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However, the three people of the assistant harem attracted everyone's attention.
And Gu Qingwan, who was sitting in Changle Palace, couldn't have imagined that she could actually assist in palace affairs, but it was really a pie that fell.
It's just that she doesn't know if the pie is filled with meat or poison.
In the middle of summer, the lotus leaves in the various ponds in the palace are constantly swaying with the breeze, and the pink lotus flowers look particularly delicate against the backdrop of the green leaves. At this time, the imperial garden is already showing a hundred flowers in full bloom, peonies, begonias, cherry blossoms, impatiens, branches and leaves, so a group of flowers and magnificent.
Now that the queen is not out of the middle palace, this concubine doesn't even have a place to ask for peace, and she is very safe when she doesn't see each other.
Concubine De had already returned from praying outside the palace, and Gu Qingwan originally thought that she would pray outside the palace for the rest of her life. Unexpectedly, the queen fell, and the biggest beneficiary was Concubine Cheng. I think that if our queen mother learns the news, even if she is locked up, she can't wait to come out and forgive the concubine.
The emperor didn't know what he was thinking, on the day Concubine De returned to the palace, he actually asked the concubines below nine concubines to go to Chengqianmen to meet Concubine De's car, and for a time it was rumored in the palace that the emperor liked Concubine De to become the next queen.
Of course, this is just a rumor from the palace people in private, after all, now that Concubine De and the two of them are in charge of the palace, no one wants this kind of rumor to spread.
Since Gu Qingwan learned that Shao Ye let her take charge of the palace, she was not happy, it was simply a blind talk. Because holding a part of the palace power means that the level of her self-protection ability has skyrocketed.
And Concubine De stayed in her palace that night, and even the eldest prince took her back to Jinghe Palace. On the second day of the neighborhood, she posted a post, inviting Gu Qingwan to go to Jinghe Palace for a gathering.
Gu Qingwan pinched the delicate invitation card in her hand with two fingers, and asked quite indifferently: "In addition to me, Concubine De also invited someone else?" ”
"I also invited Concubine Shu to come over," the sixth son replied with his head down.
The corners of Gu Qingwan's mouth twitched, and she thought mockingly in her heart, daring to love is still a Hongmen banquet. However, with Concubine De's qualifications, she still wants to step on Concubine Shu, but she is really not smart enough.
Since Concubine Shu entered the palace, she has been in constant favor, and since she gave birth to the second prince, her momentum in the harem is not weak. After the queen fell, she and Concubine Jingde, as the fourth lady of Congyipin, were the most high-profile concubines in the harem of the former dynasty. But Concubine Jingde had just come back from outside the palace, and people with a discerning eye knew at a glance that the emperor had just lifted the ban on her.
But after all, she was born to the eldest son of the emperor, and she grew up without a grandson, and in the case that there will never be a son in the middle palace, the identity of the eldest son of the eldest prince still made Concubine Jingde's heart move, and it was obvious that Concubine De was not the only one who was moved at this time.
As for Gu Qingwan, although the eldest princess is not generally favored, the eldest princess is still a princess after all. And she is just a second concubine at this time, and her identity is one level worse than that of the fourth lady, so she is not regarded as a big hit in the back position.
When Gu Qingwan first heard this, she almost didn't laugh, she thought to herself that if this was placed in modern times, she could definitely open a betting market to see who had the biggest odds?
The next day, Gu Qingwan drove to Jinghe Palace. When I arrived at Jinghe Palace, I actually bumped into Concubine Shu.
In the end, her position was not as good as Concubine Shu, so she got off the car first to greet Concubine Shu. When she saw Concubine Shu's outfit today, she immediately smiled in her heart.
I saw that today's concubine was wearing a flowered skirt with aqua red and pink and blue moire, with wide sleeves and long placket, and the skirt was decorated with pastel crystals, which looked particularly bright from a distance. And she wore a purple-red fringed glass belt around her waist, which made her waist appear more slender.
The characters who were originally beautiful and fragrant in the country are dressed up today, which is really beautiful. I just don't know how this Concubine De felt when she saw Concubine Shu dressed in red.
"The concubine has seen Concubine Shu," Ying Ying bowed, and what Gu Qingwan didn't expect was that Concubine Shu actually took two steps forward to help her up personally.
Gu Qingwan didn't expect Concubine Shu to be so polite to her, but she still got up with a full courtesy.
"I didn't expect my sister to come with me for a while, and this is also the fate of our sisters." Concubine Shu was extremely polite today, looking at Gu Qingwan who had lost her previous infiltration, but this sudden intimacy made Gu Qingwan afraid to avoid it.
Gu Qingwan took a step back slightly, landing in a position behind Concubine Shu, and then she said politely: "Sister is just thinking about not letting Sister Concubine De wait for a long time." I didn't expect to bump into my sister. ”
Although the two are the same thing, the degree of intimacy can be completely different. Gu Qingwan could probably also think of Concubine Shu's thoughts at this time, the four ladies of Gui, Virtue, Xian, and Shu, Concubine Shu was at the bottom.
Therefore, in the management of palace power, the three of them are naturally dominated by Concubine De, who has the highest rank, but Concubine Shu obviously doesn't want to accept her fate like this.
When Concubine Shu heard Gu Qingwan's cold tone, the arrogance in her heart also surged up for a while, and she only said coldly: "Since that's the case, then let's go in first, don't let Concubine De wait for a long time." ”
When she entered the main hall of Jinghe Palace, Concubine De was already sitting at the top, but Gu Qingwan sat down in the first position on her left. Although Concubine Shu was unhappy that she was sitting under Concubine Liang, she saw that Gu Qingwan obediently vacated the position on the right, so she also sat down.
Concubine De looked at Concubine Shu's gorgeous dress, and a trace of unhappiness flashed in her eyes, but then she pressed it down.
I only heard her say: "The palace just went out to pray for the emperor for a few months, and there was such a big event in the palace, and the two sisters also suffered a lot of fright in the palace." ”
Concubine De is like this, Concubine Shu and Gu Qingwan are disdainful in their hearts, and no one knows that she was sent out of the palace by the emperor. Now the emperor wants her to come back in the face of the eldest prince, but he didn't expect her to put it on.
But if you want acting, who is worse than anyone in this harem.
Seeing Concubine Shu scoop up the handkerchief and pretend to wipe the corners of her eyes, Gu Qingwan was surprised to find that the corners of her eyes were really red.
Concubine Shu Qi said: "After Sister Concubine De left the palace, there was already a little less anger in this palace, who would have thought that the queen was also sick, and now the emperor has asked us not to disturb Niangniang Qingxiu." Fortunately, Concubine De came back at this time, and now that I have Sister Forgiveness, I feel like I have a backbone. ”
Gu Qingwan looked at this concubine who was still pretending to be her sister at the door just now, and now in a blink of an eye, she has become a sister with Concubine De again.
Because Gu Qingwan didn't know what Concubine Shu was thinking, she also looked at her nose and nose, and sat there without saying a word, just keeping her eyes and ears to watch Concubine Shu's excellent acting skills.
Concubine De listened to Concubine Shu's meaning, and she actually wanted to respect herself, originally she set up this Hongmen banquet today to let the two of them know that she is the most noble one in this harem.
I didn't expect her to knock it yet, but Concubine Shu showed her favor first. As for Myanmar, she has never been worried, she has only been in the palace for a year, and she has not even had a stable foundation, how can she fight with them.
Concubine De also said softly: "Since the queen is no longer in charge of the palace affairs, then I will bother the two sisters to bear the burden of managing the harem with me." In the future, if the sister does something wrong, the two sisters just point it out. ”
Concubine Shu paused for a moment, probably she didn't expect Concubine De to climb up the pole so smoothly. After all, the emperor doesn't know who is in charge of the palace affairs, but when it comes to forgiving the concubine, she actually wants to take care of everything.
"My sister has the highest ranking in this palace, and it is also appropriate for me and Myanmar to respect my sister." Concubine Shu replied softly, but what she thought in her heart was something that others couldn't see.
So the two concubines of Deshu seemed to be in a harmonious mood, and there was a tendency to shake hands and make peace. However, Gu Qingwan has completely become a transparent person today, but in the end, Concubine De asked quite politely: "I don't know what Sister Myanmar thinks of this?" ”
The corners of Gu Qingwan's mouth curved slightly, and she smiled quite sincerely: "The eldest princess is only six months old now, and my sister still has to take care of the eldest princess. ”
So the three of them reached a unanimous agreement in each case.
Gu Qingwan is not like others in this hot spot, and she also wraps the child in the left and right three layers. Allure was already raised at this time, and he was extremely white and fat.
Today, Allure only wore a red belly pocket, and a pair of pants of the same color underneath, and Gu Qingwan was very happy to see her tender arms like lotus lotus.
At this time, Allure was already able to sit up, so Gu Qingwan was convenient for her to sit face to face, the mother and daughter were both dressed simply, only to see that Gu Qingwan's original head full of beads and hairpins had been removed, she combed a simple fallen horse bun, took out a strand of green silk on the right side and put it on her shoulder, and a glazed hairpin was also on her sideburns.
Gu Qingwan put her hands under the girl's shoulder socket and let her stand on the couch. The child's legs and feet are still soft and can't support herself, Gu Qingwan sometimes lets go slightly and lets her stand by herself for a while, but just like this, Yurong, who is standing next to her, is so nervous that she can't school
Yurong finally said without looking at it: "Master, don't toss the princess, you see that the princess is tired and sweaty." ”
"The child has to toss and toss like this to grow up well," Gu Qingwan also said to Allure quite proudly: "Allure, is your mother right?" ”
When Shao Ye came in, he heard Gu Qingwan's somewhat shameless words. And Gu Qingwan didn't happen to her at this time, she let go again, and the girl only stood for two or three seconds before falling crookedly to the side. Gu Qingwan also caught her body with both hands in time.
But Shao Ye, who was watching on the side, was frightened, he walked over quickly, and picked up the child in Gu Qingwan's hand. Then he reached out to Gong Ruhai and asked for a handkerchief, and wiped his forehead carefully.
"That's how you behave? I don't have to toss the child," Shao Ye was really a little angry when he said this.
However, as soon as Allure saw Shao Ye, he immediately smiled, Shao Ye was wearing a white silver-lined dragon suit today, without a bundle of hair, and his black hair was scattered behind him like ink.
His body was exceptionally tall and slender, and standing in front of Gu Qingwan who was sitting at this time, she really didn't have to oppress Fu Fu's handsome face with rare displeasure, the corners of her mouth were tightly pursed, Gu Qingwan was not frightened, but frightened Allure.
I saw that the girl's mouth was suffocated, her eyes were round, and she was about to cry when she looked at it.
Seeing Shao Ye's somewhat panicked appearance, Gu Qingwan was even more happy to laugh on the side, she said: "The emperor wants to avenge others, but we are willing to play with me like this." ”
Gu Qingwan just got down from the soft couch, didn't even wear shoes, and came over to tease Allure. The child's emotions came and went faster, and he looked like he was about to come and rain just now, and he giggled when he saw his mother.
Shao Ye smiled helplessly, the expression on his face was unusually soft, and his originally sharp facial features were softened extremely beautifully, he dragged Gu Qingwan's arm and took her to the soft couch to sit.
"I thought that if you became a mother, you would have a calmer personality, but I didn't think that you would have the same personality as Allure."
Gu Qingwan only raised her head and smiled, but did not speak.
And Shao Ye suddenly asked, as if he thought of something: "I heard that Concubine De invited you and Concubine Shu to Jinghe Palace today?" ”
Gu Qingwan knew that the purpose of his coming tonight was not pure, she knew that someone might have told Shao Ye all the words of their conversation today.
But Gu Qingwan still repeated today's conversation again, and retold it one by one without adding oil and vinegar.
After she finished, even Shao Ye was a little surprised by her calmness, and asked puzzledly: "This Concubine De and Concubine Shu are equivalent to setting up you, you look at a good-tempered person, but you are not angry at all?" ”
Gu Qingwan said with a smile: "Originally, I have shallow qualifications, and my rank is also the lowest, so naturally I should take the two sisters as the leader." Besides, the two sisters are more or less familiar with the harem affairs than me. ”
Shao Ye looked at her with some disbelieving eyes, and Gu Qingwan was not annoyed, but muttered again: "I don't want to be the first bird left and right." ”
Shao Ye naturally heard her muttering words, and at this time, Allure writhed left and right in his arms, Shao Ye looked down at Allure softly and said, "Allure, isn't your mother very smart?" ”
The child didn't understand his words, so he just kept calling.
Of course, Gu Qingwan knew what Shao Ye was referring to, he only let the three concubines be in charge of palace affairs at that time. If you are smart, you will naturally not take charge of palace affairs on the cusp of this storm, after all, if the three of them are in charge together, it will be the three of them who will bear the mistake together.
Now Concubine De is blindly competing, and it would not be good if something really happened.
This palace sounds good, but it's really tiring to take care of things. Even Gu Qingwan was also assigned a part of the palace power, although it was only an unimportant matter such as controlling the personnel of the Imperial Garden, but she finally managed to take care of things.
I heard that when Concubine De took over the palace affairs, the first thing she did was to change the head of the Internal Affairs Office. However, the evidence she scooped out can indeed convince the public, which is the practice in the palace to peel off a layer of silver in the purchase, but the palace has changed the principal.
Originally, the queen's people naturally changed when they should have been replaced, and Concubine De took the opportunity to install her own people in the Internal Affairs Office. However, Concubine Shu didn't make a big move, but Concubine De gave her grace so that Concubine Shu could take charge of the human rights in her own palace.
Probably someone around her gave Concubine De an idea, and Concubine De gave this grace to Gu Qingwan again.
When the queen was there, the personnel in the palace of the concubines were all in the hands of the queen, and now this use and employment are in their own hands, that is, they are in their own hands
This month's order was supposed to be issued a long time ago, but because of the queen's incident, it was a few days behind.
A few days after Concubine De took office, she began to prepare for the distribution of the shares.
After waiting for this day, when the eunuchs who went to get the order came back scolding, Yurong asked carefully, but after hearing it, he was also angry.
After Gu Qingwan asked about the matter, she also sneered. Concubine De just wanted to establish power, but she didn't expect this power to stand on her.
Although the emperor didn't know, all the rules of Allure were according to the prince's share, and sometimes the emperor's extra reward, Allure's use was even a few points better than that of the prince.
At that time, when the queen was there, it was probably for the sake of looking good on the surface, so she did not harshly use Changle Palace. But I didn't expect that as soon as Concubine De scooped up the authority, she actually aimed the gun at her.
Rao is Gu Qingwan, who is so calm that she is not light, she took a few deep breaths, but she felt unbearable.
Allure is just slightly favored, some people can't see her well, if she has another prince in the future, then there will be no place for her to stand in this palace.
Gu Qingwan originally thought that Concubine De would learn to be smarter when she came back from outside the palace, but now it seems that a fool is a fool, but she can't change her name anywhere.
But what Gu Qingwan didn't know was that at this time, Concubine De personally brought the account book to Qiyuan Palace.
At this time, Shao Ye was looking at the excerpts, and when he heard Concubine De asking to see him, his heart was cold, but he still let people announce her in.
As soon as Concubine De entered the door, she immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine has come to ask for sin." ”
Shao Ye looked up at her and said casually: "Oh, what is Concubine De's crime?" ”
"The concubine issued this harem share today, she must not be able to weigh the hearts of all her sisters, and she may not even be able to call the emperor's heart. Therefore, the concubine came to ask for sin. ”
Shao Ye's eyes added a bit of serious brilliance at this time, he didn't expect Concubine De to actually play this blink She first took the account book to accuse, and when others thought about suing again, she took the lead.
I only heard Concubine De say: "Please also ask the emperor to read this account book first, and then listen to the concubine's explanation." ”
Gong Ruhai respectfully presented the account book in front of the emperor.
Shao Ye only flipped through it slightly, and understood what Concubine De meant, she did not distribute the shares of these palaces according to the previous method.
"Since the concubine received this errand to manage the palace affairs, she didn't dare to delay for a moment. And after reading the historical account book of the harem, the concubine thought that the palace rules were formulated and should be followed. Therefore, the concubine did not ask the emperor, so she started from the distribution of the regulations of each palace, hoping to reclean the rules of the harem. ”
Concubine De's reasonableness made Shao Ye more and more curious.
Could it be that this Concubine De will really be smart when she goes out of the palace.
Shao Ye has cleaned the harem once since the last cotton wool case, and it was that time that made Concubine De lose her grace. Later, he found out that this matter had nothing to do with Concubine De, so for the sake of the eldest prince, he still let Concubine De come back.
Originally, he let Concubine De and the other two share the power of the palace just in the hope that the three of them could check and balance each other, but at the beginning, Gu Qingwan avoided it.
Shao Ye sometimes thinks that Gu Qingwan also wants to laugh, she is a smart person, and she knows that she has a shallow foundation, so she will not fight with the other two senselessly.
But what Shao Ye didn't expect was that Concubine Shu would also respect Concubine De, which was beyond his expectations, but he didn't believe that Concubine Shu would be so peaceful.
Originally, the matter of this harem was not something he should be too concerned about, so Shao Ye only planned to watch these two fight, and if anyone was at a disadvantage, he would support him.
After all, the queen is gone, and when he doesn't choose a new queen, he doesn't want anyone to dominate the harem.
"Since I let the three of you jointly take charge of the palace, it is to trust the three of you. Since it is to clean up the harem, as long as it is handled impartially, you just have to do it. ”
Shao Ye's words made Concubine De's heart feel phosphorus, but Shao Ye then said: "The eldest princess's rules have always been according to the prince's rules, so don't change it." Even if you want to clean up the harem, you don't need to be harsh on the children. ”
Concubine De's face turned red, and she secretly hated in her heart, but she still respectfully blessed her body and said, "Concubine knows." ”
On the side of Changle Palace, when Gu Qingwan just wanted the sixth son to inquire about whose sign the emperor ordered tonight, she heard that Xu Sanshun, the newly appointed head of the palace people's internal affairs office, was waiting outside.
Gu Qingwan sneered, and was about to go out to see what else this Concubine De still had
As soon as she came out, Xu Sanshun knelt down, and the eunuch holding something behind him also knelt on the ground.
"The slave asks for peace to the Burmese Niangniang," Xu Sanshun's voice was a narrow voice unique to eunuchs, which was particularly harsh in Gu Qingwan's ears at this time.
Gu Qingwan said coldly: "Father-in-law Xu, please get up." ”
"The slave is to forgive the concubine's words, and I have come to send the eldest princess the copy that the eldest princess did not send today."
Gu Qingwan was suspicious in her heart, but her face still eased slightly: "This palace didn't know that Concubine De was so polite, since Gonggong Xu was here, then this palace would ask a big question." Why didn't the people from the House of Internal Affairs distribute it on time when the palace people from my Changle Palace went to pick it up today? ”
"Niangniang is also in charge of the palace now, and it stands to reason that Niangniang should be informed of this matter. Concubine De was ordered by the emperor to reclean the harem, but this distribution did not follow the original rules. But after Concubine De asked the emperor, the emperor gave grace, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess remained unchanged. So the slave hurriedly sent the missing things over. ”
Gu Qingwan was shocked when she heard this, when did this Concubine De actually become so smart. She originally thought that Concubine De was as stupid as ever, but now it seems that she is really impressed by Shibei for three days.
After Xu Sanshun left, the sixth son told Gu Qingwan about Concubine De's going to Qiyuan Hall today.
Although Gu Qingwan didn't know what Concubine De and the emperor had discussed, I am afraid that even Shao Ye is standing on Concubine Yu's side now.
This harem is really getting more and more interesting, and she should really pay attention to this gratifying change in Concubine De.
The palace is the most desirable place in the world, where it is magnificent, where the most noble people in the world live, but Rao is such a queen is also the most powerful place in the world, where there is no blood, where there is intrigue.
Since Concubine De took charge of the palace, the harem has fallen into a deathly silence, which is quite a bit of a storm.