Sure enough, after Yinzhen returned to the Yangxin Hall on the second day, he immediately issued an order to confer Niu Hulu, the concubine of Xi, as the imperial concubine. He asked the Ministry of Rites to select an auspicious day and prepare for the ceremony.
Since Yinzhen ascended the throne, only one concubine of the Nian family has been ennobled. The position of imperial concubine has been hanging there. For four years, countless people have looked up, but no one can come close. No one could have imagined that Yinzhen would suddenly issue an order to the imperial concubine.
Ling Ruo was the imperial concubine, and she suddenly surpassed the position of imperial concubine.
This news caused an uproar in the harem. Everyone who got the news couldn't believe their ears. They repeatedly confirmed with the slaves who reported the news, hoping that they had just heard or spread the news, but what they got was four things that made them crazy.
One word - absolutely true.
Not only the Liu family and others were going crazy with hatred, but even the Nala family, who was the deepest in the city, could not calm down. He slammed the tea cup brought by the palace servants to the ground, so frightened that the palace servants quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Niu Hulu Lingruo!" Nala ignored the trembling palace servants, but gritted his teeth and recited this name. For more than twenty years, for more than twenty years, the name Niu Hulu Lingruo was like a ghost.
She pestered her the same way, killed her son, and took away the power that should have belonged to her. Now she wants to be crowned an imperial concubine and become the deputy concubine of the harem, so that she can hold the power of the harem more openly!
After Xiao Ningzi came back to her senses from the shock, she saw Nala's slightly distorted face and quickly advised: "Master, please calm down, don't let your anger break the Phoenix body."
Nala slapped her palm on the red sandalwood table hatefully, and said angrily: "Niu Hulu is almost on an equal footing with me, why don't you make me angry?"
Xiao Ningzi said softly: "Even if Concubine Xi is granted the title of Imperial Concubine, she is only a deputy concubine. To say that she is on an equal footing with Master, the queen of the palace, she is far from qualified. I am worried about another thing."
Nala took a deep breath, calmed down the anger in her heart, and said coldly: "Another thing, what?"
"Master, please think about it. Concubine Xi is neither pregnant nor has she made any great achievements. Why did the emperor suddenly issue a decree to make her the imperial concubine?"
Xiao Ningzi's words reminded Nala. She was so angry just now that she didn't think of this. Yes, this decree was given too suddenly, without any warning. Why did Yinzhen act like this suddenly? Speaking of favor, these
Over the years, he has not become less fond of Niu Gulu, but he has never mentioned that he would be canonized as an imperial concubine.
Thinking of being here at this time, she glanced at Xiao Ningzi and said, "Then why do you think it is?"
Xiao Ningzi lowered her head and whispered: "Slave... I don't dare to say it!"
Nala said somewhat unhappily: "Whatever I ask you to say, why do you come up with so much nonsense?"
"Hey!" Xiao Ningzi responded and whispered: "I'm wondering if the emperor has the intention to... depose the queen!"
After hearing the word "disposed queen", Nala's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared at Xiao Ningzi without saying a word. Although the latter lowered his head, he could still feel the needle-like gaze above his head, piercing him.
My scalp hurt, so I quickly knelt down and said: "You deserve to die! You deserve to die!"
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ningzi felt that the stinging sensation on her scalp had subsided, but she still didn't dare to raise her head until Na Lashi's emotionless voice fell in her ears, "Keep talking."
"Hey!" Xiao Ningzi agreed with a trembling voice, and whispered: "The emperor values Concubine Xi. Over the years, no one can compare with her in terms of favor and holy family. Nian is dead and Cheng concubine has fallen.
, only she has always been as stable as a mountain, and the emperor even gave her the power of the harem. What a disrespectful thing to say, I am afraid that in the emperor's heart, Concubine Xi is...is..."
Xiao Ningzi hesitated and did not dare to continue, but Nala accepted it expressionlessly: "You want to say that in the emperor's heart, Concubine Xi is the best candidate for the queen, right?"
"Yes." Xiao Ningzi spat out this word with fear, and then said: "Now that the emperor suddenly made her the imperial concubine, I dare to guess whether the emperor wanted to make Concubine Xi the queen at all, but you are still fine, master, and
If you are suddenly promoted from concubine to queen, not only the harem will be dissatisfied, but the former dynasty will also be dissatisfied.
Afraid that the emperor was an iron-fisted emperor and it would be difficult to implement this imperial edict, so the emperor retreated and did the next best thing, first making Concubine Xi the imperial concubine, and when the time was right, he would depose the master and make Concubine Xi the right one. Although
This will take longer, but it will undoubtedly avoid many people’s comments and allow things to go smoothly.”
As soon as Xiao Ningzi finished speaking, Nala shouted coldly: "Don't even think about it! This time, I only have one queen, no matter whether it is Concubine Xi or anyone else, don't even think about taking my place!"
Even so, I felt uneasy because of Xiao Ningzi's words. What if Yinzhen really didn't miss the couple's friendship for many years and decreed the abolition of the queen, allowing Niu Hulu to stand firm as the imperial concubine again?
If she touches the base of her foot, then she...
For a moment, Nala was in a state of confusion. Although he said that he could not be deposed unless he made a big mistake, there was also a saying: If you want to inflict a crime, there is no reason to worry.
Yinzhen! Niu Hulu Lingruo! Nala was chanting these two names bitterly, thinking about how to deal with it, but her mind was already confused, how could she come up with an idea? She turned her eyes and fell on Shang Kneeling.
Xiao Ningzi on the ground said, "If this is really the case, you can tell me, what should I do?"
Xiao Ningzi thought about it and said: "Returning to the master, I feel that the emperor is only Concubine Jin Xi as the imperial concubine now, and has not mentioned the abolition of the queen, so the master should not mention it either. However, the master cannot let Concubine Xi go.
She suddenly became the royal concubine."
"Do you want me to persuade the emperor to withdraw the imperial edict?" E Mei, who had been carefully described, frowned slightly because of these words, "I have been married to the emperor for many years, and I know his character very well. Once a decision is made, it will never be taken lightly.
Changed, not to mention that this time he made up his mind to promote the Niu Hulu clan."
"The servant is not asking the master to persuade the emperor to take back the imperial concubine, but the master is asking the emperor to persuade the emperor to make Concubine Xi a noble concubine first, and then to be promoted to imperial concubine next time, and to be promoted step by step."
Nala was originally an extremely meticulous person, but it was because he was a little confused about the post-position, so he asked Xiao Ningzi for his opinion. Now that he said this, he suddenly understood, "What do you want?
Is this palace planning to slow down the troops?"
"Yes, although this cannot dispel the emperor's thoughts, it at least gives the master time to respond and will not be in a hurry; of course, the most important thing is to wait for the death of the fourth elder brother. Once the fourth elder brother dies, Concubine Xi will become childless.
Concubine, there is no reason to be promoted to the imperial concubine again, let alone to replace the master."
Nala thought for a moment, nodded and said: "What you said makes some sense. Please let me think about it again before deciding whether to do this." After a pause, she asked: "By the way, Second Brother