Guangling Prince's Mansion, backyard.
The imperial concubine Zhao Taoshan looked at the maid in front of her in surprise: "The concubine wants to see him? Why?"
She and Concubine Meng had always been in conflict with each other. Previously, due to the death of Princess Chai, the crown prince Rong Qing'an was angry with Concubine Meng. During that time, she caused a lot of trouble for Concubine Meng.
Although Zhao Taoshang personally believed that Concubine Meng was innocent and had sympathy for the young concubine, from her standpoint, she could not offend her husband. She chose to stand aside and did not intentionally bully Concubine Meng. However, He will not tolerate Qing'an's behavior as a group.
As for Concubine Meng, in Zhao Taoshang's impression, the woman did not seem to be very lively before she came out of the cabinet. Ever since she entered the palace, she has always had a taciturn image. Due to Rong Qing'an's various mistakes, she seemed to have always been No one can endure silently.
Zhao Taoshang once happened to catch Rong Qing'an tossing her. The young concubine's face had no expression at all, and her eyes were completely dull.
At that moment, someone suddenly came over to ask him to shut up... Zhao Taoshang thought for a while and asked the maid: "Does the concubine have any orders?"
The maid lowered her head: "I don't know. I am a rough sweeper in the concubine's yard. Just now, the sister in front of the concubine came out and asked me to pass the message, and I came here."
She shrank a little, but did she know that Rong Qing'an was extremely disgusted with Concubine Meng, and Concubine Meng's surroundings were naturally not in a good mood, and they were worried that the prince's wife would punish her if she followed her husband.
"During the past two months, the Chongxin Hou Mansion was very popular with Yongning Bo Mansion. Has anyone come to visit the concubine?" The eldest lady trained by the Zhao Mansion who attaches great importance to the family tradition is not a bad-tempered person. At this moment, although Zhao Taoshang has doubts in her heart , the maid who didn’t know what to ask didn’t mean to get angry, she still said in a gentle tone, “Or maybe I just sent you something?”
"... I don't know." The maid's tone was a little frightened, "Slave... I usually go back to the room after finishing my work. If the master has any orders, he will send someone to call the slave, and the slave will come out."
She thought that Na Dong must be asking for a beating, but Zhao Taoshang pursed her lips and asked someone to send her out: "Tell the concubine that he has something to do there and he will not be able to go over until later. Please wait a moment!"
The maid who saw her off came to the door. Seeing her trembling look, she smiled, untied the purse from her waist, and gave her a few coins: "Look at my trembling look! Our royal wife is very delicious. Can you kill me?"
Seeing that she didn't dare to pick it up, he stuffed it into his arms and said, "Okay, I am also serving in the house, and I don't know the way, so I don't need him to send me all the way back to my concubine, right? Go ahead! He will Just being lazy."
After returning to the room after a while, he suppressed his smile and said to Zhao Taoshang, who was also looking solemn: "Brothers Chongxinhou have always valued Concubine Meng's sister. Because the prince was angry with Concubine Meng, the two brothers have been around recently. The Shu sisters, relying on the power of those two, made things difficult for the prince! On the street this time, Uncle Yong Ning even openly instigated a group of ruffians and beat the prince until he couldn't get out of bed!"
"Although the prince turned around and ordered people to find all those people and beat them to death, it shows that after the two brothers have a backer, they don't take us seriously at all!"
"At that time, they invited you over through the concubine. Were they afraid that the visitor would be unkind?"
"That's not necessarily the case." Zhao Taoshang pondered for a while and said, "He is not the heir apparent, but he has never treated Concubine Meng badly. If they want to settle their grudges, they should show off to the heir apparent, so what's the point of looking for him? What's more, they are not afraid of the eldest son. Lord, it's because my father-in-law betrayed my uncle that he is under the command of the Meng family. They are children of the Meng family. My father-in-law is a bit contemptuous of them, let alone the eldest son."
"But what he said is that since my father-in-law defected to the Meng family, his relationship with the Zhao family has completely faded away. Is she the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family? His father is not his uncle's right-hand man. Even if Brother Chongxinhou has The Shu sisters took care of him, and he only rose to prominence in the end. He has a weak foundation, and I didn’t expect to have the guts to do anything to him directly!”
The eldest maid said: "I don't know what I'm thinking. What are they asking you for? We have nothing to say to them, right?"
"Maybe I had nothing to say before." Zhao Taoshang raised his eyebrows and said, "After all, although he sympathized with Concubine Meng, he was not sympathetic enough to be willing to offend the prince for her. But now, everyone in Tiandong knows Concubine Meng finally gave birth to a little prince from Donglai, who died in the palace on the day she landed. She is currently on confinement, and her father-in-law is already that age. Who knows how long it will take for Donglai to have a little prince?"
"Once the Meng family changes their plans and Concubine Meng becomes an abandoned son, the Shu sisters may not care about her life or death!"
"Her two brothers wanted to save her life. When she was suddenly ill and had to go to the doctor, maybe they wanted to talk to him?"
"Actually, I think the so-called little prince is definitely the son of Concubine Meng." The eldest maid muttered, "After all, since the Chongxin Hou brothers attach so much importance to Concubine Meng, Henwu and Wucuo are the biological children of Concubine Meng." They must be very protective of their flesh and blood! And their nephew was tortured to death by the Shu sisters as soon as he landed. He was thrown into an ice cave in public in the cold winter! Just thinking about it makes me feel pitiful for that child!"
"Then Brother Chongxinhou continued to please the Shu sisters as if it didn't happen at all... My wife, do you think so?"
Zhao Taoshang said: "That's hard to say! The two brothers' parents died early. They have grown so big, and their faces must have seen a lot. So, they may not be able to endure the humiliation and bear the burden?"
"This slave thinks that the Shu sisters are quite strange." The eldest maid thought for a while and said, "They never wanted Concubine Meng to give birth to the little prince Dong. Before Concubine Meng gave birth, they helped Brother Chongxin take care of Meng Concubine. Concubine, especially if you can prevent our prince from going to trouble Concubine Meng, you can probably control Concubine Meng’s every move."
"After Concubine Meng gave birth in the first two months, couldn't they have immediately persuaded Bidong to summon the little prince and kill him neatly?"
"But now that the little prince is dead, they are very closely related to Marquis Chongxin... Even if the little prince is indeed not of Concubine Meng's blood, don't they have any resentment in their hearts?"
Zhao Taoshang smiled and said: "Excuse me, why am I a noble empress, and I am a maid? It's too cold at high places. Even though those two people are from humble backgrounds, there are so many people in the position of imperial concubine and Zhaoyi. Years ago, to win over the emperor to the Ming Dynasty, there must be something extraordinary, and it is not as simple as whether to serve others with sex!"
The eldest maid smiled and said: "I don't envy those two, but I am content to follow you!"
"No kidding, come here and help him change his clothes." Zhao Taoshang stood up, "After all, she is a legitimate concubine, and she is considered a concubine in terms of concubine. Yongtu is on confinement... It would be better to be a little more solemn. It’s not that I’m afraid of her and the Chongxinhou brothers behind her, but it’s not that I have to bear the reputation of being a daughter of the Zhao family.”
The eldest maid was a little worried: "Although the prince was not in the house at that time, I was afraid that he would suddenly come..."
"No." Zhao Taoshang said firmly, "If Concubine Meng suddenly wanted to ask him to shut up, she would probably be blocked by the prince. But since her two natal brothers asked to send him a message in her name, How can the prince not make arrangements?"
"Otherwise, the prince, Qiu Wu, happened to come back and knew that he was invited by Concubine Meng. Qiu Qiu would have taken advantage of the situation and rushed over to find trouble! Wouldn't that be a trap for his sisters?"
"It's true that my wife is smart, but a stupid servant like me can't think of it." The eldest maid then relaxed and helped Zhao Taoshang dress up.
Considering that Concubine Meng had suffered the "pain of losing her son", Zhao Taoshang said that she wanted to dress solemnly, but in fact it was nothing fancy. Her hair style was a dignified cross bun with a carved curly grass pattern in the middle. She wore an ivory comb at the tip of her eyebrows, a red gold hairpin with a half-moon cloud pattern and jade jade steps, a thin layer of makeup, and wore a rust red jacket with gold thread and a cloud pattern, wide sleeves, an indigo seawater pattern embroidered plum blossom pleated skirt, and a black jade belt around the waist. Bamboo belt for women.
Seeing the eldest maid bringing over a snow fox fur, she shook her head and said, "Although he always wore that one when he went out in the past two months, the red color has something to do with the funeral, so why not change it to the sable fur?"
After a while, she arrived at Concubine Meng's yard. The place had been cleared, so Concubine Meng left two maids in the room to take care of her.
Seeing Zhao Tao's arrival, he asked them to make some tea and then left.
There were only two people left in the room, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Zhao Taoshang said a few meaningful greetings, and then asked directly: "I don't know what your advice is, sir?"
Concubine Meng was startled for a moment when she heard this, then she chuckled and said: "I heard earlier that the wife of the prince was born in the Zhao family. She was cultivated by Mrs. Qin. She really has a good heart... Is it true that Sixth Brother has something to tell you?" !”
"The concubine is so complimentary." Zhao Taoshang immediately revealed whether Concubine Meng was being instigated by others, but he did not go straight to the point, hoping to seize the initiative and control the rhythm of the conversation.
At this moment, he smiled calmly and did not ask what Meng Guiyu had to say to him. He said first, "Marquis Chongxin has nothing to do with him. Even if the crown prince's confinement concubines are offensive, I think the Xian brothers and sisters will not express their anger." Innocent person? Ru Ming suddenly had something to say to him...could it be related to the concubine? "
Concubine Meng was not stupid when she was a girl, but she was only a little smart and could read eyes. When it came to her real scheming, she was not very good. She endured all those confinements in the palace, but she was more confused than before. .
At that time, I was on confinement again, and I really didn't have the energy to fight with Zhao Taoshang, so I smiled bitterly and said: "That's true... Otherwise, as the wife of the prince said, we have never had anything to do with each other, so how could we dare to trouble you?"
She pursed her lips, and without waiting for Zhao Taoshang to ask, she said, "Brother Six, do you mean to ask if you want to be the queen?"
Even if Zhao Taoji had come up with various ideas, she knew that lobbyists from past to present would use alarmist tactics to gain the upper hand, so she couldn't help but be dumbfounded at this moment!
After a while, she smiled and said: "Concubine, are you confused? How can you say that? Not to mention that he and the Crown Prince have always been harmonious and harmonious, and their children are already married. Let's just say that Bi Dong is the Crown Prince. His biological uncle...Am I insulting him by saying that?!"