It is said that there is no real friendship in the harem, only enemies, but in fact, this is not necessarily the case. For example, the friendship between Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is really undoubted.
From boudoir friends to harem concubines, along the way, the two supported each other and warmed each other, and their feelings were really envious of others.
After Shen Meizhuang's "fake pregnancy" incident, she began to get close to the queen mother and alienate the emperor. In this regard, Zhen Huan was very puzzled and persuaded many times.
She was really confused, I don't know why Shen Meizhuang often went to the Queen Mother's Palace, why did she go so hard to please the Queen Mother? Is it really just to hug the queen mother's thighs?
can become a good sister with Zhen Huan, then this Shen Meizhuang was naturally born in the family of the eunuch. Since she was a child, Shen Meizhuang has clearly known her fate, so she is full of expectations for entering the palace.
The Shen family attaches great importance to the cultivation of this daughter, and invited many teachers to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and cultivated Shen Meizhuang into a talented girl with poetry and books. Even in this huge capital, Shen Meizhuang is quite famous.
As she expected, Shen Meizhuang was left by the emperor and entered the palace smoothly. With expectations for the future, Shen Meizhuang and his good sister Zhen Huan entered the palace together.
At the beginning of entering the palace, perhaps it was her elegant and soft temperament that attracted the emperor, and Shen Meizhuang was the first show girl to go to bed. After that, the emperor turned over her brand many times, and for a while, Shen Meizhuang seemed to have become the most favored concubine in the harem.
The emperor's favor made Shen Meizhuang gradually lost, but what she didn't know was that the emperor's favor was ethereal. If she falls out of favor, what awaits her is an abyss.
At this time, because of the emperor's favor, Shen Meizhuang has become a thorn in the eyes of everyone in the harem, and Concubine Hua regards her as a big trouble. kept an eye on her every move, looking for an opportunity to pull her off the horse.
Shen Meizhuang didn't know anything about all this, and still indulged in the emperor's favor as a little daughter. Unbeknownst to her, a great conspiracy was coming her way.
In the early days, the long-term love with Shen Meizhuang made the emperor satisfied. But slowly, with the framing of Concubine Hua and other concubines, this love was gradually bored by him.
It's just a small fight, and the emperor can put up with it for the time being. However, after the outbreak of the fake pregnancy incident, the emperor completely changed his face, and he ignored the beloved woman Shen Meizhuang.
The false pregnancy incident was planned by Concubine Hua. She deliberately found someone to pretend to be Shen Meizhuang's fellow villager, which made Shen Meizhuang relax her vigilance, and she fell into Concubine Hua's trap like this.
Shen Meizhuang believed the words of the imperial doctor and felt that he had found the secret recipe for giving birth. She was convinced of this, and coupled with the betrayal of her subordinates, she was simply rushing to count the money for others.
After this incident was **, the emperor was disappointed in Shen Meizhuang. He didn't give Shen Meizhuang any chance to defend himself, he directly convicted her, demoted her status, and even locked her up in confinement, not allowing anyone to visit.
After that, Concubine Hua wanted to take Shen Meizhuang's life by using the plague, but fortunately, Zhen Huan came to the rescue with Wen Shichu in time, which made Shen Meizhuang escape.
It was also because of this incident that the character of Wen Shichu entered Shen Meizhuang's eyes for the first time, which also laid the groundwork for the affair between the two later.
After the outbreak of the fake pregnancy incident, it was the emperor who was disappointed, and even Shen Meizhuang himself was disappointed. On the one hand, she was disappointed in herself, and in the favor of the emperor, she lost her heart and forgot her identity, which is why she ended up where she is now.
On the other hand, she was also disappointed in the emperor's injustice, she originally thought that the emperor was true love for her, unlike other women, but now it seems that it is just her wishful thinking. Shen Meizhuang once sighed to Zhen Huan, who came to visit her: "After all, I can't do it myself." ”
Shen Meizhuang, who was fierce by nature, was disheartened by the emperor's behavior, and she felt that she had given everything. However, like a moth to a fire, she finally became a bad woman in the emperor's heart and a loser in the palace fight.
It was also through this incident that Shen Meizhuang completely saw the true face of the emperor. She decided in her heart that this unsympathetic man was not the Ruyi Langjun she was looking for, but she was already in prison and could only continue to live in the palace.
Based on this, Shen Meizhuang, who had fallen out of favor, began to seek other ways out in the harem.
If you want to say that the most noble person in the palace, in addition to the emperor, it is naturally the queen mother. After falling out of favor, Shen Meizhuang reorganized his thoughts and considered the family, so he decided to ask the Queen Mother for help.
The reason why the Queen Mother was selected is also because from the time of the draft, the Queen Mother liked Shen Meizhuang very much. Of course, this is also related to Shen Meizhuang's background, but in fact, in addition to his family background, Shen Meizhuang is also extremely good, whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting or temperament, he can also be regarded as one of the best among the show girls in the same batch.
When she first entered the palace for screening, it was the Queen Mother who took a fancy to Shen Meizhuang at a glance, so she left a brand. After she was pampered, she was given a hairpin with a deep meaning.
Shen Meizhuang naturally knew about the love of the Queen Mother, so Shen Meizhuang, who did not have the psychology of competing for favor, made up his mind to take refuge in the arms of the Queen Mother.
Since ancient times, filial piety has come first, even the emperor is no exception, since he decided to attach himself to the Queen Mother, Shen Meizhuang has been extremely concerned about the Queen Mother. And her actions were seen by the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and she was satisfied with her performance.
When the Queen Mother was sick, Shen Meizhuang never faked the hands of others, she would firmly remember the time when the Queen Mother took medicine, and pinched some points to serve the Queen Mother to take medicine, three meals a day rain or shine.
When the Queen Mother was bitter when she took medicine, Shen Meizhuang would also make some small snacks by herself to relieve the Queen Mother's bitter sense of taste, instead of just moving her mouth to order the imperial dining room like other concubines.
And when the Queen Mother is angry, Shen Meizhuang will also persuade her softly beside her, quoting scriptures to change the topic and dispel the Queen Mother's anger.
After a long time, the Queen Mother could naturally feel that Shen Meizhuang's concern was sincere, so she liked her even more, and once said to her: "Now that you are by the side of the mourning family, it is really a blessing for the mourning family." ”
In this regard, Shen Meizhuang bowed his head and smiled, and said: "The concubine now has the opportunity to be by your side, and you don't dislike it, this is the blessing of the concubine." ”
How can such a humble and tender daughter-in-law not satisfy the Queen Mother. She also really put Shen Meizhuang in her heart, if other concubines dare to provoke Shen Meizhuang, the Queen Mother will directly reprimand.
Looking at Sister Mei's behavior, not to mention that others were confused, even Zhen Huan was puzzled, why did Sister Mei please the Queen Mother so much, and what was the reason for this?
Zhen Huan once asked Shen Meizhuang: "Sister Mei, why do you respect the Queen Mother so much, but alienate the emperor?" Shen Meizhuang smiled without saying a word, and finally sighed and said: "I don't look forward to the emperor's favor for a long time, so it's better to do my filial piety in front of the queen mother." ”
Shen Meizhuang's behavior was soon rewarded by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother, who was satisfied with Shen Meizhuang, also began to plan for her.
However, this is contrary to what Shen Meizhuang really wants. The reason why she chose the Queen Mother was that in addition to the Queen Mother's liking for her, there was also a very important reason.
That is, the queen mother's body has gradually declined with old age, and it is inevitable that she will often ask for a doctor, and this doctor is the imperial doctor Wen who treated her at the beginning.
I don't know when it began, this handsome and dashing man has already entered Shen Meizhuang's heart. Imperial Physician Wen also liked Shen Meizhuang, but all of this was separated by a hazy veil, and no one pierced it.
Until one day, in order to regain Shen Meizhuang's favor, the Queen Mother specially invited the emperor and gave him a bottle of Hehuan wine. didn't expect the two to break up unhappily, but Wen Shichu drank the wine by mistake, and the two had a romantic night because of this.
It was that night that Shen Meizhuang became pregnant. For this child, she has been looking forward to it for a long time, and naturally she can't give up. Therefore, after some calculations, the Queen Mother thought that the child belonged to the emperor, and after learning the news, she said to her: "Okay, well, when the child is born, I must personally choose the name of the child." ”
Shen Meizhuang lowered his head shyly and replied to the Queen Mother: "Concubine Xie Empress Dowager Longen." In this way, Shen Meizhuang began to have a quiet pregnancy under the protection of the Queen Mother, and until the child was born, nothing else happened.
When Shen Meizhuang was about to give birth, he happened to meet Zhen Huan returning to the palace, so his eyes shifted to Zhen Huan, and Shen Meizhuang also gave birth to a child smoothly. It's just that there was a blood collapse at the time of production, and Shen Meizhuang's incense was lost.
Fortunately, Shen Meizhuang had already secretly arranged everything, and her previous flattery to the Queen Mother also came in handy. The queen mother was particularly distressed about her death, so she transferred her feelings to Shen Mei Zhuangsheng's daughter, and attached great importance to this child.
Before Shen Meizhuang died, she deliberately told Zhen Huan the truth, and Zhen Huan knew that the child was actually from the beginning of the greenhouse. In addition to being shocked, she also promised to keep Shen Meizhuang a secret.
It wasn't until this moment that Zhen Huan woke up to why Shen Meizhuang wanted to please the Queen Mother so much. It turned out that one was to have more opportunities to meet Wen Shichu and talk about such a shady love.
Second, in order to leave a chance for the child in his womb to survive, as long as he is named in front of the Queen Mother, then the Queen Mother will take the initiative to protect him. Even if she goes later, it won't affect anything.
After understanding all this, Zhen Huan suddenly realized, and she was also quite emotional: "Sister Mei is so thoughtful, I really can't do it." ”