251, Perverted Factory Boss 2

Emperor Chengqing had few children, only six princes and four princesses. Among the six princes, the second and sixth princes died young, and there are only four princes who are still alive.

The eldest prince, Zong Zheng Qinghui, was born to a concubine of Emperor Chengqing when he was in the palace. He is thirty-one this year. The princess is the youngest daughter of Zhang Jiang, the governor of Qianxi Provincial Administration. She gave birth to a daughter for the eldest prince. In addition to the princess, the eldest prince's mansion also has two concubines and several concubines. The eldest grandson of the emperor was born from one of the concubines.

The mother of the eldest prince, Zong Zheng Qinghui, was born in a humble family. Because of her contribution to giving birth to the eldest prince, she was canonized as a noble lady after Emperor Chengqing ascended the throne. She was not given any more titles since then. Because she fell out of favor with Emperor Chengqing in her early years, Zong Zheng Qinghui, the eldest prince, did not have much weight in the eyes of Emperor Chengqing.

The third prince, Zong Zheng Qingguang, was born to a concubine of Emperor Chengqing during his reign. After Emperor Chengqing ascended the throne, he was named Consort De. Zong Zheng Qingguang is 23 years old this year. His maternal family is quite prestigious among the literati. His uncle is a second-rank cabinet scholar. Therefore, when the position of the crown prince was not determined, the third prince had the highest voice among the literati due to the power of his mother's family.

After the third prince, all the princesses born in the palace were princesses. It was not until the birth of the fourth prince, Zong Zheng Qingqi, that this deadlock was broken.

The fourth prince's mother was Wanqi Lan. The Wanqi clan was an autonomous minority in the northwest of Da Shang. The Wanqi clan stayed in the mountains all year round. There was a natural poisonous miasma as a protective barrier for the Wanqi clan. Even if the population of the clan was only 40,000 to 50,000, the emperor of Da Shang did not dare to do anything to them easily.

In order to stabilize the situation in the northwest, no matter how the dynasty changed, every emperor tried to win over the Wanqi clan. As the little princess of the Wanqi generation, Wanqi Lan voluntarily entered the palace of Dashang and married Emperor Chengqing, who was over 40 years old at the time, which caused quite a stir at the time.

In order to express the importance of the Wanqi clan, Wanqi Lan surpassed the old people in the palace when she first entered the palace and was named Lan Guiren. After giving birth to the heir, she was further named Lanpin. Because Emperor Chengqing pitied her for being away from her homeland, her treatment in the palace was the same as that of concubines.

Zongzheng Qingqi is only ten years old this year. Compared with his older brother who has grown up and started a family, he can only be regarded as a child. In addition, his biological mother Lanpin was born in a minority tribe and has foreign blood. The possibility of inheriting the throne is almost zero. The two older brothers set their sights on the younger fifth prince Zongzheng Qingzuo.

Speaking of the fifth prince's biological mother, she is indeed a person who cannot be underestimated.

Emperor Chengqing was rather stingy in distributing titles to the women in the harem. Otherwise, as the birth mother of the eldest prince, even if she was not favored, she would not be just a noble lady. As a princess of the Wanqi clan, Lanpin gave birth to the heir, so it was not excessive to make her a concubine.

In Emperor Chengqing's harem, except for the queen who died early, there were only two first-rank concubines above the rank of concubine, Defei and Huifei. After Huifei died of illness three years ago, there was only Defei.

It was precisely because of Emperor Chengqing's stinginess in treating the women in the harem that the fifth prince's birth mother was more unusual.

Concubine Jiang, born as a palace maid, was favored by Emperor Chengqing after he got drunk. She was first named a noble lady. After giving birth to the fifth prince, she was named Concubine Jiang. Although there was no official title, anyone with a discerning eye could see that her favor was above all the concubines in the harem.

The young Sixth Prince was also born to Concubine Jiang. Because he pitied Jiang, who was still a concubine at the time, Emperor Chengqing, despite the opposition of the court officials, canonized her as the first concubine of the Five Concubines, overpowering Concubine De, who was born in a noble family and followed Emperor Chengqing when he was in the palace. With the Phoenix Seal in her hand, she jumped from the lowest maid in the harem to the most noble woman in the harem.

Nowadays, Emperor Chengqing is obsessed with elixirs and pursues immortality. He almost doesn't visit the harem. However, Concubine Jiang still has the ability to make Emperor Chengqing go to her Fengqi Palace in his spare time.

Nowadays, there are two forces in the harem, one is the concubines born of noble women headed by Concubine De, and the other is the concubines born in poverty headed by Concubine Jiang.

Of course, in addition to these two forces, there are also concubines like Lanpin who do not rely on each other and concentrate on living their own lives. However, there are not many such concubines. After all, not every concubine is like Lanpin, who relies on the Wanqi clan. Even if they do not help each other, they will not attract hostility from either side.

In this harem, it has always been difficult to be a fence-sitter.

Because of his obsession with alchemy, Emperor Chengqing's health has become more and more corrupt. Now, not only the former dynasty, but also the women in the harem are waiting for Emperor Chengqing to make a decision on which prince to make as the crown prince.

As the most favored and trusted eunuch of Emperor Chengqing, Xiao Chu may not want the eldest prince and the third prince, who have grown up and have their own decisions, to ascend the throne.

In this way, the two slightly younger princes, the fourth prince and the fifth prince, naturally became his best puppets to support.

Many people think that Concubine Jiang has a greater chance of winning. Compared with Concubine Lan, who was born into the Wanqi clan and is aloof and eccentric, Concubine Jiang and the eunuch Xiao Chu, who were also born as palace maids, obviously have common experiences. Moreover, Concubine Lan has the Wanqi clan behind her, while Concubine Jiang can only rely on the favor of Emperor Chengqing. Without the help of her mother's family and the protection of the emperor, Concubine Jiang will be isolated and helpless in this deep palace. If Xiao Chu wants to support a puppet, obviously Concubine Jiang and her son are more appropriate.

These words were only circulated in a small circle, but many palace maids and eunuchs believed them. Even though Emperor Chengqing's health was getting worse and worse, and the days of visiting Fengqi Palace were getting fewer and fewer, the palace maids did not dare to deduct the share of Fengqi Palace. Whenever there were any good things from outside, they would always be sent to Fengqi Palace as when Concubine Jiang was in great favor. After Concubine Jiang had selected them, they would be sent to other palaces.

Other concubines dared not speak out against the behavior of the eunuch supervisor. Who made the eunuch supervisor order Xiao Chu? You have to look at the owner when beating a dog. Moreover, in the eyes of most people, the behavior of those eunuchs and palace maids was privately ordered by Xiao Chu.

Xiao Chu, the governor of the East Factory, tacitly agreed to their behavior, which made them believe in their own guesses. Now, Emperor Chengqing is not dead yet, and some people in the harem respect Concubine Jiang and the fifth prince.

The eldest and third princes saw it and were anxious. Unfortunately, Xiao Chu had many followers in the former court and the harem. In addition, the Jinyiwei he controlled had a bad reputation. It was like a knife hanging over everyone's head. Without full confidence, who dared to attack him?

Didn't they see that Li Yushi only reported him in the court, but he was falsely accused of contempt for the imperial power and put in prison. Others thought they did not have the power of Li Yushi, and dared not challenge Xiao Chu's authority.

The old and incompetent Emperor Chengqing blindly believed in Xiao Chu's words. I am afraid that if he said he wanted to make a prince the crown prince, Emperor Chengqing would agree without thinking.

Nowadays, those who have a bit of backbone will retire and return home, or they will be the yes-men of Governor Xiao. Those who still want to insist that Emperor Chengqing personally manage the government in the court can only end up like Li Jinzhong.

The treacherous are in power, and the Shang Dynasty will be destroyed by heaven. All they can do is go with the flow and protect themselves. It's sad, sad.

Whenever this happened, some old officials could not help but fantasize in their hearts, if the general Yan Zhaonan was still alive, and the Yan family had descendants, with their loyalty to the Shang Dynasty, would a treacherous official like Xiao Chu have no chance to take the stage at all?

But that was just a fantasy. The entire Yan family died tragically, and not even a complete corpse was left. With such a bloody example in front of them, how could the Shang Dynasty dare to have such a loyal official?

*****

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao is here."

Emperor Chengqing is fifty-five this year, but he looks no different from a seventy-year-old man, with white hair, a thin body, and an abnormal flush on his face. He looks crazy and has no emperor's bearing.

After hearing the eunuch serving beside him say that Xiao Chu was here, he became excited and hurriedly got down from the dragon chair, holding the brocade box in his hand, and walked down the steps like offering a treasure. Before Yan Chu saluted him, he helped him up.

"Look, my dear, this is the latest pill made by Taoist Qingyun. I took one and felt light-headed. As the Taoist said, I felt like I was flying on the wind. I think if I keep taking this pill, I can ascend to heaven in broad daylight. It is not an illusion."

The brocade box in Emperor Chengqing's hand was opened, and there were dozens of golden pills in it. I don't know whether this color was formed naturally when refining the pill, or whether it was dyed with some pigment in the later stage. It must be said that the other party's technology is still superb. The pill is full and round, and the outer layer of gold is faintly fluorescent. It does not look like an ordinary vulgar thing.

No wonder Emperor Chengqing was so excited this time. It is obvious that he really regarded this box of pills as a good thing.

"Such a divine thing I must share with you."

Yan Chu, who appeared in front of Emperor Chengqing at this time, had changed his clothes. The red clothes he wore before were stained with blood and too aggressive. Now he was wearing a moon-white brocade with python patterns embroidered on it. At a glance, it was no different from dragon patterns.

With his seductive aura restrained, Yan Chu looked just a little more extraordinary than handsome, beautiful enough to dazzle the eyes, but not so beautiful that people would associate him with demons and charms at first sight.

Emperor Cheng Qing admired his beloved minister, looked at the pills in the brocade box, picked and chose, and chose a slightly smaller pill, and handed it to Yan Chu with heartache.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the medicine."

Yan Chu took the pill without any hesitation and swallowed it with gratitude.

"It is really as Your Majesty said, after taking this pill, the stomach feels warm, I think this is its wonder."

Yan Chu's words made Emperor Cheng Qing very happy, he carefully hid the remaining pills, and laughed at Yan Chu.

Taoist Qingyun was right, Xiao Chu was indeed his lucky star, and the other party was born to assist him, the emperor of the ages.

Before, he still had doubts about what Taoist Qingyun said, but the occurrence of several events in succession verified Taoist Qingyun's original predictions one by one, especially when he thought of the remnants of the previous dynasty ambushed on the altar. If Xiao Chu had not been loyal and sacrificed himself to save him, he would have died on the altar.

And Xiao Chu also blocked an arrow for him that time, which injured his heart meridian, so he suffered from palpitations.

In order to pursue the way of immortality, it was Xiao Chu who loyally managed the government for him and recruited all the talents in the world for him. When everyone thought that his attempt to live forever was a daydream, only Xiao Chu still supported his every decision. In the eyes of Emperor Chengqing, Xiao Chu was not only a loyal minister, but also his confidant.

Otherwise, he would not have rewarded him with such a precious elixir.

Emperor Chengqing had already thought that when he ascended to heaven, he must take Xiao Chu, a loyal servant, with him, and when he arrived in heaven, he would be made a little god.

The emperor in the human world is not as carefree as the gods.

"How is the interrogation of that old slave Li Jinzhong doing?"

Emperor Chengqing had not gone to court to handle government affairs for a long time. Any important matters in the court were presented in the form of memorials, and these memorials were reviewed by Xiao Chu on his behalf.

Yesterday, on a whim, he suddenly wanted to take charge of the government. Li Jinzhong, a traitor and traitor who relied on his elders, actually tried to threaten him with a beating pole, asking him to behead a loyal minister like Xiao Chu in public, and then re-regulate the government affairs.

Ridiculous, I don’t know what to say!

In the view of the already crazy Emperor Cheng Qing, what Li Jinzhong did was just to hinder his advancement. Therefore, after Xiao Chu sued Li Jinzhong for fear of being disloyal, Emperor Cheng Qing let Xiao Chu general without even thinking about it. He grabbed it.

"Master Li..." Yan Chu looked hesitant.

"But it doesn't matter, I forgive you."

Looking at Xiao Chu's attitude, Emperor Cheng Qing frowned. Why, could it be that Li Jinzhong was still dissatisfied with his emperor's decision?

"Master Li..."

Yan Chu concealed his role in it and only repeated Li Jinzhong's words of cursing him for being a treacherous sycophant and Emperor Cheng Qing for being stupid.

As Emperor Cheng Qing's face became increasingly ugly, he changed the topic: "Master Li also said that twenty-three years ago, if it weren't for him, how could His Majesty have so easily eliminated more than 30 members of the Yan family, as well as the Yan Mansion? There are more than two hundred servants and hundreds of guards."

He had been silently observing Emperor Cheng Qing's expression. At the sudden change in his expression, Yan Chu said considerately: "At that time, I angrily rebuked Mr. Li. Who doesn't know that the entire Yan family was massacred by bandits? , and Yan Zhaonan colluded with small foreign countries and hid dragon robes in the palace with the intention of treason. Everyone could punish such an unfaithful minister, and he had a relationship with your majesty. However, Mr. Li dismissed the minister's words and only said that your majesty knew At the beginning, I didn’t dare to make the decision without authorization, and I was afraid that Mr. Li’s nonsense would damage His Majesty’s reputation. I could only ask my men to gag Mr. Li’s mouth and torture him. He wanted to know who instigated him to say it. These words are used to slander His Majesty.”

"Yes, I also want to know who is instigating Li Jinzhong's nonsense."

Emperor Cheng Qing's ugly face returned to normal slightly, and he glanced at Xiao Chu with satisfaction.

Everyone in the world said that he doted on eunuchs, but they also didn’t think about what future this kind of slave could have except his favor. Compared with favoring those courtiers, Xiao Chu was destined to be a queen outside the palace. The eunuchs who had no other involvements were favored, which reassured him. No matter how much power they controlled, they were destined to be unable to make waves.

Others thought he was stupid, but Emperor Cheng Qing thought he was very smart.

Xiao Chu was his usual knife, hitting wherever he pointed, but he bore all the infamy for him.

Today, the other party mentioned something that he had buried in his heart for many years, but he didn't want to make him unhappy at the mention of the Yan family. But it was just unhappy, and more of the anger in his heart was directed at Li Jinzhong.

That rebellious traitor actually threatened him with what happened to the Yan family. He really thought that he was thinking of his old relationship and didn't dare to attack him.

"You don't need to interfere with Li Jinzhong's affairs. Guhui will send first-class bodyguard Zhang Fan to interrogate him."

Emperor Cheng Qing waved his hand, he did not want Xiao Chu to get involved in those matters.

As an emperor, a once successful emperor, even if the theory of immortality corroded his mind, the most basic knowledge of emperors was still infiltrated in his blood. Therefore, although he trusted Xiao Chu, a man with no roots, the same They are also afraid of him and suppress him in other aspects.

Zhang Fan?

Yan Chu's eyes flashed slightly. He was so discreet, but he didn't expect that he was a confidant of Emperor Cheng Qing. When he encountered such a difficult problem with the Yan family, he was the first person he thought of. It was obvious that he was the one who thought of him. status in the mind of Emperor Chengqing.

In the past, he had eliminated dissidents in and outside the palace, but he had ignored Zhang Fan, a first-class guard who had been relatively silent in the past. If it hadn't been for this test, he would not have known that Zhang Fan was Emperor Cheng Qing's man.

In front of Emperor Cheng Qing, Yan Chu naturally had a calm expression and kept responding, but in his heart, Yan Chu had other decisions.

*****

"Empress, do you think Mr. Xiao Chang will really support our fifth prince to become the crown prince?"

In Fengqi Palace, a gorgeous and dazzling woman was lying on the beauty couch. Her long white fingers were pinching the grapes peeled by the palace servant. There was no strong joy or anger between her eyebrows.

"What? You want to know? Then why don't you go to Mr. Xiao Chang and ask on my behalf?"

The beautiful woman turned sideways slightly, and her loose clothes opened with her movements, revealing a section of fair and delicate skin. Under the candlelight, the slight halo dazzled the eyes.

Because of her reclining movement, her waist appeared thinner, her buttocks plumper, and her figure slender and convex. She also looked more charming and alluring. Even though she was also a woman, the palace servants beside her could not help but sniff. My heart felt hot.

Jiang Fengjiao took the crystal grape into her mouth, and licked her glossy lips with her red tongue. She couldn't help but sneer at the shy gaze of the palace lord, her face became even more arrogant. She had always known her own charm. , and also know how to maximize one's own charm.

Although she was born into a palace, she was able to reach her current position. Jiang Fengjiao always knew better than others how to use her natural capital. Those noble-born, reserved and pretentious women in the harem were also the ones she despised and envied. .

Those people have everything, so they can naturally maintain their so-called bottom line for the dignity they talk about, but she was born with nothing, and she has to fight for everything by herself.

It's just two taels of flesh and blood, what's so good about it for her?

In order to climb to this position, she gave up her self-esteem. Now she is just one step away from success, and she will naturally not let the good situation go to waste.

The palace people just thought that what she said just now was a joke, but Jiang Fengjiao knew that she was serious.

Most of the eunuchs in the palace who were castrated were psychologically twisted. Having worked with those people, Jiang Fengjiao had long been accustomed to the bad habits and some abnormal behaviors of those eunuchs.

It's also the inhumane rules in the palace. A bunch of men who have been cut off from their roots, you let them stay with a group of delicate but equally unsatisfied palace maids. Over time, how can there not be some problems? Even though the eunuchs are physically incapable, it is not necessary for the eunuchs to personally satisfy a woman physically.

Jiang Fengjiao has a beautiful appearance. As early as when she was a little palace maid, she was coveted by many eunuchs. Those perverts who wanted to cut off their children and grandchildren had tortured people on the bed. Perhaps because of their psychological distortion, some of their behaviors were worse than normal men, especially some eunuchs who climbed to high positions, who would not shy away from some of their behaviors. Jiang Fengjiao had seen her roommates limping back several times, taking off their clothes, and there was not a piece of intact flesh on their bodies.

Because of that experience, Jiang Fengjiao swore that she must be a superior person, just to avoid being □□ed by those perverts.

But she never expected that she had climbed to the position of imperial concubine, and for a higher status, she still had to be like a eunuch.

Xiao Chu had a good reputation among the palace maids because he was powerful enough and handsome enough. Compared with other ugly and old eunuchs, he was obviously a better destination for the palace maids.

It's just that he has been in the palace for so long, and I haven't heard that he has the intention to have sex with the palace maids. Everyone says that he has a high standard. Now he doesn't have sex, probably because he doesn't like any of the palace maids who are attentive to him.

They are all eunuchs who have been castrated since childhood. After those eunuchs gain power, the first thing they do is to buy land and houses outside the palace, and then marry a woman with a clean family and adopt a few heirs. This is almost the obsession of all eunuchs and the life that all eunuchs yearn for the most.

There is no reason for Xiao Chu to be different from other eunuchs. At most, his authority is greater than other eunuchs, and his vision is higher than other eunuchs.

Jiang Fengjiao gently brushed her fair skin. She and Xiao Chu are of the same kind. She can see the other's wolfish ambition.

For a eunuch like him, is there anything more exciting than pressing a beautiful woman like her under him? What's more, she has another identity, that is, the most beloved woman of Emperor Chengqing, and also the highest-ranking concubine in the harem.

Pressing the emperor's woman under her body and playing with her wantonly, can Xiao Chu resist such temptation?

Jiang Fengjiao is very confident in her body. She firmly believes that the position of the prince will eventually belong to her son, and the position of the queen mother will eventually belong to her.

No matter how much she has to pay for this, she is willing to do it.

*****

"My queen, the fourth prince has returned to the palace."

There was a jubilant atmosphere in Yanyunxuan because the fourth prince Zong Zheng Qingqi was back.

The princes who were over six years old would be sent to live in the princes' residence in the front hall. Every month, they had only five days to get together with their biological mothers. Therefore, every time the fourth prince returned to the palace, it was like a festival for the palace people in Yanyunxuan.

"Qi'er has lost weight."

Wanqi Lan looked at the young prince, and her cold face in the past softened.

"Mother."

Zong Zheng Qingqi was not big, but he acted like a little adult.

He drank a mouthful of the nourishing soup that Wanqi Lan had prepared early in the morning. Looking at the loyal servants who were serving his mother in the palace, he couldn't help but vent his anger in the palace.

"My father is really stupid. He actually trusted Xiao Chu, the treacherous minister. If my brother ascends the throne and takes power, the first person he will get rid of is that treacherous minister."

Zong Zheng Qingqi's face was full of dissatisfaction. He didn't know what kind of anger he had suffered in the palace because of Xiao Chu.

"Bang——"

Wanqi Lan's expression was somewhat unnatural and stiff. The spoon in his hand fell to the ground. Fortunately, there was a thick blanket on the ground, so the spoon was not broken. However, the blanket was stained with soup and it was afraid that it could not be used.

On one side was the beloved youngest son, and on the other side was the former lover. There was a conflict between the two. For a moment, Wanqi Lan didn't know how to adjust.