Aristocratic Concubine

Chapter 179: The Shocking Drum (5)
Wanqing asked casually: "Second aunt, speaking of it, our Gu family is also a big family, and the clan's wife should be supported by a generous and capable person like you, so that the Gu family can become stronger and stronger. , otherwise, like the Ouyang family in Nanyang, it will be miserable."

The second wife was delighted to hear that, she had long been displeased with the fact that Mrs. Lin had grown up as a clan wife in front of her, but when she heard the words of Ouyang's family in Nanyang, her complexion changed, and she dragged her past Wanqing, He whispered: "From now on, don't mention Nanyang Ouyang's family in the Hou's mansion, and be careful not to cause trouble."

Wanqing asked with a look of surprise: "Why is this? Ouyang is my father-in-law's mother's surname. Was that family really ransacked the family?"

The second wife thought she was very curious, and said: "That was a big strange case back then. In the past, Ouyang and Shangguan were family friends. The ancestors of the two families once went through business together. Later, the great grandfather rose up to overthrow the previous dynasty. , or these two have contributed the most money and effort."

So there is a meritorious service from the dragon?But since they are doing business together and serving the king and dragon together, why does one family die out while the other family continues to prosper?

"Speaking of which, it was a disaster. At that time, Ouyang's family was more powerful than Shangguan's family, and their business was more prosperous. I remember that their family was mining, and what they mined was a kind of ore called aluminum. I heard that it is very troublesome to refine that kind of thing, only the Ouyang family has mastered the technique..."

Was it aluminum ore?Wanqing remembers that it was not in China that aluminum was first developed and refined. Aluminum refining is actually a very simple process, but the predecessors did not think of a way. After the initial refining of aluminum, the price was more expensive than gold. Later, after improvements were made, there were more aluminum deposits, which made it cheaper.

"Could it be that they ransacked their family and wiped out their family to snatch the refining technology?" Wanqing asked again.

The second wife shook her head and said: "The patriarch of the Ouyang family in the previous generation only had an only daughter, and he refused to take a concubine for another child. The refining technology should be passed on to the family's nephews. Many people thought so before. But later, when Miss Ouyang got married, the Ouyang family no longer engaged in aluminum production, and people realized that the Patriarch Ouyang might have passed on the technology to Miss Ouyang as a dowry."

"Then why did they ransack the family and exterminate the family?" Wanqing asked again.

The second wife shook her head and said: "I don't know the specific reason. I heard that the crime of treason was used back then. The entire Ouyang family died overnight except for the young lady who married into the Shangguan mansion. I heard that That blood has dyed Nanyang He red, and the corpses are piled up like a mountain."

After hearing this, Wanqing was about to continue asking, when the second wife gave her a wink, Wanqing realized that it was Ning Hua who had come.

Wanqing didn't make a sound, and winked at the second wife, as the second wife said, avoid it if you can, and pretended not to see it, and slipped into the crowd of noble ladies in front.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the group of noble ladies, he heard a lady walking in front say: "Have you heard that the emperor is seriously ill again, this time, it seems to be more serious than the last time, once King Fu returned During the imperial court, he served in front of the emperor and guarded it for two full days and two nights."

Wanqing was shocked when she heard that, the emperor didn't look old, and he wasn't that weak, why did he fall ill again?

Another noble lady said: "I heard that Prince Shou has been guarding the Qianqing Palace all the time. Alas, the emperor has been reluctant to appoint a crown prince. If this continues, chaos will inevitably arise."

"Didn't it mean that whoever has an heir first will be the one? Now the Shou Wang Concubine has been selected, and the Liang Di has also been selected. The Fu Wang Zheng Concubine is also the daughter of Zuoxiang Fang's family. The king is quite well-matched, but Concubine Hua Gui is very powerful in the palace, and Taishi Hua is deeply trusted by the emperor, King Fu has lived in the frontier for many years, and it may be difficult to compete with King Shou."

After all, people seem to have forgotten Prince Kang. In fact, he is the only one who is most qualified to take the throne, but that guy is an idle rascal, and he is not as reliable as his mother clan. The struggle for succession is out of the question.

Shangguan Yeli has been running to Kang Wang's mansion for the past few days, and she doesn't know what they are busy with. Wanqing sighed, she would rather that Kang Wang really has no ambitions, so as to save Shangguan Yeli from being involved in the imperial concubine In the battle, the winner has always been the winner and the loser, and that guy has too close a relationship with Shouwang. If Shouwang loses... the consequences will be disastrous.

Li Shanggong in the palace entertained the female relatives for the concubine Xian. After all, they came out of the palace. The banquet was well organized.

Before the banquet started, many women were sitting in groups of two or three in the flower hall drinking tea and gossiping. Wanqing deliberately stayed away from Ning Hua and tried not to be with her to cause trouble for each other, but there was a good thing Some people want to come out to make trouble: "Hey, isn't that the wife of Jingning Hou? Why doesn't she serve Madam Hou, but enjoy it comfortably?"

"Isn't it? How can a daughter-in-law go out without serving her mother-in-law? It's really rude."

"Well, seeing that she is still young, it's rare for her to come here. She wants to make more friends with young people. None of us are young. Could it be that the princess is tolerant and doesn't care about these things, so let's not get involved .”

"Wow, I just heard the princess said that Lord Hou wants to take a concubine. I heard that concubine is very tricky. In order to accept that woman, Lord Hou actually wants to divorce the princess. The princess is not in the mood to care about it now." Daughter-in-law."

"Isn't that pampering concubines and destroying wives? I heard that Lord Hou respects the princess very much. He hasn't taken in a concubine for so many years. How can he..."

"You don't know, do you? I heard that it was her daughter-in-law who gave it to Lord Hou. That's what the princess said when she was quietly chatting with Mrs. Zuo Xiang."

"Ah, last time I heard that her daughter-in-law beat her mother-in-law in Shouchangbo's mansion, but later she said it wasn't true, so let's just let it go, and now it's still in the mother-in-law's room, it's too good Come on, who can bear such a daughter-in-law."

Wanqing was bored listening for a while, but she really wanted to be quiet and could not stop seeing. She wanted to put an end to the matter, but they would not do it. The words of these people are true and false, and it is easy to confuse the uninformed. If Ning Hua didn't spread it on purpose, how would they know?
(End of this chapter)