In such a strange atmosphere, a rumor suddenly spread in the palace.
"I heard that Concubine De did a lot of bad things before entering the palace!"
He Xiurong usually has no sense of presence, but she has a good relationship with Xue Shuyuan. Wei Zhaoyi and Xue Shuyuan live together in Sumei Palace, and they often walk around, today happened to meet He Xiurong who came to chat with Xue Shuyuan, so they sat for a while.
Right now, He Xiurong was telling them the gossip that was raging outside.
Xue Shuyuan was a little surprised when she heard the words: "Has everything that happened before the concubine De concubine got married has been brought into the palace?"
It is generally not easy for these private news to spread out of the natal family's mansion, let alone flow into the palace. But Xue Shuyuan is not a smart person, she was just surprised, she couldn't figure it out, so she let it go.
On the contrary, the gentle smile on Wei Zhaoyi's face paused slightly, she didn't like talking about people behind her back, and she wasn't very interested in these gossip. But seeing He Xiurong who was enthusiastically sharing the news with them, she swallowed her dissuasion again.
There is no need to interrupt other people's interest for such a trivial matter, and make grievances for nothing.
So she burst into a gentle smile again, and decided to be a quiet listener.
He Xiurong lowered his voice and approached the two of them: "Isn't it? It's spread all over the palace, not only the things Defei did, but also her mother..."
The content of the rumor surprised both listeners.
How Mrs. Su played tricks on her eldest daughter, how Concubine De plotted against her elder sister, everything was described vividly, as if He Xiurong had seen it with her own eyes.
"They are all sisters." Xue Xiurong sighed, feeling sorry for the pair of sisters.
She has been worshiping the Buddha with the queen mother for a long time, and she is gentle and peaceful, unlike the people in the harem, like a gentle and compassionate lady. In her opinion, there is no overnight feud between the closest sisters, so why bother to come to this point. Concubine De's sister never offended Concubine De, why did Concubine De insult her sister like this
"Who knows?" He Ronghua snorted softly while nibbling sunflower seeds, "Some people just don't like others."
Wei Zhaoyi sipped her tea, but didn't speak.
"By the way, it's more than that!" He Xiurong suddenly thought of something, "I also heard that Concubine De is jealous of her sister, so she doesn't want her to live a good life. She actually bribed her brother-in-law to make fun of her sister!"
Xue Shuyuan's eyes widened: "Ah? Is there such a thing?"
It's fine to play tricks in the past, why don't you let the other party go after you get married
He Xiurong told her in detail what Concubine De asked that brother-in-law to do.
After Su Qiaorong married into her husband's family, she hardly lived a day of comfort. Her husband didn't like her very much. He liked women who were coquettish and timid, not gentle and dignified.
Most of the dowry given to her by the Su family were all kinds of lonely books, which are worth a thousand dollars in the eyes of scholars, but worthless in the eyes of Su Qiaorong's husband's family. In their family, only Su Qiaorong's husband is a scholar, but that man actually has no interest in learning. The so-called "good learning" is actually touted by the dog legs. This family cares more about real gold, silver and jewelry.
Coupled with her lack of health, Su Qiaorong was not well received by her husband's family.
The Su family has strict family education and strict rules for women, so they don't allow their daughters to get along with each other. Su Qiaorong never thought of asking her natal family for help, she knew it would be useless.
But life is not always so miserable, after all, the husband's family still has something to ask from the Su family. At this time, they would treat Su Qiaorong much better and ask Su Qiaorong to go back to her mother's house to speak for them.
But later, they somehow found out that Su Qiaorong was not considered favored by the Su family, so they completely gave up on Su Qiaorong. But they didn't want to let go of the thighs of the Su family, so they shifted their target to embrace the thighs of other members of the Su family.
It was at this time that they fell into the eyes of Concubine De.
The husband's family begged Concubine De, and Concubine De found this scene very interesting. Her sister's husband's family is so unpopular.
Concubine De concubine thought for a while, and told them that she and Su Qiaorong had a bad relationship, if she wanted to ask her to do something, then show some sincerity.
With Concubine De's signal, the family began to be bold and torment Su Qiaorong, without any worry that the Su family would retaliate. Not only that, sometimes they would specifically ask Concubine De how to make Su Qiaorong feel happier.
When the emperor found out the news, he almost lost his mind with anger, and directly ordered the family's title to be seized.
"I originally thought that although Qiaorong's husband's family is not good enough, her husband-in-law will love her anyway." The emperor closed his eyes and said through gritted teeth.
It's a pity that her husband chose to ignore what happened to his wife in order to let the Su family get him a good civil service position.
"How can such a person be an official in court?!"
Dayan has splendid landscapes, but in the bureaucracy, I am afraid that there are also many moths hiding. For the first time, the wise emperor realized that this country was really on the verge of danger.
It's like a majestic and beautiful palace, but the inside is riddled with termites. As long as it encounters an impact, it may collapse instantly.
Concubine Shen Gui sat on the beam in front of his head, lazily gnawed on the fruit, and sneaked back to him in her busy schedule: "It's not too late to find out now."
Out of ten sarcastic remarks.
Beside her, the empress gave her an elbow, telling her not to provoke her younger brother at this time. Her younger brother was feeling upset, and if he provoked him now, there would be no good fruit for pissing him off.
Concubine Shen Gui snorted, and said in another sentence: "Isn't it just a woman? Why can't you get a woman like an emperor? Now you just find an excuse to send them to their house, and then 'for the sake of Grand Master Su' Su Qiaorong is taken away." Come out. After bringing Su Qiaorong into the palace, of course my sweetheart has to be pampered by myself, but you still expect others to pamper you? If I were you, I would be knocked out and dragged back to the palace."
"..." Fu Qiushui was speechless.
In the first half, I still give people good ideas, and then I start to let myself go, making sarcastic remarks while giving bad ideas.
His Majesty the Emperor was not in the mood to pay attention to her for the time being, he took the secret letter and read it over and over again, wishing he could see a flower.
"What is he doing?" Shen Guifei and Empress Fu whispered.
"Maybe it's counting how many bad things Concubine De and the husband's family have done." The Empress thought for a while.
His younger brother has several booklets dedicated to recording these things, and he remembers them clearly. If you get the chance, you will take revenge one by one, very cautious.
What Empress Fu didn't say was that one of the booklets was used to remember Shen Yuqing. It's just that he can't beat Shen Yuqing, so it's useless to forget.
At the beginning, he had hoped that he would deal with Shen Yuqing after using her later. Later, he found out that the gap between him and Shen Yuqing was too big, no matter how many masters he cultivated, he couldn't beat Shen Yuqing, and even poisoning was useless, so he stopped thinking.
Now, even his sister has been abducted, but he can't do anything except vent his resentment in useless ways.
"What is the useless way of venting?" Shen Guifei asked curiously.
Empress Fu pointed to the desk: "Jun Yan is good at drawing, he drew a lot of portraits of you, and then..." She gave Shen Yuqing a "you understand" look.
It's nothing more than painting Shen Yuqing ugly, disabled, old, etc., or draw a little bit of swords and fires, and if you are still angry in the end, just black it out as if to vent. In short, it's just for venting anger, it's useless.
After finishing speaking, the empress pointed to a small cabinet in the corner with a blank expression: "There are all your portraits in there."
"..." I thank you, dog emperor! You really love me deeply!
Concubine Shen was a little upset, she flicked the fruit core in her hand and smashed the emperor's noble faucet.
Fu Yanjun glared at Shen Yuqing fiercely: "Since Concubine Ming is free and has nothing to do, why don't you go and preside over the selection of imperial merchants for the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Because Mrs. Wan's elder brother intervened in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make money, many imperial merchants who are now cooperating with the Ministry of Internal Affairs have to be re-elected. Many of them are in the same boat as Mr. Liu, which is not a good thing. Although the items brought up by the tribute were not shoddy, the asking price was really high, which obviously raised the price.
The emperor was not taken advantage of, and he didn't like to spend more money, so he changed many imperial merchants one after another. Some of them acted arrogantly, and had already been removed from the title of imperial merchants, and became ordinary low-level merchants again.
However, it is still a little troublesome to replace the tribute channels of the most critical items. Suppliers are not difficult to find, but many of them are complex and some decisions are not easy to make.
Shen Yuqing was stupid to intervene in this matter, and she didn't like to make money from it, although logically the queen also had part of the decision-making power in this matter. In the same way, imperial concubine Ming, who was divided into more than half of the power to manage palace affairs, and even the entire House of Internal Affairs, also had part of the decision-making power.
I saw the imperial concubine and empress smiling gently, her rare virtuous appearance made His Majesty's hair stand on end. In the next second, he heard: "I'm not feeling well recently, and I occasionally feel the wind and cold, and I need to recuperate behind closed doors. I'm afraid I will disappoint His Majesty's value."
"..."
The next day, Concubine Shen Gui said she was sick and went to recuperate.
His Majesty the Emperor visited Jianjia Palace in the name of visiting the sick, but he did not see that bold woman.
In Fengyi Palace.
"Mr. Yan went to look for you." Queen Fu's mouth twitched, "Are you still here?"
Concubine Shen has an attitude that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water: "Don't care about him, let him rush to nothing!"
Empress Empress: "..."
This person is getting bolder and bolder. In the past, she lied and pretended to deceive others, but now she told the emperor that she was lying. Not only is she not recuperating, but she is also likely to enjoy the world of two in his sister's palace.
The angry Emperor immediately returned to the palace and decided to launch a general attack.
Can't clean up Shen Yuqing, can't he clean up Concubine De's family
After being imprisoned for several days, Concubine De finally waited for her trial. She had already inquired about the rumors in the palace these days, and she knew that she might not be able to turn around anymore.
The most frightening thing is that these news may not only circulate in the palace. The outside world should have spread the word that she and her mother will have no place to stand in the future.
"Your Majesty, don't be like this." Hongxiu choked with sobs, "With His Majesty's affection for you, he definitely wouldn't be so unfeeling."
She smiled wryly.
affection? How can there be any affection between her and the emperor
The love of the emperor's heart is her eldest sister, Su Qiaorong, the most praised eldest daughter of the Su family. And she was just a substitute.
From the moment she entered the palace, the emperor reminded her everywhere that you can enter the palace if you want, so you should be a substitute. This gorgeous Yunxiang Palace is the cage for her substitute.
It's ridiculous that she doesn't want to admit this fact, and always deceives herself in her heart, thinking that she can also get the emperor's sincerity. But she didn't realize that before entering the palace, she had specially imitated her elder sister's demeanor and demeanor, trying to imitate her, and wanted to use her elder sister to win the favor of the emperor.
This kind of behavior is actually making herself a substitute for Su Qiaorong in essence. What right does she have to complain that the emperor really treats her as a substitute
"It's a pity that I can't even be a good substitute." Concubine De curled her lips mockingly.
If she is really willing to be a stand-in, she should imitate Su Qiaorong perfectly. Let the emperor see her and regard her as Su Qiaorong, and from now on he is reluctant to do any bad things or say any harsh words to her.
What about being a stand-in? As long as she is favored and gives birth to the eldest son, it will be fine. In the future, the son will take advantage of the opportunity to succeed to the throne, and she will be able to restore her original nature when she becomes the queen mother. When the time comes, the most honorable man in the world will be her son, who would dare to make her unhappy
It's just that you wronged yourself for 20 or 30 years in exchange for a lifetime of worry-free life. In fact, you can make money without losing money.
pity... ...
After all, I was too greedy.
Hongxiu was confused, what substitute
She is Concubine De's personal maid, and she grew up together, but Concubine De still didn't tell her some things. Therefore, she didn't know who the emperor really loved, nor did she understand that the emperor's love for Concubine De was fake from beginning to end.
"Ma'am?"
Concubine De shook her head: "What should come will always come."
The emperor didn't want to set foot in such a place where such a disgusting woman was, so he didn't come to see Concubine De for the last time. He sent the chief eunuch to read out his will, without any sympathy.
"The virtuous concubine Su's heart is vicious, cruel to the emperor's heir, jealous of her, her wife's behavior is wrong, arrogant and rude. From today onwards, her status will be abolished, she will be reduced to a commoner, she will be thrown into the cold palace, and all the concubine's belongings will be taken back. !"
From then on, there is no concubine of virtue, only Lenggong Su.
Fortunately, the emperor did not completely suppress the Su family, but only said that it was not the fault of the Su family to raise such a daughter. But thinking of his first offense, he only took back his official position as Grand Master Su and ordered him to shut up and reflect on his mistakes as a punishment.
The other members of the Su family were subsequently caught and impeached by hundreds of officials, and were dismissed or demoted one by one. The Soviet Party, which flourished for a while, just broke up like this, and it is no longer a climate.
"Thinking of the kindness that the grand master taught me back then, I will not do anything to the Su family." His Majesty the emperor looked coldly at the grand master Su who came to the imperial study to plead guilty after the next court.
Now Grand Master Su is full of hair and looks devoid of energy, as if he has aged several years.
He knelt down to thank him, knowing that persecuting the emperor's heir was a felony, even if it was possible to kill concubines, ransack the family and decapitate the capital. Now the emperor is just in the cold palace, nothing more than his official, it is already benevolent.
"Sir, thank Your Majesty for your grace." The grand master knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times, made a big salute, and then retreated tremblingly.
The Su family fell.
Grand Master Su returned to the Su Mansion in a desolate manner, but was stopped by someone before he could go back to the house to be quiet.
"Master, madam, she wants to see you." The maid said hesitantly.
She also knew that now seemed to be a bad time, but Madam looked like a madman, so she dared not not come.
Grand Master Su sighed: "Forget it, I'll go see her."
In the main courtyard, there was a bitter smell of medicine.
Ever since Mrs. Su caught a cold from the wind a few years ago, she hasn't recovered. Severe illnesses and minor illnesses continued, one illness recovered and another illness relapsed, and there was no day of peace.
In the beginning, Grand Master Su would come to see his wife every day, but since Mrs. Su heard that he had taken several concubines, every time she saw him, she either became hysterical or drove him out. As time went by, Grand Master Su was not willing to come here to make trouble.
Madam Su suddenly took the initiative to see him today, which surprised him a little.
Could it be that the madam knew about her daughter
In fact, Mrs. Su has not received news from the outside world for a long time, because the rumors circulating outside are enough to make Mrs. Su suffer another serious blow. Whether it's her daughter's dark history or her own, each of them is not something she can listen to in her dilapidated body.
His Majesty the Emperor didn't intend to let her be pissed off so early, so he didn't do anything. And now, the time is almost here.
Concubine De has already entered the cold palace, it's time to let Mrs. Su know the truth. Anyway, he's done with his revenge, it doesn't matter whether Mrs. Su lives or dies.
In fact, he hoped that something would happen to Mrs. Su, even if it was just lying in bed and not being able to see anyone. In this way, after Su Qiaorong and Li go home after a while, they will not continue to be tortured by her.
So today, Mrs. Su heard the message in Huaijing during this period, and also heard the news that her daughter was thrown into limbo. Holding her breath, she asked someone to invite the master.
"Ma'am?" The maids carefully supported her.
Madam Su pointed to the dressing table: "Changing and dressing for me."
Now the daughter can only rely on her to save her, she has to dress up, and she can't toss the master away anymore. Only by asking the master to take action, can her daughter be saved.
"Take out the set of jewelry from the white jade box."
"Yes." The maidservants changed her clothes neatly.
Not long after, Grand Master Su came in.
"Madam looking for me?" He asked wearily before looking at the person leaning on the bed.
Seeing this, she was slightly taken aback.
Mrs. Su put on a dress she hadn't worn for a long time, and the jewelry he gave when they got engaged, which reminded him of that year. At that time, Mrs. Su was still a very beautiful woman, a little naive, a woman who grew up pampered.
His expression softened slightly: "Madam, you are beautiful today."
"Master, is it true?" Mrs. Su smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment she frowned again, with a worried expression on her face, "I came to see Master today to ask for something."
Grand Master Su paused, and seemed to have guessed what she wanted to say.
I saw Fa's wife with tears in her eyes, pleading: "Master, for the sake of my concubine's companionship for so many years, please save Qiaoxin! She has been well-behaved since she was a child, and she must have been framed this time! How could she go? Harmful? Master, you watched her grow up, don't you know what she is like?!"
Grand Master Su sighed: "Your Majesty asked people to find out that she did it, so how could there be a fake? Ma'am, I'm afraid I can't save her this time even if I'm a husband."
He didn't believe that his daughter was such a person, but what the emperor said, he couldn't tolerate their courtiers' refutation. Qiao Xin is his favorite little daughter, if not for this, he would have scolded his wife to be careful with his words long ago, and would be ashamed of having such a daughter.
Mrs. Su's eyes darkened, and she howled, "Master—"
"It's not for the sake of my husband's death." Grand Master Su looked at his wife's white hair at the sideburns, "Your Majesty has already dismissed me as an official and punished me with grounding. I can't do anything I want to do."
"Why, how could this happen?!" Mrs. Su completely passed out this time, unable to accept such a blow.
It's fine if the daughter is ruined, even the husband's official career is ruined!
If she had known this, she would not have agreed to her daughter entering the palace.
After being hit by this, Mrs. Su knew that her daughter was really hopeless, her condition worsened suddenly, she was lingering on the sick bed, and fell asleep for most of the day.
The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, the Taishi Mansion was deserted, and there were not even a few people who came to the door. Grand Master Su obediently thought about his mistakes behind closed doors at home, but Mrs. Su was so angry that she felt that Mrs. Su's mother and daughter were all disasters.
"Old lady..." The butler walked over tremblingly, "Missy is home..."
Mrs. Su nodded: "It's a good intention for her to come back to see her mother and father."
The housekeeper shook his head again and again: "No, the young miss reconciled with her husband!"
"what?!"
Mrs. Su hurriedly asked someone to call her granddaughter in, and asked about the situation carefully.
Su Qiaorong smiled wryly and briefly explained the matter, she didn't discredit her husband's family or pretend to be pitiful, she just told the truth.
"My mother-in-law was afraid that I would be a burden to my husband's family, so she made the decision to divorce me. My husband said that now that I am divorcing my wife, I am afraid that people will accuse them of making things worse, so I changed it to a divorce, and the dowry was also returned."
Su Qiaorong didn't know whether she should hate her husband's heartlessness or rejoice that she was reconciled and divorced instead of being divorced.
The old lady sighed deeply, patted the back of her hand, and looked at her tired expression: "Qiao Rong, I'm sorry for you, you should go down and rest first."
After sending Su Qiaorong away, she restrained her expression and silently looked in the direction of the palace.
Perhaps, the Su family has not come to an end. As long as Qiaorong is there, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to recover.
Thinking of this, she immediately ordered harshly to the maidservants around her: "Tell the mansion, don't neglect the eldest lady! She is the eldest daughter of my Su manor, the most honorable!"
Although I don't know why the old lady cares about the eldest lady, after all, she didn't like the eldest lady before. But at the moment, no one dared to question it, and they all bowed their hands and said yes.
The author has something to say: The format of the imperial decree is from Baidu. After thinking about it for a long time, I came up with four words "hate others", which fully reflects my lack of words...
Thanks to Landmine: Liuyao x1, Houhouhou x1, Good Dream x1, Mo Ranshang x1
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