Du Langu entered the court last year, and now he has the rank of Minister of Household Affairs. Although he has not yet taken charge of the entire Household Affairs Bureau, he is highly relied upon by Chunjia, and he is regarded as a quasi-important minister with a promising future.
Therefore, the family members followed the spring breeze and were highly respected among the banquets in the imperial capital.
It's just that he was not of high origin after all. He originally had his master Cui Wan to rely on and knew a lot of inside information. However, after being favored by the emperor, he took the initiative to alienate Cui Wan. Now the only contact with Gong Wei is Yi Xingen.
But the Seventh Princess revealed Zhaoqing's life experience, and Qin King Zhaoqing knew about the existence of his biological mother... At this moment, Yi Xing'en was busy trying to find out who she was, so how could she take the initiative to send them news
As for the others, I don’t know if it was Du Langu’s daughter who spilled the beans, and Yi Xingen has helped Yun Fenghuang do a lot of things in the past two years, but she was happy to see that the imperial concubine was cheated by the daughter of her general. , too busy watching the fun.
In short, when the instructions for Du Langu's wife and daughter to go to Shanyuan Temple to practice arrived at the Du Mansion, Du Langu and his family were shocked and confused.
Du Langu's wife, Qian, was the first to suspect Yi Xing'en: "Could it be that the empress did something evil to the concubine or the queen in the palace? But how could she be so angry with the concubine and the children?!"
"Mrs. Qian, it's better not to be suspicious." When the servant who delivered the message heard this, he looked at her with a sinister look and said with a smile, "Empress Zhaorong has always been cautious about her words and deeds. Who has she offended in these years in the palace? In fact, if it weren't for Empress Zhaorong's dignity in front of the imperial concubine, Mrs. Qian and her several daughters would not have had the chance this time! If I'm to blame, I blame you for your incompetence in teaching your daughter!"
He glanced at Du Langu, who was frowning and thinking deeply, "Also, knowing that Mr. Du is an upright official, he was afraid that after Mrs. Qian left, there would be no one to take care of the back house, which would distract Mr. Du. Therefore, His Majesty specially gave four talented people to him. A beautiful palace maid, serving your lord!"
He deliberately reminded, "These palace ladies were selected with the help of the imperial concubine. I hope Lord Du will treat them more kindly in the future!"
Qian was still in shock and doubt, but her face paled when she heard this: "This... the noble concubine?!"
"Take the children down." Du Langu vaguely noticed something, waved his hand, and dismissed the idlers before asking the servant alone.
He has always been upright and upright, and even his only sister Yi Xing'en did not show any pretense back then.
There is no point in asking for advice at this moment.
The servant simply knew that the emperor liked his upright character, so he did not dare to be too negligent. After checking with Qiao for a while, and seeing his sincere words, he revealed the news: "Master Du, please don't think that this is an unwarranted concubine." You are in a dilemma. In fact, because Empress Zhaorong has been attentive to the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine has always had a lot of protection for you. Like when you were transferred back to Beijing, there were other people who wanted this position at that time. After Empress Zhaorong heard the news, she went to the Imperial Concubine to pay her respects, and no one dared to use their brains anymore... "
Du Langu frowned slightly as he listened. He really didn't know what was going on.
But according to his character, he would rather lose than take the back door.
It's just that the work is done. Now when I say this, it's like I got an advantage and acted like a good boy.
He composed himself and said in a deep voice: "I dare to ask my father-in-law, but I don't know why the imperial concubine treats my wife and daughter like this?"
"Today, the Seventh Princess spilled the beans in the girls' school and revealed all the life experiences of Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoqing and His Royal Highness King Qin." The chamberlain said it lightly, and Du Langu couldn't help but change his expression.
Although he actually didn't look down on Concubine Min, a concubine like Concubine Min whose clever words made Secheng Fu deep and ruthless, he had to admit that this concubine was really not easy to mess with!
The chamberlain continued: "The two highnesses have always been favored, how can they bear it? Why don't you go to the Huanhua Palace immediately to confront the imperial concubine? I don't know how to tell the imperial concubine. Oh, the imperial concubine is crying... The whole flower At this moment, Qing Palace didn't dare to express her anger! In this way, Empress Zhaorong took off the hairpins of the Seventh Princess outside to deal with the crime. After kneeling for a while, the Empress managed to comfort the two highnesses and called them in... In short, The Seventh Princess personally confessed that the life experiences of the two Highnesses were all told by Ling Ai. And the reason why Ling Ai said this was to persuade the Seventh Princess to help her teach Miss Wei a lesson... "
"Now Empress Dowager De is afraid that she also hates your beloved."
"The noble concubine is kind-hearted and doesn't want to argue with children. Therefore, I have suggested to Your Majesty that your wife take several young ladies to a Taoist temple to cultivate their minds, so as not to become more outspoken in the future and cause trouble for you!"
"As for those maids, the imperial concubine has considered that as a court official and busy with official duties, I am afraid that you have no time to discipline the ladies. So I don't want to cause you any trouble. Your Majesty and the ladies have gone out to practice. Always arrange for someone to serve you..."
Du Langu looked solemn, knowing that things were in trouble.
If it was Concubine Min who was making trouble for nothing, he could still argue for his wife and daughter.
If it was just his daughter who accidentally revealed the background of the two His Highnesses, he could confidently say that this was the truth, what was there to say
The key is that the reason why his daughter revealed her life experience was to instigate the Seventh Princess to help deal with Miss Wei. With this... Based on this, how can the Du Langu couple be cleared of the crime of not being strict with their daughter
If the imperial concubine pursues the case with him, he will have nothing to say.
"I understand." Du Langu thought quickly, thanked the servant, and then asked, "It's just... but I don't know if the empress has ever said, when will Zhuo Jing and the girls' cultivation end? "
Jean went to a Taoist temple to practice and at the same time arranged for the male master to be served by beautiful palace maids. This kind of revenge was not too cruel compared to the turmoil caused by the two emperors knowing his life experience. To be honest, considering the viciousness of the noble concubine's actions in the past.
The key is, they only said that they were going to practice, but they didn’t say when they would come back!
If his wife and daughter were to live in a Taoist temple for the rest of their lives...
This punishment is very, very severe!
The chamberlain waved his hand: "The imperial concubine is still angry and hasn't said anything. In short, Mr. Du, we advise you not to go against the imperial concubine at this time. We know that you are loyal and courageous, but... no one else is here now. , let me tell you the truth: right now, not even Your Majesty dares to persuade the Imperial Concubine!"
Even Chunjia is afraid, why don't you try it
Do you really think that because you are a courtier and a noble concubine, I can’t do anything to you
"After all, there is Empress Zhaorong in the palace." Seeing Du Langu's changing expression, the chamberlain was worried that this famous straight minister might not really try the imperial concubine's methods. After all, he was a minister whom the emperor valued. As the imperial minister, he The waiter also has to consider the emperor.
He quickly softened his tone and reminded, "What happened now, the imperial concubine is very angry, and no one dares to plead for mercy... Sir, why don't you let your wife and daughter go to Shanyuan Temple first, and wait for some time, the imperial concubine has calmed down, then Needless to say, Empress Zhaorong can still watch her sister-in-law and nieces watching? But if your wife and ladies come back in the future, you still have to give more instructions when you have time. After all, some words are You really shouldn’t have said that!”
Du Langu weighed it for a long time, and finally gave a wry smile and thanked him.
Although he is upright and has no favorable impression of the imperial concubine, he is not stupid either.
When he felt confident, he dared to confront the imperial concubine.
The main thing is that he knows that he still has some weight in Chunjia's mind.
After all, they were the ministers gathered when the emperor secretly accumulated strength, and they were considered to be following the earlier direct lineage.
Even though Chunjia prefers the imperial concubine, she will not sit back and watch the imperial concubine harm her trusted arm.
But this was when he was not caught.
Now the imperial concubine holds the truth. Although Du Langu suspects that she deliberately wants the Qian family and their daughter to stay in Taoist temple for the rest of their lives, the imperial concubine has not said so at present. Going to ask the emperor for help seems like a false accusation... Indeed, what the chamberlain said is right, so let's let him go first. The wife and daughter will go to the Taoist temple to stay for a while. If the imperial concubine is still not allowed to come back, then they can ask the emperor for help.
Thinking of this, he politely sent the waiter away and turned around to talk to Qian about the whole story. Qian suddenly felt bitter and twisted the ears of her daughters and asked one by one: "Who is talking so much?! Didn't I say that there are certain things that we should know ourselves and not speak out! You tell the Seventh Princess not to tell them, and you still want to incite the Seventh Princess to target Miss Wei?! Don't you know that the Virtuous Concubine and the Imperial Concubine of the Wei family are very good? It’s like something else. It’s okay if the Seventh Princess didn’t listen to you. If she had listened, how could this matter be a big deal?!”
Although she was not of high birth, she was able to be married by the upright Du Langu as his wife. She has not taken any concubines in these years, so she is quite sensible.
It's just that due to my family background, I didn't pay enough attention to many details.
At that time, he did not deliberately reveal the royal secrets to his young daughters. He just mentioned it accidentally when chatting with his confidants. However, because Du Langu was incorruptible and the mansion was small, the daughters happened to be hiding nearby while playing games, so they heard the truth. With.
After she found out, she specifically warned not to leak it out. At that time, her daughters all promised well, but... obviously, the children's promises were not so trustworthy after all.
After some cross-examination, it turned out that it was her second daughter who had a fight with Miss Wei at a banquet. Because she couldn't compare to her in every aspect, she was so angry that she wanted to find help from the princess's cousin to vent her anger. However, the seventh princess did not dare to promise not to tell her. Such trouble was caused today!
Ms. Qian was so angry that she was trembling. If her husband hadn't been there, she would have wanted to point at this woman and yell at her!
In fact, it was just a matter of going to the Taoist temple to practice for a few days. For her, what she was most worried about was the four maids given by the imperial concubine in the name of the emperor.
After all, she was not from a high family background. If she had not married Du Langu early and given birth to several children, and Du Langu himself was obsessed with his official career and had little interest in beauty, she might not have been able to take the position of the principal wife of the Du Mansion. Sit tight.
As a result, seeing the children growing up, Du Langu had no intention of changing his mind. He thought that his life was destined to be good. With his second daughter's skill, the mother and daughter went to the Taoist temple and didn't know when they would be able to come back. I know that the maid arranged by the imperial concubine must not only be beautiful, but also be very good at serving her.
Du Langu just didn't deliberately pursue beauty. When he was socializing with his colleagues, others called a trickster to serve him, and he didn't refuse.
Even though Qian and his daughter were still in their hearts at first, who knows if their hearts will be seduced by the maid after some time
If the maid gives birth to an heir during this period, it will directly divide the property that should belong to all the children of the Qian family. If it is a male heir, it will also divide the resources and connections Du Langu has accumulated in his future career!
The most important thing is that these palace maids came under the banner of Yuci. Even if Qian came back to the house later and had no basis, nothing could be done to them.
But he was carefully selected by the imperial concubine. What kind of world has he not seen in the palace? When it comes to house fighting, it's not that Qian is belittling herself. She really doesn't think she can withstand the "generous gifts" arranged by the imperial concubine.
Especially these are not just one or two, but four maids!
It can be said that, thanks to the second daughter, the happy little days of Qian's wife have ended today!
"... We are in the wrong for this matter." Du Langu looked at his second daughter and sighed. At this time, it was important for the daughter to avoid the father and the son, and the mother. He usually didn't care about the children, but he raised all the sons personally. As for the daughter, He has always given full power to his wife.
Before, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Qian's teachings.
Anyway, Qian asked a female teacher for guidance on things like music, chess, calligraphy and painting that he was not good at.
As for other things, in terms of character, Du Langu believed that Qian was not bad. Logically speaking, her daughters would not be crippled by education.
But who would have thought that this would happen
He wanted to say something to his second daughter, but when he saw that the daughter was already out of breath from crying, he couldn't bear it. After hesitating for a moment, he didn't say anything. He just said to Qian, "You guys go to the meditation. I will talk to you." The chamberlain has inquired about it. After a while, the imperial concubine calms down, and then she will ask Zhaorong to help intercede. It is impossible to keep you there all the time."
Qian reluctantly smiled and agreed, feeling extremely sour in her heart. Du Langu didn't have the time to worry about the four maids given by the emperor at the moment, but... When the person who turned around arrived, was Du Langu really not moved
She went to pack her things with a lot of worries. After all, the words sent by the imperial concubine herself were conveyed through the emperor's oral instructions. How could she dare to delay
The mother and daughter were so distraught that they could only pray secretly, hoping that Zhaorong would calm down the imperial concubine's anger as soon as possible!