Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety-Fourth: The Worried Wu Gui Concubine
"Eighth Prince."
Wu Guibi smiled and nodded in return, her attitude was very kind and polite.
After all, this was a well-educated woman. She knew very well that the reason why Zhao Hongrun was so polite and respectful to her was just for the sake of her son Zhao Hongzhao. After all, they had nothing to do with each other before.
But when she saw Zhao Hongrun, Wu Guibi couldn't help but think of her son Zhao Hongzhao, who was far away in Qi State at the moment. She couldn't help but feel sad for a while, and even her eyes seemed to have lost some of their sparkle.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun quickly changed the topic and said: "How come Wu Guifei has time to come to my mother's Ningxiang Palace today?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Shen Shu raised her hand and tapped him lightly on the forehead, saying angrily: "You kid, why are you talking to Concubine Wu Gui like this?"
"I just asked casually," Zhao Hongrun said with a bitter face.
Looking at the scene in front of her, the bitter smile on Wu Guibi's face became more and more obvious. After all, once upon a time, she had a son as cute as this, but as her son grew up, even though Wu Guibi knew that her son would leave one day.
He was around him, but he never expected that this day would come so quickly.
"I really envy my sister..."
Wu Guibi murmured.
Concubine Shen Shu was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what Wu Guibi was referring to. She had two sons by her side. Unlike her, her only son was still thousands of miles away in Qi State, so it was difficult for mother and son to see each other.
Seeing this, Concubine Shen Shu said with a smile: "If my sister is envious, how about my sister marrying you?"
Is there even one here?
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes speechlessly.
After hearing Concubine Shen Shu's words, Concubine Wu Gui chuckled a few times and said jokingly: "Even if my sister adopts His Majesty Prince Su to her sister, she won't be able to reach her..." After saying that, she turned to look at Zhao Hongrun,
He smiled and said: "If the Eighth Prince does not give up, please call me aunt."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that this Wugui concubine might have guessed that she was entrusted by her sixth brother, Zhao Hongzhao, to take care of her on her behalf, so she also intended to get closer to their mother and son.
After figuring out this relationship, Zhao Hongrun raised his hands without hesitation and called: "Hongrun, I have met my aunt."
"Yes." Wu Guibi smiled kindly, touched her sleeve with her right hand, and then said with a bit of distress: "My aunt came in a hurry and forgot to bring a greeting gift to my good nephew. I will make up for it next time."
Before Zhao Hongrun could be polite, his mother-in-law Shen Shufei intervened and said: "Sister, please don't spoil this child."
"How could he be spoiled?" Wu Guibi looked at Zhao Hongrun kindly and kindly.
After all, she had long known from Zhao Hongzhao that the eighth prince's talents were not inferior to her son, and Zhao Hongrun had a good relationship with her son, so she naturally looked at Zhao Hongrun in a different light.
"How come my aunt has time to come to my mother's Ningxiang Palace today?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously after chatting for a while.
After all, Wu Guibi was not in a good mood a while ago because her son Zhao Hongzhao was far away from her. She rarely left her Mei Palace on weekdays. However, Concubine Shen Shu was entrusted by Zhao Hongrun to visit her every now and then.
"My aunt has already mentioned this matter to your mother..." Wu Guibi sighed slightly, and then she explained it to Zhao Hongrun herself: "These days, there is no peace in the palace. Shi Shi
The imperial concubine and the queen had a fierce fight..."
It turned out that the maid serving Concubine Shi met Queen Wang in the palace a few days ago. Because she could not avoid it, she was severely scolded by the maid next to Queen Wang. This was a trivial matter, but who would have thought
, but once again triggered a fight between Concubine Shi and Queen Wang.
So a few days later, Concubine Shi invited three nobles and nine concubines to enjoy the flowers together in the palace. During this period, she sneered at Queen Wang and once again brought up the old score, accusing Queen Wang of being vain and duplicitous. She ignored the relationship between sisters and just pointed at her.
Queen Wang scolded him as a bitch.
What made Wu Guifei displeased was that she felt that she was taken advantage of by Concubine Shi that time, so that Empress Wang asked someone to send a message to her afterwards: Mrs. Shi was rude to me, how could you accompany her to fool around?
Wu Guifei's grievance, after all, it was just an ordinary palace sister's flower appreciation at first. How could she have imagined that there were all kinds of secrets involved?
So, the next time Concubine Shi Guifei sent a palace maid to invite her again, Concubine Wu Gui politely refused because of her illness. Unexpectedly, this would not work. Now Concubine Wu Gui is sandwiched between the Queen and Concubine Shi. She is a right and left person, not a person.
, so, full of bitterness, she came to Concubine Shen Shu and confided her bitterness to her.
Concubine Shi... isn't that the mother-in-law of Brother Yong Wang?
After Zhao Hongrun listened to Wu Guibi's explanation, he felt a little puzzled. After all, in his opinion, King Yong Hongyu was a very magnanimous royal brother. Maybe his intelligence was not as good as that of King Rui Hongzhao, but the city government, tactics, and methods were not the same.
Comparable to Qilin'er Hongzhao, even in Zhao Hongrun's opinion, he is an outstanding candidate for the crown prince, much better than Hongli, the prince of the East Palace.
However, after hearing Wu Guifei's complaints about Concubine Shi, Zhao Hongrun was surprised to find that Concubine Shi was not only stingy but also jealous. It was hard to imagine how such a small-minded woman could raise an outstanding child like Yong Wang Hongyu.
Prince.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun blurted out the questions in his mind and asked.
Unexpectedly, Wu Guifei shook her head after hearing this, and corrected herself: "Concubine Shi is not narrow-minded or jealous, she is just targeting the Queen... Hongrun must have heard about the grudge between Queen Wang and Concubine Shi, right?"
"
Zhao Hongrun nodded: "I know that they used to have a very good relationship, but later they turned against each other for some reason... As far as I know, it seems that Queen Wang wanted to murder the child in Concubine Shi's belly..."
"Yes." Wu Guifei nodded, and then said with a wry smile: "Because of this matter, Concubine Shi has been grudged against the Queen for a long time. I can understand this, but her personal wishes involve others, so this
Something is wrong..."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shen Shu interjected in confusion: "Did the Queen want to murder the child in Concubine Shi's belly?"
"This is what is said in the palace." Concubine Wu Gui lowered her voice and said, "According to what I heard, the Queen secretly ordered someone to drug Concubine Shi, which caused Concubine Shi to almost miscarry. Fortunately, Concubine Shi was auspicious and finally, Your Majesty
Both the child and the child were saved..."
"Queen?" Concubine Shen Shu said with a look of astonishment on her face: "It doesn't look like that..."
"Don't talk about sister, she doesn't look like her at all. But at that time, it was indeed Queen Wang who was the most suspicious..." At this point, Wu Guibi shook her head with a wry smile: "I couldn't even count this incident back then," she said.
I don’t know, let alone now? Concubine Shi and Queen Wang have been grudges for a long time, and now they are fighting again because of such a trivial matter. She is getting her wish, but it’s the suffering of us who are caught in the middle..."
"Isn't it okay if sister just ignores her?" Concubine Shen Shu asked puzzledly.
"It's easier said than done." Wu Guibi smiled bitterly and couldn't help but look at Concubine Shen Shu and Zhao Hongrun.
It's no wonder, after all, in Wu Guifei's view, Concubine Shen Shu has an indifferent temperament and doesn't like to fight for power. Even though she is gradually favored by Emperor Wei, her rank is only at the bottom among the nine concubines. More importantly, because of her poor health
, there was no way to serve Emperor Wei every night, so even if Emperor Wei often ate in Ningxiang Palace, after Concubine Shen Shu went to bed, she would choose another palace to stay, such as the Mei Palace of her concubine Wu Gui.
The most critical point is that the eldest son of Concubine Shen Shu, who does not like to fight for power and gain, happens to be Prince Su Hongrun, the most powerful among the princes today. Therefore, the concubines in the palace are now on the same page as Concubine Shen Shu, such as the so-called one in the previous chapter.
During the flower viewing, Concubine Shi did not invite Concubine Shen Shu, perhaps because she considered that using Concubine Shen Shu would cause dissatisfaction with Prince Su Hongrun.
Comparatively speaking, the life of Concubine Wu is more difficult. After all, she is one of the three noble ladies and belongs to the second-class concubine, which is one level higher than the ninth concubine. Therefore, it is inevitable that she will be attracted by Concubine Shi.
It was used to deal with Empress Wang, but the fateful thing was that her son Zhao Hongzhao was not yet in the Wei Dynasty, and she did not dare to tell the story of her bitterness to the Emperor of Wei. This was exactly the reason why she came to tell Concubine Shen Shu about her bitterness.
After all, in her opinion, Concubine Shen Shu, mother and son Zhao Hongrun were probably the only ones in the palace who would sincerely help her at this moment.
After hearing Wu Guifei's story of suffering, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Auntie, don't be anxious... If not, my aunt has been walking around my mother's palace more recently to avoid this matter. Or, just move away.
Come and stay in my mother’s palace for a few days.”
Concubine Shen Shu's eyes lit up when she heard this: "This is a good idea."
Also, since her two sons are not always around, Concubine Shen Shu actually wants to find a chat partner with a similar personality, and Concubine Wu Gui is very suitable.
"Isn't this... appropriate?" Wu Guibi seemed a little hesitant.
Of course she understood what Zhao Hongrun meant. Thinking about it carefully, although Concubine Shi was the mother-in-law of King Yong Hongyu, she should not dare to offend the King Su in front of her, unless Concubine Shi was really dizzy.
"It doesn't matter, anyway, I have promised Brother Six a long time ago that I will take care of your aunt on his behalf." Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.
Concubine Wu Gui hesitated for a while and finally accepted the kindness of Concubine Shen Shu and her son.
But there was one thing that she felt very puzzled about: "Having said that, in the past, Concubine Shi was not as supportive as she was this time. Hongrun, how is the current situation between King Yong and the East Palace recently?"
As expected of a noble concubine...
Zhao Hongrun praised secretly, then shrugged and said: "The fight was like a furnace... The Supervision Department of the Criminal Department, controlled by Brother Yong Wang, has been keeping an eye on the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, controlled by the East Palace, and will come to the door if there is any violation of the rules.
Arrest officials, and Dong Palace is almost driven crazy."
"No wonder..." Wu Guibi let out a breath, and suddenly understood in her heart: It turns out that the son has become more powerful, so the mother has become more and more unscrupulous.
"Hongrun, since you are not interested in your father's position, then listen to my aunt's advice and don't get involved no matter what." Wu Guibi warned with a solemn expression.
Is it... about to start?
Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that Yong Wang Hongyu's persecution of the East Palace gradually broke away from the original petty fight, and even the harem was gradually affected. What this means is self-evident.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Mom and aunt, please rest assured, Hongrun understands."
Seeing this, Wu Guibi nodded slightly, and suddenly, she asked curiously: "Speaking of Hongrun, according to your mother, you have been very busy in the Smelting Bureau recently, why did you come to Ningxiang Palace so early today?
Your mother, is there something wrong?"
"Well……"
Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Concubine Shen Shu. Seeing Concubine Shen Shu as if she had realized something, her eyes became brighter and brighter, and she smiled bravely.
"In fact, my Prince Su's Mansion has been renovated and is ready for move-in. Therefore, I plan to take my mother there to stay for a few days. By the way, I will let my mother meet Miss Su..."
As expected, there was no surprise on Concubine Shen Shu's face. It seemed that she had already guessed: "Are you finally willing to let me go meet your Miss Su?"
"Miss Su?" Concubine Wu Gui had a puzzled look in her eyes.
Seeing this, Concubine Shen Shu made a secret gesture to Wu Guifei, as if only a woman could understand it. Zhao Hongrun didn't see anything anyway, but what was surprising was that after Wu Guifei saw the secret gesture, her face showed a little.
Zhuo Xiao's color: "My dear nephew has grown up too."
"Ah, he's fifteen years old..." Concubine Shen Shu agreed, and then said deliberately: "I have told him a long time ago that I want to meet Miss Su. This kid, she protects her like a treasure.
, just don’t let me take a look.”
"It seems that Miss Su is deeply loved by my good nephew." Wu Guifei covered her mouth and teased with a smile.
"..." Zhao Hongrun scratched his head speechlessly.
It's not fun to be teased by two female elders about the relationship between men and women. What's more, as people who have experienced it, they sometimes speak very openly. Even Zhao Hongrun can't bear it and can only pretend not to hear.
"Would you like my aunt to take a look at your Miss Su?" Wu Guifei teased with a smile.
Concubine Shen Shu's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Sister, I just want to be my sister's companion."
After saying that, she turned to look at her son.
Looking at the petty and excited expressions of Concubine Shen Shu and Concubine Wu Gui, Zhao Hongrun realized that Miss Su had suffered a lot today, and he didn't know how shy she would look after being ridiculed by these two female elders with such words.
But now that the matter has come to this, Zhao Hongrun has no choice. After all, if he backs out at this time, his mother will probably not be able to spare him.
"By the way, bring those little Chu ladies in your Wen Zhao Pavilion with you." Concubine Shen Shu's words made Zhao Hongrun gasp in surprise.
Are you afraid of chaos?
Zhao Hongrun's eyes widened and he said dryly: "Isn't that great?"
"A little woman from the Chu Kingdom?" Wu Guibi interjected with wide eyes and doubts.
Seeing this, Concubine Shen Shu pointed at Zhao Hongrun and explained: "This boy kidnapped three daughters when he went back to Chu State. Now he lives with Yulong in Wenzhao Pavilion..."
"Three Chu girls?" Wu Guibi blinked at Zhao Hongrun with a look of jealousy.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun said awkwardly: "Auntie, please don't listen to my mother's nonsense." After that, he turned to look at Concubine Shen Shu, and said helplessly: "Mother, I have explained to you, Mi Jiang, Mi Rui,
My friend asked me to take care of it."
"Take care, as for hiding people in your dormitory?" Concubine Shen Shu looked like you are fooling your mother, and then said with a smile: "Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, and a little girl named Yang Shi Xing, right?"
Right? I won’t hide it from you, my mother has already found out everything.”
Find out clearly...
Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth and suddenly became speechless.
No need to ask, it must be someone among the clan guards around him who shamefully became a traitor.
It looks like tonight is not going to be easy...
Zhao Hongrun had a vague premonition. (To be continued.)