Concubine Ning's Pei family had an argument with Princess Fuming to the point of tearing their faces apart.
I thought the banquet would end badly.
Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the two of them talked and laughed freely with the people around them as if nothing had happened.
Princess Fuming called sister-in-law affectionately, and Mrs. Pei called Fuming softly.
People in the royal family are not surprised by this situation.
As a member of the royal family, if you can't even master the basic skills of changing faces, then you are definitely not a qualified member of the royal family, and you will die sooner or later. To die is to die in vain.
After listening to the play and dinner, the guests took their leave one after another.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, took the girls to bid farewell to the host's house.
The servant girl led the eldest wife Zhang Shi and others to a side hall to sit down, and called Gu Jiu alone.
"Miss Gu, the empress wants to see you, please come with your slaves."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, was a little worried, and asked the servant girl, "Princess Wangfei wants to see my Xiaojiu, but is there something wrong? It's getting dark, we should go back as soon as possible."
The servant girl smiled and said: "Don't worry, Madam, the empress just wants to have a few words with Miss Gu. If the Madam can't wait, you can go back to the mansion first. Our palace will send a carriage to take Miss Gu back."
Xie's heart was moved, she didn't want to stay in the palace any longer, she felt uncomfortable.
She looked towards Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang shook her head again and again, "This is not acceptable. Xiao Jiu will naturally go back with us, there is no reason for the palace to send someone home."
Gu Jiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the eldest aunt came today. If it were Mrs. Xie, I am afraid that she has already agreed to leave her alone in the palace.
She said to Mrs. Zhang: "Don't worry about me, Auntie. I will come as soon as I go. I should be back soon."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, had no choice but to tell Gu Jiu, "Go and come back quickly, you can answer whatever the princess asks, be more respectful."
Gu Jiu responded with a smile, "Thank you for the reminder, Auntie, I will."
After that, she followed the servant girl to meet the princess.
The guests are almost gone now.
Almost all members of the royal family had received the news of Concubine Mei's accident, and rushed back to deal with the subsequent big storm.
Concubine Ning Pei sat on the chair with her whole body relaxed.
The servant girl came to report, "Your Majesty, Miss Gu Jiu has arrived."
"Well, let her in."
After a while, Gu Jiu was invited into the hall.
"My daughter, Gu Jiu, pays her respects to the concubine."
Gu Jiu's attitude was respectful, and he couldn't fault the slightest bit of etiquette.
Mrs. Pei sneered, "Gu Jiu, when you were in the theater, who gave you the courage to go downstairs without my concubine's consent. Do you still have this concubine in your eyes? I really think that the imperial decree of marriage has been issued, you Can you be unscrupulous? If you offend this princess, this princess will still have a way to make you go around without food."
Gu Jiu understood it in his heart. She knew that Princess Ning must have called her here for the theater.
When I chose to leave at that time, I expected the consequences and were prepared to suffer the consequences.
Gu Jiu looked up at Concubine Ning's Pei family, and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why I have the courage to go down the theater without permission is all for your Majesty's sake."
"absurd!"
Concubine Ning Pei scolded Gu Jiu angrily, "Well, you Gu Jiu, you still dare to say that you are thinking of this princess. Hmph, if you dare to talk nonsense again, just slap your mouth."
Gu Jiu's expression was calm, and he didn't show any panic because of Pei's anger.
She spoke slowly but firmly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The purpose of holding a flower viewing banquet in the palace today is to greet the guests with heart and make everyone feel at home. The flower viewing banquet is a flower viewing banquet, not a grand feast.
At that time, others saw the situation and thought that the empress was going to show off the courtiers, and misunderstood the intention of the empress to hold this banquet. After all, the courtier's daughter is the fiancee of the son Zhao, so how can people misunderstand the empress's good intentions. Therefore, make up your own mind and go downstairs first. In this way, it will not only dispel other people's suspicion, but also will not affect the empress watching the show. "
Ha ha…
Concubine Ning Pei burst out laughing angrily.
After laughing, her face collapsed, and she angrily said: "It's nonsense. What did you say to Li Zhi at that time, your body is weak and you can't stand for a long time. Gu Jiu, you dare to talk nonsense in front of this princess. It can be seen that you People are treacherous by nature, so they are not worthy of Zhao'er."
"Your Majesty is right, a courtier's daughter is indeed not worthy of the Young Master's edict."
Gu Jiu simply echoed Pei's words.
Pei Shi didn't feel happy, but was pissed off.
She stared at Gu Jiu, "What do you mean, you are not willing to marry Zhao'er?"
Gu Jiu looked at Concubine Ning Pei's with a calm expression, "Your servant thinks, there shouldn't be any family that would embarrass a daughter-in-law who hasn't been married yet."
Concubine Ning Pei laughed, "Speaking of it, it turns out that you have developed a heart of resentment towards this concubine."
"I don't dare, my daughter is just a little confused. Is it true that girls who marry into the royal family will be humiliated by the royal family before marriage? When I was in the palace, I had never heard of similar things, and I asked my mother to replace my daughter. Confused."
Gu Jiu's eyes were clear, and she stared calmly at Princess Ning Pei, waiting for the other party to give her an answer.
Pei smiled coldly, "You are very courageous, you are the first little girl who dares to question this princess."
"Your servant has no other skills, but she is more courageous than others. If you offend your mother, please forgive me." Gu Jiu was also very straightforward, following Pei's words directly.
Mrs. Pei snorted coldly, "How dare you offend my concubine, what should you do?"
Gu Jiu lowered her head and smiled, then raised her head and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, why don't you just punish me and cancel this marriage, and from now on, I will marry Young Master Zhao separately."
This is Gu Jiu's most real thought at the moment.
This marriage is really shit, it's better to just break up. I'm afraid that Concubine Ning Pei's family will not be able to let the emperor take back her life.
"You are bold!" Mrs. Pei couldn't believe that Gu Jiu actually said the words to cancel the marriage. This damn girl, why does she look down on Liu Zhao and the palace
Gu Jiu smiled silently.
Mrs. Pei said coldly: "It's disrespectful to this princess, come here, prepare a ruler."
Gu Jiu's expression froze, and he asked, "Your Majesty is going to hit me?"
Pei's face was stern, "It's already light to beat the board."
The servant girl brought the ruler, and only waited for Princess Ning's order to hit Gu Jiu.
Naturally, Gu Jiu wouldn't stand obediently and be beaten, but there were maids and women in the hall, so she definitely couldn't run away.
Gu Jiu smiled, and even took the initiative to reach out her hand, "Your Majesty wants to hit me, so go ahead and hit me. As long as you beat me, your Majesty will not regret it."
Pei's eyes narrowed, "Do you dare to threaten this princess?"
Gu Jiu shook his head with a smile, "I dare not threaten the concubine. I just reminded the empress kindly that the son had promised that I would not be wronged in the palace. When he learns that I have been beaten by the empress, what will he do? Thoughts."
Gu Jiu is betting that Mrs. Pei cares about Liu Zhao. This concern is not only due to the mother's concern for her son, but also some fear.
As expected, Mrs. Pei frowned with displeasure.
Seeing this, Li Zhi whispered, "Madam, Gu Jiu is a customer after all, so it's not good to hit the board directly. And the eldest son, after learning about this, I'm afraid the maids who played the board will all die. "
Concubine Ning Pei was furious, and said in a low voice: "Could it be that this princess is afraid of him. This princess is his own mother."
The maid Lizhi opened her mouth, wanting to say that in the royal family, the relationship between mother and child, father and son is different from that of the common people.
On the surface, everyone says to be filial.
But in private, killing brothers and fathers, which one can be called filial piety.
Talking about rebellion is not as good as pigs and dogs, and they are all light.
The servant girl, Li Zhi, thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, there will definitely be a big storm after Concubine Mei's accident in the palace. At this time, this servant thinks that other things can be put aside for the time being."
Mrs. Pei listened to Lizhi's words.
She glanced at Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu is young and has an extraordinary bearing. The most hateful thing is that the other party is not afraid of himself. She is a dignified concubine, Gu Jiu is not afraid of her.
If it was said that in the past, the Pei family only disliked Gu Jiu's background and family background, but today, the Pei family has developed a deep dislike for Gu Jiu.
This future daughter-in-law is not an obedient master.
Pei could imagine that when Gu Jiu came in, she would be pissed to death.
Sure enough, Fuming hit the spot, this is not marrying a daughter-in-law, it is clearly marrying a troublemaker.
If Gu Jiu found out about Pei's thoughts, he would definitely yell for injustice.
She has always been kind to others and never initiates troubles.
Often things come to her, and she refuses to accept it, and being a doormat, turns out to be a troublemaker in the eyes of others.
Gu Jiu just wanted to complain: If you follow you, you are a good girl, if you don't follow you, you are a troublemaker. You think you are the sun, and everyone revolves around you.
If Mrs. Pei had ten dissatisfaction with this marriage in the past, then now there are a hundred dissatisfaction.
This is not marrying a daughter-in-law, it is clearly looking for guilt.
She snorted coldly, "Gu Jiu, you are a guest today, so I will remember this meal for you first. In the future, when you enter the door, this princess will figure it out with you."
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, it seems that Princess Ning Pei is planning to settle accounts after the fall.
"Thank you, ma'am, if you have no other orders, I will take my leave first."
"Back off."
Gu Jiu blessed his body, turned around and retreated.
Pei stared at Gu Jiu's back with complicated thoughts. This marriage, like a stick in her throat, made her extremely unhappy.
However, Gu Jiu was personally selected by Liu Zhao, and the emperor issued a decree for marriage.
Pei Shi gritted her teeth. Is there any way to make the emperor withdraw his order and cancel this gift
The maid Li Zhi personally sent Gu Jiu out.
"Miss Gu, please forgive me, because you went downstairs privately, the empress has been a little bit offended by Princess Fuming. On weekdays, the empress is a very kind and gentle person."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I believe what Sister Lizhi said."
It's just that Princess Pei's tenderness has been given to others, and she refuses to give her a single cent.
The maid, Li Zhi, looked at Gu Jiu, hesitant to speak.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Sister Lizhi has something to say, but it's okay to say it."
Li Zhi persuaded: "Miss Gu, it's a servant girl who has a lot of trouble. The next time Miss Gu meets the concubine, it's better to speak softly. When the concubine is happy, Miss Gu will have a more comfortable life as a daughter-in-law in the future."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Thank you sister Lizhi for your kind reminder, I appreciate it."
What Gu Jiu really wanted to say was that she had always spoken softly, and it was because Mrs. Pei couldn't understand her from the bottom of her heart. Even if she put her posture in the dust, Mrs. Pei couldn't give her a good face.
The problem between her and Pei's is that as a mother-in-law, she can never be satisfied with her daughter-in-law, and she always has to pick and choose.
However, Pei's mother-in-law has an unusual status. The problem is naturally magnified.
Gu Jiu thanked Li Zhi, joined his family and set off for home.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, said a few words of concern, but Gu Jiu only said that she was fine, and refused to reveal the truth, making everyone worry about her.
The servant reported to Princess Ning Pei that Concubine Mei had been thrown into limbo.
Mrs. Pei scolded angrily, "Mei Mei is an idiot."
The matter of Concubine Mei is easy to say.
Concubine Mei has a daughter, the eighth emperor's daughter, who is less than ten years old.
Concubine Mei was neglected by the emperor after giving birth to the eighth princess, so she vented all her grievances on the young eighth princess.
The eighth princess has been abused by Concubine Mei all the year round, so the palace officials will not take good care of the eighth princess.
Yesterday, the eighth princess died silently in the palace, she was tortured to death.
Originally, the eighth princess was not taken seriously, she died as soon as she died, and the palace people just buried her.
Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly had a whim and wanted to see the eighth princess for the last time. Then the emperor found out that the eighth princess was tortured to death.
The emperor was furious.
Even if he doesn't like his own daughter, even if he doesn't want to see her, it's not something a lowly palace official can treat harshly.
What's more, Mei Concubine, as the biological mother of the Eighth Emperor, not only failed to take good care of the Eighth Emperor, but was also the chief culprit of abusing the Eighth Emperor, how could the emperor tolerate it.
"A tiger's poison does not eat its offspring, but you are so vicious to your own children. Poisonous woman, you deserve to die!"
The Son of Heaven said such a sentence to Concubine Mei and left.
One sentence is enough to break the life and death of the future.
Soon, Concubine Mei was thrown into the cold palace.
The emperor was annoyed that the eighth princess was tortured to death by the palace people, and then thought that if one day, he was old and unable to move, would he be abused by his son and daughter together with the palace people, and finally died miserably.
The emperor was already suspicious and sick, and the more he thought about it, the more worried he became. When I'm worried, I can't help but go crazy.
"Propagate my will, clean up the palace people, and supervise all departments and bureaus."
This is the beginning of a palace cleaning. How many people will be affected by this big cleansing, and how many people will be killed, is still unknown.
But the royals are bracing for a big storm.
Even King Ning was not in the mood for a banquet when he heard that the emperor was going to clean up the palace.
At this time, he did not dare to enter the palace easily, but he was always paying attention to the news in the palace.
royal palace.
The palace people were all trembling as if they were facing a formidable enemy, not knowing when the butcher knife would fall on their heads.
The palace servants who took care of the eighth princess, including the nurses, have all been killed. All the palace servants working beside Concubine Mei were also arrested.
Not even the heads of the four divisions, eight bureaus and twenty-four yamen in the palace can easily get out of this purge.
The emperor was furious, and the corpses floated for hundreds of miles, and the blood flowed like a river.
Even Chen Dachang and Chen Jianzheng, who were serving the emperor, had to suffer.
Chen Dachang knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty, "The slaves are not well supervised, please be punished by Your Majesty."
"Get out."
The emperor scolded him angrily, and Chen Dachang had no choice but to leave the hall first.
When he got outside, Chen Dachang's face was gloomy, he called his confidant Xiao Huangmen, and asked, "Why did Your Majesty suddenly think of going to see the Eighth Prince for the last time?"
Xiao Huangmen hurriedly said: "Report to godfather, I have already inquired about this matter. It was delivered by Wu Shunzi. Behind Wu Shunzi is Fang Shaojian from Weiyang Palace."
Chen Dachang gritted his teeth, "The surname is Fang. The beads in Weiyang Palace are gone, so there is no Weiyang Palace."
"Godfather is right."
Xiao Huangmen hastily slapped himself twice on the face.
Chen Dachang asked: "Where is the person surnamed Fang now?"
"My son is here to inquire."
At this moment, Fang Shaojian is meeting Concubine Xue Gui.
Since the empress's death, Fang Shaojian has been marginalized in the palace. Although he still holds the title of young prisoner, the rights in his hands are running out.
Concubine Xue was lying crookedly on the imperial couch.
The palace servants put the lychee, which had been peeled off and the seed removed, into Concubine Xue's mouth.
Concubine Xue ate the lychee and nodded with satisfaction, "It tastes better than last year."
"Your Majesty likes it, so let the people below offer two more baskets."
Concubine Xue waved her hand, "You don't need that many, one basket is enough."
"yes!"
After eating the lychees, Concubine Xue looked straight at Shaojian Fang.
She had a half-smile, "I never expected that Fang Shaojian would take the initiative to come to see Bengong. You are Ruizhen Empress Cui's number one confidant. When you come to see Bengong, you won't be afraid of being gossiped about you, saying that you are cheating on yourself?"
The queen's posthumous name is Ruizhen, and everyone calls Ruizhen Empress Cui.
Fang Shaojian's face was cold, and he said in a calm manner: "I came to see the imperial concubine, and I came here at the order of the empress."
"You're talking nonsense."
Concubine Xue Gui's complexion changed, and she sat up abruptly.
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