sick princess

"But...but why the empress? The empress is not favored, and her talent is mediocre. Can she really beat Concubine Zhou?" Rui Xiaoyi hesitated.

Since he wanted to find a backer for himself, he naturally had to find someone reliable.In Rui Xiaoyi's opinion, Empress Xu is really not that reliable.When Hong Ling said that she should find a backer for herself, she thought that Hong Ling would suggest that she find Concubine Feng De.

Although Concubine Feng De doesn't look like a mountain, no one dares to underestimate her in the harem all these years.Even if Rui Xiaoyi had little contact with Concubine Feng De, she had to admit that Concubine Feng De had her own way of dealing with the world.

Over the years, during the battle, Empress Xu had been sacked, Concubine Zhou was imprisoned for three years, Concubine Zhuang was sent to the cold palace, and Concubine Hui was still imprisoned in the palace.Only Concubine Feng De, no matter how others ups and downs, she is as stable as Mount Tai, standing upright.Moreover, the Feng family is also a powerful family, which can give Concubine Feng De the greatest protection, unlike Queen Xu's mother's family, which has already fallen.

No matter how you look at it, it is more reliable to seek refuge with Concubine Feng De than to seek refuge with Empress Xu.

Thinking of this, Rui Xiaoyi asked her doubts: "Why, not Concubine Feng De?"

Hong Ling held Rui Xiaoyi's hand, and said with all her heart: "Master, if there is anyone in this palace who can beat the imperial concubine, it must be the empress. Although the empress is not favored, she represents Being orthodox, there will naturally be a group of Qingliu supporting her. And the power of Qingliu, I must have seen the master."

"Three years ago, when the master had not yet entered the palace, the empress had no favors. The emperor was very partial to Zhou Guifei, who was still the imperial concubine at that time. Even if she made a mistake, she was only let go. This kind of behavior finally attracted Qingliu people." At that time, there was impeachment by the imperial censor, and even the emperor was disgraced. So, the imperial concubine became Zhou noble concubine and was banned for three years. The power of Qingliu cannot be underestimated. As long as the empress does not make a big mistake No matter how much the emperor doesn't like the empress, he can't touch her easily."

"Besides, under the empress's knees, there is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Longevity. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not favored by the Emperor, he is smart and enlightened. Since he entered the court to listen to the government, he has received the favor and support of a group of ministers. Princess Longevity has been weak and sick since she was a child. , but fate brings blessings and is deeply favored by the emperor. In many cases, Princess Longevity is able to influence the emperor's decision by herself. With such a son and daughter, the empress does not have the support of her natal family, and she is incompetent The means, the position is also stable enough.”

"As for why you don't seek refuge with Concubine Feng De...Master, Concubine Feng De is in the palace, and has always been known for acting in an upright manner, not forming cliques, and not competing for favor. She has enough strength, so naturally she can not get involved in the right and wrong in the palace, and become a Everyone wants to win. But it also means that you can't get any assistance from her."

Rui Xiaoyi listened to Hong Ling's analysis with her one by one, thought for a moment, and finally nodded: "What you said sounds very reasonable. Although Concubine Feng De is good, since she doesn't get involved in these right and wrong, I will Naturally, it is impossible to seek refuge with her. As expected, only the Empress Dowager is the most suitable candidate. Then, I will make some needlework tomorrow and send it to the Empress Empress's palace, which is my kindness. "

Rui Xiaoyi was originally a simple-minded person, otherwise, she would not have been led by the nose so easily by Concubine Zhou.

Now, she herself is flustered and has no idea, and Hong Ling's analysis is clear and logical.Naturally, it was easy for her to listen to Hong Ling's words.

Hong Ling nodded in satisfaction: "Master can figure it out, it's the best."

Rui Xiaoyi has one advantage. Once she makes up her mind to do something, she will focus on how to do it well.

Hong Ling lowered her eyes, listening to Rui Xiaoyi rambling on how to please Empress Xu, but what she thought in her heart was that she had finally lived up to the expectations of her real master, Baoluo, and made Rui Xiaoyi Yi pulled them to their side.

The empress suffered a loss because she was not favored by Emperor Zhaode, and Emperor Zhaode was easily influenced by Concubine Zhou's side-by-side wind.Now, with Rui Xiaoyi on their side, they can make up for this deficiency a little bit.

Rui Xiaoyi is prone to impulsive bad things, in the future, she will watch Rui Xiaoyi carefully.

Although all she did was not for Rui Xiaoyi, but for Baoluo, as long as Rui Xiaoyi truly turned her heart to Queen Xu, Rui Xiaoyi's life would naturally be the same in the future.Neither Empress Xu nor Baoluo would treat their own people harshly.

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Empress Xu suddenly received an overture from Rui Xiaoyi, and she was a little puzzled, so Baoluo advised her: "Rui Xiaoyi has gone through the incident of falling out of favor earlier, and after thinking about it, she also understands the importance of having a backer in the palace. She and Concubine Zhou are at odds, she must know that we and Concubine Zhou are enemies rather than friends, that's why she came to seek refuge with Empress Mother. If Empress Mother thinks Rui Xiaoyi is useful, she can be recruited under her command."

"Right now, Rui Xiaoyi has won the heart of my father. With Rui Xiaoyi here, it will be easier for us to do some things."

Empress Xu was a little hesitant, but upon hearing Baoluo's words, she nodded and said, "You're right. If that's the case, I'll accept her offer."

Thinking of how Rui Xiaoyi regained her favor, Empress Xu felt relieved.

Earlier, because of Zhou Guifei's daughter Ji Qinghan, the queen mother forced her later, and Emperor Zhaode was not very satisfied with her, so Empress Xu kept holding her breath.Now, knowing that Concubine Zhou Gui is in a bad mood, she feels better.

After Empress Xu left, the prince said: "My sister's appearance is really wonderful. If Concubine Zhou knew that Rui Xiaoyi had just stepped on her and returned to favor, and then she came to our side, I'm afraid she would be even more angry. "

"It's nothing, it's just paying respects to Concubine Zhou. The queen mother is almost going to be mad at Concubine Zhou. If I don't make such a fuss for the queen, I will be a daughter in vain." Baoluo stared and said: "It's a pity , I can't do anything with my father and my grandmother. They have a share in persecuting my mother."

The prince sneered and said: "Our father is the most soft-hearted. Concubine Zhou cried and complained in front of him, and he couldn't help it. He wanted to release Ji Qinghan, but for the sake of the harmony on the surface of the harem, he wanted to let her go. My mother later took charge of this matter. The emperor never considers the queen mother's mood when doing things. I am not surprised that he would do this. But our grandmother... I really don't know what she is thinking. "

"The emperor's grandmother devoted herself to cultivating the fifth emperor's brother, and never cared about the affairs of the harem. Only when the father, the emperor, conferred the Zhou family as the imperial concubine, and wanted to abolish the mother's empress, and let the Zhou family replace her, did the emperor's grandmother stand up and say something, the queen Don't take it lightly. Because the emperor's grandmother spoke for the mother, the mother and I were very grateful to the emperor's grandmother. But what about the Zhou family and Ji Qinghan has anything to do with the emperor's grandmother?"

"At the beginning, the emperor's grandmother spoke out of public interest when she spoke about the Queen's abolition. This time, what is it? Could it be that I was wrong. The emperor's grandmother has always been partial to the Zhou family, but because of the Is it difficult to express your own position?" The prince was puzzled.

However, if the queen mother really favored the Zhou family, the queen mother should be happy to see the success of the Zhou family when Emperor Zhaode wanted to confer the title of queen.

Anyway, the crown prince would never believe that the empress dowager intervened in this matter because of the reason she said - she wanted to see the royal descendants gather together.Otherwise, why don't you say it sooner or later, and when Concubine Zhou lifted the ban and Emperor Zhaode also wanted to release the fifth princess, she stood up and said it?

Baoluo thought for a while, and said, "Brother Prince, do you feel that the imperial grandmother is actually maintaining the balance of power in the harem? Back then, when the mother and the empress were declining, the imperial grandmother prevented the father from abolishing the empress, and she also treated the empress secretly. Take care. Now that Concubine Zhou is on the decline, and the Empress Dowager is strong, Grandmother has started to help Concubine Zhou."

"As soon as you said it, I also found out. A few days ago, the imperial grandmother specially reminded the emperor that the time limit for Concubine Zhou's confinement is coming. Tell me, why did the imperial grandmother do this? Could it be that she also What do you think about the power of the Six Palaces?" As soon as the words came out, the crown prince denied his guess: "No, the emperor's grandmother should not want the power of the Six Palaces. If the emperor's grandmother has any thoughts about the power of the Six Palaces, it depends on The methods used by the queen mother are not the opponent of the emperor's grandmother at all, so what the emperor's grandmother really wants, could it be, could it be..."

"Brother Wuhuang has been raised by the emperor's grandmother since he landed. The emperor's grandmother loves him like anything, and she can't wait to pile the best things in front of him. Even his riding and archery master, I invited you alone." Baoluo said lightly, "Brother Prince, I heard that Brother Wu Huang's literary talents are not inferior to yours."

"If the imperial grandmother also has any thoughts about that position, it is understandable for her to do so. Let the empress mother and the concubine Zhou restrain each other, and do not give either party a chance to become bigger, and the fifth emperor will have hope. But, I think the father has always been indifferent to the fifth brother, and even the invisible person among the princes, the third brother has received more attention from the father than the fifth brother." The prince said.

"If it weren't for Brother Wuhuang's difficult matter, do you think that Grandmother can go around in circles and plan for Brother Wuhuang?" Baoluo shook her head, then frowned and said, "I always feel that Grandmother Huang It seems to be hiding a secret, an unspoken secret between her and her father. I don't know if this secret is related to Brother Wu Huang."

The prince pondered for a moment, and said: "In short, we still have to be wary of the emperor's grandmother in the future. It is said that Zhou Guifei has a deep mind, but the emperor's grandmother is even worse than Zhou Guifei. Let's not be stupid Some of them were tricked by the emperor's grandmother without knowing it."

"Don't worry, Brother Prince, this is just our guess. It's not certain what the truth is. However, after the imperial grandmother made things difficult for the mother this time, we must let the imperial grandmother know that we are not soft persimmons and should not be manipulated at will. Since the father The emperor is so afraid of the emperor's grandmother, I think it's better to start with the fifth emperor..."

While scheming against the fifth prince, Baoluo didn't feel any disturbance in his heart.

She admitted that after staying in this harem for a long time, her hands were not clean.

The palace has never been a place where you can pay attention to benevolence and righteousness. Since the Queen Mother made things difficult for the people she valued the most, if she wanted to give the Queen Mother a warning, she naturally had to pick on the Queen Mother's weaknesses.

In just a few days, the reputation of the fifth prince as being smart, studious, knowledgeable, and respectful corporal spread to Emperor Zhaode.

"The servants in the palace said that even the crown prince and Xiaosi who are the best in their homework are not as good as Xiaowu?"

"Yes, it is said that the fifth prince is the best among the princes of this generation, and the rest of the princes are not as good as the fifth prince."

After hearing these words, Emperor Zhaode's eyes instantly became deep.