Thinking of the scene she saw at the banquet before, Concubine De's brows furrowed tightly.

However, in the face of Madame Bai's question, Concubine De still shook her head: "That girl, I entered the palace a while ago, and I have seen Your Majesty and talked for a while. ”

"But my daughter hasn't heard of the news that His Majesty plans to let her enter the palace, but today, His Majesty's attitude towards her is indeed very special."

Madame Bai nodded thoughtfully, and said softly: "With that woman's appearance, it is not surprising that Your Majesty is interested in her. But that's it. His Royal Highness the Second Prince, but Lu Nanxi can no longer have anything to do with it. ”

Concubine De can't wait for the second prince and Lu Nanxi, and she has nothing to do with it. However, she still has to take into account the thoughts of the second prince.

"I don't want to, but Imogu has already agreed. The emperor wants. Lu Nanxi pointed out to her to be Mrs. Ru. He's the hottest time for that little vixen right now. If they weren't together, he would definitely make a fuss. Bengong doesn't want to, he has a grudge against Bengu. If the palace is destroyed because of this, the mother-son relationship with the emperor will not be good. ”

Hearing Concubine De say this, Madame Bai also felt that this matter was a little tricky. However, thinking of the stakes, she still insisted on persuading Concubine De.

"There is no room for error in this matter, if it was the real eldest lady of the Lu family in the past, it would be fine if she didn't come out. Now she not only appeared in front of everyone, but was also introduced by His Majesty himself. and His Majesty is obviously interested in her, and he also has the intention of supporting her. ”

"Lu Nanxi and the real eldest lady of the Lu family, although there is no real relationship between them. But His Majesty obviously gave this eldest lady of the Lu family a head and directly denied Lu Nanxi's identity as the eldest daughter. The two of them are naturally opposites, and His Majesty values the eldest lady of the Lu family so much, because he is dissatisfied with Lu Nanxi. ”

"And most importantly, the relationship between these two people is on the same footing. But the two of them are now the same generation, and they mean those stupid people in the Pingyang Hou Mansion. It is even more important to let them live together as sisters in the Pingyang Hou Mansion. Now His Majesty, who is the father, has taken a fancy to the eldest lady of the Lu family. ”

"It's the same daughter of the Lu family, and the eldest lady has entered the palace. Although Lu Nanxi's identity is embarrassing, he can't be like a lady to His Royal Highness the Second Prince, isn't this a mess. How can there be sisters who marry father and son together? ”

Madam Bai looked at Concubine De seriously: "When you wait until then, your reputation will be unpleasant, and it will be secondary." Therefore, it is not good to provoke His Majesty's taboo. ”

Hearing what Old Madam Bai said, Concubine De also thought of these things behind her. She gritted her teeth hatefully, and said dissatisfiedly: "Lu Nanxi, this scourge. Net has made so many bad things for this palace. From this point of view, Lu Nanxi can definitely enter the Second Prince's Mansion. But..."

Thinking of her son's stubbornness towards Lu Nanxi, Concubine De was a little worried. "But what should Yan'er say there, he is now fascinated by that fox spirit. agrees to change the concubine, all for the sake of the face of the palace. If he cuts off his relationship with Lu Nanxi again, he will definitely not be able to accept it, if he takes the opportunity to provoke it again, the mother-son relationship between Bengong and Yan'er will not be good.

What Concubine De said was indeed a problem, Old Madam Bai thought about it and thought of a way for Concubine De.

"Niangniang actually doesn't have to worry too much, His Royal Highness the Second Prince is both wise and brave, and he must have a plan in his heart. You told the second prince truthfully about these considerations that I said. I believe that His Royal Highness the Second Prince will make a suitable decision. ”

Listening to Old Madam Bai praise the second prince, Concubine De finally became a little happy. When she heard Mrs. Bai say this, she was also very confident in her son. "Mother, you're right, Yan'er is indeed not that confused."

Seeing that Concubine De was in a better mood, Old Madam Bai gently persuaded again: "There is another point, with the appearance of the eldest lady of the Lu family, and the special treatment of Her Majesty to her now, she must be very favored after entering the palace." In time, it is not necessary to become a second concubine. “

Hearing the second concubine, Concubine De's face suddenly turned cold, she looked at Old Madam Bai and said fiercely: "In this case, if your daughter doesn't take precautions and cut off her way in advance?" ”

Madame Bai shook her head and looked at Concubine De disapprovingly. "Niangniang has been a little more impetuous recently, and it is a good idea to do it directly."

Seeing that Concubine De seemed puzzled, Old Madam Bai stared at Concubine De and said seriously: "Not only can Niangniang not be able to directly solve the eldest lady of the Lu family, but Niangniang wants to be friendly with her, so it is best to bring the eldest lady of the Lu family over." ”

"Niangniang, don't forget, now that Concubine Shu is deeply favored, she has been named a Zhengyi Shushu again. Although there is only one princess under her knees, she is deeply favored by His Majesty. ”

"And it's not that Concubine Shu can't be reborn, she is now a good youth and has a strong body. In time, it may not be impossible to give birth to a prince. Concubine Shu is in full swing, and if she is allowed to give birth to a prince, it will definitely be a big disaster. And don't forget, Concubine Shu was introduced to the palace by the queen. ”

"But this queen, how has she changed her sex now. At the banquet, it was not aimed at our family. Speaking of the queen, although Madame Bai was a little puzzled by her current changes, she did not relax her vigilance because of this.

"But we can't let our guard down, as the saying goes, a dog that bites doesn't bark. The queen's move may be to confuse us, and there is a bigger conspiracy. ”

Concubine De also nodded thoughtfully, and seemed to agree with Madame Bai's guess.

Seeing that Concubine De was a little loose, Madame Bai was overjoyed, and continued to persuade after the victory.

"So if these two people think about you and deal with you together, it will be bad. You bring this eldest lady of the Lu family over and let her deal with Concubine Shu instead of you. ”

"How can a man not love beauty, and no matter how beautiful a person is, he will get tired of watching it for a long time. His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, even more so. I looked at it coldly, although Concubine Shu is indeed as glamorous, this eldest lady of the Lu family is also amazingly beautiful. And my mother thinks that compared with Concubine Shu, she is not only not inferior, but even slightly better. ”

"And I don't think she's stupid in what she just did. With her natural posture, it is not impossible to overpower Concubine Shu. ”

"But if she gives birth to a prince, isn't it also a threat?" Speaking of this, Concubine De's expression was a little bad.

"It's really a threat to give birth to a prince," Madame Bai laughed, "Let's just not let her give birth?" ”

"You mean?" Concubine De's eyes lit up and she stared at Madame Bai tightly.

Madame Bai nodded, "I'll leave this matter to my mother." We have a distant relative in our family, who seems to be the mother of Mrs. Pingyang Hou. The mother found an opportunity to give the medicine to the eldest lady of the Lu family. ”

"She can't have children of her own, not only is there no threat, but she will also be loyal to her mother and the second prince in the future."

"Just do what your mother wants." Concubine De nodded with satisfaction, and said: "If she can help the palace and the emperor do things well, come to the Japanese Palace to spare her life, and let her go to Huangjue Temple will also be regarded as a reward." ”

"My mother has always known that my mother is kind-hearted." Madame White also laughed.

At the same time, Qi Xin'er was also meeting with her mother's family. Qi Xin'er's uncle, Li Yongan, is now a second-class general. Although it seems that the grade is not low, the grade of the military generals is actually not as rich as the gold content of civil officials.

Although Li Yongan has done a lot of things behind his back and has integrated a force that is not small, he is not able to see people. Coupled with their family's past affairs, the Li family is actually not very eye-catching in Beijing.

Basically, this kind of banquet is less formal, that is, people who are closer to the royal family, and they participate together. The Li family is not qualified to be invited.

However, this time, because of Qi Xin'er, the new favorite concubine, and the real purpose of this banquet, it was to celebrate the little princess born by Qi Xin, so the Li family was fortunate to be invited this time.

Although she is not in charge of Qi Xin'er, Concubine De cares about face the most, and if she doesn't invite the Li family to do this kind of thing, she won't be able to get over it. The queen no longer likes to take care of things, so she doesn't make any trouble.

However, although Li Yongan was invited to the palace, he still couldn't really meet Qi Xin'er. Li Yongan originally thought that according to Qi Xin'er's favor, Emperor Jingming would definitely grant it. Let the two of them meet separately.

But for some reason, Emperor Jingming, who has always been very fond of Qi Xin'er, promoted her to the concubine position in this way. But they didn't even give them a small concession. Li Yongxin was disappointed, but he couldn't help but come.

This time, Li Yongan came with him as the step-room he married later.

Because it is a stepfamily, and it was married after the Li family was down. Therefore, the new Mrs. Li is only the daughter of a five-grade petty official, and she is still not very favored, and she has not seen much of the world.

The Li family hasn't been up before, so forget it. Now on this occasion, Mrs. Li is very unaccustomed.

In fact, Qi Xin'er didn't expect that Emperor Jingming did not have a license. Let yourself see your own family. Qi Xin'er was very disappointed in her heart, and she was still a little worried.

When she saw her aunt who was a little cowering, Qi Xin'er's expression couldn't help but turn cold. Qi Xin'er is not disgusted with the poor and loves the rich now, and looks down on people. She mainly thinks that such an uncle is not worthy of her uncle.

Although Qi Xinyao's aunt is more timid, she is more able to perceive other people's emotions. Feeling that Qi Xin'er was going to dislike her, Mrs. Li became even more nervous.

She hurriedly took out Li Yongan's letter to Qi Xin'er from her sleeve, and said in a low voice: Niangniang, this is the concubine asked by the Xianggong to you. ”

Qi Xin'er took the letter and didn't read it directly, but put it on the table casually. Qi Xin'er had already sorted out her emotions at this time, showed a very gentle look, and said to Mrs. Li.

"Are my aunt and uncle well? I heard my uncle say that my aunt added a nephew to the palace, a niece, which is very cute. Why didn't you bring it today? ”

Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "Thanks to the blessing of the mother, the concubine and the father-in-law are in good health, and everything is fine at home." The eldest brother and the eldest sister are more naughty, and the husband is afraid that they will collide with the nobles in the palace, so he didn't bring them today. ”

Qi Xin'er waved her hand a little unconcernedly, "Uncle don't worry, I must bring the eldest brother and eldest sister next time." There are aunts in the palace, and no one dares to treat them slowly. ”

When Mrs. Li heard Qi Xin'er's assurance, not only did she not feel at ease.