The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Concubine De, Concubine Fang, and Concubine Ning Xiurong did not stay in Jingyang Palace for a long time.

After they excused themselves and left, Qiu Yu took away the refreshments and put on new ones, and then said: "I see that Concubine De, Concubine Fang and Concubine Ning Xiurong all seem to be sincerely on your side. .”

Jiang Shiying was drinking sherbet. When she heard what she said, she almost couldn't help but spit it out.

Then, he chuckled and shook his head: "What's the truth in this harem?"

The last person who showed her sincerity was Concubine De. Did she get a good ending? A good sixth prince was gone just like that. If it weren't for chance, she might have been kept in the dark for the rest of her life.

Now that these three people are attached to her, Jiang Shiying can guess at a glance what their respective plans are.

Concubine De most likely felt that with the appearance of the tenth prince, it would be difficult for him to be reused in the future, so she made plans for him early and relied on herself as a big tree. As for herself, she was happy to use the tenth prince to show her tolerance and kindness, and to show herself as a peaceful and loving brother.

As for Concubine Fang and Ning Xiurong, they both felt that Ping An was just a sick boy and there was nothing to worry about. As an imperial concubine, she was both favored and powerful. With her being a good friend, the third and fourth princes could get help from her even if they had no choice.

Jiang Shiying herself put a carrot in front of her, waiting for the two of them to start fighting among themselves over the same carrot.

In the final analysis, each other is just getting what they need.

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As Ning Xiurong and others expected, at the end of April, just after the funeral ceremony of the queen, the previous court brought up the matter of establishing a queen.

This time, Lu Zhaolin was very tough and stated his position directly, saying that he knew the matter well. If the courtiers are too busy, they should do some political achievements for him to see. Don't stop doing business every day and only focus on his harem.

After Jiang Shiying found out about this, she burst into laughter in Jingyang Palace.

The last time he appointed an imperial concubine, he was the one who wanted to fish for the Han family, so he put on a show in the former harem to make people think that he was interested in the Han family.

There was no fish he wanted to catch recently, and he didn't even bother to throw the hook.

That night, after Lu Zhaolin was busy with political affairs and came to Jingyang Palace to have dinner with her, he talked about the matter of becoming a queen.

"What do you think about this post?"

While talking, he personally picked up a chopstick of fresh bamboo shoots and put them into her bowl.

Jiang Shiying finished chewing the food in her mouth in a leisurely manner, and after swallowing it, she said: "The left and right are not things that A Ying can think about. It all depends on Your Majesty."

Lu Zhaolin was surprised: "Oh? How did you say this?"

Jiang Shiying raised her eyes and looked at him: "Ying is the daughter of a criminal minister, and it is your Majesty's special kindness to be granted the title of imperial concubine. How could the previous dynasty allow the daughter of a criminal minister to take this position? "

Lu Zhaolin was dissatisfied. He would give his post to whomever he liked. Those in the previous dynasty were, in the end, just his ministers. How could it be their turn to say what was allowed or not allowed?

Just thinking of this, Jiang Shiying put down the bowl and chopsticks, took his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to choose a successor, please choose someone with a better temper and tolerance. You know my temperament. This successor If you are always jealous and looking for trouble every day, don't blame Aying for losing her face."

Lu Zhaolin laughed: "You."

Let’s not mention the matter of the queen’s establishment at this point.

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In early May, the draft begins.

First comes the primary and secondary elections.

Then, all the beautiful ladies who passed the second round lived in the Chuxiu Palace, learned the rules from the nuns, and waited for the final palace selection.

Jiang Shiying, the imperial concubine, asked Qiu Yu to go to Chuxiu Palace to deliver a message as usual, asking all the beautiful ladies to stay in peace and abide by the palace rules.

The other concubines made more or less small moves.

From Concubine Zhen to Concubine Lan, they all summoned people to their palaces from time to time to talk.

The eldest daughter of the Luzhou governor's family was naturally the one summoned the most.

Apart from her, those whose looks were somewhat similar to Jiang Shiying's, as well as those who came from high families, also came out of the Chuxiu Palace.

If the beautiful ladies go out of the Chuxiu Palace too often, something will inevitably happen.

On this day, Jiang Shiying had just sent away a few female officials who had come to see him, when a young eunuch hurried in.

"Your Majesty, a beautiful girl fell into the water in the imperial garden."

"Imperial Garden?" Jiang Shiying raised her eyebrows: "Why did the beautiful lady go to the Imperial Garden?"

The young eunuch said: "This is Yigui concubine. Today I summoned the Song, Su, Yue and Feng surnames among the beautiful ladies in the imperial garden."

When the little eunuch said this, Jiang Shiying snorted softly.

The Song family and the Su family were both noble girls. The Yue family had the best appearance in this draft, and the Feng family had two similarities with her, the imperial concubine. The candidate for summoning, Yi Guifei, is quite interesting.

The little eunuch continued: "After only a quarter of an hour, Concubine Yi said she was tired and wanted to go back to the palace to rest. She also said that several beautiful ladies had been in the palace for some time, but they had not yet arrived. We walked around the Imperial Garden, and today we allowed them to take a walk in the Imperial Garden. When several beautiful ladies were strolling around the garden, Mrs. Su accidentally fell into the water."

Jiang Shiying raised her eyes slightly: "Su family? Is it the one from the Duke of Fuguo's family?"

The little eunuch said: "Exactly."

"Can he be rescued?"

The little eunuch looked troubled: "I have been rescued, but -"

"Just what?"

The little eunuch said: "When Mrs. Su was rescued by the nuns, Prince Rui happened to be passing by in the imperial garden and bumped into her."

It is spring now, and spring clothes are already thin. But Su Shi still fell into the water, and her clothes were soaked in water and stuck to her body.

Prince Rui bumped into and saw this look.

If she didn't enter Prince Rui's Mansion, she would have no choice but to spend the rest of her life in the Su Family Temple.

If it was just a matter of a beautiful girl falling into the water, Jiang Shiying would have just sent the eldest maid around her to make a show of checking it out, but Prince Rui was also involved.

This Prince Rui is, after all, the eldest son of Lu Zhaolin. Even though he was adopted, the blood bond is still there.

Jiang Shiying arranged for Ah Yuan to investigate the matter, while she changed her clothes and took people to Ganquan Palace.

Before going out, he gave another instruction to Yu Chengyi: "Go to Yongfu Palace and pass on my decree. Concubine Yi has violated the palace rules and allowed the beautiful girl to enter the imperial garden. She will be banned for three months."

Palace rules did not prohibit concubines from summoning beautiful women, but beautiful women were not eligible to enter the imperial garden.

If Concubine Yi wants to meet someone, she can do so at Yongfu Palace. But she wanted to meet him in the Imperial Garden, and even let people walk around freely in the Imperial Garden. Now that something happened, Jiang Shiying would naturally hold her accountable.

Yu Chengyi took the order and left.

Ganquan Palace.

Before entering the palace, Xiao Changzi came up to him from a distance.

After he saluted, he whispered: "Prince Rui has just arrived."

Jiang Shiying nodded invisibly.