Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 83 The Emperor Can't Give Birth? 5
"Yes, sister, don't worry!" Qing'er put down the curtain beside the bed, "What about the prime minister?"

"I will find a way to deal with it, just be careful of Zhuang Xinyi running around, don't let her find out about our affairs! She is not a simple person who can betray the emperor and join the old man!" Gu Feiyan said, "If it doesn't work, let her Get rid of it!"

Seeing Qing'er's hesitant expression, Gu Feiyan said: "Don't be afraid, I won't kill her unless it is absolutely necessary. Even if that day does come, I will tell them to do it."

Qing'er turned off the lights and quietly retreated out.

Xinyi's superb makeup skills immediately spread throughout Heng'e Building, and many people went to her for help during the break, or asked her how to apply makeup, which affected Xinyi's normal work.Qin Ma was very displeased by this, and after two days of enduring it, she finally went to complain to Gu Feiyan.

Gu Feiyan was looking through the account books and reconciling accounts with the accountant. Hearing what Qin Ma said, he said, "You don't want her there. Is there any place in our building where we can put her? If you can arrange for her to go there, I don't have any." Any comments!"

Seeing Gu Feiyan's attitude, Qin's mother knew that there was nothing she could do. It was obvious that Gu Feiyan had no intention of Xinyi going elsewhere, so she remained silent for a while.Gu Feiyan raised her eyes to look at her, and then pointed to the records on the account to Mr. Accountant, and said, "Why has this sum of money been vacant for so long?"

"Boss, this is the money owed by General Chen—" the accountant replied with a bow.

"Which General Chen?" Gu Feiyan asked.

"The one from the Shence Army!"

Gu Feiyan frowned slightly, and said in displeasure, "So what about the Shence Army? Can the commander of the Shence Army play casually without spending money? Heng'e Tower is not a handout, so you want to play without paying?" Then he said to a middle-aged man: "Uncle Hu, how did you become the shopkeeper? Let Chen Junkun owe debts and make IOUs? If this continues, I might as well close the door. What else do I have to support these hundreds of people?"

"Boss, we also sent people to General Chen's residence to collect debts several times, that is—" Shopkeeper Hu said.

"It's a joke, there really are people in this world who are even indebted to prostitutes!" Gu Feiyan said, "Anyone who owes more than 2000 taels will get it back within three days."

Shopkeeper Hu showed embarrassment. In the past, if someone at Chen Junkun's level owed less than 5000 taels of silver, Gu Feiyan would not pursue it. What happened today?Could it be that someone on the prime minister's side provoked her?
"Shopkeeper Hu, don't you know how to collect debts now?" Gu Feiyan said.

"No, it's just—" shopkeeper Hu hesitated.

"Take someone to ask for it, first go to each of their homes, and those who have public positions, then go to their yamen. Tell them, if you don't pay back the money within three days, I, Gu Feiyan, will be in the prison outside Danfengmen." Put up a signboard and put their names on it, so that everyone in the capital will know that these princes and ministers even owe money to my brothel. Hmph, what a shame!" Gu Feiyan closed the ledger forcefully, and said, "No matter who it is, even the prime minister, don't even want to owe me Gu Feiyan a penny!"

Everyone present was too scared to speak.

"Mother Qin, what else is there?" Gu Feiyan asked after taking a sip of the tea Qing'er brought over.

Qin Ma didn't dare to say anything now, so she had to bite the bullet and go back.

"It's not a big deal? Can't you control a girl?" Finally Gu Feiyan said to her.

Just like that, Mother Qin didn't dare to talk about transferring Xinyi to another place. No matter how complained in her heart, she had to endure it.Xinyi also noticed that Qin's mother was dissatisfied with her, so she put on makeup for Qin's mother after work was suspended, and said a few nice words to make her happy.Gradually, the two became harmonious.In my spare time, when chatting with other servants in the east courtyard, I would occasionally talk about Gu Feiyan.

"Oh, our boss has such a temper, there are really not many people who can handle it!" Mother Qin sighed.

"Yes," said a woman in charge of the laundry, "she has become like this since the old owner passed away. She was a very cute child when she was young!"

"To feed hundreds of us, the burden of the boss is not light!" Xinyi said.

"Who said no!" A woman said, "Although the boss has a weird temper, he still treats the big guys well. Last year, the old man of Sister Liu's family was seriously ill. Isn't it the boss who paid for the treatment?"

"Yeah, not only for us, but also for the girls in the front yard. The boss also treats them as his own sisters. Although those girls are all bought in, isn't the boss still looking for their in-laws? These days, let alone It’s a brothel, even in those big houses, it’s rare to see proprietors who treat their servants like this!” said the woman in charge of laundry, and everyone nodded.

Sure enough, Gu Feiyan is an unusual woman!She is like this to her subordinates, but why does she ignore me for so many days?Since the prime minister sent me here, and she neglected me so much, aren't you afraid that the prime minister will blame me?Why is she doing this to me?Could it be that there is something hidden in it?Xinyi listened to the women talking, thinking.

In order to attract her attention, I tried to get all those women to come to me to teach me makeup skills, but she remained silent.Is she doing this on purpose, or is my thinking wrong and going in the wrong direction?But here, isn't teaching them to be more beautiful a shortcut to approach them?Besides, is there any other way?What else should I do?
If this continues, what should I do if the prime minister becomes suspicious of me?
As time passed, Xinyi became more disturbed.

In the early morning of the next day, shopkeeper Hu came to the east courtyard to look for Xinyi. It turned out that it was because of the incident of the previous few days.

"I heard Miss Qiuyue say that your skills are very good. Although the girls in the building are also good at tidying up, there are not many who are really good at it. Our Chang'e Building can't just rely on those few people to live, right?" Shopkeeper Hu smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes squeezed together, "My idea is, if it's convenient for you, girl, if you don't mind, please help me and give them some of your unique skills. Of course, I will give you your salary. You drew it separately! What do you think, Miss Zhuang?"

Xinyi looked distressed, but she was very happy in her heart.

Shopkeeper Hu came to invite me, if I continue to do better, don't you believe that Gu Feiyan will ignore me?

Xinyi thought about this, but deliberately looked embarrassed, and said: "Shopkeeper Hu, if, if my boss finds out, I can't even keep my current job! Shopkeeper Hu, you should pity me! A few days ago, my sisters asked me for help, and I couldn't refuse, but it seems that I did it for money!"

Shopkeeper Hu didn't know Xinyi's thoughts, so he persuaded: "Oh, you boy, you were able to help the girls a few days ago, but today you are going to reject me, an old man? It's much easier to go to the front yard than here There won't be many alive!"

Seeing that he kept persuading him, Xinyi pretended to be embarrassed and agreed.

"Don't worry, as long as you do a good job, there will be a big reward from the boss!" Shopkeeper Hu said, so Xinyi packed her luggage and followed him to the west courtyard.

What a sleepy pillow!Xinyi couldn't help but secretly rejoice, it seems that her hard work in the past few days has paid off!Next, it's time to find a way to get close to Gu Feiyan!

Since that afternoon, Xinyi has been teaching make-up techniques to the girls in Heng'e Building in the West Courtyard, and has given make-up to the eight top girls according to the arrangement of Shopkeeper Hu.However, it is impossible to get close to Gu Feiyan with this trick alone!what can we do about it?

Besides, in the palace, under the careful diagnosis and treatment of Imperial Physician Zheng Yuanfang, Concubine De's asthma is no longer a serious problem.Her cousin Cairen Zuo Hanqing has been living in Qing'an Palace to take care of her, and Ming Xuanyu also visits her every day, and sometimes walks with her in the imperial garden.All the concubines envied Concubine De's honor and favor, but everyone knew that Concubine De was not comparable to others.

When Ming Xuanyu got married five years ago, the Empress Dowager did not choose a woman from the Zhao family to enter the palace, but she chose the concubine Chen Ruxin. In this draft, there is still no woman from the Zhao family, but the concubine's cousin Zuo Hanqing.The Empress Dowager has always been known for her foresight, but why didn't she choose a girl from her natal family to enter the palace?What she did was a manifestation of her foresight.

As we all know, Concubine De's grandmother, Mrs. Fu Guogong is the sister of the Empress Dowager's compatriots, and the Chen family of Fu Guogong's mansion is also one of the best big families in Ming Dynasty.At that time, there was a saying that "Chen in Huainan, silver paves the way and gold is all over the house", which shows the wealth of the Chen family.The Chen family's ancestral home was in Huainan, so it was called Huainan Chen.

Concubine De is the eldest granddaughter of the Chen family. Her father is the magistrate of Huainan, and her uncle is the envoy of salt transportation in the south of the Yangtze River. Zuo Tong, the eldest son-in-law of the family servant!
This is exactly the reason why the Empress Dowager chose the daughter of the Chen family to enter the palace!
Although Concubine De had a prominent background and was loved by the Empress Dowager, she kept a low profile and never got involved in the struggle between the Empress and Concubine Zhen, so she was highly regarded in the palace.Moreover, Ming Xuanyu also treated her very well, she was the most favored concubine in the palace besides Concubine Zhen.Everything Ming Xuanyu did after she fell ill showed the good relationship between the two of them!
The same thing, in the eyes of different people, often draws different conclusions.

The queen was dissatisfied with Ming Xuanyu's concern for Concubine De, on the surface she was very enthusiastic about Concubine De, she would visit her every day, and she often ran into him.As a queen, you must be virtuous!Tong Huilan knew this truth very well, and always showed her generosity in front of Ming Xuanyu.

As for Concubine Zhen, seeing that the Emperor cared so much for Concubine De, he couldn't help feeling sorry for Xinyi.

"The emperor really hasn't changed! No matter how much Zhuang Xinyi is favored, it's only for a while, and the emperor still cares about the people in the harem!"

Concubine Zhen can guess why he is like this. He has no pure love for Concubine De!Just like he did to Concubine Zhen himself, such a relationship between husband and wife always contains too many impurities.

On the one hand, Ming Xuanyu took good care of Concubine De, on the other hand, he sent Zhang De to investigate the concubine De's illness in the palace.After half a month of investigation, Zhang De reported the news to him, Concubine De was indeed murdered by someone, and who was that person——

"Master, why did the imperial concubine poison the concubine de, it's completely unreasonable!" Zhang De said.

Ming Xuanyu paced on the ground, pondering: "Yu Nan has done some wrong things before, but Concubine De has never complained to her, why did Yu Nan do this?"

Now that the storm is raging, King Yu and the prime minister are fighting, and Qingliu is also caught in it.Who are the people on the outside?Ming Xuanyu fell into deep thought.

The Zhen family was excluded from the center of power because of their ineffectiveness in suppressing bandits back then. However, the influence of Zhen Guo General Zhen Zhongyan in the army cannot be underestimated.Although he claimed to be sick for a long time, Ming Xuanyu knew what Zhen Zhongyan was waiting for.As for the Chen family, their attitude towards this incident was not clear, and Fu Guogong also disappeared due to illness.Concubine De fell ill, and it was found that Concubine Zhen Gui had poisoned her.Could it be such a coincidence?

(End of this chapter)