The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

In Ganquan Palace, the monarch and his ministers get along well with each other, which is a good story.

Qingyang Uncle's Mansion was in chaos at this time.

Until he entered the prison of Dali Temple, Uncle Qingyang still didn't understand what he had committed. Or in other words, among the many things he committed before, which one was caught by His Majesty?

When Marquis Xinwu returned to the capital after a great victory, a celebration banquet was naturally held in the palace.

This matter was announced by the Queen two days later in the morning when she was paying her respects at Fengyi Palace.

"The celebration banquet will be left to the noble concubine."

After the words fell, everyone in the hall was surprised: Did the sun come out from the west today? Why did the Queen suddenly delegate power?

Although the imperial concubine was also quite surprised, after the surprise, she still stood up and saluted, saying: "I accept my order."

The queen had a smile on her face: "The imperial concubine has hosted many large and small banquets, and I don't need to give you any more instructions. This time, in addition to Lord Xinwuhou Zhou, there are also several generals who have made meritorious services. After arriving in Beijing, I will naturally attend the palace banquet. I will send the painting screen to Xianfu Palace shortly with the list of invitations to the banquet."

After saying this, before the imperial concubine could speak, Concubine He was surprised to hear: "Master Zhou? Isn't Marquis Xinwu named Wei Qingzhou?"

The queen said calmly: "Wei Qingzhou is the pseudonym of Xinwuhou, whose real name is Zhou Qingwei."

Even the better-informed concubines already knew about this matter. Only He Concubine was from a foreign race and had no foundation in the capital, so naturally no one could send her any news.

The imperial concubine glanced at the concubine and then said, "Don't worry, my queen."

The celebration banquet is scheduled to be held in Linde Hall five days later.

The day before the celebration banquet, the minister of Dali Temple came in with a note, saying that there was progress in the Qingyang Mansion case.

Lu Zhaolin summoned Marquis Xinwu into the palace, and listened to the Dali Temple Minister's report with him in Ganquan Palace.

"Your Majesty, Uncle Qingyang has confessed correctly regarding the fraud case and the case of escort robbery. However, according to Uncle Qingyang's confession, the person who led the escort robbery that day was the father of Concubine Chun, the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Jiang Pengyuan ."

Hearing this, Lu Zhaolin frowned: "Jiang Pengyuan? How could this matter be related to him?"

The Dali Temple Qing said: "Jiang Pengyuan's wife is Uncle Qingyang's biological sister."

Having said this, he glanced at Marquis Xinwu and said with some sympathy in his eyes: "Moreover, according to Uncle Qingyang's confession, Marquis Xinwu's eldest sister did not die in the escort robbery case."

Marquis Xinwu was originally sitting on a chair. Hearing this, he immediately stood up. His movements were so hasty that he almost overturned the chair.

With hope in his eyes, he asked, "Seriously? Where is my eldest sister now?"

The Minister of Dali Temple sighed and said: "Jiang Peng had a vision of your sister's beauty, so he brought her back to the house, lied to her that he was her savior, and adopted her as his aunt. Fifteen years ago, when your sister gave birth, , was murdered by Mrs. Jiang and died in childbirth.”

Looking up, Lu Zhaolin's hand that was tapping on the table stopped and subconsciously tightened it.

Because of Jiang Shiying, he had some understanding of the situation in Jiang Mansion.

Fifteen years ago, there was only one aunt in Jiang Mansion who died in childbirth, and she was Jiang Shiying's biological mother.

Upon hearing this, Marquis Xinwu staggered back and his head hung down weakly.

After a moment, he raised his head and asked with a tearful tone: "Where is the little nephew my sister left behind? Did Jiang Pengyuan raise him well?"

The Minister of Dali Temple looked at Lu Zhaolin.

Marquis Xinwu didn't know why and looked at Lu Zhaolin.

Lu Zhaolin sighed and said, "I'm not my nephew, I'm my niece."

Marquis Xinwu couldn't stop thinking about how his majesty came to know about this. He asked anxiously: "Is my niece okay?"

Lu Zhaolin said: "She is very good."

Marquis Xinwu asked again: "Where is she now? Is she still in Jiang Mansion?"

Lu Zhaolin shook his head and said: "She entered the palace in May last year, and now she has taken the position of concubine. She is my pure concubine."

"What?" Marquis Xinwu was a little stunned. Then, he saw a trace of happiness on his face, and he bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this time, I heard the Minister of Dali Temple say: "Your Majesty, Jiang Pengyuan and his wife need to be interrogated regarding the case of escort robbery and the matter of Sister Xinwuhou."

Originally, Jiang Pengyuan was just a commoner after he resigned. There is no need for Lu Zhaolin to issue an order to interrogate him. Dali Temple can just send people to Jiang Mansion.

However, he has a daughter who is worthy of success and can be said to be the most favored in the harem.

But unfortunately, after the daughter's life experience was revealed, it was hard to say whether there was kindness or hatred between father and daughter.

Dali Temple was in a dilemma when it came to matters, so it had no choice but to ask for instructions from the emperor.

Lu Zhaolin was silent for a long time, then said: "I agree."

After the minister of Dali Temple received the order and resigned, Lu Zhaolin said: "Yao Xingde, go and invite Concubine Chun to come over."

Regarding Jiang Pengyuan's imprisonment, he had to slowly and slowly tell Aying the whole story.

Otherwise, if she suddenly learned about this from others, she would inevitably be frightened.

Yao Xingde said "Promise" and left the front hall of Ganquan Palace.

In the hall, apart from the waiters, the only two people left were Lu Zhaolin and Marquis Xinwu.

Marquis Xinwu was supposed to retire, but after hesitating for a long time, he still asked: "Your Majesty, sir, can I see the pure concubine?"

Lu Zhaolin pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

At this time, in Jingyang Palace.

Jiang Shiying had colored thread in her hand and was learning how to tie it with Nanny Wan.

She is very skilled in martial arts and can play all kinds of darts and concealed weapons very smoothly.

However, this kind of knotting is just like when I first learned to cut window grilles. It is really as if the hands are not my own at all and do not obey the command at all.

Jiang Shiying was fighting with Caixian when she saw Xiao Xuanzi, the gatekeeper, come in: "Mother, Eunuch Yao is here."

She put down the colored thread in her hand and said, "Send him to come in."

Yao Xingde entered the door, bowed, and said respectfully: "I am here to see you, the pure concubine, and your majesty invites you to accompany me."

Jiang Shiying smiled and said: "Eunuch Yao, please wait a moment while I change my clothes."

Qiu Yu and A Yuan went into the inner room to serve her.

Qiu Yu went to get some clothes and asked, "Mother, would you like to wear this cloud-scented satin embroidered white butterfly spring shirt with a phoenix tail skirt of the same color?"

After a while, Jiang Shiying didn't answer. He raised his eyes and saw that Jiang Shiying's eyes turned red at some point.

Qiu Yu immediately became anxious: "What's wrong with you, empress?"

Jiang Shiying took a deep breath, shook her head and said, "I'm fine."

After saying that, she and A Yuan looked at each other.

A Yuan said: "My queen, please be careful and don't let others see your mood swings."

Jiang Shiying nodded: "You are right. Now, I should pretend that I don't know what to do."

Qiu Yu didn't understand what they were talking about, but she was sensible enough not to ask.

After another moment, Jiang Shiying had calmed down and said, "Just wear this one, our Qiu Yu has a very good taste."

When going from Jingyang Palace to Ganquan Palace, Jiang Shiying did not take a carriage.

Along the way, Yao Xingde felt very uneasy, for fear that Concubine Chun would ask her why His Majesty suddenly called her to accompany him today. He really didn't know how he should answer.

Fortunately, Concubine Chun only had a casual chat with him.

By the time she reached the entrance to the front hall of Ganquan Palace, Jiang Shiying's mood had completely calmed down.

Lu Zhaolin had already promised her that she could enter and exit Ganquan Palace at will.

Therefore, the little eunuch in front of the emperor did not need to go inside to report, he opened the door directly and bowed to lead her in.

As soon as she entered the hall, Jiang Shiying saw two men sitting in the hall.

The person sitting at the top is naturally Lu Zhaolin.

A few steps away, sitting on the first chair on his left, was a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe and a full beard.

There was a hint of surprise on Jiang Shiying's face. She walked to the palace and bowed to Lu Zhaolin first: "I have met your Majesty."

Lu Zhaolin said: "No need."

Jiang Shiying stood up, and then said to the man in purple robe: "Your Excellency, you are polite."

The man quickly stood up and bowed his hands in return: "Your Majesty, the Pure Concubine, is polite."

First, Lu Zhaolin called her: "Ah Ying, come to me."

Jiang Shiying stepped forward slowly, and when she reached him, she whispered: "If I had known that the lord from the previous court was there, I would have waited before entering the palace."

Lu Zhaolin took her hand, asked her to sit down, and then said warmly: "It doesn't matter."

Jiang Shiying secretly glared at him.

Lu Zhaolin added: "Do you know which Qing family this is?"

Jiang Shiying looked the man up and down, and then said: "This gentleman is wearing a purple robe. He must be a military general. Looking at the pattern on his chest, he is a marquis. Could it be that he is Marquis Xinwu who just returned to the capital a few days ago?"

Lu Zhaolin smiled and nodded: "Ah Ying is smart."

Marquis Xinwu bowed and said, "I have met the pure concubine."

Jiang Shiying only said: "Master Hou, please get up."

Then, he brought his mouth close to Lu Zhaolin's ear and whispered: "This Lord Xinwu has such a wild look in his eyes."