Shengpingle

Chapter 160 Empress Dowager and Concubine

One morning, in addition to Xi Xin, Hua Manzhou fought against three other guards of the palace.

Hua Manzhou didn't seem to know that he was tired at all, and the more he fought, the more vigorous he was.

But no matter how hard he tried, it was an indisputable fact that apart from being tied with Xi Xin, he couldn't beat the other three.

Meng Jiang's blood boiled with excitement, but Cheng Xiuyuan felt his tongue go numb.

Fuguang has the most potential and is most valued by Qi Gufeng. Hua Manzhou, the titan Hua Manzhou, in terms of kung fu, can only draw a tie with Asarum, who ranks last among the personal guards of Fuguang Palace. What kind of concept is this?
How powerful is King Fuguang who can have such a personal guard?
Seeing Hua Manzhou being beaten all over the ground by several guards of the palace, and running like a dog to pour tea and water for Huo Yanzhi, with a proud face, Cheng Xiuyuan felt his face go numb.

Hua Manzhou had given up [-] generals in exchange for the commanding positions of a hundred royal guards.

Now he fell directly from the command position to an ordinary personal guard, and he fell willingly and proudly.

At that time, Meng Jiang said that he also wanted to come to serve as the personal guard of King Fuguang, but he still felt that his mind was broken.

Now, I suddenly feel that Meng Jiang is not worthy at all!
Cheng Xiuyuan looked at Jiufangfeng in a blink of an eye, "Just now the military adviser said that Angelica became the prince's personal guard because of the best kung fu, what about Xixin?"

If Xi Xin's martial arts is the weakest among the personal guards, then why did he become the prince's personal guard?
Jiufangfeng smiled slowly, "Guess?"

Cheng Xiuyuan, "..."

Sure enough, he should go home and study hard. With him now, let alone a military adviser, he might not even be able to be an accountant in the Fuguang Palace!

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Cheng Xiuyuan, who learned from the painful experience, secretly decided to go home and study hard after lunch in Fuguang Palace.

Even if you can't win the number one scholar, at least you have to get a second-class Jinshi, right?
Otherwise, when Meng Jiang is qualified to be the prince's personal guard, he won't even be able to be an accountant!
The group was about to move, when suddenly a servant from the Luo Mansion rushed over, and before they had time to salute, they shouted, "Girl, the imperial decree has arrived, the old lady wants you to return to the mansion to receive the decree."

Luo Xiyao was inexplicable, "I, accept the order?"

When the imperial decree arrives, it should be the grandfather who receives the decree. If the grandmother and her are at home, naturally they should welcome it together.

But she has already gone out to be a guest, why would she be specially asked to go back to receive the order?

The servant nodded out of breath, "Yes, the old lady told the girl to hurry up."

Luo Xiyao frowned in displeasure, she disliked such mundane things the most, "What is it?"

The servant shook his head, "The old lady didn't say anything, she just told the girl to hurry up and don't delay."

Hua Ping was happy to see that she was still ignorant, and couldn't help reminding, "Miss Luo, since I specially asked you to go back, the imperial decree must be related to you, you will know when you go back and have a look."

Luo Xiyao was even more inexplicable, "How could it be related to me?"

Yes, how could the imperial decree be related to a weak girl in her boudoir?
Unless it is the old lady Luo who has made contributions to the community and owed her favor.

But ever since Xiao Mingzhao's death, Mrs. Luo has been staying behind closed doors, and I haven't heard of any great achievements.

Zheng Hedi didn't seem like the kind of person who would suddenly reward Mrs. Luo for no reason, so what would happen?

Hua Pingle pulled Luo Xiyao aside, and was about to speak, when Luo Xiyao said solemnly, "Miss Hua Er, a girl should be dignified and demure, if you have something to say to me, just speak, like this What is the system of pulling and pulling?"

Hua Pingle, "..."

Miss Luo really never relaxes in teaching and admonishing her all the time, she is much more serious than the old Mrs. Luo back then!
"...It's like this. Why don't you think about it. Has anything special happened in your family recently, especially about you?"

"Something special? About me?"

Luo Xiyao frowned and thought for a while, "The fiancé that my grandmother had arranged for me suddenly became seriously ill. The fortune teller said that my fate is too precious, so their family called off the marriage, does that count?"

The Luo family didn't make a big deal of engagement, and it's not a glorious thing to withdraw a marriage, so the Luo family naturally wouldn't make it public.

The Jinshi Lang has been released, and the news will not spread to the capital, so no one in the capital has ever mentioned it.

Hua Pingle thought of a possibility, and his complexion changed immediately.

Luo Xiyao only thought that she was jealous, and immediately said, "You don't have to worry, I mean what I say, even if I divorce the marriage, I will never compete with you for Su Shangshu."

Hua Pingle forced a smile, "If you have the ability to grab it, who is afraid that you will fail? The imperial decree cannot be delayed, so go back quickly."

Luo Xiyao swallowed what she wanted to say, forget it, time sees people's hearts, after a long time, Miss Hua Er will naturally know.

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After Luo Xiyao and the servants left, everyone moved to the flower hall.

Hua Pingle winked at Huo Yanzhi and Jiu Fangfeng, and the three fell behind.

After falling some distance, Hua Pingle said, "Just now Luo Xiyao told me that the Jinshi Lang who was betrothed to her suddenly became seriously ill.

The fortune teller said that it was because her fate was too valuable, so Jin Shilang withdrew his marriage. Just now, the emperor might make her his empress! "

Jiu Fangfeng frowned, "It doesn't make sense. If the emperor wants to make Miss Luo the empress, Miss Luo entered the palace for a draft, and she just stayed. Why do you make such a fuss?"

Hua Pingle shook his head, "Then we don't know, the imperial decree has already arrived at Luo Mansion, and it's too late to stop it."

Huo Yanzhi also frowned, "The emperor really wants to marry Miss Luo as his successor?"

Hua Pingle nodded heavily, "Probably yes, I heard that when Luo Xiyao entered the palace for a draft, Old Madam Luo went to express his feelings to the emperor in person, saying that he did not want his only granddaughter to enter the palace, and then asked Su Xianyu to mention it to the emperor." .

It stands to reason that even if the emperor does not give old lady Luo face, he will always give Su Xian some face.

Moreover, he also kept Meng Jiang's eighth sister, most likely the queen.

Otherwise, Mr. Meng's chief assistant would definitely not want his granddaughter to enter the palace. Could it be that I guessed wrong? "

Huo Yanzhi took her hand and squeezed it, "The news will be delivered in a while. If the emperor really wants to marry Luo Xiyao as his queen, but the old lady Luo is unwilling, we will find a way to block it for him."

"The emperor wants to become queen, how do you stop it?"

Huo Yanzhi immediately said, "Even if I can't stop it, I can still send Luo Taifu, grandparents and grandson to the bottom of Luohua Peak quietly, so that the emperor can't find it for a lifetime, I can still do it."

Hua Pingle, "..."

As expected, it is a solution that you, Huo Yanzhi, would come up with!

Jiufangfeng smiled and said, "Second girl, don't worry, Jiufang watches the stars at night. Although Miss Luo's fate is precious, she is not the body of the phoenix, so she must not be a successor."

Hua Pingle, "..."

I almost forgot that there is also a magic stick who can "gazing at the stars at night", and it would be a good way to pretend to be a ghost to scare the emperor so that he dare not stand up again.

Huo Yanzhi led her to speed up the pace, "Don't worry too much, let's go eat first."

Hua Pingle had no choice but to let him drag him forward.

Before they finished their meal, news spread that Emperor Zhenghe decreed that Luo Xiyao would be named as his successor, and they would get married soon.

The porcelain spoon in Meng Jiang's hand fell to the porcelain bowl in front of him with a clatter, splashing soup all over his hands and face.

But he didn't care about it at all, and repeated in a daze, "Soon, big wedding?"

Sister Luo became the queen, what about the eighth sister?
Does Eighth Sister want to be a concubine?

Be a concubine!

Ha ha!

Meng Shi looked blankly at the bodyguard who delivered the message, and then at Meng Jiang, his eyes immediately turned red.

Eighth Sister, they all said that they will be the Queen's Eighth Sister, do you want to be a concubine for the rest of your life?
Meng Jiang jumped up and wiped his face with his sleeve, "I'm going first, tenth sister, let's go."

Hua Pingle immediately said, "I will accompany you."

Cheng Xiuyuan also stood up, "Miss Hua, I will accompany Brother Meng."

Hua Pingle waved his hand, "I'll go, you stay and eat before leaving."

Without waiting for Cheng Xiuyuan's objection, she pulled Meng Shi's wrist, followed Meng Jiang, and walked out of the flower hall in two or three steps.

Anu shook her handkerchief and shouted, "Girl, you haven't wiped your mouth yet! Old Chief Assistant Meng will definitely punish you if he sees it!"

Cheng Xiuyuan, "..."

Miss Hua Er is still so loyal, hehe——

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Hua Pingle didn't dare to let Meng Jiang ride a horse, and accompanied him in a carriage all the way to Meng Mansion.

Meng Jiang was silent all the way, but when he got off the car, he suddenly said, "Jiujiu, I'm fine, you go back first."

Hua Pingle didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only nod his head and watched him and Meng Shi enter the gate of the mansion, and then let Xin Yi drive the car back.

The reason why Emperor Zhenghe wanted to marry Luo Xiyao as his queen is not hard to guess.

Although Old Madam Luo has withdrawn from the court for many years, his influence on the court officials has not diminished.

He married Luo Xiyao not only to show that he did not forget the merits of the veteran, but also to win the hearts of scholars all over the world.

As for the Meng family, the Meng family came from Qufu, Shandong, a century-old family with deep roots and luxuriant leaves.

Elder Meng's first assistant has been the first assistant for nearly ten years, and his old disciples are all over the court, and now the little prince is raised by Meng Xianfei's side.

Concubine Meng Xian is capable and capable, if she becomes a queen again and waits for him to go west, the Meng family may become the second Huo family again.

Zhenghe Diding became jealous, and simply brought up Luo Xiyao, who was comparable to her status and reputation, to pressure her.

Luo Xiyao's temperament is simple and ignorant of world affairs, so she occupies the title of the main palace, which happens to check and balance with Concubine Meng Xian, who is in charge of palace affairs, raising the prince, and benefits, but does not have the status of the main palace.

It can also make the Meng family fear the old lady Luo, and no longer look up to the old lady Luo, who is like a sage and a saint.

In the final analysis, all of this is nothing more than the four words "emperor's mind", but it disgusted the two families and buried the lives of the two girls in the deep palace.

Just like back then, the emperor's so-called "emperor's mind" ruined the lives of her Huo family and Lian family...

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After Meng Jiang and Meng Shi returned to the mansion, they went straight to the courtyard of Mr. Meng's chief assistant and Mrs. Meng. It was peaceful inside, and the maids and mothers-in-law greeted them with smiles like before.

The two went directly to the second room where Mrs. Meng lived, where Mrs. Meng was talking to Mrs. Meng San.

Both of them looked very calm, except for the slight redness in the eye sockets of Mrs. Meng San, there was no clue at all.

Meng Jiang murmured to her grandmother, and Meng Shi threw herself into Mrs. Meng San's arms, choked up and said, "Third Aunt, Eighth Sister—"

Neither Meng's parents nor his second wife were in Beijing, leaving only the third master Meng, who had no intention of official career, to be filial to his elders in Beijing.

Concubine Meng Xian is the daughter of the first wife, and Meng Shi is the daughter of the second wife. They were sent to the capital to be brought up by Mrs. Meng San because they were old enough to marry each other.

Mrs. Meng San has only one Meng Jiang, and she doesn't even have a concubine daughter.

Concubine Meng Xian is dignified and elegant, while Meng Shi is pretty and lively. She loves her so much, more than her own daughter.

Therefore, Concubine Meng Xian and Meng Shi are very close to her.

Mrs. Meng San stretched out her hand to caress her swaying back, and let out a low hiss, "Your grandfather came back with a message. The central palace has been vacant for many years. Now that the emperor is going to be a queen, that's a good thing. Don't be frivolous."

Thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the emperor. When the eighth girl entered the palace for a draft, the emperor did hint that she would be the queen, but he didn't say it clearly after all.

Even if it is stated clearly, as long as the imperial decree has not been issued for a day, then it cannot be done accurately.

What my father said was right, they thought that the emperor would keep his word, but they were being frivolous.

Meng Jiang was not annoyed, "Back then it was obvious—"

Mrs. Meng San's expression turned serious, "Xiao Jiu, shut up! Are you going to kill your eighth sister?"

As a concubine, coveting the position in the middle palace is disrespectful!

Meng Jiang didn't dare to say any more, but his expression became even more angrily.

Mrs. Meng stretched out her hand and hugged him into her arms, "Darling, your mother is right, don't talk nonsense."

How could Meng Jiang hold back, and growled in a low voice. "At that time, I said that the eighth sister is beautiful and capable, even marrying King Fuguang is enough!

The emperor is an old man who is about to die, let alone a queen, even a queen mother has nothing to do! "

Mrs. Meng patted him lightly, "No nonsense!"

Why would she want her flower-like granddaughter to enter the palace and marry an old man who is about her age?
Since the emperor has issued an order to keep Ba Yatou, how can she think about it?
Mrs. Meng's tone turned sharp, "Okay, there is no room for you to worry about this matter!

During this period of time, you should play, play, eat, eat, don't show any abnormalities, let alone talk nonsense, and bring trouble to your eighth sister, do you hear me! "

When Meng Jiang and Meng Shixian saw Mrs. Meng's stern voice, they didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly responded respectfully.

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In the Luo mansion, Mrs. Luo watched the eunuch passing the decree out of the courtyard, unable to hold on any longer, her eyes darkened and she fell forward.

Old Madam Luo has been paying attention to her situation, for fear that she will not be able to bear it. Seeing her falling down, he stretched out his hand to support her, and said lightly, "The old lady is very happy, help the old lady in to rest."

Since Old Madam Luo moved out of the mansion that Emperor Xian Xiao Ding personally rewarded, most of the maids and servants have been dismissed, and the rest are loyal and prudent.

Because of the panic of old lady Luo's sudden fainting, she was suppressed by old lady Luo's words.

The servant girl sent Mrs. Luo back to her room in an orderly manner, and went to invite the imperial physician who was raised in the mansion.

The imperial physician has been in the Luo Mansion for more than ten years, and after checking the pulse, he said implicitly, "The old lady is old, great joy and sorrow are taboos.

I will prescribe some medicine, and the old lady will take it on time after she wakes up."

Old Madam Luo nodded, and after the imperial physician and servants had left, she suddenly spoke to Luo Xiyao, "Tell me about the situation when you met the Emperor in the palace, starting from when you went to the East Palace."

Luo Xiyao was a little puzzled, but she told the situation again.

When Master Luo asked her for the first time, she was afraid that Master Luo would not be happy because she accepted the painting that Su Xianyu had copied, so she withdrew the section about Wang Miaoer's gift of painting, and also the section about Wang Miaoer's gift of hairpins.

When answering Mr. Luo's question this time, he also disappeared as usual.

(End of this chapter)