In the side hall of Zhaoyang Palace, Queen Xie was talking to Qin Xiulian.
"What is the purpose of eldest brother arranging for you to enter the palace?" At this time, Queen Xie did not have the gentle and approachable attitude in the paddock. She looked at Qin Xiulian with sharp eyes and said in a cold tone, "What are you and eldest brother planning?"
Qin Xiulian was lying on the bed, her face pale and without any blood. This weak look made her look pitiful. No matter whether it is a man or a woman, they can't help but feel affection for her when they see her like this.
"Queen, I don't understand what you are talking about."
Seeing Qin Xiulian pretending to be stupid, Empress Xie sneered and said: "Don't pretend to be stupid in front of me. It was not arranged by eldest brother. You, the daughter of Dr. Zhongsan, could appear in front of the emperor by chance and save the emperor. Tell me, what are you and eldest brother doing?" What are you planning?"
Qin Xiulian seemed to be frightened by Queen Xie's cold and stern look, and there was a flash of fear and uneasiness in her eyes. She hesitated for a while before speaking: "Queen, the Duke arranged for my daughter to enter the palace because he wants me to compete with Concubine Rong for favor."
Queen Xie snorted coldly and said: "It is indeed so."
Qin Xiulian continued: "The Duke also asked his servants to help you."
This sentence was tantamount to humiliation for Queen Xie. Her face suddenly turned gloomy and angry, and her tone was a bit sharp: "Did he ask you to help me and fight for my favor?"
Qin Xiulian seemed to be frightened by Queen Xie's anger, and a look of fear appeared on her pale face. She spoke cautiously: "The Duke said that if you want to overthrow Concubine Rong, you need the cooperation of your vassals..."
Before she finished speaking, she heard Queen Xie yelling angrily: "Who do you think you are? How dare you say that you want to help me?!"
Qin Xiulian shrank her head in fear and said timidly: "The Duke said so."
Queen Xie looked at Qin Xiulian with sinister eyes. Qin Xiulian felt like she was going to be eaten alive by her.
Jiang Chuan hurriedly came over and comforted Queen Xie: "My queen, please calm down."
Queen Xie glared at Qin Xiulian with cold eyes, then turned and left the side hall.
Before leaving, Jiang Chuan said to Qin Xiulian: "Miss Qin, you have a good rest first." After saying that, she hurriedly chased after Queen Xie.
After Queen Xie left, the fear on Qin Xiulian's face turned into disdain. She sneered in her heart: It seems that the Queen is not a smart person.
Queen Xie returned to the main hall, angrily grabbed the tea cup and threw it to the ground.
When Jiang Chuan came in, he was almost splashed by pieces of the tea cup.
"Mother, why are you so angry?"
The seventh prince heard the noise and hurried over.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry?"
"Your good uncle." Queen Xie's face became a little distorted due to excessive anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! It's really good!"
The seventh prince didn't understand what Queen Xie meant and looked at Jiang Chuan aside with confusion.
Jiang Chuan told the seventh prince exactly what Qin Xiulian said just now. After hearing this, the seventh prince didn't think there was anything wrong. He didn't understand why Queen Xie was so angry?
"Queen Mother, there is nothing wrong with my uncle arranging for Qin Xiulian to enter the palace to compete for favor."
"He asked Qin Xiulian to help me fight for favor!" Queen Xie gritted her teeth and said, "He is humiliating me!" Queen Xie could not accept others saying that she was not as good as Concubine Rong. Even though Concubine Rong was more favored than her, she would not allow others to say that to her. This was her dignity as a queen.
"Mother, you are overthinking. How could uncle humiliate you?" The seventh prince sometimes could not understand Queen Xie's thoughts, so he comforted Queen Xie and said, "It is a good thing for us that uncle arranged for Qin Xiulian to enter the palace to compete for favor. Why do you think so?" angry?"
Queen Xie said angrily: "He felt that I was not as favored as Concubine Rong, so he arranged for an outsider to enter the palace to help me win favor. Isn't this a humiliation?"
"Mother, isn't this a fact?" The seventh prince didn't understand why Queen Xie was reluctant to accept this fact even though she knew that she was not as favored as Concubine Rong. It is not a shameful thing to admit and accept this fact, but it is a bit shameful to refuse to accept it.
When Queen Xie heard what her son said, she looked at him with cold eyes.
"What did you say?"
"Mother, Concubine Rong has always been favored by the emperor. Over the years, she has favored the Sixth Palace more than anyone else. Isn't this a fact?" The seventh prince said seriously, "It is not a shame that you are not as favored as Concubine Rong. , I don’t understand why you care so much?”
"Shut up!" Queen Xie shouted.
"Mother, I think it is very good that my uncle arranged for Qin Xiulian to enter the palace to compete for favor. You should help Qin Xiulian."
"Are you still my son?" Queen Xie shouted angrily.
"Mother!" the Seventh Prince shouted, raising his voice, "Can you be sensible?"
Queen Xie was frightened by the seventh prince's shout.
"Mother, my son knows how strong you are and is unwilling to accept that he loses to Concubine Rong. But the facts are before our eyes. Concubine Rong is more favored than you." The seventh prince sometimes felt that Queen Xie was a bit unfavorable about Concubine Rong. Irrational.
"You..." Queen Xie's chest heaved up and down with anger when her son said it so bluntly, "You... you..."
"Mother, if you keep refusing to admit this fact, you will never win over Concubine Rong."
Queen Xie's tone was full of anger: "What do you mean?"
"Mother, you should know what it means for Qin Xiulian to look like Si Youying." The seventh prince continued to persuade patiently, "You also said that my father almost married Si Youying back then. To Si Youying, my father My heart must be full of guilt and regret. Now that someone who looks exactly like Si Youying appears, then my father will definitely transfer all his guilt and love for Si Youying to Qin Xiulian, so Qin Xiulian will definitely be favored."
Jiang Chuan on the side echoed: "Empress, Your Highness is right."
"Maybe Qin Xiulian will be more favored than Concubine Rong. Once Concubine Rong falls out of favor, the king will also be affected. The prince and his uncle will not let the king go." The seventh prince asked, "Mother, are you Don’t you want to see Concubine Rong fall out of favor? Don’t you want to take revenge? Don’t you want Concubine Rong to be favored all her life?”
"Now that someone has appeared who can make Concubine Rong fall out of favor, why can't you accept it?" The seventh prince continued, "Do you want to be weighed down by Concubine Rong for the rest of your life?"
Queen Xie's face looked very ugly when the seventh prince said this. She wanted to say something to rebut, but she was too angry to say a word.
The Seventh Prince asked loudly: "Queen Mother, don't you really want to see Concubine Rong fall out of favor? Are you really willing to stay like this?"
Queen Xie seemed to have listened to the seventh prince's words. Her expression changed, her body swayed slightly, and then she fell on the chair in despair.
"Mother, Qin Xiulian is the only one who can make Concubine Rong fall out of favor. Just cooperate with your uncle." Seeing that Queen Xie looked dazed, the Seventh Prince did not say any more, "Mother, I hope you can think about it carefully and stop being angry. ”
When the seventh prince left, he called Jiang Chuan out.
"Don't disturb the Queen for the time being, let her think about it alone."
"Your Highness, it's not like you don't know your Majesty's temper. I'm just afraid that My Majesty won't accept it so easily."
"The queen has to accept it even if she doesn't accept it." The seventh prince frowned slightly and said, "When Qin Xiulian's injury is healed, my father will definitely let her enter the palace. The queen can only help her win favor."
"Actually, what makes the empress most angry is that Duke Zhen Guo didn't tell her about Qin Xiulian in advance." Jiang Chuan said, "Your Highness, looking at Qin Xiulian's situation, I'm afraid that Duke Zhen Guo had found Qin Xiulian long ago, but Duke Zhen Guo never told her. explain."
She added: "The Queen is the biological sister of the Duke of Zhen, but the Duke of Zhen does things without telling the Queen. Doesn't this mean he doesn't treat the Queen as one of his own?"
"Uncle cannot be entirely blamed for this." The seventh prince was very calm and rational. "Uncle is well aware of the temperament of the queen. If the queen is informed of Qin Xiulian's existence in advance, the queen will definitely object, and she may even do something to Qin Xiulian."
Jiang Chuan could not refute what the seventh prince said.
"I didn't expect the Queen Mother to have such a deep knot." Normally, the Seventh Prince simply thought that Queen Xie was jealous of Concubine Rong, but he didn't expect that it was more than that. He didn't expect Queen Xie to treat Concubine Rong so...he couldn't find the words to describe her for a moment.
"The Queen is the legitimate daughter of the Xie family. She has a noble status and is a proud daughter of heaven. She has a strong temper, so she cannot accept that she is not as good as Concubine Rong, who is of humble origin." Compared with the Xie family, the Yu family has a humble background. After all, the Yu family used to be farmers. . After the late emperor ascended the throne, the Yu family was granted the title of marquis.
"The queen mother herself should know that she is not as favored as Concubine Rong. I don't understand why she insists on not admitting it."
"Because the empress thinks she is the queen."
"I hope the queen mother has listened to what I just said, otherwise we will never be able to win against Concubine Rong and the acting king."
"This servant seems to have listened to your words just now. If you give her some time, she will definitely figure it out." Jiang Chuan said respectfully, "Fortunately, Miss Qin will have to recover from her injuries for a while."
"Father cares about Qin Xiulian very much. You must take good care of her." The seventh prince warned, "You must serve her well!"
Seeing how serious the Seventh Prince was, Jiang Chuan felt a little scared, and then said with a serious expression: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely take good care of Miss Qin."
"During this period, Qin Xiulian is recuperating in Zhaoyang Palace. My father will often come to Zhaoyang Palace. Isn't this a good thing for the queen mother?"
"Your Highness, you must not let the Queen hear these words, otherwise the Queen will be angry again."
"My father only comes to Zhaoyang Palace on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and never comes to Zhaoyang Palace on other days. Doesn't the queen know?" The seventh prince understood clearly, "To put it bluntly, if the queen didn't Queen, I’m afraid that my father won’t even come to Zhaoyang Palace on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.”
Jiang Chuan said stiffly: "Your Highness, you..."
"Where is Concubine Rong? My father often goes to her place." The seventh prince said, "If we don't do something to fight back, I'm afraid that King Dai will really become the crown prince, and Concubine Rong will also become the queen."
"That's what His Highness said."
"Uncle is right to arrange for Qin Xiulian to enter the palace. Concubine Rong can no longer be favored like this." The seventh prince narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Qin Xiulian should have been trained by uncle before. She entered the palace just to be favored and to win honor. Royal concubine."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will persuade you."
"You should visit Qin Xiulian often and tell her about Concubine Rong."
Jiang Chuan understood what the Seventh Prince meant, nodded and said, "I understand."
"Tomorrow, when my uncle goes to court, please come to Zhaoyang Palace." The seventh prince said, "My uncle should make it clear to the queen mother."
"Tomorrow, after the court is over, I will go and invite the Duke."
The seventh prince said nothing more and returned to the study to continue reading his book.
At this time, in the imperial study room of Chengguang Hall.
Emperor Wu of Zhou had just finished reviewing a bunch of memorials. He was taking a tea break.
"By the way, go and clean up Changle Palace."
Sun Kui, who was standing aside, was shocked when he heard Emperor Zhou Wu's order. He hesitated and asked carefully and tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want your slave to clean up Changle Palace so that Miss Qin can live there?"
Emperor Wu of Zhou put the tea lid on the tea cup and made a crisp sound.
When Sun Kui heard this voice, his heart skipped a beat.
Emperor Wu of Zhou looked sideways at Sun Kui: "If I don't let her live, how can I live with you?"
Sun Kui said with a smile on his face: "I don't dare."
Emperor Wu of Zhou ordered: "Pack up better and put more good things."
"Your Majesty, how many good things should I put in there?"
Emperor Wu of Zhou said lightly: "Just follow Yongxin Palace's instructions."
"What?" Sun Kui was severely frightened by Emperor Zhou Wu's words. He asked in shock, "Your Majesty, did you really follow the rules of Yongxin Palace?" Yongxin Palace is the palace of Concubine Rong, and she The furnishings in the palace can be said to be the most luxurious in the entire harem, even compared to Queen Xie's Zhaoyang Palace. "Isn't there something wrong with this?"
Emperor Wu of Zhou said indifferently: "Really?"
"Your Majesty, Yongxin Palace is the palace of the Imperial Concubine. If you just make Changle Palace the same as Yongxin Palace, where will you put the Imperial Concubine's face?" Sun Kui said in a low voice, "Aren't you making the Imperial Concubine look bad? ?"
"Yes, then let's arrange it according to the sixth and seventh floors of Yongxin Palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhou Wu tapped the tea lid lightly with his fingers, "What do you think I should do to make her a concubine?"
When Sun Kui heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, it is not good to directly designate the concubine. After all, Miss Qin's background is not high. If you directly designate the concubine, the ministers will talk about you again."
Emperor Wu of Zhou sneered disdainfully: "Do you think I'm afraid of what they say?"
"Aren't you afraid of trouble?" Sun Kui said, "The ministers will always complain about this matter, so you are not afraid of trouble."
"Yes, sometimes they are as annoying as flies." Emperor Wu of Zhou tapped the tea lid again with his fingers and said thoughtfully, "Then let's make them concubines."
"Your Majesty, is the concubine a little taller too?"
"Why, she is my savior." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, raising the corners of his mouth and smiling meaningfully, "Also, she looks exactly like my former beloved, so it would be too much not to call her a concubine. I'm sorry." Emperor Zhou Wu bit the word "loved" very hard.
The corners of Sun Kui's mouth twitched slightly and he said, "That's what the emperor said."
"What title do you think I should give her?" Emperor Zhou Wu said, stroking his chin, "What do you think of the title Yingconcubine?"
"Your Majesty, who is Ying?"
"Of course it's Si Youying's Ying."
Sun Kui: "...Your Majesty, are you serious?"
Emperor Wu of Zhou asked, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
Sun Kui said honestly: "Like."
After hearing this, Emperor Zhou Wu glared at Sun Kui.
"I can't forget Si Youying. Now that someone looks exactly like Si Youying appears, I naturally have to pamper her. I think it is most appropriate to give her the word Ying as a title."
Sun Kui said silently in his heart: The emperor's bad taste has come again.
"This makes me very affectionate, doesn't it?" Emperor Wu of Zhou said, putting on an affectionate expression, "I will never forget Si Youying."
Sun Kui was frightened by Emperor Zhou Wu's affectionate look, and he couldn't help but rub his arms.
"I think the title Yingconcubine is very good and fits my mood very well."
Sun Kui silently sympathized with Qin Xiulian in his heart, "Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Wu of Zhou put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and stretched.
"I have to go see my concubine."
Sun Kui hurriedly followed.
Emperor Wu of Zhou walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
"It's true that there hasn't been any good drama in this palace for a long time, so we need to put on some good drama."
When Sun Kui heard this, his heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition suddenly enveloped his heart.
"Your Majesty, are you going to do something?" Your Majesty, are you going to do something?
Emperor Wu of Zhou looked innocent: "What do I want to do?"
"Your Majesty, you don't want to tease anyone, do you?" In fact, what Sun Kui wanted to say was "playing with",
"Am I such a person?" Emperor Wu of Zhou curled his lips and said, "Am I so free?"
"Your Majesty, you like to tease people when you are bored." I just don't know if the Emperor will tease Duke Zhen or Marquis Xuanping next. Or maybe the emperor is playing tricks on both of them.
"I am not such a person."
Sun Kui said in his heart: Your Majesty, you are such a person.
Emperor Wu of Zhou raised his hands and folded them behind his head, humming some unfashionable music and walking carelessly.
Sun Kui was very curious whether Emperor Zhou Wu liked Si Youying. However, he did not dare to ask.
In Zhaoyang Palace, Queen Xie was still sulking. When she learned that Emperor Zhou Wu was coming, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She quickly tidied up her appearance and went to meet him. Unexpectedly, Emperor Wu of Zhou went directly to the side hall.
Queen Xie was filled with resentment. After taking a deep breath, she went to the side hall with a calm expression.
As soon as she entered the side hall, she saw Emperor Zhou Wu sitting by the bed, looking down at Qin Xiulian tenderly, and asked her with concern how she felt.
Seeing this scene, Queen Xie was filled with jealousy, but she didn't show it on her face. She stepped forward and bowed to Emperor Wu of Zhou respectfully: "I have seen the emperor."
Emperor Zhou Wu looked at Queen Xie, nodded slightly and said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Queen Xie stood up and walked to Emperor Zhou Wu's side. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will take good care of Miss Qin."
"With the queen taking care of me, I can rest assured." Emperor Wu of Zhou said to Qin Xiulian warmly, "Just tell the queen what you want to eat."
"Miss Qin, if you want to eat anything, just tell me." Queen Xie's attitude was very cordial, completely different from the angry and gloomy woman she had been not long ago.
"Thank you, Queen."
"Your Majesty, I have ordered the kitchen to stew Miss Qin's tonic every day, which will help Miss Qin's recovery from her injuries."
"The Queen is interested." Emperor Wu of Zhou said, "If the tonics you have here are not enough, Queen, you can ask the Imperial Hospital to send them."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhou Wu looked at Qin Xiulian lying on the bed tenderly and said, "I have ordered people to tidy up Changle Palace. When you recover from your injuries, I will take you into the palace."
When Queen Xie heard this, her dignified face showed an expression of disbelief. Although she had long known that the emperor would take Qin Xiulian into the palace, now that she heard the emperor say this with her own ears, Queen Xie felt uncontrollably jealous.
Qin Xiulian, who was lying on the bed, blushed slightly, her expression shy and sweet.
"My maid...obey the order..."
Emperor Wu of Zhou held Qin Xiulian's left hand and said with a smile: "You must heal your injury quickly."
Qin Xiulian's face turned redder and redder. She said shyly, "Yes."
Empress Xie, who was standing behind Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty, clenched her hands into fists and her nails were deeply embedded in her palms. However, there was a look of joy on her face: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to Miss Qin."
"Miss Qin, Changle Palace is a good place, not far from Chengguang Palace." Queen Xie seemed to be really happy for Qin Xiulian, "There is a pomegranate tree in Changle Palace, and every year the pomegranate tree will be full of pomegranates. Pomegranate is a symbol of fertility and good fortune."
Qin Xiulian's face turned even redder, and her face was filled with embarrassment and embarrassment.
"You should take good care of your injuries first." Emperor Wu of Zhou said warmly.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Wu of Zhou said a few more words of concern before leaving and heading to the main hall of Queen Xie.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Queen Xie left Emperor Wu of Zhou to have dinner. Emperor Wu of Zhou did not refuse and stayed to have dinner with Queen Xie and the Seventh Prince.
Soon, word spread in the harem that Emperor Zhou Wu ordered the renovation and layout of Changle Palace.
After Concubine Rong heard about this, she accidentally knocked over the tea cup and burned her hand with the tea.
Seeing this, Jin Mei hurriedly went to get the ointment.
"Jin Mei, the emperor actually let Qin Xiulian live in Changle Palace!" Concubine Rong Gui was confused. She couldn't believe that Emperor Zhou Wu would arrange for Qin Xiulian to live in Changle Palace.
Compared with Queen Xie's Zhaoyang Palace and Concubine Rong's Yongxin Palace, Changle Palace is not large or luxurious. However, the location of Changle Palace is very good. It is not far from Chengguang Palace. The most important thing is that there is a pomegranate tree in Changle Palace. It is said that this pomegranate tree was left over from the previous dynasty and is two to three hundred years old.
This pomegranate tree was planted by the founding queen of the previous dynasty, which means that Changle Palace is the palace of the founding queen of the previous dynasty. Later, after the founding queen of the previous dynasty died of illness, Changle Palace became vacant. The queen at the back did not live in it.
Until the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the first queen lived in it.
Changle Palace is not the palace where the queen lives, Zhaoyang Palace is.
The reason why the First Queen lived in Changle Palace was arranged by the First Queen Mother. The Queen Mother hoped that the Queen Mother could give birth to another son and a half daughters for Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty. In addition, the first queen liked to eat pomegranates. After the death of the first queen, Changle Palace became vacant again.
Now Emperor Wu of Zhou has arranged for Qin Xiulian to live in Changle Palace in the future, which means supreme favor, which makes it impossible for the concubines in the harem to sit still.
Qin Xiulian was so favored by Emperor Zhou Wu even before she entered the palace. When she enters the palace, she doesn't know how favored she will be, but I'm afraid it won't be less than Concubine Rong back then.
When Zhao Yao heard about this, his first reaction was that he could no longer enter Changle Palace to pick pomegranates.
The pomegranates in Changle Palace grow very large, plentiful, and very sweet every year.
Every year when the pomegranates were ripe, he would go to Changle Palace to pick pomegranates and eat them.
"Concubine, can I still go to Changle Palace to pick pomegranates in the future?"
There are so many palaces in this palace, why did the stinking father give Changle Palace to that Qin Xiulian?
His pomegranate…
Emperor Wu of Zhou: I am very affectionate!
Sun Kui: (⊙o⊙)...Your Majesty, you look so scary.
There is something going on tonight, so there may not be a second update.
Finally, I still ask for a monthly ticket!
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