The emperor's disguised statement made it impossible for Concubine De to hand over her seal. Concubine Zhuang, who had taken over the responsibility for the affairs of the Sixth Palace, saw several eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who jointly sent over the seal of authority for the affairs of the Sixth Palace, plus Huang Qiongjun's decree. She also looked confused and even a little at a loss. . Because no one had ever told her about this before. This came so unexpectedly that she was not prepared at all.
Concubine Zhuang's temperament is still somewhat tolerant, even though she entered the palace much earlier than Concubine De, she is a former member of the emperor's dormitory, and her qualifications are much older than Concubine De. But I never thought about competing with Concubine De for this right. Because she also knew that she was never favored in the palace. The position of concubine was based on seniority and giving birth to a son to the emperor. In addition, I have always been independent from the world, so I got it.
Therefore, although Concubine Zhuang was among the concubines in the harem, except for Empress Daxing, she was the one who stayed with the emperor the longest. Nowadays, besides the concubine De, she is also the concubine with the highest rank. But among all the concubines of the old man Huang Qiong, she was the least ambitious. I never exercise power or do anything outrageous. She was very popular in the palace, and many younger concubines admired her.
It is precisely because of her temperament that although Huang Qiong's old man does not dote on her, he still respects her very much. Even when Queen Daxing was alive, she always respected her. In the past, during festivals and festivals, the rewards given to the concubines were second only to the virtuous concubine. But despite being respected by the emperor and empress, Concubine Zhuang has never been arrogant, but is even more low-key.
She has never cared about the queen's position, even after the death of Queen Daxing. But he didn't expect that Huang Qiong would choose her to succeed Concubine De after repeated consideration among the concubines in the harem. This somewhat confused Concubine Zhuang, who had always been honest and honest, and never fought for power, to the point where she didn't know how to accept it, and she didn't dare to accept the seal handed over by the eunuch.
In fact, Concubine Zhuang didn't know that Huang Qiong's final choice of her to take charge of the Sixth Palace was not a sudden whim, but a long-term consideration. As early as that day after talking with Concubine De, Huang Qiong had been choosing the right person. There are only a few concubines in the palace who are high enough to take on this important task. Among them, there are very few who can be entrusted with big responsibilities and will not make the harem a mess after taking over.
Concubine Shen looked gentle and pleasant, but Huang Qiong, who really understood this woman, knew that it was just a superficial disguise of this woman. In fact, this woman is not only scheming, but also unscrupulous in her actions, and even somewhat arbitrary. If she is allowed to take charge of the affairs of the Sixth House, this woman might be doing it to please herself or to blackmail herself. Send all the women in the harem to his bed.
When the time comes, won't the harem be in chaos? Where will the ethics be? And Huang Qiong doesn't think this is unfounded worry. Judging from the step by step way this woman set herself up, she can definitely do this kind of thing. It was too late for Concubine Fang Shen, so how could Huang Qiong ask her to take care of the harem? Whether it is a Tian family or an ordinary people's family, family unrest is a headache.
If one family is not equal, how can the world be equal? Concubine Shen is too scheming, coupled with her acting style. Let her take charge of the harem, even if she is in charge, it will be difficult for the entire harem to be peaceful. At least those concubines who offended her would hardly have a good outcome. This woman's behavior may not be as good as Concubine De. In addition, she also gave birth to the Yong'an County Prince, and being in that position would breed ambition.
As for the other concubines, Huang Qiong didn't know much about them. But we all know that they are all jealous masters. Looking at the princes they educated, you can tell that there are not many good ones. It turns out that Concubine De is here, and because of Concubine De's cruel methods, these women's behavior can be said to be punished for their flaws. Coupled with the strong power of her natal family, these concubines did not dare to do so. If they are allowed to take power, he will not stop.
And each and every one of them, their natal family has some influence. Most of them were brought into the palace by the old man in order to take over power or make deals after he ascended the throne. First, there are not many young concubines in the old man's harem. The old man has had it for a few years and there has been no draft. The second is that in the harem, the high-ranking concubines are almost all officials, or simply from the families of high-ranking officials.
Among the concubines in the old man's harem, Concubine Zhuang was the only concubine who came from a commoner family. Although the old man's harem was not all women from official families, most of the concubines who came from small families were chosen by the old man in order to balance his harem. Most of them, the old man has never even been lucky enough. Moreover, not to mention that it is difficult to get the concubine position, there are not many concubines.
Moreover, most of these people are in their thirties, and some are too young to be able to suppress the trouble. And for those high-ranking people, no matter who they let take charge of this Sixth House matter, I'm afraid they won't stop. Now that the post was vacant, Huang Qiong knew that Concubine De was not the only one the harem was concerned about. Anyone with a higher grade is still eyeing that position. When necessary, women have no less desire for power than men.
In particular, ambition will change with changes in status. With the support of their respective family backgrounds, I'm afraid they won't be much better than Concubine De. The reason why I won a Virtuous Concubine was definitely not to support another Virtuous Concubine. What he needs now is that the old man's group of concubines can calm down a little bit, so as not to cause any trouble to him or bring any undue interference to his governance.
After careful consideration, I found that only Concubine Zhuang was kind-hearted and quite stable. Although King Yong is somewhat untalented, it is a disguise he made to avoid trouble and has little to do with his mother. The most important thing is that this Zhuang Concubine was born in the old man's Qiandi, so her qualifications are sufficient. Secondly, Concubine Zhuang's background was not high. During his lifetime, his father was just an ordinary private school teacher.
Up to now, the elder brother in his mother's family has only a fifth-grade hereditary title. This was given by the old man only two years ago. She is the one with the lowest background among the concubines in the old man's harem. Not only did King Yong completely surrender to him now, but King Yong's reputation had already disqualified him from inheriting the throne. Even those nasty things were done intentionally by him to avoid trouble.
Relying on self-defilement to protect his mother and son. But this reputation is extremely bad both in the court and among the people. Even if he is the only son left by the old man, as long as he has a grandson, I am afraid that he will not be able to take the throne. Therefore, in Huang Qiong's view, only people like Concubine Zhuang who are in power will not cause trouble for themselves. This is the real reason why Huang Qiong finally chose Concubine Zhuang.
But Concubine Zhuang really didn't dare to accept the seal, which gave Huang Qiong a headache. In the end, Huang Qiong sent someone to urgently summon King Yong and his wife to the palace to persuade Concubine Zhuang. After King Yong got the news, he was stunned and even a little at a loss. He didn't react until he was pinched several times by his wife. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, my mother is too honest and can't suppress those things in the harem."
"It's not that I don't want to help the prince, it's that my mother is really not that material. When it comes to her mind, she is no match for those old ladies. Those ladies in the harem who are more cunning than foxes and speak with traps are not allowed to take her. Are you driving me crazy? Besides, my mother’s family background, and those women in the palace will take her seriously. Are you going to put my honest mother on the fire? "
This King Yong really has no taboos. When it comes to the concubines in the harem, he opens and shuts his mouth to talk about old ladies and stuff. Huang Qiong was also helpless about King Yong's talk of nonsense. Pinching the bridge of her nose, Huang Qiong said to King Yong: "I still know what you said. But after repeated consideration, I still feel that Concubine Zhuang, who has a simple and honest personality, is the most suitable candidate now."
"Let Concubine Zhuang do it boldly. I will support her in everything. If anything happens, let her come to me at any time. If she finds it inconvenient to find me, she can also go to Xiyuan to find Shuang'er. As for the concubines in the palace , If anyone dares to catch monsters, I am just worried that killing the chicken like Concubine De will not scare those monkeys who think they are from a good family. If anyone dares to join in the fun again, I don’t mind doing it again."
"So, let Concubine Zhuang do what she wants, and my father and I will be the backstage boss for her. Also, I need to take some time off during this time, and don't cause any trouble for me. I just sent someone to tell Ji All the eunuchs and women without status in the palaces of Wang, Teng and Song will be locked up. At this time, don’t let others take advantage of this. You were very prestigious in this area before."
After Huang Qiong said these words, King Yong turned to stone again. After a long time, he said: "Prince, you have no problem in dealing with King Teng and King Song. You don't have to look for problems with those two guys, just a lot of them. Those two guys have bullied you a lot before, so I can't deal with them either." I don’t have any objections. It’s just that the fourth brother has done something wrong again. Is he an honest person? "
Huang Qiong did not answer immediately to King Yong's rhetorical question. Instead, he sent someone first to send Princess Yong to Concubine Zhuang. Then he said: "After hearing a few rumors, I no longer know who I am. I think I am the son of a loyal sect, so I regard my father as a traitor who plots to usurp the throne. He even deliberately spreads rumors out of jealousy of me and even humiliated my mother. It even went so far as to secretly force the concubines into the harem."
"This kind of person, if it weren't for the fact that this matter is so filthy, it would really be an insult to the face of the Tian family once word spread. In order to safeguard the dignity of my father and the majesty of the Tian family, it would be frivolous to send him to Xijing and imprison him. It's just a matter of course. Who dares to do such a treasonous thing based on rumors? Who gives him such courage? Honestly, if this kind of person is an honest person, are there any hateful people in this world?"
Hearing Huang Qiong's answer, King Yong was stunned. After being dazed for a long time, he said: "What does the prince mean? The recent rumor in the palace was spread by King Ji? He also took possession of Su Zhaorong? Impossible. Our fourth brother is worried about hitting his head when a leaf falls. Since leaving the palace He has always been cautious since he came to the house, and he never dared to say even half a word that was wrong. How could he be such a person? "
The cautious and cautious impression that King Ji left on the world was really profound. When Huang Qiong said this, even King Yong didn't believe it. It was hard for him to imagine that not only did this rumor come from him, but it also caused trouble in the palace and was having an affair with Su Zhaorong. It can be said to be very different from the previous impression. If we talk about this, it is not surprising that the real man behind the scenes is King Teng or King Song.
Even King Yong himself would probably make him believe more. But if he said it was King Ji, it was really hard for him to believe. Not to mention King Yong, no one in the palace or court would believe it. Looking at King Yong who looked in disbelief, Huang Qiong nodded solemnly. King Yong, who knew that Huang Qiong punished King Ji, must have a reason, covered his face and let out a long sigh.
After a long time, he couldn't express the sadness in his tone, and said melancholy: "Is it true that there is no innocent person among us brothers? Is that broken chair really going to involve all of us brothers? , they all kill each other, and only when they die completely will it end completely? Is this the fate that is difficult to escape as a descendant of the Tian family? "
