"The Queen's Mother......"

Duchess Chengen was very unhappy in her heart, and wanted to say more, but was interrupted impatiently by the queen: "Later, the palace will pick an 'obedient and sensible' side concubine for the four princes." ”

The queen deliberately increased the volume on the four words "obedient and sensible".

"......" Duchess Chengen swallowed back the rest of the words, her face still pale. She also understands the meaning of the queen's words.

In fact, Zhang Lan was so disobedient, she insisted on letting the four princes into the mansion, and she would do it against Xie Xiangling in the future, which would not be good for the Xie family, Duchess Chengen was just angry that the Zhang family had fallen like this, and she dared to slap them in the face of the Xie family like this.

Now that the queen has said so, Duchess Chengen can only admit it, gritting her teeth and saying to herself in her heart: This account with the Zhang family will be calculated in the future, there will always be a chance!

The hall was quiet, and the palace maid served a cup of tea to the Duchess of Chengen again.

Duchess Chengen took several deep breaths before she could barely suppress the anger in her heart, but she still felt a little unwilling in her heart: their Xie family has lost face this time! was slapped in the face twice by the Qi family in a row......

"Sister-in-law," at this time, after the queen elegantly took a sip of hot tea, she raised her eyes to the eyes of the Duchess of Shangchengen, and said, "As for the female school, the palace will send someone to talk to Mr. Qi." ”

"Thank you, Queen." Duchess Chengen hurriedly stood up and thanked the queen for her blessings, finally satisfied, and there was a smile on the corner of her lips.

Since there is a queen who puts pressure on the female students, the so-called everyone of the female students should know that they are very wrong, hmph, she is waiting for the Qi family to come to the door to make amends for their crimes.

Duchess Chengen sat back again, drank two sips of hot tea, calmed down a lot, and then remembered Grandpa Guo's explanation.

"Queen Mother," Duchess Chengen stroked her sleeves, and said, "The courtiers came to the palace to see you this time, in fact, there is another important matter, which is about His Royal Highness the Great Prince......

The queen's eyebrows moved, and she lowered her head and took a sip of tea.

Duchess Cheng'en continued: "What Grandpa Guo means is that it is still necessary to summon His Royal Highness the Great Prince from the south as soon as possible. ”

The queen opened her eyes slightly in surprise, not knowing why.

Duchess Chengen hooked her lips, revealing a bit of arrogance in pointing out the country, and said: "Queen Mother, we can't let His Royal Highness the Great Prince make great contributions in the south." ”

The queen's eyes condensed slightly, and the fingers holding the teacup also tensed, and she paused in mid-air.

The atmosphere in the hall became solemn and solemn in a few subtle changes in her expression.

Duchess Chengen sorted out her thoughts and said in an orderly manner: "Originally, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince was raised under your knees, and compared with His Royal Highness the Great Prince, he had an advantage, but if His Royal Highness the Great Prince came back from the southern realm, then the advantage of the Four Princes would not exist. After all, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is not a real concubine. ”

"Now, His Royal Highness the eldest prince is not in Beijing, Duanmu Xian and the concubine are unknown, so they can make this 'no fight, no grab' style, I'm afraid their idea is to brake quietly, intending to pry Cen Yin's eunuch against His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, so that the fisherman will profit in the future!"

The queen moved her eyebrows thoughtfully, put down the teacup, took the handkerchief handed by the palace maid, wiped the corners of her mouth a little absentmindedly, and her thoughts flew around.

She understood what Duchess Chengen meant.

Now no one in the court knows that the future Son of Heaven is selected from the four princes and the eldest prince, because the eldest prince is not in Beijing, so Duanmu Xian and Duanmu Guifei have been hidden for a while, so she can't figure out what secret tricks they are still hiding.

Now it can be said that the four princes are in the light, and the eldest prince is in the dark.

But when the eldest prince comes back from the south, the Duanmu family and Duanmu Guifei may not be able to bear it.

It is the Duanmu family that can calm down, can those officials who want to learn from the dragon's work be able to calm down?!

When that time comes, Cen Yin will not only target the Xie family and the four princes, he will see that the Duanmu family is not really indisputable, so he can disintegrate the relationship between the Duanmu family and Cen Yin.

Perhaps, they can first unite with the Duanmu family to "solve" Cen Yin, and then deal with the Duanmu family.

Thinking about it, the queen's heartbeat thumped faster, and the blood in her body also boiled, some were excited, some were eager to try, but then she wrinkled her brows again, and said irritably: "...... The palace is still unable to interfere in the affairs of the court. ”

As long as she doesn't listen to politics for a day, she is subject to the restriction of "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", and naturally she can't order the eldest prince to be called back from the south.

Hearing the queen say this, Duchess Chengen's heart was completely relieved, knowing that this was done.

Her face was still respectful and calm, but the corners of her lips were curled at an angle that the queen couldn't see, and she was proud.

She had already received Cheng Engong's advice before she came, and she had already thought of the queen's scruples, so she was confident at the moment, and said softly: "The queen, this is wrong. Where is this court government affairs, it is clearly a family matter. ”

The queen's heart moved, and her eyebrows moved, as if she had realized something.

"As the old saying goes, filial piety is the first thing in the world. This father was seriously ill, and as the eldest son, of course he had to come back to serve the sick. "Duchess Cheng'en is righteous and righteous.

"......" The queen half-lowered her eyelids, blocking the strange light at the bottom of her eyes, and was silent, as if she was thinking.

Duchess Chengen is not in a hurry, with her understanding of the queen, the queen is already moved, but the queen has always looked forward and hesitated in her life.

Sure enough—

"This is the ...... Think again. The queen said lightly.

Duchess Chengen complied, thinking that she would come back in two days to lobby the queen, and the matter should be done.

She quietly glanced at Mama Jin on the side, signaling her to beat the side drum for the queen twice in the past two days.

Mama Jin nodded quickly and stood aside with her head bowed.

The queen was still distracted thinking about the eldest prince, and she was unaware of the dark tide surging in the palace.

She pondered for a while, then turned her head and instructed Mama Jin: "Mama Jin, you go to Huilan Garden in person and tell Mr. Qi about Miss Xie Liu." ”

"Yes, Queen." Mama Kim took the order and left.

The queen's face sank like water, and after thinking about it, she said in a low voice: "This palace remembers that the father of the fifth girl of the Zhang family is from the Hanlin Academy, right?" ”

Duchess Chengen's heart moved, and she hurriedly responded: "It's a bachelor in Hanlin Academy." "The little bachelor from the fifth grade is really about to go to the sky!

"Xu Shi of the Hanlin Academy seems to have good knowledge." The queen said again.

"Xu Shi said that he is a Tanhualang of Longzhi for ten years, and his knowledge is of course good." Duchess Cheng'en was even happier in her heart, her eyes were shining, this Xu waiter said that she had already surrendered to their Xie family.

"Xu Shi said that after so many years in the Hanlin Academy, it is time to be promoted......

The queen's voice was obviously to take away Zhang Wenche's errand of studying for a bachelor's degree, and let Xu Shi talk about it.

"Queen Mother, that's how it should be!" Duchess Chengen was overjoyed, and hurriedly echoed, "Niangniang, you are so good-tempered that these cats and dogs want to step on it, Niangniang, you are the mother of a country, let these people see your majesty!" ”

"This Zhang family, isn't it just a so-called century-old family, if the next head of this Zhang family is a white body, look at how the dignity of their family can be maintained! The so-called four great families are just a compliment from others, and it is not the holy favor given by the royal family, which has made their Zhang family prosperous for a hundred years! ”

"You should let the Zhang family know how powerful Niangniang is, lest they forget their identity and get carried away."

The husband of Cheng'en praised and flattered the queen like a river, and his heart was very happy.

Hmph, when Zhang Wenche was taken away from his errand, the Zhang family knew that he was afraid, and he knew that he regretted it, and it was too late!

Duchess Chengen pinched the cuffs, and the corners of her mouth pursed disdainfully.

She waited for the Zhang family to come to Cheng'en Mansion to beg for herself, and when the time came, there would be revenge, anger, and accounting!

Duchess Chengen thought about it, and slowly picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup in her hand, only to feel that this tea was also more fragrant and sweeter than before.

Today's weather is really nice!

Duchess Cheng'en came indignantly, left in good spirits, and when she returned home, she handed a message to Cheng'en Gong and told the queen what she meant.

Although Cheng Engong was flogged last time because of the prostitution and lost the errand of Guanglu Temple, but the title is still there, and he is the queen's own brother, and he is the leader of the four princes' faction, he immediately asked people to urgently find Xu Shi of the Hanlin Academy, and when he told the matter, he felt that this time was also a great opportunity for their Xie family to win people's hearts.

When others saw that Xu Shi said that they had taken refuge in their Xie family, they could also distinguish between the Xie family and the Duanmu family, which was more important and which was better.

However, the result was completely unexpected by Cheng Engong.

"Grandpa Guo, you...... Don't you know? ”

Xu Shi said that he was over forty years old, and there were a lot of silver threads mixed in his sideburns, wearing an azure straight jacket, his body had begun to get fat, and his appearance was ordinary.

Xu Shijiao said with a complicated face: "This morning, Zhang Wenche was transferred, and it was Cen Yin who personally ordered the transfer. ”

"What did you say?" Cheng Engong was so shocked that he almost didn't lose his temper and stood up, and asked, "Where did you transfer?" ”

Xu Shi replied honestly: "Returning to China, grandfather, as for where to transfer, the lower officials don't know." After a pause, he added, "It should be raised." ”

As if he had been slapped in the face, Cheng Engong gritted his teeth fiercely, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched.

Cen Yin is simply too deceitful!

The Zhang family just slapped the Xie family in the face the day before yesterday, Cen Yin made people rise today, he clearly deliberately couldn't get along with their Xie family, and deliberately announced to the world that whoever couldn't get along with the Xie family, he would be promoted!

How can this be true, how can it be!

Wait a minute...... Zhang Wenche, or rather, is this the idea that the Zhang family is fighting?!

Thinking of this possibility, Cheng Engong's eyes were covered with a layer of gloom.

On the other side of the capital, Zhang Wenche, who was in the Zhang Mansion at the moment, was also thinking about this sudden order.

However, he was more puzzled and surprised in his heart.

Although the Zhang family is still rich and noble, in the past ten years, it has become farther and farther away from the court, and the old lady Zhang has also sighed with his sons several times.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhang asked her eldest son Zhang Wenxuan to come to Beijing at the beginning, just to prepare for the Zhang family to return to the court, but Zhang Wenxuan made a big mistake and could only be left in Beijing by Zhang Wenche instead of him, and he has been left in the Hanlin Academy for the past two years.

It's been two years, and it's not urgent to say that he is not in a hurry, which is also false, but now the court......

Thinking of all the things he has seen and heard in Beijing and in the court in the past two years, Zhang Wenche sighed, was bored, sighed, and helpless.

As a result, he didn't expect that it was at this juncture that he received this order to go to Jinju.

Zhang Wenche knew that since last winter, Jinju has been in chaos, and now the north is more critical, so that the problem of Jinzhou has been "deliberately" ignored.

The Jinju Rebellion and the danger of Jinju are actually imminent.

Zhang Wenche could see that although the errand of this trip to Jinzhou was a bit bitter, it was beneficial to the country and the people, and once it was done well, it would be a great achievement, enough for him to gain a firm foothold in the court.

What surprised him was ......

Zhang Wenche stood up from behind the bookcase, walked to the window, looked at the blood-like maple leaves outside the window, and thought of the young man who was always blood-red, and the Cen Yin who leaned towards the government and the opposition.

"Why ......"

Zhang Wenche almost whispered, the maple leaves swaying in the wind, and the dazzling crimson was deeply reflected in his pupils.

His order was not given by the cabinet and was directly given by the celebrant supervisor, so this is what Cen Yin meant.

The problem is that he has nothing to do with Cen Yin, except that the Zhang family honored Caoyun's three-point profit more than a year ago and "sold" a hot spring village.

But that was nearly two years ago, Cen Yin just wanted to "return the gift", and he wouldn't wait so long.

Zhang Wenche's right hand turned into a fist, and he subconsciously knocked twice on the window sill, slowly combing his thoughts.

"Father." At this time, there was a sound of curtains and a familiar voice from the back, "Eat some wolfberry bird's nest porridge, I made it myself." ”

Zhang Wenche turned around and saw his daughter Zhang Lan's smiling face come into view, and a loving smile appeared between his gentle and elegant eyebrows, "Sister Lan." ”

Zhang Lan walked slowly towards Zhang Wenche with a tray, with a dignified posture and elegant demeanor, and put the cup of bird's nest on the Ruyi small square table beside him, "Father, sit down and eat." ”

Zhang Wenche looked at his daughter in a daze, standing motionless, as if he hadn't heard it.

For some reason, a very strange thought suddenly rose in his heart-

It's not because his daughter is good with the fourth girl of Duanmu, Cen Yin gave himself this errand for the sake of his sister-in-law, right?

How is this possible!

"Father." Seeing that Zhang Wenche seemed to be uneasy, Zhang Lan called out again in confusion.

Zhang Wenche came back to his senses, gave his daughter a soothing smile, and said with a smile: "Sister Lan, you eat with me." ”

Zhang Lan's eldest maid knew about it, and immediately went to get another cup of bird's nest porridge, and the fragrance of bird's nest porridge filled the study with the wind.

Zhang Wenche put aside the chaotic thoughts, since the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't understand, he simply didn't want to.

At the very least, he could be sure that whatever the reason behind this order was, he would have to go on this errand.

Zhang Wenche had an idea in his heart, so he didn't bother anymore.

He immediately asked people to prepare generous gifts, and then went to Cen Mansion in person.

Originally, it was his sincerity to come to the door to give gifts, but he thought that Cen Yin would not see him, but the porter let him in.

Zhang Wenche didn't come out for half an hour when he went in, and when he came out of Cen Mansion, the sunset was low and the sky was dark, but Zhang Wenche seemed to have taken some kind of panacea, and the whole person was several years younger all of a sudden, full of energy and radiant.

At this moment, thinking of the appointment document at home, Zhang Wenche's heart was completely settled.

He can't afford to waste this opportunity, and he will definitely make a difference on this trip to Jinju.

For Zhang Wenche, who was originally idle in the Hanlin Academy, suddenly got this errand, everyone in Beijing also talked about it, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, all kinds of speculation, all kinds of suspicions, all kinds of envy and so on.

Many of the girls who went to the girls' school to take the exam that day were nobles from prominent backgrounds, and they naturally talked to their fathers, brothers, mothers, sisters and close friends about what happened during the painting examination after returning home.

It was the mansion that didn't care about the girls' school, and after learning about Zhang Wenche's order, he also called his own girl to inquire carefully.

"Well done, Sister Yun, you did a good job!" Master Liu was full of praise for his daughter's behavior of helping Duanmufei "speak up" against Xie Xiangling that day.

Miss Liu received her father's commendation and smiled.

Master Liu stroked his beard and muttered to himself: "Sure enough, Lord Cen and the Cheng'en Mansion have reached the point where water and fire are incompatible!" ”

Miss Liu clutched her handkerchief and couldn't help asking, "Father, is it really because the Zhang family slapped the queen mother and the Cheng'en Mansion in the face, so Lord Cen is promoting the Zhang family?" ”

Not really! Master Liu thought he was the truth.

Originally, he didn't want to tell his daughter more about the things in the court, but now that Duanmufei is studying at the women's school, and her daughter is Duanmufei's classmate, he still has to let her know something.

"Sister Yun, in the future, you will get along well with the fourth girl of Duanmu in the women's school, in short, everything is respected by her." Master Liu cautiously told his daughter with a solemn expression.

Cen Yin must not be offended.

With Cen Yin's current power in the court, the government is almost completely controlled in his hands, to say the same, there are already people who secretly call him "nine thousand years old", the power is charming, once this person has been at the peak of extreme power, who is willing to let go willingly?

It is conceivable that no matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, Cen Yin will not be able to delegate power.

Therefore, how can he tolerate a so-called relative to compete with him for power.

The Xie family is self-defeating, and it is boring to ask for it!

Miss Liu said "um" and stopped talking. Hey, she also wants to befriend Duanmufei, the problem is that it has been seven days since the girls' school started, and Duanmufei has only been here for two days!

Master Liu didn't pay attention to his daughter's abnormal appearance, and his mind was chaotic, thinking about the complicated situation in the court now.

Look at the Zhang family, even if he openly slapped the queen in the face and refused the queen's marriage to his daughter, Zhang Wenche could get such a good errand!

It is better to say what the result of seizing the heir will be, but at this juncture, they are becoming more and more cautious as courtiers, and if they make a mistake, they will make a mistake.

Although this work from the dragon is coveted, after all, it is also a matter of the future, and you have to think about it in front of you, whether this credit is worth it.

Don't get it from the dragon's skill, fold the whole family into it first.

Miss Liu looked at the pot leak next to her, and when she saw that the time was almost up, she got up and said goodbye: "Father, it's time for my daughter to go to girls' school." ”

Master Liu waved his hand casually, signaling her to go, and couldn't help but say two more words: "Anyway, you have to watch and think more in the women's school, no matter what happens, talk less and cause less trouble, and act cautiously." In addition to studying, the most important thing is to make friends with the four girls of Duanmu. ”

Miss Liu agreed again, but what she thought in her heart was that this Duanmu Fourth Girl was obviously casual and casual, counting the days, she hadn't been to class for three days, and it was hard to say whether she would go in the future.

When Miss Liu arrived at Huilan Garden and saw Duanmu Fei, who had not seen anyone for three days, her eyes widened in surprise.

Not only did she notice that Duanmufei was coming, but she could clearly feel that many eyes in the Water Pavilion were looking in the direction of Duanmufei outside the Water Pavilion, and those girls were whispering one after another.

Miss Liu went to the seat where she usually sat first and put down the bookcase, the windows of the water pavilion were all wide open, and from her position, she could clearly see the Duanmu Fei outside the water pavilion.

At this moment, Duanmu Fei was sitting in a gazebo by the lake, lazily leaning on the railing of the gazebo, looking down at the lake, as if he was watching fish.

Miss Liu skillfully sorted out her bookcase, took out the books to be used in the first class, and there were four or five girls sitting in front of her, and the two people in front of her leaned against each other, whispering, and could vaguely hear words such as "Duanmu Fourth Girl", "Chapter Fifth Girl" and "Cautious" floating over, it was obvious that these girls had also been advised by the family as they were.

Also, there are naturally more people who want to befriend the four girls of Duanmu.

However, he also has an advantage, he used to have a love for "speaking up" with Duanmufei, and later went to the listening class to watch the play together, so he is more familiar than others.

Miss Liu took a deep breath and decided to go over and say hello to Duanmu Fei, even if it was a few words today to be familiar.

As soon as she got up, out of the corner of her eye, she saw another somewhat familiar figure appear on the other side of the lake, and walked towards the gazebo with a clear goal.

It was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, wearing a peach-colored butterfly dress with carved silk gowns and a long skirt with water-red threads, and a pair of white jade inlaid red coral beads on the meniscus bun.

Miss Liu recognized the other party at once.

This is......

"Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess!"

I don't know which girl shouted out in surprise.

The students of the women's school know that Hanxing is also a student of the women's school, but she spends most of her time in the upper study room of the palace, and she can only come here for classes once every ten years, and she hasn't been here for more than a month recently.

Recently, the freshmen who have just entered the school have met Hanxing for the first time at the women's school.

The girls in the water pavilion looked at Duanmu Fei and then at Hanxing, and felt a little emotional: These two actually came to class today, is it not an auspicious day for the zodiac today?

Hanxing on the shore of the lake had no idea that her appearance had attracted such onlookers, she was looking at Duanmu Fei in the pavilion with her back to her, and walked towards her in a hurry, deliberately lightening her steps three feet away from the pavilion.

One step is lighter and slower.

When she walked outside the pavilion, her steps were lighter and slower, and she crept into the pavilion, and then coldly reached out from behind to cover Duanmu Fei's eyes.

"Guess who I am!" Han Xing mischievously deliberately thickened his voice, and a pair of cute laughs appeared on his lips.

Duanmu, who was blindfolded, curled his lips and hesitated: "Dangui? ”

Han Xing was even more proud, and said again: "Guess again!" ”

"Sister Yunhua?"

"Guess again!"

"Susu?"

"Guess again!"

“……”

After repeating this a few times, Han Xing let go of his hand boredly and sat down next to Duanmu Fei, "Cousin Scarlet, did you know that it was the main palace?" ”

Han Xing was still a little unconvinced, she was obviously very careful, and she deliberately changed the tone of her speech!

Duanmu raised a white index finger with a smile and pointed to the sachet on Han Xing's waist, Han Xing looked down and remembered.

The spices in the sachet she wore were still hand-blended by Duanmufei, and there were only a few people who had this sachet.

Han Xing's depression came and went quickly, and he laughed "giggled", and said in his heart: At most, she won't wear this sachet next time.

Duanmufei's eyebrows and eyes also bent out of a pleasant arc, and the clothes on Hanxing's body were smoked with the imperial incense in the palace.

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Chapter 600...... Want to celebrate with a monthly pass?

I'll add more tomorrow~~ It's better to read the latter paragraph in one go.