Reborn as King again

I entered the main hall of the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and the queen mother was sitting on the phoenix chair in the main seat to receive greetings. By the way, I chatted with the concubines about the family affairs. , Now that the weather is getting colder, the mother's situation has also improved a bit.

The queen mother was very happy when she saw me enter the palace, and quickly waved to me to let me sit beside her. After Jia Wanru bowed to the queen mother, she was included in the list of concubines. As I walked towards the queen mother, I glanced around inadvertently. .

I walked up to the queen mother, greeted the queen mother, and then sat down. The queen mother knew that I was busy with government affairs recently, and today I took the time to visit her, so she was naturally relieved, and said with a smile: "The Ai family hasn't seen the emperor for a long time. I miss you very much, if you don’t come to see Ai’s family, Ai’s family will go to the imperial study and arrest people in person.”

I said: "I'm not here to see the queen mother. Seeing that you are in a good mood today, I feel relieved."

The queen mother nodded with satisfaction, then turned her head to look at Qingqian and the young masters behind her in the palace, and said: "Half a month later, the Ai family will hold a banquet in the Changhuan Palace, and they will invite the family members of the officials or Mrs. At the party, Chuxiu Palace also produced a few programs?"

Qingqian had received the Queen Mother's order before, and she had already started preparing. Qingqian smiled and said, "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, our Chuxiu Palace plans to let the best dancer dance a song for the Empress Dowager. I don't know that the Empress Dowager Do you like it?" After hearing this, the queen mother was also a little interested: "The best dancer? Who is it? Introduce me to Aijia." Qingqian turned sideways, invited Liu Sha to come forward, and introduced: "It is This is Liu Sha, little master Liu." Liu Sha's dancing posture really stood out among all the young masters, and she was able to please Qing Qian, so she got the opportunity to dance in front of the hall.

Liu Sha stepped forward, saluted the queen mother respectfully and said: "Slave servant Liu Shi of the capital city, please greet the queen mother."

The queen mother nodded, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and said calmly: "Raise your head and show Aijia."

Liu Sha raised her head slowly, she was wearing a green pleated skirt today, with an exquisitely crafted rose-style bob in her hair, making her look charming and boneless, plus Liu Sha's beauty is not inferior to Jia Wanru's. That fairy-like appearance made her even more attractive.It was rare for the empress mother to see such a beautiful woman, and she said in admiration: "Liu Xiaozhu really has the appearance of sinking fish and wild goose, closing the moon and shameful flowers, it can be compared with the concubine Wan who just entered the palace back then." Jia Wanru entered the palace for eight years. For a long time, she has been favored all the time, and the prince she gave birth to was named the crown prince. Now the queen mother compares Liu Sha with her, which shows that the queen mother is satisfied with her.

When Liu Sha heard her mother's praise, she smiled shyly and said, "The empress dowager is really annoyed by slaves. The slaves are not as good as Concubine Wan." Jia Wanru didn't say anything, but just stood there, watching everything with a smile.

The queen mother then asked Qing Qian: "The Ai family heard that something happened in Chuxiu Palace, what's going on?"

Qing Qian understood what the Queen Mother wanted to ask, just after she finished asking Liu Sha, she immediately asked Chuxiu Palace, it was not obvious that she was talking about Liu Sha jumping into the lake, but it was the favorite concubine He Wenliu who forced Liu Sha to jump into the lake , Qingqian couldn't offend her, so she could only smile and fool around: "It's nothing serious, it's just a small accident, you don't have to worry about it, Empress Dowager."

When Liu Sha heard what Qing Qian said, she immediately put on a sad and aggrieved look, and lowered her head. Of course, her little trick was noticed by the queen mother, and then the queen mother said in a low voice: "What a little accident, Don’t think that Aijia doesn’t know what’s going on in the harem because he’s not feeling well recently, it’s all Concubine Wen’s fault after all!”

I saw that He Wenliu, who was standing among the concubines, was trembling a little. Every time He Wenliu came to greet his mother, he looked familiar. The mother had never made things difficult for him, but the mother had never made things difficult for He Wenliu, but she would make things difficult for others. Her mother's methods He Wenliu Impossible to be unclear.This was obviously frightened.He Wenliu knew in his heart that if I didn't pursue him, it didn't mean that the queen mother wouldn't pursue it, so he immediately stepped out, walked to the center of the hall, knelt down and confessed his mistake, "I know I was wrong, mother, don't be angry."

I gave Jia Wanru a wink, Jia Wanru understood, smiled and said to the queen mother: "This is a trivial matter, mother mother, you are in good health, just leave it to the concubine to deal with."

The queen mother glanced at Jia Wanru, and her tone became even worse, "Concubine Wen is at fault, but Concubine Wan is also at fault for you!"

All the young masters in the hall were a little bit astonished, especially Liu Sha, who didn't understand the meaning of what the queen mother said. It was only natural for her to pursue He Wenliu's fault. It was He Wenliu who forced Liu Sha to throw herself into the lake, so it was Jia Wanru's fault anyway. up?Jia Wanru was neither surprised nor afraid, she just knelt down in the hall with He Wenliu and said with a smile: "Okay, my concubine and Concubine Wen are both at fault, don't be so angry."

The queen mother snorted coldly, and scolded: "Aijia didn't go to accompany the emperor to draft girls before, but you two went, tell me who you two choose for the emperor? The emperor is busy with state affairs every day. It should be fair and harmonious. But now? These newcomers have only entered the palace for a few days, so many things have happened, they don’t understand the etiquette in the palace, they bully the prince, they are forced to jump into the lake, rumors are everywhere in the palace, and the family is in vain. You!!"

Liu Sha had just entered the palace, and she didn't know anything about her mother's personality, so she planned to use her mother's hand to take revenge on He Wenliu.Although the queen mother was ill before, she has always analyzed the affairs of the harem very thoroughly. Jia Wanru and I knew from the very beginning that Liu Sha's troubles with the queen mother are not good at all. The queen mother hates others to use her to do things. The reason why I She didn't want the newcomer to greet her mother, because she was afraid that He Wenliu would be involved when the queen mother showed her power, and would frighten He Wenliu, and Jia Wanru stopped the newcomer just because she wanted to sell Qingqian a face, but there was no loss if she didn't sell her face.

No, Qingqian's face turned blue when the empress mother pointed at Sanghuai, and immediately brought the newcomers who hadn't figured it out to kneel down, pleading guilty: "Empress dowager, please calm down, it's the slave who didn't do his job well. "

The queen mother looked at Qingqian's kowtow, and she couldn't bear it. After all, Qingqian was an old nanny in the palace, and she was also loyal to the queen mother. You were on duty in the Chuxiu Palace when you were in the Chuxiu Palace. You have been in the palace for so many years. The Ai family can see that you are a real person and orderly in doing things, so they promoted you to be the nanny in charge of the Chuxiu Palace, but you see Look at the right and wrong people in the Chuxiu Palace you manage!!" The queen mother looked at the little princesses behind Qingqian and said sharply: "Concubine Wen keeps her own place in the harem, and has never offended her for so many years. You Chuxiu Palace, but recently all the rumors about Concubine Wen came from Chuxiu Palace, and the rumors became more and more outrageous. There is also Concubine Wan, the Ai family has given Concubine Wan full responsibility for the matter of Xiunu, you I also said that there were only some "little accidents" in the Chuxiu Palace. You didn't send someone to notify Concubine Wan immediately, but instead let some ignorant palace people go to the emperor?! Don't you know that the emperor has been busy with government affairs recently? Is it?!" It's impossible for the queen mother not to know about the affairs in the palace, not only the source of the rumors, but even Ruomei, a palace maid from Chuxiu Palace, who came to see my mother, knows everything about it.

Qingqian was still kowtowing, those restless court ladies were all new to the palace this year, she hadn't come to discipline them urgently.Qingqian now understands why Jia Wanru stopped her from greeting the Queen Mother just now, "Queen Mother, please calm down, please don't get angry, the slave knows it's wrong, please punish the slave."

"Qingxi, get up first." After the queen mother finished speaking, Qingqian stood up tremblingly, and then the queen mother continued: "The Ai family knows that there are many things in Chuxiu Palace recently, and you can't take care of many places, so I won't punish you. , but those few sloppy maids in your palace were all relegated to Xinzheku by Aijia, and punished and punished properly." Qingqian hurriedly took orders: "The servant obeys."

Liu Sha and the other young masters knelt on the ground, their faces getting more and more ugly. The queen mother avoided the seriousness of jumping into the lake, and had no intention of punishing He Wenliu at all.

"Concubine Wan, Concubine Wen, you two stand up and talk first." The queen mother turned around and brought the topic to them again. He Wenliu and Jia Wanru stood up, as if they were at the disposal of the queen mother.The queen mother sighed again, and said with some helplessness and majesty in her tone: "This matter, in the final analysis, is because you two didn't check well when drafting girls, and now there are all restless people entering the palace. Said that you will be punished," the queen mother thought for a while and said: "Aijia will punish you two to ground after returning to the palace, and one will copy the "Diamond Sutra" for Aijia fifty times, and the order will be released after copying, understand? "I was on the verge of laughing out loud when I heard it, the mother's partiality was even more obvious than mine, so is this considered punishment?

"Yes, I am willing to be punished."

"The concubine is willing to be punished."

The queen mother is right about things and not about people, but from her tone and actions today, it is obvious that she wants to make Liu Sha look bad. I can see the slight disgust in the eyes of the queen mother when she looks at Liu Sha.I couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the empress mother had some grievances with Liu Sha?But I don't think so, it's the first time Liu Sha and the queen met, so where is the grudge?

Since I can see the Queen Mother's attitude towards Liu Sha, a sharp-eyed person like Jia Wanru can also see it.At the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Liu Sha spoke to Jia Wanru in an arrogant tone, blocking and blocking. Jia Wanru was rarely treated like this before, so she suggested to her mother: "My mother, Qingxi also said just now, Chu There were some 'little accidents' in the Xiu Palace, and the concubine was afraid that Liu Xiaozhu's injury would not be healed, so he would have to work hard to practice and rehearse the dance, which would be bad for his health, so let's dance with someone else."

Jia Wanru could tell that the queen mother didn't like Liu Sha anymore, so why not step on her to the ground quickly, firstly, to let herself vent her anger, and secondly, to fulfill the queen mother's wish.Sure enough, the queen mother seemed to think about it for a while and then said: "What Concubine Wan said is reasonable, judging by your tone, is there any suitable candidate?"

Jia Wanru smiled and said, "Yes, my concubine thinks that Mr. Zhou Ling is not bad. Although he didn't understand etiquette at first, he has been studying hard in Chuxiu Palace. I have also been to Chuxiu Palace and met Mr. Zhou Ling. Dancing, that dance is better than Orchid's."

Liu Sha's complexion was ugly at first, but now she was suggested to replace her dance performance in front of the palace with Zhou Ling, which made Liu Sha's face turn green.Zhou Ling is more beautiful than Liu Sha, but his family background is not as good as Liu Sha. His father is only a fifth-rank prefect, and he was mocked by two favorite concubines before, so he has been bullied by other young masters in Chuxiu Palace. In particular, Liu Sha bullies the most, and now Jia Wanru actually let Zhou Ling, who she despises the most, replace her, obviously on purpose.

"Okay, just follow what Concubine Wan said, and replace it with Mr. Zhou Ling." The queen mother didn't let Zhou Ling come forward to see his appearance, and directly agreed to Jia Wanru's suggestion. Liu Sha didn't wait to see her.

Liu Sha wanted to say something at first, but she could also see from her mother's attitude that her mother was targeting her, so she had to give up.And I was just sitting beside the queen mother silently watching the queen mother rectify the harem and watching Jia Wanru deal with Liu Sha. As long as they don't get on He Wenliu's head, I don't intend to express my opinion.

After everyone left, I still stayed with my mother for a while. Seeing that her tea was getting cold, I asked Lan Mei to refill another cup.The queen mother saw that I was hesitant to speak, and said with a smile: "Does the emperor want to say something to the Ai family?"

The queen mother asked this question, so I cut to the chase and said, "Is the queen mother having any trouble with Liu Sha?" The queen mother sneered and said, "Why, the emperor feels distressed seeing the Ai family treat Liu Xiaozhu like this? That's right, my little master Liu. It is indeed as beautiful as a fairy, it is no wonder that the emperor is not moved."

I was stunned for a while, I just mentioned Liu Sha, and the empress had countless thorns in her words, and quickly explained: "What is the empress talking about, I just see that the empress is a little different today, in the past, the empress would do something Who doesn't beat around the bush like this, then Liu Sha is just a worthless newcomer, as for the empress mother, you are so laborious?"

I don't think it's okay for me to say this, but the mother sounds like I'm protecting Liu Sha, the mother snorted coldly, and said directly: "The Ai family told you directly, you like that Liu Xiaozhu, canonize Liu Xiaozhu, the Ai family doesn't care, But the Ai family just doesn't like her, every time she comes to the Compassion Ning Palace, the Ai family will make things difficult for her, if you don't want her to be made difficult by the Ai family, then don't let her greet the Ai family."

I am speechless, the mother has completely misunderstood me, this is the second time I see Liu Sha, the mother is sure that I like her?What kind of logic is this?I took my mother's hand and asked, "Don't, mother, there is a reason why you hate people. You tell me first, why don't you like her?"

The queen mother looked at me, suddenly realized, and said to me: "The Ai family has forgotten that you were not born at that time." Then the mother's eyes were a little confused, and she only explained one sentence: "Liu Sha is Liu Guogong's granddaughter, it is you. The niece of the father's first empress, Empress Liu." The empress mother's voice was very soft, and she completely lost the gnashing of teeth just now.

I have known Liu Sha's status for a long time. Liu Guogong's current family power is far inferior to that of his father, but most of the ministers in the court will sell him.Liu Guogong's daughter, Liu Shi, is my father's first queen and also King Rui's biological mother. In terms of seniority, Liu Guogong is King Rui's grandfather, and Liu Sha is King Rui's cousin.When Empress Liu was still alive, the empress mother entered the palace as a concubine. It is estimated that the Liu family suppressed my empress a lot. Later, in order to establish a crown prince, the Liu family supported King Rui to fight against the Xia family who was behind the empress. Now, the empress can give Does Liu Sha have a good face?

After King Rui left Beijing to go to the vassal, his relationship with Duke Liu gradually faded away. However, a few months ago, the spies around King Rui sent news that King Rui started to have contact with Duke Liu again. Greetings, but Liu Guogong is in the capital after all, if he wants to take refuge in King Rui, then I will be in trouble. This is just when Xiunu enters the palace, and I select his granddaughter to let him weigh it carefully. If you are a good king, you should follow me, the emperor.