Chapter 493: Huo Clan
Nanzi muttered: "If Xiao Huo's biological mother is born after succeeding to the throne today, it can also be considered that this is the queen mother's deliberate birth in order to coerce King Ning, but the slave maid really can't understand what means the noble concubine used to make the queen mother risk death and give birth to this daughter!" β
Su Ruhui was silent, and after a while, Nanzi suddenly asked again: "It's just the fourth young lady, everyone in the imperial capital knows that Xiao Huo is the only concubine born by the county lord of Kangyue, and she is also very similar to the concubine in the palace...... Could it be that her biological father is also Huo Changqing? β
"Otherwise, the Queen Mother wouldn't have treated Concubine Huo so harshly." Su Ruhui smiled lightly and said, "Empress Dowager Jiayi can even do it even if her bloodline is suspicious, even if she is cold, she will not be bitter, let alone just deal with a concubine?" Since I entered the palace, I only saw that the Queen Mother was embarrassed by the concubine almost all the time, and several times she wanted to take away the current Royal Highness the Crown Prince from the Xifu Palace and hand it over to other concubines to raise...... This is not an ordinary disgust, if it weren't for Huo Guifei's long-term favor, I don't know how the Queen Mother would deal with her! β
She erected a food signal to silence Nanzi, and said: "The daughter of King Ning who was born to the Queen Mother, according to the hints given by Princess Xianya, seems to have been raised in a courtyard of King Ning, this may be because of King Ning's insistence, whether King Ning has feelings for this daughter, we outsiders, it is naturally difficult to know, but she is in the hands of the Queen Mother, King Ning must be uneasy, especially as the Queen Mother grasps the authority step by step and her position is stable, King Ning is even more uneasy, at this time, this daughter, Instead, it has become a bargaining chip used by King Ning to obtain some promises from the Queen Mother - such as safety, or for this reason, King Ning asked for the opportunity to raise her from the Queen Mother, anyway, as King Ning, an illegitimate daughter, it is harmless, and as long as King Ning recognizes her, the Queen Mother will find an excuse to make her the county lord or even a princess, and she is not afraid of not being able to find a suitable husband......"
"But Fourth Miss, why didn't King Ning recognize her?" Nanzi thought for a while, King Ning had never heard of it, and he had never recognized any illegitimate daughters.
Su Ruhui sneered: "There is such a virtuous queen Duanmu clan, when this daughter is about to leave the cabinet before she reaches adulthood, how dare King Ning or the Queen Mother ask her to enter King Ning's mansion?" Waiting for Duanmu to give her a funeral? β
"If the Duanmu clan knew her identity, would they dare to murder her?" Nanzi was surprised, "After all, it's just a daughter, and she can't be a son!" β
Su Ruhui nodded a little on her lips with her finger and said: "The Duanmu clan has been married to King Ning for many years, and the means are good, but only one person was born to the county lord of Huaizhen, who was born at the beginning of last year, and he didn't live long, this situation makes me wonder if she was given a drug similar to that of dreaming of dispersion by the Queen Mother?" β
Nanzi exclaimed: "Why did the Queen Mother attack Queen Ning? β
"It is impossible for the Queen Mother to be jealous of her." Su Ruhui pursed her lips and said, "I guess, it may be to deter King Ning - at that time, Queen Ning and King Ning had a good relationship, and the person who shared the bed was poisoned, and King Ning's safety can be imagined?" What's moreβif the vassal king has no sons, he has no heirs! The Queen Mother wants King Ning to take the lead in being a good model for King Xian, in addition to the illegitimate daughter, she naturally has to take the handle to make King Ning have to be obedient! β
She sneered and shook her head, "Although King Ning and Lord Kangyue are only brother and sister in name, since he inherited the position of King Ning, he always has to go back and forth with Huo Mansion during the New Year's Festival, calculate the age of Xiao Huo's family, Huo Changqing was young at that time, I heard my mother say that a son and a daughter under the knee of the Taishi were all famous for their appearance when they were young, Huo Guifei was allowed to be the first beauty in the imperial capital at that time, and Huo Changqing was not inferior to his sister, but he was the most popular son in the imperial capital at that time, known as the jade face, Mother smiled and said that when the first emperor gave the lord of Kangyue to marry him, the emperor didn't know how many noble girls cried and wet their pillows! β
Nanzi frowned: "But Huo Changqing did not take a concubine before the death of the county lord of Kangyue. β
"There is no need to take concubines when you give birth to a child, isn't the Queen Mother and King Ning an example." Su Ruhua pursed her lips, "The so-called Xiao Huo clan is from the county lord of Kangyue - the only credible thing should be that after she was born, her biological mother died, I look at the queen mother's attitude towards the concubine, I am afraid that it has something to do with this matter." β
"Lord Kangyue, she ......"
"Lord Kangyue is just the daughter of King Lao Ning, although she has been raised by the Queen Mother's side for a few days, what is it compared to the Queen Mother's own daughter?" Su Ruhui said lightly, "Besides, the queen mother only has a son and a daughter on her face, the eldest princess of Yiyuan married Qiu Di at the age of thirteen, and has seen each other indefinitely, although the queen mother did not expect that the eldest princess of Yiyuan would be forced to be buried for Ah Hua, but the eldest princess has been away from home for many years, and the queen mother has always loved her heirs, so how can she not feel guilty about the eldest princess?" β
She exhaled and said leisurely, "I guess, this is also the reason why the Queen Mother later loved Xiao Huo's family - because of her debt to the eldest princess Yiyuan, the Queen Mother made up for this apology to her daughter, even if it was not the daughter of the first emperor!" For the sake of this daughter, the Queen Mother forced Huo Changqing to give up the county lord of Kangyue and marry another person, or she didn't have to give up...... In order to keep it secret, it is normal to call the sudden death of the county lord, after all, the old King Ning has long passed away, in addition to having a county lord title, the only reliance on the county lord is the husband's family, but I don't know how it twists and turns, Xiao Huo's was born, but the daughter of the queen mother and King Ning died after giving birth, it is difficult to say that it has nothing to do with the county lord of Kangyue, and even obviously involves the concubine in the palace, the concubine is protected by His Majesty, but Huo Changqing can't protect the county lord of Kangyue, therefore, Xiao Huo's so-called biological mother Kangyue county lord can naturally only 'dystocia' and die! β
Nanzi couldn't help but shudder: "This county lord is too pitiful!" β
"The lord of Kangyue and Huo Changqing are in love with each other, I heard that Huo Changqing is not very close to Xiao Huo's family, presumably he gave birth to this daughter before, and there is also a festival in the middle, the lord of Kangyue is the only one under the knee of King Lao Ning, and he has been favored since he was a child, she was under the knee of the queen mother for a few years, and there was no conflict with the queen mother, that is, the first emperor also gave her special treatment because of the current king of Ning, and it can be seen that Huo Changqing was chosen as her husband - Huo Changqing is the son of Huo De, although Huo De has not yet become a master at that time, but the future is already clear, What's more, Huo Changqing is handsome and unparalleled, the emperor doesn't know how many daughters covet him, the lord of Kangyue is noble but has no power, marrying her to Huo Changqing, one does not have to worry about the Huo family's power being too inflated by virtue of his in-laws, and the second is that King Lao Ning can willingly hand over the feudal country, and the third is that everyone also feels that the first emperor is benevolent in their eyes. Su Ruhui smiled faintly, squinted and said, "Let's not talk about this first-or because Xiao Huo's biological mother died quietly, the Queen Mother is very concerned about Xiao Huo's safety, she left the palace several times and returned to Huo's Mansion, Dai Feng failed to find a chance to get rid of her, but in the Queen Mother's own palace, she was killed by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who was only a vassal king at the time, what do you think about this matter?" β
Nanzi bit her lip, thought for a moment, and said cautiously: "The slave maid thinks that either the Queen Mother has changed her mind and no longer protects the Xiao Huo family, or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the means!" β
Su Ruhui shook his head and chuckled: "I guess, he was ruthless and fast-arrived quickly, and the Queen Mother didn't expect it, Xiao Huo's family was already dead!" β