Chapter 32: Liu's Scheme
Qi Zhenzhen saw Concubine Rou's somewhat teasing gaze, and couldn't help but feel ashamed on her face, thinking about Concubine Rou's quipping words, Qi Zhenzhen also wanted to turn her head around, only to hear her speak:
"Isn't Aunt Rou going to talk about Liu Meiren? At that time, I only heard you mention it briefly, but I didn't know much about it, and I had to ask Aunt Rou to give her more advice, and Zhen Zhen should come to listen to her. ”
Qi Zhenzhen wanted to cross the topic just now, but unexpectedly, Concubine Rou, who was originally a little indifferent, saw Qi Zhenzhen like this, and the smile on her face deepened a little, only to see her wave her handkerchief slightly, pull Qi Zhenzhen to sit down, and then said slowly:
"You may have doubts in your heart, Liu Meiren's status doesn't sound high, why don't I let those high-ranking concubines talk about it, but I come to tell you about a concubine who is just a beauty."
Qi Zhenzhen shook her head slightly and said, "Aunt Rou wants to talk about this Liu beauty, so naturally there is a reason that Aunt Rou wants to talk about." ”
Speaking of this Liu beauty, it can be regarded as a special case in the palace, and the first special case is that her promotion to the title is extremely fast.
And it is a leapfrog promotion, when she first entered the palace, she was a six-pin Baolin, and after being favored, she jumped two levels to become a beauty, and then crossed the position of Jieyu and was directly canonized as Zhaoyi, and after giving birth to the eldest princess, she was canonized as a concubine from a single product, and after giving birth to a little princess, she was canonized as a concubine.
In order to express his value, His Majesty also directly retained the title she had when she was a concubine, and let the people in the palace call her Concubine Jing to show her dignity, and since then Concubine Jing has become more and more favored. ”
When she heard Concubine Rou say this, Qi Zhenzhen's heart really had some doubts, and she secretly thought:
Listening to the meaning of Aunt Rou's words, this Liu Meiren is really favored, the position of the concubine is a good product, or the head of the four concubines, not to mention that she has a daughter by her side.
Looking at it this way, even if there is a newcomer who is elected to the harem later, Concubine Jing is no longer favored by His Majesty, but her position is already stable, and there are two princesses by her side, so she will not be relegated to the status of a beauty, which is really a little suspicious. ”
It's just that this time, Concubine Rou didn't wait for Qi Zhenzhen to ask, so she explained to her:
"The reason why Concubine Jing was demoted is also strange, it is that she received it privately with the eunuchs in the palace, and it was discovered by His Majesty.
Because many people looked at it and talked about it, His Majesty was furious, but after all, he cared about the princess's face, and he really liked Concubine Jing a little, so he just reprimanded the title of Concubine Jing and demoted her to a beauty. ”
When she heard this, Qi Zhenzhen had some doubts in her heart, she knew this kind of thing.
It's just that how such a hidden thing was discovered, and His Majesty's mercy was also because there was another suspicion in it?
All kinds of thoughts turned around in Qi Zhenzhen's mind, but she still didn't say it after all.
"When Concubine Jing was in a high position, she was very domineering, and she had a lot of contempt for the concubine, but she was spoiled and spoiled, and she was in a high position, even if the other concubines complained, she couldn't help it.
But at the banquet that day, the chief eunuch in Concubine Jing's palace suddenly fell on an embroidered handkerchief, and a small poem written by Concubine Rou herself was written on it.
That poem was originally written by Concubine Jing to the emperor in private, how did others know? And how is it on the body of the eunuch in the palace.
His Majesty has openly lost face, and even if he favors Concubine Jing again, he can only be demoted. ”
"Maybe someone deliberately put the veil on the eunuch's body? How could Concubine Jing be so imprudent and let the big eunuch keep such an important thing close to her. ”
Qi Zhenzhen followed Concubine Rou's words, but saw Concubine Rou waving her hand and quietly looked at the scenery outside the window.
Seeing that Zhu Gongzi's people had left, she quietly looked at the vendors setting up stalls on the street, and said slowly:
"Isn't it important? The important thing is to be seen by everyone in front of everyone, even if Your Majesty still has doubts in his heart, he has to deal with it, this matter is not decent.
I'm telling you this just to teach you how to learn to be on guard against people and not to trust strangers easily, as you knew before.
Just like you dealt with that Zhu Gongzi today, if he just provoked us, others might not speak up, and the officials were just fooling things, after all, we have no power and no power now, and we don't have a backer than Zhu Gongzi.
But you put the ugly Zhu Gongzi in front of everyone's eyes, and because of a series of things he did in the town before, everyone was bored, and finally aroused public anger, under the pressure of public opinion, Zhu Gongzi left here like a clown.
In fact, this is the same reason, Concubine Jing's high position is already eye-catching, but she has always clashed with concubines, and even ordered to punish the other party, whose heart is really willing to be suppressed by her.
It's just that they are not favored by His Majesty, and even if they ask for it, they are just perfunctory.
Therefore, I don't know who moved the hand in the palace, the handkerchief was so conspicuous, Concubine Jing was speechless, and the other concubines added fuel to the fire, making Concubine Jing fall out of favor.
After she descended, His Majesty entrusted the two princesses to other concubines, but she never set foot in the palace where Concubine Jing was located, and since then she has fallen out of favor. ”
"Aunt Rou wants to say that she is a person, don't be too harsh on the other party in doing things, and don't be too arrogant because of her position?" Qi Zhenzhen pondered and said her thoughts, and then listened to Concubine Rou's meaning.
But when she saw Concubine Rou hearing this, she nodded, and said to her with a serious face:
"Zhen Zhen, I don't have to let you hide it, but you have to remember that there is a sentence called Mu Xiu in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, and there is another sentence called don't bully the poor young man, remember not to be too proud when you are in power, and don't humiliate the other party to get a momentary pleasure.
Don't float any emotions on the surface, be easily known by others, you know that everyone in the harem is called sisters and sisters, and it seems to be very close, but today you have taken her favor, and tomorrow she will step on your position, and the unpredictability of people's hearts cannot be prevented. ”
"Zhen Zhen understands."
Qi Zhenzhen nodded at Concubine Rou, she had heard Concubine Rou tell a lot of stories these days, Concubine Rou's tone was as gentle as a trickle of spring water, but the words she said made Qi Zhenzhen think deeply.
For a moment, Qi Zhenzhen lowered her head in some silence, while Concubine Rou looked at it as if she was thinking something.
In the palace at this time, Concubine Rou may not have expected that she would say that this strategy was being used on the new emperor and Qi Min'er, which was specially passed on by General Liu to Empress Liu's upbringing.
I saw Queen Liu leaning on the couch obliquely, wearing a purple embroidered skirt, and the peony embroidery at the skirt was particularly gorgeous.
In order to please the new emperor before, Queen Liu learned how to dress up Qi Min'er everywhere, but no matter how she dressed up, she couldn't get a moment to stop, plus last time because of Qi Min'er's matter, the new emperor was angry with her, and Queen Liu was also a little angry, so she ordered the palace maids to dress up according to their preferences.
I saw that Empress Liu combed her hair diagonally, her face was a little lazy, but the pearl hairpin that fixed the bun was glorious, and it was extremely luxurious at first glance, Empress Liu looked at her upbringing grandmother, and said:
"You mean father, he said that the reason why His Majesty is so obsessed with Qi Min'er is that there is a reason behind this, what do you say?"
When she first heard this, Queen Liu only thought that her grandmother had said the wrong thing, but she didn't expect the other party's tone to be very sure.
"Yes, this is also what the general said when he listened to his wife, you know that Mrs. has always been not good at fighting, but Madame's cousin is the housekeeper of Shunningbo's Mansion, but the eldest lady understands this truth. Shun Ningbo has always been lustful, but your aunt has always sat firmly in the Diaoyutai? ”
When she said this, she paused for a moment, and then said:
"Some time ago, Shun Ningbo Bo also brought back a concubine, I heard that it was a maid who served him since he was a child, because when Shun Ningbo was newly married, he wanted to drive out all the relatives and maids around him, and the concubine room was too, but she did not marry anyone else after she left the house, and she has been waiting for Shun Ningbo.
This matter was known to Shun Ningbo, he was very moved, and deliberately carried the woman in, and because the other party is no longer a slave, he also deliberately gave her the position of a good concubine to express his value. ”
"This kind of childhood sweetheart and the like have the deepest feelings, just like Qi Min'er with her current status and identity, how can she enter the palace? His Majesty still wants to give her such a high position, isn't it just to watch the love of growing up together since childhood. ”
When Queen Liu heard this, she was a little angry in her heart, and Mama immediately agreed:
"But no, after hearing about that good concubine, there are always some thoughtful things to say to Shun Ningbo, but even your aunt doesn't know about these things."
A dignified wife was excluded from the conversation between her husband and the concubine from time to time, and the resentment in Mrs. Shunningbo's heart can be imagined.
"Aunt can even bear it? If I don't tell my intentions, I will bring that concubine into the palace to take a look, I want to see what kind of fox she is, it is so unbearable, it is really hateful. ”
Empress Liu was very angry when she heard this, so she immediately ordered the nurturing grandmother, but when she saw the nurturing mama, she smiled and waved her hand and said:
"Niangniang didn't know that the concubine had been sold a month ago, and I heard that it was sold according to the identity of a slave.
She is a concubine who has served well, and she is disgusted by the housewife, what good place can she buy?
"What's going on? Didn't you say that Shun Nimbor doted on her very much? Why did you let go so easily? ”
Empress Liu was very surprised when she heard this, but she saw the nurturing grandmother smile with some meaning, and heard her say:
"I heard Shun Ningbo's wife say that this kind of childhood sweetheart's feelings can't be forcibly integrated, and there is only one way to break this relationship, not to force intervention, forced separation, the more this can cause people's rebellious psychology.
The harder thing may deepen the relationship between the two, which is really not a good idea.
Feelings like this can only be completely separated if there is a rift between the two of them, and this is the ploy used by your aunt, and it has succeeded.