Lord of Fortune

Empress Ding's guess was right. For many people, the Seventh Prince's being crowned prince was simply a sad news.

For example, Concubine Wang Shu and the Wang family who have been expecting their son to be in power, for example, Princess Xingping, who did not deal with Han Mengqin and wanted to see Han Mengqin's good show, for example, the Ren family who hit the Ding family at the most difficult moment. ...

Concubine Wang Shu couldn't figure it out, she was just banned for a period of time, how could earth-shaking changes have taken place outside as soon as she came out.She originally hoped that Empress Ding and Zhang Shi could restrain each other, but who knows, in a short period of time, Zhang Shi destroyed herself, and incidentally implicated the Queen Mother, but it was Empress Ding who got what she wanted. , and helped his son to the position of crown prince...

"Mother Concubine, what should we do? Is it possible to watch Empress Ding mother and son proud?" The already delicate and savage third princess became more and more irritable after being grounded. In front of her mother, she did not hide it She was full of malice towards Queen Ding's mother and son: "After working hard for so long, I ended up making a wedding dress for Queen Ding..."

It is not without reason that the third princess said so.

After the decline of the Ding family, a considerable part of the Ding family's power was eaten away by the Zhang family.In the past few days, the Zhang family quickly fell from power, and this part of the power fell into the hands of Emperor Chongde.After Emperor Chongde took over a part, he distributed another part to the Ding family and the Ye family, obviously to create momentum for the new crown prince.

The third princess did not dare to complain about Emperor Chongde, so she had no choice but to vent her anger on Empress Ding and the others.But now, Concubine Wang Shu and the three princesses are still under confinement, those who are officials in the royal family are dismissed from office, those who are relegated are relegated, and the rest are all with their tails between their legs.The third princess also knew that even if she got angry again, she would have nothing to do with Queen Ding's lineage.

It was precisely because she knew this that she was even more resentful.

"Okay, don't think too much about it. In any case, the fact that the Seventh Prince was canonized as the crown prince is already an established fact, and no one can change it. Fortunately, the emperor is in his prime of life, and his body has always been very strong. It is still too early for the prince to ascend the throne. Very well. Let's wait slowly, there may not be no chance."

Concubine Wang Shu's thinking cannot be said to be wrong, but her hope of realizing her idea is very slim.

First of all, Emperor Chongde needs to live long enough, and the Seventh Prince also needs to stay in the crown prince for a long enough time, so long that the forces built around him can threaten Emperor Chongde and cause Chongde The Emperor's suspicion and suppression, in this way, others will have an opportunity to take advantage of.

Secondly, Concubine Wang Shu must make sure that her son can always be favored and trusted by Emperor Chongde, otherwise, even if the Seventh Prince falls one day, it will not be her son's turn to take the throne.

Thinking about it this way, the hope that Concubine Wang Shu wants to live to see her son enthroned is really very slim.

Not long after, Concubine Wang Shu and the third princess both fell ill because of depression.

Empress Ding didn't say much after learning about this, but told the people below: "Although Concubine Shu and the third princess have done something wrong, they are the concubine and the princess after all, so don't neglect them. Yao Huang, go to the Imperial Hospital Give me an order, whatever medicinal materials they need, just come out from this palace."

The crown prince said: "The empress mother is generous. However, according to my son, the concubine Shu and the third sister will be ill because of the lack of care of the people around them. It is necessary to beat them well so as not to be a bit small. When people saw Concubine Shu and Sister Sanhuang being grounded, they neglected them."

"What the emperor said is also reasonable." Empress Ding said casually: "Then change all the people around Concubine Shu and the third princess, except for those who are close to her."

Concubine Shu, Queen Ding has always remembered the matter of sending someone to assassinate Han Mengqin.Just because she can't embarrass Concubine Wang Shu obviously doesn't mean she can't make things difficult for Concubine Wang Shu and make Concubine Wang Shu feel uncomfortable.No, it can't be said to be a stumbling block. She did this because she was "caring" about Concubine Wang Shu.

When Concubine Wang Shu and the third princess learned that their confidants had been exchanged by Empress Ding for a variety of reasons, they became even more depressed.Their illnesses are caused by their moods. If they are in a bad mood, they will never get better.When Emperor Chongde went to visit them, they were still talking about Empress Ding in front of Emperor Chongde, which made Emperor Chongde feel that the mother and daughter were narrow-minded, and felt somewhat guilty towards Empress Ding.

"Queen, I have always asked you to treat the concubines in the harem leniently before, and it is really difficult for you."

Empress Ding was a little surprised when she heard the words: "Why did the emperor suddenly say such a thing?"

"I also just went to Concubine Shu's place. Concubine Shu made a big mistake, and the Empress still treats Concubine Shu very fairly. She has never skipped points and said nothing. She is also worried that the servants will neglect Concubine Shu and beat them for Concubine Shu...it's a pity Concubine Shu can't understand the empress' painstaking efforts." Emperor Chongde's expression was extremely dissatisfied: "Just now, Concubine Shu still beat around the bush in front of me and said that the empress is not good. Concubine Shu...is really dissatisfied."

Empress Ding also didn't expect that her pig opponent, Concubine Wang Shu, would give her an assist at this time. She thought for a while and said, "No matter what other concubines in the harem think of my concubine, I just do my best. That's the duty. The concubine just wants to manage the harem well and not let the emperor worry about the affairs of the harem. As for other concubines, it doesn't really matter whether they accept the concubine or not."

"The queen has always been smart and virtuous. I have never doubted the queen's ability or character. However, I can't always let the queen suffer. Concubine Shu is so ignorant, so I should teach her a lesson. In the future, the affairs of the harem Well, the empress can figure it out, and for those concubines who have made mistakes, just punish them severely, and don't need to spare them for my sake."

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

It seemed that Emperor Chongde was really cold-hearted towards Concubine Wang Shu's mother and daughter, and he didn't plan to care about them in the future.

In fact, Empress Ding did not plan to do anything to concubine Wang Shu. She just wanted to let her eyeliner convey to Wang Shufei and the third princess the news of how well she and her children lived and how respected she was. , the life of the mother and daughter will become more and more uncomfortable.The more aggrieved they were and the more they wanted revenge, the further they would push Emperor Chongde away.

Compared with being given death immediately, living without power is actually the greatest torture. This is true for the Queen Mother, this is true for Concubine Wang Shu, and it is also true for the disused concubine Zhang who is now in the cold palace.

Inside the palace, Concubine Wang Shu and others were having trouble sleeping all night because of the establishment of the crown prince, and outside the palace, the same was true for Princess Xingping and the Ren family.

Princess Xingping felt very annoyed when she thought that she had been so complacent that she had deliberately ridiculed Han Mengqin.She has offended Han Mengqin several times, how can she let her go when Han Mengqin's younger brother ascends the throne in the future?

"You rebellious daughter, this time, I don't care what you think, you have to personally apologize to my Ding family!" Prince An has always been very spoiled by this daughter, but this time he was really angry: "If Princess Pingyang refuses to forgive you, so you don't have to come back!"

Princess An heard the words and immediately interceded for her daughter: "My lord, our family was so close to the Wang family before, and we spoke ill of Princess Pingyang several times, how could Princess Pingyang forgive Xingping? Are you embarrassing us? Is it your daughter? If you want me to say, in the future, our family will respect the Queen and Princess Pingyang a little more, that is, it is unnecessary to come here to apologize and be humiliated. "

"Foolish woman! Do you really think that this king asked Xingping to come to apologize, because he wanted to let Pingyang and Xingping settle down? This king also knows that this is impossible! It's just that our family must have this statement. Previously, Xingping spoke too much, and his words seemed to be cursing the queen. If Xingping did not publicly apologize to Pingyang, this page would never be revealed. If Xingping publicly apologized to Pingyang, leave Pingyang alone Accept it or not, in the future, the Empress’ lineage will not be able to use this to embarrass our family anymore. The Seventh Prince has just been canonized as a crown prince, and his foundation is not yet solid. This is the time when the Empress needs to do superficial work. As long as Xingping said Sorry, this should be over."

Then, Prince An blamed Princess An again: "If you hadn't spoiled Xingping so much, Xingping wouldn't have acted so boldly. In the future, we have to restrain Xingping."

The establishment of the crown prince not only completely disrupted the calculations of the Wang family, but also disrupted the lives of some clans who stood in line early.Some clans who offended Queen Ding's mother and son have now begun to think about how to deal with the aftermath.

After hearing what her husband said, Princess An couldn't say anything more.Her husband's attitude is so firm, Princess An understands that no matter how much she loves her daughter, Princess Xingping must apologize to Princess Pingyang this time.

In the past, they were able to pretend to be stupid and refuse to apologize after their daughter bullied others, because the other party's power was not as powerful as Prince An's Mansion.Now, Han Mengqin, as the sister of the current crown prince, has become someone they can't afford to offend.

Princess Xingping saw that his father and mother had reached an agreement, and knew that he had to go this time.She pursed her lips and went to Ding's mansion aggrievedly to apologize to Han Mengqin.How arrogant Princess Xingping was in front of Han Mengqin before, how humble she is now.

Han Mengqin didn't deliberately humiliate Princess Xingping, she just deliberately ignored the existence of Princess Xingping, as if Princess Xingping was just a nobody.Princess Xingping's humiliation was not worth her anger, and Princess Xingping's apology was of little importance to her.This made Princess Xingping feel very aggrieved, but there was nothing she could do.

In the end, Han Mengqin finally took a look at Princess Xingping: "There is a sentence, I give it to Princess Xingping, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, this feng shui is rotated. In the future, Princess Xingping, please don't do it again Feel free to bully those who are not as powerful as you, and you never know when they will be stronger than you."

Princess Xingping was stunned for a while, before saying: "You are just relying on your power now..."

If she was the one who gained power, how dare Han Mengqin be so arrogant in front of her? !

Han Mengqin shook his head when he heard the words.Although she and Princess Xingping are in a hostile position, the words of persuasion are somewhat sincere.It's a pity that Princess Xingping is obsessed with obsession, stubborn, and she won't listen to what she says.That being the case, there is no need for Han Mengqin to waste his efforts.

"It's good that Princess Xingping knows that I am the one who is in power now. I don't want to see you. You'd better avoid me when you see me in the future, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you."

"Why are you so narrow-minded? I've already apologized to you, what else do you want?"

"Yes, I am narrow-minded. Whoever dares to curse my mother in front of me, I will definitely remember it forever. Not all mistakes can be forgiven! I will not deliberately embarrass you, but I don't want to see you in the future. Remember me the words said!"

After letting himself out, Han Mengqin took Ding Wanyan's hand and went to the Princess Chang's Mansion to visit Princess Tong'an and Princess Jianing.Compared with these stalkers, Princess Tong'an and the mother and daughter of Princess Jianing, who still extended a helping hand to the Ding family when Queen Ding was in distress, are more worthy of contact.

Princess Jianing heard the news that Han Mengqin was coming, so she was already waiting at the door.As soon as she saw Han Mengqin and Ding Wanyan, she welcomed them in: "Recently, my mother has become more and more congenial with Sister Qin and Sister Wanyan. From time to time, she will send me to invite the two sisters to visit me. I wish they were hers. My own flesh and blood, even I have to stand aside."

While saying this, Princess Jianing grabbed Han Mengqin and Ding Wanyan one by one, not at all ignoring Ding Wanyan because she was only the cousin of the crown prince, and only paying attention to Han Mengqin.

Han Mengqin secretly admired Princess Jianing's thoroughness in her heart, and won the true biography of Princess Tong'an.

These days, it's not that no one has invited Han Mengqin and Ding Wanyan to visit.As the eldest sister of the prince, Han Mengqin is always the one who attracts the most attention when the emperor confides the Princess of Pingyang, and people are vying to please her.In comparison, Ding Wanyan was much inferior.Some people saw that Ding Wanyan's clothes were relatively simple, and even thought that Ding Wanyan was Han Mengqin's follower, and they were disrespectful to Ding Wanyan.

Regarding this, although Ding Wanyan himself didn't care, Han Mengqin didn't have any good feelings for those people.How can such a deliberate and unintentional flattery really make people happy?

Princess Jianing has always treated Ding Wanyan and Han Mengqin with an equal attitude, which made the two cousins ​​feel quite uncomfortable.In addition, when Empress Ding had an accident, and now that the Seventh Prince was crowned prince, Princess Jianing always treated them as before, which made the cousins ​​Han Mengqin feel more fond of Princess Jianing.

"Don't say that, let the eldest princess aunt know later, she wants to laugh at you." After Han Mengqin got acquainted with the mother and daughter of Jianing County, he would occasionally make some harmless jokes with them: "The eldest princess aunt Be kind to others, not only to me and my cousin, but also to other ladies who look up to me. Maybe you are the only one who makes her praise her in different ways."

The owner of Jianing County shook his head when he heard the words: "Auntie is not kind. No one in the capital knows that Auntie is the most difficult to please. If she doesn't like someone, no matter how high her status is, she won't buy it. When Concubine Li Gui was the most powerful, the He family could be said to be in charge of the wind and rain in this capital, and A Niang dared to shame the He family. Now that A Niang likes sister Qin so much, it is not polite. I can see that she I really admire you, you two will have a good time talking with A Niang."

Princess Tong'an herself is a one-sided character, and Han Mengqin's intelligence and courage are obviously in line with her appetite.Although Ding Wanyan's temperament is not the type that Princess Tong'an admires, but Princess Tong'an is used to intrigues, and she still has a little liking for a "real" little girl like Ding Wanyan.

"it is good."

Princess Tong'an now completely regards Han Mengqin and Ding Wanyan as her own juniors.

After Han Mengqin and Ding Wanyan greeted her, she called them to her, looked at them carefully, and then said gently: "It's been hard for you for a while. The queen has an accident, and I will take you all with me." The day is frightening. However, you have done a good job. The queen will be proud to have a daughter and niece like you."

Princess Tong'an looked at Han Mengqin and Ding Wanyan quite softly.

During this period of getting along, she has completely approved of these two little girls.Not to mention Han Mengqin, who has always been bold and straightforward to her appetite, even Ding Wanyan, who seems weak and weak, is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and he never gave up even in the face of such a dangerous environment.She was relieved to have these two little girls by her daughter's side.

Han Mengqin said: "Auntie Eldest Princess praised me a lot, this is what my cousin and I should do. This time, it is also thanks to Aunt Elder Princess who is willing to help, otherwise, only with the strength of my cousin and I, I want to persuade you Father, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"It's also the empress who has the emperor's trust, otherwise, it's useless to say what the palace says." Princess Tong'an pointedly said: "Pingyang, you have to remember that our princess and princess can't directly participate in politics. If you want to keep the right to speak, you have to try your best to use your strength to the emperor."

"Yes, thank you for my aunt's teaching. I understand that I will not relax."

Han Mengqin admits that her current influence in the capital is not enough - far from enough.Before she could implement her plan in the future, something happened to Empress Ding, which left her with no time to care about him.Now, the matter of the queen is over, and her previous plan should be put on the agenda.

If you want to get the attention from the superior, you have to come up with something worthy of the superior's attention.If she indulged in pleasure like many other noble ladies in the capital, why would Emperor Chongde value her?She will never forget how she got the title of Princess Pingyang.

Han Mengqin thought about it, and revealed her plan. She planned to set up a medical center to treat a fixed amount of people for free every day.

On the way to the capital, she saw some people who were sick but had no money for medical treatment, and could only wait for death in despair, so she couldn't help feeling compassionate.This time, she plans to raise money to buy medicinal herbs and hire doctors to treat these common people.The difficult disease may not be cured, but Han Mengqin hopes that the people in the capital will not be easily killed by some minor illness.

She has also thought about the way to raise money. First of all, she will take half of the profits from the shops in the capital to provide long-term financial support for the medical center.She will announce the monthly profit of the capital shop and donate this part of the money.Secondly, she will seek financial support, such as queens, concubines, and clan women. With the financial support of these people, she can help more people.When he was in his hometown, Han Mengqin had already fully realized what it means to work from top to bottom.As long as there are empresses, concubines, and family members taking the lead, the prominent merchants and rich men in the capital will always give generously.

It can be said that funding will not be a big problem, but how to manage this organization is the greater challenge.How to divide the work, how to ensure that the people below will not fill their pockets, how to formulate standards, and so on.When she was in her hometown, Han Mengqin could make all the decisions. Now that she wants to cooperate with the noble daughter in Beijing, the situation has become much more complicated. She needs to listen to the suggestions of Princess Jianing and Princess Tong'an.

After listening to Han Mengqin's thoughts, the Lord Jianing County agreed, "Your idea is very good. Like me, I don't know that it is so difficult for people to get sick. I have a hunch that if we The establishment of this medical center will definitely cause a sensation in the capital. I will leave it to you to raise money. You should be familiar with this aspect. According to your current status, the nobles in Beijing Women and noble ladies will not refuse you. As for the purchase of medicinal materials, finding a doctor, and finding a place for the medical clinic, leave it to me. After all, I am more familiar with this capital city. Let's do the preparations first. Now, let’s make the rules.”

Princess Jianing also had to admit that Han Mengqin was really needed to preside over the charity event.Although the owner of Jianing County is also very capable, she was born as a precious and precious girl. In many cases, it is difficult to understand the sufferings of the common people.Therefore, Princess Jianing chose to let Han Mengqin take the lead, and she put herself in the position of a supporter.

"In terms of funds, my mother and I have several Zhuangzi and shops under our names. Like you, I donate half of the profits every year."

After the two discussed it properly, they quickly got busy.

Because of what she did before, Han Mengqin's reputation among the people was already very good. This time she released the news that she would build a medical center and see a doctor for free for the people-although she could only treat some minor diseases, and every day The number of patients treated is also limited - but this is always a hope for ordinary people who can't see a doctor.

The common people praised Han Mengqin and Princess Jianing for their benevolence. Because Han Mengqin and Princess Jianing were doing this in the name of the royal family, they naturally praised the royal family.Although the Seventh Prince has just become a prince, the people have a good impression of the Seventh Prince because of Han Mengqin, a sister from the same mother.

The mood of Kang and the county magistrate is very complicated.

She originally had the opportunity to become one of the leaders of this organization like Han Mengqin and Princess Jianing, but unfortunately, when Queen Ding's accident happened, the Ruijun Palace chose to be wise and safe, and quickly broke up with the Ding family and Han Mengqin. contacts.

Although later, Han Mengqin and Princess Jianing did not stop her from joining this event, but similarly, they no longer trusted her, and she could only get a small share of it.But she should be content, right?

The Ruijun palace did not take any further action, but the Ren family who had made a marriage contract with Ding Wanyan refused to let go.Soon, the head of the Ren family brought Ding Wanyan's ex-fiancé to the door in person to plead guilty.

"Thousands of mistakes are all my fault. If I hadn't been foolish and forced him to withdraw from this marriage, my stupid nephew wouldn't have been in secret all these days because I forced him to withdraw from the marriage with the Ding family. Sad. I know, I have no position to ask your family for forgiveness, but please give him another chance for the sake of my stupid nephew's deep love for Ding Jiaxian's niece!"

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