Chapter 780: Before the Storm
Thinking about Princess Fuqing, Concubine Xian almost stayed awake all night.
Princess Fuqing was in distress only a few months ago on the Shangyuan Festival, and the queen would not let Princess Fuqing go out of the palace again, and even because the princes had annoyed the emperor recently, they had no intention of holding a flower viewing banquet.
If you think about it carefully, the only place you can do is when Princess Fuqing goes back and forth to Cining Palace.
In the past, Princess Fuqing and Princess Fourteen went to Cining Palace together, and each would bring a palace maid, but after the Shangyuan Festival, only two princesses went together.
Princess Fuqing was in distress on the Shangyuan Festival, and it seemed that it was because of a problem with her personal palace maid, so she simply stopped taking the palace maid to Cining Palace.
The princesses were afraid of disturbing the Queen Mother's purity and only brought one palace maid over, and then the palace maid who often brought it had a problem and became only two princesses, is all this a natural development, or is it the Queen Mother's plan early in the morning?
The Queen Mother let Princess Fuqing go over to accompany her every day from the beginning, and Princess Fuqing was finally fine on the Shangyuan Festival, and then there was such a convenient opportunity to start, saying that these were just coincidences, she didn't believe it.
The more Concubine Xian thought about it, the more she felt that the Queen Mother was unfathomable.
The Queen Mother is undoubtedly cautious and calculating, and with such a person helping Zhang'er, Zhang'er's chances will definitely increase.
The sky was white, and the early summer sky began to light early.
Concubine Xian simply got up, put on her cloak and walked to the window, pushing the window open a crack.
The cool morning breeze blew in, making her shiver involuntarily and coughing lightly.
The palace maid who heard the movement was shocked: "Niangniang, why are you standing here blowing the wind?" Beware of the cold--"
Concubine Xian glanced at the palace maid and did not answer her words, but looked at the cold courtyard outside the window and asked, "Why is no one walking?" ”
In my impression, there were already many palace people who had been sweeping and working at this time in the past, but since they were sick, they didn't pay attention to it.
Listening to Concubine Xian's words, the palace maid's expression froze, and Zhiwu did not say anything.
Concubine Xian noticed something was wrong, frowned and asked, "What?" ”
The palace maid lowered her head and said dryly: "Xu is the person on duty today who is lazy--"
Concubine Xian understood, and sneered: "I'm afraid it's not that I'm lazy today, but I don't take my errand to heart when I see that this palace is losing power, right?" ”
"Niangniang--" The palace maid hurriedly knelt down.
Concubine Xian looked at her condescendingly, and said lightly: "You don't have to be like this, get up, this palace will not take such a thing to heart." ”
Stepping on the high and low, falling into the well, this kind of thing exists in and out of the palace, especially in the palace, how can she not understand after living for so long.
Because of this big uproar, those lowly palace people, it is a joke to spread it.
She won't do that now, and she will have to wait until the day she stands at the top.
Concubine Xian gathered her cloak and slowly walked out of the window.
On this day, the coldness of Yuquan Palace made her more determined: it would be better to break the jade than to be complete.
She must not be so aggrieved and desolate to the end of her life, even if she loses the gamble, it is better than dying.
What is contentment and happiness, take a step back and try to be safe, others may be willing, but she Ji Rao is not uncommon.
She endured most of her life, even if she was half angry in her heart, she would smile at the palace people in other palaces, is it because she likes it?
It's just because I want to ask for something that I'm willing to endure a little more.
If you really want to endure until death, what is the difference between it and a turtle with a shrunken head?
"Go get scissors and get a manicure for Hongu's nails."
The palace maid quickly brought silver scissors.
Concubine Xian pointed to her bare little finger nails: "It's all cut so short." ”
"Mother?" The palace maid was shocked.
Concubine Xian said coldly: "Let you cut it, don't talk nonsense." ”
The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother have to ask for peace a few more times, on the one hand, she seeks a guarantee from the Queen Mother, and on the other hand, she has to consider the road from Cining Palace to Kunning Palace, and see where it is easy to start.
In Cining Palace, it was lively early. In the Queen Mother's bedroom, there was only one grandmother combing the Queen Mother's hair.
The long hair in Mama's hands was almost white, so thin that she couldn't hang her comb teeth.
The Queen Mother squinted her eyes with a peaceful expression.
It should be said that the Queen Mother has almost always been like this, even if she proposed to Concubine Xian yesterday to take Princess Fuqing's life, her expression was not shocked.
The grandmother who combed the queen mother's hair couldn't help but ask, "What do you say...... Will Concubine Xian do it? ”
The Queen Mother opened her eyes and said lightly: "An obsession has lasted for most of her life, and she has never been arrogant for even a day, how many people can be willing?" ”
Mama smiled: "The Queen Mother sees it clearly." ”
The Queen Mother no longer spoke, but looked in the direction of the door.
As expected, Concubine Xian asked Cining Palace to be diligent later.
Sure enough, a few days later, Concubine Xian came to ask for peace again.
Xu made up his mind, and calmed down the shock that the Queen Mother had hidden, this time the virtuous concubine was much bolder, and said straight to the point: "The Queen Mother, it's not a pity for the concubine to die, but the emperor is not stupid and incompetent, once the concubine shoots, she may not be able to retreat with her whole body, and then the emperor will definitely be disgusted with Zhang'er, and the concubine is dead, how do you know you--"
The Queen Mother smiled and asked, "Are you worried that you will not be able to believe your words?" ”
Concubine Xian pursed her lips and was silent.
The Queen Mother shook her head: "You shouldn't ask this." As a mourner, will they coax you? If the mourning family is really just coaxing you, what can you do with the mourning family? You and the mourning family have never been in an equal and cooperative relationship, the mourning family is the layout person, and you are just a game of chess, so you shouldn't have asked this in the first place. ”
Concubine Xian's face was pale, and she smiled bitterly: "The concubine knows, but the concubine cares about it, think about it, Zhang'er can't feel at ease......"
The Queen Mother turned the rosary on her wrist and said calmly: "The mourning family can tell you that King Yan is now the son of the queen, and the mourning family will not see him sit in that seat." And in addition to King Yan, there are only a few left, do the mourning family keep their promise to help King Qi, or do they go to help irrelevant people? ”
When Concubine Xian heard the Queen Mother's words, her heart jumped.
Lao Qi's evil obstacle is because of his relationship with the queen, the queen mother directly said that she would prevent him from ascending the throne, and the queen mother wants to get rid of Princess Fuqing, so the queen mother has a grudge against the queen?
If the queen mother is angry with the queen, it makes sense to deal with the queen's children wholeheartedly.
But she has been in the palace for many years, and she has not found anything about the queen who offended the queen mother......
Concubine Xian looked at the Queen Mother, and the other party's expression was too calm, so that she couldn't see the slightest clue.
She sighed again.
There are too many secrets she doesn't know in this palace, and she was really self-righteous in the past.
"Anything else you'd like to ask?" The Queen Mother asked.
Concubine Xian lowered her eyes and shook her head.
The Queen Mother laughed: "Knowing more is not necessarily a good thing." It's time for you to go to Kunning Palace to say goodbye, right? ”
Concubine Xian's heart was shocked, and she nodded respectfully in the meaningful smile of the Queen Mother: "Yes, the concubine should go to Kunning Palace to ask for peace." ”
After that, Concubine Xian went to Cining Palace and Kunning Palace several times to ask for peace, until she was unwell on one day in May, so she stopped.