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

The fifth prince had been accompanying Concubine Jin. When he saw this, he worriedly held her arm and said, "Concubine."

Concubine Jin closed her eyes, covering up the hatred and murderous intent in her eyes.

After a while, when he opened his eyes again and looked at the fifth prince, his eyes had returned to their usual gentleness: "Good boy, my concubine is fine. If you want to sit alone, you can go and play with your third and fourth brothers. .”

The fifth prince refused to leave: "My son is here to accompany his mother and concubine."

Concubine Jin touched his head and said, "Concubine I know your thoughts. Concubine I want to be alone for a while."

Then, he directly asked Peilan to take the fifth prince out.

If the fifth prince stayed here again, she was afraid that she would not be able to control herself, so she would strangle his neck with both hands.

Lu Zhaolin first killed her lover, and now he ordered her father to be beheaded. She really wanted to strangle his son to death with her own hands and see his expression.

No, no, she had to hold herself back.

Revenge must be avenged bit by bit, and acting impulsively will only harm the lives of other people in the family.

Normally she does a good job.

The top priority is to arrange for people to take care of things first, so that the family members can have an easier time on the road of exile.

With this in mind, she called Peilan in and gave her detailed instructions.

When Peilan came back to resume his duties, he asked: "Mother, I heard that your Majesty sent people from Wude Division to Yunzhou this time. Will they find traces of His Highness?"

Concubine Jin had not thought of this incident at first, but when she heard it mentioned, her heart became high.

She said: "I haven't heard of any movement. I think His Highness is safe."

After a while, she heard her say again: "If there is trouble in Beijing, Wudesi will not care about Yunzhou anymore."

As for how to cause trouble in Beijing, she still had to think about it again.

At this time, Zhen Chongrong also received the news in Yikun Palace.

She was playing with plum blossom branches in her hand, and was inserting them into the vase one by one.

After listening to Chang Xia's words, she lightly opened her lips and asked, "How do you feel about this vase of plum blossoms?"

Chang Xia said: "It's exquisite and beautiful."

Zhen Chongrong curled her lips: "I think so too."

I hope Concubine Jin can feel the same way.

After a while, only Zhen Chongrong and Chang Xia were left in the room.

Zhen Chongrong asked: "Did you clean up all the hands and feet that father and the others did?"

Chang Xia said: "My queen, don't worry."

"That's good." Zhen Chongrong sighed: "I just pity the victims who starved to death."

Chang Xia said: "Those victims were all starved to death because of Concubine Jin's father. If they want to hate, let them all hate Concubine Jin."

Zhen Chongrong looked at her and smiled: "That's what you said."

At this time, the entire front and rear palaces were focused on the two decrees against Yan Tingfang and the Yan family.

What they didn't know was that in the front hall of Ganquan Palace, after Tao Xinfang reported the disaster relief in Yunzhou, he reported a more important piece of news.

"Your Majesty, when I was waiting in Yunzhou, I found a man whose face was very similar to that of the retainer who was around King Xuan Duan back then."

Lu Zhaolin pondered for a moment, and then said: "Let's investigate in secret. We must not scare the snake, let alone leak the news."

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Soon it’s New Year’s Eve.

On this day, Jiang Shiying was dressed up and was about to leave the door of Jingyang Palace when she suddenly stopped and called Yu Chengyi to come to her.

Yu Chengyi said: "What are your orders?"

Jiang Shiying said: "You ask the small kitchen to prepare a few good dishes, cook a bowl of dumplings, and send them to the cold palace for Tao Shuren."

There is a palace banquet on New Year's Eve today, and the people in the imperial kitchen have decided not to attend to the cold palace. Tao Shuren's place is probably filled with leftovers.

Yu Chengyi bowed and said: "Don't worry, Madam, I will remember it. My Majesty is kind-hearted and will remember Tao Shuren during the New Year."

Jiang Shiying smiled but didn't say much.

Where is the pure kindness of heart? Just to see what the Tao family can use. Today, I just want to help Tao Shuren and form a good relationship with the Tao family.

When they arrived at the palace banquet, they saw that the Xiefang Palace was bustling with excitement and a festive atmosphere.

The people attending the banquet today, whether they were concubines from the harem or descendants of the clan, were all dressed up in gorgeous clothes, with smiles on their faces.

Even Concubine Jin, who had just had trouble at home, still had to smile on her face when attending the palace banquets during the New Year.

Jiang Shiying glanced around the palace, and when she landed behind the fifth prince, she narrowed her eyes slightly.

It had only been a month and a half since the Wanshou Festival palace banquet, and the young eunuch serving beside the fifth prince had actually changed again.

The attitude of the two young eunuchs was also somewhat wrong.

People around the master should be cautious, but if they are too careful, it can turn into trepidation.

The two young eunuchs behind the fifth prince looked a little nervous.

It was inconvenient to mention this matter at the palace banquet, so Jiang Shiying kept it in mind for the time being.

It wasn't until the middle of Haishi that the palace banquet in Xiefang Hall dispersed.

Jiang Shiying returned to Jingyang Palace in a carriage. Qiu Yu and Hongying followed her into the bedroom and helped her change out of her coat.

Jiang Shiying said: "I see that the little eunuch beside the fifth prince has a new look. Hongying, go and find out more tomorrow."

Hongying responds crisply.

After coming out of the dormitory, Jiang Shiying first went to the side room to check on Ping An.

Ping An slept soundly. Jiang Shiying gently took out a big red purse embroidered with auspicious and wishful patterns from her sleeve and gently placed it on his pillow.

In his purse, he put some gold and silver nuggets sent by the Secretary of Internal Affairs a few days ago. They were all in exquisite and interesting shapes such as plum blossoms, peanuts, and wishful thinking. They were all regarded as his lucky money.

Then, Jiang Shiying said a few words such as "Have a good time and take care of the Eighth Prince", then left the side room and went to the main hall.

The off-duty palace officials in Jingyang Palace were already waiting in the main hall, all with smiles on their faces, and they all wished Jiang Shi a happy new year.

Jiang Shiying sat on top, gave each of them three months' worth of money as a red seal, and then sent them out.

Yu Chengyi stayed in the palace, seeing that he had something to report.

Sure enough, after the palace was cleared, he came forward and said: "Your Majesty, when I went to deliver dinner to Tao Shuren today, when I came out of the cold palace, I met the person next to the imperial concubine, carrying a food box. Let's go to the cold palace. After they left, I went back to the cold palace and asked, and sure enough, I also gave food to Tao Shuren."

"Oh?" Jiang Shiying raised her eyebrows: "Is your concubine so kind?"

On the surface, Tao Shuren was the one who pushed the imperial concubine into the water. The imperial concubine didn't want to take revenge on her, but she still wanted to have someone give her food?

Jiang Shiying's eyelids drooped slightly, thinking about this matter in her mind. Then, she remembered what Yu Chengyi had reported to her when he went to the cold palace to take care of things.

She said: "I'm afraid that the person who made life difficult for Tao Shuren before was our imperial concubine."

Yu Chengyi nodded: "Your Majesty is wise, and I think so too."

Jiang Shiying asked: "Have the imperial concubine's people seen you?"

Yu Chengyi shook his head: "I saw them from afar, and then turned around and hid in the palace passage next to me. However, when they went to Leng Palace, they would definitely see the table of food in Tao Shuren's room, and then ask Leng Palace The people who serve here will know that you are taking care of Mr. Tao."

Jiang Shiying thought for a moment and said: "Tomorrow you go to the cold palace again and tell Tao Shuren to be more careful in the future. In the past, the imperial concubine only wanted to conquer her, but now that I have intervened like this, it is no longer possible."

Yu Chengyi's expression turned solemn: "Is the empress saying that the imperial concubine might attack Tao Shuren?"

Jiang Shiying said: "It's not necessarily that serious. Just be careful, which is always a good thing."

Yu Chengyi said "promise" and agreed.

In the afternoon of the second day, Hongying finished inquiring about the fifth prince and replied in front of Jiang Shiying.