Chapter 203(1/2)
Zhou Dingfang, the Grand Marshal of the Zhou family, did not take a concubine. After Miss Zhou Jing married into the Weining Hou Mansion, Weining Hou did not take a concubine again. However, the people did not know that Weining Hou was voluntarily doing this, but they just thought that Weining Hou was forced to do it under the pressure of the Yue family.
At this time, the Mu family and Concubine Shi joined forces and intended to jointly weaken the help of the Eastern Palace of Weining Hou Mansion, so they wanted to find a reliable and well-born woman to join the palace to suppress Zhou Jing and win over the Weining Hou to his own camp.
It was only a matter of sending concubines from the Mu family not long ago. At this time, it was too eye-catching to ask the emperor to give Miss Mu Wu to the Weining Hou Ping wife.
Moreover, due to his reputation, the emperor was afraid that he would not agree. It would be better for Concubine Shi and Concubine Xian in the palace to persuade the Crown Princess to speak with the power of the British princess, and she would go to speak with her sister. Outside the palace, he would ask the Second Princess to bring Miss Mu Wu to the door.
The former is the prince's concubine, and the latter is the savior of the British eldest princess. She worked together to press down. Even if Zhou Jing was afraid, he had to bow his head.
Because of the matter of giving gifts to the concubine, the second prince was ruined by Zhou Jing's journey. The second prince's concubine was naturally annoyed. This time, she personally took the opportunity to give a gift that Zhou Jing would never forget. She was willing to accept it. It was one thing to imagine in advance, but it became another thing to implement it.
She prepared a lot of words. She was about to be in front of Zhou Jing and she would be glamorous. She would first move out the emperor and the British eldest princess, then move out the husband as a wife, and finally talk about Miss Mu Wu's infatuation with Weining Hou. This matter would be done!
But now Zhou Jing moved the emperor out first, how could she say anything else?
When it comes to the emperor's old age, there are not as many as Weining Housing?
Isn’t this looking for death in a circle?
She couldn't say these words, so she could only ask Miss Mu Wu to tell her. However, she gave several glances. Miss Mu Wu refused to accept them, pinched the veil and blushed with her cheeks: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, so he is naturally the first-class man in the world. The little girl is just like Pu Liu..."
The second prince's concubine: "?????"
The second prince's concubine was stunned on the spot. Zhou Jing was already speaking with joy and said, "Why do you have to underestimate yourself? Your Majesty has been in charge of many years, and has never seen any beauty before, and what kind of scheming can hide his eyes? The beauty who is as beautiful as the fifth sister who is as pure as the water, and naturally carved is what Your Majesty will like!"
Miss Mu Wu's thoughts moved slightly, her eyes flashed a few times, and she sincerely thanked her: "My wife gives me some advice, and I will never forget my life."
Zhou Jing smiled: "After all, you have to be well-informed to truly understand."
The second prince's concubine's face turned pale and was so gloomy that it could drip out of water. Zhou Jing seemed to have not seen her and stood up to see her off: "There are many trivial matters in the family, and it is really not convenient to keep guests. The matter involves the lifelong affairs of the fifth sister. At this time, the two should go to the Mu family. The marriage matters must be made by their parents and elders."
The second prince's concubine wanted to speak but stopped, but Miss Mu Wu had already stood up and said goodbye: "Listen to your words is better than reading for ten years. My little girl's thoughts are in the Wuliu, so I bid farewell to you."
Zhou Jing returned the favor with a smile: "You have to be welcome."
Miss Mu Wu got up and wanted to leave. As a fellow traveler, the second princess naturally didn't stay for a long time. She looked coldly and looked cold. After boarding the carriage, she raised her hand and slapped Miss Mu Wu's face without saying a word.
"I don't know anything to lift!"
The second prince's concubine squeezed out from her teeth, "Fifth sister, your wings are hard, and you don't even take your own mother's life seriously?"
Miss Mu Wu was hit on the side of her cheek, her eyelashes trembled a few times. She slowly sat upright, covering her face without saying a word.
The second prince's concubine was angry and laughed: "It's really a dog that can bite people and doesn't bark! She doesn't leave the ready-made ladder and wants to enter His Majesty's harem? You don't even think about how much you have. Are you qualified?"
Miss Mu Wu lowered her head and said nothing.
The second prince's concubine became more and more angry: "Speak, aren't you still very good at talking in the Weining Hou Mansion just now? Why are you mute now?!"
Miss Mu Wu never spoke.
The second prince's concubine led her back to the Mu family. After seeing Mu Kang, she felt dissatisfaction and resentment in her heart: "This incompetent thing has messed up everything!"
She lost her temper because of this. Mu Kang was still unclear, but he didn't dare to refute rashly. He responded nodded and felt angry. He forced himself to send the person away for a long time.
After returning to the front hall, he looked at his niece who was sitting on the side with a gloomy face: "Wu Niang, what's going on? Are you really confused?!"
Miss Mu Wu raised her head, not afraid or afraid, and even smiled: "I'd like to ask my uncle to take his back and forth. My niece has something to say to you."
Mu Kang frowned for a moment, hesitated for a few moments, and still ordered the servant to retreat.
Only the two of them were left in the hall. Miss Mu Wu's voice was soothing and said: "Because of the incident a few days ago, my cousin lost his holy heart and could not recover. Let's take a step back. Even if he can recover, my uncle only looked at the situation of his cousin's wife just now and treated her elders so rudely, and my cousin has always treated you with rudeness. Can we get any benefits in our family?"
These words really hit Mu Kang's heart.
No matter what happens, he is an elder. His nephew's wife scolds her head and scolds her. How could she be happy?
I haven’t become a queen yet, I’m just like this, and I really become a queen. How could I still have this person in my eyes!
Mu Kang looked down: "Speak!"
Miss Mu Wu continued: "Concubine Shi was not favored for many years, so why did she suddenly fall into the eyes of His Majesty and become a concubine again? It was simply because she had a gap with the Eastern Palace and raised her youngest son. His Majesty was afraid of the Eastern Palace, so he just held her up to fight the Eastern Palace..."
Mu Kang's face changed, and he was really interested: "What do you mean?"
Miss Mu Wu knelt down and kowtowed to him: "Uncle, I have seen Concubine Shi and the Seventh Prince. I am more beautiful than Concubine Shi. I am smarter than her and younger than her. If I can give birth to a prince, I will definitely be smarter than the Seventh Prince. Moreover, his teeth are smaller, and compared with the Seventh Prince, he will not make His Majesty afraid..."
Her voice gradually lowered, and Mu Kang leaned forward unconsciously. He heard his niece in front of him in a nearly bewitching tone and slowly said, "Uncle, he is useless, he can't ascend to the throne, give up on him! Once the Eastern Palace ascends the throne, the Mu family will be in trouble. As for Concubine Shi and the Seventh Prince - both of them are neither legitimate nor eldest, they dare to think about the Eastern Palace's throne. Why can't we do it? Even if they remember the support of the Mu family today and will be rewarded in the future, how can they compare to the Mu family's own emperor grandson?!"
Mu Kang was attracted to his mind, imagine that his niece would enter the palace and be favored, and gave birth to a prince. In the future, the prince would become a new emperor. The Mu family would be full of glory...
The interests are touching, not to mention that the Mu family was originally planning to speculate. Mu Kang really moved his mind, but there was a last bit of hesitation in his heart: "This time we worked with Concubine Shi. If you didn't marry to the Weining Hou Mansion, but entered the harem, how could she give up?"
Miss Mu Wu sneered: "What are you afraid of her doing? Don't forget that she did the medicine for replacing the British Princess with the Imperial Hospital. She was forced to expose this matter if she was too late. No matter whether she or the Seventh Prince, she would not have any good results. If she had such a fatal handle in her hand, how could she stand up to me?!"
Mu Kang stopped talking, his face turned red due to excitement and ambition. He walked dozens of times in the front hall. Then he realized that his niece was still kneeling on the ground and hurriedly went to help her up: "You child, you have been smart since childhood. Your mother gave birth to a good daughter for the Mu family!"
Miss Mu Wu looked full of admiration, shyly greeted her thanks, her eyelashes drooped, covering up the fleeting cold light.
Marrying to the Weining Hou Mansion to be a flat wife is a chess piece in the hands of others. Marrying into the harem is also a chess piece in the hands of others. There are chess pieces on both sides, so why not choose a noble one?
Feng Shui turns around. Today, she is controlled by others for a while, which does not mean that she will be controlled by others for the rest of her life!
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"What did you say? It was not accidental that the British eldest princess suddenly fell ill, but artificial?!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes dangerously, looking at the girl who was trembling but with a firm expression in front of him.
Because it was midsummer, ice urns were placed in the corners of the inner hall. Not only did they feel hot and dry, but they were a little cold.
The summer skirt of Mum Wu made her figure look thinner, with a faint white face faintly, and her voice was weak: "The little girl's mother believes in Buddhism, and the little girl also believes in it. It is said that there is a god who raises her head three feet away. The little girl cannot follow others to do harming things, and shamelessly accepts the grace of Your Majesty..."
She opened her lips a few times, and finally told the emperor clearly the whole story, the alliance between the Mu family and Concubine Shi, the calculations of the Weining Hou Mansion and the British Princess, and the covetousness of the two families for the throne.
Tears fell along her smooth face, contrasting with her thin body, adding a bit of pity to her beauty. Although she was timid and afraid, she still plucked up her courage to reveal her true feelings in front of the emperor.
After the anger, the emperor was inevitably moved: "Do you know that the Mu family committed a crime of deceiving the king? Do you know that the British eldest princess is the elder I respect the most? Let's tell you about these things, aren't you afraid of death?"
"The little girl is afraid, but she is even more afraid of doing evil under the gods' eyes. If the mother knew that her daughter did such a thing in order to save her life, she would be even more sad than death. Besides, the little girl really doesn't want to hurt the person her Majesty cares about..."
A light red suddenly appeared on Miss Mu Wu's pale face, and he paused, and continued: "When His Majesty was the crown prince, he went to Jeju to control the water. At that time, the little girl was following her mother to live in a house outside. If His Majesty had not planned and planned properly, we, the two of us, and the people along the coast of Jeju would have become floating corpses in the water..."
When the emperor heard her mention her achievements when she was young, he saw a smile on his face, unable to hide his pride: "Do you know this?"
Miss Mu Wu was a little shy, bit her lip and said "um" gently.
The emperor turned cold and asked, "Do you dare to say that you are completely innocent when you secretly attack my elders?"
"The little girl dared not. She had to do this on the same day because she was afraid that they would harm my mother's life. But after thinking about it later, she could not make mistakes again and again."
Miss Mu Wu kowtowed deeply, then looked up again, looking at him sincerely: "If Your Majesty judges the punishment according to the law, the little girl is willing to receive the punishment."
The emperor looked at her beautiful and refined face and couldn't help but lose his mind in a flash. A beautiful figure that had been separated for many years in his mind was suddenly remembered.
After calming down, he lowered his voice for the first time: "That day, Concubine Deng said that I should give you a good marriage. Are you willing to come to me?"
Miss Mu Wu blushed slightly.
...
The political struggles in the previous dynasty were bloody, and the palace concubines in the harem were also treacherous and cruel.
After the death of Emperor Chen, Concubine Shi was ordered to rule the six palaces and adopted the emperor's youngest son, the seventh prince, who was incredible. However, the rise and fall were only a blink of an eye.
Whenever the emperor wants to find fault, he can find success even if he goes out. It is really easier to get rid of relatives like the Mu family and concubines like Shi Guifei, than to drink water.
Not long after, the emperor deposed the position of Concubine Shi on the grounds that he was not responsible for restraining the concubine of the palace and was not good at teaching his children, and demoted him to the third-rank concubine. At the same time, he also deposed the position of Concubine Mu, and also demoted him to Concubine Jie. At the same time, he sued the Shi and Mu families and took office.
In the blink of an eye, there was no imperial concubine and a virtuous concubine in the harem. The seventh prince was young and didn't understand these interests very much, but the second prince lost face.
After all, my mother was an old palace concubine who gave birth to a prince. Now she has been demoted to Jieyu. Isn’t this an obvious slap in the face and humiliating people?!
However, the emperor is the emperor after all, and no matter how unhappy he feels, he can only hold it in.
The second prince was unhappy, and the Mu family felt uneasy, but they didn't know that there was an order coming from the palace soon.
Mu Kang was in a panic and took the order with his family. There was a buzzing sound in his mind, and there was only a word circling continuously-
Miss Mu Wu was elected as the imperial concubine and was about to enter the palace soon!
What a great joy!
Although Mu Kang also supported his niece's plan, he felt a suspicion. After all, she was still young, and this was a big deal that concerns the whole family. However, he had already made a big splash if he didn't make a sound. It would be fine if he entered the palace, but he became a concubine directly!
You know, the virtuous concubine has been in the palace for many years and has given birth to a prince, so she has never been ascended to the position of imperial concubine!
Mu Kang asked his niece curiously: "What did you say to His Majesty when you entered the palace that day?"
Why did he become a concubine directly?
Miss Mu Wu looked at him with a smile and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty likes to listen to the truth. Of course, I have to tell him the truth. After the King of Fame, I told him everything we planned."
Mu Kang just thought she was joking: "Hahahaha, you kid are so humorous!"
Miss Mu Wu: Hehehe, uncle, you are so stupid.
If the Mu family doesn’t treat their daughters as human beings, why should they touch their faces and be cold? Let’s wait and see, this account will always be taken back!
Miss Mu Wu lowered her eyelashes, and the cold face of Mrs. Weininghou appeared in her mind. What she said that day was firmly imprinted in her heart.
Her mother is just the daughter of a small official, and she is a low-class family. Because of her extraordinary beauty, she was attracted by her father to marry her. But her father is a romantic person and has a lot of favors. Her mother was plotted against her during childbirth, and her body was damaged due to her difficulty in giving birth, and she will not be pregnant in the future...
The postpartum void wiped out the beauty of her mother. The news that only one daughter could not get pregnant completely destroyed her father's pity. The mother and daughter became irrelevant people in the mansion. She had to work hard and be sensible at a young age, be smart and able to speak, study hard, resist grievances and compete for favor in front of her father, and be a talented woman in the capital.
To be continued...