Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 296 Anxiety (two updates in one)

"It's like this..." Yu Shaobo gave a general summary of Qiu Ling's arrival in Beijing, "That woman is indeed a bit stupid, but after I think about it carefully, it may not be a dead end for her to make such a desperate move. If she does it well, , maybe it is also a way to survive and revive the whole deadlock. Of course, if it really becomes a deadlock, we will abandon this chess piece, but it will be a worthless piece that is tasteless and a pity to abandon.

"Yes," the prince frowned. Since Qiu Ling was disgusted by the old man in Banshan and was kicked out of Meizhuang, she became useless, so there was really no point in dragging her along.Her foolish and bold impulse might actually allow her to break out of the Shi Mansion.As long as you can get in, there will be drama behind it.

"Qian Zhong, that woman has never seen you and doesn't know you, right?" There are too many informants in the capital. When Qiu Ling arrives in the capital, if anyone notices her and leaks any clues about her relationship with the Prince's Mansion or Yu Shaobo, Isn’t it just another sad drama about stealing chicken but losing rice?If it arouses the emperor's suspicion or something else, it will really make matters worse.

"Don't worry, Your Highness," Yu Shaobo said confidently, "What you are worried about will definitely not happen. I will not let anyone of us with clear and traceable contacts have direct contact with such a chess piece, let alone I'm on my own." Now he is not only the top adviser in the prince's palace, but also takes care of many affairs for the prince. How could he not be careful every step of the way?If something unexpected happens, it will not only harm yourself, but also implicate the prince immediately.

Speaking of which, Qiu Ling's chess piece was not directly brought into play by him, but because of an old friend named Hei Mian, who had always been manipulated by Hei Mian.Heimian and he grew up together since childhood. They were only eight or nine years old when they met. They are already as close as brothers, and they owe him a huge favor, so they helped him like this.

Hei Mian was a street child adopted by Yu Shaobo's neighbor's grandmother when he was young. No one knew Hei Mian's surname. She just wanted to raise a child for her to die in. She didn't care about anything else and just called him Hei Mian as he said.Hei Mian and he have similar temperaments and have a fateful friendship, but their life choices are completely different.He is obsessed with joining the Ming Lord and making great achievements and becoming a very popular minister; Heimian has no intention of pursuing an official career and just wants to be free and happy and travel around the world.

It was also a coincidence that when Hei Mian was traveling in the south of the Yangtze River, he happened to bump into Qiu Ling and her daughter being sold into a building. He temporarily softened his heart and rescued them. Then he accidentally learned that Qiu Ling was the biological niece of the old man in Banshan, so he passed the letter to Feige. For him, Heimian always knew that he was helping the prince.

Yu Shaobo trusted Heimian as much as he trusted himself, and Heimian had the skill of disguise passed down from his family, and he never showed his true face when traveling, so it was impossible for Qiu Ling to have seen the real Heimian.With Black Face's resourcefulness and ability, he didn't have to worry at all, so he could be so confident.

However, he could not and did not think it was necessary to tell the prince about Hei Mian. Hei Mian had kept in mind his father's instruction to "stay away from princes, nobles and officials" since he was a child, and was unwilling to contact people in the court. Naturally, Hei Mian’s wishes must be respected.

The prince had no doubts about Yu Shaobo: "That's good, I can rest assured when you do things. In this way, you send a reliable person to keep an eye on Qiu Ling secretly. If she can't enter Shifu, the old man in Banshan will not do what she wants. Coming to the capital for her means that the old man doesn't care about her, so you should immediately abandon this useless chess and have no further contact. If she really succeeds, if you think of a way to send something to the maid and mother-in-law, you You said Qiu Ling has a maid beside her, right?"

"Yes," Yu Shaobo replied: "It is said that it was given by Qi Haotian. She liked it herself, and then the Qi family gave it to her..." Suddenly, a vague question flashed through his mind, and he was stunned. , blinked his eyes, his thoughts seemed to be broken into pieces again.

"It's just a maid," he continued, yes, there's no problem, it's just a maid. The niece of the old man in Banshan wants not to mention one, even ten or hundreds. Qi Haotian can give it away without even thinking about it. .

It's strange, why did he feel something was wrong just now?It seems that he has been too tired and nervous recently, which led to him shivering for no reason at one moment and feeling in a daze at another. He should have a good rest for a few nights.

The prince, who was also feeling tired, seemed to notice Yu Shaobo's momentary daze. He stood up and said with a smile: "Your burden is heavy, but don't work too hard. Our things can't be accomplished in a day or two. Let's take advantage of this period of time." Relax, you should also take a good rest. Let's go for a walk together. It just so happens that I have to leave the palace and go to the palace to see the emperor's grandmother and mother-in-law. By the way, I have a good chat with Lingwan." Lingwan is still concerned about the marriage. It was a bit reluctant, but she also knew that only if he, the prince brother, could be good to her and her mother and concubine, she had no choice.In fact, he couldn't bear to wrong his only compatriot sister. Now, with Thea as a bargaining chip, he was more confident that he would be able to fulfill his promise to Lingwan in the future.

Naturally, Yu Shaobo agreed and hurriedly followed: "Your Highness, please give the princess more advice. Prince Xiti's full support is very important to us."To be honest, he really didn't feel that there was any grievance in Princess Lingwan marrying to the Tibetan Kingdom. Considering Princess Lingwan's charming, selfish and ruthless character, it was also Prince Xiti's grievance.In addition to being black and burly, Prince Xiti is also handsome, humorous, and polite. In what way is he not worthy of Princess Lingwan?

The material conditions of the Tibetan Kingdom are not as good as those of Da Ying, but they are not as terrible or uncivilized as the ignorant people rumored. In particular, the lives of the royal family and nobles are still greatly affected by the Da Ying aristocracy, and they regularly purchase large quantities of fine things from Da Ying.What's more, the princess and her husband always brought a lot of various materials with them, first of all, to meet the princess's daily needs. Even the imperial doctor and the medical girl would bring a few, how could they treat her badly?

However, no matter how reluctant and depressed Princess Lingwan was, the marriage was a foregone conclusion and the wedding date was set for April next year.The emperor still loved his daughter, and was worried that she would not be able to accept the cold winter in Tibetan country, so he set the wedding date in spring when the flowers were blooming.

In the Imperial Palace, in the Cihe Palace of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother and Concubine Qi are discussing various matters such as the preparation of people and things for Lingwan's dowry.Because of the Empress Dowager's suggestion, the Empress did not want to get involved in order to avoid being blamed for the thankless work and effort, so the Emperor followed suit and handed over the preparation of the dowry directly to Concubine Qi.This time, Princess Lingwan's marriage was hosted by her mother-in-law, Concubine Qi, and her compatriot brother, the Crown Prince, presided over it. This was a great way to give the Empress Dowager face, leaving them satisfied and speechless. The Empress was also happy and relaxed. It was truly Everyone is happy.

The arrival of the prince made the three queen mothers very happy. They took him to see the candidates for the dowry. The first of course was the female officials and palace maids selected from the daughters of the ministers. These people were very particular about their appearance, temperament and family background. In the future, Prince Xiti's Concubines and concubines are basically chosen from them.Therefore, the prince's opinion is very important.Of course, the prince mainly considers background factors such as family background, father and brother's power and positions of these candidates.The prince looked through the pile of information in his hand and suddenly thought of another question: "Royal Grandma, is it true that the emperor will not draft next year?" This year's draft is only a small selection, and the emperor only selected two beauties. , and the others were basically granted marriages and concubines to the royal children headed by their four adult princes.

Speaking of which, the emperor has not drafted for more than three years. It was not until this year that there was a small selection. It should be the general election next year. He has already chosen several candidates for his father.Unexpectedly, I heard an official from the Ministry of Rites say a few days ago that the emperor rejected the memorial from the Ministry of Rites regarding arranging next year's draft.If that's the case, wouldn't he have done something useless again?It's not impossible to send a beauty to the father on a daily basis, but it's easy to arouse suspicion, isn't it?Although my father likes beauty, he is definitely a very suspicious person.

The Queen Mother was startled, and looked at the Prince deeply with complex eyes before saying: "It should be, your father said that the draft wastes life and wastes money, and one election every three years is enough. There is no need to divide it into a general election and a small election. Those bad old practices There is no need to follow it.”

Concubine Qi also glared at her son with dissatisfaction: "What? Your house now has a good wife, a good wife, and a bunch of Yingying and Yanyan, isn't it enough?" This son is just like his father. Sex!
The prince said sarcastically: "Isn't it a old practice? I didn't think about it that much. I thought it was the mother's intention not to hold the draft." The mother and concubine must have guessed his intention and deliberately covered it up for him. The imperial grandmother was not so He was so confused. The look in his eyes just now made him feel guilty that he had been seen through.No matter how much the Imperial Grandmother loves him, the Imperial Father is still her biological son. Compared with her son, there is still a gap between her grandson and her son.

However, a daughter-in-law who is too loved by her son is not so pleasing to the eye. No mother would like a woman who "takes away" her son, including the daughter-in-law. In the eyes of the Queen Mother, the Queen is such a existence.Therefore, in order to divert the Queen Mother's attention, the Prince cleverly added the last sentence, "I thought the draft was the Queen Mother's intention."In this way, even if the Queen Mother guesses his intentions, she can also understand his painstaking efforts, right?

Sure enough, the Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, with obvious helplessness on her face, and sighed softly: "Your father and the Queen are childhood sweethearts, and they have experienced many... things together. It is difficult for others to replace the affection and trust for the Queen. After so many years, "It's tiring to count the women your father has doted on, but besides the queen, who have you seen him treat for a long time? Who is he not wary of?" Even the queen mother of the Aijia is sometimes very suspicious. Especially when the matter involves the Xie family and Qi family.

The Xie family is her natal family, and the Qi family is the natal family of Wanyu (Concubine Qi’s maiden name). What’s the problem with giving more praise?Especially the Xie family, as the natal family of the current Queen Mother, shouldn't they be given more power and status?As a result, the Xie family has only had one marquis so far, which is far inferior to the Queen's natal British Duke.

All the Queen Mother could think about was that she was more noble than the Queen, and her family should be more noble than the British Duke, but she didn't think about it. The Pan family was a big family.Before the Queen married into the palace, the Pan family held the British Dukedom for three generations. In addition, in addition to the current British Duke, the previous two generations of Dukes and the late Pan Rubing all had outstanding military exploits.After the eldest daughter of the Pan family became the queen, the emperor just put the icing on the cake and gave the Pan family the honor of "continuing the title of duke for ten more generations."

And what's going on with the Xie family?Originally, he was only a seventh-rank county magistrate. After she became a concubine, her father also rose to become a fifth-rank magistrate.Then her mother became a queen based on her son's wealth, and her family also gained an earl.Then, she became the Queen Mother, and the Xie family's Jingning Count's Mansion became the Jingning Marquis' Mansion.It can be said that the Xie family has no merit and no salary. It is entirely dependent on her, her aunt, to make a fortune and enter the aristocratic circle. What else is she dissatisfied with?
Not only was the Queen Mother depressed, but the Prince was even more depressed after hearing what the Queen Mother said.As the Queen Mother said, the Emperor likes beauty and is not a very affectionate person. Although he does not like to collect all kinds of beauties like King Jing, there are many beauties in the harem, but his love for the Queen is so paranoid that it makes people unable to understand.No matter how much he dotes on any concubine, it will not affect the status of the queen at all. This is a fact that no less than three "favored concubines of the Sixth Palace" have proved with their own tears and even blood.

The emperor's love for his beloved concubines comes quickly and violently, but it is also easily replaced by the next one. He likes the new and hates the old, which is a common problem among all men in the world.However, the "old" that is despised never includes the most "old" original wife, the Queen.

The emperor could favor a concubine for various reasons, but none of those reasons could allow them to surpass the queen's status in the emperor's heart.The same is true for Concubine De, who lost her fetus and lost her fertility because she saved the emperor. The same is true for Concubine Qi, who became Concubine Qi as soon as she entered the palace because of the support of the Empress Dowager. Those are either unparalleled in beauty, graceful, or fragrant and seductive. Or all kinds of beloved concubines with skin as good as snow are still like this.

The counselors and staff of the Prince's Palace analyzed and pondered various reasons, and silently crossed out the reasons they listed. In the end, they could only boil down to one reason: the emperor threatened to marry the queen who was only four years old at the age of seven. Maybe they loved each other in their previous life, so this kind of relationship destined by God is irreplaceable.

The prince was speechless at that time, and then became extremely angry and spat out two words: bullshit, get out!

Looking at the lines in the corners of Concubine Qi's eyes that could not be covered by thick makeup and the anxiety in her eyes, and then thinking of the queen's still smooth face, the prince sighed secretly: Same age, same age. The mother-in-law looks like she is at least six or seven years older than the queen.

Yes, how is it the same?Every time the father favored a concubine, the mother would not be able to eat well or sleep well for days, and would go crazy with jealousy.And the queen... remained calm and gentle.

I heard that among the New Year gifts sent to the capital by the King of Yunnan this year for his father, there was a beautiful foreign beauty with a skin as white as snow, green eyes, plump and round but with a waist as slim as a willow... The mother-in-law has not been here for the past few nights. Sleep well?
The prince knew very well that his mother-in-law was anxious not only because of jealousy, but also because of fear. She was worried for herself and even more worried for him, because she did not have stunning looks or a strong family. The only one she could rely on was the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was getting older. …

The prince clenched his fists and became anxious.

　Stick it on first and catch the bugs tomorrow.I still have to pay extra for the extra I owed yesterday. The typhoon made landfall last night, and the whistling wind made me roll on the bed all night. Today I inevitably suffered from headaches again, and I burst into tears.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)