[Comprehensive] The Concubine's Counterattack Manual

The Princess Jiangyi Mansion is not far from the Han Palace. About an hour later, the princess entered the palace under the leadership of the eunuch. The princess was dressed in a deep royal blue dress, and she also did not wear extra decorations on her body. She looked fresh and refreshing. of.She gathered her clothes and bowed down, saying in her mouth: "Jiangyi has met the emperor father and the empress mother. May the empress father and empress be happy forever."

Liu Heng raised his hand and said, "No courtesy, but a seat."

Dou Yifang smiled dignifiedly and said calmly, "Yin Ji and the princess must have a lot to say, so let the princess sit with Yin Ji."

The palace people hurriedly added a cushion beside Yin Ji, and put new dishes and dishes on it.

After Princess Jiangyi kowtowed her head to thank her, she slowly got up, went to Yin Ji, performed another common salute, and called softly, "Mother."

"Come on, sit down." Yin Ji took her hand and dragged her to her side, looked left and right, and after watching for a long time, she choked up and said, "I'm thinner."

Princess Jiangyi smiled softly: "Didn't mother always say that thinner looks better?"

The scene where the mother and daughter met was eye-catching, and the princess's dignified and quiet appearance also made Shen Langhua cast a surprised look.

Her etiquette and demeanor are more like a well-educated princess of a big country than Guantao, a princess born in the first place!

Yin Ji and the princess hadn't seen each other for a long time, and even on New Year's Day, she could only look at her daughter from afar. She gave Shen Langhua a grateful glance, and then the princess chatted with Jiangyi, crying and laughing.

"Why didn't Jiangyi bring Kang'er?" Liu Heng asked.

Kang'er is the son of Princess Jiangyi, whose full name is Zhou Kang, who just turned one year old this year.

Princess Jiangyi wiped away the tears from her face with her skirt, knelt upright, and replied: "When my daughter entered the palace, Kang'er had already been coaxed to sleep by the nanny. My daughter didn't bring him because she was afraid that he would make noise."

This is of course one reason, another reason is that Liu Heng only summoned her alone, not even the son-in-law, and the rest of the idlers were not allowed to be brought into the palace without the emperor's permission.Kang'er is young and doesn't have a title or title, so she naturally belongs to the category of "idle people"!

She is not Guantao, so she can't make her own way with her father's sporadic favor.She and her mother are not favored, and if the two of them want to live in peace, they must carefully plan their way step by step.

Princess Liu Xing of Guantao watched the reunion of their mother and daughter from the sidelines, and her heart ignited raging anger. In the past, her father was the only one who favored her, and he made an exception to allow her to enter the palace many times. One Jiangyi, then this favor is not the only one.

She handed the daughter who was sleeping soundly in her arms to the nanny to take care of, stood up and blessed her, and then said bluntly: "Why don't you call Wu'er back, father?"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was shocked.

Wu'er, that is, Liu Wu, the second son of His Majesty and the Empress, the younger brother of Princess Guantao and Prince Liu Qi, was first named acting king. Later, when Liu Yi, King Huai of Liang, passed away without an heir, Liu Wu succeeded the King of Liang, Liu Wu Now holding a heavy army and guarding one side, how can he return to Beijing easily!

Some relatives and noble ministers showed strange expressions and began to whisper.

"Princess Guantao is really messing around. If King Liang returns to Beijing, who will guard the border?"

"That is, if the Xiongnu happened to come to attack, who would be able to bear it?"

"Liu Wu has been away from Beijing for many years, who can guarantee that he has no dissent. After the vassal king entered Beijing, he cooperated with the outside world, and it is not the first time that a rebellion forced the palace."

"..."

Princess Guantao's long and narrow phoenix eyes swept over those ministers one by one, her vermilion lips raised, her beauty suddenly brightened, she said: "Xuan Wu'er's return to Beijing has nothing to do with military and political affairs, but just to let our family get together, so the emperor only summoned Wu'er alone That's enough, the minister often sees his mother touching Wu'er's clothes when he was young. Thinking about Wu'er's departure from Beijing at a young age, it has been ten years now, and his father must also be concerned about it. Sister Jiangyi and Yin Ji's mother and daughter are only two They are so sad after not seeing each other for a year, the daughter thinks of her younger brother whom she hasn't seen for ten years, and she has a momentary feeling, so I implore the father to help you." After finishing speaking, Princess Guantao kowtowed deeply.

Liu Heng narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Dou Yi's room and said, "The queen said, what do you want?"

Dou Yifang's heart trembled, but she said calmly, "Wu'er is my concubine's parent-child. Although I miss him, he holds an important position. I feel that we should let him put state affairs first."

Liu Heng pondered for a moment, then asked again: "Prince, what do you say?"

Liu Qi got up to reply, and said in a respectful voice: "Father, I feel that Wu'er should be stationed at the border first, because there are often wars in Liang, and Wu'er has two identities as prince and king of Liang, and he can suppress one or two. But if Wu'er returns to Beijing, and there is no leader in Liang, the situation may be difficult to control, it is better to choose someone who can replace Wu'er to guard the border in another day, and call Wu'er back to Beijing after he takes office."

Before saying this, he had thought carefully about the people in the court who could replace Liu Wu, but found that Zhou Yafu was the only one who could take on this important task, but last year the Huns invaded the Han border on a large scale.Zhou Yafu has already led the army to station in Xiliu to prevent the Xiongnu from invading again. The people who can be used by the big man are all in office and cannot be deployed any more, so this move is completely unreasonable.

In his heart, Liu Qi didn't want Liu Wu to come back, because the two brothers hadn't seen each other for ten years, and they had never exchanged letters, and their relationship had long been estranged. The mind will definitely be on Liu Wu.

The queen mother had long thought of changing the prince, and he would never let Wu'er come back!

Liu Heng nodded: "What the prince said is true. Wu'er is my own son. Although I miss him, the matter of choosing him to return to Beijing still needs a long-term plan."

"But father..." Princess Guantao hesitated to speak, but Dou Yifang, who was sitting on the high platform, lowered her face and said coldly: "Guantao, Your Majesty has already decided, you should stop talking!"

Princess Guantao pursed her red lips, and retreated to her seat unwillingly.

Shen Langhua silently watched the whole process, and after just one test, he found out that the prince and the king of Liang had a bad heart, and what the prince said today would definitely leave a thorn in Dou Yifang's heart, which was really an unexpected harvest.

The palace banquet ended at Haishi, and Liu Heng granted permission for Princess Jiangyi to stay in the palace for a day, but the princess politely declined, saying that she was already married, and living in her "natal home" would break the rules, not to mention her child who just turned one year old I can't do without my mother, so it's better to go back to the house first.

At the gate of Yongxiang, watching Princess Jiangyi's carriage go farther and farther until it was out of sight, Yin Ji turned her head melancholy, bowed to Shen Langhua, and said solemnly: "Thank you, sister, for allowing me to be here today." Meet Jiang Yi. I have nothing to repay, if my sister has something to tell me directly, my sister will definitely do my best."

Shen Langhua helped her up, and said slowly: "I don't need you to do anything, I just want the princess and the son-in-law to do one thing for me."

Yin Ji looked at her vigilantly: "What are you going to do?"

Shen Langhua raised the corner of his mouth and said, "You will know soon."

On the second day, Shen Langhua came back from the Queen's Jiaofang Hall to say good morning, and happened to meet Deng Tong who was going to Weiyang Palace on the way.

"Master Deng." Shen Langhua nodded slightly and greeted him.

Deng Tong cupped his hands in return and said, "I have seen Madam."

I thought that after saluting each other, he would leave as usual, but I didn't expect Deng Tong to stand in front of her without moving. Shen Langhua frowned, and said with a downcast face, "Master Deng is going to Weiyang Palace see Your Majesty, then I will not delay you." Then he moved a step to the side, signaling Deng Tong to go first.

But Deng Tong still walked in front of her, lowered his voice and said: "Madam, I have something important to report, can I take a step to speak?"

Shen Langhua said solemnly: "Your Excellency, you can talk here if you have something to say. I don't have much contact with Your Excellency, so there shouldn't be any secrets to tell. Besides, they have served me by my side for a long time, so they are all reliable."

Deng Tong hesitated for a moment, without moving his feet, and said: "This matter is very important, I can only say that I know it with my wife."

Shen Langhua smiled sweetly, and said without any consideration: "Then don't talk about it, it's better not to know about some things."

Deng Tong showed a look of anxiety on his face, "If you don't listen, Madam will definitely regret it."

His determined expression aroused Shen Langhua's interest, but because of his previous life, Shen Langhua didn't dare to be alone with him, so he asked Qiang'er and others to stand aside and watch from afar.

When Shen Langhua saw Deng Tong constantly looking around, he knew that he was even more afraid than she was. After all, it was not a small crime for a foreign minister to see a concubine privately.

But Shen Langhua was happy in her heart, she said slowly: "Master Deng should feel at ease now, if you have anything to say, hurry up."

Deng Tong's face suddenly became very serious, and he said respectfully: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, please make preparations early, Madam."

Hearing this, Shen Langhua couldn't help widening his eyes, his eyes were as clear and moist as autumn water, filled with unbelievable words: "Your Majesty, be careful, your Majesty was drinking and having fun with courtiers during the Cold Food Festival yesterday, how could he suddenly become seriously ill?" .”

Deng Tong retorted: "Yesterday, what His Majesty drank was not wine, but warm white water." Seeing that Shen Langhua still didn't believe it, he added: "A few days before the Cold Food Festival, Your Majesty already coughed up blood. But at this time, the crown prince's position is not stable, and several princes, even the feudal lords, have different ideas, so His Majesty decided to keep it secret and prepare to secretly solve some hidden dangers for the prince."

Coughing up blood?Shen Langhua's heart was shocked, it turned out that His Majesty was seriously ill at this time, not the middle of June as she knew in her previous life.

Seeing that Shen Langhua's face was loose, Deng Tong continued: "I am already a thorn in the side of the empress and the crown prince. When the crown prince ascends the throne, I will definitely die. Now only my wife can save my life."

Shen Langhua raised his head and sighed softly, and said coldly: "Master Deng, why did you tell me this? If His Majesty dies one day, and I have no heirs under my knees, I will move to the North Palace as a concubine as usual. The future emperor will be a concubine." Queen's son, if you want to save your life, you should ask them."

"Because Madam has no heirs, yet she is honored and favored by Your Majesty, the Empress has long been extremely afraid of Madam. If there is a chance in the future, won't Madam get rid of future troubles!" Deng Tong laughed, and after a long time, he sighed: "Ma'am, in fact, we are all poor people! If we don't resist, we can only be fished by mermaids!"

Deng Tong's sad laughter lingered in Shen Langhua's ears. She remembered her previous life, when she was framed by Dou Yifang and had an affair with Deng Tong, and even became pregnant with a child. All her deeds have been erased, leaving only a few words to prove her existence.

As for Deng Tong, as soon as Liu Qi came to the throne, he was dismissed from his position and all his property was confiscated.Penniless, he could only go to the street to beg like a beggar, and finally starved to death on the street.

I don't know if she got Deng Tong in trouble, or Deng Tong got her in trouble?

As for her future path, Shen Langhua had already paved the way. After much thought, Shen Langhua decided to take Deng Tong with her. She said: "You go to Weiyang Palace first, don't show your feet, and follow my orders for the following matters."

A few days later, when Liu Heng was in court, he suddenly passed out and was carried to Weiyang Palace.The imperial doctor said to the outside world that it was a common cold, and it would be better if he took a good rest, but all the ministers in the hall saw His Majesty's appearance at that time, and no one could enter the Weiyang Palace except the prince, not even the queen. Today's memorial has also passed All are approved by the prince.

Shen Langhua paced back and forth in Suiyu Hall, counting the days on her fingers, but whispered: "No, no!"

Qiang'er heard her talking to herself, and asked in confusion: "Ma'am, what's wrong, what happened?"

Shen Langhua's eyes were fixed, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately urged: "Qiang'er, hurry up and announce the imperial physician, remember, you can only find Imperial Physician Shao." A few years ago, when Empress Zhang passed away, Shen Langhua took Imperial Physician Shao under his command.

Seeing her anxious expression, Qiang'er thought something serious happened, she nodded indiscriminately, and ran out with her skirt in her hands.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, Qiang'er hurried over with Imperial Doctor Shao.

Imperial Physician Shao had just saluted, and before he could open his mouth to speak, Shen Langhua interrupted, "Quickly feel my pulse."

Imperial Physician Shao didn't dare to delay, so he quickly took out a small pillow and asked Shen Langhua to put his hand on it. His three fingers rested on Shen Langhua's wrist, and he frowned for a moment, then said slowly: "Madam's pulse is not floating. Unsinkable, gentle and powerful..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Qiang'er interrupted him sharply, "Mr. Shao, didn't you say that Madam's pulse condition is weak and weak, and her qi and blood are weak?"

"This is also what I don't understand. At that time, I prescribed nourishing medicine, which could only nourish qi and blood, but could not relieve my wife's old illness. But now I see that my wife's complexion is ruddy and shiny. The old illness has plagued people for decades." Imperial physician Shao looked at her face again, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Langhua rubbed his forehead, frowned in confusion, shook his head and said, "I don't have any discomfort, I just want to ask Imperial Physician Shao to take a closer look to see if there is any disease that hasn't been diagnosed yet."