"Concubine Deng alone is not enough to make things difficult for the Queen Mother Cai and His Highness Prince Cai." Wei Changying said calmly, "The concubine herself knows this in her heart, but she still said this to sister Xinmiao. My sister also knows that the concubine has always been She is the most shrewd, and my sister is not a timid person. How could the noble concubine think that she could scare you, my sister, with such words? Could it be that if you fail to scare your sister, you, my sister, would take advantage of her anger? Both Mr. Deng and his sister also took action against the situation in Xiliang, is it just like today?"
Duanmu Xinmiao's expression changed slightly and said, "Sister Wei, what do you mean...?"
"Either the imperial concubine has something to rely on and can really threaten you, sister, and is not afraid that you will embarrass Mr. Deng and Wanwan; or the imperial concubine actually doesn't want to offend my sister, but has to do this." Wei Changying said calmly.
Duanmu Xinmiao's face was ashen!
How could she not hear the meaning of Wei Changying's words: whether the imperial concubine had someone to rely on, or the imperial concubine had to say, as an imperial concubine, who else could be the imperial concubine to rely on besides the Holy One? As a noble concubine, who else but the Holy One could force her to be this evil person
Anyway, the behind-the-scenes of this matter has nothing to do with the Holy One!
As Wei Changying said, if it was just Concubine Deng who wanted to harm Queen Mother Cai and King Cai, Duanmu Xinmiao wouldn't be very afraid. Otherwise, she wouldn't have poisoned Deng Zongqi without even saying hello. She wouldn't be afraid. It will anger the imperial concubine. Because Concubine Deng was angered, she couldn't just take revenge if she wanted to.
But the Holy Spirit is different...
The fourth prince is deceased, Queen Mother Cai and King Cai are orphans and widowed, Duanmu Weimiao and Duanmu Xinmiao's biological mother has passed away, and they have no biological brothers to support them. Their stepmother Zhou Yueguang has a reputation as a virtuous person, but Zhou Yueguang is older than Duanmu Wei. Miao is still two years younger. This so-called mother and daughter have never met at all, so how can they be truly considerate to their stepdaughter
Duanmu Weimiao can stay in the house, whether it is cold or lonely, anyway, she can close the door and live her own stable life, without looking at anyone's face - even though no one has flattered her over the years, but because of the saint's posthumous title, she has not People go and provoke them. It can be said that the stability of both mother and son was given by the Holy God.
The Holy One can give, but cannot he take away
The Holy One wants to take away the Holy One's daughter-in-law and the Holy One's grandson. Just like how King Ji was demoted to a commoner before, the Holy One teaches his descendants. Who can say anything? Duanmu Xing was too busy keeping a low profile and had no time to take care of his granddaughter who had been married off long ago. The old lady of the Duanmu family who loved Duanmu Weimiao has passed away...
Thinking of this, Duanmu Xinmiao's eyes almost turned red. She looked at Wei Changying and asked in a deep voice, "Can Sister Wei teach me?"
"To be honest, this time is an unreasonable disaster for sister Xinmiao." Wei Changying sighed, "Originally, it was none of my sister's business here in Xiliang, but you got involved! But I think both me and my husband have always behaved the same way. It's grand, but it happened in Xiliang, and it didn't matter if it spread to the imperial capital."
Originally, the reason why she went to war so aggressively was not only to establish Shen Zang's authority, but also to reassure His Majesty: Mingpeitang was also fighting among themselves, and there would be no time to endanger the throne. Your Majesty, you can comfortably stay with your concubines in the harem. Let's drink and have fun together! Don’t worry about the power of the clan shaking the Shen family!
Besides, the things she did were so popular, how could the Imperial Capital not know about it? It doesn’t matter if Du Duan Mu Xin Miao has one spy and one less her. Regardless of the important things, people who shouldn't know will definitely not know it!
Duanmu Xinmiao only came here as a doctor. She was close to the Shen family, but not close enough to avoid the inner room. What's more, she is a woman, and she doesn't even need to find a reason to prevent her from knowing confidential things.
In fact, sending such a spy here is really not very useful. After all, the Shen family has no plans to rebel in Xiliang, and Duanmu Xinmiao herself is not happy about spending her days walking around asking for information. What she can do The difference between the effect and an ordinary eyeliner is basically negligible. The eighth young lady of the Duanmu family, besides being a lady, had learned medical skills, not craftsmanship. How could she be qualified for the responsibility of craftsmanship? No, Wei Changying didn't even ask him face to face. She and Deng Zongqi quarreled and explained it themselves.
... Wei Changying has been secretly guessing that His Majesty is habitually defensive, and he can't rest assured if he has any doubts without troubleshooting. As for whether this tossing has any effect, whether it is right or wrong, the Holy Spirit probably would not consider these when making the toss. Perhaps the Holy One felt that he was wise and powerful, and although he was ambitious, he did not dare to neglect him as the Supreme Being. However, the Holy One had retreated to the harem for many years and ignored everything. Once he understands something, it will definitely have an effect... Poor Duanmu Xinmiao happened to be in trouble at this moment, and also indirectly involved Queen Cai's mother and son.
However, Duanmu Xinmiao could not understand the complicated mood of the Holy Lord, but she only thought of humiliation. She gritted her teeth and said: "I am not willing to give in! I am not thinking about you, Sister Wei, but I really can't stand the days of being ordered around like this. !”
Wei Changying had no choice but to say truthfully: "There's nothing we can do about it. If it's not that person... But now it's very likely that it's that person."
Unless Duanmu Xinmiao no longer cares about Queen Mother Cai and King Cai, she has to compromise.
Deng Zongqi suddenly said softly on the side: "I thought that the Holy One might not do anything to Queen Cai and her son. After all, King Cai is of the Holy King's bloodline. At most, he would be demoted from the title, just like King Ji this time."
"How can my nephew be the same as King Ji?" Duanmu Xinmiao said distractedly, "King Ji... Oh, now he is a commoner Shen Jia, and his first wife is sister Wei, your sister-in-law! Relying on the wife clan It is not difficult to be a wealthy and idle person until old age. The Shen family will always take care of the next generation, at least. My nephew is still young, my eldest sister... our grandmother and mother have both passed away, and my father dotes on his concubine. We, the concubine brothers, are the so-called married women throwing water out of the house, so how can they care about us? "
Deng Zongqi said calmly: "The Queen Mother Cai also has a dowry. Even if the Duanmu family sits idly by, it is enough to be a wealthy and idle person."
"Then the descendants will have nothing to lose, and within two or three generations they will be bullied by some powerful slaves?" Duanmu Xinmiao's face darkened, and he asked back!
The difference between scholars and common people is like clouds and mud. Even though Deng Zongqi's parents died early and he was still ostracized by his tribe, the life he and Deng Wanwan lived was something that many common people longed to envy.
As soon as Duanmu Xinmiao said this, Deng Zongqi couldn't say anything. Could he still suggest that if King Cai was deprived of his title and became a commoner, he would marry someone in the future to give his descendants a noble status
The Holy One is afraid of Wenyue, and Wenyue is also afraid of His Majesty—until the critical moment of life and death, not only is the Holy One unable to make up his mind to directly attack Wenyue, but Wenyue also has no choice but to bear the reputation of regicide and rebellion. This is why Shen Zangfeng immediately started planning Yi Chu after he noticed the prince's hostility towards the Shen family: It was nothing to have a hand in the selection of the crown prince. How could Yi Chu be missing the shadow of a famous family in the past dynasties when he had established a prince? But if Shen Xun is called the real king, then even if the regicide is successful, unless the Shen family ascends the throne and directly usurps the Wei Dynasty, life will not be easy in the future!
Even if the Wei Dynasty is destroyed and a new dynasty is established, which supreme leader can trust the existence of a noble family that has killed its emperor
What if one day the monarch and his ministers fall out of harmony, and the Shen family kills the monarch and kills the new monarch as well? The new king didn't want to be killed, so naturally he had no choice but to kill the Shen family in advance.
Therefore, since the Holy One only used his descendants as a warning, Fan Yue would not deliberately provoke the Holy One. For example, when Duanmu Xing kept a low profile and the Shen family made a fuss over Shen Zangfeng's injury and sent the Guard Chief Ying Qianli to explore his husband... they were all showing submission to the Holy One to dispel the Holy One's uneasiness.
For Duanmu Xinmiao, her eldest sister and her direct nephew are the most important relatives in the world, but to the royal family or the Duanmu family, these mother and son really are nothing—not to mention the Queen Mother Cai’s grandmother and mother. After passing away, the grandfather who is the leader of the clan and the father who will take over Jinxiu Duanmu have always considered the overall situation and will not take them too much into account. As long as their parents are still alive, as Shen Xuan and his wife, especially Mrs. Su, they are the most important. The beloved eldest daughter Shen Zangxiu, after her husband, His Highness Prince Yuki, became a commoner Shen Jia, and she herself changed from Queen Ji to the Shen family, the Shen family responded with silence, and did not even send a servant to see her. One glance
In such a delicate balance, without the help of the family, it is a complete joke to rely on a legitimate daughter to compete with the Holy Emperor.
Even Wei Changying was helpless.
Duanmu Xinmiao was extremely frustrated!
Wei Changying could not comfort her, but finally persuaded her to detoxify Deng Zongqi first: "Since you have said everything just now, I will not tell you those false words now: the people who really threaten Queen Cai's mother and son. , it is definitely not Concubine Deng. However, the concubine has been in the palace for many years. Although she cannot be said to be the favorite of the Sixth Palace, she is still able to talk to the emperor. Master Deng is generous, but the concubine has always cared for him, sister Xinmiao. If you really push the imperial concubine into a panic, I'm afraid it will harm Queen Cai and her son."
"I think that being the case, it's better to just keep this poison to control the imperial concubine." After Duanmu Xinmiao heard this, he thought for a moment, glanced at Deng Zongqi, and said unceremoniously, "The imperial concubine loves him as much as her own flesh and blood! Definitely. I don't want him to die. If I receive a letter from him begging the imperial concubine for help, I won't dare to neglect it. He will definitely help my eldest sister and my nephew in every way. "
Deng Zongqi was very calm about the fact that his life was in the hands of Duanmu Xinmiao, and said calmly: "If I were afraid of death, I would have taken action to restrain Miss Duanmu as early as the moment I realized she was poisoned, and use Miss Duanmu's life to ask for the antidote. "
Duanmu Xinmiao choked, turned his head away, and said with a sneer: "I think you are embarrassed to show your timidity in front of Sister Wei! Pretending to be calm!"
She said this casually because she was a little overwhelmed by Deng Zongqi's always calm demeanor. She said it casually to refute him, and neither she nor Wei Changying paid attention.
But Deng Zongqi, who had been calm before, was shocked. He subconsciously glanced at Wei Changying from the corner of his eyes, but saw that Wei Changying did not look at him. He was still coaxing Duanmu Xinmiao with kind words: "Sister Xinmiao This plan is very inappropriate! You think the imperial concubine did not just enter the palace yesterday, but she has been in the palace for decades, and she holds such a high position as the imperial concubine. How can she be controlled by a junior like you, Sister Xinmiao? If the imperial concubine finds out about this, she will definitely take measures to deal with Prince Cai and her son, at least to make a fight with you, sister Xinmiao!"
With such easy talk, Duanmu Xinmiao knew in her heart that Concubine Deng was definitely not the kind of person who could be easily intimidated. Especially now, the one who uses Queen Cai and her son as a bargaining chip to force her to obey is still the Holy One. If Concubine Deng knew that she was using Deng Zongqi to coerce her, the noble concubine might add fuel to the fire in front of the Holy One and ask the Holy One to give Queen Cai, her mother and her son a few blows... This is terrible It was not what she wanted to see, so Wei Changying handed the ladder several times, and she resigned. He wrote a prescription and threw it to Deng Zongqi, saying: "Go and get the medicine yourself, boil it down and drink it. Drink it three times in a row and it will be done." .”
The farce this time has come to an end. Wei Changying saw that Deng Wanwan was still awake. Deng Wanwan's two maids were huddled in the corner with panic on their faces - after all, Duanmu Xinmiao had forgotten about the quarrel with Deng Zongqi just now. After clearing the place, it was revealed that Zhu Shi and Zhu Lan were Wei Changying's confidants, so it was fine to hear this. Although they are also close maids, they are not close enough to be trusted, so they have to worry about being silenced... In fact, Duanmu Xinmiao, Deng Zongqi and Wei Changying also thought of this matter at the same time, and the three of them tacitly understood this. , looked at each other, Wei Changying asked calmly: "How come Wanwan hasn't woken up yet?"
"She fainted just now. I thought she would make me cry and fuss when she woke up. I couldn't bear to deal with this, so I simply gave her an injection and let her fall asleep. About... Well, so far You will wake up naturally after a few evenings," Duanmu Xinmiao said. When Deng Zongqi wanted to speak, Duanmu Xinmiao said impatiently, "I can't hurt her! Concubine Deng doesn't particularly like her, and she's too weak to do the test. What should I do to the person who tests the medicine?"
Hearing these words, Deng Zongqi became even more uneasy. In front of Duanmu Xinmiao, he asked Wei Changying: "Please, madam, please send someone to take my roommate back to the house, and hire a trustworthy doctor for my roommate."
Wei Changying held down Duanmu Xinmiao who wanted to retort, turned to Deng Zongqi and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Deng, I will take care of all this." (To be continued)