Song Jinyan was stunned, but he didn't expect Kou Shu to speak so straightforwardly, without giving himself the slightest opportunity, and his face was a little unbearable. He said, "The queen-I want to talk about the affairs of the nobles. ”

Hearing this, Kou Shu had completely understood, I don't know why, but there was a little more desolation in my heart, Kou Shu nodded, and said: "What the emperor said, the concubines have understood, and the emperor can rest assured." ”

Song Jinyan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, only to see Kou Shu posing as a send-off, thinking that since Kou Shu had understood, he naturally didn't have to say much, but he didn't know why, he always felt a little bored in his heart, and he wanted to speak, so he had to give up.

On the second day, the edict printed with the seal of Kou Shu and Feng was transmitted to the Qing nobles' Qiyin Xuan, which explained that the matter of the desert mountains and rivers on the queen mother's palace banquet was the so-called of Bai Xuan, and the Qing nobles received the blame for no reason, and from now on they restored the right to walk freely in the palace, and rewarded a hundred taels of silver to appease.

The Qing nobleman bent his knees to take the decree in the mandarin duck's hand, and his chin trembled slightly, looking very excited.

"Our mother said that the Qing nobles have been wronged, if there is anything in their hearts that they can't go, just come to Changle Palace to talk to their mother." The mandarin duck said softly.

When the Qing nobleman heard this, he hurriedly nodded towards the mandarin duck and smiled: "What did the mandarin duck girl say, it was Yinhe who wanted to thank the queen for her insight, so that things could be cleared up, and she would be fair." How dare you complain to the queen again. After saying that, the Qing nobleman's eyes moved slightly, and the maid on the side stepped forward with interest and stuffed a bag into the sleeve of the mandarin duck.

"Mandarin Duck girl, it's just a little caution here, if the Mandarin Duck girl doesn't accept it, she will look down on Yinhe."

The mandarin duck frowned, said a few more words, and returned to Changle Palace.

Back in the palace, the mandarin duck replied: "Niangniang, according to your instructions, the decree to lift the ban has been sent to Qiyinxuan." ”

"Hmm-" Kou Shu groaned, "What did the Qing nobleman say?" ”

The mandarin duck tilted his head: "The noble man was just very excited, and gave the slave a bag of silver." After speaking, the mandarin duck made a gesture to take out the silver in his sleeve.

Kou Shu waved her hand, motioned for the mandarin duck to hold it herself, and continued: "Did the Qing nobles say that they miss their families? ”

The mandarin duck was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and then said: "No, but the Qing nobleman said that he wrote a letter to his family." ”

Kou Shu nodded.

"Niangniang-" The mandarin duck stepped forward and said a little puzzled: "Why are you asking this?" Besides, the Empress Dowager's grounding order was originally to find out the truth of the matter, and now that the matter has been clarified, then the Qing nobles will naturally be able to move around, why do you want to go in person? ”

Kou Shu smiled, and turned to Mandarin Duck: "Mandarin Duck, it's not long since you stayed with me in the harem, and you know a lot about the personnel in the harem, but," Kou Shu's words changed, and then said: "Have you ever known about the previous dynasty?" ”

"Front?" The mandarin duck frowned, except for a few words he had heard when Lord Sui Yuanzhou and his mother had a close relationship with his own mother, and he really didn't know anything else.

Kou Shu nodded and said, "Do you know that the harem of the former dynasty is closely related, the courtiers of the previous dynasty worked for the emperor, and correspondingly, the women of their families are in the harem, seeking the greatest interests for their own families." ”

The mandarin duck's eyes showed puzzlement.

Kou Shu continued: "Just like Concubine Shu, now the Dingguo Hou is all supported by the concubine of the Shufei and the exploits of the old Dingguo Hou, in fact, there are not many available talents in the Dingguo Hou family, so you see that the Shufei is also at the forefront of the palace, and she never says a word in front of people." ”

After a pause, Kou Shu continued to explain: "And you look at Yang Min that day, after the death of his father, plus Su Jingzhi, the only concubine of the Su family, also died, and now among the generals, only Yang Qi is barely worthy of the big responsibility, you see Yang Min is so domineering and domineering in the palace." ”

Seeing that the mandarin duck's eyes seemed to be clearer, Kou Shu continued to explain: "As for the Qing nobleman, it is even more interesting, Lord Song is a first-class scholar of the dynasty, although he is not as able to protect the family and defend the country as Yang Qi, but he has been an official for decades, and the civil officials in this court are more or less involved with him, it can be said that his status among the civil officials is not too much." ”

The mandarin duck was stunned: "But didn't Concubine Xuan hang herself?" The Bai family is not bad now. ”

There was some bitterness in Kou Shu's eyes: "Concubine Xuan is naturally an accident, her entry into the palace was originally the Bai family's camp to gain a firm foothold, the Bai family declined in the early years, and did not deliberately train anyone to enter the palace, so Bai Xuan's temperament is essentially naïve and straightforward, and her bones are extremely strong, and in the end, she will end up in such a tragedy." ”

Nodding, the mandarin duck seemed to understand something: "That's why the queen mother specially sent Yi Zhi, this is to give the Qing nobles, but also to the bachelors of the previous dynasty to eat a reassuring pill?" ”

Kou Shu glanced at the mandarin duck approvingly, and said: "That's right, the emperor came to the palace last night to remind the palace that everyone in the harem has their own identity and power behind them, and what the palace has to do is to weigh the forces represented behind these parties and seek the greatest interests for the emperor." ”

After a pause, Kou Shu continued: "The palace has been arranged, and the Qing nobles will go to Weiyang Palace to sleep tonight." ”

Usually the emperor goes to the palace of the concubine, and very few concubines can have the honor to go to the emperor's Weiyang Palace for the night, and even Kou Shu has not been to it a few times.

When the mandarin duck heard this, he was stunned, and wanted to speak but still didn't speak, and he stopped talking.

"What do you want to say?" Kou Shu noticed the appearance of the mandarin duck.

"Niangniang, there is a saying, the mandarin duck doesn't know whether to ask," the mandarin duck frowned, and there seemed to be some reluctance and distress in the depths of his eyebrows: "Niangniang, don't you feel sad that you sent the Qing nobles to the emperor's bedroom like this?" ”

"Sad?" Kou Shu was stunned, obviously she didn't expect Mandarin Duck to ask this question, and a look of confusion flashed in her eyes: "Do you think I should be sad?" ”

The mandarin duck shook his head: "The slave doesn't know, the slave only knows that the queen and the emperor are husband and wife," After a pause, the mandarin duck continued: "If it's a husband and wife, wouldn't it feel uncomfortable to give your husband to someone else?" So, is it worth it? ”

When Kou Shu heard this, she couldn't help laughing, her eyes gradually drifted away, and she lost her focus, and after a long time, she slowly came back to her senses, shook her head, as if answering herself, and as if answering a mandarin duck, she said: "You should know that many things, just don't ask whether it's worth it or not." ”

"Queen Mother," the mandarin duck stepped forward: "Do you still love the emperor?" ”

"Love?" Kou Shu asked rhetorically and shook her head: "I don't know, Mandarin Duck, I really don't know." ”