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Chapter 155 A Good Gun Gets Hit!
Duan Xiurong, formerly known as Duan Yurong, is the first daughter of Duan Sidao, the chief assistant of the cabinet.Duan Sidao was originally from a poor family, homeless and familyless, and he was able to achieve today's achievements entirely by relying on the imperial examinations.

Duan Sidao is shrewd and experienced, has no party or affiliation in the court, is loyal to the emperor, and he has the ability to make money. When Emperor Yongping was not enthroned—when he was still a Qianlong, he followed him wholeheartedly and conspired for him. Policy.Even Emperor Yongping was able to ascend the throne so quickly and suppress King Rong when the first emperor died of illness.

——That is the pure merit of following the dragon.

With such credit, Duan Sidao has been in the cabinet since Emperor Yongping ascended the throne, and then slowly sat in the position of chief assistant, which can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people.

Duan Sidao was born in a peasant family, he had no background, in the court, he had no one to rely on except Emperor Yongping.Therefore, he was the most prepared for a rainy day. When others were busy fighting for favor and power for Emperor Yongping to finally ascend the throne and rule the world, he silently sent his youngest daughter, Duan Yuping, into the palace.

At that time, he was just a mere fourth-rank official. When Duan Yuping entered the palace, let alone become a concubine or concubine, he didn't even compete for the fifth-rank position, but he was just a little seventh-rank beauty! !
In the hands of the empress and concubine Pei who was backed by the empress dowager, the two took turns as spearmen.Several times, Duan Yuping almost fell asleep, even when he was Chang'an King, he was 'captured' with dystocia, so he didn't die in it.

Duan Yurong's appearance is not top-notch, but she is just above average. In this harem, there are many people who are prettier than her, not to mention Concubine Pei who was called "the most beautiful woman in the capital" at that time. She is even more incomparable. .

From the very beginning, in the harem, Duan Yurong was not regarded as a favorite, and Emperor Yongping treated her only mediocrely, with a bit of pity, and it was just because of the face of the old courtier Duan Sidao.But I have to say that Duan Yurong is a woman who can really see her eyes and be a good person. She pretends to be understanding, but also acts coquettish and angry.

It almost changes with Emperor Yongping's mood at any time. When he is sad, she is Jie Yuhua. By your side, you know the cold and the hot, know the truth and know the fun, and Emperor Yongping is not made of iron, so how could he not be tempted?
In particular, this love is not because of love at first sight or because of appearance, but slowly soaked in life, the end of the game is a love that develops over time, and Emperor Yongping gradually gets used to it and can't leave it... After a few years, Duan Yurong has won again. King Chang'an is a son who is more pleasing than her.In Emperor Yongping's heart, she, perhaps, was more like his wife than the queen.

As for Concubine Pei... Hehe, let's not mention it, she is no match at all, but she was born early relying on Empress Dowager Pei's power and belly!

Although that person's status is higher than hers, but in fact, hehe, the harem has never paid more attention to status than just status.To receive grace, this is more important than anything else.Ever since King Chang'an came to court, Duan Yurong's status has never been mentioned, and she has always been a fourth-rank groomer, but in this harem, who dares to underestimate her?
Emperor Yongping was not considered a lustful emperor, but considering his age and the number of years he had been on the throne, there were three or forty people in the harem who were well-known.Among them, the position of grooming is only in the upper middle, and there are at least a slap in the face that is taller than her, but so what?Even if the Queen Mother Pei keeps pressing her down and doesn't raise the price for her, won't she still stand firmly in this three-legged harem situation?

Even, because the capable son of King Chang'an grew up slowly, he showed his edge in the court.In the confrontation between her, the empress and Concubine Pei, she still has the upper hand. Even the empress' attitude towards her has recently begun to change! !

Empress Dowager Pei is suppressing her for Concubine Pei, ten years, twenty years... Can she suppress her for the rest of her life?One must know that Duan Xiurong's goal has never been a queen or a noble concubine.She is only waiting to enjoy the blessing of her son and become the Queen Mother!
Looking down at Xu Jifei and Luo Chuchen who were kneeling on the carpet, the smile on Duan Xiurong's lips deepened, and she condescended to stand up. She waved her hand lightly, and told the palace people beside her: "You really have no eyesight, why don't you hurry up and get Princess Xu and Luo Chuchen together?" Help up the Crown Princess!"

Obtaining her order, some palace servants went forward to help them, seeing both of them got up, Duan Xiurong smiled again, and said with a hint of annoyance: "Sister Cicada, I have already said that since you come to my place, you There is no need to be too formal. We are real relatives with the same blood. In front of outsiders, there is no way, we have to talk about dignity, but in my palace, why bother to talk about that?"

"What kind of greetings are you asking, what kind of courtesy are you asking, it seems that there is a relationship between you and me!!" She nodded Xu Jifei with a friendly and polite attitude.

Because Concubine Xu was born in summer, she had a nickname of 'Cicada', but since she got married, she was far away from her parents, so no one called her anymore, but after meeting Duan Xiurong, I don't know where she got it from. She kept calling Xu Jifei 'sister cicada', she seemed very intimate and considerate.

"Your Majesty is so generous, that's how considerate I am to my concubine. It's too late for my concubine to be grateful. Kowtow a few times to your empress, that's my gratitude to my empress." Xu Jifei smiled flatteringly, sitting on the side of half a chair , she looked sideways at Duan Xiurong, with a look of gratitude.

"You and my sister, what are you saying about gratitude? I'm annoyed to be so polite!" Duan Xiurong pretended to be annoyed, but there was a smile on his face and a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

Although Xu Jifei was called "sister and sister" in his mouth, it seemed that he was close to each other.But in fact, Duan Xiurong really didn't think much of her.Even if it wasn't because of her status, a family of three thousand miles would return to a family of three thousand miles, and Duan Xiurong's friendship was not with Concubine Xu's natal family. The reason why she was willing to get close to Concubine Xu was simply for her son to be King Rong Rong. Concubine Xu has the title of Concubine Rong That's enough, Duan Xiurong doesn't care even if the basically useless natal family is dead.

——Although the reason why Duan Xiurong was able to develop a relationship with Concubine Xu is because Concubine Xu, in the eyes of that Duan Xiurong, has a "natal family" that is equal to nothing.

"Your Majesty is so tolerant and considerate when you are a child. When I was still in my boudoir, I heard my mother mention that you have a great reputation in the capital, and you are the first among the ladies!" Xu Jifei was speechless. Kua, his eyes narrowed, "The concubine's mother only had one daughter, and the family is full of elder brothers. At that time, the concubine thought, if there is a sister like the concubine, I don't know how good it would be. But, the concubine's family In Anzhou, I thought that I would never have the chance to meet my empress in this life, but I finally got married and came to the capital, and I was lucky enough to see my empress. It can be regarded as my concubine's wish to have a good sister when I was young!"

As I said earlier, Duan Sidao was born in a farming family. The whole family is poor people in a remote village in Anzhou. They have faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky for several lifetimes. It is a genetic mutation to be able to produce the seeds of his education.Although these years, after Duan Sidao gained power, he never forgot his family and village, built ancestral halls, and set up ethnology.But in just a dozen years, the foundation is still too short. This generation has just grown up, but there are only a few scholars, and there are not even Jinshi.

As for Concubine Xu Jifei, a cousin who lived three thousand miles away from the Duan family and even had a different surname, what was her relationship with the Duan family?This is really far away!
Xu Jifei's great-grandfather was the half-brother of Duan Sidao's grandfather.The two were born one after the other, two wives.It's just that at that time, there were many children in the peasant family, and there was no means of "not giving birth". Generally, peasant women gave birth until their menstrual period ended.Not to mention that Duan Sidao's great-grandfather married two wives successively. The first wife gave birth to three sons and two daughters, and the second wife was even more powerful, four sons and six daughters. The child gave someone away.

How many daughters are married, who are married, who are given away, or half-married and half-given, and the eight daughters are all 'no'.But the nine sons...not to mention other things, just marrying a wife can kill the old couple.Later, there was really no way. It happened that the step-wife’s natal sister-in-law had six daughters and no sons, so they discussed adopting Xu Jifei’s great-grandfather as the son, which meant to lead the way for the "son" who did not come.

Later, the step-wife's natal sister-in-law gave birth to a son.That son is a seed for studying, and he became an official in the imperial examination all the way. He is not bad for this foreign brother, and he has raised his brother's sons and grandchildren.It's just that at that time, Duan Sidao's great-grandfather had passed away, and the seed of reading left his hometown with his parents, and gradually lost contact with his hometown.

That's it, after a few lifetimes, Xu Jifei and Duan Xiurong's blood relationship is actually very far away, the usual relationship... probably just because they know that there is this relative.After all, the surnames have been changed, Xu Jifei's family is the inheritance of the Xu family's incense, and the two have long been irrelevant!
If Concubine Xu Ji hadn't been lucky enough to marry King Rong as his successor, to be honest, Duan Xiurong would not have even known that such a relative existed in his family.

However, I thought in my heart, even if I look down on Concubine Xu, there is nothing I can do, Prince Rong doesn't even have a room for a side concubine, such an innate condition, he can't even trap a man, but Duan Xiurong's face is still very gentle She smiled and said, "Sister Cicada, you are so close to me, I am also very happy in my heart. You don't know, when I was in the boudoir, I was the old daughter of my parents, and I had no brothers or sisters... just Even my nephew and niece are older than me."

"It's not easy for you to enter Beijing. I got you as a younger sister, and I've passed the addiction of being an older sister!" Duan Xiurong smiled, and stretched out his hand to wrap Xu Jifei's wrist, very close!
"My concubine is very happy to have an older sister like a concubine!" Seeing Duan Xiurong's politeness, Xu Jifei couldn't help being flattered, and she was not at all veiled, and looked at Luo Chuchen with a look of smugness, then The meaning is obvious, very direct is to show off...

Faced with this situation, Luo Chuchen curled his lips lightly, saying that the disdain and contempt in Duan Xiurong's eyes could be said to be undisguised... Even the first time she met, she could see it clearly!They were just coaxing her with good words, but she still got something cheap.Not to mention others, even Luo Chuchen, who was a cheap daughter-in-law, felt embarrassed for Concubine Xu.

The relatives who lived three thousand miles away, who hadn't been in contact with each other in several lifetimes, were actually coaxed by the sweet talk of 'sister and sister'!Still coaxing for more than ten years! !Luo Chuchen didn't even dare to think, how much news of Prince Rong's mansion has been 'sold' to Duan Xiurong! !
But fortunately, Concubine Xu Ji doesn't have much status in Prince Rong's mansion, and the news she got is not too secretive, it's nothing more than some trivial matters, like what Shen Cangyu did, such as - messing around between the crown prince and King Chang'an She didn't even know about it, so she didn't have to worry about it when she tried hard to find out about the tiger talisman.

"Sister Cicada, this is your newly married daughter-in-law, I remember...it should be the girl from the second room of the Luo family, hey, she is really handsome!" After chatting with Xu Jifei, Duan Xiurong turned his gaze to The smile on Luo Chuchen's face has not changed at all, but for some reason, it seems to be a little colder for no reason!

"The girls in the Luo family are all excellent." She boasted, as if she was very sincere. "I haven't seen all the four that came in during the draft, but I know that Sister Pei is the most meticulous person. Then At that time, she liked girls from the Luo family. She invited people to talk several times, and finally picked Miss Luo Liu to enter the East Palace. You can see the upbringing of the girl from the Luo family!"

This 'Sister Pei' naturally refers to Concubine Pei, and Miss Luo Liu—of course it is Luo Chujing.

"I don't dare to be praised by the empress. The daughter-in-law of this concubine is the second room of the Marquis of Anling, but the one in the East Palace is the third room who has been separated for a long time. She is just a cousin!! How can I be confused? Let's talk somewhere!" Without waiting for Luo Chuchen to reply, Xu Jifei spoke quickly, with a flustered expression on her face, sweat dripping from her forehead!
Gouging out Luo Chuchen's eyes fiercely, making Luo Chuchen 'gouged out' inexplicably, Xu Jifei hurriedly confessed to Duan Xiurong, "The Marquis of Anling is now considered defeated, the descendants are not up to date, and even the hereditary title is not worth it. Lost it, Lord Luo also resigned to take care of the elderly, and he has long since lost his former glory."

"Actually...hehe, in front of the empress, the concubine is not out. To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that this marriage was bestowed by the Lord Long Live himself, it would be based on the character and family status of the concubine's son. , what kind of thing can't be found, how can I want her!!"

She pointed at Luo Chuchen with a disgusted look on her face, "Let's not talk about the noble girls next to her, even if it's only from her mother's family, just point to anyone, it's a match made in heaven with Cangyu!"

Concubine Xu Ji concentrating on expressing her sincerity.Seeing Duan Xiurong gently covering his lips, whispering something softly, "Sister Cicada, don't say that, how can we be such a wicked person with a family like ours, let alone a marriage gifted by Long Live..." But But the smile on his face deepened, and he looked at himself in a strange way, with lowered eyes looking at him, looking aloof... Luo Chuchen finally realized suddenly.

——This feeling is beating her! !

Speaking of which, in Prince Rong's mansion, including her, there are only two hostesses in total.Concubine Xu Ji was not in power, so naturally, one ebb and flow, her weight as a world concubine has increased in the eyes of the world.The faction in the imperial court is fighting for the throne, and the female family members in the back house can't intervene, but blowing pillow wind in the ear of a man is generally recognized as the most useful method.

In the current Prince Rong's Mansion, only Shen Cangyu is fighting outside.He has been in business for many years and has a lot of influence in the court.Although it is definitely not as good as the crown prince and King Chang'an, whoever can win him over at the critical moment of their struggle will naturally gain more strength.

In the beginning, Shen Cangyu relied on the prince to become an official, so she naturally returned to the prince's side.But now that the crown prince is in trouble, Shen Cangyu has a faint intention of establishing his own family, and is slightly inclined to King Chang'an, but it is not real.He just hangs around slowly, occasionally giving some news and selling some benefits, but he just doesn't 'recognize the master'.

Luo Chuchen knew very well that Shen Cangyu was not loyal to these two people, and there was no way for him to "recognize the Lord" [-]%.But King Chang'an didn't know, he just thought that Shen Cangyu was up for grabs, asking for benefits from him!

In the court, they focused on wooing Shen Cangyu, and among the women in the backyard, Shen Cangyu's wife, Luo Chuchen, was also the main target of Chang'an's royal party. After all, things like "pillow wind" still had a huge effect.

It would be very useful if Luo Chuchen could rely on the side of King Chang'an and persuade him with three meals and supper every morning and evening.

However, as for the female family members in the back house, King Chang'an and his confidantes are all elders, so they must not be able to get in touch with them, and Princess Chang'an has no friendship with Prince Rong's mansion, so it is not easy to visit for a while.Therefore, Duan Xiurong, the 'sister' who had been friends with Concubine Xu for many years, naturally wanted to volunteer to act angrily! !

It's just that Luo Chuchen's identity is, of course, a bit tricky for Chang'an Wang Yidang to win over and over again.This is tricky...whether it's because of the maid. Seeing Duan Xiurong's willingness to call her sister Xu Jifei for decades, it can be seen that this person is a person whose interests are paramount.

No matter who the other party is, as long as they are 'useful', she can greet them with a smile.

This tricky - very straightforward, is that the 'tricky' is in Luo Chuchen's natal family! !
The Marquis of Anling was already a princeling before the nomination was cut.Luo Jinwen, Marquis of Anling, is even more of a member of the princeling party...not a diehard, but he can also be said to be the mainstay.Not to mention, there is also a daughter of the Anling Marquis who married into the East Palace, she is a real prince and side concubine.

Even if they are defeated, the Anlinghou Mansion is still the default prince's faction in the eyes of everyone in the court.Then, as the daughter of the Marquis of Anling, what is Luo Chuchen thinking in his mind?

Even if Duan Xiurong tried his best to win her over, would he be able to defeat her mother's position?Will Luo Chuchen listen to her mother's family and use her status as the concubine to influence the position of Prince Rong's mansion, so that Prince Rong's mansion will take refuge in the crown prince again! !
These thoughts have been churning in Duan Xiurong's mind ever since he learned that his son wanted her to win Luo Chuchen over.She knew very well in her heart how important the support of her natal family was to a married woman.No more than others, let alone herself, she can live so comfortably in the palace... The Duan family's support for her is absolutely indispensable.

And after she gained power, how many times she sought benefits for the Duan family, even if it harmed the interests of Emperor Yongping and even King Chang'an, she was willing to do so.

A woman's whole life is nothing more than her mother's family and her son, and a man is unreliable at all. This is basically a consensus.Duan Xiurong didn't dare to think about it, she could make Luo Chuchen put aside her natal family's interests and join her side by simply trying to win her over.

Therefore, since the ordinary methods of wooing him don't work, then Duan Xiurong will naturally resort to other methods!
Hanging the curtain looked at Luo Chuchen.She pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes flickered, and she looked at Concubine Xu with deep meaning! !
Although this 'sister cicada' is useless, she is only a simple gun user, and she is still qualified!
(End of this chapter)