sick princess

In the Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager looked at the meal that was sent out as it was, and said with a slight sideways look: "Xiao Wu, child, still refuses to eat?"

Nanny Zhang, who was beside the queen mother, said: "Master, my little master was just reprimanded by the emperor this afternoon, and I'm afraid I'm still hurting my nerves now. Master let the old slave say something presumptuous, the emperor... really went too far this time. The master does not see the emperor a few times throughout the year. Finally, this time the emperor came to ask him about his homework. He was so happy. Who knows, he had to come to the emperor to scold him. No matter who it is, he will not Better off."

"Nowadays, everyone in the palace knows that the emperor doesn't like the young master. The young master has always been very strong. For a while, I'm afraid I can't turn the corner."

Grandma Zhang watched the fifth prince grow up. In Zhang Nanny's heart, the fifth prince is like her half grandson.Needless to say, Zhang Momo loves and protects the Fifth Prince.Because of the matter of the fifth prince, she also felt a little dissatisfied with Emperor Zhaode in her heart.

The queen mother sighed softly: "Xiao Wu, a child who was raised by Ai's family to be delicate, has not gone through any troubles. He was just reprimanded. Have you ever seen a shot in the dark? Let’s not talk about the methods of those concubines in the palace. When the first emperor sent his father out to investigate the case of embezzlement of disaster relief funds, the officials in the south of the Yangtze River protected each other, and there were remnants of the previous dynasty. I can't come back."

"Even though we have worked so hard to find out the results, the first emperor still thinks that his father's investigation was too slow and he was not good at doing things. Hasn't his father endured it? If he can't bear it, what can he do? The superiors look at you pleasingly, no matter you Whatever you do is right, if the superior doesn’t like you, whatever you do is wrong. It’s time for him to understand this.”

Zhang Momo glanced around vigilantly, and then said: "The emperor was not liked by the late emperor back then. If it weren't for the help of the master to mediate, what would be the situation now. The emperor is making things difficult for the master now, it is really a black heart of."

"If the emperor is kind-hearted, I'm afraid it won't be his turn to sit on the throne now. When the first emperor was the emperor, the dispute between the prince and concubine was so fierce. If one is not careful, he will become a stepping stone for others to take the throne. The emperor His cool temperament is following the late emperor."

The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief, and said again: "Nowadays, the prince who is famous in this palace can't be compared with that in the past. Even if the Ai family wants to push someone out to check and balance the prince, it is very difficult. The Ai family intends to promote the second child, but the second child looks outside. Shrewd on the outside, but stupid on the inside, the third child is useless, and the fourth child follows his mother, Concubine De, who is the most slippery. Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi are still young, but they look smart at the moment. The age of entering the court to listen to politics. Tell me, in such a severe environment, if Xiao Wu can't grow up as soon as possible, what will he do in the future?"

Nanny Zhang is an old man beside the queen mother, so she naturally knows how high the queen mother's expectations are for the fifth prince.

This time Emperor Zhaode reprimanded the Fifth Prince. Although the Queen Mother was dissatisfied with Emperor Zhaode, what she was even more dissatisfied with was that the Fifth Prince was so easily attacked by Emperor Zhaode.

After all, she watched the children who grew up, and Zhang Momo didn't want the fifth prince to be reprimanded by the queen mother after being reprimanded by Emperor Zhaode, so she said: "After all, the young master is still young, and the master is teaching slowly, that is, gone."

"Aijia wants to teach slowly, but time doesn't wait for me!"

Seeing what the Queen Mother said, Mammy Zhang couldn't speak anymore.Even though she has some face around the queen mother, she is just a servant after all.No matter how the Empress Dowager wants to teach the fifth prince, she has no right to intervene, at most she can persuade the Empress Dowager a few words in her ear.

"Master, the emperor has never paid attention to the little master. This time, why did he suddenly target the little master like this?"

"It's been rumored in the palace that Xiao Wu is very intelligent, and he is the leader among the princes of this generation." The Queen Mother sneered, "It's just that the master praised Xiao Wu casually, and when it spread outside, such words came out."

Nanny Zhang frowned and said: "This is someone who wants to deal with us, who is it, does the master have a clue?"

"It's not difficult to guess. The Ai family usually only asks about the affairs of the harem. If there is anyone who has had conflicts recently, it is only the queen."

Zhang Momo was surprised and said: "The empress did this?" It's not that she underestimated Empress Xu, it's really... If Empress Xu had this method, she would not have been crushed to death by Concubine Zhou back then.

This may seem simple to do, but it actually requires a very keen observation.

Nanny Zhang really couldn't figure it out, who could see the hidden defense and hostility between the Queen Mother and Emperor Zhaode, and use the Fifth Prince to attack the Queen Mother.

"Of course it wasn't done by the empress. However, the fact that Xiao Wu was praised by the master can spread so quickly, it is not unrelated to the manpower arranged by the empress in the harem."

"It's Princess Longevity." Nanny Zhang said firmly.

Since this matter was not done by Queen Xu, and it has nothing to do with Queen Xu, it can only be done by Princess Longevity.The prince has always been not easy to intervene in the affairs of the harem.

"I heard Concubine Zhou say that Princess Longevity is so smart and close to a demon at such a young age, and the servants still didn't think so. Now it seems that Princess Longevity is indeed not to be underestimated."

"That's natural. If it weren't for longevity, Mrs. Zhou might still be sitting securely in her imperial concubine's position."

"Since Princess Longevity is so smart, could it be that she never thought that it would be unwise to be openly hostile to you?" Nanny Zhang was puzzled.

"Changshou didn't want to make an enemy of the Ai family by doing this. She was just warning the Ai family not to attack the queen at will in the future. She is also a filial child. I don't know what kind of luck the Xu family has had. , to give birth to such children.”

"Master, then we will..."

"What to do, just do it. It's just that the Ai family really didn't expect that the first person to notice this would be longevity. In the future, we have to be more cautious. The emperor was always on guard against the Ai family. If If someone with a heart tries to sow discord in the middle, the consequences will be disastrous."

At the same time, in Changchun Palace, Concubine Zhou Gui was talking with Emperor Zhaode about getting the Seventh Prince back.

As early as the day when she had just lifted the confinement, after consulting Emperor Zhaode for instructions, Concubine Feng De spontaneously sent the second prince back to Concubine Zhou Gui.There was no movement at Concubine Rong's place, she didn't even mention sending the Seventh Prince back to Changchun Palace.

Originally, Concubine Zhou wanted to take her time, and when she picked up the fifth princess Ji Qinghan, let Ji Qinghan act coquettishly in front of Emperor Zhaode, saying that she missed her younger brother, then she could take the seventh prince back.

But ever since the news that the Seventh Prince had been praised by Emperor Zhaode spread throughout the harem, Concubine Zhou felt extremely tormented and couldn't wait for even a moment.

Now, the Seventh Prince is being raised under Concubine Rong's lap. Even if she is outstanding, outsiders will only say that Concubine Rong is well-raised. Who would remember that she is the biological mother of the Seventh Prince?

Besides, the Seventh Prince was still young when he was carried to Concubine Rong's side as a child.If he had been raised by Concubine Rong's side for a long time, he might not remember who his biological mother was.

Over the years, although Concubine Zhou has been confined in the Changchun Palace and cannot go to see the Seventh Prince in person, she will send someone to send some needles and thread to the Seventh Prince during festivals. I don't know if the Seventh Prince has received it...

"Your Majesty, when the concubines were confined in the Changchun Palace, it was inconvenient to raise Xiao Er and Xiao Qi. The Emperor sympathized with the concubines and sent them to Concubine De and Concubine Rong. Now, Xiao Er has returned to the concubine's side. Look, When will the concubine be asked to bring Xiao Qi back? First, Xiao Qi has also made Concubine Rong tired for so many years, bringing him back can also make Concubine Rong feel at ease. Second, Xiao Qi and the minister The concubine and Xiaoer haven't seen each other for so many years, bringing him back will allow Xiaoqi to have a family relationship with the emperor, concubines and Xiaoer... If Han'er is added, our family will be complete."

As always, Concubine Zhou would pick up what Emperor Zhaode liked to hear.It was clearly Emperor Zhaode who ordered the three children to be forcibly taken away from Concubine Zhou. From Concubine Zhou's mouth, it turned out that Emperor Zhaode sympathized with her and did so.Emperor Zhaode himself never enjoyed family happiness when he was young, but now he attaches great importance to family happiness, so Concubine Zhou used family happiness to persuade Emperor Zhaode to send the Seventh Prince back to Changchun Palace.

Seeing that Emperor Zhaode's face seemed to be loose, Concubine Zhou continued her efforts, leaned into Emperor Zhaode's ear, and said a lot of good things.

On the second day, when Concubine Rong received the imperial decree ordering her to send the Seventh Prince back to Concubine Zhou's Changchun Palace, Concubine Rong was so angry that she smashed a bottle.

Regarding the rare treasures sent by Emperor Zhaode to reward her for taking good care of the Seventh Prince over the years, Concubine Rong didn't even look at them: "It's really unreasonable! I need my palace, so I just send him away." Come here, I don’t need this palace anymore, so I have to take people back. Could it be that this palace is dedicated to raising children for others!”

Concubine Rong was injured in her early years and could no longer conceive a child.Ever since Emperor Zhaode sent the Seventh Prince to her, she has treated the Seventh Prince as her own. I want to go back!Concubine Rong was completely enraged.

In her opinion, those rewards sent by Emperor Zhaode are not glory, but an insult!Tell her blatantly that she can only make wedding clothes for others!

"Master, don't be too busy getting angry. All these years, the slaves have noticed how you treat the little master, and the little master only kisses you. You must never say anything about helping others raise their children. Otherwise, if my little master hears this, I'm afraid I'll feel uncomfortable." Concubine Rong's confidant, Mo Xiang, advised.

"I don't want to say these things either, but look at what the emperor is doing! It must be that the Zhou family is pushing the emperor, and the Zhou family can't see that Ben Gong and Xiaoqi are living well."

Mo Xiang said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, according to this servant, there is no room for change in this matter..."

"The emperor's imperial decree has been issued, how can we turn it around?" Concubine Rong looked at Mo Xiang suspiciously.