Houmen Fenghua: Meet the best evil mother-in-law

Chapter 788 What a Smart Man
Li Wenchong came back a little late today, and Gu Qingling guessed that he must have been kept by Emperor Mingguang.

Sure enough, that was the case when she asked.

Li Wenchong took off his outer robe, changed into casual clothes, and let the servants in the house go down.

"You don't know today, brother Huang lost his temper."

As he said that, he told the story of the eldest prince scolding the third and fourth princes, saying that they are also stupid, and they also ran out and jumped without looking at the current situation.

No matter how "smart" the eldest prince is, he has never seen the eldest prince make such a mistake.

"Hearing what you said, the eldest prince doesn't seem to be stupid? If he is really stupid, shouldn't he be the one being scolded today, instead of the third and fourth princes?"

Li Wenchong laughed: "There are no real fools in the royal family. If they were really fools, they would not be able to live to this day."

"Then...why did the eldest prince spread the not-so-smart statement?"

"It depends on who you compare with. If you compare with King Jinjun, the eldest prince is indeed worse." Li Wenchong said, "When I was studying in the study room, the eldest prince was not as good as King Jinjun in his studies. , The two of them received the errand together. Jinjun Wang is doing a good job, and the eldest prince is so-so, so I can only say that there is nothing wrong with it."

After so many years, the king of Jinjun has always been outstanding.

Therefore, the first person to be named the king of the county was also the king of Jin County.

The eldest prince is still the King of Ye County who was named later.

Some people said that the eldest prince Li Jian was able to be named the "King of Ye County" not because of his merits, but because he had a good mother and concubine and assumed the status of the eldest son of the emperor, otherwise it would not be his turn.

"But think about it, if the eldest prince is really better than Jin Junwang, what will happen to him?" Li Wenchong slightly curled his lips and said, "Concubine Yu was born in the Taibao Mansion, one of the three masters, and her father was the former emperor. The designated auxiliary minister. Even when the former empress was still alive, she had to give some face."

"It's just that Concubine Yu is a smart person. She has been very low-key since she entered the palace, and she doesn't show her beauty. But she can give birth with her stomach, and with her qualifications, she slowly rose to the top."

"When others were fighting for life and death, she was promoted from Zhaoyi to concubine, and she sat there for many years."

"Until the death of the first empress, she was promoted to the imperial concubine."

……

As the saying goes, the winner is the one who laughs last.

Li Wenchong is sure that this Concubine Yu must be a smart person, otherwise it would be impossible to stand upright for so many years without falling down.

Perhaps, she is not a particularly favored concubine in the harem, but based on her background, as long as she is good, as long as the eldest prince is good, no one can defeat her.

"Has no one paid attention to Concubine Yu?" Gu Qingling was surprised.

Hearing what Li Wenchong said, this noble concubine Yu is "lying down and winning" properly.

Originally from the Taibao Mansion, his father was a high-ranking and powerful man, and he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai in the harem.

After the death of the first queen, although she was not promoted to the queen, she was still a proper noble concubine-there are no tigers on the mountain, and monkeys are also called kings.

It can be said that, except for the title of queen, the entire harem is in her hands.

Li Wenchong: "There must be someone paying attention, but Concubine Yu is very low-key. She stands in the palace as a person who is 'indifferent as a chrysanthemum'. No matter the wind from southeast to northwest, she insists that Qingshan will not relax, and there is nothing wrong with it. Anyone can take it. She can't help it."

"Then..." Gu Qingling's eyes flickered, "Wouldn't someone be framed by someone else, and make a move?"

"Yes, but it was exposed by Concubine Yu."

Gu Qingling: "Have you never succeeded once?"

"Yes, but Imperial Concubine Yu is the final winner." Li Wenchong looked at her and said, "Do you think that the one who can be killed in the harem will be a simple character? There is already a particularly powerful concubine mother. If the eldest prince No matter how smart...who can still sit still?"

nonsense!

If Imperial Concubine Yu is a smart person, and the eldest prince Li Jian is also a smart person, the first one who can't sit still is probably not King Jin, but Emperor Mingguang.

Gu Qingling suddenly felt that if the eldest prince's "not very smart" was a disguise, then he would be too scary.

But if the First Prince is indeed "not very smart", then it can only be said that Imperial Concubine Yu is indeed a smart person.She's sober, she knows she doesn't need a "too smart" son.

However, Concubine Yu has taught her son to be like this, so she is not afraid of capsizing in the gutter and finishing herself off?

seemingly……

This risk is quite big, right?

But judging from the first prince's reputation and chronicle for so many years, it seems that there is no danger.

I don't know if Concubine Yu is too powerful, so she can take her son through danger every time, but the mother and son are blessed with great fortune, and they deserve to be taken care of by God.

Gu Qingling said, "Which one do you think they are?"

"Concubine Yu is a smart person, there is no doubt about it. Although the eldest prince is not very smart, he has a particularly great advantage." Li Wenchong stared into Gu Qingling's eyes and said, "He can listen to other people's opinions. The fact that the Taibao served as a minister of the Fuguo, and he was able to retire after a successful career, is enough to show that Xuan Taibao is a smart man. Before he retired, he had taken in several apprentices..."

And among these apprentices, one of them is at the Grand Prince's Mansion.

It is said that she is very trusted by the First Prince.

"You mean...Xuan Taibao sent an aide to the eldest prince before he retired?" Gu Qingling was very surprised.

As a kinsman, it's nothing for Xuan Taibao to send his staff to his grandson, but the staff he sends must be excellent and must be trusted by the eldest prince, and they will be used for so many years...

That's not easy!

Gu Qingling asked who it was.

Li Wenchong shook his head: "I don't know, I only know that there is such a thing, the specifics are not clear. On the surface, Xuan Taibao once arranged a husband for the eldest prince. In addition, the Xuan family and the eldest prince The mansion is not too close. When Xuan Taibao was still alive, the Xuan family still had contact with the First Prince’s Mansion, but after Xuan Taibao retired, he took his family back to his hometown in Jiangxi... Since then, the Xuan family has Slowly withdrew from the stage of the imperial court."

It cannot be said that there are no Xuanjia officials in the court, it can only be said that it is not a special official position, which does not seem to attract much attention.

As a relative of the state, he has not attracted the attention of the first queen's natal family.

Gu Qingling: "This Xuan Taibao is really a smart man!"

Not only smart, but also a very sober person.

Concubine Yu is still alive, and the eldest prince is still in the battle for the throne, the Xuan family really can't be too high or low, otherwise it will be too easy to attract attention.

Now the Xuan family seems to be low-key and doesn't have any important official positions, but who said that these positions can't get any information about the court, and can't grasp the court's movements?
Compared with the Xuan family's high position and important power, it is better to bury some hidden lines and lower the vigilance of those in power...

In addition, the eldest prince Li Jian was not as good as Jin Junwang in his studies when he was a child, and his ability to handle affairs in all aspects is not outstanding. It can be said that there are occasional minor mistakes and no major faults.

But it is such a person, he has an advantage that no one else has-he can listen to the opinions of his staff.He doesn't seem smart, but he doesn't make big mistakes.

In a sense, it is the First Prince Li Jianhui who "employs people".

For those in power, if they don't want to expand their territory, then having a "conservative king" like the eldest prince seems to be a good rebellion.

Gu Qingling: "..."

So, is the Xuan family embedding the thread so early?
Or maybe, she was thinking too much.

After all, she was an afterthought.

If the Xuan family really planned this way, then the risk Xuan family took would not be so great - one wrong move, and the whole game will be lost.

(End of this chapter)