The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 15

With the recovery of the empress dowager's phoenix body and the end of the Zhou Xuemei incident, the palace gradually returned to calm.

After lunch that day, Gu Xinning began to think about what to do next. Gu Xinning thought to herself, the first thing she should do now is to try to get the emperor's favor. It has subsided for some days.

Because there are too many people who are jealous of Gu Xinning, almost no one is willing to be Gu Xinning's foil. After all, everyone is from a family of officials, and they always think highly of themselves in their hearts, but they have no confidence at all in front of Gu Xinning, so these days Gu Xinning Apart from Nian Se, I don't have any friends.

Gu Xinning felt that it was time to attract the emperor's attention again, so she called Nian Se and said to Nian Se: "Last time I asked you to inquire about the emperor's preferences, how did you inquire?"

Nian Se replied with a face of shame: "Madam, I haven't found out yet. When the eunuchs in Yuqing Palace heard that they were inquiring about the emperor, they all presumed that they had never served the emperor. I don't know if they didn't want to say it." Still dare not say."

Gu Xinning thought for a while and said, "Go, go and see the eunuch in charge."

Nian Se frowned and said, "Sister, I asked him, but he also said he didn't know."

Gu Xinning chuckled lightly and said, "That old fox, he won't tell the truth if he doesn't see the benefits."

Saying that, Gu Xinning took Nianse to the residence of the eunuch in charge, and when he arrived at the eunuch in charge, the eunuch saw that Gu Xinning, who was the most competitive, came to him, and remembered that when the emperor left a card last time, she received Knowing the many benefits, he hurriedly walked forward with a smile on his face and said, "Hey, what brought you here, sit inside."

Gu Xinning was not polite, she just walked in, sat down, and said, "I'm fine, I just want to ask you for something."

The master listened to Gu Xinning's words, glanced at Nian Se standing behind Gu Xinning, and probably guessed a little bit of appreciation, then said bluntly: "You want to inquire about the matter that Miss Nian Se asked about before, but it's not our family's intention. It's embarrassing for Miss Nianse, it's true that our family has never followed and served the emperor, and we really don't know much about the emperor's temperament and preferences."

Gu Xinning winked at Nian Se when she heard the words, Nian Se nodded, took out a bag of silver from her sleeve, and put it on the table, Gu Xinning said: "This tea money is not a respect, my father-in-law took it to moisten his mouth."

The eunuch glanced at the cloth bag and said: "The girl is really generous, she is worthy of everyone's daughter, but our family really didn't lie to you this time, but we know a person who once lived in the concubine Xue's life. Concubine Xue is the mother of the Long Live Lord, you can ask her about the matter of the Long Live Lord."

Gu Xinning's eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked, "Which nanny is it?"

The eunuch pondered for a moment before saying, "It's Madam Zheng who is in charge of raising etiquette."

Gu Xinning stood up with a smile and said, "I'm in trouble, father-in-law, so I will keep the money for you to drink tea." After speaking, Gu Xinning walked out of the room with Nianse, and went straight to Madam Zheng's room.

When Gu Xinning and Nianse arrived at Madam Zheng's residence, Nanny Zheng was soaking her feet in a wooden basin, and was pouring hot water from the basin onto the two lacquer covers with her hands. There was a strong smell of medicine It passed into Gu Xinning's nasal cavity, and Gu Xinning immediately separated it for dispelling wind and dampness. It seems that Madam Zheng suffers from rheumatism in her leg, and she usually needs herbal medicine to dispel dampness to relieve pain.

Seeing Gu Xinning coming in, Mother Zheng was startled, and when she was about to take out her feet, Gu Xinning hurriedly stopped her and said, "You don't need to get up, Mother Zheng, this is the medicine soup you made, it needs to be hot to be effective, you don't need to get up to say hello I."

Nanny Zheng didn't force herself, so she sat back down again, and continued to pour water on her knees, saying, "Oh, it's been a decades-old problem. I used to be young and could hold on, but now I'm getting older. This leg is getting worse and worse."

Gu Xinning comforted Madam Zheng and said, "Mother, don't be sad. An old servant of my family had the same disease in Germany before. It was worse than yours, and he was cured later. Next time I have a chance to go back home, ask That prescription, when I get it for you to try, it will definitely be useful."

Madam Zheng looked at Gu Xinning gratefully and said, "Oh, I have received countless beautiful girls in this Yuqing Palace. These ladies from official families are all spoiled and pampered. No one has ever been so considerate of others as you are. Mr. Zhao is really a kind person." Father."

Gu Xinning winked at Nian Se and signaled Nian Se to help Nanny Zheng, and sat next to Nanny Zheng chatting with her: "Has Nanny Zheng been receiving beautiful women in Yuqing Palace all this time?" ?”

Madam Zheng shook her head and said, "No, I used to serve Concubine Xue in Weiyang Palace, but after Concubine Xue passed away, I was transferred here. Alas, Concubine Xue is also a good master, what a pity that she is a good person. Neither live long."

Gu Xinning took the opportunity to continue asking: "Concubine Xue? Is she the birth mother of the Holy Majesty?"

"Yes." Madam Zheng replied while splashing water.

Gu Xinning asked again: "I heard that Concubine Xue was killed by someone?"

Madam Zheng sighed and said, "Oh, there are some things in the palace, it's better not to know, otherwise you will be killed, you have to remember this old advice."

Gu Xinning nodded and said with a smile: "Well, Yu Ning will remember what Madam Zheng said. Did you take care of and bring up the emperor? This should not be a fatal disaster."

Mother Zheng nodded and said: "Well, the emperor is also a kind person. These medicines are all prescribed by the emperor's imperial doctor. Only the medicine I took can save my old body's broken leg."

Gu Xinning said again: "But I heard that the emperor seems to be very cold. After hearing that, I was scared for several days."

Mother Zheng said helplessly: "The emperor is also a person with a hard life. He suffered a lot from Empress Ran when he was young, and suffered a lot of grievances. He became a little withdrawn and indifferent, but don't be too afraid. Although the emperor is ruthless on the surface, he never Don’t punish people casually.”

"Oh, I don't know what the emperor hates and what he likes. I'm really worried that in the future, I will accidentally do something that the emperor hates and make the emperor angry." Gu Xinning deliberately sighed in a resentful tone.

"It doesn't matter what the emperor likes. The emperor is rich all over the world. He thinks that what he likes can only be obtained by himself, so that he can have a sense of accomplishment. It's just that you don't want to kill others just for the sake of favor."

After hearing this, Gu Xinning asked a little puzzled: "Is Madam Zheng talking about the matter between Fu Ya and Zhou Xuemei this time?"

Mother Zheng said deeply: "Yes, but not." Looking at Gu Xinning's confused expression, Mother Zheng continued: "Your Majesty, you are wise and ruthless, good at investigating and somewhat suspicious. No mistake or omission can escape the emperor's eyes and ears. This time Zhou Xuemei's matter, it was enough to kill the mastermind and remove her father from office. It was not enough to harm relatives and servants, but the emperor did not let any one go. Warn everyone in the harem."

Gu Xinning nodded. Sure enough, I still need to talk to the old people more, and I can avoid many mistakes. It seems that I have to be cautious after the question, and wait until I have figured out Ye Junyan's temper.

Thinking of this, she said again: "Does the mother know that the emperor has any special hobbies, such as fishing, playing chess or something?"

Mother Zheng thought for a moment and shook her head and said, "No, the emperor doesn't like these things. If you have any special hobbies, I remembered. All the maids and eunuchs have withdrawn, and I am left alone in Weiyang Palace, Concubine Xue."

"August [-]th? When is that day?" Gu Xinning asked half understanding.

"It's the anniversary of Concubine Xue's death." Madam Zheng said, with a hint of melancholy and nostalgia on her expression.

In order to interrupt Madam Zheng's sadness, Gu Xinning checked the temperature of the water with her hand, and said to Nian Se: "Nian Se is cold, go and add some hot water."

"Yes." Nian Se was originally helping Nanny Zheng to soak her legs, when she heard this, she got up and went to add hot water.

After adding the hot water, Gu Xinning stood up and said to Madam Zheng: "Madam Zheng takes good care of her, I won't disturb you today, and I will come to see you another day."

"Okay, go slowly, I won't send it off."

After leaving Madam Zheng's room, Nian Se asked Gu Xinning: "Sister, it seems that I didn't find anything useful."

Gu Xinning said with a smile: "No, I already know a lot, Madam Zheng really didn't come here in vain."

Nian Se tilted her head and asked in puzzlement, "A lot? Does the empress know?"

Gu Xinning smiled and said, "I know it will be August [-]th in a few days."

Nian Se muttered unconvinced: "If you want to know when August [-]th is, you can just ask your maidservant."

(End of this chapter)