Chapter 40: Stealthily seizing power
Outside the door, Yuan Ge, who was just about to send clothes in, couldn't help but be stunned, and his emotions were complicated.
When she was still in Jin Mansion before, she knew that this Concubine Chen was actually a person who was kind to protect her shortcomings, and she thought that she had a bad impression in her heart, but she didn't expect that after getting along for a few days, Niangniang would treat her like this.
Now it seems that everything is her own worry.
After lowering his eyes and smiling lightly, Yuan Ge knocked on the door and said, "Gardenia, I brought clothes to Niangniang." ”
Gardenia, who was talking to Shang Kelan, hurriedly answered and said, "Oh, here it is!" ”
At the end of the day, the day has appeared, in the Kunning Palace.
Four pieces of cold ice were placed in various corners of the main hall, and the palace maids were fanning the wind on the side, and the room was cool and pleasant.
The queen sat on the main seat in a light red embroidered peony palace dress, and said to the concubines with a smile: "Today, Your Majesty has sent someone to exempt Concubine Chen's invitation to peace, so after a while here, the sisters will go to Cining Palace with the palace to greet the queen mother." ”
Concubine Hua looked at the empty positions in front of her and opposite her, and couldn't help complaining: "Since this Concubine Chen is exempted from inviting An Li, why doesn't Sister Ning come?" ”
The queen said dignified and gentle: "Concubine Ning is pregnant, and Your Majesty has also exempted her from the invitation gift before." ”
Hearing this, Concubine Hua closed her mouth sullenly.
However, Jia Zhaoyi, who was sitting on the first son under Concubine Ning on the right, opened her mouth and smiled: "If you want to say that this sister Concubine Chen, she has a good fate, she was born as the daughter of the left minister, and her identity makes me dare not compare; And then there is Sister Ning Fei, the luck is also the best, this is His Majesty's first child, once born, he will be crowned with the title of the eldest son or eldest daughter of the emperor, it is really a supreme honor! ”
As soon as Jia Zhaoyi's words came out, many concubines echoed them.
There is the sourness in the words, and there is the envy.
And Concubine Hua was unwilling, after listening to Jia Zhaoyi's words, she snorted angrily, slapped the table and said, "Isn't it pregnant?" In time, Hongu can also get pregnant! ”
Such arrogant and contemptuous words came out of Concubine Hua's mouth, but it was not surprising at all.
Jia Zhaoyi immediately put away the smile on her face, and echoed solemnly: "It's not bad for a concubine to look at Sister Hua, after all, in a place like Yangzhou, where people are raised, not everyone can give birth to a beautiful flower like Sister Hua!" ”
When all the concubines saw that Jia Zhaoyi, who had always been exquisite, they all echoed Concubine Hua, and suddenly changed the direction of the wind, and their words were full of flattery to Concubine Hua.
And the queen on the throne of Kunning Palace was completely snubbed by them, like an insignificant outsider.
Momoka, who was standing beside the queen, couldn't help but grit her teeth, and her hands folded in front of her secretly.
These people are inevitably too rude, and Concubine Hua is even more excessive, daring to dominate the Kunning Palace!
Concubine Hua was very satisfied with everyone's flattery towards her, the anger in her heart temporarily subsided, and she talked to Jia Zhaoyi and others, and for a while, the concubines were not lively.
The queen has been looking at them with a dignified smile on her face, holding a cup of tea lightly in her hand, taking a sip from time to time, smiling and listening, with a demure and elegant appearance, which makes people feel very generous.
Seeing that the hour was almost up, the queen took the concubines to Cining Palace to ask for peace.
At the end of the hour, Cining Palace.
The concubines waited for a long time, and the Queen Mother walked out of the dormitory with Mama Chen's hand.
She was wearing a purple palace dress embroidered with crane brocade, the material was of high quality, and the texture was light and breathable, so she could not only show a sense of majesty and solemnity when worn on her body, but also not make people feel heavy and stuffy.
Seeing the Queen Mother, led by the queen, she led the concubines and bowed to the Queen Mother: "The concubines see the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old!" ”
The Queen Mother raised her hand and said, "Let's all stand today, the mourning family only says one thing, and I won't leave you after I finish speaking." ”
The concubines and concubines should be obedient.
After they all got up and stood up, the Queen Mother said lightly: "The weather has been hot and humid recently, and the mourning family needs to recuperate in the palace, so the queen will also stay with the mourning family, and there is no need to go back to the ancient temple for the time being." ”
The Queen Mother said, looked at Concubine Hua and said, "Concubine Hua, mourning and asking you, are you and Concubine Ning taking care of all the affairs of the harem now, or are you and Concubine Chen taking care of it all?" ”
Concubine Chen has been in the palace for less than a month, the power of this harem is a piece of fat, Concubine Hua and Concubine Ning don't feel that it is enough to share food, how can they give it to Concubine Chen?
It's just that I didn't expect that as soon as I came today, the Queen Mother announced such a big news, and Concubine Hua was a little caught off guard.
Queen Mother: This is ...... You're going to take power, huh?
All the concubines understood the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, and for a while, the atmosphere became solemn.
Concubine Hua's face was also a little ugly for a moment, she secretly clenched the handkerchief in her hand, bowed her head and said respectfully: "Back to the Queen Mother's words, the affairs in the palace are complicated, and the concubine and Concubine Ning's sister are working on the handover matters these days." ”
Even though she was unwilling, but the Queen Mother was pressed on top, she didn't dare not hand over the power in her hands.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she nodded with satisfaction, then glanced at the Queen again, and said, "What do you mean?" ”
The Queen Mother rarely discusses anything with the queen, and everyone in the palace knows that the queen mother does not think very highly of this kind but cowardly queen.
After thinking for a moment, the queen said without hesitation: "The concubine may not have been in the palace for a long time, and it may be quite tricky to deal with the affairs in the palace for a while. ”
"Now that Concubine Ning's sister is pregnant, she shouldn't work too much, so Concubine Chen's sister will temporarily handle things in the palace on Concubine Ning's behalf!"
Saying that, the queen looked at the queen mother with some anxiety and said, "Queen Mother, is the concubine's arrangement okay?" ”
The Queen Mother glanced at her lightly, and then turned her head: "Whatever you want." ”
It seems that she doesn't interfere too much with the queen's decision.
Although the queen mother only said these two words briefly, the concubines also understood that the power of the harem could be handed over to Concubine Chen, even though the queen held the seal, she had no power in her hands.
In the main hall, although the concubines stood respectfully with their heads bowed, they had different thoughts in their hearts.
At this time, the Queen Mother rubbed her eyebrows and said to Mama Chen: "Mama Chen, help the mourning family to go for a walk in the palace, the imperial doctor said that the mourning family has to take a walk." ”
"Yes!"
Mama Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help the Queen Mother walk outside the palace, and the concubines hurriedly turned around to send each other off: "The concubines send the Queen Mother to the Queen Mother!" ”
The queen's eyes flashed slightly, and then she said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then the palace will also go back, and if all the sisters are fine, they will all disperse!" ”
After speaking, the queen walked out of Cining Palace with Taoxiang's hand, and the concubines sent each other off.
The two main lords left, and the concubines gradually dispersed from the Cining Palace in twos and threes, only Concubine Hua sat in the chair dark and dull for a long time before returning to the palace under the reminder of Yue'er.
said that after the queen left Cining Palace, along the way, Momoka stopped talking to her.
Although the queen didn't look at her, she also smiled faintly and said, "What do you have to say...... But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”