The little maid looked at the imperial concubine in shock.
Such an unpretentious coquettish slut is really rare in the palace... He directly admitted that he wanted to kill other concubines, and Shen Guifei dared to open his mouth and came here.
The imperial concubine brought the tea and saw off the guests, and did not give her a chance to speak.
As a result, the little maid was swept out of the house cleanly.
Fortunately, this scene was seen by many people. By the way, those silver notes in her hand were also seen.
This time, everyone immediately realized that something was wrong. What is this court lady trying to do when she enters the Jianjia Palace with the silver ticket? No matter what she wanted to do, Concubine Shen Gui obviously did not agree, and this court lady did not know who was behind it.
The little eunuchs who found out the news hurriedly went back to the palaces to report, and they were keenly aware of the fraud.
Concubine Shen calmly arranged her clothes, Shi Shiran went to Fengyi Palace.
"Your Majesty just got her out like this?" Bi Yan who was accompanying her asked curiously, "Why didn't you accept the silver ticket?"
Concubine Shen Gui glanced at her sideways, and suddenly remembered that this girl seemed... to be Mrs. Shu's eyeliner
"No reason." She lazily replied, "I don't want to help."
The imperial concubine is not short of money and finds it troublesome to help, so she refuses to accept bribes. No one could say that there was anything wrong with her behavior, so they could only shut up.
On the contrary, Qing Yuan, who was accompanying her, looked up at her, and lowered his eyes again.
This woman is really not afraid of death, even Madam Shu was restrained, she dared to jump out and act like a demon.
"That palace lady seems to have a problem." Shen Guifei said as she walked, her long skirt swaying on the ground, very pretty.
Today she was wearing a light red palace dress, such a gorgeous color, but it did not overwhelm anyone. On the contrary, it made her more dazzling, making people unable to look away after seeing her.
Dayan was originally a queen who could only wear red clothes, and other women could only wear red clothes on their wedding day. However, Concubine Shen Gui now holds half of the palace power as the deputy empress, so it doesn't matter if she wears red, as long as the empress has no objections.
Along with her, besides following Qing Zhou Qing Yuan and Bi Yan when she went out on weekdays, there was also Que Ri. Hearing this, he nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll let Qing Qiu inquire about the news."
It's really hard to say who this maid belonged to, and whether she was sent by the Liu family, so I have to check.
The palace is full of people who hide behind their backs and make cold shots. Although Concubine Shen herself also engages in sneak attacks and murders, she doesn't think there is any problem with doing so. But it was really uncomfortable to have someone staring at him behind the scenes, so it was better to find out who the enemy in the dark was.
All the way to Fengyi Palace, Qing Zhou quickly lifted the skirt for the empress, and waited for someone to enter the house, then went to the next side room with Qing Yuan and the others to rest.
The main hall of Fengyi Palace has a burning earth dragon, and even those rooms next to the sleeping hall can enjoy the warmth of the earth dragon. After entering the room, Qing Yuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, feeling their whole body warm up.
"I heard that someone came to send money to your empress just now?" On weekdays, they had a good time with Qing Yuan and the others, tea poems and tea poems all came together, holding hot tea to inquire about gossip.
The second-class eunuchs and eunuchs of Fengyi Palace and Jianjia Palace have the same establishment, and each has its own responsibilities. The two poets are like Yuan Zhou, they follow their master out to serve on weekdays, and they have nothing to do at other times, so they can rest.
The other second-class court ladies and eunuchs are similar. The things they manage seem to be more complicated than these people, but they have other third-class court ladies and eunuchs under their command, so they don't need to do it themselves, and they are usually responsible for supervision. Therefore, the second-class maids and eunuchs serving in the two palaces are also very nourished, not as busy as other palaces.
Qing Yuan has a tight mouth and few words, he doesn't like to gossip. But if you want to talk, he will listen. So at this moment it was Qing Zhou who had a slightly more lively personality who spoke. He vividly told what the little maid did and Concubine Shen Gui's response, which made the two poets laugh non-stop.
"You actually thought of the trick of bribery? Could it be that you learned from the favorite concubine of the previous dynasty?" Cha Shi shook her head and sighed, "This Mrs. Liu is still a noble concubine, just like Na Ling's noble concubine?"
In the previous dynasty, there was a famous imperial concubine who doted on the harem, and later the emperor dismissed the harem because of her, leaving only a pitiful old and decrepit queen. There are countless deeds of this noble concubine, the most famous being meddling in the court and buying and selling officials.
The imperial concubine can not only blow the pillow wind to the faint king, but also take advantage of her natal family's relationship. Her father is an important minister in the court, but when idlers can't see him, even if he wants to give money to buy an official title, he can't find a way. These people simply found Concubine Ling and paid for an official from her.
After the concubine Ling received the bribe, she would distribute part of it to her natal family, which is equivalent to the joint corruption of the concubine and the important officials. Later, the emperor died, and when the new emperor came to the throne, he liquidated the imperial concubine Ling's natal family, and bestowed death on this "disaster for the country and demon concubine".
That is to say, from then on, the previous dynasty began to decline, but within three generations, it was taken over by the current royal family.
Cha Ci also felt that Mrs. Liu had lost her head. Although Shen Guifei looked like an arrogant and domineering concubine, she had never done anything to affect the court. The targets of her arrogance, without exception, were those families targeted by the emperor in the court, which of them didn't end up in a miserable end
Concubine Ling was blinded by power and money, but Concubine Shen was awake.
"Forget it, let's not talk about her." Qing Zhou snorted down a cup of tea, "Chinese New Year is coming soon, after the Lantern Festival, Rong En will be opened in the palace, will your family come?"
In the half month after the Lantern Festival every year, the maids and eunuchs can go to the Baihumen on the west side of the palace to meet their family members. The palace has arrangements for who will come and when. If the family members come, they can see them. If the family members do not come, there is nothing to do. The maids and eunuchs are not allowed to leave the palace.
And everyone has only half a day to wait at the gate of the palace. If the family members miss the time or make a mistake, they can only see each other next year.
Qing Zhou was very frank when he asked this question, although he himself was an orphan and had no family. But he knew that Cha Ci, Cha Shi and Qing Yuan had family members outside the palace, and they had a good relationship with them.
Back then, if the family hadn't really been able to uncover the truth, they wouldn't have sold their son into the palace. These three families all live in villages outside Beijing, and it's not far from here. It's only half a day's journey, and they usually don't miss this opportunity.
Hearing him mention this, the three of them had obvious smiles on their faces.
Cha Ci looked expectant: "Come, of course! I heard that my eldest sister gave birth to a son in February, but unfortunately I don't know if my brother-in-law would like her to bring her little nephew to see me."
Qing Yuan also felt warm in his heart, thinking of his family.
There are a lot of ungrateful people these days, but not that many. Qing Yuan's parents are pretty good, they feel guilty about their son entering the palace, and they are unwilling to accept the hard-earned money from their son to subsidize their family. If it wasn't for the eunuchs not being allowed in the palace to bring things in, they would have brought something for their son.
Talking about this topic, everyone's chatterbox opened, and the atmosphere in the room was in full swing.
The ear chambers are generally located on both sides of the main hall, corresponding to the left and right. This is where the eunuchs rest, and opposite is where the maids rest.
Bi Yan was chatting with Tanmei Tansong inside, and suddenly heard laughter from the opposite ear room, and couldn't help but pause.
"What are they talking about? So happy." Bi Yan smiled, "Wait, I'll go and see."
Tanmei Tansong didn't stop her, continued to chat about herself while nibbling melon seeds, waved her hand and let her go.
Bi Yan walked to the door, heard the words "Kai Rong En" and "family" inside, suddenly thought of something, and paused slightly. After thinking about it, without revealing his figure, he turned around and returned to his ear room.
"What are they talking about?" Tan Mei asked casually.
Bi Yan smiled and said, "I'm talking about the matter that our empress drove away that maid just now."
Tanmei didn't doubt that she was there, she went along with a few gossips about the maid, and then turned to say something else.
Bi Yan lowered her head and took a sip of tea, thinking about it.
Let's talk about the other end, where Liu Zhaoyi is.
At first, when Liu Zhaoyi heard the uproarious news in the palace, she didn't associate it with herself.
That's right, she didn't know that there was a so-called "Liu family's dark chess game" who begged Concubine Shen with a silver ticket for her and her elder brother. Until, her eldest maid found out the name of the little maid.
"What did you say?!" The teacup in Liu Zhaoyi's hand dropped, hit her knee, and rolled to the ground again.
The water wasn't hot, but her knee hadn't healed yet, so it hurt a lot from such a blow. Liu Zhaoyi held her knees and cried out in pain, and it took a long while to breathe.
The grand lady was startled, and quickly took the ointment and reapplied it to her.
"Ma'am, are you okay?!"
Liu Zhaoyi took a breath and shook her head reluctantly: "It's okay."
The maid felt relieved.
"Just tell me clearly." Liu Zhaoyi grabbed her by the arm, "What's the name of that court lady?"
"Her name is Cuicao, and she is a little maid working in the Shang Palace Bureau."
Liu Zhaoyi's face turned pale, it was right!
Cuicao was indeed inserted into the palace by Liu Jia'an, but why did she go back and bribe Concubine Shen? I never gave her this order at all!
Could it be the mother
"That's what Madam arranged for it?" The eldest palace lady was shocked when she heard that, "But how did Madam send her the news?"
The person who can send messages from outside the palace is another person who works in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If Madam wants to send messages to Cuicao, she must go through this person. But Liu Zhaoyi didn't have any letter here, it couldn't be that Cuicao and that person chose to hide it from Liu Zhaoyi, right
"Go quickly, go to Liushang Palace to get some charcoal and come back, and find a chance to ask that person." Liu Zhaoyi said.
Now it's not clear whether they did something behind her back or if Cuicao betrayed her. Liu Zhaoyi didn't dare to contact Cuicao directly, so she could only contact the one in the middle who could deliver the news, and only asked if he had passed any relevant news to Cuicao.
The grand maid went to take orders, but Liu Zhaoyi herself was restless.
After a long time, the palace lady came back and brought some bad news: "Madam, he said that he didn't pass this news to Cuicao!"
Cuicao acted on its own! And where did the bank note in her hand come from? Now even if she wanted to say that she hadn't betrayed her, I'm afraid it would be hard for people to believe it!
Liu Zhaoyi frowned and said nothing, feeling a little clueless for a moment.
Subconsciously, she felt that this matter was a little dangerous, but she couldn't figure out where it was dangerous. Cuicao did not succeed in buying Concubine Shen. It stands to reason that her plan was broken, and Liu Zhaoyi should rest assured.
On the contrary, the maid of honor was more flexible, she thought of another convenience in an instant, and gasped in horror: "Your Majesty! Since Cuicao betrayed her, why did she go to Concubine Shen's palace? Her money bribed her What does Shen Guifei want to do?"
"Whatever she does, it has nothing to do with us anyway." Liu Zhaoyi frowned irritably, how could she know what Cuicao was going to do.
"No." The eldest palace lady hastily made her words clearer, "I mean, Cuicao is using your banner to bribe Concubine Shen?!"
Liu Zhaoyi suddenly stood up, this is really possible!
Not only standing too fiercely but also being frightened and angry, Liu Zhaoyi only felt that his eyes were darkened, and he almost fell down. Fortunately, the maid of honor supported her in time and did not let her fall to the ground.
"Who is so vicious?" Liu Zhaoyi gritted her teeth.
She thought that she had never offended anyone severely in the palace, it was just some verbal disputes, why should she be so targeted at her
"Is it Concubine Shen?" Liu Zhaoyi's first thought was Shen Yuqing, because she thought this person was the most vicious in the whole palace.
The grand maid didn't know either, so she just shook her head.
But in Changzui Palace next door, Concubine Xi is full of ambition.
Concubine Xi happily got up early in the morning to sweep the dust, then nestled in the warm room, sipping tea and eating snacks, happily waiting for the good news from ahead.
It was a surprise to be able to bribe the people around Liu Zhaoyi this time. Originally, concubine Xi didn't know that it was Liu Zhaoyi's person, but it was only her fault that Liu Zhaoyi's behavior was too loose, and her people noticed it.
Afterwards, concubine Xi asked someone to use the maid's family as a threat to control her.
"Is this trick really feasible?" The maid beside Xibi was still a little worried.
"Is it okay or not?" Concubine Xi glared at her, "I don't believe His Majesty can tolerate meddling in the previous court. Have you forgotten what happened to the noble concubine Ling of the previous court?"
"But... ... "
Concubine Xi interrupted her: "But what? There's nothing to worry about, it's fine, just wait."
"What if Imperial Concubine Shen doesn't accept it?" The palace lady felt that there were too many loopholes in this plan.
Concubine Xi curled her lips slightly: "She will accept it. Even if she doesn't accept it, I have a second plan."
There are strategies for accepting, and there are strategies for not accepting. It doesn't matter, don't worry too much.
Not long after, the little eunuch who reported the news brought a piece of bad news—Concubine Shen kicked that man out, and the bank note was confiscated.
The grand lady's face turned ugly, but it really didn't work.
Concubine Xi ordered unhurriedly: "It's okay, from now on you guys will do this..."
The little eunuch hurriedly leaned closer to listen, and then nodded after a while before going down.
"The emperor is suspicious. Concubine Shen Gui just refused to accept a bribe, so what?" Concubine Xi smiled, "I don't think His Majesty will think that Concubine Shen is jealous and not greedy for money after hearing this. He probably will." I wonder if Concubine Shen Gui has been bribed many times before."
If this is the case, then why didn't Concubine Shen Gui openly drive people out before? So he would feel that Concubine Shen Gui was just acting this time.
"The seed of doubt is planted, and sooner or later it will take root."
Xipin's eyes turned cold.
She didn't think that Shen Yuqing was innocent, but later on the emperor suspected the Shen family and Shen Yuqing and asked someone to investigate. Not long after that, the emperor found out some corrupt practices, and her father, Yu Youxiang, asked someone to grab the Shen family's pigtails and read them in the court hall. The emperor would definitely be furious and punish the Shen family and Shen family severely. Rain or shine.
The palace lady couldn't help admiring: "Your Majesty is really resourceful!"
On the second day, Cuicao was found committing suicide in the house.
"Dead?" Shen Yuqing frowned.
"Yes, he's dead." Qing Qiu looked at Concubine Shen's expression, she didn't dare to continue the following words, but she still insisted on continuing, "Not only died, but also found a suicide note beside her."
The suicide note said that she herself was a secret player of the Liu family. A month ago, Liu Zhaoyi asked her to bribe Concubine Shen Gui with money to give her brother a good future. But Shen Guifei opened her mouth loudly, disliked the lack of money, and forced her to give double the money, otherwise she would not. Not only that, but if the money cannot be collected within a month, Concubine Shen will ask Shen's Shenliu family to bribe her.
She had no choice but to find the Liu family to pay double the money. But Concubine Shen saw that the Liu family was easy to bully, this time she opened her mouth again, doubled it, and threatened her family. Only then did she know that her family had fallen into the hands of Concubine Shen during this month.
Cuicao knew that she had messed up her errand, and Liu Zhaoyi was not easy to talk to, so she would never be willing to pay any more. She couldn't save her family, so she committed suicide and reunited with her family on the way to Huangquan.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Tanju from Fengyi Palace happened to be tossing around the ornaments on the ancient racks, and when she saw Qingqiu coming in to tell the news, she stopped what she was doing and listened. After listening, he was so angry that he almost smashed the cloth towel in his hand.
Empress Fu glanced at her and told her to be calm.
"Who is behind this green grass?" Fu Qiushui asked.
Shen Guifei's expression was ugly: "I don't know."
In such a short period of time, of course I haven't had time to find out.
But it was clear that this time the incident was aimed at her. This green grass statement is too complicated, and it is easy to be overturned by finding logical loopholes. Her purpose should not be to let Shen Yuqing confirm the "lion's big mouth" and "threatening the other party's life with the lives of the court lady's family", but for other purposes.
The two people who were dragged into the water, Shen Yuqing and Liu Zhaoyi, now it seems that Liu Zhaoyi suffered an innocent disaster. And the people behind it didn't intend to target Liu Zhaoyi either.
The people behind deliberately designed such a complicated statement, just to make people overturn this statement. At that time, Liu Zhaoyi will become the target of being framed innocently, and will not be greatly affected.
"However, the imperial concubine will not be affected." After all, the statement was overturned, and everyone knew it was a hoax.
Tanju couldn't figure it out.
Concubine Shen Gui didn't understand the plot of the person behind her for a moment, she frowned: "Go and invite Miss Jinli here."
She didn't believe that the emperor didn't know about this matter, and his hidden guards must have heard how the mastermind behind it planned.
Not long after, Miss Jinli came.
"The maidservant already knows why the mother called the maidservant here." She made a big salute and said slowly, "This matter is behind the mastermind of Concubine Xi."
Concubine Xi's second move was just to kill the grass and roots, and to arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Since she has bought the green grass, and the green grass has been exposed to others, it is very dangerous for her if the green grass is not dead. She bribed the other party, sooner or later she would be tricked out of Cuicao's mouth. So, she threatened Cuicao with Cuicao's family members and made Cuicao die voluntarily.
Only when there is no proof of death can she rest assured.
At the same time, she also wanted to use this incident to make the emperor more suspicious of Shen Yuqing, so that the emperor would believe him when he splashed dirty water again in the future. Doting things are worn out little by little, Xibi never thought that she could send Concubine Shen Gui into hell all at once.
Originally, her plan would have a better effect, if Concubine Shen took the bribe, Cuicao would die the next day, leaving a suicide note to expose the matter, saying that Concubine Shen disliked not having enough money. Then, it is much more believable, after all, even if her words were overturned, didn't Concubine Shen still really accepted the bribe? This is always unclear, right
Now that the money is confiscated, there is no way to produce actual proof, so it can only serve to expand the emperor's suspicion. Although the effect is much weaker, it is better than nothing.
"Your Majesty said that it's very easy to overthrow the court lady's statement, so I didn't intend to stop it. And it's a matter of leaving a pity in hand to facilitate future liquidation." Jin Li said.
Concubine Xi, this daughter is too scheming, pretending to be sisters but cheating each other behind her back, and now she is stirring up trouble in the palace. The emperor doesn't deal with her now, but because Yu Dang is too big to touch her, so he can only keep accounts first like Concubine De, and take his time later.
At this moment, His Majesty's little book probably records:
Concubine Mi pushes people into the water; Concubine De encourages Concubine Shu to ruin the face of Concubine Shen;
As long as Shen Yuqing thinks about it, she can't help lighting up these women who want to die.
What else? I can only wish them luck.
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