After Zhang Huaide was sentenced to death, Lao Yu was released.
The guard who came to deliver the message said: "If Mr. Li asks you what you want, he will ask for credit from Your Majesty."
Mr. Li? Oh, the Minister of Punishment! The minister of Dali Temple has fallen, and he is the chief judge of this case.
Lao Yu said sadly: "My lifelong wish is to avenge my relatives who died in vain. Now that the enemy is gone, I have nothing else to seek."
The guard said: "Zhang Huaide was executed, and your case was vindicated. It's just that you have been castrated and cannot be reinstated. What are your plans for the future?"
Lao Yu shook his head: "Please don't worry about me, sir. I am an imperfect person, and I have already entered the palace as an eunuch. I will live like this for the rest of my life!"
The guard understood clearly and said, "What about you staying in Yongshou Palace? Princess Changning has a pure heart and will not treat you badly. She will get married and take you out of the palace in the future."
This is not a promise that the Minister of Punishment can make. Lao Yu looked over intently: "Can you tell me, sir, who means this?"
The guard smiled and said nothing.
Lao Yu probably understood and acquiesced to this arrangement.
Before he was dismissed, he was a recorder of affairs and had the reputation of being a civil servant. The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment reported to the emperor for a reward and promoted him to be the head of Yongshou Palace.
After Xu Yin visited Princess Changning, when he came out, he saw Lao Yu who was arranging palace affairs.
He saluted respectfully: "Well done, Lord County."
Xu Yin smiled slightly and walked out of Yongshou Palace.
Although we no longer have the pain of struggling together to survive in this life, it is worth it to see that he is well and suffers less.
When leaving the palace, a chariot slowly passed in front of her.
The concubines on the chariot were wearing heavy makeup and were surrounded by palace people, making them look extraordinary.
Xu Yin stepped aside, a strange look flashing across his face.
It’s Concubine Xian! That low-key and undisputed Concubine Liu Xian!
Seeing her, Concubine Liu Xian whispered something and the carriage stopped in front of Xu Yin.
"Is Mr. Yongjia County here to see the princess?" Concubine Xian asked with a smile.
Xu Yin saluted respectfully: "Yes, empress."
"I heard that the princess has been in low spirits recently. I am planning to take some time to take a look. How is she doing now?"
"Go back to your Majesty, the princess is much better now. She just played Cuju with my daughter for a while."
Concubine Xian nodded and said with a smile: "Sure enough, you can persuade the princess."
Xu Yin always thought that Concubine Xian was weird and didn't want to talk to her anymore, so she smiled.
Concubine Xian stopped talking and asked the chamberlain to raise the chariot, and finally said: "There are too few girls in the palace. The county prince comes to the palace more often when he has time. You and Xi'er are about the same age, so they will definitely get along well."
It's strange that she and Liu Xi'er get along so well. Xu Yin only treated her as a virtuous concubine to speak politely, and bowed her head and saluted: "Yes, empress."
The Concubine Xian's carriage was gone, and Xu Yin left the palace with her thoughts on her mind.
When she returned to the house and took care of the remaining things, she still felt uneasy, so she asked Wei Jun to send a message to Duke Zhao's house.
Not long after, Yan Ling came.
"looking for me?"
"Do you know about Concubine Xian?"
When this was mentioned, Yan Ling suddenly realized: "I almost forgot to tell you that I wrote a letter and asked my father. It turns out that there is indeed an old relationship between our two families."
Xu Yin's brows jumped: "What?"
Yan Ling said: "When my father was young, the Zhaoguo Duke's mansion suffered some disasters. You know this."
Xu Yin nodded. What he was talking about was about the Zhenbei Protectorate. At that time, Duke Zhao was still the great-grandfather of Yan Ling. He fought tooth and nail to resist the foreigners, but later the emperor concealed the peace talks from him and used the interests of the Yan family to appease the other party, so that Zhao
The vitality of the Duke's Mansion was severely damaged.
"Our family was in a difficult situation at that time. My grandfather once sent my father to the capital for a period of time to swear loyalty to His Majesty at that time. At that time, the Liu family had not yet fallen into decline and lived nearby, so my father had known Concubine Xian for a long time."
Yan Ling paused and added: "Oh, it should be said that the sister of the current concubine is the previous concubine."
"And the previous one?" Xu Yin was surprised.
"Yes. The previous virtuous concubine was the one who entered the East Palace together with Concubine De and Concubine Shu when His Majesty was the crown prince."
Xu Yin knew about this. The Lulin Rebellion had just been put down, and the late emperor knew that time was running out, so he hurriedly made the crown prince, and while marrying the crown princess, he also selected three concubines. Later, the emperor succeeded to the throne, the crown prince was conferred the title of empress, and the three concubines were chosen.
She was granted the titles of Concubine Virtue, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Xian.
"No wonder." She said softly, "I also thought, even though they have the same qualifications, why are the virtuous concubines always inferior to others? Even if they have nothing to do, they are still shabby."
"The real virtuous concubine who came out of the East Palace was not her, but the former Miss Liu." Yan Ling said, "My mother had a close relationship with Miss Liu before she left the cabinet. She said that Miss Liu became the virtuous concubine.
, she was quite favored by the Holy Spirit at first, but unfortunately she was not blessed with misfortune and passed away due to miscarriage. With this feeling in mind, Your Majesty saw that the Liu family sent another daughter to the palace, so he also made her a good concubine."
Therefore, Concubine Xian looks younger than Concubine De, and Ganqing is a substitute.
After Yan Ling finished talking about old things, he asked her: "Why did you suddenly ask about Concubine Xian? Do you have any questions?"
Xu Yin said: "I went to the palace to see the princess today. I met the Concubine Xian on the way. She looked really different. She looked like she wanted to be the master of the harem."
Yan Ling frowned: "This... doesn't suit her temperament!"
"Well, it's been a while since Concubine Shu was deposed and Concubine De fell from favor. Concubine Xian was very low-key before. Why did she become so public after Zhang Huaide died?"
Yan Ling thoughtfully said: "Is she... confident?"
Xu Yin continued: "Aunt Chen from Yongshou Palace was arrested and said to be an accomplice of King Duan."
Yan Ling was stunned. This news was not provided by his people.
Xu Yin smiled sarcastically: "Do you believe His Majesty has this ability?"
Yan Ling shook his head silently.
The inner court was almost controlled by Zhang Huaide, but the emperor was unaware of it, which shows that his ability to control the harem was limited. That Aunt Chen had never encountered any tricks, so how could she be found out so easily?
"I noticed that the harem was cleaned up very clean." Xu Yin said, "I never thought that His Majesty would take control of the situation so quickly."
"Xian Fei." Yan Ling said flatly, "Do you remember, right? King Duan sent Xue Ru to the palace as a tutor, and he followed the path of a Xian Fei."
Xu Yin nodded lightly: "Over the years, she has been leaking like a sieve, but she is not incompetent. This wise concubine has a clear mind, but she just doesn't know if she is involved with Prince Duan."
She recalled her previous life, when King Duan came to power and Liu Xier became Zhaoyi. Did Concubine Xian make a bet early on when she saw something was not going well?
In this life, King Duan fell early, and Concubine Xian had no advantage to take advantage of, so she simply used King Duan's power to claim credit from the emperor. Now that Concubine Shu was deposed, Concubine De fell, and Zhang Huaide was gone, she simply stopped covering up her ambitions and prepared to become the emperor.
The master of the harem.
Wanting to understand these things, Xu Yin was speechless for a moment.
No wonder Concubine Xian was so kind to her. If she hadn't brought down Concubine Shu and Concubine De, how would they have had the chance today? Concubine Xian didn't know that the downfall of King Duan was also related to her, otherwise she would have been even more grateful.