Everyone in the Imperial Harem knew about the arrival of Consort Zou, a woman of heavenly beauty.
Therefore, many Meiren and palace maids in the Imperial Harem paid close attention to Zou.
Just two days after Consort Zou entered the palace, explosive news swept through the entire Imperial Harem and then spread to the imperial court.
"Consort Zou possesses a heavenly beauty that greatly pleases This Emperor. She is hereby granted the title of 'Consort Zou'. All palace maids, Cairen, and Meiren in the Imperial Harem shall bow to her."
Liu Hong's oral decree was sent to the Imperial Harem that morning.
Consort Zou!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves; the imperial concubines in the Imperial Harem were in an uproar, all envious and jealous.
During the Western Han Dynasty, through the establishment and amendments by the early Han, Emperor Wu, and Emperor Yuan, there were fourteen ranks for imperial concubines.
These were Zhaoyi, Jieyu, E, Ronghua, Meiren, Bazi, Chongyi, Qizi, Liangren, Changshi, Shaoshi, Wugong, Shunshang, and Wuxiao.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, this was simplified, with only the Empress and Consort Zou titles in the six palaces, and below them, only Meiren, palace maids, and Caizi.
It can be said that the position of Consort Zou was second only to the Empress in the Imperial Harem, extremely revered.
Zou, having just entered the palace for less than two days, was already granted the position of Consort Zou, which fully demonstrated Liu Hong's favor towards Zou.
The Imperial Harem was stirred by the sudden appearance of Madam Zou, with some rejoicing and others worrying, while Zhang Rang and Zuo Feng were extremely delighted.
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Changle Palace, the Empress's bedchamber.
"Your Majesty, there are some unpleasant rumors in the palace, saying that this Zou Yu'er has only been here for two days and has already been made Consort Zou by His Majesty. If this continues for a long time, then... Your Majesty's position as the ruler of the Imperial Harem..."
Inside the Empress's bedchamber, Chun Ying, dressed in a court gown and exuding the aura of an older sister, worriedly spoke to the pregnant Empress He Lian.
Hearing Chun Ying's words, Empress He Lian frowned slightly and did not immediately respond. Instead, she asked:
"How is Zou's situation at Ningxiang Hall?"
Upon hearing this, Chun Ying did not dare to delay and replied:
"Chun Ying asked the palace maids in Ningxiang Hall, and they said that she is very favored by His Majesty, and His Majesty is full of energy every day."
Chun Ying's voice grew softer and softer, and she cutely stuck out her tongue.
Hearing Chun Ying's words, Empress He Lian immediately sneered and laughed:
"Hehe... If This Palace is not mistaken, last night it must have been Commander Zhang Shihao who personally stood guard and protected Ningxiang Hall, right?"
Hearing this, Chun Ying, though her delicate body trembled slightly, did not dare to delay and whispered:
"Chun Ying asked, and indeed, outside Ningxiang Hall last night, it was the Marquis of Yiyang who personally stood guard..."
"Hmph!"
...
Madam Zou being granted the title of Consort Zou caused a stir in the Imperial Harem.
After arranging everything in the Imperial Harem, Zhang Shihao had already left the Imperial Palace and returned to Yiyang Marquis Manor.
"Brother Shihao, you're back!"
"Brother Shihao!"
As soon as Zhang Shihao entered the manor gate, the increasingly robust and tall Huang Xu and Huang Wu Die came to greet him.
"Xu Di, Sister Wu Die."
Looking at the two, Zhang Shihao smiled and greeted them, then said to Huang Xu:
"Xu Di, quickly go to the Zhen family merchant shop in Luoyang and invite a Zhen family merchant to Yiyang Marquis Manor. Tell him This Marquis has business to do with the Zhen Family."
"Alright, Xu will go now!"
Hearing that Zhang Shihao wanted to invite a Zhen family merchant, Huang Xu was slightly taken aback, but he didn't hesitate. He responded and hurried off.
Zhang Shihao greeted Huang Wu Die and headed towards his room.
Zhang Shihao did not notice that the young girl, who had been very happy about his return but was now ignored by him, was clearly disappointed.
【Ding! Host, you still have one sign-in opportunity today. Would you like to sign in?】
Inside the room, even though Zhang Shihao didn't feel he would sign in for anything good, he said without hesitation:
"Sign in immediately!"
【Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a projection of a BMW-level horse farm!】
【BMW-level horse farm projection: Can be projected onto a real-life horse farm. It can continuously improve the quality of horses over time. There is a chance that inferior horses will transform into good horses, good horses into fine horses, fine horses into excellent horses, and excellent horses into BMWs. The Host can deploy the projection anytime, anywhere.】
Listening to the notification sound, Zhang Shihao was momentarily lost in thought, a hint of excitement appearing on his face.
He actually won the jackpot.
Listening to the system's introduction of the BMW-level horse farm projection reward, Zhang Shihao's heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.
The projected horse farm could actually improve the quality of horses over time.
There is a chance that inferior horses will transform into good horses, good horses into fine horses, fine horses into excellent horses, and excellent horses into BMWs!
The more he integrated into this era, the more Zhang Shihao understood the importance and luxury of warhorses and cavalry.
And powerful cavalry was closely related to the quality of horses.
If he had this horse farm, then couldn't he, Zhang Shihao, raise an extremely powerful cavalry force?
"System, is there any limit to the size of the horse farm that can be projected?"
【The BMW-level horse farm projection has no size limit for real-life horse farms!】
In response to Zhang Shihao's question, the system instantly provided an answer.
"Then, System, if the projection is deployed and then the horse farm moves, can the projection be moved to another location?"
Delighted that the horse farm had no size limit, Zhang Shihao asked another crucial question. Although he was currently in Luoyang, it was inevitable that he would go to other places in the future, so this question was undoubtedly very important.
【The BMW-level horse farm projection can be deployed, then recalled, and then projected again, with no limit on the number of times.】
The notification sound rang again, and Zhang Shihao was very satisfied. With this, he controlled a movable horse farm for cultivating good horses.