[Qing Chuan] Gongdou system of black lotus

"Ma'am, those nobles are here again." Bai Ling walked into the room and whispered next to Gu Qianqian.

Gu Qianqian was looking at the account book sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and raised her eyelids slightly when she heard this, "Who are those Bai Guiren?"

"Yes, it's them." Bai Ling said.

Gu Qianqian raised her brows slightly, and clicked her tongue in her heart. These nobles are really like grass on the wall. The wind blows both ends. A while ago, the queen was pregnant. These nobles dare not come to her Changchun Palace, maybe because they are afraid of the future The queen gave birth to a brother, is she more favored than her?Now it's all right, the queen really gave birth to an elder brother, but the palace power is in her hands, and these nobles came rushing here again, they are so snobbish that people find it ridiculous.

"Just say that I have something to do, and let them go back." Gu Qianqian said lazily, putting her finger on the account book, "Also, tell them that I am busy with affairs now, and I don't often have time to see people. If they are free, they may as well Going to talk to the queen can also relieve the queen's mood, if the queen's heart disease can be cured by this, I will reward you very much."

Bai Ling couldn't stop smiling, she said yes, and stepped back quickly.

Du Juan brought a cup of hot tea and said to Gu Qianqian: "Madam, last night was really thrilling. Fortunately, you finally found out that the Empress Empress had a miscarriage due to heart disease. Otherwise, we would be really dumb eating Coptis chinensis—it's hard to tell."

That's right, Gu Qianqian couldn't help sighing, she drank a sip of tea, and said: "I didn't intend to harm her, but the queen is really unforgiving, and she has nothing to do with me. .”

"The empress has always been like this." Du Juan said in a low voice.

If you want to say who in this harem has the most ruthless methods and the most vicious eyes, then besides the "dignified and majestic" queen, who else can it be?The previous Concubine Gao was not the Queen's opponent at all. She was sold by the Queen several times and helped the Queen count the money. In the end, Concubine Gao gained a reputation of being arrogant and domineering, but the Queen was praised by everyone.

Now that Concubine Gao is gone, Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu have their own ideas, so the Queen has no choice but to do it herself.

"This person respects me one foot, and I respect others one foot." Gu Qianqian put down the teacup, put her warm palm against her cheek, and a thoughtful look appeared on her delicate face, "The queen is so 'good' to me. It seems inappropriate for Gong not to reciprocate one or two."

"Young lady, what do you think?" Du Juan asked tentatively.

"Yesterday, the eighth day of April was Buddha's birthday. The eighth elder brother was born on this day, which is a good idea." Gu Qianqian languidly elongated the ending sound, and the light red at the end of her eyes brought out a bit of style. Time has never defeated a beauty. The years of time have not lost the beauty of her appearance at all, but added more unique charm to her, "Didn't the empress want Long Live Lord to make the eighth elder brother the crown prince? I will help her."

Du Juan understood, she nodded, and said, "Your Majesty is really kind."

Gu Qianqian smiled, closed the account book, picked up a pen and wrote a note, the hairpin flower script is very standard, the handwriting is clear but not out of style, she said to Xiao Zhuzi: "Go and give this note to Tong Jia Wumu, the old man. Guy, tell him that Fucha Fu Heng is transferred to be the governor of Shanxi now, but he will come back one day sooner or later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not his only one, so let me control his appetite, even if he is greedy, he must have a measure."

Xiao Zhuzi said yes, took the note and withdrew with Du Juan.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish. In charge of the huge house of internal affairs, responsible for all expenses of the palace, Gu Qianqian does not expect Tong Jia Wumu to be a clean and honest official.If Tong Jia Wu Mu was really an upright official, Gu Qianqian would have to worry about it. In this officialdom, even Qianlong is corrupt. You are an upright official, do you want to die or die.However, if you are greedy, you will become a fat fish if you catch too much, and the fate of a fat fish is to be eaten alive.

Tong Jia's ebony is barely usable, but Gu Qianqian hasn't planned to change the object of support for a while.

However, this was the last chance she gave Tong Jia Wumu. If the old man didn't know how to be sensible, then Gu Qianqian felt that she could be manipulated by another person.

The most indispensable thing in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty is ambitious people.

Not to mention how terrified Tong Jia Wumu was after receiving Gu Qianqian's note. On the one hand, he quickly erased the flaws left by him, on the other hand, he hurriedly changed his plan, and dared not replace the tribute with defective products. On the other hand, in the Forbidden City I don't know when a rumor spread.

"Have you heard? The day the eighth elder brother was born was the Buddha's birthday, and it is said that the Buddha's voice resounded in Yikun Palace!" A young maid chatted with a few maids next to her while chatting.

"Didn't you hear that? Master Song was serving in Yikun Palace. He told me that it was true. Not only that, but also the fragrance of lotus came from the baby."

"Really, why have I never heard of this?" A round-faced little palace lady said in amazement, she was taken aback by these people's words.

The other maids sneered at her, "What do you know, there are fakes? I think you are busy serving the nobles, and you don't know what's going on outside."

The court lady was ridiculed, she blushed with anger, angrily put down the melon seeds in her hand, turned around and ran into the house.

The other court ladies were startled, and they looked at each other, afraid that she would run to sue the nobleman. This little maid came late, but now she is a celebrity in front of the nobleman, otherwise it would not have caused these court ladies to be angry. envy.

"What should I do, this time!" The maid who had said sour words just now panicked.

"It's all your fault, tell me what she is doing!"

Several maids complained to each other, hurriedly put down the things in their hands, and followed to stop the round-faced maid.

"Xiaohong, don't be annoyed, we are just joking with you." Several court ladies said with flattering smiles.

"Just kidding, do you think I'm young so easy to cheat? I'm going to sue the nobleman!" The round-faced palace lady gritted her teeth and said, obviously she was also very temperamental, and she refused to bear any grievances.

If this is a smart person, he will know to take a step back, and if he does not file a complaint now, there will be more time to stumbling in the future.

"Don't, we are all sisters. If you go to sue, don't you want us to be punished by the nobles." The maids panicked, holding the little maid's hand, refusing to let her go.

People on both sides were noisy, which surprised the nobleman.

Before Mrs. Bai Gui arrived, the voice came out first, "What are you making a fuss about, it's noon, do you want me to rest for noon?"

"Your Excellency!" When they saw the nobleman Bai coming out, they all showed panicked expressions and quickly bowed their knees to salute.

"What are you arguing about?" Bai Guiren frowned. She wasn't in a good mood these days. She went to Concubine Xian's place to have a relationship with Concubine Xian, but they didn't even let her in, and told her to go if she had nothing to do. Talk to the queen.

The meaning of indifference and disgust in the words is very clear.

Bai Guiren knew that her previous actions had annoyed Concubine Xian, and she regretted it in her heart. There are countless concubines and nobles in the harem who are eager to hug Concubine Xian's thigh, and there is no one who may succeed except Ning Guiren. The road was broken, Bai Guiren regretted it so much that his intestines were green. I knew that even if the empress empress gave birth to an elder brother, the Lord Long Live's love for Concubine Xian would only increase. Now it's all right, the two sides are not pleasing, and not everyone on the Queen's side is willing to accept it.

"Your Majesty, they were gossiping about the eighth elder brother just now!" The round-faced maid pushed the maid who blocked her away, puffed her face, and complained angrily.

"What?! You guys are so courageous!" Bai Guiren's willow brows were erected, her almond eyes widened, and she looked at the ladies in the palace, "Elder brother is something you can say. What did you say!"

"Nobles, slaves and others didn't speak ill of the eighth elder brother. What we said was the current rumors in the palace. Some people said that the eighth elder brother was born on a big day, and he will definitely have a great future in the future." Like, answered with trepidation.

Bai Guiren was about to get angry, but suddenly she thought about it, but suddenly changed her mind. She looked around, afraid that the walls might have ears, and said: "Come in with my lord, and explain clearly."

She felt that she had found a way to hook up with the queen.

The maids didn't know why, but since Bai Guiren didn't get angry directly, thinking that things might turn around, they hurriedly followed in.

After thoroughly inquiring about the rumors of the palace these days, Bai Guiren had a thoughtful look on her face, she glanced at everyone, and said: "I will swallow all the words you said today." In my stomach, I am not allowed to mention a word, today's matter, this master will take it for granted."

The maids were overjoyed, and quickly kowtowed a few times, "I will definitely remember my lesson and never talk too much."

The round-faced palace maid stared wide-eyed, her face full of displeasure, but she didn't dare to say anything, no matter how favored she was, she was still a palace maid.

"Leave the flowers and let the others go out." Bai Guiren said.

Everyone was even more surprised. They glanced at the round-faced court lady, and then at the most gossipy Huazhi just now. Today's topic is Huazhi's head. Why does the nobleman want to keep her?

Everyone was puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask more questions, and retreated obediently.

"Flower branches." Bai Guiren gently brushed the broken hair on his temples with his fingers, and said, "How does my lord treat you?"

"The nobleman has always been kind to his servants." Hua Zhi quickly replied, her heart was already agitated, and she didn't understand why Bai nobleman left her alone.

"In that case, would you like to host an event for Ben?" Bai Guiren asked with a smile.

Hua Zhi froze for a moment, her upturned face was full of puzzlement and astonishment.

"Someone is also spreading these words?" Gu Qianqian was stunned, she put down Huasheng in her hand, and asked Du Juan, "Who is it?"

Is it a pure concubine or a concubine?

"My servant has checked, it's from Bai Guiren's side." Du Juan replied in a low voice.

Gu Qianqian was stunned. She asked Du Juan to spread rumors about the extraordinary background of the eighth elder brother in order to cheat the queen. Long live God is already dissatisfied with the queen's ambition, and if she pushes it further, this dissatisfaction will turn into anger.She did it to avenge the empress's earlier intention to make people suspect that she was responsible for the miscarriage, but Bai Noble did this, what was he trying to do?

Is it a nomination certificate for her?This is unlikely, after all, she had already made it so clear before, if Bai Guiren is smart, he would know that doing this kind of thing to please her is purely thankless.

"Look carefully and see what she wants to do." Bai Guiren's behavior successfully caught Gu Qianqian's attention.

A few days later, Du Juan came to report, saying that Mrs. Bai had been walking to the Queen's side very frequently these days.

Gu Qianqian was completely stunned.

She blinked and said to Du Juan, "Say it again."

"These days, nobleman Bai often goes to Yikun Palace. Although it is said that he does not see the empress often, he can see the empress once or twice." Du Juan said.

Gu Qianqian was completely confused by this situation.

She thought to herself, could it be that the person Bai Guiren wants to please is not her, but the queen? !

This is a novelty. Doesn't Bai Guiren know that spreading such rumors will do more harm than good to the eighth elder brother, and it can even be said that there is no benefit at all. The Buddha's birthday is said to be a big day, but what is so strange? Grandpa's birthday is on the same day, so maybe it can be of some use.

However, after Gu Qianqian thought about it, she was wrong. She could figure it out, but Bai Guiren couldn't.

It is estimated that Bai Guiren thought that these rumors were released by the queen, so she stepped in and "helped" the queen.

Thinking about it this way, it seems reasonable!

Gu Qianqian couldn't help supporting the table, and turned her back with a smile. She smiled and said to Du Juan, "Du Juan, hurry up, let our people stop passing it on, and let Bai Guiren's people pass it on. I want to see this What's going to happen in the end."

"Yes." Du Juan couldn't help laughing, probably no one thought that things would turn out like this.

She quickly asked people to stop spreading the word, and wiped out all the tell's feet cleanly.

However, the rumors in the palace became bigger and bigger and more exaggerated under the guidance of Bai Guiren. At first, it was just a burst of Buddha's voice, and later it spread to the level of exaggeration such as the appearance of a Bodhisattva.

When the news reached the queen's ears, almost everyone knew that the eighth elder brother had a lot of background.

"Bang!" The queen was so angry that she slapped her hand on the table, her heart ached, and her face changed a little.

"Your Majesty, calm down and calm down." Liu Mama hurried over, brought a glass of water for the Queen to drink, and patted her on the back lightly to let her suppress her anger.

"How can I not be angry?" The queen was so angry that her heart ached, "Who spread the word outside, why did I know this today?"

The queen didn't know until today, it was naturally due to Gu Qianqian, Gu Qianqian didn't let anyone pass on the word, but she let people try not to let the news reach the Yikun Palace, and the queen is still in confinement, so it's hard to know Rumors outside.

"Your Majesty, this must have been done by Concubine Xian." Nanny Liu gritted her teeth and said, "Except for her, who could do such a nasty thing."

"It's her again!" The queen bit her lower lip, her lips were about to bite the skin.

She took a sip of water, tried to calm herself down, and tried to find a way to solve the situation in front of her, but at this time, a eunuch came outside and said that it was Bai Guiren.

The queen frowned. She didn't want to see Mrs. Ning, but when she thought that she might have to ask Mrs. Bai for help, she changed her mind and said, "Please come in."

"Your maidservant greets the empress." Bai Guiren was dressed in an indigo silk silk flag dress. Her appearance was not bad, with willow leaf eyebrows, almond eyes, oval face, delicate skin, and quite a bit of beauty, otherwise she would not have entered the palace and would have been imprisoned. She was chosen as a noble person, but this person really has a bad personality, eager for quick success, and vain and greedy for money, so Qianlong didn't like her very much.

"Get up and give me your seat." The queen has suppressed the anger in her heart, no matter how angry she is, she will maintain her queen's face, with a three-point smile on her face, she said: "Why is Bai Guiren here today?" gone?"

"This servant is here to say something happy to the Empress." When Bai Guiren said this, there was joy in the corners of his brows and eyes, and his eyebrows were beaming.

She had been spreading the word for so long, and she was waiting for today to claim credit for the queen.

"Happy event?" The queen was stunned. She exchanged glances with Nanny Liu, and said with a smile, "What kind of happy event can this Palace have? Don't make jokes, Mrs. Bai."

"Your Majesty, you don't know that everyone in the palace is saying that the eighth elder brother has a lot of background and is a prince bestowed by heaven." The smile on Bai Guiren's face could not be stopped, she was complacent and thought for herself With such a good strategy, she has made such a great contribution to the queen, can the queen not treat her as one of her own?With the support of the queen, this promotion to the position of concubine and concubine is just around the corner.

The queen's expression was a little unsightly, the corners of her lips curled slightly, and her face was sullen, "Who is spreading these things!"

"Everyone says that." Bai Guiren didn't see that the queen was unhappy at all, not only didn't back down, but also flattered: "Look, servant girl, the rumors are not unreasonable, the eighth elder brother is the empress, what you said Born, is the son of the legitimate son, in the future will definitely..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the queen slapped her palm on the table angrily and shouted angrily, "Enough!"

Bai Guiren was startled, trembling all over, her complexion paled, her face was full of fear and confusion, she didn't understand why the Queen became angry when she heard this good news!

"Where did you hear these words?" The queen had a sullen face, clenched her fists, and her nails were deep in her palms.

"The servants are also listening, listening to what the maids and eunuchs heard." Bai Guiren was very clever at this time, and did not directly say that he was the one who sent the message.

The queen gave her a deep look, and said, "Follow me to see Lord Long Live."

Bai Guiren's pupils constricted, her breathing was disordered, her mind became a mess at this moment, what's wrong, why is she going to see Long live Lord.

A disaster seemed to be coming, and although Bai Guiren could already smell the disaster, he didn't know what it was.

Qianqing Palace, Yangxin Palace.

While Qianlong was approving the memorial, Li Yu came in to spread the word that it was the empress who asked to see him.

His Langhao brush paused, and his callused fingers subconsciously stroked the round barrel of the pen. Then he put the brush on the pen holder, pinched the center of his eyebrows, and said, "Let her in."

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the desk, casting extremely long shadows on the ground.

The queen bowed her knees and saluted, looking at the shadow on the ground, her eyes were dark and hostile, "My concubine greets the Lord Long Live, and the Lord Long Live is happy and safe."

"Get up, you are just out of confinement, you don't have a good rest, why are you here?" Qianlong looked at the queen, and also glanced at the white nobleman next to him with his head bowed like a quail.

"Long live, my concubine also wants to take a good rest, but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing." The queen lowered her eyelids, with a bitter expression on her face, "This concubine just heard a ridiculous thing, saying that the entire Forbidden City is now It is said that the eighth elder brother has a lot of background and has a great future. The concubine does not know who and what is up to it, but such rebellious words are spread. The concubine wants to ask the Lord Long Live to investigate the matter thoroughly so that the concubine and the eighth prince can be repaid. Brother is innocent."

"What do you say about returning your innocence?" Qianlong rubbed the wrench in his hand, his voice hoarse and deep.

"These words are to flatter the eighth elder brother. If the world hears it, they will think it is the work of the concubine, but the concubine does not dare to have such ambitions. The eighth elder brother was born in less than a month, and his body is thin. I only hope that he can grow up safely, but I don't dare to hope for anything else, so I hope that the Lord Long Live can curb and clarify these rumors." The queen was earnest, as if she was really a mother who was dedicated to her child.

When Bai Guiren was beside him, he could hear the buzzing in his head.

what happened?Didn't those words come from the Queen?The queen doesn't want to hear these words either?

What the hell is going on here?

Bai Guiren panicked, so panicked that the queen called her, she didn't even come back to her senses, until Liu Nanny couldn't stand it anymore and pulled her, and she came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream.

The queen looked at Bai Guiren, and said: "Bai Guiren, don't be afraid, tell me everything you have heard these days, and let Long Live Lord listen."

"Yes, yes." Bai Guiren repeatedly agreed, her back was covered with cold sweat, and she almost repeated those words out of her mind.

The more Qianlong listened to his frown, the more he frowned. He knew it was happening, but he didn't know that it had already been spread like this. The eighth elder brother was just born and said that he was a prince bestowed by heaven. Are you saying that Eighth Prince is the future prince?Qianlong never reported the origin of Yongruina, etc., and the eighth elder brother passed it on like this, which is fine, let alone that he had no intention of letting the eighth elder brother be the heir apparent, if the eighth elder brother had any thoughts about it in the future, would it be okay? It's not about fratricide!

"Who did you listen to!" Qianlong asked.

Bai Guiren's face was pale, and he said tremblingly, "It's a palace maid and eunuch serving slaves."

"Li Yu, bring them all here, I want to ask who is spreading such rumors and why!" Qianlong clenched his fists tightly with veins on his forehead.

When Huazhi and the others were heard, Monk Zhang Er was puzzled, but after hearing Qianlong's questioning, they were all stunned.

The round-faced court lady was the first to point to Huazhi and said: "Returning to Lord Long Live, I heard it from Huazhi."

Huazhi was guilty of being a thief, and when she was identified by the round-faced maid, her heart almost jumped out of her throat, and she hurriedly said: "I didn't pass it on purpose by my servant, but Bai Guiren ordered my servant to do it!"

boom!

It was as if a thunder had exploded beside Bai Guiren's ears.

She never imagined that Huazhi was so useless, she confessed without even being tortured.

"It turned out to be you!" The queen looked at Bai Guiren, her eyes were bloodshot, and her tone was full of disbelief.

"Your Majesty, you can't listen to Hua Zhi's nonsense. How can I hurt you because my servant is loyal to you?" Bai Guiren quickly denied that now is not the time to gain the queen's trust, but the time to save her life.

If you spread such treasonous words, you will lose your head.

After expressing her loyalty to the queen, she glared at Huazhi, walked to Huazhi, raised her hand and slapped Huazhi fiercely: "You lowly servant girl, my master uses Xiaohong more, but my master treats you more Not too thin, is this how you took revenge on the master?"