As expected of the number one female official in the Ming court, Cao Shang Gong was truly an expert in predicting future events. Hu Shanwei felt inferior to her.
Originally, Concubine Guo Ning was the number one suspect in Hu Shanwei's mind. However, judging from Concubine Guo Ning's performance when she was fighting with Palace Lady Cao, Concubine Guo Ning was obviously not up to the task and was simply not the person who could arrange the chain of schemes that had been planned before.
Was it a deliberate disguise or was there someone else who was the real murderer? Hu Shanwei didn't know.
But Hu Shanwei knew very well that being an animal breeder in Xiaoling Mausoleum would never reveal the truth. No matter whether Concubine Guo Ning's invitation was sincere or a deliberate trap to get her out of the protection of the natural barrier of Xiaoling Mausoleum, she could not refuse. For the truth, she had to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire.
Hu Shanwei remembered that he was playing the role of Huang Gai and said, "Empress Ning is a straightforward person and sincerely invites me, but my three-year term has not yet expired. How can I leave my post without permission?"
Concubine Guo Ning said, "You have worked hard to guard the mausoleum this year. You have already served the country loyally. Just like the ministers of the previous dynasty, they wept bitterly during the national mourning period. But who can resign? You can come to see these beasts from time to time when you return to the palace. There is no conflict. As long as you agree, I will talk to the emperor. The emperor knows how to use people well, and he will definitely not waste good talents to feed beasts."
Concubine Guo Ning repeatedly ran into obstacles in her management of the harem. Concubine Cao did not submit to her, Concubine Cui would not take the bait, Song Shanggong was simply Concubine Cao's minion, and Concubine Fan Gongzheng always looked like he was staying out of it. The other three concubines were used to following Concubine Cao's lead and did not dare to get too close to Concubine Guo Ning.
Now Concubine Guo Ning feels that she has been sidelined by the six bureaus and one department. She is just a puppet responsible for nodding and shaking her head. Concubine Guo Ning has been suppressed for more than ten years and has great ambitions. How can she be willing to accept this
She also wanted to place people from the six bureaus and one department, but the threshold of this small imperial court was too high, with multiple selections and examinations. It was a long-term effort to achieve success, not a one-time effort. And the newly selected female scholars could only help, and had to wait for the position of female official to become vacant, and then they could pass the fiercely competitive examinations and the tests of the eunuchs to take up the post as new female officials.
By that time, it was already too late, and her son, Prince Lu, would have probably already gone to Shandong to be a fief. Concubine Guo Ning found that she could only start with the existing female officials and look for the right-hand man who could check and balance Palace Lady Cao.
Hu Shanwei is the best choice. First of all, her relationship with Cao Shanggong has been hostile since she entered the palace. The last time Cao Shanggong came to Xiaoling to cry for Empress Xiaoci, she was said to have smashed Hu Shanwei's room to pieces and repeatedly made things difficult for her.
Secondly, her style of doing things is bold and tough. Like Cao Shanggong, she is a hawkish figure and has deterrent power. She has offended some people, but she is also deeply recognized by female officials such as Fan Gongzheng and Cui Shangyi, especially Fan Gongzheng. Once she makes use of Hu Shanwei, she will be able to pull Fan Gongzheng to her side.
Again, she had guarded the Xiaoling Mausoleum for Empress Xiaoci for a whole year, keeping the deer at the Xiaoling Mausoleum so fat and strong, and as a minister, her loyalty was impeccable. This gave her a transcendent status in the palace, and she could borrow the power of Empress Xiaoci.
Finally, Concubine Guo Ning felt that she was grateful for getting Hu Shanwei out of the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and she would definitely use him for her own benefit.
Concubine Guo Ning and Hu Shanwei both had their own plans. Hu Shanwei pretended to be inspired by Concubine Guo Ning's ambitions and said, "Your Majesty, you should know that I appreciate the southern opera "Pipa Ji". There is a line in it: 'Learn the literary and martial arts, and sell them to the emperor's family.' If your Majesty invites me, I will not refuse if the emperor agrees."
To push it further would be hypocritical.
Concubine Guo Ning was overjoyed. "You left your name in front of the emperor because of your insightful eye for recommending The Lute Story. It's obvious that you are destined to be in the emperor's palace. After you left, the position of Si Yan has been vacant. There is no suitable candidate in the palace. After you returned to the palace, you are still the sixth-rank Si Yan. Now I am in charge of the harem. To be honest, everything is not going well. In the past, Empress Xiaoci's word was law, but now I have to oppose everything I say. No matter what I say, there are people who oppose it. Even sending a few people out of the palace was ruined by Cao Shanggong."
Concubine Guo Ning's proposal to release people from the palace came to nothing.
Concubine Guo Ning believes that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Hu Shanwei is proud and must be unwilling to be always stepped on by Concubine Cao.
Hu Shanwei secretly observed Concubine Guo Ning's expression. Was she superficial like Concubine Cao Shanggong, or was she just like that in her nature? A person with deep thoughts would never reveal his or her feelings to outsiders at the beginning. It was a taboo to talk about deep feelings with someone you just met.
This ship has to be boarded even if it doesn't matter. There's no point in thinking too much. Hu Shanwei straightened his plain clothes and bowed deeply, "I would like to lend a helping hand to Concubine Ning."
Concubine Guo Ning helped her up and said, "This palace has Hu Siyan, just like Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang."
Hu Shanwei had a bad feeling when he heard this: Wei, Shu, and Wu divided the world into three parts, and Shu Han was finally destroyed...
Hu Shanwei felt even more that Concubine Guo Ning did not have the brains to be the mastermind behind the incident.
Concubine Guo Ning's family was so powerful, she had the merit of following the emperor, and she gave birth to a son, but her status in the palace was always lower than that of Concubine Li, who had an ordinary family background and had never given birth. Could it be because of this reason
While Concubine Guo Ning was talking to Hu Shanwei, Madam Guo came over and said, "Your Majesty, the little princess has woken up from her nap. She seems to have had a nightmare and is crying non-stop. Your Majesty, please go over and take a look."
After Concubine Li died, the little princess was given to Concubine Guo Ning to raise. With the previous experience of Concubine Li Shu, Emperor Hongwu hated concubines who did not cherish their offspring. Concubine Guo Ning did not dare to neglect her and hurriedly stood up and said, "Please wait patiently for good news from me."
Concubine Guo Ning hurried to the bedroom, but she didn't hear the little princess crying. The palace maid said, "Just now Jiang Dianbao came to comfort the little princess, saying he was going to feed the fawn, and the little princess stopped crying and went to play."
Jiang Dianbao is Jiang Quan, also one of the first low-level female officials to surrender to Concubine Guo Ning. Jiang Quan is conscientious and down-to-earth in her work. She was admitted to the palace at the age of 40 and became a well-known female official in the palace.
Before, Jiang Quan was the eighth-rank treasure holder. She showed her favor to the princess, and Concubine Guo Ning rewarded her with Qiong Yao, and was promoted to the seventh-rank treasure holder. The little princess and Jiang Quan got along very well. Whether it was Concubine Li Shu, Concubine Sun or Concubine Li, Jiang Quan was the "magic medicine" for the little princess to stop crying.
Rumor has it that Concubine Li Shu lost the emperor's favor because she neglected the little princess, and it was Jiang Quan who discovered this and reported it to Empress Xiaoci. In order to raise the little princess well, Concubine Guo Ning was the first to show goodwill to Jiang Quan, and Jiang Quan accepted her kindness.
"Jiang Dianbao is a reliable person." Concubine Guo Ning felt relieved when she heard that it was Jiang Quan who took him out to play.
On the other side, Hu Shanwei heard Haitang say that Jiang Quan took the little princess to feed the deer, so he hurriedly rode over to take a look. The deer had not yet grown lethal horns and looked cute, but they were actually still wild and bullied the weak and feared the strong. If you were not careful when feeding them, they would bite your hands or even be knocked over.
If anything went wrong, Hu Shanwei would be blamed. Given Emperor Hongwu's bad temper of finding fault with everything, she would probably die before she could accomplish her mission.
The sweet fragrance of osmanthus filled the air. The little princess was already over three years old. Her big eyes were wet like a fawn after she had just cried. She took a piece of broken white flour cake and fed it to a newborn fawn that was almost the same size as herself.
Jiang Quan was careful and penned the big deer outside, not allowing anyone to approach. He only released five newborn fawns to protect the little princess' safety.
When Hu Shanwei saw Jiang Quan was there, he immediately ordered his horse to leave: "What is there to worry about as a dear grandmother looking after her granddaughter?"
Unexpectedly, the female scholar next to Jiang Quan came over and said, "Miss Hu, please stay. Jiang Dianbao wants to see you."
When Hu Shanwei heard the word "Dianbao", he realized that Jiang Quan had been promoted again.
Coincidentally, Jiang Quan always appears when Hu Shanwei has hit rock bottom and is about to rebound, and he is always able to gain the appreciation of the most popular concubines in the palace, the former Concubine Hu and now Concubine Guo Ning, which leads to Hu Shanwei's not optimistic expectations for Concubine Guo Ning.
Hu Shanwei was a commoner, and she had to bow when she met an official. Jiang Quan came over from a distance and stopped her from bowing, saying, "Congratulations on your hard work and return to the palace."
Jiang Quan and Concubine Guo Ning were close, so it was normal for her to know these things. Hu Shanwei had complicated feelings for Jiang Quan. They saved each other's lives and helped each other, especially during the crisis in the silkworm room. If Jiang Quan hadn't run against the flow to stop the guards, she would have died in the silkworm room.
But she had been in Xiaoling Mausoleum for a year, and Jiang Quan and Huang Wei De had never asked a single question about it. Although she didn't say anything, she cared in her heart.
Now that she was about to be reinstated, Jiang Quan took the opportunity to curry favor with her - why not just take the little princess out to play, but feed the deer? It was obvious that he wanted to lure her out.
Hu Shanwei exchanged a few pleasantries with her, and Jiang Quan acted as if they were meeting again after a long separation. He took her to a sweet-scented osmanthus tree, away from the crowd, and then changed his expression and said, "In front of them, of course I have to congratulate you. They are all the people of Concubine Ning. Privately, I suggest that you don't wade into the muddy water at this time. Stay in Xiaoling for another two years and return to the palace after the chaos is over."
As expected, the older you are, the wiser you are. Jiang Quan also felt that the death of Concubine Li was not that simple.
Hu Shanwei said: "Some things are not for me to decide."
Jiang Quan was anxious. "Are you constantly picking on Concubine Cao and trying to use Concubine Guo Ning's power to protect yourself? Concubine Cao just scolded her a few times, she didn't mean to
She will resort to sinister means to harm others. Besides, you are in Xiaoling Mausoleum, and Concubine Cao is in the harem. She can't bother you every other day. Why do you have to come out at this time and serve as a pawn for Concubine Guo Ning?"
"What about you?" Hu Shanwei asked back: "Why?"
Jiang Quan pointed at the little princess feeding the fawn, "Do I have a choice? I am only doing this for her. Concubine Guo Ning is raising her, and I will follow her to the end."
When they met, Hu Shanwei was still stubborn and could not trust Jiang Quan as she did before. Yes, she understood Jiang Quan. Compared with her, the little princess was more important. But what she was going to do was very dangerous. A friend who was wavering and changing his position at any time could not be trusted.
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Then let's just treat them as ordinary colleagues. Hu Shanwei smiled faintly and said, "I have no choice, just like you. Whether I become the keeper of Xiaoling Mausoleum or a palace lady is up to the emperor."
The goals of the female officials in the palace are different. Jiang Quan is for her family, Shen Qionglian is for her talent not to be buried, Ru Siyao is for her medical skills, and Huang Weide is for his escape from the bottom. They climb up step by step. There is no black and white in the adult world. When the interests are consistent, they are teammates, and when the interests are contradictory, they are opponents. As long as they don't intentionally harm others, they are considered good people.
Concubine Guo Ning asked the Hongwu Emperor for permission to bring back the person, and she said with confidence, "… Hu Shanwei was loyal to the country by guarding the mausoleum, and returning to the palace to share the worries of the emperor is even more loyal. Now she has been guarding for a year, and I am really short of people around me. I beg the emperor to allow me to take her back to the palace."
Emperor Hongwu was remembering Empress Xiaoci, and he could not help but feel annoyed when he heard this, and asked, "Without Hu Shanwei's help, you would not be able to manage the harem?"
It's clear that they are questioning her ability. If she can't even handle the harem, how can she be appointed as a noble concubine or even a successor to the empress in the future
Concubine Guo Ning was startled and said hurriedly, "The harem was always managed by Empress Xiaoci and the six bureaus and one department, and Concubine Chengmu Sun occasionally assisted the Empress. Later, the Empress was seriously ill and Concubine Li took over the power. I have never had the opportunity to touch the power. When I first started, I really... felt powerless and failed the emperor's trust."
The tone changed, "However, I have been trying to learn how to get along with the six bureaus and one department. I recalled Hu Shanwei to ease the previous conflicts with the six bureaus and one department. With her passing orders in the middle, we can avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings and enforce discipline like Empress Xiaoci. I beg the emperor to give me another chance."
Before they came to power, Concubine Chengmu, Concubine Sun, and Concubine Li had some experience, but Concubine Guo Ning was completely in the dark, so she fell flat on her face right from the start.
Out of respect for Concubine Guo Ning's family, Emperor Hongwu decided to give her a chance to reform herself - indeed, Concubine Guo Ning was the only concubine in the harem who could be offered the position, and now that the southern expedition had just ended and the treasury was empty, Emperor Hongwu did not want to hold a grand beauty contest or establish a new queen, which would be a waste of money and manpower.
Emperor Hongwu said: "I can give you the person you want. Pass on my oral order that Hu Shanwei be reinstated."
Concubine Guo Ning was overjoyed that help had arrived.
But the Hongwu Emperor obviously did not trust Concubine Guo Ning as much as before, and felt that Concubine Guo Ning was not even as good as Empress Xiaoci in terms of her ability and ability. She was fine as a concubine, but once she was promoted to the position of power in the harem, her shortcomings were exposed.
I'm really not at ease leaving the harem to her.
Emperor Hongwu called Concubine Guo Hui and Concubine Da Ding and said, "You two are old men in the palace and have always been sensible and obedient. Although you have not been in charge of the affairs of the harem for more than ten years, you should help Empress Xiaoci take care of everything. You two should assist Concubine Guo Ning in managing the harem."
Concubine Guo Hui and Emperor Hongwu had a grudge for killing her brother and destroying her family. Concubine Da Ding and Emperor Hongwu had a grudge for killing her husband and destroying her country. The two concubines usually wished they could shrink into ants and only knew how to give birth to children for the Zhu family. Concubine Guo Hui gave birth to three sons and two daughters, and Concubine Da Ding gave birth to two sons.
Concubine Guo Hui and Concubine Da Ding were crying for Empress Xiaoci under the shrine, their eyes were swollen like peaches. They were shocked when they heard the words, thinking they had heard wrongly. Concubine Guo Hui stammered, "Yes, your concubine... respect your order."
The wooden beauty, Concubine Da Ding, stood there woodenly, like a bodhisattva, and had forgotten to express gratitude and loyalty.
Concubine Guo Ning was stunned. What was the emperor doing? He just gave her a good helper, and then he stuffed two concubines in to hinder her. He gave her a sweet date and then slapped her twice
The author has something to say: Three women in a play, and the show begins.
My family has finally finished eating the leftovers from the Chinese New Year. I feel like my stomach is about to become a garbage can for kitchen waste, so today is a day worth celebrating and giving out 101 red envelopes.
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№17 Netizen: I see Qingshan is so charming Comment: "Hu Shanwei" Score: 0 Published time: 2019-02-10 22:51:33 Reviewed chapter: 111
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