The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

In short, Chu Liupo's feelings in recent years can be summed up in one sentence - if she couldn't let go of her child, she would have wanted to slap He Da a few times and throw him away.

Jun Yuexin looked up and down at this unfamiliar lady: "Mrs. Chu?"

Chu Liupo let her look at him, not feeling offended. Instead, she thought that this person's eyes were even more open than those of her useless uncles. No wonder they couldn't plot against her together back then. "General, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but the ones behind my husband are really spoiled, outrageous——"

He Liu returned empty-handed, and she, as his sister-in-law, had to come over to help him. With a sigh, Chu Liupo continued, "It's just that our two families are loyal to the emperor. This apology to you is not just for show. Maybe Xiao Liu didn't make it clear. Our old master once told me that as long as you are willing to forgive my uncles' unwise actions of youth, even if you ask them to dress up as pigs and run around the capital as slaves for you, our family will have no complaints."

Since the old general, there have been no capable people in the He family among his descendants and nephews. When it comes to his grandchildren, there is only one capable person, He Da. Seeing that his descendants are becoming more and more incompetent as he gets older, the old General He is indeed getting a little restless.

From giving up his little grandson to the Anguo Marquis Mansion to now taking the initiative to contact Jun Yuexin, it shows that General He has decided to place his bets on Queen Xie's family.

Empress Xie and the Emperor were extremely compatible, and General He had seen her arrogance and madness many times. He was unsure how to surrender properly, so he took the initiative to bring up old matters in order to find a chance to break the impasse.

But he didn't come in person, and he didn't even send He Da. After all, he was still proud in his heart and looked down on Jun Yuexin.

After listening to Chu Liupo's words, Jun Yuexin figured out something that even General He himself might not have realized. His control over his grandchildren was probably not as good as before - the words that He Liu said when he came over just now were not as sincere as those of Chu Liupo.

This family threw the country back and forth, but in the end it was all blamed on Chu Liupo, a foreigner who married into the family.

"You are willing to give up everything, and no matter what, you have no complaints?" Jun Yue thought for a moment, smiled and looked at Chu Liupo, tilted her head slightly, raised her hand and nodded gently in the direction of the He family's seat behind Chu Liupo, "General He is a senior whom I respect, but I don't know how well he can display his strategies on the battlefield in his own home?"

"Mrs. Chu, take a look at your sixth uncle, think about your aunt, go home and take a good look at their resentment - how much has it accumulated now?"

Chu Liupo's expression suddenly changed.

Turning back suddenly, he saw a eunuch coming towards him with his sleeves gathered up. He said something unknown. The grandfather and grandchildren stood up hurriedly, called the women with sullen faces, and left in a hurry.

"General..." Chu Liupo took a breath.

Jun Yuexin raised her index finger and shook it: "Actually..." She lowered her voice, "General He is old, he can't protect them in time, and you, and your husband, can you really protect those people like General He, Madam Chu, when I told you to be willing to give up, I actually want you to think about it yourself, whether you are willing to give up or not."

After saying this, she no longer cared about Chu Liupo's expression and stood up and left her seat.

Chu Liupo looked at the empty seat of the He family from afar, clenched the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, and whispered to herself: "I am not reluctant to give it up, but I just don't have the ability to give it up."

She gathered her feeling of being left behind, and went to find a palace maid to inquire about the whereabouts of the He family members, then pretended to be anxious to go and look for them.

But in a small room in the side hall, she saw the elders with dark complexions and He Sangrou, who had been stripped of her ladyship's attire and was crying bitterly in her mother-in-law's arms.

When General He saw her coming, he didn't say much, but asked the eunuch who called them over to ask for leave from the emperor on his behalf. Then he took his family and hurriedly, stealthily left the palace and went home.

the other side.

In Cining Palace.

Because the Queen Mother announced that she was unwell, all the concubines in the palace hurried to serve her.

"What happened? Why did the Queen Mother suddenly fall ill?"

A group of concubines, led by Concubine Xu, were waiting in the outer hall of the Cining Palace. Concubine Li was a little impatient. Seeing that the empress dowager did not summon her and others for a long time, she could not help but ask this question.

Concubine Chen Hui, who was still dressed in plain clothes, glanced at her and said, "Sister, haven't you heard the news yet? Something went wrong with the people in Chonghua Palace, and the Empress Dowager was frightened, so..."

Concubine Li Shu suddenly raised her hand and covered her mouth: "A palace maid from Chonghua Palace? Which palace are you from? Don't tell me you are from my family..."

"Don't worry, Sister Li. It's not the Second Princess's place." Concubine Xu spoke softly and comfortingly.

Patting her chest, Concubine Li Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

Seeing her like this, Concubine Xu decided to be more lenient with her words and not tell her that there was a "mistake" with the second prince born by her best sister, Concubine Deng.

After exchanging a glance with Concubine Chen Hui, Concubine Xu turned around and asked Shuang Yi to find the managing nanny in the Cining Palace to ask about the situation in the inner hall.

Shuangyi took the order and left.

Concubine Xu and Concubine Chen Hui stood up one after another and walked to a small flower hall on the left side of the outer hall. "Sister Chen is well-informed. I was really scared when I heard that the Empress Dowager was ill."

"It's just that the Queen values ​​me and asked me to manage the personnel affairs, so I have seen and heard more than others." Concubine Chen Hui said indifferently, "When the Queen came out just now, she told us not to rush in too hastily, so as not to run into the muzzle of the gun..."

"Sister, do you mean you know the cause of the Queen Mother's illness?"

Concubine Chen Hui nodded. "The Second Prince asked a palace maid in his palace to dress up as a waiter at today's banquet, and borrowed the help of General He's little daughter to embarrass Mr. Lin. Then the Empress found out that someone else had prepared a palace maid to lead Mr. Lin, and there was also... a relatively remote dressing room, and a playboy who only knew how to drink."

Concubine Xu's eyes flashed coldly when she heard this: "Nothing new, just as vicious as before."

That was all. He then wondered, "It doesn't look like the Queen Mother would get so angry about this that she would become ill."

Concubine Chen Hui tapped her chin again: "This brings us back to the Second Prince. His crime was exposed and he was caught and punished by His Majesty. However, the palace servants who served him were smart and even knew to ask the Empress Dowager for help. However, our Second Prince really doesn't have the brains of his own mother."

"You actually said that our queen intends to adopt the Sixth Prince in order to compete for the throne, just like the Queen Mother adopted Your Majesty in the past with the intention of competing for power, that's why..."

The two looked at each other, smiled, and said no more.