Kunning Palace, after everyone left, the palace was silent.
Empress Chen withdrew her anxious expression and looked at the second lady who was still in a 'coma' lying on the imperial concubine's couch. At first the second lady didn't move, but she probably felt something was wrong, her eyeballs moved and she woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the daughter with a cold face, and he felt guilty immediately.
"How do I know that I will be bumped by this foolish woman if I say a few words casually? Even if I bump into it, she shouldn't swallow her anger, and I won't be afraid of her if I find love in the future. Who knows that she won't play cards according to the rules and start fighting with me."
The more the second lady talked, the more wronged she became, and the wound on her face hurt so much that she grinned her teeth in pain. I also thought that such a big joke would spread throughout the capital in less than a day, so I became anxious.
"Hurry up and give your life to keep your mouth shut, lest this matter spread out and be ashamed!"
"Do you still know how to be ashamed? Can you keep your mouth shut when you make such a mess? You probably don't know. Not long after it happened, other concubines in the palace knew about it. Now it's not certain what the rumors will be like now! You usually It’s fine in the mansion, but it’s still possible to cause such a big incident after entering the palace!”
Empress Chen's cold face irritated the second lady.
"Don't you blame me for this matter? At home, for the establishment of the crown prince for Duo'er, your father showed me face, and let an aunt slap me in the face. When I entered the palace, I wanted to take advantage of my daughter's power, and I was humiliated like this." Am I wronged and wronged for you, or else I need to talk about her?"
The second lady burst into tears as she spoke, "Before I saw a carriage with the emblem of the Su family parked outside the Shenwu Gate, I asked, who knew it was Concubine Su's Su family, so I casually talked to Fei Cui. I said two complaints, how did I know that I would be overheard by such a coincidence. Now you don’t want to comfort me, but instead say that I’m wrong, with you as a daughter... "
Seeing the always strong second wife crying like this, Empress Chen also knew that this incident was completely accidental, that the Su family didn't play the cards according to the rules, otherwise this kind of thing would never have happened today.
"I'm not blaming you, I feel sorry for you too, but you said that when something like this happened right away, embarrassment is secondary, what if Duo'er's appointment as the crown prince is ruined."
After all, it is too ugly to spread the news. The queen's mother and the noble concubine's mother fought in the imperial garden because the queen's mother said that the noble concubine is a pheasant and the Su family is a poor family.
This joke is enough for people in Beijing to laugh at for months.
No matter how hostile they are to each other, they must at least get along on the surface. This is the consistent style of behavior of the nobles. When the matter got out, others would never laugh at Concubine Su Gui, but would only say that Mrs. Cheng Enhou's behavior was shameless and insulted the noble lady's face. Besides, the queen's mother-in-law all have such an attitude. Isn't it obvious what the queen's own attitude is
Now, how does she meet people, how does she maintain harmony with that woman surnamed Su in front of others
If it is really harmonious in front of people, people will say that she is only pretending to be hypocritical, but if it is not harmonious, it will damage her reputation as a queen who is tolerant and magnanimous.
Well, now she doesn't have a reputation for being tolerant either. It's been done thousands of times, just one mistake is enough to break the situation she managed to maintain.
As soon as the matter of establishing the crown prince was mentioned, the second lady naturally fell silent, and just cried in a muffled voice.
Empress Chen couldn't say anything more, so she could only stand there powerlessly until Fu Chun came to report that the imperial doctor had arrived.
"It's better to let the imperial doctor take a look, so as not to leave a wound on the face."
Originally, the second wife didn't want to see the imperial physician, so as not to embarrass herself in front of the imperial physician. After hearing this, she didn't care about embarrassment. After all, face is very important to women.
The imperial physician here just gave the second lady some medicine, and prescribed some internal medicine for clearing heart and eliminating fire, Wang Donglai hurried in.
"Empress, Your Majesty has just issued the order to confer the title of Concubine Su's father, Uncle Yongshun."
Empress Chen was drinking tea from a teacup, when she heard this, the teacup in her hand was suddenly crooked, and the tea dripped all over her hands, but she still felt conscious.
On the way back, Miao Cuixiang didn't dare to speak to Yao Jinzhi.
Until he returned to Su Mansion and saw other people.
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing the appearance of the two, Su Datian... asked in surprise.
"Don't tell me, did you fight with someone in the palace?" The husband is worthy of being a husband, and Su Jiang knows his wife quite well.
Miao Cuixiang glanced at her mother-in-law, and said in a low voice, "This matter has nothing to do with me, I am also here to help mother."
Yao Jinzhi licked his hair, a little bit annoyed: "What's the matter? What's the matter? How is my old lady outside, and I still want to tell you?"
"But you are entering the palace..."
Su Datian simply didn't say anything, and hurriedly asked Su Jiang to find Su Hailai.
Because of this, Yao Jinzhi rolled his eyes several times and said he made a fuss.
When Su Hai came, Yao Jinzhi had already entered the bedroom.
The three men looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Miao Cuixiang.
Miao Cuixiang is only more embarrassed than Yao Jinzhi at the moment, it can't be better, seeing everyone looking at her, she quickly waved her hands and said: "Don't ask me, if my mother doesn't tell me, I dare not tell."
At this time, Yao Jinzhi came out and changed into ordinary clothes.
With a straight face, she said: "What do you want to know, let me tell you, it's actually nothing..."
In fact, after nothing, a thunderstorm was brought out.
"Mom, are you saying that you beat the Queen's mother, Madam Cheng Enhou, in the palace?" Even Su Hai couldn't help being surprised.
Yao Jinzhi was a little bit annoyed, but he was very righteous: "If it wasn't for her talking nonsense, I would fight her in the palace?"
"Can… "
Su Hai glanced at his old lady with a bit of a headache, but the fight has already been done, and now he can only see what happens next, he even wants to go to the palace to discuss with his mother, what should we do about this
"What do you look like? The sky hasn't fallen! Your Majesty said that Mrs. Cheng Enhou should take care of it, and the empress also said that it's okay." Yao Jinzhi dissatisfied seeing his son's appearance that he was about to collapse that day.
"real?"
"Of course it's true, can I still lie to you?"
But it's not that his mother didn't have this kind of criminal record before, so Su Hai doubts that she said it so lightly.
Su Jiang and Su Datian didn't know what to do. They only knew that this matter was not a small one. It seemed that it was over now, and they didn't know what kind of aftermath it would cause.
"Wait for me to enter the palace and empress..."
Just as Su Hai was talking, a little maid ran in.
"Second Master, there are people coming from the palace, from the palace."
After receiving the imperial decree, everyone in the Su family froze on the spot.
How did this get into trouble, hit someone, and get knighted instead
It was Su Hai who was the first to react, and hurriedly walked in front of Zhang Laishun, the Xuanzhi eunuch, and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Eunuch."
He didn't prepare in advance, he could only take out a bank note from his pocket and stuff it into Zhang Laishun's hand.
Zhang Laishun didn't dare to pick it up, the two of them pushed back and forth, but still couldn't get past Su Hai's hands and feet, and stuffed the things directly into his arms.
He was benefited by others, and Zhang Laishun originally planned to sell it well, so he smiled and said: "General Su is really polite. His Majesty also rewarded Uncle Su with a house. Probably the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send someone tomorrow to take Uncle Su to see it. Take a look at the house. If there is anything you don’t like, tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs directly, and let them make adjustments and purchases.”
It's not Su Hai's turn to answer this question, it has to be 'Uncle Su'.
Su Datian suddenly became an uncle, he couldn't react at all, it was because Yao Jinzhi pinched him secretly, so he hurriedly smiled and stepped forward, but he just nodded and didn't know what to say.
Yao Jinzhi couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Thank you, father-in-law."
"You are welcome, Mrs. Uncle. You may have to wait for a while for your orderly clothes. After all, you also know that these things have to be produced in a hurry. But your Majesty has explained that everything should be done quickly. In this way, you can wait for the big banquet in the Winter Solstice Palace. You can also wear it to enter the palace."
After a few more pleasantries, Su Hai sent Zhang Laishun away.
After he came back, Su Datian was still standing in the yard holding the imperial decree.
"Father, what are you doing standing here, go in quickly."
The family gathers together, sit there and you look at me, and I look at you.
It was Yao Jinzhi who spoke, "I just said that His Majesty didn't... Blame it, if you blame it, you can make the old man an uncle. Uncle, uncle, what kind of title is this?"
Su Hai's expressions at this moment are superfluous. When he went deep into the enemy's abdomen, he was surrounded by three people, and he was not as frightened as he is today.
He didn't talk nonsense, so he roughly told his family about the Great Zhou knighthood system.
In fact, to put it bluntly, this title was conferred on foreign relatives, to elevate the family background of concubines, Su Hai had thought about this for a long time, but he didn't expect His Majesty to confer an earl.
You must know that the Queen's mother's family is just a Marquis, and there is only one level difference between Hou and Uncle, but the Queen's father was originally from the Chen family, and he also has an official status. Canonization can be said to be a leap into the dragon's gate.
Su Hai inevitably felt a little uncomfortable.
Without him, he has been at the border for many years, and what he is most familiar with is that his colleagues encouraged him during the battle, saying that if he made more military exploits, he might be able to be knighted in the future. Who would have thought that he did not make any great achievements, but his father won a title for nothing.
This really makes a person ascend to heaven, and they are the chickens and dogs who followed their mothers to heaven.
After all, it was just random thoughts, and the Su family over there had already discussed it.
Only then did Su Datian show surprise, repeatedly saying that he is the uncle? Su Jiang and Miao Cuixiang both jokingly congratulated, while Yao Jinzhi rolled his eyes with a smile on his face.
After all, this is a happy event and everyone is happy.
After the surprise was over, Su Hai poured cold water on him: "The identity is different, parents should be more cautious in their words and deeds in the future."
Yao Jinzhi felt that his son meant something, so he was rarely moved with guilt.
"This title was conferred by His Majesty for the sake of the Empress. It is to elevate the identities of the Empress and the princes and princesses. In the future, when parents, elder brothers and sisters-in-law do things, they will know how to do things if they think about the situation of the Empress. gone."
When Pan'er's situation was mentioned, even Miao Cuixiang showed a dignified expression.
Mrs. Cheng Enhou dared to talk about the empress in the palace like that, which seemed to be just a few gossips, but it also showed that the situation was very serious.
"Now the empress and the Chen family have been wanting to ask for the position of crown prince for the eldest prince, but His Majesty has never made a statement. But sooner or later, this matter will be brought to the surface. Many people in the court now speculate that His Majesty will not be named the eldest prince. It is because the empress is favored, and His Majesty is suspected of favoring the second son. At this juncture, everything you do and say represents the empress. Just like Mrs. Cheng Enhou today, it seems that it is just a relationship between the mother and her. Contradictions, in fact, are far more than this, and may also affect the empress and even the eldest prince... "
Su Hai almost broke up and told his family that he wanted them to understand the serious situation in a short time.
Before, he was busy entering the palace and settling in the mansion, and he did not expect that His Majesty would be knighted as soon as he came up, so every time he mentioned the matter of the imperial palace in the middle of the court, he said it very superficially. It seems that it is impossible to continue like this now, and he can only use the most stupid method, which is to instill it in one brain.
The Su family's conversation went on for a long time, and it didn't end until it was dark outside.
But Su Hai also said, continue tomorrow.
Don't mention it here, Jingren Palace is full of joy.
Without him, before Mrs. Cheng Enhou scolded the empress like that, it was because the empress's mother's family was not visible. Now it's all right, His Majesty turned around and was granted a noble title. The empress also has an older brother who can fight and make meritorious service. Let's see who dares to pick on the empress's family background in the future.
The most obvious performance is the cattail.
In fact, it's not just her, maybe everyone in Jingren Palace thinks so, but she won't hide her emotions, and she is still dangling in front of Pan'er, so she can't be seen.
Seeing her smiling as she walked in and out happily, Pan'er couldn't help sighing that people nowadays still pay attention to family background.
She is alone, no matter how tall she stands, there will be people who are not confident in her and can slander and insult her. In fact, think about it, how long can a concubine who doesn't have any backing be favored
One year, two years, ten years
Once falling out of favor, there were not concubines in the palace who fell out of favor without giving birth to a prince. Even if they were better than those childless concubines, they were in an extremely difficult situation. Anyone could step on their heads, even their sons had to bow their heads.
But you have a mother... It's different if you have a family background. Even if you fall out of favor, you won't be ignored. If others want to step on you, you have to weigh it. And when its own power reached a certain level, even the emperor would not take it lightly.
Empress Chen is the best example.
But Pan'er couldn't help guessing what Zong Cong meant.
Having been with him for so long in her previous life, she still knows his character very well. He hates powerful relatives the most, and usually uses oppressive methods, but why does he praise the Su family so much
Also, now is the sensitive period when the empress and the Chen family invite the crown prince. Did he do this to show the Chen family and the courtiers
In this way, didn't it obviously intensify the conflict
It's not that she has any influence on her side, after all, the Su family has just arrived, and Su Hai is a small guerrilla general, so she doesn't have any influence at all.
But the Chen family has been in the court for many years, and they have vassals and followers, so the party whose interests are touched will inevitably oppose them.
Although Pan'er didn't know much about the court, but because of Feng Hai's presence, she could still know a little bit.
These days, the Chen family has launched several court discussions to invite the crown prince, but many courtiers objected, and they all made the matter of the eldest prince's frailty.
In this regard, Zong Cong neither seconded nor expressed his position.
At this time, any of his actions will be overly understood by those who are interested. Could it be that His Majesty deliberately promoted the Second Prince and fought against the First Prince
In this way, there will be chaos in the court, which is not in line with his nature.