"You are so young, why do you have so many things on your mind?"
Concubine Yun turned her eyes sideways and looked at Jiang Rao.
Her tone was full of pampering, "Even if Empress Jia and Empress came here to find out something, you and I would not be able to guess what she was thinking so deeply. Since you can't guess, come and hit her once, so that she won't get it." Just a happy one."
As Concubine Yun Gui spoke, she was a little disappointed, and threw the fish food out of her hand angrily.
The surface of the water was smashed into dense water patterns, as if it was raining, the red and green carp first scattered in shock, and then gathered again.
"In the heart of the Holy Majesty, Xu Lanruo should be the queen of a country. Among the concubines in the harem, no one is more suitable than her."
"Whether it's her personality or her background, there is no other person in this palace who is more in line with what Emperor Zhaowu wants to be like after a country."
Concubine Yun glanced at Jiang Rao.
With just one look from her, Jiang Rao understood.
When Jiang Rao returned to Jinling, she found out after careful inquiry—
Empress Jiahe's father, who is now the head of the Xu family, resigned eight years ago on the grounds of feeling unwell.
He only left behind the false name of the head of the country, planting flowers and weeds at home all day long, keeping everything simple, acting in a low-key manner, and staying away from the vortex of power for a long time.
If it wasn't for the emperor's persuasion, he would have returned home directly.
Even if the emperor didn't say anything about his relatives being able to have such a sense of proportion, he must be satisfied in his heart.
But Jiang Rao didn't forget the dead men of the Xu family he met in Yecheng, nor did he forget Rong Ting's vigilant attitude when referring to the Xu family.
A family that feeds the dead...
The ghosts believed that their patriarch would only grow flowers and grass peacefully.
Seeing that Jiang Rao understood, Concubine Yun Gui sighed repeatedly while standing next to her.
She is just a concubine in the harem, even if she shows her teeth and claws, most of the time, she is just like a cat, scratching people's flesh without hurting the bones.
In the palace, he still couldn't sit on an equal footing with Empress Jiahe, and even if he could return Qi Jiahe Empress to half-death by relying on Emperor Zhaowu's favor, he still wouldn't be able to touch the Xu family behind Jiahe Empress.
Concubine Yun Gui sighed repeatedly, "I can't shake the foundation of Jiahe Empress. If one day she really becomes the Empress Dowager..."
She turned her head to look at Jiang Rao, her tone was a little serious, "Niannian, the most beautiful coffin board I told you to find, is it available?"
She said sadly: "It will be used when the time comes."
"..."
"I can't use it." Jiang Rao stuffed her fish food into Concubine Yun's hands, looking for something to do for her who didn't know whether it was real or fake.
As expected, Concubine Yun was pretending to be sad, she giggled, "Nian Nian really loves my aunt. My aunt strives to live a long life and stay with Nian Nian all the time."
Jiang Rao slightly opened her eyes, and gave a soft "um", hiding the sadness floating in her eyes.
Although she never dreamed of her aunt's final situation in her dreams, but her family has become like that, how can my aunt be any better...
Auntie never even appears at any point in her dreams.
Not only does Jiang Rao not know whether her life will be good or bad in the future, she even doesn't know whether she will live or die.
Although her "hmm" sound was soft, it was somewhat stubborn and self-willed, "It's done."
"Look at you sad, I won't scare you with the coffin planks from now on." Concubine Yun Gui saw that she seemed to be serious, and changed her playful smile to seriousness, she said with a smile, "Empress Jia and Empress Whether you can become a queen mother or not is uncertain."
"Even if she tries her best, among all the princes, the Seventeenth Prince is not the most outstanding one, regardless of his literary talent and military strategy. Besides, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, who knows who he is optimistic about."
"What's more, didn't Niannian find an extra helper for my aunt?"
Jiang Rao looked up.
"The Ninth Prince is a fragrant bun now."
Jiang Rao didn't understand for a while, Yun Guifei slowly explained to her, "Emperor Zhaowu is a good-faced person, you really did a great job asking your father to write a letter of recommendation for the Ninth Prince. The prince won a lot of goodwill. And the ninth prince has disabled legs, no matter how much Emperor Zhaowu appreciates him, the ninth prince will not... "
Jiang Rao understood, nodded and said, "It will not affect their children's throne."
"That's right, in the end it will be a prince with real power at most. Many princes want to win him over." Concubine Yun Gui said with a faint smile, "Empress Jiahe is also throwing a rock at her own feet."
"At that time, she publicized that the Ninth Prince was difficult to manage and teach, and she used it to set off the difficulty of being a mother. But it made other concubines feel that the relationship between the Ninth Prince and Jia and the Empress had been at odds for many years, and some of them gave birth to the Ninth Prince to help their sons. Thoughts. But luckily..."
"The Ninth Prince is on our side." Concubine Yun Gui pulled Jiang Rao's hand, "Although he treats people coldly, I heard from the palace lady that he is very well-behaved in front of you, and I have never seen what Jiahe Empress said. Weird and untamable, he doesn't know right from wrong."
"In the future, Empress Jiahe will see the child who grew up in her palace and stand on the side of her mortal enemy... I can't wait to see that scene." Yun Guifei smiled and looked at Jiang Rao, "Niannian really My little lucky star brought me such a bargaining chip.
…
In the back garden, the swing frame is swinging high.
Empress Jiahe walked here and heard familiar voices in the back garden, ordering the palace staff to slow down.
Her footsteps were also much lighter, and she stepped into the back garden without a sound. Seeing the fourth prince pushing the seventeenth prince on the swing, her face immediately turned cold, and she stood two steps away in front of the swing.
The seventeenth prince jumped down from the swing in desperation, with his eyes lowered, not daring to look at anyone, "Queen."
The fourth prince stood behind the seventeenth prince, "Auntie, why are you here?"
Empress Jiahe walked directly in front of the Seventeenth Prince, and asked coldly, "If you continue to be so desolate, you will really be no match for that cripple!"
The Seventeenth Prince's face became even more ugly, his head was lowered deeply, and his chin was almost touching his neckline.
There was a bit of hatred for Rong Ting hidden in the dull eyes.
Jia and Empress didn't say anything more.
She asked the maid to bring the seventeenth prince back to Jinxiu Palace, then turned to look at the fourth prince, "I asked you to pick up the little seventeenth, why did you bring him here?"
The Fourth Prince had a slight embarrassment on his face.
Just now when she came back from Bailu Academy to pick up the seventeenth brother, she passed by Xiangnan Palace, and Concubine Ning was playing on the swing with her nine-year-old daughter Princess Heran.
The seventeenth brother, who was drooping his head all the way with a tired face, raised his eyes at this moment and stared at the mother and daughter for a long time.
There was a little envy in his eyes.
He begged him to take him to play on the swing, and he brought him here in the back garden.
"Just playing on the swing for a while. The emperor is in the academy, tired of studying..."
"He is tired, and others are crying tired?" Empress Jiahe's expression was cold, "Your seventeenth brother is still young, don't tempt him to have fun instead of doing business. If you form a habit, you can't change it in the future. "
The fourth prince nodded awkwardly.
"It just so happens that I have something to tell you."
After returning to Jinxiu Palace, Empress Jiahe ordered the idlers to retreat, leaving the fourth prince behind, and said to him: "I know how Rong Ting got into Bailu Academy."
The fourth prince's gaze became sharper.
"Do you still remember that Mother Ji inquired and found out that Fourth Master Jiang of Ning'an Bo's Mansion was in Yecheng in winter, and he helped Rong Ting get rid of Wang Zhou, who was carefully selected by the palace and arranged by his side."
The fourth prince shook his head, "But the news is wrong. Jiang Xingzhou told me that he came back from Jiangnan."
"Whether the person in Yecheng secretly helping Rong Ting is Jiang Xingzhou or not, I don't care for now. I just learned today that it was Jiang Xingzhou who wrote Rong Ting's recommendation letter, which gave him the opportunity to meet Yan Nan in private."
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"I met him once in private and was accepted as a disciple by Yan Nanxun..."
The fourth prince just wanted to ask Rong Ting where he acquired his real talents, seeing that Jia and the Empress were particularly unhappy about this point, and remembering her comparison between Rong Ting and Xiao Shiqi, he dared not follow up on this point.
He changed the subject, and said with a frown: "Ninth brother has Jiang Siye's help, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."
"What are you worried about?" Empress Jiahe sneered, with a look of indifference, "Uncle Ning'an's mansion will only fall into the hands of Uncle Jiang's family in the end. Fourth Master Jiang..."
"It's just a scholar with beautiful calligraphy and painting. He has no fame and no real power. His ability is only enough to send Rong Ting to Bailu Academy."
When they found out that Jiang Siye was helping Rong Ting, Jiahe and Empress were already relieved, "There is no need to deal with such a useless person."
"The emperor likes his calligraphy and painting so much, openly making him an enemy, will make the emperor unhappy. What's more, Yun Guifei has a close relationship with Jiang Siye's first wife, and it may be that Yun Guifei borrowed Jiang Siye's letter of recommendation, Provoking this palace." Empress Jiahe felt a little jealous, "It's a pity that Qin Yun seems to be lawless, but he is a transparent and intelligent person. I went to her place today, and I couldn't make a single sentence."
The fourth prince was worried again.
Empress Jiahe glanced at him, "I told you not to worry, what are you still worrying about. Everyone knows that Jiang Xingzhou is a laid-back person, and there is no possibility that he will inherit Ning Anbo's mansion at all."
The fourth prince also felt relieved after hearing what Jiahe said.
He glanced around, the hall was empty.
There was neither Yuying nor Nanny Ji.
The Fourth Prince knew that Yuying was kicked out of the palace now, and was temporarily kept in the Xu Mansion, waiting for the opportunity to return to the palace.
But I don't know where Ji Nanny is.
He was still thinking about Mother Ji's rebellion that Jia and the Queen had mentioned to him, and asked, "Where is Mother Ji?"
Empress Jiahe drank tea calmly and remained silent for a long time.
After drinking tea, Youyou raised her eyes, "In the middle of the night and rainy weather, remember to stay away from the well in the cold palace of Xiyuan."
Answers that have nothing to do with the fourth prince's questions.
The tone is fluffy and casual.
The fourth prince felt cold all over his body.
Nanny Ji has been working for the Xu family for almost her whole life, and she has been with Queen Jiahe before she got married.
He thought that before Mother Ji's betrayal was thoroughly investigated, Empress Jiahe would at least take care of Mother Ji's service for many years and would not deal with it too quickly.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the old servant became a ghost at the bottom of the well.