"How much do you know about the affairs of the Yanbei Palace?" Looking at the sky outside the window, Ren Yaoqi asked Dongsheng.
She didn't know much about the Yanbei Palace in her last life, and she didn't deliberately inquire about it in this life. What she knew was only what everyone knew.
However, Dongsheng was trained as Li Tianyou's personal servant, and his master was Zheng Guoliang, the powerful follower by his grandfather's side, who was also the housekeeper of the Li family.
She used to feel that Butler Zheng's voice was a bit strange, but only later did she realize that Butler Zheng should have come from the palace and was a eunuch.
Li Tianyou's servant doesn't need to know too much about entertainment, but he must know how to help his master to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Therefore, Dongsheng should know very well the situation of the various families in Yunyang City.
"The late old Yanbei Wang Zhengfei was the second daughter of the first emperor, and was born to the concubine Zhang Gui. At the age of fifteen, she was conferred the title of Princess Changde by the late emperor to marry into the Yanbei Palace. However, before the marriage was granted, Lao Yanbei married the Yun family. His eldest daughter, Yunyao, was engaged, and at that time, the fourth Yanbei King Xiao Qishan, the grandfather of the Yanbei King, was still alive, and he asked the emperor to show his love to the late emperor."
"The first emperor considered that in order to block Youyou and appease Xiao Qishan, he allowed Xiao Yan to marry Yun Yao, the daughter of Yun's family, as a side room while the princess entered the house, and promised to wait for Xiao Yan to inherit the throne of Yanbei King. , if Yun Yao has a son, she will be given the position of concubine, so Xiao Yan's righteous concubine Princess Changde and concubine Yun Shi will enter the door one day apart."
"It's just that Princess Changde has only given birth to one daughter, Xiao Wei, since she entered Xiao's house, and has not moved since, while Mrs. Yuntai gave birth to Xiao Yan, the eldest son of King Lao Yanbei. After that, the princess accepted a family background for King Yanbei. The concubine of the Su family, the second son of the old prince, Xiao Heng, was born by this concubine Su, and the concubine Su was not in good health, Xiao Heng died not long after he was born, and Xiao Heng was raised under the lap of Princess Changde since childhood."
Dongsheng really knew the twists and turns of these aristocratic families very clearly.
"The fourth king of Yanbei, Xiao Qishan, lived to be in his sixties, so the old king of Yanbei was already thirty-five years old when he succeeded to the throne. At that time, there was a lot of trouble in the Yanbei palace for the establishment of the heir."
"Princess Changde advocates Xiao Heng, her concubine, while Old Yanbei Wang is more interested in his eldest son Xiao Yan. I heard that Princess Changde once wrote a secret letter to the old Yanbei Wang and went to Beijing to ask the first emperor to decide for her."
"At that time, the first prince died of illness, the first emperor fell ill, and King Kang and King Rong were the most fiercely competing for the crown. The letter that the princess quietly sent to the capital was like a stone sinking into the sea. And the old Yanbei King took Xiao Qishan's will as his last word. By personally entering the capital to ask for the title for the eldest son, King Kang and King Rong, who were supervising the country at that time, were in a difficult battle. No one wanted to offend the Yanbei Palace at that time, so Xiao Yan became the heir. Two years later, The previous emperor suddenly recovered from his illness, and King Kang and King Rong were successively executed on charges of disobedience. Soon after, the old King of Yanbei also died suddenly, and Xiao Yan succeeded to the throne as King of Yanbei, and asked his eldest son, Xiao Jingkang, to be the heir."
"Because of King Kang and King Rong's 'Two Kings Rebellion', the first emperor didn't have the energy to take care of Yanbei's affairs at first after he recovered from his illness, so Xiao Yan's succession and the appointment of his eldest son went smoothly, but the first emperor asked Yanbei When the prince entered the Imperial Academy in Beijing, he was essentially a proton. Therefore, the prince of Yanbei grew up in Beijing since he was a child, and when he was a child, he was ordered to marry Zhao Ying'e, the daughter of Princess Chang'an. I heard the article of the prince. Excellent painting and excellent, but riding and shooting wasted."
Ren Yaoqi has been listening silently, some of what Dongsheng said she knew, and some she didn't know.
She could think of the depth of Yanbei's mansion, but it was still a little shocking to hear Dongsheng talk about it in such a detailed manner.
"The current concubine of Xiao Yan, the current king of Yanbei, is the niece of his biological mother, Mrs. Yun Tai, and Yun Chuxue, the eldest daughter of the current head of the Yun family, Yun Sheng. This concubine gave birth to two sons and a daughter, namely Xiao Jingkang, the prince in Beijing. , the second son Xiao Jingxi, the county owner Xiao Jinglin. The younger brother of King Yanbei, Xiao Heng, married the wife Su, and gave birth to the third son, Xiao Jingyue and the second miss, Xiao Jingyuan, as well as several concubines and concubines. The only daughter of Princess Changde was married to Xiao Wei. It was given to Wu Xiaohe, the current commander of Ningxia, and gave birth to a daughter."
Ren Yaoqi's heart moved: "What is the relationship between Xiao Yan, the king of Yanbei, and his younger brother Xiao Heng?"
Dongsheng thought about it for a while, and said truthfully: "Outsiders look like brothers and sisters, but... You can see from the relationship between their respective outsiders, the Yun family and the Su family, things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. The Yun family and the Su family have already shaken hands and made peace since Xiao Qishan became the king of Yanbei. All the horses of the cavalry of the Yanbei Army are supplied from the horse farm in the northwest of the Su family. The Yun family is an old family, and its heritage is not comparable to the Su family, but it is not comparable to the Su family in terms of operation. In the past two years, the two have been competing for the celebration. Several large salt fields near the state are causing trouble for the King of Yanbei."
The Northwest Racecourse... Ningxia's general soldier... The Dang Xiang family who competed with Da Zhou for the race... The conflict between the Yun family and the Xiao family, the old princess and the king of Yanbei...
Ren Yaoqi felt that there was a faint line connecting what she knew in her last life and what Dong Sheng had just said, making her eyes light up with a ray of light...
When the last imperial court ordered to cut down the Yanbei army, there was a dispute between the Dangxiang clan in the northwest, and then the Yanbei army was divided, and part of it was assigned to Wu Xiao, the general soldier of Ningxia, and his subordinates to help him fight against the Dangxiang clan.
She originally thought that this was King Yanbei's strategy to preserve his strength.
But now it seems that Wu Xiaohe is the son-in-law of Princess Changde, the old princess. Could he really be in one mind with King Yanbei? Is King Yanbei really willing to distribute his army to his brother-in-law? Afraid not necessarily? It looks more like the lesser of two evils.
Although later because of the intervention of Xiao Jingxi, the second son of the King of Yanbei, most of those Yanbei troops were recaptured and their vitality was not hurt, but there was still a loss.
Zeng Lu's ability to quickly secure his position as the commander of Ningxia was also related to the fact that he successfully turned against a group of middle- and lower-level generals of the Yanbei Army who had originally held a wait-and-see attitude before Xiao Jingxi incorporated it back into the Yanbei Army. Those few people eventually became the capital of his promotion.
Therefore, if you can find a way to prevent the troops of the Yanbei Palace from entering Ningxia, you will also cut off Zeng Lu's shortcut to ascend.
It is undeniable that Ren Yaoqi hated the Zeng family, Zeng Lin and Zeng Kui.
Although those things in this life have not yet happened, she still has uncontrollable hatred when she thinks of the Zeng family.
At this time, a few more people came in from outside the yard. It was Xia Sheng, Xiangqin, and Mulberry, who led Ren Yaohua's maid.
Turnip and the others were very embarrassed. Two of the maids had tears on their faces. When they entered the yard, they were still choking. It was obvious that they had suffered before.
When they saw Ren Yaohua standing under the eaves, they all swarmed over, and you complained of grievances with every word, and the small yard immediately became noisy.
Still, Turnip couldn't stand it anymore, and reprimanded them.
Ren Yaoqi only listened to Ren Yaohua's cold voice in the yard: "I will give you an explanation!"
Li Tianyou, who was watching the fun, rolled his eyes and took Xia Sheng into the house with his hands behind his back.
Ren Yaoqi's quiet voice sounded word by word in the room: "There is a way, but you need to take risks. Maybe everyone has to take risks. Would you like to do it?"
Dongsheng was stunned for a moment, and asked hesitantly, "Who do you mean by Miss Biao? Are they going to take risks, Master?"
Ren Yaoqi looked at Dongsheng calmly: "Do you think your uncle is not implicated now? Instead of waiting for disaster to come, it is better to strike back."
The situation of King Xian Li Gan's family in Yanbei was very embarrassing.
Li Gan's biological mother, Concubine Wan Gui, was the former emperor's favorite concubine, the daughter of a commoner who was brought back from outside the palace by the former emperor in the early years. She gave birth to Li Gan within six months of entering the palace.
Therefore, although the late emperor recognized Li Gan's identity as a prince, after the late emperor's death, Li Gan's birth became a stain on him.
There are rumors in Beijing that Concubine Wan was actually a singing singer before she entered the palace, and she had a secret relationship with Renzhu for a long time. Later, although he was fortunate to be in the late emperor, he was not actually carrying the seeds of the late emperor. It's just that Concubine Wan Gui's skill was so good that the late emperor recognized this cheap son and named him King Xian.
The previous emperor was dead, and this rumor could not be confirmed, but when the new emperor was proposed, most of the courtiers chose to support the son of Concubine Yan, who was just a baby at the time.
In desperation, Concubine Wan started to be strong, and took out the emperor's last edict to take the lead in demoting her own son Xianwang to a commoner, and exiled him to Yanbei, where the Yan family could not intervene, so that his children and grandchildren could not enter the capital forever.
On the day that King Xian's family arrived in Yanbei, Concubine Wan Gui drank the poison and committed suicide.
In fact, over the years, King Xian's family has taken shelter in the palace of Yanbei. Otherwise, it is impossible for him to live safely to this day. Although useless, but still alive after all.
When Mr. Pei talked about this palace secret with Ren Yaoqi, he also sighed that Concubine Wan was indeed a person.
Not only is she beautiful and versatile, she can bend and stretch, be decisive, and can afford to lose.
It's a pity that after all, the rosy face has a bad life.
Ren Yaoqi had never seen this great-grandmother, but when she was in the capital, she had seen some portraits of Concubine Wan, which were secretly circulated in the hands of scholars in the scholarly circles, and poems written for her by the late king.
Mr. Pei once smiled. The reason why he asked Lu Dexin for her was because when he first saw her, he thought she looked like the woman in a painting in his collection.
She originally thought he was joking, but after seeing the painting, she realized that Mr. Pei was talking about her great-grandmother, Concubine Wan.
And it was only then that she understood why Mr. Pei just said a few words to Lu Dexin, and Lu Dexin sent her away.
Lu Dexin was a supervisor sent by the court to Ningxia, and the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty always liked to use valet as a supervisor. Lu Dexin was actually a eunuch, and all his favors came from the master above.
And his master, the Empress Dowager Yan, was the enemy of Concubine Wan, and Ren Yaoqi's similar appearance to Concubine Wan would cause him trouble.
At that time, she was actually very grateful for her face.
Many eunuchs are paranoid when it comes to matters between men and women because of their physical disabilities. Despite their incompetence in intercourse, they still like to marry wives and concubines. Ren Yaoqi was very reluctant to recall the unbearable days when he fell into the Lude novice.
Dongsheng was stunned by Ren Yaoqi's indifferent voice that seemed to see through the world.
Those who followed King Xian understood that King Xian's lineage was like walking on thin ice in Yanbei. Not only do they have to always worry about whether the Yan family in the capital will suddenly send someone to assassinate them, but they also worry about whether the Yanbei Palace will hand them over to the Yan family one day or even deal with them quietly instead of the Yan family.
As long as the Empress Dowager Yan and her son are still in power, and as long as the Yan family still controls the government, his masters will never have a real peace of mind.
"What should my subordinates do, Miss Biao, but please remind me." Dong Sheng gritted his teeth and asked respectfully.
When Ren Yaohua sent someone in to let Ren Yaoqi go out, Ren Yaoqi had already explained it clearly to Dongsheng.
Dongsheng stood there for a while and didn't move, his face was as pale as paper, which made the maid who walked in also startled, thinking that the fifth lady had just taught Dongsheng a lesson.
Ren Yaoqi sighed softly and said before walking out: "Think about it carefully, you can also discuss with Xia Sheng and the others, and if there is something wrong, send someone to send me a letter."
Seeing Ren Yaoqi coming out, Ren Yaohua frowned and said, "Why so long? It's getting late, and people are back, let's go back."
Ren Yaoqi also explained what should be explained, so he nodded and said ok.
However, Ren Yaohua didn't move immediately, and looked behind Ren Yaoqi, as if he wanted to wait for Dongsheng to come out.
Ren Yaoqi said with a smile: "I have taught him a lesson, he doesn't dare anymore, and I also told him some things to do, it's better to forget it this time?"
Ren Yaohua was a little dissatisfied: "What needs him to do? Is there no one in our Ren family?"
Ren Yaoqi couldn't, so he could only beg softly: "Third sister, do you think I owe you a favor? When I taught him a lesson, I already said that I would beg you for him."
At this time, Dongsheng came out of the room, his face was still very ugly, and Ren Yaohua believed what Ren Yaoqi had taught him when he saw it.
Ren Yaoqi hurriedly said: "And it's not good for us to surpass the people who punished the Li family from our grandfather, grandmother and uncle. After all, our surname is Ren, if others find out, I'm afraid we will make irresponsible remarks. As for the maids around you today The mother-in-law will reward each of them with one or two silver coins."
Saying that, Ren Yaoqi got closer again, and whispered, "Now we are still outside with our auntie, it's not easy to make trouble. If you want to teach him a lesson, there will be more opportunities in the future, so don't be in a hurry."
Ren Yaohua snorted lightly, turned around and left.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Dongsheng and followed Ren Yaohua slowly out.