Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 408

"No need!" Lu Xiangye waved his hand and said with a sneer, "Didn't the old man say that? I just asked you to explore the way before, and the next thing is my own idea!"

The Lu family must have someone of their own in the Zhenxi Palace, and he will never let go of such a heaven-sent opportunity.King Zhenxi doesn't have a side concubine so far. If the queen mother offers a marriage, surely King Zhenxi doesn't have the guts to refuse it?Because of the concubine's affairs, he had rejected the Queen Mother once before, but this time, no matter what he said, he had to give the Queen Mother some face!Otherwise, hum!The queen mother may not tolerate him!

Lu Xiangye had a plan in mind, and after ordering the servant to resign, he discussed it with Mrs. Lu.The next day, Mrs. Lu went to the palace to see the Queen Mother, and conveyed Lu Xiangye's intention.

"Is this what your Prime Minister meant?" The Empress Dowager frowned imperceptibly, but her flat tone made Mrs. Lu's heart skip a beat for no reason.

"Yes, Empress Dowager!" Mrs. Lu kowtowed deeply.In front of the Empress Dowager, one said one thing and another said another, the more she said, the more mistakes she made.

"You go back! Just say that I know about this!" After a while, the Queen Mother said lightly.

Mrs. Lu's expression froze, she subconsciously raised her eyes and glanced at the Queen Mother, she dared not say anything, she hurriedly bowed her head in response, got up and stepped back.

Staring at the direction of the hall door, Empress Dowager Lu snorted softly, got up and walked towards the back hall with a flick of her sleeves.

In a palace room in the apse, Yun Xiaodie was sitting in front of the window in a daze doing embroidery work, those were socks made for the Queen Mother.It's just that her mind is obviously not on this, and she is distracted from time to time.

"Hehe, what are you thinking about so preoccupied!" The Empress Dowager came in with a hearty laugh, but her tone was full of the kindness of an elder.

"Empress Dowager!" Yun Xiaodie hurriedly put down the work in her hands, stood up and supported the Empress Dowager with a smile: "You are here!"

"Hehe, these chores will be done by the embroidered maids. If you are bored, you can go for a walk in the imperial garden instead of staying in the house!" The queen mother sat down with Yun Xiaodie and gently patted her. hand.

"Thank you Empress Dowager for your concern! The Empress Dowager treats Xiaodie so well, Xiaodie just wants to do her bit for the Empress Dowager, but, Xiaodie is not skilled in craftsmanship, so the Empress Dowager should not dislike her!" Yun Xiaodie smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Where is it!" Queen Mother Lv said with a smile: "The Ai family just likes your temper! Nowadays, there are not many people with your temper in this world! You, if you talk to the Ai family on weekdays, it is I did my best!"

"The empress dowager is merciful! Xiaodie is so grateful!" Yun Xiaodie lowered her eyes slightly, her words were sincere.

The queen mother patted her hand lightly with a smile, looked her up and down, and said with a smile: "You are not too young, it is difficult for you to follow your father to serve the country in the frontier at such a young age, well, Aijia should give you a gift A good relationship is right!"

"Queen Mother!" Yun Xiaodie raised her head in shock, her face turned pale.

"Hehe, what's there to be ashamed of?" The Queen Mother's eyes lit up and stopped her words, and said with a smile: "The Ai family is from here, so I won't laugh at you! Tell the Ai family what kind of family you want to marry, Ai The family decides with you!"

"My daughter dare not! My daughter, I don't dare to bother the Empress Dowager with some trivial matters!" Yun Xiaodie withdrew her hand and knelt down beside the Empress Dowager in fright.

The good news of Yao Cunhui's pregnancy just came out, and Yun Xiaodie felt all kinds of feelings in her heart. She didn't know if she was more happy or more disappointed—are you happy? Brother Shen has a queen, and she should be happy for him. An excellent opportunity to fight for the top position; lost, she was not the one who gave birth to brother Shen, how could she not feel it?The queen mother's words almost shook her soul away!With Yi's order, she didn't even have room to turn around!

"My daughter dare not have trouble with the empress dowager! My daughter dare not!" Yun Xiaodie repeatedly kowtowed, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Silly girl," the Empress Dowager's tone was both pitiful and distressed. She bent down and took her hand to signal to stand up and sit beside her, and said with a soft smile, "What are you doing! Don't worry, Aijia said it's up to you I will definitely decide with you! This is a major event in your life. If you have any thoughts, just tell Aijia, Aijia forgives you! If you don’t say it, well, then you have no other ideas. This is called Aijia If someone chooses for you carefully, it must be appropriate!"

Yun Xiaodie's face turned paler, her heart was beating violently.The queen mother is playing for real, and she won't be left with any room for turning around!

Yun Xiaodie gritted her teeth, knelt down and kowtowed again, and said, "My lady, my lady begs the Queen Mother to be the master, my lady, my lady——I wish to marry the King of Zhenxi, and please the Queen Mother!"

"Prince Zhenxi?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Prince Zhenxi already has a concubine, and the two of them have a very good relationship. You can only be a side concubine when you marry, have you thought about it?"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager didn't intend to blame her, Yun Xiaodie slowly calmed down, nodded and said: "My daughter understands, my daughter is willing!"

"So..." The queen mother pondered for a moment, then smiled for a moment and said, "It's okay! You have a very close relationship with King Zhenxi, and Princess Zhenxi is also a sensible and kind person. Now that she is pregnant, King Zhenxi will accept her sooner or later. Enter the room, you really want to marry, and now it's just right!"

"My daughter thanked the Queen Mother for her success!" Yun Xiaodie was overjoyed and secretly grateful.If she had a marriage gift from the queen mother, it would be equivalent to a guarantee. When she entered the palace, everyone would look up to her.

"Hehe, get up!" The queen mother raised her hand with a smile, smiled meaningfully at her, and said with a smile: "You girl, you usually look cheerful, but I don't think this is the same as the ordinary daughter's house! If the Ai family doesn't force you with words, you must be unwilling to say it, right?"

Yun Xiaodie was taken aback for a moment, only then did she realize that the queen mother had noticed her thoughts, she blushed unconsciously, lowered her eyes and smiled, "The queen mother is wise..."

"Come on! Come on! What is wise or not? It's just someone who has experienced it!" The queen mother laughed loudly, and said: "It's just that King Zhenxi is different from others. It is inconvenient for the Ai family to directly order a marriage. You have to ask him himself. Good! He has this heart, and you will not suffer when you marry in the future! Do you understand the meaning of mourning the family?"

"The queen mother is so considerate of my courtiers, I am so grateful! Everything depends on the queen mother!" Yun Xiaodie was deeply blessed, she was sincerely grateful.

The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded, motioning for her to sit down, and then delivered a decree: "Xuanzhen West King sees you!"

Yun Xiaodie was taken aback, she didn't expect the Queen Mother to act so vigorously, she was ashamed for a moment.The Queen Mother smiled and motioned her to hide behind the screen, waiting to hear King Zhenxi's opinion with her own ears.

Thinking of the brother and sister-in-law's words, the queen mother sneered in her heart, a Lu Ying caused such scandals in the Shen family, and she was usually unpopular, now if she married a girl from the Lu family to Shen Quan, how could Shen Quan treat her well?He even wants to give him a marriage, but he is not as stupid as them!This girl Yun Xiaodie has a deep-rooted love for Shen Quan, and she has a special relationship with Shen Quan. She must be grateful for her marriage, isn't it much better than a woman from the Lu family entering Shen's residence again?Taking a step back, she wasn't sure whether Shen Quan would accept the marriage offer again. If he refused after offering a woman from the Lu family, wouldn't it mean that both the monarch and his ministers would be unable to come down?If he rejected the girl Yun Xiaodie, then he would refuse, anyway, he was just mentioning it, he had not formally granted the marriage, and he was not ashamed or ashamed.But in this way, Shen Quan had completely offended the Yun family father and daughter. As long as he pushed a few more fires and used some small tricks, the Northwest Army would no longer be dominated by him alone!
Not long after, Shen Quan met with him, and after kowtowing to pay homage, the Queen Mother gave him a seat.

"I don't know why the Empress Dowager summoned the minister? Please tell the Empress Dowager clearly!" Shen Quan said respectfully.Since the queen mother made him and Yao Cunhui perfect, he has become more respectful to the queen mother.

"Hehe, there is no business today, let's just chat about family affairs! Shen Aiqing don't need to be nervous!" The Empress Dowager smiled amiably.

"Yes, Queen Mother." Shen Quan was taken aback, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and was secretly vigilant.The more amiable the queen mother is, the less good things will happen, which is well known.

As expected, the Queen Mother chatted with him about the family affairs, and after a few words, she asked Yao Cunhui's recent situation with a smile, and told him to speak up if there was any need, and Shen Quan was naturally grateful for his gratitude.

"Now Princess Zhenxi is pregnant, should Shen Aiqing consider marrying a side concubine? As usual, Shen Aiqing has two places for side concubines! I wonder if Aiqing has considered this matter?" The Queen Mother asked with a smile.

Shen Quan's heart sank slightly, and she understood that this was the purpose of the Queen Mother summoning her today.

He was about to speak, but the Queen Mother cut it off lightly, "Aiqing should be very clear that this is not Aiqing's business alone! Now that this is the time, I don't know how many people are thinking about the number of concubines. Aiqing should not Will you not notice anything? I heard that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials sent two beauties to Aiqing a few days ago?"

Shen Quan smiled wryly in his heart, the queen mother is getting older now, and her suspicions are getting worse!He knew what she meant, and he was worried that he would form an alliance with the ministers of the DPRK and China.The alliance of in-laws is still very solid!Could it be that the Empress Dowager wants to show her loyalty by marrying a woman from the Lu family?How can this be!

"Please learn from the Queen Mother!" Shen Quan got up and knelt down after a moment of thought, clasped his fists and said, "Queen Dowager, my minister and the princess are very grateful for the marriage given by the Queen Mother! It is enough for me to have the princess as my wife in this life, and I dare not have any extravagant hopes! My minister I don’t want to marry another side concubine, so I hope the queen dowager will do it! As for the two beauties sent by the minister, they said they were for the concubine’s side, but they didn’t know how to behave, so I told the minister to teach them a lesson and stop their feet in the mansion. Too bad! I don’t know when I’ll change my ways! As it is now, I don’t dare to let them serve the concubine!”

What Shen Quan said is indeed the truth, and this is also a consistent trick in the officialdom.Generally, when sending a beautiful concubine to each other, it means giving it to the other party's wife as a maid. After all, blatantly giving a concubine to someone else's husband is to enmity with the wife of the wife. To put it mildly, everyone looks good.And it is counted as the wife of the main wife who made the decision to take over the house for her husband, and her reputation is good to say the least!Shen Quan wanted to take these words superficially, and no one else could do anything to him.

(End of this chapter)