felt sorry for the little maidservants who were cold beside him, so he secretly asked someone to buy some bricks and found ways to build a few kangs in the side hall so that they could sleep more comfortably at night.

Originally, this kind of thing was against the rules, as every blade of grass and every tree in the palace belonged to the royal family. However, their place was remote, and even the places where the palace maids and eunuchs sat were very secluded. Who would have the time to come here?

The original owner used to have a few concubine friends who she could get along with, but ever since they became favored, they gradually stopped interacting with her. Especially after the original owner was banished to this palace which was not like a cold palace but was no different from it, they became less and less willing to come. At most, they would say a few words to her when they went to pay their respects to the empress.

Today's harem is not as peaceful as imagined. In addition to the queen, the emperor also has a favorite childhood sweetheart, who gave birth to a little prince and a little princess, and was named a noble concubine early on.

The other one was the niece of the Empress Dowager, and was also the Emperor's cousin. She gave birth to two little princes. Although she was not named a noble concubine, she was named Defei, one of the four concubines.

Among them were Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian, one of whom was an elder in the palace and the other the most favored concubine. Both of them had a princess.

Although the queen gave birth to the eldest prince and established her foothold with the reputation of her family and virtue, she still did not dare to relax.

However, the only thing to be thankful for is that the imperial concubine's family background is average. Since her father passed away, there has not been a single man in the family who can be considered outstanding. This results in her position being unstable even though she has the emperor's favor.

As for Concubine De, it was even simpler. Although she had the Empress Dowager as her backer, the Emperor would never allow his in-laws to become powerful, let alone produce a prince born to a woman from the Empress Dowager's family as the next heir. Otherwise, the country would have to change its name.

Su Tong was still very grateful for the Queen's care and attention over the years. Even if she did it to gain a good reputation, she was doing good things after all. Moreover, since the beginning of winter, the Queen had specially invited the imperial physician to see him again, and even rewarded him with a lot of medicinal herbs for nourishing the body. This thought alone was rare.

Su Tong had nothing to do, so he specially made some knee pads and gloves for the Queen. Not only that, he also made some incense, all of which are for nourishing the body and helping people sleep, as a way of repaying her for taking care of him.

The queen was slightly stunned after receiving the gift. She had been taking care of Su Tong to some extent, on the one hand because of her family's instructions, and on the other hand because she wanted Su Tong to occupy a high-ranking position as a concubine, and she had not thought about any other rewards.

No matter what, the queen accepted the kindness and immediately sent some practical fabrics and common items.

After the beginning of spring, a big event happened in the palace. The reason was that the emperor was going to hold another beauty contest. But think about it, since the emperor ascended the throne, there has been no new person in the harem. Now it has been 5 years, and it is indeed time to hold a beauty contest.

After more than half a year of investigation, Su Tong has come to understand the emperor's personality. After all, he will be his general manager in the future, so he has to know his preferences to avoid committing any taboos in the future.

The current emperor does not like beauty, which is why the selection of concubines was held after the first year of his accession to the throne. On the one hand, it is because the national treasury is not sealed. On the other hand, the emperor is very affectionate and treats the few old people he likes very well.

In fact, after giving birth to the prince and princess, the old people have not been pregnant. Although they are very good to their cousin's daughter, they must feel sorry for their sons, so they immediately brought up the matter of the beauty pageant.

The emperor did agree, but the scope was also narrowed. In order to avoid mobilizing a large number of troops, only the daughters of officials above the sixth rank in the vicinity of the capital were selected.

If the daughters of some officials do not want to enter the palace, they can submit a memorial to the emperor, or if one of them has another marriage planned, the emperor can act as a matchmaker, provided that both parties truly love each other.

When Su Tong received the news, he raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that the emperor was quite open-minded. He was neither pedantic nor a failure. Most importantly, he had a conscience.

As the weather had been warming up recently, Su Tong simply reported that he had recovered from his illness and went to pay his respects to the queen and get to know her.

When seeing the beauties in the harem, even Su Tong couldn't help but exclaimed, "My goodness, this emperor is so blessed."

The queen is naturally good-looking. Her oval face makes her look particularly blessed, and her curved eyebrows and eyes make people feel good about her. She is also very kind to others. No wonder she was chosen as the third prince's consort. Such an appearance is suitable for all ages and is suitable for family life.

Then he turned to the imperial concubine, who was a frail beauty. Even though she had given birth to a child, she was as delicate and innocent as a young girl. The most important thing was that this imperial concubine looked a bit like a fairy, but she did not have that cold and aloof feeling.

There are also Concubine De and Concubine Shu, who are also different beauties. Concubine De is steady and generous, while Concubine Shu has the delicate and naive feeling of a little woman.

The remaining concubines all had their own beauty, which directly caused her to suffer a lot of appearance critical strikes. No wonder the original owner was not favored. She had a decent face, but it was indeed not very conspicuous among this group of beauties.

Su Tong has completely given up the desire to compete for favor, and it is also good to lie down. In the past, every world was fighting for the throne, favor and power, and everyone lived like a cross-eyed cock. Now that he can lie down all of a sudden, no matter how chaotic the water is outside, he just needs to stay in the palace and spend his days leisurely.

When the Queen Mother saw me coming, she asked me a few questions out of concern, and asked about my health. She also thanked Su Tong for the spices he had sent her.

In addition to giving those spices to the Queen Mother, some were also given to the Queen Mother to make various molds.

In winter, put it in the ground dragon to smoke, and the whole room will be filled with the fragrance of spices, some of which are plum blossoms, some are pear blossoms, and even apricot blossoms, peach blossoms and various other fresh flowers...

Perhaps the Empress Dowager seldom burns incense because of her old age, so the spices Su Tong gave her were based on bergamot and tangerine, and even added some apples and pears. This way, the incense has both a fruity aroma and a sleep-inducing effect.

The Queen Mother was also very satisfied and gave a large amount of cloth and some jewelry, saying that she was still young and could compete for favor and give birth to a child for the royal family as soon as possible.

As expected, whether in ancient times or modern times, the old people’s urging of marriage and children is a consistent trend.