Chapter 756
Upon hearing this name, Huo Zhao's eyes widened instinctively: "Who did you say? Qu Ling?!"
Is that Qu Ling, the one who used Pearl as a knife and ruined her younger brother's life?!
She actually went to the palace?
Madam Qu is really generous.
"That's not right," Huo Zhao suddenly realized, "How could Qu Ling possibly cause such a commotion?"
If a pearl can be used as a knife, how smart can Qu Ling be?
Those who can survive in the harem are all the most shrewd and capable of being suppressed by Qu Ling.
Huo Zhao couldn't believe it no matter how he thought about it.
If Qu Ling had such great abilities, how could she have ended up in this situation?
“She’s not good enough, but Consort Jing in the palace is her aunt,” Shen Rang said. “When Consort Jing entered the palace, it was the time when the mothers of the First Prince, the Second Prince, and the Third Prince were fighting fiercely. Everyone in the harem was busy taking sides. Only Consort Jing was able to remain neutral at that time, not favoring anyone and not offending anyone. She still managed to rise step by step to the rank of Consort. This shows Consort Jing’s skill. If she had supported her from behind, it wouldn’t be impossible for Consort Qu to have reached this point.”
Huo Zhao had never heard of such a thing before.
Seeing her curiosity, Shen Rang said helplessly, "That's all I know. After all, it's a matter of the palace. You know my mother's personality. I only heard about this from people chatting after I entered the court."
Upon hearing this, Huo Zhao felt a pang of regret.
Zheng spent her days with Buddhist scriptures and had little interest in exploring these worldly matters. Zhong Jie and Madam Chen had just returned from out of town and certainly didn't know much about the inner palace.
Upon closer reflection, she realized she had no way of knowing what was happening in the palace.
"Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is indeed only one possibility," Huo Zhao said. "Then the sudden change in Grandmother's attitude at the palace banquet was also manipulated by them behind the scenes."
Shen Rang nodded slightly.
Huo Zhao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
That bell really knows how to cause her trouble.
“It’s alright,” Huo Zhao said. “Anyway, I roughly know my grandmother’s temperament.”
Judging from the fact that the old lady was able to come up with a way to put her in a difficult position at the palace banquet, the old lady is actually not a very troublesome person.
"Grandmother doesn't seem like a capable person, so how did she manage Grandfather's household affairs so well?"
Her words were practically an insult, implying that the old lady was stupid.
But Shen Rang seemed completely oblivious to the unspoken meaning in her words: "Grandmother is decisive and efficient, and as the mistress of the house, if there's anything, she just has to cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide, and Grandfather will naturally compromise for the sake of the family's reputation," Shen Rang said. "If she compromises once or twice, it will become a habit after a while."
Huo Zhao was surprised.
They actually used such a simple and brutal method...
This was completely unexpected for her.
Shen Rang had to go to court tomorrow and needed to go to bed early tonight, so Huo Zhao put the matter of the old lady out of his mind.
The next day, Shen Rang left before dawn.
Not long after Shen Rang left, a maid came to report that the old lady had arrived.
Huo Zhao mumbled a response, still half-asleep.
After a few breaths, Huo Zhao suddenly opened his eyes: "The old lady is here?"
Jixiang nodded helplessly: "Yes, it's not that I asked you to come over, it's that you've arrived."
They didn't realize the old lady was coming; they thought she was still half asleep!
They didn't realize it wasn't a dream until the person got closer.
They really came.
Huo Zhao sighed deeply.
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