Angel's eyes flashed, she is not the Virgin Mary, and this place cannot accommodate characters like the Virgin Mary, sooner or later they will be eaten and there are no bones left, but the death of Qiu Guiren will still give people some feelings, "Sister told me this, it seems to be related to our trip to Luoyang, does my sister need to pay attention to something?" ”

Ran Fangyi shook the fan with a smile and smiled at Wen Jieyu beside her, she knew that this sister was smart, and she fanned the fan casually, "To be honest, it has a relationship, and it doesn't matter much." It's just that Luoyang's small election is about to start, and I feel like I've been scratched by a cat recently, and I don't have any bottom. ”

"Hasn't the draft always been done by the queen herself? Besides, when testing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, there are still grandmothers in the palace urging on the side, why can't people let go of the small election? Angel looked at Ran Fangyi with interest, Luoyang Xiaoxuan, it was the first time she heard that she now had to smoke herself in the back, her current life is really comfortable, but she doesn't hear anything outside the window, she is a deaf person and a blind person, and it is easy for others to harm her.

Ran Fangyi smiled weirdly, "It's better to let Wen Jieyu sue you for this matter!" She is her sister's cousin, and her hometown is from Luoyang, maybe she will be more familiar with some such things. ”

Angel vaguely remembered Ran Fangyi's maternal family, the nobles of Luoyang, and it was a family that had been out of office for several generations, although the official position of this family was not very prominent, but from time to time there were some talents, which made people dare not underestimate it, but she didn't expect that she and Wen Jieyu were from the same clan, and they were cousins.

Wen Jieyu bowed down in front of her, "The concubine has asked for peace to the mother!" ”

Angel waved her hand and asked Bing'er on the side to help her up, "I call your cousin or sister, let you call me a mother again, this is like slapping the two of us in the face, if you don't dislike it, you can also call me a sister." ”

Wen Jieyu didn't feel a little blushing when she heard Angel say this, but she still sat on the side elegantly, and said indifferently, "That sister is presumptuous!" The corners of his mouth outlined a gentle smile, and he had such a unique temperament, "My sister is very curious about the so-called Luoyang Xiaoxuan, and this matter has to start with a nurse next to my sister." ”

"The husband's family of the nurse next to my sister is a steward in the palace, and the nurse herself has a daughter about the same size as her sister. I still remember when my sister entered the palace, the nurse was very anxious during that time, and I once asked the nurse deliberately, it turned out that the nurse's daughter was going to participate in the palace election. The small selection of this palace is completely different from the draft in our palace, every year when the palace will release a group of palace maids of appropriate age, but those people of the palace slave family often can't escape the fate of sending their daughters to the palace, although there will also be some sinful daughters into the palace, or bought women into the palace to study, and then receive some work, but most of the easy work in the palace is closely related to people. ”

After listening to this, Angel had a general understanding of the so-called small selection, this so-called small selection is not a draft girl, but a palace maid or a slave maid, "But what does this have to do with us?" ”

"Poof!" Ran Fangyi didn't feel a little funny and looked at Angel, sometimes this Chen Guiyi is smart and terrible, but when she is involved in this kind of thing, she is just a little white flower, and she needs someone to teach her everything" Theoretically, it doesn't matter much, but since ancient times, it has been the saying of marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person, and accepting concubines, in other words, it is to gather these people around and serve the emperor. ”

Angel suddenly blinked her big eyes, what's the situation, marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous, but she doesn't seem to be a wife, "There should also be a small election in the palace, why is this happening?" Do you have to go to Luoyang to choose people? Besides, there are many low-ranking concubines in the sister's palace, so why force those people to stay? ”

Ran Fangyi nodded noncommittally, "Yes!" There will also be some small selections of maids in the palace, most of them are in the Shanggong Bureau, or they are assigned to different bureaus, if they are lucky, or if they are recommended, they will naturally be the emperor's women. But in addition to the desperate people, ordinary concubines are really rarely used, because there are more minions in the palace than the masters, and if you are related to the family, you will be stabbed in the back. And the other kind of eunuch is also the most dangerous one, forgive my sister for being rude, when my sister first entered the palace, did she ever think of the power of the An family today? ”

Angel was dumbfounded, to be honest, I am afraid that if the current Queen Mother knows the whole truth about her entering the family temple, it was Angel who planned it behind her back, the reason why Angel was able to rise in a hundred battles, the endless military rolls and Angel's contributions, would she have killed and not agreed to let the sisters of the An family enter the palace at the beginning?

**There is no precedent that sisters can't serve together, at least when it comes to the concubines selected by the Queen Mother, there is no such rule, she didn't want the daughters of those wealthy families to enter the palace, so she chose some women from side branches, but it has also become a big mistake in her life, the Queen Mother is like this, not to mention her Angel, I am afraid that in the future, I will have to raise tigers.

However, relying on beauty to win over the emperor, Angel is most likely a little disdainful, and between the red walls and white tiles, people who are as timid as mice often raise courage, "Thank you sister for your kindness, it's just that my sister has her own plans, who can say clearly in this red wall and white tile, what the emperor wants to raise is not my sister's master, and in the end, it will make Your Majesty unhappy." ”

"I knew, I knew you wouldn't want to do such a thing!" Ran Fangyi shook her head regretfully, her voice seemed to be a little resentful and powerless, "Do you know why I want to talk to you about Qiu Guiren?" ”

Angel shook her head, there was such a big push from the entourage, and they could do whatever they liked with each other, except that this Qiu nobleman came out to give birth to an emperor's eldest son, there seemed to be no characteristics, "Please also show my sister!" ”

"Qiu Guiren's hometown is in Luoyang, it was specially selected by the concubine, not long after I gave birth to the eldest princess, I chose the Feng family in Luoyang, Rong Wanyi also chose a change of clothes at that time, and Mu Jieyu also had two people around her who were in the position of Tsing Yi." Ran Fangyi's tone was cold and mocking, and she looked at Angel with a smile.

Angel nodded helplessly, and then gave a small salute to Ran Fangyi, "Sister understands, this time I thank my sister for her kindness, if there is anything that needs my sister's help, my sister will definitely give up." ”

Angel understands completely at this moment, helping the emperor find a beautiful character in ** is not a matter of whether you need it or not, but that you have no right to choose, and you can't choose.

"To be honest, I really have a reluctant request!" looked at Wen Jieyu in front of her with a light smile: "Sister, I want you to take care of my sister's cousin!" ”

Angel was suddenly thundered by these words, what is this? It is normal for sisters to support in the palace, the two of them are cousins, no matter how estranged they are, it is also a relationship where blood is thicker than water, and her surname Angel is An, a complete outsider.

Ran Fangyi smiled sarcastically, "I know what you want to say, you must think I'm very ignorant, but if there is a second choice, I won't do it." This trip to Luoyang, I will not go, the eldest princess and the second prince born and raised by this concubine, the nanny and nurse of these two children is a troublesome matter, it is not easy to clean it up, I will resign from this matter to His Majesty. ”

"May I ask why?" Why are you willing to stay away from Your Majesty and not promote your cousin yourself?

Ran Fangyi took a deep breath, her eyes suddenly had some resentment, and then quickly calmed down, "Because I am the biological mother of the emperor's only son at the moment, because I am the daughter of the Wuchang Bofu, because this girl is the daughter of the largest family in Luoyang, these are fates." ”

Angel's eyes flashed, but she still grasped the most critical question, that is, the second prince, yes! The second prince is the only son of the emperor at the moment, and the Wuchang Bofu has long been defeated, and the queen saw that she gave birth to a son, most of whom were thoughtful, but unfortunately although the people in the Wuchang Bofu were not very good, the titles of the older generation were still real, and she categorically couldn't just take them back to raise.

The only thing she has to do is to firmly control Ran Fang in her hands, this time Wen Jieyu entered the palace, the two sisters joined forces to escape from the queen, but what would the emperor think?

The emperor is still very young at the moment, and the emperor's doubts are never imagined by a normal person, and besides, Ran Fangyi's son is the only prince of the emperor, if there is any difference, it must be that this prince is on the throne, she can imagine it, and the emperor can't think of it?

If these two sisters join forces, I am afraid that there will be no need for the queen to make a move, even the emperor himself will not be able to tolerate the two of them, this time Ran Fangyi is not to send any love, but to take the initiative to form an alliance.

Angel didn't say anything after hearing this, hurriedly left this place of right and wrong, and said to Bing'er on the side, "Call those three people to see me!" ”

Wen Jieyu didn't feel a little crying and laughing when she saw Angel's leaving, and looked at her cousin indifferently, "This move, my cousin seems to have made a mistake, and she is not willing to help." ”

Ran Fangyi sighed and shook her head, "I didn't have any plans, let her nod and agree immediately, I just hope to get some relationship with her!" ”

Wen Jieyu pursed her lips, a little disapproving in her heart, "Cousin, I don't understand, the person you entrusted me with must be her!" **There are also a lot of women, they are not small people in the palace, why do you choose her person? ”

Oh, yes! It stands to reason that she is not the best choice, but it is his most helpless choice" The palace has always been divided into two factions, one is Fu Guifei, the other is the queen, the former dynasty is connected to **, and several other high-ranking concubines are almost connected to each other. Rong Wanyi is mostly disdainful of the ** competition for favor, plus her position is there, even if the emperor doesn't like it, she will give a decent look, and General Fuyuan's military power is not to be seen. Concubine Hui is a thing that doesn't have a long brain, she lives in the grassland outside the Saiwai, and no one is so demanding of her, and His Majesty will not agree to let her give birth to the blood of the royal family of Yuguo, plus her sister Yu Meiren, the outcome is still unpredictable. Kang Zhaoyuan survived by relying on His Majesty, and she is still a child who doesn't grow up, you can't rely on her. Although she came in at about the same time as you, but the treatment is really different, the two of them were both nobles at the beginning, and you are still a Jieyu at the moment, she is already a nobleman, and it is only a matter of time to live in the main palace of Shaohua Palace. ”

Wen Jieyu smiled bitterly after hearing this, speaking of which this Chen Guiyi's favored Cheng Dù is not as good as herself, even if she first entered the palace with the emperor's freshness, when Yuliang and Mo Cainu were the most proud, she could let the emperor stay in her room once a month, this Chen Guiyi is really pitiful, it takes almost a year to go back and forth into the palace, and it is only three opportunities to sleep.

After the first time she went to bed, the emperor seemed to have forgotten her, and when she stepped into her courtyard more than a month later, Chen Guiyi's stomach was not good, she hurt her food, and she didn't sleep in the second and third times, and she was better the second and third times.

After An Yeting came back from a great achievement, Angel fell ill and even handed over the palace power at that time, although their family was also canonized, everyone looked at her weirdly, and most of them would think that the woman was unlucky.

But is that really the case? The emperor reluctantly glanced at her at the age of four months, but he was stunned that her position was reasonably promoted to Guiyi, and let the ** woman not find any fault, and the two pregnant women in the palace appeared in Shaohua Palace.

Wen Jieyu grabbed Ran Fangyi's hand and looked at her cousin with some horror, "Cousin, you said, will the emperor have been protecting Chen Guiyi since he entered the palace, the Yuliang and Mo Cainu he has always loved are all illusions, otherwise why is she the last one to sleep among all the women, the emperor has no good title for a long time, but he gave her a Chen character?" Why did the emperor abolish Mo Cainu when she indirectly threatened her reputation, you must know that the emperor likes Mo Cainu very much. Yuliangren was also the time, the emperor favored Yuliangren, and it was possible to even promote to the third level when he learned that she was pregnant, but he only gave her the position of a beloved, and after seeing her fall ill, he did not hesitate to abandon Yuliangren, at that time, although the border war was tight, Yuliangren was still pregnant with His Majesty's child. ”

"You don't want to die!" Ran Fangyi shook off Wen Jieyu's hand, and suddenly felt that her brain was a little insufficient, Chen Guiyi's every step was extremely flat, and it was all reasonable, even if it was a concubine who crossed the ranks, it was just a name for taking care of Shaohua Palace.

But at that time, the Empress Dowager of Shaohua Palace had already handed it over to her, although there was still a Kang Zhaoyuan above, as long as her position was raised to Shunyi, why did she have to be in a hurry to canonize Chen Xiuyuan, everyone was canonized when the big seal was **, but there was no canonization of Yuliang and Mo Cainu, which clearly showed that the emperor was playing chess, and there was such a way to keep Chen Guiyi.

But what about Chen Guiyi herself!? And how much does she know? Why did the emperor give her such affection? The more she thought about it, the more frightened she felt.

grabbed Wen Jieyu's hand, "Today's things, you have to rot in your stomach all the time, no matter what happens, you can't say it, since the emperor gave Chen Guiyi such dignity, she is your life-saving straw, you must have a relationship with her." ”

Wen Jieyu nodded, she was not stupid, she naturally knew that she had such an advantage with Angel, and she did not participate in any power struggle, it was beneficial for her to take refuge in such a person, "I will deal with it!" ”

In the Xiyan Palace, Angel smashed a cup on the ground, and sat on the chair suddenly, it was an indescribable feeling, I always felt very depressed, my little hand patted the small couch beside her, and glanced at Bing'er, "Their shelves are really big enough, and I, the main lady, can't please move them!" ”

Bing'er suddenly knelt in front of Angel, and said with a look of horror, "The little master misunderstood, but just now, for some reason, the emperor sent a holy decree to punish a little palace maid in the library to be steamed, so that many concubines went to watch." ”

"Steaming, steaming?" Hearing this punishment, Angel was suddenly startled, what happened?

Steaming, one of the top ten tortures in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Use a large urn and pile it around it with red-hot coals, and then put the prisoner inside. No matter how stubborn a person is, he can't stand this taste. Please enter the urn, the allusion is: Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, two ministers of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, were famous cool officials at that time, and thousands of people died unjustly under their hands. Once, Zhou Xing was secretly accused of conspiring against Qiu Shenji. Wu Zetian sent Junchen to try the case, and set a time limit to hear the result. Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing usually have a good relationship, and they feel very tricky. He meditated hard and came up with a plan.

Lai Junchen deliberately invited Zhou Xing, and the two drank and chatted. Lai Junchen pretended to be full of sadness, and said to Zhou Xing: "Alas, the recent interrogation of prisoners has always been fruitless, please consult the brother, I don't know what new tricks there are?" Zhou Xing has always been very interested in torture tools, so he said proudly: "I have only recently invented a new method, and I am not afraid that the prisoners will not be recruited." Use a large urn and pile it around it with red-hot coals, and then put the prisoner inside. No matter how stubborn a person is, he can't stand this taste. ”

When Lai Junchen heard this, he ordered his subordinates to bring a large urn, and according to the method that Zhou Xing said just now, the large urn was burned red with charcoal. Lai Junchen stood up suddenly, sank his face, and said to Zhou Xing: "Someone accused you of rebellion, the Queen Mother ordered me to interrogate you, if you don't confess honestly, then I have to invite you into this big urn!" ”

Zhou Xing was frightened when he heard this, and knew that he was in a catastrophe, so he had to bow down and confess his guilt.

exposed the cruelty of the cool officials, and also taught people a kind of fighting for a tooth for a tooth; At the same time, people are warned not to kill themselves.