Princess Xiao asked: "Ye Guifei was suddenly demoted to Concubine Ye, saying that it was because of the emperor, but I look at her character, she doesn't look like someone who will contradict the emperor, do you know what is going on, is it related to the Ye family?" ”

These days, Princess Xiao has a lot of contacts with the ladies in the palace, and Concubine Ye Guifei, who was originally chatting and laughing with them, was suddenly demoted, and she was also punished and grounded, Princess Xiao felt that this matter came too suddenly. A long time ago, the eldest lady and the eldest lady of Yefu entered the Dali Temple, she also heard about it, and knew that the eldest lady of Yefu entered the Dali Temple and had something to do with her son, she didn't want her son to get involved in these things, they came to the capital to celebrate their birthday, and they went back to Dongyu City after the birthday. Their Xiao family does not participate in political affairs, these things in the harem are more or less implicated in the previous dynasty, and she doesn't want to involve their Xiao family for some small reason.

Xiao Yuhan looked at the maid who was combing her hair, this was his mother's intimate abdomen, so he said in a soft voice: "This matter must be related to the Ye family, but I think this is probably what Ye Guifei asked for herself." ”

Princess Xiao was shocked and asked, "Why did Concubine Ye ask for a demote?" ”

Everyone knows that the position of the "fourth concubine" is not so easy to obtain, and it is not easy to be named a concubine, who would be stupid enough to take the initiative to ask for a demotion.

Xiao Yuhan said: "For self-preservation, more, I think she is for the four princes." ”

Princess Xiao was even more puzzled, what was the reason for this, it was so serious?

Xiao Yuhan briefly said that Ye Fusheng and the Wang family asked Ye Xiaoyan to invite herself to the court, Ye Wanting went to Nangong You to make a big fuss, and the emperor ordered Ye Fusheng to return the dowry and other things briefly.

After hearing this, Princess Xiao was shocked and said: "This Ye family is too bold and reckless, no wonder Ye Guifei wants to ask for a demotion." As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and told Xiao Yuhan: "This is a matter between their Nangong family and the Ye family, although you are good friends with Nangong You, don't get involved." ”

Xiao Yuhan rolled his eyelids and said, "What am I involved in!" I'm eating, drinking, and having fun in Xuanwang Mansion, and even Nangong You is idle all day. ”

Princess Xiao has no objection to "being idle", nothing is peace, and the life of their royal family and nobles is like this.

Palace. In the palace of the Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Xu had breakfast, and the palace maids were helping her change into dresses, she was the protagonist of today, and she was going to meet wave after wave of worship.

Mama Gui stood aside, she was an old man who had followed the Queen Mother for decades.

The Queen Mother asked Mama Gui: "Will the girl come today?" ”

Mama Gui replied, "It should come." Yesterday, Master Xu said that Miss Zishu was already able to stand up and walk around. She's just hungry, just eat two more meals, it's fine. ”

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "This girl, why bother! It's not that she won't be good, she is the daughter of the Xu family, and she has the name of a talented woman, are you still afraid that she won't be able to get married? You have to go to the Xuanwang Mansion with a ghost trick. Our Xu family is really not as good as the generation! He let out a long sigh.

Mama Gui said: "Love is the most unpredictable. Once you are in love, the nine cows can't pull it back. ”

The Queen Mother remembered that she had been with the first emperor back then, and sighed secretly. She used to have affection for the first emperor, but the first emperor was ruthless to the Xu family, and her heart was cold all of a sudden. She cried and hurt quietly alone, and she simply didn't want to live at that time. But the Xu family is already like this, if she dies, the Xu family may not even have scum left in the end. The first emperor only had Nangong Hongxi's only son, but fortunately, the first emperor had no idea of abolishing the queen, and she herself was careful from then on, and finally became the queen mother. Concubine Hui is also a kind-hearted person, she didn't embarrass her, and asked the emperor to honor her. But speaking of which, Concubine Hui doesn't need to embarrass her, her son has become the emperor, and she, the empty queen mother, has no threat.

On that day, Xu Yuande came to see her, saying that Zishu wanted to marry King Xuan as a side concubine, and had been on a hunger strike for seven days, and it seemed that he would die.

She didn't want the daughter of the Xu family to be a side concubine, but Xu Yuande begged bitterly, and the old tears were full of tears.

Looking at this nephew who would only revolve around his wife and daughter, the Queen Mother was very disappointed in the descendants of the Xu family, but finally agreed.

Mama Gui saw the Queen Mother looking at the mirror in a daze, and said, "Master, Miss Zishu's matter, should you discuss it with the emperor first?" ”

The Queen Mother said: "I can call the shots on this matter." ”

After all, the Queen Mother is the Queen Mother, no matter how careful she behaves, she will not lower her posture for this little thing. She is just assigning a side concubine to her grandson, not a concubine. Besides, Zishu is the daughter of the Xu family, a famous talented woman in Beijing, isn't she worthy of being a side concubine to King Xuan?

Seeing that the Queen Mother had made up her mind, Mama Gui didn't say anything more. She just relied on decades of experience in the palace and felt that the emperor's attitude towards the Ye family was a little strange, and King Xuan's concubine was from the Ye family.

In fact, the Queen Mother also saw that the emperor was suppressing the Ye family. If this situation continues, the fall of the Ye family will be a matter of time sooner or later, and it will inevitably affect that Ye Zhengfei at that time. Zi Shu married into the Xuanwang Mansion, and when the Ye family fell, that Ye Zheng Concubine was affected, and with Zi Shu's intelligence, she might be able to straighten herself out.

At this time, the palace was in front of the dynasty, because of the 60th birthday of the queen mother, the emperor announced the suspension of the dynasty. However, at this time, on the square outside the former palace, many people gathered, all of whom came to pay homage to the Queen Mother.

When Nangong You and Ye Xiaoyan came to the square in front of the palace, they saw such a situation: they were standing in a heap in twos and threes, looking over, there were about 1,800 people.

"Oh! So many people. Ye Xiaoyan couldn't help but praise.

Nangong You took her hand and said, "Today, all the officials above the fifth grade in Beijing have arrived, plus the royal relatives in Beijing, it seems that we are only halfway there, and we are early." ”

Ye Xiaoyan stuck out her tongue. Forgive her for being just a flat-headed ordinary person in her previous life, and with such a major event, she was the first person to stand and wait. She has adjusted her mentality now, and she didn't go out in a hurry, but it was still early.

Nangong You led her through the crowd and walked straight towards the front hall. When the officials and royal relatives saw these two, they bowed down one after another. Nangong didn't squint, didn't say anything about being polite, didn't pay attention to anyone, and walked straight forward. Seeing him like this, Ye Xiaoyan also followed him to pick up the princess's shelf, and walked straight forward without squinting. She had also experienced such a scene, of course, at that time she was the one standing on the side of the road and saluting, not the one walking in the middle of the road.

When the two came to the steps of the front hall, a eunuch immediately came up to lead them and led them to the side hall.

The eunuch said respectfully: "Please King Xuan and Princess Xuan go to the side hall to rest first, and the birthday will start in a while, and the slave will come to invite Princess Xuanwang Xuan." ”。

"Hmm." Nangong snorted coldly and arrogantly.