Chapter 157: The Old Man
Concubine Xian's footsteps paused, her face changed slightly, and her lips moved, but she didn't make a sound in the end, and followed Concubine Shu into the main hall.
As soon as Concubine Shu sat down, she said to Concubine Xian, who came in behind: "Sister Concubine Xian and I Fanghua Palace have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, why are you willing to be polite with this palace today, but unfortunately this palace is inconvenient now, otherwise you must have a banquet in Fanghua Palace, and be close to Sister Xianfei." ”
Concubine Hu originally thought that she had the blue eyes of the queen mother, respected by the emperor, and had a stable position in the palace, although Concubine Shu now has a dragon heir, but after all, her discord with Concubine De is well known, in order to have a little more confidence in front of Concubine De, Concubine Shu should welcome her overtures, but she didn't expect to be so cold.
But after all, it is an old man who has been with the king for a long time, and the face of his heart is not revealed, and Concubine Xian's face is still full of smiles, "Speaking of which, it is also the blessing of Concubine Shu, I am pregnant with Concubine De, and now you are the most beautiful in the palace, I also went to Shoukang Hall last time, and the Queen Mother also remembers you very much." ”
"I'm tired of the old lady's troubles." Concubine Shu said casually, although Chen Jinyu and the Queen Mother are very close, but in order to avoid flattery and flattery, Concubine Shu does not go to Shoukang Hall very often, and the Queen Mother is only indifferent to Concubine Shu.
"Yes, speaking of which, my sister should be able to understand, the heirs of the harem are thin, and the prince is the only big prince, and now the queen mother is thinking about holding her grandson, and I heard that Concubine De is pregnant, and she discussed with the emperor to give Concubine De the position of concubine." Talking about homely things, Concubine Xian also seemed to say casually.
"Oh?" The immobile look on Concubine Shu's face finally split, "The Queen Mother can really worry about it." For the sake of this harem, it is not an exaggeration to say that you have done your best. There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
"But fortunately, the emperor did not agree." Concubine Xian took a sip of the tea she had just served. said casually, "The emperor is afraid that it will affect Concubine Shu's fetal gas, so he suggests that after Concubine De and Concubine Shu give birth to the prince, then discuss the matter of canonization, so if Concubine Shu's birth is a prince, then the position of Concubine Shu is only eight or nine for you." ”
Xie Fanyan heard that the two were talking about important matters in the palace, and he only felt that he should not be here to listen. But Concubine Shu insisted on bringing herself, and now she refused to let her go, because she was worried that this virtuous concubine would be unfavorable to her. But I never thought that I would cause trouble in the palace after listening to the important news in the palace.
In the final analysis, the end of everyone's feelings is just tied to themselves.
"Concubine Xian, don't say that, Concubine De's baby has been diagnosed as a prince, which makes the Queen Mother and the emperor excited. Now this palace is a male or female. What's the matter, these days, Concubine De's Changqiu Palace is full of people, and she is already the one who inherits the position of the noble concubine in the hearts of everyone in the harem, why has it become the palace here in Niangniang, and the virtuous concubine Niangniang is confused? ”
Concubine Xian listened but was not angry, at least she did not show an angry look on her face, and continued to say slowly: "Is it really that this palace is confused?" Doesn't my sister have the slightest idea about the position of the concubine? This palace doesn't believe it, Concubine De came from a mediocre background. is still relying on the emperor's favor and arrogance, is it just the palace that is annoying. My sister is willing, born in a generous family but condescends to the daughter of a small family? If Concubine Shu can endure this breath, this palace will be worthless for her sister. ”
"Whether this is worth it or not, how can we discuss, it all depends on the will of heaven, the emperor is our heaven, the emperor likes it, then the palace will not go against the will of heaven, if the emperor doesn't like it, then it will not be the turn of the palace to put the beak, there will be no place for others, isn't it?"
"Speaking of this, Concubine Shu should be more confident, the palace looks coldly, in front of Concubine De and Concubine Shu, the emperor clearly values Concubine Shu in his heart, if it weren't for the emperor's insistence, with the Queen Mother's expectations for the prince in Concubine De's belly, she couldn't wait for the child to land and canonize the concubine, with this, the status of Concubine Shu and Concubine De in the Sacred Heart, isn't it clear at a glance?"
"Sacred Heart, that is the heart of heaven, you and I are just mortals, how can we speculate without permission." Obviously, Concubine Xian's words did not impress Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu refuted righteously, "Concubine Xian Niangniang has never been close to this palace, but today I don't know why she said such inconsequential words to this palace?" ”
Concubine Xian's eyes did not move, staring at Concubine Shu, for a long time, Huo Ran got up, "That's it, that's it, this palace was not used to seeing the daughter of a commoner in charge of the harem, and I thought that Concubine Shu should be as indignant as this palace, but I didn't expect that Concubine Shu didn't even have the heart to fight for it, but this palace looked away!" The people in the palace have always been at odds with Concubine Shufei and Concubine De, but they are evenly matched, and they can be safe and sound on the surface, but now that the palace is looking at it, I am afraid that the balance will be tilted soon. ”
After speaking, Concubine Xian brushed her sleeves away, and the female official Zhi'er beside Concubine Xian also hurriedly followed Concubine Xian's footsteps, and the two left Fanghua Palace together.
After Concubine Xian left, Concubine Shu was still motionless in place, her eyes staring at the chair that Concubine Xian had just sat on, and her eyes revealed deep thought.
As soon as Concubine Hu came out of Fanghua Palace, she immediately slowed down, and her originally angry face slowly calmed down.
Zhi'er caught up with the Hu family and said with some resentment: "This concubine really doesn't know what to do, the mother is kind enough to befriend her, but she doesn't accept it at all." ”
Concubine Xian's tone was calm, "When Concubine Shu entered the palace, her personality was frizzy, arrogant, and unsightly, now I see, this frizzy character has been sharpened in the palace, but it has gradually become stable, and it is right not to agree immediately, she is still on guard against the palace, and the palace mouth said that there is no evidence, and she can't be trusted by her, not to blame her for being so to the palace, but to make the palace more at ease." ”
"Reassured? Niangniang was angry, and the maid couldn't stand it, how could she reassure Niangniang? ”
"Wouldn't it be much more reliable to trust others easily, and no longer be as reckless and frivolous as rumored."
"That lady, Concubine Shu doesn't believe you, what should you do?"
"Concubine Shu doesn't believe in this palace, it doesn't matter, this palace will give Concubine Shu a big gift, and when the time comes, she will only be convinced by this palace." ――
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Xie Fanyan looked at Concubine Shu in a daze, and had the intention of leaving in his heart. He got up and wanted to go back to the side hall, but he didn't want to be stopped by Concubine Shu just after he stood up. "Ayu, what do you mean when you say this virtuous concubine is here today?"
Xie Fanyan complained bitterly in his heart, he was most afraid of being involved in the palace, it was not easy to get out, so he could only say perfunctory, "Niangniang." When Ayu first entered the palace, he didn't have much knowledge or heard. Niangniang asked Ayu like this, she really asked the wrong person. ”
Wei Hongyu, who was behind Concubine Shu, also spoke, "I'm afraid the young lady hasn't heard of Concubine Xian, she is the biological mother of Princess Ruizhu." The Queen Mother's favorite palace concubine. On weekdays, I have always had nothing to do with our Fanghua Palace, but I really don't know why I suddenly visited today. ”
"Because I can't get used to seeing Concubine De, I came to the palace here to show goodwill, what did she do earlier, when Concubine De first showed her edge, she watched on the wall, and when Concubine De began to dominate, she turned a blind eye, and now Concubine De is rampant in the harem with the support of the eldest princess. She just came over to show favor to the palace, don't you feel abrupt? ”
"This virtuous concubine has always been close to the Queen Mother. Did you really hear what the Queen Mother revealed, so she came to show favor to the mother? ”
Eldest Princess! Xie Fanyan heard these three words, and his heart jumped, could it be that this eldest princess also participated in the matter of this harem? Thinking about it, Xie Fanyan couldn't help but listen carefully.
"Mouth? What could she hear? Now the biggest thing in the palace, in addition to the fetus in the womb of me and Concubine De, is to establish the position of the concubine who is second only to the queen, this matter, until the last moment, who can predict the result, even if the palace and Concubine De give birth to the prince together, then for the position of this concubine, who is really 100% sure of the two people! ”
"Speaking of which, according to what we accidentally found last time, this Concubine De is the eldest princess's person, but this time the eldest princess didn't stand up to support Concubine De, which is also strange, if the eldest princess comes forward and adds the queen mother, then this concubine is Concubine De's eight or nine times out of ten, and we can't fight." Wei Hongyu muttered again.
"It's not because ......" Concubine Shu was about to say it quickly, but the door that was originally closed was slammed, "Concubine Shu, the people from Changqiu Palace are here." Just waiting outside the palace. ”
"People from the Changqiu Palace? Could it be that Concubine De is here, it's really lively today. Wei Hongyu said when she heard it.
Concubine Shu snorted coldly and said: "If Concubine De comes, will she wait outside the palace to spread the word, it should be a little girl." While saying to Wei Hongyu, he raised his voice and said outside, "Let me come in." ”
"Look at me, I'm in a hurry, but I'm confused, I thought that our Fanghua Palace has become a golden dumpling today, and Concubine Xian and Concubine De are going to come here. It's just that I don't know what happened to this concubine's person who came to the door today. ”
"Who knows, let's come in and talk about it." Concubine Shu glanced at the seat that Concubine Fang Caixian had taken again, slowly got up, and sat up straight.
came to Concubine De's Changqiu Palace, and judging from her clothes, she was also a decent maid.
"I've seen the lady lady." Come politely, not humble or silent, "Concubine De Niangniang is here today to invite Mrs. Xie of Changkang Wangfu to go to a narrative, Concubine De Niangniang and Mrs. Xie are old acquaintances, last time I saw it in a hurry on the road, I couldn't recognize it, and after returning to the palace, I remembered that Mrs. Xie was an old friend of Concubine De Niangniang, and I specially ordered the maid to come and ask Mrs. Xie to go to talk about it and talk about old friends. I hope that Concubine Niangniang will be gracious. ”
This time, to everyone's surprise, Concubine Shu propped herself up, looked at Xie Fanyan, and her eyes seemed to ask: "Do you really know Concubine De?" ”
Xie Fanyan hurriedly shook his head, also confused, but his premonition was not good.
Concubine Shu said, "Is your mother mistaken, Mrs. Xie is in the palace and has always lived in a simple place, how could she know Concubine De, I'm afraid that Concubine De is the wrong person." ”
"Concubine De Niangniang said, it will not be wrong, I hope that Concubine Shu will be in the same position as the dragon heir, and Mrs. Xie will go to talk to Concubine De, so that Concubine De Niangniang will also be happy."
Concubine Shu was angry when she heard this, and said angrily: "This foot grows on Mrs. Xie's body, and it is not on this palace, do you still need to speak in this palace?" You'd better ask Mrs. Xie. ”
The palace maid immediately turned sideways, facing Xie Fanyan's direction, blessed her body slightly, with a respectful attitude, and patiently waited for Xie Fanyan's reply.
Xie Fanyan couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was really afraid of something, the more he wanted to keep a low profile and try not to show traces, but he couldn't let others ignore this existence.
If Concubine Shu didn't help talk, would Concubine De be able to refuse on her own?
That's fine.
"I'm afraid that Concubine De has misunderstood this matter, but if Concubine De insists on asking the courtiers to go, then the courtiers will go with her aunt and explain it clearly."
Concubine De brought out the dragon heir, how could this request be refused, so Concubine Shu was angry, knowing that this matter could not be violated, she could only nod and say to Xie Fanyan: "You go, you are also a person who is pregnant with a child, sit for a while and come back, don't be tired, you are thin, and your belly is not very obvious, but it does not mean that you can be reckless, you know?" ”
"The courtiers understand." Xie Fan shook his head, then got up and followed the palace maid to leave.
The palace maid saluted the concubine again and wanted to leave.
"Mama Wei, Mrs. Xie is pregnant with the heir of Changkang Palace, and her body is also very valuable, this palace is not very relieved, you can go with it." Seeing that Concubine Xie Fanyan was about to leave with Concubine De's maidservant, Concubine Shu suddenly said something, and at the same time handed Wei Hongyu a meaningful look.
"Yes, as my mother says." Wei Hongyu nodded in agreement and hurriedly followed.
The palace maid from Concubine De's palace did not show the slightest dissatisfaction on her face, but still with a smile that was not humble or humble, blessed her body again, and the group left.
Concubine Shu's Fanghua Palace is quite far from Concubine De's Changqiu Palace, Xie Fanyan is still on her shoulders, and the maid in Concubine De's palace and Wei Hongyu are on the side.
"Aunt Caiping came in person today, and it was also hard." On the way, Wei Hongyu was polite to the palace maid.
"What Mama Wei said, this is originally a matter of internal affairs."
"But I'm afraid that Concubine De is going to have a happy time, Mrs. Xie really doesn't seem to know Concubine De." Wei Hongyu said, glancing at Xie Fanyan with a smile.
Xie Fanyan nodded on his shoulder, his eyes looked ahead, a little ethereal, "It's okay, just wait for me to explain it clearly like Concubine De." ”
Can you really explain it clearly, Xie Fanyan's heart was like a mess, and he was confused.
Since she insisted on knowing herself, she must have a word to deal with it, how should she deal with it?
She is ranked among the four concubines, how can I argue with her.
What's more, there was a faint thought that made Xie Fanyan even more flustered in Xie Fanyan's heart, like a cloud of smoke and slowly spreading, if it was a sister, what if she really knew Concubine De?
So how do you say it so that Concubine De will not be suspicious and Wei Hongyu will be satisfied.
Concubine Fang Cai had unconcealed suspicion in her eyes, if Concubine De was really provocative, Concubine Shu was quite suspicious, but I was afraid that she would not believe all of herself. What a headache.
The more Xie Fanyan thought about it, the more upset he became, but he couldn't show it, so he could only suppress the anxiety in his heart, and slowly approached Changqiu Palace on his shoulder.
And her original fantasy of staying out of the palace was finally shattered from the moment she was about to enter the Changqiu Palace. (To be continued.) )