When Jiang Yashuang was discussing with Oubicheng to push the dispute over the crown prince into a more intense situation, in the vast and empty hall, Queen Mother Gu was also giving instructions: "Let Qiu Dian immediately organize people to impeach the Jiang family's children! Those who were pinched before All the clues are laid out, no matter how big or small the matter is, whether it is true or based on rumors - in short, the impeachment memorial cannot be stopped until the Ai family says it will stop! "
"Also, how many maids does the emperor want to make concubines today? Go and tell him that he will go to the queen for an hour every day before leaving. If the queen agrees, then he will find a few more people to make concubines! In short, try to delay as much as possible The queen’s time must not be allowed to concentrate on dealing with affairs!”
"Give Chang Ping a decree to descend to Kuang Qingwu, and prepare a seal for the Ai family. Also, the prosperous people around Kuang Qingwu call for someone who can take charge of the matter to come to the palace to see me. This is where the action should be taken. , don’t hold back anymore!”
The female officer was a little worried: "Two days ago, I was ordered by you to visit Jiang's family. Although Duke Qin was still lying on the couch, he was in good spirits. There were not many of his children waiting on the couch, so he didn't look like he was seriously ill. ”
"So what if it's really a minor illness?" Empress Dowager Gu sneered, "This old thief has been fighting in Northern Xinjiang for half his life. Even though he is lucky, he has not been seriously injured like the Marquis of Jibei. After so many years of military service, he was born in a poor family and climbed up the ranks step by step. Is there any hidden illness or injury in the body? The Ai family thinks that it is probably an attack this time - so we must not give him a chance to recover in peace!"
At the age of Qin Guogong, as long as he works too much, he can easily get sick without any illness, not to mention that he already has a "little illness"
Queen Mother Gu will naturally take advantage of the victory to pursue her!
The female official hurriedly said that the Queen Mother was wise, and then reminded: "If you want to keep the Duke of Qin worried, a few days ago, when I was still in the capital, I heard from the Imperial Forest Army that Jiang Yadan had left his post without permission. The reason was that his concubine died in the pool behind the house. It is said that this caused a lot of trouble in the backyard, and even the Duke of Qin was involved in it! Can the Queen Mother make a fuss about this? "
After all, "The Tao family is the Queen's maternal family. Because of the legacy of the former Tao Gong, their status among the many in-laws of the Jiang family is not low! If it can be used by the Queen Mother, let alone Qin Guogong, as the Queen alone... "It would be strange not to be so angry that you vomit blood!"
Jiang Yadan has a lazy attitude at work, a bad work style, and a mess in the backyard... There are too many things like this, and they are no longer news. If there is no special reason, Empress Dowager Gu would not bother to ask. Now she listened carefully to the introduction by the female officer. Made some inquiries. At the end, the Queen Mother muttered: "The Tao family has been worse than ever since Tao Yinsong, and what happened this time is even more stupid! It's useless to win over such trash - but you are right, fight against them. After the water, the Jiang family has lost face, so it’s worth spending some time on it.”
He said, "Contact them secretly and tell them that Jiang Qianchuan is about to die. This Da Rui world is destined to be beyond the reach of the Jiang family. For the sake of Tao Yinsong, the Ai family will give them a chance. If they are interested, , and then we can reward their family with a hereditary marquis!"
The female official smiled and said: "The title that Tao Yinsong earned for the family has now been reduced to the lowest level. In the past thirty years, the Tao family has never made any contribution to the country, not even a Jinshi! Today's ordinary people The Lexian man is very old. Once he passes away, the Tao family will completely fall out of the ranks of nobles. If the queen gives them a marquis, it is still hereditary. They will definitely die for the queen!"
Empress Dowager Gu said nonchalantly: "They should try to find a way to survive the Jiang family's wrath and create a male heir first, otherwise the Ai family's reward will be just a piece of paper!" Anyway, it's a waste of money.
The female officer smiled knowingly: "The Tao family has been mediocre for several generations, but if I can still be granted the title by the empress, it would be an infinite honor!"
"By the way, after the news was reported that the old criminal Jiang Qianchuan was unconscious at the family banquet, the person who reported the news seemed to have met Chang Ping on the road?" Queen Mother Gu changed her mind and said, "Chang Ping has been with Shou'an these days. Together, it seems that Shou'an also knows about this?"
The female official did not dare to answer this casually. She thought for a moment before saying cautiously: "The two princesses do come and go frequently these days, but do you know about this... The Jiang family said to the outside world that Duke Qin was just happy at the family banquet and drank a few more drinks. Get drunk."
"Hey! Drunkness hurts the body. How could that old thief cherish his life? How could he be so ignorant?" Empress Dowager Gu said disdainfully, "It's just to deceive those ignorant people!" She narrowed her eyes slightly, "The Ai family wants to win over the Tao family to deal with Jiang. Please find an opportunity to let Shou'an know about the family matter by accident, and do it as soon as possible as soon as the Tao family responds to the Ai family!"
The female officer was slightly surprised: "Your Majesty?" If the Duke of Qin was really seriously ill, then the king of Zhou's position as the head wife would probably have to be replaced by Tang Xinqiong, the concubine originally planned. This was something the female officer also wanted.
That Princess Gu Wenna of Shouan, for this position, she took risks and tricked King Yan last year! Will she be willing to lose everything because of Qin Guogong's sudden illness? If it weren't for the fact that Gu Wanna is the Queen Mother's niece, the female officer would have just wanted to persuade the Queen Mother that from now on, all important actions should be kept secret from Gu Wanna, so as not to let this master raise a thief!
But now the Queen Mother actually said that she would take the initiative to reveal it to her? !
Empress Dowager Gu glanced at her: "What are you afraid of! I don't want to think about the trash in the Tao family now. They have no ambition except for being in a nest! What big thing can they do even if they win over them? It's better to win them over and then sell them to the Jiang family. Then they can do whatever they want. How would it be more useful to save one or two people to serve as witnesses and use the Jiang family's evidence to murder the in-laws? "
It turned out that he deliberately allowed Princess Shouan to report the news
This is only one way of cheating the Jiang family, and the other is that this reason can be used later to legitimately replace King Zhou's wife, leaving the Guangyang Palace speechless! Killing two birds with one stone!
The female officer immediately understood the Queen Mother's intention, felt relieved, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is as resourceful as the sea, but your servant is stupid... I'll do it now!"
And Gu Wanna, who had been designed by Queen Mother Gu to lose her position as the wife of King Zhou in the future as a traitor, was seeing off the guests with a smile on her face.
"Cousin Shouan is so easy to talk to today. Didn't we agree that today we will show the Xin family's color to Zu Na, lest she be like Jiang Qiyun, who has been spoiled at home for a long time, and she doesn't know how high the sky is when she is the princess' daughter-in-law?"
Watching the three guests go away surrounded by maids, Tang Xinqiong, the third daughter of Princess Changping, broke off a rose, put it under her nose and smelled it slowly. While carefully pulling out the thorns, she said lightly, "When did you change it?" Why don't you tell us your idea? Even if you want us to be evil people and leave it to my cousin to be a good person, it will be easier for you to achieve your goal if you make an appointment in advance, right?"
Originally, the ladies of the Tang family and Gu Wanna had been in love since childhood. Gu Wanna's sister-in-law, Tang, was also the aunt of the Tang sisters. In the past, the two of them were so close that they were no different from biological sisters, but they became friends last year. The resentment against her was too great, and now Tang Xinqiong was going to treat her as his mother-in-law. Naturally, she couldn't be affectionate with this attitude.
Gu Weina didn't care about the ridicule and questioning in her tone, and said with a faint smile: "Cousin Tang San, have you forgotten about the 'drunkness' of Duke Qin that has been circulated in the past two days?"
"So you just spoke so kindly and kept the well-being of the Duke of Qin in mind?" Tang Xinqiong snorted, "But the Xin family are not fools. You asked for so long, and you lost your smile for a long time, but you don't know what is certain about it. Is there any news about you? I don’t think you said anything. As my cousin, you are a princess, but you treat the three of them with the highest title of princess. Isn’t it embarrassing to spread it out? Shameful?"
Gu Weanna said with a smile: "Good cousin, don't be impatient! Let me tell you slowly: Whether Qin Guogong is really drunk or ill, it is not easy to see things in the past few days. It is suitable for him. We are here to deal with the Seventh Prince. If we get into trouble with the Xin family, will the Queen miss the opportunity to mess around? Your Majesty, we must suffer a big loss... This will not delay the Queen Mother's serious business! It's better to send the message in advance, otherwise I wouldn't want to entertain them today."
Tang Xinqiong sneered and said: "You are justified in this way, and you are justified in that way. I am too lazy to argue with you carefully. You can explain it to the Queen's grandmother later. Anyway, it is you who proposed to invite them. Now it is you who regrets inviting them. !" After saying that, he stuffed the roses with the thorns removed into his sleeves and dusted off his clothes, "It's time for my mother to wake up from her nap. I'll go help her wash up!"
Then he walked away!
Seeing this, Mr. Tang subconsciously took a step forward and wanted to shout, but after thinking about it, he just sighed and turned to ask Gu Grace, "What on earth is going on?"
"Just what I said just now, cousin Tang San doesn't want to believe it, sister-in-law, don't you believe me either?" Gu Wanna looked at her innocently.
Speaking of which, the seniority between Tang and others like Gu Grace, Tang Xinqiong, etc. is a bit unclear. She is the daughter of Vice Prime Minister Tang Zimo and the sister-in-law of Princess Changping, the cousin of King Guangyang, but she is married to Gu Grace's brother... This is a matter of wrong generation. The marriage was originally arranged by Queen Mother Gu in order to make up for the relationship between the Gu and Tang families after Princess Changping had a falling out with her husband's family and the original eldest princess was demoted to a princess by Queen Jiang.
As the daughter of the Gu family and the wife of the Tang family, Mrs. Tang was naturally particularly embarrassed when dealing with the estrangement between her sister-in-law and her nieces. Now I looked closely at Huigu Graceful and saw that she didn't look like a faker - but Mrs. Tang also knew that this sister-in-law was used to pretending, so it was unreliable to judge the authenticity through her expression - in short, she couldn't find a reason, so she had no choice but to believe it, reminding her in a deep voice Said: "Then you should say hello to Xinqiong in advance! She didn't say a word, and she was confused in the middle. You didn't tell her until you asked her at the end. Can she not be angry?"
Gu Weanna said aggrievedly: "I went to see her in the middle and wanted to tell her, but she refused to see me... If you don't believe me, ask my cousin Chang Ping!"
Princess Changping nodded slightly: "Yesterday Graceful asked me to accompany her to find Xinqiong and the second sister-in-law. However, the second sister-in-law said she was tired and didn't want to see Graceful. Xinqiong asked the maid to come out and say that she was away."
"Although you have offended Xinyao and Xinqiong very badly, if the person who sent the message clearly said that it has something to do with today's response, are they sisters ignorant of the importance?" Tang listened to this explanation and said, Not only was he not relieved, but he frowned, "It must have made them think that you have nothing important to say, so of course they won't bother to see you!"
But the two princesses had said so. Tang had no evidence and could not continue to teach her a lesson. After saying a few casual words, she left and comforted Tang Xinqiong. At this time, Princess Changping, who had just spoken for Gu Jina, had an expression on her face. It looked ugly: "What on earth are you thinking today?"