"Before leaving the palace, Wei Chen saw him outside the palace. He kept looking into the palace, as if he was spying on something."
"Zhang Qing has done things for the Wei family before. If he is related to these people, he is really hiding it."
Cui Yun said disdainfully, "You are a young person, you are not worth mentioning."
"Ajun, I haven't asked you yet, why are you so hostile to him in the first place?"
Cui Yun served diligently and treated her with kindness in Yongguang Palace. She never blushed with anyone, but she always treated Zhang Qing with cold eyebrows. Although Sheng Shaoqing had only an average impression of Zhang Qing, she didn't
It's not like Cui Yun hates him.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Qing is a person who is clever with words and is used to making gestures to please and flatter him, but in fact, he harbors evil intentions and does evil things. At that time, his master in the Shang Palace Bureau was framed by him and was expelled from the palace. However, he rose to the top.
He became the eunuch in charge of Yongguang Palace, and Wei Chen was not angry, so he targeted him everywhere. But if he was really upright, Wei Chen would not have caught him."
Sheng Shaoqing sighed, it turned out that they had such a public case before, no wonder Cui Yun had a problem with him.
"After returning to the palace, Yongguang Palace will need to be reorganized."
Because the road was slippery in the snow and driving was difficult, Sheng Shaoqing was delayed at Jingning Temple for another two days before setting off back to the palace.
And when she just returned to Yongguang Palace, Chen Liu's message happened to be sent back. Yunzhi found the items in the palace in his county governor's house, and arrested all the people for interrogation. When did those descendants of the aristocratic families come back?
I have seen such a battle, and it was all done in just a few moves.
However, Yunzhi's letter mainly asked what the Queen Mother planned to do with them next.
"Queen Mother, these people are so involved, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them."
Sheng Shaoqing didn't know that it was difficult to deal with. These people ignored the good second generation of rich people and insisted on causing trouble. When trouble happened, it was difficult to deal with it because of their powerful background. It was too frustrating for her to be the Queen Mother.
"By the way, after returning to the palace yesterday, Superintendent Chang gave me the list of candidates. Would the Queen Mother want to take a look at it?"
Sheng Shaoqing was wondering why Cui Yun suddenly mentioned this, until she saw the familiar Xu family from Binzhou appearing on the list.
Sheng Shaoqing looked at Cui Yun again, and suddenly understood in his heart.
"The Ai family feels that the Wang family of Chenliu and the Yang family of Cangzhou are also powerful families with a century-old history. They should also have outstanding children sent to the palace to take the examination. What do you think?"
Cui Yun smiled knowingly and said, "The Queen Mother's words make sense, I will go and do it now."
The Chenliu Wang family and the Cangzhou Yang family were eliminated early because they could not win other families. Now this opportunity is presented to them again. It is their choice whether to take it or not.
A legitimate son with a promising future and a side descendant who was convicted of crimes. She guessed that if these family heads were in their right minds, they would make the best choice.
Moreover, with such a legitimate son in custody in the palace, they would not dare to take any action when dealing with those who committed crimes.
However, entering the palace is one thing, whether she can pass the exam is another. She, the Queen Mother, can always do her best.
Just when Sheng Shaoqing was proud of his extreme cleverness, Forsythia suddenly ran in in a panic.
"Queen Mother!"
Cui Yun, who was about to go out to deliver a message, had no choice but to reprimand her, "I've already returned to the palace, why are you still so irritable?!"
Forsythia had no time to pay attention to Cui Yun's reprimand, "Queen Mother! Feng! There was a fire in Feng's house last night. Your father, he!"
"What?"
Why did you not pay attention to fire safety during the Chinese New Year, and a fire broke out?
Ever since we found out that Feng Qing's mother was killed by Xu Wan with Feng Jin's tacit consent, although the truth is unknown, judging from his attitude towards Xu Wan, it is estimated that this matter is closely related.
She felt worthless for Feng Qing's mother, and also felt that if Feng Jin was really burned to death, it would be too easy for him.
"Your father, if the snow hadn't melted a few days ago and the snow turned into water after the fire, and the fire was suppressed, he could have saved his life."
Ah, I actually got my life back.
it's a pity.
"But Madam, just..."
These two are truly a match made in heaven, a venomous scorpion and a venomous snake, a perfect match!
"Have you found out what caused the fire?"
Forsythia shook her head, "We haven't found out yet. It's just that the Feng Mansion sent someone to report the news, hoping that the Queen Mother would send an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat it. Also, most of the Feng Mansion has been burned, and several surrounding mansions have also been burned.
So Sir, he is now..."
"Homeless?"
Only when he became homeless did he remember that he had such a daughter. He was really a good father to Feng Qing.
However, she and Feng Jin have not yet broken up, and they still have to maintain this superficial harmony.
How infuriating!
In Feng Qing's short twenty years, his most profound memory of his father was actually when he was arguing with his mother who was lingering on the sickbed. He picked up the porcelain at hand and threw it at him. Feng Qing threw himself in the way, but Feng Qing's body was too heavy.
When I was young, my mother was sitting on the bed again. The porcelain bounced off Feng Qing's body and hit my mother's forehead.
The blood on her hands and the contemptuous look in her father's eyes intertwined into Feng Qing's most common nightmare when she was young, and also made her character become more and more silent.
That was Feng Qing's most profound and cruel memory of her father, which she would never forget until she entered the palace. She had no good feelings towards the emperor, who was also a man.
Feng Jin was so thin that he could smash a hole in his mother's forehead. The late emperor was tall and tall. If he beat someone up, he might be able to tear Feng Qing in half.
Therefore, even if she became a talented person, because she was not outstanding in appearance and had no intention of competing for favors, she survived in hiding in the harem.
Forsythia wondered, "It's not like I'm homeless, but at this moment, Feng Mansion may not be able to live in anyone."
"Then Feng..., what did my father say?"
Forsythia shook her head in confusion, "I don't know, my maid, the boss is still in a coma..."
"What about my brother?"
Doesn’t Feng Jin have a son?
Forsythia said with difficulty, "It's the letter that the young master sent to report."
"Then let's ask the imperial physician to take a look first."
Not long after, a flurry of news arrived in front of Sheng Shaoqing, saying that a fire in the Feng Mansion had caused the residences of several adults to be burned down, and that the Feng Mansion was required to fund the repairs for them.
However, for the sake of the Queen Mother, those people used their words more euphemistically. Otherwise, with the usual writing skills of the scholars at Yushitai, Feng Jin would have to be sprayed with blood before he would give up.
Sheng Shaoqing is really one of the two. I really don’t know which one will come first, the accident or tomorrow. How can a fire break out properly?
[Host, the pustule in Feng Mansion has been completely pierced. Feng Jin sent Xu Wan to Zhuangzi last night. Unexpectedly, Xu Wan was determined to die, so she lit the hair oil on the grate and set Feng Mansion on fire. ]
Sheng Shaoqing:…………
Ms. Xu Wan is truly a warrior.
"Tell me, why did Feng Jin fall in love with Xu Wan back then? How could an old fox like the Hedong Lion?"
[Then I don’t know, maybe this is, one thing brings down another thing.]
Unexpectedly, Feng Jin's cleverness was mistaken for his cleverness, and in the end, the person he chose cost him half of his life.
Although she hated Feng Jin, he was her nominal father after all, and impeaching him would be a slap in her face. It was really uncomfortable to feel like she was being sued.
"Forsythia, please go and invite your two sisters into the palace later."
At this time, Aning pushed open the felt curtain and walked in. He said with a warm breath, "Forsythia, there is no need to go. The two ladies have already handed over the notice and asked for an interview with the Queen Mother."
"Then please invite them in."
The weather has become colder since March 9, and the heavy snowfall of the previous two days has gradually melted away. The temperature has become lower and lower, and the wind has become more and more biting.
Not to mention being blown in the cold air vent at the palace gate for a while, or staying outside the palace for a while, Sheng Shaoqing couldn't stand the cold.
Feng Xi and Feng Yu walked in and just took off their cloaks. Sheng Shaoqing saw at a glance the tips of their noses that were red from the cold.
"Two sisters, when you enter the palace from now on, you don't have to hand out greeting cards in the cold air and wait for a reply. You just need to bring a letter in advance when you are at home."
Feng Xi and Feng Yu looked at each other, waved their hands and said, "You can still bear the air-conditioning, and the etiquette must not be discarded."
Sheng Shaoqing sighed, if only Xu Wan knew this truth.
I don’t know what the original Feng Qing was thinking, but he actually gave Xu Wan a pass to enter the palace, allowing her to go to the palace every three days to show off her aunt’s biography.
After all, Feng Qing's past weakness was not completely innocent. Even though Xu Wan became more and more lawless, the people in the palace had no respect for her.
"It's strange to say that the weather seems to have gotten colder in one day. It wasn't so bitter in the past two days."
She has experienced the cooling-down activities of fifteen minus twenty.
Feng Xi smiled and said, "This is the coldest time of the year when the third nine and the fourth nine meet. If it is not cold at this time, it may be a cold spring at the beginning of the new year."
Three-nine-forty-nine, the mortar is broken by the cold. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me.
If you endure it a little longer, by 5969, you will be able to see the willow trees across the river.
"Don't be fooled by the cold spring. It's a critical time to equalize the fields. If spring plowing is affected due to bad weather, this year's harvest will not be good."
But Feng Yu was anxious. Why did this eldest sister enter the palace as if she had forgotten her purpose? Why did the topic go further and further away? She hurriedly said, "Eldest sister, little sister, do you still have time to discuss the weather and spring plowing? When is this?
Our home was burned down, why didn’t you say a word about it?”
Feng Xi reprimanded Feng Yudao, "When will you change your firecracker temper? Why don't you shut up!"
Feng Yu was taught by Feng Xi to shut her mouth tightly, and then Feng Xi continued, "I think the Queen Mother already knows why I entered the palace."
Sheng Shaoqing smiled awkwardly and said, "It's a coincidence. Just as the Ai family was about to send someone to invite the two sisters, they had already arrived."
Feng Xi sighed and said, "My wife has no choice. Originally, a married woman should not care about her mother's family's affairs, but my whole brother is really unlucky and has come to my wife's door to ask for help. It's hard for me to ignore her...
"
Feng Yu, who had been given a silence order, hesitated and wanted to speak, but Feng Xi gave a warning look and shrank back.
"He came to see you?"
Feng Xi nodded and said in a deep voice, "Now that it was burned down, half of the house was ruined, and several houses were damaged. The Feng family had to pay for repairs, but..."
Feng Xi hesitated, not knowing how to say it.
"But that idiot stole a lot of money from the family and spent it all in Pinglefang!"
Feng Yu spit it out in one breath and patted her chest. It felt so comfortable to say it, but it was too uncomfortable for her to hold it in.
Sheng Shaoqing's eyes moved from Feng Yu's face to Feng Xi's face. When she received Feng Xi's affirmative reply, Sheng Shaoqing's mind went blank. This debt would not fall on her.
"Pinglefang?"
Feng Xi really didn't want the Queen Mother to know what kind of place Pinglefang was, but if Feng Quan acted like this, it would be a matter of time before the Queen Mother found out, so she had to explain to Sheng Shaoqing, "Pilefang is a famous place of smoke and willows in Beijing.
...There are also gambling houses, they are all there."
I knew Feng Quan was incompetent before, but I didn't expect him to be so incompetent.
"How much savings does the family have?"
"Quan's brother said that in order to marry Wang's daughter, his father recently sold most of his family's property to raise the betrothal gift. However, before the money he got back was spent, it was burned by a fire, leaving only the family's savings.
It can barely repair Feng Mansion, but the adults nearby may not be enough." Feng Xi said in embarrassment, while Feng Yu rolled his eyes and listened.
"Then my brother didn't tell you why the fire started?"
Feng Xi shook her head. When her brother ran over in embarrassment, he only said that the money was not enough, but did not say why the fire broke out.
He was still glad that he was not at home that night, otherwise, like his father, he would have lost half his life.
"Last night, Feng...father wanted to send Xu Wan to Zhuangzi. She wanted to die with him, so he burned Feng's house on fire. Unexpectedly, father was lucky enough to survive."
Feng Xi didn't have time to think about how the Queen Mother knew, but the Queen Mother's words seemed to express regret that her father was not burned to death.
Feng Yu was shocked and gasped. The eldest sister called her a tiger, but she didn't expect Xu Wan to be tougher than her. The couple quarreled and died together if they disagreed.
"But why does dad suddenly want to send Xu Wan away?"
"Didn't my brother tell you that he wants to marry Wang's daughter?"
Feng Xi and Feng Yu shouted in unison, "What?!"
"I thought... he was giving it to... my younger brother..." Feng Xi said with difficulty, "Why... to him..."
After a while, Feng Xicai exclaimed, "No wonder!"
Seeing Feng Xi's reaction, Sheng Shaoqing thought it was really difficult to accept such a father, "What's wrong?"
"No wonder I thought Xu Wan was reckless when she entered the palace. Although she was ignorant, she would not have had such courage. If it weren't for my father's instigation..."
If the father planned to marry another person from the beginning, then it would be logical for him to let Xu Wan lose his moral integrity.
Hey, her eldest sister is smarter than she thought.
"When my mother passed away, the Queen Mother was still young, so she might not know some things." Feng Xi paused and continued, "My mother was seriously ill at that time, and my father favored Xu Wan, and Xu Wan happened to be pregnant at that time.
If you are disrespectful, my mother died young and she has an inseparable relationship with my father."
After Feng Xi finished speaking, she stopped talking, her brows knitted tightly together, and she fell into the whirlpool of memories.
Feng Yu was even more excited when he heard the sound, "What?!"
She never thought that her mother's death would be related to Xu Wan, "Sister, are you talking about her mother?!"
Feng Yu was also constantly searching for suspicious clues in her mind. Even after thinking about it, she didn't think there was anything wrong at that time. That day, she only felt that Xu Wan was noisy and always came to her mother's yard to show off her power. She was not like the eldest sister.
They can bear it, but the younger sister is cowardly. If Xu Wan comes here, she will scold them once. They can't let a concubine step on them.
I wish everyone a happy New Year’s Eve and good luck in the Year of the Rabbit!
