Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 139

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor concentrates on government affairs.Xiao Luzi took a step forward and whispered in the emperor's ear, "Master, the Eighth Prince is asking to see you outside the palace."

"Xuan." The emperor didn't look up, he was still looking at the notebook in his hand.

There were some days when he was not in the capital. Except for the urgent need for him to personally handle the transfers to Luocheng and Fengyang, the rest were handled by the Eighth Prince and the Third Prince Mu Yao.Now that he has returned to Beijing, naturally all the papers are personally approved by him.

He was also flipping through the papers that he had approved on his behalf a few days ago.It's not that he is worried about these two, but he always likes to control everything in his own hands.Therefore, after being busy with the affairs of the DPRK and China, he would first look through the notes that the two of them had dealt with in the past few days.

"Brother Emperor, my brother greets you." The voice came first before the person arrived.His voice is clear, with a smile and intimacy.

The emperor heard the voice of the person coming, put down the booklet in his hand, and looked up at the person.

I saw that this person was extremely handsome, his face was like a sculpture with distinct features, and his angular face was extremely handsome.The appearance looks wild and unrestrained, and the inadvertent gleam in a pair of eyes can't be underestimated.

He has black and thick hair, under a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows is a pair of slender peach blossom eyes similar to himself, full of passion, people will fall into it if they are not careful.With a tall nose and moderately thick red lips, there was a flattering smile at this moment.

The person who came was the emperor's only younger brother who stayed in Beijing, the eighth prince who was raised by the Queen Mother, and the husband of Liu Niang.He was always flirtatious, but in recent years, he gradually restrained himself and became a lot more mature.But when facing his elder brother, the laziness in his temper would show up involuntarily.

The emperor looked at his younger brother's flattering and lazy look, frowned, and began to reprimand him, "Put down your look! Tell me, how is the situation in Beijing?"

"You have to agree to your younger brother first, and don't get angry." The Eighth Prince smiled playfully, "Otherwise, I dare not say it."

"Come on, I won't punish you. Say it." The emperor gave his younger brother an angry look, watched him calm down, and then pointed to the path to give him a seat.

Sitting on the stool outside the Eighth Prince, he stretched out his hand to pick up the plum blossom and chestnut cake on the table, and started to eat, while eating, he said, "It's good that the people in the little sister-in-law's palace are good at craftsmanship. Look at this, she doesn't follow Are you having trouble?"

"Eating can't stop your mouth." The emperor's eyes were warning, reminding the eight kings to get back to business.

The Eight Kings ate the cakes in their mouths in two or three bites, patted the cake crumbs on their hands, and waved the people in the inner hall to retreat.

Xiao Luzi took a look at the emperor, and after receiving the emperor's signal, he led the people out of the study room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Of all the aristocratic families in Beijing, the Xiao family has been put to death. After that incident, the Liu family and Nalan family were seriously injured. In the early years, the little six sister-in-law used tricks to cut off the business relationship between the two families. This time, the minister Brother and sister-in-law Liu cooperated to remove most of the power of those two families."

"How about Lu and Li?" The emperor asked without emotion.

"The Lu family hasn't had a prince in these years, and they can't make big waves. With the Chen family restraining the Lu family, it's An Sheng. This time, the two families have not made any moves, and they are very peaceful."

"The Li family is quite courageous." Hearing this, the emperor understood the meaning of his younger brother's words.Li Shi is insolent, she is really a daughter educated by the Li family.

"The Li family was also vigilant, and took advantage of the chaos, that is, when the Liu and Nalan families attacked the Du family. Several concubines from the first, second, and fourth families of the Du family were demoted or dismissed. The Du family was in Beijing. Business in China is suppressed and squeezed out."

"Du's house, you didn't intervene to protect it?" The emperor cast an unbelievable look.

"At that time, my brother was so busy that his eyes were darkened. How could he have such free time." The Eighth King surrendered under the gaze of the emperor, "Well, it was my princess who said that I would not be allowed to interfere with the Du family's affairs. Their family will handle it themselves."

"You can tell the priorities clearly. The concubine I chose for you back then is really good." The emperor smiled.

"Later, when the Du family regained their composure, Du Xianzhu's old boy made a move, and he completely destroyed the Li family's property. In addition, those two families were suppressed by the younger sister-in-law and the younger brother, and the Li family did not Don’t dare to act rashly anymore. Now Yujing is much more stable.”

"Have the people been disturbed?"

"No, the common people live and work in peace and contentment these days." Thinking of the Du family, the Eighth King hurriedly said, "The concubine sons of the Du family were thrown to the north by Du Xianzhu. It seems that they are going to deal with the inside of their house."

"Du Xianzhu was trained by the old Yun Qiwei himself. The head of the Du family, is there no way he can hold Du Xianyu down?"

"No, Du Xianyu has such a temper that even you dare to contradict him, but he is as honest as a cat and mouse in front of his elder brother. It's really funny."

The emperor smiled and scolded, "Funny? Do you think everyone is like you, and the Zongren Mansion's Zongren Mansion is the pie that fell from the sky? If it wasn't for that person who only left us two brothers, this Zongren Mansion would just let us go." You bastard picked it up?"

"Hey, Brother Emperor, you don't hit people in the face, and you don't curse people. I'm so angry that you're like this, so I quit!" The Eighth Prince pretended to be angry.

"Well, you bastard is right." The emperor stopped scolding his younger brother and asked about the situation with the empress of Ganye Temple.

"Over at the Ganye Temple, the emperor's wife is fine. Those who killed the emperor's wife before were dealt with by our people, and the other part has been waiting for an opportunity to act, and our people are still under surveillance."

The Eighth King thought for a while, and then said, "A third-party force came out later, and Xin Yin must have reported it to you."

"Those people whose skills are comparable to those of the hidden guards?" The emperor snorted coldly, "It's really intentional, and it's not in vain that the queen usually makes good friends."

The Eighth Prince's heart jumped, and he couldn't stop talking, "At that time, you ordered to withdraw most of our manpower, and now the manpower there is planning to evacuate, should we make up more people to protect the safety of the emperor's wife?"

"Are you going to have a showdown with me?" the emperor asked inadvertently, "I thought that my younger brother was planning to keep this secret from me and train the next commander of the dark guards himself!"

"Brother Huang, do you know all about it?" The Eighth Prince was shocked, and after a moment he lowered his head to hide his uneasiness.But as someone who is useful to the emperor, the emperor still understands his changes.

"It's not a blessing to reveal the power of the hidden guard to the next candidate so early." The emperor's voice was lightly accusing, "Your brother is not the one who can blindly decide this matter. I can't interfere with your dark guard." ?”

"Brother Wang forgives the crime. The younger brother has absolutely no intention of parting." The Eighth Prince knelt down and lowered his head, "The younger brother has the trust of the emperor, stays in Beijing, and takes charge of the secret guard. The rights of the royal secret guard are given by the emperor, and they are loyal to you." The emperor is the duty of the commander of the hidden guards. It is the mission of the members of the Mu family to protect me. Since Mu Yunting took over the dark guards from his mother, he has vowed to protect the emperor's brother well, and he will be sent by the emperor's brother for the rest of his life. .”

"Get up, let's see how good the idea is." The emperor raised his hand, "Since I dared to hand over the imperial secret guards to you from the concubine's mother, I didn't intend to replace the second person in charge of this power. If you really want to have two minds, why not?" Can you survive until now?"

"Thank you, Brother Huang, for not punishing me." The Eighth King stood up, not daring to act like that again, and honestly explained the reason for the incident.

"Tell me, which spirit ghost caught your eye?" The emperor knocked on the table.

His eighth brother has the right to choose the next commander of the dark guard, but he does not agree with this matter.Now that his sons are young and the battle is not yet heated up, giving this power to any prince in advance may have an impact on the overall situation.

The dark guards are chosen to serve the royal family, not to fight for the throne.

That's why he didn't agree with the emperor's brother's arrangement.But his younger brother is a measured person, so he is willing to give the younger brother a chance to explain.

"Brother Huang, this younger brother knows the seriousness. This man is aware of the existence of the Royal Secret Guards, but this younger brother has not entrusted him with the task of training the next Royal Dark Guard." That's it, I don't have to put myself in it.You bastard, you just got involved in the matter of northern Xinjiang.

The Eighth King sighed slightly, "It's just that he has an empty ambition and can't display it. It's a pity. I found a way for him. Those people under him seem to be fighting against the dark guards, but they are actually walking in different ways. The kung fu. Those people with great skills are not people from the side branches of the Mu family, most of those people were born as orphans."

"It really is that child." Hearing this, the emperor waved his hand wearily after a long while, "Forget it, I'm the one who can't help him first, since he deliberately created this power, it's always enough to save his life."

"You don't want to pursue it?" The Eighth King asked cautiously, "My brother, thank you for your care on his behalf."

"It's not against me to keep his power. Tell him a message for me. Before doing anything, don't forget your original intention."

"Hey, my brother understands." The Eighth King raised his head and asked flatteringly, "There is no rush these few years, but you see this candidate, will he succeed?"

"Teach yourself, whether it will succeed or not depends on the future, it's too early to say these things now." The emperor obviously didn't want to say any more.

The Eight Kings were quite happy when they heard the words. Since the emperor did not object, he had acquiesced to the candidate he had chosen.

"At Ganye Temple, send more people over there. Those who serve the queen, transfer a few exciting palace servants from the garrison." The emperor turned to the previous topic and directly ordered him to add more people.

"The emperor's sister-in-law, what is the emperor's plan?" The Xiao family was punished, and the queen did not return in the Ganye Temple. Although there are sayings of praying for the country, the battle will always be over one day.At that time, if the emperor and empress do not get along, the world will definitely discuss more.

"Since she is willing to hide in that place, let her be." The emperor thought of the queen's last handwritten letter, "It's hard for her to choose me between my family and me. The Xiao family and I are sorry for her." , in the days to come, if she wants to go back to the palace, she can go back to the palace, and if she wants to be there, she can stay there."

"Sister-in-law Huang is righteous, she will understand your painstaking efforts." The eight kings changed the subject and mentioned the third woman of the Xiao family, "Sister-in-law Huang can do this for the time being, while Jingning, what does brother Huang plan to do? "

The second princess, Mu Jingning, the queen's adopted daughter, married into the Xiao family.This time, I have experienced the end of the family being ruined and the death of the husband and son. It is not miserable.

Since now, she lives alone in the small courtyard of the princess. Because of her, the princesses now live with their respective mothers and concubines.

Mrs. Shujia's youngest daughter, the Eighth Emperor's daughter, Jingyue, is on good terms with the Eighth Prince's daughter, Jingshan. These days, she lives in the Eighth Prince's Mansion. She occasionally talks about this imperial sister, but she has different opinions.

Among the emperor's current princesses, three, four, five, six, and eight have all reached the age suitable for marriage. It stands to reason that the emperor has no shortage of candidates for marriage in order to contact the surrounding tribes.But among these few imperial daughters, the third and sixth imperial daughters were taught by their respective mothers to be inappropriate, the fourth imperial daughter was ill and would not be liked by her husband's family, and the fifth and eighth imperial daughters would not be sent to marry by the emperor.

In southern Xinjiang, the emperor didn't want to tear his face, so getting married was the best way.Then the eight princes' own daughters are in greater danger.

Jingyue's words gave the Eighth Prince an idea, but whether this counts or not depends on the emperor's will.

"Jing Ning is a new widow, it's inappropriate to live in the princess's place, move her to Yihua Palace, let her mother and concubine look after her." The emperor glanced at the Eighth Prince, thinking clearly about his carelessness.But he also has his own plans, and he still has to make arrangements.

"You... as long as you have arrangements." After bearing with it, the Eighth Prince still thinks that you should not act too hastily, and you can plan it slowly in the future.

"Jingqing, keep an eye on her. Ten Niang doesn't like her and keeps her in the inner palace. First, those people dare not show up easily. Second, it's not a good thing for Shi Niang to hold back. Send someone to place her in your other courtyard, and keep a close eye on her. Lead the snake out of the hole, see what other plans those people have, save her life, and kill the rest when necessary."

"Chen brother will do it right away." The Eighth Prince got up, "Chen brother has been bothering the emperor for a long time, so I will leave now."

"Let that girl Jingyue stay at your house for a few days before coming back. She doesn't look like a princess running around Yujing all day long." The emperor paused, then continued, "Let Jingshan also Be quiet, it's not the turn of these two girls to get married. There must be a measure of nonsense. For your princess, find a time to enter the palace to accompany your wife."

"My brother obeys the order." The Eighth Prince was overjoyed, "Thank you, brother. Brother, let Xiao Luzi and my brother make some cakes for the cakes made by my sister-in-law, and my brother will bring them to the princess and the two maids."

"Get lost!" the emperor said angrily, throwing the booklet at his younger brother.

The Eighth Prince dodged the papers that were thrown at him, and picked up the papers that fell on the ground to tidy up.All of a sudden, I saw the sign that I was approved by the time on the brochure of the draft after the spring of next year played by the Ministry of Rites.

He held up the notebook and put it on the imperial case with malicious intentions, "Sixth brother, the beauty will enter the palace next year, so you are in no hurry now."

Before the emperor had a dark face and was about to get angry, he dragged the plate of pastries and trotted away from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Xiaoluzi went out to prepare cakes, saw the figure of Bawang Luorun, the corners of his mouth twitched, and handed the cakes in his hand to the little eunuch to run errands to Bawang's mansion.

(End of this chapter)