Harem for a living

Chapter 191

Chen Manrou sneered in her heart, she didn't know what Concubine Xian and Empress Dowager Ci'an had discussed, or in other words, who was in the lead in this matter.So, coming here this time can be regarded as a trial.

She was not in a hurry at the moment, she just said with red eyes: "Early this morning, my concubine wanted to come over to pay her respects to the empress dowager, but when I got halfway, I heard someone gossiping, saying that it was a fire in the Jiaotai Palace. It is the concubine, the empress, who has lost her morality. The empress dowager has learned that the concubine has only moved to Yongshou Palace for about ten months, and she has not taken care of things for more than half a year, how did this concubine get involved in this fire?"

Rubbing her eye circles with a handkerchief, Chen Manrou didn't give the Empress Dowager Ci'an a chance to speak, and then cried: "This concubine, the queen, was conferred by the emperor after careful consideration. If the concubine is really unvirtuous, then there is an empress who is unvirtuous. What can I do?"

"The emperor must choose a virtuous and virtuous person to enshrine the empress. Although the concubine is not as good as the first, but also abides by the rules, he is selected by the emperor to be the empress. If the concubine is unvirtuous, how can the emperor block the mouth of the world? Singer, if a concubine is a wife for the emperor, if she is a person who loses her virtue, wouldn't it mean that the emperor is a fool?"

Being close to virtuous ministers and far away from villainous people is the reason why the Han Dynasty prospered.

Although the queen only represents the harem, the harem is also the epitome of the court.After one country, the closest person to the emperor is a person with no morals. Can you expect the emperor to be a person of high moral character?

The Empress Dowager Ci'an may not have read the Four Books and Five Classics, but it is impossible for Ci'an to be ignorant of the principle of being close to the virtuous and far away from the sycophant.

The emperor cannot confer the title of queen based on his preference, so since Chen Manrou was conferred the title, it means that Chen Manrou is still a person of good character and qualified to be the queen.To deny Chen Manrou's character at this moment is to question the emperor's character.

"If the concubine has done something immoral, I would rather ask for the concubine to be dethroned. Nowadays, the emperor's reputation is at stake, and I dare not be self-sufficient. I also ask the empress dowager to look into this matter clearly, so that I can clear my grievances." Chen Manrou Crying and kowtowing, the Empress Dowager Ci'an's face turned blue.

"Get up, you are a good person, this is a villain, and you can't look down on others! Don't worry, the Ai family will give you an explanation for this matter!" After being angry for a long time, the Empress Dowager Ci'an spoke angrily, and Chen Manrou's heart was also broken. I breathed a sigh of relief.

What she cried just now was a multiple-choice question.If the Empress Dowager Ci'an reprimanded her, regardless of this matter, then in the Empress Dowager Ci'an's heart, the Tang family's status might be higher, so she just took this opportunity to let Chen Manrou give way.

Now that the Empress Dowager has spoken, it means that the Empress Dowager Ci'an will take action. In her heart, her son is more important.

The most explanatory question is that, although it is possible that this matter was jointly organized by Concubine Xian and Empress Dowager Ci'an, it is very likely that Ci'an was deceived or fooled when it comes to Chen Manrou's loss of morality. Or, don't know at all.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Chen Manrou made a big gift. The rumors in the harem are related to her, so it is difficult for her to come forward to suppress it. It is best for someone who is lower than her to come forward. No one is more suitable than the Queen Mother Ci'an. .

Ci'an suppressed the rumors here, and she replaced the nails later, just right.

After leaving the Ci'an Palace, Chen Manrou saw Concubine Xian leading a few maids over. When she saw Chen Manrou, she also had a bit of surprise on her face: "Empress Empress? I have seen Empress Empress, please greet Empress Empress."

"Come on, why is Concubine Xian here?" Chen Manrou asked in a deep voice, before Li Qiu said that Concubine Xian didn't come out to inquire about news, but now she happened to meet her, was she waiting on purpose or for some reason?

"I heard that the empress dowager was frightened and felt a little uncomfortable, so I made soup myself, and wanted to send it to the empress dowager to replenish her body." Concubine Xian said with a smile, and Chen Manrou nodded: "You are a filial man , but Bengong said before that it is best not to come out until Bengong has found out the truth about the fire in Jiaotai Palace, did Concubine Xian not hear?"

"My concubine is guilty, I beg the empress to forgive her." Concubine Xian's face turned pale, and she quickly knelt down and said, Chen Manrou carefully looked at Concubine Xian's expression, and seeing that there was only panic on her face and no other expressions, she felt a little uneasy Sure, could it be that my previous inferences were all wrong?

"Sister Concubine Xian, hurry up, I am also in a hurry." Chen Manrou paused, smiled and raised her hand to signal, Lichun hurried up to pull Concubine Xian up, Chen Manrou rubbed her forehead with a tired face: "I am also Worry, you also know that the fire in the Jiaotai Palace is a big deal, and the heir of this palace must investigate thoroughly."

"The concubine knows that the empress is very busy recently, so I ask the empress to take care of her health." The concubine said with a smile, "I did something wrong. The empress taught me that I will go back now."

Chen Manrou shook her head: "Since you're here, let's go and see the empress dowager. I just went to see the empress dowager. The empress dowager seems not very well. Maybe you can make the empress dowager feel better when you go there. This man Ah, when you are in a good mood, your body will be comfortable."

"Yes, thank you, Empress, for your kindness." Concubine Xian secretly looked at Chen Manrou from the corner of her eyes, then saluted, watched Chen Manrou put down the curtain of the car, and watched the phoenix chariot go away, then turned around and supported the hand of the big palace lady and continued to Ci'an Palace go over there.

Sitting in the car, Chen Manrou squeezed her fingers, and looked down at the painting of a colorful phoenix dancing on the nail cover.I don't know if Concubine Xian and Empress Dowager Ci'an will quarrel, well, there should be a good show to watch, but it's a pity that I can't watch on the scene.

Next, what should be done?The rumors were cut off, but the people behind it haven't moved yet.

"Your Majesty, the emperor sent Mr. Liu Cheng over." As soon as they arrived at Yongshou Palace, Chu Yu hurriedly greeted him, and Chen Manrou was surprised: "How long have you been here?"

"It's not too long, just time for a cup of tea." Chu Yu helped Chen Manrou up the steps. Mr. Liu Cheng stood at the door respectfully, and when he saw Chen Manrou, he hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the empress, please greet the empress."

"Come on, Eunuch Liu, what is the reason why the emperor sent you here?" Chen Manrou quickly reached out and lifted it, Liu Cheng stood up, and said with a smile: "The emperor has already investigated the fire in Jiaotai Palace. Come here and tell the empress the reason."

Chen Manrou found out that the fabric had been replaced, and the emperor found out that it was handled by someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it was replaced when the last eunuch brought it over.That little eunuch committed suicide by taking poison.

Chen Manrou found out that the little eunuch guarding the charcoal basin was weird. The emperor found out that the little eunuch was from Ye Ting Palace more than ten years ago, and was transferred out later, and has been doing some chores.After the fire started, the little eunuch was also burned to death.

Chen Manrou felt that there was something wrong with the [-]% extra candles in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the emperor also investigated the reason by the way. The bottom of the burning stage was covered with a layer of wax oil.

"Did the emperor say anything else?" When Liu Cheng finished speaking, Chen Manrou asked softly, and Liu Cheng nodded with a smile: "The emperor also said, please rest assured, the empress, this matter, this matter has already involved the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I'm afraid the empress is not easy to investigate, so I have sent the Seventh Prince to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for interrogation."

"That is to say, this matter is out of my control?" Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows slightly, and Liu Cheng quickly shook her head: "Of course not, the emperor said that as the queen empress is the master of the harem, things about the concubines in the harem must be handled by the emperor." Empress Dowager is worried."

Chen Manrou was silent, the current situation is obvious, there is something wrong with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but this trouble has something to do with Concubine Hua Xianfei.If the emperor wants to thoroughly investigate this matter, then Concubine Hua and the others will have no way to separate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

However, now the emperor said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked the Seventh Prince to investigate, and she was responsible for investigating the harem.Is this an intention to separate the two and save Concubine Hua and Concubine Xian?
Thinking about it, the Empress Dowager Ci'an is also involved behind the concubine Xian. If something wrong with the concubine Xian is found out, the Tang family will not look good, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an will probably not look good either.The emperor would never let the empress dowager Ci'an lose face to the previous court, so this matter can only be solved by covering it.

As for Concubine Hua, by the way?

"I understand, please tell the emperor Liu Gonggong, I think I will figure out the whole story as soon as possible." Chen Manrou nodded with a smile and said, let Lichun send Liu Cheng out, leaning on the soft cushion a little tiredly.

Li Qiu came over with tea, and Chen Manrou waved her hand, motioning her to take it aside.

Everyone knew that Chen Manrou was in a bad mood, so no one dared to disturb her.It wasn't until noon, when Xiao Si was about to leave school, that Chen Manrou cheered up and ordered the small kitchen to prepare meals.

"Mother, are you unhappy? Did something difficult happen to you?" Xiaosi saw Chen Manrou's tired look, and after eating, she didn't rush back to the apse, but leaned against Chen Manrou, and asked cautiously Said: "Or is it not feeling well? Did you call the imperial doctor?"

"It's not that I'm not feeling well." Chen Manrou pinched Xiao Si's cheeks, frowned, and thought for a long time before looking down at Xiao Si: "My mother has encountered some difficult things, and now I'm a little uncertain. an idea?"

"My queen, tell me that Xiao Si will definitely help my mother." Xiao Si hurriedly patted her chest to assure her. Chen Manrou smiled, let Xiao Si sit beside her, and after organizing her words, said: "I still remember the last time when the Jiaotai Palace caught fire, You said there was a little eunuch who wanted to bump into you, right?"

Xiaosi nodded, and Chen Manrou continued: "The queen mother also told you that someone must be behind the scenes, trying to murder our mother and son. Now the queen mother has found some clues, but it is related to the previous court. Your father said, The queen mother is not allowed to continue the investigation. What should the mother do now?"

"Why didn't the father let the mother investigate further? That person is trying to harm both of us." Xiao Si didn't understand, Chen Manrou rubbed his head: "Because the people who harmed us are probably Concubine Xian and Concubine Hua, Concubine Xian is from your father's ancestral family, and Concubine Hua is still pregnant with your father's child."

Also taking advantage of this time, let Xiaosi have a clear understanding of the word father.He is not only the father, he is also the emperor.

(End of this chapter)