Chapter 132 Chapter 132 I didn't expect it, it's rare to ask her to pretend...
Anyone who has had experience in palace fighting knows that if it was really as Concubine Niohuru described, how could Concubine Hesheli's relatives let someone like her enter the palace?
It must be followed by the word "but".
So everyone waited with their eyes and noses watching what Concubine Niohuru would say next.
Only Li Shuyao had all her thoughts and ideas written on her delicate little face, as beautiful as a lotus in autumn water.
Concubine Niuhulu looked at everyone's reactions and tried hard to suppress her laughter. "But he's very good at finding angles. He's one of those people who's constantly coming up with creative ideas."
Li Shuyao vaguely felt as if she understood.
"Is he the type who doesn't fear bad guys racking their brains, but fears fools who suddenly come up with an idea?"
Concubine Niohuru was choked when she was about to explain. She thought about it carefully for a moment and found that it was just as Li Shuyao said.
The prepared speech began to stutter, "Yes, that is, she once, at a poetry reading."
Concubine Tong knocked on the table and said, "Don't be impatient. Just tell me slowly."
Concubine Niuhulu paused as instructed, gathered her words, and then spoke again, "A long time ago, she and I attended a poetry gathering together, where we were asked to write poems on the theme of 'Spring'."
"I don't remember exactly what the others wrote, but I do remember the girl who was voted number one. Her poem was generally about 'Spring Outing during Qingming Festival,' which was fine."
"But Hesheli, with her 'ingenious dictatorship', seeing that her poem was lagging behind that girl in votes, said that her poem contained the word 'Ming'. That's why, that's why..."
After that, Concubine Nianhulu could not continue.
The other concubines were quick-witted and immediately understood what she meant.
They were all a little bit incredulous, "So, from now on, no one will celebrate Qingming Festival anymore, and there will be no need to worship ancestors anymore?"
Concubine Niohuru smiled bitterly, "We thought so too at the time. However, the organizer of the poetry gathering was just the daughter of an ordinary official. She would never dare to allow such rumors to appear at her poetry gathering. So she immediately invalidated the vote of that girl, and the top spot fell to Hesheli."
"Later, I heard that in order to legitimize her position at the top of the list, Hesheli sent someone to the government office to report that the girl's family was suspected of being 'Tongming'."
"Just because of this poem about spring, the girl's father was stripped of his official position and his entire family was nearly exiled."
After saying this, Concubine Niuhulu looked up at Concubine Tong and said, "That's why I said she is very good at finding angles."
"How could an ordinary girl in the boudoir come up with such a vicious method?"
Not only is it vicious, it's also very unexpected.
After all, who could have imagined that she would play with words?
Li Shuyao also found it incredible that there was already literary inquisition at that time.
"Another time..."
As Concubine Niohuru spoke, the concubines present had a general understanding of what kind of person Concubine Hesheli was.
Generally speaking, he is not very thoughtful, but difficult to guard against.
Because you can never guess from which angle she will start, set up the plan, and plot.
This is where the real headache comes in.
Li Shuyao looked left and right and found that among all the people present, she was the only one who looked around heartlessly. Everyone else had a frown on their face, looking thoughtful. It was estimated that their minds were all on Concubine Hesheli.
She uttered a surprised sound, "But isn't her purpose very clear now?"
"It's just to get closer to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Concubine Tong frowned and looked at her, "The main thing is, I don't know what kind of methods she will use."
Li Shuyao was even more surprised when she heard this, "Of course it's through the children!"
"Sister Noble Concubine, what do you think of the martial arts arena? Can a concubine like her go there alone?"
"I'm afraid that as soon as we get close, we'll be discovered by the guards patrolling nearby."
The martial arts arena is different from the harem. It is full of healthy men. If she is discovered by the nearby guards and the incident is reported to the emperor, it will inevitably damage the reputation of the royal family. At that time, it will not be as simple as solitary confinement. She will most likely be severely punished.
Not only will the concubine Hesheli be severely punished, but the Hesheli clan outside the palace will also be reprimanded by the emperor.
So Concubine Hesheli would not make such a stupid move.
If one wants to go to the martial arts arena and get close to the prince, the only way is to go through the connections of a few young princes.
Now everyone in and outside the palace knows that the eldest prince and the crown prince are friendly and respectful to the younger princes, which is a rare scene of harmony.
Normally, if the eldest prince and the crown prince got something new and interesting, they would often have someone send several copies to their younger brothers immediately.
The younger brothers were very considerate of their older brothers’ hard work. If they saw it was raining, they would ask someone to send an umbrella to the martial arts training ground. If they saw Tianqin, they would be even more worried. What if their two brothers got too hot?
So there were always various bowls of ice and sweet soup, and the eldest prince even complained in a half-hearted way when he went home for a family dinner, saying that his younger brothers' love was too heavy, causing his stomach to rumble every afternoon when he rode his horse, and it sounded like water.
This made the emperor and the two ancestors very happy.
After hearing what Li Shuyao said, Concubine Tong stopped kneading her forehead and suddenly raised her head with an expression of great surprise. "So, you mean, she wants the children to take her there..."
Li Shuyao nodded seriously, "That must be the case."
"Otherwise, why do you keep talking about sending horses? In the martial arts arena, besides bows and arrows and various weapons, the most abundant thing is horses."
She has a clear mind, unlike other people who have complicated hearts.
Naturally, one can see at a glance what Concubine Hesheli's purpose is.
Concubine Tong never thought that the naive Concubine Ling could be used in this way.
After hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand and poured Li Shuyao a cup of tea. "Then tell me, what will she do next?"
Li Shuyao thought for a moment and said, "Our children all have pure minds and extremely clever brains."
"Yinzhen told me yesterday that he didn't plan to go to the Imperial Garden for the next few days. It's obvious that he has noticed something."
"So, if Concubine Niuhulu can't get to the martial arts arena through the children, then she only has two options left."
Hearing her confident words, the concubines suddenly became excited and asked, "Can you elaborate?"
Li Shuyao raised a finger and said, "One, wait for the opportunity near the Cining Palace."
"You all know this. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the eldest prince have a hard time studying, they still go to pay their respects to the two ancestors every afternoon."
After saying this, she raised her second finger. "The other way is to compete for the emperor's favor. The sooner the emperor visits her, the sooner she can be canonized as a consort. After being canonized as a consort, she will have more opportunities to get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
After Li Shuyao finished speaking, all the concubines present suddenly understood that this was the truth.
Before they could speak, Li Shuyao suddenly turned her head and looked at Huipin, "Sister Hui, aren't you worried?"
Huipin looked puzzled, "Me? What am I worried about?"
She really couldn't understand what Li Shuyao meant.
In other words, no one present could understand what Li Shuyao meant.
Li Shuyao herself took advantage of the convenience of time travel and relied on history and the original novel's plot to barely guess why Concubine Hesheli was so anxious.
However, she couldn't say it too bluntly, so she took the tea that the Imperial Concubine had poured for her and sat next to Huipin. "Sister Huipin, have you ever thought about why Hesheli is so eager to get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at this time?"
Concubine Tong glanced at Li Shuyao and said, "Of course she wants to use her status as the Crown Prince's aunt to seek a high position."
After all, the former dynasty and the harem have always had an inseparable connection.
I guess all the concubines present understood this point very well.
Perhaps only Li Shuyao, whose mother's family was far away in the south of the Yangtze River and who had no one to rely on in the court, had no idea about this.
Li Shuyao chuckled lightly, "But the Hesheli family is the Crown Prince's maternal family, and their family background is illustrious. Regardless of whether she is favored in the palace or not, it will not affect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or the Hesheli family outside the palace."
That's true.
Li Shuyao continued, "I actually have a bold idea."
Huipin could no longer hold back. As early as when Li Shuyao brought up the topic of her, she already had vague inclinations and guesses in her mind.
The sharp nails unknowingly pinched the soft palm. Huipin tried hard to suppress the suspicion in her heart and said slowly, "Sister, if you have something to say, just say it."
Seeing her like this, some concubines with keen political awareness quickly guessed something.
The moment the thought surfaced, it was strangled by an invisible hand.
No, it's impossible, it's too early.
Now that the princes are not yet grown up, how dare the Hesheli clan do that?
Even thinking this, some people still turned pale.
Li Shuyao took a sip of tea, looked around, and sighed softly, "Sister Huipin, you have already thought of it, so why do I need to point it out to you?"
She always presents herself as a gentle, naive person, and rarely speaks with such sharpness.
A few slender white fingers held a warm white jade teacup. Furong's face was solemn and slightly cold, and she sat there with an awe-inspiring temperament, making people dare not look directly at her.
Is this still the same Concubine Ling from before?
When Concubine Tong and the others saw this, they were also slightly shocked.
Li Shuyao tried hard to suppress the curl of her lips, feeling extremely proud.
Hehe, you didn’t expect it, did you? It’s a rare opportunity for her to act so big!
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