Harem for a living

Chapter 119

Mrs. Chen looked at Chen Manrou appreciatively and nodded: "You guessed it right, the family that Zhang Jinghui offended was Cheng Guogong's mansion. At that time, Cheng Guogong had not been confiscated, and the Zheng family still had some power in the capital. They Originally wanted to drive Zhang Jinghui out of the capital, but Zhang Jinghui first found another family as a straw."

Chen Manrou frowned and thought for a while, Zhang Jinghui, Cheng Guogong...there is a connection between the two, could it be the British Duke?
"Grandmother, but the Zhang family?" Chen Manrou was silent for a while, then turned her head and asked, the old lady Chen nodded with a smile: "You guessed right again, didn't Zhang Jinghui find the old British man at that time? I can't write two Zhang, what's more, it's just a matter of little effort, and Zhang Jinghui is talented, so the British Duke acted as a mediator and made a mediation, Cheng Guogong no longer pursued it, but Zhang Jinghui could no longer be an official."

"So the Zhang family has the grace to save Zhang Jinghui's life?" Chen Manrou's face darkened. She hadn't thought about Concubine De at all before, and Concubine De had been silent since she came back from the Taimiao, not as good as she used to say many.

In addition, the new Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui who came into the palace are all delicate and exquisite, can talk, come to things and make things funny, so Chen Manrou pays more attention to the group of beauties who have just entered the palace. However, he did not expect that it was Concubine De who set up such a big game.

"It's not just the Zhang family." Mrs. Chen sighed: "I told you about the situation of the Zheng family before, do you still remember?"

Chen Manrou nodded: "Concubine De's sister-in-law is the eldest daughter of the Zheng family. Zheng Jiayong went to Beijing to report on his work in four years, and then was promoted to the third-rank salt transport envoy, and now he has been in Suzhou for two years. .”

"Master Zheng, he was Grand Master Fu's disciple in the past." The old lady Chen only said this, and Chen Manrou immediately thought of Grand Master Fu's daughter, Concubine Xian.Could it be that Concubine Xian and Concubine De did this together?
What good does this do for Concubine Xian?Not long after Concubine Xian entered the palace, she should win over the emperor and give birth to a prince as soon as possible. Why bother to take action against a fourth prince who is neither the eldest nor the first son?
"Are you stupid?" Mrs. Chen saw the confusion on Chen Manrou's face, and she hated iron and steel: "Don't think about it, there are only two imperial concubines, and the fourth concubine is the fourth concubine, and the fourth concubine is a virtuous concubine. Concubine is the head. Concubine Yang was conferred the title of concubine because of divine favor, and you are concubine because of your heirs. If your child is gone..."

Chen Manrou's face turned green immediately, this Xianfei must have thought too far ahead, right?She has only been in the palace for half a year, so she thinks about the matter of Jin Feng at the end of the year?She didn't even have a child, so why did she think that she would definitely be promoted to imperial concubine?

"Don't forget, you were only a concubine Chen when you entered the palace, and at the end of the year, when you were promoted, you were concubine Hui without an heir." Old lady Chen pointed out again.Chen Manrou frowned: "Grandmother, my situation is different. At that time, my father was working hard at the border. What credit does her father have for paying the Grand Master?"

"The meritorious service of this civil servant is not a big deal. Do you really think that everyone, like your father, has given their lives to give real credit?" Mrs. Chen snorted coldly, and Chen Manrou also realized that the civil servant was in court. Among them, it is the easiest to get credit. If you participate in a corrupt official today and come up with an idea tomorrow, it can all be credit.

What's more, Grand Master Fu is a grand master of the first dynasty, and this year's spring is about to begin. As long as Grand Master Fu participates, it can be counted as credit. Grand Master Fu's disciples should not be underestimated.

In the imperial examination field, there was a particularly large network of relationships in the same year.And the same door, closer than the same year.

Chen Manrou thought about the twists and turns inside, and immediately despised herself. She was really blind, and she boasted that she had considered everything carefully, but in the end, she was given to her by a woman who had just entered the palace and looked at her softly. Overcast!

"Grandmother, I see. When you go back, you can tell my elder brother a word." Chen Manrou thought for a long time before turning her mind back, and reached out to old lady Chen's hand with a smile: "The Zhang family is too low-key now, and the Zhang family is too low-key now. The eldest son of the eldest son has not shown his face in front of everyone for a long time, let the eldest brother pull him out for a walk."

The old lady Chen laughed, and reached out to touch Chen Manrou's nose: "You, don't worry, you don't need to bring these words. Since your grandfather found out these news, your eldest brother has already started looking for someone to collect evidence from the Zhang family."

Chen Manrou smiled and leaned on Old Madam Chen's shoulder: "Grandmother still loves me. Since Concubine De and Concubine Xian dare to join forces to harm my son, I will definitely not make it easier for them."

"Don't go too far. This harem is ultimately decided by the empress. There is no evidence for your grievance. If things get serious, Concubine Xian and Concubine De will have an excuse to bite you back." Old lady Chen said earnestly. Confessing, Chen Manrou nodded repeatedly.

It was almost noon, and Mrs. Chen got up to leave.A married woman with a high status will have a meal in the palace at noon, and the queen will give a banquet on the first day of the new year.But Mrs. Chen's grade is not high, she is only a third-grade gentleman, so she can only leave the palace and return home.

Chen Manrou packed up the big and small bags and asked Mrs. Chen to take them back. After seeing Mrs. Chen go away, she turned and went back to the room.

Xiaosi had already fallen asleep while Chen Manrou was talking to Mrs. Chen.Nanny Chen was sitting under the beauty's couch embroidering her bellyband. When she saw Chen Manrou coming in, she quickly got up and saluted: "Madam, Your Highness has already had milk and is sleeping soundly."

"Well, you go down first, have lunch and rest for a while." Chen Manrou waved her hands and instructed, Chen Nanny thanked her, and left the door with her arms folded.Come over to the moon and ask softly: "Madam, do you want to set a meal?"

"Come on, I'm a little hungry right now." Chen Manrou nodded and replied, because she had something in her heart, this meal didn't taste good, and it wasn't as much as in the past. I feel overwhelmed.

Signaling the cup to stop and calling for someone to come in and clean up the table, Chen Manrou continued to sit on the couch to tidy up the matter.

Concubine De and Concubine Xian made a joint attack, but it has not yet been analyzed who is in the lead.The previous paragraph has already been deduced, Zhishu died, Chen Xiang also died.Then push backwards from the back, it was Chen Xiang's younger brother who was accepted as a disciple by Zhang Jinghui.

Zhang Jinghui may have agreed to this matter because of the British Duke's life-saving grace, but what role did the Zheng family play in it?On the surface, it seems that the Zheng family and Zhang Jinghui are still enemies, and there must be no connection between the two.

But since there is the shadow of Concubine Xian, the Zheng family and Zhang Jinghui must also be related.Is Concubine De the mastermind, or Concubine Xian the mastermind?
"For Le, you go and send a message to Concubine Shu, just say that I will visit her later." After thinking for a while, I couldn't come up with any clues. The main reason was that Zhang Jinghui didn't do anything other than accept a disciple. Chen Manrou felt helpless.So, I had no choice but to change my mind first, no matter if it was Concubine De or Concubine Xian, in short, she would never let her go.

Wei Le went out the door with a smile, Chen Manrou thought for a while, and then suddenly smiled, didn't Xianfei want the position of this imperial concubine?If someone wanted to get rid of the first among the four concubines, it would probably make Concubine Xian flustered?

"Stop the cup, let someone pass on the message, mainly to Concubine Chang, and say that by the end of the year, the emperor may divide up the concubines. Concubine Chang is talented, but her fate is not good. Otherwise, the position of Concubine Xian may be uncertain." We will have to change people, and when we have a baby, we might be able to become a noble concubine and stand shoulder to shoulder with Concubine Yang."

Cup Stop thought for a while, then covered his mouth with a smile and said, "Your Majesty's trick is good. Concubine Chang was not convinced at first. The little sisters who entered the palace together conferred the title of Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui, and she was the only one behind. Now I must hate Concubine Xian even more."

"What's the use of just hating it?" Chen Manrou smiled, took a needle and tapped it on the table: "You have to hate Concubine Xian."

"In addition, send news to Concubine Hui, saying that during the draft that day, the emperor liked Concubine Hui's sharp temperament very much. Didn't Concubine Chen be promoted to Concubine? So Miss Fu became a concubine Xian. If Grand Master Fu was still alive, Concubine Xian would always be on the head of Concubine Hui, making her unable to turn over for the rest of her life."

Chen Manrou said with a sneer, wrote down the cups one by one, turned around and went to the inner room to change clothes, put on a little makeup, and then sneaked out of Zhongcui Palace, and secretly began to find someone to spread these words.

After doing this, Chen Manrou felt a little relieved, and now she felt sleepy, so she yawned and went into the inner room to take a nap.After a good night's sleep, I woke up under the soft wake of the moon.

After dressing up, she asked Nanny Chen and Nanny Zhao to take care of Xiaosi, while she took Duiyue and Jinhuan to Yikun Palace.

"The imperial concubine is here, and the concubine is far away to welcome her, so I ask the imperial concubine to make amends." Concubine Shu greeted her at the door, and Chen Manrou quickly reached out to help her: "Concubine Shu, you are welcome, we sisters, why are you so polite?"

"Thank you, Concubine Concubine." Concubine Shu smiled, and treated Chen Manrou indifferently. The last time she begged Chen Manrou, the Chen family did not help, which made Concubine Shu a little unhappy.But she couldn't be rude to Chen Manrou, at least, the Chen family didn't make trouble.

"The weather is cold, and the imperial concubine is always afraid of the cold, let's go in and talk." Concubine Shu smiled, stretched out her hand to signal, Chen Manrou shook Concubine Shu's hand, and entered the door with her: "Concubine Shu is a classy one, The room is well furnished, and every time I come in and see the furnishings in the room, I feel very comfortable. I'm a dumb speaker, and I can't find any other words to praise it."

"The imperial concubine is still called clumsy?" Concubine Shu shook her head and sighed: "Isn't the purpose of arranging the house just to make people feel comfortable? The imperial concubine has hit on the highest requirement and ultimate goal of furnishing the house. Said, this is already the best reward. In the future, if anyone dares to say that the imperial concubine is clumsy, I hope the concubine won't go up and give her a big slap!"

"I feel embarrassed by what Concubine Shu said." Chen Manrou hurriedly waved her hands with a smile: "If you talk about it with a clever tongue, you can still count the virtuous concubines of Chengqian Palace. It's a trick, even the Empress said that Concubine Xian is dignified and virtuous."

Concubine Shu's face froze for a moment, Chen Manrou secretly laughed, and changed the topic: "Concubine Xian is a good family education, Taishi Fu is an upright and virtuous person, so she can raise a woman like Concubine Xian. Speaking of which, Concubine De is a bit..."

After half a sentence, Chen Manrou shook her head and paused.Concubine Shu's eyes flickered, and she poured a cup of tea for Chen Manrou: "Concubine De's natal family is in the British government, right? Didn't it mean that the old lady in the British government is not feeling well recently?"

(End of this chapter)