Fu Laiqing glared angrily, thinking that Emperor An was a shameless old man. He was so old and still wanted to harm his cousin. How could a young girl like Qiao Qing enter the palace to serve that person with wrinkled skin? old man.
Even Cao Dejiang on the side was full of anger, thinking that the Queen Mother was sick and confused.
On the other hand, Xiao Yan looked calm. He frowned and asked, "Did the Queen Mother tell you directly?"
Mrs. Fu's face was ugly: "She didn't say it clearly, but she said that His Majesty's children were weak, and the concubines in the harem looked lifeless. I didn't understand what she meant at first, but who knew what she meant? As soon as she started praising Qiaoqing for her beauty and freshness, she started asking about her marriage."
"I sensed something was wrong at the time, so I said that the Xu family had negotiated a marriage for Qiao Qing and had a favorite candidate. However, the Queen Mother said that it would not count until they were engaged. She also said that a good-looking girl like Qiao Qing should have a wife. A better future.”
The Queen Mother had some interactions with Mrs. Fu in the past, and she took good care of the Fu family after Mr. Fu left, so the Queen Mother summoned Mrs. Fu and went there.
Who would have thought that the Queen Mother actually acted as a lobbyist for Emperor An, and asked Mrs. Fu to tell her daughter-in-law to inform the Xu family of the palace's intentions.
Mrs. Fu had to hold back several times before she lost her composure on the spot, but she felt depressed after leaving the palace.
She glanced sideways at the brocade box on the table next to her. The lid of the box was not opened, but the gold paint on the outside was very delicate.
"This is what the Queen Mother gave to Qiaoqing before I left the palace. She said bluntly that Qiaoqing and Aqing's mother went to the Chengenhou Mansion today and asked me to give this set of jewelry to Qiaoqing as a meeting gift when they came back. , Brother, do you know what this means?"
Cao Dejiang's face was extremely ugly, and even Fu Laiqing understood what the Queen Mother meant by sending this thing.
The palace knew every move of my cousin.
They are also determined to have their cousin enter the palace.
Fu Laiqing said angrily: "The Queen Mother is trying to force someone to do something difficult. How old is Qiao Qing? How old is Your Majesty? There are so many concubines in the harem and they are not enough for Your Majesty to enjoy?"
"Besides, His Majesty has seven or eight princes besides the crown prince. Not to mention the eldest prince who was born with a disease and the fourth prince who died, but the fifth prince, the sixth prince, and the young ninth prince. He has only a few heirs. Yes, they are clearly looking for excuses to force Qiao Qing into the palace."
"Grandma, I can't agree to this!"
Not to mention that there are all the concubines and concubines in the palace, the prince is already an adult, and the other princes and concubines are not easy to mess with. Let's just say that Emperor An himself is a shameless and despicable person. He has half a foot in the coffin.
If Qiao Qing becomes his concubine, her whole life will be ruined.
Mrs. Fu's face was ugly: "I didn't know that I couldn't agree to this matter, but if the palace issued an order and explicitly asked Qiaoqing to enter the palace to serve, would the Xu family have to resist the order? Besides, do you think your mother and others would encounter such a thing? Will you refuse?"
Fu Laiqing's face froze.
His mother has always been a low-profile person, and his father has never lived up to expectations. The two of them have low vision and are thinking about how to make the Fu family more prominent and enable themselves to take a further step in the capital.
They even wanted to plot his marriage, and they wanted him to "climb a high branch" and marry a princess or princess, let alone a cousin.
If she could be sent to the palace to become a queen, the Queen Mother and Emperor An would show some favor.
With the confused temperament of his father and mother, he could not be the first to persuade the Xu family to agree...
Cao Dejiang also knew that his nephew and his wife had such bad tempers that they really couldn't help Adou. Otherwise, his sister would not have been worried and sent Fu Laiqing to the Cao family to be educated early. She was just afraid that those two people would teach Fu Laiqing to cheat him. temperament.
Cao Dejiang said in a deep voice: "A Qing's parents cannot get involved in this matter, but His Majesty..."
He turned to look at Xiao Yan:
"How do you think we can stop His Majesty's thoughts?"
Xiao Yan rubbed his sleeves and raised his head and said, "He wants the daughter of the Xu family to enter the palace because he thinks her father Xu Suihong is in the Ministry of War."
"After Xi Weifang was executed, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War is still vacant. Zuo Shilang Yan Bai is the person we promoted. He is unwilling to hand over the Ministry of War to him, so he urgently needs one of his own."
"Furthermore, everyone in the capital knows about the relationship between Cao Gong and the Fu family, and the Xu family is inseparable from the Fu family. There have been no unmarried girls in the Cao family and the Fu family for a long time, so he set his sights on the Xu family, thinking This will give you control. If something happens to the Xu family, Mr. Xiao Fu and his mother will be implicated, and you will naturally not stand by and watch."
Emperor An was so anxious that he came up with this shameless trick.
Xiao Yan pondered for a moment: "Since the palace has not yet issued an edict, and the Queen Mother has not made it clear to the old lady, there is still room for change in this matter."
"I remember that Xu Suihong has a pretty good temper. He is not a servile person. The old lady can go to him directly and explain the pros and cons of this matter to him."
"If he is a lover of women, let him arrange a marriage for Miss Xu as soon as possible. When asked by the palace, he said that when they were looking for someone to do the math before asking for the ceremony, they said that their marriage would have the effect of praying for the elders in the house. , but it had to be concealed for half a year before it could be made public, and even the Fu family didn’t know about it.”
"If Xu Suihong is not that fond of women and is not willing to fight with the palace for the sake of Xu Suihong, then he should look for the prince."
Mrs. Fu frowned: "Prince?"
Xiao Yan said "Yes": "Old Madam should know that there is a dispute between the Crown Prince and His Majesty. They are in a situation where you are strong and I am weak. The Crown Prince is now even more dominant than His Majesty. If Your Majesty regains power in the court, the Crown Prince will be the first. Unfortunately, he won't want to see His Majesty have the opportunity to win over the Xu family and the Cao family."
Although the prince's methods were sometimes clumsy, he beat the old master to death with random punches.
As long as Emperor An can be prevented from gaining power, the prince will do his best to prevent the Xu family girls from entering the palace.
Mrs. Fu was thoughtful after hearing this.
Xiao Yan said: "Old Madam, you can go to the Xu family first to see what their plans are."
Mrs. Fu nodded: "Okay, I will go to Xu's house later."
It is difficult for others to interfere in the Xu family's affairs. After all, she is not a girl from the Fu family or the Cao family. Although she is close to them, her marriage is not decided by them.
Mrs. Fu knew that Xiao Yan was very good at giving advice. She sighed: "The Queen Mother has really changed. I think that after she had never entered the palace, she looked down on someone who was so scheming against the girl."
Hearing this, Cao Dejiang shook his head: "The imperial palace is a dye vat filled with the most filthy filth in the world. No matter how clean a person is, it will be difficult to maintain his integrity inside. What's more, the Queen Mother is your Majesty's biological mother."
Emperor An was in a difficult situation, and the Queen Mother would naturally not sit back and let others take away the power of their mother and son, even if that was her biological grandson.
