Although the daughter of the prince of Shu is a clan, and she is pitied by the queen mother, she stays in the palace, but because of her embarrassing identity and young and frail, she did not appear at the palace banquet, but she just stayed in the apse. It stands to reason that with her identity and the importance that the Queen Mother attaches to her, she naturally has palace attendants around her, not to mention that she herself brought a nurse and a henchman into the palace from her captive home. How did such a little girl fall from a height?

Zhao Mo subconsciously felt that there was something greasy here. Thinking of the entanglement between the princess and the aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family on the day of the palace banquet, he felt even more that there was a problem. The daughter of the prince of Shu was injured, will it have anything to do with the turmoil on the daughter of the Wang family?

Zhao Mo silently took a sip of wine and asked Zhao Shao: "How is that little sister in Cining Palace injured? The Queen Mother is so worried, presumably the injury is not light?"

Zhao Shao sighed: "It is indeed not lightly injured, yesterday the Queen Mother also sent someone to the Tu family, so that the Tu family could help inquire about the good medicine for bruises, as if it was the little sister who broke her leg bone, maybe she will become lame." The Tu family knew that I had a wide range of contacts on weekdays and that I had participated in a lot of business, so they came to ask me. I've promised that I'll help find medicine. It just so happens that in a few days, the caravan from Liaodong is about to enter Beijing, which should bring a lot of good medicine. When the time comes, I'll take a look at the list, and if there's a suitable one, I'll get in. Say hello to you first, it's not that I'm going to embezzle it privately. ”

Zhao Mo nodded: "Whatever you want, you should leave the favor." Since I said that half of Liaodong's business will be in charge of you, then naturally I will not interfere. ”

Zhao Shao smiled: "It's really rare to see such a generous person as you in the world." In addition to the business in Jiangnan and Lingnan, you took care of it yourself, you handed over the business of Datong to your cousin, and the business of Liaodong handed over to me, and the money was generously divided into half of me. If it were me, I would never be willing to give up such a large sum of money. ”

Zhao Mo smiled: "I am willing to give it, naturally I have my reason." Just where you can help me in the capital is worth my money and thoughts. I still feel like I'm taking advantage. ”

Zhao Shao smiled when he heard this: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." You and I are brothers, you look up to me, and I will naturally not disappoint you. Don't worry, I'm watching you here in the capital, what do you want to do, as long as I can do it, you just have to explain, and I will do my best to help you!"

Zhao Mo smiled and clinked glasses with him, and the two drank another glass of wine.

After drinking, Zhao Shao talked some gossip while picking up vegetables: "Speaking of the little sister in Cining Palace, she is also unlucky. There was no shortage of people waiting around her, and the Queen Mother took pity on her, and there were eight palace people waiting for her, not to mention the people she brought from home. Who knew that at the palace banquet that day, the palace people at the banquet in front of her were not enough, so four of them were transferred from her. Of the remaining four, one went to the small kitchen to heat the dishes because the Queen Mother had appreciated the dishes. There were two more, because her nurse said that the little master wanted to rest for a while, and did not want people to quarrel, so she sent them out to sweep the floor outside the yard. There was one left, because Concubine Hui came to see the little patient and went to pour tea. The nurse and the girl of the Shu Wangfu were busy entertaining Concubine Hui for tea, and they didn't pay attention to the inside for a while, so they asked the little master to climb onto the windowsill of the bedroom, and accidentally flipped out, and broke his legs. You say, what kind of window does she have to do in her child's house? Although she is not yet three years old, she is also a girl, right? There is no little girl in the palace who can open the window at every turn, and I don't know what kind of upbringing the Shu Wangfu is. Whenever there was someone waiting in front of her, they would stop her, but she was the only one in the room at the time. The Queen Mother could only punish her nurse with 20 boards, accusing her of neglecting her duties, and still complaining a little in her heart about Concubine Hui, why did she go to see the child at that time? Concubine Hui felt aggrieved, but she didn't dare to say a word. ”

The chopsticks in Zhao Mo's hand paused: "Concubine Hui?"

Zhao Shao nodded: "Yes, Concubine Hui, she is also a poor person." She was originally a maid brought into the palace from her mother's house by the first emperor Yuan and the queen of the Yuan family, because she was born beautiful, she was dedicated to the first emperor by the queen of the yuan, and she was promoted all the way to the concubine, which can be regarded as favored, but unfortunately she failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter. Empress Yuan died, and there were two queens behind her, and the concubines in the palace were even more fierce in competition for favor. Concubine Hui has no backer, and she is old and decrepit, so how can the first emperor still remember her? After the death of the first emperor, she became a concubine, and she could only die of old age in the palace for the rest of her life, and she did not even have a child who could take her out of the palace to support her when she was old. Fortunately, she is sleek and can coax the Queen Mother to be happy, and she is still a little decent in front of the Queen Mother, and her life is quite passable. She has no children herself, so she loves us juniors very much, and goes to the Queen Mother every year to say goodbye, and when she meets her, she can always get some pastries and fruits to eat. You know, with our identity, entering the palace is just to be a foil for people, and there are good things that can't be turned, and it is already a great pleasure to be able to get some pastries and fruits made in the palace to try. After the youngest daughter of the prince of Shu entered the palace, Concubine Hui was going to visit her in her thirties, and it was the rarest of such a little girl. During the palace banquet, the concubines and concubines can meet their mother's family, but Concubine Hui's maiden relatives are slaves, even if they are later released by the housekeeper, they are still ordinary people, and they are not qualified to participate in the palace banquet at all. Therefore, Concubine Hui can only go to the apse to pass the time with the little girl, so as not to watch other people's family reunions in front, dazzling!"

Zhao Mo slowly put down his chopsticks.

The days when Concubine Hui fell out of favor were too early, and he simply forgot that there was such a person. If it is said that Concubine Hui was originally the maidservant of the first emperor in charge of the queen's mother's family, maybe she was still a child of the family, then she must still have a family in the housekeeper's place, even if she is released, she will not leave the housekeeper's sphere of influence. Concubine Hui is obviously the help thrown out by the queen in order to consolidate her favor, and the housekeeper definitely needs to control her and never let her have the opportunity to rebel. That also means that even if Concubine Hui becomes a concubine, she may still obey the housekeeper's orders for the sake of her relatives.

The housekeeper has declined, but once the scenery, the former Jin Dynasty princess is the housekeeper's daughter, and the former Jin king's son Zhao Jie is the housekeeper's grandson.

Now Zhao Jie and his two cousins Zhao Yan and Zhao Zhuang seem to have signs of reconciliation, and they are friendly with Zhao Shuo, the son of the Liao Wang, and Zhao Zhuo's wives are all daughters of the Wang family. The daughter of the Wang family secretly met with the princess in the palace, suspected of meeting someone in the palace, and also started the idea of the heir of the East Palace. Just when the concubines and the daughters of the Wang family had a quarrel at the palace banquet, alarming Mrs. Yao's mother and daughter, as well as the people around them, Concubine Hui in the apse of Cining Palace went to the residence of the daughter of the prince of Shu to visit the sick.

The quarrel between the princess and the nieces, first Qin Hanzhen instructed Qin Jinchun to complain to the crown princess, and then the palace people reported to the housekeeper and grandmother beside the queen mother, which would alarm the queen mother and the crown princess, it is certain. However, because the daughter of the prince of Shu fell and was injured in the apse, and the injury was quite serious, the queen mother was worried about the child, and even the palace banquet ended hastily, how could she care about what happened to the princess and the daughters of the Wang family? Is there really no relationship between the two?

The person who met with the daughters of the royal family in the palace could be Concubine Hui?

Zhao Mo frowned, pondering. He couldn't think of an old concubine like Concubine Hui, who had a low status, no children and no daughters, and no maiden family to rely on, what help could be brought to the daughters of the Wang family. At most, she can only say two words in front of the Queen Mother.

In front of the Queen Mother......

Zhao Mo raised his eyebrows, should he ...... The daughters of the Wang family are counting on this concubine to persuade the queen mother to give the prince of the East Palace the heir of the family family? This kind of big thing is not something that her little concubine can get involved in. What's more, this kind of thing only needs to find someone to bring a message, and there is no need for a group of aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family to take the risk of meeting with her in private.

There were too few clues now, and he still needed to inquire about more information before he could deduce the true result.

Zhao Mo picked up the wine jug, personally poured a glass of wine for Zhao Shao, and asked, "Are you reliable with all this information? Who told you so much detail?"

Zhao Shao said disapprerovingly: "It's all from the Tu family." The Queen Mother sent her henchman back to the Tu family to ask for medicine, and the mother was very loyal to the Tu family, and reported the matter to the head of the Tu family. However, few of the Tu family had the patience to listen to what she said, just to give it to the queen and listen all the way. My aunt's own nephew was on an errand in the study of the head of the house, and he treated me most kindly, and when he knew what I wanted to know, he told me everything he had heard. Didn't I listen to your words and collect more information from the royal family of the clan, the high-ranking families, and the palace? Don't worry, if someone else is changed, I won't say much about this. ”

Zhao Mo smiled: "You have worked hard, but it is better to be cautious about these things, don't let the leaders of the Tu family know, it will affect your aunt's nephew." ”

Zhao Shao waved his hand: "Don't worry, now I am also a little decent, and even the eldest brother doesn't dare to use me as a half-servant like when I was a child." The Tu family is weak, and I want to use my aunt's incense to let me do more things for my eldest brother and keep his status, not to mention that I pulled the two cousins of the Tu family to start a business, so that their family's life would not be too hard. Even if my aunt's nephew did make a mistake, they would look at me in front of me and treat him lightly. ”

Zhao Shao is the concubine of the second son of the king of Xiang, and his biological mother is the dowry girl brought over by his father Yuan with Tu from his mother's house. When Tu was still alive when he was a child, his life was only mediocre, and his eldest brother never took him seriously. But Tu died of illness, and the second son of King Xiang remarried a wife, and the latter wife was a powerful person, and even the eldest son born to Yuan Pei was overwhelmed, not to mention that Zhao Shao was just a concubine from Tongfang. After the accident of the Tu family, the situation of him and his eldest brother was even worse. If it weren't for Zhao Mo's chance acquaintance with him, he found that he had a loose temperament, good popularity, and outstanding ability, and if he had the ability to become the queen of the county, he would occasionally give him some money in exchange for some information in Beijing, he was afraid that he would have to wait until he split up in the future to have the hope of turning over with his own ability.

Zhao Mo has been in correspondence with Zhao Shao all these years, and he also divided some business for him to do, and after getting the news of the capital and the palace from him, he instructed him to do a few things, and pulled up a huge network of royal relatives in the capital. Zhao Shao has been reborn since then, and he actually helped the Xiangwang Mansion take care of part of the industry, and even his father took a different view of his talent. And he just helped run the industry, and never thought about officialdom, which made his eldest brother less taboo about him, but deliberately wooed him to be an arm. The brothers born by his stepmother were jealous of him, but they did not dare to provoke him easily. He is now living a happy life, and he is naturally grateful to Zhao Mo in his heart.

He said to Zhao Mo: "Do you still want to know what news about the Queen Mother and the Tu family? As long as I can do it, I will inquire for you!"