None of the Yu family sisters is safe. Shen Yuqing knew this from the very beginning, but she didn't expect Yu Zhaoyi to intervene in this matter.
Shen Yuqing didn't think she had offended her, and the purpose of what she did was not to deal with Shen Yuqing, but to deal with Concubine Shu.
She asked the little maid to go directly to Yu Xiurong by herself, exposing Concubine Shu, obviously to cheat Concubine Shu. But Shen Yuqing didn't know when she and Concubine Shu had a rift.
Since it wasn't against her, Shen Yuqing just turned a blind eye and let this woman go. The Empress originally planned to teach her a lesson, but was persuaded by Shen Yuqing.
Xi Jieyu really didn't offend Shen Yuqing, she just didn't stop Concubine Shu's plan after she knew about it, but she didn't go along with it either.
This nature is like someone trying to steal Shen Yuqing's stuff, Xi Jieyu knew about it but didn't say anything, and quietly replaced the person hired to steal. In the final analysis, it was just taking this opportunity to make a profit, and it was not a bad thing to do.
Since the rightful owner doesn't care about it, Fu Qiushui can forget about it after thinking about it. The emperor didn't say anything, he just raised his mouth when he was going to Xi Jieyu's place, but he didn't say anything about punishment.
Xi Jieyu was taken aback instead, and then secretly apologized to Concubine Shen Gui, and did not need to say anything more about being humble.
In order to show her sincerity, she also sent another message as an apology—
"The concubine heard that Yu Xiurong was quite resentful towards the empress, and there was another reason, which was caused by her title." Xi Jieyu came to the door with a generous gift on the pretext of visiting Ming Guifei, but was left behind by Shen Yuqing. In two sentences, she shook the matter out.
Concubine Shen raised her eyes slightly: "I know."
Yao Guiren told Yu Xiurong that because "jade" and "rain" sound the same, Concubine Shen did not like Yu Xiurong. Of course, Shen Yuqing knew about this, so there was no need for Xi Jieyu to mention it as an apology.
Xi Jieyu didn't intend to take advantage of this news to make money for herself, she continued, "The concubine also got a gossip, but... it's about An Jieyu!"
"Oh?" Shen Guifei looked at her, "Tell me?"
Although this An Jieyu was a little arrogant because of her pregnancy, speaking of it, she didn't hang out often. Shen Yuqing didn't think there was anything wrong with her at first, but she just felt that this woman had a lot of schemes. She was pregnant with a fake pregnancy and wanted to drag the high-ranking concubine into the water.
Now hearing Xi Jieyu mention it, I always feel that she seems to have discovered some secret of An Jieyu.
Of course, Xi Jieyu would not tell Concubine Shen Guifei any unimportant news: "An Jieyu also sent someone to contact Yu Xiurong and said similar things. Not only that, but she also contacted some other concubines and provoked those concubines. People. But they are not favored, and they have not made a splash after entering the palace, and now they are completely forgotten by His Majesty."
That is to say, An Jieyu didn't know why, but she had her eye on Concubine Shen, and secretly opposed Shen Yuqing.
The number of hidden guards around His Majesty is limited, and most of them are responsible for protecting him and the queen. Naturally, it is impossible for everyone to have hidden guards watching. Those with higher ranks have hidden guards around them.
An Jieyu did have them, but it's a pity that the secret guards were only responsible for watching the concubine. If the maids and eunuchs beside the concubine were not staying by the concubine's side, they would not know what they were doing as secret guards. Moreover, the hidden guards would not enter the dormitory, so if An Jieyu was talking with his confidant in the dormitory, the dark guard would not know what the confidant would do afterwards.
Fortunately, this phenomenon will get better in the future. The female hidden guards that His Majesty specially sent to train are about to leave the division, so they can keep an eye on the concubine at all times.
The news Xi Jieyu gave was not too big, but it was not too small, so it was very sincere. Shen Guifei nodded in satisfaction, and gave her some gifts in return.
An Jieyu may have planned to frame the fake pregnancy on her at the beginning, but the reason is unknown. But now that she lives in Yunxiang Palace, she may change her mind and frame Concubine De, but she obviously hasn't given up on Shen Yuqing's path.
Concubine Shen is indeed a good target to be framed at first glance, after all, everyone knows that this empress has a hot temper and is ruthless. In the eyes of everyone, it is not impossible for her to kick An Jieyu one day when she is unhappy, causing her to give birth prematurely.
With Xi Jieyu's reminder, Shen Guifei will pay attention not to let An Jieyu approach her.
The last time Yu Xiurong suddenly ran to attack her, she kicked her and flew away. But An Jieyu is not easy to deal with a pregnant woman, like a fragile piece of porcelain, it will break if touched, Shen Guifei's trick is not easy to use, and she can't let the people around her stop her. Until I think of a good way, I can only hide.
Before leaving, Xi Jieyu hesitated for a moment, but added a few words: "To tell you the truth, there are some concubines in the palace, and one of them is a second-class court lady next to An Jieyu, who is quite trustworthy. Then Someone sent a message to the concubine, saying that An Jieyu secretly hated the empress, and said some angry words, basically saying that she felt that she and the empress had a... similar... "
An Jieyu felt that she and Shen Yuqing were similar characters, just like Yu Xiurong and Concubine Shu. So she thinks that Shen Yuqing is an obstacle to her climbing up, and she must get rid of this woman who is very similar to her, otherwise her advantages will not be highlighted.
She thinks that she is much better than Shen Yuqing, after all, Concubine Shen is an ignorant woman, it's not like she has a piano skill that amazes the world. At the beginning, she was relying on playing the piano in the evening to lure the emperor who was going to Defei Palace to her, and she was favored and conceived a false pregnancy.
However, this so-called similarity left Shen Yuqing speechless.
Before entering the palace, the original owner, Shen Yuqing, and Miss Anshang, who was not out of the court, were a well-known couple in the capital, and they were called "the twins of the capital". However, this so-called "double jiao" is not a beautiful jiao, but a pampered jiao.
In other words, the two are difficult sisters and difficult sisters, and they are notoriously bad tempered. But the family background is very good, one is the daughter of Zuo Xiang, the other is the daughter of Shang Shu, even if she has a bad temper, she can still marry a good family.
And now, they are all serving the emperor as concubines in the palace.
An Jieyu was afraid that she used to compare herself with Shen Yuqing at home. She always felt that she was good at the piano anyway, much better than Shen Yuqing who only had face, and she was unwilling to be as famous as her. Especially after entering the palace, the other party is a noble concubine, and she climbed to Jieyu with great difficulty. It's like heaven and earth, so it's strange to feel at ease.
After figuring out the source of An Jieyu's hostility, Concubine Shen was relieved. It is better to hate with a reason than to have no reason, at least I know how to deal with it.
She waved Man Xing to send Xi Jieyu out, and went into the house by herself.
It's really not a human being to handle palace affairs. She felt that her waist hurt from sitting, and she was dizzy from sitting there every day looking at the account books.
However, the adult was carried away by Qingxi, and the two cuties played happily together, leading a bunch of little henchmen everywhere to pretend to be powerful. Jumping up and down the whole palace with the name of the emperor, queen and concubine, I don't know how many poor little fish and birds have been harmed.
Concubine Shen can't control this daughter anymore, she can't play at home, and even abducted her adults, so that she doesn't even have to pet a cat when she's working.
When Man Xing came back, the imperial concubine was still mourning her tragic fate, like a poor empty-nest mother.
"Ma'am." Man Xing's mouth twitched, "Are you alright?"
Concubine Shen Gui slowly got up, rubbed her face: "It's fine."
Speaking of her face, her face was already healed, but the queen was worried, and still applied ointment to her twice a day, making the whole palace think that her face was not healed.
But the imperial doctor clearly said that the fat-creaming jade dew would be enough to wipe it off once, why is the concubine still not healed? Could it be that the empress empress added ingredients to the jade dew powder? Everyone sympathized with Concubine Shen Gui, it's hard for her to trust the queen so much, but the queen is still messing with the medicine, it's really pitiful.
Concubine Shen didn't care what they were beeping about, and the empress didn't bother to answer, so the rumors continued to spread like this.
"It's just that I'm a little tired from handling palace affairs." Shen Guifei complained to her confidant maid.
Man Xing's eyelids twitched, he didn't quite understand how his mother had the face to say such a thing. Obviously, most of the matter was left to Manchen, so the empress casually looked at the meaning of the account book, where was she tired
But Man Xing knew that arguing with her empress would only get her involved, so she decisively changed the subject: "Empress, when Xi Jieyu just left, she gave the servant a purse."
Generally speaking, this kind of behavior of stuffing purses with other palace ladies is all about stuffing money, and they want to build a good relationship with them. But there was no money in the purse that Xi Jieyu gave, only a chapter of folded paper.
Man Xing knew at a glance that this was for her mother-in-law.
It is obvious that you can give it before, but if you have to give it now, there is a reason behind it. There are some second-class court ladies and eunuchs in the hall where the guests were received just now, which is inconvenient, this is one of them. The second is that Xi Jieyu wants to see if Man Xing is loyal to Concubine Shen.
Among the palace people in Jianjia Palace, there is no eyeliner of Xi Jieyu, but she knows that most of the people here are sent by the emperor and empress. As for whether the Shen family's people in the palace have entered Jianjia Palace, she is not sure.
The big maids around Concubine Shen were all sent by the emperor, she was not sure whether the other party was loyal to the emperor or the concubine. If it was the former, it meant that Concubine Shen Gui was just a superficial beauty, and it might not be a problem if she was offended; if it was the latter, she would have to weigh whether to offend Concubine Shen Gui in the future.
People who can take the people sent by the emperor for their own use cannot be offended.
Man Xing naturally thought of these twists and turns, but she didn't care. Concubine Shen didn't care either, being loyal to her was still the emperor, it didn't make any difference. The two of them have always been good partners except for their differences on the matter of the Queen and Qingxi.
An ambiguous message was written on this note.
That is to say, An Jieyu seems to have grasped a secret of Concubine De, she is very proud of it, and once showed it off to her confidant maid. But when showing off, he spoke vaguely, and the maid could not tell the secret content. But from the looks of it, this secret should be very important, and it could be used by An Jieyu to restrain Concubine De.
This is good news.
Shen Guifei narrowed her eyes slightly: "Give the note to the emperor."
Presumably His Majesty the Emperor will be very interested in Concubine De's handle. As long as An Jieyu is under control, it is equivalent to controlling Concubine De in a disguised form, and then many things will be very convenient to do.
Taishi Su's family is still very useful. Taifu himself is famous all over the world, and he can use his reputation to sway scholars. But Concubine De didn't cooperate very much, which made His Majesty very distressed.
Concubine De did not cooperate because she felt that she was not favored enough, so her father was naturally towards her. For the sake of his daughter, he will also make a little trouble for the emperor. His Majesty the emperor still has to bear it. He must have been depressed for a long time.
"This Grand Master is also hateful." Miss Dong Xiao was very jealous, and spat fiercely, "He is still a great Confucian, and all the sage knowledge he has learned has been eaten by dogs, right?"
Confucianism pays attention to loyalty, but it is a pity that Grand Master Su seems to care more about his daughter. Xu Shi is old, and he is very indulgent to this old woman, and he can't bear her daughter's acting like a spoiled child. Anyway, the troubles he caused the emperor were very small and harmless, so he cooperated.
However, if these things get out, the Grand Master probably won't be safe at the end of the day.
Speaking of the Su family, Dong Xiao saw that Concubine Shen was curious, so she started popularizing science for her with great interest: "The grand master is old, now fifty-five, and only has two daughters under his knees. He had three sons before, but They all died young. Madam, you don’t know, this grand master’s family doesn’t know why, except for Concubine De, the children born are not healthy.”
Taishi Su and his wife are both in good health, and Taishi Su is also clean and clean, never taking concubines. But it is said that it may be that the wife was poisoned by the concubine sister before she married the grand master, so most of the children she gave birth to were sick. For example, the eldest daughter Su Qiaorong, the emperor's sweetheart, is now twenty-five, and she was the child of the grand master when he was twenty.
At that time, Mrs. Su had been an entry-level student for five years, and finally had a child who could stop her mother-in-law. In the end, she gave birth to a sick and crooked daughter, not to mention how unlucky she was. Fortunately, Grand Master Su loved this eldest daughter very much, so she didn't feel wronged.
"She is five years older than the emperor?" Concubine Shen was very surprised, it turned out that the emperor likes to have a relationship with siblings!
Maybe it's because of my sister's obsession, Shen Yuqing glanced at Fu Qiushui who was trimming the branches of the potted plants, and thought to herself.
Dong Xiao nodded again and again: "That's right, she's one year older than my mother."
That's why the emperor couldn't marry the beautiful woman back as he wished, because the age gap was so big that the beautiful woman married early when he was not yet married.
Not long after that, Mrs. Su gave birth to three more sons one after another, but they all died due to frailty. But the sickly daughter survived, which made Mrs. Su very unhappy. Obviously her son died because of illness and weakness, but Mrs. Su must think that the eldest daughter sucked away the vitality of her younger brother, otherwise how did this sick child survive for so long
Eight years later, Mrs. Su, who had been infertile for four years, gave birth to her youngest daughter. At that time, the grand master was already thirty-eight, and she was considered an old man in this era. The grand master dotes on the old daughter very much, but she doesn't treat the eldest daughter coldly because of this.
"Mrs. Su didn't think that her healthy little daughter was the one who sucked away the vitality of her son? After all, my daughter is the only one who is healthy." Shen Guifei asked curiously.
"She thought so at first." Dong Xiao nodded, "But Su Qiao is sweet and can coax people. When she was seven years old, under the guidance of the nanny, she coaxed Mrs. Su to believe that it was not her fault. After all, she was a The child was born again after four years, it is reasonable to say that Mrs. Su has recuperated her body during this period, but after thinking about it, it has little to do with the first three brothers."
So Mrs. Su began to dote on this caring little daughter, and looked down on the eldest daughter even more.
At this time, the eldest daughter was already fifteen, and reached the age of marriage. If Mrs. Su hadn't deliberately neglected her daughter before, and attributed her son's death and mother-in-law's dislike to her, the eldest daughter should have made good friends and married by now.
Although Miss Su's marriage has not yet been decided, her reputation as a virtuous woman has spread widely, but she is not in good health, so the noble ladies have been watching her, and she has not come to propose marriage. It just so happened that the little princess born by the empress in the palace was eight years old and wanted a companion to read, so she picked this poor Miss Su to enter the palace and stayed with the eldest princess for three years.
That is to say, when the emperor was ten to thirteen years old, he often had contact with each other, so Miss Su family became his white moonlight. But three years later, she will be eighteen, so she will naturally want to get married. With the title of a princess, and the fact that she has been recuperated well in the palace, she doesn't look so sick, so many people propose to marry her.
But how could Mrs. Su be willing to let her eldest daughter marry a good family and take revenge on herself? So I picked someone who was neither bad nor bad, and forced her to marry him. Just at that time, the seizure of the heirloom entered a critical period, and the empress dowager, who was still the queen, was too busy to take care of herself and couldn't help her, so Miss Su married.
Later, His Majesty the Emperor was unhappy and did not marry Fu Qiushui until he ascended the throne at the age of seventeen. Before that, there was no woman around him except Mrs. Wan, a court lady who taught personnel affairs.
"But I heard that Miss Su's husband doesn't seem to treat her very well." Dong Xiao said in a low voice mysteriously.
His Majesty the Emperor has been looking for an excuse to let Miss Su reconcile with others, but he is worried about affecting Miss Su's reputation, and she seems to have some feelings for her husband. All in all, he looked forward and backward, restrained his hands and feet, and did not dare to act casually.
After listening to the gossip, Shen Yuqing expressed contempt for His Majesty the Emperor, and the woman she loved did not dare to fight for him. If it was her, she must have stabbed the husband to death early in the morning and snatched him back.
Tang Minghuang was so chic, he fell in love with his son's daughter-in-law, and made her into the palace as Concubine Yang. This emperor didn't even dare to give Miss Su peace and leave, and then let her into the palace to pamper her. Can fame be eaten? And what about history books and rumors, don't they just look at the meaning of those in power? With him as the emperor protecting him, who would dare to talk nonsense? Everyone will only praise the two people for their good relationship, which is a touching love that will be recorded in history.
Dong Xiao was taken aback by Concubine Shen's remarks at first, but after thinking about it carefully, isn't that the reason? In a society where imperial power is paramount, the emperor is what he says, and he dare not express his opinions. In fact, there is no need to care about gossip, and no one would dare to spread gossip at the risk of losing his head.
Concubine Shen finished complaining about the emperor, and ran to exchange feelings with her daughter-in-law in a good mood.
Whether her brother-in-law can be with her true love or not has nothing to do with her. If it wasn't for her daughter-in-law, she wouldn't care about these shitty things at all.
However, Shen Yuqing felt that Miss Su did not get married well later, and Concubine De should have done something. It's just that there is no evidence, maybe he just mentioned a few words to his mother and put eye drops on his sister.
No matter what, since Concubine De entered the palace, she was doomed not to have a good life. The emperor is not the kind of person who likes to find a substitute, he will only be very disgusted when he sees a substitute. Concubine De always wanted to imitate her elder sister's style to confuse the emperor, but unfortunately she imitated the four inconsistencies, which offended the emperor for nothing.
Concubine De didn't get any punishment for Yu Xiurong this time, but the emperor remembered all these things and planned to settle the score together later. Coupled with An Jieyu's tricks and An Jieyu's abortion plan, De Concubine is probably going to be in big trouble. Shen Yuqing was not in a hurry, and planned to watch them toss slowly, it would be so boring to shoot them to death all at once.
As for Yu Xiurong who did it directly, after Shen Guifei heard that she was very concerned about the "title", she generously sent someone to Yu Xiurong's place, and told her that since she felt that the imperial concubine hated her title, Then she might as well stop asking for a title.
The imperial concubine is not a character to be framed by others, you say she did something bad? Then she has to make up for a bad thing if she didn't do it! Otherwise, she would have suffered a lot if she had taken on the title for nothing.
Yu Xiurong's title has been taken away, and His Majesty the Emperor has no intention of reprimanding the noble concubine for being a substitute. It stands to reason that the title can only be rewarded and taken away by the emperor, and the imperial concubine is not qualified to intervene. But the emperor didn't say anything, and it's not easy for others to accuse the imperial concubine of having too long hands.
And it didn't take long for the emperor's punishment to come down. I don't know if it was to cooperate with the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine took away her title and made her change back to Fang Xiurong, the emperor demoted her by two levels and turned her back into nobleman Fang.
I heard that when Yu Xiurong first entered the palace, he was granted the title of Noble Fang.
The imperial concubine got her title back, and His Majesty the Emperor got her position back, which really brought people back to their original form.
Fang Guiren can no longer cause troubles anymore, he has lost favor, position and title, and has been banned. I don't know when he will be able to come out, and he will probably be forgotten by everyone in a short time. The same goes for her good sister Yao Guiren, who was relegated to the lowest rank from the eighth-rank Yao to change clothes, and was grounded in the side hall of the Shengxiao Palace with her.
At this point, the disfigurement incident was completely over, and the palace gradually became peaceful. Except at the end of September when the emperor suddenly praised Xi Jieyu for her virtue and wisdom and was promoted to concubine Xi, there was no major incident in the palace.
Outsiders don't know why Xi Jieyu suddenly flattered the emperor and got promoted, Shen Guifei did know. Probably, it was to reward Xi Jieyu for sending this note.
The author has something to say: Today, when I was writing about Concubine De's father, I wrote Taifu by hand, and then suddenly realized that Taifu taught martial arts, and Taishi taught literature.
I don't know if I missed something in the previous writing, if there is, just ignore it, anyway, Concubine De's father is a great Confucian, and has a good reputation among literati, so remember this is enough.
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