The little girl was left behind for the time being, and the masters of Duke Zhao's mansion were unexpectedly united.
It was unanimously determined that the little girl was Zhao Qianru's daughter who lived abroad in the early Ming Dynasty.
inside the house
Mrs. Zhao Guogong said sincerely: "The emperor left Concubine Yu in Haozhou for so many days. If it weren't for the pressure, he wouldn't have wanted to take her back. Over the years, the emperor has always been afraid of King Xuan and rashly canonized Concubine Yu. What thoughts did he have?"
These words deeply touched Zhao Guogong.
These days, all the civil and military officials are laughing at him for using all kinds of dirty tricks in order to get a higher position, even his own niece can use it.
No matter how Duke Zhao explained it, it was still difficult to get rid of the name of clinging to imperial power.
"If my grandfather had known that Duke Zhao's mansion had such a bad reputation, he would have been furious to death."
"The Zhao Guogong Mansion is a meritorious family. Every brick and tile was knocked down by our ancestors following the late emperor."
These words of Mrs. Zhao Guogong made Zhao Guogong more determined and did not want to have anything to do with Emperor Lingzhou.
Emperor Lingzhou was narrow-minded and only focused on fame and wealth, not caring about the consequences. Duke Zhao would not look down on those despicable methods.
Therefore, over the years, Emperor Lingzhou tried to win over him openly or covertly, but Duke Zhao remained unmoved.
"You can take care of some things."
Mrs. Zhao Guogong nodded and looked at him with pretense: "What if the third sister refuses to cooperate?"
"A married girl is nothing but water that has been thrown away. Duke Zhao's government cannot be discredited because of her."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhao Guogong understood what was going on.
noon
Concubine Yu and her entourage arrived at the Zhao Guogong Mansion. According to the rules, the honor of a concubine was very beautiful, but when they arrived at Sang Lian's place, she could not be said to be shabby, but could only be said to be unworthy of the position of a concubine. At most, she was just a noble person.
There was a huge group of people, but few of them had titles. Judging from their attire, they were just dragged here to make up the numbers.
Jiang Yunxu looked through the crowd at Sang Lian, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with her head held high and delicate makeup on her fair face. She put one hand on the wrist of the little palace maid. Standing on the left was the same gorgeously dressed woman.
Zhao Qianru.
The third aunt of the Zhao family changed her past low-key and restrained style and put on a rich and luxurious dress, with a dazzling array of pearls and hairpins on her temples. Coupled with exquisite makeup, she looked noble and elegant.
If I hadn't heard Zhao Qianru say those words that night, it would be unimaginable that Zhao Qianru would be so vicious.
He was trusted by Feng, but he personally destroyed all of Feng's hopes and once again severely damaged Feng's spirit.
Jiang Yunxu's breathing became tight.
"I am a humble minister, and my wife pays homage to the imperial concubine. May the imperial concubine be blessed with peace and prosperity."
People in the courtyard knelt down and saluted.
Seeing this scene, Sang Lian felt extremely happy. When she came to Zhao Guogong's residence to live under someone else's roof, she looked at everyone's looks. Even an old nanny dared to try to flatter her openly or covertly.
But now, she is the noble concubine beneath one person and above ten thousand people, and everyone must kneel down and salute her.
He prostrates himself at his feet and respectfully addresses her as "the royal concubine."
Sang Lian gently raised her hand to brush her temples, and there was a silver tassel across her fingertips. She smiled: "No need to be polite, just get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Concubine."
Everyone stood up again.
"Uncle, is grandma okay? I heard on the way that grandma fell ill, and I was very worried about her."
Duke Zhao Guogong took two steps back, distanced himself, and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for remembering me. My mother is old and that's why she has suffered from old problems. The doctor said she needs to rest and rest, and there will be no danger to her life for the time being."
Seeing the alienated attitude of the other party, Sang Lian frowned.
"My Lady, you should change your words, there are some things..." The second lady looked at Zhao Qianru meaningfully, but hesitated to speak.
Zhao Qianru was stared at in confusion by her.
"Change your words?" Sang Lian continued to ask, "What did the second aunt want to say?"
The second lady awkwardly pointed at Ming Chu.
Mingchu immediately stepped forward and saluted Sang Lian. Sang Lian was a little impatient, but there were people around him, so he asked warmly: "Who is this again?"
"She is the daughter raised by the third sister among the people, and her name is Mingchu. Therefore, the imperial concubine may have made a mistake when she first recognized her."
This sentence made Sang Lian's face darken instantly.
"How is this possible?" Zhao Qianru stared at Mingchu with wide eyes in disbelief, then looked at Sang Lian, shaking her head: "Sang Lian is my daughter, this person must be fake and wants to pretend to be the second sister-in-law.
, why do you trust people casually?"
The second lady sneered: "I am not the only one who has the final say. Before you came back, the whole government witnessed it with your own eyes. They witnessed the Ming Dynasty coming back with the jade pendant given to you by your grandfather to recognize your marriage."
Afraid that Zhao Qianru wouldn't believe it, she immediately looked at Mrs. Zhao Guogong: "Sister-in-law?"
"That's what happened, Third Sister. You haven't seen the child before. You don't know what the child looks like. How can you be sure that the child is not yours?"
Mrs. Zhao Guogong pointed to the lower half of Ming Chu's face: "It does look like you here."
Zhao Qianru stared at Mingchu closely, unable to accept this fact for a while.