Come to think of it, the sons of Wei King Zhao Yuancai were more or less aware of some of the taboos in the palace, but just like Zhao Hongrun, they did not make it public because of the face of their father.
Of course, compared to Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Hongjing, Zhao Hongxuan and other princes who had experienced the Zhongyang Emperor's hunt and had personally heard from Yi Wang Zhao Yuanli the secrets of the Xiao family, Yong Wang Hongyu, the prince who stayed in Daliang, knew relatively less.
Much more.
"That's right." After hearing King Yong Hongyu's inquiry, Queen Wang nodded and said, "His Majesty was not a prince at that time. He was named "King of Jing" and lived in..."
"Zhao Hongli and I lived in Prince Jing's Mansion until we were eight or nine years old. How could we not know where Prince Jing's Mansion is?" Yong Wang Hongyu said lightly with a smile.
As he spoke, a strange color flashed in his eyes and disappeared in a flash.
The reason is that he thought of the location of Prince Jing's Mansion, or should it be called "Prince Su's Mansion" now?
To be honest, when Emperor Wei gave the latter what Zhao Hongrun called a "shabby and old house", King Yong Hongyu was surprised, but also a little envious. After all, it was the palace where their father once lived.
, their father gave it to Zhao Hongrun, so one can imagine their love for the latter.
However, not many people dare to mention this matter, because Wei Wang Zhao Yuancai's throne was erroneous. Therefore, after he ascended the throne, Wei Wang Zhao Yuancai hoped to gradually downplay the "Jingwang Palace" and pretended that he was the successor as the Prince of the East Palace.
Bit.
Because of this, the plaque on Prince Jing's Mansion was removed early. However, because Emperor Wei often missed those days, the palace was never demolished and was just left there until it was finally given to the eighth son Zhao Hongrun.
After renovation, it became the current Prince Su's Mansion.
"Yes." Queen Wang nodded.
Seeing this, Yong Wang Hongyu asked: "Why did the queen suddenly mention Xiao Qing?"
Queen Wang was silent for a moment, and then explained: "Because of her, I got to know Your Majesty..." At this point, she glanced at Yong Wang Hongyu and said: "This woman almost married into Prince Jing's Mansion back then. As a
Princess Jing..."
Having said this, Queen Wang continued to slowly tell the secrets of that year.
Xiao Qing, as the daughter of Xiao Boyuan, Marquis of Nanyan, is qualified to be included in the harem or married to other princes as concubines.
But no one expected that this woman would eventually marry into the East Palace and become the concubine of the former prince Zhao Yuanqi.
Even Wang Quan did not expect this at the beginning.
At that time, Wang Da was no longer the virgin she was when she first entered the palace. With her intelligence and scheming, she and Shi Hui worked together to set up a trap and framed the female official Ding Zhi who had been beaten before, and framed her for stealing things from the East Palace.
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Because "everyone gets the stolen goods," Crown Princess Cui believed that she had been betrayed by Ding Zhi. In anger, she ordered the latter to be executed despite Ding Zhi's pleas.
From then on, Wang Quan and Shi Hui took Ding Zhi's place and became one of the confidants of the Crown Princess Cui.
It is worth mentioning that because Shi Hui was sweet-tongued and knew how to flatter, she was more highly regarded by the Crown Princess Cui at that time. In contrast, although Wang Quan was good at scheming, she was not as good as Shi Hui in the East Palace because she was not good at flattery.
high.
Of course, at that time, Wang Quan and Shi Huiqing were sisters, and they both wanted to support each other, and it was precious to be together, but no one cared about this.
After Xiao Qing married into the East Palace, Wang Quan and Shi Hui were often sent to Xiao Qing by the Crown Princess Cui. They called it taking care of them, but in reality they were asking Wang Quan and Shi Hui to try to make things difficult for Xiao Qing.
During this period, when interacting with Xiao Qing, Wang Quan occasionally found that Xiao Qing would hide in the quilt and cry.
Out of curiosity, Wang Quan asked Xiao Qing what happened, and Xiao Qing revealed that she was originally supposed to marry to Prince Jing's palace, but for some reason she came to the East Palace and was regarded as a thorn in the side of Crown Princess Cui.
Later, through Wang Ao's inquiring, she learned that it was "Prince Jing Zhao Yuanzuo" (later the King of Nanliang) who was worried that King Jing Zhao Yuancai would threaten the status of the former crown prince Zhao Yuanxi after gaining the support of the Xiao family of Nanyan.
She made an argument in front of Wei Wang Zhao Kang, using the excuse that "Crown Princess Cui's infertility endangers the position of the crown prince", and finally persuaded Wei Wang Zhao Kang to change his mind and let the East Palace Prince Zhao Yuanqi marry Xiao Qing.
Of course, the Xiao family of Nanyan had no opinion on this matter, because the Crown Princess Cui was infertile. If Xiao Qing could give birth to a son and a half daughter for Zhao Yuanzhu, wouldn't she be able to replace the former?
Because of Nanyan Xiao's tacit approval, Xiao Qing had no choice but to marry into the East Palace.
At that time, Wang Ao also wrote down a name: King Jing Zhao Yuansi!
The reason is very simple, because she is smart and guessed the reason why the Prince of the Eastern Palace, Zhao Yuanwen, and the Prince of Jing, Zhao Yuanzuo, wanted to fight for love regardless of their brotherly feelings. They were afraid of the Prince of Jing, Zhao Yuansi.
What kind of man would he be who could make both the Prince of the Eastern Palace, Zhao Yuanmin, and Prince Jing, Zhao Yuanzuo, fearful?
Therefore, Wang Ao secretly observed Jing Wang Zhao Yuansi, and she gradually discovered that Jing Wang Zhao Yuansi was more kingly than the East Palace Prince Zhao Yuanxi.
She didn't know if it was because Shi Hui had been whispering "It's precious beyond words" in her ears over the past few years. Wang Quan's heart was pounding. She felt that this might be an opportunity for her, a chance to become what Shi Hui said.
The opportunity of "a woman beyond words".
Of course, even if Wang Ao was a confidant of Cui, the Crown Princess of the East Palace at that time, it was not that easy to meet King Jing Zhao Yuansi.
Therefore, the clever Wang Quan said to Xiao Qing, "I can help you send a message to King Jing." She gained Xiao Qing's trust and successfully obtained a token that King Jing Zhao Yuancai had given to Xiao Qing.
Although she got this token, as a palace maid, it was not easy for Wang Quan to leave the palace. Therefore, she asked someone to keep an eye on Tingfeng Pavilion, because Tingfeng Pavilion was the sleeping pavilion of the sixth prince Zhao Yuanli, and Zhao Yuanli, who was with Zhao Yuanli on weekdays,
King Jing and Zhao Yuansi had a very good relationship, and the latter would often visit the imperial brother in the palace.
Finally one day, Wang Ao learned that King Jing Zhao Yuancai had come to Tingfeng Pavilion, so he took Xiao Qing's token to ask for an audience. Finally, he successfully met Zhao Yuancai.
At that time, Wang Ao told Zhao Yuanxi that she had a way to let Zhao Yuanxi see Xiao Qing.
Of course, Wang Da also made a request: "I want to be your princess!"
When they learned about Wang Nuan's background, both Yu Wang Zhao Yuan'ai and Zhao Yuanli, who had not yet left the cabinet, felt that this palace maid was overestimating her abilities, until Wang Nuan showed her only and biggest trump card: she was a confidant palace maid beside Crown Princess Cui.
King Jing Zhao Yuansi finally agreed.
After returning to the East Palace, under the cover of Shi Hui, Crown Princess Cui did not doubt Wang Ao's behavior of going to Tingfeng Pavilion. Instead, she kindly advised Wang Ao not to contact Zhao Yuanli. After all, Zhao Yuanli had not left the cabinet at that time, and according to the palace rules
According to the rules, if a palace maid contacts a prince who has not left the palace in private, she will be punished with a cane.
After hiding the truth from Crown Princess Cui, Wang Ao discussed with Xiao Qing in private and told her: His Royal Highness Prince Jing will meet you.
Of course Xiao Qing longed for her beloved husband, King Jing Zhao Yuansi, but she was trapped in the East Palace and had no choice.
Therefore, Wang Quan gave Xiao Qing an idea: to deliberately offend the prince of the East Palace, Zhao Yuanqi.
Xiao Qing understood this and pushed back and forth when Zhao Yuanzhen, the crown prince of the East Palace, came to look for her. After a few times, she really angered Zhao Yuanzhen. In addition, the Crown Princess Cui was instigating her. Within a few days, Xiao Qing was thrown into the cold cabinet by Zhao Yuanzhen.
And Wang Ao also gained Cui's trust because she helped Crown Princess Cui suppress Xiao Qing, a thorn in her side.
At that time, King Jing Zhao Yuansi had also bought the old house in the city with a secret passage leading to the palace, which would become Prince Yi's Mansion in the future. Under the cover of Wang Ao, he had private meetings with Xiao Qing every now and then.
After a year or two like this, King Jing Zhao Yuansi, with the help of King Yu Zhao Yuanqi, gradually gained considerable power and prestige in the military and temples, which also made the Prince of the East Palace Zhao Yuanji and King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo even more wary of this brother.
One day, Prince Zhao Yuanzhen discussed with Princess Cui and decided to send several confidants from the East Palace to Prince Jing's Mansion to monitor every move of Prince Jing Zhao Yuancai.
At that time, Crown Princess Cui recommended Wang Quan and Shi Hui. After all, the two girls were at the age of blooming flowers at that time. Instead of staying by their side to "raise tigers" and later be favored by Prince Zhao Yuanli, it would be better to send them to monitor Jing Jing.
Wang Zhao Yuansi.
Especially Shi Hui, who has a beautiful face and beautiful appearance. He deliberately approached the prince Zhao Yuanqi several times, and even Zhao Yuanqi was a little moved, but the princess Cui paid close attention to him.
It seems that the Crown Princess Cui also took this opportunity to throw Shi Hui, the 'scourge', into Prince Jing's Mansion.
As a result, Wang Ao and Shi Hui became the maids sent by the East Palace to Prince Jing's Mansion, responsible for monitoring every move of Prince Jing Zhao Yuansi.
This matter is in line with Wang Quan and Zhao Yuansi's wishes. Of course, they will not refuse. At best, it is just a show.
At that time, Wang Ao went back and forth between the East Palace and Prince Jing's Mansion to deliver false news to Prince Zhao Yuanqi, while Zhao Yuancai wasted no time in accumulating strength.
During this period, Shi Hui inevitably noticed the truth that King Jing Zhao Yuancai was secretly amassing power. He was shocked and discussed with Wang Ao privately.
Of course, Wang Ao would not let her report the news to the East Palace. On the one hand, she persuaded Shi Hui, and on the other hand, she managed to get Zhao Yuanxi to visit Shi Hui, which completely eliminated Shi Hui's desire to cling to the Prince of the East Palace.
This is not a trap. After all, in Wang Ao's view, King Jing Zhao Yuancai is better than the Prince of the East Palace Zhao Yuanqi. It is better to be the latter's woman than to follow the Prince of the East Palace Zhao Yuanqi, right? Because of Xiao Qing's relationship, Wang Ao is very
It is clear that Zhao Yuancai hates Zhao Yuanzhi deeply, and neither Zhao Yuanzhi nor Zhao Yuanzhi's woman will end well in the future.
But the bad thing is that in order to hide from others, Zhao Yuancai not only married Princess Jing, but also had several concubines.
Because at that time, Zhao Yuanxi's heart was all about Xiao Qing, and these women were just playing for fun. As a result, these women never got pregnant, but instead gave favors, because Zhao Yuanxi wanted to appease the confidant of Cui, the former Crown Princess of the East Palace.
He worked hard all the time and Shi Hui became pregnant.
After learning about this, the women in Prince Jing's palace were very jealous, so they secretly sent someone to put medicine in Shi Hui's food, hoping that the latter would have an abortion.
Fortunately, Shi Huifu was lucky, and although he accidentally drank safflower, he finally got over it.
However, because of this, Shi Hui and Wang Quan were strangers to each other.
"Wait a minute." Interrupting Queen Wang's narration, Yong Wang Hongyu frowned and asked: "Since it was the women in the palace who did it, why does Mr. Shi hold a grudge against you? Even if you try to explain it in every possible way, it won't help?"
When he said this, he suddenly thought of something, and his face suddenly became clear.
Noticing the expression of Yong Wang Hongyu, Queen Wang sighed quietly.
"As you may think, I didn't tell her that I was pregnant with you..."