Chapter 368: The whole harem is the emperor's pawn
"In the past, this chance would have been zero, but the situation is different now. Mu Zhi was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, isolated from the outside world, and did not know the situation outside. In his opinion, he had not left the Ministry of Punishment for a long time, and was even isolated from the world.
, he will guess that his staff turned against him, which means that you have half the chance of success. At the same time, with Mu Xue as a lobbyist, this is the time when Mu Zhi is most vulnerable mentally, and Mu Xue is now Mu Zhi
The person you trust the most. Therefore, your chance of success this time is very high." Mu Ci started from Mu Zhi's psychological state and explained it carefully.
Dugu Liancheng's soldiers marched in danger, but they also captured people's hearts accurately, right?
In the eyes of others, Mu Zhi would only hand over his rights if he was stupid.
But Mu Zhi was in prison. After being locked up for the past few days, his mentality had collapsed. At this time, Dugu Liancheng asked Mu Xue to give Mu Zhi a little sweetness. Mu Zhi had no reason not to take this bait.
After Dugu Liancheng heard Mu Ci's words, he touched her head, which had a hint of praise.
This time he was going to make Mu Zhi suffer the loss of being dumb and unable to express his suffering.
"After all, you have taken the initiative in this battle. If Mu Zhi is unwilling to give in, you can defeat Mu Xue. No matter what the situation is in the end, you will be the ultimate winner, right?" Mu Ci said softly.
"It's not a good thing for a woman to be too smart." Dugu Liancheng raised his lips with a half-smile.
Mu Ci said nothing more.
Zhao Ling's sudden move this time was largely due to his understanding of Dugu Liancheng's intention to eradicate Mu Zhi.
However, the timing was not good enough.
But why does it matter? Mu Xue entered the palace, had a prosperous life, and became a concubine. It was all the result of Dugu Liancheng's connivance.
Mu Xue is the most useful chess piece in Dugu Liancheng's hands. It can be used to contain Mu Zhi, or to attack Mu Zhi.
After all, it was Muxue who played his due role. No matter how this battle ends, the winner will always be Dugu Liancheng, not Mu Zhi.
The entire harem is the emperor's pawn.
What happened next was not Mu Ci's concern.
I just heard that on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Muzhi's staff were all dispersed, and Muzhi also came out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment unscathed.
However, the imperial court was reorganized at this time.
In order to change the situation where Mu Zhi, as prime minister, dominated the court, Dugu Liancheng began to reduce Mu Zhi's rights and divided the prime minister's rights into three parts, namely Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province and Menxia Province.
Mu Zhi became the Zhongshu Ling, leaving the position of the most powerful Shangshu Ling vacant. As for the Menxia Province, Gu Zhiqing served as the Shizhong Ling.
And this Gu Zhiqing was a young talent promoted after Dugu Liancheng ascended the throne, and he was a person who truly served the country.
As for the Right Royal Forest Army, Dugu Liancheng also took this opportunity to place a deputy general, who was of course one of his men.
This time, Dugu Liancheng started from the harem and used Muxue as a chess piece to change the situation where Muzhi dominated the court with one hand, which was a great success.
Mu Zhi's concession was a last resort.
He knew that this was Dugu Liancheng's trick, but he had to hold on to some hope that the emperor would be sincere towards Muxue.
In this way, he can use Mu Xue to shine in the future.
Although he held this good wish, he also knew that he suffered a big loss this time. After leaving the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, he fell seriously ill when he returned to the Mu Mansion.
At the same time, Mu Ci also returned Lin to Mu Mansion.
The news that Mu Zhi was seriously ill was unexpected to her. She knew that Mu Zhi was suffering from a heart disease.
Mu Zhi, who once dominated the world with one hand, could not accept the fact that his power was reduced, but it happened that he was willing to do so. Because of this, Mu Zhi became depressed and finally became ill in bed.
As for the ban on Xihua Palace, it was also lifted on the eighth day of the lunar month.
Dugu Liancheng went to Xihua Palace in person. Although others could not see how much Mu Xue was favored, the people who inquired from all walks of life did not miss any details. They only said that Long live the Lord was more sympathetic to Concubine Shu than before.
That night, Concubine Shu was ordered to sleep in Yanfu Palace.
And this is just the beginning. In the next month, no other concubine except Muxue will be able to win the favor.
For a time, no other concubine was more beautiful than Concubine Shu.
One thing everyone is thinking about is whether there will be someone taking the position of imperial concubine?
Not to mention others thinking this way, Mu Xue was also thinking about this.
However, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and she dare not mention this matter in front of the emperor now that his favor is in full swing. Being able to escape this time has made her more careful than before.
In this month, she became the first person in the harem, and no other concubine could be ordered to sleep with the emperor. Just saying that this dragon favor made her the object of jealousy of the entire harem.
Of course, she has not forgotten the humiliation Zhao Ling brought to her.
If it weren't for Zhao Ling, she would not have suffered this disaster, and her father would not have been deprived of power. Of course, she must settle this account with Zhao Ling.
Zhao Ling herself also knew that she had formed a relationship with Mu Xue. Although she was not afraid of Mu Xue, with the emperor supporting Mu Xue, she naturally did not dare to be careless.
Yong'an Palace.
Mu Ci was sewing sachets. She didn't bother to do such things as female celebrities when she was a child, but in her previous life, in order to please Dugu Liancheng, she also spent some time on this aspect.
It’s just that I haven’t done it for too long, so I’m a bit rusty.
Yingchun watched intently from the side, and the more she watched, the more curious she became: "When did the empress learn how to be a female beauty?"
This is so amazing that the Queen Mother can actually do such a thing.
"The Ai family is self-taught." Mu Ci replied with a half-smile, shaking his sore wrist.
Seeing this, Yingchun hurriedly stepped forward to massage Mu Ci's wrist.
Sizhu also stepped forward to serve her. Remembering that Mu Xue was now in great glory, she glanced at her master and said, "In your opinion, Concubine Shu will deal with Concubine De?"
It's been a month and Muxue hasn't taken action yet. Is it because of what happened before that Muxue doesn't dare to act rashly?
"It's almost time. Concubine Shu and the Mu family have suffered a big loss this time, and it's all because of the Zhao family. How can they let the Zhao family go? If it were the Ai family, they would also have revenge and resentment." Mu Ci said.
Answer softly.
She looked at her rough sewing skills. Can the emperor wear something like this?
"That's good." Sizhu's tone was brisk.
In this way, there was no need for the Empress Dowager to take action, as Concubine Shu would deal with the Zhao family. This was probably one of the reasons why the Empress Dowager would intervene.
When Concubine De took advantage of the Queen Mother, she should have thought that one day she would be counterattacked.
On the fifth day of February, Dugu Liancheng rewarded Mu Xue with a box of lychees.
This season is not a day for eating lychees. Dugu Liancheng rewarded such a good thing. Of course, Muxue was overjoyed, so he invited concubines above fifth grade to Xihua Palace to eat lychees and share the sweetness and taste.
Of course, what Muxue didn't know was that Dugu Liancheng also sent two boxes of lychees to Yong'an Palace, but he just sent them to Yong'an Palace quietly.
