Seeing that his master was irritated, Yanzhu persuaded him from the side: "The wind is getting tight right now. Is your Majesty keeping a low profile? Let's see how the adults arrange things outside?"
Concubine Hui shook her head slowly, anger gathering in her brows: "This is not something that can be legendary. Since they have already waited for the emperor to return to the court and take action, they have no time to guard against it. All they can do is to see what happens next.
If the situation can be restored, what I do in the palace will have no impact on them."
"What do you mean, empress?"
"Things like noble people like to add insult to injury. If Mingzhu suffers a setback, she will definitely have something to say in the palace. With my seniority, why should I let a little nobleman come to ridicule me?" Concubine Hui's hatred lasted for a long time.
He held his hand tightly and said, "The Hesheli family has ignored her for so long, and now they suddenly enter the palace. They must know her movements inside the palace and the situation outside the palace. No matter what the worst outcome is, I
The dignity in the palace cannot be trampled by them. If I lose my dignity, my eldest brother will also be looked down upon."
Yanzhu heard the truth and asked grimly: "What do you plan to do? Just tell the servants."
Concubine Hui's eyes rolled faintly, and a plan came up in her mind, and she said coldly: "Although catching her for being disrespectful to the Empress Dowager is the best way to suppress her now, if she involves the Empress Dowager, she is afraid of provoking the emperor's wrath and making things worse.
It's not good if you don't. And their family is in charge of the internal bodyguards, so it's inevitable that they have some interactions. Do you know about the criticism that the nobleman Jue Chan received in the past?"
Yanzhu has also been in the palace for many years, but he has never been a servant between the concubines. He knows a lot about the secrets of the palace. The noble Jue Chan once caused the trouble of adultery. Now when he heard his master say this, he understood in his heart
, nodded repeatedly and said: "Don't worry, Madam, this is an easy matter. At the moment, the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine are not in charge, so it's not you who has the final say?"
Concubine Hui let out a long sigh of relief: "Even if I don't get what I want, it won't be her turn to cause trouble in the palace."
The master and the servant made a plan. Just one day before the emperor returned, Concubine Yi was invited to Changchun Palace with Zhang's promise. Concubine Tong, Concubine Duan and Concubine Xi were all around. Duan Duan actually said that Ping Guiren and Concubine Ping were with her.
The guard had an affair, and this matter could be a big or small matter. Concubine Hui sat calmly on the table and sighed: "The Imperial Concubine has spoken, let me make the decision. This matter should not be too big, please."
The sisters are here just to provide circumstantial evidence. Don’t let others think that I am playing tricks of power to bully Mr. Ping.”
"Bah!" Ping Guiren, who was kneeling on the ground, almost went crazy. She just heard that someone at home sent a message, asking her to go to the imperial garden to pick up the privately delivered items. Because the matter was urgent, palace maids and eunuchs could not take her place. Such
This had happened before. She was unprepared for a moment, and when she was "caught on the spot" in the Imperial Garden, she realized that she had been tricked. They were twisted all the way to the Changchun Palace, where everything was ready when she wanted to defend herself.
"I don't see what good results you can achieve. Your family is about to fall. How long can you be proud? The emperor is not here and the prince is not here. You dare to bully me. I will keep this tone and wait to see you cry."
Ping Guiren screamed. If she hadn't been suppressed by the two stout palace maids, she would have pounced on Concubine Hui and tore her face to pieces.
The concubines on the side laughed: "The palace is becoming more and more unruly, and those who have done wrong are still so arrogant. There is a room full of empresses sitting, and it is her turn to speak nonsense for a noble person." She stretched out her slender armor towards her side.
The palace maid pointed, "I can't tolerate Concubine Hui's good temper. I want to teach you the rules."
The palace maid who followed the concubine had a face as rigid as a stone sculpture. She just did whatever her master asked her to do. She walked up to Ping Guiren in full public view, raised her hand and made a crackling sound, and Ping Guiren ate heavily.
Two slaps and five finger prints appeared on the fair cheek, which was shocking to see.
Even the maids in the palace are not interested in slapping someone in the face, let alone a well-established concubine. The concubine is doing this because she has been dissatisfied and has been holding grudges for too long, and takes the opportunity to express her bad temper. If it were anyone else, she might not dare to add insult to injury, but the noble lady has been causing trouble since entering the palace.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see these right and wrongs, and they are destined to have no future.
Sitting next to her was Tong Bin, who used to be the head of the first palace of Ping Guiren. However, she was as delicate as she was. At this moment, she felt even more relieved. She sat aside without saying a word, and the others were even more incompetent. No one in the hall was Xiao Heshe.
Speaking here, think about it, when the noble Jue Chan was accused of having an affair, he would not be in such a situation.
"If nothing embarrassing happens, let's make it a trivial matter." Looking at Ping Guiren who was about to have a seizure after being beaten, but his mouth was tightly covered, Concubine Yi finally spoke and said to Concubine Hui impatiently, "After all, it's nothing.
It's a shameful thing, just let Mr. Ping go back and reflect on it, she just happens to live in a courtyard of her own house, so she can't disturb others."
Concubine Hui looked at everyone quietly and asked for their opinions. No one had any objections, so the matter was settled. After dragging Guiren Ping away, she told everyone: "The Holy Master will return to Luang tomorrow, and everyone has rested for a while.
It’s time to cheer up and nothing can go wrong in the palace.”
These words are all the truth in the scene, and everyone will take it as they have heard it. However, since Changchun Palace left, there are always people gossiping. Due to the instruction of Concubine Rong, Duan Concubine left Changchun Palace and went straight to Yonghe Palace to tell the whole story.
I told Lan Qi.
At that time, Brother Thirteen was sitting on Lan Qi's lap. She was using a silver spoon to scrape the fruit puree for the child to eat. Brother Thirteen was very well-behaved and ate deliciously every bite. The concubine also came to entertain the child while she was talking.
After the palace maid brought water to wash her hands, Duan concubine hugged Brother Thirteen and said to Lan Qi: "I heard that Mr. Ping bullied Zhang Yao some days ago. I heard Sister Rong sighing. Today I saw that her hands were wrapped
He is wearing gauze, I don’t know what happened to him.”
"I can still take care of things in Jingyang Palace, but I can't take care of Sister Rong anymore." Lan Qi still turned against Myolie in front of the concubines. Of course, she couldn't reveal her true feelings, so she just said lazily,
"She is very lucky, much luckier than ordinary people."
Speaking of Guiren Ping again, Duan Concubine said: "I heard her keep saying that Concubine Hui's family is about to fall. I have also heard rumors in the palace these days. Is it true that the Pearl Palace is not going to be completed?"
Lan Qi didn't take it seriously and smiled gently: "Sister, we shouldn't talk about these affairs of the court. The emperor will be back tomorrow. If he finds that the women in the palace are not thinking about the Empress Dowager but the disputes in the court, he will
How chilling would it be?”
Duan concubine thought that this was indeed the case, so she kept silent and sat down to chat with Lan Qi. The wet nurses brought the little princess and the fourteenth brother over. Duan concubine asked, "I haven't seen Wen Xian for a few days."
Already."
Lan Qi said happily: "I miss her too, but she has been in Ningshou Palace. I went to see her in Huanchun, and she waits beside the Queen Mother every day. She is a very handsome little person serving tea and water. I really feel at ease."
I always see her as a devil in the world, not afraid of anything, and fearing that if she is spoiled, she will not get along well with her husband's family after leaving the palace in the future, but I didn't expect that Pi Guipi is a caring little cotton-padded jacket."
Duanbi smiled and said: "After all, you are so lucky, and the children you have given birth to are so beautiful and smart."
While he was talking, someone seemed to come outside. Huan Chun was waiting outside. No one came in for a long time, so he thought it was an unimportant matter. When the concubine was about to leave, Huan Chun came back after seeing off the guests, and then said to the master with a smile: "
The concubine was here just now, so I don’t dare to be proud. Guess who came just now?"
Seeing Huan Chun's happy expression, she knew that the emperor had sent someone to greet her. Sure enough, she heard her smile: "The people under Eunuch Liang are here to ask how you are. The emperor is near the capital and will return to the palace early tomorrow morning."
Lan Qi asked her to bring a mirror, looked around carefully, and asked Huan Chun: "How do I look?"
Huan Chun lamented: "When the emperor came that night, he asked his slaves if he looked haggard before entering."
Lan Qi put down the mirror, reached out and touched her waist and abdomen under the quilt. Under the binding of the corset, her soft waist became much slimmer. Then she picked up the mirror and looked at her cheeks. She calmly told Huan Chun:
"After the Emperor returns to Luan, you go and tell Eunuch Liang that it was my wish. The most important thing is for the Emperor to take care of himself and don't worry about me. There are children in Yonghe Palace who are very noisy. If the Emperor wants to find a quiet place, Yonghe Palace is now
The palace is not suitable."
Huan Chun leaned on the couch and asked, "What do you mean, the empress, not to let the emperor come?"
Lan Qi nodded and said calmly: "When I see him again, I want to make him happy just by looking at him. The Empress Dowager is gone. The most important thing for the Emperor right now is to prop up the collapsed sky again. The same goes for me."
If so."
With tears in her eyes, Huan Chun said, "Your Majesty, I understand more and more. I think that the Empress Dowager must be very comforted in heaven."
Lan Qi's eyes were slightly red and she said firmly: "I want to live a good life."
Later, as the person sent back by Eunuch Liang said, the emperor returned to the Forbidden City the next morning. Because he was still in power, there was still no formal morning court. Only a few ministers came in and out of the Qianqing Palace sporadically, and none of the concubines in the harem were seen.
In order to welcome each other, everyone just stayed in the palace peacefully. As for Ping Guiren's affairs, no one would even mention it.
The emperor was discharged from office on the 20th day of the first lunar month and was unable to manage the court due to illness. He did not ascend to the throne until the 23rd day. On that day, the imperial censor Guo Xiu impeached Mingzhu, Yu Guozhu and others on several charges of forming cliques for personal gain. Long Yan was furious.
When the moon is full, it will lose money, and when the water is full, it will overflow. The pearl has been reused many times since the emperor took charge. It has played an indispensable role in the government and wars. For more than ten years, he has been promoted to officials and nobles. Until now, the power is overwhelming, and all the powerful officials in the past dynasties have not had good results.
, it is not unusual for Mingzhu to exist today, but no one expected that during the great mourning period of the Empress Dowager, the emperor would still have the intention to continue to deal with them. Guo Xiu's reference book, without the emperor's secret instruction, acquiescence, or even secret protection,
It's like hitting an egg against a stone. I'm afraid the pearl will already hold you hostage before you can open your mouth.
The previous dynasty was shaken and affected the harem. Everyone knows that the Changchun Palace relied on the Mingzhu Palace. Now the Mingzhu Palace is in danger. The Changchun Palace has no support in the court. Concubine Hui's life in the future will definitely be worse than before. However, something unexpected happened to Concubine Hui as if nothing happened.
She ignored this and continued to do what she was supposed to do, making it impossible for others to see through her thoughts.