"Do you want to tell me about this...... Concubine De ...... "Mu Ziheng tried to pull Luo Ge into this plan against Su Ling, but Mu Ziqin refused.

"Nope. Although she hasn't given Qianji Pavilion any news harmful to the Great Jin Kingdom so far, she still can't get rid of the suspicion that she is a spy of Qianji Pavilion. ”

"Brother Wang, if you are so suspicious of others, you should take advantage of the opportunity after she removed Su Jin's fine net to lower her concubine position back at the beginning. So why be like this? ”

"Lonely considerations."

"What do you think? Concubine De, one of the four concubines, is not something that can be given casually. You gave it to Luo Ge at one time, and now you are still doubting the identity of others. ”

Hearing Mu Ziheng's complaint, Mu Ziqin raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter?" Are you still upset about Luo Ge? ”

"Nope." Mu Ziheng flatly denied it, "The younger brother is for the sake of Brother Wang, after all, her identity is doubtful in many ministers in the palace, if you don't look at those ministers in the court, you haven't had a good time since you made Concubine De a concubine on the first day." ”

"So what? When Gu was doing this, he had already told the ministers of the DPRK and China, but they agreed. Why do you disagree now? ”

Facing Mu Ziheng's questioning, Mu Ziqin knew better than anyone else. In fact, his original plan was to remove her concubine position under the pretext that she did not protect the dragon fetus when Su Qingyu did not have power, but later he discussed it with the cabinet officials and found that it was better not to remove Luo Ge's concubine position. It must have been a mess in the entire harem at that time, a queen had been imprisoned by him, and because of this, there was no newly canonized concubine, then it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the outside world, especially Su Qianguo. So he never considered demoting Luo Ge back to his original concubine level.

"Because the secret guard recently reported that some of the ministers of the DPRK and China have used their family slaves to investigate Concubine De's identity without authorization, presumably they are looking for Concubine De's background."

"So, do you think there will be opposition among the ministers?"

"Yes." Mu Ziheng did not shy away from his thoughts, "Maybe before this Su Qingyu leaves, someone will be instigated to come forward to refer to the book." ”

"Then you send more people to take a look, and if there is a problem, you can report it directly. As for whether to notify Concubine De of this, Lone thought about it. As for Su Qingyu after that, you can also strengthen your surveillance. ”

Mu Ziheng took the order and left.

Mu Ziqin didn't have the heart to continue to review the folds after that. He put down the pen in his hand and thought about how to deal with what might happen in the future. Mu Ziqin's consideration of this is meaningful, because in the early dynasty of the next day, there were old ministers who really went to the book.

Looking at the old minister kneeling on the ground in front of him, Mu Ziqin asked: "You said that Gu should make Luo Ge, the righteous daughter of King Luo of Su Qianguo, as his concubine, then what evidence do you have to say that Gu is wrong to do this?" ”

"Lao Chen once heard that this Luo Ge was originally a girl in the countryside, and he was bullied by the son of the city lord in his early years, and was later forced to flee to Kyoto, Su Qianguo, and then he was adopted by King Luo, and he did not follow King Luo since he was a child. According to her life experience, she is not suitable for a grade like a concubine. ”

"Huh." Mu Ziqin sneered, "Although the concubines in Lone's harem have always been selected based on status and status, but isn't every minister and official step by step from a small official to the current position? Could it be that you were all born into this official position at this age? ”

"Not really."

"Then what's more, the lonely harem concubine, can't anyone rise or fall? If there is no such ascension, then An Wanqiu, the daughter of Shaoqing An Xiu of Dali Temple, and the current Mrs. Qiu will directly become a lonely concubine? ”

"No!" When the kneeling man heard his words, he immediately kowtowed nervously and said, "The old minister didn't mean that, but the old minister felt that since the righteous daughter of King Luo didn't grow up in King Luo's mansion since she was a child, she couldn't take on the heavy responsibility of the four concubines of the harem." ”

"Then Gu asked you, what are the important tasks of the four concubines in this harem?"

"The four concubines are titled: Shu, Xian, De, and Wen. It represents the four qualities of a woman, which must be generous and decent, gentle and virtuous, virtuous, virtuous, and literate. These four concubines also represent the role models of women in addition to the queen. If you want to match these four words, you must be a woman who is particularly outstanding in these four aspects, but where can Concubine De Niangniang be used as an example of good virtue now? ”

"Ridiculous!" Mu Ziqin was furious, "Lone's harem can be set up by Lone, but Lone considers that the affairs of this harem sometimes represent the country's system, and it feels too casual to be abolished at will, so since he inherited the throne, he automatically proposed that the concubines above the harem should be submitted to the court for discussion." Last time, when I isolated Concubine De, I didn't see anyone in the public opposing Lone's proposal. Why have you all repented in just a few months? ”

Mu Ziqin's words silenced the ministers, and the few people who originally wanted to take the opportunity to stand up and support also stood back silently. Mu Ziqin saw the actions of the people in the hall.

Now, is there anyone who still disputes that? If so, I'll mention it today. If Gu can be convinced, then Gu will draft a plan tomorrow to depose the concubine De, who is not welcome to everyone, and let her continue to be her little lady. But! If you are not persuaded by you today, then from now on, no one will raise any objections to Concubine De's background! ”

There was silence in the hall, and no one dared to stand up anymore.

After going down, the minister who raised the objection and the two people around him said, "What happened to the king today? On weekdays, he listens to the minister's proposal and then raises objections. ”

"It's a little strange today." One of the people around him seconded, "According to the rules of the Great Jin Kingdom, it is impossible for this concubine to have the opportunity to sit in the position of the fourth concubine, but ...... Right now...... Alas. ”

Another person said: "You and I don't understand the king's thoughts, so don't speculate." After all, when the king proposed to make her the fourth concubine, the cabinet also told the hundred officials that it was because there was a big crisis in the country, so the king took a fancy to the force behind Concubine De - King Luo, so he promoted her to the fourth concubine. Now, if she is allowed to continue to be the fourth concubine, it must be because of the reasons that the king said before. ”

"I hope so......"

The three of them changed the subject and continued to walk towards the palace gate. I didn't notice the figure walking briskly around me.

Passing by them was Luo Ge's personal maid - Lu Zhi. At this time, she was supposed to go to Qingxia Palace with Luo Ge, but she entered from outside the palace at the moment. Not far behind her, another girl who looked at her was only twelve years old.

Lu Zhi, who had not returned overnight, had just entered Zhaochun Palace and was called to the Hanxiang Hall by Luo Gezhi alone. Lu Zhi didn't return last night, and the whole person looked very tired, and she didn't even have the slightest doubt that Luo Ge called her.

Looking at Lu Zhi, who came in with a tired face, Luo Ge directly asked, "Where did you go last night?" Something happened to the entire Zhaochun Palace, and the palace maids in all the rooms were there, but you were not there. ”

Hearing her question, Lu Zhi immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Yesterday, the slave maid took the card of going out of the palace, and then went out to do private affairs. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Someone from the slave's hometown brought a message, saying that the old man in the family had passed away. Therefore, the slave maid managed to go out of the palace and bring some silver to the relatives in the hometown, who would have expected to miss the closing time of the palace gate, so she spent the night outside the palace before coming back. ”

"Really?" Luo Ge's voice clearly revealed disbelief.

"Absolutely." Angelica replied in the affirmative.

"Jokes." Luo Ge retorted that Lu Zhi didn't expect Luo Ge to react like this. Looking at the unbelievable expression on the kneeling person in front of him, Luo Ge continued: "Do you think this palace doesn't know about your family's situation? You have followed me since you were a child, but you are an orphan, you have no parents, family or even relatives since you were a child. Then how do you have relatives back home? ”

"This ......" Lu Zhi didn't know how to reply.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Luo Ge continued: "You left the palace this time, if this palace didn't guess wrong, it was Su Ling who you went to see someone, right?" ”

When Lu Zhi heard Su Ling's name, she was slightly stunned. Her reaction succeeded in getting Luo Ge to confirm her idea.

"Since you didn't say it, then it means that this palace is right. Then what I said next also proves that Hongu's conjecture is correct. You, Lu Zhi, should be the meticulous work arranged by the Thousand Machines Pavilion by my side, and your task is to monitor my every move. Do you say yes or no? ”

Lu Zhi didn't reply, just lowered her head and thought for a while, then raised her head and took off the human skin mask on her face. Under that mask was a face that looked very similar to Xia Tianqing. When he saw this face, Luo Ge was slightly stunned.

Looking at her expression, Lu Zhi smiled and said, "It seems that you know who the owner of this face is." ”

"The first talented woman of Su Qianguo, Su Ling's queen - Xia Tianqing."

"Yes."

"You...... How can there be such a face? ”

Instead of answering her question directly, she stood up on her knees. I found a suitable position, sat down, and then tiredly put the human skin mask in my hand on the table.

She sighed slightly and said, "I'm not a green angel at all, the original green angelica has been sent away by the people of the Thousand Machine Pavilion. And I have followed you since you entered the palace, and my task is to keep an eye on you. In the past three years, I thought I was doing perfectly, why can you find out that I am a member of the Thousand Machine Pavilion? ”

"Because you're too perfect." Luo Ge looked at her face and was still a little uncomfortable, "You have always been very concerned about my affairs. But you've been too preoccupied lately. Especially after the king came up last time and went out again, the nervousness and care in your eyes are not at all what a palace maid should have.

"And what you have done to me, and my attitude towards the king, is one of great dislike and even disgust. You, disgusted that I have no charm and can't charm the king. You hate me, and what you did was not what I promised Prime Minister Xia before. Nor is it what the Lord wants. So, since the last time the king left, you have been very obvious. ”