Chapter 57: The New Favorite (1)
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In April, the weather in Shangjing warmed up, the grass grew and the warbler flew, but General Ziling chose to leave Shangjing at such a moment, it is said that the Western Turks were stupid in Tugu Hun 'wanting' to move, the emperor named Ziling as the governor of Anxi, let him lead his troops to go, be sure to level Gaochang, Qiuzi and other places within the year.
Since three years ago, that is, the year I entered the palace, the Celestial Empire and the Eastern Turks fought a war, and the Eastern Turks surrendered, although their khans were still their kings, but at the same time, they were also appointed as the general of the right guard of the Celestial Empire, and the Celestial Empire set up the Yunzhong Protectorate in the Eastern Turks, officially taking over the Eastern Turks, just waiting for the day to completely destroy the Turkic royal court and attribute the territory to the Celestial Empire.
The delay in destroying the Eastern Turks was to contain the Western Turks, but at this time, the emperor ordered Ziling to fight against the Western Turks, which is probably a temporary intention.
When I learned the news, General Ziling had already left Shangjing, and after that crazy afternoon in Yanying Palace, I didn't have the face to see him again.
I hope he can return safely.
I was thinking about it when I heard Gu Yu giggling, I looked over, and saw 'jade' turning over on the soft couch around them, smiling on the 'lips', I walked over and said softly: "Our 'jade' will turn over!"
Gu Yu said with a smile: "Isn't it, His Royal Highness is still very flexible, knowing that he has to take the 'wave' drum in the hands of the slave maid, and he will be in a hurry if he can't reach it!"
I smiled and picked up 'Jade', but he writhed impatiently, so I had to put him down again, watching him have a lot of fun, and said with a smile: "I will climb in two months, and I can get what I want when I want." He said to An's again: "Don't let him play for too long, take a nap later, he won't be able to sleep if he is too happy!"
An Shi responded with a smile, looking at 'Jade' with soft eyes.
I continued to sit down at my desk and write quietly, not for anything else, but for a peaceful mind.
Unconsciously, I copied for more than an hour, put down the pen, pinched my sore arm, and tiptoed in, holding a bird's nest and standing aside.
"Do you have anything to say. After drinking the bird's nest, I didn't see her leave, knowing that she had something to say.
'Chun' parted: "Qi Yu Niangniang, just now the people from the Shang Sleep Bureau came to report, starting tonight, the emperor will favor the newcomer!"
I nodded lightly: "Well, count the days, the January training period has expired, and it's time for the newcomer to 'wait'!"
"Chunfen" said again: "The emperor hasn't come to visit Niangniang for more than half a month, and even the days when Niangniang 'serves' sleep are ......."
"'Equinox', what the hell do you want to say!"
"Alas, Niangniang, you have been copying books for half a month, it's time to cheer up, after all, it is a fact that General Gao went to the battlefield, and if you are like this, even if you and General Gao are ruthless, I am afraid that the emperor will be suspicious of a little affection!"
I didn't speak, I only picked up a pen and wrote two words on the rice paper: competing for favor, raised my eyes to look at her, and asked: "Do you think these two words are really so important to me now, I already have twelve princes, I am already one of the four concubines, my mother family is still there, do you think, I need to compete with those fledgling little girls!"
'Chunfen' didn't avoid my gaze, looked at me and said: "Niangniang, in fact, you know in your heart that the opponent you want to fight for is not them, but people who, like you, have sons, status, and family background. I didn't say anything, and she said, "It's never like you're going to let others go if you don't want to fight, mother...... In fact, the slave already knows why the queen is suddenly in trouble!"
I raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why?"
The 'spring' long sigh, looking at the 'jade'er's bedroom, my heart sank, and I said in a deep voice: "For the 'jade'!"
"Niangniang, please think about it carefully, the queen has always been 'friendly' with Niangniang on the surface, and for this reason to suppress the Zheng family, but why is there a tendency to tolerate you after Niangniang gets the child, the slave maid asked people to inquire about what happened around the queen during that time, only to know that the queen had sighed and said, the identity of the eleventh prince is lower, Niangniang, just think about it, even if there is the queen's upbringing, will the courtiers respect the son of a palace 'girl' as the king!"
Her words seemed to touch a certain organ in my heart, and my heart suddenly swelled, and those facts and pictures that I had ignored suddenly swirled in my mind.
Queen, Zheng Guifei, and concubine...... They are all the same, they never care who occupies the emperor's dragon 'bed', what they care about is whether their children can win in the end, as long as that person does not monopolize the dragon 'bed' for six years like me in my previous life, they can still tolerate it.
But among the three people, Zheng Guifei is the most powerful, not only has a strong maternal family, but also has two sons, and the power of the concubine is second, while the queen is the weakest, because she has neither a biological son nor a prominent family background.
If I am rejected by the emperor, abolished, and dead, then she can raise my little twelve justifiably, so that she has both a son of noble blood and the support of the Ji family, not only can she compete with Concubine Zheng, but also weaken the power behind Concubine He, which is really, there are too many benefits.
Seeing that the look on my face was getting more and more solemn, the 'spring' knew that I had figured it out, and couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, I sneered: "I really didn't expect that I would block the way of so many people!"
'Chun' sighed: "As long as Niang Niang can figure it out and stay sober, they can't do anything about it!"
I suddenly became a little annoyed, and complained: "The emperor is really, since he belongs to the second prince, why didn't he establish his crown prince early, why bother the three parties to fight here!"
"Chun" said with a smile: "Niangniang is angry again, the emperor is wiser than anyone else, if the prince is established, then an emperor in the prime of life, and an ambitious young prince, Niangniang, you say, how should they deal with themselves, besides, even if the prince is established, it can't stop the wishful thinking of others, but it will become more and more intense, and the brothers will pull the prince off the horse together!"
"Yes. I sighed, "Isn't it Taizong at that time, you fought to the death, your head was broken and bleeding, how many princes have died, even our emperor was not the same ......" This matter also involves the mother concubine of Qimeng, I don't want to say more, I was silent for a long time, and said to 'Chun': "Pay attention to which new favorite 'waiter' sleeps tonight, no matter what, it is also the first one among the newcomers!"
The 'spring' 'lips' immediately burst into laughter, and nodded in response: "Yes, the slave maid will make people pay attention, and the little master will also go tomorrow, and the slave and maid will naturally stare at the rewards of the rest of the three concubines, so don't worry!"
I smiled and said, "You think about everything so thoughtfully, what else do I have to worry about, having you by my side has saved me a lot of thoughts!"
Looking at the heartfelt satisfaction of the 'spring' diversion and 'dew', I think she must be very proud of being my brainchild.