"Marquis Zhao!" Concubine Shu sneered with a gloomy face, "Could it be that Marquis Zhao is only holding Miss Xiao alone in this life, and will not take concubines or marry another?"
Concubine Shu didn't believe it. There are a few men in the world who don't cheat. Even if Zhao Zun wanted to please the right minister, he shouldn't speak rashly.
Concubine Shu glanced at the Eldest Prince, the Eldest Prince's eyes became more and more suspicious, why did she find such a counselor, who didn't distinguish between inside and outside!
If Concubine Shu hadn't known about Zhao Zun's relationship with the First Prince, she would never have opened her mouth so easily and reached this stalemate.
How could Concubine Shu not be angry!
The eldest prince rolled his eyes at Zhao Zun, his eyes were deep.
"Of course, I will do what I say, and I will not marry another concubine." Zhao Zun was resolute.
Concubine Xiao was absent-minded for a moment while listening, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, won't she marry another concubine
Miss Xiao looked into Zhao Zun's eyes, shining like stars, but she didn't know if it was true or not, she was confused.
"Your Majesty!" Zhen Yan knelt down in front of Concubine Shu with a plop, and kowtowed three times towards Concubine Shu, with a stubborn and straight posture, "Mother, my daughter and Lord Hou are really innocent, I don't know who is behind it It was just an accident that day, if you insist on catching me, I will have to die to prove my innocence."
In an instant, Zhen Yan slammed into the pillar, her heart hurt like a knife.
Looking at that familiar figure, but being affectionately attached to another person, obviously it shouldn't be like this, Zhen Yan's heart aches like a knife, this feeling is more uncomfortable than letting her die.
Concubine Shu was taken aback, "Miss Zhen!"
Everyone was caught off guard, but fortunately a little father-in-law quickly stopped Zhen Yan, and the little father-in-law fainted.
Zhen Yan knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, her pretty face was haggard.
"Marquis Zhao, you have to kill people to be satisfied, don't you?" Concubine Shu asked Zhao Zun displeasedly, then turned to look at Concubine Xiao, "Although Lord Marquis Zhao has a marriage contract with you, But after such a thing happened, since Miss Xiao and Miss Zhen have a good relationship, it is a good talk to be a pair of good sisters who do not distinguish between you and me, will Miss Xiao want to watch Miss Zhen die?"
Concubine Shu turned to Xiao Concubine, who frowned in displeasure.
"Why does Concubine Shu force Miss Xiao, this matter has nothing to do with Miss Xiao!"
Zhao Zun's expression turned cold, and he exploded with momentum, and approached Concubine Shu, "Your Majesty, without distinction of right and wrong, forcibly matched, ruined Miss Zhen's reputation, and now she is forcing Miss Xiao again, what is the meaning?"
Concubine Shu was startled by this momentum, and it took a long time to recover.
"Brother Zhao!" The eldest prince frowned.
"I would like to thank Your Highness for your kindness. I know that I am not capable enough to take on this important task. I also ask the emperor to take back my order and allow me to resign from the official position!"
Zhao Zun cupped his hands with a serious expression on his face.
Seeing that things were getting out of hand, like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger, and seeing that Zhao Zunda was about to draw a line with him, the first prince was in a terrible mood, and he unconsciously blamed Concubine Shu in his heart.
Even the Empress Dowager rolled her eyes at Concubine Shu, "Concubine Shu, Ai's family persuaded you to make this matter public, and now it has become like this, all because of your kind intentions."
Concubine Shu was annoyed for a while. She originally wanted to let Zhen Yan marry Zhao Zun. On the one hand, it would add trouble to the Xiao family, and on the other hand, it could win over the Zhen family, but now it backfired.
For a beauty like Zhen Yan, Zhao Zun was unmoved and turned her away. Concubine Shu thought about the face of so many people, Zhao Zun had to accept it even if she didn't want to, but Zhao Zun refused to give her any face.
Even the Empress Dowager's gloating, Concubine Shu seemed to have a thorn stuck in her throat, "Is Lord Zhao threatening the Emperor?"
"Enough!" Emperor Dong Ming slapped the table, making Concubine Shu startled, "Your Majesty?"
"It's a miasma that you stirred up at a banquet. Concubine Shu's hands are too long. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Concubine Shu is not brave enough!"
Concubine Shu shivered, "Your Majesty, this concubine realizes his mistake, please forgive me."
"Father, mother and concubine are also confused for a while, please forgive mother and concubine this time, please forgive me."
The eldest prince hurried forward to intercede for Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu was indeed too impatient today.
Emperor Dongming looked disappointed, "From now on, concubine Shu will be demoted to Concubine Lin, so I can reflect on myself!"
There is only one word difference between Concubine Shu and Concubine Lin, but in reality they are quite different. Concubine Shu is one of the four concubines.
As for Concubine Lin, she is the third rank, and has been demoted two ranks in a row. She is the most common concubine in the rank of concubine.
Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment, she looked angry at Emperor Shang Dongming, Concubine Shu gritted her teeth, "I thank the emperor for his kindness, I will reflect on myself when I go back."
Even the Empress Dowager was somewhat disappointed. If the Emperor severely demoted Concubine Lin, Concubine Lin would lose the power to co-govern the harem, and even the status of the First Prince would drop by three points.
No matter how rampant Concubine Lin was, as long as she didn't touch Emperor Dongming's bottom line, Emperor Dongming would turn a blind eye and let Concubine Lin and Empress Dowager Lian fight.
But now, Concubine Lin is getting more and more senseless, offending people everywhere, so Emperor Dongming naturally wants to teach Concubine Lin a lesson.
Emperor Dongming glanced at Zhao Zun again, "Master Zhao don't need to be angry, I have seen the master's ability, don't be overly humble, just work for me at the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who dares to question randomly!"
Speaking of which, Emperor Dongming's gaze was aimed at the eldest prince. The eldest prince tightened his scalp and suppressed his anger, "Father's words are very true. This palace can't support you. At most, it can be regarded as a recommendation. If the Marquis leaves the court, he will be the court's leader." loss."
Zhao Zun raised his lips, "Your Highness, thank you for the emperor's sage, and I will serve the emperor wholeheartedly!"
A deep smile flashed across Emperor Dongming's face when he heard the words, and he turned to look at Zhen Yan.
"Zhen Yan listened to the order. Miss Zhen has a good character, is gentle and docile, and has won my heart. From today onwards, I will bestow you with the title of Xinling County Lord!"
With the help of her maid, Zhen Yan knelt down in front of Emperor Dongming, with her head touching the ground, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I have something to ask you, please let me do it."
Emperor Dongming's eyes tightened.
"You are so brave to bargain with the emperor!" the father-in-law behind Emperor Dongming sternly criticized.
Emperor Dongming waved his hand, "Tell me what you want to see."
Zhen Yan raised her eyes, "Your Majesty, my courtiers don't ask for any rewards, I just ask the emperor to return my courtiers' innocence."
"You are innocent, who dares to say a word about you!" Emperor Dong Ming said in a deep voice, "The county lord should take good care of his wounds at home.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhen Yan kowtowed again to thank her, her body was weak, but her back was straight.
Today, Zhen Yan was obviously involved, she was disliked by Master Zhao and her reputation was ruined, even if her reputation was ruined, she never participated in the discussion and did not defend herself from the beginning to the end.
It seems that every step was unintentional, but in fact Zhen Yan was not in a hurry from the beginning to the end, with a leisurely attitude that everything was under control, because if Concubine Lin didn't open her mouth to press all these things, Zhen Yan's reputation would be damaged, and it would be too late. No chance to defend myself.
Until the last moment, Zhen Yan's stubborn bump was deeply admirable, causing Concubine Lin to be punished like an emperor begging for an imperial edict. Not only did she redeem everything, but she was also conferred the title of a county lord, which won everyone's sympathy. Such a woman, It's not easy!
Concubine Xiao frowned as she watched Zhen Yan step back with the help of the maid. It was not convenient for her to walk. She limped and struggled to hold on, which attracted many noble ladies to nod their approval. She only felt that Zhen Yan was soft on the outside but soft on the inside. But there is a stubbornness.
But what Miss Xiao couldn't figure out was that when several people were talking that day, why didn't Zhen Yan be there to defend herself, and who spread the rumors.
Anyway, Xiao Concubine could feel that there was something wrong with Zhen Yan's eyes looking at Zhao Zun over and over again. Xiao Concubine was in deep thought, but she didn't see Zhao Zun cast a friendly look at her.
Zhao Zun was discouraged.
Concubine Lin gritted her teeth angrily, and glared at Zhao Zun, blaming him for not knowing what to do! The eldest prince also held a deep breath in his heart,
A banquet turned into a mess, Emperor Dongming was really lost in the mood, and was about to end the meeting when he saw a little father-in-law running over.
"Your Majesty, people are here."
Emperor Dong Ming sat down again after hearing the words, and smiled, "Let them in."
Everyone was a little curious, following their gazes, four men walked in.
Xiao Concubine looked back, her eyes lit up when she saw this, it was the three brothers of the Shen family and Shen Liuyun.
"The ministers and others kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."
The four of them lifted their clothes and knelt down on one knee, cupping their hands and saluting to Emperor Dongming.
"Shen Aiqing doesn't need to be too polite, it's been a long journey, I'm going to take care of the four of you tonight."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Empress Dowager Lian raised her eyebrows and looked at Emperor Dongming, "This is?"
Emperor Dongming smiled, "This is Master Shen of Xianxia Villa. He has excellent medical skills. I was not feeling well before, thanks to Master Shen who sent someone to offer medicine to make me heal."
Even the Empress Dowager was silent for a while, only to see Emperor Dongming say again, "The Shen family has made great contributions to the treatment, and they will stay in the capital in the future. A special mansion will be given to them, and Shen Liuyun will be granted the title of Marquis of Yingchuan. He will inherit the title from generation to generation, and I will admire you here."
Shen Liuyun cupped his hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
In the blink of an eye, another Marquis was airborne, and he jumped from a small businessman to a marquis, and everyone talked about it.
"Grandmother, these are the three elder brothers of the Shen family that I often tell you about. The one in the middle is the second brother, and the one on the left is the third brother..."
Concubine Xiao's voice was very low, and Mrs. Xiao nodded.
Xiao Concubine got stuck after introducing the two, and when she raised her gaze, she happened to meet a pair of deep eyes.
Shen Mo wore a white robe, against which his face was as jade-like, with a tight face, as if strangers should not get close to him.
The corner of her eyes was aimed at Xiao Concubine, her thin lips were tightly pressed, Xiao Concubine shrank her neck and quickly lowered her head.
As soon as the three of them walked in, they made many noble ladies blush with embarrassment. Many people couldn't help but look up. The three young masters were very handsome, not inferior to the noble young masters of the capital.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother asked curiously, "It seems that Lord Shen and the Xiao family are also acquainted. I heard that Master Xiang and Lord Shen were once close friends. It is also a kind of fate to be able to meet in the capital now."
Shen Liuyun cupped his hands, with a respectful attitude, "Back to the empress dowager, the minister and the prime minister are indeed old acquaintances, but they haven't seen each other for more than ten years."
Even the Empress Dowager nodded, even the Empress Dowager couldn't stop the emperor's canonization, the Hou Ye in Kyoto grabbed it, it's just a false name, even the Empress Dowager didn't take it to heart.
Emperor Dongming was in high spirits, and after a few words, he took everyone, including Zhao Zun, to the imperial study, and the banquet ended.
Old Mrs. Xiao was getting old, and it was a bit difficult to get up, so Miss Xiao hurriedly reached out to support her.
Mrs. Xiao smiled, and was very pleased with Xiao Concubine's performance today, after all, she has grown up.
"Let's go, go home!"
Concubine Lin glanced at Mrs. Lin and Lin Xu, and said coldly, "Xu'er, come with me."
Lin Xu's body tightened immediately when he heard this, and he grabbed Madam Lin's arm tightly. Madam Lin's heart also jumped, and the two of them bravely followed.
Yuhe Palace
Concubine Lin angrily smashed the teacup on the table to pieces, holding back her anger.
"Xu'er, what's going on with you!"
Concubine Lin slapped the table, yelled at Lin Xu, and vented her anger on Lin Xu.
Lin Xu shook her body, knelt in front of Concubine Lin, and immediately admitted, "Auntie, Xu'er embarrassed Auntie, please punish her."
Concubine Lin stared at Lin Xu with hatred, "Today's banquet has become like this, the emperor doesn't want to see the Lin family, even if the emperor seals Zhenyan, so what, you are the future princess, what are you doing for those false names!"
Lin Xu didn't dare to refute a word, and quietly listened with her hands down, because she knew that the more she refuted Concubine Lin, the angrier she would be.
Concubine Lin was in a fit of anger, Madam Lin did not dare to intercede for Lin Xu, she could only speak when Concubine Lin's anger subsided.
The root cause is that Concubine Lin is too spoiled by the two princes, especially the third prince, so that a good marriage must be messed up. Letting Xiao Concubine, who is not a concubine, want to marry a concubine, completely offended you. Mutually.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be where it is today, Madam Lin was thinking that she absolutely dare not say it.
"Your Majesty, now the Xiangfu is against us everywhere, and the emperor won't help us... I don't know whether I should say something or not."
Concubine Lin glanced at Mrs. Lin angrily, "There are no outsiders here, so just say what you have to say."
"Yes!" Mrs. Lin took a step forward, "Since the incident with the third prince, the right relative has a lot of opinions on us, but he just doesn't say anything. No matter how we back down, there may not be any improvement. The right minister will not Mercy and soft hands."
"Not only the empress, but even the empress dowager is harmless to the right minister on the surface. Because of the matter between Prince Chen's son and the eldest princess, she may not have no grievances against the right minister in her heart."
"Hmph! The empress dowager and the right minister are two old foxes who are just practicing Taijiquan. Sooner or later, the Japanese palace will let him know that if he chooses wrong, he will be in the abyss, and he will die without a whole body!"
Concubine Lin said viciously, Prime Minister Right again and again cruelly killed their mother and son, she will remember this account sooner or later!
Mrs. Lin rolled her eyes at Lin Xu, cleared her throat, and whispered in Concubine Lin's ear for a while, Concubine Lin's eyes lit up.
"I will leave this matter to you."
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Mrs. Lin reassured her again and again, and then Concubine Lin smiled, and bent down to help Lin Xu up herself.
"Xu'er, Auntie punished you for your own good. Don't blame Auntie. After all, Auntie always treats you like her own daughter."
Lin Xu forced a smile, "Xu'er knows that aunt is doing it for Xu'er's good, so why would she blame aunt?"
"That's good!"
When the two left the palace, Mrs. Lin couldn't help asking, "What's going on with you today?"
Lin Xu looked around and didn't hide anything. She gritted her teeth with hatred, "My daughter obviously spilled something on her clothes, but Miss Xiao didn't get hurt, but my daughter couldn't control herself when she heard the ringtone, and she was very irritable."
Mrs. Lin's face darkened, she must have been tricked!
"It's time for you to learn a lesson this time. You blame yourself for not being smart. If Concubine Xiao is more ruthless, you will be ruined directly, and there will be no place to cry!"
Lin Xu's spine felt chills when he heard this, and he was afraid for a while.
"Mother will invite you a few more nanny later. When you enter the eldest prince's mansion in the future, it can save you for a while, but not for the rest of your life. You should learn not to be self-willed!" Mrs. Lin was cruel this time.
Lin Xu nodded sharply, "Daughter listens to mother."
After Xiao Concubine accompanied Mrs. Xiao back to the mansion, she was full of doubts and wanted to find the right minister.
Why did the emperor enshrine Shen Liuyun as Lord Marquis? She remembered that she had never experienced it in her previous life
It was getting dark, Prime Minister Right was having a banquet in the palace, Xiao Concubine and others were almost falling asleep, lying under the window and squinting their eyes.
The next moment, Xiao Concubine jumped into the air with her waist tight, and the world spun for a while, before she was taken to the ground.
A cold fragrance hit the tip of her nose, Xiao Mi's eyes lit up, and then she stretched out her hand angrily to knock off someone's claw.
"Hmph! Let me go!"
Zhao Zun couldn't help laughing, not only did he not loosen, but he hugged him even tighter. The past few days have tortured him so badly, his day and night are turned upside down, his appetite is lost, and he can see that figure everywhere he goes, it's evil!
Today, when he saw Concubine Xiao dancing in front of everyone, Zhao Zun almost couldn't help it.
Seeing that the lights in the room were still on, Zhao Zun accidentally jumped in through the window, and really saw a group of little ones sleeping soundly on the table, the anger that was so great at that moment disappeared without a trace.
She chose the road herself, as long as Zhao Zun doesn't let go, who would dare to snatch someone from him!
Xiao Concubine will never even try to escape in this life!
Zhao Zun hugged Xiao Concubine tightly, and being angry with Xiao Concubine would only make him angry to death, so he simply shamelessly came over to please peace.
"What I said today is true. Miss Zhen was startled that day. The guards made the decision on their own initiative. I had someone beat him with fifty sticks!"
Xiao Yu suppressed a smile, and the corners of her mouth curled up when she heard this.
"What are you doing hitting him!"
Seeing her speak, Zhao Zun was overjoyed, "Of course I blame him for meddling in other people's business, which made Mrs. Zhao misunderstand and get angry."
Xiao Concubine didn't hear it at first, then turned her head and glared at Zhao Zun, with a faint smell of alcohol all over her body, Xiao Concubine frowned.
"Stay away from me, don't come to me and get drunk, and tomorrow you will pat your ass and deny it. I can't afford it."
Zhao Zun buried his head in Concubine Xiao's neck and sniffed the fragrance, but he didn't let go, "Miss Xiao has a lot, it's good to calm down, I should have gotten angry at you that day."
Hugging and hugging, he felt hot all over his body. Zhao Zun lowered his head and kissed the corner of Xiao Concubine's lips, as if addicted to kissing. Angrily, Xiao Concubine turned her head away, her face flushed, she was angry.
"I'm not as good at dancing as others. My temper is bad and unreasonable. Not to mention my reputation. I'm not like others who feel pity for others and give me a thumbs up to praise you. Now you are not as new as before. The emperor appreciates you, everyone. I look at you like a wolf and a tiger, I can't wait to pounce on you..."
Seeing the chattering red lips, Zhao Zun couldn't help swallowing, and asked, "Then why don't you pounce?"
Concubine Xiao stared, "Compare me with rouge and vulgar powder!"
"Don't dare." Zhao Zun smiled softly, rubbed Xiao Concubine's little head, and held her in his arms, surprisingly satisfied.
"But if you fall down, there's no one else here, and I won't laugh at you." Zhao Zun said with seriousness.
Concubine Xiao snorted twice, "I always think that what the eldest prince said today is good, you are not young, when I get there, I will find a way to find you two beautiful concubines later."
Zhao Zun said with a straight face, "When I mention what he is doing, what I said today is the truth. If you don't take a concubine or marry someone else, you won't be able to run away anyway."
"Huh! Who cares!" Xiao Concubine spat, stretched out her hand and wiped her lips fiercely, there was a bright smile in her eyes, Zhao Zun resisted not to poke it, and gave Xiao Concubine enough face to be brave.
"Get out quickly! I'm going to bed!" Xiao Mi blushed and struggled twice.
Zhao Zun let go of his hand, let Xiao Concubine struggle out, sat aside and raised his legs, "It's okay, it's getting late, I originally planned to tell you the secret of why the Shen family returned to Beijing, since that's the case... . . . "
Xiao Concubine retracted her little feet and became interested all of a sudden, she grabbed Zhao Zun's arm tightly, "Speak quickly!"
Zhao Zun put away the smile on his face, and wrapped his arms around Xiao Concubine's slender waist, "You delivered this to the door yourself."
Seeing the yuppie's smirk on his face, Miss Xiao slapped him on the chest, waved her hand, broke free and returned to the bed to cover herself with the quilt.
"Go away, I'll pretend you haven't been here."
Zhao Zun frowned and became angry again, no wonder the sage said that a woman's heart is a needle in the bottom of her heart.
Zhao Zun walked to the bed, saw that she was covered with a quilt and didn't know what she meant, frowned and said, "Xiao Yu, what I said today is the truth, if you marry me sincerely, you will never be wronged for the rest of your life Holding my breath, I have come out to roam the rivers and lakes since I was a child, I have never seen anyone, and I have suffered countless losses, big and small."
"How many times I almost died in Huangquan, and the women I met are countless. I have never cared so much. If you think it is because of your father that you approached me, I will resign and return to business. I will mortgage all the shops in the capital. I will leave the capital and start anew." Although you don't have a noble status, you can spend every day with silk, silk, satin and delicacies, and gold and silver are all yours to squander."
Zhao Zun paused for a moment, saw a bag bulging on the bed and stood up, "I'm going first..."
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The black-bellied master molested the little concubine
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It was rumored from the outside world that she relied on her status as the princess, disrespected her grandmother, beat her aunt and killed the children in the mansion, she was extremely vicious.
But in reality, the sisters took turns to plot against her, her innocence ruined her reputation, the hypocritical aunt bewitched her father to demote her dead mother into a concubine, and Song Jing changed from a concubine to a concubine.
Everyone can step on it behind the scenes, so much bad luck, but who doesn't have a lucky time.
Finally it was Song Jing's turn!
He is extremely noble in the capital, he comes in and out like stars holding the moon, and is favored by the queen mother in every possible way. He is the living king of Hades that no one dares to disobey!
But this master just took a fancy to Song Jing.
He said, "No one in the world dares to wink at this king! If you are wronged, let this king bully you back!"
Song Jing trembled, who dares to bully the King of Hades, is simply tired of living!
He added, "Whoever dares to touch you, I will chop him up personally!"
Song Jing expressed hesitation.
He also said, "Whoever dares to find helpers, this king will make him regret coming to this world once, and punish his nine clans!"