Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 158 Three concubines (3)
He took a deep look at Ling Xihan, and waved his hand wearily.

"It's getting late, go back and rest." He didn't want to talk about it, didn't want to mention the past 18 years ago again, and didn't want to feel the pain again.

Ling Xihan sensitively caught the moment of sadness in his eyes, and suddenly woke up. His father also had a deep love for the queen, so he naturally didn't want to mention the past that broke his heart many years ago when she changed.

She lowered her eyes, "In that case, my daughter is going back now, and the king should rest early." Originally, she didn't have much affection for this father, even if the queen told her that she should be from this world, she would have no respect for all the sisters in the palace. They don't have any feelings, let alone those people who are thinking of ways to deal with her with love?But at this time, she suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the graying father.Because in him, she saw the shadow of the second brother again.So the words of concern just blurted out without thinking.

After saying that, she felt a little uncomfortable again, and fled the study eagerly.Behind her, King Zhongyi looked at her back, a little astonished.

Back at Mengxianju, Fengying immediately came to report.

"Miss, all the information of the Yun family was destroyed overnight." There was disbelief and solemnity in her eyes.

"What?" Ling Xihan was a little surprised.

"My subordinates found out that on the first day Yun's bribed a killer to assassinate you, all her information was destroyed overnight, as if this person had never existed in this world."

Ling Xihan's face was serious and his eyes were dark.

Sure enough, there is still a force behind Yun's, a force that she cannot shake.

Damn it!She cursed in her heart, feeling powerless again.

"Go on, put this matter aside for the time being." Since the other party has made all-round preparations, no matter how she checks, it will be a blank sheet of paper, so it is better to focus on other places.

"Ning Concubine, Zhao Concubine, and Xun Concubine should be back too." Whether it is the king of the opposite sex or the prince of the royal family, besides the main concubine, there are four other concubines.

Concubine Ning, the younger sister of Zuo Xiang's wife, her father is General Weiyuan, and her mother is Jingyanghou's cousin.The cousin is the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and the younger brother of the concubine is the general judge of the capital.His family background is huge, no less than that of Prince Zhongyi.She is... her father's favorite woman.

Concubine Zhao, the cousin of Marquis Pingyang, the younger sister of Prime Minister Right, and a cousin who serves as governor of Shuntian Prefecture.His family background is huge, no less than that of the Ning family.

Concubine Xun, the cousin of Anyanghou, and sworn sisters with Mrs. Wu, the wife of the Taishi, her father and brother both hold important positions in the court.There is also a niece married to the eldest son of Zuo Xiang Luo Wenqian, who is now a cabinet bachelor Luo Tianyou.His family's powerful family has a constant relationship with the Luo family.

These few people occupy an absolute position in the palace, even worse than the powerless princess.

More than a month ago, Concubine Ning's grandmother died of illness, Concubine Ning and Concubine Xun, who was inextricably linked with He He and the Luo family, returned to the south to cry for the funeral.Due to the long journey, and the fact that Concubine Ning was overly sad and caught wind and cold on the way back, she sent someone to report that it would take some time before she could return home.Concubine Xun naturally followed and took care of her all the way.

As for side concubine Zhao, she went to congratulate her cousin in Linzhou two months ago because she got married.Originally, I could come back in half a month, but after arriving at my nephew's house, Concubine Zhao found out that she was pregnant, and the fetus was less than one month old, and the fetal image was unstable, so she couldn't travel and travel, so she had to live with her nephew. at home.Father Wang has heavy official duties every day, so he can't get away to pick her up.More than two months have passed now, Mrs. Zhao should be three months pregnant, I'm afraid she will return to the palace soon.

Now, the palace should be lively again.Especially that Zhao Shi who is pregnant, I am afraid that she will be so arrogant that she will forget who she is.

The hour had passed, but Ling Xihan didn't feel sleepy at all.

Thoughts in her mind criss-crossed like a mess, making her breathless.

Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind, Ning family, Zhao family, Xun family, the families behind these people were huge, covering almost half of the government and the public.And her father's military exploits are outstanding, and with these forces, can the emperor accommodate the Zhongyi Palace?

Now she finally understands the reason why she has been unsatisfactory these years, and why the queen is powerless.The reason is that the forces behind those concubines and concubines in the palace are too great. Although Emperor Yuan Qing wants to suppress these forces, he does not allow anyone to take advantage of the loopholes. Therefore, he has to weigh the pros and cons of each other in order to keep the court stable.

The Palace of Loyalty and Justice is where power is concentrated, and Emperor Yuan Qing would certainly not allow these forces to rely on each other and threaten his imperial power.

Therefore, the most fundamental purpose of the Qionghua Banquet is to disintegrate the forces of the largest families in the Daqing Kingdom.And these families are inextricably linked with the Palace of Zhongyi.

Thinking back carefully to those men and women who gave marriages at the Qionghua Banquet today, she found that the forces behind those people were all intertwined to check and balance each other.It seems to be promoting them to grow, but in fact it is letting the families behind them monitor and suppress each other.

Li Yi, son of Li Rong, deputy envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Hu Qiulian, daughter of Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Mu Qing, the daughter of the left-wing general, and Wei Ting, the son of Tongzheng Shi.

Lu Antong, the daughter of Minister of Industry, and Xiao Chunfeng, the son of Prince Yi.

She quickly played back the information of these people in her mind, and suddenly her body shook.

The queen and the emperor are more profound than what she saw.

Also, the queen's appearance today is obviously more than just being stimulated.It seems to be a serious injury, it should be an old disease many years ago.She suddenly remembered the Gu on Prince Jing's body, what is the connection between it?
She stretched out her hand and rubbed the aching eyebrows, always feeling like she was trapped in a huge net and couldn't break free.

By the way, what was the cause of her mother's death?These days, I was so busy dealing with those women and practicing exercises that I forgot about it.

She always felt that her mother's death would never be simple, and besides the princess, there must be other people secretly contributing to the flames.

Who on earth is it?
Outside the door, Ruoyu got up to go to the toilet, and was slightly surprised to find that the lights in Ling Xihan's room were still on.

"Miss, are you still awake?"

Ling Xihan came back to her senses, "Well, go on now, I'll sleep in a while."

Ruoyu frowned, and stepped back.

Forget it, don't think about it now, let's sleep first.

After blowing out the candle, she lay on the ebony and gilt elephant bed with twigs, her eyes closed, but there was something hidden in her heart, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.She barely fell asleep until it was almost dawn.When it was almost time, she woke up leisurely.

After a simple wash, a maid came to report outside the door.

"Second miss, the three side concubines are back, the prince asked you to go to the hall."

(End of this chapter)