Lord of Fortune

The assassination of Chu Chen and Han Mengqin came to a conclusion soon.

Emperor Chongde announced the results of the investigation to the public, announcing that it was the work of the Wu family.The Wu family was stripped of their position and sent to the cold palace, and the whole Wu family will be exiled.

After Wu Shi, who was in the cold palace, learned of this, she was reminded by the person sent by Empress Ding to her side, and her heart was ashamed.

"Bengong really made a wrong step, wrong step by step. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li... are really good! Back then, they were doing a little push up in front of me, holding me everywhere, but now they can bite back without hesitation."

"Back then, after the downfall of Concubine Li Gui, before Ding was canonized as empress, I thought that I would be respected in the harem, but unexpectedly, Ding came from behind and climbed to the top of me. So he went against Ding everywhere... Now that I think about it, I was clearly pushed by Mrs Zhang and Mrs Li, and became the top bird."

The Wu family and Empress Ding fought against each other several times, but they didn't get any advantage. On the contrary, the Wu family and Master Wu were gradually rejected by Emperor Chongde.As a result, the Wu family naturally lost its use value for Concubine Zhang Xian and Concubine Li Shu.

Wu Shi said coldly: "If you dare to fool me like this, even if I die, I will never let these two scumbags feel better!"

Her confidantes who accompanied her to marry into the palace heard the meaning of determination from her words, and suddenly panicked: "Miss, don't let it go too far. As long as His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is still here, we still have hopefully……"

"It is for the sake of the emperor that I have to do some things." Wu looked at her confidants with bitter eyes: "It is not a pity for the emperor to die, but the emperor cannot have a dishonor. Moreover, this may be the last thing I can do for my father and mother."

On the second day, Emperor Chongde received the news that the Wu family in the cold palace proved his innocence by dying.

Even Emperor Chongde had been tired of the Wu family for a long time, and when he suddenly heard the news that the Wu family had gone, he couldn't come to his senses.After all, no matter how bad Mrs. Wu is, she has been with him for so many years.

Sometimes Emperor Chongde was quite nostalgic.

When Wu Shi was alive, he thought she was stupid, but when Wu Shi left, he thought of her good things in the past, and felt a little sad in his heart.

Especially after Emperor Chongde knew that the Wu family was using this method to "claim grievances" to him, telling him that the assassination of Chu Chen and Han Mengqin was not done by her and the Wu family, Emperor Chongde was promoted to There was an indescribable sense of guilt.

——If he hadn't continued to investigate, perhaps Mrs. Wu would not have died.

——If the Zhang family and the Wang family were not so bold, perhaps these things would never have happened.

Emperor Chongde was considered a rare and generous emperor among emperors, but he did not lack the cold-bloodedness and selfishness that an emperor should have.Wu's incident made him uncomfortable, and the final result was that he angered Concubine Zhang Xian and Concubine Wang Shu because of this incident.

Unfortunately, Concubine Zhang Xian and Concubine Wang Shu didn't realize this.

Now they are all enemies with the Wu family, so they naturally don't want Emperor Chongde to feel compassion for the Wu family because of Wu's death, so they all went to Emperor Chongde to say: "Could it be that the Wu family wants to use the Wu family as a gift?" Threatening the emperor with death? It's too ignorant."

"It's a serious crime for a concubine to kill herself, even if Wu has become a disused concubine. The concubine can understand Wu's mood, but it's unlucky..."

Emperor Chongde had already annoyed Concubine Zhang Xian and Concubine Wang Shu.He saw that the Wu family was gone, and these two people were still making trouble, so he naturally didn't have a good word for these two people.

Soon, Concubine Zhang Xian and Concubine Wang Shu were ordered to stay in confinement for three months, during which no one was allowed to visit them, including their own sons, the fifth prince and the sixth prince.

After Queen Ding learned about this, she asked the Seventh Prince: "Do you know why your father is so angry?"

The Seventh Prince thought for a while, and replied: "Because... Father Emperor knew that the assassination of sister was done by Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian. They pushed this matter on Wu's head, and Wu had to prove his innocence by death. After Wu's death, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian made trouble for Wu?"

Empress Ding touched her son's head: "Yes, your father is a nostalgic person. Now that Mrs. Wu is gone, he may feel uncomfortable. You should also pay attention to your words and deeds recently. We are not on good terms, but don't touch your father's mold at this juncture."

The seventh prince blinked and said: "Don't worry, the mother, the son understands. The mother said before that you should control your emotions and anger, and the son will remember it."

Although at that time, the Seventh Prince did not quite understand the true meaning of this sentence, but because it was said by Empress Ding, he still firmly remembered it in his heart.Now, watching Concubine Wang Shu and Concubine Zhang Xian gradually lose their Sacred Heart, he seems to be able to understand the meaning of this sentence a little bit.

Not long after that, Emperor Chongde came to Empress Ding to discuss Wu's funeral.

Logically speaking, the Wu family is now just a useless concubine with no rank, and it is okay to just wrap it in a straw mat and throw it in a mass grave, but Emperor Chongde couldn't bear it after all.

In this matter, Empress Ding showed open-mindedness and generosity beyond Emperor Chongde's imagination: "After all, Mrs. Wu has served the emperor for so many years. Now that she is gone, the emperor will at least give her some face and let the fourth prince face her." It looks better. According to the courtiers and concubines, the emperor might as well restore Wu's concubine status and be buried as a noble concubine, how about that?"

"Let's just follow the Queen's words. However, the Wu family did something wrong. It is enough to bury her as a concubine. There is no need to bury her as a noble concubine."

After saying these words, Emperor Chongde looked at Empress Ding: "Concubine Wu was so rude to the empress during her lifetime, yet the empress can speak for her. The empress's mind is really beyond my imagination."

On the contrary, Concubine Zhang Xian and Concubine Wang Shu, who seemed to have a good relationship with Wu before, made trouble for Wu.It is clear at a glance who is honest and who is mean and ungrateful.

Empress Ding smiled softly: "If you want to say how generous the ministers and concubines are, that's a lie. The sages say, how can you repay virtue with virtue? The ministers and concubines are just ordinary people. However, the concubines think about it. It's gone, it's meaningless to worry about the grievances of the past, the most important thing is - the concubine doesn't want the emperor to have any feelings about the passing of Concubine Wu."

It's not that she doesn't care about it, it's because of Emperor Chongde that she doesn't care about it. This is exactly what she wants to convey to Emperor Chongde.

Although Queen Ding said that, it would appear that she was not perfect enough, but it would make Emperor Chongde feel that this kind of her was more real and more moving.

Emperor Chongde had considered for countless times which son he should hand over the throne to, but he still hadn't made up his mind.

The seventh prince had outstanding aptitude, and he liked him the most, but the fifth and sixth princes were not bad after all, and the three princes were not very old, and their tempers had not yet settled down.

However, now it seems that it is better to let the Seventh Prince be the crown prince.

According to the dispositions of Concubine Zhang Xian and Concubine Wang Shu, if their sons became heirs, Emperor Chongde could not expect Concubine Zhang Xian or Concubine Wang Shu to treat his other sons kindly after a hundred years.

Empress Ding, on the other hand, is generous, fair and tolerant, so she should be able to treat his other children kindly.

Unknowingly, Emperor Chongde's heart turned even more towards Empress Ding and her son.

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At the end of this month, Chu Chen and Han Mengqin, who recovered from their injuries, finally came to the capital under the escort of the people sent by Emperor Chongde.

Chu Chen had a mansion in the middle of Beijing - when he was named Marquis of Wu'an, Emperor Chongde directly bestowed him with a huge mansion on a bustling street in the middle of Beijing.Emperor Chongde has always been generous to ministers of meritorious service.In addition to the mansion, Emperor Chongde also rewarded a lot of gold and silver, and gave Chu Chen some of the treasures of the Ximan Palace captured by Chu Chen.

Later, Chu Chen bought several houses and shops in the capital with the gold and silver he got, and bought some villas in the suburbs of Beijing.

It can be said that today's Chu Chen has a rich family, even compared to Han Mengqin who owns many shops under his name, it is not much better.

Today's Chu Chen has no shortage of places to go.He originally wanted Han Mengqin to live in one of his houses, but Empress Ding in the palace only learned the news of their arrival in Beijing, so she sent a sedan chair to pick up Han Mengqin.

Not long after, Han Mengqin's niece Ding's family also came, saying that they would move away the salute brought by their cousin. They had already prepared a room for her, and they were waiting for her to move in.

Chu Chen lived in the same house with Han Mengqin all the way, and when he suddenly learned that Han Mengqin was moving out, he felt a little uncomfortable.Although he knew that neither Empress Ding nor the Ding family would allow Han Mengqin to live in his house before they were married, he still felt a little empty in his heart.

Hey, it would be great if Han Mengqin could be married back sooner.

As long as Chu Chen thought about it, he still had Han Mengqin's gentle caring and meticulous care on the way, but when he arrived in the capital, he could only stay alone in this house.In order not to let people gossip, he couldn't go to Han Mengqin every day, so he regretted not walking on the road for a few more days.

——Although there are people sent by Emperor Chongde, it is impossible for them to just chatter.

Just when Chu Chen was sighing, Han Mengqin had already entered the palace.

The red walls and golden tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, are really not the usual style.

Han Mengqin never thought before that she would one day enter the palace. After all, according to her father's official position, she would not be eligible to enter the palace in eight lifetimes.Today, she is the only one who is blessed by her mother to have what she is today.That being the case, she will not embarrass her mother.

The eunuch Gong'e who was in charge of picking up Han Mengqin couldn't help but nodded when she saw that Han Mengqin was dignified and calm.

Ordinary young ladies, when entering the palace for the first time, will more or less show a bit of embarrassment, but this young lady Han is calm, she is worthy of being the empress's daughter.

They are all people around Queen Ding, so they naturally hope that their master will be well.If Mrs. Han can take on the big responsibility, Queen Ding will be able to relax in the future.

"Don't I need to get off the sedan chair?" Han Mengqin was a little surprised.

Logically speaking, ordinary people are not allowed to ride sedan chairs in the palace.

One of the eunuchs stepped forward, lowered his eyebrows and said sternly: "The emperor understands that Miss Han has been traveling all the way, it is very hard work, and he authorized Miss Han to take a sedan chair to the empress's palace."

Hearing this, Han Mengqin ordered someone to stop the sedan chair, and got off the sedan chair by herself: "The emperor is so generous to me, I am really grateful. But, after all, I am just a commoner girl, and it is unreasonable to ride a sedan chair in the palace. I have no choice but to reject the emperor's good intentions. If the emperor is criticized by others because of me, it will be my fault."

Hearing this, the eunuch also revealed a somewhat satisfied look in his eyes.

Miss Han is a woman who understands reason and sense of propriety. In this respect, she resembles Queen Ding very much.

It turned out that the eunuch belonged to Emperor Chongde.

Although Emperor Chongde had never met Han Mengqin, the things Han Mengqin did before entering the palace had already attracted Emperor Chongde's attention. Therefore, when Empress Ding brought Han Mengqin into the palace, Chongde The emperor immediately sent someone to pick up Han Mengqin with Queen Ding's people, so that he could observe Han Mengqin's behavior.

The eunuch, who is well versed in Emperor Chongde's preferences, naturally understands that the emperor likes children like Miss Han the most. Although Miss Han rejected the emperor's kindness, the emperor will not be angry with Miss Han because of this. .

Contrary to Lady Han, Emperor Chongde's own daughters—all of them are very troublesome.

There is a distance from the gate of the palace to Fengyi Palace where Empress Ding lives. When passing through the imperial garden, Han Mengqin and his party met a girl in palace attire.This girl looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed luxuriously, with jewels, and raised her chin slightly, looking domineering.

The eunuch and maid who led the way for Han Mengqin said, "Little lady, this is the third princess in Concubine Shu's palace."

Han Mengqin bowed to the third princess after hearing the words: "Minnv has met the third princess."

"Who are you? I don't seem to have seen you before." The third princess looked at Han Mengqin carefully, and her gaze stayed on Han Mengqin's face for a moment.

In the past two years, Han Mengqin has grown up, and her appearance has become better and better.Even in this palace full of beauties, she is considered extremely outstanding.I just don't know which concubine's relative's girl she is.

Recently, some low-ranking concubines have done a lot of tricks in order to let the juniors of their natal families "coincidentally meet" the fifth and sixth princes.Obviously, in the eyes of the third princess, Han Mengqin is also a woman who comes for prosperity and wealth.

Speaking of which, her elder brother, the Fifth Prince, has also reached the age of marriage.This person wants to cling to her brother, but he doesn't even have the door!

The three princesses were hostile to Han Mengqin, and wanted to teach Han Mengqin a lesson, so they never let Han Mengqin wake up.

Han Mengqin has been maintaining the movement of Fushen, and after a while, his legs tremble a little.

The people around Empress Ding finally couldn't stand it any longer: "This is Miss Han. The Empress sent someone to bring her into the palace. The Empress is still waiting to see Miss Han. I wonder if Her Highness the Princess can help me?"

Queen?

The three princesses blinked.

She only thought that Han Mengqin was a girl from a concubine's relative's family, but she never expected that the person in front of her was actually the daughter of a famous empress—although no one in the palace had seen Han Mengqin yet, she What has been done has long been known.Even though she came from a humble background, she was able to help Empress Ding sabotage their plans several times with her own strength. This is not something ordinary women can do!

Thinking of this, the three princesses' hostility towards Han Mengqin couldn't help but deepen.

"Don't worry, I haven't seen the daughter my mother gave birth to outside the palace. Let's get to know each other better first, so that my family members don't know my family in the future. You, raise your head and show me a good look."

The last sentence was addressed to Han Mengqin.

Hearing this, Han Mengqin raised her head.The third princess' eyes flicked across her face unscrupulously, as if she was measuring the value of an object.This gaze made Han Mengqin very uncomfortable.

If someone else dared to treat her like this, she would have turned back a long time ago.

But the person in front of her was the third princess, a royal princess whose identity and status surpassed hers.Even if the third princess deliberately made things difficult for her, she could only say nothing.

However, there are other things that can be done.Han Mengqin glanced at the surrounding grass, and then, acting as if she was exhausted, fell to the ground amidst the exclamations of the people around her.

Her actions are half true and half false.Tired is really tiring, and it doesn't mean that you can't support it and you will fall to the ground immediately.But the problem is, the third princess obviously wants to torment her, why should she do what the third princess wants?Even if the other party is a princess and wants to make things difficult for her, she will not accept it foolishly.

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