dtnovels Chapter 1084 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 10
Chapter 1084 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 10
Not only was Nian Shilan unhappy with the easing of relations between the emperor and the empress, even the Empress Dowager of Shoukang Palace felt that Jiang Xinxin's private announcement at the Mid-Autumn family dinner that the concubine dowager could leave the palace and be taken care of by her sons until the end of her life was a challenge to her authority as the Empress Dowager.
So early the next morning, the Queen Mother summoned Jiang Xinxin to give her a scolding.
This time, Jiang Xinxin was not able to enter the main hall of Shoukang Palace first. So many palace maids and eunuchs in Shoukang Palace were lined up in the corridor of the side hall and watched her, the queen, being punished to stand.
Jiang Xinxin had no intention of letting others treat her as a monkey, so she gave Jianqiu a look, and Jianqiu immediately spoke up to drive away the palace servants who were watching: "Since ancient times, when gods fight, mortals suffer. The good show of a country's mother is not something that everyone can watch."
Zhu Xi did not make things difficult for the palace servants below, and waved his hand to let them all go. Jiang Xinxin looked towards the main hall of Shoukang Palace and said loudly: "Since the Queen Mother is not feeling well today, even though I am only the daughter-in-law of the second wife, I should serve you diligently."
Having said that, Jiang Xinxin took Jianqiu's hand and rushed into the hall.
Zhuxi couldn't let Jiang Xinxin just barge in and see the empress dowager leisurely drinking tea, but Jianqiu had already emphasized the empress's identity before. Even though she had been the empress dowager's confidant for many years, she was just a servant and could not stop the empress.
"Empress, this is Shoukang Palace!"
Zhu Xi reminded the owner of the main hall of his identity.
But Jiang Xinxin didn't care at all, "Of course I know this is Shoukang Palace, but this is within the harem and is under the jurisdiction of me, the queen."
"According to etiquette, the widow of the previous emperor is considered the elder of the emperor and me. Our dynasty also emphasizes governing the country with filial piety, so we have to be respectful to the empress dowager and concubines."
"But I have never heard that the Queen Mother has the power to punish the Queen in front of us!"
Zhuxi kept complaining in her heart. She knew that the Queen Mother had made a bad move. But the same thing went, no matter how close she was to her confidante, she was still just a servant. Being able to give some advice and not be blamed was already a result of her closeness to the Queen Mother. She had no control over what the Queen Mother wanted to do.
Zhuxi took the lead and knelt down, but Jiang Xinxin asked Huichun to go to the back hall to tell Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui, "Today is an auspicious day, so please ask Concubine Yi to pack up and go to Prince Heng's mansion, and Concubine Hui to leave the palace and go to Prince Lian's mansion, and let nephew Hongwang take care of you."
Huichun was slightly surprised when her name was called. She hesitated and did not dare to accept the order immediately. However, she thought about how tolerant the emperor had been towards the queen in recent days, so she gritted her teeth and responded, then went straight to the back hall of Shoukang Palace.
After hearing Huichun's message, Concubine Yi immediately jumped up and packed her things. No matter whether the Queen was deliberately embarrassing her or using her to compete with Uya, she accepted it!
Concubine Hui had similar ideas, but she didn't understand why she didn't go to the Prince of Zhi's Mansion, but instead went to the Prince of Lian's Mansion who had been stripped of his title, and was still supported by Hongwang, the only son of her adopted son, Lao Ba.
However, even though she hadn't used it for many years, Concubine Hui realized after a little thought that the Queen was using her skills in competing with Concubine Yi to help the Emperor balance his brothers.
However, Shoukang Palace was really cramped, so she unceremoniously ordered people to pack up and be ready to leave the palace at any time.
After returning to Jingren Palace, Jiang Fuhai went to Yangxin Palace with a bitter face to help pass the message. Fat Ju also had a headache after listening to what Jiang Fuhai said. Originally, he planned to make a move and let the eighth, ninth and tenth brothers suffer for a while, at least to come up with enough chips in exchange for the opportunity to support their mother.
But although the Queen had always acted on her own and sent Concubine Hui to Prince Lian's Mansion to be taken care of by Hongwang, it was a stroke of genius. He could only sigh and ask Su Peisheng to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make arrangements in person, and then let Jiang Fuhai leave the palace to pass on the message to Prince Heng's Mansion and Hongwang.
Prince Heng was overjoyed. Although he didn't know what had happened in the palace, he could infer from the fact that the person who delivered the message was Jiang Fuhai, the chief eunuch who served the Queen, that there was a high probability that the Queen had a conflict with the Queen Mother, and then the Queen had outsmarted her and suppressed the Queen Mother.
The relationship between Prince Heng's wife and her mother-in-law, Concubine Yi, was pretty good. During the days when she was looked down upon and treated coldly by Prince Heng, it was her mother-in-law, Concubine Yi, who stepped in to help her suppress the women in the backyard.
But some people smell good when they are far away, but stink when they are close. Prince Heng's wife was worried, but she also thought of a solution, so she quickly turned around and personally supervised the people cleaning up the place for her mother-in-law to live.
But Hongwang of Prince Lian’s Mansion was completely confused.
When his eldest uncle, Prince Zhi, was stripped of his title and imprisoned, he knew nothing about anything. Now he is only a half-dozen children. In the past, he was treated harshly by his stepmother and coldly by his biological father. He only knew that Concubine Hui was his biological father's adoptive mother, but he had hardly ever met her. However, he received rewards from Concubine Hui when he was a child.
Hongwang also hurriedly cleaned up the place. When Jiang Fuhai came back from outside the palace, he went to the Yangxin Palace to report. When he returned to the Jingren Palace, Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui were already surrounding Jiang Xinxin and chatting and laughing.
The two old ladies have spent most of their lives in the palace and understand many things. The current situation cannot be changed and it is difficult for their sons to make a comeback, but they still have grandchildren and they have to consider the future of their younger generations!
Don't say that the Queen brought them up to oppose the Queen Mother. Judging from actions rather than intentions, no matter what the reasons were, they have benefited greatly and they should be grateful to the Queen.
So when the two concubines left the palace in the evening, they quietly gave the connections they had built up over the years to Jiang Xinxin. Oh, and Concubine Rong also entrusted them both to hand over her connections to Jiang Xinxin.
Jiang Xinxin glanced at them casually, and Jianqiu carefully observed her expression and said softly, "My queen, if you want to use these people, you should be careful."
Jiang Xinxin shook her head. "I don't plan to use these people, and I don't even plan to increase the number of people in the palace. The power of the Baoyi is too great. Among the princes of the previous emperor, only Prince Li and Prince Dun, as well as the little princes after the fourteenth brother, are not born to Baoyi women. If this is the case in this dynasty, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well."
Jianqiu was not from a bondservant family. In other words, the four girls around Jiang Xinxin, Huichun, Xiuxia, Jianqiu and Randong, were either orphans rescued from their homes like Jianqiu, or orphans specially purchased later.
Of course, except for Jianqiu who has been with Yixiu the longest, the other three are just like the maids around Lady Jia in Dream of the Red Chamber. Only their names are fixed, but the people have been changed almost twice, but none of them are of bondservant origin.
After hearing what Jiang Xinxin said, Jianqiu felt that it made sense. When she was in Prince Yong's mansion, she knew that the managers in various places would inevitably take advantage of the mansion, but the masters felt that as long as it was not excessive, there was no need to make a fuss about it. Firstly, it would make them seem incompetent, and secondly, it would make them seem petty.
But it was different in the palace. The prices in the palace were dozens or even hundreds of times higher than when she was in the palace. Sometimes when Jianqiu looked at the account books, she felt very sorry for the money that was embezzled.