"Auntie, you must make the decision for your nephew!" Rong Suihe looked miserable and knelt under the main hall of Anfu Palace. As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves to show Concubine Shu above her that she had deliberately made it on her arm before entering the palace. bruises, "In today's court meeting, Meng was rude and rude. He beat the courtiers just because of a mere argument of words. He even punched and kicked his nephew's father and elder brother! The nephew was so angry that he started to fight with them. After I didn't want to go back, my father actually accused my nephew, saying that he was unfilial, and... he even wanted to hand my nephew over to the Meng family!!!"
Concubine Shu, who was in charge, had a very ugly face and was puzzled: "Is King Gaomi crazy? In the past few years, the father and son have suffered a lot from the Meng family in the court fights! It's rare for you to live up to his expectations and grow for him. Face, it’s okay if he doesn’t praise you, but he still accuses you of being unfilial?! Is it possible that he is happy because you are watching him being beaten?!”
The imperial concubine was seriously injured in Shanglin Garden. In the past few months, after careful care by the imperial doctor, she was finally able to walk around. However, she was wearing a bright red dress with golden embroidery, a head full of emerald jewelry, and a luxurious dress. The strict makeup, carefully applied with layers of makeup, could not hide the decadent complexion, showing the extent of the damage.
But after receiving a report from the palace gate that Prince Mi Zhen had something urgent to do and wanted to see him, she immediately ordered the summons.
At this moment, looking at Rong Suihe's bruises and bruises, the imperial concubine's face felt distressed, and she felt sorry for him, but she was thinking rapidly in her heart: "I have long heard that Prince Mi Zhen is not close to Prince Gaomi. I didn’t expect that the feud would come to this! They don’t look like father and son, they are like enemies... I just don’t know if it’s true or not?”
They have been favored by sisters for many years, and Emperor Xuanjing has been very obedient to this day. However, because he has no children, and recently because the emperor is old, he is very worried about the future, so he plans to have an heir so that he can one day take over the Xinshou Palace. This is not the case. What a secret.
He had earlier taken a fancy to Rong Qingzui, the second son of King Gaomi, but was stopped by Princess Gaomi. Later, Rong Qingzui was abandoned, so naturally he had no choice but to drop the matter.
Now Rong Suihe is much better than Rong Qingzui in terms of talent and appearance. To be honest, Concubine Shu is very satisfied with him.
But during this time, both Shu Zhaoyi and Shu Ting reminded her that Rong Suihe's physical appearance was outstanding, so that was fine. The key was that this person almost achieved the unprecedented feat of six songs. He was obviously not ordinary talented. Although some people can read But he may not know how to behave, but Rong Suihe is obviously not the kind of person who can only study.
Of course, such a person is difficult to control.
This makes it necessary to consider whether Rong Suihe will continue to treat their sisters well in the future after he becomes wealthy.
Concubine Shu felt that this was very reasonable, and she mused at the moment: "In any case, it is certain that he is actively moving closer to our sisters now, and he is obviously planning to take our shortcut... The two generations of descendants of the royal family are not prosperous, and your majesty has all There are only two brothers. Prince Guangling married the eleventh lady of the Meng family as his concubine. Everyone knows what the Meng family has planned. They have already chosen Prince Guangling’s future heir to be the crown prince. Of course, we sisters are very fond of her, but in terms of real strength But they are not as good as the Meng family, so if you adopt the lineage of King Guangling, you can't compete with the Meng family."
As for King Gaomi, there is no choice among the sons of King Gaomi, and those who are likely to succeed are only Suihe.
Concubine Shu doesn't really care about adopting the grandson of King Gaomi. The two sisters will become empress dowagers in the future, but King Gaomi is not a fuel-efficient lamp. After his grandson comes to power, he will not take his grandson's seat, and he will definitely not give it to Shu. Sisters are the masters of the family...the best they can do is keep their sisters in the harem.
If you calculate it like this, even if Rong Suihe is a little cautious, you might as well give him a chance
After all, no matter how cunning he is, can he be as cunning as the old foxes like King Gaomi and Meng
"Besides, even if he is just pretending now, he is actually a child who has been separated from King Gaomi and his wife for fifteen years. Isn't this palace afraid that he won't be able to provoke him?" Concubine Shu thought so and decided to help Rong sleep. He was stunned, and immediately coughed and said: "King Gaomi is so outrageous! How can anyone be a father like this?! Don't worry, I will take care of this matter for you, whether it's the Meng family or the Over at King Gaomi, anyone who wants to cause trouble for you will have trouble with me!"
He glanced at the palace maid beside him and said, "Go to Leyi Palace and speak to Zhaoyi and ask Zhaoyi to report it to His Majesty!"
The Shu sisters all lived in the palace to the west of the imperial city. Each sister controlled a palace. The imperial concubine lived in Anfu Palace, and Zhaoyi lived in Leyi Palace.
The two palaces are adjacent to each other. Judging from the size, Anfu Palace should be more spacious than Leyi Palace, but judging from Rong Suihe's observation, it is clear that Shu Zhaoyi is more favored.
However, the two sisters have always been united, and even if outsiders see this, there is nothing they can do to instigate them.
At this time, the imperial concubine dismissed the palace servants, comforted Rong Suihe with a few words, told him to get up and sit down, ordered people to bring him refreshments, and talked to him about daily life: "You just came back from the south. It is said that you went back to visit your adoptive mother. This It takes two months to go back and forth, I wonder how your adoptive mother is doing?"
Rong Suihe, like an ordinary 20-year-old well-behaved junior in front of his elders, smiled a little shyly, and then said: "Thanks to my aunt, mother and son are safe, and the baby brother who was just born has been given a big name. 'Sheng Weiyuan' is a very cute child. Because the grandparents of the Sheng family are all in Chang'an, in order to celebrate the birth of his younger brother, Nanfeng County held a flowing water banquet for twenty-one days, followed by a full moon banquet. I'm afraid that my parents there will be too I was busy, so I stayed with my brother until he was one month old, but I made my aunt worry!"
When the imperial concubine heard about the child, her eyes dimmed, but she soon returned to normal and smiled: "It is said that your adoptive parents only thought of recognizing you as their son because they had no children. Now that you have returned to your own clan, They are also happy to have a son, which is a worry for you."
"The birth of this child has indeed solved my nephew's worries, but there is another worry. I'm afraid I will have to ask my aunt for help in the future!" Rong Suihe said, "I'm just afraid that my aunt will find me troublesome..."
"Is this kid really finished?" After hearing this, the imperial concubine really felt that he was quite annoying. He was fighting in the court. She listened to his one-sided words and shouldered the cross-examination from both sides of the Gaomi King and the Meng family. This saves her face. Isn’t it big enough
If you are sensible, you should quickly do something good to please yourself at this moment. At least you should show your loyalty immediately and say some sweet words, right
Are you actually making demands again
Isn't this just pushing the envelope
Concubine Shu was impatient. A few years ago, her temper would have driven her away.
After all, the imperial concubine had only met Rong Suihe very often, and this was the second time they met. Although Rong Suihe's appearance left a good impression on her, and the Shu sisters' current situation meant that they needed to be on good terms with him, but their sisters also If you are not an innocent girl who is only sixteen or seventeen years old, how could you not know how unworthy a greedy person is, let alone investing in him
But now that Emperor Xuanjing is over fifty, and the imperial concubine is in her forties, and still has no children, it is natural that she would not give up easily on any possible solution to her sisters' future pension problem.
So even though he was very unhappy, he still concealed his emotions and said, "You kid, you really know how to cause trouble! Tell me, apart from what you just did, who else have you provoked?"
These words were clearly a euphemistic expression of dissatisfaction. Rong Suihe heard it but seemed unaware and continued respectfully: "Auntie, it's like this: I have taken a liking to the Lord of Kangzhao County and want to marry her. It's just... The Sheng family is not very willing, and even my father, the queen, mother and concubine don't approve of it!"
"Kangzhao County Lord?" Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment, "Isn't that your former sister?"
Rong Suihe didn't want Sheng Weiqiao to be talked about having incest with his brother, so he hurriedly said: "Aunt, it's like this. Kang Zhao is very smart. Not long after I entered the Sheng family, she suspected that my appearance was not similar to that of the Sheng family. I’m no longer a member of the Sheng family! I just hindered the mood of some elders and couldn’t say it clearly, so they could only stare at me in private. As a result... "
In the end, after a lot of back and forth, the two of them got better
Concubine Shu silently added something to him in her heart, but she still felt suspicious: "Weren't you regarded as a concubine of the Sheng family before? Unlike the Sheng family, she might also be like your so-called biological mother? How could she do that? So I suspect that you are not from the Sheng family?"
"Although my so-called biological mother from the outer chamber passed away early, there are still people who have met her who are still alive." Rong Suihe answered fluently, "Kang Zhao quietly sent someone to inquire with them, and found that I and the biological mother from the outer chamber were also the same. It didn’t look like it at all, so I became suspicious.”
The imperial concubine didn't know much about the affairs of Nanfeng County. After all, although she had thought about letting Rong Suihe be her son at the Chongwu Banquet in Shanglinyuan, after the accident that day, her focus now was on recovering from her injuries, so naturally she took care of it. It would be better to send someone to find out the details about Rong Suihe.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "The little county master is quite smart, but a little naive... But you men, most of them like young, beautiful, innocent and ignorant girls."
"For example, what about Auntie?" Rong Suihe heard this and said with a smile, "Of course Auntie Lan has a very good heart and cannot be said to be ignorant, but the look on Auntie's looking forward look is innocent and untainted by the worldly world. ."
"You don't know who you inherited this smooth-tongued temperament from?" Concubine Shu rolled her eyes at him as if she was angry, held up the silver-plated emerald cloud bat pattern pierced with beads and tassel hairpin on her temples, and said, "How dare you It’s not an unusually large one. Last time during the Fifth Banquet, the royal family held a banquet in Shanglin Garden to entertain the ministers. Just be casual! Now in the palace city, do you dare to say such things to me!? "
It seemed that she was angry, and the palace attendants all trembled. It was obvious that the imperial concubine was strict in running the palace, but the instigator, Rong Suihe, smiled nonchalantly and said softly: "My nephew is telling the truth. You If you don't believe it, ask the palace servants to bring up a bronze mirror to look at it? Auntie can't punish her nephew just because he told the truth, right? "
Concubine Shu stared at him. After a moment, she pointed at the palace door and shouted: "You unruly thing, get out! I won't tell you today, and if you talk about such crazy things again next time, don't come again!"
After driving Rong Suihe away, after a while, the people in the palace saw that the imperial concubine was sitting there with a sullen expression, thinking that she was still angry with Rong Suihe. At that moment, a palace maid brought tea to her. Flattery: "Why do you have to argue with Prince Mi Zhen? That one is said to be a prince. He has been living abroad for many years and just came back. How can he be considered a real nobleman of Tianhuang? But he is just like the poor relatives in the countryside that people outside say. This kind of people are all unruly and uncultured, and they dare to even attack the empress! Let me talk to your majesty later, some of them are good-looking!"
"You bitch!" The palace maid thought she had comforted Concubine Shu, but who knew that when the concubine heard this, she raised her eyebrows and revealed a ruthless look in her eyes, and actually poured the hot tea directly into her face. Hot and frightened, she screamed and fell to the ground. Just when she didn't know what she said wrong, she heard the imperial concubine sneer, "Mi Zhen is my legitimate nephew! He is a child who is not sensible and speaks inappropriately." If you don't know what's right, I'll just repay him with a lesson, but who are you to dare to interrupt?!"
Then he ordered, "Drag him down with fifty sticks. If he is still alive, throw him into the violent room!"
After dealing with this clever palace maid, the concubine's frowning eyebrows still could not relax. After thinking for a long time, she finally ordered, "Go and ask Zhaoyi, do you have time to talk alone today?"
The two sisters lived next to each other and had a good relationship, so not long after, news came back from Leyi Palace: "Empress Zhaoyi heard that the imperial concubine had something to discuss, so she specially advised her majesty to drink a few more drinks. At this time, your majesty was already drunk. Yes. Empress Zhaoyi asked the palace servants to wait on her, saying she would come over after bathing and changing clothes."
After a long while, Shu Zhaoyi, who had hurriedly bathed and changed into her usual clothes, arrived as scheduled. After entering the door, she bowed to the imperial concubine first, and then sat down in front of the imperial concubine amidst the imperial concubine's scolding of "My sister, why are you always so polite?" He said tiredly: "I just accompanied your majesty to have wine and watch songs and dances. I am a young woman! However, I have been choreographing the dance for more than half a year, and my dancing is not as good as my sister's case... Your majesty is watching. It was boring to say it bluntly, but it was easy to persuade him to get drunk. I smelled of alcohol myself, and I was afraid that it would offend my sister, so I cleaned up before coming over... "
He asked with concern, "Sister called me over now, but you feel uncomfortable?"
"Comfortable or not, that's how it is these days!" Concubine Shu sighed and pushed a cup of ginseng tea towards Zhaoyi, "I have been too busy to take care of myself these past few months. His Majesty relies on you alone to accompany you. It's been hard on you too... But I think it's better to discuss this matter with you!"
He glanced around, and after all the palace people had wisely stepped back, he whispered, "Just now Mi Zhen came over to talk. I had promised to help with the fight in the court, but he said he was interested in it." Lord Kangzhao! What do you mean by this?"