Concubine's true colors

Chapter 245 Using Marriage as a Lock
Hearing what Empress Xue meant, it turned out to be to ask Qi Bei to convict all the crimes. Immediately, Zhou Xiantai knew that this was indeed a good way to abandon the army and keep the commander, but he still said with some worries:
"Although the idea of ​​the queen mother and grandfather is good, Qi Bei is confident that he will indeed take the blame for the child, but after all, he has followed me loyally for many years, and now he not only wants to die for the child, but also establishes the reputation of a special country. It's a little unbearable."

It was understandable that Zhou Xiantai was reluctant to be loyal to his subordinates, but almost as soon as his voice fell, it was Empress Xue who directly and fiercely smashed the scroll on the table on his head.

"Stupid thing! Being able to die for you, this is the loyalty that Qi Bei should do as a subordinate. The emperor's indecisive appearance is no different from that ignorant woman and child. You must remember this Now, you, Zhou Xiantai, are the one who will inherit the orthodoxy of the Great Zhou in the future. As an emperor, you must have the courage to kill and attack decisively. The Empress Mother has warned you countless times about this, so why does the emperor not have a long memory?"

The forehead was smashed by the thrown scroll, but Zhou Xiantai didn't dare to dodge even a little bit. Hearing Queen Xue's stern reprimand, his face was full of shame.

Empress Xue is the lord of the Six Palaces and occupies the Phoenix seat. As her only direct son, Zhou Xiantai has been disciplined extremely strictly by this empress since she was a child, and what she instills in private is the experience of the emperor's way.

Xue Houquan devoted himself to the harem. In Zhou Xiantai's eyes, his own mother was the person he admired and respected the most.

But in fact, he is now working hard to compete for the position of crown prince, more because he wants Queen Xue to be proud of him, to make the other party proud of him, and in the future, he wants to personally send his mother queen to the throne of queen mother.

Therefore, even though he still felt that he owed Qi Bei a lot, Zhou Xiantai felt that Empress Xue had taught him well that he was the one who would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the future, so he must not have any womanly kindness.

He kowtowed respectfully to Empress Xue again, and then Zhou Xiantai still knelt on the ground and said again without getting up:
"What the mother taught me was that the child was indeed confused just now. Since the matter of mining black iron, Qi Bei will resist all the crimes, but even if the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty and my grandfather helped me to exonerate, Zhou Xianrui and his seventh brother Zhou Xianyu , will definitely hold on tightly, and the two of them have always been highly valued by the father, I am afraid that trying to cover up this matter is not as optimistic as the empress thinks."

Seeing that Zhou Xiantai's sad face disappeared, he regained his composure, and began to analyze the pros and cons of the current situation, Xue Hou flashed a look of relief, and waved his hand to signal the other party to get up.

After Zhou Xiantai was seated in the first seat, Empress Xue spoke dignifiedly, and said in a concentrated voice:

"Prince Rui is an absolute supporter of the princelings. Now that you have been exposed, it is inevitable that he will hold on to you. As for Zhou Xianyu who holds the military power, he has always been on good terms with Prince Rui. The last time he fell off the cliff with Xiao Jinxuan, it is also inseparable from us, you, the seventh younger brother, must wish to kill you with your own hands."

Seeing Zhou Xiantai frowning and listening carefully, Empress Xue paused, then stood up directly, and then looked at the lonely moon outside the window, and said with a hint of arrogance in her voice:

"However, what can the two kings do if they join hands? The empress is the master of the six palaces. Your grandfather is the prime minister of a country. The children of my Xue family have all entered official careers. The civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty will follow my Xue family's lead. Don't say that we have already launched Qi Bei to convict him." , even if no one excuses you, your royal father would not dare to do anything to you, so you don't have to worry at all, when the dust settles, you will still be Prince Tai of the Great Zhou."

Zhou Xiantai had personally witnessed Emperor Ming's fear and forbearance towards the Prime Minister's Mansion these years. Sometimes he even felt that the status of the Ninth Five-Year Lord might not be so glorious.

It seems that the emperor is the king of a country, but he often has to look at his subordinates. In order to balance the party and government forces in the court, he has to make concessions, which is really not easy.

Now that Empress Xue came to the palace in person late at night, and now that she said these words again, Zhou Xiantai's originally restless heart gradually calmed down.

How to deal with the black iron matter, Zhou Xiantai now has his mind at ease, but immediately after seeing his face showing unwillingness, he said very angrily:
"Mother, the current predicament of the child, although you and grandpa help me out of the siege, I hate the mine that I have worked hard for many years, but now it is in vain. Zhou Xianyu is certainly hateful, but by his side is like a think tank Xiao Jinxuan is even more difficult to deal with, this time with the help of Lu Qingge, she was not killed, and this concubine daughter of the Xiao family will definitely become a serious problem in the future."

Hearing this, Empress Xue looked at the figure outside the window, and couldn't help turning to Zhou Xiantai slowly, and said with a slight frown:

"Xiao Jinxuan, a concubine, is indeed thoughtful. Could it be that the other party also participated in Heitie's exposure?"

As soon as Zhou Xiantai heard Xue Hou's question, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and then he grinned grimly, but said rather helplessly:

"My mother still doesn't know, but according to what my child learned, it is true that the Seventh Brother broke Heishanzhai, but Xiao Jinxuan went on a rampage in the towns around Heishan, and even the local county magistrate helped me smuggle black villages." Yan Sibao, who had been with him for many years, was also beheaded, and this dead girl was also in charge of supervising the subsequent dispatch and the investigation of the degree of mining. Zhou Xianyu was brave at first, but he was not a man of scheming , but Xiao Jinxuan is not the same, she not only has strategies, but also has ambitions, if she really gets together with Seventh Brother, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Zhou Xianyu has soldiers, Xiao Jinxuan has schemes, and after falling off the cliff, these two people have become life and death enemies with Empress Xue's mother and son. The relationship between the two is already tense, and now it is even more unbearable.

Immediately, Empress Xue also closed her eyes with some headaches. It was no secret that Emperor Ming intended to marry Xiao Jinxuan to Zhou Xianyu, and although she was the empress, she could not interfere with the emperor's decision.

Immediately pondering for a long time calmly, the corner of Xue Hou Zhu Hong's mouth suddenly evoked a smile, and then his closed eyes also opened.

"Zhou Xianyu holds the army and horses in his hands. If Xiao Jinxuan marries him, he will be like a tiger with wings added, but your father, emperor, and mother can't change his mind. Now there is only one way to solve this problem, and that is to be in the Xiao family. Before the daughter gets married to the palace, let's arrange a marriage for her first, so that if she wants to become Princess Yu, she will have to wait for the next life."

Zhou Xiantai was confused by what Empress Xue said. Since Emperor Ming had already chosen Xiao Jinxuan as Zhou Xianyu's concubine, how could he allow Xiao Jinxuan to marry someone else.

Seeing Zhou Xiantai's puzzled expression, Xue Hou came to the other side with a smile, and then continued to explain:

"Did the emperor forget that in two days, the day after tomorrow will be the day of the scientific examination. Ji Lingfeng in your mansion is very talented. It is not difficult to get a title on the gold list, and the champion of the gold class will always go to the hall to thank the emperor, and according to the previous years According to the habit, Zhuangyuan Lang can make a request to the emperor in public."

When Xue Hou said this, Zhou Xiantai stood up in astonishment. He is not a mediocre person, so he couldn't understand what the other party meant.

"Mother, Ling Feng and I are as close as brothers, and he regards Xiao Jinxuan as a deadly enemy. How can I ask him to marry a woman I hate as the wife of the champion? What's more, even if he speaks, the emperor has always loved the seventh brother, and Ling Feng will definitely fight." But for you, this method is absolutely inappropriate."

Looking coldly at Zhou Xiantai's vetoing attitude, Empress Xue couldn't help snorting immediately.

"Just now, for the sake of Qi Bei, you gave a woman's benevolence once. How long has passed, and you have begun to think about your friendship with Ji Lingfeng again. Taier, you must remember it for the future, whether it is Qi Bei or Ji Lingfeng. Ji Lingfeng, they are just your assistants on the road to the throne, they are your slaves, and it is right to sacrifice everything for your master, and Xiao Jinxuan is the daughter of the handsome mansion, even though she is a concubine, she is not considered a concubine. Humiliated Ji Lingfeng's identity."

Seeing that Zhou Xiantai still wanted to argue, Empress Xue immediately waved her hand and continued with a firm attitude:
"I don't need to say more, the emperor, this matter is settled in this way, and once Ji Lingfeng marries Xiao Jinxuan, after marriage, she will have to bargain for her husband even if it is for herself. Maybe there will be more female counselors, and with Xiao Jinxuan's identity, if we can also win over the commander's mansion, it will be even more wonderful."

In fact, to be honest, deep down in his heart, Zhou Xiantai really hated Xiao Jinxuan, so when he saw that Queen Xue wanted her to marry Ji Lingfeng, he instinctively ruled it out.

But now seeing that marrying Xiao Jinxuan would bring so many benefits to him, Zhou Xiantai's resistance was not so strong immediately, instead he said with some worry:

"But the queen mother, even if Ling Feng asks the father for a marriage in public, let alone the father will not agree, I am afraid that Xianyu will have to make a fuss first, and the commander-in-chief may not agree. This idea may be good, but it will be implemented. , but it is tantamount to delusion."

But when Xue Houwen heard this, he said leisurely with disapproval:
"Since the queen mother proposed this method, she must have made a comprehensive plan. Although Xiao Jinxuan is good at planning, she is still a boudoir girl in the end. As long as Ji Lingfeng can get the other party's personal items, and declare that she and Xiao Jinxuan have already made a private decision for life At that time, Xiao Jinxuan's boudoir reputation will be ruined, and the royal family will not want such a woman, as long as we make this good show more beautiful before your father personally bestows the marriage, then this method will definitely work."

Zhou Xiantai nodded knowingly, because although Queen Xue's method is extremely insidious, the scientific examination is only two days away, and after the scientific examination is over, he will be off the list in three days.

As long as Ji Lingfeng completes the play first, Xiao Jinxuan's status as a quasi-princess will be forgotten.

And when the time comes, even if his father doesn't grant the marriage, and marry Xiao Jinxuan to Ji Lingfeng, but the other party's boudoir reputation will be damaged, it will be difficult to marry into the Yuwangfu.

This method of using marriage as a shackle to trap Xiao Jinxuan to death is indeed indescribable now.

Although doing so will inevitably have an impact on Ji Lingfeng, but there are always gains and losses. If you destroy some reputation, you can destroy the relationship between Zhou Xianyu and Xiao Jinxuan. In Zhou Xiantai's opinion, it is very worthwhile.

Then Empress Xue, mother and son talked about some things in detail, because they had been away from the palace for a long time, they were afraid of being noticed, so Empress Xue did not delay, and after telling Zhou Xiantai not to worry about anything, she left the palace and went back to the palace again.

And a conspiracy against Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianyu quietly kicked off after tonight.

(End of this chapter)