[Qing Chuan] I became the queen mother after salted fish

In this matter, Rong Changzai, even though his concubine swears by it, he didn't find anything in the end.

Sining had anticipated this, but Rupin was very annoyed, and later went to see Rong Changzai once.

When he went, Rong Changzai was leaning on the couch and crying, when he saw the concubine coming in, he said with tears: "Mother, the concubine really didn't mean to be rude in front of the imperial court, someone pushed the concubine."

Rupin frowned, sat down on the side of the couch, and said softly: "I have interrogated the court ladies who followed you out to serve, and Lan Rui who was in front of me, and they refused to die. Prying their mouths open, I'm afraid this matter will fail."

In this way, Rong Chang was crying more and more, the noble position he had been looking forward to for a long time, after only sitting for a year, he was just picked up and dragged down by the emperor.

The more Rong Chang thought about it, the more wronged he was, and the more tears he cried.

The concubine sighed and advised her: "Don't be sad, the emperor is angry now, so he made this small matter a big one. After a while, the emperor's mood is smooth, and I will intercede with the emperor. There's no end to you."

When Rong Changzai heard this, he felt a little comforted, and immediately expressed his loyalty to Rupin: "Ms. Rubi treats my slave so well. In the future, my slave will be like a cow or a horse to repay your kindness to your concubine."

Rupin shook her head: "I don't need you to be an ox or a horse, but when I need you, I hope you can remember today's words."

Rong Chang thumped in his heart, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.

Rubi didn't seem to care about her hesitation at this moment, but there was a sneer on the corner of her mouth: "This time the matter is aimed at me, and you are just getting involved. Don't worry, I will give you this tone." your turn."

Rong Chang listened to these words, feeling more and more terrified in her heart, thinking that it would be fine if she didn't, but looking at Rubi's indifferent eyes, she finally suppressed these words, thinking that she was just a pawn, and she was afraid that she would be wronged. Rupin is not very useful, and I don't think there will be any dangerous things to do.

Thinking in this way, Rong Changzai felt a little more comforted in his heart.

……

After the first month, the draft officially started, and all the show girls entered the palace, ready to be inspected.

I don't know who disclosed the news that Big Brother will choose a side Fujin in this draft, and this year's draft is also particularly undercurrent.

The queen seemed to know the news, and she specially called Si Ning over, and said with a smile: "After all, I want to choose a side Fujin for the elder brother, and I still need you to palm the eye."

Si Ning didn't refuse, and accepted it with a smile, but she also knew in her heart that most of this matter still depends on Jiaqing's wishes.

The showgirls began to stay in the palace, and Si Ning and the queen also got to know a few showgirls who were particularly well-behaved in this draft based on the reports from the nuns below.

But Si Ning didn't care much about this, the queen listened very seriously.

After we eliminated another batch of show girls who sleep differently, love to pinch their teeth, like to bicker, and have substandard rules, the rest of the show girls came to the eyes of the empresses of the palaces.

Si Ning was the first batch of show girls who met with the queen in Chuxiu Palace, and this batch of show girls were all outstanding in this draft.

Si Ning looked them all over, and asked a few more words, and felt that these little girls seemed to be made in the same mold, there was almost no difference, only one of them, Wu Ya, was more beautiful.

The queen seemed to be particularly concerned about that Wu Yashi, so she called Wu Yashi to her and talked for a while.

Si Ning can roughly understand the queen's thoughts, now that the queen and Rupin have almost fallen out, it seems that they are going to pick up their arms from the show girls again.

But this Wu Ya's appearance is enough, but it's a pity that her character is a bit too timid, the queen asked her name, she said Enhua, the queen praised her name, Wu Ya smiled a little shyly.

But the queen seemed very satisfied with her appearance, and even gave Wu Yashi a sachet.

Going out of the Wu Ya family, among the few remaining girls, Si Ning is more optimistic, it is the Tong Jia family, who has the same surname as the Tong Jia family in Mianyi Courtyard, but the relationship is far away. This Tong Jia family is Tong Guogang. The first-born branch of this branch, her father Shu Ming'a inherited the third-class Cheng Engong, the family conditions are excellent, and it is enough for the prince to be the first-class Fujin.

Si Ning thought that she would never be chosen, and she would not be a little bit wronged by other people's children.

But it's not her turn to care about this matter, everything depends on Jiaqing's wishes.

The queen seemed to be very warm to Tong Jiashi, if it wasn't for the inappropriate age with the fourth elder brother, Si Ning would have thought that the queen would marry Tong Jiashi to the fourth elder brother.

But Tong Jia himself is also outstanding, with an oval face and phoenix eyes, which is very in line with what people of this age call auspicious appearance. He is also lively, and he speaks in a proper and thoughtful manner, which makes people happy to listen. Such a child , Naturally attractive.

After watching two or three rounds, it seems that Tong Jia's is the one who stands out, and the others look ordinary.

Si Ning lost interest after reading half of it, and simply went back to Yikun Palace. Anyway, she is not the one who made the final decision, so what if she read more?

Later, when the palace was selected, things did not go beyond Si Ning's imagination. The Wu Ya family was named a nobleman by the emperor, and was not given a serious title.

And Tong Jiashi was also officially assigned to Mianyi by Jiaqing and became his side Fujin. For a while, there were two Tong Jiashis in Mianyi's courtyard.

When Niu Hulu came to Si Ning to pay her respects, Si Ning told her about Tong Jia's temperament, and told her that he was a smart person, and that it shouldn't be a big problem for her to live in peace in the future.

Niu Hulu nodded and thanked Si Ning for his suggestion.

In June, Tong Jia's family entered the Southern Third Institute, and at the same time, Engui also entered the palace.

The queen valued her very much, assigned her to live in Chuxiu Palace, and treated her very kindly.

Concubine Xun couldn't help imitating Si Ning: "The empress is really capable of being cruel when she wins over people. For the high-quality jewelry, if you say a reward, you will be rewarded. I see the grateful expression of the benefactor. , I don’t even know what to say.”

Si Ning smiled: "The Queen acts generously, it's not like you don't know."

Concubine Xun nodded with a sneer: "That's right, the concubine Ji was given no less than this before, but what was lost in the end?"

Si Ning didn't say anything, Ji Concubine would be alienated from the Empress, maybe it was also related to what happened to me last time, the Queen's actions were too cruel and ruthless, I'm afraid it would scare Ji Concubine.

After talking about this, Concubine Xun talked about the favor of the nobleman again: "Just such a person, I look like he is made of water, he does not dare to speak loudly, and acts coquettishly and timidly, the emperor is also I like him, it's just that the freshness has passed in the past few days, after all, it's not as good as before."

This is true, Mrs. Engui was indeed favored for a few days, but it soon became normal again, so the people in the palace did not regard her as any threat, instead they all stared at the queen to see what the queen would do. How to deal with it, after all, the queen also brought up a concubine, now maybe there will be a concubine.

But the queen didn't have the thoughts that others imagined at this time. After what happened with Rupin, she had already thought about it. What's the use of promoting these people, they are just ungrateful white-eyed wolves, it's better to hang on like this Follow her, let her use it for yourself first, and then give her some benefits when it's almost the same in the future, so as to ensure your own interests to the greatest extent.

The queen doesn't want to make jokes like Rupin anymore.

And Mrs. Engui is easy to manipulate, just a little benefit, a few pieces of jewelry can make her grateful, since that's the case, it's not bad if it goes on like this.

The queen made up her mind, so she sat firmly in the central palace, ignoring those who read the jokes outside, and just continued to be kind to her, making her more obedient to herself.

At the moment when the queen was busy, Rubi was not idle. After being cold for a while, she gradually warmed up to Jiaqing again. Jiaqing seemed to like her very much, and she loved Rubi more and more. , but neglected the new favorite benefactor.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is Rupin's provocation to the queen, but the queen can sit still, she doesn't take it seriously at all, and sometimes she will gently tell Rupin to serve the emperor well and help the emperor as soon as possible Loose leaves.

What I said was a bit heart-wrenching, when the concubine returned to the palace that day, her face was all white.

Si Ning felt a little pitiful looking at it from the side, the eighth princess hadn't been alive for long, the queen's words really hit Rupin's sore spot.

But after the second day, Rupin seemed to be a normal person again, she still paid respects to the queen honestly every day, and invited favors in front of Jiaqing more and more, as if the queen's words had no effect on her.

And the queen became more and more able to sit still, she didn't say those heart-wrenching words, she just watched Rupin jumping up and down.

When I went to Yuanmingyuan in April, the atmosphere in the palace became more relaxed. Those low-ranking concubines who watched the queen fight like a concubine also breathed a sigh of relief.

But Rubi didn't let other people get what they wished, just after May, Rubi suddenly sent a post to Sining, saying that she wanted to hold a peony banquet in the garden, so she invited all the sisters in the harem to go with her.

Si Ning pinched this post, feeling that there was no good feast in her heart.

The secret conflict between the concubine and the queen before had not yet come to fruition, and now she suddenly wanted to entertain the women in the harem, Si Ning looked at signs that the storm was about to come.

After thinking about it, Si Ning turned down the invitation because she was not feeling well.

At her position, she can no longer talk about many things, even if it is the Queen's invitation.

Sure enough, Rubi didn't dare to talk too much, she even came to visit Si Ning in person and brought her some herbs.

Si Ning accepted it with a smile, but she still didn't let go of the matter of going to the banquet.

On the morning of the seventh day of May, the sky was clear and the peonies in the garden were in bloom. The banquet was held in a flower hall next to the peony garden. Si Ning was in the room and heard that the queen had also passed.

Si Ning couldn't help curling her lips, it was really a big show, but it's a pity that she couldn't go and watch it.

When it was time to eat at noon, Si Ning heard that the emperor also went over to take a look and asked about her. He heard that she was not feeling well, so he asked the eunuch in front of him to bring her a fish ball soup, and A few snacks, said she likes to eat.

Si Ning accepted the reward with a smile, and continued asking people to inquire about the news over there.

In the afternoon, when the last news came, the emperor sat for a while and was about to leave, but at a glance, he saw Rong Chang, who was sitting among the flowers, who was more beautiful than flowers, and beside him begged like a concubine, the emperor was very happy, Rong Changzai's status was restored again, and she was allowed to continue to be an honored person.

Honorable Rong burst into tears on the spot, thanking the emperor for his kindness, and I heard that he even saluted Rupin on the spot, thanking her for taking care of her during this time.

For a while, the emperor praised Ru concubine a lot.

This time the flower viewing feast ended in a happy ending, but Si Ning felt that maybe Rubi and Ronggui were perfect, but the queen was not necessarily satisfied.

Rupin's one or two words allowed Rong Changzai to restore her position, which was a slap in the face to the empress who planned the matter.

However, the queen was very calm, and even pulled the excited Ronggui to say a lot of comforting words, truly interpreting the image of a magnanimous and generous queen perfectly.

Those who don't know the inside story, I'm afraid they will really feel that the empress is kind-hearted.

Of course, Si Ning had expected this. It is not normal for the queen's city to show displeasure, but how he will act in the future depends on future events.

……

Rubi is also a little complacent at the moment, she is leaning on the couch, the maid Lan Xin behind her is pinching her shoulders, another court lady Lan Fang is knocking on her legs, the nobleman said gratefully In other words, the room seems quite harmonious.

However, Mrs. Rong's cultural level still made Rupin feel a little annoyed, she raised her hand and said: "Okay, don't talk about it, your position is yours, and today is just a small punishment and a big warning." Forget it, the days to come are still long.”

Rong Gui hurriedly smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty has no plans to spare, and she is favored by the Emperor, so everything will go smoothly in the future."

The concubine sneered and didn't answer, if she had no choice, she wouldn't support the idiot Rong Guiren, but this face is not bad, as for the other things, she really doesn't know anything, it's normal for the emperor to be indifferent to her.

Thinking of this, Rupin said again: "In the past few days, you should at least read a few books I gave you, and also learn to speak elegantly. The emperor likes this, but he is always rough and careless. No wonder the emperor doesn't care about you. .”

Ronggui was crying: "My concubine read it, but my concubine's brain is really not enough, it seems that I can't understand it, I have failed my mother's heart."

Rupin despised Mr. Rong more and more in her heart, what a fool.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Okay, since you can't read it, forget it. You can't pretend to be elegant, but you can always pretend to be quiet and elegant. If you don't know how to speak, talk less, and don't throw away your female celebrity. , embroider a pouch to make socks for the emperor, even if the emperor doesn’t use it, he will always remember your kindness.”

This honorable man knows it, and nodded hastily: "The concubines have written down what the empress said, don't worry, the empress."

Rupin curled her lips, feeling a bit boring. It's not her business to worry about it. She just mentioned so much. If she doesn't work hard, there is nothing she can do.

Thinking of this, Rubi recalled what happened today. Although she couldn't see the Queen's loss of composure, as long as she thought of how angry she was, Rubi felt relieved. She slapped herself in the face before, but today she also You must call back, otherwise people will look down on her.

Thinking about the future, Rupin felt that she still had to be careful. Although the gracious man supported by the queen may not be favored by herself, with the emperor, she can still have two or three days of favor every month. A person who has spoken.

Thinking of this, Rupin sighed, she held this banquet today not only to shame the queen, but also to try to win over the noble concubine.

Although the imperial concubine is old, her affection with the emperor is not ordinary. Just looking at the imperial concubine's absence today, the emperor's expression can tell that in his heart, the imperial concubine's weight is probably not light, and there is still the elder Brother, the imperial concubine is even more detached in the harem, no one dares to underestimate the imperial concubine, even the empress has to respect her.

It's a pity that the imperial concubine did not accept her olive branch, and still chose to be independent from her and the queen.

Ru concubine thought about it carefully, and felt that this might be good. After the incident with the empress, she no longer wants to be inferior to others and work hard for others. It is also very good that her imperial concubine and empress can stand up to each other in the palace.

……

The queen was indeed very angry as the concubine said at this time, but she was so good at nourishing her energy, she didn't show it at all on her face, instead she looked with a bit of a smile.

"It's really a good dog. She is proficient at biting her master back."

Liu Xu didn't dare to speak at the side, so she could only keep silent.

On the contrary, Calamus scolded a few words like concubines.

But the queen was not very happy, instead she waved her hands a little irritably: "Okay, she is the master now, it's not appropriate for you to say these words, if people hear it, I'm afraid they will think that I have no way to resist."

Calamus felt a little wronged, she was following the Queen's words.

The Queen didn't have time to pay attention to Calamus' emotions at the moment. She sorted out her emotions, suppressed the anger and irritability in her heart, and knew that this matter should stop here. If it continued, it would be just a joke. , of no use to oneself.

The most important thing for her now is to teach the fourth elder brother well. This child is her only hope now. As long as the fourth elder brother can have a good future in the future, these things like concubines and concubines are all fine.

Thinking about this, the queen's eyes flashed, she handed Liu Xu to her, and said in a low voice: "I heard that the second elder brother coughed again yesterday, so go and get my bottle of loquat throat lotion for the second elder brother , and let him pay more attention to his health and stop reading books all day long. Now the emperor pays more attention to his heirs. As long as he takes good care of his body and has a good heir, he will have a wider road to do things in the future. "

Liu Xu obediently responded and backed out, while Calamus stood aside thoughtfully, feeling that the queen had something to say.

But after seeing the empress' cold eyes, Changpu hastily shrank her head back, no matter what the empress's intentions were, she couldn't touch them.

……

Mianning received the medicine from the empress, and was very grateful in her heart. Since the empress had gone, only the empress still missed him.

After listening to Liu Xu's words, Mianning's eyes flickered slightly, and his heart was full of thoughts.

As a legitimate son, he didn't want to lose in this competition, he was afraid of ending up like his twelfth uncle, but what's his hole card now?The identity of the first son?This is probably the most useless thing now, Huang Ama hates his mother-in-law, and even taking him along won't please her.

As an heir, he also lost to his elder brother.

Apart from these, he lost even more in a complete mess, he himself could not see any hope, but why did the queen say such a thing?

Does she want to support herself?

Mianning exhaled a long breath, calmed down her emotions, then turned her head and smiled at Liu Xu, "Thank you for your concern, and please ask Aunt Liu Xu to pay my respects to Huang'er Niang."

Liu Xu responded with a dull face, then saluted, turned and left the second elder brother's residence.

Seeing this dumb maidservant, Mianning felt a little displeased, but thinking that it was the person in front of the queen, Mianning didn't get angry either.

After thinking for a while, he put the loquat throat lozenge in the cabinet, and then told the eunuch who was in charge of him that he would go to Nala Gege's room tonight and ask the pharmacy to make medicine for Nala Gege.

Nala is a lucky person, I only hope that she can help me recover at least a little bit!

……

In August, good news finally came from the second elder brother's mansion. Nala Shi in the second elder brother's mansion was pregnant.

The second elder brother Mianning was ecstatic when he got the news, and went to Jiuzhou Qingyan to report the happy news to Jiaqing.

Jiaqing was also very happy, and immediately rewarded the Second Elder Brother with many things.

For a moment, everyone's eyes turned to the second elder brother, the prince who had no sense of existence before.

Jiaqing was probably really overjoyed. For several days in a row, he called Mianning to Jiuzhou Qingyan for dinner, and gave him a set of the Four Treasures of the Study that he had used before, and gave him a gift in the Old Summer Palace. address.

The family of Mianning moved out of the Elder Brother's house in the Old Summer Palace, and lived in the Siyi Bookstore in the Old Summer Palace. This kind of thing was only the exclusive treatment of Mian Yi before, but now the second elder brother also has it. Doubtful, has Big Brother fallen out of favor?Or is it that the emperor has taken a fancy to the second elder brother again?After all, the second elder brother is a serious son, and many Hanchens value this very much.

On the contrary, those ministers still think that big brother is good. After all, big brother has been doing business for many years, and many people have already formed a team secretly. Now that someone comes out suddenly, it can't help but make people feel panic.

The turmoil outside the palace soon spread to the palace, and Si Ning also received a lot of concerned looks and probing words inside the palace, but Si Ning was as immovable as a mountain and didn't respond at all, which made many People are disappointed.

But even though Si Ning could stand on her own, but thinking of Mian Yi, she was afraid that Mian Yi would have something on her mind, so after thinking about it, she finally called him to her and asked a few questions tentatively.

But Mian Yi looked very calm, and said with a smile: "The second brother is now a married man, and finally had a child. It is not appropriate to live in the elder brother's house after entering the garden. There is a place to live." , also live spaciously.”

Si Ning is silent, is this really broad-minded, or can she bear it?She couldn't tell for sure, so she could only sigh and said: "It's great if you think so. Your Huang Ama also likes to see your brothers and friends respectful, harmonious and loving. Give my elder brother a garden. Your Mafa's There are several cases from time to time, but it’s really nothing, the most important thing is yourself.”

Mian Yi nodded: "Emiang, don't worry, I understand."

Si Ning didn't say much more, just said a few more homely things, asked him to have dinner, and then let Mian Yi leave, she just hoped that he really figured it out, not to comfort herself.

……

When Mian Yi left the Changchun Immortal Hall, her expression hardly changed, he really didn't care about these things, and he could almost understand Huang Ama's thoughts.

Although Huang Ama valued herself, she was the only one in the imperial court, which was not what Huang Ama wanted to see. Taking advantage of the news that her second brother had a son, she sneaked out her second brother and confronted herself. As he expected.

Maybe in the future when the fourth brother grows up, the fourth brother will be lifted out like this. After all, the second brother's body is still not enough.

This is the balance method that the emperor should have. He almost didn't feel that there was anything to be sad about, and he didn't have any uncomfortable feelings. He just thought, Huang Ama acted like this, because he wanted to use his second brother as his sharpener Shi, are you really hesitating?

For the first time, Mian Yi felt apprehensive, but soon he suppressed the apprehension again.

In any case, as long as he is himself, nothing else matters.

He was convinced that the expectations and attention Huang Ama placed on him in the eyes of Huang Ama were not fake, he could not doubt himself now, he had to be himself and stabilize his mentality.