Chapter 187: Stealing the Dragon and Turning the Phoenix
On the Chongchang Palace, Gu Zhen was muttering to himself: "Mother Queen Mother...... It's really ruthless! When the palace changed, the palace was panicked. Even if she is Concubine Min, she is very shrewd, but she is also caught in her way! Sure enough, in this palace, the most important thing to be swept away is this old thing!! β
"Niangniang, did you say that the concubine really didn't know that the Empress Dowager was going to come to this bitter plan?" There were other thoughts left and right, and they implicitly reminded, "At that time, did she inadvertently leave only the Ten Princes on the island, or did she do it on purpose?" β
"Huh?" Gu Zhen looked at the attendant who said this, "What did you think of?" β
The attendant said softly: "Niangniang, the maid thinks that the concubine has always been cunning, you think, when the palace changed, His Majesty didn't even care about King Qin and His Royal Highness Princess Zhaoqing, but she still remembered to take the Seven Princes with her, and left the attendant to take care of King Qin and Zhaoqing...... She was able to think so much at the time, obviously not the kind of person who couldn't care about anything in a panic! In this case, will she not guard against the Queen Mother? Is it possible that although the Empress Dowager has bad intentions, the concubine will also be calculated? β
Don't blame her for thinking too much, after all, since the concubine entered the palace, there are still fewer people in her hands because of carelessness?
is to be on guard with a little spirit, and there are not a few concubines who are also turned around by her.
Especially here in the Middle Palace, there are many times that they have been fooled, and now when it comes to Concubine Min, everyone has to pay a few more attention.
"Yes, Niangniang, I hope that the concubine sent Chen Zhu over before, also to win us over to deal with the Queen Mother." Another waiter couldn't help but speak, "After all, it is already a well-known thing that His Majesty openly defends the Gu family above the temple today. Maybe the concubine knew His Majesty's intentions a long time ago and deliberately framed Niangniang? β
In their opinion, this is very likely.
The queen is not favored, and she will not figure out the holy will.
For Chunjia's thoughts, I have never seen through it.
As for the concubine, although she has never served this master closely.
But just looking at the emperor's favor for her, can this person be worse in terms of understanding the emperor?
If you can't grasp the thoughts of the Son of Heaven, how can you do what he likes? It's impossible for Concubine Min to be so lucky, and everything is in line with the emperor's preferences, right?
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang knew early on that the emperor was actually sincere in letting Gu Zhen be the queen and the queen mother in the future, so he took advantage of this time to drag the queen mother into the water. After all, a concubine who conspired to kill the queen mother and the prince is difficult to have a future, and a queen who does this is even less qualified to be a mother in the world!
"But the two queen mothers are okay, but there are still twelve princes." At this time, someone stood up and objected, "Can you suspect that our mother is plotting to kill the queen mother, and can you also suspect that our mother is not good for the twelve princes?" β
How is that possible?
The Twelfth Prince is the only prince under Chunjia's knees who has the blood of the Gu family, and he is the grandson of the Gu family who is most assured and can wholeheartedly fight for him as the prince.
With this, no one in Gu Zhenkeng will pit this child.
"But......" One of the waiters wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he shut up.
In fact, if the queen is ruthless, this is also possible: anyway, the queen still has a tenth prince under her knees, isn't it? Abandon one of the twelve princes, kill the two queen mothers, and frame the concubines, so that the queen will no longer be in the way in the harem.
As for how much the Twelve Princes mean to the Gu family, it is not the queen's own anyway!
Go back and find a chance to kill Ping Xianyi, the tenth prince will ascend the throne when he grows up, isn't Gu Zhen just bitter?
However, the waiters knew in their hearts that Gu Zhen couldn't do such a thing.
"Niangniang, Gu Cairen asks to see you." The waiter was silent, and only watched a few of his colleagues arguing with each other. At this time, someone came in to tell and said, "Gu Cairen heard about what happened in the past two days, and said that he had some thoughts and wanted to tell his mother. β
Due to the previous reminder, the queen felt that although this sister was a little selfish and vicious, her brain was okay, plus she was ready to sacrifice herself, and Gu Shao was a part of the aftermath arrangement at that time.
"Sister Queen, things have come to this point, do we still have to sit still?" Gu Shaocai entered the door, finished saluting, looked around, and saw that they were all the queen's henchmen, and they were not verbose, and said straight to the point, "It's always like this, others come to stir up trouble, we worked hard to confess, wash away grievances, spend a lot of energy, and finally don't do it!" It's okay to do it once or twice, but if there are too many times, who can afford it? And for the who is looking for trouble, if something is dragged to the middle palace, no matter how cost-effective it is, anyway, even if it is found out that my sister is involved, they will not have any punishment! β
"Bold!" Hearing this, the queen frowned slightly, and a close attendant stood up and scolded Gu Shao, "Even if the talented person and the mother are sisters of the same clan, but since they have entered the palace, there is a difference between respect and inferiority!" How can a talented person be so rude! β
Gu Shao's words were carefully savored, and he accused the queen of being weak and incompetent, and she couldn't resist and refute after being bullied again and again.
As a close palace person, of course, you have to show something.
"Sister Queen, you can't do this anymore!" Gu Shao glanced at the waiter, and his heart was pounding, but thinking of the advice over there, he still took two steps forward, stared at the queen, and said in a deep voice, "We should also find something to do for that thing, lest they worry about the Middle Palace all day long!" Sister Rong Concubine said something that she didn't like: In the past two years, whether it is the Spring Palace or the Xuanqing Palace, the wives have been smooth and casual, so they are extremely bored, how much time do they have to calculate the Middle Palace? If they are too busy to take care of themselves, do they still have the heart to be unfavorable to the Middle Palace? The concubine knows that her sister has always been generous and loving, but some people, like pigs and dogs, are afraid of power and not virtuous, and benevolence can't move them! β
Gu Zhen listened to the movement of his heart, raised his head and said, "What do you mean?" β
"The Eighth Prince." Gu Shao said simply, "The Empress Dowager Mother forced this hot potato, and it was not what my sister wanted to raise!" Now that she dares to poison the Twelve Princes, why can't we poison the Eighth Prince?! β
"Be cautious!" Hearing this, several close attendants frowned, and the waiter who had scolded Gu Shao before said, "Whether it is the eighth prince or the twelfth prince, they are all the blood of His Majesty, and they are also the blood of the queen!" Now that the Twelve Princes have suffered a storm, it is unknown who did it! How could the queen mother not be kind to the eighth prince because of the rumors of chasing the wind and shadows? β
Doesn't the queen want to kill the eighth prince as revenge for the twelve princes falling overboard?!
She wanted it so much!
was already very annoying to this child, but Empress Dowager Yuan relied on her seniority and identity, and tried to pull the young and innocent twelve princes, this is the most important heir of the queen and the Gu family!
To tell the truth, when I heard the news that the twelve princes had fallen into the water, the queen had the mind to kill the eighth prince with her own hands!
But she can't do this, after all, the Empress Dowager Yuan didn't leave a handle, at least the queen didn't have a handle in her hand, she couldn't prove that the Queen Mother murdered the twelve princes, even if she could prove it, she couldn't be angry with the eighth prince, after all, the eighth prince was innocent, and the eighth prince was also Chunjia's blood. Although everyone knows that the queen attaches the most importance to the twelve princes, as the head of the middle palace, she must bring out the loving money and maintain the demeanor and love that the queen mother should have for any of Chunjia's children.
Especially when the eighth prince is only so old, if he is a few years older, the queen can still design to make him make a mistake or something, and pick it up justifiably.
Right now?
Now the queen can only let the eighth prince move a little farther away, out of sight.
I have to protect it, lest there be a three-long and two-short one on this eyebone, and then people will suspect that she is trying to kill the prince in order to vent her anger!
"If it is the prince, of course, it is His Majesty's blood and bones, and the queen's sister has always been loving, so she will naturally love him." The queen's master and servant were all a little disappointed when they heard this, and felt that Gu Shaomo was worried about the situation of the family and himself after hearing what happened to the twelve princes, and came over with a sense of anger?
That's a bit naΓ―ve.
The queen opened her mouth slightly, and was about to ask Gu Shao to retreat, when she heard this clan sister sneer and said, "But what if the eighth prince is not His Majesty's blood and bones?!" β
The hall was silent for a moment, and after a while, the queen said in a deep voice: "Nonsense! Such a big thing can also be child's play? β
"Sister Queen, this is not child's play." Gu Shao looked at her and said slowly, "Do you remember the situation when the Eighth Prince gave birth?" Concubine Yuan Xian's wife had been peaceful during her pregnancy, but because there was a mistake on the way back from the palace, she had to settle down halfway, and finally even gave birth in the county...... Later, Concubine Yuan Xian's mother and son returned to the palace, and Concubine Xian said that she was sick from then on, and basically never appeared in front of people. The palace never doubted it, but she really had a fetal gas, and she was out giving birth and rushing all kinds of things to be complete, and she was ...... at all."
Speaking of this, the faces of the queen's master and servant have changed a little.
Gu Shao continued, "But is this really the case? Sister, please think about it, is it possible that Concubine Yuan Xian didn't really have a fetal gas at that time and couldn't leave Wannian County, but she didn't dare to go back to the palace? β
"As for why you don't dare to go back to the palace...... The concubine still remembers that at that time, the queen's sister got the news that Concubine Yuan Xian was pregnant with a male fetus! β
Gu Zhen's face was extremely gloomy, and he glanced left and right.
One of the waiters frowned and said, "Yes, this is a ...... It's still the concubine! β
"The talented person means that Concubine Yuan Xian may not be pregnant with a male fetus, but the Yuan family needs a prince, so they find an excuse to give birth in Wannian County, so as to ...... Stealing dragons and turning phoenixes?! β
Hearing this, except for Gu Shao, everyone in the hall gasped!
"But although the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty are not biological mothers and sons, they have a deep affection...... How could she support an outsider who had nothing to do with His Majesty to ascend to the throne?! Gu Zhen was shocked for a long time before muttering.
Gu Shao's eyes flashed, and she said, "Sister, just because the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty are not biological, since the sons are not biological, the grandsons are not related by blood...... And what? Even, how do we know that the Eighth Prince is not His Majesty's biological blood, so he must have nothing to do with the Empress Dowager? There are many children in the Yuan family, and perhaps, which of the Yuan women who gave birth to Concubine Yuan Xian at the same time as Yuan Xian came from, so they were particularly valued by the Empress Dowager? After all, the Empress Dowager is not an ordinary favor and favoritism towards her niece! β
The queen was silent for a moment before saying, "This is just a suspicion, and the matter is serious...... Yuan Xianfei...... She may not have the guts! β
"But if the Empress Dowager or the Yuan family are the masters, she is not qualified to say no!" Gu Shao said calmly, "Besides, sister, does it matter if the Eighth Prince is His Majesty's blood or not?" But if he weren't His Majesty's blood and bones, you said, in the future, the Queen Mother, would also be worthy of blocking you?! β
Gu Zhen quickly exchanged glances with the attendants.
Yes, Concubine Yuan Xian may have given birth in Wannian County by chance, or maybe she did it on purpose!
No matter which one it is, whether the Eighth Prince is the bloodline of Chunjia or not...... Does the middle palace need to care?
Zhonggong has long been annoyed with this child!
If it can be finalized as evidence of Yuan's confusion of blood, then, Xingning Bofu, will inevitably be in a catastrophe, that is, the Empress Dowager Yuan, although the position of the Empress Dowager will definitely not be lost, but where is the qualification, pointing fingers at the harem, especially the matter of the imperial heir and the prince? !
ββ¦β¦ Send someone to the back. Gu Zhen pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Take the blood of the Eighth Prince, the Third Prince, and the King of Chu, and see if they are brothers!" Although it is the words of the ancients, it may not be unreasonable. Wait for the results to come out......"
The queen paused, and a touch of cruelty flashed in her eyes, "Let's discuss what to do!" β
This discussion means that the eighth prince is not Chunjia's child, so of course it is best, if it is, then ...... That must not be!
Gu Shao understood her attitude, breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and lowered her eyes to hide the worry in her eyes: Although the concubine swore by her, after this time, the queen must rely on her very much, and from now on, she will be rich and noble, and she will not have to worry about it.
But......
It's also difficult to break free from the concubine's side.
Just calmed down and thought about it, Gu Shao thought it was worth it.
After all, the sisters who entered the palace together, Gu Su and Gu Liman were pregnant, the former is now a concubine, no matter how this concubine was canonized and how much she suffered, at least now she presides over a palace and has a beautiful scenery; The latter is dead, if he doesn't die, there are twelve princes, and the future is needless to say.
Only she, ignored from beginning to end, has nothing to gain, and has no hope for the future.
Although there is a queen, there will be no bullying, but at a young age, he began to be widowed, and he had to face the result of being sent to the palace to wait for death after Chunjia was gone...... She'd rather spell it out.
In contrast, whether it is the queen sister, the twelve princes, the family, the parents...... It's all going to be the back.
Gu Shao thought silently in her heart, it's not that I don't want to take care of you, but you don't care too much about me, I can only find my own way, isn't it?
At this time, a close attendant suggested in a low voice: "Now that the Empress Dowager is going all out to deal with the concubine, should we take a break first, and after a few days, we will expose this matter again?" In this way, there is also more work to prepare. β
What to prepare? Of course, it is evidence of Yuan's confusion of bloodline!
"No way!" Before the queen could answer, Gu Shao immediately raised her head and said in a deep voice, "Sister, you can't listen to her!" Don't forget that Your Majesty has always favored the Queen Mother. If you wait a few days, who knows what Your Majesty will do? It's better to add fuel to the fire of the current situation, so that His Majesty wants to suppress the Queen Mother for the Mother, but he is also powerless! In this way, it can be ensured that the Queen Mother will have no chance to meddle in the Six Palaces! β
She looked at the clan sister on the phoenix throne and emphasized, "If you miss such a good opportunity, who can guarantee that you will be able to beat Your Majesty in the future?!" β
What are you kidding, this is what the concubine instigated me to do in order to relieve the siege of Xuanqing Palace, if you wait a few days, the concubine is cold, can you let me go?
What will I do then?
Gu Shao spared no effort to persuade Gu Zhen: "The Empress Dowager is the big trouble for our family!" Even though His Majesty dotes on the concubine, he took away the Ten Princes and the Twelve Princes last night! It can be seen that His Majesty's selfishness is limited, and he finally attaches importance to the distinction between concubines and concubines! And the concubine has been in the palace for several years, and now she is favored, who knows what will happen in the future? Concubine An, wasn't it a ready-made example? When she was proud, who would have thought that she would have today, and even the six princes would not be able to raise her? Besides, sister, please think about it, Your Majesty is wise and martial, if you notice that your sister has thoughts about the Queen Mother, how can you not be bored? β
"But now it's different when I poke it out, can the concubine take the lead in charging into battle?!"
"When the time comes, Your Majesty will blame you, and you will blame the concubine, blame the Xuanqing Palace, and do you care about us!"
Gu Zhen pondered for a while and said, "You mean, remind the concubine of this?" Let the concubine expose? β
"That's too obvious, and the concubine is cunning, I'm afraid that she will see through this matter, and when the time comes, she will tell Your Majesty directly, what do you think Your Majesty?" Gu Shao narrowed his eyes and suggested in a low voice, "Didn't Xingning Bo Mansion want to make things happen?" In this case, such a major matter should be exposed by outsiders. After all, my sister is generous and loving, and filial to the Queen Mother, how can she suspect the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother's niece and maiden family?! β
Gu Zhen leaned back, looking at his sister, Gu Shao hurriedly put on a well-behaved and obedient posture.
After a moment, the queen sighed softly and said, "You are suitable for the palace." β
Gu Shao's heartbeat was almost gone, lest he should show his heart somewhere.
Fortunately, Gu Zhen did not doubt her, first, the queen was not a top shrewd figure; The second is that Gu Shao has always been the master of this kind of sowing discord and scheming.
Gu Su and Gu Li were in trouble before, and she was the culprit.
Gu Zhen knew this in his heart.
Now although Gu Shao's plan is vicious, in the queen's opinion, Gu Shao is originally this kind of person.
At most, there used to be a small fight, but now even the queen mother of a country dares to calculate...... However, Gu Zhen thinks this is understandable.
Who told this sister to be locked up in the same palace earlier, and it was Gu Su and Gu Liman who got along with each other every day, she had to be ruthless and had to worry about the queen, and she didn't dare to do it. Now follow the queen, for outsiders, there is naturally no limit.
"Hongu knows, you're fine." Gu Zhen pondered for a while, so he said to Gu Shao, "When this matter passes, you may not have a future like Su'er." β
This is exactly the same as what the concubine said!
Gu Shao suppressed her joy, bowed her head and said, "Sister Xie." β
smiled coquettishly, "Being able to share my sister's worries, the concubine is very happy." β
Gu Zhen didn't pay attention to her anymore, waved her hand to let her go down, but muttered to the attendants, discussing the specific details of this matter?