Shu Jin just came to Cining Palace to replenish his fortune, but he was almost knocked unconscious by the palace authority that Yongzheng threw at him.
Concubine Xi reacted quickly and gave her a quick tug. Only then did Shu Jin come to his senses and hurriedly bowed to Concubine Xi to express her gratitude.
Looking at the Queen again, her eyes were on fire, she was afraid that she and Concubine Xi would be burned to ashes!
Shu Jin was speechless for a while. Yongzheng wants to seize your palace power, if you dare, glare at him!
Queen, Queen, you know how to pinch yourself! I despise you!
Shu Jin looked at the sky speechlessly. She really just wanted to lie down and not work! What about Raushi's uterine rights? Is that so easy to get?
However, Concubine Xi was very motivated and went to Shu Jin's Chengqian Palace the next day to discuss with her how to "assist in managing the Sixth Palace".
That's right, he was just an "associate". After all, Yongzheng did not deprive the central palace of official records, so major events in the harem still required the queen's seal.
But for some trivial matters, the assistant palace concubine has the right to decide on her own.
And most of the things in this harem are trivial and scattered things.
So even if you are just co-managing the Sixth House, it is still a huge amount of authority.
Therefore, as long as the queen is alive, she cannot be easily delegated to the concubines. But now Yongzheng has a ready-made and logical reason - the empress dowager is ill, and the queen, as her granddaughter-in-law, has the unshirkable responsibility! If you don't want to be criticized for being unfilial, you have to go to charity every day
Ning Gong reports, it doesn’t matter whether the old lady needs your service or not.
As a result, there will naturally be no time to take care of palace affairs.
Chen Fu, the eunuch in charge of the Jingsi Room, and the eunuchs in charge of various areas also came to Chengqian Palace in unison in the early morning of the next day, presented a mountain of accounts, and stepped forward one by one to report to the two concubines the many things in the harem.
matter.
Shu Jin felt dizzy from seeing and hearing, and after a while, his head felt as big as a bucket.
By the way, the queen is really a capable person. She can handle so many trivial matters by herself, and she can also calculate the Sixth Palace by the way.
Shu Jin rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I and Concubine Xi have never taken care of so many things..." - If something goes wrong, what can we do?
Damn, if you take good care of it, it may not be a merit, but if something goes wrong, it is a fault, or even a crime!
Although Concubine Xi is about to become ambitious, she can't help but worry about these things, "Yes, especially the Golden Award Festival coming next..." - It's okay if something goes wrong in ordinary small things. If such a big festival is not arranged well, I'm afraid that
It was because of her defeat that she got the palace power, and Concubine Xi didn't want to lose it if she changed hands.
Chen Fu, the eunuch in charge of the Jingsi Room, smiled slightly and said, "Two ladies, please rest assured. The emperor has already given instructions. The Empress Dowager is seriously ill. This golden festival will be handled simply, and other matters can be saved. If you two queens can still
If there is something you don’t understand, Xiao Guicao can just let it go. I will keep an eye on it and nothing will go wrong."
Chen Fu was the former chief steward of Prince Yong's Mansion, so he naturally had two skills.
Shu Jin also felt keenly that Yongzheng was clearly helping her and Concubine Xi to take power!!
Yes, this is Yongzheng’s purpose!
Take away the queen's authority!
It's just... the queen is a queen after all. Once the Queen Mother recovers from her illness, the palace power should return to the central palace. Is it really meaningful for Yongzheng to do this?
Shu Jin suddenly felt a thump in his heart, unless——Yongzheng had no intention of returning the palace power to the queen!!!
Shu Jin was horrified in his heart, but he hurriedly maintained his composure on the surface, "Then I'll ask Eunuch Chen to worry more about it." - He would have to give this old eunuch Chen a generous reward when he turned around.
Concubine Xi also thought the same thing. With the support of the general manager, why worry about not being able to take over the palace power steadily? She would have to ask people to reward her with more money in private... I just hope that the Empress Dowager will be sick for a few more years.
Over time, even if the queen regains the palace power, she will at least be able to plant enough nails.
Concubine Xi secretly glanced at Concubine Yu. What she wanted to do now was to join forces with Concubine Yu to control the Sixth Palace as soon as possible!
Shu Jin: What do you think I’m doing? Look at the account book!
In the following days, Shu Jin completely lost his leisure time. Every day at dawn, Concubine Xi came to Chengqian Palace on time to discuss palace affairs with her one by one. The eunuchs in charge of various places were also summoned and ordered without stopping,
It ranges from the payment of monthly expenses to many matters involving Cining Palace and Shou'an Palace...
Shu Jin started a life of blessings in 996,o(╥﹏╥)o
With the overt and covert "help" of Yongzheng, Shu Jin and Concubine Xi took over the Sixth Palace extremely smoothly. Although there were some minor mistakes, Chen Fu was able to handle them quickly, and even the Golden Festival was not a success.
The arrangement was in line with the holy will, and the emperor praised it verbally, and encouraged them to continue their efforts.
Work hard you briquettes!
I want to take a vacation!
The smoother things went for Shu Jin and Concubine Xi, the more irritable the queen became. The frequency of reimbursement for the porcelain of Zhongcui Palace became more and more frequent, and the expenses of the middle palace also increased.
It happened that as concubines, they couldn't cut off the Queen's expenses, so they had to replenish it as soon as possible, so that the Queen wouldn't have porcelain to smash.
Fortunately, because the Empress Dowager was ill, the concubines did not dare to be extravagant and wasteful. Many concubines even went out of their way to eat fast and pray to Buddha. With this increase and decrease, the expenses of the harem remained the same as before.
In the final analysis, the Empress Dowager's illness was due to her old age. The illness went away like silk threads, so she naturally recovered very slowly. During the winter of the third year of Yongzheng's reign, the Empress spent the entire winter of her illness.
It was not until February of the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign that the weather got warmer, and the old lady's health finally improved.
After the queen breathed a sigh of relief, she thought about taking back the palace power quickly, but unexpectedly, Queen Mother Wuya fell ill!
Okay, after serving the great-grandmother, let’s go and serve the mother-in-law!
In the main hall of Zhongcui Palace, concubines gathered.
After serving the Empress Dowager for a whole winter, the Empress also lost a lot of weight visibly. When a person reaches middle age, this thinness makes her look much older.
"Your Majesty, my concubine went to Shouning Palace to attend to the illness. Looking at the Queen Mother...it doesn't seem to be very important." The Queen tried hard to choose her words, but she was already very angry. The Queen Mother was not sick at all!
Yinzhen had a straight face and looked displeased: "What does the Queen mean by this?!"
Even if everyone knew that the Queen Mother was pretending to be ill, who would dare to expose it?
The Queen was so filled with hatred that she could only apply eye drops on the side: "I'm afraid the Queen Mother is suffering from a mental illness." - Wasn't she just missing her youngest son?
Of course, Yinzhen knew what his mother-in-law had done. Although she was not happy in her heart,... the emperor's mother-in-law's move helped me. I originally thought that the queen would also become ill, but it was unthinkable.
The Queen Mother made such a move.
"Then you should comfort the Queen Mother!" Yinzhen said with a dark face.
The Queen was so anxious that her eyes were burning, "Your Majesty..." The Emperor refused to forgive the Fourteenth Master. How could she comfort the Queen Mother?!
Yinzhen waved his hand: "Okay, things in the previous dynasty were complicated, so don't make the harem more complicated for me! As a queen, you should abide by your filial piety, and Concubine Yu and Concubine Xi will take care of the trivial matters of the Sixth Palace!"
After saying these words, Yong Zheng walked away.
The queen became angry and turned into a chili pepper.