The coldness in Huang Qiong's tone made Concubine Shen shrink back slightly and said, "Last time, the slave mother and daughter just thought that the King of England and the King of Shu would be the same kind of people. That's why they had the idea of giving birth that they shouldn't have. , I want to exchange myself for His Highness the King’s protection. Now that I have experienced what happened last time, I really don’t dare to think anything wrong about His Highness the King.”
"The slave family is sincere in handing this account book to the King of England. If the King of England must ask the slave family what the purpose is. The slave family is like this now, and there is nothing to hide. Last time the slave family's mother Although my daughter said she did something wrong, her meaning was not wrong. The slave family only asks His Majesty the King of England to provide shelter for our mother and daughter until Prince Yong'an grows up."
Looking at Concubine Shen with a solemn expression, Huang Qiong did not take the account book immediately. Instead, he pondered in his mind the consequences of taking over this account book. He knew that once he took over this account book, it would mean protecting Concubine Shen, mother and daughter. Based on Concubine Shen's current situation, taking over this account book would mean becoming an enemy of Concubine De.
Although Huang Qiong also knew that as long as she was alive, the concubine who wanted to help King Song become the crown prince would not dare to say anything with her mouth, but in her heart she might have already regarded herself as her enemy. In addition, her nephew was removed from the position of governor of Mizhou by herself and is still detained in the sky prison. It is probably impossible to resolve the grudge that Concubine De held against her.
Since Huang Qiong has already carried so much, the matter of carrying Concubine Shen on his back has long been insignificant to Huang Qiong. The reason why he hesitated was because this woman and her mother were too cunning. They were pretending to be weak and had no idea what they were planning in their hearts. If I am not careful and cautious, I might end up like King Jing, falling into a trap without realizing it.
Seeing that Huang Qiong's expression had not changed, but she had not spoken, Concubine Shen, who was worried about being rejected, kowtowed to Huang Qiong again: "King Ying, I also know that the beauty of the Puliu family is not comparable to that of the Puliu family. The ladies of the royal family still have that kind of relationship with the King of Shu. From the perspective of His Royal Highness, the slave family does not look down on the slave family at all. The slave family no longer dares to have any wrongdoing towards the prince. "
"It's the same thing again. As long as you can help us, mother and son, in this matter, we can do whatever we want. Even if we can't sleep with His Highness, we can still do other things. Although the King of Shu has already advanced What the slave family knows about his secret spies in the palace has been eliminated. But he doesn’t know that the slave family’s knowledge of his secret spies in the palace are not what they seem on the surface.”
"At least the slave family knows that he has spies around every other lord in the palace except His Highness's mother. Except for those who knew the identity of the slave family, the people he silenced before have begun to feel a little uncomfortable. People who listen to greetings. Those who are really useful to him, with the character of the King of Shu, he will not take action easily unless he is really dead."
"Who are these people? Although the King of Shu has never told the Nu family. But the Nu family is not stupid. Even if they have been in the palace for self-protection in the past few years, they have tried every means to find out a few. His Highness has only been out of the palace for a year. Before that, In the palace, I also live in the cold palace with Concubine Jing. I have never had any influence of my own in the palace, and I have never had any informants of my own."
"The Nu family knows that His Highness has been ordered to worship the Ancestral Temple today. It also means that although the name has not been corrected yet, His Highness has actually been appointed as the new Crown Prince by the Emperor. Now all the kings, whether they are already vassal or living in the capital, that If you don’t have your own eyeliners or sources of information in the palace, you will always be in a passive position.”
"Since the queen became seriously ill, Concubine De has been obsessed with seeking the throne and moved to the crown prince position to push King Song to the position of crown prince. Although the prince has not fallen, it is actually as if he has fallen. But Concubine De This position that you have longed for has now been obtained by Your Highness. Your Highness, do you think Concubine De will be willing to accept it? Although Concubine De herself is nothing to be afraid of, her natal family is very powerful and has always been known as Su Banchao."
"Although De Concubine herself has no great abilities, she is very good at using small tricks. Although De Concubine herself is not something to be afraid of, joining forces with her natal family will always be more or less a problem for the King of England, isn't it? The most important thing is that De Concubine herself is not afraid of anything. The concubine may not really be able to do anything to His Highness, but if she attacks Concubine Jing, she will be hard to guard against. Your Highness, don’t forget that Concubine De is now in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace."
"Coupled with the power of her natal family in the court, it can confuse some villains. There are many people who help her in this palace. And Concubine Jing only has one maid beside her. If Concubine De is determined to ask Jing If the concubine takes action, the empress can't stand alone, so how can she be her opponent? Even if the empress still has power, there is always no shortage of scheming villains."
When Concubine Shen said these words, she not only opened and closed her mouth to call Huang Qiong your highness, and her mother as your empress, but she also kept her posture extremely low. But she said in disguise that as long as Huang Qiong could help her overcome this difficulty, she could not only serve as Huang Qiong's eyeliner in the palace, but also monitor his biggest troublesome concubine De in the palace.
Concubine Shen's mouth went dry as she spoke, but Huang Qiong still didn't answer her. Instead, she stood up and paced back and forth in the room. It's just that Huang Qiong looks calm on the surface, but in fact, his heart is not as calm as it seems. The woman in front of me is really eloquent. Although the words are a bit cliché, almost all of them hit the point.
She was right, her brothers, as long as they were slightly older, all had their own spies in the palace. What is a eunuch? A eunuch is a person who has no descendants and no descendants. Since there are no descendants, it means that those eunuchs will only focus on immediate interests when doing things. As for the impact on future generations, because there are no descendants, they will not take it into consideration.
Therefore, there are only two things that eunuchs like most, one is power and the other is money. There is no eunuch who is not greedy for money. This is the law of all dynasties. The iron law of this dynasty is that eunuchs who interfere with politics will be killed without mercy. Therefore, in this dynasty, it is simply impossible for eunuchs to reach the level of the former Tang Dynasty, where eunuchs not only interfered in government affairs and exercised power everywhere, but even controlled the emperor's abolition and establishment.
Even during the reign of the dim-witted Emperor Sejong, the eunuchs could not even touch the edges of the government. During the period when eunuchs in this dynasty were most powerful, they could only hold some status in the palace. Since they can't even take advantage of the power, the only thing left for those eunuchs is to be greedy for money in every possible way. As long as you have money and power, it is not difficult to buy their services. ,
My brothers are not short of money. They grew up in the palace from childhood to the age of thirteen. Not to mention the connections and influence that their respective mothers and concubines accumulated in the palace, there were also a few confidants around them who were too fake. Even they themselves have confidant eunuchs. In the palace, there were more contacts with the eunuchs. It's not too convenient to bribe that eunuch to work for you.
Of course they can't buy those powerful eunuchs, or they may not be able to buy them even if they have money. But it is not difficult for those well-informed little eunuchs to bribe a few to spy on them. But I am completely blank in this regard. There was chaos in the palace, and by the time I found out, the day lily would be cold.
Although I, the emperor, have a resolute character, once I make up my mind, I am not someone who can change my mind with just a few whispers or a few villains. But having a source of information in the palace is more reliable than having no source of information at all. There are many things that you can prepare for in advance, at least you won't have to be so passive.
Even this person was forced to obey himself only due to changes in the current situation. But having such people is better than not having them. One more source of information is better than the current situation of being deaf and blind and ignorant of the changes in the palace.
Especially the one who is in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace at the moment is still the concubine De, who is capable of making small conspiracies but is still capable of getting on the stage. If he could really place a reliable spy by her side, he would be in much less trouble. As for the other thing Concubine Shen said, I'm afraid that Concubine De wanted to use her brains on her mother, but she was far from capable.
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong looked at Concubine Shen who was kneeling in front of him, looking extremely docile, and her heart suddenly moved. Although this woman is not as cunning as Yi Ying, she is still an extremely cunning person. If he really keeps her safe and lets her fight with Concubine De in the palace so that Concubine De has no time to take care of her, I'm afraid he will have a lot less trouble.
He sat back down and raised his hand to signal Concubine Shen to get up. Huang Qiong said lightly: "I promised Lin Hanyan to keep the relationship between you and King Jing and King Shu secret for the time being. But only I and Lin Hanyan know about this matter. It can be said that I Neither the king’s wives nor the concubines of King Jing knew about this matter. How did this matter reach the ears of Concubine De in the palace?”
"I know Han Yan's character well. Back then, for the sake of Prince Yong'an, she begged me to suppress the matter. My father asked many times but did not reveal the true details. With her character, how could she I will publicize this matter after the incident. As for me, I still know whether I have said it or not. If I tell it, I will directly tell the true inside story of this matter."
"I will never do something like this, half-hiding my face with a pipa. Not to mention pouring dirty water on a dead person. Have you checked who leaked this? Is it possible? It's possible that the person who controlled all of this was too late to do anything himself. In order to completely silence the murder, he told the people around him to take the initiative to leak it? "
"Since what has been spread is about the matter between you and King Jing, rather than the true relationship between you and King Shu, then it is very likely that this matter was deliberately sent out by someone with a heart. Since you have an informant in the Palace of Concubine De, Then it must not be difficult to find out about this matter? The people around you can even do things like sleeping for you, let alone such a trivial matter? "
In fact, when Concubine Shen and her mother came to him to plead for mercy last time, Huang Qiong thought that this was most likely a conspiracy by the King of Shu who had now faked his death and escaped. Both Concubine Shen and her daughter were his lovers, but Concubine Shen and her daughter knew too many things about him. Not to mention anything else, once Prince Yong'an's true life experience is exposed, even if he comes back one day, his reputation will be ruined.
He had an affair with his concubine for several years, during which time they gave birth to a son. Once this news got out, it would be a shocking scandal. Who said that an emperor doesn't need reputation? If once he fell into a state of disrepute, unless the King of Shu really succeeded in his rebellion, no one would support him even if he came to the city with troops. Even if he regains the throne, I am afraid that the throne will not be secure.
The King of Shu was so ruthless that he could kill his own brother and sister-in-law with his own hands. When necessary, he can even abandon his wife and children. Killing a lover who was a great hindrance to his reputation, plus an illegitimate child, he would certainly not be lenient. When he was too late to take action, he used Gong Dou to find someone to take action on his behalf to get rid of Concubine Shen. That would kill two birds with one stone.
