Queen's scheming

Chapter 57

On the second day, Lan Chang's decree resounded through the six palaces, and all the concubines went to Ningsu Palace in an uproar, trying to find an explanation. How could such an outrageous thing happen?Shen Qingyi thanked the guests behind closed doors, causing a group of people to go to the Qinzhu Palace where the noble concubine was sitting quietly to keep disturbing her.Concubine Duanjing is the most respectful of rules, but at this time, she can't explain why, only the way is the will of the sage, and they can only obey.

The most indignant ones are Shen Qingwan and Min Ronghua who live in the Zili Palace. The purpose of Shen Qingwan sending Xianglan to Min Ronghua's Yuhua Pavilion is to keep the fat and water from flowing into the fields of outsiders. According to the rules, even if Xianglan is favored It is also necessary to be promoted step by step. Nobles will not move to the palace unless they are promoted to the sixth rank.Unexpectedly, Xianglan was directly promoted to be the seventh-rank regular, and moved into the Zhaoyang Palace of Concubine Xuegui. Isn't this a wedding dress for her in vain, so Shen Qingwan and Min Ronghua depended on Concubine Duanjing's house? Qin Bamboo Palace for a long time, causing Mi Yurou a headache.But at this time, Shen Qingyi, who was drafting the decree, accompanied the Queen Mother to Yang Guogong's mansion.

Inside a gorgeous bright yellow carriage, sandalwood was lingering. The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and rested her mind. Shen Qingyi lowered her head and was thinking about something. The only sound in the carriage was the sound of the wheels rolling on the bluestone bricks.The emerald beads spinning in the Empress Dowager's hand paused, she opened her eyes, looked at Shen Qingyi and said, "Why are you so peaceful today? You chatter on weekdays, and now you don't even want to say a word to Ai's family. Then why bother?" Ask Aijia to take you out?"

Shen Qingyi was conflicted in her heart. On the one hand, she insisted that she wanted revenge, but on the other hand, she felt uncomfortable because of Xianglan's favor. She knew she shouldn't be like this, but she seemed a little out of control. Out of control, I was distressed.It happened that I greeted the Queen Mother early in the morning, and when I learned that the Queen Mother was going out of the palace to gossip with Mrs. Yang Guogong, he asked the Queen Mother to take her out without hesitation.

"My son just wants to go out of the palace to get a breath of air, and he is almost out of breath after holding back in the palace every day. Could it be that Xu's mother is not allowed to be filial when she goes out of the palace to relax?" Shen Qingyi replied with a smile.

"Don't use the Ai family as a cover. Although the Ai family is old, they are not blind and deaf. I heard that the emperor favored a court lady yesterday, and this morning he ordered you to personally draw up an imperial decree, and canonize her as the seventh-rank permanent presence. Your Majesty is a little too nonsense, ignoring the palace rules and making it difficult for you, you should be angry." The queen mother twirled the prayer beads and said softly.

"The queen mother is worrying too much, and the son dare not be angry with the emperor." Shen Qingyi lowered her head, the Linglong armor stroked the peony pattern on the corner of her clothes, and the few strands of tender pistils showed a wanton posture.

The Buddha beads in the queen mother's hand paused slightly, with a faint smile on her face, "Aijia also came here when she was young, how could she not know your state of mind at the moment, there are only our mother and daughter in this carriage, you don't need to hide If you are not happy, you are not happy, what else can the emperor do to you, just give him a face, and accompany Ai's family to wander around, so that he can't find anyone, let's see who is in a hurry."

"Mother's empress..." Shen Qingyi slightly leaned on the empress dowager's shoulder, the empress dowager really treated her as a daughter, and whenever she argued with the emperor, the empress dowager always favored her.

"Let's go, let's go to the vegetarian restaurant first. I always heard Mrs. Yang Guogong's wife say that the clothes there are better than the clothes bureau in the palace. Ai's family will also go and have a look. Make two clothes and then Go look for Mrs. Yang, so that she won't keep talking about Ai's old clothes." The queen mother said while stroking Shen Qingyi's shoulders and putting her arms around her.

Shen Qingyi smiled brightly, Madam Su and Eunuch Chen managed Suzhai very prosperously, and now that they are making money today, Shen Qingyi can be regarded as the richest woman among the famous ladies in the capital.

"Don't dare to lie to my mother, that Su Zhai is under the name of Qing Yi. At first, it was just to provide for Su Momo and Chen Eunuch to take care of her. She was afraid that they would not follow her, so she lied that she wanted to open a shop and asked them to take care of her. , I didn’t expect that this kind of care would lead to the number one in the capital.” Shen Qingyi smiled and said, “What kind of clothes does the Empress Dowager want, just tell Qing Yi, if not, Qing Yi asked Mother Su to bring the embroidered mother I will enter the palace and give you a tailor."

"It's actually your shop. No wonder the business is so good, and the story is amazing." The queen mother patted Shen Qingyi's hand and said in surprise, but considering the crowds in the palace, it's better not to make this matter public, and let the court Those old folks here know that when a dignified empress opens a shop outside the palace, there will be some verbal confrontation, which is really annoying.

"Anyway, I'm out of the palace. Why don't you go and have a look? I've been bored in the palace all day. It's the embroidered lady who went to the Cihui Palace to tailor clothes. It's really nothing new. It's better to experience the life of the people." The queen mother was full of interest. road.

When she came out of Suzhai, the queen mother had already changed into a honey-colored five-blessing birthday brocade outer dress, with an indigo-bottomed rose pattern rolled on her collar, looking energetic.When we arrived at Duke Yang's mansion, it was convenient for Mrs. Yang Guo to show off. She only said that she made it in Su Zhai, without mentioning Yi half a word.

"Let Aijia guess, but you are still not in the mansion, are you right? Did you go to see a doctor this time, or did you go to the study? I don't know if you are hiding from Aijia or something, and you will never let Aijia Seeing him, are you still afraid that Ai's family will point him out to someone else, how can you pamper a son like you." The Queen Mother said with an angry look at Mrs. Yang.

Mrs. Yang Guogong personally brought a Taiping Houkui to the Queen Mother, and replied with a smile, "Why did you deliberately hide it? It's really a coincidence every time. He was supposed to stay in the mansion today, but he said I want to go out of the city to play today, and I can't stop it."

"It can't be stopped? Could it be that there is a good girl outside the city?" The queen mother sipped her tea, smiled at Mrs. Yang and said.

Mrs. Yang Guogong was slightly taken aback, "Probably not!"

"It's not that the Ai family said you, you, a mother, should be more careful. You are still the same age as the emperor. The emperor has more than ten concubines, but you are still alone. How can this be possible?" The queen mother persuaded earnestly.

Mrs. Yang Guogong sighed and said, "I can't help it. I mentioned this matter to him since he was 13 years old. Anyway, it delayed the girl's whole life, and she refused to get married. Do you remember what happened when I was 15 years old, when my husband wanted to marry a girl for him, but he forced him to die. This one really has no choice but to stop mentioning the matter of marriage. I picked a few beautiful girls for him and put them in the house, but it has been two years, and he has never touched him."

"One thought at a time, maybe he has figured it out these days. Whose girl has he fallen in love with? Otherwise, according to his previous temperament, how could he go out of the city to play?" The Queen Mother said casually.

Mrs. Yang Guogong is a little skeptical, yes, she still has a lot of energy these days, and her cough seems to be less, she often participates in some banquets, and more and more times when she is out of the house, does he really have a crush on someone?
Inside the Qiankun Palace, there was a bang, and a stack of memorials was overturned to the ground, "You said that the empress followed the empress dowager to the Duke of Yang's mansion?"

(End of this chapter)