Harem for a living

Chapter 190

"Li Chun, what happened?" After seeing off Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen, Chen Manrou was leaning on the table thinking about something, when she saw Li Chun open the door curtain and enter the door, with a thin layer of anger on her face. A little gloomy.

"Your Majesty, you don't know. Just now, the slaves went to send the old lady and Grandma Chen out of the palace. When they came back, they heard a few young maids gossiping, saying that it was..." Li Chun looked a little hesitant, looked at Chen Manrou, and hesitated. big for a while.

Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows and looked at Lichun: "What did you say?"

"It is said that nothing happened in the Wanshou Festival last year. Today, the Empress Empress hosted the Wanshou Festival for the first time, and this kind of thing happened. The Longevity Festival was indeed the first time she organized it after she became a queen.

Chen Manrou smiled slightly, and Lichun immediately became impatient: "Madam, if this word gets out, your reputation will be ruined, and if there is a report from Yushi, the emperor will definitely give an explanation to the former court, and you can do it at that time." At once……"

Chen Manrou waved her hand: "Don't worry, the rumors like this now show that the incident this time is indeed aimed at me. In addition, it has not been a year since I became a queen. If it is damaged, do you think the emperor's vision will be fine?"

The one who canonized the queen before was the emperor.

She has not been a queen for a full year, if the censor takes the blame, it will only be the emperor who will be ashamed.As an emperor, you don't need to know how to write poems and lyrics, or you don't need to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, but what you must have is a good eye.

How important the official positions in the previous dynasty were, they had to be picked out by the emperor himself. The emperor had a bad eye, and if he picked out a corrupt official, the world should change the dynasty.So, if you question anything, don't question the emperor's vision.

Even if the emperor really picks out a corrupt official, you have to say that the corrupt official has lost his mind. He was originally a good person, but as soon as he entered the officialdom, he was fascinated by the glory and wealth, and then he became a corrupt official.

It's the same with Chen Manrou. It hasn't been a year since she became a queen, and you come out and say that the queen's virtue is not good. So what did the queen do wrong in this year?Did he kill the emperor's heir or charm the emperor?
The queen didn't even take care of the palace affairs this year, where did the virtue come from?Can the emperor's eyesight be so bad?Can't even see clearly the virtues of the concubines who have lived with him for eight or nine years?

Therefore, the person who came up with this trick was really a little too impatient.If Chen Manrou was given such a name five or six years later, then Chen Manrou would lose her skin even if she was not dead.But now, at this time, it has become a blemish.

Once the emperor's reputation is involved, this matter will become a big deal, and it is no longer a battle in the harem.

"The little gossip girl, have you been arrested?" Chen Manrou asked with a smile, and Li Chun shook her head with a depressed expression on her face: "The servant was originally going to be dragged out, but at that time, the servant was alone. The servant girl was going around, but the two little maids went around the corridor, and when the servant girl passed by, there was no one there."

Lichun is a court lady, so she has no right to order the guards and eunuchs to search that area, so even if the two little maids are still hiding in place, Lichun can't look for it anymore, so she can only come back and tell Chen Manrou about it.

Chen Manrou frowned, it seemed that the words of these two little maids were specifically for herself.So, is the person behind it going to help yourself or to provoke yourself?

"In the past few days, you have asked people to keep an eye on the following. If anyone talks gossip, they will be sent to the Punishment Department immediately. It is said that it is the meaning of this palace. The palace maids and eunuchs are not allowed to spread rumors, otherwise they will not be lightly forgiven."

It just so happened that she had just taken over the palace affairs, and took this opportunity to pull out all the nails.

Li Chun responded, and then went out to make arrangements.

In the evening, Li Qiu came back, and his face was not very good: "Your Majesty, this servant has been watching Concubine Xian for a whole day, Concubine Xian only stayed in Tai Chi Palace, did not go out, and never sent anyone out, Ci'an Palace is also, just It’s like being isolated from the world.”

"Where are the other concubines?" Chen Manrou asked softly, and Li Qiu pouted: "Concubine Shu, Concubine Hui and Concubine De each sent someone out to inquire about the news."

"That's right. You see, if something like this happens in the palace, someone might be involved if you are not careful. Everyone is looking for news. Why aren't Concubine Xian and Empress Dowager Ci'an worried?"

Chen Manrou asked with a smile, Li Qiu's eyes widened.Chen Manrou's face darkened: "Go and inquire again to see who Concubine Hua has been in contact with these days. Also, did anyone in Jiaotai Palace speak up?"

"The servant will stare at Concubine Hua. The emperor sent someone to take away the person from the Jiaotai Palace. The servant only found out a little information, saying that it was the curtain hanging behind the stage that day. It was a three-layer cloth. The two layers are silk, but the middle layer is corduroy, which is the easiest to ignite. And that day, no one knows who put the underside of this layer of curtains in the charcoal basin. Because it was blocked by something, no one noticed it. When they stood up, they were already connected together."

Because it is almost November now, the night is very cold, and the performers are wearing thin clothes, so there are also charcoal basins in the background.

"Isn't someone guarding the charcoal basin?" Chen Manrou frowned and asked, Li Qiu nodded: "The little eunuch guarding the charcoal basin has already been taken away by the emperor. What's going on, the servants can't find out."

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Chen Manrou nodded, and asked Lidong to take a squirrel brocade cloak: "If you go to inquire about news in this cold weather, you must be careful and pay attention to your body. I only wear this cloak Once you go back and change the size, you can wear it."

"Thank you for your reward." Li Qiu didn't refuse, stretched out his arms to hug the cloak, and thanked him with a smile.

Chen Manrou nodded, told Lidong to make the bed, and let them watch outside.Although her eyes were closed, her heart was not idle.Just sorting things out from beginning to end.

In the beginning, it was Concubine Hua who disliked Concubine Shu, because the Empress Dowager Ci'an reprimanded Concubine Shu because of the fabric matter.Then, Concubine Hua found a reason for the Longevity Festival and increased the amount of candles by [-]%.

Then there is the big fire at the Wanshou Festival. The problem is the fabric, so that it can match the first thing.But what about candles?The cause of the fire was the charcoal basin. Where did the candles go?
Just now, it was rumored that she had a lack of virtue, which caused the palace to catch fire.If the rumors are allowed to spread, there are only two endings. One is that the emperor finds someone to take the blame in order to protect his own face, and then rejects her as the queen.The second is more serious, the queen was abolished.

So the whole thing was aimed at her.

There is also the conspiracy against Xiao Si, now Xiao Si is the legitimate son.If the empress is abolished, the emperor is still young, and this time happens to be young and strong, and he can re-canonize the empress without worrying about not having a son.

To sum it up, Xiaosi is incidental, and the center of this conspiracy is still her, the queen.

Then the queen is abolished, who will be the most likely to become the queen?Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, Concubine Hui, Concubine De, Concubine Hua, what roles did they each play in this matter?
There is also the censor, who caught fire yesterday, and today it is on the paper, Zhang Yushi has the same surname as Concubine De, but they are not from the same clan.Whose family is this Zhang Yushi?
After thinking about it all night, Chen Manrou hardly slept at all.When she woke up the next day, she immediately told Li Xia: "Prepare the chariot, I'm going to visit the Empress Dowager Ci'an later." Whether Ci'an was really scared or pretended to be scared, she had to go and see for herself .

Arriving at the Palace of Compassion, Chen Manrou didn't enter the door but was stopped by Nanny Ping: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager hasn't woken up yet, the Empress Dowager told me before, don't let anyone disturb you, look at you..."

"The empress dowager hasn't gotten up yet? Has the eldest princess come over?" Chen Manrou asked in surprise, and Nanny Ping shook her head with no expression on her face: "The eldest princess hasn't come here either. The empress dowager has already explained that she wants to rest for a few days , so the eldest princess is not allowed to come over."

The implication is that even the granddaughter of the eldest princess has not come, so please go back. ,

"Since Ben Gong is here, let's go in and have a look at the Empress Dowager." Chen Manrou sighed, seeing that Nanny Ping still wanted to talk, she hurriedly continued, "Is Nanny Ping worried that I will disturb the Empress Dowager? This Nanny Ping But don’t worry, Bengong can just take a look outside the door.”

Nanny Ping was still not very happy, Chen Manrou frowned: "Nurse Ping, the empress dowager is not feeling well, and the emperor and this palace should both be there to attend to the empress dowager's illness, but the emperor is busy with business, so this palace has saved a portion of it. I came here with the idea of ​​being filial to the emperor, and your son and daughter-in-law are filial to the elders, but you prevent me from entering, what is the reason?"

Pulling the emperor, if Nanny Ping still insists, she will be charged with not allowing the emperor to be filial.

When Chen Manrou stared, she still had a bit of aura, Ping Nanny couldn't help shaking, and Chen Manrou sneered: "Besides, the Empress Dowager is not feeling well right now, I just go in to see you, a slave. It's not allowed, if something happens to the Empress Dowager, can you bear it?"

After finishing speaking, she looked at Chu Xia, Chu Xia came over and pushed Nanny Ping, and Chen Manrou immediately led the people around Nanny Ping and walked inside.Today's outburst can be regarded as offending the Empress Dowager Ci'an. Fortunately, she also has a good reason.If the Empress Dowager Ci'an wanted to sue the emperor, she would just reveal the matter.

Nanny Ping was in a hurry, and just about to open her mouth to shout, Chu Xia already covered her mouth with sharp eyes and hands.Chen Manrou turned her head to look at Nanny Ping, the coldness in her eyes stunned Nanny Ping for a moment.

"Empress Dowager, haven't you gotten up yet?" When Chen Manrou opened the door and entered, she saw Empress Dowager Ci'an sitting on the bed, a little maid beside her was beating her legs, and another was doing her hair.

When the Empress Dowager Ci'an heard the words, she just glanced at Chen Manrou and didn't answer, so she left Chen Manrou there.

Chen Manrou smiled: "Nurse Ping, that old lady, is too careless in taking care of the Empress Dowager, she doesn't even know that the Empress Dowager is awake! When I turn my concubine back, I will replace the Empress Dowager with two nanny, which is guaranteed to be better than Nanny Ping." !"

"Don't worry! Ai's family was sleeping soundly. If you hadn't been making a scene outside, would Ai's family have been woken up?" Empress Dowager Ci'an sternly shouted, Chen Manrou was stunned, her eyes turned red and tears rolled down her face. The child fell down: "Empress Dowager, it's not good to be a concubine. I shouldn't make noise outside, but I'm also worried about you."

The veins on the Empress Dowager Ci'an's head twitched: "Shut up! Are you worried that Ai's family can break in at will? Where is this place where you think Ai's family is? If you want to come in today, come in if someone else wants to come in tomorrow. Don't you want to break in too, do you still have the old woman Aijia in your eyes?"

"Empress Dowager, the concubine is an important matter to report back. The concubine didn't intentionally disturb your old man's cleanliness. This matter is related to the emperor's reputation." Hearing the queen mother's voice, Chen Manrou knew that this old woman was really pretending. sick!She has even experienced the seizure of the heirloom, but she will be scared sick by a fire, who is she fooling?
Empress Dowager Ci'an hesitated for a moment, the matter related to the emperor's reputation must be a big deal.After a pause, he asked, "What's the matter with you? Why did it have something to do with the emperor's reputation? Can the emperor's reputation be talked about at will? If you don't say one, two, three, just say something." Don't blame Aijia for being rude to you!"

(End of this chapter)