Legend of Concubine’s Daughter Minglan Chapter 173: Queen dowager, queen, concubine, a family of uncles (2)
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Gu Tingye said: "Although Ji Nu has retreated, the frontier army has suffered heavy losses. If the frontier trade has no military strength to protect, it may not be profitable..."
At this time, a servant came from outside, preaching: "The emperor played against the adults in the royal study room, and asked if Master Gu is here? The emperor has something to call, please go over immediately after thanking you."
The Empress Shengde seemed a little disappointed, but she still smiled: "Since the emperor has business, you can go first; leave your daughter-in-law to talk to me."
Gu Tingye bowed and responded, Li went to the front and glanced at Ming Lan. There seemed to be concern in his eyes. Ming Lan nodded slightly to signal to rest assured that he left Cining Palace with the servant.
As soon as Gu Tingyu left, the queen immediately called to remove the screens on both sides. Three young ladies walked out on the left and four beauties in palace dress walked out on the right. They walked over smilingly, and slowly gathered around the upper seat. Look down at Ming Lan; Ming Lan screams inwardly, go! The goal has shifted.
"Come here, come over, let Aijia see." The Queen Mother Shengde smiled and waved to Minglan.
Ming Lan slowly moved over when she heard the words. For the first time in her life, she walked so seriously. According to Mother Kong’s teaching, she didn’t move her skirt corners when she walked around. She couldn’t look stereotypical, but she had to be respectful and reverent. The closeness is all expressed in actions and expressions.
The Queen Mother Shengde took Minglan's hand, looked at her carefully, and sighed: "It is said that Gu Erlang's new wife is a beautiful woman. I looked at it today and she looked good."
Minglan can’t answer her question, she only lowered her long eyelashes to make her shy. She thought, you are also good, and I have the opportunity to introduce you to Ms. Gong Xuehua.
The queen also looked at Minglan repeatedly with her eyes, and saw that her behavior was quite smooth and there was no mistake, she couldn't help but said: "Erlang is so lucky, and her appearance is second. Seeing her well-behaved, I like it very much; you Has your family ever asked a nanny?"
Minglan replied respectfully: "I asked one person years ago."
"Who? But came out of the palace?" the queen heard.
"It was the grandmother Kong who went out from the palace, the former Shang Gong bureau."
"Grandma Kong?" The Empress Dowager Sheng Ann took the initiative to speak for the first time. Her voice was a little dull, as if her cough was still unhealed. "But the one with the square face, the tall one?"
"Yes." Minglan smiled, "She still has a mole on her left forehead."
The Queen Mother Saint Ann's slightly old face smiled: "Mother Kong is an old man in the palace, kind and Fangzheng... she is a very good person; how good is she now?"
"She has letters from time to time, saying that she has bought a property in her hometown and spends her days leisurely, and her nephew is also filial and has a good time." Minglan glanced sideways at the Empress Shengde, and saw her seemingly acting Indifferently bowed his head to drink tea.
The Queen Mother of Saint Ann seemed to miss Grandma Kong very much, and asked Minglan a lot, but in fact, Grandma Kong’s body has already deteriorated, but it’s been the last few years. Minglan can’t just say Think about it in a tactful tone.
The Queen Mother St. Ann looked lonely and said in a low tone: "She has been in the palace for a lifetime, and it is good to have a comfortable old age. The next few years will be a few years."
Ming Lan looked at her quietly, the Queen Mother Saint Ann couldn’t see the sleekness that is customary in the court, but with a kind of instinctive innocence and frankness. She seemed to know that she was incomplete, so she simply didn’t Speak loudly.
After a few more words, the queen showed everyone a seat, and Minglan had the opportunity to rest her sore legs and feet. While listening to them, she secretly recognized that the four beauties in palace costumes are all imperial concubines. , One of the particularly glamorous and charming women is the most favored concubine nowadays, the other is the newly sealed Yu Zhaoyi, who is small, charming and white as snow, and the other two are the concubines the emperor has had since the mansion. Jieyu, a talented person-to sum up, because the emperor wants to keep his filial piety and has not yet drafted women, the harem still has a lot of room for struggle. I don't know if there are any women who want to come here to develop.
The other three young ladies leaning on the queen’s side and talking, among them, the one with the most gorgeous and joking clothes is naturally the queen’s sister Xiao Shen, who was born quite similar to the queen; behind is a beautiful young woman It was the new wife of Uncle Shen Guo, and also the young lady of the British government; the last gentle and graceful woman, Ming Lan, couldn't guess who it was. It took a long time to realize that it was Uncle Shen's partial house Zou! The sister of the former wife.
She actually sealed a fifth-grade pleasant? Still intimacy with the queen, the British government is so easy to talk to?
Last night, Gu Tingye made up for Minglan's evil family background.
The Eighth Prince is an unfavorable prince, and the domain is still extremely remote and poor, so there is no family of rich and powerful people willing to marry with it. Empress Shen’s father was originally Jinzhong celebrity Shen Wang, and his family was also a local celebrity. Died early, the brothers and sisters of the Shen family could only live by their tribesmen, and later the eighth princes were appointed by their uncles.
At that time, Minglan asserted: "The Shen family must be bad to their siblings!"
Gu Tingye was shocked: "How do you know?"
Ming Lan said: "When the emperor is employing people, there is no other person in the Shen family who is in the official position. It is obvious that it is so hidden!"
Gu Tingye used a bear hug to express her reward and affirmation.
According to the principle of decreasing, the wife of the Eighth Prince is not so good anymore, and it is estimated that Shen Congxing's wife is even worse.
The Zou family is just an ordinary scholar. The grandfather was the county magistrate. He passed away a few years ago. His father was Juren. The eldest daughter married into the Shen family to have children. Until now, there are no special talents in the family.
But the most unlucky thing in their family is not that there are no talents in the children, but that the brother-in-law of the eldest son-in-law became the emperor once, and the eldest son-in-law became the uncle of the country. The prosperity and wealth were in sight, but the daughter died.
The Zou family almost vomited three liters of blood. What a sad reminder!
If Shen Congxing is just an ordinary widower, it would be a problem to marry a sister-in-law to continue the string, but now the Shen family is the first family with flowers and brocades (the Empress Dowager Saint Ann is humble and could not find her mother's family), Zou The grade of home is obviously too far behind.
Ming Lan glanced at Mrs. Guo's uncle lightly, and then at Xiao Zou, who was joking with the queen, her mind was clear, and she immediately understood that the final compromise turned out to be like this—somehow, she Suddenly thinking of Mrs. Bai, Gu Tingye's biological mother, she suddenly felt a little pity for Mrs. Shen.
The British government needs the Shen family to strengthen the relationship with the new emperor, while the uncle Shen needs the deep-rooted British government to increase his power. The Zou family needs to continue to maintain the relationship with the Shen family and protect Mrs. Zou. Everyone takes what they need for the interests of their children, and this has resulted in such a deformed and harmonious situation.
Minglan's mood was low for no reason, and she was dull and uncomfortable. She asked herself if she had fallen into such a situation, could she resist family oppression and resolutely oppose marriage? Minglan gritted her teeth. In ancient times, it was not the place where women stayed!
After talking about a cup of tea, the queen saw that it was almost done, so she took Ming Lan and other four new orders to resign to the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and walked out of the Ci Ning Palace. The queen asked Ming Lan and Xiao Shen to go back first. , She wants to talk to Mrs. Shen and Xiao Zou to Kunning Palace.
Little Shen tugged at the queen's sleeves, and said coquettishly: "My sister is so partial, do you have delicious food there, you must stick to the two sisters-in-law first?"
The queen pointed to her with a smile and cursed: "How old are you, and still thinking about eating and drinking? Turning back, I will tell your mother-in-law and tell her to discipline you!...Okay, don't tell everyone to joke, I and you Sister-in-laws have something to say, Mrs. Gu will go back to the palace today, and you will lead her out, so that you can get close to her along the way."
Little Shen responded with a smile, Ming Lan respectfully performed a double blessing, her posture is graceful and graceful, and I don’t see how she turned sideways, but she has a sense of courage, Xiao Shen seems to be dumbfounded, neat and the queen Saying goodbye, holding Minglan's arm and walking away.
Along the way, I could only hear the little Shen's twittering and talking, and kept introducing Minglan to the scenery along the way. Minglan listened only with a smile, and made a few interesting sentences from time to time, and gradually walked out of Cining Palace. Walking towards the Donghua Gate, Xiao Shen asked inexplicably: "...you said, what is the matter with my two sisters-in-law, the empress? What's wrong with me."
Minglan paused for a while, smiled and said, "It's about my aunts-in-law talking, and fewer people can talk to them."
Is this hard to guess? Just now in the Ci Ning Palace, Mrs. Shen Duan Ya Wen, Xiao Zou was respected, the two seemed to be harmonious, but they never had eye contact from beginning to end, and they didn’t even say a word. So the queen probably took this opportunity to give some ideological education to the wives and wives of the country's uncle, and teach them how to get along with their wives and concubines.
But...Ming Lan found it funny, isn't it the Shen family who broke the rules of his wife and concubines first?
The imperial concubine of concubines is rare. Unless the son is really outstanding and contributes to the country and the community, then the mother can get the imperial concubine by virtue of her son. How many concubines who have not given birth to children can be convicted in all dynasties?
About the Shen family felt ashamed of the Zou family’s support during the difficult time, so they made up for one or two, but in the end they were worried about the power of the British government, otherwise the young Zou family should be able to get a flat wife to do it, but , Looking at today's posture, this little Zou family's demeanor style is not much different from that of Ping's wife.
The little Shen originally stared at the imperial garden in the distance, but suddenly stopped and looked at Minglan steadily: "Do you think the Shen family is shameless? My brother married Zhang, And again, did the Zou family disregard the chaos before, and then coveted wealth and power?"
Ming Lan was pulled back a few steps by her. After listening, she smiled faintly and said: "Most of these rumors are rumored by jealous and jealous people, so you don't have to take it seriously."-nonsense, think twice. The benefits are naturally subject to double discussion.
"Then what do you think?" Xiao Shen still held her name firmly and forced her to express her attitude.
Ming Lan looked at the closed palace gate in front, where the guards were solemn and the **** Gong E was busy walking. She sighed gently and said leisurely: "I feel that if this kind of thing is embarrassing, it will benefit. Yes, it is mostly men, but women who suffer."
Little Shen's expression changed, the mischievous Aijiao who was squeezed away, looked serious, stared at Minglan for a long time, and after a while, suddenly smiled: "You are funny, I like it, in the future I want to come and play with you often!"
Ming Lan was amused by these words, and said with a smile: "It is a great honor."
——Being able to ask these words shows that Xiao Shen is not totally unintentional. It is still worth talking about a woman who can have such a hot and hearty spirit.