In the hall, Princess Tong'an heard the secret report from the people around her, her expression was indifferent, and there was no trace of fluctuation. Only the slightly trembling tea cup showed her inner shock.
This "flower viewing feast" for Lao Shizi was not her original intention at all.
However, the princess of Guangning County convinced her mother-in-law that she wanted to choose a "consort" for herself and insisted on holding this "flower viewing banquet".
From the moment she made the decision, Princess Tongan's heart has been hanging.
The princess of Guangning County is not properly organizing the dowry for County Lord Qili, but she is worrying about her marriage!
However, as soon as Concubine Shangguan Shu mentioned "choosing a son-in-law" for Princess Tong'an, her low IQ immediately dropped even faster!
I was a little wary at first, but I immediately threw it away!
Especially when Liao Rong proposed to marry her, Shangguan Shufei was frightened, thinking that she must marry Tong An and everything would be fine.
Tong'an smiled bitterly. When marriage is really needed, whether or not to marry doesn't seem to be that important.
She knew that the "flower viewing party" would not be peaceful. In the past, whether it was a gathering of noble ladies in the capital or gatherings of young men, there would often be more or less unexpected situations, and not many things would go smoothly.
But so many things happened this time, including the regent Liao Rong and the prince, as well as the niece of Queen Nangong, which made Tongan still a little uneasy and helpless.
Princess Zhou Ying of Tongan has always been different from her mother concubine Shangguan Shufei.
Concubine Shangguan Shu firmly believed that the emperor had a deep affection for her, and believed that although she had never given birth to a prince, and her mother's family was not powerful, she was still one of the "four concubines".
Not only that, Concubine Shangguan Shu also ranked in front of Concubine Han De and Concubine Jiao Xian.
Concubine Shangguan Shu believed that she had been accompanying the emperor since she was young, when the emperor was still an unknown sixth prince.
Later, one time, in the back garden of the Prince's Mansion, someone gave the Sixth Prince some large black dogs found outside the Great Wall. The black dogs were six feet long and strong, probably weighing more than a hundred pounds. The roar was terrifying.
Especially at night, when someone approaches the kennel, the roar is simply earth-shattering!
Unexpectedly, that day, the rope holding the dog was broken free by the black dog, and the kennel was also damaged by the huge black dog. The black dog rushed into the yard!
The Sixth Prince was sitting idle with the female family members in the back house. The black dog that rushed in scared everyone and ran away. Some of the maids saw the black dog, whose body was as black as ink, its eyes were like knives, saliva was dripping from its mouth, and his throat was neighing. , which looked like demons and monsters from hell, actually fainted!
The black dog paid no attention to the fallen person and went straight to the Sixth Prince!
Concubine Shangguan Shu stood in front of the Sixth Prince without any fear at this time, picked up a pot of hot tea and threw it at the vicious dog that rushed towards him!
It was Shangguan Shufei who was very courageous, and it was also because the black dog was relatively close to the two of them, so a pot of hot tea just hit the vicious dog's head!
The hot water flowed down the top of the head and into the eyes of the vicious dog. The vicious dog hissed and jumped forward instantly. At this time, Shangguan Shufei quickly pulled the sixth prince and squatted aside, unexpectedly dodging the vicious dog's first strike. Fly!
The vicious dog jumped to one side and fell on the table next to the two of them. The fruits on the table almost spilled all over the table and the floor under the impact of the vicious dog.
When the evil dog turned around to attack the Sixth Prince and Concubine Shangguan Shu again, the boy and the guard had already recovered. The boy picked up the chair, stick and plate at hand and threw it at the evil dog, while the guard who came later hit him three times. Five divided by two resulted in this vicious dog!
Afterwards, the Sixth Prince was grateful to Concubine Shangguan Shu for coming forward. Concubine Shangguan Shu was originally a child. After this incident, the Sixth Prince asked the late emperor to appoint Concubine Shangguan Shu as a "concubine".
After the sixth prince inherited the throne, he was appointed "Shu Fei".
Shangguan Shufei felt that she deserved to be the "Shufei".
However, Princess Tongan was completely unable to be so optimistic.
As long as Tong'an Princess Zhou Ying can remember, she can't forget Concubine Jiao Xian's eyes full of jealousy, calculation, and desire to get rid of her!
But her mother-in-law didn’t believe it, and she was even more disdainful!
Concubine Shangguan Shu said proudly,
"Why should she fight with me? She just has a prince, so what? The emperor has more than just thirteen princes! However, looking at the entire harem, I was the only one who could fend off the vicious dogs for the emperor! At that time, the queen, Everybody was so scared!”
Princess Tongan secretly complained, this happened hundreds of years ago, and you still talk about it. Do you want everyone to know that your father had to rely on women to survive?
Princess Tongan sighed and said,
"Mother, concubine, please try not to say such words in the future! My father may not like to hear it."
Who would be happy if you always bring up embarrassing things? What's more, it's an embarrassment for the king of a country!
Concubine Shangguan Shu didn’t take it seriously.
"Why didn't you tell me? If it weren't for me, your father might have been scratched by that vicious dog and his face would be disfigured! My current position was gained by risking my life! Why does she, Jiao Chengfang, always keep an eye on my position? ? I think back then, when I was accompanying the king on the road, she, Jiao Chengfang, negotiated with the Crown Prince of Li Kingdom and had her engagement annulled! In terms of first come, first served, she was behind me, so what grievances did she have? The imperial concubine came last, and I didn’t say anything yet! What qualifications does she, Jiao Chengfang, have to compare with me?"
With just a few words, even Concubine Qin was offended!
But fortunately, if her father was bitten and disabled and would not be able to inherit the throne, Concubine Shangguan Shu did not say it out in the end!
Princess Tongan has one head and two heads!
Honored favors really have nothing to do with the length of companionship!
Moreover, concubine, are you really not worried that your father will think that you are "asking for repayment"?
Are you really not worried that one day, all your kindness will be exhausted?
However, facing the stubborn Concubine Shangguan Shu, Princess Tong'an was very powerless.
She knew that someone was teasing her around Concubine Shangguan Shu, making her feel complacent and speak freely, waiting for an opportunity to find out Concubine Shangguan Shu's omissions.
There are Concubine Jiao Xian's people here, and they also have other people's eyes and ears.
However, Princess Tong'an was very helpless. Concubine Shangguan Shu sometimes listened to her words and sometimes not.
I can listen to most of what other people say.
However, Shangguan Shufei's status has always been relatively stable.
Princess Tong'an guessed that one was the support of Princess Lu.
The second is that Shangguan Shufei, apart from sometimes speaking out loud, had no other bad behavior, such as being disobedient and disrespectful, such as treating the palace people harshly.
After all, Concubine Shangguan Shu was relatively pure in nature, and she did not have a prince, so she was not very enthusiastic about fighting for power in the harem, which actually made the emperor look at her differently.
Third, Princess Tongan felt that her father wanted to balance the harem with his mother and concubines.
For example, using the mother concubine to get in the eyes of Concubine Jiao Xian!
Princess Tong'an remembered that that year, not long after Concubine Jiao Xian obtained the right to "assist in charge of the Sixth Palace", she came to Shangguan Shu and her daughter to demonstrate.
That day, Princess Tong'an had just paid her respects to the Queen Mother and Princess Lu. On the way back, Concubine Jiao Xian blocked Princess Tong'an's way.
After Princess Tongan greeted her according to the etiquette, she was about to leave. Concubine Jiao Xian smiled and said,
"Princess is so anxious, is she afraid of me, or does she dislike me? Could it be that Sister Shu Fei didn't tell the princess that the princess should take the lead in setting an example for the harmony of the six palaces!"
Princess Tong'an was a little surprised. Concubine Jiao Xian had just taken power, and she couldn't wait to worry about her mother's position.
Princess Tongan smiled,
"What I taught you is that my mother once taught me that a royal princess should be cautious, diligent and submissive, be gentle in nature, and be virtuous. Tongan will not forget it."
I am the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I have to be taught by my father’s wife, the empress. You are my father’s “concubine”. If you want to teach me a lesson, you are worthy!
Sure enough, Concubine Jiao Xian heard Princess Tong'an's sarcasm and felt annoyed.
Seeing Concubine Jiao Xian being attacked, Eunuch Hong's face turned red and he couldn't help but get angry.
At this moment, the maid next to Princess Tong'an secretly raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Jiao Xian.
Eunuch Hong stepped forward and slapped the palace maid to the ground!
He scolded the palace maid, but pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, saying,
"You don't know the rules and you still dare to look at me sideways. I think all the rules you learned have been fed to the dogs! No wonder dogs are not allowed in the palace. Most of you are born bastards. You are not even as good as a dog. Just You should be treated like dogs in the palace!"
Princess Tong'an saw Eunuch Hong getting angry, but she had nothing to do. She clutched the handkerchief tightly with both hands, but there was no way to stop it.
She only brought two maids with her, and now in this deserted imperial garden, even if Eunuch Hong beat her, she would have no choice but to suffer the consequences of being mute!
Sure enough, when Concubine Jiao Xian saw no one around, she sneered "hehe", stepped forward, stared into Princess Tong'an's eyes and said,
"I will spare you today. You and your mother had better put away your thoughts, stay in your palace honestly, and don't come out to embarrass yourself! Before your mother gives up the position of concubine Shu, you still Have a good life for a few days! If you and your mother don’t want to end badly, it’s best to take the initiative to give way to others. I may give your mother a place to be replaced by Jieyu. Otherwise, I’m afraid she will have to go to the cold palace to be her mother-in-law!”
After all, Tong'an was still young at the time, and was so aroused by Concubine Jiao Xian's words that he ignored the truth.
"How dare you? In terms of status, you are still lower than my mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law has not offended you. Why do you harm my mother-in-law?"
Concubine Jiao Xian dismissed it.
"Why? Because you mother and daughter are stupid! Because you mother and daughter have no power in the palace or in the court! Because your mother is old and beautiful, it is impossible for a prince to be around! Because of me, Jiao Chengfang wants to be the most noble in the harem A woman! Your mother is blocking my way now! I want to get rid of her, it’s that simple!”
Princess Tong'an was so angry that she was trembling all over. She pointed at Concubine Jiao Xian with trembling hands and said,
"You are treasonous when you say this, and you are not afraid that your father will hear it..."
When Concubine Jiao Xian heard this, her eyes gleamed, and she immediately smiled like a summer flower and said sadly,
"Go tell your father and see if he believes it?"
Tongan was startled, right? Concubine Jiao Xian was in the prime of her favor. Would the father believe her just based on her words?
Princess Tong'an looked blankly at the two palace maids beside her, but she didn't know when the two palace maids had fallen to the ground and died!
