Chapter 723: Concubine Style
Xiao Jinxuan has been absent for several years, plus the time when she lost her memory and tossed around in Daliang, it has been four years before and after.
But after all, Xiao Jinxuan was once in power, although she left, the remaining strength and hole cards were not completely strangled by Xiangping under the protection of Zhou Xianyu.
And now Xiao Jinxuan wants to gather these secret strengths little by little.
Because she knows very well that if she wants to trip up Xiangping Chenhou, as well as Ji Lingfeng who is like a pusher behind them, she can't do it without absolute strength.
And now that she has reactivated the hidden guard, she will contact Guo Yi, Meng Mian and others to revive all these buried dark lines.
After explaining to Bai Chu and asking Su Qi to come to see her as soon as possible, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but ask again with concern:
"Knowing that Bai Chu and you and Su Qi are safe and sound, I naturally feel happy. But what about Bamboo Heart, she put on my cloak to attract the attention of the assassin in the shadows in order to cover me. I haven't heard from her since that parting, and I've never forgotten it all these years. ”
Seeing Xiao Jinxuan's expression, revealing a look of reminiscence and guilt, Bai Chu hurriedly said in a loud voice:
"Master, don't be sad, Miss Zhuxin is fine, she is still alive and well. Gu's subordinates know that Miss Zhuxin was rescued by His Majesty that day, although we have cut off contact now, but the other party is now on duty in front of the emperor, and has been promoted to the leader's aunt. Now, in addition to Yu An, the chief manager who serves His Majesty, he has the greatest power in Zhuxin Imperial Palace. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief for Zhu Xin, and at the same time, she sneered and said:
"As far as I know, Yu An was the Empress Dowager Chen's person at all. The contradiction between me and Emperor Qi will deepen, and Xiangping will take the first step to gain insight into the opportunity, which is inseparable from this former administrator. For a day, it was difficult for Xianchen to get rid of the puppet identity. I'll have to find a way to get rid of this person and help Hyunchen get out of Empress Chen's control. ”
As soon as she returned to Da Zhou, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but find that the situation here was not only chaotic.
The things she has to do are even more overwhelming, and they all feel a little confusing.
After taking a deep breath, Xiao Jinxuan warned herself not to be too eager, everything must come one by one, and she must not mess with herself.
And if you want to be external, you must be internal.
Therefore, after Xiao Jinxuan's expression calmed down, she still decided to go to the meeting for a while, the woman in the back house in the regent palace, and the Qingsui county lord who was meticulous about her identity.
As Xiao Jinxuan walked into the inner hall of the palace, more than a dozen young and colorful women with good looks immediately looked at her in unison.
A few of them knew the rules and looked gentle and supple, and they even knelt on the ground, saluted Xiao Jinxuan, and called the princess a thousand years old.
Ordinary princesses obviously can't afford the word Chitose, but Xiao Jinxuan is the princess of Beirong, so she deserves this worship.
But with Xiao Jinxuan dignified and decent, she walked to Zhou Xianyu's side with grace and calmness, and stood side by side with the other party.
Immediately, there was also a woman who relied on her prominent family background and her father's important position in the court, and she was extremely unconvinced to raise objections.
I saw a woman wearing a light blue satin begonia skirt with willow eyebrows and a thin waist.
Immediately stood up and glanced at Zhou Xianyu movingly, and then said with a smile:
"The prince has been gone for a few months, and the Jingshi has said goodbye because of your resignation, but the commotion has been going on for a while before it stops. Now that you have come back, you have even received a princess of Beirong, and you are allowed to take the position of the other party's concubine. Although I don't dare to interfere in the affairs of the prince, I am really afraid that you will be deceived and treat a woman of unknown origin as a golden phoenix. After all, if our princess is really a princess, why don't you see the people who accompany her, according to Ruo, it seems that this is very strange. ”
The woman who spoke, named Zheng Yuruo, was the daughter of Qingpinghou.
Speaking of this Qingping Hou, he was originally a down-and-out nobleman, but later because of the matter of Chen Hou's curtain listening to the government, he fully supported and actively contacted the marquis nobles, and jointly seconded the proposal.
Therefore, he was appreciated by Empress Chen, and now he is regarded as a new upstart, and the Marquis of Da Zhoulun was illustrious that year, and he belonged to the Qian family of Huai'an Houfu.
After all, the Qian family back then not only married Princess Huayang in Huai'an, but also became a concubine.
But with Qian Ming's death, and later Qian Yunhong made Xiao Jinyu pregnant before marriage, and was forced by Xiao Jinxuan to exert pressure, he had to withdraw from the marriage in front of the Shuai Mansion.
The prestige of the Qian family can be said to have plummeted, and Qian Yunhong, who became the new Huai'an Hou, is also in a slump, and now he has even gradually faded out of the court.
Therefore, others did not dare to question Zhou Xianyu's words, relying on Zheng Yuruo, who had a prominent family background and the support of Empress Chen.
Not only did she show her dissatisfaction in public, but even the identity of Princess Xiao Jinxuan, she questioned it openly, which can be regarded as arrogant and domineering.
As soon as Zheng Yuruo's words were finished, he saw another elegant woman wearing a turquoise chrysanthemum brocade skirt, who also stepped forward flutteringly.
Although she was not as arrogant as Zheng Yuruo, she also raised objections neither humbly nor arrogantly:
"Lord, the concubine married by my Great Zhou royal family has always had to hold a golden book in her hand to count. Even if this girl is indeed the princess of Beirong, she has to follow the customs of the local people according to my Great Zhou etiquette. Therefore, before the golden book, I, Xiao Jinhuan, am Miss Shuaifu after all, and I must not insult the door and bow at will. What's more, in Jinhuan's heart, the county lord of Qingsui has been with the prince for many years, and the queen mother has long intended to give the county lord's sister to the prince as a concubine. The queen mother is the prince's adoptive mother, and the prince must be filial piety and must not disobey her old man's wishes. ”
This Xiao Jinhuan's speech and demeanor are extremely decent, but compared to Zheng Yuruo, who is a little reckless, she obviously knows how to oppress people with reason, obviously this soft knife is a more difficult character to deal with.
And Xiao Jinxuan, who heard the other party's name, didn't speak, but just smiled and watched the women in the hall with cold eyes, and a look of surprise immediately flashed on her face.
Because of the name Xiao Jinhuan, she had really heard of it, when her second aunt Shen Chuyun was still alive, she had chatted with her about the people in the Shuai Mansion.
mentioned her uncle Xiao Ting, who is stationed in Biansai all the year round, and there is also a concubine accompanying her there, and she has a daughter named Xiao Jinhuan, who is two years younger than her.
Now that Xiao Ting is dead, even if this Xiao Jinhuan is a concubine, as the bloodline of the Shuai Mansion, it is reasonable to be taken back to Beijing and Changping.
It's just that Xiao Jinxuan really didn't expect that the Xiao family, who had never been involved with the royal family, would send Xiao Jinhuan to the Regent's Mansion.
This style of acting is very different from when Xiao Sanjiang was alive.
It even made Xiao Jinxuan secretly sigh that the righteous and awe-inspiring Jiangmen Shuaifu had lost his integrity after all, and he was completely caught in the struggle for power.
In the face of Zheng Yuruo's rivalry, there is also Xiao Jinhuan's argument.
Seeing that Zhou Xianyu is indeed not very good at dealing with women, and he obviously looks like he is going crazy.
While Xiao Jinxuan grabbed the other party's wrist in time, she took the lead and said:
"I often hear that when describing my Beirong, I always use words such as barbaric and rude, barbarian country, etc. But the so-called Great Zhou, known as the elegant name of the state of etiquette, is nothing more than this in the eyes of this princess. A few women who have no name and no points, were sent to the palace, and are not even counted as maids and singers. Just because you are also worthy of questioning the identity of this princess, it is really beyond your strength, and there is no courtesy. Just this kind of virtue, it turned out to be the demeanor of your Zhou Dynasty aristocratic daughter, which is really ridiculous and generous. ”
Xiao Jinxuan's words were extremely unkind, after all, standing here, who was not from a prominent background.
But because he has never been favored by Zhou Xianyu, he has no name and no point, and now he is compared by Xiao Jinxuan with such a lowly identity as a singer, this humiliation is even more uncomfortable than killing them.
Especially Zheng Yuruo, who questioned Xiao Jinxuan's identity, was so angry that tears fell, but it happened that she couldn't refute it.
After all, Xiao Jinxuan is the princess recognized by Zhou Xianyu himself, but on the other hand, she is indeed not famous.
, so knowing that it was humiliating to continue talking, Zheng Yuruo could only keep his mouth shut unwillingly, and his arrogance was completely extinguished in an instant.
In a few words, Zheng Yuruo, who was obviously brainless, was dismissed, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but mock her eyes, and looked at Xiao Jinhuan with a condescending expression.
Although this woman and Xiao Jinxuan are somewhat related, they are now in different positions.
Since the other party dared to speak out against her, and the Shuai Mansion was still on the side of Chen Hou Xiangping, Xiao Jinxuan naturally would not be polite, and even sneered disdainfully and said:
"Do you need a golden book to be recognized as a princess? Xiao Jinhuan don't compare the rules of your subordinates to become concubines with this princess. The national strength of my Beirong wheel is not inferior to you, and the iron cavalry is even more famous in other countries, and no one dares to match it. I can marry and kiss Da Zhou, this is a matter between countries, and the princess of the golden book can't look down on it at all. If you treat me as an ordinary princess, it will be an insult in my Changde's opinion. And what you just said offended me even more, humiliating this princess is not taking the whole Beirong in your eyes. Xiao Jinhuan, you are going to represent the Shuai Mansion and declare war with me Beirong. If this is the case, I will now repair a letter and present it to the imperial brother, and I will definitely respond to your challenge, and then how about our two countries compete on the battlefield. ”
Xiao Jinxuan has the full support of Xiao Yunyan, Xiao Fengxi, and even Emperor Qi behind her, so she naturally has a lot of confidence.
It seems that she went to Da Zhou alone, but with the entire Beirong as her backing, there are really few people who can make Xiao Jinxuan jealous.
Hearing Xiao Jinxuan's words, Xiao Jinhuan's face not only gradually turned pale, but also stood unsteadily when he shook, and stumbled and fell to the ground.
After all, the women of Da Zhou are generally extremely docile and soft, and Xiao Jinxuan's strong words and extremely sharp style have already made Xiao Jinhuan feel frightened in her heart and unconsciously chilled.
And when she heard that the few words she had just said came to Xiao Jinxuan, they directly turned into provocations and insults, and even evolved into a cause for the war between the two countries.
Xiao Jinhuan is just a big house in the Shuai Mansion, a chess piece that is not taken seriously, and after being passed by Xiangping, he was thrown to the Regent's Mansion at will.
And Xiangping gave her only one task, which was to find an opportunity to climb Zhou Xianyu's bed, and then control the palace with Qingsui.
With Xiao Jinhuan's humble identity, Xiao Jinxuan's tough words were enough to scare her into heartbreak, where did she dare to answer at will.
As for Xiao Jinxuan, under Zhou Xianyu's surprised but appreciative gaze, the princess sat directly in the first place.
Then her momentum was still undiminished, and she looked at Lin Qingsui with a smile in her eyes.