After Mrs. Zhou passed away and her third wife also left, Linlang no longer cared about who would be the emperor in the court. Anyway, Duke Chengen's mansion now had nothing to do with the imperial concubine or the empress. No matter who came to power, it didn't concern them. Something happened.
And Duke Cheng'en's Palace stopped paying for the third house, especially after Mrs. Zhou died and lost a lot of expenses, and gradually saved a lot of money. No matter who comes to power in the future, Duke Cheng'en's Palace will have money. Then the title guaranteed status. Although no one in the family was an official in the court and the actual power was a little less, status and money were enough, and Linlang didn't have high requirements.
Yes, although Mrs. Zhou is only one person, she has a lot of expenses every year. There is no way to help it. She is Zhou Guogong's stepmother in name, so the treatment given to her is the best in the family, whether it is monthly salary or year-end dividends. They are all the highest, and the additional monthly expenditures from the company are also the highest.
In addition to the people who serve her, it will cost a lot in a year.
Of course, Mrs. Zhou doesn't need much for herself. She got all these for Mr. Wednesday.
For example, every month, extra expenses beyond the monthly money need to be paid with the approval of Duke Zhou. Normally, Duke Zhou would not give it to ordinary people. After all, there is only so much money in the mansion, and he doesn't want anyone in the mansion. , in addition to the monthly payment from the public, he always comes to pay, but when Mrs. Zhou comes to ask for money, he will approve it as long as it does not exceed the limit set by Zhou Guogong.
Mrs. Zhou, on the other hand, was not polite and paid every month, spending all her limit.
After all, she was the stepmother of Duke Zhou, and it was difficult for Duke Zhou to refuse her. As a result, Mrs. Zhou had made a lot of money from her father-in-law and given it to her third wife over the years.
It is said that Dafang accounts for the majority of the property, but because of the extra money paid to Mrs. Zhou and Mr. Zhou Zhou over the years, as well as the money to support the third house, it is equivalent to taking away a lot of money from Dafang in disguise, leaving Dafang The property acquired through division is not necessarily large.
It's a pity that all those properties were lost after they fell into the hands of Master Zhou. It was a waste.
Now it's better. Without Master Zhou and Mrs. Zhou taking money from Dafang, Dafang could save money, which has not increased over the years. It even decreased a bit because Mrs. Zhou and Mr. Zhou were so able to spend it. His property gradually increased.
Linlang doesn't care about who becomes the prince or the emperor. Of course, if the person who is about to take the throne is going to be detrimental to the Cheng'en Palace and affect her leisurely life, then I'm sorry, she might Take action. After all, Duke Cheng'en's Palace doesn't care about any princes at the moment. In this way, any prince who ascends to the throne will have no reason to cause trouble for Duke Cheng'en's Palace. If he does, it will definitely be their fault. Then Linlang naturally Will fight back.
At present, it seems that the imperial concubine is at a disadvantage, but after the second prince loses competitiveness, it is not certain whether the eldest prince can become the crown prince, because the new favorite concubine is already pregnant and has a child, and the emperor is particularly fond of this favorite at the moment. The concubine also likes this old man. She seems to like the imperial concubine and the second prince that day. It is not certain what will happen in the future.
For example, if the current emperor lives longer, the emperor might be wary of the eldest prince in front of him, let alone the prince. He feels that he has grown up and is in the prime of life. Will he think that he, the elder, is blocking the way? If he becomes the Supreme Emperor, then the young prince will be safer.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Linlang. She is only responsible for eating.
Speaking of which, the melons in the palace must be delicious at the moment. After all, the imperial concubine has fallen out of favor, and the second prince has fallen out of favor. The new bride has been promoted to the imperial concubine like a rocket due to her meritorious service in giving birth to a child, and has become the most favored Concubine Wang. She has also successfully given birth to the equally favored prince. You can imagine what kind of chaos the palace will become. The imperial concubine and Wang Guifei will definitely fight with each other.
As for the Queen, is she really happy to see such a scene?
Before Concubine Wang failed to gain favor, she might have hoped that Concubine Wang would be favored. After Concubine Wang became favored, especially after successfully giving birth to a prince, the queen might not necessarily like Concubine Wang.
Although the other party's child is still very young and there is no need to worry about it yet, she still needs to be on guard. After all, she also thinks like Linlang, fearing that the emperor will live for a long time and his adult son will not be as safe as his underage son.
So although there is no need to worry about Concubine Wang's situation for the time being, when Concubine Wang and Concubine Huang are fighting, she can definitely fan the flames. The two of them will fight more and more fiercely. The most quarrelsome one will suffer both sides, and it will definitely be a disaster for her son. Good thing.
When the imperial concubine and Wang Guifei are fighting fiercely, if the queen also ends up, it will be a mess. No wonder people say that three women are a drama. When these three people engage in a drama, it will definitely be a big drama.
Linlang's guess was good, the fight in the palace was indeed fierce.
But the new favorite concubine Wang Guifei was so lucky that neither the queen nor the imperial concubine succeeded. On the contrary, the two of them were almost exposed, which shocked them.
After all, once what they did is exposed, the emperor will definitely make trouble for them, and it will be funny then - the two people who have been fighting for their whole lives may fall out of favor at the same time, and their sons may also lose their inheritance rights at the same time. It's not funny to put Concubine Wang's son in the position.
Because Concubine Wang's luck was so good, it frightened Concubine Huang and the Queen. As a result, they were quiet for a while after the accident and did not dare to continue to attack.
But this quietness is temporary. When Concubine Wang's son gets older, the battle for the reserve becomes more intense, and the three of them will inevitably fight each other.
But that happened a long time later. After all, Concubine Wang's son was only born not long ago. It will take some time when he gets older.
And just when the palace was fighting and then slowly calmed down, in Duke Chengen's mansion, Duke Zhou's health gradually became worse.
It is normal for Zhou Guogong's health to gradually deteriorate. As mentioned before, after his accident, he did not like to see people. Even if he recovered, he would not see people. He was afraid that people would see that although his legs and feet had recovered, they were lame. I was laughed at, so I hid in the courtyard all day and didn't move much. This was naturally not good for the body, so over time, it was normal for the body to be damaged.
When Linlang occasionally went over to take a look at Zhou Guogong - of course, she had to get Zhou Guogong's consent before she could go in to see him, so as not to rush in. Zhou Guogong felt that Linlang came here often deliberately to laugh at him - and also found that Zhou Guogong was not in good health. Maybe he won't live long, which made Linlang sigh, thinking how time has changed. When he first came here, Zhou Guogong looked like a handsome young man. Even if he is thirty or forty years old, he still looks good because of his good maintenance. He's quite handsome, but he didn't know that within a few years, he would be old and sick and about to die. Time flies by so fast.
(End of chapter)
