"What script?" Pei Luoan's heart moved.
"It just appeared. I heard that it is somewhat similar to what happened in the Eastern Palace. Why don't you go and take a look at this matter of fate?" Pei Yuanjun asked.
"When did it happen?" Pei Luoan asked.
"Just for a few days. If the prince is interested, you can take a look. It's very interesting." Pei Yuanjun smiled lazily and stopped. "I still have some things to do, so I won't leave the palace yet."
"Uncle Wang, please go ahead." Pei Luoan stopped and saluted.
Pei Yuanjun waved his hand casually, turned around and left, leaving Pei Luoan standing there with a gloomy look in his eyes. After thinking for a while, he walked out.
How could he not know about this play? It was written after consultation with his advisers in the Eastern Palace.
It tells the story of a pair of sisters. The elder sister is kind and dignified. She got engaged to a prince early on. The two had been childhood sweethearts and were engaged since they were young. They were originally going to get married soon, but because the elder sister's biological mother passed away, she observed mourning for three years. The prince still loved her deeply and was willing to wait for her for three years.
During these three years, the old emperor passed away, and this prince, who was the old emperor's only son, ascended the throne naturally.
Originally, the new emperor would marry the elder sister as his queen after she finished her mourning period. However, he did not expect that the younger sister was a ruthless person. She used her elder sister to seduce the new emperor. The new emperor did not like her younger sister, but the elder sister felt sorry for her younger sister and was afraid that she would let her younger sister suffer. In the end, she even asked the new emperor to take her younger sister as his concubine.
The new emperor disagreed, but the elder sister begged him on her knees. The new emperor had no choice but to marry the elder sister and then take the younger sister as a concubine. Because of the elder sister, the new emperor also took good care of the younger sister. Everyone in the palace thought that the elder sister was the queen and the younger sister was the favored queen, and that the family was rich and powerful, but they did not expect that the younger sister had evil intentions.
She was determined to keep the position of empress, so she framed her sister and pushed her into the water while she was admiring the lotus. After that, she showed her longing for her sister and cried by the lotus pond every day, hoping to climb to the position of empress by taking advantage of the emperor's love for her sister. She even expressed her willingness to raise the prince born by her sister. The emperor was heartbroken by the death of the empress and had no interest in state affairs, which gave her sister an opportunity to take advantage of.
Because of her kindness in raising the little prince, she was given the position of Defei, and from then on, she became the most favored concubine in the harem.
A few years later, the little prince grew up. Although his sister was not the queen, her power was equal to that of the queen. She also gave birth to a prince. This prince wanted to seize the throne from the little prince and was about to murder him. After being discovered by an old palace servant beside the little prince, he risked his life to report it to the queen mother.
The Queen Mother awakened her son who was living a life of drunkenness and dreaming, and asked him to investigate the De Fei who had a very good reputation in the past. In the end, it was found that the Queen died at the hands of De Fei...
At the end of the play, the queen was not actually dead. A loyal maid died in her place. She escaped from the palace and has been hiding among the people for so many years. Because of her ordinary status, she could not get close to the palace gate, nor could she see the little prince she gave birth to. In the end, the sister was beheaded, and the prince she gave birth to was demoted to a commoner. The emperor and queen were reunited, and the mother and son met again...
Combining this script with current events, it seems that it is alluding to the affairs of the Eastern Palace and the affairs of Ji Youran and Ji Hanyue. But in fact, if you think about it carefully, this script has little impact on Pei Luoan. First, Ji Youran has committed suicide; second, Ji Hanyue has not given birth to any children.
In addition, there is relatively little written in the first part of the entire script, which is just mentioned in passing. Everyone's attention is on the latter part. From the whole drama, the focus seems to be on the palace, the struggles in the harem, the framed queen, and the powerful sister who has been the only favorite in the harem for many years...
This reminds people of the story of Empress Yuan and Concubine He. The descendants of Empress Yuan and Concubine He. The King Jing, born to Concubine He, is now competing with the Crown Prince for the throne. Ji Youran's reputation is already bad, but what about Concubine He? For so many years, Concubine He has always been favored by the Emperor because of Empress Yuan.
It is more in line with the character of a favored concubine.
One is the Defei, the other is the Guifei, both are one of the four concubines...
If you think about it this way, the current virtuous and decent Concubine He seems to be a show. As soon as Empress Yuan died, she became the favorite concubine. Taking advantage of the Emperor's pity for Empress Yuan, she climbed up to the position of Concubine step by step.
To put it bluntly, she is the younger sister in the script...
Pei Luoan had read the script and really disliked the plot where the elder sister was pushed into the lotus pond and drowned, but the other scenes did not seem like accidents, so this was the only plot that could be used in the end.
It hasn't been long since this script was submitted, but I didn't expect the reaction to be so quick. Pei Yuanjun already knows about it, and my father should know about it soon as well.
Although the whole text alludes to this sister, it is always respectful to the new emperor, saying that he was heartbroken about the queen and that he had disliked this sister for a long time.
This time, even if the emperor trusts any imperial concubine, he will still have doubts in his heart...
My mother also said that Concubine He is definitely not clean. Even if my father can't find anything, he will still be wary of Concubine He...
"This script is really interesting." Qu Moying was also reading the script. After reading it, he reached out and patted the script, smiling disapprovingly.
The writing is really good. After reading it, the first thing that comes to mind is the Eastern Palace. The idea is that the Eastern Palace is being alluded to. Since it is an allusion to the Eastern Palace, Pei Luoan is a victim and there is no suspicion on him anymore.
If you look at it more carefully, you will think of Concubine He.
The matter between Ji Youran and Ji Hanyue reminds people of the matter between Empress Yuan and Concubine He. Since it is not about Ji Youran and Ji Hanyue, it could be about Empress Yuan and Concubine He.
Looking at the details, Empress Yuan and Concubine He are more likely to be the two. It also makes people suspect that Concubine He, who has had a good reputation for so many years, has actually been taking advantage of the emperor's deep affection for Empress Yuan. The so-called exclusive favor for so many years is nothing more than the emperor's remembrance of Empress Yuan.
"It appeared all of a sudden and some people have already started singing it. I asked around and was told that the script was placed on the desks of some troupe owners. Many of them liked it very much after reading it, so they started to formally compose and sing it." Yuxiu had already made some inquiries. The script appeared too suddenly and there was nothing she could find to prove it.
The singers are all famous actors in the opera troupe. When watching the show, you don't think it is something happening in the court. The troupe sings some court plays, which is nothing. In the past, there was the story of the cat replacing the prince, and now this kind of harem struggle is nothing. If the concubines in the harem don't fight, the play will be nothing interesting.
So the play was sung, and within just a few days, those who had not thought of it thought it was good, while those who had thought of it thought its meaning was too clear.
So the script came to Qu Moying.
"Master, are you talking about the East Palace?" Yu Chun asked curiously. "Not only... the most important thing is the palace." Qu Moying's lips curled slightly, Pei Luoan couldn't hold back his anger, and flipped through the script in his hand again, "Does the prince know?"
"The prince knows about this. He got this book from Eunuch Ji Hai." Yu Xiu said, "Eunuch Ji Hai said that the matter of the two maids has nothing to do with us. The queen already knows about it, but she didn't say anything. This matter is over."
Yuxiu was worried about this before, but after hearing Ji Hai's words, she finally felt relieved.
"Let Manager Zhuang go and ask again." Qu Moying tapped the table lightly with his fingers twice and suddenly said.
"Still going there?" Yu Xiu didn't understand what her master meant. "I heard from Manager Zhuang that he was already very unhappy when he went there before."
"It's better if she's not happy." Qu Moying smiled and said meaningfully, "Send some more gifts and say you want to see Qu Xuexin. If the manager of the manor says that Qu Xuexin is not here, let the manager say you want to send gifts to the Crown Princess, and then ask the Crown Princess to pass them to Qu Xuexin."
There are some things that Liu Jingyu should not know. Pei Luoan is not the kind of person who would trust others so easily.
Especially this time, it was Liu Jingyu who took the blame...
"I will arrange it right away." Yuxiu lowered her head and thought for a moment, "What if... I let Manager Zhuang see him?"
"Then let's meet." Qu Moying smiled slightly. This possibility is still very high. It would be best if it could be like this. If not, it would take some extra effort.
There were quite a few gifts prepared, including four pieces of brocade and a box of ornaments. These things were nothing to Qu Moying, the Princess of England. Even though they looked like a lot, they were just gifts on the surface. With her status, sending so many things was actually not inconspicuous, and it was also in line with the relationship between her and Qu Xuexin.
Manager Zhuang took Yuxiu and Li to the hot spring villa in the East Palace.
Hearing that it was Steward Zhuang who came again, the steward of the Eastern Palace was so angry that he didn't want to see him. But thinking that this person was the King of England's man, he had to suppress his temper and invite him in.
After both parties sat down as host and guest, Manager Zhuang came straight to the point and said, "As for the matter of the two maids, our princess thinks we need to look for them again."
The steward of the Eastern Palace said unhappily, "It's over. I also reported it to the Eastern Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said it was gone. The Queen will not blame them. These two maids were not good people to begin with. The Queen originally ordered them to serve Princess Ying well, but the two of them were disobedient."
The steward of the Eastern Palace is in a dilemma over this matter. Now that the order has finally been given from above, Steward Zhuang is still not letting it go.
"They are always two living people." Manager Zhuang sighed.
"There's no telling how these two maids disappeared. If it really involves other descendants of the emperor, Manager Zhuang, do you think you can do it or I can do it?" The manager of the East Palace said angrily.
In a word, Manager Zhuang was stumped. This place is full of descendants of the rich and powerful. After checking, it turns out to be this or that. It is not worth it to fight for two maids who are nothing and betrayed their master.
Seeing that Manager Zhuang was speechless, the manager of the East Palace spoke seriously: "This kind of thing must not be just what it seems on the surface. Since the higher-ups have not punished us, we should not make trouble. Let this matter pass, so that we won't be in trouble later."