Chapter 68: Brother and Sister
In the Chang'an Palace, the few concubines who came early in the morning to ask for peace and left did not leave today, originally waiting for the princess of Rui Wang Xierui to come to ask for peace, but there was no news of this, that is, the emperor asked the eunuch to send a letter, saying that Ning Zhiyuan actually went to Lingyin Temple early in the morning to make a vow, although it is a piece of filial piety, but so ignorant of the rules and no order, it is really annoying, the queen is already brewing anger towards Ning Zhiyuan Du Yiyi, today I see Ning Zhiyuan so disrespectful to himself as the queen, It's even more itchy gnashing of teeth.
Concubine Chang has always been-for-tat with the queen, although she is wary of Ning Zhiyuan, she is far less careful than the queen, even Ning Chaoge, who has the support of the Marquis of Queenstown, can't hurt Ning Cheng in the slightest, can a Ning Zhiyuan who hangs half his life still turn the sky? Now seeing that the queen is holding Ning Zhiyuan tightly, she is even more idle and happy to watch the fire from the other side.
Concubine De and Concubine Su have always been non-gossips, and Ning Zhiyuan going to Lingyin Temple to repay her vows is also a matter of filial piety, and two women without sons are speechless in the palace, so they have always talked about other topics about him.
Today's day is different, that is, Xi Shuyuan, who has been dismissed from the emperor's leniency, has arrived, Xi Shuyuan has been pregnant for more than three months, counting the days at the end of spring and early summer next year, it should be the time for her mother to rely on her son, Li Guogong was exiled, although the vacant seat has not been appointed vacant for the time being, but Shen Ke treats her father more and more seriously, and even some major military events will also involve her father, this vacant official position will be his father in the future, and the father will rely on his daughter's power to rise, The daughter is walking in the palace with her father's affairs, and such good things have made Xi Shuyuan more and more radiant these days.
Compared with Xi Shuyuan's current high-profile, the other four concubines are much more low-key, because the little princess Qi Xiao was reprimanded by the emperor yesterday at the banquet in the Rui Wangfu, in front of the queen of the mother and the world, the three concubines who are not fading and the high-spirited Xi Shuyuan, Qi Zhaoyi has become the one who can't hold her head up the most, and after entering the Chang'an Palace to ask for peace, she is silent with her head down.
King Rui went to Lingyin Temple early in the morning to repay his wishes, except for the anger that the queen listened to, the other three concubines and five concubines who had been waiting for a long time did not have a word of gossip.
"That's it, Liu Xi, change clothes for the palace, I thought he would enter the palace early in the morning to ask for peace, so tired that the palace got up early and dressed up and put on this robe, and waited for a long time with this heavy phoenix crown, but he was at ease, and actually ran to Lingyin Temple."
The queen's grievances, Ai Ai's words, everyone listened to them, that is, Concubine Chang, who had always loved to collide with the queen in the past, just lowered her head and covered her mouth and smiled.
"Yes, sis!"
The queen was angry with Aunt Liu, who didn't know who dared to say half a disobedient word at this time.
"Niangniang, my uncle and wife are asking to see you outside!"
The palace maids who were guarding outside the Chang'an Palace came in a rush and knelt down with their hands on the ground.
"Sister-in-law?" The queen murmured and said loudly, "Come in quickly!" ”
"The queen mother is busy in advance, and the concubine will retire first!" The three concubines and five concubines were also interested, and the palace maids just walked out of the palace, and they stood up one by one, and the queen had no intention of staying, so she waved her hand and let them all go.
Uncle Guo, the Marquis of Zhenguo is the top hairpin family of Dahe, after the queen entered the palace to seal the queen, the second son of the Marquis of Zhenguo is the queen's brother, and he was named the uncle of the country, and the queen is the most intimate person on weekdays.
"I've seen the Queen Mother!"
"Hurry up, hurry up." The queen gave her a look, and Aunt Liu hurriedly went down the steps to help Mrs. Guo up.
"Why did my sister-in-law come so suddenly?" According to her previous habits, she won't come at this time! Today is a surprise!
"Queen Mother, the concubine came this time to tell you!" Uncle Guo got up with the support of Aunt Liu, walked to the side and sat down.
"Oh? Why bother my sister-in-law to come in person? Isn't Jing'er causing trouble again? The queen looked sideways.
Mrs. Guo bowed her head: "Jing'er has been studying with peace of mind recently, and she hasn't caused trouble, and she is worried about Lao Niangniang, and she also asks Niangniang to retreat!" ”
Hearing this, she was about to retreat, and the queen's expression immediately became solemn and waved her hand to Aunt Liu, who obeyed the order and retreated outside the palace with a group of palace maids.
"Niangniang, this matter is related to King Rui!" Uncle and Mrs. Guo got up and didn't care about the difference between the monarch and the minister, and stepped up the steps to the queen's side in two steps.
Something to do with Ruiwang? The queen thought for a moment and continued to listen.
"In the middle of the night last night, the lord was leaving from the mansion of the Second Highness, and he actually saw General Shen go to the Ruiwang Mansion alone!"
"Alone? Witching hour? Where does Shen Ke go and what is he doing? The queen couldn't help but hesitate.
"Niangniang, this is all a family, what a good thing it can be to avoid people like this! The lord was afraid that this matter would be detrimental to His Royal Highness, so he let the concubine enter the palace to talk to the mother. Seeing that the always shrewd queen hesitated, Mrs. Guo immediately pierced the veil and directly said her conjecture with Uncle Guo.
"The emperor is heavy on Shen Ke, the marriage between King Rui and Shen Ke is a foregone conclusion, although there are some unsightly things in it, but there is nothing to be done if you don't catch the handle!"
The queen lowered her eyes and shook her head helplessly.
"Niangniang, if you don't take advantage of King Rui's fledgling wings to pull him out, I'm afraid that he will raise tigers in the future! Early this morning, King Rui went to Lingyin Temple, according to the concubines, it is not just as simple as wishing, Niangniang, the sky is high and the mountains are far away, why not ............" Uncle Guo said suddenly, twisted her brows and made a gesture to wipe her neck.
"You can't act rashly, if you succeed, it's okay, if you can't succeed, then Chaoge's future will be ruined on this, this matter has to be done slowly, you can't be in a hurry, since my brother has a heart, then send a few trustworthy people to take a look, lest he do something unsightly in Lingyin Temple!"
Although I can't solve my worries now, it's always okay to find a few people to monitor, Shen Ke saw Ning Zhiyuan late at night, there must have been some discussion between the two of them, otherwise I haven't seen Ning Zhiyuan go to Lingyin Temple for so many years, why did I go without saying hello early this morning! There's got to be something greasy here!
"The lord has been letting people stare outside the Rui Wang's Mansion and the Shen Mansion, but this morning I didn't expect that the Rui King actually went to the Lingyin Temple instead of entering the palace, and only made a move to let the Rui King go out of the city from under his nose, and now he has sent someone to watch, the lord said, but if Niangniang has any orders, as long as Niangniang gives an order, he will do his best to solve the problems for Niangniang!"
When Uncle Guo was selling treasures, her eyes carefully watched the changes in the queen's expression, and the smile on her face was also very appropriate.
"My brother's thoughts are known to the palace, as long as Chao Ge becomes the prince and sits on the throne smoothly, this palace's own sister can still treat her own brother and sister-in-law badly." The queen smiled and held the hand of the uncle's wife: "Sister-in-law should enter the palace early in the morning, looking at her hands are cold, come here!" ”
Aunt Liu hurriedly entered the palace when she heard the sound.
"Go get a warm woman!"
"Yes!"
"Thank you, Niang!" Uncle Guo's face was happy, and Ying Yingfu thanked her.
"Since the family, there are not so many rules behind closed doors, the palace is unable to walk outside the palace due to identity, and all these years have relied on my brother and sister-in-law to Zhang Luo for Chaoge, this affection, this palace is a number in my heart, but although this palace is the queen, Chaoge is not the eldest son of the emperor, there is Ning Cheng Changfei aggressive, and then there is Ning Chengyou, and now there is a Ning Zhiyuan, the road after Chaoge is still long, the emperor is in the prime of life, and the matter of canonizing the prince is also delayed again and again, sister-in-law! My brother is courtiers for Chaoge, if you don't have enough money, you can come and talk to the palace! ”
Over the years, the queen has been in charge of the harem, and it is her brother and father Zhenguo who have attracted the hearts of the courtiers for Ning Chaoge outside, although she is already a mother in the world, but she also understands what can help her ascend to the queen's throne, and she definitely does not dare to forget her roots.
"Niangniang, there are still some gold, silver and jewelry rewarded by the previous mother, and the business done by the master is now profitable, so just rest assured! The lord often said that with a sister who is the queen, he, who is the uncle of the country, and the elder brother can not embarrass the mother, and he can't interfere with the title of the marquis of Zhenguo, and he can't do anything, but the master of business is a good hand! The loss-making business in the family has been revitalized by the master in the past few years, and this is also supported by the mother, otherwise where would the father-in-law let the master get his hands on these ......"
Mrs. Guo said and glanced at the queen.
"It's a good thing that my brother has the ability, he is not the eldest son in the clan, although I am the queen, but it is not good to be too partial to my brother, sister-in-law don't have to worry, as long as Chao Ge sits on the throne of the prince and ascends to the top of the treasure, the title of the marquis of the town will be his." The queen didn't understand what the aunt and wife meant, and the meaning of these words was not to remind her of the things she had promised............
Even if it is a brother and sister, there is no painstaking work without remuneration, the uncle is not the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenguo, the position of the prince of the Zhenguo Marquis is not his thing, the uncle is the queen's trusted person, he is the marquis of the town is the best of both worlds for the queen's uncle, the queen in order to let her brother help Ning Chaoge with her heart and lungs, promised him the title of Marquis of Zhenguo, these years the uncle has been working hard in every way without regrets, for this title.
"With the words of Niangniang, even if our husband and wife go to the soup, we will not hesitate."
Uncle Guo's wife took the warm mother-in-law handed over by Aunt Liu, her hands gradually became warm, and her heart was also said by the queen's words, as long as there is a queen's sister who has a good relationship with the queen, Ning Chaoge will become the emperor in the future, even if he does not have the title of Marquis of Zhenguo, Uncle Guo will not worry about soaring in the future.