boudoir

Chapter 308 The crisis has emerged
It turned out that there was news!No wonder Dingbei Wang insisted on letting her come.If even the empress sent someone to present gifts for Qi Shi's birthday, and so many wives of Duke Dukes and Uncles in the court came, it would indeed be unreasonable if only her nephew and daughter-in-law, who became the wife of the great general, did not come.The empress chose to reward her today, as Qi is the birthday star, so it is inevitable that she will be rewarded heavily. In this way, not only the Zhongyonghou's mansion is promoted, but also the Qi family is promoted. Qi's beauty is naturally equal to the face of Dingbei Wangfu. Tian Guang, the queen is indirectly winning the heart of King Dingbei by rewarding the Zhongyonghou mansion.

Liuli smiled and nodded with Sun and the others, got up and walked to the side with Haitang, and asked, "Where is Duan Wenhui?"

Haitang lowered her head and said: "Miss Duan is said to be not at the residence, and the Empress also gave her a decree at the end of the year, asking her to go to the Haicang Nunnery outside Beijing to clean up, and she will not come back for at least three months."

Suddenly go to the nunnery to clean up?Liuli intuited that there was a problem here.The crown prince was run over by Liuli in He Mansion, maybe he knew that Liuli did it on purpose, maybe he didn't know, but no matter what, the crown prince must have deepened his hatred of Liuli because of this, and the queen would definitely know about it For so long, neither the Empress nor the East Palace has taken any action against Liuli. Liuli is wondering why, now that Duan Wenhui is out of the mansion, could it be that there is some kind of ambush set up here?
Duan Wenhui has lost such a big face in front of the world. If an ordinary woman has some self-esteem, she would have no intention of living. If she said to go to the nunnery after the incident, Liuli would never doubt it, but It has been two or three months since the incident, and the peak period of the incident has gradually faded away, so she suddenly went to clean up, isn't this a problem?Of course, it would be good for her to disappear for a while at this time, but since the queen ordered her to go, this is intriguing. Why did the queen protect her so much?Then there is only one possibility, and that is that there is indeed some kind of transaction between the two of them—at least with Zhongyonghou's Mansion, and this deal, Liuli's intuition, is directed at Dingbei Palace.

For the queen, it must be prepared with both hands. It is certainly a good thing that Duan Wenhui can compete for Qi Yunhao by virtue of the dual advantages of Zhongyong Houfu and Dingbei Wangfu's family friends and relatives, but if not, then it can make Dingbei King Gu Nian It would be a more cost-effective deal if his favor is always neutral, or even turned to the prince if possible.Now the queen not only attaches great importance to King Dingbei, but also promotes Qi Shi by the way. As the only sibling of the old man, if Qi Shi repeatedly thinks of the Queen's kindness in front of him, he can really be completely unmoved ?Even if he doesn't move, Mei Shi will be persuaded by Qi Shi, right?As the wife of the Dingbei Palace, if Mei is close to the Queen and the East Palace, the Dingbei King may be forced by the situation to choose a side in the end.

In the case of having the status of a married woman, it cannot be said that women cannot affect the court. To a certain extent, they are not just women in the inner house. Ants can even break dikes. They have imperial titles and wealth in their hands. , with the power to rely on her husband to control subordinate officials and order their wives, even the king of Dingbei, who dominates the world, is afraid that it will be difficult to resist the joint calculations of these people behind him, right?

If King Dingbei is manipulated by these women and loses his principles, then he and Qi Yunhao will inevitably have to fight to the death, which is not a good thing for anyone!Especially for Qi Yunhao, this is a huge threat. His military strength is not as good as Dingbei King, and his combat experience is not as good as Dingbei King. Even if he wins in the end, he will never be intact!

She has to stop this from happening!The inner house of Dingbei Prince's Mansion cannot be disturbed by the Queen, and before the event is settled, the communication between Zhongyonghou's Mansion and Dingbei Prince's Mansion must also be cut off!The Mei family can't get mixed up with Yang's Duan Wenhui mother and daughter again!This is not just a matter of preventing Duan Wenhui from seducing Qi Yunhao, it is a matter of Qi Yunhao's life and death.

Liu Li was standing under the beaded curtain, lost in thought. At this time, Qi Shi had already entered, and said to her with a smile: "The banquet is about to start, you are a distinguished guest, go to the main courtyard and have a seat. Our wife just wants to see you."

Liuli breathed a sigh of relief, raised her lips and said, "Okay, Mrs. Fan will lead the way."

After chatting a few gossips along the way, we arrived at the main courtyard. In the main hall, there were many people in the main hall who were well dressed, but they were all of the same noble aura. Obviously, they were Mrs. Hou Gongbo.Except Mrs. Dongyang, Mrs. Weiyuan, Mrs. Chen Guogong and Mrs. Jing'an Hou, who are acquaintances, they don't know the rest.Uncle Feng Yuan Xue Chang'an is just a dude, and he seldom hangs out with these people in the court, so He Yanhua, as Mrs. Feng Yuan, is not included this time. I heard that Mrs. Shizi, Xue Chengyue's sister-in-law, is here.

Mrs. Zhongyong Hou is around sixty years old, and she can see that she is very good at keeping in good health. Although her hair is mostly white, her skin is very elastic, her cheeks are slightly pink, and there are few wrinkles. Sitting on the high hall, she looks graceful and luxurious.

Two seats had already been set up in the flower hall, when Liuli entered the hall, the younger wives stood up, Madam Zhongyong Hou also stood up, and said with a smile: "I was looking forward to your coming, I was only focused on talking to the wives, but unexpectedly I don't know that you have been sitting with your aunt for a long time, this place is really our fault."

If Qi Yunhao is willing to become a nobleman, then Liuli is actually on the same level as her, so she really deserves her courtesy.But what she said was beautiful, but listening carefully to the meaning of her words, it was not so comfortable.Since she had been looking forward to her coming, she naturally knew she would come on such a day, so how could she be negligent just because she was talking to other wives?Besides, when she came in, wouldn't anyone notify her?
Liu Li smiled and said: "Madam is serious. This junior has long wanted to come to greet Madam, but unfortunately, the female relatives from the aunt's side came up to talk, and they didn't have time to come. I only said this at this moment, Madam is not surprised. It is."

Since you, Mrs. Zhongyong Hou, said that you have no time to take care of her, as the eldest daughter-in-law of Dingbei Prince's Mansion, and a distinguished guest in the mansion, wouldn't anyone bother her to talk?The people in Zhongyonghou's mansion will be popular if you co-author it.Even if it seemed narrow-minded, Liu Li showed them narrow-mindedness.

Mrs. Zhongyong Hou couldn't tell that she was retaliating tooth and nail, but even though she could hear it, the first time we met, I still didn't expect that she could really open her mouth and come here. Sit down with her.

Liuli acted as if nothing had happened, the smile on her face remained unchanged, when she saw the young woman who was looking sideways at the opposite side, her smile deepened by two points, and she said: "Mrs. Dongyang is also here, but I haven't seen her for some time." I will forget that Mrs. Dongyang Bo is the real sister of the Crown Princess, and she is also the one who exposed her faults in front of the empress who feared the chaos of the world, and married her daughter into Yu Youcheng's mansion to consolidate the position of the crown prince of the East Palace. that person.

The corner of Mrs. Dongyang's lips curled up, and she said, "It's a rare honor that Mrs. General still remembers me."

Liuli smiled brightly: "How can I not remember?" But she didn't continue.

Mrs. Dongyang Bo couldn't understand what she meant, but her expression became serious.In the past, I dared not to show her face in front of the queen, it was because I heard that Qi Yunhao was divorced from her husband and wife, but now the words about the love between General Zhen Guo and his wife have already spread to the outside world. She, what does she mean by talking about this now?
Before she could figure it out, the dishes had already been served.We are all decent people, and there will be no conversation when eating.The noodles on the table are naturally rich, but after a few sips of the glass, it will stop.I am used to the light and delicious southern dishes made by Xie Er's family, but I am really not used to these fancy things.

After the meal, I have to have tea again. This is etiquette. If you don't finish your meal, you will wipe your mouth and leave.You can go after your tea, though.

When Liuli was eating tea and waiting for the master's house, she thought about going out today, maybe she could do something else by the way.For example, I have always wanted to go to Qingque Hutong, to see the embroidery shop with stone lions at the door that Bingling mentioned, and I also thought about going to Ruyi's place to listen to what she said to Qi Yunjing in the past few days In time, you can even consider going to the White Horse Temple for a walk—don’t you want to get the copper box?How long has it been dragging on, the night is long and the dreams are many, I have to get it early and feel at ease.

It's a pity that I took a sedan chair, otherwise I could really go to the White Horse Temple.

"Madam, is your appetite not good today?"

In a trance, Mrs. Yong'an Hou walked over and said with a smile.

Mrs. Yong'an Hou is already around forty years old, her facial features are exquisite and exquisite, but her figure is slightly plump, which makes her look older.Fang Cai was also at the same table, sitting next to Mrs. Dongyang Bo, but they only met each other's eyes, and did not talk to each other.Liu Li stood up, saluted, and said with a smile, "Your junior has seen Madam."

Mrs. Yong'an Hou took her hand and sat down together, looked at her for a moment, and said: "I heard that little concubine Qi said that you are a refreshing person, and seeing you today, you are indeed so."

It turned out that she was acquainted with Concubine Qi.Liu Li became more intimate, and said: "Princess Chen Jiang's absurd remarks made Madam laugh."

Mrs. Yong'anhou smiled and said: "Not only have I heard about you from Concubine Qi, but I have also heard about you from Guo Xia, and I have even seen it with my own eyes."

"Sir?" Liuli was stunned.

"That's right." Mrs. Yong'an Hou nodded, "There are also a few girls in my house, and I also asked Concubine Qi to be a matchmaker, and asked Mr. Guo to come to the house to serve as a teacher. When Guo Xia was teaching in He's house, I also went there He Mansion, met and talked with her. Speaking of which, it was the time when the fourth girl from He Mansion married to Song Mansion to have a grand wedding."

Liuli suddenly realized, "So that's the case! I don't know if all the daughters of the family are out of the cabinet now? Speaking of which, they and I are still brothers and sisters of the same sect."

Mrs. Yong'an Hou nodded and smiled, "Two of them have already left the cabinet. The eldest girl is married to the eldest grandson of Duke An, and the second girl is married to the third son of Marquis Wu'an."

(End of this chapter)