In fact, in the palace, there is a big difference between whether the servants around you are useful or not.
Some people will come, some people won't.
For example, in this case, Zong Cong may have only asked Fu Lu to report Su Hai's return to Concubine Su. But Fu Lu himself will ponder why the master should report at this time, even if he just received the good news, it is not impossible to say it later.
At this time, the meaning is a bit more.
A slave who can't do things can do what he listens to, but a slave who can do things can get twice the result with half the effort.
Therefore, Fu Lu specially went to Jingren Palace, let the people of Jingren Palace come to announce the good news, and specially chose Xiao Tianzi. Could it be that Fu Lu usually comes in and out of Jingren Palace, and doesn't know whether Xiao Tianzi is honest, or too honest, why didn't he wait a while to find Xiao Dezi
This is all metaphorical.
So today's events turned out like this, I'm afraid there is no need to publicize it, everyone who came to the palace to have a banquet today knows that Concubine Su Gui has a natal family, and her brother from her natal family has just made meritorious service and is about to arrive in the capital.
There is a younger sister who is a favorite concubine, and she has made meritorious service herself. It is no surprise that she is an upstart in the court. It seems that there will be another family in Beijing in the future, a family surnamed Su.
And this matter was done with a lot of face, at least for Pan'er, it was enough.
However, there are still few slaves like Fulu. Apart from having an exquisite heart, it takes many years of practice to get home. Only such people could come to the side of Emperor Jianping, who was still the prince at that time. After all, the environment in the palace is complicated. If you are not good enough, you are useless.
So although Zong Cong scoffed, he didn't seem to blame Fu Lu at all.
"When did you get Su Hai to the border?" At this point, Pan'er was a little embarrassed, and she clasped Zong Cong's lapel with her fingers.
Zong Cong looked down at her, and grabbed her troublesome hand: "In Yangzhou, before I saw Pei Yongchang, Pei Yongchang looked for him, and I thought he still had something to offer, so I gave him a chance .”
"Any saving grace?"
Pan'er guessed that Pei Yongchang must have put a lot of thought into it when he had nowhere to ask for money, and it was predictable that he would go to the Su family. That is to say, Pei Yongchang went to find Su Hai, but Su Hai knew the identities of her and the prince, but he didn't come to the door, so in Zong Cong's eyes, there was still some merit.
"The roots are not bad. It's hard for anyone to resist this kind of temptation, especially with their status." He said flatly.
To put it bluntly, Pan'er has always felt that although the Su family has various problems, they are actually not too bad.
"It's just an opportunity?" Apparently, Pan'er didn't believe that the process was so light, because he was so good at hiding, and maybe he helped Su Hai behind the scenes.
And if it took only six or seven years for Su Hai to grow up to be able to go to the battlefield, Pan'er was a bit unbelievable anyway.
"It's just an opportunity. Do you think I have so much free time to take care of such trivial matters."
trifle
Hearing this, Pan'er was a little unhappy again. It's not that the Su family is not a trivial matter, but that being involved with her can be a trivial matter? Why does this sound so unpleasant.
She didn't say anything, just twisted her body inside.
Obviously this was a sign of anger, which made Zong Cong look embarrassed, a little confused why she was angry
"What's wrong?"
She glanced at him sideways: "I'll let you take care of small things, why don't you just ignore me and sleep in your Qing Palace."
Why did the matter of talking to Su Hai have anything to do with talking to her again
Although Zong Cong didn't understand, it didn't mean he didn't wink, did he feel that he wasn't taken seriously? But how else should it be valued? He was just about to pave the road at her feet, and he cared about everything, why don't he remember to let Fu Lu pass the message today
Zong Cong was also a little depressed, but he could see her fair side face out of the corner of his eye, and he didn't want to be awkward on the bed at night, so he cleared his throat and said, "Of course it's not a trivial matter, I just made an analogy."
"Really?" The man turned around and looked at himself with bright eyes.
"Of course it's true. If it's really a trivial matter, how can I be so concerned?" If you say a weak word, it's easy to say what follows. Zong Cong's old face was slightly blushing, but the lights weren't on, so he couldn't see it.
She didn't say anything, she just wrapped her arms around his neck, shyly shook her half-drooped eyes, as if she was embarrassed, obviously showing weakness.
Well, this is over.
But she is so beautiful like this, Zong Cong sighed in his heart, rubbed his big palm on her vest helplessly, and said: "It's getting late, go to sleep."
Nothing to say all night.
Don't look at Empress Chen as a queen, it is extremely difficult to find a gap to say a few words to her mother in such an occasion under the watchful eyes of everyone.
It was only at the moon appreciation banquet that I found the opportunity.
The two found a secluded palace room, Empress Chen ordered Fu Xia to watch outside and Fu Chun to watch inside the door before sitting down and talking to the second lady.
After listening to her daughter's words, the second lady became stiff.
That kind of expression seemed to be in disbelief, but he had to believe it, as if he choked on something.
"You mean she's that bitch's daughter? Are you sure? Are you sure?"
Empress Chen looked at the second lady with complicated expressions, especially her expression, she thought she must have been like this back then.
"She has a jade pendant. I've seen it before. It's the piece of jade with her name carved on it."
The Second Madam also saw that piece of jade, and at that time she laughed in her heart at Aunt Wang's shabby household, so she got such a piece of jade for her daughter to wear. She didn't take that piece of jade into her heart at all, and it turned out that no matter how many years had passed, she still had it in her memory.
"Then what is she trying to do? When did you find out? Why didn't you say it earlier, earlier..." The second lady was a little hysterical, and she would never talk like this.
So what if I said it earlier, and lost the person again? What's more, she just knew it.
Empress Chen also knew that this place was not suitable for talking. After all, it was not far from the place where the moon feast was held. She took a deep breath, put aside distracting thoughts and tried her best to appease the second lady, and told her that this was the palace, and she couldn't tolerate losing her composure. At the same time, he also explained the ins and outs of his discovery.
"Mother, don't worry now, she has no intention of admitting to the Chen family, look at the movement at today's banquet, it is His Majesty or herself, trying to create a momentum for herself, creating a Su family, which happens to be the same as Chen's family." I’m telling you this today not to make you rush, but to help me keep an eye on the house, especially the father’s side... "
Empress Chen paused, and wiped the corners of her eyes with a veil: "Father doesn't seem to have told the family yet. Since he hasn't told the family yet, let's not talk about it. If he did, my daughter won't be able to live."
Her behavior calmed down the second lady.
That's right, the person who was able to set up a trap back then could be a fool. It's just that Empress Chen's words were too sudden, and what she said was too sudden.
how? Is this retribution? Retribution is back now
The second lady doesn't believe in retribution, if there is retribution, why don't those people who have committed so many evils die and still live well
And the most important thing right now is exactly what his daughter said, no matter what reason Chen Pingwu didn't say it for the time being, he shouldn't say it again.
Concubine Su Gui is already in power now, if the Chen family knows that she is actually the blood of the Chen family, what will happen to her father-in-law, uncles and uncles
It is because the idea of marrying into the Chen family has been around for a long time, so no one knows the Chen family better than the second wife.
On the surface, he looks sanctimonious, but in fact he lives for profit, and everything can be easily swayed by profit, especially this kind of major event that can affect the century-old foundation of the Chen family. Maybe they will make two-handed plans, let alone put in the effort to help their daughter establish the crown prince.
If the prince has been unable to make a decision, what will happen to the daughter? The second lady knew it almost without thinking.
Seeing her daughter crying anxiously and sadly, she hugged her daughter, her face convulsed with ferocity, and comforted her: "Don't panic, don't cry, mother was able to kill the mother and daughter back then, now she is alive, mother It can also put her to death... "...
Empress Chen interrupted her, and said angrily: "Mother, what time is it now, and you still say that you can't die? She is a noble concubine now, or a noble concubine who is rightly favored. Is she going to put you to death, or are you going to put her to death
"Don't mention this now. I don't want to compete with her for favor now. It's all for the future. What you have to do now is not to let daddy tell the family about it, even if it's for your daughter, for your brother, or for your future." Can become the old lord of the Chen family.
"Mother, haven't you always envied your grandmother? When Duo'er becomes the crown prince, no one in the Chen family will dare to show you shame. You are the grandmother of the crown prince, the grandmother of the future emperor, and your blood is flowing on him. You are his last." Darling, who in the Chen family would dare not take you seriously?"
"Your father won't be so stupid. After all, you are also his own. Besides, you are the queen of the middle palace." The second lady's eyes flickered, as if she had remembered something, and she lacked confidence.
Empress Chen supported her shoulders and looked directly at her: "She is a queen, but she can still be deposed. Mother, you didn't see that your majesty has only been on the throne for a year, and there is almost no place for her daughter to stand in this palace? That woman surnamed Su She is a goblin, and like her mother, she was born to seduce men. Now, only by confirming Duo'er's position as the crown prince, will His Majesty not easily move me for the sake of the overall situation."
It may be that Empress Chen's eyes are too deep, or her expression is too heavy, or it may be that she gritted her teeth and said 'just like her mother', which made the second lady finally calm down completely.
"Okay, mother understands. When mother goes back, she will show her affection and reason. Even if she begs your father, she will not let him speak out."
Empress Chen nodded, her tense face relaxed, revealing a gentle smile.
"If Duo'er can become the crown prince, it's all thanks to my mother."
"What are you talking about now? You were born to me, and Duo'er is my grandson. If mother doesn't help you, is she helping outsiders? Don't worry, even if your father doesn't care about our mother and son, there is still Your elder brother and your younger brother, he always has to take care of them." The second lady licked her temples and said.
The mother and daughter chatted a few more gossips, Empress Chen asked the second lady to go out first, and she would go out later to avoid being noticed.
After the second lady left, Fuchun looked at Empress Chen hesitantly.
"What's the matter? Just say something."
Fu Chun thought about it, and said it anyway.
"Niang Niang, the master didn't know about this matter, but now that the second lady took the initiative to expose it, didn't she tell the master that there was something else hidden about the incident back then?"
I'm afraid there are other secrets that are still light. It's obvious that she didn't tell herself. It depends on whether her mother can make it right without hiding it from his father.
But Empress Chen doesn't care about these things now, and only if his father gives up telling this matter, the Chen family will wholeheartedly help her.
As for her mother—
In the face of the big situation, individuals always have to give in, just like what she and her mother said, as long as Duo'er becomes the crown prince, who would dare not take them seriously
Don't mention it, after going through such a thing, the second lady is naturally not in the mood for the next moon appreciation banquet.
The eldest lady of the Chen family saw the second lady's absent-mindedness, and thought to herself what happened? But she didn't think too much about it, obviously this kind of occasion is not the time to be distracted.
When the moon feast was over, the men and women of the Chen family left separately and did not meet until outside the palace gate.
This is not a good place to talk, the second lady can only suppress the anxiety in her heart, and think about how to tell the master when she goes back, so that he can agree to this matter without being suspicious of her.
Apparently her own daughter had a problem for her today, but the second lady had to bite the bullet and she understood the importance of it.
Even if it's not for her daughter, for her grandson, for her two sons and the future.