The next day, the news from the palace was just as Jian Xubai said, Chen Xiuyi, one of the nine concubines, was dragged out and put on the top - Yuguo in front of the queen mother went to the courtyard of the acting princess to read out the edict, saying that it was the two servants in front of the princess and the princess, but this Xiuyi bought off Cui Guifei and planted it under the banner of the concubine, the purpose was to provoke the fight between the concubine and the princess of the country.

The reason why Chen Xiuyi did this was that she competed with Cui Guifei for favor in her early years. Helplessly, she gave birth to three princes and failed to stand one, but Cui Guifei's son not only survived, but the eldest son was also made the crown prince, so she was jealous and wanted to borrow the hand of the eldest princess, which was not good for the concubine.

The "truth" has been ascertained, so the punishment result is logical - Chen Xiuyi was demoted to a concubine and entered the cold palace, and all the palace people around Cui Guifei were killed.

And although Cui Guifei herself "didn't know", after all, her majesty was not strict, so she was demoted to a concubine.

In addition, the eldest princess of the country was given a thousand taels of gold and ten pairs of white bi to appease.

"Xiao'er, the mother can't stand you!" Under the west window, Cui Guifei - no, this should be called Cui Fei, and said to the prince with guilt, "I wanted to help you share some pressure, but unexpectedly, it dragged you down!" ”

The prince's name is Lu Hexiao, and it is impossible for him to say in his heart that he is not happy. After all, the emperor personally visited him before and restored Gu Shao's phase, it can be said that during this period of time, the East Palace was in the limelight, and many people who originally chose King Wei and King Zhao regretted it, and those who were weak-willed even surrendered to the East Palace openly and secretly.

As a result, it has only been a few days, and Concubine Cui was caught by the acting princess of the country with such a big handle!

Even if Emperor Xianjia once again pulled the prince off the rails, everyone knows that this matter is not over!

Since ancient times, it is rare for a loser to get a good death, which is a major event related to the life of the family, and it is no joke - and the prince was a prince when he was a child, and he has been taken by Emperor Xianjia since then, unlike King Liang, who gets along with Concubine Cui day and night, and has a deep relationship between mother and son.

He has feelings for Concubine Cui, but he has not yet reached the point where his future and fate are affected by his biological mother, and he still has no regrets.

At this moment, after listening to Concubine Cui's words, it was inevitable that she would reveal it, and only said lightly: "The mother concubine doesn't have to mind, it's not good to speak of the imperial aunt of the country, if it weren't for the imperial aunt who deceived people too much in her early years, why would the mother concubine be like this?" ”

"In the affairs of the previous dynasty, the mother concubine knew that she was shallow and did not dare to speak falsely." Where can Concubine Cui not hear the mustard in her son's tone? She sighed in her heart, coughed lightly, and said gently, "It's just this time, I'm afraid the Queen Mother must have an idea - in the end, Daiguo is her own daughter!" ”

When the prince heard this, he subconsciously frowned: This is the thing he is most worried about at the moment, but even Gu Shao is helpless. Now that he was brought up by Concubine Cui in person, he felt more and more unhappy, but in the end, he couldn't say anything serious, pursed his lips, and said: "Although the imperial grandmother feels sorry for Aunt Daiguo, but the mother concubine has been diligent and respectful in serving her for many years, and she will also think about it when she wants to come." As for the child, it is her old man's own grandson. In the future, our mother and son will serve a little more, and if we want to come for a while, the imperial grandmother will always be able to dissipate her anger! ”

His words were obviously perfunctory, the queen mother is old, but she is not old and confused, how can she not see that the grievances between Cui Guifei and the acting princess have reached the point of life and death, and mediation is useless - if the queen mother continues to support the crown prince to ascend the throne, it means giving up the whole family of her youngest daughter; On the other hand, if the Queen Mother chooses to help the eldest princess of the country, then Concubine Cui's mother and son, the current East Palace, will most likely not end well in the future!

To put it simply, the choice that the Queen Mother is facing now is: do you want a daughter or an eldest grandson?

"Although the Queen Mother has had five eldest princesses, there are only two living now." Concubine Cui said bitterly, "These two eldest princesses are not only heroes of His Majesty's accession to the throne, but also have experienced ups and downs with the Queen Mother, even if the Queen Mother has always supported Xiao'er before, and she has scolded the eldest princess of the country a lot - it is just a scold!" As for saying that you are the grandson of the Queen Mother, the mother concubine said something that may not be heard: King Wei They are also the grandchildren of the Queen Mother! King Zhao is still the only grandson of the Queen Mother! ”

The prince's face changed slightly, he looked at the palace, and saw that the palace people who were waiting were standing far away, and they should not be able to hear the whispers between the mother and son, but he still raised his voice and sent them out, and then said: "The mother concubine said this, but she didn't know what she meant?" ”

"The grievances between the mother concubine and Daiguo, although even the Queen Mother has to admit it, it was Daiguo who deceived people too much at the beginning!" Concubine Cui's eyes flashed with a cold glint, and she said in a deep voice, "But both the Queen Mother and your father and the emperor also think that the mother concubine should put up with her - so she can insult the mother concubine again and again, suppress you, and even openly support the King of Wei to seize your throne; And the mother concubine, just inserted two eyeliners into her house, and occasionally passed on some news, but she never hurt her, but she has completely angered the queen mother, even your father, if you don't think of your face, this time you will definitely not be able to spare the mother concubine! ”

She raised her hand to cover her eyes and smiled bitterly, "At the moment, although the Queen Mother and your father have instructed the mother concubine to push Chen Xiuyi out to be a scapegoat, but after the limelight is over, your father and the emperor will not say, what the Queen Mother will do, we all know in our hearts!" The mother concubine is self-inflicted, but there is nothing wronged! I'm afraid, I'm afraid that after the Queen Mother disposes of her mother, I'm worried that if you take revenge on behalf of your mother in the future, it will not be good for you! ”

"So the mother thought about it all night last night, what should I do?"

Concubine Cui put down her hand and looked at the prince who was contemplating her eyebrows, her eyes were as cold as ice, "The only way to do this is to grieve Hao'er!" ”

"Third brother?" When the prince heard his biological mother mention his younger brother Lu Hehao, King of Liang, he was slightly stunned, "What can the third brother do?" ”

It's not that he looks down on King Liang when he says this, it's just that King Liang has always pampered Concubine Cui, and he only participated in political affairs at the beginning of this year with the edict of the kings entering the dynasty - after all, he was the prince raised by the idle prince, although the prince has a lot of support, but according to the advice of the people below, it is decent.

And the current predicament faced by the crown prince is something that Gu Shao feels tricky, what can King Liang do?

"The Queen Mother has always supported you, but now she has changed her attitude, just because for the Queen Mother, the grandson is a generation apart, and it is not more important than her own flesh and blood!" Concubine Cui sat up straight, took her son's hand, and said earnestly, "But fortunately, the queen mother's biological daughter who is alive now is not just a princess of the acting country!" ”

The prince understood her plan, but his face showed disappointment: "The imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom never asks about political affairs - although she favors Ah Xu, but in this matter, Ah Xuan can't convince her!" ”

If this road had worked, he would have sent Jian Xubai to be a lobbyist a long time ago!

"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom is famous for her favorite children, and she refuses to participate in the struggle for the crown because of her children, just because, her children, she doesn't need to worry about it! If any of her children are in danger, do you think she can sit still? Concubine Cui shook her head and said, "Her eldest daughter, the county lord of Qingjiang, is the eldest daughter of Lao Shou Chunbo, born noble, and unswerving for the county horses, but the only son under her knees was born with dementia, whether it is out of respect or pity, this imperial capital must always give her some face!" ”

"The second son, Shou Chunbo, has always been quiet and modest, and he has always had a good reputation among his colleagues. Although his wife Bai Shi can't be said to be from a noble background, her mother's family in the court and outside the country add up to seven or eight well-known relatives, which is considered a personal family. And he and the sister and brother of the lord of Qingjiang County have never been involved in the dispute over the storage position, if there is no accident, even if the descendants are mediocre within two or three generations, they can keep their wealth and wealth by virtue of their titles. ”

"These first two children should be the most reassuring of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom."

"The following Jian San and Jian Si, now one is still Changxing, which is from King Zhao's side; The reason why the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom is unwilling to participate in the competition for the crown is actually because the two sons have different choices, and she, as a mother, has a difficult choice, so she can only stand by and watch! ”

Concubine Cui smiled coldly when she said this, "However, there are not only these four little masters in the Eldest Princess Mansion of the Jin Kingdom, although the girl surnamed Nie claims to be a righteous daughter, but she follows these four to be ranked!" The appearance is alive and well, it is the appearance of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom when she was young, what is the so-called righteous daughter, who does not know? ”

She looked at the crown prince, "This girl is the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom is the most worried, because not only does she not have the grace of her father's family, but once the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom goes, she will also face the threat of the so-called father-in-law, after all, which man can withstand such humiliation?" Jian Likuang is now hindered by the eldest princess's presence, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake, he is no longer the eldest princess, if Nie Wuying marries a good one, it will be okay; If the lintel of the person she married is too low, or if she wants to please Jian Likuang, how will she end well?! ”

The prince's expression changed, and he said after a while: "What does the concubine mean, is it to let the third brother marry this Nie Wuying?" It's just that...... Although it is said that according to this girl's background, it is already Gao Pan to be able to be a side concubine for the third brother, but the third brother and sister have no good name, and I don't know if the emperor of the Jin Kingdom will agree? ”

"You underestimate the love of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom for this daughter!" When Concubine Cui heard this, she sighed and reminded, "Have you forgotten that last year, this girl ran away from home in a temper because of the absence of several brothers on her birthday, which caused the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom to be furious?" The eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom has always been soft-hearted to her juniors, to put it simply, whoever is more pitiful to her will favor whoever she is - so when Pei Yourui was robbed of her husband, she immediately recognized this prospective daughter-in-law as a righteous daughter; After Pei Yourui lost her father again, and was treated harshly by her brother and sister-in-law, she sent people to Youzhou again and again to take her under her knees as her own! ”

"A few days ago, Jian San ignored the rules and let the concubine get pregnant before Changxing, and it was exposed at his own birthday banquet, and Jin Guo immediately comforted Changxing in every way!"

Concubine Cui sighed, "And Nie Wuying, her life experience is destined to make the eldest prince of the Jin Kingdom worry more about her!" Therefore, how could the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom rest assured that she would be small and would bow down to her wife when she entered the door? However, as long as you marry her, you are not afraid that the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom will not compromise for her! ”

The prince was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously said: "But the third brother and sister are pregnant?!" ”

If Princess Liang hadn't been pregnant, anyway, Sikong Yihan had made trouble a few times before, and her reputation would have been bad for a long time. It's not difficult to find a reason to divorce her and give Sikong some benefits - the problem is that she is not only pregnant, but also a definite male fetus!

In this case, how can you tell her to make room for Nie Wu Ying?!

"Since ancient times, there have been more women who have died in childbirth!" Concubine Cui said calmly, "Not to mention far away, Jian Sanjian Si's aunt, the lord of Yishui County of the First Emperor Qinfeng - when she gave birth back then, it is said that there was a female doctor left by the old lady Duanmu before her exile, which was taught by Jinxiutang, and it was not that she failed to save her life, and even the child was not left?" ”

She said coldly, "What's more, I'm not just trying to pit that Sikong clan - do you know that on Dai Guo's birthday, she caused trouble again?" When she went that day, she got in touch with Princess Wei, and finally Princess Wei gave in to calm down! But you still don't know the temperament of Princess Wei and Dai Guo's mother and daughter? When are they willing to suffer?! Instead of letting them bring it up and then increase the pressure on you, it's better to let this Sikong clan atone for his sins! ”

Concubine Cui felt a chill between her lips and teeth, and sneered, "After all, it's not the first time that the Sikong clan has caused trouble for you, and keeping her with such a thing is also a scourge - only wronged Hao'er, a good eldest son...... However, the most important thing is Xiao'er's future! ”

"......" The prince was silent for a long time, and Fang said, "Third brother, is he also willing?" ”