671 There are still days when you and the nobleman are unknown
Huan Chun smiled: "No matter what Concubine Rong knows, she always comes to tell you. Even if we are not as well-informed as she is, it doesn't matter."
Lan Qi shook her head and said, "It's not good to overdo anything. I would rather she think about me elsewhere."
But the next day, everything went as Huanchun expected. Concubine Rong came to Yonghe Palace in the afternoon and sat around. She talked about what happened last night in a few words, saying that the Eighth Prince had been drinking in Yuqing Palace. Lan Qi listened quietly.
Concubine Rong refused to comment and said to herself: "She raised the child. If she gets close to the prince from now on, she would hate it to death. Wouldn't this mean she has raised a white-eyed wolf?"
Hearing about Concubine Hui, Lan Qi's heart was disturbed. The news that came back these days all said that the emperor was as good to Concubine Hui as before. How good she was, she didn't know until she saw it with her own eyes, but Concubine Hui was smart and capable.
Both she and Concubine Rong knew this. Concubine Rong always kept nagging her before, saying that Concubine Hui was coming back to seize power. At that time, Lan Qi didn't take it seriously, but now she thinks it's not impossible.
Lan Qi hated Mingzhu's gang members and concubine Hui. The emperor kept Hui and Mingzhu for the sake of the eldest brother and the prince. If Concubine Hui was reused, or even Mingzhu was used vigorously again, there must be some unknown reason.
, maybe it was between the crown prince and the eldest brother, and he completely gave up on one side. If the emperor wanted to achieve his goal, how could he care about Concubine Rong or her hard work in running the palace for many years?
Difficult matter.
Concubine Rong kept chattering to Lan Qi: "The third elder brother is now inferior to his elder brother, and is even more inferior to his younger brothers. For the sake of government affairs, the emperor may abandon me at any time."
Lan Qi smiled and said: "You are living well in Jingyang Palace, why should you abandon me? Sister, don't scare yourself. You have been in poor health recently. If the emperor really treats her like before, you or I will be happy to have a rest."
rest."
Concubine Rong said unwillingly: "We have worked hard for so many years, but let her get the advantage in vain?"
Lan Qi smiled: "It also depends on how long she can live. Doesn't Sister Rong understand the golden mean?"
Concubine Rong was not a stupid person, but she had never had anything to rely on, which made her worry about gains and losses for a long time. When she heard Lan Qi say this, she thought that her third elder brother had mediocre civil and military qualifications, and she had to say no to herself several times.
I am willing to work among the ministers, and it would be great if I could get a job of editing books and compiling history. I don’t know what Lan Qi means by moderation, but her son looks like this. If he is not outstanding, he will not be famous, but he will never get into trouble. Now it’s okay
As long as nothing goes wrong with the county throne in the future and she becomes a prince as the tide rises, she will no longer have to worry about the future of her children and grandchildren.
While they were talking, Ji Xin came in a hurry and said that Sanfujin was not in good health and that he had made the concubine in the mansion angry and wanted to divorce the concubine. He sent someone to inform the empress.
Lan Qi remained silent. Concubine Rong frowned for a long time, then turned to her and asked, "Can she do this?"
"It depends on whether we care about it or not. Sister, let me make the decision." Lan Qi turned away from herself, with a firm look in her eyes, hoping that Concubine Rong would stop pestering her, and said calmly, "It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs."
Concubine Rong sighed and told Ji Xin: "Leave her alone, she is just a concubine."
As for the news in the third elder brother's house, it has already been spread outside the palace. Everyone knows that Prince Fujin, taking advantage of the fact that he has a child in his belly, took advantage of the opportunity when the prince left the palace to take care of the concubines he usually favored.
You have to be obedient. For the past two months, there has been a lot of chaos in the palace. Those low-status concubines, no matter how well they behave, will still be picked out by Fujin. I am afraid that Prince Cheng will return with his concubines.
, there are not many beauties left in the family who are all beards and tails.
This time Prince Fujin did not have any retinue. Da Fujin was not in good health these days. Her sisters-in-law and several others came to visit her together. Si Fujin also came with Xi Fujin. Everyone sat chatting and talked about San Fujin's things.
They were all very tolerant to their servants and could live in harmony with Fujin's concubines. But then again, who would be willing to share their husbands with others? Regarding San Fujin's behavior, they felt it was too much on the surface, but in their hearts
I still envy Sanfujin for daring to speak and act.
Now in Sibeile Mansion, the direct descendant Fujin takes Li with him when he comes in and out. Compared to the past, Li and Fujin were almost the same as a concubine. Now he is finally recognized and has a bit of dignity, but a concubine is a concubine after all.
, those direct descendants of Fujin would not look at them seriously, and it was common for them to receive a cold shoulder when entering and leaving a high-ranking family. But when she returned from the Zhijun Prince's Mansion that day, Fujin separated from her in front of the door without saying anything.
Speaking of going back to the main courtyard, Mrs. Li watched Fujin go away before turning back to the Xiyuan.
Although Qiaozhu went out with him today, when he arrived at Zhijun Prince's Mansion, he did not follow him in. He just waited outside in the sedan with others. On the way back, he saw the young lady looking melancholy. At this moment, he left Fujin, so he asked softly: "Miss
Uncomfortable?"
Li shook her head and said nothing. She waited until she returned to Xiyuan and closed the door before saying bitterly: "She didn't take me out in the past, but now it seems like she takes me to show her face out of kindness. But do you know, those direct descendants of Jin are all
You don’t take people seriously, and today we almost all visit Da Fujin alone, and our family went together. They and their sisters-in-law talked about Chengjun Prince Fujin’s mistreatment of his concubines, and I sat there and couldn’t even say a word.
No, they talked about how bad the concubine was, and I was even more embarrassed. Those words were like slapping me in the face. Do you think Fujin is deliberately trying to treat me?"
Qiaozhu sighed: "But now Fujin likes to take you with him when he goes out, and it's hard for you to shirk."
Li Fujin pulled the silk handkerchief in his hand hard, his eyes full of resentment: "The husband is hers, the children are hers, and this home is hers. In her eyes, I will always be a slave. Compared with Chengjun Wang Fujin
Such obvious abuse, and her secret digging into my heart are even more intolerable. Do I want to live like this for the rest of my life?"
Qiaozhu was so anxious that she said randomly: "Master Beile will still take concubines in the future, and Fujin will not target you forever."
Li Shi trembled all over, stared at Qiaozhu closely and said: "Will there be new people in the future? What should I do?"
Thousands of miles away in Hangzhou, after the lively and grand garrison review and riding and shooting competition, the Holy Master was about to prepare for his return journey. But he was not in a hurry to return to Beijing this time. The next stop was to go back to Suzhou and stationed in Hangzhou.
For a few days, it was not appropriate for the Queen Mother to travel and travel for days, and the Emperor went south to manage the river. Naturally, he had to inspect various places on the way back to Beijing. The specific route has not yet been determined. Judging from the Emperor's willful route when he went south,
You may have to be separated from the rest of the army several times on the way back to Beijing.
On this day, Yinzhen brought his younger brother to receive the reward. The Thirty-Four and Thirty-Four all performed well in the school competition. Of course, they could not compare with the older and taller soldiers, but they did what they should at their age.
In terms of performance, Thirteenth Brother has made rapid progress. In the past, he was always inferior to his younger brother. Now he can compete with taller soldiers. Even Fourteenth, who has always been proud that he is better than his brother, admires him very much.
, one can imagine how much effort and hardship Yinxiang put in.
The happiest thing is the father. The emperor promised his sons everything they wanted in this reward. When Yinzhen brought his younger brothers to receive the reward and thank him, he was really happy to see the happy scene between father and son. Wait.
When he and Thirty-Four exited and went to report the good news to the Queen Mother, they saw the Pearl in front of them in the distance.
He didn't know how to be more thoughtful, so he called Thirty-Four and said: "We are leaving now. Fourth brother will take you shopping to buy something for E Niang. It is not a wasted trip to Hangzhou. Don't run around."
If so, I will take you out to play wherever I go from now on. If you dare to run wild and run wild, you will suffer a lot when you come back."
The two little guys were so happy that they jumped around the fourth brother and walked in the opposite direction. After all, they didn't meet Mingzhu and the others who were walking over there. It was not surprising that Mingzhu appeared here. He often came in and talked with Mingzhu all the way south.
The eldest brother spoke, guessing that Zuo Bu was looking for the eldest brother again. Yinzhen did not doubt his purpose, but did not want to have any contact with him.
But Mingzhu met Hui Fei at her elder brother's residence. Hui Fei was waiting for her son at his place as promised. She was already impatient. When they met, she complained to him: "This place is such a big place, you are so anxious to see him."
I am all under the emperor's nose."
Mingzhu said: "The situation is different now. I am really anxious to tell you some things. You don't know what's going on outside, and you can't understand many things."
Concubine Hui resisted and said: "The emperor treats me very well now."
This was what Mingzhu was worried about, and she did not dare to displease Concubine Hui, so she said tactfully: "Because of this, the empress is more dedicated to serving the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and she is even less aware of what is going on outside."
Concubine Hui frowned and asked, "What happened?"
Mingzhu talked about it one by one. First, he said that this time the emperor started to eradicate corruption when he first arrived in Jiangnan. The result was a shock to the capital, and even the prince was implicated. But in fact, Mingzhu's officials, even the eldest brother, were involved.
Most of the clean ones were not spared. Although the emperor is now silent, he must not take it lightly.
Mingzhu added: "The emperor only appointed Zhang Penghie, the governor of Liangjiang at the end of last year, and now he will be changed to the governor of the rivers."
Concubine Hui didn't understand this, shook her head and asked: "What does this have to do with us? The emperor has been diligently replacing the ministers who manage the river works."
Mingzhu waved her hands repeatedly: "The Governor of Liangjiang is indeed an important position, but they are not the ones who actually go to the front line to manage the river workers. If this official position is regarded as a gilded springboard, it is not bad. Does the empress know who the successor Governor of Liangjiang is?"
Concubine Hui was already very impatient, but she heard Mingzhu say: "It's Tao Dai of the Guarjia family."
"Guarjia?" Concubine Hui was a little touched. Although she didn't know Tao Dai, she had heard this surname a lot recently.
Mingzhu said hurriedly: "Think about it, since the fall of Ao Bai, very few people from the Guarjia clan have occupied prominent positions in the court and harem, but the emperor has successively promoted the princes and concubines, and selected the most outstanding ones.
The nobles are also from the Guarjia family, and now the governors of Liangjiang have also installed their clan members. You see, the days of being unknown to the nobles are coming to an end."