The second lady entered the palace soon.
In fact, it was just a rehash of the old story. Empress Chen asked the second wife to take the message back and asked if the Chen family could put the matter of establishing a crown prince on the agenda.
The second lady was embarrassed, but she didn't say anything, and went back.
In fact, Empress Chen is in a hurry, why is she not in a hurry, but she understands the current situation of the Chen family better than Empress Chen.
Now, in order to establish the crown prince, the second wife has also begun to pay close attention to the affairs of the front yard, and even because she wants to bring words into the palace, she also understands some things that ordinary people can't understand.
The combination of the two can almost make up the current situation.
After Chen Pingwen, the elder of the Chen family, entered the cabinet, he was not as happy as he had imagined. He entered the cabinet too hastily and squeezed out others. Naturally, many people's interest chains were touched, and there was no Chen Shoufu to suppress him. So it is conceivable that someone will deliberately target him on weekdays.
In the cabinet, Mr. Wang Ge is also considered to be deeply entrenched. In order to push Chen Shoufu out of power, the two families had a bad relationship, so even though Mr. Wang never deliberately targeted him on the surface, he was also excluded in the cabinet.
Under the influence of the two factors, Chen Pingwen's life is very difficult now, and he is too busy to take care of himself, so he has no time to deal with the matter of establishing the crown prince. The fourth master, Chen Pingqian, took care of him, but his official position was not high, and he stayed in a leisurely place like the Imperial Academy. Most of the time, the family was prosperous and the other was damaged. As the Chen family is like now, there are naturally few people who dare to vassalize him.
But how could the second wife dare to tell her daughter about this kind of thing, if Empress Chen knew about it, it would be even worse if she got sick in a hurry, so the second wife could only perfunctory her, and turned around to force the old lady.
This time Concubine Su gave birth to a dragon and phoenix twins, His Majesty specially held a palace banquet to celebrate. Although the reward for Concubine Su has not yet come down, it is very likely that she will be promoted one rank higher.
If she made the imperial concubine—
Under such circumstances, the second lady didn't dare to avoid the important and take the light of the light. After returning home, she brought Queen Chen's words, and even asked the Chen family to give an explanation, otherwise she really couldn't deal with Queen Chen.
What the second lady has done over the past year, although not perfect, is to try to balance the Chen family and the Kunning Palace. This is indispensable for the old lady's guidance and hard work, but it also shows that she is really sensible now.
She has said so, it seems that Kunning Palace really can't drag on any longer. The old lady had no choice but to call her sons to discuss it.
Now the old lady is exhausted, in order to avoid suspicion and also to prevent herself from being a joke, Chen Jian returned to his hometown in Jiangxi not long after he retired.
Now in the huge Chen Mansion, apart from Chen Pingwen, she is the only support.
"You have also heard what the empress said. If Concubine Su becomes Imperial Concubine this time, you should be able to understand the stakes involved." The old lady sighed and clicked.
Chen Pingwen rubbed his fingers, eyes half closed, apparently still thinking about something else.
Chen Pingqian looked at the elder brother and the second elder brother, seeing that neither of them spoke, he said: "The queen is too, what's the use of just forcing the family. In this situation, not long after my father retired, the elder brother has not taken a firm stand in the cabinet. The timing just isn't right."
Yeah, bide your time.
Everything in the officialdom pays attention to waiting for the right time, there is no rush, no panic.
At the beginning, they only talked about the future, but the changes in the Chen family in just one or two years have been too great, it can be described as earth-shaking. When Chen Shoufu was still there, although there was such a person in the cabinet, it was different. Everything the Chen family did was smooth.
Now that there is still someone from the Chen family in the cabinet, the situation is completely different. The Chen family is used to going smoothly, and Chen Pingwen is not the only one who feels uncomfortable. Including Chen Pingqian, who used to be a group of people who called friends and friends in the Imperial Academy. After Chen Jian retired so hastily, the surroundings became much deserted.
People take tea to cool, the truth has not changed since ancient times.
The more it drags on now, the more wrong the timing is, obviously Su Guifei didn't do anything, the Su family is a joke even in the capital, and the mud-legged son has a place in the capital just because he gave birth to a promising daughter.
The whole family was supported by Concubine Su Gui in the palace alone.
But he...he just happened to be alone, and he was undefeated against the big family of them, and even had the potential to be overwhelmed. In the past, when Chen Pingqian mentioned the Gao family and the Xu family, he always dismissed them, thinking that they relied on women to get up and relied on nepotism, which would not last long.
If he were to talk about it now, he would never look down on women again, because those who were not in the game would not feel the sense of oppression coming from all directions.
"Fourth Uncle always talks about the timing. I'm a woman and I don't understand the big truth. I just know that if I drag it on, maybe the situation will only get worse." The second lady couldn't hold back.
It was also this time that the matter was tricky, and the second lady forced her so hard that the old lady had no choice but to keep her, so as not to make her complain that she thought the old lady had blocked something, so that the matter had not progressed.
"Woman, there is no room for you to interrupt here." Seeing that the elder brother's face was slightly condensed, Chen Pingwu reprimanded.
The second lady pursed her lips and did not speak.
"Brother, if the timing is wrong, just wait. It's fine if the Chen family doesn't make a move now. Once they make a gesture, they must get things done, otherwise it will be a joke." Chen Pingwu said. What he said was the truth, and it was also the reason why Chen Pingwen had been hesitating.
At this time, Chen Pingwen finally had something to say.
"Think again, second brother and sister, don't worry, you are not the only one in the family who is anxious, but there are some things that need to be taken into account."
After Chen Pingwen finished speaking, he left because he still had official business, and the others naturally also dispersed.
It is rare for the second wife and Chen Pingwu to walk back together.
In the middle of the journey, the second wife suddenly said: "Do you think that elder brother thinks that Yan'er is the daughter of our second room, so I don't want to care about it now?"
Chen Pingwu flicked his sleeves and said, "What nonsense!"
"Isn't it? Don't forget, it's not dad who is in charge of the family, but your eldest brother. Seriously speaking, you have the position of marquis, and our second room is already another family. It's just that the family is not divided, so it's not the same. Live together."
When he was named Marquis, in fact, the higher-ups also granted him a corresponding Marquis Mansion, but the Chen family valued unity, so naturally Chen Pingwu would not move out of the house.
"It's not as dirty as you think. Big Brother is having a hard time now. After Dad retired, he was the only one to support him."
The second lady sneered: "I think dirty? Since you said such a thing, don't you feel that way? It's just deceiving your ears." The more she said, the more the second lady complained, "Isn't Yan'er your daughter? I'm busy all day long, but you act like you don't care about yourself, you only care about the overall situation of your elder brother, as if Yan'er only has me as his mother, without you as his father, he is not in a hurry .”
Why is Chen Pingwu not in a hurry? Naturally there is a reason, the reason is that Concubine Su Gui, whom the Chen family regards as the enemy, is actually his daughter.
After the second lady finished speaking, she immediately reacted.
She looked shocked: "Don't forget the queen, forget our son!"
Chen Pingwu reprimanded: "I think you are in a daze now, I don't bother to talk to you!"
After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry. No matter how he looked at his back, he seemed to be running away, as if he had been stabbed by the second lady.
He didn't know, but this matter made the second lady worry about it.
Not to mention here, because of the rebellious mentality of the second lady, the old lady can only send the eldest lady Zhao into the palace, and ask her to persuade Empress Chen more, and let her not worry.
The second lady was reluctant to talk at first, but for some reason followed.
Mrs. Zhao's talk is the same set of rhetoric, Xiaozhi uses reason to move emotion, talks about the situation and timing, and empress Chen becomes more impetuous, and even realizes that the situation outside the palace may be even worse now. It is not conducive to the Zhonggong family, so the Chen family has such an attitude.
In order to avoid the eldest lady, she found an excuse to send the eldest lady to the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers, leaving the second lady to talk.
The eldest lady also knew it well, and didn't say much.
Empress Chen talked to the second madam for a long time, seeing that she looked a little out of control, she couldn't help asking: "Mother, what are you thinking, you didn't hear me talking to you?"
"I was thinking about your dad..."
"What do you want my father to do?"
... It was only then that the second lady realized that she had said the wrong thing. It was also yesterday that she had been thinking about it all day, and she didn't fall asleep after thinking about it in the middle of the night.
Seeing that she couldn't hide it, the second lady told Queen Chen about it.
"You mean uncle doesn't care much about our second room now?"
"No, think about it. When the old man was still in Beijing, the old man was the head of the family. Supporting Duo'er as the crown prince has always been a top priority for the old doctor. Naturally, the whole family is working hard. But look, since the old man returned to Jiangxi , They have done a useful thing, your uncle is going to worry about whether his old seat will be secure!"
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
The second lady was embarrassed, and she was a little wronged: "I just saw some signs, and I was afraid that you would be worried and anxious in the palace, so I tried my best to stabilize you. Discussing countermeasures is also a matter of concern, but in fact, it has been effortless."
"Now the Chen family is only the uncle who holds a high position. If he can't secure the position of elder, the Chen family will naturally be hurt. It's only natural to think so." Empress Chen said with confusion.
It's like a rich person. He has money to feed himself and clothe himself warmly, so he pursues higher-level things, such as raising flowers and birds to add some fun. But if he himself can't eat enough to wear clothes, how can he have the energy to take care of other things.
Although the reasoning is rough, it actually means the same thing. Empress Chen can also understand, but knowing and understanding are two different things.
"So my father now sees that the Chen family is in a difficult situation, and wants to recognize her again?" Probably because he knew too much today, and under repeated blows, Empress Chen was extremely calm.
The second lady glanced at her daughter: "I'm just guessing."
She recounted what happened yesterday, including her words and Chen Pingwu's reaction, etc., in great detail.
But Empress Chen didn't want to listen at all. For the Chen family, she was a person who would only cause trouble without any help, and for her father, she was an abandoned child who could be abandoned at any time.
"Mother, no matter what, you must not let father tell this matter. Otherwise, you, me, Duo'er, and my two brothers will all become a joke in the eyes of others!" Empress Chen held two Madam's hand, said.
But no, if the empress said it before showing signs of decline, it would only make people envious that the Chen family would have a daughter, which would be the icing on the cake. Even if there are some rumors outside, it will not affect Empress Chen too much, at most, the position of the Chen family will waver.
But now, not to mention what happened to the Chen family, others would only think that Empress Chen thought she was no match for Concubine Su Gui, so they would want to seek peace with the other party. As for how the other party will react, this is unknown.
And once this matter was exposed, it would be a complete joke for the second wife to leave this house. How could the concubine daughter of the Chen family's second wife be lost? Does this have anything to do with the main wife
There must be many speculations by outsiders, and they will inevitably think that the mother who lost to an aunt in the past, and now the daughter who has become a queen, is still no match for Su Guifei.
So without empress Chen's words, the second lady also realized the seriousness.
Afterwards, the mother and daughter said some more words, at this time the eldest lady also came back from the imperial garden, and the two went out of the palace to go home.
Pan'er naturally didn't know what happened in Kunning Palace.
At most, she only knew that the Chen family had entered the palace very frequently recently, and they seemed to be planning something.
What can you plan
It is impossible to harm her, now with the death of the first emperor, those concubines are extraordinarily peaceful, King Qi has also been taken out of Beijing, now the palace is only left to be run by Zong Cong, Empress Chen Even if she was harmed, the children would still be there. It would be too risky to treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
Then it can only be the matter of the prince.
Pan'er is not in a hurry about this matter, apparently Zong Cong has no intention of setting up a prince now, he has always been a righteous person, although he is not dictatorial, but he is not easily wavered.
So now she puts all her attention on the two newborn children. It was the queen mother who went to Xiyuan to escape the summer heat and took Wanrong away, which made her place seem somewhat deserted.
The elder brother is the elder brother, whose single name is Ju, Zong Ju.
The younger one is my younger sister, whose name is Wanxiu.
Both names were chosen by Zong Cong, and without a baby name, Pan'er is now desperate about choosing a baby name for her child. At the beginning, Wan Wei's baby name was Ugly, and she was usually called her, but before she was three years old, she was called by her. The daughter sternly refused.
So this time, I simply didn't take the tray, saving trouble.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent you your auspicious clothes, would you like to take a look?"
"Why so fast?" Pan'er asked in surprise.