Chapter 224: The Empress and the Concubine
The palace rules are strict, and Wang Ruhai is also an old man in the palace, so he naturally understands the powerful relationship between them. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
After all, he knew very well that this casual discussion of the rights and wrongs of the masters in the palace was a big disrespectful capital crime. Although he is the chief eunuch of Cining Palace, his identity is detached, but it is precisely because he is in this position, he has to be more cautious and know some sense of proportion in what he says and does.
Otherwise, with the rights and wrongs of this harem, he is afraid that he will not be able to retire with peace of mind in this position.
Empress Dowager Zhou naturally understood the meaning of this old thing's mouth.
"Alright, old thing. Empress Dowager Zhou held his hand, pretended to be annoyed and glared at him, and walked towards the small garden, her face froze, and after walking a few steps, she said, "The mourning family forgives you for your innocence, if you have something to say, just say it." ”
In this Cining Palace, she, the queen mother, can still keep her own subordinates.
No matter how powerful the concubine is, she doesn't dare to touch her own people if she wants to come. After all, if she, the queen mother, doesn't care about anything, she can also be the emperor's biological mother.
"Yes, Queen Mother," Wang Ruhai smiled, bowed down to hold the master's hand, and replied with a smile while stepping on small broken steps, "Niangniang, as far as the slaves know, this morning, the queen mother of Kunning Palace took a group of palace female eunuchs to Chengqian Palace together, but more than half an hour later, it is said that when she returned to Kunning Palace, she went alone, not even a slave and maid." ”
There is not even a single slave by the side of this queen mother. This is very strange.
What's more, where this queen mother went, was there still no Concubine Ji Shu's Chengqian Palace just now? Moreover, there was another master in the Chengqian Palace at that time, the Wan Guifei of Guan Ju Palace.
Wang Ruhai sighed secretly, he believed that his master would definitely pay attention to the unusual things about this matter.
Although the Empress Dowager Zhou is not very smart, she has lived in the harem for decades, from a girl who was born in the mountains and wilderness to the queen mother who is the supreme woman today, she has experienced a lot of things, and many things, even if she didn't understand it at first, after so many decades, she should understand.
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Ruhai's words fell, Empress Dowager Zhou reacted.
"Wang Ruhai, do you mean that this matter has something to do with Concubine Wan?" Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly stopped, and it was hard to believe that Wang Ruhai was like a roundworm in her stomach, and she could immediately cooperate tacitly and stopped.
"Yes, Queen Mother. Wang Ruhai has been serving the Empress Dowager Zhou for decades, and after these many years of master and servant, he naturally knows what the master is thinking about again. Wang Ruhai silently raised his eyes, glanced around, and saw that no one was paying attention around, so he looked up at his master, and replied very cautiously. "Master, the slave heard that it was the queen mother who was sad about the death of Concubine Shu, and she was worried that Concubine Wan Guifei would not be able to handle Concubine Ji well, so she left her henchmen and servants in Chengqian Palace to help the servants of Chengqian Palace to deal with the affairs of Concubine Shuniang. ”
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she smiled coldly.
"You old thing, have you learned to play tricks in front of the mourning family now? Do you also believe this statement?" Empress Dowager Zhou pretended to be dissatisfied and glared at Wang Ruhai.
What did you say about leaving all her minions in the palace of Chengqian Palace and handling the aftermath for Concubine Ji Shu? There are many servants in the Chengqian Palace, so if the Wang family is not at ease, she only needs to leave a few people to watch in the Chengqian Palace, so can she leave all the people around her in the Chengqian Palace?
I am afraid that the queen Wang was forced to be helpless, for the sake of her own face, she found a place for herself under the stairs to justify her words.
After all, her dignified queen mother, the mother of a country, walked out of the Chengqian Palace alone, which is too ridiculous and embarrassing. This time, it was Nawan who went too far.
After all, the daughter-in-law of the Queen Wang family was still chosen by herself. Now, this Wan Guifei humiliated the queen and queen so much, didn't she put her as the queen mother in her eyes? Although, in the past ten years, the concubine Wan has not respected herself for the sake of the queen mother, but for the emperor's face, on the surface, she, the concubine, is still okay with herself, the queen mother, but she has never brushed her face like this.
It stands to reason that now the only little prince in this palace is still in her own Cining Palace, and since the concubine Wan is bent on the custody of this child, it stands to reason that at this time, she should not offend herself.
Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't figure it out, and couldn't help frowning secretly.
What the hell is going on with all this? She looked up at Wang Ruhai, the personal eunuch on the side.
She knew that with Wang Ruhai's ability, she must have found out some other news. It's just that this old thing has always been cautious, and if he didn't ask, the other party probably wouldn't have said it.
Sure enough, Wang Ruhai saw that his master Zou Mei looked over, so he laughed a few times, pinched out a flattering smile, and said with a smile, "Back to the Queen Mother's words, the slave did find out some other news." ”
This time, Wang Ruhai didn't wait for the Empress Dowager Zhou to speak, so he hurriedly said with a smile, "Empress Dowager, according to the news found by the slaves, it seems that Mama Zhao, who was next to Concubine Wan, was also locked up in the Chengqian Palace this time. ”
If it is said that the fact that the servants around the queen were locked up in the Chengqian Palace was a means used by Wan Guifei, then how should we explain the fact that Mama Zhao was locked up? With Wan Guifei's arrogant and domineering nature, she would never fold her own henchmen into it for the sake of the queen's people, right?
Killing a thousand enemies and self-inflicting eight hundred losses like this is not something that Wan Guifei's arrogant personality can do.
At this point, Wang Ruhai is also very puzzled.
Empress Dowager Zhou was obviously taken aback when she heard that Mama Zhao, who was next to Concubine Wan, was also locked up in Chengqian Palace.
She looked back at Wang Ruhai, pinched a peony from the flowers, and her face seemed to be a little solemn again.
It seems that after Concubine Ji Shufei's death, something should have happened in the Chengqian Palace. And it was precisely because of this incident that happened later that the emperor mentioned leaving the Chengqian Palace, and Queen Wang and Wan Guifei also fought in this matter.