Chapter 55: Wei's Calculations
Concubine Shu came to the Huanhua Hall in a panic, and when she came in, she began to wipe her tears: "The concubine body just wants to give the newcomer a dismount, where did you think that the queen would say that about the concubine body!" If it weren't for the help of the concubine, the concubine would really not be able to live! ”
"Are you stupid?" Yun Fenghuang snorted, "If you want to stir up trouble, you also think about the ins and outs, thinking that a good queen is not stupid and will be tossed by you, and she will make trouble without thinking about anything, isn't this causing trouble to the palace?" ”
"Yes, yes, it's all because the concubine is not in good health." Concubine Shu pinched the handkerchief aggrievedly and said, "But the queen is too much, she raised three princes under her knees and didn't talk to the king of Chu, before the king of Chu was sick, I heard that His Majesty also promised, but if there is another palace concubine to have children, she will definitely continue to hold a prince for her as a concubine, so she will have to stuff her sisters in!" Who doesn't know about Gu Su's troubles, she just stuffed a Gu Su, and the result? That's three of them! She simply dragged all the unmarried sisters of her mother's family into the palace...... Do you say that the queen's behavior is not virtuous? ”
Yun Fenghuang was a little impatient: "Whether the queen is virtuous or not, that is up to His Majesty, how can you, a concubine, judge?" Moreover, how many people are up and down in this palace, those who are more noble than Gu Su and the others, those who are more capable of things than them, and those who are more beautiful than them, abound! You are the same age as this palace, and now you are ranked as the fourth concubine, and you are pregnant, do you need to deal with that couple? I didn't lose the dignity of our four concubines! ”
Concubine Shu didn't dare to say that she was just looking for a punching bag temporarily, but she didn't play well and made the queen grab the handle, and explained with insufficient confidence: "But now that Uncle Zhao Wubo will have to be reused, how can Your Majesty not give the Gu family women extra dignity?" If they are interested, if they are not interested, do you say that in the future, in this palace, can it still be as calm as it is now? ”
"These Hongu will naturally consider it." Yun Fenghuan frowned and stared at her, and said suspiciously, "You weren't so unstable before, why are you so impulsive now?" ”
“…… Xu is the reason why the concubine is pregnant. Concubine Shu cautiously explained, "The concubine has not been very comfortable for the past two days. ”
Yun Fenghuan herself has not given birth so far, and the concubines under her hands are pregnant and are all served by her subordinates, so it is impossible to take care of them personally, but when she was not out of the cabinet, because the Xie family was prosperous, it was not uncommon for her sisters-in-law to get pregnant, knowing that pregnant women were indeed prone to unsteady, she reluctantly accepted this statement, and waved her hand: "Since this is the case, go back and rest, and weigh it carefully in the future, this palace is not afraid of things, but it doesn't like to have nothing to do!" ”
Although she doesn't have a good impression of Gu Suyan, it is completely unnecessary to beat and be picky today, after all, she single-handedly promoted this couple's entry into the palace, and the result is to be dismounted, what is this?
It's a stingy name, and it can't be worth it.
Fortunately, this turmoil had little impact, Yun Fenghuang sent away Concubine Shu, and asked Qingdu to go to Chongchang Hall to ask the queen for a reward.
Qingdu was stunned and said, "Reward? This? ”
The queen is not good at this time, as a palace member of Xuanqing Palace, or a waiter from Yunfeng Huang's blood family, she ran to ask for a reward, didn't she send it to the door to beg for a beating?
"This palace is not so embarrassed with the queen just now, how can the Empress Dowager believe that Gu Suyan's entry into the palace has nothing to do with this palace?" Yun Fenghuang said as a matter of course, "This palace does not hesitate to fulfill the Gu sisters in the name of narrow-mindedness, why shouldn't the queen mother give this palace some benefits?" ”
Qingdu: "......"
She said this to Chongchang Hall with a wooden face, Gu Zhenzheng was still angry, and she almost didn't jump up when she heard the words!
But Qingdu said: "The queen mother probably thinks that what my mother just said is too offensive, but the mother and queen mother, please think about it, the queen mother is shrewd, if my mother doesn't make the scene more intense, how can I hide it from the Spring Palace?" Now the whole Sixth Palace is talking about my mother's stinginess, but I feel that Gu Baolin and the others have encountered such a thing when they first enter the palace, which is really pitiful, isn't it a good thing for them to integrate into the Sixth Palace? ”
"......" Gu Zhen always felt that something was wrong, but when she heard this, she felt that it was right, and hesitated for a moment, she finally considered that the concubine had clearly sent someone over to ask for payment, if there was no explanation, I am afraid that she would deal with Gu Su and them in the next place, and said very reluctantly, "Isn't this what Mrs. Qingshu entrusted to your mother?" Why do you want to seek benefits from this palace? ”
This is the concubine returning the favor, and she is not doing a good deed for nothing!
"Mrs. Qingshu only said that she asked Niangniang to help her speak before His Majesty." Qingdu said calmly, "I didn't promise anything else." My mother-in-law is personally in battle this time, for the sake of your sister. Otherwise, you want the lady to be cautious, how could you say something like that for no reason? ”
Well...... Seems to make sense?
Gu Zhen pondered for a long time, and finally let people open their own private warehouse, took some clothes and jewelry, and sent people away.
Yun Fenghuan looked at these things, for the level of the queen and the fourth concubine, it was actually only average, which showed that the queen was still very uncomfortable.
But that's okay, don't be in vain, don't you?
She asked people to put things into the warehouse, looked at the time, and was about to call the two nieces who had not seen each other for two days to come to inspect the homework, and Chen Jing came to tell the matter: "Niangniang, the one from the Qingci Palace summoned His Majesty over to discuss the marriage of the Marquis of Shouning." ”
"It's been a few days since the banquet was held." Yun Fenghuang heard the words and said, "The Empress Dowager has finally finalized the candidate?" What did Your Majesty say? ”
Chen Jing said: "Your Majesty has just gone, and it is not yet known. It's just that the mother knows who the Queen Mother has taken a fancy to? ”
Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who?" ”
"Concubine De's half-sister." Chen Jing whispered, "It's just that I heard that his grandmother, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Dongxing, is not very happy. ”
"Concubine De's half-sister?" Yun Fenghuang had a slight impression, that was when he just entered the palace, on the eve of the summer banquet, Wei Hengyan mentioned that he wanted to give this young sister to Deng Chengzhai, but there was such a big thing at the summer banquet, and the families were so worried that they didn't care about it at all.
It's been two years, but I didn't expect this Miss Wei family to still be in the boudoir, and she was also taken by the Queen Mother.
"Why does Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Dongxing disagree?" She pondered for a while, and then asked curiously, "As far as the relationship between the Marquis of Shouning and the regent is in the same place, who will regard this father and son as a family in the future?" ”
After Gong Xiangxiao fell out with the regent, he became independent as the Marquis of Shouning, although his future was blocked, but it was more convenient to get married.
Gu Zhen wanted to marry his cousin to him before, why didn't the eldest princess of Dongxing agree?
Chen Jing's voice was lower: "I heard that one of Zhao Wubo's concubines has not yet married, and the eldest princess of Dongxing seems to be intent on marrying her granddaughter to the Gu family. ”
Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "The Wei clan intends to mix with the Dingbei Army? ”
"The slave maid heard that the Wei family used to have a title, but because the eldest princess of Dongxing was still the prince of the first emperor of Shenzong, she was not enthusiastic with the first emperor of Shenzong, and the Wei family did something wrong at that time...... Chen Jing said euphemistically, "After the first emperor of Shenzong ascended the throne, this title was removed, but he only thought of the flesh and blood, and did not ask anything about the Wei family." ”
Yun Fenghuang understood, when Shenzong was fighting for the prince, Dongxing's half-sister stood with other brothers, and her husband's Wei family may have helped other princes to pit Shenzong at that time, and either they were more ruthless or had great results, in short, they offended Shenzong a lot.
Therefore, after Shenzong came to power, he immediately took away the title of this family.
said that it was thinking of the relationship between flesh and blood, and eighty percent was that the position of the Divine Sect was not stable at that time, and it was not good to do things absolutely, so there was no further punishment.
After that, the Dongxing family was more reluctant, and even the Wei family was originally from the Jiangmen family, and they all abandoned Wu Congwen to dispel the emperor's suspicions, in short, they never gave Shenzong a chance to settle old accounts, so that they could survive.
And it is difficult for the dynasty to be knighted, just look at Ouyang Yanran, Cui Wan and other old ministers who are still in high positions but have no knighthood.
For example, Gong Xiangxiao was able to be named a marquis immediately after losing the position of the prince, mainly because he was a close branch of the clan, or the only blood grandson of Emperor Shenzong, and as a companion of Chunjia, cousins have been together for many years, and they have some affection; The second is that Chun Jia deliberately used this way to set off the regent's indifference and ruthlessness.
In fact, in addition to the bloodline of the Gongxiang clan, the courtiers often have power and cannot get a title.
No matter how high the official position is, after old age and decay, it is rarely necessary to return to the hometown, and when the time comes, people will go to tea and cool. But if you have a knighthood, even if you die immediately, you can also bless future generations.
If the Wei family has never received the title, it will be fine, there has been before, but it was lost because of the failure to stand in line, as a descendant, it is understandable to want to regain it.
The problem is that the credit for the knighthood is not so easy to get, in the temple, Chunjia already has the assistance of important ministers such as Yiguo Gong and Ouyang Yanran, and if the merit is rewarded, the Wei family will drink some soup at most. So Wei Su's change is a good opportunity.
The knighthood of military merit is the fastest.
The most important thing is that Dongxing has had a good relationship with Chunjia in the past two years, and although Concubine De's favor is not as good as that of the concubine, she is also one of the more favored concubines. If the children of the Wei family can make a relatively large contribution, through the mediation of Dongxing and Concubine De, the possibility of Chunjia loosening his mouth is very high.
If you miss it, you don't know when you will wait for such an opportunity next time.
Combined with these reasons, it is no wonder that the eldest princess of Dongxing wants to give her little granddaughter to Zhao Wubo in exchange for the support of the Gu family.
Thinking about this, Yun Fenghuang slowly exhaled and said: "This palace understands, Concubine De will definitely come to talk to this palace about this matter when she turns around, you go down, this palace has to think about it." ”
said so, but Yun Fenghuang didn't need to think about it, so he decided to try to make the plan of the eldest princess of Dongxing not succeed.
It's not that she wants to help the Empress Dowager, but she is worried that after Gu Wei marries, she will be in the harem, which will be unfavorable to herself, and in the previous dynasty, not only will it be more difficult for the children of a shallow family like the Xie family to get ahead, but the key is that she doesn't want to affect Qi Jiulu's future.
It has nothing to do with the previous relationship between the two, even if it is purely for themselves, the Dingbei Army is in the hands of a person like Qi Jiulu who is not from a noble background, and it is better than in the hands of the Gu family, the Wei family, the Luo family, and the Yun family.
Therefore, this family business must not be accomplished.
The problem is that she can't do this openly, otherwise how could the Gu family and the Wei family be willing to stop with her?
After pondering for a while, Yun Fenghuan summoned the waiter and asked him to pass on the word to Xie Xi: "Let's just say that the Wei family intends to use the concubine of Zhao Wubo, the wife of the concubine, if this matter is successful, it will do all kinds of harm to my family, and it must be stopped." It's just that the people in this palace are inconvenient to make a move in the deep palace, so they can secretly report this matter to Shou Ninghou. ”
After Xie Xiliu received the news, he frowned, politely sent the waiter away, and turned his head to discuss with his wife Xiao Chen: "That Shou Ninghou is not a person who is in a hurry when I heard it, otherwise how could he be squeezed out of the palace by his stepmother?" I think it's up to us to think about it, and you can send someone to invite the brothers over later......"
"Are you stupid?" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Chen, who was confused, "What you know, Niangniang still doesn't know?" Are you really expecting Shou Ninghou to do this? ”
Her voice was low, "Don't forget that the Marquis of Shouning is very good with that one, that is, he came out of the palace to become a marquis, and he has always had dealings with that person." It is rumored in the market that if it weren't for that person who helped to give advice, Shou Ninghou wouldn't even have today's creation! ”
"......" Xie Xiaoliu heard this, his face was slightly gloomy, and he said in a low voice, "When is this all an old thing, why is Niangniang still thinking about him?" ”
Xiao Chen hurriedly told him to shut up: "You know again!" Look at the current appearance of the mother, it seems that she is still thinking about him? It's not that you brothers are not angry, and they can't help Niangniang, so Niangniang has to make this decision! ”
Xie Xiaoliu muttered: "It's not that we don't care, it's just that our family background is too thin, this emperor and his ministers are everywhere, and there are as many nobles as dogs, what can we do?" ”
"When that lady first entered the palace, wasn't it similar in the palace?" Xiao Chen counted him down and said, "If your mother hears this, I have to reprimand you...... In short, what you can't do, just follow the instructions of the mother, where is all that nonsense! ”
“…… Seventeenth Sister is indeed smarter than all of us. Xie Xiaoliu thought for a moment, sighed, and said, "But the matter is big, don't mention her, when I told Shou Ninghou there, I said that we heard the news by chance, but I couldn't see that Shou Ninghou was always bullied, so I secretly went to report a letter." ”
When Xiao Chen heard this, he said: "Do a full set of plays, and in two days I will find an excuse to enter the palace to ask my mother for peace, and by the way, I will explain the matter of the county lord of Kunze before." ”
So two days later, she went to the Huanhua Hall and told Yun Fenghuan: "...... We and Niangniang are relatives in the same room, and there will be no objections to Niangniang's decision, and they all blame the husband, clumsy and stupid, that day I obviously wanted them not to disobey Niangniang, but they were squeezed by the big house, the second room, the third room and the fifth room, and I couldn't say anything! After he went back, he was annoyed for a long time, and said that other people's families were all brothers and sisters, but he dragged his mother down...... Alas, it's a pity that my mother is not there, otherwise, where is there room for people to be rampant? ”
Xiao Chen said this, on the one hand, he was really unhappy that Xie Wuzheng and they joined forces, and wanted Yun Fenghuang to tell Kunze to Xie Yanxiu or other children of the Xie family, and don't think about the Jiang family, after all, Yun Fenghuang is also a sister-in-law who she watched grow up, and it is not bad for them to be a husband and wife, and she also raises Xie Meng in front of her, of course she has to maintain Yun Fenghuan; On the other hand, it was the secret rubbing of the clouds and winds to try to get the Jiang family to come to the imperial capital......
Her idea is very simple: looking at the Xie family, the one who can suppress Yun Fenghuang and convince this concubine the most is none other than the Jiang family.
And the Jiang family is her mother-in-law and her husband's mother-in-law, after the Jiang family comes, can she still treat her son and daughter-in-law badly?
At that time, the benefits in Yun Fenghuang's hands, but if they want to give it, where are Xie Wuzheng qualified to fight for it?
Yes, Xiao Chen kept saying that his wife had no idea about the marriage of the county lord of Kunze, after all, she didn't want to make room for the county lord in person, and her son was still young enough to marry the county lord, so she would definitely not be able to get this favor.
But the rest, she wants it all!
It doesn't matter if I don't have the qualifications to talk to my sister-in-law, she has a mother-in-law!
…… Yun Fenghuan is now thinking about a series of marriages with the Gu family as the core, but he didn't notice the sister-in-law's thoughts, sighed when he heard this, and said: "This palace knows, although I can't write two words of thanks in one stroke, but after all, this palace is the daughter of the Xie family's four rooms, and you and your brother are the most cordial relatives in this palace, and there is a layer of separation in the other rooms." It's okay in normal times, but at the critical moment, it was revealed. ”
After saying something like this, Xiao Chen asked, how did the matter that was conveyed to Shou Ninghou go?
What's the response or movement over there?