sick princess

"Is the emperor's grandmother to hear the case?" Baoluo looked at the eldest princess Changtai with a smile that was not a smile: "Because of her physical discomfort, the emperor's grandmother seldom interfered with the affairs of the harem, and only devoted herself to nurturing the fifth emperor brother. Grandmother came to try this case, wouldn't it disturb her old man's cleanliness? If it is really because of this matter that the emperor's grandmother suffers, it would be unfilial of us juniors."

Now that it is known that this matter is mostly related to the Queen Mother, how can Baoluo entrust her fate to the Queen Mother?

Even if we don't talk about this time, in the past, she and the Queen Mother didn't have any good relationship.

Baoluo fully believed that if the Queen Mother had the opportunity to suppress Queen Xu and her, then the Queen Mother would never be lenient.

"Hey, what can I do?" Princess Changtai fiddled with her Danko-dyed nails, and said: "Although the mother is in poor health and has been resting in the palace for these years, she still loves the younger generation. If the mother Knowing the embarrassment of the emperor's sister-in-law today, I will definitely take the initiative to share the worries and solve the problems for the emperor's wife."

With these warm words on her lips, in fact, Princess Changtai's eyes are full of lingering gloating.

Ever since the congratulatory gift that Princess Changtai gave to the Queen Mother was smashed on the spot a few years ago, the relationship between Princess Changtai and Queen Xu's lineage has completely froze.Over the years, Empress Xu and Baoluo have been going smoothly.On the other hand, the eldest princess Changtai was implicated because the queen mother was jealous of Emperor Zhaode, so she had to live her life in a low-key manner. Among the eldest princesses, she was suppressed by the eldest princess Longqing, and the eldest princess Changtai was already full of anger .

Now, finally there is an opportunity to see the bad luck of Queen Xu and Baoluo, Princess Changtai will not let it go.

Princess Changtai can clearly see that the relationship between her mother-in-law, the Queen Mother, and Queen Xu's lineage is definitely not good, and this time, she has the Queen Mother's instruction behind her speaking, which means that the Queen Mother is going to deal with Queen Xu and Queen Xu. Boluo.Princess Changtai believes that as long as the power of hearing the case is transferred to the Queen Mother, Queen Xu and Baoluo will definitely be in trouble.

"That's very true. Since it is inconvenient for the Empress Dowager to try this case, it is the safest way to let the Empress Dowager do it for her. If the Empress Dowager is tired because of this, I will go to the Empress Dowager to plead guilty after the matter is over!" The old princess Rong couldn't care about anything else, she just wanted to find out the murderer who killed her granddaughter as soon as possible!

That is the granddaughter she raised herself. She is not without pride when she sees Princess Pingning's beautiful face at sunrise and sunset.Originally, she thought that with her granddaughter's appearance and talent, coupled with her family background in Prince Rong's mansion, she would definitely be able to find a good husband, even for the position of Mrs. Wu'anhou, and she hoped to compete with the princess.Unexpectedly, such a thing happened in the blink of an eye...

In the future, if her granddaughter wants to marry, she can only marry at a low price.A family comparable to Prince Rong's mansion, or even a family inferior to Prince Rong's mansion, would not be willing to have a disfigured daughter-in-law, otherwise, how would they go out to socialize in the future?Only those who are completely attached to Prince Rong's mansion will be willing to marry Princess Pingning.But Princess Pingning's vision is so high, how can she see those people?

Thinking of this, the old Princess Rong hated the person who killed her granddaughter.The fifth princess who attacked Princess Pingning, the old Princess Rong naturally couldn't spare her.If Baoluo also participated in this matter, the old Princess Rong would naturally treat her equally!

"It's inappropriate for this case to be heard by my mother later." Princess Longqing, who had been sitting on the sidelines watching for some reason, also spoke after Princess Changtai spoke.

"After all, it is the empress's duty to be in charge of the harem. If the mother later manages this matter on her behalf, I know that the empress mother loves the younger generation, and she still cares about the younger generation during her rest. If I don't know, I am afraid that the mother mother has overstepped her authority."

After all, the queen mother is not Emperor Zhaode's biological mother. In the past, in order to show weakness to Emperor Zhaode and show that she has no ambitions, the queen mother has always paid attention to this aspect, and will never do anything that would be misunderstood.

Therefore, this time, Princess Longqing has a reason to refute Princess Changtai's proposal - if your queen mother really has no ambitions for the power of the harem, she should not interfere in this matter. Wuzheng is pretending, but you still have some thoughts about the authority of the harem.

Even if the Queen Mother is really going to try the case, Princess Changtai and the old Princess Rong should not be the ones to open the mouth. Only when Queen Xu personally asks the Queen Mother for help, the Queen Mother's intervention will be justified, otherwise, it is overstepping the authority, and It was a concubine, a princess and the queen mother who overstepped their powers together.

Princess Longqing's eyes lingered on Princess Changtai for a moment.

There are some things that are difficult for others to say, and only she, the daughter of the first emperor and empress, can say it.

Because of her status as the first princess, she has always been the most honorable one among the eldest princesses, and even the queen mother has to avoid her by three points.And because she had no siblings and had no ambitions in government affairs, Emperor Zhaode felt more at ease with her than with Princess Changtai and the other princesses.

Among the princesses, Princess Longqing can be said to live the most wanton life, and she is also very important in the clan.

Old Princess Rong would naturally not ignore the words of Princess Longqing.She thought about it, the Empress Dowager and Empress Xu obviously did not get along, if the Empress Dowager got involved, it would probably make the matter more complicated.At that time, this case will only become a bargaining chip between the Empress Dowager and Empress Xu. Whether the real culprit who killed her granddaughter can be found out is not certain.

And this is definitely not what the old Princess Rong would like to see.

Old Concubine Rong thought for a while, and said: "In this way, it is not appropriate for the empress dowager to try this case. Although I am eager to get a result, I dare not let the empress dowager bear the name of greed for power. Long Qing , you are the first eldest princess in this generation, the daughter of the first emperor, with a strong status, and the aunt of the fifth and seventh girls. It is really appropriate for you to hear this case. How about this case Are you here to continue the trial?"

Princess Longqing glanced at Empress Xu: "Whether the master of the harem is the emperor's wife, everything depends on the emperor's wife. If the emperor's wife wants me to share her worries and problems, I am naturally duty bound!"

In any case, Princess Longqing at least gave Empress Xu superficial respect, unlike the old Princess Rong and Princess Changtai who excluded Empress Xu when they suspected that Empress Xu was coming, and did not give Empress Xu any face.

When questioned by Princess Rong and Princess Changtai, Empress Xu had already expected that she could no longer preside over the case.All she asked was for the person who tried the case to make a fair and objective judgment, and not someone who always wanted to harm their mother and daughter.

As for Princess Longqing, she is very clear about her position.

As a married princess, she naturally doesn't need any court authority. What she wants is to maintain her influence in the clan, and even expand this influence.

If it is possible to hear the case on behalf of Empress Xu when it is inconvenient for Empress Xu to come forward, who in the clan would dare to ignore her influence?

Besides, in private, Princess Longqing is very optimistic about Empress Xu's lineage. Although she did not have much contact with Empress Xu in the past, she doesn't mind using this matter to establish a good relationship with Empress Xu.

The two hit it off, each taking what they needed.

Empress Xu and Princess Longqing looked at each other for a while, before she looked away: "If the imperial sister is willing to share the worries of the palace, it would be great - except for the queen mother, only the imperial sister is worthy of being able to represent the palace. act."

An almost invisible smile appeared on the lips of Long Qing's eldest princess: "Since the emperor's sister-in-law trusts my sister-in-law so much, my sister-in-law will definitely live up to her trust."

"Eldest Princess Longqing is not the only one, and the first emperor's daughter is not the only one, so why is it that only Longqing Emperor can handle the case on behalf of the emperor's wife?" Changtai Eldest Princess saw the limelight and was robbed by Long Qing again. , couldn't help grinding his teeth.

"Of course it's because the emperor's sister-in-law trusts me and doesn't trust you!" Princess Longqing said as a matter of course, so angry that Princess Changtai almost vomited blood.

Now that Baoluo knew that the Empress Dowager was responsible for this matter, she also understood that this matter must have something to do with Princess Changtai.Seeing that Princess Changtai still wanted to speak, she smiled and said, "Aunt Changtai has repeatedly obstructed the trial process. I don't know why? It's not because Aunt Changtai is jealous of Aunt Longqing, or Aunt Changtai wants to cover up behind the scenes." Mafia?"

"Baoluo, don't talk nonsense. The queen mother is such a person who is indifferent to fame and wealth. How could she raise a daughter who is obsessed with power? Don't wrong your Aunt Changtai. Follow your Aunt Changtai's instructions. Personal character, I guess I won't be able to cover up the black hand behind the scenes." On the surface, Empress Xu was defending Princess Changtai, but in fact the irony in her words could be felt by even the dullest person.

Princess Longqing frowned slightly, and scolded Princess Changtai: "Since you don't have such thoughts, don't do things that will be misunderstood. If you interfere with the trial process again, believe it or not, Aunt Huang will be the first to forgive you." you?"

Princess Changtai felt extremely aggrieved, looked at Princess Longqing and old Princess Rong, and then reluctantly swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Princess Longqing said to the imperial physician who was standing beside her: "Emperor Jiang, come forward and have a look. How long has Pingning's hairpin been stained with this medicinal powder?"

Hearing this, a middle-aged man stepped forward to take the hairpin, and looked at it carefully for a while: "Reporting to the Eldest Princess, the medicinal powder is attached to the hairpin, and I'm afraid it's almost gone."

Ji Qinghan on the side heard the words, his eyes lit up: "Half a year? The Seventh Sister gave this hairpin to Sister Pingning, wasn't it just half a year ago? Could it be that the Seventh Sister has been eyeing Pingning since then? elder sister?"

"Yeah, could it be that I was eyeing Sister Pingning at that time?" Baoluo looked at Ji Qinghan with a half-smile and said, "Tell me, I have no grudges with Sister Pingning in the past, and I have no grudges in recent days. What do I have?" Why can't you get along with Sister Pingning?"

On the side, a female voice hesitated and said: "Si... naturally it is because Seventh Emperor Sister has an affair with Wu Anhou. Seventh Emperor Sister knows that Sister Pingning loves Marquis Wu An, so she regards Sister Pingning as an enemy."