The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

After hearing the emperor's words, the queen's face flushed slightly, and she whispered: "Your majesty..." The queen really felt the emperor's true feelings at this moment, although her heart was very sweet, but this sweetness contained A little bitter and sad.

She knew very well in her heart that even though the emperor really only loved her as a woman and had no special feelings for other women in the harem, he would still favor those concubines for the sake of the country, and even because of the forces behind them And give more rewards and favors.

The queen understands that the emperor's favorite is always the country of the Dayong Dynasty.Compared with this, the place she can occupy in his heart is probably nothing at all, but, fortunately, I still have the status of the empress in the palace, and the eldest son, the son who has been established as the prince, and the marshal The solid backing of the government is the mother's family.

Moreover, she can also help the emperor take care of the harem, at least so that he will not have to worry about the future when he is working hard and fighting for his ideals.

For a while, the queen thought about many, many problems in her mind, and just quietly leaned against the emperor's arms, feeling his rare warmth and consideration.

"Report to the emperor, the maid beside the empress has urgent matters to see!" The chief eunuch's voice sounded outside the hall, breaking the rare warmth in the hall.

"Ahem..." The emperor coughed twice unnaturally, let go of the queen, and said at the same time, "Let her in!"

At this moment when the palace lady came in, the emperor and the empress had already put on their usual serious faces, and they sat upright and looked at the visitor.

"My maidservant sees the emperor, long live my emperor! Long live the empress! I have met the empress, and the empress is a thousand years old!" The maid knelt in the center of the hall after entering, and saluted respectfully.

"Pingshen! Tell me, what happened to the matter that I asked you to ask the empress dowager? And the maid who passed the decree, have you found it?" The queen asked first.

"Returning to the Empress Dowager, when the servants went, the maidservant next to the Empress Dowager told the servants that the Empress Dowager was not feeling well today and had gone to bed to rest! Moreover, she also said that the Empress Dowager never sent anyone to Chuxiu Palace What kind of decree! The empress has been in a bad mood today, and she went to bed early without eating two bites of dinner!

As for the grand palace lady who delivered the decree, the servants did not see her in the Compassion Ning Palace at all, and the people in the Compassion Ning Palace did not know where she went!It just said that she served the queen mother for dinner, and then went back to her room, and no one saw her again after that. "

"This……"

The queen and the emperor looked at each other, and then ordered: "Go, you and the chief executive will bring some people, and while the key has been released in the palace at this moment, look for them one by one, and the imperial garden and other places will be handed over to you." The guards are going to find it! You must find out the palace lady who passed the decree before dawn!"

"Yes!"

The maid left quickly after taking the order, but the queen's expression became extremely ugly at the moment.Although a large number of people have been sent to search for it, the queen knows very well in her heart that the palace lady who delivered the decree is probably in danger at this moment.

'Who the hell?But at this time, I tripped up Bengong!Empress Dowager or Concubine Zhen?What is their purpose in doing this?Could it be that he wanted to force someone into Prince Zhongshun?Or is there another picture? The queen kept thinking about what the emperor told her just now, and then quickly analyzed and reasoned.

"Queen..." The emperor thought for a while, and then continued: "Before, when Xiao Shiwu came, he told me one thing! The lady of Jing'an's mansion has been staying with the queen mother recently, right? ?”

"That's right, the Empress Dowager said that she missed her natal family very much, so she took the young lady from Jing'an's mansion to live in her palace for a while. Because the girl did not meet the requirements for this draft, so even if she met the age, she was not This time the show girl, the concubines are afraid that their purpose will be impure, and they will make some fools, so people keep staring at her!

So it is certain that the woman is very low-key on weekdays, since she entered the palace, she has been staying in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and has never stepped out of there. "

The queen was very sure of what she said. You must know that when she heard that the queen mother was going to take in her niece from her natal family, she was fully on guard. After all, she always thought that the goal of the queen mother and Duke Jing'an was the emperor.

"Hehe..." The emperor obviously guessed what the queen was thinking, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he continued: "The queen mother and Lord Jing'an want to marry Xiao Shiwu to be the princess! Fifteen refused!"

"Being a princess?" The queen was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then asked back: "Prince Zhongshun already has a marriage contract with Miss Lin, what exactly do the queen mother think about Duke Jing'an? Miss to become a side concubine?"

The queen didn't understand this at all. You must know that this woman has always said that she was raised by Mrs. Jing'an's side since she was a child and received a good education. He failed to participate in the draft, but that was because the emperor suddenly raised the threshold for this draft.

Relying on the name of the uncle of the Duke of Jing'an, it is no problem for his daughter to marry an ordinary clan prince as a concubine.

"Hehe, Duke Jing'an has a big heart! First, he forced Xiao Shiwu to cancel his engagement with the girl of the Lin family, and then took a step back, saying that the lady of Duke Jing'an's mansion can be a side concubine, but she has to get the title of housekeeper in the palace. right……"

There was a bit of sarcasm and coldness in the emperor's smile. He already hated this so-called foreigner.

If it wasn't for the bond of blood and the empress dowager's face, he wouldn't have given that uncle who only caused trouble the title of Duke Jing'an!

Now he can sort of understand why his father kept suppressing him from granting his ancestral family Duke Cheng'en. After all, even the emperor couldn't bear such an embarrassing in-law!

"Eh..." After hearing this, the queen was completely speechless. Although she had heard the report from her servants before, but hearing it from the emperor this time, the feeling was completely different.She couldn't understand this Duke Jing'an anymore. Could it be that he was already so swollen just because the emperor succeeded to the throne?

"Okay! Let's not talk about them! What I want to tell you now is the lady from the Jing'an Mansion—Rong Jing!" The emperor continued: "Although, when we met in the palace, she behaved submissively, But after Xiao Shiwu's investigation, she is not as obedient and well-behaved as she showed in the palace!"

Speaking of this, the emperor showed a playful smile on his face, and continued: "If it wasn't because they insisted on plotting against Xiao Shiwu, they wouldn't have angered the Lin family's girl, and directly investigated Jing'an Duke's mansion. Even Rong Jing checked it out by the way!

Queen, you must never have imagined that that well-behaved little girl who has always been docile and reasonable has actually had a relationship for a long time!

The reason why she didn't have any objection to Lord Jing'an and the Queen Mother's idea of ​​letting her marry Xiao Shiwu was because she had investigated and knew very well what kind of woman Xiao Shiwu hated, so she went to the charity in Xiao Shiwu When he was Ning Gong, he deliberately packaged himself as the type he hated the most.

Then of course he was disgusted by Xiao Shiwu, and he refused decisively on the spot!Afterwards, he even asked his girlfriend to let the news out. Now, in the entire capital, I am afraid that no aristocrat from aristocratic families would be willing to marry such a hot potato like her!

After a period of time, when the draft is over and things are fermenting and fermenting, making her use value even lower, let her good friend, a small official from a poor family, come to her door to propose marriage. , will agree to such a marriage! "

"what?"

After the queen heard this, her eyes widened, she couldn't believe that such an operation was possible, and she was already filled with admiration for this girl named Rong Jing.

However, when I thought that such a secret matter could be found out by the girl of the Lin family, I couldn't help but sweat. Fortunately, I didn't reveal the meaning of my family early, otherwise, I am afraid that the girl of the Lin family will target her natal family this time. up.

Thinking of this, the queen felt a little bit on pins and needles, and made up her mind to send someone to contact her family as soon as she went back. From then on, she was determined to establish a good relationship with Lin Ruhai and Prince Zhongshun. The matter of marriage was definitely not to be mentioned again. up!

But you can also cultivate the next generation well, although you can't marry Prince Zhongshun, you can marry his children!You know, my natal marshal's mansion is not bad!Being in-laws with Prince Zhongshun is also very good!

The emperor didn't notice the queen's momentary stiffness, and continued: "Xiao Shiwu said that his mansion still lacks a long history from the fifth rank to help with some trivial matters, and an internal housekeeper who is in charge of internal affairs and handles some trivial matters such as human relations. After all, the Lin family girl is not good at these things.

Empress, I will leave this matter to you. You can ask Rong Jing to see if she is willing to get along with her and become Xiao Shiwu's subordinate!

Xiao Shiwu promised that as long as she is willing to stop working for Duke Jing'an's mansion and help take care of the chores in Prince Zhongshun's mansion, he is willing to help her lover get married and completely break away from Duke Jing'an's control!

Coincidentally, you can also ask her about Yizhi this time, she will not be ignorant! "

"Okay, my concubine is going to visit the empress dowager right now!" After the queen finished speaking, she quickly went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning without delay.

The empress first pulled the most useful nanny beside the empress dowager through the door and asked her about her physical condition with concern, and then the topic naturally shifted to Rong Jing.

In Rong Jing's room, the queen quickly reached an agreement with her, and of course knew the truth about the decree.But it turned out that the imperial edict was indeed issued by the Empress Dowager, but it was not her original intention, but during the dinner, suddenly the maid next to Concubine Zhen came to see her, and then presented a secret letter.

After the empress dowager read the secret letter, her complexion changed drastically, and not long after that, she issued that strange edict.However, the empress dowager personally burned the secret letter after reading it, so the specific content written on it is unknown to Rong Jing.

'It seems that this incident is indeed caused by Concubine Zhen Taigui!However, what reason did the Empress Dowager have in her hands?Knowing that this matter must be a big trap, why didn't he tell the emperor in advance, but obeyed obediently? The queen was full of doubts, and after seeing the emperor, she said everything like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.