"I'm scared to death, slave."
Magpie put down the phoenix seal, which was as heavy as a thousand catties, patted his chest and said, "The moment Concubine De's hand was put up, I thought she was really going to take away the phoenix seal, and my heart was in my throat." coming."
If their mother-in-law hadn't suddenly "reminded" Concubine De, I'm afraid Concubine De would have taken the phoenix seal.
Jiang Xinyue rolled her eyes at her: "It's worthless, didn't I say that? You can give it to her boldly, but if she dares to take it, the emperor will immediately send someone to help me get it back. She is only one step away from success. How dare you take this risk?"
Accepting the Phoenix Seal at this time would seem too eager for quick success and would leave a bad impression on the emperor, which would be more of a loss than the gain.
Jiang Xinyue just guessed that she didn't dare and would not do such a thing that would undermine her reputation, so she happily asked Magpie to give her the Phoenix Seal.
The concubines trust her, so what's the use of going to her?
It was nothing more than trivial matters, not worthy of her using the Phoenix Seal.
If something big happened, Concubine De would have to come to Hexi Palace to ask Jiang Xinyue for instructions. After all, the Phoenix Seal was in her hands.
Just like a company's official seal, announcements issued without the company's official seal have no credibility.
In the Yikun Palace, the queen was sitting on a chair, holding the fifth prince in her arms, teaching him to write his name on rice paper.
They all reported the secret battle that happened in the morning one by one: "Empress, this virtuous concubine..."
She was very puzzled. The former Concubine De was so honest and always made suggestions for the Empress, but she did not ask for anything. She was as low-key as if she never wanted anything in particular in her life and never asked the Empress for anything.
Why did such a big thing happen this time? If she didn't come to Yikun Palace to explain, why did she bring the concubines to Hexi Palace to pay their respects?
I heard that a group of people were driven out by the Concubine Xian.
The queen patted the fifth prince's little buttocks and asked the nanny to take him down before saying: "In the past ten years, thanks to her good acting skills and pretending to have no desires for so long, even I have been deceived by her. ”
She knew that Concubine De was not as Buddhist as she appeared, but she never imagined that her ambitions were so deeply hidden.
"What should we do now?"
Concubine De's father was a high-ranking duke, and he also held an important position in the court as head of the Sixth Section of the Supervisory Council. If she was deposed, Concubine De would be the most likely to take the post.
As for the virtuous concubine...
Don't say that she doesn't want to be the queen. Even if she wants to be the queen, it's not her turn.
No matter how much the emperor loves her, it is an indisputable fact that the Jiang family is weak. Even if she is a second-rank official, she cannot compete with so many concubines from good family backgrounds.
The queen narrowed her eyes and said, "Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs tell you that in the draft next spring, the cousin of Concubine De's third aunt's family will be included."
When Concubine De entered the palace ten years ago, her cousin was only five or six years old, and now she is old enough to enter the palace.
But I heard that there was a cousin of Concubine De who entered the palace for the draft together with Concubine De. But for some reason, that cousin lingered on her sick bed as soon as she entered the palace. It was Concubine De who begged the emperor and kowtowed at Sheng'an Temple step by step. Praying for her cousin allowed her cousin to live a few more months.
It was because of this that the emperor looked at Concubine De with admiration.
Poor cousin, she passed away miserably in Chuxiu Palace after being favored by Concubine De.
This matter was originally Mi Xin's fault, but when Concubine De was allowed to enter the palace, the queen had already been in charge of the harem for many years, and the queen's arrangements for the cousin's death were ordered by someone.
I think the third aunt and her family who came to the Imperial Concubine must be very curious about how their healthy daughter died after entering the palace in just a few months.
I heard that the little cousin had a fierce temper and had been looking for the truth about her sister's death. Why not give her a chance to enter the palace to find out.
The queen was confident that after searching and searching, the suspicion would eventually fall on Concubine De.
Let’s see that after the death of the eldest cousin, Concubine De received all the benefits.
There is a saying that is right: When you don’t know who the murderer is, it’s very simple to find out who is the most beneficial person in this matter, then start with her.
The queen was thinking about how to deal with Concubine De, and Concubine De was not idle either.
When she came back from Hexi Palace, she asked her confidant to send a letter back to Duke Chengguo's Mansion.
After Duke Cheng Guo saw it, he felt cruel and called his guards to give him some instructions. He cautiously said: "Success or failure depends on one move. Only success is allowed and failure is not allowed."
In order to help my daughter gain that supreme position, it is worth taking some risks.
After instigating the relationship between the two parties, Jiang Xinyue hides her merit and fame.
She now has a fourth prince and a sixth prince, and she takes the two little ones to play in the imperial garden every day.
Before the fourth prince came to Hexi Palace, he looked like a little cub, six or seven years old, not as strong as a four-year-old child. After being raised in the Hexi Palace for a few days, he has become quite high. Due to his balanced daily nutritional intake, he has also gained weight, and he looks a bit like Emperor Xuanwu.
The third prince used to always pat the fourth prince's head and ask him to call him brother. Now that they are the same height, the third prince is quite unhappy. He can only hold the sixth prince and surround the sixth prince's little crib all day long. Teach him to call him Third Brother.
The fourth prince was not to be outdone: "Tuan Tuan, call me fourth brother, don't call me third brother. Fourth brother will give you candies."
"Fourth Prince!"
Magpie raised her voice and shouted: "Don't secretly feed the Sixth Prince sweets. Have you forgotten that Concubine Xian said that eating sweets will make children stupid?"
Shen Ming had a look of being caught and smiled flatteringly: "Sister Magpie, I didn't give it to my brother Tuantuan. I tricked him into calling me fourth brother!"
The third prince covered his mouth and chuckled: "You must be scolded! You deserve it, you teach me a bad boy."
He snatched the candy from the fourth prince's hand and said, "If Tuantuan doesn't want to eat it, give it to me. I'm your brother."
The snacks in Empress Zhen’s palace are the most delicious.
"Snapped!"
The third prince took off the candy coating and was about to stuff it into his mouth when his personal maid knocked it down and said defensively: "Miss Magpie, I'm sorry, our empress does not allow the third prince to eat outside."
The third prince looked at the yellow candies on the ground, and his wrists were red again. He pursed his lips and cried loudly: "I hate Aunt Ning... I don't like Aunt Ning anymore..."
As he said that, he wiped away his tears, turned around and ran away.
Aunt Ning was about to chase, but Jiang Xinyue said leisurely from the side: "If you behave like this, keep the third prince in check from now on. Don't let him run to Hexi Palace all the time, and don't often be with the fourth and sixth princes." Just for fun, otherwise he will feel uncomfortable, and I don’t want to take the responsibility."
Aunt Ning blushed, but she didn't say anything after all, and led her palace people to chase the third prince.
The fourth prince was a little frightened. He walked up to Jiang Xinyue and said weakly: "Concubine, did I do something wrong?"
"none of your business."
Jiang Xinyue consoled her: "Some people have a heart that makes everything dirty."
