"If you don't say this, forget it, everyone understands it tacitly." The night was already dark, and there was only one lamp lit in the treasure tent. Qiu Baoniang's face was pale even under the lamp, and her thin voice said, This made Queen Qiu even more worried. She said with difficulty, "Now Mrs. Wang... When Mrs. Wang, a civilian woman, shouted out like this, she also asked Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wei to hold on to her. It is impossible not to give them an explanation. ”
Queen Qiu asked worriedly: "How can I give an explanation? I have already taken Wang's imperial edict..."
"Not enough!" Qiu Baoniang shook her head and said, "Her identity means that she is at least the dissatisfaction of the newly promoted nobles like the Lu Guogong brothers against Liu Chen's nobles who have stood for several dynasties. Normally, she can be demoted to a common woman. But now the war in the southwest is raging, and there are reports of the resurgence of the Di people in Xiliang. Do you think that at this juncture, if the six clans in the country have different intentions, what will happen? After all, Brother Lu Guogong is your majesty and your cousin? Brother! In the eyes of the six clans in the world, everything they say has a lot to do with His Majesty!"
Queen Qiu pursed her lips, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and said, "Then what should we do now?"
"Now that the matter has been reported to His Majesty by General Liu, we are naturally waiting for His Majesty's decision." Qiu Baoniang coughed a few times and said, "This matter is not trivial. If it is not handled well, it will shake the country! I think it is better to Let your majesty worry about this."
"Then Zheng Sanya has a bad temper. Your Majesty will give him three points whenever he commits a crime. Now that I have taken away Wang's imperial edict, will I become enmity with him?" Queen Qiu said worriedly. It's not that I'm afraid of Zheng Sanya, but, "Didn't my aunt say last time that Zhi Qi's biggest advantage compared to the sons of concubines is that he grew up under the eyes of Zheng Sanya and Liu Rong... If Offended Zheng Sanya..."
Qiu Baoniang said: "This matter is originally unreasonable for the Wang family. If she wants to investigate the cause of Miss Zheng's death, then she should investigate it properly! Do you want to continue the investigation because of this nonsense? Now it has caused such a big trouble for His Majesty. Trouble - Zheng Sanya can protect himself, but he still comes to trouble you! My servant, it’s not enough for him to ask you to intercede!"
Queen Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then let's just wait, right?"
"You can't do nothing." Qiu Baoniang sneered and said, "Didn't you want to marry the Wei family before? This is a good opportunity!"
Queen Qiu frowned: "Although the distant relative I told Mrs. Wei is true, the Miss Gu family is fine so far..."
"Then let her not get better!" Qiu Baoniang said in a deep voice with a ruthless look in her eyes, "Your majesty, if this matter comes before His Majesty today, His Majesty will definitely not want the ministers to cause trouble at this time. So he will definitely try his best. How do you think about minimizing this matter? Of course you blame Lu Guogong and appease Liu Chen - but this is only on the surface. You are not a fool, and it won't take a few titles to make them feel at ease. of."
At this point, Qiu Baoniang lowered her voice and said, "The most trustworthy person is actually the person who chooses the crown prince!"
Queen Qiu's expression changed!
"My maid would like to say something treasonous: His Majesty was able to establish Dayong so quickly, and the attachment of famous families helped a lot. But privately, Your Majesty must trust people like General Zheng who have grown up more. Just like him "It's the same as making you the queen -" Qiu Baoniang whispered, "So even if Concubine Shan gives birth to the boy, with her frequent contacts with the Duanmu family, at least for now, Your Majesty may not actually prefer the flesh and blood of a concubine like Concubine Shan to live in the East Palace. ! But if it is to appease the nobles, your majesty may choose to create a prince with noble blood or connections!"
Queen Qiu frowned and said, "Although Zhiqi does not have the blood of a noble family, he is also very close to the Shen Jiawei family. If this is the case, then Zhiqi has the best hope, right?"
"But if Your Majesty really likes the eldest prince..." Qiu Baoniang thought to herself, if Wen Yaozi chooses Wen Zhiqi, what else do you want from me? !
In order to prove the value of her existence, she did not hesitate to undermine the queen's confidence in Wen Yaozi, "Why didn't you bring the eldest prince with you during the expedition to the southwest? The imperial chariot has already done the expedition himself, are you still worried about the eldest prince's safety? This was originally It's a great opportunity to establish prestige for the prince! Originally, the eldest prince was not very old. When His Majesty once brought peace to the world, the eldest prince did not take part in much. If we don't seize the undecided time in the southwest to hone the eldest prince, will there be a better one in the future? An opportunity to establish the eldest prince’s prestige?”
"So, His Majesty did not take the eldest prince to the army this time, which shows... holy will! Otherwise, how could Concubine Shan and the others be so arrogant after His Majesty left?" Qiu Baoniang said with a sneer.
In fact, if Queen Qiu was shrewd enough, she would have thought that Wen Yaozi was now extremely afraid of the six clans in the country, especially the Shen family. Even if Shen Zangfeng excused his poor health and did not join the war - but such a person was placed in the imperial capital, Wen Yaozi's heart It is also carried.
All in all, it is too late for Wen Yaozi to establish his own prestige now. Even if he prefers Wen Zhi Qi as the crown prince, he will not care about cultivating his son this time when he goes to the southwest. His status is not stable. What will happen if Wen Zhi Qi cultivates him? use? Maybe someone will take advantage of you instead
On the other hand, if Wen Yaozi's position is stable and he trains his son in a leisurely manner, then there will be nothing to worry about. Anyway, Wen Zhiqi is only sixteen this year, and Wen Yaozi is also in his prime.
However, Empress Qiu, who loves her son very much, was very dissatisfied with Wen Zhiqi being detained in Fengzhou. When Qiu Baoniang said this, her heart went cold. After a long while, she said: "I originally thought that we were a couple... Zhiqi All three of my brothers died because of Your Majesty... Especially our eldest son who wanted to save him... Who would have thought he could be so ruthless!"
"So you must marry Princess Xian'an to the Wei family as soon as possible!" Qiu Baoniang said solemnly, "Before, when you surrendered Princess Xian'an to Wei Changfeng, His Majesty must know that you wanted to increase your bargaining chip for the eldest prince. But now you can It is said to appease the nobles - I guess you didn't mention it, but your Majesty also wants to send the princess down? "
Queen Qiu said: "Didn't you say that the nobles actually don't want to honor their master?"
"Your Majesty, you also specifically told Mrs. Wei that Wei Changfeng might not be able to marry a daughter from a famous family?" Qiu Baoniang said lightly, "This is a ready-made reason! As long as something happens to Miss Gu's family!"
He reminded again, "Actually, now is also an opportunity to conquer General Zheng's faction! The Wang family has caused such a big trouble, and now the only reason is that Miss Zheng is gone! The only way for General Zheng to survive is to prove that Miss Zheng His death is indeed related to the noble clan!"
Queen Qiu's eyes narrowed: "So?"
"Stop their wishful thinking!" Qiu Baoniang's voice was low, but her tone was surprisingly fierce, "Try to find out the truth about Miss Zheng's death! It has nothing to do with the nobles!"
"How to decide?" Queen Qiu asked thoughtfully.
"Isn't the woman who lives in the village the best scapegoat?" Qiu Baoniang reminded, "Mrs. Zhou said that the Liu family had too much property to take care of, and the treacherous servant secretly arranged for someone to live in it under the guise of the master's order. She also I don’t know—what nonsense! As the wife of the head of the family, she didn’t even realize that her family’s property had been taken over by someone under her own name for several months! If Mrs. Zhou was so confused, Duke Jing wouldn’t stop her. The Zhou family has taught this daughter nothing! How could Xilin Zhou’s legitimate daughter be so stupid?”
Queen Qiu said: "But that woman had no reason to kill Miss Zheng?"
"Reason?" Qiu Baoniang smiled slightly, "What's the point of trying to incriminate others? According to the maid, the woman living in the village must have something to do with the Liu family, and it is also the house of Duke Jing! The maid just listened. That woman is quite pretty?"
Queen Qiu nodded and said, "Auntie also thinks she looks like Duke Jingguo's concubine?"
"Outer room?" Qiu Baoniang was stunned, and smiled strangely, "Your Majesty, you are wise! You want to be secretly raised in the outer room, and all the honor and disgrace of life and death will be concentrated on Duke Jingguo! But it happens that Duke Jingguo is on an expedition during this period and is not in the imperial capital. ! The outer room couldn't hold back and secretly had a private meeting with someone, but Miss Zheng happened to discover it... Based on that woman's identity, when Duke Jing came back, he knew that killing her in a rage would be nothing more than a trivial matter. ?”
"For the sake of her own life, she has no choice but to kill Miss Zheng and silence her!"
Queen Qiu thought for a while and said: "This is a good idea, but we can't talk about this - if I come up with such a result, not only Zheng Sanya and the others will hate me, but His Majesty will definitely not like it either!"
"But we can arrange an adulterer for that woman and let the Liu and Shen families discover it!" Qiu Baoniang said calmly, "If we don't push the Zheng family to the point of despair, and let General Zheng frequently run into obstacles in front of His Majesty, he will How do you know that you are kind to the kindhearted eldest prince after he succeeds to the throne? "
Queen Qiu felt that her blood was boiling. She suppressed her excitement and muttered: "How can we find such a candidate? If the person we find cannot resist the severe punishment and tells the truth, then we will be doomed!"
"Don't you have any dead soldiers in your hands?" Qiu Baoniang was startled.
Empress Qiu said bitterly: "I want to have someone who can be used, but before you came, I was bored in Weiyang Palace all day long and secretly sad? I am not from a high background, and there are no decent people in my mother's family. Although I followed Your Majesty all the way. It’s bumpy, but he never wants me to interfere with his affairs... I think this is why he made me his queen. He knows that I am old and waning, and if I leave him, let’s put it bluntly, I am nothing!”
Qiu Baoniang was very satisfied with the resentment in her words - the greater the gap between the emperor and the empress, the more her aunt became more and more dependent on the empress.
As for whether Wen Yaozi was wronged... who cares
After thinking for a moment, Qiu Baoniang said: "If this is the case, it is not impossible. The Liu family and the Shen family have no shortage of such subordinates who are dedicated to their interests. You only need to remind Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Wei that Liu Ye He is the most suspected of killing Miss Zheng, but there is no reason for it! These two families must understand and find enough reasons for Liu Ye. "
"This makes Wang's gaffe even more unreasonable. Lu Guogong died to save General Zheng, and now his only flesh and blood, Miss Zheng, is gone. General Zheng cannot ignore his widowed sister-in-law Wang, both emotionally and rationally! He This person will definitely be dragged into the water! He will be dragged into the water - Your Majesty will deal with him severely in order to calm the anxiety of the nobles! By then, even if General Zheng cannot come to plead with you, Mrs. Zhao will definitely plead with you! "
Qiu Baoniang narrowed her eyes, "Don't refuse until then! We must let General Zheng and his wife feel how much you miss us!"
Queen Qiu pondered: "If you use some airs, will they be more anxious?"
"When you plead for mercy to them, you must go to His Majesty to talk about old feelings." Qiu Baoniang reminded, "This is also a good opportunity for Your Majesty to recall that he supported you all the way and went through ups and downs together!" She lowered her voice, " Let me say something that I shouldn’t say: this is the only time for you to talk about the affairs of the three princes who have gone, and you can talk about it in a big way!”
Thinking of her three sons who passed away one after another, Queen Qiu felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her eyes could not help but fill with tears!
After a long time, the queen raised her hand to wipe away her tears and whispered: "It was only after I met my aunt that I realized that good and evil in this world are rewarded! If Yazi didn't treat our mother and son like this, how could I listen to my aunt? Your aunt’s kindness today, I will definitely tell Zhi Qi in the future, so that he will remember my aunt for the rest of his life!”
"My Lady, don't be like this. If you hadn't taken me in, I'd probably have died a long time ago." Qiu Baoniang also shed tears and sighed, "There is also an idea that I gave you. Please give me tens of thousands of dollars, just half a word." Don't reveal it to the outside world, let Eunuch Sun hint that it's all your idea, even the servant girl, you'd better not show that you care too much about Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wang's Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Gao Yes, you are ignoring the maid! Quan Dang, the maid, is just an ordinary aunt in this Changle Palace!"
"Those designs must be your idea - only in this way can you intimidate them! Otherwise, if people know that you often use your servants to give you ideas, they will definitely despise you. This will be detrimental to your dignity as queen and to the great nation. The road ahead for the prince is not good!"
Queen Qiu was extremely grateful: "But, it was originally your idea, and I took over it, and I still ignore you, so naturally I can't reward you explicitly..."
"The greatest reward is for the empress to take this servant in!" Qiu Baoniang said categorically, "As long as I can help the empress, I will gladly accept it without any reward, even with no monthly money!"
She warned her earnestly, "Remember, for your own sake and the sake of the eldest prince, don't let anyone doubt that my maid is giving you advice! You decide everything by yourself!!! My maid is willing to ask for nothing!" I just hope that the eldest prince will return to the imperial capital as soon as possible and be crowned a great treasure! May the empress be happy and healthy for the rest of her life!"
Liu Ruoye is so cunning, that is, she was hiding in the village before. Mrs. Zhou didn't like her and didn't give her any outside news at all. She didn't expect that I was lurking in front of Queen Qiu. If some news got out, she would still Can you doubt it? It's so easy for me to play chess here, but I can't fail! (To be continued)