"Queen Mother, Princess Zhaoqing is this character, before she got married, she was so willful and reckless in the harem, you must not conflict with Princess Zhaoqing, Princess Zhaoqing is a person who can speak in front of His Majesty, if you offend Princess Zhaoqing, Queen Mother, you will suffer."

Aunt An worriedly persuaded Ling Xi, but Ling Xi frowned, and seemed to be a little unhappy with her words, and Aunt An also sensed that something was wrong, so she hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, in a few days, the slave maid will find an excuse to transfer Qin'er back, and match Qianyunju with a few clever palace people, Qin'er will not be wronged." ”

"Aunt An, the tea in this palace is cold, you go and make a new pot for this palace." Saying that, Ling Xi handed the wooden leaf cup in his hand to Aunt An, and Aunt An, who still had a lot to persuade Ling Xi, could only exit the inner room with the wooden leaf bowl.

Ling Xi glanced at Aunt Yan, who stood beside her without saying a word, as if she was thoughtful.

"Aunt Yan, what are you thinking?"

"The slave remembered a past incident of Princess Zhaoqing." Aunt Yan whispered.

"The past?"

"The slave maid remembered that not long after Princess Zhaoqing got married, a palace maid died in Qianyun Curie, and it is said that the palace man was beaten to death by Princess Zhaoqing because he accidentally burned Princess Zhaoqing's wedding dress, and because of this, Princess Zhaoqing waited for a year to wait for the new wedding dress to be ready before getting married."

"This is what Aunt An said just now." Ling Xi muttered to himself.

No wonder Aunt An is so worried that Ling Xi will have a grudge with Zhaoqing, a princess who dares to kill the palace maid in the harem, and there is no punishment, Xiang Hongxuan's doting on Zhaoqing is beyond ordinary people, and Zhaoqing's ruthlessness and scheming can also be glimpsed.

"In fact, the palace maid who was killed by Princess Zhaoqing, the slave maid saw it on the day of the accident, and the slave maid remembered that the palace maid had been to Yixiang Palace at noon, and after coming back, she burned her wedding dress, but the palace maid has served Princess Zhaoqing since she was a child, and it is impossible to accidentally burn Princess Zhaoqing's wedding dress, no one knows what the palace maid said to the Queen Mother, maybe it is some secrets that Princess Zhaoqing does not want the Queen Mother to know, and finally this palace maid died in Qianyunju." Aunt Yan said with a serious expression.

Ling Xi was stunned, originally she asked Qin'er to go to Qianyunju to serve Zhaoqing, because she was afraid that the palace people would snub Zhaoqing, and she didn't expect Zhaoqing to stay in the harem for so long, it seems that she unknowingly offended her sensitive sister-in-law. Ling Xi couldn't help but get up and paced aimlessly in the house, when suddenly she stopped and asked faintly, "Aunt Yan, do you say that this palace can live in peace with Princess Zhaoqing?" ”

Aunt Yan approached Ling Xi's side for a few minutes and whispered: "If the queen doesn't want to offend Princess Zhaoqing, you will definitely be able to live in peace in the harem, after all, the mistress in the harem is the queen, not a married princess." But if the queen wants peace in the harem, then Princess Zhaoqing is far away from the harem and away from His Majesty, which is the most beneficial for the queen mother. ”

Ling Xi fell into deep thought, and she unconsciously paced the room again

Aunt Aunt's words, she understood, Zhaoqing would not be a safe master, and Zhaoqing had a lot of secrets behind him, and Zhaoqing's persistent yearning for the palace had far exceeded the expectations of a princess, Ling Xi vaguely felt that Aunt Yan was right, if Zhaoqing was allowed to stay in the harem, the harem would be in turmoil.

But when she thought of Xiang Hongxuan's attention and care for Zhaoqing, she had a headache. No one knows what has happened in this harem, Xiang Hongxuan and Zhaoqing have an extremely strong mother like the queen mother, their brother and sister relationship will definitely be extremely close, and from the perspective of Zhaoqing's various doting on Zhaoqing after Zhaoqing returned to Yicheng, Xiang Hongxuan's sister, Zhaoqing's sister, brotherhood is extremely deep, what should Ling Xi do to send Zhaoqing out of the palace?

Aunt An walked into the house, she didn't offer Ling Xi a cup of new tea, she said with some joy: "Queen Mother, Marquis An has entered the palace, and is now waiting to see you in the East Warm Pavilion." ”

Ling Xi, who was still sad just now, heard that Jiang Zhennan was coming, and a smile immediately leaked from her face, she really hadn't seen Jiang Zhennan for a long time, she walked quickly to Dongnuan Pavilion.

"Uncle," Ling Xi had just stepped into the door of the Dongnuan Pavilion with one foot, and called out to Jiang Zhennan in a loud voice.

"Meet the Queen."

Jiang Zhennan also hurriedly saluted Ling Xi, Ling Xi looked at Jiang Zhennan, whose temples were already gray, Jiang Zhennan was old, her nose twitched, and she hurriedly helped Jiang Zhennan up.

"Uncle, don't be polite."

Jiang Zhennan looked at Ling Xi in front of him, and felt a lot of emotion, he said softly: "Queen Niangniang, it won't be long before the minister will go to the battlefield, and the minister is a little worried about Niangniang, so he wants to enter the palace to see Niangniang." ”

Ling Xi felt a little sorry for the old general in front of him, at this age he should have been in Yicheng Yi'er to get a grandson, but unfortunately Jiang Yong died at the border, Jiang Bin was weak again, I don't know how long he can live, the last son of the Marquis of Anguo Mansion is also going to the battlefield, and the Jiang family has to rely on this old and young to fight the battlefield.

"Uncle, you must cherish it on the battlefield."

Ling Xi's face leaked a painful expression, if she could choose, she didn't want Jiang Zhennan to go to the battlefield, she didn't want anyone from the Jiang family and the Ling family to go to the battlefield, but unfortunately it was never her who had the final say, even if she was the queen now, she couldn't change the fate of the Jiang family and the Ling family.

"Niangniang, the general's horse leather shroud is fate, you should be happy for the minister." Jiang Zhennan let out a long sigh, smiled bitterly, and said: "The minister is just a little worried, and Niangniang doesn't seem to understand how to go on the road to the harem. ”

Ling Xi was stunned, Jiang Zhennan didn't come to reminisce about the past, he had something to say to himself, and it was a very important thing, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed into the palace, but what was he worried about? I'm afraid it's still the back position under her feet.

"Uncle, don't worry, the palace is very good in the harem, and His Majesty is also very good in the palace." Ling Xi said confidently.

"The queen mother, the emperor and queen are harmonious, and the old minister is very pleased, but the queen mother, do you know about Queen Bo's family?"

Jiang Zhennan's question made Ling Xi's face stiffen, could it be that the Empress Bo that Jiang Zhennan said was the biological mother of Aunt Yan's mouth?

"Uncle

Uncle is talking about the first emperor's wife, Queen Bo? ”

"Yes, Empress Bo was chosen by Emperor Wen Zhao among the ladies of the family to be married to Emperor Xuanwu. Empress Bo's grandfather was the left minister of the Tiansheng Emperor period, and her father was the military secretary of the Wenzhao Emperor period, and the Bo family was a famous family with a history of hundreds of years when they were in the Yu Kingdom, and they were extremely famous in the Guanzhong area. By the time Empress Bo married Emperor Xuanwu, the entire Bo family was the most prominent family in the dynasty. The old minister vaguely remembered that Uncle Bo Guo's mansion was a city in the city, and the queen mother was just a female history in the harem at that time. ”

Jiang Zhennan picked up the tea bowl beside him, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Who would have thought that after Queen Bo died of illness, her son, who is now King Xian, was passed on to the king of Bohai County of the clan as the heir, and the Bo family was soon involved in a public case. Queen Mother, what do you think is the reason for the decline of the Bo family? ”

"Empress Bo's early death?" Ling Xi muttered to himself.

"Yes and not all."

Jiang Zhennan got up and slowly came to Ling Xi's side, he lowered his voice and said: "Sometimes, the minister is thinking about sending Niangniang into the palace back then, it is too cruel for Niangniang, but the minister really has no choice, Mengqi is spoiled by the minister, she can't enter the palace, if she enters the palace, the Jiang family will be affected by her, I don't know how many times I died, only Niangniang's heart and resilience can go on in the difficult harem, the minister knows that he is not wrong, but the minister also knows that this is a thorny road." ”

Tears flashed in Jiang Zhennan's eyes as he spoke, this was the first time Ling Xi had seen Jiang Zhennan's eyes with tears, for a general who would rather shed blood than leave tears, how many helpless Jiang Zhennan's hearts should be.

"Uncle, this palace doesn't blame anyone, this is the life of this palace." Ling Xi comforted Jiang Zhennandao.

Jiang Zhennan twitched his nose, adjusted his emotions slightly, and said: "The minister's impression of Queen Bo is a gentle and virtuous queen, she is a good queen, but she is not a queen who wants to be the queen mother, she has no ambition, but Emperor Xuanwu doesn't think so, but unfortunately Queen Bo didn't realize Emperor Xuanwu's suspicion, and finally she died violently in the harem, her son became someone else's son, and the Bo family quickly declined." ”

The more Jiang Zhennan spoke, the more excited he became, and his lowered voice had begun to tremble.

"A queen who doesn't want to be the queen mother, her harem road is destined to not go far, this is the most cruel harem road in Dongyu Kingdom, you don't need to compete with the palace concubine for favor, because you are the queen, no one can shake your position in the harem, but if you can't learn the way of the queen mother, you are destined to be eliminated by this cruel harem, and the Jiang family and the Ling family will be doomed."

"Your Majesty, you won't do that to this palace." Ling Xi said in a low voice.

Ling Xi remembered all the past, even if there was a beautiful imperial concubine Feng Yingying in the harem, and the stunning Ling Man had also walked to Xiang Hongxuan's side, but Xiang Hongxuan had her in her heart, and she didn't believe that one day Xiang Hongxuan would treat herself like Emperor Xuanwu.

"The Queen's Mother

When Empress Bo first entered the palace, she also had a period of husband and wife love with Emperor Xuanwu, perhaps Empress Bo didn't believe that Emperor Xuanwu would treat her like this, so she had such an ending. Niangniang, the royal family, sibling affection is as thin as cicada wings, not to mention the emperor's true feelings, you hope that the emperor's true feelings will not change, aren't you deceiving yourself? ”

Jiang Zhennan's words were pressing step by step, making Ling Xi a little breathless, she avoided Jiang Zhennan's sharp eyes, at this time she really didn't believe that Xiang Hongxuan would be so ruthless to her.

"Empress Niang, if you are a powerful queen, you can rest easy even if the emperor changes rapidly. What you need to learn now is to be generous and good at making use of them, so that you can be invincible in the harem. For example, Ling Hua's marriage is to consolidate the bond between the Ling family and King Qing, and for Niangniang, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages in the future. ”

Jiang Zhennan admonished Ling Xi step by step, he knew that Ling Xi might not be able to listen to all the words he had to say to Ling Xi now, but he still hoped that Ling Xi would be able to understand his good intentions.

"Uncle, you should know why your mother died, and what Ling Man did in the harem, it's not that this palace can't tolerate Ling Hua, this palace is just worried and gives Ling Hua strength, so it will be a tiger in the future."

Speaking of Jiang Shuangxue, Ling Xi's heart set off a heart-piercing pain again, what she couldn't forgive was not only Leng Qiuye, but also herself.

"Believe uncle, Ling Hua is a smart child, he is not Ling Man, he will not be stupid enough to ruin you and the Ling family, and even if he really becomes Sun Wukong in the future, then he will not be able to turn the sky. But if there is no marriage of Ling Hua, Niang Niang may not be able to have Five Finger Mountain in her hands, Ling Hua will not be able to become Sun Wukong, and there are other people who can be Sun Wukong, and then Niang Niang will not have Five Finger Mountain, and she will still be passive. ”

Ling Xi's face gradually stiffened, her eyebrows frowned slightly, she had to admit that Jiang Zhennan was right, after all, Ling Hua was surnamed Ling, and it was the law of the family's survival to have both glory and loss, as long as Ling Hua wanted to get ahead, he could only rely on the Ling family and rely on her as the queen.

In the long run, their grievances are not enough to shake the interests and family ties between them. At this time, Ling Xi somewhat understood Jiang Zhennan, from beginning to end, Jiang Zhennan's picture was not the glory of the queen's family in front of him, he was the glory of the family for a hundred years, or even longer.

(End of chapter)