Datong, Hu Bingcheng
This is Concubine Hu Shu's natal family.
But Pan'er didn't say anything, just said: "Even if you worry about border issues, you should have dinner. Whether you use dinner or not has nothing to do with Datong's chaos. Even if you don't use dinner, it can't solve the problem." what is the problem."
"A bunch of nonsense!" Zong Cong nodded her forehead.
She also ignored him, turned around and went out to order Cattail and the others to bring some dinner.
Fu Lu hurriedly came over and said: "Mother, the servant has already ordered someone to prepare the dinner, but His Majesty is not in the mood to use it. You don't want to pass it on. The servant will serve it."
Not long after, the dinner came up.
It was probably because it was late, lest I eat too hard to digest at night, so there was also a vegetarian noodle in the meal.
The complexion is slightly yellow, and the plate looks like noodles made of eggs. This Fu Lu has worked hard for Zong Cong's food. It is estimated that knowing that there is chaos at the border, His Majesty probably doesn't have much thought about eating, maybe he just dealt with the couple casually, so he has a lot of thoughts in the meal.
Sure enough, in the end Zong Cong stared at the noodles and ate. Although the plate offered to pick up a few chopsticks for him, he was patient and didn't need to take a few bites.
After eating a bowl of noodles, he felt much more comfortable. Zong Cong was in the mood to talk to Pan Er after drinking a cup of tea.
"Did you go to the Queen's Palace today?"
Isn't this asking knowingly
"The Empress called Bai Shu away. I am small-minded, and I am afraid that she will make things difficult for Bai Shu, so I will naturally go over and get her back."
"It's whitewashing the peace again." Zong Cong said with a smile.
"I didn't whitewash the peace, it's true," she blinked, and said mischievously, "The empress said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs honored me with two pieces of high-quality sable furs, which were not within my share, but they were taken by Baishu knowingly. I went back, so I asked Bai Shu for questioning. Bai Shu is also a deadhead, so I don’t know how to shirk, and I received a lot of slaps. I couldn’t get angry, so I found an excuse to teach Fu Chun a lesson.”
She covered her face and said: "Actually, I also know that I was wrong. I shouldn't offend the queen, but she is also a favorite concubine. Everyone in the palace knows that the queen doesn't save me any face. I also want face , if today’s incident goes on like this, they will bully me in the future, so she beat my palace lady, so I beat her palace lady.”
Zong Cong was amused by her singing and beating, and clapped her hands, "You also said that you are not whitewashing peace."
"It's really not whitewashing the peace. By the way, I also said a few words to the empress. I said that my surname was Su for more than 20 years, and I didn't plan to change it. Let her not worry, don't trouble me, I am timid... "
"You, you are such a torturer. Unfortunately, I was worried that you would suffer in the queen's palace."
Pan'er looked at him with her eyes: "You were worried that I would suffer in the queen's palace, and you didn't see you coming to rescue me, so I had to think for a long time before I could get out."
"You even beat the queen's maid of honor, and you're still worried that you won't be able to get out?" He stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek.
She covered her face, just not to screw him.
The two had a quarrel, and the bad mood got better, and the matter was clarified, so they went to rest on the bed. After all, Zong Cong was also tired all day today, and he didn't calm down all day.
Things seemed to end without a problem.
Naturally, it is impossible, even if the situation is calm on the surface, in reality there are so many eyes in the palace, even if you don't know what's going on inside, you can still know that this time the imperial concubine and the empress are really at loggerheads.
Empress Dowager Fu didn't know if she didn't know, or pretended not to know, anyway, she went to ask Ann the next day and didn't hear her mention. On the other hand, the queen, on the second day after the incident, she went to the Ningshou Palace to pay her respects, and then fell ill.
The imperial physician was announced, and the imperial physician prescribed medicine. Now everyone in the palace knew that the queen was ill. In the next few days, the empress refused all the concubines' greetings, and reported her illness to Ningshou Palace, and recuperated in Kunning Palace behind closed doors.
In Kunning Palace, Empress Chen was lying pale on the phoenix bed.
Zong Duo and Wan Shu just left.
Zong Yue knew that the matter had become like this, and they naturally knew it too. But what is different from Zong Yue's mood is that the queen mother seems to have suffered at the hands of Concubine Su Gui... .
On the surface, it was said that Jingren Palace had received high-quality sable furs that were not required for imperial concubines, and the empress had become angry with the ignorant servants around the imperial concubine. For this reason, the Ministry of Internal Affairs specially sent an eunuch to come out to accept the crime.
Unexpectedly, the next day, His Majesty ordered Jingren Palace to be rewarded, not only sables, but also black foxes, silver foxes, and even the sea dragon skin, which is rarely seen in this year's tribute, and only two pieces were rewarded.
There is another one at Empress Dowager Fu's place, and this one is Zong Cong's own.
The slap in the face this time was a bit too harsh, which is why Empress Chen fell ill when she turned around.
Fuchun's eyes were sunken, because of suffering and crying for the past two days.
She advised Empress Chen: "Your Majesty, even if you don't think about yourself, you should still think about the eldest prince and the second princess."
On the contrary, Empress Chen was very calm. Except for her pale face, she was no different from usual. She reached out and patted her: "I'm fine, I just want to be quiet for a few days."
"But—" Fu Chun hesitated for a moment, and tucked up the slipped quilt: "In a few days, it will be the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. If you have been ill, your majesty might..."
Fu Chun didn't finish the rest, but Empress Chen would think about it.
Maybe the palace affairs will be handed over to Concubine Su Gui. After all, August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Every year at this time the palace holds a palace banquet, so there must be someone in charge. Once the palace power is handed over, with the current momentum, it may be difficult to get it back.
Palace power seems to be light and light, and even because of the existence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the weight of palace power has been greatly reduced. But for the concubines in the harem, they accidentally hit their lifeline.
Even if that person is favored, she can't do anything to her, but there are others. Empress Chen has not forgotten that there is Concubine Hu Shu behind her. This person has been against her since she entered the East Palace. It is not uncommon in the palace to take advantage of people's illness to kill people. She doesn't want to be beaten by someone taking the opportunity Reservoir dogs.
So Empress Chen became energetic all of a sudden.
"You are right. In fact, I have figured it out in the past two days. Since Mrs. Su doesn't bother to recognize the Chen family, what the Chen family thinks and plans is second. The Chen family can only be tied to the same boat as Bengong. , it’s still uncertain who wins the game.”
Empress Chen sat up, but fell back because of dizziness. Fu Chun hurriedly supported her and said, "Madam, even if you want to be brave, you still have to take care of your body. You'd better eat something first. As long as you have the spirit, you can go Don't be afraid of losing, after all you are the queen of the palace."
After that, Fuchun went down to prepare food for Empress Chen, so I won't go into details.
Pan'er was afraid that the Empress Dowager Fu would attack her, but who would have thought that she would not.
Turning around to see that Kun Ning Gong was sick, she was a little embarrassed.
Why do you feel like you've been bullied
Of course, this is just a momentary thought. In fact, how should I live my life, and how I am still living it. And because His Majesty rewarded Jingren Palace, now everyone in Jingren Palace has face. Everything is vivid.
Although they didn't go in and didn't witness the whole process, they saw the way the empress broke into the Kunning Palace before.
They are not afraid of Kunning Palace, and their mothers are benevolent, and because they didn't see that Bai Shu's elder sister was made things difficult by Kunning Palace, the empresses went to get her back in person, and they felt at ease following such a master.
Pan'er didn't expect that because of this incident, Jingren Palace would be of one mind, and some newly assigned palace ladies and eunuchs who didn't have a sense of belonging suddenly changed their attitudes, and they were proud to be members of Jingren Palace. But that was to be expected.
"That's enough, that's all. It's fine to talk small things in front of our own people in the palace. When you go out, remember to keep your mouth shut, so as not to bring trouble to your empress." Feng Hai said with a smile. The palace maid and the little eunuch laughed and dispersed, and he stepped into the hall.
"Your Majesty, the Kunning Palace is well, and the imperial physician has just been announced."
Pan'er was sitting on the kang drinking tea, when he heard this, he put down the teacup, and asked Cattail to move a seat for Feng Hai, and said: "This is predictable, the empress's resilience is beyond the reach of ordinary people. "She had experience in her previous life.
Before, Zong Cong also asked Pan'er to take over the Mid-Autumn Festival, but she refused. She just evaded and said that the empress might be... well, Zong Cong knew that she didn't want to show her head again, so she didn't say much. But both of them knew that if Empress Chen's phoenix body was not good all the time, she would always follow up with this matter.
Feng Hai had mentioned this matter to Pan'er before, asking her to make preparations, but Pan'er only asked him to wait and see, which was exactly as she expected.
"Since the empress is well, what should happen in the future, don't let the incident of that day make you weak, I will definitely not forgive him if he gets into trouble." Pan'er said.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the servant must explain to the following."
Empress Chen's healing speed was beyond everyone's expectations.
But thinking about the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, I can understand why she recovered so quickly.
When Empress Chen recovered from her illness and took her concubines to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Fu, Empress Dowager Fu looked at her, her attitude did not change, and said: "As long as the empress is well, don't work too hard. Some things should be left to the people below. Let the people below do it, there are so many things in the palace, and you have to do everything yourself, no wonder you will be exhausted."
"Thank you mother for your concern."
Here the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking politely, while Concubine Li almost spit out the tea from her mouth over there.
She hurriedly pressed the corner of her mouth with the handkerchief, and looked at the queen mother and the queen with her eyes. Why did she feel that the queen mother's words meant something? Thinking wildly, she looked at Concubine Su Gui sitting in front again.
Naturally, Pan'er didn't notice the look in Concubine Li's eyes. Concubine Hu Shu was sitting next to her. Seeing Concubine Hu Shu's expression hard to hide her haggard look, she took advantage of the space where the tea cup was placed and whispered: "Concubine Shu, don't worry, your lord will be fine."
Concubine Hu Shu glanced at her, twitched the corners of her mouth, and agreed with a smile.
In fact, thinking about it, it is true. With Concubine Hu Shu's character of fearing the world will not be chaotic, this time Empress Chen lost such a big face, but she didn't jump up and down to watch the excitement, which is really abnormal.
Empress Dowager Fu naturally noticed this, and after she finished speaking with the queen, she said to Concubine Hu Shu: "Concubine Shu must be very worried about Zongbing Hu, don't worry, the emperor sent an imperial envoy to Datong this time, and he also brought two imperial physicians along with him , Hu Zongbing will definitely turn the crisis into safety."
"Thank you Queen Mother, thank you Your Majesty Long En."
With a grateful smile on her face, she said the same thing in her mouth, but Concubine Hu Shu felt very bitter in her heart.
It would be fine if her father was injured while fighting against the golden man, but it happened that the golden man attacked Datong. Her father chased out of the city in a rage, but was unfortunately ambushed by the enemy, so he fell off his horse and was injured. Although he was lucky enough to save his life, he still hasn't woken up.
Now whether to lose face or not is secondary, the important thing is how the person is, and even if the person is awake, he will definitely not be able to lead troops for a while.
Datong is one of the most important towns in the Nine Borders. Since Jin Ren chose Datong as a breakthrough point this year, it is certainly not aimless. Therefore, it is impossible for the imperial court to wait for her father to recover from his injury, and will inevitably send another general. This time, His Majesty is not so much sending an imperial envoy to visit her father, it is better to say that he has already made plans to change generals, and he just announced it out of concern for her father's face.
But obviously these words are not suitable to be said on this occasion. There are always people in the palace who are arrogant and demeaning. When they see others losing power, they can't wait to step on them immediately. Fortunately, the empress only cares about fighting with Concubine Su and doesn't care about her , otherwise I don't know how she is now.
Don't mention this matter, what about Concubine Hu Shu and the Hu family is just a trivial matter for the entire palace.
Soon the Mid-Autumn Festival came, and the palace was once again bustling.