"If someone else gets there first, all my hard work will be in vain."
Cheng Zongyang was silent for a moment while listening to his confidant's analysis.
"Go, get ready to change, I'm going into the palace."
"yes."
The confidant was happy and bowed out.
Standing at the door, his confidant glanced into the room.
If you are good to me, then he will be good. If you are happy to serve the Queen Mother, then Chongyang Hou Mansion can stand firm.
He can also continue to use the reputation of Chongyang Marquis to do what he wants outside.
The confidant whistled and went down the steps.
After half a cup of tea, a homing pigeon flew out of the Chongyang Marquis Mansion.
——
At this time, in the imperial city, inside the Changchun Palace.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she smashed everything she could.
There is a chilling and unsettling atmosphere in the air.
The maids, eunuchs, and guards of Changchun Palace knelt on the ground.
After the Queen Mother finished smashing, she felt a little relieved, then raised her stiff legs, and let Concubine Hu help her to sit down.
"Auntie, what should we do now? Bingyu was sent to a nunnery. If she can become a nun, her life will be ruined."
The Queen Mother looked at her sideways.
"What should we do? What can the Ai family do?"
"At the beginning, the Ai family asked King Zhao to take Luo Jiuli as his own, but they did not let him do such a stupid thing."
"Not only did he harm himself, but he also harmed Bingyu."
When Concubine Hu heard this, she suddenly became worried.
"Aunt, the initiator of this matter was not King Zhao, but Bingyu's idea. Bingyu only said that King Zhao and Luo Jiuli would cook the rice, and then Luo Jiuli would naturally become King Zhao's wife."
"But, who would have thought that something like this happened in the middle? Bingyu was so bold and found some beggar to humiliate Luo Jiuli."
Concubine Hu's heart seemed to be filled with a layer of gloom.
One side is his biological son, and the other side is his biological niece.
The Queen Mother frowned and looked gloomy.
"That girl Bingyu was blinded by jealousy. She has been hurt by Luo Jiuli once before. Why can't she remember it?"
"But fortunately, she didn't accuse King Zhao. Otherwise, with the attitude of the nine kings today and Luo Jiuli's persistent pursuit, something might have happened."
"In a few days, you will send someone to the nunnery on the outskirts of Beijing and ask the abbot to turn a blind eye to Bingyu. Wait until the weather calms down and think of a way to get her out."
Concubine Hu's expression changed.
"But aunt, how many pairs of eyes are staring at the nunnery now. The emperor personally issued the imperial edict. I'm afraid the Nine Kings have also sent people to monitor it. Bingyu is doomed this time."
Concubine Hu is really arrogant. How can the Emperor and the Nine Kings have time to care about a girl who is about to become a nun?
The Queen Mother looked sinister and ugly, her majesty was trampled to pieces under her feet, how could she be happy?
"So what? Even if a sister-in-law is ordained as a nun, aren't there some who have returned to secular life?"
"Besides, she is still innocent. How could the daughter who was raised in the hands of the Hu family wither away without any contribution?"
"After this period of time, the Aijia will find a way."
"yes."
Concubine Hu nodded.
The Queen Mother looked out the window and didn't know what she was thinking.
"Li Wu, please select a few pieces of jewelry from the Ai family's private treasury and send them to the Yiguo Duke's Mansion to Luo Jiuli."
Li Wu is an old eunuch who serves the Queen Mother.
"Yes, I will go immediately."
"etc."
The Queen Mother called Li Wu to stop.
"Remember, the gift does not have to be too expensive. It is best suited to her status. You must meet her in person."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Li Wu retreated.
"aunt."
Concubine Hu curled her lips and looked slightly cold.
"Then Luo Jiuli is just a legitimate second daughter, is it necessary?"
The Queen Mother closed her eyes:
"Confused, can't you see why the Nine Kings are standing up for Luo Jiuli today?"
Concubine Hu was speechless.
"Is it the Nine Kings?"
The Queen Mother nodded.
"It's because of the carelessness of the Ai family, and also of your negligence. It's also because of Prince Zhao and Bingyu's poor calculations that they added fuel to the fire and confirmed this matter."
"Otherwise, with the temperaments of the Duke and his wife, it would be impossible for Luo Jiuli to step into the palace again."
"But now, I'm afraid the Duke and his wife can't stop it."
"But aunt, was Luo Jiuli once his niece-in-law?"
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Hu coldly:
"Now that you know that she was once his niece-in-law, what might you do? Luo Jiuli and King Zhao have reconciled."
"If she was just the daughter of an ordinary official, you would have killed her long ago with your status as a noble concubine, but unfortunately, she is the daughter of the Duke of the country."
Concubine Hu froze suddenly, and a flash of light suddenly flashed in her mind.
"Aunt, have you ever thought about why the Nine Kings, who have never been close to others, didn't choose those innocent noble ladies in the capital? Why did they suddenly fall in love with Luo Jiuli?"
"In the beginning, it was the Nine Kings who saved Luo Jiuli when he burned down Prince Zhao's Mansion. When Luo Jiuli beat the Dengwen drum and entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was the Nine Princes who took her into the palace. Even when she reconciled with Prince Zhao, they were all Nine Kings.
Behind the scenes, I added fuel to the flames, and after we divorced, I also made it difficult for her by announcing her entry into the palace, but every time it was the Nine Kings who came forward to rescue her——"
When the Queen Mother heard this, her pupils suddenly shrank, and she stared at Concubine Hu with extremely shocked eyes.
"What do you mean? There was something going on between the Nine Kings and Luo Jiuli early in the morning?"
Concubine Hu shook her head and nodded again.
"I don't know, but I clearly remember that King Zhao once told me that he had never touched Luo Jiuli, and the child in Luo Jiuli's belly was not his."
"When my aunt returned to Beijing, in order to get the emperor to lift King Zhao's confinement as soon as possible, she had no choice but to let King Zhao recognize the dead child. But aunt, I suddenly have some doubts."
"Is King Zhao's memory confused, or is it that the Nine Kings are hiding something, or is Luo Jiuli hiding something from us?"
The Queen Mother stared at her with her dark eyes, not knowing what to think.
It took a long, long time, until you could hear needles dropping in the hall.
"aunt."
The Queen Mother raised her hand to stop her.
"Remember, what our aunt and nephew say in Changchun Palace tonight are not allowed to be revealed."
"Yes, I know."
Concubine Hu seemed to understand what the Queen Mother meant.
Outside the palace, someone from the palace reported.
"The Queen Mother, the Marquis of Chongyang has come to pay his respects to the Queen Mother."
When Concubine Hu heard that Marquis Chongyang was coming, her eyes darkened.
"Auntie, I'm going back to the palace first."
"Well, go ahead."
The Queen Mother nodded, Concubine Hu left, and Marquis Chongyang entered the palace.
"This servant pays my respects to the Queen Mother."
Chongyang Hou's handsome face was smiling and he was saluting.
"Come here and rub Ai Jia's shoulders."
The Queen Mother waved to him.
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Marquis Chongyang stepped forward, stood behind the Queen Mother, and massaged her shoulders.
"Is the Queen Mother worried?"
Marquis Chongyang looked at the Queen Mother who was enjoying herself with her eyes closed.
The Queen Mother concealed her thoughts very easily, and he knew this.