"Father, I heard that you don't want the ninth younger sister to enter the palace to treat the empress dowager? Why?"
As soon as Qin Yan returned to the mansion, he learned about Qin Shu's words and deeds from the Hu family today, and felt puzzled at the moment, so he went straight into the study and asked what happened to Qin Shu. I don't want Wan girl to treat the empress dowager? Treating the empress dowager is the most important thing... "
Qin Yan was even more puzzled when he heard this, "But mother said, you asked Jiumei to stay in the mansion to claim that she was sick, not only would she not enter the palace tomorrow, but she would not even go to the Shangyuan Palace banquet. You said that you would let Jiumei stay Is it true or false that I helped you on the Shangyuan Palace Banquet?"
Qin Shu didn't dare to say much to Hu and the others, but he still had something to say to Qin Yan.
With a long sigh, Qin Shu frowned slightly and said, "Of course it's fake."
Qin Yan felt something was wrong at first, but when he heard Qin Shu being so direct, he suddenly felt uneasy, "Father, what happened?" Qin Shu suddenly arranged this, the matter must have something to do with Qin Wan, and now Qin Wan's identity is very different from usual, so what made Qin Shu use such a trick as hiding in the mansion
Qin Shu looked at Qin Yan, his eyes darkened, "Girl Wan these days, first healed the empress dowager, and then gained the attention of the emperor and empress dowager. On the surface, her status in the palace is actually not low. But you should know that she is just an orphan girl of the Qin family. Although the emperor and the empress dowager trust her, they will not really protect her. There is no firm position to protect her... "
Qin Yan frowned even more when he heard this, "Father, who is following the ninth younger sister?"
Qin Shu's eyes darkened, "Concubine Su and King Cheng."
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Qin Yan was shocked at first, and then puzzled, "Concubine Su and King Cheng? Don't they know the position of the Marquis Mansion?"
Qin Shu sighed, "You are thinking too simply, because they know that they do this. Wan girl is the daughter of the Qin family. If she becomes a king, how can His Royal Highness trust us as usual?"
Qin Yan took a deep breath, "How did father know this?"
Qin Shu raised his jaw slightly, "Your sister will definitely enter the palace in the future, so I have already placed people in the palace. Although it doesn't play a big role on weekdays, it is a good idea to check the wishes of the masters occasionally. If it can be done, I have received news that Concubine Su intends to betroth Wan girl to King Cheng as a side concubine."
The position of concubine...
Qin Yan sneered, "A side concubine also wants to marry Ninth Sister?"
Qin Shu shook his head, "You're wrong, Wan girl cured the empress dowager's illness, it is indeed a great achievement, but it is just the beginning, the queen mother trusts Wan girl, the emperor also likes Wan girl, but this will probably let them Thinking of leaving Wan girl in the palace, if Wan girl's background, if not for her outstanding medical skills, the position of a prince's side concubine is actually enough."
When Qin Yan heard this, he was also shocked. In their eyes, Qin Wan saved the Queen Mother's life. Naturally, she was not an ordinary lady, but Qin Wan's background was there, not to mention that the other party was Su Guifei and King Cheng. Facing them, even the Hou Mansion could do nothing, Qin Yan rolled his eyes, "Then what should we do? Have we been hiding in the mansion all the time?"
Qin Shu shook his head, "I can't think of any other way for the time being, and now I can only take one step at a time. You must not go to the Shangyuan Palace Banquet, and you know Chengwang's temperament. What is it? Everything can be done, girl Wan will not agree to this matter, we will not agree, if King Cheng asks the emperor to marry him, the emperor may ask girl Wan, the result is unknown at that time, but will King Cheng do this? ? If Cheng Wangjian uses some indiscriminate methods to take the slant, what will happen then?"
Qin Yan was startled for a while, what Qin Shu said was too true, with Yan Qi's temper, he could do anything, not afraid of his courteous proposal, but afraid of him playing dirty tricks...
"Father, do you want to go to His Royal Highness?"
Qin Yan's tone was full of hope, but Qin Shu hesitated, "I'm afraid it's hopeless to find His Royal Highness..."
Qin Yan was stunned, "Why, Ninth Younger Sister helped the prince with the previous incident, not to mention that it is also a matter of our family. The purpose of King Cheng is clearly to provoke, and the prince does not want that."
The corners of Qin Shu's lips pursed slightly, "I can't tell, but I always feel that it's not appropriate for His Highness the Crown Prince to do this matter."
Qin Yan was stunned, "Then what should we do? Then who else can we recruit?"
Qin Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly said, "This matter can only be placed on two people. The first person is the Queen Mother."
"Queen?"
"That's right. The empress dowager seems to like girl Wan very much, but I don't know how the empress dowager thinks of girl Wan, and whether she will speak for her at critical moments based on her wishes."
Qin Yan nodded, "No, the Empress Dowager has always been kind to the younger generation, but maybe she also wants to keep the ninth sister in the palace."
Qin Shu nodded helplessly, "That's right, the queen mother must be grateful to Wan girl for saving the queen mother, but I don't know what step this gratitude will make the queen mother do for Wan girl. It cannot be solved by avoiding it, so it would be inappropriate for us to only place our hopes on the Empress Dowager."
"Father, is there another person?"
Qin Shu's eyes turned serious, "His Royal Highness, Prince Rui's son."
Qin Yan was stunned, "What? His Royal Highness Prince Rui's son?"
"Exactly." Qin Shu pondered for a moment and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Rui was entrusted by the Taichang Princess to take care of Wan girl, and sent him all the way to the capital. Afterwards, I saw that he asked Wan girl to help, and on the other hand treated her very badly." Taboo, I thought, he took Princess Taichang's confession to heart."
Qin Yan hesitated for a while, "But father, His Royal Highness Chi has been away from Beijing for many years, and now he is working in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. To put it bluntly, although he understands the infighting in the palace, he is not Prince Rui, and he is not as useful as Prince Rui's words. He speaks for Ninth Sister in front of the Queen Mother? Or is it... something else?"
The corners of Qin Shu's lips pursed slightly, and a dark color flashed in his eyes, "You underestimate Prince Rui's Mansion too much. Even though His Highness Chi has been away from the capital for many years, most of the things in the capital cannot escape his eyes. If he If you are willing to help girl Wan, there must be a way. Feng Zhang is so arrogant and domineering. If he meets His Highness Chi, the devil king of Shuoxi, is he beaten for nothing? Although King Cheng is not as stupid as Feng Zhang, no matter whether he is Asking the emperor to marry him publicly, or playing tricks secretly, His Highness Chi has a lot of ways to deal with it, but it depends on whether he wants to help girl Wan..."
Qin Yan felt a little hopeful when he heard this, "Then... Shall I go to His Highness Chi?"
Qin Shu shook his head, "You don't need to look for it, just let someone tell His Highness Chi about it, put the reason why Wan girl said she was not sick in the past few days on Cheng Wang, but let's see how he responds."
Qin Yan hurriedly nodded, "Okay, I'll go and give orders..."
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In Changxin Palace, Feng Lingsu listened to the report from the servants in surprise, "You said that the nine girls of the Qin family didn't enter the palace?"
The palace servant nodded, "Yes, the imperial concubine, she did not enter the palace. People in Shoukang Palace said that the nine girls of the Qin family had contracted a cold, and they were afraid that they would pass on the illness to the empress dowager, so they asked for leave today."
"Abstaining from leave?" Feng Lingsu frowned, and looked at Yan Qi beside him, "Why did you ask for leave so well? I wanted her to enter Changxin Palace today, but right now it's impossible. Tomorrow is Shangyuan Palace banquet, how can such a life be good?"
Yan Qi's eyes were gloomy, "I'm afraid she won't even come to the Yuan Palace banquet."
Feng Lingsu sat up suddenly, "Qi'er, how do you know?"
Yan Qi shook her head, "I don't think it's right, she is a doctor herself, but she caught a cold? It's only been a day... I think she knows something, so she wants to avoid entering the palace. "
Feng Lingsu raised her eyebrows, "What do you know? Knowing that you intend to accept her, but she wants to avoid it?"
Yan Qi remained calm, "Mother Concubine, you have underestimated Qin Wan. If you ask her about this, she will definitely not agree to enter Cheng's palace. Besides, she is only a side concubine."
Feng Lingsu laughed mockingly, "No matter how much she is loved by the empress dowager, she is just a little girl of ordinary background. Does she still think about being a concubine?"
Yan Qi raised her jaw slightly, "I'm afraid she won't even want the position of concubine."
Feng Lingsu looked at Yan Qi almost in disbelief, but soon she came back to her senses, "Because of the prince?"
Yan Qi nodded noncommittally. The position of the Zhongyonghou Mansion is one point, and her own ambition is the second point. In comparison, this second point is much more important...
Feng Lingsu squinted her eyes, "It's true, knowing that the prince will not like it, neither she nor the Zhongyonghou's mansion will just sit and watch her enter the palace, but it is because of this that we want her to come here even more." Let’s come here, so what about medical skills, she’s just a little girl, it’s obvious that she can’t do it, there are always other ways.”
Yan Qi nodded, "Yes, Mother Concubine is right." After a slight pause, Yan Qi continued, "But now she is loved by the emperor's grandmother, so why don't we say it in private, we still have to be rude on the surface."
Feng Lingsu has played weak and weak for many years, and she knows this way best, so she nodded, "That's natural."
Yan Qi thought for a while, "Mother Concubine, add Qin Wan's name to tomorrow's list." Then, after another pause, "Put it among the candidates for the position of Concubine first..."
Feng Lingsu was startled, "What? The position of concubine?"
Tomorrow is the Shangyuan Palace Banquet, and the selection of concubines by the crown prince and Yanqi is officially on the agenda, and tomorrow, the empress and concubine Su will each come from a list, which lists the names of the candidates. After the birth and character are approved, the horoscope will be monitored by Qin Tian to calculate the good and bad fortune, and the empress and concubine in the harem will summon them one by one to observe their behavior and appearance. Although the procedure for the selection of the crown prince and king Cheng's main concubine and side concubine is the same, there are only a few candidates who may become the main concubine, and it's just a formality.
Feng Lingsu originally had only two candidates for the concubine, and it was almost certain that it was Peng Huajing, the daughter of the Duke of Wei, but now Qin Wan was added. What if the queen mother and the emperor agreed because of their love for Qin Wan?
"Qi'er, what if it becomes self-defeating in the end?"
The corners of Yan Qi's lips curved slightly, "It won't be self-defeating, I guess the Kunning Palace has already known what happened on our side, because of this, Qin Wan didn't enter the palace, but we put Qin Wan in the position of concubine, I want to see what the prince will do in response, will he just sit back and do nothing, or will his name change as well?"
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In Kunning Palace, Zhao Shuhua's brows were also tightly knit together.
Yunyan beside him said, "Madam, Miss Jiu is taking leave at Shoukang Palace, what's the matter?"
Zhao Shuhua frowned, "The empress dowager is all right, what else can I say?"
Zhao Shuhua turned to look at Yan Che who was at the side, "Che'er, did you talk to Qin Shu over there?"
Yan Che shook his head, "No, my son only delivered the gift to Chao Yu according to his mother's instructions."
Zhao Shuhua nodded in satisfaction, and then smiled, "Just ask for leave. Tomorrow's palace banquet will be the beginning, and the next one will be the highlight. Once a person like Feng Lingsu loses his temper, there is absolutely no possibility of changing it. Now Qin Wan deliberately wants to avoid this confrontation, she will definitely not give up."
Yan Che stood by the window, staring at the snow covered outside with a pair of eyes motionless.
The winter in Lin'an City is very long every year, but this year is especially long for him. He looked at the rolling palaces and pavilions covered in snow, and his eyes seemed to be stained with ice and snow.
"What is the mother going to do?"
Yan Che asked, Zhao Shuhua smiled and said, "You don't need to do anything, all you need to do is to prepare for the show, but... Qin Shu was a mediocre person in half his life, and when it came to this matter, he did not A slight change, this is not good, we have to push him..."
"Push him, then push Qin Wan to the center of the stage, let her be used by us?"
Yan Che answered slowly, and Zhao Shuhua smiled, "Yes, Cheer, you know that for so many years, Queen Cheng's mother and son have always been wolfish ambitions. It's not enough for us to be careful. We must find an opportunity to let them He showed a fatal flaw, and we can only rest easy if he makes a big mistake."
Yan Che didn't say a word for a while, and then said after a while, "Mother, what if Qin Wan also asks for leave tomorrow?"
Zhao Shuhua frowned first, then her eyes sank slightly, "Tomorrow is the Shangyuan Palace Banquet, she promised me personally, if she asks for leave, she has to come to ask for leave in person..." Having said that, Zhao Shuhua's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, "Send someone , and brought Chao Yu into the palace, I haven't seen her for many days, but I miss her a little..."
Yan Che turned around slowly, "Mother, why don't you let Qin Wan hide this time."
Zhao Shuhua frowned, and looked at Yan Che with a cold voice, "Che'er, you are confused, so what if you can hide for a while? If you don't make up your mind, we will miss this good opportunity..."
Yan Che hesitated to speak, but in the end he was unable to speak. He watched helplessly that the palace servants who had been ordered to go out of the palace to welcome Qin Chaoyu into the palace, Yan Che understood that this was Zhao Shuhua's way of showing favor and power.
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In the Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was annoyed by Qin Wan's failure to enter the palace, and Yan Chi was telling her about the battle of Shuoxi. The Empress Dowager came from a family of generals, so she couldn't listen to it when she was in a bad mood, but now she likes what Yan Chi said .
After hearing Yan Chi's words, the Queen Mother tightened her expression, "Rongdi is so cunning, and you were dealing with several tribes at the same time, how did you win that battle in the end?"
Yan Chi chuckled, "They all overestimate themselves. When they are staring at the opponent's flaws, it is also when they show their strength... I just need to use my strength to fight."