Chapter 18: New Officials Take Charge (8)
Zhong Weiwei presented the order of bedding, and the first one was Wei Rou, the niece of Empress Dowager Wei.
Empress Dowager Wei looked at it with a relaxed eyebrow, and then saw Lu Chun who followed closely behind, and she didn't feel so dazzling.
After counting it, he found that Wei Rou had only taken one turn in a month, so he frowned, threw the order table heavily, and sneered: "What do you mean?" ”
Zhong Weiwei was not in a hurry: "There are a total of ten nobles who entered the palace this time, and they are all noble people who are one in a million.
His Majesty was not in Beijing earlier, it is inevitable that he is unfamiliar with it, if the rain and dew are wet, it is one thing to appease the courtiers and concubines, and it is another to understand the temperament and preferences of the nobles.
On the 30th day of January, His Majesty is busy for one day and two days of rest, so that the dragon body can be stable and healthy.
After a round, His Majesty also got to know the nobles, and then it was good to focus on the arrangement. ”
Empress Dowager Wei sneered: "You have thought it through. ”
Zhong Weiwei half-lowered his eyes, neither humble nor arrogant: "The things that eat the king's Lu and are loyal to the king, these are the duties of Weichen." ”
"Don't come to this set with this palace!" Empress Dowager Wei accepted the previous pretense and gritted her teeth:
"Zhong Weiwei, I heard that the first emperor had intended to give you to Chonghua before, I only don't deserve to be a wild girl from the mountains, but now it seems that you are really very competent. Aren't you jealous at all? ”
Zhong Weiwei smiled faintly: "Let the Queen Mother worry, the first emperor never had this kind of thought, and Weichen also remembers his duty." To be a living man is to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, to do the history of Tong, and to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism. ”
Empress Dowager Wei thought that earlier, when Emperor Yongdi was still alive, she tried every possible way to win over Zhong Weiwei to help her do things, Zhong Weiwei also used such a half-dead and light-hearted appearance, and rejected her request lightly, and couldn't help but secretly hate, clenched her fists and said loudly:
"Duty? Do you know what duty is? I am the biological mother of His Majesty, I almost lost my life when I gave birth to him, he honored me and obeyed me, it is the duty of a son of man, and it is an example for a monarch! If you satisfy me, you are loyal and patriotic! It's duty! ”
"That's right." Zhong Weiwei bowed slightly: "Then how can you be satisfied?" ”
Empress Dowager Wei thought that she would be stubborn to the end, but when she saw her obedient, she was surprised and slightly proud, thinking that she was afraid, so she said:
"That's smart. What His Majesty does to you, outsiders don't know, but this palace understands.
At this moment, he is just looking at your father, and he can't bear to let the first emperor down, and he has fallen into the name of being unkind.
Only if you are obedient and sensible, this palace will pity you and protect you, understand? ”
Zhong Weiwei said: "Back to Niangniang's words, Weichen understands." ”
Empress Dowager Wei became more and more proud: "Actually, you are a good boy, he hates you, that is because he was confused for a while."
After a few days, out of the mourning period, the palace set up a family banquet and asked him to come over and make peace for you.
At least give you a concubine, and then give birth to a grandson for the palace, that is a lifetime of endless glory and wealth. ”
Zhong Weiwei hooked his lips and smiled: "Thank you for your great kindness." ”
Empress Dowager Wei raised her slender jade fingers and clicked on the order table: "Rou'er and the emperor are cousins of childhood sweethearts, they are not ordinary people, and they are from my mother's family, and their identities are even different, and the rest of the people can't be compared with her." ”
Zhong Weiwei asked: "So, does Niangniang think it is appropriate to give Wei Guiren a few days?" ”
Empress Dowager Wei smiled treacherously: "That's your business." Zhong Tongshi is smart and capable, so he can't do such a thing. ”
In other words, if the Lu family or Chonghua is dissatisfied and wants to find trouble, it is that Zhong Weiwei has not done her job well and has nothing to do with her, the queen mother.
Zhong Weiwei picked up the order table, and without hesitation, he added two days to Wei Rou (one of which was Wei Rou's small day, and he couldn't sleep according to the rules), and then added another day to Lu Chun, and presented it to Empress Dowager Wei: "Please Niangniang Shengju." ”
Empress Dowager Wei didn't know that day was Wei Rou's little day, but she only saw that Wei Rou had overwhelmed everyone, and she had one more day than Lu Chun, so she was satisfied: "Zhong Tongshi is smart and capable, and has a great future." ”
Zhong Weiwei lowered his head and smiled: "Please take care of your mother." ”
The revised order list was the one she presented to Chonghua, and the daughters of the Lu family and the Wei family were different from other ordinary palace concubines.
She did this just to leave room and ease the relationship with Empress Dowager Wei, and now it seems that the effect has been achieved.
Empress Dowager Wei didn't like Zhong Weiwei, so she drove her away when the goal was achieved, and said hypocritically: "Poor child, if Your Majesty embarrasses you, just come and tell this palace, and this palace will be angry for you." ”
Zhong Weiwei responded respectfully, and when he left Wan'an Palace, he sarcastically hooked the corners of his lips.
The heavenly family has no flesh and bones, which is particularly obvious in the mother and son of Empress Dowager Wei and Chonghua.
In order to prevent Empress Wei from taking advantage of the relationship between mother and son to manipulate Chonghua, Chonghua grew up beside Emperor Yong.
I could only see Empress Wei a few times a month, and when I was eight years old, I was sent to Cangshan to study under my father-in-law, and I almost broke off the mother-son relationship with Empress Dowager Wei.
Empress Dowager Wei was still reluctant to give up on him before, but later gave birth to her youngest son, Chongye, so she threw him away, and only wanted to take the position of Chongye raised by herself wholeheartedly.
In the four years that Zhong Weiwei entered the palace to serve Emperor Yong, he witnessed countless times that Empress Dowager Wei led the heavy industry, either currying favor with Emperor Yong, or secretly spreading rumors and planting false accusations, and dividing the relationship between father and son.
If it weren't for the perseverance of Emperor Yong, he might have let Chongye succeed a long time ago, and Chonghua didn't know how to die.
The biggest contradiction between her and Empress Dowager Wei came from this, Empress Dowager Wei asked her to speak ill of Chonghua, and after being rejected several times, she became hateful.
Emperor Yong had just died, and Empress Dowager Wei wanted to put her to death, if it wasn't for Chonghua's timely words to stop her, she would have been buried in the soil and began to rot at this moment.
So the hatred between her and Empress Dowager Wei can never be resolved, Zhong Weiwei didn't believe the bunch of good words promised by Empress Dowager Wei at all, and went back to the duty room calmly, without changing clothes, not going out, and waiting silently.
After only one cup of tea, someone came to call her again: "Concubine Lu invites Zhong Tongshi to drink tea." ”
This Concubine Lu is the spokesperson of the Lu family in the palace, when she and Empress Dowager Wei competed for the throne, not only failed miserably, but also paid the price that her son was disabled and could not compete for the throne, and she herself could not get pregnant again for life.
Therefore, this time, the Lu family is full of energy, and they must push Lu Chun to the back position, and whoever dares to stand in the way will dare to kill them.
Moreover, Concubine Lu is also called a madman, and she goes out to make a fuss, and even Empress Dowager Wei has to retreat.
This time the Lu family is destined to be dissatisfied, Zhong Weiwei, the first in the history of Tong, is simply a fatal messenger.
After receiving the summons, the two female histories under her were very frightened and reminded her: "Do you want to go and talk to Manager Zhao?" ”