"Why don't I know that the noble concubine has evil thoughts towards me, Mrs. Gu?" Gu Zhen said with a heavy heart, "But what should I do now? Or, why don't you go somewhere else to avoid it first? You and Xiao Shi haven't arrived yet, so we have to get married. At that time. Didn’t the noble concubine say that King Qin admires you? She herself did not agree with this matter, at least she said so in front of His Majesty. In this case, as long as you are not here, she can quickly marry King Qin so as to break up the relationship between the King and the King. Thoughts on the eldest son?”
Gu Jue hurriedly said: "No! Aunt, if this is the case, how could the noble concubine not think of it? I'm afraid that my niece will be framed for countless crimes after she leaves the palace, and she will die without knowing how she died! Even His Majesty won't care. After all, the imperial concubine’s words were to prevent the royal brothers from having a grudge against the niece. In His Majesty’s eyes, how is the niece as important as the harmony between the princes?”
She said hurriedly, "It's not a pity to have a niece die, but aunt, first cousin Jing, and then the niece... you all took us sisters to the palace to raise them, but now it's only been a few years? But they are all dead." Under the hands of the noble concubine, this makes the former harem think of you? How do they think of the Gu family? Don't you think that even if you are the queen of the main palace and the Gu family is the descendant, you are still defeated by the noble concubine? The people above and below have lost sight of us. Without confidence, how can we support the princes under you to inherit the throne?!"
"Then what do you want to do?" Gu Zhen looked at her, "Is it possible that I will really promise you to the King of Qin?"
"My niece is the direct daughter of the Gu family. If she agrees to the King of Qin, will An have good results?" Gu Jue smiled bitterly and said, "My aunt knows how vicious the imperial concubine is, right? She keeps saying that the King of Qin loves her niece. However, since the niece entered the palace, not to mention that she had not met the King of Qin a few times. As the eldest son of the emperor, the King of Qin was very favored. If he was really interested in his niece, why would he remain silent until now? Privately, Why should there be some expression? But my niece has never received any hint. It can be seen that these are all excuses of the noble concubine, but she just wants to force her niece to death! "
"My niece is young and has a low seniority. The imperial concubine cannot tolerate her... It can be seen that no matter what I, Mrs. Gu, do, in the eyes of the imperial concubine, she will block her and even kill her!"
She sighed, "If it doesn't work out, how about aunt arranging for her niece to become a monk?"
"A monk?" Gu Zhen listened and thought, if he really couldn't stop the imperial concubine's plan, this would be a way out.
After all, it is impossible to truly promise Gu Jue to King Qin.
If Gu couldn't afford to lose face like this, where should the tenth prince's face be turned
Everyone knows that Gu Jing and Gu Jue were all prepared for him by the Gu family. As a result, Gu Jing died and Gu Jue was snatched away by the King of Qin. How could he have the nerve to go out to meet people after he went to the back palace
Therefore, the best choice for the queen at present is to quickly appoint the principal concubine for the tenth prince, and then quickly appoint Gu Jue as the side concubine... In this way, the idea of the concubine making any fuss is eliminated.
She pondered for a while and sighed softly: "Well, there is still some work to do, so it may not be possible to arrange you properly. In this case, let's not talk about it yet."
The queen said a few words of comfort, then waved her hand for Gu Jue to step back.
Gu Jue returned to her room, and the maid said with lingering fear: "I hope that the engagement of the tenth prince will go smoothly. Otherwise, what should I do, young lady? I can't really become a monk? In that case, my whole life will be ruined." If you don't, your future will be greatly compromised? The imperial concubine is really ruthless. How old is the young lady? What is her seniority and status, she actually plots against you like this."
But after seeing that there was no one else, he couldn't help but whisper in Gu Jue's ear, "But I feel that the tenth prince is not treating you very well. After all, King Qin is the eldest son of the emperor, and the imperial concubine is still very good to her own people." Yes. I heard that Princess Jinxi was ignored by no one in the palace before. Since her engagement with Xie Fuwang, her treatment has even been comparable to that of Princess Zhaoqing. Miss... "
"Princess Jinxi is Princess Jinxi." Gu Jue said with a gloomy face, "How can I compare? Princess Jinxi was not taken seriously in the palace in the past, but at least she had no grievances with the imperial concubine. Moreover, She and His Highness Yun'an are both the flesh and blood of Xiaozong, and even His Majesty must treat them with courtesy. In terms of origin, the imperial concubine could not be more satisfied with them, how can she not be good to Jinxi? I am the daughter of the Gu family, and the imperial concubine wants to get rid of her... I still want to Is it a dream to be treated like Jinxi after agreeing to King Qin?"
"But, isn't it said that His Highness King Qin is very fond of you?" The maid asked with the hope of being lucky, "If that's the case, why don't you have to pretend to be a royal concubine? If the young lady can give birth to King Qin's heir, then... Tiger Venom Don't eat your child! For the sake of your child, His Highness King Qin, can you not speak for you?"
This was not because she was not loyal enough and betrayed the Gu family, but because she had watched too many queens being beaten up by the imperial concubine in the past two years with Gu Jue, and from the bottom of her heart she had no confidence in confronting the imperial concubine.
Therefore, I feel that if it doesn't work, I might as well just follow the concubine's wishes and marry King Qin and become the princess.
Although the concubine is not a kind mother-in-law, observing her behavior, she is not bad to her own people. Besides, even if the concubine is not as tolerant to her as the young lady, Gu Jue's ability to be a daughter-in-law is not that of Jinxi. Comparable!
When it comes to being virtuous, virtuous, filial and considerate, how can a pampered girl like Princess Jinxi compare with someone like Gu Jue who has been trying to stand out in a large family since she was a child
Anyway, the maid feels that if she is serious about being Yun Fenghuang's daughter-in-law, not to mention how well she can coax Yun Fenghuang, she should at least be able to live a stable life. After all, after careful analysis of the concubine's actions, as long as she is not against her or blocking her way, she lowers her posture to please her, and there is no such thing as flattery.
Look at Yi Xing'en, look at Qu Hongzhuan, look at Jing Jieyu... Oh, by the way, there is also De Fei, aren't they all ready-made examples
If these people had not been supported by Yun Fenghuang, let alone where they are today, there is no telling how much grass would have grown on their graves.
"The question now is, you don't know whether King Qin likes me or not?" Gu Jue listened to her words, sighed, and said, "When we attended the palace banquet, when did King Qin ever look at me? Tell me something. To put it bluntly, it’s because my aunt has no dignity in front of the emperor. She doesn’t know how to coax His Majesty. Otherwise, if I ask you to put on my dress and hairpin and follow your aunt to the emperor, and then call King Qin over, believe it or not, he will look at you affectionately. Looking at you, thinking you are me?! King Qin is afraid that he can’t even remember what I look like. What makes you happy or unhappy is nothing more than the mother and son of Huanqing Palace colluding to force me!”
"If this is just the case, I might still have a chance to survive by being a low-key person after I get married."
Her expression turned cold, "But don't forget that in the final analysis, what the imperial concubine wants is not my life, not my future, but the position of heir apparent! The people she really wants to deal with and plot against are the tenth prince!"
The maid was frightened when she heard this, and whispered: "Then... what will happen?"
"What will happen?" Gu Jue sneered and said, "Didn't you listen to what my aunt just said? She said that the imperial concubine was urging your majesty, and your majesty was urging her to quickly resolve the matter between me and the tenth prince, so that King Qin would not keep thinking about it. Here... It is certainly not a pleasant thing to hear if the news spreads that royal brothers are fighting for a girl! The imperial concubine's request is natural, and no one can say anything wrong with her. After all, even if it is discussed at the top, who among the adults will disapprove? For the sake of an outsider, causing discord among the royal family? Even my great-grandfather would have to express his stance like this!"
Taking a deep breath, a look of helplessness appeared on her brows, "Why do you think the imperial concubine's palace specifically reminded His Majesty of this?"
Before the maid could think about the reason, Gu Jue said it herself, "If I guess correctly, the imperial concubine's purpose is for the tenth prince!"
"She first used the excuse that King Qin has admired me for a long time and urged my aunt to get me engaged to the tenth prince as soon as possible!"
"And she knew in her heart that both her aunt and the Gu family wanted the tenth prince to marry a noble girl and win over a helping hand, so in order to show support for the tenth prince's future concubine and the concubine's mother's family, she had no choice but to do so. , will not confirm my identity for me."
"In this case, Mrs. Gu and my aunt may make other arrangements for me, or they may make a mistake and make the imperial concubine get her wish and hire me to the King of Qin."
"The problem is, King Qin doesn't really admire me. The imperial concubine doesn't have any feelings for me either."
"Under this situation, even if I am willing to be a lowly servant to serve the mother and son, do you think they will give me this opportunity? Is it true that the noble concubine or the King of Qin needs a virtuous, kind, filial and considerate girl to serve him? Impossible .”
"My talents, appearance, temperament, filial piety and sensibleness mean nothing to them."
"On the other hand, the Tenth Prince and I... Believe it or not, if I were to engage King Qin on the front foot, something might happen to me on the back foot, and the real culprit would definitely be traced to the Tenth Prince!"
"Even if the tenth prince is the legitimate prince in his aunt's name and is charged with murdering his eldest sister-in-law, do you think he can still get his hands on the throne with the concubine's methods?!"
Gu Jue sneered, "If I were just the daughter of the Gu family, let alone the tenth prince, even if the people in front of the tenth prince killed me and my aunt was plotting to suppress the matter for the tenth prince, your majesty would not care if he knew about it. After all, The tenth prince is your majesty's flesh and blood, and I am just the daughter of a foreign minister. How can I call him his son because I have ruined my future? But if I am assigned to the King of Qin, I will be your majesty's daughter-in-law-to-be. The eldest daughter-in-law... When the time comes, let's talk about the tenth prince, even if I touch my aunt, it will be a slap in the face of the royal family, it will damage the dignity of elders and juniors, and it will damage the order of human relations... The imperial concubine is the kind of person who can say three points when she is unreasonable. If you are reasonable, I can guarantee that as long as my engagement with the King of Qin succeeds, there will be no good outcome for everyone in Yanfu Palace!"
The maid was stunned for a while, and then she said in shock: "But this... this... Your Majesty knows everything clearly, how could you ask the imperial concubine to behave like this?"
"Your Majesty is not a god, how can you really know everything?" Gu Jue said indifferently, "Furthermore, His Majesty is very ambitious and has been thinking about the previous dynasty over the years. I am afraid that this three-acre harem is no longer in his eyes. What kind of status is the Ninth Five Supreme Being? For us, many things that are related to life and death and even the future of the family can only be decided with a word, so why bother? Look at the younger generation in the palace over the years. As a concubine, I often invite favors and flattery. Has my aunt ever cared about it? Has the imperial concubine ever cared about it? Then Jing Jieyu spent more than half a year running to the Xuanqing Palace in the name of paying respects, just for the sake of getting more. Do you think the imperial concubine is unaware of this method? Not only did the imperial concubine not scold her, but she even spoke for her... In the eyes of the aunt and the imperial concubine, the number of favors received, as well as the heirs and status, are all important. It’s a floating cloud.”
"They have long been too lazy to fight with the people below."
"Your Majesty is like this now."
"His Majesty has long been too lazy to get involved in the grudges between the Three Palaces and Sixth Court."
"I'm too lazy to pay attention."
"Perhaps the Imperial City Secretary is not a free man and will tell His Majesty the truth afterwards."
"But when the time comes, will it be useful?"
Gu Jue thought to himself that at that time, he was afraid that he would be doomed.
Besides, "Who knows how much His Majesty cares for the Concubine? Will he still have to reverse the case for the Tenth Prince and prevent the Concubine from stepping down?"
The maid couldn't help but said: "Then we should listen to the Queen's arrangements and become a monk at the worst possible outcome?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Gu Jue looking over like a fool: "If this can make the imperial concubine calm down, do you think those high-ranking people in this palace who have disappeared are all fools?! Although I have never seen the concubine Shu when she was young. My empress, I have also heard of her high self-profession back then. She was a person who had never bowed her head to the Queen of Yuan Dynasty. However, she ended up being submissive and groveling in front of the imperial concubine... You think those people who are gone are all hard-core. , no one is willing to bow his head and give in?!"
"And do you really think that my aunt is reliable? Not only my aunt, but also the Gu family. If they think of this and understand my existence, they may put the tenth prince into a desperate situation..."
"I'm afraid they will be the first to kill me!"
"After all, it's not like the Gu family doesn't have other girls."
"There are only a few promising princes in front of my aunt now? Moreover, everyone knows that Cousin Jing and I are cultivating the tenth prince, but it is not necessarily the tenth prince. The left and right are used by my aunt to win over the adopted sons. . It may also be given to the third prince, the sixth prince, the twelfth prince... The noble concubine uses this trick that King Qin loves me to deal with indirectly in the future."
"The heirs of the emperors are fighting for one daughter...the former harem, who can disapprove of my death?!"
"Of course, they may not be so heartless. Maybe I was frightened by the imperial concubine and thought too much." Gu Jue sighed softly, "The problem is, I only have one life. Do I have to expect others to be merciful?"
She fell into deep thought and confusion.
... At this moment, in Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, Yun Fenghuang was giving instructions to King Qin: "When you go back, go to Xingxintang to ask your father to go and say that I don't agree with your matter with Gu Jue. There is nothing you can do. You can only ask your father. He will definitely test your feelings again and again. It depends on you whether you can coax him. No matter how suspicious your father is, just remember one thing: you are the one he gets along with the most and the most. My beloved prince, he can't really do anything to you. Even if he is exposed, his anger will be directed at me. He will not really care about your children."
King Qin puffed out his chest and said loudly: "What did the concubine say? How could I betray you! Anyway, I just like Gu Jue, and there is nothing I can do if my father doesn't give it to me. But if my father suspects others, I will be very sad there!"
Yes, that's the idea.
After the emperor told him the truth, he started to mess around... Yun Fenghuang touched the top of his hair approvingly: "Good boy, the future of us ladies depends on you. Please be a little aggrieved and kneel outside first. Later. Your aunt from the Qing Dynasty advises you to go back, so you go to your father."
After making arrangements for King Qin, the imperial concubine then went to find Zhaoqing...