Chapter 176: Loyal Aunt Qiu
"If you don't say this kind of thing, forget it, everyone knows it." The night was dark, and there was only one lamp lit in the treasure tent, Qiu Baoniang's face was pale even under the lamp, and the subtle voice made Queen Qiu even more worried, and she said with difficulty, "Now that Mrs. Wang's wife and wife Wang are shouting out like this, and asking Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wei to hold on, it is impossible not to give them an explanation." ”
Queen Qiu asked worriedly: "How do you want to explain the law?" I have taken the king's life."
"Not enough!" Qiu Baoniang shook her head and said, "Her identity is said to be at least the dissatisfaction of the new nobles of the Lu Guogong brothers with Liu Shen's nobles who have stood for several dynasties. But now that the war in the southwest is in full swing, there is also news of the resurgence of the Di people in Xiliang from time to time - you say that on this eye joint, if the six valves in the sea have different hearts, they will still have it? After all, Brother Lu Guogong is His Majesty and your cousin! In the eyes of the six valves in the sea, the words they say have a lot to do with Your Majesty! ”
Empress Qiu pursed her lips, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and said, "Then what should I do now?" ”
"Now that the matter has been asked to General Liu to report to His Majesty, he is naturally waiting for His Majesty's decision." Qiu Baoniang coughed a few times and said, "This matter is not trivial, if it is not handled well, it will shake the society!" The servant thinks it's better to let His Majesty worry about this. ”
"Then Zheng Sanyan has a bad temper, and His Majesty will let him score three points if he makes a mess. I have taken the life of the Wang family today, will I have a grudge against him? Queen Qiu said worriedly, she was not afraid of Zheng Sanyan, but "Didn't my aunt say last time that Zhiqi compared with the sons of those concubines, the biggest advantage is that he is Zheng Sanyan and Liu Rong, if he offends Zheng Sanyan."
Qiu Baoniang said: "This matter is unreasonable for the Wang family, she wants to investigate the cause of Miss Zheng's death, then investigate it well!" Do you want to check it? Now it's even more troublesome for His Majesty - it's good that Zheng Sanyan can protect himself, and he still comes to you for trouble?! Look, son, it's almost as good as him begging you to intercede when the time comes! ”
Empress Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we'll just wait, right?" ”
"You can't do nothing." Qiu Baoniang sneered and said, "Didn't you want to marry the Wei family before?" This is a great opportunity! ”
Empress Qiu frowned: "Although the distant relative I told the Wei family about is true, but the Miss Gu family is still fine."
"Then she can't get better!" Qiu Baoniang's eyes showed a touch of ruthlessness, and she said in a deep voice: "Niangniang, you want to come to Your Majesty today, Your Majesty definitely doesn't want the courtiers to make trouble at this time." So we will inevitably try to make the big thing small, how do you say this thing is a small law? Of course, it is to blame Lu Guogong's side and appease Liu Shen's side - but this is only on the surface, Valvelyn is not a fool, and it is not a few knights who can make them feel at ease. ”
Speaking of this, Qiu Baoniang's voice lowered, "The most secure heart is actually in the selection of the prince!" ”
Queen Qiu's face changed!
"The servant said something rebellious: Your Majesty was able to establish Dayong so quickly, and the attachment of the famous family helped a lot. But His Majesty must have more trust in people like General Zheng who grew up since childhood. It's like he made you the queen-" Qiu Baoniang said in a low voice, "So even if Concubine Shan gives birth to that boy, with her frequent contacts with the Duanmu family, at least for now, Your Majesty may not actually care about the blood of a concubine like Shan Guifei to live in the East Palace!" But if it is to appease the Shi clan, maybe His Majesty will choose to set up a prince with the blood of the Shi clan or related to the Shi clan! ”
Empress Qiu frowned and said, "Although Zhiqi does not have the blood of the scholar clan, he is also very close to the Shen Jiawei family. If that's the case, then Zhiqi is the most promising, right? ”
"But if Your Majesty really likes the eldest prince," Qiu Baoniang thought to herself, if Wen Yanzi chose Wen Zhiqi by herself, then what else do you want me to do?!
In order to prove the value of her existence, she did not hesitate to hit the queen's confidence in Wen Lingzi, "Why don't you bring the eldest prince with you on this expedition to the southwest?" The royal driver has been recruited in person, are you still worried about the safety of the eldest prince? This was supposed to be a great time to establish the prestige of the prince! Originally, the eldest prince was not very old, in the past, when His Majesty pacified the world, the eldest prince did not participate much, and now if he does not seize the undecided efforts in the southwest to sharpen the eldest prince, will there be a better opportunity to establish the prestige of the eldest prince in the future? ”
"Therefore, this time His Majesty did not bring the eldest prince to the army, which shows the holy will! Otherwise, how could Shan Guifei and the others be so arrogant after His Majesty left? Qiu Baoniang sneered.
In fact, if Empress Qiu was shrewd enough, she would think that Wen Yanzi was now very jealous of the six valves in the sea, especially the Shen family, even if Shen Zangfeng did not participate in the war under the pretext of poor health - but such a person was placed in the imperial capital, Wen Yanzi also carried it in his heart.
All in all, it's too late for Wen Yanzi to establish his prestige now, even if he wants Wen Zhiqi to be the prince, he can't take care of cultivating his son this time in the southwest - his status as an old man is unstable, what's the use of hearing that Qi is cultivated into a climate? Maybe they'll be taken advantage of?
On the other hand, if Wen Yanzi's position is stable, and he doesn't train his son in a hurry or slowly, there will be nothing to worry about at that time. Anyway, Wen Zhiqi is only sixteen this year, and Wen Lingzi is also in the prime of life.
But Queen Qiu, who loves her son, was originally very dissatisfied with Wen Zhiqi's detention in Fengzhou, and when Qiu Baoniang said this, her heart was cold, and she said for a long time: "I originally thought that our husband and wife, all three brothers of Zhiqi died because of His Majesty, especially our eldest son, who would have thought he was so ruthless!" ”
"So you must marry Princess Xian'an and the Wei family as soon as possible!" Qiu Baoniang said in a deep voice: "Before you lowered Princess Xian'an to Wei Changfeng, Your Majesty must know that you want to increase the chips for the eldest prince. But now you can say that it is to appease the Shi clan - I guess if you don't mention it, Your Majesty will also want to descend the princess? ”
Empress Qiu said: "Didn't you say that the scholars actually don't want to be the master? ”
"Niangniang, you also specially told Mrs. Wei that Wei Changfeng is very likely to be difficult to marry the daughter of a famous family?" Qiu Baoniang said lightly: "This is a ready-made reason!" As long as Miss Gu has an accident! ”
He reminded again, "Actually, now is also an opportunity to subdue General Zheng's faction!" The Wang family has caused such a big trouble, and now the only reason is that Miss Zheng is gone! On General Zheng's side, the only way to survive is to prove that Miss Zheng's death is indeed related to the Shi clan! ”
Queen Qiu's eyes froze: "So? ”
"Break their wishful thinking!" Qiu Baoniang's voice was not high, but her tone was surprisingly fierce, "I managed to fix the truth of Miss Zheng's death to death!" It's just that it has nothing to do with the scholars! ”
"How do you decide that?" Empress Qiu asked with a deep groan.
"Isn't the woman who lives in the village the best scapegoat?" Qiu Baoniang reminded: "Mrs. Zhou said that the Liu family has too much property to take care of, and the treacherous subordinates secretly arranged for people to live in under the pretense of the master's order, and she doesn't know - what nonsense!" As the wife of the head of the family, she didn't even realize that the family property had been occupied by her own family for many months! Mrs. Zhou is going to be confused to this point, the Duke of Yasukuni will not stop her, and the Zhou family is simply teaching her this daughter in vain! Xilin Zhou's concubine is so confused about this?! ”
Empress Qiu said, "But that woman has no reason to kill Miss Zheng?" ”
"Why?" Qiu Baoniang smiled slightly: "What is the so-called crime of wanting to add?" According to the maid, this woman's residence in that Zhuangzi must have something to do with the Liu family, and it is the house of the Yasukuni Gong! The maid just heard that the woman is still very beautiful? ”
Empress Qiu nodded and said, "Aunt also thinks she looks like the outer chamber of the Duke of Yasuko?" ”
"The Outer Room?" Qiu Baoniang was stunned, and smiled strangely, "Niangniang is wise!" You want to be secretly raised outside, and the honor and disgrace of life and death are gathered in the body of Yasukuni Gong! But during this time, the Yasukuni Gong went on an expedition and was not in the imperial capital! The outer room couldn't hold back, and secretly had a private meeting with someone, but it happened to be discovered by Miss Zheng with the identity of that woman, and when the Duke of Yasukuni came back, he knew that killing her in a fit of anger was just a trivial matter, right? ”
"For the sake of her own life, she can only kill Miss Zheng!"
Empress Qiu thought for a while and said, "This is a good idea, but we can't talk about such things - if I come up with such a result, not only Zheng Sanyan will hate me, but Your Majesty will definitely not like it!" ”
"But we can arrange an adulterer for that woman, and let the Liu family and the Shen family find out!" Qiu Baoniang said lightly, "If you don't force the Zheng family to the point of exhaustion, let General Zheng frequently run into walls in front of Your Majesty, how can he know how good you are?" How do you know that the eldest prince of Dunhou will be good to him after he succeeds to the throne? ”
Empress Qiu felt that the blood around her body was a little boiling, she suppressed her excitement, and muttered: "How do you find such a candidate?" If the person we are looking for can't resist the heavy punishment and tells the truth, then we're done! ”
"In the hands of the mother, there are no dead soldiers?" Qiu Baoniang was stunned.
Queen Qiu said bitterly: "What kind of person can I use, and before you came, you were secretly sad in Weiyang Palace all day long?" I am not from a high background, and there is no decent person in my mother's family, although I followed His Majesty all the way, but his affairs were never asked by me, I think this is also the reason why he set me up, he knows that I am now old and decrepit, leaving him, slow to say the queen, nothing! ”
Qiu Baoniang was very satisfied with the resentment in her words - the bigger the gap between the emperor and the queen, the more her aunt was relied on by the queen.
As for whether Wen Lingzi is too wronged, who cares?
After thinking for a moment, Qiu Baoniang said: "If this is the case, it is not impossible. The Liu family and the Shen family are not short of such subordinates who are desperate for their interests, you just need to remind Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wei, do you think that Liu Ye is the most suspected of killing Miss Zheng, but there is no reason to do it! These two families must have understood and found enough reasons for Liu Ye. ”
In this way, Wang's gaffe is even more unreasonable. Lu Guogong died to save General Zheng, and now that his only blood Miss Zheng is gone, it is impossible for General Zheng to ignore his widow and sister-in-law Wang! He will definitely be dragged into the water too! He was dragged into the water - Your Majesty will deal with him heavily in order to calm the unrest of the nobles! At that time, even if General Zheng can't come to beg you, Madame Zhao will definitely beg you! ”
Qiu Baoniang narrowed her eyes: "At that time, don't shirk!" Be sure to let General Zheng and his wife feel how much you miss the old love! ”
Queen Qiu muttered: "Take a shelf, will they be in a hurry?" ”
"If you plead for them, you must go to Your Majesty to talk about your old feelings." Qiu Baoniang reminded: "This is also a good time for Your Majesty to recall that he supported you all the way and went through ups and downs together!" Her voice lowered, "Rong Wanzi said something that shouldn't be said: The affairs of the three princes and their royal highnesses who went, you only have such a time, you are the most suitable to talk about, and you can talk about it in a big way!" ”
Thinking of the three sons who left one after another, Queen Qiu was like being struck by lightning, and her eyes couldn't help but be full of tears!
After a long time, the queen raised her hand to wipe her tears, and said in a low voice: "I met my aunt, and I knew that in this world, there is really good and evil to be rewarded!" If he doesn't treat our mother and son like this, how can I listen to your aunt? Aunt is kind today, I will definitely tell Zhiqi tomorrow, so that he will remember his aunt for the rest of his life! ”
"Niangniang, don't do this, if you hadn't taken it in, I'm afraid the maid would have died a long time ago at this moment." Qiu Baoniang also wept and sighed, "There is also the idea that the maid gave you, you must not reveal half a word!" Externally, let Grandpa Sun hint that it is all your thoughts, even the maid, you had better not care very much, let Mrs. Zhou Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wang's Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Gao, ignore the maid! The right to be a maid is just an ordinary aunt in this Changle Palace! ”
"Those designs are all your ideas – so you can scare them! Otherwise, let people know that you have often used your maidservants to give you ideas, and they will definitely despise you, which is not good for your queen's dignity and for the future of the eldest prince! ”
Queen Qiu was very grateful: "However, it was originally your idea, and I occupied it and ignored you, so naturally I can't give you a reward."
"Niangniang's taking in the maid is the greatest reward!" Qiu Baoniang said categorically, "As long as you can help Niangniang, the maid said that there is no reward, and there is no monthly money!" ”
She told earnestly, "Remember, for your own sake and for the sake of the eldest prince, don't let people suspect that the servant has given you ideas!" It's up to you to decide!! The servant is willing to want nothing! I just want the prince to return to the imperial capital as soon as possible and become a great treasure! Niangniang soothes her eyebrows early, and she is healthy and happy! ”
Liu Ruoye is so cunning, that is, she shrank in the Zhuangzi before, and Mrs. Zhou didn't like her that day, and didn't give her any outside news at all, so she couldn't imagine that I was lurking in front of Queen Qiu - in case a little wind spreads, can she still doubt it? It's so easy for me to play chess here, but I can't make it!