Shengshichun

It was nearly midnight, and the sound of silk and bamboo could still be heard faintly from a courtyard behind the palace. Princess Rong, who had turned off the lights, was tossing and turning on the bed, not yet asleep.

In the past few days, she has summoned several official family members who usually support her, trying to find out if there is a chance to get back the title of Yongping in the future. The result is not ideal. The husbands of several official family members are all important officials in the court. , according to them, after the Yongping incident, the emperor and empress even issued an order to all civil and military officials to investigate themselves, which shows that they are still angry.

So she brought Yang Zhan over for a meal again. Mother and son had a heart-to-heart talk, and the general idea was that they wanted to take in a concubine for him. However, when she heard what he said, he said that he already had enough people serving him, and he didn't want to take in any new ones. mean.

No matter how hard he tried, he wouldn't accept it. Princess Rong's heart felt like boiling oil and she couldn't stop calming down.

After Chu Yu was injured, Yong Ping was demoted, and the conflict with Zhang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became more and more acute. Prince Rong, who had shared weal and woe in the past, lived in peace. Not only did he get along well with his legitimate son and daughter-in-law, he was also very proud of his concubines. , it seems that she is the only serious mistress in the entire palace who does anything wrong.

She wanted to take concubines for Yang Zhan in order to send people to him to help fight against the Zhang family. The Zhang family was too arrogant. The Zhang family was the eldest concubine and someone who could directly affect his status and power in the palace. She must be suppressed!

Who would have thought that his own son, who didn't waste time hanging around Fengyue on weekdays, wouldn't even agree to this!

Together, the old and the young were all allowed to be won over by Zhang's hoof!

Listening to the endless sound of silk and bamboo, Princess Rong felt very unlucky.

She lifted the curtain and angrily yelled: "What time has it been and we are still making trouble? No matter how old the prince is, don't you care about his body?!"

Someone outside immediately said so and hurried forward to deliver the message.

"They're all bitches!"

Princess Rong gritted her teeth and cursed, and simply got off the ground.

Picking up the jade cup on the table, she recalled those years when she followed the army to conquer the north and south, and was in constant fear every day.

When the emperor led an army to her hometown, her mother was tortured to death by local bandits, and her father took her to join the rebel army.

Soon after, her father and brother were all killed in battle, and she decided to marry Prince Rong as a sequel to the emperor.

At that time, King Rong was almost thirty years old, and she was promised out in her 28th year. There were so many young generals in the military camp at that time, how could she not have anyone she liked?

But she finally agreed to marry Prince Rong, why? Because she has no home, she also wants to have someone to rely on. No one is sure whether she will survive to the end during the war? If she marries another general, there is a high probability that she will become an unknown widow.

Prince Rong did not fight or lead the army, and he was even a bit useless. However, he had the identity of the brother of the leader of the rebel army. Even if he died on the way, the emperor must make a proper arrangement for her.

For a weak woman with nothing, having a powerful position is more attractive than having a close lover!

So in the years that followed, she followed Prince Rong and fought through life and death on the battlefield under fire. There were several times when the enemy's knife tip was about to penetrate her body. She was supported by the chance to become a noble princess in the future!

She finally got her wish.

But later she discovered that just having the status of a princess was not enough, because one after another concubines and concubines were welcomed into the palace, and concubines were born one after another. The family that was once their family of four suddenly suddenly There are many more people who were originally unrelated! These people can also make their husbands smile!

She also suddenly discovered that just because she gave birth to children with her husband, it did not mean that she could completely own this man!

He can have many women and children, even if she is a princess or his wife, she is just one of the many women surrounding him!

Princess Rong will always remember how happy Prince Rong was to tears when his first bastard was born.

He personally gave the child a name, went to the ancestral temple to offer incense, and thanked his ancestors for blessing his descendants with prosperity.

At that moment, Princess Rong clearly realized that she had risked her life and death to accompany this man from abjection to glory, and the identity she finally obtained as a princess was not as strong as a copper wall!

The power and power she really wanted to fight for turned out to be in the palace surrounded by four high walls!

How come those side concubines and concubines who have never suffered at all can get the wealth and wealth at their fingertips without any effort?

She is not reconciled!

She must have absolute power in the palace besides King Rong. She must have all the glory. Otherwise, what are the hardships she has suffered in those years? !

Half of this Prince Rong's Mansion belongs to Prince Rong, and half belongs to her!

How could she watch those little moths sit back and enjoy their gains? How could she watch them obtain official positions and wealth for their concubine children with just a few serving skills?

But the women who were welcomed in all had strong family backgrounds.

The emperor only has one brother, and the Zhou Dynasty currently only has one prince. There are countless officials who want to send their daughters to become nobles!

Princess Rong herself has no father, no brothers, and no family. She is weak and weak, and she only has one son who is not that outstanding in qualifications. How can she compete with those women?

Who can be considered an idle woman who can be sent to this palace to seek wealth and honor for her family?

When the concubines and concubines are like wolves and tigers, what can she do to suppress them?

Although Yang Zhan has a Zhang family, the Zhang family is also a tiger!

That wimp Yang Zhan is already soft-hearted now. When King Rong dies and Yang Zhan takes power, will he not be allowed to let his wife lead him? Give all the benefits to the Zhang family?

In the end, she spent her whole life working hard and had nothing! The hardships of those years were all given to them!

So she must support Chu Yu, she must support a natal family to support herself!

In ancient times, Empress Zhou even became the emperor herself! As a princess, she is only one level lower than the queen. Why can't she follow the example of Queen Dou and Wei and become the person in charge of the palace?

But who knew that Chu Yu wouldn't listen to her anymore!

He actually handed over the captured assassin to Zhang! Was he still focused on dealing with Xu Yin at that moment? !

This forgetful thing!

Thinking of this, Princess Rong's heart arose again, she raised her neck and poured the tea in her hand into her throat.

"Has the princess gone to bed? Someone outside came to send a message."

At this time, there was a light outside the door, and someone asked in a low voice.

Princess Rong was angry: "Say!"

The visitor pushed the door open, walked quickly into the room and said, "Someone from the Xu Mansion sent a letter saying that Mrs. Xu is eager to see the princess!"

Since Yongping was no longer the princess, her title became Mrs. Xu.

Princess Rong looked at the sky: "At this time?"

The visitor lowered his head again and said, "Shilang Xu also sent someone to carry a sedan to wait outside the corner gate."

Princess Rong’s brows moved slightly.

……

As soon as she heard that Xu Yin had sent someone to carry the sedan, Princess Rong guessed that this was not a simple matter, so she naturally remained calm and quietly left the house to Xu's house.

"As expected, you were the one looking for me."

Xu Yin was sitting in the garden near Yongping's residence, with a pot of tea already brewed on the Eight Immortals table in front of him.

Princess Rong sat down on the empty upper seat with a cold face, looked down at him and said, "What do you want from me?"

Xu Yin pushed a cup of tea to her, and then said: "I have been very busy with official duties recently. I didn't have time to go to the palace to pay my respects to my mother-in-law. I wonder how my mother-in-law is doing lately?"

After Chu Yu was assassinated, Xu Yin saved the day and never met Princess Rong again. However, the official family members that Princess Rong had met recently were candidates proposed by him.

Princess Rong said coldly: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Why are you beating around the bush?"

Xu Yin put down the pot: "I just came back from the Chu family." "The Chu family?" Princess Rong frowned, "How is he?"

"He is recovering very well and is even able to go to the ground."

"Really," Princess Rong's brows widened a little more, "Why has there been so much progress recently?"

"Because someone specially invited a military doctor who specializes in traumatic injuries to treat him personally."

Princess Rong was stunned again when she heard this: "Who invited him?"

"Pei Zhan."

"Is it him?" Princess Rong straightened her body, "Is Chu Yu and Pei Zhan together now?"

"It's hard to say whether we are together or not. However, after Chu Yu was injured, my mother-in-law and I became so passive, but it was all because of Pei Zhan's manipulation behind the scenes. There is no doubt about this."

"Why did Pei Zhan do this?" After Princess Rong asked, she looked at Xu Yin again, "How did you know it was him?"

"He secretly ambushed the people of the Chu family and had a conflict with my people."

Princess Rong pondered and said, "Then why did you come to me?"

"Pei Zhan's involvement is very detrimental to my mother-in-law and me. I think we can't let him have another chance to take advantage of Chu Yu." Xu Yin looked up and said, "I wonder if my mother-in-law is willing to kill Chu Yu?"

Princess Rong was shocked: "Why do you always kill people?"

Xu Yin raised his lips: "How can we accomplish big things by dragging our feet? But judging from my mother-in-law's intentions, it's obvious that she doesn't want to kill him."

Princess Rong frowned and said nothing.

Chu Yu is indeed just a tool she trained, but she has also worked hard on this tool from childhood to adulthood. How many more twenty years can she use to cultivate a person?

What's more, when she is eager to employ people, of course she is reluctant to kill him!

"If you don't want to kill, then there is another option."

"What choice?"

"Take him and live in the palace."

Princess Rong glanced at him, obviously disapproving.

Chu Yu betrayed her, and there was no explanation yet, and she hadn't had time to punish him yet. If she took him to the palace, wouldn't it give him a chance to slap him in the face?

"Do you think such a person is worthy?" She snorted coldly.

Xu Yin said: "Although Chu Yu is confused, he is a member of the Chu family. If he wants to climb up, he can only rely on you. Even if there is something useful for Pei Zhan, Pei Zhan cannot be stupid enough to support him. A person from Prince Rong's Mansion. Why would my mother-in-law abandon such an easy-to-handle person instead of using him?"

Princess Rong snorted.

Xu Yin said again: "Now that his injury is not completely healed, if my mother-in-law takes him to the palace and gives him some care, and you use both soft and hard tactics, how can he not be completely devoted to you? In any case, my mother-in-law's behavior , and it will also make some people in the palace feel a little afraid."

Princess Rong looked at the branches swayed by the wind under the fence. She had to say that after hearing these words, her mind was shaken.

Although what Chu Yu did in the previous incident made her angry, he actually reassured her more than Xu Yin. Because she understands the chess pieces she raised better. In terms of deep and sinister thoughts, who can be more ruthless than Xu Yin?

She didn't know how true or false Xu Yin's words were, but in fact, there was currently no one who could replace Chu Yu's role.

Just thinking about Chu Yu's wasted, desperate and indifferent look when she left the Chu family last time made him hesitate again.

"That idiot, can he really understand all my painstaking efforts?"

"No matter how stupid a person is, he has to bow to reality. He also wants to stand out and get high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but besides you, princess, who else can give it to him?"

Princess Rong whispered: "Did he invite you to be a lobbyist?"

"If I think this road is not feasible, then it will be useless for anyone to ask me. To be honest, I also hope that there is someone useful to the princess so that she can find the fan for me as soon as possible."

That's more or less.

Princess Rong felt a little relieved.

People named Xu are only interested in profit. If anything is not good for him, he will not do it. Since he let Chu Yu enter the palace to become her helper to get the fan, it is somewhat feasible.

Otherwise, she really has to be wary of this being a trap!

After getting the fan, she could naturally use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with Xu Yin.

"Since you said so, why should I object?" She glanced at the other side and stood up, "I will go there early tomorrow morning."

Xu Yin raised the tea cup and raised the corners of his lips: "Then I will wait for the good news from my mother-in-law."

……

Fu Zhen had been secretly watching Princess Rong's sedan chair leaving the Xu Mansion, and then he straightened up from the shadows.

Pei Zhan and Liang Chen behind him said to each other: "Have all the people around Cu Yu been screened?"

"After screening three times, his housekeeper is the most reliable. This person has lived in Gyeonggi for four generations. His father's generation was an official in the previous dynasty and has nothing to do with Xu Yin. After Chu Yu opened the house, he He bought it and later had no unnecessary contact with Prince Rong's Mansion."

"Then it's him." Pei Zhan turned around, took Fu Zhen's hand and walked to the carriage: "Let's go back to the house and talk about it on the way!"

Liang Chen, who was behind him, saw this and stretched out his fan to hit his wrist: "Why are you pulling so hard in public?"

Pei Zhan did not shrink his hand, but turned around and said, "Chen'er is naughty, how can you be rude to your uncle?"

Liang Chen couldn't calm down: "What did you call me?"

He looked at Fuzhen with wide eyes again: "What did he just call me?!"

Pei Zhan smiled lightly, stretched out his hand to push Fu Zhen into the car before she blurted out, and then said to him behind him: "No need to make a fuss, you have to get used to it!"

"You brat, tell me that again?"

Liang Chen immediately followed him and got into the car...

The dark night all over the city became lighter amidst the crisp sound of wheels.