Chapter 204: A Secret Guarded for Many Years
Concubine Shen took a deep look at Yu Qing, and without hesitation, she told the story of what had happened for so many years and the secrets that she had guarded for many years.
Back then, the Queen Mother secretly sent someone to arrest Concubine Shen, created the illusion of death, deceived the emperor's trust, and let him successfully win Concubine Hua, the emperor successfully inherited the throne, and Erji once gained power.
On the day the emperor ascended the throne, she had been standing in the courtyard of the Changcang Palace, listening to the music of the enthronement ceremony, and then falling, crying alone, but her heart was happy.
Since then, the Queen Mother will come to the Changcang Palace from time to time, sometimes to show off her rich life, sometimes to ridicule her current downfall, and the most is to coerce and lure her to know the whereabouts of a list from her mouth.
"List?" Yu Qing grasped the point.
"Yes, the list, a list of the country's largest trading houses hiding in the court." Concubine Shen nodded and answered Yu Qing's doubts.
"What the concubine said, but Dingli?" As if she had a feeling, Yu Qing felt that she had understood everything, and this firm must be full of power.
Sure enough, I saw Concubine Shen stunned for a moment and asked, "Exactly, you also know Dingli?" ”
It stands to reason that the women in the palace should know very little about the folk merchants, one is that the status of the merchants is low, they are all official eunuchs, and they disdain to know about these.
Second, based on her identity, it is extremely difficult to have the opportunity to contact and understand, if she hadn't said it when the emperor gave her this list, she wouldn't have known it.
"The concubine forgot, I went out of the palace to pray for blessings for a few months before, and I was fortunate to get acquainted with the second master of Dingli at that time, so I know something." Yu Qing hurriedly lied, and she was determined to hide the identity of the person in power, even on the emperor's side.
"I see." Concubine Shen understood and felt that this made sense, "You are blessed." ”
If you go out of the palace to pray for blessings, you can get to know the big people who are in power, and this luck is something that ordinary people can't ask for.
Yu Qing swallowed her saliva, didn't dare to answer, and changed the subject: "Is the list still in your hands now?" "Don't have it already in the hands of the Queen Mother.
"Silly boy, do you think your plan is really so good?"
Concubine Shen smiled abruptly and said, "The Queen Mother is afraid that she thought that the treasure was the list, so she went in person, but she didn't know that the real list had already been burned by me." ”
Today's queen mother, just the name of the former emperor is no longer enough to move her, she only has family interests in her eyes, which fully proves that Yu Qing's luck is really good.
"Destroyed by you? I also want to send it out of the palace to check with the second master of Dingli, if I can win it over, it will also be a big help for the emperor to deal with the Hua family. ”
Seeing Concubine Shen's expression and the smile on her face, there was no change in the slightest, and Yu Qing knew that things might take a turn for the better, so she tentatively spoke.
"Your idea is good, although the list was burned by me, I am already familiar with the content, so I can give it to you silently."
After contact, Concubine Shen already knew Yu Qing very well, and this time she actually took the risk to visit Shou'an Palace, and she trusted her wholeheartedly, and did not question Yu Qing's words at all, so she memorized the list silently.
Yu Qing's memory is not bad, so she silently wrote it down, and took out the meal she had prepared, because the concubine's hands were inconvenient, so she fed it to the concubine's mouth one by one.
"Concubine, you have to be more careful." After eating, cleaning up the remnants, the hour was about the same, and Yu Qing also left.
Before leaving, I didn't worry about Concubine Shen, she wanted to smack herself when she said this, how can I be careful for a weak woman on the day of fish and meat.
"Don't worry, I won't let you stay here for too long." immediately changed the way to comfort.
After going back, she thought about it carefully, and wanted to rescue the person as soon as possible, she didn't know before, so she used the method of Yuqing Temple, and now it seems that the Queen Mother will definitely double the torture of Concubine Shen when she comes back, and she can't delay it any longer.
Concubine Shen just smiled and didn't take Yu Qing's promise to heart, after all, after so many years, she didn't have much hope, as long as the emperor was well, she would be satisfied.
It was already dark, and the two of them gave the little eunuch the drug, and took advantage of the night to return to Wenhua Palace the same way, faster than when they came.
After returning, Yu Qing took advantage of the clear memory to start transcribing the list as soon as possible, and sent someone out of the palace to hand it over to Tong Xiao to compare it with the list in his hand, after all, after so many years, there must be personnel changes.
On the afternoon of the second day, Yu Qing received a reply from Tong Xiao, and it was rare to praise Yu Qing's good plan, which was triumphantly skipped by Yu Qing.
As for what she said about wanting to deal with the Erji clan, she expressed her full support and helped her.
I was quite moved to see the front, but in the end he said that he would leave Wanhe in the house for a few days, and he said that he was fighting hard to help Yuqing in front, and there must be a housekeeper at home.
How could Yu Qing not see Tong Xiao's purpose, this time he was not angry, pouted and did not deny, just give him a few days to see what tricks he can play.
The main thing is to see what Wanhe's mind is, it's not good for her to blindly stop her, if it really delays the good marriage of the little girl, Yu Qing will blame herself.
It's late at night, and after a busy day, Yu Qing has no extra energy to think about anything, and now she just wants to wash up early, lie on the couch, and go to Zhou Gong to learn chess skills.
The people in the palace have always paid attention to health, and Gu rested early, and the nightlife outside the palace has just begun.
At the beginning of the lanterns, singing and dancing, the most prosperous street in Shengjing City during the day is gradually depressed at this time, and many shops are cleaning the storefronts and closing the shops for proofing.
If you go further and pass through a dark alley, you will enjoy a different kind of lively scene, where the lights are bright, and the night gets deeper, the more people there are, and the noise is unusually loud.
Several lightly dressed women with delicate makeup stood at the door of a small two-story building, smiling at the passers-by without hesitation.
"Yo, this Hu Ye, I haven't seen you for a few days, so I'm under the control of the one at home." The woman wore heavy makeup and looked flattering, grabbed the arm of the man next to her, and almost put her whole body on it.
"Fart! That yellow-faced woman dared to take care of Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu divorced her! The man spat on the ground, took the woman's hand, and kept kneading, causing the woman to laugh more than once.
"Where's Yunshuang? Tell her to come over and sing a song to Lao Tzu! The man was dragged into the door by the woman, and there were three big characters on the plaque at the door, Green Pavilion.
If Yu Qing was there, she would definitely recognize it, this is the place where she first met Tong Xiao, which is really memorable and unforgettable for her.
"Oh, don't worry about it, that master is here again, and the person is singing in the Meizi Pavilion on the second floor!" The woman raised her eyebrows and glanced at a private room on the second floor.
As soon as the man heard this, his arrogance disappeared in an instant, and he was laughed at by the woman and saw the joke, and felt that he had lost his style, so he grabbed the woman's waist with his big hand and said in a rough voice: "It's you, go, accompany Lao Tzu to have a good time, serve well, and there will be a reward!" ”
The woman laughed and let the man walk forward with her arms, which was a good way to hide the momentary disdain in her eyes.
Why doesn't she have such a good life to serve the one upstairs, if she can be in tune with Yunshuang, don't rap songs, she is willing to do anything!
Who doesn't know that the prince of Huawangfu has fallen in love with the talented girl of the Green Pavilion, Yunshuang, but he is a clear man, and he doesn't sell his body.
I don't know what the prince likes about her, she does have a look, but it is really not as good as the top card in the Green Pavilion.
On the roster, he could only rank seventh, but he captured Hua Shizi's heart with the song "Luo Shen Fu".
From time to time, he will be invited to the private room, specially for the prince to play the piano and sing music, the key is that I heard that the prince never forces Yunshuang, which is like them, and has to deal with these stinky men downstairs.
Originally, today was supposed to be the day when Yunshuang performed in the hall, but Hua Shizi came to the Green Pavilion at night, threw his mother a night pearl, and led the person from the middle of the stage and went straight to the second floor, which envied the other sisters in the pavilion.
The guests in the audience who had been waiting to listen to the music for a long time dared not speak out, and no one dared to provoke the people of the Hua family, besides, it was still Huadu, Hua Shizi!
The father is the only prince with a foreign surname in the dynasty, and the younger sister is the most noble concubine in the palace, and even the queen mother is the aunt of the family.
The Green Pavilion is noisy everywhere, only at the entrance of the Meizi Pavilion on the second floor, even the people passing by have to be careful, for fear of disturbing the rich family background and generous Lord Yama inside.
The melodious tune kept coming out of it, and it was the one who played and sang "Luo Shen Fu" in the mouth of the prostitute before.
Ask what love is, the straight man is stupid, and the goddess is dead.
Given a volume of Luoshen, who still sings in the poems?
The green wave has been lingering to this day.
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Huadu sat at the table, watching Yunshuang who was concentrating on playing the piano clap his hands and sing together, immersed in Yunshuang's beautiful and graceful singing voice for a long time.
After the song, Yunshuang got up leisurely and gave a salute, with a gesture, if the weak willow supports the wind, but with a unique elegance, people feel that she should not be a prostitute who sings songs in this green building, but should be a lotus fairy who is out of the mud and not stained.
"Good, good! Yunshuang's skills have really improved, and this song has won my heart! Huadu applauded, said three good things in a row, and did not hesitate to praise and appreciate Yunshuang.
"The son of the world is too famous, Yunshuang is ashamed and dare not be."
Yunshuang smiled indifferently, not complacent because of Huadu's praise, and didn't even have a happy expression, just like treating ordinary guests.
"This statement is true, and you naturally deserve it."
Huadu felt that the meaning of the words perfectly expressed his state of mind, looking at the misty shadow, and the way was lovesick.
Since listening to Yunshuang's singing for the first time, he has a deep impression of her, and after a few times, he was even more moved by her unstained beauty and felt that this was the woman he liked.
"Yunshuang, I am sincere to you, would you like to ......" Hua Feng took Yunshuang's hand and sat down together, feeling that his heart was like a drum, and he couldn't help but ask again.
Before the words fell, he was interrupted by Yunshuang, who saw Yunshuang smile slightly, with a slight sense of desolation, and her hanging eyelashes were covered with a layer of shadows.
"Don't say it anymore, although Yunshuang was born in a Qinglou, she is self-aware, and her concubine status is lowly, so she is not worthy of the son."