Chapter Three Intrigue

Although the Xinli Palace of Yanlan Palace has not undergone major construction projects, under the command of Concubine Xuan's dowry, it has been tidied up a lot, but it is quite different from when the concubine was there.

Not only are the furnishings in the palace very different in style, but the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard are also pruned.

It is a familiar person, who will not be able to recognize him for a while when he first visits the old place.

Even so, Concubine Xuan's wet nurse, Yin Shi, still had some regrets: "Your Majesty has obtained the palace power as soon as she arrives. It would be too frivolous to go to war... Otherwise, those few bushes of flowers and trees under the steps should be replaced."

"It's almost finished." Concubine Xuan Luo Hanyi held on to the railing, looked at her site little by little, and said indifferently, "Your Majesty doesn't like Mrs. Zheng, don't tell him to come here to think of the old man, sweep away As long as you are interested. For the rest, there will be a long time to come, and you can take it easy, but you don't have to rush to finish it overnight."

"The loving mother, the empress dowager, seems to be affectionate to her mother, but she is actually quite wary of me, the Luo family." The Yin family responded, and then whispered, "The Zheng family has been living here before, and has never been favored. It is easy to conceive a royal heir. But I still had a miscarriage, and I didn’t get much mercy from His Majesty afterwards. Later, because of a fight with the real concubine, the real concubine cried and complained, and was directly dragged to the cold palace. Until now, there is no explanation... Is this place good? Ji Li, no one else was arranged, but the Empress Dowager, so it can be seen that the Empress Dowager Empress does not really want me to be proud of Luo Shi."

Concubine Xuan smiled: "The three biological daughters of Uncle Xingning's residence are all in the palace. The Empress Dowager has her own nieces and daughters in front of her. If outsiders like me are more important than my own nieces, that would be a strange thing. It's nothing, didn't the family hear about it? The loving mother empress dowager is different from the mother empress dowager. Love is shown by kindness and amiability. Such an elder has a good thing. Let's respect her well. Even if she doesn't like us that much in her heart, she won't It will embarrass us face to face."

"I heard that when the empress mother and the empress dowager were in the palace, they didn't act like this."

"At that time, except for the daughter of the Ji family who could have the courage to joke a few words, even the status of the Zheng family and Concubine Zhenxi Shu had to be careful to avoid being reprimanded."

"Compared to this, it is very relaxed for me to enter the palace at this moment."

The Yin family sighed: "It's a pity that the empress dowager and mother empress dowager are gone, but there is still a real concubine in the palace! Even on a day like yesterday, your majesty still stayed in Xuanqing Palace, and even because Mrs. Manya and the empress dowager Zhaoyi went to find Wei Zhaorong to reminisce about the old days, and to punish her... This is clearly intended to support the real concubine. According to what the maidservant heard about the real concubine's deeds, it is not easy to deal with."

Concubine Xuan was very calm, and said: "This one is indeed powerful, otherwise, Mrs. Chunke was a childhood sweetheart who grew up with His Majesty, and had a marriage contract with His Majesty, and had a loving mother, the Empress Dowager, as her arm, so she wouldn't be forced to go to the palace. Now this is the point where we are no strangers to His Majesty."

"It's just that her disadvantages are also obvious. One is because of Mrs. Chunke's affairs, she must have hated the empress dowager; the other is that she once took refuge in the queen, and the Ji family lost power before turning to your majesty. The Ji family must not have a good impression of her. No matter how many years the empress has been ill, she will be a justifiable middle palace after all, she may not be without strength!"

"Three are her family background."

"Her background is too humble, even if His Majesty intends to lower the princess's support..."

Concubine Xuan smiled lightly, "Since the founding of the country, my Luo family has had prosperous descendants, talented people, and a strict family tradition. For several generations, there have been no remarried daughters or dandy sons. With such painstaking efforts, I have never been involved. Having been in the turmoil of the sky, it can be regarded as smooth and smooth, and today is what it is today. The time has been polished, and the roots are deep and the leaves are luxuriant. How can a golden branch and jade leaves be smoothed?"

She tapped on the railing in front of her with her fingers, and said casually, "So, we don't have to be too afraid of the real concubine. It's not us who are sitting and standing like facing an enemy right now, but Yunfenghuang! The person who told us , There is no need to be special to the real concubine. Treat the concubine who is on the same level as me, and treat it as you want."

"You don't need to be too intimate, and you don't need to be deliberately provocative."

"Of course, this is just the attitude towards Xuanqing Palace. As for the palace affairs handled by Concubine Zhen..."

Concubine Xuan narrowed her eyes slightly. She said she was a newcomer, but she was actually the same age as Yun Fenghuang, but she was a few months younger than this real concubine. Picture Scroll, Xu Yu sneered, and said, "...all overturned and started over!"

"Will this offend His Majesty?" Yin was slightly startled, she supported what Concubine Xuan said about respecting the real concubine, although Yunfenghuang's family background was far worse than Luo Hanyi's, the bottom line is here, the point is, This real concubine is very holy.

There is no need to hit her up as soon as they enter the palace because of emotion or reason—there is only one in the back seat, and there are five of them in this group.

Not to mention that he deliberately planned to lure Yun Fenghuang to confront Yuan Zhiniang, but it would be impossible to be the first to be hostile to this one when he came up.

It wasn't because he was afraid of Yunfenghuang, but mainly because he was afraid of offending the emperor who still favored this real concubine, so he told others to take advantage of it.

"As long as it doesn't target the real concubine, the problem shouldn't be too big." Concubine Xuan explained, "Since His Majesty took power, the Ji family has gone from bad to worse. Since last year's summer vacation, the middle palace has been sick, so that the Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Day are so important. The palace banquets were all presided over by Concubine Zhen. It can be seen that His Majesty is eager to clean the Ji family out of the harem... and Concubine Zhen rushed to get started, and it has only been half a year so far. Whether it is the palace banquet or the daily handling method, she has to follow the previous example. "

"If these old rules and regulations are not changed, how will the influence of the Ji family be completely wiped out?"

"I'm right about things and not about people. With the wisdom of Your Majesty and the empress dowager, I won't have any bad opinion of me because of this."

"After all, this palace is what His Majesty and the empress dowager want to see, isn't it?"

Yin thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is smart! In this way, it not only suits the two people's minds, but also suppresses and reduces the prestige of the real concubine in the palace, but she still has no way to sue His Majesty... Forever and ever, she That's all."

A concubine who has no family background and can't rely on the emperor's favor to make troubles, let alone Concubine Xuan herself, even the Yin family, consciously don't need to care.

Concubine Xuan nodded, and told her to look at the people below: "The people in this palace are all used by Mrs. Zheng, let our people look at it, don't tell it to be mixed with sand, while the foundation is not stable when I first come here, Go out to make troubles under the banner of the palace. Remember, not only to the real concubine, but also to everyone else, from the queen to the concubine, you must be polite and follow the rules!"

In this way, if something happens, she has nothing to complain about.

...Hansu Palace, Taoli Palace.

Concubine Rui Ouyang Fulu was also talking to her confidant: "... When presenting the gift to the loving mother, the empress dowager, concubine Xuan was in front of the palace, so it can be seen that the benevolent empress dowager wanted her to be the leader of the group of people in the palace. "

"It's also because the old man is too loyal, otherwise, where would it be her turn to surpass the empress?" The dowry clumsy book sighed, "Fortunately, the family got the news before entering the palace, and the old man's recovery is just around the corner. Enke's matter will be started. When the time comes, let's see where Concubine Xuan has the confidence to compete with the empress?"

Ouyang Fulu shook his head and said: "Although there is only one back seat, the four of us have similar backgrounds. Whoever takes that seat, the loser will not be able to afford to lose. Before the foreign enemy is settled, they will fight each other if they can't do it. I know Over the years, because the grandfather was demoted, and the Ji family deliberately suppressed it, and the father and brother were very difficult in the court, everyone was holding their breath... But now it's not time to vent, you can tell the people below later, since The loving mother Empress Dowager prefers Concubine Xuan, so we don't have to fight."

"Let her try the water in this palace first."

"Then don't talk about the real concubine. In the past half a year, who in the imperial capital didn't know her?"

"Sister Meng and Sister Yin's family had no other intentions, but I felt that I hadn't seen Sister Wei for a long time, so I went to Yijia Palace to say hello and learn about the current situation of the palace while the palace people were cleaning up... She sued her. Listen to her. It's unwise to confront such a person rashly, it's good if someone is willing to stand in front of her."

However, this does not mean that Ouyang Fu is willing to follow the lead, "It's just that Yuan Zhiniang is fine, but she was forced in by relying on her loving mother, the Empress Dowager, and she is not the same kind of person as me. Sister Meng and Sister Yin It’s so embarrassing to fall back, I can’t just look at it like this. I have to find a way to get someone to pass a message in front of His Majesty, at least to intercede for them.”

The clumsy book murmured: "My lady, the concubine Zhen took the initiative to pick things up. I'm afraid that whoever pleads for these two ladies will be hated by her. And since His Majesty allowed her to do this, I'm afraid who will say it for the time being. Are you going to hit a nail?"

"So we can't talk about it ourselves." Ouyang Fulu smiled slightly, "Let Yuan Zhiniang talk about it, she is His Majesty's cousin in name, and she is backed by a loving mother, the Empress Dowager, how can she behave like us people? "

"Will she be willing?" Zhuoshu was a little skeptical, "I heard that beauty Yuan who entered the palace last year didn't even get into a fight?"

Ouyang Fulu said: "That's just a concubine. Although Yuan Zhiniang is also a concubine, she was raised as a concubine. Although the Fuyang Yuan family is not as wealthy as ours, it is still considered a wealthy family. There are still some people in the family. Well-behaved, the concubine is clearly distinguished. Think about the temper of Mrs. Chunke that you have heard about over the years, how can this Yuan Zhiniang be compared to that Yuan Yuniang?"

Moreover, "Mrs. Chunke and Yuan Yuniang have fallen out of favor one after another, and the eldest prince has not stopped. Although the loving mother, the empress dowager, is highly respected by His Majesty, she is old after all. If Uncle Xingning's family does not want to decline in a few years, what will be added to the palace this time?" People, Yuan Zhiniang doesn't want to fight herself, she must fight for the sake of the family! She can't help but back down!"

"However, in terms of beauty, family history, and talent, she is hard to convince the public."

Speaking of this, she smiled, and An Ran said, "Sister Meng and Sister Yin have been wronged at this moment, and the opportunity to sell it is ready, she doesn't want it, she missed it, and she will be alone in the future, why should she stand out from the crowd?"

From Liu Gong's point of view, since the five concubines entered the palace together this time, they were naturally grouped together.

But in fact, from Ouyang Fulu's point of view, she, Luo Hanyi, Meng Youyi, and Yin Xuan are all together. If you look at the Six Palaces, even if Wei Hengyan is on the side of the real concubine, he is not an outsider in terms of origin.

However, Yuan Zhiniang's words were not treated as their own from the beginning to the end.

It's not that they deliberately hugged the empress dowager's niece in the cold, but that from the bottom of their hearts, they don't think that the acquired daughter of the Yuan family in Fuyang is qualified to hang out with them.

"Find someone to disclose this idea to Yanhong Palace." Ouyang Fulu ordered lazily, "Tell her that there are only five newcomers in total. Once she succeeds in pleading with Sister Meng and Sister Yin, these two will be I owe her a favor. I don’t say that I will only follow the horse’s leader in the future, but I will definitely form an alliance with her to advance and retreat together, isn’t it more reliable than her two sisters who have fallen out of favor?”

"How can the loving mother, the empress dowager, sideline her niece? It's impossible for her to end everything in person and uphold justice for her, right?"

Zhuoshu pursed his lips and smiled: "Yes."

He also said, "It's just that if Yuan Zhaoyuan really succeeds in interceding, we still need to let Mrs. Manya and Yin Zhaoyi know who is the one who really cares for them."

At this moment, Meng Youyi and Yin Xuan are also discussing the matter of punishment: "The real concubine is really deceiving people!!! If you and I don't do anything, who will think highly of us in this palace in the future? You must think that I, the Meng family and the Yin family, are easy to bully!"

Yin Xuan frowned slightly: "It's just that His Majesty is biased, so we entered the palace. We have no foundation, and we have nowhere to say even if we want to avenge our grievances?"

Although the Empress Dowager Yuan deprived Yun Fenghuang of his palace power, anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was actually a warning and revenge for Yun Fenghuang's instigating Chunjia to punish the second concubine.

It's just that the Empress Dowager gave Chunjia some face, but she never exempted them from the punishment of not being able to sleep with them for half a month.

Therefore, their embarrassment still cannot be alleviated in the slightest.

Moreover, since the Queen Mother has dealt with it in this way, she obviously told them tactfully that there is no need to mention this matter again, and she will not do anything for the second concubine.

But now in the palace, besides the loving mother, the empress dowager, who else can make the emperor take back his life?

If they don't accept their orders, they will definitely become the laughing stock of the court and harem!

"For the present plan, we can only retreat!" Meng Youyi pondered for a moment, then flicked her sleeves, stood up and said, "Let's go to Huanhua Palace and ask to see the real concubine!"