The eldest princess and Princess Dunrou are not people who can really "control" Guan Zhuofan, Ci'an knows this, but there are still differences between the two sisters. Ci'an also loves Dunniu, but Princess Dunrou is a person of the Queen Mother, this, as we all know; And the eldest princess, Ci'an believes, is her mother, the queen mother, the queen mother.

The eldest princess and the little emperor are childhood sweethearts, and she, like the little emperor, has been close to the queen mother since she was a child, not the queen mother; After the death of Wen Zongxue, Concubine Ligui's mother and daughter regarded Ci'an as their only protector - in fact, Cixi had no intention of embarrassing their mother and daughter, but how could Concubine Ligui believe that the Empress Dowager had such a heart? Back then, I was with her, but I had "hatred for favor"!

Dunniu's marriage to Guan Zhuofan will increase Cixi's influence on Guan Zhuofan; Liniu's marriage to Guan Zhuofan will increase Ci'an's influence on Guan Zhuofan - Cixi, like Ci'an, has a mirror in her heart.

But Cixi still generously pulled the eldest princess in, because:

First, if there are only big girls and Dun girls as candidates, she will probably not support her proposal when Ci'an's preferred candidate is almost certain to fail; With one more beautiful girl, Ci'an will agree to his proposal if he has a chance of winning.

Second, Cixi is sure that although Liniu is more beautiful, Guan Zhuofan will choose Dunniu according to her own plan.

Compared with Liniu, the color may be slightly inferior, but it is also an authentic beauty embryo; Most importantly, she has a good Amma.

What about Liniu? Uh, her Amma, long ...... No, I don't see it.

Originally. The means of the superior to the throne. It's nothing more than pulling one faction and fighting another faction. Divide and conquer, maintain a "dynamic balance" to ensure that your role as the final arbiter is not shaken.

If Guan Zhuofan marries Princess Dunrou, is he worried that the combination of Guan and Gong's two powerful forces will be difficult to control?

Don't worry.

Cixi believes that when it comes to the plane of Guan Zhuofan and Prince Gong, once the rift is born, it can never really be eliminated - at least. It is not at all possible to be glued together by a son-in-law relationship.

After all, the resources and power they have at their disposal are too great, and for this handicap, their mothers and sons may not recognize them, let alone a grandfather and a son-in-law.

Not to mention Guan and Gong, even Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao are also considered sons and daughters, once there is a gap, isn't it almost life-or-death? Now the two of them are barely "reconciled", but this is all because of the "top" matchmaking. There is also the drive of practical interests, with their kinship. Is there a copper plate relationship?

If necessary, you can also drive a new wedge between Guan and Gong, and these are not very difficult with the means of the Queen Mother.

Also, psychologically, Cixi has already regarded Dun Niu as her daughter first, and King Gong second.

Weighing the pros and cons, she believes that Dunniu's marriage to Guan Zhuofan will have more advantages than disadvantages for herself.

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Ci'an readily agreed, and the proposal of "picking the princess" would be regarded as a "united front" for the queen mother of the two palaces.

The next thing is naturally to arrange for "people on both sides" to meet.

Dunniu, Guan Zhuofan has seen it; Girl, I don't know if Guan Zhuofan has seen it? However, the queen mother of the two palaces understands that the focus is no longer on the big girl, but on the beautiful girl - how can the two of them be arranged to meet?

The easiest way is to use the old skills of the Fang Zhai Hall to give banquets to the guards, and Guan Zhuofan led the class as the former minister, which was the role of the alcohol king back then. The little emperor came to the banquet, and the eldest princess, as the companion of the little emperor, was like Dunrou Gege back then, and the banquet was together. In this way, Guan and Li will see above.

But the trouble with this plan is that among the current guards, there are no characters like Guan Zhuofan back then, and the banquet given by the queen mother of the two palaces is already quite abrupt; And the emperor and princess have grown up, and the grand banquet, if there is no reasonable reason, it is even more strange to watch.

This can test Ci'an.

Ci'an was embarrassed for a while, and Cixi pretended to remember suddenly: "There is!" He is the emperor's master, let's invite the masters of Hongdedian to dinner! ”

That's a good idea!

The master is the "Xibin", and the big family has always regarded the master as half a family, and the banquet is both natural and cordial; In addition, it can also promote the respect of the two palaces, and it is definitely a good story.

The emperor is a student, of course, with a feast; Not only with the banquet, but also "holding the pot" - that is, pouring wine for the masters, this will be a good story again!

Since the emperor is present, it is only natural that the eldest princess will attend as the emperor's companion.

The only thing to worry about is the face of the old man, don't come up with any tricks when the time comes, and make everyone unhappy.

Cixi said: "Before that, it's time to say hello to Guan Zhuofan. ”

This is a must, otherwise, what to "pick"?

But what should I say about this? In particular, on what occasion is it said?

It's hard to say it in the East Warm Pavilion of the Heart Cultivation Palace, right?

Ci'an was stumped again.

Cixi secretly sneered in her heart, and pretended to think for a while before she said, "In this way, let's go to his house and talk!" ”

Luck? Ci'an's eyes lit up, good!

Cixi said: "However, if we are both present and too solemn, Guan Zhuofan's bear temper is afraid that he will not speak well, but will delay things." Well, sister, I went to his house alone last time; This time, you're good to go alone! ”

The so-called "unwilling to speak well" actually means "talking too well", that is, to make a pattern of the meeting between the monarch and the minister, "the queen mother is sage, and the minister does not dare to be", and so on. In short, the praise of the king is not righteous.

Guan Zhuofan actually doesn't have a "bear temper", but Ci'an was frightened by Cixi, and he was really "timid" when he thought of talking to Guan Zhuofan about such a "big" thing alone. She shook her head with a wry smile and said, "I can't do it, he can choke me back with a word, so you should go." ”

Cixi was silent, but said in her heart: I want you to say this.

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The discussion of the queen mother of the two palaces to "marry her daughter" was originally extremely secret, but the next day, Concubine Ligui knew about it.

It was Xi'er, the personal maid of the Queen Mother, who quietly came over to tell her.

For Concubine Li, this is a surprise that can never be imagined again.

There are many people involved in this matter: Empress Dowager Ci'an, Empress Dowager Cixi, Princess Eldest Princess, Princess Rongshou, Princess Dunrou, Prince Gong and Fujin, of course, there are also people related to Zhuo Fan and - Concubine Li doesn't know who Lu Dao is with, but if you want to come to Guan Zhuofan's side, there will be people like herself, who are closely related to this matter.

There is another one who has no say in this matter, but must also be very concerned - the little emperor, he and his two sisters: the eldest princess and the princess Dunrou, both have a deep affection.

Among these people, the most nervous one must be Concubine Li.

Concubine Li's age is two years younger than Cixi, but if the two stand together, they can immediately see the change in prosperity and decline.

Concubine Li still has amazing beauty, her skin is still white and delicate, her hair is still black and shiny, but her expression is lonely, her eyes are gloomy, and her face is haggard.

She is gentle and obedient, empathetic, and willing to be subservient to others. Before Wenzong's death, he finally couldn't stand Concubine Yi's strong temperament, and favored her, which was the most important reason.

But the flip side of this personality is the stress difference. Wenzong died, Cixi hung the curtain, Concubine Li thought that a catastrophe was coming, and she washed her face with tears day and night, if it wasn't for a daughter who couldn't let go, she would almost take poison and commit suicide, and went with Wenzong. Later, although he was finally persuaded by Ci'an, he still felt that he still lived a life without any hope.

In fact, there is nothing missing for her offerings; No one, including An Dehai, dared to be rude to her. As soon as the curtain was lowered in the two palaces, the Queen Mother named her the imperial concubine in the name of the emperor's invitation, and before that, she was just a "concubine", not even a "concubine". The concubine of the Jin Emperor is equivalent to being promoted two levels in a row.

But she just couldn't believe that Cixi would really let her go.

Concubine Li's days are purely passed by reciting Buddha and writing scriptures, and the only thing she cares about in this world is the eldest princess. Her daughter's lifelong event is the only thing she thinks about in kindness.

The marriages of princesses in the Qing Dynasty were actually mostly unsatisfactory. There are very few people who really marry well. The princess can only choose a son-in-law in the clan, but how many of the young clans are promising? Especially in the late Qing Dynasty, in the clan, at a glance, they were all gentlemen, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and everyone had bad habits.

The princess and Gege are mostly short-lived, which has a lot to do with their unhappy marriage.

*(To be continued......)