"The prince's wife has already said that if your natal father is pregnant with General Hua and lets you go to court, or plots to kill you, doesn't that mean that the prince will be able to offend the Zhao family?" Concubine Meng said with a frown, "Since the two empresses are interested in choosing a marriage, Your Majesty, how can you give the Crown Prince such a stumbling block? Besides, the Crown Prince’s wife has a deep love for the Crown Prince and his wife, and they have many children as a bond between them. Could it be that Miss Shu, who has never met the Crown Prince until the Ming Dynasty, can be replaced?"
Zhao Taoshang said: "Huh? So, those two people in the palace don't plan to crowd in his backyard? In that case, what's the benefit of supporting the prince to take over the East Palace?"
She smiled faintly and said, "Although it is said that the prince was extremely sad after the death of the mother-in-law, which is touching, but... the mother-in-law is the prince's biological mother, and the two people in the palace have never raised the prince for a month. Even then The two of them support the crown prince in his reign, and to put it bluntly, who can guarantee that the crown prince will treat those two men the same way he treated his mother and concubine?"
"The Crown Prince is very smart, and he won't follow you around anymore." Concubine Meng's eyes flashed and she said, "Actually, what the two of them are interested in, apart from the Crown Prince's filial piety, is not the Crown Prince's lack of kindness and hypocrisy. . After all, those two people didn't intend to find a wise king to take that position. The key is whether they are good... Like Mi Zhen County Prince, although he looks like a talented and resourceful person, but his deep thoughts are... I'm afraid it's because of those two people! In this way, those two people are happy, but how can they feel relieved?"
"Otherwise, how could the two princes and princesses who were thousands of miles away know everything about their conversations in the boudoir? In the final analysis, their secrets made them feel that they couldn't keep an eye on them?"
Zhao Taoshang said: "To put it simply, do the two people in the palace think that the prince has no authority and that whatever he wants and does is all in his face and easy to control?"
"You must be so frank that he can't help it." Concubine Meng lowered her eyes and said, "I beg the two of you to have a condition that they won't let the crown prince have anyone, but you and the crown prince's eldest son... the imperial concubine and the crown prince's eldest son... Zhaoyi's family has three young ladies of the same age, all of whom are good-looking. The Shu family has invited Mr. Yueyue to teach them. The two ladies would like to let you choose one of them to be your direct daughter-in-law, but I don't know if you are willing?"
"Then after all, is it possible that he is plotting against his mother-in-law?" Zhao Taoshang sneered after hearing this, "It's okay for those two people in the palace to coax Bidong. As for Uncle Wang and Meng of Gaomi, even then Don't you think it's better to go back and settle the accounts with your son? By that time, let alone letting the prince enter the East Palace, he will already be on the throne, and what's the use? He must ask his natal father for help! "
Concubine Meng said: "But it's not a good thing to wrong the Zhao family!"
"A good thing?" Zhao Taoshang smiled, "Is it a good thing to follow in the footsteps of the Zhou family?"
"It would be fine if other people said that, but the Zhao family?" Concubine Meng looked at her, "The Zhao family didn't have to wade through the muddy water originally, but the late emperor made the mistake of Ming Zai being unhappy in every possible way, and wholeheartedly hoped that King Gaomi would replace Ming Zai. , so before his death, he employed both soft and hard tactics to hire his aunt to the King of Gaomi as his concubine. From that time on, the Zhao family was destined to be inseparable from the court situation!"
"Since neither the left nor the right can escape, why not strive for a good outcome?"
"From the perspective of the prince's wife herself, the same goes for the daughter of the Zhao family. Princess Gaomi came out of the cabinet with great success and was deeply respected by King Gaomi. Even after such a doubtful 'epidemic' occurred in the palace, her status is still stable!"
"The government and the opposition are in the east. Who doesn't know how much King Gaomi respects the princess?"
"Just talking about that incident in Western Xinjiang, the princess has never made any move. You don't need to ask to know whether King Gaomi doesn't dare to tell her!"
"And where is your wife?"
"He knows that you are actually a kind-hearted and sensible person. Several times, when the prince wrongly targeted him, you actually sympathized with him. Just because you didn't want to get into trouble, you had to walk away silently."
"When King Gaomi is torturing people, and Princess Gaomi looks at her, do you think she would be afraid to speak out?"
"Not to mention that when Princess Gaomi left the cabinet, although the Zhao family may not have been willing to do so, the person she married was not the most popular prince at that time!"
"and you?"
"The reason why you and the prince got married is because King Gaomi asked to prove to the world that he had not forgotten the late emperor's entrustment before his death, that he had not taken the late emperor's gift before his death, and that he had taken good care of King Guangling!"
"So I promise Princess Chai, who was raised by the Zhao family, to Prince Guangling, and I promise you, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, to the crown prince of Prince Guangling!"
"Actually, it's based on talent, appearance, and family status..."
"Prince Guangling, is he worthy of you?"
"In the past few years, because His Majesty has no children, King Gaomi and the Meng family have been constantly fighting over who will take the throne a hundred years from now. Even the young Prince Mi Zhen is eager to give it a try, but only the Guangling Prince's Mansion cannot. If he can serve as a cover for the King of Gaomi and prove that he is a respectful brother, then he can encourage the Meng family to usurp the throne!"
Concubine Meng sneered, "Prince Guangling is like this, my eldest son, you are being ignored even more!"
"If you don't want to talk about anything else, let's just say that the Zhao family has quickly alienated you since King Guangling chose the Meng family... But you don't even know about the matter of King Guangling choosing the Meng family, let alone your involvement!"
"However, your mother's family is not jealous of the King of Gaomi, and it seems that they have alienated relations with you?"
"Being used like a chess piece until Mingyue, does the wife of the Crown Prince have no idea of fighting for herself and her children?!"
Zhao Taoshang looked at her with a smile but not a smile, and said: "The concubine is very eloquent, but she is... You have kept asking her not to be used as a chess piece for so long, and you don't know how to wake up. Don't you think you are not a chess piece?" ? Those words are all from those of your two natal brothers. Do you believe in Hou’s teaching? "
She narrowed her eyes and said, "Is he curious about the grudges between Marquis Chongxin and Prince Mi Zhen? Does he need to take advantage of the opportunity when the Prince is trapped in Western Xinjiang to poach him like this? He even fights with the couple. Got an idea?"
"You misunderstood. His sixth brother is not familiar with Prince Mi Zhen. What grudges are there?" Concubine Meng looked at the floor tiles not far away and said lightly, "Are you a native of Chang'an? You know best the experiences of their brothers and sisters. No. After all, they just don’t want to make a living!"
"In the past, because they found out that Third Brother and Auntie the Queen Mother both preferred Sister Fourteen as their successor, they immediately abandoned Jiaoyu and her daughter and took refuge with the eldest aunt."
"Isn't it about the same then..."
"Abandon?" Zhao Taoshang narrowed his eyes, "So, did we hear any news that time that Mi Zhen was abandoned? Unexpectedly, Marquis Chongxin and the others actually took refuge with Mi Zhen before?"
Concubine Meng was shocked, secretly regretting her mistake, and immediately denied: "No! He was just using an analogy!"
But Zhao Taoshang looked at her with a smile, and said with a clear look: "If the concubine says no, then I won't. Anyway, what's going on... There is no airtight wall in Tiandong."
"If Marquis Chongxin had defected to Prince Mi Zhen before, he would be surprised: Although Prince Mi Zhen is young and promising, he started late and has a very weak foundation. Is it supposed to be the right time to employ people?"
"With the talents and status of Marquis Chongxin, even if the wrong prince occasionally offends him, the prince shouldn't be stingy, right?"
"Is there something that actually worried Marquis Chongxin to the point where he tried every means to persuade the two people in the palace to give up their secret virginity, and asked them to find heirs for them immediately?"
At that time, Concubine Meng was ready to kill herself. She had been unhappy since she entered the house. Concubine Chai was very good when she was there. Although the Guangling Palace included Prince Guangling, she was very indifferent. Anyway, Living alone in a courtyard, there is no need to disturb him except for sleeping with King Guangling.
Later, after Princess Chai left, the prince Rong Qing'an finally spent time with her.
At that time, Meng Guiyu had not yet received explicit care from the Shu sisters, and she was powerless. Meng Fangfei did not expect that her natal brother would rise so quickly, so she lived a very depressed life, feeling lifeless all day long.
Later, although Meng Guiyu asked the Shu sisters to intervene and stopped Rong Qing'an from seeking trouble, it did not completely change Concubine Meng's fate as a family pawn. How could her mood improve
After being suppressed for a long time, people become numb and their reactions become slower.
Especially if Ming is on confinement, her body is tired and hurt, causing her energy to be weak. How can Zhao Taoshang's legs be wrong
"The prince's wife has said it herself. Now that Prince Mi Zhen is employing people, his two brothers, I dare not say, are outstanding talents, but they are enough to bear the attention of the prince." The concubine secretly vomited a mouthful of blood. , trying to save the situation, "Besides, they have never been frivolous people, how could they deliberately do something to offend the king?"
"In that case, why are you talking about betraying the prince?"
"So his two brothers have nothing to do with Prince Mi Zhen!"
"Bu Naofou has been working for those two people in the palace recently. From the mouths of those two servants, I learned that the prince has abandoned him, so he plans to take the lead!"
Zhao Taoshang smiled: "If the concubine says no, then I won't."
But he didn't plan to say anything more to her, "The concubine is very busy on her confinement. He saw that you were talking for a while, and he felt a little tired? Then he won't disturb you!"
With that said, Concubine Meng stood up and left without waiting for her to ask for a guest.
After she left, Concubine Meng beat the Dongyu pillow in annoyance. Fang called in the maid and said listlessly: "Go tell Sixth Brother, he seems to have messed up."
Little did he know that after Zhao Taoshang returned to his house, he frowned and walked away for a while, and then told the eldest maid: "As the New Year is approaching, he misses his family. I will go back to the Zhao Mansion tomorrow and ask the old lady if she has free time. The month after tomorrow Let’s meet at the teahouse not far from the entrance of Zhao’s residence and ask him to pay his respects.”
When Mrs. Qin received the news the next month, she said, "Since King Guangling and the Meng family have moved together, we have decided whether we can meet Tao Shu without meeting, especially her mother-in-law's filial piety is not full. Before that New Year's Day, If you suddenly ask for a meeting, there is a high probability that you have something to talk about. "
Mrs. Ji worriedly asked: "No, no, did she encounter difficulties in the Guangling Palace? Then Concubine Meng went to give birth to a little prince with great difficulty. Maybe there will be a big fuss in the Guangling Palace at that time?"
"The child can handle ordinary things by himself. He doesn't see it." Mrs. Qin frowned, "Why don't we go to the teahouse together tomorrow... Anyway, just like the granddaughter-in-law and the others have to deal with the New Year and festivals in the Ming Dynasty." We don’t need to worry about handling it!”
Old Mrs. Qin of Bu Nao didn't think anything big could happen in the Guangling Palace. What she was most concerned about at the moment was the trouble in the Gaomi Palace. , can you hold on? Alas, in the final analysis, it was Mo's aunt and nephew's fault. Otherwise, Mi Zhen had been growing up in front of Midnight, and she must have a deep relationship with the prince. There is room for discussion on everything in Bulian. Why? As for making trouble like Ruming?"
No wonder Mrs. Qin has a sad face, because the current situation of the Gaomi Palace is not very good.