"Given the family status of Uncle Zhaowu, especially since their family has just given birth to a queen, it is of course impossible for their young daughter, even a young daughter from a concubine, to be Lu'er's second wife." Chen's natal sister-in-law said calmly, "But if you want to be Lu'er's first wife, that's not necessarily impossible! After all, the Qi family's lintel is not as good as the Gu family's, but our family has been in the north, so what use does Uncle Zhaowu have? Furthermore, Uncle Zhaowu has always valued Zhonglu'er. In my opinion, we didn't think carefully before and got married to him in a hurry. Otherwise, if we don't think about it, Uncle Zhaowu himself will want to find a son-in-law."
"After all, you said that our Lu'er's talent and appearance are probably outstanding even in the Imperial Capital!"
She lowered her voice, "Otherwise, why are Imperial Concubines in the Imperial Capital repeatedly using Concubine Min's marriage contract with Lu'er to make things difficult for Concubine Min? Do you want Lu'er to make them think that this is not the case? Concubine Min lightly said her parents' orders, and the two of them There was nothing in this period, but it just passed? This matter has been mentioned more than once. Obviously, everyone in the imperial capital feels that Lu'er has the capital to win the heart of Concubine Min. Although Concubine Min is not of high origin, she is Your Majesty. Your beloved concubine! What kind of beauty has Your Majesty not seen before? Yet you still dote on Concubine Min. So why did our Lu'er fail to do so?"
Rounding it all off, Qi Jiulu is also one of the best husbands in the world!
Otherwise, why should he be a love rival with the emperor
Mrs. Chen's expression changed. She also understood what her sister-in-law meant when she said this. Qi Jiulu and Chao Jingyou were married and had legitimate children. In this case, how could he teach Uncle Zhaowu's daughter to do it to Qi Jiulu? Where is the first wife? We can only deny Chao Jingyou’s identity as his first wife.
According to the laws of the country and folk etiquette, it is not so easy to abandon a married woman.
If it is just divorce, after all, she has taken the position of the first wife, and the successor will still be the step wife.
Unless the marriage is deceived or the elders of both parties are harmed by the other party, the government will make a judgment based on human ethics and justice.
But Yi Jue has a feud, and it's a feud between two families...
Mrs. Chen hesitated, feeling that this matter was too big and she didn't dare to take this idea.
But her sister-in-law said again: "I remember that the legitimate son of the Luo family is not married yet? He is a son of an aristocratic family, and there is no way he will not be able to find a well-matched noble girl to match him. At this age, he is still procrastinating. How could he not be seeking marriage? Gu's daughter, how can I make Uncle Zhaowu's heart favor him? If he really succeeds like this, how can Lu'er's future not be affected?"
"Anyway, Mrs. Chao only gave birth to a daughter. Mrs. Qi's descendants are now withered. Although her legitimate daughter is good, how can she have a legitimate son?"
"Especially if you leave your biological son here, are you afraid that you won't have any legitimate grandchildren in the future?"
"Lu'er is young and there are many things that we can't think of. As elders, how can we not make plans for him?"
"In terms of appearance and talent, how is he any worse than Luo's legitimate son? The only disadvantage is his background."
"But with this background, as long as you can marry the Gu family's daughter, it will be smoothed over in the eyes of Uncle Zhaowu. If you miss such a good opportunity, you won't be upset to death when you look back!"
The muscles on Mrs. Chen's face twitched and she whispered: "Sister-in-law said as if as long as the Chao family and his wife are gone, Lu'er will definitely be able to marry that concubine of the Gu family."
"It's not guaranteed that you can marry him, but how do you know if you don't try?" Her sister-in-law asked calmly, "Actually, based on Lu'er's current future, do you think those high-ranking families in the Imperial Capital don't want to marry their daughters to him? Aristocratic families Although a legitimate daughter is valuable, to put it bluntly, no matter how noble a family is, if there are many heirs, there will always be a difference between being favored and being unfavored. Lu'er is young and promising, and has a bright future. It doesn't matter whether they belong to the same clan or not. An important daughter may be able to make a lot of money, so why not do this? Especially since Uncle Zhaowu’s descendants are not particularly outstanding, otherwise why bother to cultivate other people’s children? "
"But wouldn't it be better if someone else's son could be his half-brother?"
"Uncle Zhaowu clearly prefers Lu'er between Luo's son and Lu'er, but he has not made a clear statement so far. Maybe he just wants to see if Lu'er wants to be his son-in-law?"
"It's just that with someone's status, it's hard to put down your body and say what you want to do."
"Taking a step back, it's not like Lu'er won't be able to marry a wife after the Chao family goes away. He doesn't like the Chao family so much that a legitimate son is far away. If you think of ways to replace the Chao family, it's better to just look at them like this. Is it better to be a resentful spouse?"
"..." Mrs. Chen frowned, and after a while, she sighed, "You are right. But this matter... I'm afraid it will ruin Lu'er's reputation."
Her sister-in-law smiled delicately: "Isn't it just a secret thing to do? Which yamen doesn't have a dead ghost in it?"
... The conversation between the aunt and sister-in-law reached Jiang's ears. She was very satisfied and asked her: "Keep an eye on them. If they really can't think of a way, give them a helping hand."
The people on the left and right were a little worried: "Madam, if the Qi family really becomes Uncle Zhaowu's son-in-law and rises to prominence, then...?"
"What's wrong with that?" Jiang asked with raised eyebrows, "Although I have many descendants of the Xie family, none of them are as valued by Uncle Zhaowu as the Qi family. Secondly, Your Majesty has taken great care of the Xie family's children. , with the Ji family's past mistakes, no one in the government or the public will allow their relatives to get involved in the military power! In this case, if the Dingbei Army can be handed over to the Qi family, is it better than someone else taking it? "
After all, Qi Jiulu, her former son-in-law-to-be, was not only someone she watched grow up, but also someone she spent a lot of energy paying attention to.
He knew very well how to deal with her and how to handle her.
Even if he holds a high position in the future, Jiang will still have many ways to win over him and let him continue to be used by his mother and daughter.
Well... The premise is that my uneasy biological daughter doesn't continue to cause trouble.
The left and right gently reminded Jiang not to be too careless: "As the saying goes, people's hearts are fickle, and after all, Chen is the biological mother of Qi's son."
"That's why I asked Mrs. Chen to do such an outrageous thing." Ms. Jiang smiled slightly, "If the two of them have other thoughts in the future, this will be a ready-made handle!"
She narrowed her eyes and said slowly, "Otherwise, there is only one Chao family. My son Feng Huang summoned her twice in the palace but did not kill her. It is obvious that he has disdained to deal with her. Is it worth dirtying my hands?" "
After all, her daughter finally had a fight with her childhood sweetheart Qi Jiulu, but she still softened her heart.
Since after entering the palace, she still flirted with her ex-fiancé and broke up, but she didn't know how to kill and silence her. How could this be possible
How old is Qi Jiulu? He is still thinking about Yun Fenghuang and will not do anything detrimental to him.
It’s hard to say after that.
What if he changes his mind? What if he was under duress? What if he hates because of love
In short, such a person is a big hidden danger in Jiang's eyes.
If it was the kind that didn't matter, she would have gotten rid of it for her daughter early in the morning.
But not only did Qi Jiulu join the Dingbei Army, he was also very popular with Uncle Zhaowu.
Not only would it be extremely difficult for Jiang to attack him, but the consequences would be endless. The key point is that it would be a pity if such a promising young talent fell to the hands of a conspiracy.
Jiang decided it would be better to help him.
Of course, in order to prevent Qi Jiulu from repaying kindness with evil in the future, the handle must be carefully figured out.
This is not her biological son. Do you still expect her to do good deeds without asking for anything in return
"This matter has been hidden from me. I am determined not to let it out. The people in front of Feng Huang are not allowed to mention it even a word!" Mrs. Jiang thought about her arrangements and warned her surroundings, "If the Qi family is born in the future, When Feng Huang found out about the change of wife, he said that the Chen family was greedy for wealth and wanted to cling to her, so he persuaded the Chen family to do it."
Finally, he sighed, "Xie's background is shallow, and there is nothing that can help Feng Huang. As a mother, I can only do my best and obey fate."
Yun Fenghuang, who was far away at the Qishan Palace, didn't know that his mother was worried about him behind his back.
She is now worrying about other people's children: "Princess Kunze was raised by the Queen Mother. She should agree with the Queen Mother, but how can she get involved with the children of the Yuan family? Even if they are not interested, Brothers and sisters, but I remember that Princess Kunze rarely met them. Even less than the three eldest princesses, who met the Yuan family's children as often as they did... Was this princess being deceived or being tricked? Bullied? Why are you so confused?!"
"Your Majesty, we are in the palace now, and we don't know very well what happened in the palace city these days." Chen Jing asked, "Why don't I find an excuse to go back and find out more?"
Yun Fenghuang thought for a while, shook his head slightly and said: "No! Your Majesty just said hello to me, and you ran back. How could you not arouse suspicion? You must know that I still don't know what your Majesty said. The person that Princess Kunze likes is a descendant of the Yuan family."
She sighed, "Fortunately, Your Majesty is also in the palace now. The two empress dowagers claim to be ill and can't handle matters... Princess Kunze's marriage must be finalized after the Holy Emperor returns to the imperial capital. We still have time. , and figure it out slowly!"
After all, Queen Mother Yuan and Queen Mother Qu made an exception to stay in the palace because she was too ill to move. If she can still care about Princess Kunze's life events, she can obviously consider moving out of the palace and letting the current King Fuyang support her.
And without these two elders making the decision, Princess Kunze can't just decide on a marriage privately, right? Where to put that royal face
Therefore, even if Chunjia had already made a decision in his heart, the announcement of the matter would have to wait until he returned to the palace to show that Princess Kunze's marriage was decided by the elders and was fair and aboveboard.
However, it is only a matter of time, and it is not too long before the end of the summer vacation, but it is not too late.
The next day, Yun Fenghuang went to visit Empress Gu, who was still recovering from illness, and revealed the matter: "... It is said that the empress is ill now, so it would be best not to disturb you if she can, but I feel the same as you on this matter. Well said. Princess Kunze is not very familiar with us, but she was raised by the Queen Mother. As a result, the Queen Mother cannot make the final decision on her marriage. I don’t think that Your Majesty should not be so filial and loving as a mother. Queen Mother, the problem is that the Holy Queen Mother is His Majesty's biological mother, and she is also the same generation as the loving mother Queen Mother. Even if the loving mother Queen Mother does not give her face, you said that when the royal heirs grow up, can they talk about marriage? Do you have the right to talk to us?"
She said meaningfully, "Although Xingningbo Mansion has prosperous heirs and many legitimate daughters, there are only a few who stand out. This cannot be solved by marrying a princess!"
Therefore, in order to promote the future plans of the Ningbo Mansion, Queen Mother Yuan can now prompt Princess Kunze to marry Yuan's son. In the future, she will inevitably give Yuan's daughter Yuan's son to the princes and princesses, so that the less talented Yuan can , with the help of marriage with the royal family, to consolidate their status and power.
"How old is King Qin? How many years will this happen?" Gu Zhenjiang's complexion has improved a lot after being raised for these days, but the gloomy color between his eyebrows has not gone away.
It's no wonder that the people in Woxia Tower didn't dare to talk outside these two days, but with Yun Fenghuang's ears and eyes, they still found out that Gu Zhen had secretly consulted many imperial doctors, and even famous doctors outside had been seen by the King of Chu. Well, all the doctors said was that the King of Chu was still young and could not see clearly at the moment, so he should be raised by her.
Anyway, no one dares to say that King Chu is fine.
Although the doctors diagnosed the noble lady with a serious diagnosis, so as not to be punished if the treatment failed later, the result also made the queen pessimistic and disappointed. She said that the king of Chu had his own destiny, and privately she also found someone to go out and give him a diagnosis. Several temples and Taoist temples that said it was miraculous burned incense and donated money, which was regarded as a sudden illness and seeking medical treatment indiscriminately, but they were already prepared to accept the outcome of King Chu's burning and confusion.
In Gu Zhen's opinion, this incident was not only an injury to the emperor's heir who regarded him as his own, but also a contempt and ridicule to her as the queen.
It is already very painful for a mother to be unable to protect her children, let alone a queen
She said calmly at this moment, "The imperial concubine has been planning for a rainy day for so long that I can't even keep up."
But Yun Fenghuang followed up: "My Lady, how can this be to prepare for a rainy day? What do you think about this time, if we all remain silent and let her suppress the Queen Mother, who will suppress us in the future? Is it reasonable and natural? Even without waiting for the wedding of the emperor's heirs, that one feels that as long as she convinces His Majesty, we people will have no room to speak at all. "
Gu Zhen's face suddenly froze.
Because she suddenly thought, among the six royal heirs in the palace, why was only King Chu in trouble
Is it because King Chu is the only legitimate son
There must be a reason for this.
But are there no other reasons
For example, because she raised the Queen of Chu, Gu Zhen was not intimidating enough.
If it were a master like Yun Fenghuang who would be thankful not to provoke others, the real culprit behind the scenes, whether it was Empress Dowager Yuan or not, even if she was ambitious, she would have to think twice about it
"As the saying goes, a good horse will be ridden by others, and a good person will be bullied by others." Yun Fenghuang continued when he saw that she did not speak, "Today, I just sit back and watch my loving mother, the Queen Mother, interfere in the matter of Princess Kunze and keep silent. Who knows what the future will be like?" Will something like this happen to me? I don’t dare to hide it from my empress. I am very worried that I will become the next Madonna and Queen Mother. The child who has worked so hard to raise her will be forced to die because of the plans of the loving mother and Queen Mother. You are married to an inexplicable person! But it is not the concubine who is instigating discord. Even if King Qin is the eldest son, he is just a concubine. The emperor under your knees is the legitimate son. Are you really willing to let the choice of the king of Chu's future concubine be left to the loving mother of the emperor? Does the Queen Mother make decisions selfishly?"
"..." Gu Zhen was silent for a while and then suddenly said, "The Empress Dowager mentioned to me before that she wanted to bring my brother, Her Royal Highness Princess Shang Minghui."
Yun Fenghuang was slightly startled, then said immediately: "This is actually a good thing. Although Princess Minghui and His Majesty are not of the same mind now, she is the legitimate daughter of the late emperor after all. Due to this important status, His Majesty will not treat her badly unless it is absolutely necessary. she."
Gu Zhen stared at her, looked at her expression carefully, and said after a long time: "The Empress Dowager also said the same thing at that time, why didn't I agree?"
"Because I have a grudge against Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui? Are you worried that your brothers from your mother's family will create quarrels with me after marrying Her Royal Highness the Princess? In fact, there is no need for it. Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui is still young, so it is inevitable that there will be some problems When you are sensible. As a palace concubine, how can I argue with Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?" Minghui is not sensible. Please train him well in the future, Master.
As long as the benefits are enough, I can be generous.
Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows and said, "But why does the empress want to tell me about this now?"
In her opinion, this was a further manifestation of Gu Zhen's trust in her.
Well, next step, can we instigate some other enemies to the Queen
However, Gu Zhen said: "It is indeed because I am afraid of you, the noble concubine, that I don't want my brothers to have anything to do with Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui. You see, I just mentioned it a little, and you immediately understood. You are so smart. , I knew early on that I was no match for you. So even if what you said is very reasonable, after thinking about it, I still feel that I can’t be too led by you, otherwise I don’t know why I don’t have it! "
Yun Fenghuang: "..."
Gu Zhen continued: "I will investigate King Chu's affairs again. There is no need for the noble concubine to remind me repeatedly. If you have nothing else to do, just go ahead. You can make your own decisions on other palace affairs. You don't have to come all the time. Please give me your instructions. I feel that you can handle most of the palace affairs much better than I can handle them."
Yun Fenghuang calmed down and said, "Is your Majesty really thinking that Princess Kunze's marriage is just a matter of revenge?"
"Even if it's not the case, since you mentioned this matter, you have obviously decided to stop it." Gu Zhen said sincerely, "I believe in your ability very much, and I also believe that the reason why you want to win over me is nothing more than I want to find a shield, but it doesn’t mean that I can’t do it without me. In this case, I can just sit back and enjoy the results without doing anything, why should I worry about hard work? You know, I have not been doing well these days. How about you, your concubine, just be considerate of me?"
… What exactly is the feng shui in this palace
Chunjia is becoming more and more shameless. Even the queen, who was originally straight, is so shameless
Yun Fenghuang picked up the tea and took a sip, feeling a little unstable.