Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters chess pieces (a)
Fulin Palace.
Cong Yu smiled and reported in a low voice: "...After the eldest son and the eldest grandma returned to Xie's house, the eldest son made rude remarks and angered the old man. The eldest grandma beat the eldest son severely in anger."
"My wife has invited a doctor to come into the house to treat the eldest son's injuries. We have to wait for the injury to heal before we can go to the Imperial Mansion to work on errands. It will take ten and a half months at least."
Fuyu answered the question narrowly: "This means that evil people will have their own troubles."
Isn't it?
Who would have thought that Xie Yuanting, who was full of resentment, cold-bloodedness and selfishness, would also have a nemesis?
A smile flashed in Xie Mingxi's eyes. Obviously, this sister-in-law who likes to conquer people with fists suits her well.
When Sheng Hong returned, Xie Mingxi told Sheng Hong an interesting story about Sun's godfather.
Sheng Hong laughed dumbly: "One thing brings another. Your father ordered Xie Qingshan to choose such a daughter-in-law for Xie Yuanting. Xie Qingshan's vision is indeed accurate."
Xie Mingxi smiled casually: "Without Sun, Xie Yuanting wouldn't have been able to survive the storm."
This is true.
After experiencing constant disputes in the palace after the vassal king rebelled and ascended the throne, the Xie family's trivial matters at home would not become a problem for the emperor and empress at all.
Sheng Hong quickly changed the topic and said with a smile: "The Enke exam will be in two days. I hope that this time Enke can select a young and promising Jinshi like Lu Chi, Ye Jingzhi, and Zhao Qi."
Once the emperor, there are courtiers. As a young and promising emperor, he always feels a little bored when he looks at all the slick and sophisticated old ministers. I wish there were more young faces in the court.
Young Jinshi, who have not yet experienced the experience of court, are more dedicated to their work and are more loyal to the emperor than those old officials.
Sheng Hong has only been on the throne for less than a year, and he is full of expectations for the new scholars.
Xie Mingxi smiled slightly and reminded softly: "No matter what you want to do, you can't rush in. The veterans are always heavy-handed and have rich experience in governing. The Great Qi court cannot do without these humeral ministers."
Sheng Hong raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Don't worry! I know the severity, and I won't use the knife right away. Don't be impatient when changing blood in the court. You have to be patient and figure it out slowly."
Discovering and cultivating talents requires a pair of eyes and even more time.
Just like Lu Chi, Zhao Qi and others, they are capable and loyal, but they are too young. They have insufficient qualifications and are far from being able to convince the public. If they are transferred back to the capital at this time, they will not be of great use.
Don't worry, he is still young and has plenty of time.
Sheng Hong asked casually: "Shan Zhang's illness has not recovered yet? It seems that he has not written to you recently."
Xie Mingxi felt a sting in her heart. Lin Weiwei used all the people at his disposal to secretly search for the whereabouts of Gu Shanchang. Unfortunately, he never found Gu Shanchang.
Empress Dowager Yu acted ruthlessly and meticulously, and she didn't know where she hid Gu Shanchang.
In the past month or so, the Yu family has been disturbed, and the position of Zong Zheng in the clan house has also been changed. She is pressing harder and harder, and Queen Mother Yu's life will never be easy.
But Empress Dowager Yu had no intention of letting Chief Gu Shan go. To thank the family for the scandal, she turned against her as the queen.
In this cruel and bloodless fight, both she and Queen Mother Yu were gritting their teeth and holding on. Whoever couldn't hold on and bowed his head first would lose completely.
She wanted to rescue her master, but not by bowing her head to Queen Mother Yu.
Xie Mingxi calmed down and deliberately sighed: "Sister Lin wrote me a letter a few days ago, saying that Master's wind disease has not healed and there are red spots on his face. Master is afraid of scaring A Luo, and even A Luo doesn't want to scare her."
I’m willing to meet you.”
Sheng Hong laughed dumbly: "It is natural for women to love beauty, and even mountain leaders are not immune to it!"
Xie Mingxi lowered her eyelids slightly to cover the flash of pain under her eyes.
…
Empress Dowager Yu had eyes and ears both inside and outside the palace.
The news about the Xie family's inner residence soon reached the ears of Empress Dowager Yu.
"...Xie Shangshu personally sent someone to Huangzhuang to ask for half a month's leave from Manager Liao. He said that Mr. Xie accidentally fell down yesterday and injured his head and face. He needs to recover from his injuries." Zhilan replied softly.
Empress Dowager Yu twitched the corner of her mouth, and a sneer escaped from her eyes: "The Ai family just rewarded Xie Yuanting for doing errands, and Xie Yuanting went to bed to recuperate. This fall was really well-timed!"
Zhilan lowered her head, not daring to say anything, but secretly sighed in her heart.
Empress Dowager Yu's palace is quite deep, and she can't express her joy or anger. Recently, she has an angry look from time to time...
The incident involving the Yu family was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Empress Dowager Yu. Zong Zheng, the Zongren Mansion, fell into the hands of the Fenyang County Prince, which was extremely detrimental to the Empress Dowager Yu.
Her power outside the palace was rapidly weakened, and her reputation and power within the palace also declined under Queen Xie's gradual offensive. No wonder Queen Mother Yu was restless and in a bad mood.
After all, the Empress Dowager Yu was not the biological mother of the Son of Heaven. Her legitimate mothers and concubines were wary of each other and had long since separated. However, the Empress Dowager and her husband worked together to deal with the Empress Dowager Yu. How could the Empress Dowager Yu alone be able to defeat the young Empress Dowager?
Loyalty was harsh to the ears. No matter how loyal Zhilan was, she would never dare to say these heart-wrenching words, so she had no choice but to remain silent.
Queen Mother Yu suddenly opened her mouth and asked: "Zhilan, has Eunuch Lu come to Jiaofang Hall often recently?"
Eunuch Lu served Emperor Jianwen and Emperor Jian'an. When Emperor Jian'an was still alive, he deliberately abused Eunuch Lu. If it weren't for Zhilan's care, Eunuch Lu would not have survived.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was quite tolerant of the elderly in the palace and ordered Eunuch Lu to continue to be on duty in the Yiqing Palace.
Eunuch Wei was the adopted son of Eunuch Lu, and he respected Eunuch Lu as before. As a result, Eunuch Lu's life became more comfortable again. Although he was not a close confidant of the emperor, he was still a respectable and honorable chamberlain.
At this time, Queen Mother Yu suddenly asked Eunuch Lu, what was his intention?
Zhilan's heart tightened and she responded: "Eunuch Lu came here the day before yesterday."
Empress Dowager Yu hummed and said calmly: "When you and Eunuch Lu meet in private, pass on the Ai family's oral instructions. Instruct Eunuch Lu to pay attention to the movements in the Yiqing Palace. If there is anything important, immediately order someone to send a message to the Ai family.
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Empress Dowager Yu placed people everywhere in the harem. However, it was not easy to place people around the emperor.
It is easy to bribe the chamberlains who run errands and deliver messages, but it is even more difficult to bribe the emperor's servants.
Eunuch Lu, who was favored by the new emperor, became useful again.
Zhilan felt uncomfortable, but she knew she couldn't shirk it, so she agreed softly.
Her father and brother both received favors from Empress Dowager Yu.
She had long since sworn to be loyal to Empress Dowager Yu, and would not retreat even if she went up the mountain of swords or the frying pan. Empress Dowager Yu wanted to take advantage of Eunuch Lu's affection for her and use Eunuch Lu as a pawn. She felt ashamed but was unable to refuse.
Coincidentally, Eunuch Lu came the next day.
The palace had just issued a monthly report, and Eunuch Lu only kept some for pocket expenses, and gave the rest to Zhilan. Zhilan refused, and Eunuch Lu laughed softly: "If I don't give it to you, who else can I give it to?"
Take it quickly!"
Zhilan's nose was slightly sour, her pretty face turned to one side, and two tears fell quietly.
