The old lady is reborn

The nun tried to guess the king's thoughts from the beginning of the incident. He doted on the girl, but the slave status of a family-born child was far inferior to hers.

The daughter-in-law chosen by the late emperor and the empress dowager is me. I have status, family background, the love of the emperor and empress, and the support of Duke Dingguo. If such a wife becomes the legal wife, that little girl may have almost no place to stand.

If he started a scandal of favoring his concubine over his wife for the sake of a little slave girl, he, who was already not favored by the emperor, would be reduced to a marginal figure.

That would be fine, but he was afraid that he would not be able to protect the little girl he wanted to protect in the end. If an imperial edict or oral order came down to punish the girl, what could he do?

Therefore, the virtuous king must have investigated the Duke Dingguo's mansion and himself, and soon discovered that the Duke Dingguo loved his concubines and half-sisters.

This is not difficult to find out. If the emperor did not value concubines, how could the children of concubines be born before the legitimate children?

Originally, the father, Duke Dingguo, and the legitimate daughter might have had some interests tied together in this marriage and could have advanced and retreated together.

But the second prince first used his concubine's sister to gain the support of Duke Dingguo.

My mother and I gave up almost everything, including the status of the Duke's wife and the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, and the honor of the future Prince's Consort and Princess Consort, which were things that many noble ladies and lords in Kyoto could not give up no matter what. Only then were we able to save ourselves.

Otherwise, under the double pressure from the Xian Wang and the Dingguo Duke's mansion, her mother and she would probably end up with an ending like in a dream.

No matter how much the emperor and empress loved me, it was impossible for them to depose the virtuous king and the Duke Dingguo because of me.

If these two governments are not overthrown, then if I don't retreat, I will sooner or later become meat on the chopping board.

The virtuous king first used his concubine's sister to replace himself, whether in name only or actually killing her as in the dream, in short, the stumbling block of himself was removed first.

In the dream, the virtuous king took advantage of himself who was paralyzed in bed to arouse the jealousy and anxiety of his concubine sister, which completely cost him his life.

It is estimated that the virtuous king has this handle in his hands, and from now on, the concubine sister can only allow the virtuous king to treat her as a puppet.

Or at some point in the future, I will charge my sister with murder and completely remove her.

But in reality, because of my own voluntary giving up and retreating, it would be inconvenient for the wise king to use me to achieve the goal of killing two birds with one stone.

Over the years, he carefully created the illusion of love between himself and his sister, but in fact he almost pushed her to collapse.

She would yell and scream all the time, which made many people feel that she was unreasonable.

Not only is it widely rumored in Kyoto that Princess Xian is a tigress, but because Princess Xian actually took over his own identity, there are also rumors saying, so what if she is a legitimate daughter?

Even a legitimate daughter cannot be seen in public.

Such remarks became more and more frequent, to the point where it seemed as if they were paving the way for that girl to rise to power.

But the replacement happened suddenly that year. In fact, many dignitaries in the capital knew that Princess Xian was not the real legitimate daughter.

But the late emperor and the empress dowager acquiesced to this identity, and in the eyes of many people, she was the real legitimate daughter, recognized by the royal family.

Neither the emperor nor the empress said anything. Although others knew that something was wrong, they naturally did not dare to say anything.

But silence does not mean that he is not aware of his concubine sister's background. Apart from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, his concubine sister is neither loved by the late emperor and the empress dowager, nor can she enter the real circle of nobles.

A concubine's daughter was having an affair with her engaged future brother-in-law. People might not dare to talk about the royal family, but they would not be so kind to the concubine's sister.

Especially when these people found out that there would not be any problem if they offended Princess Xian, the good temper of the King Xian prevented him from standing up for his princess.

I am even more reckless.

However, if you accidentally offend the girl next to him, you will get into trouble for no apparent reason.

In recent years, the maidservant has been promoted to Ruren, Liangyuan, and Liangdi. Some people in the capital have finally figured out some of the tricks.

How could the concubine not collapse?

All three children belong to other people.

In the palace with the door closed, the mistress that everyone recognized was the girl.

Originally, my concubine sister was full of hostility towards me. Later, when she saw that I really had no feelings towards the virtuous king, she wanted to borrow a few capable maids from me and use them to compete for favor in the prince's palace.

What are you thinking? How could you possibly lend out a few grown girls?

Let her compete for favor? In the dream, my maid died at the hands of my concubine sister, so will I let them fall into the tiger's den and wolf's den in reality?

That maidservant had actual power in the palace. Was he going to let his maid die either at the hands of his concubine or at the hands of this maidservant?

Although she did not lend out her own people, she still showed her sister several ways to get the girl she wanted.

For example, the palace maids who were sent out, the embroiderers who retired from the official workshop, and the servants who were not guilty of capital crimes after the fall of the Anguogong Mansion, the Sixth Prince, the Ninth Prince, and the Third Prince Mansion, also had many capable people...

She also took the opportunity to place spies around her sister.

Now, the virtuous prince probably wants to completely get rid of his concubine sister. Because of his favoritism towards that girl over the years, the virtuous prince and his concubine sister have been a couple of grudges for many years.

I just don’t know what the virtuous king is thinking. He wants to restore his true identity and make himself the queen.

The concubine's sister, who was of poor birth, had been childless for many years and had a reputation like a tigress, was demoted to a concubine.

She secretly inquired about it and found out that the wise king had sent out the idea of ​​demoting his wife to a concubine to test the waters.

The Second Prince had a very good reputation externally. The image of a good guy that the virtuous king created for himself deceived many people. The discussions were not in favor of the concubine's sister. Instead, many families thought that their daughters could replace the concubine's sister and become the new princess consort.

This was obviously not what the wise king and the girl wanted to see, so they wanted to send themselves back to serve as a shield.

Perhaps he knew that the plot of the return of the legitimate wife was pleasing to the people and was welcomed by many people, so he wanted to use me to enhance his reputation.

After demoting my concubine to a concubine, I can get rid of her and perhaps frame her.

In two years, that girl's son will inherit the title and become a prince, and then get rid of me.

The virtuous king, who has lived happily with that girl for most of his life, can now be with that girl peacefully. The shield that is an eyesore but has to be used will no longer be necessary.

Today the wise king came to see her, but left angrily after she rejected him.

She thought about it and felt uneasy. If the virtuous king didn't achieve his goal, he would probably resort to other mean tricks. What should she do in this situation?

My mother said that the survivors of the battle at Eagle's Beak Cliff were unwilling to have any more disputes with the government, and no one was willing to testify against the virtuous king. If the virtuous king did not fall, they would be in big trouble.

She went to ask the abbess, but she said that the person who could break the impasse was Lady Huguo.

Even though I can't figure out the key, I have been getting along pretty well with Rong Yunmiao these days, so I'll just tell the younger generation a story.