Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 245 Princess Zhen Goes to the Harem
Ci'an Palace,
The old concubine Zhen sat high in the hall, eating fruit cakes from time to time, it was no big deal for the New Year's Eve, and it was cold outside, so she was too lazy to go out anyway, so she glanced at the girl of the Zhen family and gave way;
"Don't sit there stupidly, eat and drink, don't keep everything in your heart too much, you will grow old quickly."

"Yes, old concubine, Shuiyu is eating."

The person who accompanied him next time was none other than Princess Zhen Shuiyu of Beijing, who also belonged to the Jinling Zhen family, so they were naturally very close.

today,

Princess Beijing came to the palace to visit the old concubine. By the way, she was exploring the affairs of the palace. Before the Zhen family fleet came to Beijing, there were many twists and turns at the pier. Passing by, the autumn wind hit, and in the end the Secretary of the Imperial City intervened, staring at the Zhen family's chamber of commerce, and couldn't do many things.

"Old concubine, something happened to the Zhen family at the capital pier a few days ago. I'm afraid it may have disturbed the Imperial City Secretary. Now I'm a little anxious to stare at it. Look?"

Concubine Bei Jing also had no choice but to tell the purpose of this trip to see what the old concubine gave her.

"It's not what I think, girl, it's what the Zhen family thinks. What about you, although you are married to that kid Shui Rong, I don't think you know what King Beijing thinks. Keep it in the dark!"

The old concubine Zhen was not ambiguous, and looked at the younger generation of the Zhen family with some dissatisfaction, as if she felt a little stupid. Zhen Shuiyu knew what the old concubine meant, but what could she do? If you can run, you must sit.

"Old concubine, Jinling Zhen's family has my father and them here, so what happens in the future is their business, but the Northern Palace is my own business, the prince just wants to recover, guarding the frontier for Dawu is also wholeheartedly for the court."

"Hmph, wholeheartedly for the imperial court? These words are just deceiving you, and there are courtiers who don't know the details. The old man asked you why the imperial court took such a big risk to take down the military power of the Northern Palace, and no one in the cabinet objected."

The old concubine shook her head, looked at the pale girl of the Zhen family, and couldn't bear it, and continued;
"Girl, now it's better to be quiet than to move. Now the situation is becoming more and more weird and turbulent. No one can see the way forward. The King of the North knows what's on his mind, but now the opportunity is gone. For example, last year the Jurchens invaded Luo Yun Pingyuan, that was the chance for that boy, Prince of Jing, Shui Rong, to bring reinforcements to meet the Jurchen, and then guard the outside of the pass, but he didn't fight for the position of reinforcement commander, and secondly, he was too rare to have the guts to fight against the Jurchens. Desperately, now that Luo Yunhou has risen in the line of the emperor, he has no chance."

With such straightforward words, Princess Beijing's face was cloudy and uncertain. Naturally, she knew that what the old concubine said was true, but, is there really no chance at all? easy to deal with
And I heard that outside the pass, Pingyun City in the west, there are already traces of Donghu people in the west. How long.

Even if Luo Yunhou was able to fight, it was only a flash in the pan. He was tired of fighting on the two fronts. In the end, it was inevitable that he might retreat to the pass, and he might be reduced to a border guard at that time.

At that time, the scenery will no longer be as good as Beiwangfu!
"Old concubine, Shuiyu doesn't understand why she has to go outside the customs. Are other borders not good?"

"Okay, now there are nine border towns firmly guarding the north. Where do you think he has a place? Of course, if he takes over the territory of the Eastern Hu people or Xianbei people in the grassland, it will be fine. Most of them will be his."

The old concubine sneered, how could those barbarians be so easy to deal with, Dawu spent so much money every year, but he could only keep the border without losing it, and he didn't even think about counterattacking the grassland.

Dabi in the capital also watched it himself, many of the frontier troops were just pretending to be numbers. Although he didn't know about military affairs, he could still tell the difference between good and bad. The frontier troops under Wangfu and Dongwangfu seemed vulnerable, even if Shui Rong brought reinforcements to fight Huang Jitai outside the pass, life and death were still a matter of life.

Hearing this, Princess Beijing was also a little disheartened. How could he seize the grassland? Or those soldiers under his command are not so reliable.

"What the old concubine said is that Shuiyu took it for granted."

"Well, girl, you are wrong. There is nothing to take for granted. It's just that the current situation is not in his favor, but Feng Shui takes turns, and it may not be impossible in the future."

Concubine Zhen's face brightened, she secretly thought that there was a turning point, she immediately took the words and said;

"Also ask the old concubine to teach me."

The old concubine also looked inexplicable, and said in a low voice;
"In today's world, the position of the crown prince is still undiscovered. Although there is no disturbance in the palace, the wind will blow out slowly. If the news here is spread, it will definitely be a major event that affects the court. You still have to wait until then. Is there any chance?"

Old Concubine Zhen didn't point it out, but the meaning behind the words could not be more obvious, to win the heir.

Princess Bei Jing was so frightened that her face turned pale and her voice lost her voice;

"Here, old concubine, this matter needs to be carefully considered. It is so dangerous, I am afraid that one move will be ruined and the whole game will be lost."

And in the inner city of the capital, the Compassionate Ning Palace,
Empress Dowager Lu is also using the arrangements made for many years in the harem these days, and she has also obtained a lot of information during the period. Now that Qin Keqing is married, she has further thoughts in her heart.

There is no hope of finding my son now, and my granddaughter is still there. This is the continuation of my only blood. At that time, it seemed that he was raised by Qin Langzhong very well. Now he is married to Luo Yunhou and named Chang'an County Lord , can be regarded as a guarantee, but how can I forget the blood feud of my son's ex-prince, the honorable ones stepped on him to keep their wealth.

"Now, what's going on inside and outside the palace?"

Nanny Wu beside the queen mother replied,

"Back to the Empress Dowager, all the palace masters in the palace are constantly making small moves, especially Zhou Guiren and Wu Guifei, who are fighting unsteadily."

"Well, okay, it's better not to be stable, otherwise the palace would be too quiet."

Empress Dowager Lu revealed a smile at the corner of her mouth, and said quietly there.

"The Queen Mother said so."

At this time, the nuns outside the hall came to report,

"Report to the Empress Dowager, Eunuch Zhou is asking for an audience at the secret door of the apse."

Hearing the voice of her confidant, Empress Dowager Lu was obviously shocked and said eagerly;

"Nurse Wu, bring someone here."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Nanny Wu went to the secret door in person and brought eunuch Zhou Jingzhou over.

When Eunuch Zhou saw the Queen Mother, he knelt in the center of the hall,
"Master, the old slave is back, and the old slave went to the Hou Mansion yesterday."

"Say it,"

Eunuch Zhou knelt there and reported the situation of the Hou Mansion. It turned out that on the day of Luo Yunhou’s wedding, Eunuch Zhou got mixed up with the team that issued the decree from the Supreme Emperor. Unfortunately, I didn't see the Chang'an County Lord, but I took a rough look at the guests of the Hou Mansion.

After listening to the Empress Dowager Lu who was sitting in the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, she asked;
"Get up, if you don't see it, you are in the bridal chamber. How can you let an old man see it? How is the investigation? Is there anything hidden behind Chang'an County Lord?"

"Thank you sir."

Eunuch Zhou got up slowly, stood aside respectfully, and said;

"Master, the old slave went to investigate. This is the secret document of the Imperial City Division. It records the last events of Qin Ye's Ren Hanlin and Yangsheng Tang back then. There are indeed many doubts."

Empress Dowager Lu also looked excited and asked;

"What doubts, bring them here and let me have a look."

Eunuch Zhou handed over the hidden pages, and the queen mother took them over to examine carefully, but Qin Ye's resume was unremarkable, but it was the fire in the Yangshengtang.

"The Ai family didn't see it. Qin Ye's resume is very ordinary. It's strange that the Yangsheng Hall that adopted Keqing caught fire. It must be a cover-up."

Eunuch Zhou Jing also replied unhurriedly;

"My master is right. The fire was really at the right time. It was the night when the emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the prince's party. As for Qin Ye, master, a poor Beijing official who has just entered the Hanlin, where is the money to buy it suddenly in the capital?" If the queen mother really thinks that it is the orphan of the young master, then these old slaves will conclude that there must be a connection."

"That's true. That girl must not be wrong. Even if I die, I will never forget the faces of his husband and wife. These are almost inseparable. It's just that this matter must be kept secret. The old concubine Zhen and that old fox don't know about it." What's on your mind, and what other clues are there at Yangshengtang?"

Zhou Jing bowed his hands and said;
"Master, the health hall is too old, so it's hard to check, so we can only spy slowly. As for the old concubine, master is careful to be loyal to the palace. They have contacted, and the eldest son has grown up."

Empress Dowager Lu's eyes flashed brightly, her expression was inexplicable. There was nothing in the palace that could hide from her eyeliner. Steady, and then the entire harem, the imperial concubine couldn't sit still, ready to move, the key point is that only the queen and the three princes have something to say, the others are quiet, and I don't know what to think.

Until later, after the Princess Zhongshun entered the palace, Zhou Yunzhen walked into the eyes of many people. After all, the emperor's succession was also selected from the princes of the past. Now, other princes of the royal family also have their own ideas. constantly.

That is, King Zheng, King Han, King Song, etc. who are in the fiefdom are not jealous and envious. Why can the throne miss me? Nowadays, the world is also hidden and turbulent. They all think that they may sit on the big throne, but they didn’t expect this one. How can it be so good? owned.

Now Taiqianzi is alive or dead, almost 20 years have passed, he is considered to be dead, but the good boy still keeps a thought for himself, it is better to give it a go, have fun, don't know who will get it, Maybe it's an unexpected ending at the end.

Empress Dowager Lu clenched her hands tightly, and said firmly;

"Okay, they are all people with ideas. Aijia also wants to play the last game. He has been dead for half his life, and he can come back when he is about to die. Hehe, how about it, Lao Zhou, our master and servant are gambling Last round."

Manager Zhou smiled gloomyly, as if renewing his youth, and said with a smile;

"Master, this old servant is also a little impatient. Go all out and accompany you to the final round. It's not yet known who will win."

"OK."

(End of this chapter)