Empress and concubine

"But what's the order from the empress?"

Hearing Zhao Yi's question, the old palace man hurriedly said, "After my mother went back, I was thinking about Miss Qin Ning in my heart. I was afraid that it would be inconvenient for Miss Qin Ning to go back late at night, so I sent a servant to pick her up," the old palace man said again. Said, "The servant just saw Miss Qin Ning going there in a daze just now, but over there, it should be the direction of leaving the palace... To tell you the truth, the Empress Dowager likes Miss Qin Ning and wants to keep her for a few more days before kissing her." They sent someone to send it back."

"Ah, it's just a coincidence," Chu Yao intentionally made some embarrassing gestures, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Miss Qin Ning said that she was going home with her family's ancestors. I can catch up with her sooner or later," Chu Yao said again, "It's her blessing to be happy with Miss Qin Ning, I don't want to be the one who did something wrong with good intentions today, it's because I pity Qin Miss Ning has helped me for many days, so she allowed her to go home with her ancestors today, without having to arrange the funeral... It's a pity that your mother's painstaking efforts will be in vain."

Chu Yao's last sentence is wonderful, if you just look at it literally, it's just lamenting that the Queen Mother pities Miss Qin Ning, and this mistake is that Miss Qin Ning does not have this blessing, but the old palace Knowing the Queen Mother's arrangements, there was a ghost in his heart. Hearing Chu Yao's words, he felt a bit harsh, and his face became embarrassed, but seeing that Chu Yao had never had any other attitude, he put his heart back In the stomach, I just thought I was thinking too much.In addition to Chu Yao's last sentence, the old ancestor who said it twice in succession also made the old palace man take it to heart.

In Miss Qinning's family, who dares to call her the ancestor?Only the Empress Dowager's biological mother, Mrs. Yipin.Just now, the wife of this grade had some trouble with the Queen Mother, and now she took Miss Qin Ning away directly, even if the Queen Mother came in person, there was nothing she could do.Although it is said that the queen mother occupies the emperor, the first-rank wife also occupies a relative.It was also when the queen mother was at home that she was pampered and raised, and later entered the palace, and she was even more doted on in the sixth palace. She was unsatisfactory all her life, and the only thing that sat on the throne was not her most beloved son, so the queen mother was stubborn. What you want to do must be done.

That first-class lady sees more clearly than the Queen Mother, she doesn't talk about how the Queen Mother was favored in the past, but only says that she doesn't have much affection with Xia Yunjing now, so she can't do anything according to the Queen Mother's wishes.Miss Qin Ning is the best and most honorable daughter of their family, why not find a safe ally, it is much better than the emperor's harem, as long as she does not make the big mistake of destroying the nine clans, a wife of the same status can give The benefits brought by the family are far greater than that of an unfavored concubine or a "favored concubine" who disappeared after a few years of being favored.Therefore, this lady of the first rank has never thought of finding her grandson-in-law in the royal family since the prince's accident. From this point of view, this lady of the first rank is also a strange person.

The old palace man was a step late and asked Miss Qin Ning to leave. He was worried that it would be difficult to deal with business when he went back, so he didn't talk to Zhao Yi and Chu Yao any more. He just made an excuse to go back to serve the Queen Mother first, and then he also left.

When the old palace servant could no longer be seen, Chu Yao glanced at the servants around her, and whispered to Zhao Yi, "Do you really think that no one knows what is going on in her heart? Really think everyone else is a fool." What?" Chu Yao was talking about the Queen Mother.

Zhao Yi sat on the Feng seat, patted Chu Yao's hand beside her, as a comfort, "At first I thought her natal family was for her, but now it seems that I was wrong, even though there is a queen mother, But there are still more people in that family who understand, so as long as Mrs. Yipin is alive, nothing will go wrong in this general direction." At least the identity of Mrs. Yipin can be suppressed.Thinking of this, Zhao Yi couldn't help thinking of the old saying that she used to coax her grandfather, "An old man in a family is like a treasure", but it was really confirmed by his grandfather and his wife.But the old queen mother... don't mention it, it's just an anomaly.

Hearing this, Chu Yao nodded, "In the past, when Miss Qin Ning came into the palace, I also said that they had some thoughts in their family. From this point of view, it should be because it was not easy to refute the Empress Dowager's face at that time, so I had to call her It’s all for entering the palace. Fortunately, I helped Miss Qin Ning just now, if not, I’m afraid there will be trouble,” Chu Yao paused, and then said, “Miss Qin Ning is a smart person, if not It is also good to enter the palace." It is good for her and for us.Of course, Chu Yao didn't say the last sentence, but Chu Yao understood the meaning, and so did Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi asked the waiters to remove the remnants of the seats, and brought up new desserts. He also moved a few palace lanterns over. Under the lights, only this place was illuminated as if it were daytime, and the waiters stood around. Stay far away, don't bother me.

Zhao Yi and Chu Yao sat on top of each other, being intimate and not avoiding others, this is the highest level of whispering.

Zhao Yi suddenly said, "I'm counting the time, and she doesn't have much time left, but I want to borrow her hand again to count on the blue sky."

Zhao Yi's words conveyed two meanings to Chu Yao.One is that Xia Yunjing's drug appointment is about to reach the dose, and the queen mother will live in a few months. The other is that Zhao Yi wants to use the queen mother's hand to calculate Xia Yunjing again. Xia Yunjing was justified in making trouble, and if the Queen Mother knew the cause and effect, she might still clap her hands and celebrate, and take the initiative to help Zhao Yi plot against Xia Yunjing.

"Speaking of which, it would be much better if we told the queen mother the internal reason why she has been ill for so long, than we are planning here. I'm afraid that the dry nails that the sage put beside the queen mother... will be revealed tomorrow. The ones on the face are so important to the Queen Mother, not to mention the others that have never been known to you and me. But if you miss a little bit of trouble, the Queen Mother will drive west and be buried with the late Emperor, and still enjoy the honor and reputation. The two of us are afraid that disaster will be imminent." Chu Yao frowned, then suddenly remembered something, and laughed suddenly, "Since the Empress Dowager wants to send a daughter to the palace, let's just ask her to send one."

Zhao Yi listened to the previous part of Chu Yao, and knew that Chu Yao was just joking, so she didn't take it to heart, but after hearing the latter sentence, she also had some shadows in her heart, and said softly, "But the difficulty lies in To whom?"

"It's not that there are girls in Miss Qinning's family that are good, but they are not of the right age, and Mrs. Yipin has an attitude. Presumably she doesn't want the good girls who have been raised by the family to participate in these things again. But you and I both forgot, alone," Chu Yao blinked at Zhao Yi with a somewhat mysterious look, "The birth mother of Concubine Yun was born by the palace maid who went out beside the Queen Mother."

"Concubine Yun?" Zhao Yi thought for a while before smiling, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known that Concubine Yun and the Queen Mother had such a relationship."

"It's just a coincidence, and I found out by accident," Chu Yao said with a nonchalant expression on his face, "It's only useful now."

Zhao Yi nodded thoughtfully, "These things can't be handled by you and me. We just quietly lead someone to give the news to Concubine Yun. Let's just wait."

"Not right," Chu Yao shook her head, "I still know a little bit about Concubine Yun's temper. If you don't force her, she will never move. Besides, you have said that the Queen Mother's time is numbered." , we just can't afford to wait, so why not start with Concubine Yun, her father and stepmother, if Concubine Yun was forced to do nothing, and just happened to find out that her biological mother was once a palace servant released by the Queen Mother, guess what she would do? How to do it."

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful," Zhao Yilian said three wonderful words before stopping, "Naturally, she wanted to find a way to take advantage of this situation, and it happened that the empress dowager had a quarrel with her natal family. In order to please the empress dowager, the servants met Yun Concubine, a woman who has no status and is easy to control, naturally has to be presented. The Queen Mother has won Concubine Yun, so naturally she has to change her status. It is the more humble servants who are in line with the empress dowager's personality. And no matter how many scheming and tricks the girls from the empress dowager's side have, the sage knows the inner joints so clearly, they are always in a state of shock..."

Zhao Yi finished speaking in one breath, and looked at Chu Yao with a smile, "In such matters of calculating people's hearts, it is true that the lady is better at it. In the future, I hope the lady will give more advice and fill in the gaps for my wife."

"It's just that I have spent more time with them, and I understand their characters better. If I really think about it seriously, I can't arrange it like you. It's just relying on heresy," Chu Yao refused. Credit, I just want to wait until the thing is done before I can say it. After all, the dust has not settled, and it may not be the case.

Knowing Chu Yao's temperament, Zhao Yi didn't say anything more, but the matter has a general direction, and it should be arranged when I go back later, sooner rather than later, after all, the Queen Mother can't afford to wait anymore.

Chu Yao just drank a glass of wine, and suddenly asked, "Although we took the lead first, why did the Queen Mother make up her mind so easily to choose a good girl to send to the palace?"

Zhao Yi smiled when she heard the words, "In the past, the Empress Dowager crowned the Sixth Palace, and even the Empress was courteous to her. Naturally, she hoped to have a concubine who was as congenial as her and concentric. What's more," Zhao Yi pointed her finger towards the sky while holding the wine glass Pointing, "His body was made by the empress dowager. If he was addicted to womanizing, he would have been abandoned long ago. Wen Yuan was young and not as good as the son of the first emperor's eldest son. For the sake of the emperor's eldest son, the empress dowager is naturally willing to try any method. "

"So, it's like a life-saving straw." Chu Yao put down the cup and sighed softly, "Should I say it's a loving mother or a poisonous mother."

Zhao Yi brought a piece of snack to Chu Yao's mouth. Seeing her eating, Fang said, "There is no mother in the world who doesn't love her child, but that child must be her own."

Hearing this, Chu Yao showed a little astonishment on his face, but Zhao Yi refused to follow up on this topic, and instead talked with Chu Yao about the flowers in front of him and the stars in the sky.

After Chu Yao got this information, she knew it was something she shouldn't know, so she stopped asking, and followed Zhao Yi's wishes to enjoy the scenery, which was very suitable for a while.