Chapter 417: Death is Approaching
However, despite the indignation in her heart, Concubine Hui had to continue to say what she had already prepared.
"Two days earlier, the concubine went to Cining Palace to visit, and happened to meet Shu Niangzi, it was the mother who let Shu Niangzi enter the palace to accompany her to laugh and relax, but Shu Niangzi personally cooked a few refreshments and presented them to Niangniang to taste, Niangniang was full of praise, Shu Niangzi said that she learned the cooking method from Brother Ting's daughter-in-law, and the concubine actually knew that Brother Ting's daughter-in-law would also have good cooking skills, speaking of which, since Lan Ting married a wife, although Gu Niang also entered the palace twice at the behest of Niangniang to go to the banquet, but they were all accompanied by Niangniang, and the concubine has never had the opportunity to be close to Gu Niang, I thought about asking the emperor for the holy permission, and invited Gu Niang to live in the palace for a few days, and the concubine happened to ask Gu Niang for cooking skills, and in the future, she would take soup and refreshments to honor the queen mother of the two palaces, and she could also get a few words of praise. ”
After saying this, Concubine Hui's expression showed a little sorrow again, and with a sigh, it seemed that her eyes immediately flushed: "The sixth brother-in-law who returned to the concubine entered the palace, and said that because of her father's explanation, her aunt seemed to be harsh on Gu Niang, and the concubine was really uneasy and guilty after hearing about it, but the concubine couldn't persuade her father...... I thought that I should appease Gu Niang and compensate her for my father and brother. ”
Emperor Hongfu nodded hurriedly: "I also know that because of An Luhou, the queen will inevitably be angry with you, originally you were the head of the first palace, and it is natural to occasionally invite relatives from the family to enter the palace to accompany you to a casual gathering, but the queen always has something to say to stop you, and I have to open my mouth to let you get your wish." ”
"Father acts like that, and it is reasonable for the queen to blame the concubine." Concubine Hui didn't dare to say a word of complaint.
"Jiang Chen is indeed stupid, I have already given a warning, he still has the same heart of immortality in private, when I really don't notice that he is secretly spreading the slander of Taisun's immorality!" Emperor Hongfu frowned.
Concubine Hui hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying words of pleading, and her heart was really resentful: If you really want to do nothing for a few words of admonition, is it possible to watch Qin Yu become the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and kill Anlu Houfu and Xu'er? The emperor doesn't look at Qin Yu's absurd behavior, what qualifications does he have to succeed to the throne of a country? Once Empress Shen enjoys the throne of the Empress Dowager, where can she accommodate me and my mother and son? There is only one dead end, so how can my father and I not fight?!
Emperor Hongfu helped Concubine Hui up: "Jiang Chen is also that kind of idea, and he can't cling to the important ministers and magnates, so I can always tolerate him, of course, I also take care of you and Xu'er, so I didn't punish him." That's it, I also know that you have been worried, worried that you will completely lose your shelter in the future, looking at the filial piety of the queen mother of the two palaces, in addition to me, you will be protected by the second elder...... I heard that the queen mother also liked Gu Niang's humor, how close you can be, and the queen mother may not refuse to see her when she visits Cining Palace. ”
Concubine Hui: ......
Her mood is really complicated, on the one hand, she should be happy that the plan has been achieved, but on the other hand, she is really a little angry, even Emperor Hongfu thinks that she needs to get the light of the Gu family, she is the master of the palace, the biological mother of the prince, and she is not as good as the "glory" of a courtier's wife and orphan girl, Emperor Hongfu actually took it for granted, and allowed the Gu family to live in Changle Palace, as if he had taken full care of her!
What kind of Ming Monarch Holy Lord, even his own wife and children don't know how to take care of the negative and affectionate man! I don't want to think about why I am committed to a man like him who is so old and young if it weren't for the support of his mother's wishes in the world!
Could it be that it was achieved for the sake of the old court, for the name of the concubine in the future?
What a joke.
but
No matter how resentful Concubine Hui is, the disguise of gentleness, virtue and pity has to be maintained, and she returns to Changle Palace after sleeping this night, and when she immerses herself in the warm water of fragrant soup, Concubine Hui feels a little relieved.
Her body, still fragrant and soft skin like coagulation, but it has not been caressed for many years, the so-called bedding, is nothing more than a massage for the powerless premature aging person, Concubine Hui sometimes even feels that she is no different from the slave, she looked at the weakened man, the fear in her heart is also increasing day by day, as if she is walking with the man to the cold and gloomy tomb, but of course she does not want to follow the funeral, she has always believed that her omnipotent father, since she chose to send her to the palace, It will definitely push her to a high position where all women in the world look up to and submit.
All grievances and forbearance are temporary, and they are the only way to supreme glory.
Since Concubine Hui held the arrow given by Emperor Hongfu, the invited person was not limited to one of the spring returns, and the next day, the sixth wife of the Marquis of Anlu, Gong, entered the palace again, and led her little niece Jiang Junbao with a cold face.
Changle Palace is no stranger to Jiang Junbao, because she can run rampant here, so she enjoys the scenery of "golden branches and jade leaves" very much, and the cold weather does not prevent this small chest from leading the palace people to play in the palace.
Concubine Hui lazily leaned on the chaise longue and talked to Gong.
"I invited you to come, just so that you can see the bleak end of the Gu family with your own eyes, and it is good to calm the bad breath of being hit by the Gu family that day, but since you have to make a disturbance, it is not good to keep you in the inner court, I didn't expect you to bring Bao'er into the palace with you."
Gong sat on the pedal, at this time the eyebrows were lowered with a smile in his eyes, his arrogant expression was not revealed, and when he mentioned Bao Girl, it was also a doting tone: "Last time Bao'er was in the Taishi Mansion, she also ate Gu's insult, but even her aunt's admonition was useless to Gu's, Bao'er was really depressed for several days, she didn't think about tea and food, and her mother-in-law was so anxious that she couldn't even sleep well, and the concubine thought, this time Gu's can't fall well, Bao'er heard it with her own ears in Changle Palace, this humiliation can be dissipated, and she is relieved." , mother-in-law and sister-in-law can be happy. ”
Concubine Hui raised her eyebrows, asked her niece how she was humiliated, and slapped her on the chaise longue after listening to it, and hurriedly asked the palace caller to call her niece into the house, and then put aside the idleness, hugged Junbao in her arms and rubbed it again and again: "You are also a fool, others are angry with you, are you really angry at the loss of your own body bones?" I said how to lose weight so much! ”
"My aunt has to be angry for Bao'er, and when my uncle deals with Gu and Zhao Fan severely!" Jiang Junbao hurriedly complained.
"Don't worry, tomorrow you will be able to see the fate of the Gu family, and you can keep it well." Then Concubine Hui asked her niece what dishes she wanted to eat, she was inconvenient to cook big dishes in the Changle Palace, but she could completely inform the preparation of the imperial dining room, although there was a violation system, but secretly made more money and silver, Concubine Hui has been in the palace for many years, and this idea of "power" is not a problem.
However, Jiang Junbao's resentment has not been extinguished, and his appetite is still entangled: "What about Zhao Zhangshi?" My aunt couldn't let her go, she also contradicted and disrespected me that day, and my aunt also executed Zhao Fan Shi together, so that Bao'er could really be satisfied. ”
"My aunt can't execute anyone now." Concubine Hui sighed: "Bao'er will endure this moment first, and my aunt will promise you that you will never let go of Zhao Fan in the future." ”
"Zhao Fan is just a concubine, why can't my aunt put her to death?"
"She was a mere concubine, but she was not guilty of a capital crime......"
"Isn't it a capital offense for her to disrespect me?!"
"Zhao Xishi really deserves to die, but just a collision is not enough to execute her openly." The Gong family actually couldn't stand the stupidity of the little niece of the Jiang family, but seeing that Concubine Hui didn't mean to "correct" the little niece, she had to endure it: "The emperor is lenient and benevolent, and he is unwilling to use capital punishment for non-evil and disobedient crimes. ”
Jiang Junbao's eyes were red, obviously unwilling.
Concubine Hui then sighed again, and rubbed her niece for a while: "Aunt Hengzhu promised Bao'er that one day, she would hand over Zhao Tianshi to Bao'er to deal with it personally, and even if Bao'er wanted to cut her with a thousand knives, she would never dare to be stopped, Bao'er only needed to be patient for a while, and when your grandfather's plan was successful, Bao'er was the daughter of my Jiang family, and no one dared to be presumptuous in front of you. ”
This boundless remark temporarily calmed Miss Bao's manic heart, and she sobbed and agreed to order a few delicacies from the mountains and seas, frowned and ate a few chopsticks, and looked forward to tomorrow - that was the death period set by her aunt Concubine Hui for Gu Chungui.
However, Concubine Hui could see that Gong's heart was disapproving, and when she held the stove and asked Gong to accompany her for a walk after lunch, Concubine Hui suddenly turned half of her face sideways: "Does my sister-in-law think that I am too pampered to Bao'er?" ”
These words made Gong Shi slightly stunned, and his eyes dodged slightly: There are really few witty and intelligent daughters in the Anluhou Mansion, but fortunately, Concubine Hui is still quite keen, and even better is that she caught up with the opportunity and was able to enter the inner court.
He didn't completely hide his opinions: "If it's only in the Hou Mansion, there is no need to be cautious if you have the love of the relatives, but under the current situation, and you are in the inner court, the mother should still restrain Bao'er, and the concubine is just worried about what if Bao'er collides with the noble......s in the palace."
"She is only in Changle Palace, and she will not wander around out of this palace gate, and in this palace gate, where will there be nobles that Bao'er can't collide with." Concubine Hui turned half of her face again, looked at the twists and turns not far in front of the palace corridor, and smiled a little disapprovingly at the corner of her lips: "When I was born, my father was not yet knighted, and my uncle and grandfather were the head of the family at that time, but my aunt had married into the Zhao Gate, and my father lived in my aunt's house when I didn't know what to do, and my aunt was already the grandmother of Xuan Zhutang at that time, so although my parents were still under the pressure of my uncle and grandfather, I never suffered the slightest grievance, and my temperament at that time was even more arrogant than Bao'er." , on Sister Xiang, she is the daughter of the great sect of Xuan Zhutang, and she is taught by a sergeant, who doesn't say that she is dignified and elegant? But I don't even want to deal with her, not to mention that I will show favor because of the fence, Sister Xiang doesn't say it, and I have always felt that I am arrogant and arrogant, I am afraid that I will inevitably be burdened by this temperament in the future, what is the result? ”
After all, the Gong family was the maid of the Zhao family, although she had not actually seen the "Sister Xiang" in Concubine Hui's mouth, but she also knew that this was the daughter of Mrs. Jiang, the sister of Zhao Jiangcheng and Zhao Zhoucheng's mother.
"Mrs. Zhao is married to Jinling, and she is just the son of an official eunuch, so she is not as good as her mother." Of course, Gong could also hear Concubine Hui's tone full of ostentatiousness, and he stepped on the famous lady of the Zhao family, who was once "famous in Kyoto".
"Being elected to the inner court may not all be considered blessings." The corners of Concubine Hui's lips were raised again.