Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 1940, Volume 238, [-] The wicked first sue (six thousand)
Wu Niu laughed, and there was a touch of determination in that smile, showing a ferocious look.

"Since none of them help me, what am I doing for them? After all, if you want to live together, if you want to die, you must die together!"

Concubine Xin lowered her eyes lightly.

"What is Fifth Sister going to do?"

Wu Niu sneered, "The empress wants to drive me away, but in fact, for so many years, the one she wants to drive away most is Ling Fei! Besides, why did she put me next to Ling Fei? Hold it firmly in your palm?"

"Then I'll go to her right away and negotiate a good deal with her. As long as she's willing to let me go this time, then I'll tell her everything she wants to know!"

Concubine Xin stretched out her hand to stop Wu Niu.

"Fifth sister is really smart all her life, and she was confused for a while. My sister shouldn't go to the queen's master at this moment."

Wu Niu was startled.

"Why?"

Concubine Xin sighed softly, "Fifth sister thinks, although the empress is a bit reckless, but she has the ability to succeed to the throne after all, then her decades of life in the palace are not in vain. She is now She is almost forty, the age when she can see through everything, so she must no longer be the Concubine Xian, she can now clearly distinguish between good and bad."

"Concubine Ling is about to give birth at this moment, and she and the emperor's careful precautions are all conceivable. Do you think she will rush to touch the emperor's dragon scales at this juncture, and find Concubine Ling's trouble?"

Wu Niu's complexion also changed, and she shook her head involuntarily.

"That's right!"

Concubine Xin took Wu Niu's hand and sat back.

"And Fifth Sister insisted on rushing at this juncture, using Lingfei's matter to negotiate a deal with the Queen. Fifth Sister thought, the Queen must misunderstand that Fifth Sister deliberately instigated her to make a mistake at this time? "

"Then Fifth Sister's deal, not only can't be negotiated with her, but she may have misunderstood that Fifth Sister is taking revenge on her. Then she will only hate Fifth Sister even more, and immediately ask Fifth Sister to leave the palace. There is no room for change anymore.”

Wu Niu was so frightened that tears fell down.

"Then what should I do? She is the queen, since she asked me to leave the palace, who else can change what she has decided?"

Concubine Xin lowered her eyes lightly, "Man, of course there is one. It depends on whether Fifth Sister dares to meet her."

Wu Niu buzzed her ears, "Your Majesty?!"

Wu Niu quickly waved her hands after she finished speaking, "...Concubine Ling has arrived at this moment, and the emperor treats her like eyeballs. Even the two grandmothers who guard the confinement and the four mothers who serve the confinement are all chosen by the emperor himself. Yes. How can the emperor listen to other words at this moment?"

Concubine Xin's heart was hurt by Wu Niu's words, and she picked it up again and it hurt so hard.

It was also the birth of the emperor's heir, so why was her experience so different from that of the concubine Ling?
When she was pregnant with the child, the emperor went to Jiangnan.That's five months away.When she was pregnant with the sixth princess, she was pregnant in October, and she hadn't seen the emperor for five months!
Her eyes became darker, "What I'm talking about is naturally not the emperor. The imperial concubine finally got an heir after entering the palace all these years, so the emperor can't wait to pick the stars and the moon to coax her. At this moment, the emperor is only hers." Your Majesty, none of us can count on it."

Wu Niu's eyes lit up, "...the person Master Xin is talking about is the Empress Dowager?"
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Concubine Xin nodded with a smile.

"I just said that Fifth Sister is the most intelligent and moving. My little idea was guessed by Fifth Sister."

Wu Niu was a little worried, "...Even with the queen, I still have business to discuss; but with the empress dowager, what can I do? Why does the empress dowager care about what I can give?"

"Why not?" Concubine Xin turned her watery eyes slightly, staring narrowly at Wu Niu.

"Fifth Sister doesn't know. Ever since Concubine Ling became pregnant with the emperor's heir, in fact, the Empress Dowager's heart is held high just like the women in the harem."

"The women in the harem are afraid that the concubine Ling will give birth to a prince, and the emperor will love her more from then on; but the empress dowager is worried that in the Qing Dynasty full of people, a girl with a Han surname will give birth, and half of them are Han. The child of blood has been involved!"

"The empress dowager is in her sixties now, and she has both good fortune and longevity. It is said that she has no other worries. If there is, it is this one. She has to take good care of the Qing Dynasty for her ancestors and don't call her son. Our emperor made a big mistake, and in the future, he will have the face to see the late emperor and ancestors under the nine springs."

Wu Niu also narrowed her eyes.

"No! In addition, when the empress dowager was the late emperor's concubine Xi, if she hadn't given birth to the emperor, she would not have been favored at first. Her position in the heart of the late emperor will never be comparable to that of the noble concubine Nianshi of Dunsu... Therefore, the empress dowager Even more annoyed, I don't want to be buried with the late emperor in the future, in the name of not wanting to disturb the tomb of the late emperor, but actually worried that the two places next to the late emperor have already been taken?"

"The Nian family was also born with the Han surname Baoyi. The appearance of being favored by the first emperor before and after his death is so similar to the concubine Ling today! Not to mention the family background of the Nian family and the official positions of her two brothers; and the concubine Ling's family It’s Xin Zheku’s, both Ama and elder brother are in the lowest ranks below the fifth rank.”

"Therefore, the empress dowager has been displeased that the emperor has broken the rules for the sake of the concubine. Naturally, she does not want the concubine to give birth to a prince."

Concubine Xin then nodded and smiled reassuringly, and stepped forward to hold Wu Niu's hand.

"Fifth Sister is really smart. It would be a pity if such a delicate person is not kept in the harem!"

Wu Niu was praised so that her face turned reddish, and her eyes were full of beauty.

After a while, she frowned in embarrassment.

"But... will the empress dowager meet me? I'm just an official woman after all."

Concubine Xin smiled lightly, "According to the usual practice, the empress dowager will not meet you. But it depends on whether there is a suitable person to recommend you. If the identity of the referrer is appropriate, then the empress dowager will I can see you."

Wu Niu looked a little dazed, "A referrer? Who can I find?"

Concubine Xin patted Wu Niu's hand with a smile, "... who is the empress dowager's favorite person?"

Wu Niu tried hard to think about it, "In the past, naturally it was Concubine Shu."

Concubine Xin laughed, "...Then tell me, who is the most hated Concubine Shu in this palace?"
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Since her sixtieth birthday, the Empress Dowager has lived in the Changchun Garden more often throughout the year.Although it is not as convenient as being in the Forbidden City, Changchun Garden and Yuanmingyuan are also nearby.

Early the next morning, Wu Niu knelt in front of the Empress Dowager.

The empress dowager is getting old, and she must smoke a bag of cigarettes every morning before she can get up energetically.Therefore, if there is anything to do, rush back to the empress dowager at this moment, which is exactly when the empress dowager is most relaxed.
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The empress dowager was smoking a green hookah, squinting her eyes and listening to Wu Niu kneeling and answering.

The empress dowager's eyes only looked at Wu Niu twice when Wu Niu came in and knelt down in front of her.After that, he lowered his eyes and stopped looking at Wu Niu.

The empress dowager was born with a serious face, and she became more affluent as she got older, but she didn't look kind, on the contrary, the eyebrows and eyes were more horizontal, making her even more difficult to get close to.

Moreover, the women in Manchuria are all daughters-in-laws who have become mothers-in-law for many years, and those who become mother-in-laws are almost the heads of the family, and there is an awe-inspiring aura in their bones.

Besides, the empress dowager has reached this age, she has never seen anyone in the harem, what has not happened, and what tricks can she not see through?

Wu Niu replied while beating the drums in her heart, for fear that if her words were not smooth, not only would she not be able to win the trust of the empress dowager, but the empress dowager would also annoy herself.
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After listening to Wu Niu's words, the empress dowager was speechless for a long time, and just smoked on her own.After smoking the whole bag of cigarettes, he tapped the pot on the sole of his shoe.

This is the habit of old Manchurian ladies smoking dry tobacco. Originally, the Empress Dowager smoked waterpipes instead of traditional brass pipes and pots.But as the empress dowager got older, she liked those old traditions more and more, so even the hookahs were also called Neizaoban to make pipes, pots and rods for dry tobacco.

When the old lady tapped the pot of the cigarette bag on the sole of her shoe, she announced that the bag of cigarettes was exhausted.An Shou hurried forward to pick it up.

The empress dowager tapped her mouth in a calm manner, recalling the taste of that bag of cigarettes for a while, and then slowly opened her mouth.

"...You mean, the woman in charge next to Concubine Ling has an affair with the eunuch in private?"

"Of course, this matter is against the palace rules. If she is caught with the facts, she and her family will have to be sent to the border and be slaves to the man in armor; the eunuch will even die!"

"It's just that, I heard that she will leave the palace in August. It's supposed to be this time, but it's a bit unreasonable to pursue it. I think it's okay to let her leave the palace."
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Wu Niu fell to the ground and kowtowed, not daring to speak.

Concubine Shu, who was sitting by the side, had been listening quietly with a smile, and now Zifang said calmly: "The Empress Dowager is a bodhisattva's heart, and it is not worth worrying about an official woman who is about to leave the palace. It's just, I'm afraid I'm afraid that some people think that what they do is invisible, and they think that they have all-powerful means, so they even hide the empress dowager and the emperor's holy hearing!"

"More importantly, the people in this palace are afraid that they will learn from others. One jade leaf can go out of the palace, but there may be a second or third jade leaf in Yongshou Palace. If the concubine doesn't care, and the empress dowager and the emperor don't pursue it, then they will naturally be happy to do something corrupt like goblins!"

Concubine Shu sighed as she spoke, and swung her sleeves.

"I don't worry about others, but I just think about it, the emperor always goes to Yongshou Palace from time to time. Such a group of women always wait by the emperor's side... It is inevitable that the emperor will not have a moment when his ears are soft and his heart is shaking. go."

"Secondly, the concubine is thinking that the concubine Ling is about to give birth. If a prince is born in the future, maybe these little monster-like women will instigate something."

When the empress dowager heard the word "Prince", she couldn't help squinting her eyes.

Concubine Shu sighed softly again, bowed her head quietly and said, "He was originally a prince born to a woman surnamed Han, and his blood is half of Han blood... If this makes these women teach frivolity again, Ouch, how good this is."
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Wu Niu met the Empress Dowager, and Concubine Shu also returned to Yuanmingyuan from Changchun Garden.

Zhu Lan and Liang Yue were serving Concubine Shu, and they couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Zhu Lan couldn't help asking, "...Why does the master bother to help this five girls? Her words can make the empress dowager hate the concubine Ling even more, but this is the time when the concubine Ling is about to give birth. The empress dowager will speak up, and the empress dowager will be happy before she sees it."

Concubine Shu sighed softly, "Why don't I understand? The Empress Dowager is able to check and balance the Emperor, but the older she gets, the less she wants to break openly with the Emperor. The empress dowager puts on the badge and asks all civil and military officials to salute the empress dowager...the empress dowager's mouth is literally blocked by the emperor."

"Then why does the master still want to...?" Liang Yue bit her lips in worry, "After all, the concubine Ling has not given birth yet, and I don't know whether the child will be a boy or a girl, so why should the master be in a hurry? Why not wait for her After giving birth, let's talk about it after we understand it?"

Zhu Lan also said, "Why did Wu Niu suddenly come to the master? She used to belong to the queen, and she was pointed out by the queen to enter the Yongshou Palace when she returned to the palace... How can the master not see behind this incident? Queen's shadow?"

"The servant is really worried. This matter is because the empress deliberately ordered Wu Niu to come to the master. If the empress dowager and the emperor get angry, even if she can't harm the concubine Ling, she can take the opportunity to frame the master again!"

Concubine Shu sighed deeply.

"I know, how can I not think about what you said?"

"It's just... I'm not doing it for myself, I'm doing it for my children!"

Late last night, Sun Yuqing suddenly came to see him.Concubine Shu thought it was the emperor's call, and she was overjoyed, but Sun Yuqing knelt down and said that it was not the emperor's call, but that she came to introduce someone to Concubine Shu.

The person Sun Yuqing brought was Wu Niu.

Wu Niu hasn't made friends with many people in the palace these years, but Sun Yuqing is important anyway.Sure enough, Sun Yuqing lived up to her hard work over the years, and helped her at the critical moment.Otherwise, since she wanted to see Concubine Shu, she might not even be able to step through the threshold.

At this time, Concubine Shu had lost her son and lost the favor of the emperor. It was the time when she had to rely on Sun Yuqing for many things, so she had to meet Wu Niu.

However, Wu Niu brought back the events before and after her ten elder brother got sick and died. There will definitely be a solution to the cause of brother's death.But Concubine Ling pretended to be unfamiliar with Ningshou Palace and didn't know anything, and watched Concubine Shu lose her only son...

Wu Niu even made up a story with embellishments, saying that after the death of Elder Brother Shi, the concubine Ling sat in the Yongshou Palace beating the kang and laughing, and said that "Concubine Shu also has today, she deserves it".

Concubine Shu also knew that this would not be a good time to raise a woman in the Wanxi palace, but...as a mother, she couldn't swallow this breath for the sake of her son who died young!

Concubine Shu lowered her head and gritted her teeth hard.

"Except for the old man in the hidden mansion, she and I were the ones who fought the most fiercely. I was both a concubine and a concubine, and they both had nothing to do for many years... I was the first to give birth to Brother Xia Shi. But why did my child die, but hers came?"

"The same anxiety before and after having a baby, why can't she have a taste of it too?"
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Wu Niu went to Changchun Garden to meet the Empress Dowager, and Sun Yuqing was anxiously waiting for Wu Niu to come back in the Old Summer Palace.

The footsteps of time seemed to be stuck by isinglass. He anxiously didn't know that he had walked a few times along the road around the small island of Natural Picture, and had to be careful to avoid people.

Finally, he saw Wu Niu's figure walking back from a distance.

He rushed forward, staring straight at Wu Niu.

"The situation...how?"

Wu Niu glanced at him, and also saw the nervousness on his face, so she burst into laughter.

When the clouds cleared for the day, Sun Yuqing stepped forward and grabbed Wu Niu's wrist, dragged Wu Niu into the woods where she carried people, and then asked carefully, "Tell me quickly."

After seeing the empress dowager, Wu Niu finally breathed a sigh of relief.She glanced left and right at Sun Yuqing, "I haven't gotten so nervous myself, why bother?"

Sun Yuqing coughed in embarrassment, and calmed down for a while before saying, "Why do I look like this? Don't forget, you are Master Shu who asked me to take you to see. In this, I have also taken responsibility. You If seeing the Empress Dowager doesn't go well this time, wouldn't it be hard for me in the future too?"

It made sense for Wu Niu to think about it, so she pursed her lips and smiled, and raised her hand to push Sun Yuqing's shoulder.

"It's also fortunate that Mao Tuan'er left the palace long ago, otherwise I couldn't help but think that you were going after Mao Tuan'er... Now it's all right, Mao Tuan'er is no longer in the palace, Li Yuba Yue also left the palace, then the errand left by Li Yu must be yours alone, and Mao Tuan'er will never have the chance to snatch it from you!"

Sun Yu lowered his eyes indifferently, not saying yes or no.

What Wu Niu said was natural and reasonable, since Mao Tuan'er had left the palace, at least in the eyes of outsiders, Mao Tuan'er was no longer qualified to compete with him.

But how should I put it, his heart is inappropriate.After all, eunuchs leaving the palace and official women leaving the palace are fundamentally two different things.When an official woman leaves the palace, her age limit expires. After she leaves the palace, she is officially allowed to marry and is already free; eunuchs are not.

Even if Mao Tuan'er went out of the palace like this, he was still an eunuch, and he was still walking on errands outside the palace, and he had not completely shaken off this identity.

So from this point of view, in the future, the emperor will suddenly think of this person again, or transfer him back to the palace.

——After all, as long as Mao Tuan'er is still in this world, Mao Tuan'er will always be a threat to him.

Who is Mao Tuan'er, who has been with the emperor since he was a child, the haha ​​bead eunuch who was raised by the emperor himself.He, who was transferred from the Old Summer Palace, was not as close to the emperor as Mao Tuan'er.Counting his fingers now, he will be with the emperor soon, but the emperor has never treated him like Mao Tuan'er.

So his heart never let go of Mao Tuan'er's departure from the palace.After all, in this world, the king's heart is the most unpredictable, who knows that the emperor will suddenly call Mao Tuan'er back one day?
So this time when Wu Niu came to him, although he knew the timing was a little reckless, but after thinking about it, he was still conquered by the deepest fear in his heart.Therefore, he eagerly took Wu Niu to see Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu also helped Wu Niu for his sake.

After all, neither he nor Concubine Shu could be considered helping Wu Niu in this matter.

They are all helping themselves, for a certain wish in their hearts.
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Concubine Shu and Wu Niu left, and Changchun Garden was completely silent.

In this midsummer July, a bamboo curtain was hung under the eaves of the corridor outside the window to block the poisonous sun from the corridor.This hall is naturally refreshing.

Not only that, just like the famous family "Style Lei" who has been in charge of the "Style Room" in the palace for many years, his ability is not limited to this point.

Although the Forbidden City was inherited by the Qing Dynasty from the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, it is not exactly what the Ming Dynasty looked like. Several generations of the "Style Lei" family, leading the craftsmen of the "Style House", have already made changes to the palace according to the customs of the Manchurians.

For example, all the halls are equipped with kangs, ground cages, fire walls, and warm pavilions.

For another example, a corridor is built outside the window, and the eaves are extended.That family is so powerful that they can calculate that the angle of the sun is different in winter and summer, so the angle of the porch eaves and the direction of opening and closing of the windows are all reset according to this angle.

Therefore, these palaces can see the sun shining through the window lattice in winter, but in midsummer, the sun is properly blocked from the eaves and cannot come in.Therefore, no matter how poisonous the sun is outside, the temple is still shaded.

The empress dowager is old and doesn't like the cold, so there is no refrigerator in the hall.Even so, there is a cool breeze coming from the hall.

The Empress Dowager felt a little restless in such a comfortable palace.

This irritability naturally originated from Wu Niu.

Naturally, she would not believe what Wu Niu said.But what Wu Niu said really made her feel a little bit heartbroken: Wu Niu said, "Master Ling said that if she can give birth to a prince with this child, the emperor might change the establishment of the royal family." Heart, changed to Li Chong."

"Master Ling also said that even if the empress makes a fuss, she would not dare to openly make a fuss in front of the emperor; even if the empress dowager would interfere, the emperor would naturally have a way to coax the empress dowager temporarily."

Wu Niu also said, "...After all, the master said, even if the emperor wants to have her child a few years later, what are you afraid of? After all, the empress dowager is so old now, after all, she doesn't have to wait a few more years."

"Ling master said, after all, her child is still young and can afford to wait."

These words, firstly, related to the position of the crown prince and the continuation of the Qing dynasty; secondly, they related to the life span of the empress dowager herself.At this age, the empress dowager is most afraid of hearing harsh words, and these are the two topics.

Even though she didn't want to see Wu Niu, she could tell at a glance how false her words were.But Wu Niu's words are right, but it's not without reason.

After all... that Concubine Ling is a woman with a surname of Han, and the relationship between her and Concubine Ling has been quite tense all these years.If the concubine Ling has a heart of resentment, she will certainly have it.

The more the empress dowager thought about it, the angrier she became.

"Go to the queen and pass on my words. Just say what I said. Let Wu Niu stay for the time being. I have my own opinion."

　See you tomorrow~ Princess Seven is a child who bears many births, so she is cherished even more.Everyone, wait a moment, the birth will be born after the foreshadowing is completed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)