Chapter 353: Empty rights and no one can take care of them
Concubine An was thinking to herself, and Qingyu in front of her reminded, "Niangniang, please take the phoenix seal." With that, his hands were respectfully stretched out, and the jade plate in his palm was the phoenix seal that represented supreme power.
"Father-in-law, the phoenix seal should be in charge of the queen, if I take it, I'm afraid there will be something wrong, right? Besides, I like to be quiet, I can't manage those trivial things, and I know that I am not competent, so it is better to hand this phoenix seal back to the emperor." ”
Although the holy decree said that she should take charge of the affairs of the sixth palace, she could not avoid hesitation, because the queen was alive and not old or sick, but the harem was handed over to her to be in charge, and if it was spread out, wouldn't it be said that she had seized power?
Right now, she doesn't want to make trouble for herself, and she really doesn't want to take on this errand.
Qing Yu said with a smile, "The emperor's edict has been issued, so Niangniang doesn't have to worry about it. ”
He quietly stepped forward and whispered, "The servants of Chongqi Palace committed a crime and collided with Long Yan, and the queen also repeatedly violated the palace rules, and the emperor Long Yan was furious, saying that the queen was not strict under the rule, and it was difficult to be the mother of the country. ”
In this case, if you shirk it again, it will be disobeying the holy decree, Concubine An took the phoenix seal, and a subtle smile crossed her lips.
If the queen is someone else, she will not interfere with the river water with the well water, but it is Zhuang Xian.
Then it's no wonder to blame her, if you want to blame it, it's the arrangement of fate, since the destined intersection can't be avoided, then Zhuang Xian owes her, and naturally wants to get it back.
Recently, the state affairs have been heavy, and the twists and turns have piled up, and the emperor has been busy until dinner time before arriving at Ximian Palace.
As soon as he sat down, Concubine An blamed him with dissatisfaction, "Your Majesty, you said that you would reward something else this time, it turned out that you made the concubine the target of public criticism." ”
The emperor raised his eyebrows, "What? I did something wrong again? You didn't like the palace before, and you didn't want to stay by my side, didn't you just think that the harem was complicated, and you were worried that you would be bullied if you had a low rank? Now that I have promoted you, no one will dare to bully you, isn't it good?"
Concubine An lowered her eyelashes embarrassedly, "That was all in the past, and now the concubines have understood, with the emperor here, no one dares to bully the concubines." ”
The emperor scratched her little nose, "Little thing, it's good that you know, I don't want to bully people myself, how can I let others bully me?"
Concubine An looked at him with a smile and said half-jokingly, "Actually, there is no difference between a concubine and a concubine." ”
"There is no difference? Didn't I ask Qingyu to send the phoenix seal, and you have the right from now on?
"Your Majesty, the concubines don't like to be in power, and you don't know that I would rather enjoy the flowers and watch the songs and dances with that kung fu. Besides, if you look at this palace, in addition to the concubines, are there any other concubines? The concubines have no rights, but who can they do?"
The emperor didn't seem to have thought about this problem, and couldn't help frowning, "Who care?"
In the huge harem, there is only one concubine, this imperial concubine is really miserable, but if the three palaces and six courtyards each have spring flowers and autumn moons, then I am afraid that he will be miserable!
He thought for a while and said, "Take care of the minions, there are so many minions in the palace, there are enough for you to manage." After saying that, he laughed first.
Concubine An said angrily, "The emperor is really good at playing tricks, and the concubines are not the same as the imperial concubines." ”
"That's right. The emperor tried his best to be serious, "What does Concubine Ai mean? Could it be that I want to choose another batch of show girls and include them in the harem for you to manage?"
"That's an idea. Concubine An looked like she was true and nodded.
The emperor immediately looked unhappy, "Just want to divide me out like this?" He took a lot of effort to empty the harem.
Concubine An sighed lightly, "The concubine naturally doesn't want to." But it's better than now, there are only two of them, the one who is still the queen, and the concubine is still under the people at the end. ”
The emperor stared at her thoughtfully, and suddenly smiled dumbly, "Little thing, it turns out that you are talking here." He paused, as if he had made up his mind, "I will take care of everything and give you an explanation." ”
Even if she didn't mention it in such a roundabout way, he had already thought about it, just waiting for an opportunity.
was easily seen through by him, Concubine An was a little weak-hearted, "Your Majesty, will you blame the concubine for not being satisfied?"
He shook his head, "No, I didn't do well, I owe you, I should have been yours in the first place, but I gave it to someone else, thank you, Fluttershy, thank you for giving me a chance and staying with me." ”
She said seriously, "I'm not here for the queen's position. ”
"I know that if it were for the sake of glory, you wouldn't have made that choice that day. He hugged her into his arms and stroked her black hair, "Now that you are willing to enter the palace incognito in order to take care of the overall situation, I will remember the sacrifices you made." ”
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Concubine An was promoted to the imperial concubine and took charge of the phoenix seal, and the emperor also held a grand canonization ceremony for her, which inevitably set off a storm in the palace and even in the court.
At first, the courtiers had never seen Concubine An, and they were surprised by the emperor's favor to her, and after the canonization ceremony, they all vaguely understood something.
The servants in the palace are serving every day, so they naturally find out more or less about the clues.
At first, I only felt that Concubine An looked very similar to the deceased Princess Yu, but after a long time, I realized that these two people were too similar, if I didn't know that the princess had passed away, I would have been able to admit that I was wrong.
Because of Concubine An's smile and gestures, she is exactly the same as Princess Yu.
In addition, the emperor's love for her is simply too much, and it is as good as the original Princess Yu.
In private, I can't help but quietly speculate and discuss.
"This Concubine An, could it be the princess? You see the emperor's attitude towards her, except for Princess Yu, how can anyone else be?"
"That's right, the emperor is too fond of her, and she comes to Ximian Palace every day, and the title given here means peace and auspiciousness, so you can see how much the emperor cares about Concubine An. ”
"And the emperor's eyes when he looks at her, he has to look at people. If it's just a person who looks alike, the emperor won't be like this, right?"
"There is also the golden steward, who has been serving with the Lord Banzai for the past few years, and now he has been sent to Ximian Palace on an errand, the more he thinks about it, the more meaningful it becomes. ”
The minion who had a little friendship with Jin Song in private found an opportunity to ask him, "Grandpa Jin, you are always on an errand in Ximian Palace, and you are close to An Niangniang, do you think that An Niangniang and Princess Yu are too similar?" Will it ...... Could it be a relative of the Fish Princess?"
After Concubine An entered the palace, the emperor sent Jin Song to Ximian Palace, and he was still the eunuch in charge.
Since the death of the princess, if there is a slave who has no eyesight to mention the princess in front of Jin Song, every time Jin Song will be furious.
But this time, instead of getting angry, he smiled and said, "Do you hope yes or no?"
The slave who picked the head said, "Of course I hope it is, the princess is such a good person, the slave was punished by the person in charge, the princess happened to pass by, she said good things for the slave, and the slave was exempted from punishment, and the slave is still thinking of the princess's grace." ”
Another slave said, "The slave's family suffered, and it was the princess who lent the slave twenty taels of silver, and entrusted someone to take it out of the palace and hand it over to the old lady, so that she got through the difficulty, otherwise the slave's sister would be sold." This kindness is not enough in this life, but the silver has to be repaid, and the slave originally planned to pay it back when he has saved enough, but the princess has already ...... Alas, why do good people have a thin life? God doesn't open his eyes!"
Princess Yu went too suddenly, and a good person can die suddenly, who doesn't sigh for her life.
Jin Song patted the red-eyed slave and smiled mysteriously, "Then treat An Niangniang as the princess, and serve you well in the future, and it will not be in vain that the princess once loved you and loved you." ”
After speaking, he walked leisurely.
Treat An Niangniang as a princess?
Half a day after he left, the minions were still standing in place, reminiscing about his ambiguous words.
The weather is not good today, it is wind and rain from early in the morning, and the heavy rain does not stop until lunchtime, perhaps because the rain is too heavy, and the emperor does not come.
Concubine An used lunch to guard the brazier in the house, and after roasting the fire, her body was warm but she felt tired, and she got up and was about to squint for a while, when a eunuch suddenly shouted outside the door, "The queen has arrived." ”
When Concubine An heard this shout, she snorted lightly and said, "I will pick a day to catch up with this stormy day." ”
She seemed to have expected the queen to come, and seemed extremely calm, but she did not mean to greet her, but sat down again.
"Concubine An, why don't you see the courtesy when you see this palace?" The queen entered the main hall, and saw that Concubine An didn't even get up, but was still sitting there steadily, and couldn't help but be angry, looking at her with resentment.
Concubine An stretched, "The palace is unwell, and the imperial doctor instructed me to move less, so it is not appropriate to see a courtesy." She seemed to be explaining, but her slow tone and nonchalant demeanor were more like provocations.
The queen glared at Concubine An angrily, her eyes were extremely vicious, as if she was going to eat her, "Concubine An, you dare to call yourself the palace in front of me? Is there any etiquette? You rely on the emperor's favor, but don't be arrogant!"
She couldn't help but be angry, although she was a queen since she entered the palace, she had never been blessed by the emperor, let alone favored. is not worthy of the name, but now even the phoenix seal has been taken away from her, and she, the queen, has an empty name.
Zhuang Xian felt that her face was lost, and all this was precisely given by Concubine An in front of her!
She had long wanted to come to Ximian Palace to meet this concubine for a while, but the emperor came to Ximian Palace almost every day, and she really couldn't find a suitable opportunity.
It was raining heavily today, and the investigating slave reported that the emperor did not come today, so she came.
The emperor said that she had violated the palace rules and accepted her phoenix seal, but how could this Concubine An get the phoenix seal? She was even more bold and reckless! No matter how she was a concubine, she was the queen, and she was humble and orderly, and Concubine An did not take her seriously.
Since entering the palace, she has not gone to Chongqi Palace to visit, and now that she is the queen herself, Concubine An has such an attitude.
It ignited the anger deposited in the queen's heart, and Zhuang Xian made up her mind to teach Concubine An a lesson today, because if she didn't get back some face, I am afraid that even the minions would look down on her.
But in the face of the queen's scolding and vicious eyes, Concubine An asked lightly as if she hadn't seen it, "Then how do you want me to call myself a concubine or a sister?"
Concubine An slowly got up, paced in front of the queen, and narrowed her eyes, "You are not worthy!"