He Ningxin was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth, and was stunned for a long time before she said to herself: "Isn't Madam a distant relative of Old Madam Zhao?" - How did you become a maid······"

Jian Feiyang glanced at He Ningxin with some surprise and asked her, "You are very familiar with Mrs. Su?" Or are you very familiar with the Zhao family? "I muttered in my heart again, haven't I heard that my father-in-law has a relationship with Shousuke?

He Ningxin found that she was a little out of shape, so she hurriedly calmed down and disguised: "Oh, I'm not familiar with them. However, Mrs. Xia, who is Yi'er and Qianqian's grandmother, knows them very well. - Mrs. Xia's second daughter, who was betrothed to the eldest son of Lord Zhao since she was a child, and later married him, and heard that she had a good time, and gave birth to three sons. ”

Jian Feiyang suddenly knew that He Ningxin was very close to the Pei family because of the relationship between Yi'er and Qianqian, so he asked, "Does Mrs. Xia only have one eldest daughter?" ”

He Ningxin nodded in a trance, and said in a low voice: "There is only one biological daughter." - The other three are all concubines. married to Lord Zhao's son, it was the second child, Pei Shulan. ”

Pei Shulan's family affair was set early, and He Ningxin still knew a little. She remembered hearing her father Pei Lixing at that time say that Lord Zhao's main room had been lingering on the sickbed for many years, and nothing had come out. Therefore, Mrs. Zhao, the mother of Lord Zhao, gave a distant relative of herself to Lord Zhao as a concubine, which can be regarded as a good concubine, that is, Mrs. Su.

This Mrs. Su is really good at giving birth, and when she arrived at Lord Zhao's side, she gave birth to a big fat boy in less than a year, which is Zhao Zhenbang.

Lord Zhao loves like a treasure, and since he was born, he began to look for relatives for him, and later fell in love with the Pei family, so he married the second girl of the Pei family. At that time, Pei Lixing was still the first assistant, and Zhao Zhiqing was only a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Thinking of these past events, He Ningxin sighed and said, "The concubine's room is corrected, but it is actually very unorthodox. However, Mr. Zhao's family is not a scholarly family, and his family was a businessman in his early years, so it is understandable that everyone has rules and regulations. It's just that he used a cheap concubine to pretend to be a good concubine to straighten up, not to mention, and he also begged for an order, which is a crime of bullying the king. - How could he be so bold? "I wonder again, Zhao Zhiqing's matter, after so many years, even if Mrs. Su is a maid, she must have been removed from the slave status. The deed of sale and the stalls on the official mansion back then, I don't know when they were hidden by someone with a heart

Jian Feiyang smiled and said, "In fact, this kind of thing is not reported by the people, and the officials are not investigated. - But Lord Zhao's situation is different, now that he is stabbed to the Holy Lord, his position as the first assistant will definitely not be kept. ”

He Ningxin was gloomy. I'm afraid this matter won't be so simple. The position of the first assistant will definitely not be saved, if it is more serious, there may even be a worry about life, and everyone in the Zhao family will not have such a good time......

The fall of Shoufu Zhao Zhiqing seems to have happened only overnight.

The official who came forward to sue the first assistant Zhao Zhiqing was found dead in the moat outside the capital after Zhao Zhiqing was dismissed from the position of the first assistant. The family of the deceased was furious and sued the Zhao family to the criminal department, saying that they had maliciously retaliated and bought murder.

Zhao Zhiqing, who had already taken his baggage and left Beijing with his family to return to his ancestral hometown, was recovered by the officials of the Criminal Department on the way and taken to the Criminal Department for interrogation.

Zhao Zhiqing's son Zhao Zhenbang was originally a Hanlin of the Hanlin Academy, but because of Lao Tzu's relationship, he was dismissed from the official position and sent back to his hometown to farm. Although Pei Shulan was sad, she was a member of the Zhao family, no longer a member of the Pei family, and she only went back to her parents' house once, so she packed up her baggage and wanted to follow Zhao Zhenbang back to the ancestral home of the Zhao family.

Mrs. Su was born in a lowly background and couldn't straighten it out, so she returned to her original form and became a concubine. And after Zhao Zhiqing was recovered for the second time and put in the prison of the Criminal Department, Mrs. Su hanged herself in the inn with a rope. Zhao Zhenbang and Pei Shulan only had time to come to collect her funeral.

He Ningxin was taken to heart when the first assistant Zhao Zhiqing was dismissed. - The crime of deceitful king, wherever it is placed, is a serious crime. He was just dismissed, and he was already Emperor Hongxuan's net.

Later, he came forward to sue Zhao Zhiqing's officials for accidentally dying in the incident, and the family members in the incident came forward to sue Zhao Zhiqing for murder, and He Ningxin was convinced that the people who set up the bureau wanted Zhao Zhiqing's life, not as simple as dismissing the official.

It seems that the people behind this scene originally calculated that Zhao Zhiqing was guilty of bullying the monarch and would inevitably die, but who knew that Emperor Hongxuan was just dismissed from his position as the first assistant. The black hand behind the scenes was probably worried that Zhao Zhiqing would make a comeback, so he didn't do anything, and simply threw out the chess pieces on the surface, cutting off the clues and not recognizing others to track them down. Second, he gave Zhao Zhiqing a life lawsuit and was imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, and he had to shed his skin if he didn't die. - Who has a deep hatred with Zhao Zhiqing, and he wants to get rid of him quickly?

He Ningxin was puzzled at home. It wasn't until a few days later that Emperor Hongxuan issued another decree to reprimand the Nanhou Mansion, saying that they "befriended the ministers" and fined them for three years. He Ningxin realized that Zhao Zhiqing, the first assistant of the whole span, was just a successor to the Dingnan Hou Mansion. Without the strong support of Shoufu, the concubine of the Dingnan Hou Mansion has a very slim chance of entering the palace.

It seems that some people are very reluctant to make the concubine of the Nanhou Mansion a successor.

He Ningxin also felt sorry for Zhao Zhiqing. She couldn't figure out how Zhao Zhiqing, as the first assistant, how could Yu be involved in the turmoil after the appointment. With his ability and heart, he should stay away from such things. Later, I realized that he was taken advantage of by others and forced by others, so he had to get involved. It's really a mistake, and you lose everything.

However, He Ningxin did not sympathize with Zhao Zhiqing. A person who has achieved such a high position was originally the target of the public, and he helped the concubine from a lowly background not to mention it, but he actually asked for a decree. This is to hand the knife to outsiders, waiting for others to stab him. - Everything has a cause and effect. Since he was lucky, he deserved to end up like this.

It's just that it doesn't matter who succeeds him. He Ningxin thought about it, but she felt that it had nothing to do with her family, so she put this matter down and was happy for Pei Shuren, the eldest young master of the Pei family, and the eldest brother in her previous life.

After the resignation of the first assistant Zhao Zhiqing, Pei Shuren naturally became the first assistant. The glory of the Pei family, in the eyes of those officials in the court, even surpassed the queen's foreign family, the Marquis of Ningyuan.

He Ningxin was both happy and sentimental, and also followed everyone to Pei's house to say goodbye.

The Pei family is full of guests, and people from all walks of life are endless.

Mrs. Xia was a little sad in her joy. Her son is a big deal. But on such a festive day of the Pei family, none of the daughters of the Pei family were present.

Needless to say, the eldest daughter Pei Shufan was gone a few years ago.

The second daughter, Pei Shulan, suffered from the pond fish and has followed her husband back to her ancestral home to become a peasant woman. However, Emperor Hongxuan did not say that the children of the Zhao family would never be allowed to go out, so in a few years, when this matter cooled down, Zhao Zhenbang would still be able to recover.

The third daughter, Pei Shufang, took the Luo family's merchant ship to the ocean, and she didn't know when she would be able to come back.

And the fourth daughter, Pei Shufen, doesn't say anything, she shouldn't have this daughter.

Mrs. Xia already hated Pei Shufen, but she was in the way of Pei Lixing's face and never said that she was not in front of others.

Pei Lixing made up his mind to expelle Pei Shufen, but the time has not yet come, and it is inconvenient to publicize it.

He Ningxin congratulated her in person, and Mrs. Xia pulled her and asked long questions. The two talked very speculatively, and they broke up happily.

The imperial concubine in the palace has also been very emotional recently. She remembered that Zhao Zhiqing, the first assistant of the previous life, also fell because of this matter, and was also exposed by the minister. The difference is that in the previous life, the queen did not die early, so the reason for Zhao Zhiqing's downfall was not because of the succession but because Ouyang Xunmo fought for the position of first assistant.

In this life, Ouyang Xun didn't seem to make a move, but someone else didn't want the first assistant Zhao Zhiqing to support the Dingnan Hou Mansion, so he made this big move.

In addition, in the previous life, Zhao Zhiqing withdrew with his family and returned to his ancestral hometown to become a rich man. reported him, and later followed Ouyang Xun to Huang Tengda.

And in this life, Zhao Zhiqing was imprisoned, and I don't know if there is a chance to come out alive. The person who reported him had already lost his soul and died.

This kind of mistake has made the imperial concubine a little exhausted, and she feels a little too busy to take care of herself.

Pei Shuren, the eldest young master of the Pei family, was the first assistant, and the Pei family's happiness naturally went without saying. In the Marquis Ningyuan's mansion, there are also some people who are happy and some who are sad.

Naturally, the happy is Ning Yuanhou's wife Pei Shufen, and she is so worried that she is Aunt Qi. There are also Chu Huajin and Mrs. Tai, who are a little sneering. They didn't expect that what they thought was a sure thing would end with the fall of a first assistant and come to naught.

This time, Pei Shufen really believed in Liu Menghan's ability. Since Liu Menghan did what he said, Pei Shufen also began to help Liu Menghan plan.

Chu Huajin has been extremely attentive to Pei Shufen these days. One is to compensate for the embarrassment caused to Pei Shufen's main room by lifting Aunt Qi a few days ago. The second is because Pei Shufen's maiden brother became the first assistant, and Pei Shufen's status has of course also risen.

Although Mr. Shan didn't think so, and didn't think that the Pei family still had any affection for Pei Shufen, Chu Huajin always felt that the Pei family would not do so much.

Therefore, on the day of the Pei family's banquet guests, Chu Huajin also came to congratulate him as a son-in-law. It's just that Pei Shufen said that day that she was not happy and couldn't get out of bed, so she didn't follow.

The Pei family still treated Ning Yuan Hou Chuhua with courtesy, and they did enough to save face.

Chu Hua returned to the Marquis Ningyuan's mansion and said proudly to Mr. Shan: "This time, Mr. can look away. ”

Mr. Shan smiled, took out a rhino horn cup, poured a glass of plum wine for Chu Huajin, held it in front of Chu Huajin, and said, "Master Hou is talented, and the villain is out of reach." - Please drink this label to the fullest. ”

Chu Huajin smiled and took the rhino horn cup, drank it all, and asked Mr. Shan, "Are there any sugar-soaked plums from last time?" - Sweet and sour, and there is a hint of medicine, which suits my appetite very well. ”

Mr. Shan glanced at Chu Huajin and instructed his little servant, "Bring a few plums that were flooded last time."

The little guy nodded knowingly, and after going out for a while, he came in with a small crystal glass bowl and sent it to Chu Huajin and Mr. Shan.

Mr. Shan picked a small plum from the bowl, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

Chu Huajin also took one out, but Mr. Shan grabbed his hand, took out the plum from his hand, put it back in the bowl, and picked another big and plump one, and sent it to Chu Huajin's mouth

Chu Hua opened his mouth and chewed it slowly, only to feel that the five flavors were complete.

When Chu Hua went out of Mr. Shan's yard in despair, Mr. Shan hurriedly returned to his house, took the water from the basin and washed his hands desperately.

His servant quietly walked in and asked Mr. Shan, "...... But eat them all? ”

Mr. Shan nodded and said, "I've already eaten two grains, and one more, and I'm done." Then he asked the little man, "What is my antidote for this month?" ”

The little guy smiled and took a small medicine bottle and handed it to Mr. Shan, and said, "The master said that Mr. Shan needs to stay for another year if Mr. Shan does a good job." ”

Mr. Shan frowned and asked the little guy, "What's in it for me?" ”

The little servant smiled and said lightly, "It's okay if Mr. Shan doesn't want to stay longer, I went back to the master, if the master is unhappy, I can't do it." "Treat Mr. Shan with both hard and soft.

Mr. Shan glared at the little guy for a long time, seeing that she was not afraid, looking at himself with a pair of clear eyes, he couldn't help but go out, touched her face, and said regretfully: "······ It's a pity, how can such a beautiful face be a woman? ”

The little guy found that he was actually being slighted by the person he was spying on, and he was so angry that he punched Mr. Shan to the ground, and still didn't understand his hatred, straddled him again, and beat him hard.

Just to prevent being seen by others, the little guy only picked Mr. Shan and beat him, but did not slap his face.

Mr. Shan knew that he would not be able to leave for a while, so he had to stay for the time being and follow orders.

After the fall of Shoufu Zhao Zhiqing, the palace stopped for a while. No one outside dared to mention the succession anymore.

It's the end of the year again, and it's almost Chinese New Year's Eve. There is no queen in the palace, and the annual festival sacrifice becomes a problem.

On the first day of entering the wax moon, Emperor Hongxuan personally announced that the imperial concubine came over, took her to the altar in the north of the palace city, and burned the first pillar of incense in the wax moon for the ancestors.

One should sweep the altar, insert incense, light a fire and worship Emperor Hongxuan himself, not fake others

The imperial concubine stood behind in silence, watching Emperor Hongxuan's every move.

After burning the incense, Emperor Hongxuan got up and walked outside.

The imperial concubine lowered her head and walked out after him.

"Yizhen, the queen is gone. The subordinates are all talking about the successor, I think about it, or make you the queen. First, you are mine...... Married to a wife. Second, you have done so much for me, I have never done anything for you, this time, even if I compensate you. Emperor Hongxuan stood on the high altar with his hands behind his back and looked at the vast sky in the distance.

Anyway, if you want to establish a queen, it is definitely better to establish an imperial concubine without a mother's family than to marry a new successor.

The imperial concubine thought of Zhao Zhiqing, the first assistant who had fallen before, and the concubine of the second room of the Dingnan Hou Mansion who was married in a hurry, and the most popular successor candidate before, she felt a little strange in her heart, lowered her head, and said nothing.

Emperor Hongxuan glanced back at the imperial concubine, and saw that she lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking, so he asked gently, "What do you think?" ”

The imperial concubine raised her head, and an agarwood inlaid sapphire on her bun swayed with the emerald and emerald steps. One after the other, Emperor Hongxuan was a little dazzled.

"Your Majesty, what if the concubine is unwilling?" The imperial concubine asked solemnly.

Emperor Hongxuan's face did not change, and he glanced at the imperial concubine carefully, as if he was calculating how much of what she said was true and how much it was false.

When the imperial concubine saw Emperor Hongxuan's suspicious gaze, her heart was even more gloomy.

"Don't be angry. I know I'm sorry for you. Give me a chance to make it up to you. Emperor Hongxuan turned to look into the distance, and said with his back to the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine sighed lightly, knelt down behind Emperor Hongxuan uprightly, and her voice was like a clear spring, without a trace of dust: "Your Majesty, the concubine implores Your Majesty to suspend the throne from now on, and tell the world that she will never establish a queen for life!" ”

What the? Emperor Hongxuan didn't believe his ears, Huo Ran turned around and looked at the imperial concubine who was kneeling on the ground, "What did you say?" - Say it again! ”

The imperial concubine raised her head and looked into Emperor Hongxuan's deep black eyes without fear at all: "Your Majesty, the queen is Your Majesty's wife in distress, it can be said that without the queen, there would be no place for Your Majesty and your concubines now." The queen also has three princes for the emperor, one princess, who is due to Sheji and the Fan royal family. Such a wife is worthy of His Majesty's life, with the hearts of all the ministers and the people, and also the hearts of people from all walks of life inside and outside the palace. - Especially the Great Prince. The eldest prince Wen Tao is martial, all of them are fine, filial piety and benevolence, and he is the best choice for the crown prince.

If it is established again, where will Your Majesty put the Great Prince? Where is the ancestral country?! ”

One is a wife in distress, and the other is a wife in hair.

Emperor Hongxuan's heart churned. In his life, his fate has been bumpy, and his suspicious nature has gone deep into the bone marrow.

These words, the imperial concubine has no bloody wind and rain for two lifetimes, and she will never be able to say it. But now, she felt that her heart had never been so transparent. Such open-mindedness and benevolence and wisdom are not easy to come by, but they still come in the end. Every word of the imperial concubine comes from the depths of her heart.

"Do you really want to ······ that?" Emperor Hongxuan's eyes revealed a look of surprise and appreciation.

The imperial concubine smiled slightly, and said the unspeakable words of Emperor Hongxuan, and said: "Your Majesty, the concubines are not advancing by retreating, let alone deliberately inviting favors from the saints. The concubine can swear by the four princes, and every word the concubine says is from the bottom of her heart and from the bottom of her heart. ”

Emperor Hongxuan looked at the imperial concubine, and even the corners of his slightly upturned mouth slowly calmed down.

He walked over slowly and solemnly helped the imperial concubine up,

"Yizhen, you really don't want to, don't want to ......?" Emperor Hongxuan seemed to be sad and happy, looking at the imperial concubine, his peaceful voice was like a morning bell at dusk, with a little peace and expectation.

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