Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 165

The residence of the prince, the residence of King Ze.

Compared with the harmonious relationship between the emperor and concubine in Yaohua Palace, the relationship between King Ze and his wife is much simpler.At the very least, the couple still have discussions and discussions most of the time.

As a sister-in-law, it is not suitable for Princess Ze to participate in the affairs of the King's backyard.But as the princess of the inner palace, the emperor personally decreed to follow the two wives to find out the truth, which also showed that the emperor attached great importance to her.

At this time, the couple were discussing today's investigation.

"My concubine is saying that in all likelihood, the second sister-in-law directed and acted a good show?" Ze Wang's eyes flashed with amusement. This woman from the Li family is so active in doing things, if she didn't frame him , he didn't believe it.

"Before the second sister-in-law gave birth, and before Li Zhi saw Hong, everyone who had contact with them was suspicious. There was someone here, and the prince knew about it." Princess Ze Sang Zichen said with a malicious smile. It is true that he has taken a fancy to King Ze, but he cannot succeed under the strict guard of his mother-in-law.

"Fifth brother's concubine, Li Shi?" Mu Yao pinched his wife's tender cheeks, "Is this so simple? This king can't see it. You follow the two mothers and concubines, and you should see more and talk less about everything."

"The concubine knows how to measure herself." Sang Zichen stroked Mu Yao's hand, and said seriously, "Mother Concubine De protects her niece, one reason is that the Li family has other plans; secondly, they want to pour dirty water on Concubine Mother. "

"Sure enough, it's such a plan. After all these years, it's still stupid." Mu Yao mentioned Concubine De Gui, and said angrily, "How do you want to frame Concubine Mother this time?"

The noble concubine of Dezhuang, Li Shi, can be said to be the only person in the harem who has been obsessed with fighting for favor with the noble concubine Shujia for so many years.Others know how to hide their thoughts and wait for the opportunity to move.And she would discredit Du Shi whenever she had the chance.However, the method was not good enough, if the emperor hadn't secretly protected her, she would have died in this palace countless times.

She is flamboyant and jealous, and there are not many allies in the inner palace. If the Li family hadn't acted cautiously, and she had a strong family as support, there were really few in the palace who really admired her.

"The concubine Li concubine learned that the second sister-in-law and Li Zhi were pregnant, and she gave her some soothing spices. The spices were tampered with. It is said that since she became pregnant, the second sister-in-law would worship Guanyin in her small Buddhist hall; and Little Li has always been physically weak, and she likes to sleep with a little soothing incense. If this incense is misused, it is not impossible. Li Zhi insisted that it was her clan sister who was waiting for an opportunity to take revenge and wanted to kill the heir of the King of England. People have already been thrown into the violence room by Concubine Demu."

"This little second sister-in-law is confused. You all know what she paid attention to during the draft. If she is interested in the King of England, the Li family can let her die before the election without knowing it." Mu Yao sneered Dao, randomly patted Sang Zichen's head, "Madam can stand out only if she has a lot of skills."

"You don't have to make fun of me, my lord. I still know about that time when you helped me in secret." Sang Zichen looked at Mu Yao puzzled. Back then, he was not interested in her when he was a lord in Nanluo, so he would secretly It was unexpected to protect her.

"You think highly of me too, and it's not the king who protects you." Mu Yao waved his hand in a rare way, "Thank you so much, please respect your mother and concubine more. You can't do this if you secretly pay attention to the beautiful girl." .”

A prince, who is still the prince of the king, secretly pays attention to the beautiful girl who may be his concubine, isn't he courting death?He admitted that when he was in Nanluo, he somewhat noticed his princess.But if he had to risk being protected by his father's suspicion, he really did such a holy thing.

This matter is nothing more than the fact that his concubine's wrists are all over the sky, but he deliberately left a piece of information for the concubine to let her guess, so that he can thank himself more.

And the person who can make his mother and concubine help each other, without the exchange of benefits, who would believe it?His father-in-law really loved his daughter and seemed to be indifferent to him, but in private he gave Nan Luo useful news.

What the silly daughter-in-law doesn't know is that the marriage between the two families is for the benefit of his family.But it was also her kindness and respect for her relatives that made me unable to help but be nicer to her.

"The concubine mother must like the concubine very much, so she helped me. The concubine mother is also very good to the concubine on weekdays." Thinking of her mother-in-law, Sang Zichen suddenly thought of the news he had found, "My lord, there is something I didn't have time to talk to The concubine mother said that the fifth brother's concubine had contact with Aunt Hei."

In desperation, she called herself instead of "concubine", but Mu Yao stared at her for a while and then asked, "Has Zichen ever seen father and mother getting along?"

Sang Zichen was taken aback, King Ze didn't call her name very often, but every time he called her name, she always had the illusion that he especially cherished her.

She was a little confused about his question.He had no choice but to nod his head, and replied in a down-to-earth manner, "Father is very kind to mother and concubine, but sometimes mother and concubine's attitude towards father is a bit strange."

"That's the concubine mother's anger at the emperor's father, making her petty." Mu Yao was taken aback before explaining that his concubine was careful and observant of things.

"What does the father often call mother and concubine, do you know?" Mu Yao continued to ask, "How does mother and concubine get along with father in private, Zi Chen has seen it too?"

At this moment, Sang Zichen also came back to his senses, somewhat guessing Mu Yao's call.He was using the relationship between the emperor and his mother-in-law to tell her that there is no need to be careful and try to accommodate between husband and wife.

"I know that the father and the imperial concubine are really pampering the mother and the concubine, and ordinary couples can't do that. Before, I was thinking about it."

She was born in Nanluo. Although the family rules are not strict, her mother respects and loves her father, and she mostly obeys her father's decisions.He strictly abides by various women's rules, and is also the same as most others in terms of address.She has been impatient with these things since she was a child, but after all, she married into the royal family, mostly based on her mother, and she has more respect than admiration for King Ze.

Now that my husband dislikes that, why not cooperate with him and let me relax a bit?

"Each time you called Zichen by your boudoir name, you always hesitated to answer." Ze Wang comforted, "We two get along, you can take your time. Let's get rid of those tiring names first. , Father is kind to A Niang, you don't have to envy me, I will treat you well."

After speaking, he squeezed Sang Zichen's hand, "Okay, now, let's talk about the little secret you found."

"Aunt Hei, Sang Ye'er did see that she had a conversation with Concubine Li Shu, but she was far away, so she didn't know the details."

"Tomorrow, Zichen will go and tell Auntie in person that she will ask Aunt Hei to explain to you." Mu Yao comforted the anxious Sang Zichen,
"Since the marriage was given to me, your family should have inquired about it. Then you should know that I fell off a horse by accident. The one who saved me at that time was Aunt Hei. Eighth sister was also brought up by my aunt. Aunt was out of the palace due to an incident and was not by her side."

"I don't know that it was Aunt Hei who saved you. However, you must be on guard against others. You and Concubine Mu should not be too careless."

"Aniang often said, 'Don't be suspicious of people, don't be suspicious of employing people'. The people around her are all well-trained, and this is also the truth." Mu Yao changed the subject, "However, Aunt Hei is still better than Aunt Ruomin. Not cautious enough. After all, just because she saved her father, she is enough to walk sideways in the palace. It is not impossible to follow other people's ways. But don't worry, even if the spice is tampered with, it is not her doing it .”

"However, Li Zhi's behavior is indeed suspicious. She knew that Concubine Li coveted you at the beginning, but she insisted on pushing it on her husband." Sang Zichen was a little annoyed by all this.

"Don't be jealous." Mu Yao said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's Concubine Demu who gave her advice. You just said that the second sister-in-law worshiped Avalokitesvara after she became pregnant, so you know that Concubine Mu sent a statue of Avalokitesvara to give her a child?" The second sister-in-law lit incense and went to sleep, there are two people who can be bitten by Concubine Demu, one is Aunt Hei who is good at using Gu, and there is another one, but you may not know it. She and Concubine Mu died in the palace a few years ago. If there is a palace servant who is good at mixing fragrance and medicine, the Nalan family sent it to the palace, there are not no palace servants who are capable."

"Concubine Hemu is still Concubine Li's mother-in-law. Aunt Hei's side is probably Concubine Li's intention to let people see." Sang Zichen was a little scared. Concubine Degui seemed to block their investigation, but there were traces of her meddling in this matter.

"Don't worry, the Avalokitesvara sent by the concubine was begged by the empress. If anyone really messed with the Avalokitesvara, they would have to bear the anger of the emperor. That's why they chose spices for the hands and feet."

"Mother Concubine Hui asked me to follow her and Concubine Xian to see my second sister-in-law tomorrow, and I also invited a few concubines to Chengqian Palace tomorrow."

"With Concubine Hui Hui here, don't worry, Concubine De Mu's wishful thinking will not work." Mu Yao heard Mrs. Hui Min's arrangement, and he knew it well.
"You go to the concubine mother's palace tomorrow to say hello, and you can tell concubine mother what you know, so don't worry about concubine mother."

"I see, don't worry." Sang Zichen always felt that Mu Yao was too sure about the direction of this matter, but she was smart enough not to ask.After all, the two have only been married for more than half a year, so there is no need to get to the bottom of some things.

The two talked about the conversation again, but arranged not to mention it.

On the second day, after Sang Zichen paid his respects, he naturally followed Mrs. Huimin to continue to investigate the miscarriage of the princess in the backyard of the King of England.

Concubine Jia, on the other hand, did not go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation today, but teased her youngest son uncharacteristically.Si Jin was ordered to invite Aunt Hei over, and only Shi Niang, Ruo Min, and Huaping were left in the hall.

Huaping knelt on the ground, his former lively temperament seemed a bit dull, and compared with his usual aura, he seemed to be a different person.

Concubine Jia hugged and teased the Tenth Prince by herself, the atmosphere in the hall was a bit oppressive.

"Is this discovered?" After Aunt Hei entered the hall, she saw the painting screen kneeling in front of Concubine Jia, "I still hold her back as my master and keep her useful. I didn't expect that it wouldn't last long?"

"Go back and tell your master that my son won't bother him." Ten Niang said slowly, "Of course, my daughter-in-law won't bother you either."

"Your Majesty, the servants will never dare again." The painting screen that was kneeling trembled when he heard the words. Would the returned person still have a way to survive in the hands of the master?
"The Ministry of E has put a lot of effort into training you. On weekdays, the Palace is also willing to give you face, which can be regarded as the hard work of Sister Hui and the emperor."

Ten Niang changed the topic, "You pretend to be the first love, and Yao'er, who loves me, will do as you please. But this scene has been played too much, can you really think that you can be the future side concubine of King Ze? To provoke my daughter-in-law The conflict with Xiao Hei deliberately spread the matter of Xiao Hei's dispute with Wu Beizi and concubine. What benefits did Li Shi promise you? Or, what advice did He Rongyi give you?"

"I don't dare, I know I'm wrong." The painting screen, which was still calm, trembled a little, "It's because the lard is deceived by the slave, that it is trying to drive a wedge between you and Princess Ze. But the slave is from the Ministry of E, so I still know if I don't betray my master." Concubine Degui and He Rongyi sent people to win over the servants, but the servants refused."

"It's not too stupid. In this palace, there are really few who dare to go against the master and survive." Shi Niang glanced at Huaping who had been by her side for many years, and said 'it's a pity' in her heart.

Huaping is a member of the Anbu, a pawn trained by the Ebu under the command of Mrs. Huimin, who was ordered by the emperor, and placed beside her.Firstly, when Mu Yao had an accident, there was no one around him to use, and he had no time to pay attention to the origin of Huaping; Worried about yourself and guard yourself at the same time.

Si Jin and Baoxia were sent to the palace by the Du family and their stepmother Chen, and Huaping was indeed recommended by Xin Yin.Xin Yin was about to leave the palace at the beginning, and Shiniang trusted him.At the beginning, the three palace maids were all trained by Wuhua, and she had been reminded to have more ideas about Huaping Wuhua.

The heart of defense is indispensable, and the people in her Xin department will naturally check the origin of the painting screen.There is nothing wrong with painting the screen, but the fault is that she is too clean.Shi Niang observed coldly, and gradually determined that she was the emperor's man.

Since it is the emperor's person, it is more reassuring to use it.But in my heart, I do trust Si Jin and Bao Xia more.

Over the years, Mu Yao grew up gradually, but the prince didn't need any close personal servants.The emperor was worried, so he asked Huaping to pretend to be in love with Muyao in private.

She knew the emperor's plan, and intentionally or unintentionally isolated the two from getting along in private.Who would have thought that this emperor's man would really be interested in her son.

If it wasn't for her daughter-in-law who came to tell her frankly about meeting Xiao Hei today, and she asked her that it was her son who asked his daughter-in-law to tell the truth, she would not have expected that there was an inner ghost around her.

She is very clear about her son Mu Yao's tricks.It's just that she doesn't want the princess to be careless, and it's not easy to do anything to the palace people around the concubine mother, so the daughter-in-law sent a message indirectly, telling her that the people around her are restless.

"He Rongyi wants to surrender to you. The side concubine behind Concubine De Gui is aiming at you. Since Concubine Ying became pregnant, the side concubine was thrown aside by Concubine De Gui. Naturally, she was dissatisfied and tried to harm the heirs of Concubine Ying. The princess had a miscarriage. Firstly, the sandalwood placed in the Buddhist hall was manipulated by the side concubine. Second, she greeted the princess every day. The musk bracelets she wore were not good for the fetus. But she did not expect that she would also have a baby I was pregnant, so I moved my fetus."

"Go on." Shi Niang smiled playfully, this man is smart enough to know where the bargaining chips are.

"As soon as she moved her fetus, she knew that she couldn't keep the baby. So she thought of the idea of ​​fighting back, but this time she didn't dare to hold on to Princess Ying. She remembered her sister, Concubine Li Shu, who entered the palace together, and thought of it too. To tamper with the spices sent by Concubine Li Shu."

"Turning the sisters of the family, protecting their own interests, and dragging He Rongyi into the water, forced the Nalan family to cooperate with the Li family to fight against the palace, and finally brought the Nalan family back under the King of England. The idea is good, but the method is too immature."

"Concubine Degui knew about Princess Ying's miscarriage, so she naturally ignored her, but at the same time, she also helped her erase the traces, and pointed the clues to Aunt Hei beside you. In addition to the rumors spread by the order of the servant, you are It had to be involved. And the side concubine asked Concubine De Gui, hoping that she could help keep the child, so Concubine De Gui took her into her palace to protect the baby."

"Sure enough, she is our good emperor. I am afraid that I will not clean up the mess for her, and will plot against me everywhere." Shi Niang sneered.

After Princess Ying's miscarriage, she wanted to verify that it was the emperor who suppressed her actions.At that time, the emperor should have known about Li Shi and Xiao Li's plans.No action was taken against Xiao Li, firstly because the news of Xiao Li's pregnancy broke out, and secondly, the emperor wanted to take advantage of this matter to consume the power of the two noble concubines in the palace.

"The third prince knows the identity of the servant. He once warned the servant; the servant is very grateful to him. This time it is the servant's selfishness. I want to remind you through the princess."

"So, it's because I didn't care about affection and wronged you?"

"No, the maidservants are also at fault." Huaping paused, and then continued, "Afterwards, the side concubine saw popularity, so she naturally pushed out Concubine Li Shu, but the King of England didn't believe her, and discussed with Concubine De Gui, and wanted to bite you. Compared to He Rongyi, over there, I think it is more important to suppress you first. Because you used the Anshenxiang to protect your child in the early years, it was because of the concubine Yide and the King of England that they wanted to pour dirty water on you. In fact, they did something in the Anshenxiang It’s the King of England, he doesn’t want the Li family’s children.”

"The ability to draw screens is great. I don't even know that there are so many twists and turns in it, but you understand it clearly."

"My servant walked over to Princess Ying's place for you, to send the Guanyin statue, and saw the string of red musk beads on the concubine's wrist. Afterwards, the news came that she was inflating her own fetus. After guessing, this servant will naturally report to the master for verification. As for What happened after the side concubine moved out of the prince's house was found out by He Rongyi, and the servants helped to introduce and inform them."

"Nalan's, you know how to please. If Concubine De Gui and Xiao Li knew their plan, they just gave me a wedding dress reward, would they vomit blood in anger?"

"Master is going to just let this picture screen that betrays master just like that?" After hearing this, Xiao Hei was a little unbelievable. When did the noble concubine master of her family become so benevolent.

"Her master is not from the palace from the beginning to the end, and it cannot be regarded as a betrayal of the master, it can only be regarded as being exposed."

"What's your plan next?" Ruo Min frowned, "Concubine Degui and King Ying can't move, so how do we get us out?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing more than pushing concubine Li to take the blame. The emperor and Sister Hui know that I always stay with the emperor, and I have to help wipe off Concubine Degui's hands and feet. Isn't it worthwhile."

"You just know what's in your mind." Ruo Min glanced at the painting screen, "Xiao Hei, let's do it."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, this servant is really wrong." As soon as Huaping was excited, Xiao Hei stopped him and fed him a black pill-sized thing.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. It's just a small gift for you, the little Gu from Southern Border. You framed your Aunt Hei, just to test your Aunt Hei." Ten Niang said indifferently, "You don't need to be returned, isn't it what you want? As long as you follow Bengong and put your heart into it, you naturally don't have to worry about someone harming you. You know what to do in the future?"

"Slave Huaping is willing to be loyal to the master." Huaping bit the bullet and swore.

"Go on, I hope you're really sensible this time." Shi Niang waved her hand, "You shouldn't be thinking about people, stop thinking about it as soon as possible."

"No, the servant will obey."

Xiao Hei was very curious about the hidden guard who had just swallowed her Gu worm. After saluting, he retreated, saying that he wanted to observe the situation of the Gu this time.

Only Shi Niang and Ruo Min, master and servant, were left in the hall. Ruo Min handed Shi Niang a cup of tea, "Congratulations, your wish has come true."

"After a few days, the limelight has passed, let Yao'er's people go talk to the head of the Nalan family." Shiniang took a sip of the tea, "It depends on whether Mrs. Li wants to harm my palace. I really think the emperor's eldest grandson Is it so easy to be? This palace will not do anything to the emperor's heir, and her two good daughter-in-laws are too capable. It's just a few words from someone with a heart, no wonder this palace is cruel."

"Without a single soldier, you gathered He Rongyi and took down the Nalan family; you also solved the embarrassing situation of the third prince without an heir, and suppressed the second prince. This servant admires you."

"Come on, don't put that high hat on me. You also know that Yao'er is weak and his son is having a hard time. If I don't help him, what will the young couple do? This son's affairs will always be criticized in the future, but not Now, the battle has just started, it's still too early. King Ying, hmph! The fault is, it's too early. I'm not the only one who wants his heir's life in this palace?"

Three days later, the concubine concubine Wubei was given to death because she deliberately assassinated the emperor's heir, which was unfavorable to Rong Yi's daughter-in-law, and she was demoted to the fourth rank of Shun Hua.

Another two days, the side concubine of the British king poisoned the heir of the British concubine, which caused the princess to have a miscarriage.Concubine Li Shu was agitated when she heard this, fainted and had a miscarriage.

After Princess Ying learned of this, Fang understood her mother-in-law's intentions and asked to leave.The emperor rewarded Princess Ying for her virtuousness, and the king stayed with her for half a month outside her door, and finally asked her to forgive her.But since then, Princess Ying has lived in seclusion and faded out of everyone's sight.

The noble concubine Li Siqin, after her niece Li Zhi gave birth to a child, also suffered from an old illness, and was unable to recuperate behind closed doors.

(End of this chapter)