The imperial concubine frowned and said, "What does Wen Hui mean by this?" Do you want to let Lichuan go to Nanyang to develop the city? So far? Moreover, Nanyang is already a place of interest for our Chen family, how can it be returned to Lichuan? My relatives have settled accounts, and I don't want my daughter to rely on the Chen family's snort in the future. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Auntie, if you have a chance, you can take a good look at the chart." The Nanyang area is very large, and the climate is very good. Actually, this time we are going to a place called Luzon Island, which is very far away from Dachu, across the ocean. But Nanyang also has a place that borders Da Chu, and Sister Lichuan can take the Xu family to the place that borders Da Chu. The place bordering Da Chu is occupied by foreign ministers like us, and the royal family will definitely be unhappy, but if it is occupied by the princess and the princess's descendants, the royal family will be very happy, which is equivalent to opening up the territory and putting a loyal barrier on the edge of the territory of Da Chu. ”

The imperial concubine was born in a family, and she has been in the palace for decades, so she naturally understands it very well, she has also seen this chart before, but she didn't understand the key for a while, and after Chen Wenhui's reminder, she finally understood. Nodding his head again and again, this is a good idea, but you have to think about it.

Chen Wenhui won't talk about the specific method below, I believe that the imperial concubine will naturally discuss it with her daughter and son-in-law, this is a big deal. Chen Wenhui said: "Auntie, this is a matter for the future, in fact, Princess Lichuan's cousin does not need to give up these two percent of the benefits now, because Shanghai City still needs the horses and princesses to sit in charge, so as to better raise grain and grass for the emperor, besides." The construction of Shanghai City continues. Only Sister Lichuan can build Shanghai City well. The emperor now needs Lichuan's sister and his wife to build Shanghai City for him. Therefore, Sister Lichuan doesn't need to bring it up now to give up her benefits, so let's get a few more years of dividends with peace of mind. Now the emperor has his own two percent, plus one percent from the Ma family, and now I have to add my one percent, a total of four percent, which is an income of four million taels of silver a year. It's enough for the emperor, and I won't worry about Sister Lichuan's interests for the time being. He grinned.

The imperial concubine is also unrestrained. This niece sees the problem so thoroughly, she analyzes everything in an orderly manner, but what she says is crisp and interesting, and she can say such a strict topic so easily, she is really a strange person.

The imperial concubine said: "Wen Hui, what you said is very reasonable, this is just right, I can discuss with your cousin, what to do in the future." ”

Wen Hui saw that everything that should be reminded of this topic was said. He said, "This is all for the future, for now." There is an important matter that I would like to ask the eldest aunt. ”

The imperial concubine hurriedly said, "What do you want to ask?" ”

Wen Hui said: "Auntie, may I ask, do you know about Concubine Wan's entry into the palace back then?" I would like to know in detail. Also, her mother's family, the situation of the Wan family, please tell me. ”

As soon as the imperial concubine saw Wen Hui's strict appearance, she knew that this must be an important matter, perhaps, this smart niece knew something about Wan Guifei, thought for a while and said: "When Wan Guifei entered the palace back then, I had already failed to fight with the queen and went to the cold palace, but Wan Guifei's entry into the palace was a big event, and it was spread all over the palace, although I was in the cold palace, I was still the emperor's concubine, one of the four concubines, and her status was not low. And she is the eldest daughter of the emperor, she is already seven or eight years old, smart and lovely, and deeply favored by the emperor, therefore, in this palace, many people respect me, and I know a lot of news. Wan Guifei is the emperor's last trip, accidentally found in the market of a folk ordinary girl, the family population is ordinary, there are three brothers, all of them are ordinary people, but, Wan Guifei is really beautiful, the emperor saw it by chance, immediately brought it back to the palace, first as a small nobleman. Although the rank is low, the emperor is very fond of her, and he threw aside all the fans in the harem, not to mention, even for her sake. In this way, all the concubines in the harem naturally hate her to the bone, but she doesn't know how to restrain at all, relying on the emperor's favor, she is very arrogant. ”

Speaking of this, the imperial concubine paused, in fact, when Wen Hui heard this, she could also imagine that Wan Guifei was a person, now that she has a son and grandson, she still looks extremely beautiful, when she was young, she was in her cardamom years, and she must be even more beautiful, where is there a man who is not fascinated by her? The emperor will naturally be very favored. Although I don't have much contact with Wan Guifei, I can also see that Wan Guifei is an impatient, proud, and arrogant person, and of course she doesn't know what convergence is. Now that she is older, her beauty has decreased compared to when she was young, and the emperor's favor is not as much as before, but she is still extremely arrogant, when she was young, when the emperor was favored, she must have been more arrogant, and she can be regarded as an outlier in the harem, it is really strange, she has such a temperament, and there is no backstage, how can she survive in this deep palace?

Sure enough, then the imperial concubine said: "The concubines in the palace all hate her, so naturally there are all kinds of conspiracies to treat her, not to mention, there is also a queen who hates her very much, and the queen supports these concubines to deal with Wan Guifei, once and twice, they were blocked by the emperor." At that time, the emperor really doted on her. However, there are always times when Wan Guifei can't stop it, and several times, Wan Guifei is in a desperate situation, but the strange thing is that every time, Wan Guifei, who seems to have no brains, can come up with tricks and regain the emperor's favor, naturally, the emperor also helped her block all the qiē. Among them, Queen Wang, who was angry, personally dealt with her many times, but was resolved. This harem, not only did she not get to her, but she also rose all the way from the noble to the position of the concubine, became the first person under the queen, and began to argue with the queen. This is in the palace, outside the palace, Wan Guifei's brothers have been entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, and naturally a group of ministers have gathered around them. Wan Guifei's stomach is also angry, she gave birth to three princes, smart and clever, very much loved by the emperor, and naturally compared the former prince, many ministers in the court think that the three princes can finally win the heir, therefore, Wan Guifei has accumulated a lot of power in the court, and the queen is on a par. ”

Chen Wenhui knows all this. She thought for a moment and asked, "There are two things that I find suspicious. One point is the origin of Concubine Wan. A market woman, so beautiful, her mother's family has no ability, how can it be until the emperor finds her to enter the palace, it is said that in this capital, there are many high-ranking officials and nobles, and there are countless ruffians and hooligans, which takes a fancy to her appearance, she can't wait until the arrival of the emperor in her mother's house? ”

Saying this, Bai also felt very strange. The imperial concubine smiled and said, "Wen Hui is really smart. I have long been very puzzled by this, I once sent someone to inquire, that Wan Guifei is not from the capital, although she speaks pure Beijing dialect, but she said to the outside world that her family used to be a small mountain village, escaped from the famine, fled to the capital, and not long after arriving in the capital, she was discovered by the emperor. The people I sent also said that it didn't take long for her to meet the emperor when she arrived in the capital. ”

Chen Wenhui asked: "Then which small mountain village did she live in before?" How can you speak pure Beijing dialect? ”

The imperial concubine said: "I asked her about this, and the queen asked her before, but she said she couldn't remember." ”

Chen Wenhui asked, "What about her brother?" They don't remember either? ”

The imperial concubine said, "They don't remember either. They said that their parents remembered, but that they had died while fleeing. ”

Chen Wenhui's eyes widened. The imperial concubine said: "Everyone knows that this must not be true, but the emperor is willing to believe it, what else can he do?" Besides, what if you can find it? ”

Chen Wenhui then asked, "Auntie, I still have a second doubt. How did she find a way to regain favor every time? ”

The imperial concubine smiled and said: "Wen Hui was very surprised when she saw this pastry just now, in fact, she relied on this." ”

After speaking, the imperial concubine smiled and picked up a piece of cake in the box on the table. Chen Wenhui was puzzled: "Rely on cakes? ”

The imperial concubine said: "It can't be said that it depends on this pastry." She could come up with a new thing every time, sometimes a new chair, sometimes a new dish, sometimes a new embroidery method, sometimes a new pastry, sometimes a new poem, a new song, a new word. These little things, as soon as they are sent to the emperor, the emperor will love her again. If she makes a big mistake, the emperor will not pursue it, and she will be promoted back to the position of degraded heir. ”

Chen Wenhui confirmed what she thought at this moment, nodded and said, "Auntie, niece knows the origin of this Wan Guifei. This Wan Guifei is not simple, she must not be allowed to be the queen, let alone let her son become the prince. However, this is a good thing, if it can be used well, the eldest aunt's position will be stable, and the position of the crown prince of King Jin will also be stable. ”

This is a bombshell, which stunned both the imperial concubine and the Bai family at once. Bai Shi hurriedly said: "Hui'er, don't talk nonsense, this is a major matter related to the society of the country, where can you be a little girl to interject." Even your father doesn't have the right to put his beak in it. ”

The imperial concubine faintly felt that there was a layer of window paper in front of her, as if she could guess the truth at once, but she felt that she hadn't thought of it a little, looming, very nervous, she looked at Chen Wenhui seriously, and said, "But what can be seen from this cake?" What I just said, the questions you raised, confirm your thoughts? Sure enough, there is a problem with the origin of Wan Guifei in the Republic? Tell me quickly, Queen Wang and I think our means are good, but, for almost 20 years, we haven't found the truth, today, you really found the truth? ”

Chen Wenhui smiled slightly, did not speak, but looked at the imperial concubine happily. The delicate face shone with wisdom. (To be continued......)