Then the next plot is rather bloody. Sun Fang'er begins to fight for the top position. Her mother spends a lot of money to hire a Miao master for her to teach her witchcraft. This master is also quite capable and knows some medicine, divination and astrology. Sun Fang'er begins to respect the master very much and coaxes him to teach her all his skills. Indeed, there is an old saying that goes "Teach your apprentice and starve him to death", but in the case of Sun Fang'er's master, he taught his apprentice and killed himself.
After Sun Fang'er became an apprentice, the first person she killed was her master, and she used the poison that her master taught her.
There was no cure and her master died.
Then, she killed her biological mother and knelt at the door of the main wife as an orphan. Madam Sun was a soft-hearted woman. Seeing her pitiful appearance, she treated her like her own daughter. From then on, she took her and Rouyao with her wherever she went.
Finally, she got the chance and poisoned Murong Jie with a love-hate poison. This poison was very powerful and there was no antidote. Once someone was poisoned by the love-hate poison, there was almost no way to get rid of it.
Murong Jie was bewitched by her for half a month, and in the end he even proposed to the Queen Mother to marry her.
The Empress Dowager naturally did not agree and asked him to go to Hanshan in person to ask the Grand Empress Dowager. He actually went there without hesitation.
However, after he came back, he ordered someone to arrest Sun Fang'er. He gave Sun Fang'er a pill, and Sun Fang'er admitted on the spot that she had put a poison on him.
In this dynasty, poison and curse are both shamanic techniques and are prohibited, so the Sun family naturally had to expel her from the house.
Sun Fang'er went to ask Madam Sun for help, but Madam Sun was unsympathetic. In a rage, Sun Fang'er poisoned Madam Sun with a Gu, and Madam Sun almost died. Fortunately, she was saved by the old Prince An Ran. Unfortunately, the poison made her deaf.
After hearing this, Zi'an was shocked. "No wonder Rouyao hates her so much, no wonder Murong Jie doesn't want to talk about her, so there is such a thing."
"That's right. Ever since that incident, the emperor's uncle has hated women and doesn't allow any woman to approach him. I heard that it was because when he was obsessed with Sun Fang'er, Sun Fang'er once hugged him." King Liang said.
Zian raised an eyebrow, "Just hugged?"
"I heard they kissed each other. Anyway, after that, the uncle rinsed his mouth with strong liquor for a month."
Zi'an laughed and said, "This poor child."
King Liang said, "You are still laughing? Sun Fang'er is a very vicious person. She even harmed her mother and master. Later, she surrendered to King Nan Huai and followed him to the Southern Kingdom. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to leave this time when they come back."
"Yeah, I know." Zi'an nodded.
Zi'an turned around and went out. Boss Dao happened to come to him for something. After he talked to Zi'an for a few words, Zi'an was overjoyed and followed Boss Dao away.
She didn't come back until the evening, and Murong Jie asked her unhappily, "Where did you go?"
Zi'an whispered something in his ear, and Murong Jie exclaimed, "Really?"
"It's absolutely true!" Zian said.
Murong Jie hummed, but didn't seem very happy, as if it was something he had expected.
The Empress Dowager summoned the Marquis to the palace and showed him the divorce letter. The Marquis knelt on the ground with a frown on his face, "Empress Dowager, this divorce letter cannot be made public, and I will not acknowledge it."
The Queen Mother said, "Even if it is made public, I don't think it matters. Why is the Marquis so stubborn?"
The Marquis shook his head, "It's not that I'm stubborn, but the origin of this divorce letter is unknown. Although it's in Xiao Xiao's handwriting, it didn't get my family's consent, and it wasn't given by Han Qingqiu. Maybe Xiao Xiao just wrote it for fun."
The Queen Mother said: "You should know that Xiao Xiao was unwilling to marry Han Qingqiu, he had no choice but to do so."
"No, Queen Mother, don't say that. Xiao Xiao volunteered." The Marquis corrected the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother sighed softly, knowing that the Marquis was a cautious person. She was always afraid that Xiao Xiao would marry the princess, even if it was just a corpse. She was afraid because the power behind the princess would still exist even after her death and would be affiliated with the Xiao family.
He was afraid because he knew that the emperor was wary of the Xiao family, and he wanted to do his best to ensure that nothing happened to the Xiao family.
The Queen Mother had hoped that the Marquis would agree, but the Marquis was so stubborn that she would not agree even if she continued talking. She sighed and said, "Forget it, go now. I won't force you. I just feel sorry for them."
The Marquis was silent for a moment, with a complex look in his eyes. Doesn't he feel bad? He feels bad, more than anyone else, but what can he do? The emperor is still here. As long as the emperor is afraid of the Xiao family, the Xiao family will have to keep their tails between their legs.
If the Marquis disagrees, the selection of a prince consort will have to be put back on the agenda.
This time, Lord Cui recommended someone who surprised the Empress Dowager. Lord Cui actually recommended Liang Shulin, the grandson of Grand Tutor Liang.
The Empress Dowager ordered people to investigate and learned that Liang Shulin was not valued at home. Although he was a wise man, he had always been confined to the Eastern Palace as a guard commander, with only twelve people under him.
The Empress Dowager did not look favorably upon those recommended by other gentlemen, because those who recommended them were not upright in the first place and were involved in the factions fighting for power. Only Lord Cui had always supported the Regent and was an upright person. He had served as the Minister of the Chancellery for many years and had made outstanding achievements. He was an official who got his work done in a down-to-earth manner.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager looked at the people he recommended with a different eye.
It happened that the noble concubine came to the palace, and the empress dowager talked to her about Liang Shulin.
The noble concubine knew nothing about this person, but when she heard that she was from Grand Tutor Liang, she disagreed, "Marrying someone from the Liang family, isn't that a bad idea? Wouldn't that make the Liang family stronger?"
The Queen Mother said, "That won't happen. I have ordered people to observe and found that Liang Shulin and the Grand Tutor don't have a good relationship. The Grand Tutor has always suppressed this grandson. This Liang Shulin can be said to be an outlier in the Liang family, who has been oppressed and struggled to survive."
"What about character?" asked the noble concubine.
"He has a good character. I have asked the guards who work with him, and they all say that he has a good character, is good at both civil and military affairs, and has no ambitions. Even though the Grand Tutor treats him so coldly, he has no complaints and just does his job well."
After hearing this, the noble concubine said calmly: "If there are other candidates, let's wait and see."
"I can't watch it. I asked someone to ask Zi'an. If Zhuangzhuang is sealed again, he can only last two or three days at most. So, we must confirm this as soon as possible."
The Royal Concubine remained silent, and the two of them were silent for a while. The Empress Dowager was worried about Zhuangzhuang, but the Royal Concubine did not seem to care much about the matter.
"By the way, has the Eighth Master come back?" asked the Queen Mother.
"It should arrive in the next two days." The noble concubine said calmly.
The Queen Mother looked at her and said, "Now that the Eighth Old Man is back, you can rest assured, right? You and your son should have a good reunion this time. Otherwise, after this separation, it's unclear when you will meet again."
The noble concubine smiled faintly, "Now I have let it go. If you really miss your son, then go and see him. I am old and can still walk, but it is hard to say when I am older."
"It's good that you know how to think this way. You and Ajie have such a quarrel, it would be good if Lao Ba came back to reconcile the two. But these two brothers don't get along well. That's all. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so we shouldn't worry too much."
There was a gleam in the noble concubine's eyes, "Yeah, never mind."
(End of this chapter)