Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Queen's Scheme
The queen was resentful in her heart, she didn't expect that their mother and son would fall into such a passive situation, and those who had followed her also avoided suspicion one by one, but this old nine didn't know if he really cared about the prince, or if he had any tricks. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
If you want to talk about this Feng Jiutian, the queen still knows it very well. Especially since he was a child, he has been used to being coquettish to the emperor, and he always leads the emperor to favor him a lot. Even her own prince's son always said good things for this old nine in front of her. In this case, this Lao Jiu also helped a lot, at least picking out the prince. It's a pity that she made a mistake here, so that Rong Guifei took advantage of the loophole.
Although the empress was wary of Feng Jiutian, she also admired his ability and talent. She asked again, "How is the Nine Emperor Princes doing lately?" ”
The queen waited for a long time, but she didn't hear the palace maid's answer, and couldn't help but look at her suspiciously.
The palace maid hurriedly knelt on the ground and said cautiously, "I heard...... I heard that the Ninth Highness went to the military department. ”
"What?" The queen stood up in disbelief, walked up to the palace maid before she had time to put on her shoes, stared into her eyes and asked, "When is it?" Why didn't anyone tell Hongu? ”
When the palace maid saw the queen suddenly rush out, she trembled with fright, and regretted very much that she had listened to the prince's words. But the crown prince is the future emperor, and he personally called her over to give orders, and she didn't dare not listen!
The queen grabbed the palace maid's arm and asked loudly, "What did this palace ask you about, when did it happen?" ”
The palace maid was frightened by the queen's voice, and replied hurriedly: "It's been more than half a month. The prince instructed the slave and maid that if you didn't ask, you don't have to report it, so ...... That's why the slave didn't dare to say it. ”
Before the queen could finish listening, her two hands turned into fists, and the green tendons on her forehead also collapsed, and she couldn't help cursing in her heart: "This prince, this stupid pig, he is dying!" ”
The palace maid who knelt on the ground trembled, not daring to make a sound, for fear that she would be beaten to death by the angry queen like Caixia last time. But fortunately, the queen quickly controlled her emotions this time and just sent her out.
As if she had received a pardon, the palace maid retreated as quickly as she could, leaning against the pillars of the porch and gasping for breath, as if she had survived the catastrophe.
Suddenly, the queen in the room shouted again: "Call Liuli in." The palace maid agreed, and hurriedly went to find Liuli.
This glass was brought into the palace by Queen Gu from her mother's house, and she can be regarded as the queen's most trusted and intimate palace person.
Liuli walked into the inner room, saw the queen who was already sitting in front of the dresser, hurriedly walked over, took the comb in the hand of the palace maid, and helped the queen comb a spirit of the high mustache fairy bun, while combing her hair, she also praised: "Niangniang, your hair is shiny and black long, and it is more energetic to comb it into a high bun." ”
The queen had long since controlled her emotions. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the service of the crowd as she thought about the question of the Nine Emperor Princes. After a while, she opened her tired eyes, turned back to Liuli and said, "What has Ling Shan been busy with lately, why haven't you seen her come to the palace to say goodbye?" ”
Gu Lingshan is the second daughter of the second master of the Gu family, it is said that she was born with a good blue heart, extraordinary temperament, beautiful but not flattering, and she is also a well-known talented girl, who once won the first place in the annual peony poetry meeting. If it weren't for the fact that there was too much age difference between her and the crown prince, the position of the crown princess would probably be hers.
Seeing that the queen mentioned Gu Lingshan, Liuli didn't understand the queen's intentions, and hurriedly said: "I heard that this year's peony poetry meeting is coming soon, presumably the fourth lady is just preparing!" ”
The queen walked to the table and sat down, picked up a candied fruit from the plate and put it in her mouth, the sweet fragrance spread along the taste buds to the whole body, making the queen's withered heart also taste a trace of sweetness. She said casually: "These girls always love to worry about these little things. You go back and let her come to the palace tomorrow, and say that the palace misses her. ”
Liuli thought that the queen had been in a bad mood recently, and wanted to find her mother's family to relieve her, but she heard the queen say again: "You will have someone prepare a table of wine banquet tomorrow and invite His Royal Highness Jiu over." After the queen finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and took a bite. The candied fruit was so sweet and greasy that it made her stomach feel nauseous, and she had to press it with tea.
Liuli was moved, hesitated for a long time, and still said: "Niangniang, could it be that you want to ......" Liuli thought about it before she made a statement, and then said: "Niangniang, Miss Ling Shan is the daughter of the Gu family, and she is as beautiful as a flower and famous. ”
The queen snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "So what? These girls, no matter how well they are raised, are just selling for a good price. ”
"It's just that Miss Ling Shan is so good, isn't it too ...... to give it to His Royal Highness the Ninth What a pity? "Liuli still can't figure it out, I don't know why the queen wants to invest so much money on His Royal Highness Jiu.
The queen sighed before she said, "Ben Gongyuan didn't expect to use Ling Shan. But you also saw that Tana not only didn't use Lao Jiu, but harmed the palace. When she was chosen, she took a fancy to her appearance and identity, if Lao Jiu was fascinated by her and married her as a concubine, it could be regarded as completely cutting off Lao Jiu's future. ”
"Now, the crown prince is grounded, and the palace is also trapped, and he is becoming more and more unable to grasp this old nine. If he marries a famous and noble girl in the future, with the support of a strong wife, he will be even more uncontrollable in the future. ”
"This palace thinks about it, so I can only choose people from the Gu family. But at the same age as Lao Jiu, and if he can attract him enough, I'm afraid it can only be Ling Shan. Besides, those who are not good-looking, Lao Jiu can't look down on them, and the emperor will not easily agree, so he will be passive at that time. ”
The queen sighed, stood up and said, "That's it, as long as you can hold Lao Jiu, it's worth sacrificing anything." Go ahead and do it! ”
After listening to it, Liuli had to agree with the queen's words.
At this time, Gu Lingshan, who was painting in the boudoir, did not know that her fate had been decided, so she could only wait for unconditional acceptance.
A green-clothed maid named Yanyu walked in at the door, held a plate of refreshments and said, "Miss, Mrs. asked people to bring refreshments, and said that let the slave persuade you, don't just care about chanting poems and painting, and you will be tired." Then the peony poem will fight once, why bother to be the first again? ”
Gu Lingshan smiled brightly, and the bright sunshine lingered on her beautiful face. She put down her paintbrush, moved lightly, took down a book of poems from the bookshelf behind her, and said while reading: "I just participated in a peony poetry meeting. Do you know that Mrs. Liu's daughter, Miss Liu, has won the top spot of the Peony Poetry Club three times in a row. I can't beat her, but I want to give it a try. ”
Yanyu put down the tray, put the refreshments on the table one by one, and said: "Let Yanyu say, Miss's talent is much higher than that Miss Liu, as long as you are willing, let alone three times, even if you take ten times or eight times, it will not be a problem." ”
Yanyu took the handkerchief and asked Gu Lingshan to wipe her hands, and said, "Besides, what's the use of that Miss Liu's high learning?" Haven't you married a poor scholar? Miss, you are different, not to mention that your background is a hundred times stronger than them, just say that there is a queen mother, and she will definitely choose a golden turtle for Miss, how can they compare? (To be continued.) )