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Cui Xiaojun is in an embarrassment, one side is the mother-in-law who has turned her away, and the other side is Lao Jun who wants to protect the interests of the Cui family, the two sides are facing each other, but they want to use her as a weapon of competition, arguing endlessly, and she doesn't want to completely throw herself into either side, especially she doesn't want to see one side hurt.

Lao Jun guessed correctly, choosing a concubine is not a major matter of the court that must be done, especially when the emperor is not there, the Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites have to test back and forth several times, and only after confirming that this is really the queen's original intention did they dare to proceed.

The next day, the palindrome of the two divisions chased to the Cui Mansion, and the female official of the Qiuxin Palace wanted to give it to the queen several times, but was scolded by Lao Jun, she is now not only pretending to be sick, but also pretending to be crazy and stupid, when there are no outsiders, she said: "My old face is all sold to your Cui family, Xiaojun, if you can't fight Wang Meiren, the most sorry person is me." ”

Lao Jun sent someone to contact Yang Feng, and the response was disappointing, Yang Feng was very polite, but he never admitted that there was a contradiction between the queen and Wang Meiren, but persuaded Lao Jun to recuperate with peace of mind through the contact, let the queen return to the palace as soon as possible, and don't interfere in the affairs of the palace, Yunyun.

Lao Jun originally had no expectations for Yang Feng, but at this time he scolded angrily: "What a eunuch who doesn't know how to lift, he is taking refuge in Wang Meiren, okay, let's wait, wait for Xiaojun to give birth to the prince, and see who is the mistress of the palace." ”

Lao Jun grabbed his granddaughter's hand and teary-eyed, "Even if I can't wait, you have to remember what Yang Feng did, and you must no longer trust outsiders indiscriminately, in case I really go to the ground, who will protect you?" Who helps you? ”

Cui Xiaojun wanted to explain to Yang Feng before, but when he heard the last few words, he could only wipe his tears.

Lao Jun's ability is not just to pretend to be sick, and the Cui family's power does not rely on Yang Feng alone, although after several setbacks, the Cui family did not fall, but proved its own stability in the ups and downs: Cui Hong was promoted to a general, the second daughter Xiaojun is the queen who has shared hardships with the emperor, and the second son Cui Teng is a close confidant left by the emperor's side.

Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites were under multiple pressures, and soon understood that the choice of concubines was really not the true intention of the queen, of course, this kind of thing could not be exposed, and they could only do some irrelevant preliminary preparations in a serious manner, sort out the roster, and look for precedents in the pile of old papers, but they refused to carry out specific matters, and even the reply sent to Cui's Mansion had to be returned, saying that they were going to make some small changes, and there was no follow-up.

Cui Fu Laojun won the first battle.

There was no obvious reaction from Wang Meiren's side, although she was the emperor's biological mother and would become the queen mother sooner or later, she had never issued any orders in her own name, and the Empress Dowager Shangguan was still in charge in Cishun Palace.

On the fourth day of Cui Xiaojun's departure from the palace, there was a Wei Imperial Doctor in the Tai Hospital, and he was a candidate personally designated by the Queen Mother.

"Well, well......" Doctor Wei's posture of diagnosing the pulse is not bad, his hands are not shaking, his heart is not panicking, he seems to be confident, but the old gentleman who pretends to be sick is a little panicked, and he hummed more fiercely than usual.

"I'm going to die...... Who is this old man? Jun, is that your grandfather? He has come from Hades to pick me up. ”

It's a pity that the deaf Imperial Physician Wei couldn't hear what she was saying, and it took a quarter of an hour to check the pulse, and the bystanders even thought he was asleep, so he finally removed his finger and dictated a prescription to his apprentice, which was full of valuable medicinal materials, which were rare for ordinary people to see, but it was not a problem for Cui Fu.

"The old lady's illness is based on recuperation." Imperial Physician Wei left such a sentence and said goodbye and left.

Others thought that the imperial doctor recognized the old lady's serious illness, but Lao Jun himself was not so optimistic, "The imperial doctor will definitely tell the queen mother that I am pretending to be sick, and before the emperor comes back, I must find another way to keep Xiaojun outside." ”

"Does it have to be that way? It's just a matter of choosing a few concubines. "Cui Xiaojun is starting to get tired of this kind of life," Your Majesty ...... I have my own way of getting His Majesty to favor me alone. ”

Lao Jun stared at his granddaughter, "What can you do?" ”

"I ...... It's hard to say such things, but I believe in Your Majesty. ”

Lao Jun snorted, and then said lovingly: "Do you think that you can keep a man's heart by sharing hardships?" Don't be stupid, for men, the loyalty of a wife is a necessary virtue, and it is right to do it, and it is guilty if you don't do it, especially for the emperor. I have already inquired, the goblin of the Guiyi Hou Jin family is not clear with the emperor, so the whole family can go to the grassland safely, and it is said that the emperor is willing to negotiate peace with the Xiongnu because of her. ”

"It's the second brother and the King of the East China Sea who said it, right? Words from both of them...... Not to be believed. ”

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, it's always good to have an extra guarantee."

Mrs. Pingenhou stepped into the room, Lao Jun no longer pretended not to know her, glanced at her, and said coldly, "What are you doing?" Come and see how far I'm from death? Don't worry, I'll be able to hold out for a while. ”

Mrs. Ping Enhou blushed and said, "What Lao Jun said, I have something important to tell you." ”

Lao Jun lay down, Cui Xiaojun got up, and said politely: "Sister, please speak." ”

Mrs. Pingenhou glanced outside, and after confirming that there was no ear of the wall, she said: "The Cui family has been fooled, let's beware of choosing a concubine in the capital, in fact, the emperor has already started a beauty pageant outside." ”

Cui Xiaojun was stunned, Lao Jun immediately sat up, his movements were too violent, he was really dizzy for a while, he couldn't care so much, and said sharply: "What's the matter?" Make it clear. ”

"I also heard that Henan Yin Hanchou wanted to curry favor with the emperor and collected a lot of stunning colors in the world, and now he may have offered it."

Lao Jun was stunned for a while before he said to his granddaughter: "Look, this is the Ruyi Langjun you believe in." ”

Cui Xiaojun smiled, "It's Henan Yin who wants to please the emperor, and it's not what His Majesty wants himself, and it's ...... What can be done about this? He is the emperor, and it is a matter of time before he appoints a concubine. ”

Lao Jun felt that his granddaughter was confused, ignored her, and said to Mrs. Pingenhou: "Strange, why didn't the general write back to such a big matter, but you told me?" ”

Mrs. Pingenhou said with a smile: "My son, Laojun's great-grandson, also went out with His Majesty, I wrote him a few letters, and asked him to contact Mrs. Yin of Henan first when he arrived in Luoyang, so the news came earlier, and the general's letter must have arrived in a day or two." ”

"How many letters? I'm afraid it's a few hundred, and the long tongues of your women have all been chewed to Kanto. Lao Jun thought for a while, "It's worse than when I was young, I think that back then, the Liaodong County Guard died unexpectedly, and I learned the news a few hours earlier than the emperor, alas...... How old is your son? ”

"This year is just fourteen, Lao Jun once saw ......"

"Fourteen, it's useless. Wang Meiren is really not simple, no wonder she is not in a hurry at all. ”

"Fortunately, the general and the second brother are by the emperor's side, and they can find a few old ministers to advise, so that Your Majesty can stay away from beauty, otherwise, when the emperor returns to Beijing, bring back a prince or a pot-bellied woman, then it will be ...... Hum. "Mrs. Pingenhou knows Lao Jun's temper, so she will never speak in front of her.

"You know what?" Lao Jun was not polite to this eldest granddaughter at all, "Wang Meicai will not let the emperor bring back a woman and the prince at will, she can't control such a person, she obviously wants the emperor to taste the sweetness, man, once the meat is opened, it will be difficult to only eat vegetarian." ”

Lao Jun looked at his granddaughter, in her eyes, this is "Su", Cui Xiaojun blushed so much that she didn't want to speak, although her grandmother has always been open-mouthed, but in the past few days, it is really a bit too much.

"When the emperor comes back, it is logical to choose a concubine, and the position of the empress of the Cui family will not be so stable, hey, it's really smart. Wang Meiren was born in Yahuan, where did she get so many ghost ideas? ”

"Perhaps...... Empress Dowager Shangguan. Mrs. Pingenhou reminded.

"Dead but not stiff, she has already killed one of my daughters, what else do you want?" Lao Jun was so indignant that his face turned red, and he coughed a few times, and Cui Xiaojun hurriedly beat his grandmother's back gently.

"I'm fine, you go and rest, alas, too young, don't do anything, while I'm not dead, I must take care of it for you."

"Laojun, don't fight, that's Your Majesty's biological mother, no matter what the result is, the Cui family will lose, I will go back to the palace tomorrow and ...... with Wang Meiren If she wants to choose a concubine, then choose a concubine. Cui Xiaojun felt that the situation was about to get out of control.

"If the Cui family had all of yours, it would have been finished a long time ago." Lao Jun waved his hand impatiently and drove his favored granddaughter away, leaving the unfavored eldest granddaughter.

Mrs. Ping Enhou stepped aside, her face remained silent, and finally, she returned to Cui's house.

Cui Xiaojun said that he was not convinced by his grandmother, so he had to go back to his bedroom, feeling depressed, and he wanted to write a letter to the emperor several times, but he put it down, the emperor drove the expedition in person, risking life and death, and he really shouldn't use these things to interfere with his mood.

She called the female official and asked, "Can I go to the Tired Marquis Mansion tomorrow?" ”

The female official thought about the previous precedent, nodded and said: "The Tired Marquis Mansion is now the residence of the Dragon Qian, the queen should be able to take a look, I will arrange it, but the queen can't spend the night there." ”

"Well, I'll spend the night here tomorrow night, and I'll go back to the palace early the day after tomorrow."

Cui Xiaojun is determined to free himself from this net.

In the afternoon of the next day, Cui Xiaojun = returned to the Tihou Mansion, the former account room He Yi is now the head of the house, and everything is kept in order, with flocks of chickens and ducks, there are a lot more than before, and there are really some newly hatched chicks.

Cui Xiaojun was overjoyed, forgetting the troubles in her heart for a while, and the female officer urged her a few times before she reluctantly got into the car.

Lao Jun probably gave up the indoctrination of his granddaughter, didn't say anything more, and heard that she was going back to the palace tomorrow, so he didn't object.

Cui Xiaojun was a little surprised, and at night, she finally understood the reason.

The third sister is only a little younger than Cui Xiaojun, half-brother, and she is also very favored, and she reached her peak when she married the champion Hou and had the opportunity to be the queen, and then it plummeted, not only became a widow, but also much less favored, Lao Jun always planned to let her remarry, but it was difficult to find a suitable family.

That night, she came to say goodbye to the queen, her eyes were red and swollen, but there was a smile on her face, "Sister queen, I'm going out, a long trip, I hope you are all well in the palace." ”

"You're in a hurry, you're going to go far away?" Cui Xiaojun was taken aback.

"It's okay, someone protects me. I've heard that what I took from the enemy is more worth cherishing, and this time I'm going to put it into practice. ”

"Sister, where are you going?" The more Cui Xiaojun listened, the more confused he became.

The third sister didn't explain, said some strange things and left.

Cui Xiaojun didn't sleep well all night, and the next morning, he sent someone to invite Mrs. Ping Enhou to ask what was going on.

Mrs. Pingenhou knew everything, and said with a smile: "Didn't Wang Meiren want to choose a concubine for the emperor, the Cui family simply sent one to the emperor." ”

Cui Xiaojun was stunned, it turned out that the third sister went out to "seduce" the emperor, and her advantage was actually the identity of the widow of the champion Hou.

She felt that she had to do something to stop this farce of the Cui family. (To be continued.) )