Chapter Seventy-Seven: Dealing with Concubine De?
Isn't that the person that? Xu Changping, the real master behind the Golden Jade Pavilion, is also the righteous son of the most trusted Bai Gonggong in the palace.
said that it was because he had a reason with his mother before his death, but in fact, he had the intention of using himself to help the queen deal with Concubine De.
Xu Changping is a scheming person, from the concubine of a merchant family to a famous imperial businessman. He is very resourceful and can forbear. Even for the sake of the name of the imperial businessman, he was willing to recognize a eunuch as his father-in-law.
It's just that he also knows that his father's rights are all given by the queen. And although the queen will not be like those low-level concubines, she can't live without favor.
But the queen's prestige and power are still inseparable from the emperor's favor and trust.
At present, everyone knows that Concubine De is constantly favored, and the second prince under her knees is even more valued by the emperor. The middle palace has no children and no favors, fortunately, the emperor is not confused, and he still gives the queen dignity and respect on the surface.
However, many people below feel that the queen's status is unstable, and the team of Concubine De and the second prince is more developed. Whether it is a palace person or a minister, many of them have taken refuge in the line of Concubine De.
The queen herself has no bottom in her heart, the queen is only five years younger than the saint, and she is already forty-two years old. In ancient times, the elderly were already counted.
Not to mention having children, there are many grandchildren who have already been held at this age. The queen herself lost hope more than ten years ago, and the saint has been here for many years, every time he comes to the queen on the fifteenth day of the new year, he simply covers the quilt and sleeps.
The queen has no children, and it is not that she has not done anything to save the country before. There are many girls from the clan sent to the family, but they are not very satisfactory.
There are many emperors who don't like it at all, otherwise they are favored by it, and they are not very favored, and they don't have children.
The eldest prince is okay, he is a simple-minded martial artist with well-developed limbs. The biological mother, Concubine Hui, is older than the queen and has long been unfavored. The family background is not good, or the eldest prince has reached the age of marriage, and the emperor feels that the biological mother's position is too low and not good-looking, so he gave the concubine to the title.
The most reassuring thing for the queen is the second prince, who not only has a grandfather in the cabinet, but also an uncle who is a household servant. The biological mother, Concubine De, is also quite favored, and she can still sleep when she is old.
Every time I heard that the emperor spent the night at Concubine De's place, and also called for water. The queen secretly scolded Concubine De in her heart, this old vixen, she is about to become a grandmother and will not stop.
The saint is empty under his knees, except for the two princesses and only three princes. In addition to the eldest prince and the second prince mentioned earlier, there is also a third prince who is only ten years old.
The biological mother of the third prince is only a palace maid, and the biological mother is not favored. And because the third prince is still ten years young, he is still just a nobleman.
After the person sent by the queen at home was never pregnant, she had the intention of recognizing the third prince as her son. I also mentioned it to the emperor several times, but the emperor never agreed. Because the third prince was not favored, the queen did not force it too much.
But seeing that the second prince has begun to listen to the government, the queen is completely anxious. If the second prince is made the crown prince, how can she still have her status in this palace.
Father-in-law Bai has been with the queen since she entered the palace, and it has been more than 20 years. He was also very loyal to the queen, so he thought of a way. The second prince can be regarded as a son and a mother, as long as he finds someone to share the favor of Concubine De.
Then let this person help blow the pillow wind in the saint's ear, and let the saint agree to record the three princes in the queen's name. In this way, the third prince is considered to be a son-in-law, and with a son-in-law, it is very difficult for the second prince to be made the crown prince.
The queen also trusts Father-in-law Bai very much, and thinks he is very reasonable, so let him do it. But the idea came to mind, and the specific candidate is still a question.
As the most noble man in the country, the saint has not thousands, but hundreds. In terms of women, she can be regarded as well-informed and has experienced thousands of sails.
It's not easy to pamper him. Didn't the sisters and sisters sent by the queen's family fail before?
Therefore, the candidate for this time must be particularly outstanding. There are these fixed faces in the capital, and Bai Gonggong thought about it, and there was nothing particularly outstanding. handed over the matter to Xu Changping and asked him to secretly search for outstanding women among the people.
Xu Changping knows that his current status is relying on the queen's rights. Listening to what Bai Gonggong said, he also understood the importance of this mission, and he has been working hard to search for beautiful women seriously.
But he also knew that the Holy One was not easy to impress, and he was very demanding, and he had not been able to find a suitable candidate.
Although Qi Xin'er's father is now in the fourth official residence, he was originally just an ordinary farmer.
The family background is very ordinary, and he can't even pay for the imperial examination. In the end, it was only with Qi Xin'er's mother's dowry that he could successfully pass the exam and become an official.
Qi Xin'er's mother was born in a businessman, and her family and Xuchangping's family are family friends. But unlike Xu Changping, Qi Xin'er's mother has been pampered since she was a child.
Even if she wanted to marry a poor peasant family, her family agreed. Originally, after Qi Xin'er's father was admitted to the Jinshi, her mother's family was still happy for her.
But who would have thought that Qi Xin'er's father would be favored by the daughter of a five-grade official after being admitted to the Jinshi. I have to say that Qi Xin'er's father is still good-looking, and Qi Xin'er can be regarded as inheriting his advantages, so he looks so beautiful.
Having said that, the official's daughter took a fancy to Qi Xin'er's father, and despite the fact that he already had a wife, he would not marry. Qi Xin'er's father was also moved by the official's status, but he didn't want to divorce his wife.
It's not that he feels sorry for Qi Xin'er's mother, but he mainly feels that this reputation of ingratitude is not good for him. He didn't want to give up the dividends brought by Aunt Guo, and finally under his deliberate guidance, Aunt Guo married him and became a concubine.
Qi Xin'er's mother was very sad, but she had no choice but to accept it. But Aunt Guo is not easy to mess with, she told Qi's father that she is an official lady and a concubine for her, but she must be a housekeeper.
At that time, Father Qi still had to rely on Aunt Guo's family to help, hoping to be sent out to a good place to serve as an official, so he agreed. Qi Xin'er's mother was angry all of a sudden, and Aunt Guo became more and more excessive, and the next person knew that Aunt Guo was in charge, and she didn't take Qi Xin'er's mother and daughter in her eyes more and more.
In this way, I don't know if Aunt Guo murdered her, or if she was angry and depressed, Qi Xin'er's mother died within a few years. And Xu Changping saw Qi Xin'er at this time, and he came to attend Qi Xin'er's mother's funeral.
And he didn't come because he mourned Qi Xin'er's mother, he was a man, and he didn't have much intersection with Qi's mother before, let alone how deep his feelings were.
He came this time mainly to take this opportunity to see if he could have a relationship with Qi Xin'er's father.
But before he came, he didn't know that Aunt Guo was very jealous of Qi's mother and occupied Qi's father's original position. Even though she died, she still hated those who were associated with her.