Chapter 201: Leveraging Strength
In Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager frowned and drank all the medicine that Su Malagu sent to her, and the bitterness in her mouth made her patience, which was already on the verge of collapse, disappear directly, if it weren't for Su Malagu taking the medicine bowl in her hand in time, she would definitely throw the medicine in her hand to the ground.
With the cultivation of the Queen Mother, she shouldn't have been so angry, but she has been sick for too long, and she can't adapt to this kind of day when she can only lie on the bed to recuperate, and her temper will inevitably become more and more anxious, not to mention that the flowers and plants used by Yunxi originally made people angry, and now it just made her temper more anxious.
"How long will the mourning family drink this medicine!" The Empress Dowager looked at Aunt Su Mala, her voice rose slightly, and her tone was even more impatient.
"Gege, the imperial doctor said to recuperate, if Gege can calm down, this disease will definitely get better faster. Su Malagu looked at the Empress Dowager, who was becoming more and more impatient, and persuaded softly.
She also knew that drinking three meals of medicine a day was uncomfortable, but the Empress Dowager couldn't calm down at all, and every day she was either calculating how to get rid of Concubine Zhao's mother and son or calculating how to find opportunities for the Mengbaqi Show girl who was about to participate in the draft. This show girl of the Eight Banners is said to be together, but what can really make the Queen Mother bother to get rid of the show girl of Horqin, that is, a few show girls who are close to the branch, after all, this show girl is particular about her appearance and background, if she is really not good-looking and stupid as a pig, even the Queen Mother herself cannot ask the emperor for favor against her will, so she can only work hard to choose.
Originally, she could do this kind of thing, but since the empress dowager fell ill, her suspicions have become more and more serious, and her actions have become more and more domineering. In such a situation, the Empress Dowager can only take care of everything on herself, but the more this is the case, the more times she loses her temper, so much so that the entire Cining Palace is trembling, for fear that she will accidentally touch the Empress Dowager's mold.
"What quiet! The mourning family is shirking their responsibilities when they look at them, how long has the mourning family been sick, there is no improvement at all, they are just a bunch of waste!" The Empress Dowager's tone was high and sharp, obviously she was very dissatisfied with this result, if it weren't for the fact that her body really needed to be healed by this group of imperial doctors, she hated to rule them over.
"Gege ......" Su Malagu looked at the Queen Mother who scolded loudly, but there was no way at all, she asked the Imperial Doctor, the Queen Mother's illness has external and internal causes, if you can meditate and cultivate, you will soon be able to fully recover, but the Queen Mother can't calm down at all, and even the more sick she is, the more she tosses, and the more she persuades, the more she is reprimanded, and now she doesn't know what to do.
"Don't say anything!" the Empress Dowager waved her hand irritably, as if she would be furious in the next second, making people unconsciously want to avoid it.
Su Malagu looked at the Empress Dowager as if she didn't want to say more, so she could only keep her mouth shut, in fact, she also knew in her heart that even if she persuaded her, the Empress Dowager might not be able to listen.
Now the people in the entire Cining Palace know that the Empress Dowager is sick and not good to wait, she can't sleep well at night, she is impetuous during the day, and her condition is getting worse and worse, which makes the minions in Cining Palace very panicked, and even the imperial doctors tossed back and forth for a long time, but unfortunately they couldn't alleviate the condition in the end, and finally said that they should rest in peace, but this also requires the Empress Dowager to be willing to calm down!
Most of the people in the palace may not know the situation in Cining Palace, but a small number of them can still inquire about it, and then Yunxi secretly arranged for people to spread the news, and many people linked the Empress Dowager's illness to the upcoming draft. If the family didn't send the newcomer to the palace, it was okay, and those who had this plan all started their own small calculations.
Many people know that Kangxi doesn't like concubines from Mongolia, even if there are concubines from Mengbaqi in the palace, their status is low and they are less favored, and they generally can't get ahead, and now the empress dowager is so attentive, many people think that she wants to support a concubine from Mongolia to snatch the throne, which makes people who have the heart to send their daughter to the throne can't help frowning, and even have other thoughts.
Yes, in the absence of a conflict of interest, many old ministers do not take the emperor's orders first, but the orders of the empress dowager first, but with a conflict of interest, they naturally cannot obey her orders as before.
How many people are there, no, how many families dream of it, even if the crown prince has been established now, but who doesn't know that the emperor has appointed the crown prince only because the situation is compelling, besides, in all dynasties, there are a few princes who can succeed to the throne smoothly, they don't say anything on the surface, but they all have other ideas in their hearts.
In the inner room of Yonghe Palace, Yunxi sat on the kang with a ruddy face Fubao, the mother and son leaned together, Yunxi read to Fubao softly, and every time he finished reading, he would carefully explain the meaning to him until Fubao understood.
Fu Bao was sick and frightened, most of them were pretended by Yunxi's instructions, don't look at Fu Bao's age, but the little guy is a ghost, after Yunxi told him about the matter, I don't know if he understood, the little guy nodded and agreed, and pretended to be quite like that.
Of course, it took a lot of thought to persuade Mama Si and help Fubao turn his face white, otherwise with Kangxi's keenness, they are afraid that it will be difficult to hide it, but fortunately, Kangxi's attention at that time was focused on Fubao's safety, plus Yunxi's mood was not good, and recently they met the army back to Beijing, otherwise it would not be easy for them to pass the test.
Now the emperor is busy rewarding the three armies and dealing with Prince An, and he can't take care of their mother and son for a while, which gives their mother and son a chance to buffer, otherwise Yunxi's cautious temperament, how can he have this leisure to teach Fubao to study here.
"Mama, how is the news going?What is the movement of those concubines in the harem?" After teaching an article, Yunxi looked up at Mama Xu who was waiting on the side, and asked softly.
Seeing that Yunxi asked about the situation in the harem, Mama Xu immediately took a step forward and said: "The news has been spread, many people have sent letters out of the palace, and those princes and ministers outside, even if they haven't made a choice now, they must have an idea, after all, the decision of the Queen Mother is closely related to their interests!"
Mama Xu smiled at the corner of her mouth, and there was a deep meaning in her eyes, thinking that she also knew in her heart that if this matter was done well, she could not only divide the power of the Empress Dowager, but also buy enough time for her own mother.
Yunxi put the book in his hand aside, held the fluttering Fu Bao in his arms, took a nine-link from the side and gave it to him to play with, and then raised his head to look at Mama Xu and said: "Indeed, those people support the Empress Dowager just because they have the same interests, and now the Empress Dowager is bent on supporting the Meng Baqi Show Girl to ascend to the throne, even if she has other plans in her heart, she doesn't even want to get involved in the back position, but who would believe it!"
After four dynasties and not falling, such a queen mother, who can believe that she has no ambition, who can believe that she is willing to be subservient, unless she does nothing, otherwise those people can easily think of the first emperor's Mongolian concubines full of harem, at that time the harem was simply the world of Mongolian women, and now it has finally changed, the queen mother does not seem to have the intention of interfering, Kangxi's two queens are from the Manchu Eight Banners, naturally everyone thinks that this third term is also, but now the queen mother has moved, and intends to support the Mongolian concubines, which is not by the ministers do not make up for it, and they are not careful。
"Pay more attention to the harem and the news outside, I believe that whether it is the harem concubines or the family behind them, when they get such news, they will definitely investigate, and it just so happens that the Empress Dowager is in frequent contact with Mongolia, and even if the Empress Dowager has the heart to explain, I am afraid that no one will believe it." "Yunxi is now seizing the opportunity to block the Empress Dowager, anyway, as long as it is a method that can stimulate the Empress Dowager, she doesn't mind using it.
The Empress Dowager is indeed powerful enough, but no matter how powerful a person is, there will be omissions, as long as she seizes the opportunity and uses her strength to fight, not to mention overthrowing the Empress Dowager in one fell swoop, at least she can buy time for herself, after all, she is just relying on herself, I am afraid it will be difficult to avoid this crisis.
"Rest assured, the old slave will definitely get things done. "Mama Xu knows in her heart that this matter is a race against time, only by seizing the opportunity can she win, and when the Queen Mother comes back to her senses, this should have been divided a long time ago, even if she is angry, what can she do?
You must know that this time Xu Mama did it quite secretly, and every detail she has repeatedly scrutinized, and even she uses people is absolutely unexpected, after all, it is not necessary for someone to show up, sometimes the more you eavesdrop on it, the more people feel that it is true, no, the news that the Queen Mother wants to support the Mongolian show girl immediately went crazy and spread to everyone, but that's it, on the surface, it still looks like nothing happened.
"I believe in Mama, but because the people we have to deal with are extraordinary, Mama is still careful in everything. Yunxi nodded, whispered, and went to play with Fubao again.
"The old slave obeyed. Mama Xu looked at Yunxi who was playing with the sixth elder brother with a gentle face, her eyes were soft, and the moment she turned around, she looked back again, looking at Yunxi and their mother and son playing together happily, and secretly made up her mind that she must help them get through this difficulty.
Yunxi coaxed Fubao happily, the moment she looked up, looking at the back of Mama Xu leaving, she suddenly felt that the Empress Dowager should also change a little, she didn't dare to do too much before, just used some flowers and plants to make the Empress Dowager sick, so that her spirit was in a state of anxiety, and now she felt that maybe she should change the method, such as making the Empress Dowager feel urgent, and let everyone feel the true intention of the Empress Dowager.
She doesn't believe that without common interests, those people will still work for the Empress Dowager!