readx(); Xuan Tianmo is less than two years older than Xuan Tianming, and was born close to Xuan Tianhua. Now, seeing that his brothers have almost all found their wives, except for the sixth brother who is devoted to literature and the seventh brother who has an air of immortality, even the fifth brother who was not serious in the past few years has a marriage contract. However, the position of the wife in Prince Sheng's mansion has been vacant.
The eldest and the second son both have children, and Xuan Feiyu is already that old, which makes him feel a lot of emotion. It's time for him to establish a wife, but the process of establishing a wife has been bumpy. It seems that no one is right to marry. Even when he wanted to promote someone, Feng Yuheng interfered. First it was Fu Ya, then Zhu Kongshan... He shamelessly blamed Feng Yuheng for Zhu Kongshan's affairs, and stubbornly believed that all his misfortunes were caused by Feng Yuheng.
Well, since Feng Yuheng always interferes with his marriage, why not just marry Feng Yuheng!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xuan Tianmo fell into a state of madness, as if a window had suddenly opened, and all the anger in his heart disappeared at once, and his gloomy face brightened up.
Marry Feng Yuheng! Yes, marry Feng Yuheng! Xuan Tianmo thought, Concubine Li didn't care about the fact that Feng Yuheng was already married, and was trying her best to match her with Lao Liu, so why didn't he make the same choice? Feng Yuheng was the lucky star of Dashun. Not only was she well-known among the people, but she also had great skills. Not only was she a genius doctor, but she could even refine something called steel. Only a woman like this could be worthy of the future position of queen!
Xuan Tianmo was happy in his heart, and was very satisfied with the idea that suddenly came to him under the stimulation of Xuan Feiyu. At the same time, he was also calculating in his mind that in order to make Feng Yuheng his, Xuan Tianming had to die first. "This is a difficult thing!" He muttered to himself, then closed his eyes slightly, thinking about the big plan in his mind, and planned to tell his mother about this matter when he entered the palace again.
These days, the harem was very lively. Concubine Yuan Shu's favor seemed to give the concubines hope. So they all tried their best to get together in Zhaohe Hall, or send all kinds of soups and supplements to Qiankun Hall. The drama of competing for favor, which had been silent for more than 20 years, was staged again.
However, Emperor Tianwu was determined to favor Concubine Yuan Shu. No woman except Concubine Yuan Shu could enter Zhaohe Hall or Qiankun Hall. They would take back the things in their hands the same way they had brought them to him, and Emperor Tianwu never touched a single one of them.
Gradually, people seemed to understand that it was not feasible to go directly to Emperor Tianwu, and now the person to curry favor with was Concubine Yuan Shu. But Concubine Yuan Shu's door was too difficult to enter, and there were too many people who went there. Often, a whole room of people sat there, talking to each other, and it seemed that they spent half the day in contact with Concubine Yuan Shu, but the real words they said were only one or two, and most of them were meaningless nonsense. After all, it was impossible to go through the back door in front of so many people, right?
Some people changed their ways. If Concubine Yuan Shu was not okay, wasn't there another Concubine Li in the palace? Not only were they sisters, but just before Concubine Yuan Shu was restored to the throne, Concubine Li had also just been restored to the throne. The emperor promoted the two sisters in succession, so there must have been some interaction. Moreover, as early as when Concubine Li was restored to the throne, the relationship between the two sisters had eased. It was said that Concubine Yuan Shu sent gifts and banknotes, and was very close to her younger sister.
As a result, a large number of people turned to Concubine Li's side, making Changning Palace crowded all day long.
Concubine Li initially received guests for two days out of curiosity, but gradually she felt it was boring. In addition, she was not the type who liked to be in a lively atmosphere, so after two days, Changning Palace closed its doors to visitors.
Now that she was quiet, she had time to think about some things. Ever since the emperor suddenly released the eighth prince, one thing after another was stuck in her heart, and she felt an indescribable weirdness.
Concubine Li sent the servants away and sat on the couch alone. She fumbled and took out two dolls from the bedside. The dolls were made of white cotton cloth and were pierced with needles. On one was written Xuan Tianming's name and date of birth, and on the other was written the name of Emperor Tianwu.
She wanted Xuan Tianming to die, this was what Concubine Yuan Shu reminded her, because only when Xuan Tianming died, Feng Yuheng could remarry. And the reason why she pierced the Emperor Tianwu's body again was not because she wanted him to die quickly, but just hoped that he would have a serious illness. Therefore, the number of needles pierced on the little figure of Emperor Tianwu was obviously very small, just to make him sick, not to curse him to death.
When the news of Emperor Tianwu's illness came out, she thought her curse was useful, and she was even more concerned about the villain who cursed Xuan Tianming to death. She didn't sleep for two nights and kept stabbing. Unfortunately, after a few days, Xuan Tianming was fine, but Emperor Tianwu did change, but this change was not what she wanted, and instead developed into the person she least wanted to see. When she stabbed Emperor Tianwu, she was praying for Tianwu to get sick, and also praying for Tianwu to change his mind and let her regain favor after the restoration. How did it turn out like this?
Concubine Li still couldn't figure out what was going on. She stared at the little man in her hand and suddenly felt that this might be a repayment. When Zhu Kongshan did good deeds, the emperor gave her the grace that should have been given to Concubine Yuan Shu and restored her position as a concubine. But now, she used witchcraft to curse Tianwu, and the benefits she got were also transferred to Concubine Yuan Shu. Could it be that all this was karma? She should have returned her position as a concubine?
After thinking about it, Concubine Li felt that it made sense, so she started to acupuncture again, thinking that she had almost paid off Concubine Yuan Shu, and it was time for her to be punished. But she hesitated again, should she continue to acupuncture Emperor Tianwu? If she continued to acupuncture Emperor Tianwu, she was afraid that Emperor Tianwu's health would get worse and worse, and it would be easy for him to pass the throne to the eighth prince. This was not the result she wanted to see.
So, Concubine Li changed her mind and only pierced the little figure of Xuan Tianming. She removed all the needles from the little figure of Emperor Tianwu and crossed out his name from the little figure. She was going to let Zuo'er take it outside and burn it.
At this time, Zuo'er's voice was heard outside the bedroom, scolding a little girl, "I've told you a long time ago that although we live in Changning Palace, we still shouldn't be too ostentatious in everything we do. If Cunshan Palace wants the blood swallow, just give it to her. Why are you arguing with her? Is it worth it to make things worse? If there's something wrong with the blood swallow, can't we just stew another one?"
"But that was originally stewed for our queen." The little maid was not convinced. "I just came back to get something, and when I went back, the people in Cunshan Palace insisted on taking away our stewed blood swallows. Since they are all favored, they have everything they want, why do they have to steal other people's things?"
Zuo'er sighed softly, thinking that the little maid had only been in the palace for a short time, and how could a little girl like her understand the thoughts of the people in the palace. So, she told the little maid, "The more favored a person is, the more they want to prove their status, no matter what means they use. Just like what happened just now, you thought the blood swallow belonged to us, but the other party just wanted to steal our things, so as to show how noble their master is. Okay, stop crying, just go and stew another one. Now that the Cunshan Palace is too popular, it's better for us to avoid it."
Concubine Li felt uncomfortable when she heard this in the room, so she simply called Zuo'er in and asked, "Are they really bullying us in Cunshan Palace?"
Zuo Er was afraid that she would think too much, so he quickly explained, "It's definitely not just us. Almost all the palaces have been in the same situation these days. After all, the Concubine Shu has just been restored to the throne, and the people under her have been frustrated for so long. It's understandable that she wants to stand out. The Concubine is an old lady in the palace, and we know this matter very well. There's no need to worry about it."
Concubine Li didn't say anything. She wouldn't argue with a servant. She just thought to herself, are she and Concubine Yuan Shu standing on opposite sides again? One is for the Sixth Prince, the other for the Eighth Prince. There is only one throne, and in the end, it belongs to the enemy.
"It seems that I have to make another little figurine of Concubine Shu." Concubine Li still held Xuan Tianming's figurine in her hand and said to Zuo'er, "Go find the fabric and we'll make another one."
Zuo'er advised her: "Is it okay not to do it? What if someone finds out? The emperor hates witchcraft the most. You have made the same mistake over and over again. Your Majesty has made it twice. If it happens a third time, it will really be..."
"Are you really going to die?" Concubine Li sneered. "Don't be afraid. Zuo'er, you and I are the only ones who know about this matter. As long as you don't tell anyone, I won't tell anyone myself." She swept a stern gaze across Zuo'er's face, scaring him so much that he shivered.
"What is your majesty doing?" Zuo'er stamped her feet. "I have followed your majesty since I entered the palace. Have you ever betrayed me in all these years? I say this for your majesty's own good, but if you insist, then I will help you." She turned around to find fabric in the cupboard, then asked in confusion: "Where did your majesty learn all these tricks? Do they really work?" If they really work, that would be great. What if they can really help the Sixth Prince become emperor?
Concubine Li said mysteriously: "This is a secret skill. I learned it secretly when I was at my mother's house."
Due to the great change in the situation in the court, Xuan Tianming and Xuan Tianhua have been very busy in recent days, and are often not seen from morning to night. Feng Yuheng has heard some things about the previous dynasty, such as the former Eighth Prince's party has returned to join the Eighth Prince, and the women in the family have told Zhu Kongshan's words of discord at the time to the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince has accepted them again. For example, some of the neutral people in the past have now chosen to stand on the side of the Eighth Prince. They all firmly believe that the emperor is in his twilight years and his body is so bad. At this time, the concubine and son who are so favored by him will definitely inherit the throne in the future. For them, the Ninth Prince is already a thing of the last era.
The men were busy with the front court, so the women naturally had to be busy with the backyard, so Feng Yuheng took on the task of accompanying Concubine Yun to relieve her boredom...
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