I really dare not mess with the Queen Mother

Before dawn on the second day, Qin Zhao was going to follow Qin Suduan into the palace.

The coachman drove the carriage northward on the spacious Zhuque Street. The carriage bumped all the way, and Qin Zhao slept peacefully while lying in the carriage.

Along the way, I heard Qin Suduan's nagging instructions: "When you enter the palace, there will be someone from the palace to pick you up to Concubine Jin's place. When you enter the harem, don't search around, just go with the palace people. That is, remember to be cautious in your words and deeds, so as not to cause any disaster."

Early in the morning, Qin Zhao was called out by her servants. She was sleepy and uncomfortable at this moment, she closed her eyes and muttered: "Father, don't worry, I will know this even if you don't say it."

Qin Suduan began to talk to her about the rules of the palace again, Qin Zhao opened his eyes to listen, the light in the carriage was dim, she only felt that Qin Suduan's face was getting closer and closer in front of her eyes, and it began to become blurred stand up.

"Just remember, once you enter the harem, you will go directly to the Concubine Jin's Zhongcui Palace. If you pass the Xianchun Palace on the way, just keep your head down and walk forward. If... if someone from the Xianchun Palace calls you, just say According to His Majesty's order, I must immediately go to Concubine Jin of Zhongcui Palace without any delay. After all, your mother had a grudge against Concubine Su Chen back then, so she must have known about your entry into the palace today..."

When Qin Zhao was half asleep and half awake, when he first heard Qin Suduan mention the Xianchun Palace, he didn't take it seriously at first, but when Qin Suduan said that the Xianchun Palace was the bedroom of the concubine Chen, Qin Zhao completely understood.

Concubine Chen, that is, Concubine Su Chen, the mother concubine of the third prince of the hero of this book, is the white moonlight and cinnabar mole on the old emperor's heart.

And the mother of the original body, that is, the former empress Zhou, and this concubine Su Chen who is now the favorite of the Sixth Palace are in a life-and-death relationship.

Facts have proved that the struggle among the women in the palace is life and death.The former Empress Zhou's lost to this Concubine Su Chen, which led to the fate of being thrown into the cold palace by the old emperor, and finally raped to death.

Of course, in Qin Zhao's view, the reason why the first empress lost to Concubine Su Chen was nothing more than the old emperor's indifference and partiality.

The original mother, Zhou, was born in a family of military generals in the northwest. Since the founding of the country, she has guarded the north for the Wei Dynasty, and competed against the Rong people who frequently harassed the northwest border.

However, Qin Yuan, the Yuan Qi Emperor, was just a bastard who was not favored by the late emperor. He was sent by the late emperor to a small county called Tuba in the northwest of Guanzhou to be crowned king.

It stands to reason that Qin Yuan, a concubine, was not favored by the late emperor, and was sent early to the bitter cold place where wars frequently broke out in the Northwest. Different, back then he took the initiative to marry the daughter of the Zhou family who guarded the northern border for the Great Wei, that is, the original mother Zhou.

However, Qin Yuan, a prince with no real power, asked to marry the daughter of a family of military generals. On the face of it, the daughter of Zhou's family could become a princess in an instant.

Besides, Qin Yuan already had a wife, and his wife had already given birth to his eldest son.

How else can I say that Qin Yuan was a dog when he was young?Back then, in order to marry the Zhou family's daughter, Qin Yuan not only offered the Zhou family a betrothal gift as a regular wife, but also took the initiative to consign the merchant's daughter he married before as a concubine.

From this point of view, the women Qin Yuan married in the fief were either from the family with money or military power, anyway, they were just to pave the way for his later throne.

Qin Yuan's thoughts back then were clearly revealed, and the Zhou family naturally saw his intentions, so even if he offered the position of wife to the daughter of the Zhou family, the elders of the Zhou family still refused to agree.

But Zhou's family had thousands of calculations, but they didn't count Zhou's own willingness.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The nominal mother of the original body was infatuated with Qin Yuan, but in the end she made a wrong payment, which eventually led to the end of being abandoned by the unscrupulous man.

Qin Zhao thought, even if Qin Yuan later became the emperor, the reason why he appointed Yuan's mother as queen was simply because he was afraid of the military power of the Zhou family in the northwest.

Calculated according to the timeline explained in the original text, the day when Yuanshen's mother was thrown into limbo was the day when the Zhou family's military power was cut off. It can be seen that Emperor Yuan Qi at that time couldn't bear the former empress for a moment. Zhou's gone.

In the mind of the old emperor, from the beginning to the end, there was only his Concubine Su Chen, Bai Yueguang.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhao couldn't help being curious about the current little queen, Gu Junran.

Let alone the fact that she married a bad old man at a young age, this bad old man still has someone in his heart, and he doesn't know why she still sits on the queen's throne vacantly under such a premise.

Now, the reason why Qin Suduan is worried that when she enters the palace today, Concubine Su Chen will target her maliciously, is nothing more than the decoction that Yuanshen's mother gave Concubine Su Chen to drink because of the jealousy that Concubine Su Chen was favored back then. It was poisoned.

Even though Concubine Su Chen saved her life later, it made her unable to bear any more children.

Therefore, Concubine Su Chen must have hated her original mother, Empress Xian, so naturally she also hated her son.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhao's face became more cautious, but he said slowly: "My mother and Concubine Su Chen fought back then, and Concubine Su Chen now favors the Sixth Palace, but my mother died in a fire. It was Concubine Su Chen who made the money, if she deliberately targeted me now, she would undoubtedly announce to everyone that even if His Majesty asked me to come to Beijing, she would not let me go."

Qin Su frowned and was taken aback: "What did you say?"

"Literally." Qin Zhao smiled: "My son thinks that Concubine Su Chen will not stop me today, but will close the palace door tightly, and maybe she will say she is sick."

Qin Su thought about it for a while, and felt that what Qin Zhao said was not unreasonable, so he nodded and said, "This way, there will be less trouble."

Qin Zhao's lips were still curled into a smile, but he shook his head and said, "There will definitely be a lot of trouble. Even if she won't target me publicly, she will certainly think of countless ways in private. Besides..." Qin Zhao coughed lightly, and said with a little embarrassment: "Besides, I just smashed the birthday gift her son gave to His Majesty yesterday, so she can use it to make a big fuss."

Qin Suduan's brows that were originally tightly frowned suddenly swelled, and a pair of angry eyes stared directly at Qin Zhao, cursing: "You can see this very clearly in your heart! From the day you entered Beijing, I told you not to cause trouble, Don't leave any excuses for others, I thought you were an idiot, so I didn't listen anyway, but now that you know the pros and cons, why do you still do so many stupid things?"

Qin Zhao pinched his earlobe unnaturally when he heard this, lowered his head and refused to speak any more.

She can't tell Qin Suduan that the previous Qin Zhao has gone to nowhere, and the Qin Zhao in front of him is a man who wears books, right?

For a while, the father and son in the car were speechless. Qin Su was probably affected by her sleepiness, so he also closed his eyes and began to rest his mind.

After the carriage drove for a while, the driver in front of the carriage said in a deep voice: "My lord, it's less than half a mile away from the palace."

Qin Suduan opened his eyes, looked at Qin Zhao who was still asleep, and said, "It's almost here, do you remember what I told you before?"

Qin Zhao didn't go back to sleep, and when she heard Qin Suduan's question, she opened her eyes, shook her head and said, "Father has told me thousands of times since last night, even if my son doesn't remember anything It has already been ordered by your ear and face, and you will keep it in your heart.”

Qin Su glared at her: "Be more serious! What does it look like to be sloppy?"

Qin Zhao smacked his lips.

After a while, Qin Suduan thought of something again, and said aloud: "If you meet the Empress Empress in the palace later, you must be extremely cautious in what you say, and you can't be as rude as before."

Qin Zhao was startled: "Empress Empress? Didn't you say that if I entered the harem today, I would immediately go to Empress Concubine Jin? If I went to Empress Jin, how would I see Empress Empress?"

Although what he said was so, Qin Zhao still wanted to see the demeanor of the peerless young queen in the book.

Qin Suduan pondered for a while, before saying: "I entered the palace for my father yesterday, and ran into her when I was leaving the palace gate, and she asked me about your affairs outside the palace. I don't like it."

Qin Zhao frowned: "She doesn't like me?"

Qin Zhao couldn't help sneering in his heart, Gu Junran likes the original body to be a ghost.

After all, Gu Junran has a special identity...

Qin Zhao, who is familiar with the plot of the original text, knows that Gu Junran is just an ordinary peasant girl on the surface, and she is the destined queen calculated by Yuan Wudao, the national teacher of the dynasty, but in fact, all of these are just the handwriting of the hero, mother and son.

It can be said that apart from the heroine Chen Fangfei who holds the heartthrob buff, this little queen is the most important existence for the third prince to ascend to the throne of God in the future.

Not only that, but on the day when the old emperor passed away and the third prince ascended the throne, this little queen, Gu Junran, would also become the current empress dowager who listened to the government behind the curtain, with all the power in the court.

Therefore, no matter how curious she is about this Gu Junran, she just wants to see her beauty, and she doesn't want to have anything to do with her at all.

Although the original text did not explain Gu Junran's real identity in too much detail, but according to Mary Su's routine, it is impossible for Gu Junran to be as simple as an ordinary peasant girl. There is a hidden identity that is enough to shock the whole world.

Therefore, she is crazy to take the initiative to have anything to do with Gu Junran.

Qin Zhao finally figured it out, any woman related to the hero, no matter if it is a woman or a golden thigh, she is determined not to take the initiative to provoke, and hide as far as she can!

Qin Suduan pondered for a while, recalled a lot of old things, sighed and said: "In the early years, those people inside and outside the palace thought she was a fool..."

Qin Zhao chuckled lightly.

How foolish?

If Gu Junran is so foolish, how did he become the Queen Mother in the end?

She was very cooperative and asked, "Then what happened next?"

There was a bit of coldness in Qin Suduan's eyes, and said: "Later, four of the twelve concubines from the East and West Sixth Palaces have gone, those who hanged themselves hanged themselves, and those who threw themselves into the lake, or what do you think?"

Qin Zhao shuddered unsurely. This little queen is so young, she likes to kill so much?

"Anyway, don't provoke her." Qin Suduan lowered his voice again, and said: "Besides, although His Majesty's physical condition has long since deteriorated, in recent years, apart from a princess like the tenth princess, no other prince or princess has been born. , but if the Empress can give birth to a son for His Majesty, then the chair will belong to both of them in the future."

Qin Zhao stroked his chin and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

It seems that the original text did not explain that Gu Jun was pregnant later, but even if the last third prince became the emperor, Gu Junran was still the empress dowager in control of the entire Wei Dynasty.

In other words, no matter whether Gu Junran gave birth to an heir for Emperor Yuan Qi, he will still be the person in power behind the scenes of the entire Great Wei Dynasty in the future. After all, the original text has always hinted that the power behind her is unfathomable, and even the male protagonist is very jealous. , if so...

Qin Zhao thought, no matter what, she must not offend this woman, Gu Junran.

When the carriage drove to the side gate of the palace, it was just after [-] o'clock, and the dark sky began to emit sporadic light.

Qin Zhao turned over and jumped out of the carriage.

After Qin Suduan got off the carriage, the coachman pulled the carriage away slowly.

Qin Zhao followed behind Qin Suduan, greeted the palace servants from the side door, and entered, Qin Zhao asked puzzledly, "I was just in front of the palace gate, why didn't you see an adult from the early court?"

Qin Suduan explained to her: "Just now we entered through the side door. There have been major events in the court these few days, so the courtiers all go through the main door, but they usually go through this side door."

Qin Zhao asked again, "What major event happened in the court?"

Qin Suduan stopped to look at her, and said in a deep voice: "There are some changes in the northern border, and the peace talks may not be settled."

Qin Zhao recalled the plot of the original text, and immediately understood: "Are you talking about the peace talks between the Great Wei and the Rong people?"

Qin Suduan shook his head: "It's not the Rong people, it's the Liao country."

Qin Zhao was taken aback.

Liao?

But at this point in the original text, it is obvious that the Rong people in the northwest frequently harass the border, and there is a tendency to cross the Wujiang River to make a comeback.

Why is it now the Liao Kingdom instead?

Qin Zhao couldn't figure it out no matter what, she followed Qin Su along a long alley with red walls, and when she reached the corner, a little eunuch greeted her from afar.

The little eunuch was young, wearing a light gray robe, a blue collar turned up, and a square cap on his head.

He walked closer, saluted Qin Suduan, then looked at Qin Zhao and asked, "Prince Qi, is this Prince Xiao Qi?"

Qin Suduan said: "Exactly."

The little eunuch looked at Qin Zhao's face, and when he saw Qin Zhao's handsome face clearly, his eyes lit up for a moment, and then he said, "Prince Xiao Qi, our master is looking forward to your coming. "

Qin Zhao looked at Qin Suduan tentatively, and Qin Suduan nodded to her.

Qin Zhao felt relieved, and said to the little eunuch, "Please, father-in-law, please lead the way."

The little eunuch immediately bowed: "Prince Xiao Qi is too polite, I dare not be a slave."

Qin Zhao followed the little eunuch all the way forward. She had walked for a long time just now from the side door. When she really walked in, she felt the majesty and magnificence of the palace more and more.

This palace is really too big, if she walks alone, she will definitely get lost.

The location of Zhongcui Palace is obviously relatively remote, and she still hasn't arrived after walking for a long time.

Walking all the way into the harem, she has seen several concubines' bedrooms, and even passed by the bedroom of the male protagonist, the third prince, his mother and concubines. When she passed the Xianchun Palace, she took a look at the palace gate, and it was as she expected. Unexpectedly, the gate of Xianchun Palace is closed.

The little eunuch saw her looking at the Xianchun Palace, and said with a smile: "Prince Xiaoqi doesn't know, this is the palace of Concubine Chen."

Qin Zhao nodded and asked again, "Elder-in-law, haven't you arrived yet?"

The little eunuch smiled and said: "It's right in front, but our mother heard that you were coming, so she went to the imperial dining room early today and said that she would cook mutton noodles for you."

Qin Zhao had a grateful face, but said, "It happens that I'm hungry, and I want to eat a few more bowls later."

The little eunuch smiled and said: "Now there is only the tenth princess in the palace, she has already woken up, you can see her when you arrive."

ten princesses...

Qin Zhao narrowed his eyes.

It is indeed mentioned in the original book that Concubine Jin has a five-year-old princess under her knees. Because she is the youngest daughter of Emperor Yuanqi, she is very much loved by Emperor Yuanqi.

It's a pity that he died young when he was young.

Counting the days, the tenth princess died in the past few days, but the original text did not say how she got there, only said that she died suddenly.

The little eunuch seemed to open up the chatterbox in an instant, and began to chatter with her about the past interesting stories of the ten princesses. During the conversation, Qin Zhao could tell that the ten princesses were a well-behaved, obedient, and eccentric little girl. , It is very popular with people in the upper and lower palaces of Zhongcui Palace.

In a blink of an eye, he had already arrived at the gate of Zhongcui Palace. The eunuch guarding the gate saw the young eunuch beside Qin Zhao, saluted respectfully, and called Grandpa Sun.

Qin Zhao followed Eunuch Sun into Zhongcui Palace, she entered the courtyard, followed him around the main hall, and walked to the middle hall. Eunuch Sun pointed to the red lacquered wooden door in front of him and said, "The tenth princess is inside, Prince Xiaoqi Go in by yourself."

Qin Zhao thanked him, then turned and walked up the steps.

She raised her hand and gently pushed the door open, but as soon as she opened the closed door, she heard a girl's voice saying: "Sister, why don't you let Xiao Ten eat sweet cakes?"

The next moment, a cold voice reached Qin Zhao's ears: "No, the president has a broken tooth."

Hearing this familiar voice, Qin Zhao couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

She was stunned for a long time before regaining her energy and looking in the direction of the woman who spoke.

I saw the woman wearing a bright red cloak on her shoulders, inside the cloak she was wearing a light red palace attire, she was holding an ancient book in her hand, and she was sitting limply flipping through the pages.

Qin Zhao couldn't help but his eyes brightened. Isn't this woman the same beauty she saw in Yutangju?

A chubby little girl was half-kneeling in front of the woman, her face and body were full of flesh, she was wearing a pink skirt, her wrists were wrapped with two gold bracelets, and she was holding a piece of gold in her right hand. White sweet cake, it's not right to give it to the mouth, and it's not entangled not to give it.

It was the little girl who saw her first. This child was very courageous. When he saw a stranger, he ran up to her, pointed at her, and asked childishly, "Who are you?"

Qin Zhao squinted his eyes, presumably this is the ten princesses born to Concubine Jin.

As soon as the tenth princess opened her mouth, the woman's gaze fell on her.

Qin Zhao only felt that the other party's eyes were slightly startled, and then there was a smile in his eyes that was not a smile.

Just now, the tenth princess called this woman her sister?

Doesn't that mean that this woman is also a certain princess of Emperor Yuan Qi?

Thinking of this, Qin Zhao's mind suddenly went up and down, and suddenly became a little subtle.

It would be a lie to say that she was not disappointed, there was finally a cool beauty in this book that she found pleasing to the eye, but this beauty turned out to be "brother and sister" with her.

Could it be that this is the legend, wishing all lovers in the world will eventually become brothers and sisters?

"This princess asked you something, who are you?" The tenth princess raised her head and asked again.

Qin Zhao covered his mouth and coughed lightly, passed the ten princesses under him, looked at the woman and said with a smile, "In a sense, I am the elder brother of you two."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she saw that the woman's face became ugly in an instant.