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Mo Lan replied: "Niangniang, the old lady said that it was precisely because the eldest lady felt that she was inferior to the fifth miss, so she became jealous and attacked the fifth miss again and again. ”

Concubine Xie Shu's eyes were cold: "Idiot! Xie Qing is the daughter of the second room, and she has no prominent mother's family, let alone the support of her siblings, no matter how smart she is, in the end, she doesn't have to rely on the Xie family, what is Ru'er and her name! ”

Do Xie Qing and Xie Ru have a competitive relationship? It's not true, even if Concubine Xie thinks she is smart and will attach importance to her, it doesn't mean that Xie Qing's backing is more solid than Xie Ru, and Concubine Xie has never expressed disappointment in Xie Ru before, and this time, Xie Ru disappointed Concubine Xie Shufei.

Mo Lan lowered her head and said, "The eldest lady probably thinks that you summoned the fifth lady into the palace last time, not her, so my heart is a little blocked." ”

"Nonsense!" Concubine Xie Shu reprimanded sharply, "This palace just summoned Qing'er, so she felt uncomfortable?" is so open-minded, what does she think she should do as Yi'er's princess? ”

Mo Lan lowered her head and didn't dare to answer, Xie Ru was the appointed princess Yi, and she was about to give a marriage decree, seeing that Concubine Xie Shu was angry at this time, but what would happen in the end, she didn't dare to answer casually as a maidservant.

"No wonder her mother wants her to think about it, but because of the woman's jealousy, she is going to be ruthless to Xie Qing's mother and daughter, is she even resentful of the palace in her heart!" This is what makes Concubine Xie Shu the most angry, "Who is this palace going to summon, what is going to be done, do you have to worry about her ideas!" ”

In the blink of an eye, several thoughts had already surged into Concubine Xie's heart. As soon as Mo Lan said this, Concubine Xie Shufei expanded everything, and she became more and more dissatisfied with Xie Ru.

"Niangniang is angry, the eldest lady grew up beside you since she was a child, how dare she resent Niangniang?" Mo Lan hurriedly persuaded.

Concubine Xie is actually a self-centered person, as long as there is a thought in her heart, then she will lean on this idea of everything she hears and sees.

"She grew up beside Hongu since she was a child, and it is only now that the Japanese palace knows that she is such a jealous person! Xie Ru, Xie Ru, I only see your goodness in this palace, but I don't see your badness much, and now it seems that I am really disappointed in this palace! The more Concubine Xie thought about it, the more angry she became, and her brain hurt with anger.

Mo Lan is the palace maid that Concubine Xie Shu personally serves, looking at Concubine Xie Shu's restless expression, she knew that this was another headache, so she quickly got up and walked behind Concubine Xie Shu, and said softly: "The slave maid presses her head for the mother." ”

Then gently rubbed the temples on both sides of Concubine Xie.

Concubine Xie Shufei closed her eyes and said slowly, "What about Yi'er?" ”

"The prince has been busy with your majesty's handling of government affairs these days, and he should be accompanying your majesty in the imperial study at this moment." Mo Lan replied.

At the mention of King Yi, Concubine Xie Shu's face finally improved a little.

Seeing this, Mo Lan smiled again and said, "Your Majesty values our prince very much?" At present, the big and small affairs of the court basically have to be handled by the prince to help His Majesty. ”

The corners of Concubine Xie Shu's lips raised slightly, and she chuckled: "King Yi is smart and obedient, Your Majesty naturally takes a fancy to Yi'er." It's just that if Zhao Wangren is still in the capital, I'm afraid that these things will not be Yi'er's turn. ”

There are only two princes with a little talent, one is her son Zhao Tianyi, and the other is Concubine Ye De's son Zhao Tianlin. And Concubine Xie Shu knew very well in her heart that His Majesty favored Zhao Tianlin more, as long as he was there, most of those good errands would fall on him, but most of his Yi'er relied on the strength of the Xie family.

Concubine Xie Shufei waved her hand, motioned for Mo Lan to retreat, raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Your Majesty favors that pair of slut mother and son, and this palace can only plan for its own son." ”

At that moment, he ordered Mo Lan to wait outside the imperial study, and when Zhao Tianyi was done, he would come to Yaohua Palace.

By the time Zhao Tianyi arrived at Yaohua Palace, it was already evening.

"Mother, are you in a hurry to find your son?" Zhao Tianyi asked.

"Yi'er, do you want to see what you like in these portraits?" Concubine Xie pointed to the stack of portraits on the table.

Zhao Tianyi frowned slightly: "Mother, are you going to choose a concubine for your son?" Isn't Concubine Zheng Ru'er? ”

He always knew that Xie Ru was her appointed princess and his cousin, but he didn't reject it.

Concubine Xie Shu's face stiffened slightly, and she smiled: "Isn't there still a side concubine?" You are the prince, according to the ancestral system, in addition to the main concubine, there are four side concubines and several concubines. ”

Zhao Tianyi's brows furrowed even tighter: "Mother, the concubine hasn't passed the door yet, so she is in a hurry to pick the side concubine, isn't this okay?" ”

Even if you want to accept a side concubine, it must be after the main concubine passes the door, and the side concubine will be accepted after a year, otherwise it means that the main concubine is not favored.

"It's just to let you see if you like it, and you didn't say that you are going to marry now, what's wrong." Concubine Xie said lightly.

"But, mother, Ru'er knows that she will be unhappy." In fact, no woman would want her husband to start choosing a concubine before she had married her.

Zhao Tianyi grew up with Xie Ru since he was a child, and he is a cousin, so he naturally still has some affection.

But when Concubine Xie heard this, she was a hundred unhappy, and she snorted coldly in her heart, Xie Ru didn't learn anything else, but she was used to pinching her son.

"Since Ru'er wants to be your concubine, this matter of choosing a side concubine should have been accepted by her." Concubine Xie's tone was tough with meaning.

Of course, Zhao Tianyi heard that something was wrong in Concubine Xie's tone, and quietly looked at Concubine Xie Shufei's expression, her face jumped tightly, her eyebrows were raised, and she understood that it seemed that her cousin had made her mother angry.

"Mother, it's not that my son doesn't say that he won't accept the side concubine, it's just that it's a bit early to say this." Zhao Tianyi gently persuaded, "This is married to the concubine, and naturally the matter of accepting the concubine will be put on the agenda." ”

Concubine Xie Shufei was angry with Xie Ru, but she couldn't lose her temper with her son, realizing that her tone was wrong, Concubine Xie Shufei cleared her throat, barely pulled out a smile, and said: "Yi'er, it's good that you understand, it's time for you to get married, and the concubine is just anxious." ”

"Mother, don't worry, my father also mentioned it today, and I will marry my sons and ministers in public during the Mid-Autumn Festival state banquet. After Erchen and Ru'er got married, it was not too late to mention the matter of the concubine. Zhao Tianyi said with a smile.

If Zhao Tianyi said this in the past, Concubine Xie Shufei would definitely be very happy, but she was angry with Xie Ru today, and she felt really uncomfortable in her heart, and she was even more uncomfortable when she heard that her son cared about Xie Ru so much.

"Mother, there is one more thing, my father seems to have deliberately chosen a horse for Lin'an." Zhao Tianyi said suddenly.

Concubine Xie Shufei was shocked and said, "Your Majesty already has someone you like?" ”

Zhao Tianyi shook his head: "This is not yet, but listen to my father's meaning, Lin'an is the only daughter of the queen's mother, and the most important thing for this horse candidate is the queen's consent, and my father does not intend to make the final decision." ”

The corners of Concubine Xie's lips lifted lightly: "Okay, Yi'er, our opportunity has come." ”

"Mother, do you mean to let our people marry Lin'an?" Zhao Tianyi asked.

Concubine Xie Shu nodded and smiled: "That's right, Empress Chen is the Empress of the Main Palace, if our people marry Lin'an, then Empress Chen will definitely be on our side in the future." ”

"But the queen mother is not loved by her father, she doesn't have much say in the harem, and her maiden Chen Guogong's mansion is thin, and Chen Guogong is left with a man in the whole family, once Chen Guogong goes, then Chen Guogong's mansion will have no successor, and this force is not stable." Zhao Tianyi frowned, he didn't think it was a good thing to win over Empress Chen, and if he didn't get much good, it would arouse Emperor Yongqing's suspicions.

Concubine Xie smiled and said, "Yi'er, you don't understand this." Chen Guogong guards the northwest, the northwest is close to the wilderness, and ordinary people can't control the northwest at all, so they can only rely on the people of the Chen family, but now the men of the Chen family are almost dead, and there is only one dying Chen Guogong left, once Chen Guogong goes, who do you think should take over the Chen Guogong Mansion, which can not only convince Chen Guogong's subordinates, but also make His Majesty trust? ”

Zhao Tianyi pondered for a while and shook his head: "This person is difficult to find. ”

"There is only one person who can, the son of Princess Lin'an." Concubine Xie raised her nails covered with impatiens juice and said with a smile, "Take the northwest as the fief of Princess Lin'an, and the northwest will be inherited by Princess Lin'an's son in the future, this son who has both the Chen family and the Zhao family's blood is the most reassuring." ”

Zhao Tianyi suddenly realized: "What the mother concubine means is that if we let our people marry Lin'an, Lin'an's son will be in charge of the northwest, it will be more than ten or twenty years later, and before that, the northwest is in the hands of the concubine." ”

Concubine Xie smiled and nodded.

"Wonderful, that's a great idea, you've thought it through, Concubine." Zhao Tianyi praised.

"I didn't come up with this idea." Concubine Xie raised her lips and smiled, "It's your cousin, Xie Qing." ”

"Xie Qing?" Zhao Tianyi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Erchen heard that she made the Ye family bleed heavily, and Erchen thought it was just a coincidence, it turned out that she was a good strategist." ”

"She is indeed a smart woman, this palace summoned her into the palace to live for a few days, and she saw it in her eyes, but unfortunately you went out on an errand at that time, and you didn't see it." Concubine Xie Shu smiled, "She is much smarter than Ru'er." ”

Sure enough, Concubine Xie Shufei frowned when she saw Zhao Tianyi. He didn't like to hear disparaging words about Xie Ru.

"Really? The minister was very curious, this cousin had no sense of existence before, and now she suddenly appeared, which was a big surprise. ”

Concubine Xie Shu said with a straight face: "Yi'er, if you think about it, it is safest for your cousin to marry Lin'an, and others are not at ease in this palace, and what you have to do is to pull the line for the heir and Lin'an." ”

"Mother, I'm afraid this matter of pulling the line is not very easy for the ministers." Zhao Tianyi's face was embarrassed, and it seemed a little tricky for him to be a matchmaker by himself.

"You go to your cousin Xie Qing, she can help you."

Zhao Tianyi thought for a while and said, "Okay, just let Erchen also see how powerful this cousin is." ”

What Zhao Tianyi didn't notice was that a glimmer of light flashed in Concubine Xie's eyes......